Xerox 4219/MRP, 4215/MRP System Administrator Guide

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION NOTICE

Part 15 of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Rules and Regulations has established Radio Frequency (RF) emission limits to provide an interference-free radio frequency spectrum. Many electronic devices, including printers, generate RF energy incidental to their intended function and are, therefore, covered by these rules.

Class A Equipment

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses,
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Modifications

The FCC requires the user to be notified that any changes or modifications made to this device that are not expressly approved by Xerox Corporation may void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Cables

Connections to this device must be shielded cables with metallic RFI/EMI connector hoods in order to maintain compliance with FCC Rules and Regulations.

CANADIAN NOTICE

This digital apparatus does not exceed the
Class A limits for radio noise emissions from
digital apparatus set out in the Radio
interference regulations of the Canadian
Department of Communications.

AVIS CANADIEN

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WARNING: The label shown above is
B
intended as a warning to persons disassembling the Raster Laser Scanner unit for internal alignment or repair purposes. It does not apply to any of
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CLASS I LASER PRODUCT

The printer is certified to comply with laser product performance standards set by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as a Class I laser product. This means that this is a class of laser product that does not emit hazardous laser radiation; this is possible only because the laser beam is totally enclosed during all modes of customer operation.
The laser and output of the Laser Scanner produces a beam that, if looked into, could
CAUTION: When servicing the machine or
G
laser module, follow the procedures specified in the manual and there will
WARNING: Use of controls, adjustments
B
or performance of procedures other than those specified in this manual
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RELATED PUBLICATIONS

PostScript and PCL 5 references include:
F
PostScript Language Reference Manual
Edition 1990, Adobe Systems Incorporated, Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc., Third printing April, 1991.
, Second
F Hewlett-Packard
PCL 5 Printer Language
Technical Reference Manual
(Part number
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WHAT THIS GUIDE CONTAINS

The
Operator Guide
following chapters and appendices: Chapter 1, Overview and Installation Presents
features, options, and additional specifications. Laser safety information is presented in this chapter. This chapter also provides step by step instructions for installing and setting up your printer. Information on how to load special papers in the Paper Trays or Manual Feed Tray is included.
is divided into the
Chapter 2, Using the Control Panel Provides an overview of the Control Panel Main Menu and associated lower level menus, and provides a detailed explanation of each menu item and its associated option. The procedures for accessing, navigating, and changing menu settings are described.
Chapter 3, Configuring the Interface Card
Chapter 4, Printing Explains how to print reports and how to prepare and print a job. Printing with the Manual Feed Tray is explained.
Chapter 5, Care and Maintenance Explains how to care and maintain your printer to ensure optimum performance.
Appendix A, Printer Specifications Provides
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Appendix E, Options and Supplies: Ordering Information Explains how to upgrade the printer
and order supplies and accessories. Appendix F, Serial/Parallel Interface Support
Provides information on interface connections and pin assignments.
Appendix G, Paper Facts Provides information on paper and envelope types to use with the printer.
Appendix H, PCL 5 Symbol Sets Provides tables showing the available symbol sets and their hexadecimal equivalents.
Appendix I, PCL 5 Command Set Provides a quick
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CONVENTIONS

The following conventions are used in this
Convention Use Control
Panel Keys
Factory Default Settings
NOTE A note indicates information of
REMINDER A reminder is used to remind
The names of the control panel keys appear in boldface. For example, “Press the Menu key.”
Factory default settings appear in italicized, boldface type.
interest that is related to the
you of previous information or of existing conditions.
The following symbols are used in this guide:
IMPORTANT: The exclamation point
A
indicates information of importance.
CAUTION: A caution contains
G
information to prevent equipment
WARNING: A warning contains
B
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CONTENTS

Federal Communications Commission Notice iii
Canadian Notice iv Avis Canadien iv Class 1 Laser Product vi Related Publications vii What This Guide Contains viii Conventions x
Chapter 1
OVERVIEW AND INSTALLATION
Introduction 1-1 Features 1-1 Overview of the
Xerox Twinax/Coax Interface Card 1-3
Twinax Interface Features and Compatibilities 1-4 Coax Interface Features and Compatiblilities 1-5
The Xerox Interface Card with IPDS 1-6 Options 1-6 Laser Printer Safety Information 1-7
Laser Safety 1-8
CDRH Regulations 1-8 Ozone Emission 1-9
Health and Safety Standards for Ozone 1-9
Employer Responsibilities 1-9 Printer Components 1-10 Control Panel 1-14 Printer Setup 1-16
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Space Requirements 1-17
Installing the Memory Expansion Kit and
Interface Card 1-19
Installing the Manual Feed Tray 1-20
Installing the Paper Support Wire 1-23
Installing the High Capacity Paper Tray 1-24
Installing the Letter, A4, Legal,
Ledger, A3, A5, B4 Paper Trays 1-30
Tips on Paper Loading 1-35
Connecting the Interface Cable
and the Power Cord 1-38
Installing the Face-up Output Tray 1-46
Chapter 2
USING THE CONTROL PANEL
Overview of the Control Panel Keys 2-2
Menus 2-5
Control Panel Main Menu 2-7
Printer Setup Menu 2-8
Interface Setup Menu 2-9 Printing the Menus 2-11
Printing All the Menus 2-11
Printing a Selected Menu 2-12
Printing Help Pages 2-13 Control Panel Main Menu
Item Descriptions 2-13
Language 2-14
Printout Menu 2-14
Tray Select 2-15
Print Reports 2-17
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Tests 2-18
Resets 2-19 Setup Printer Menu Item
Descriptions 2-20
PCL 5 Setup 2-20
PostScript (P S) Resolution 2-23
Notes on Other Resolutions 2-24
PET 2-25
Options 2-25
Panel Security 2-27 Setup Interface Menu Item
Descriptions 2-28
Parallel, Serial, and Other I/O (Twinax or Coax)
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F. Setting the Serial Setup Configuration 2-51
Chapter 3
CONFIGURING THE INTERFACE CARD
Setting the Coax and Twinax Defaults 3-1
Page Size 3-4
Print Language 3-5
Printer Language (twinax only) 3-5 Setting the Printer Emulation and
Device Address 3-7
Setting the Twinax Printer Emulation and Printer
Address 3-7
Setting the IPDS Printer Emulation 3-11
Setting the Printer Device Address 3-11 Printing the Other I/O Log 3-12 Dual Printer Lines 3-13 IPDS Hardware
Diagnostic Messages 3-13
Chapter 4
PRINTING
Image Area 4-1 Selecting Fonts 4-2
Default Font for PCL 5 Mode 4-2 Sending a Print Job 4-2 Last Page is not Ejected 4-3
When Using PCL 5 Command Set or
IBM SCS or IPDS emulations 4-3
When Using PostScript Printer Language 4-3 Printing from the Manual
Feed Tray 4-4
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Selecting the Manual Feed Tray 4-4
Selecting a Paper Size for Manual Feed 4-5
Face-up Output Tray 4-7 Using the Manual Feed Tray 4-7
Feeding Paper through the Manual Feed Slot 4-7
When the Manual Print Job is Finished 4-10
Preventing Manual Feed Problems 4-12 Printing on Envelopes 4-13
Selecting Manual Feed and Envelope Size
at the Control Panel 4-13
Using the Manual Feed Tray for Envelopes 4-15
Preventing Manual Feed Problems 4-18
When the Envelope Print Job is Finished 4-19 Recommended Image Area for
Envelopes 4-19 Printing the Reports 4-21 Font Report 4-21
Printing the Font Report 4-35
Reading the Font Report 4-36
Font Characteristics 4-37
Resident Fonts (Typefaces) 4-38
Downloaded Fonts 4-40
IBM 3816 Equivalent Fonts 4-40
Storage Information 4-42 Hardware Status Report 4-43
Printing the Hardware Status Report 4-44 Error Log 4-45
Printing the Error Log 4-46
Reading the Error Log 4-47
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Other I/O Log 4-48
Printing the Other I/O Log 4-57
The Xerox Twinax and Coax Interface
Configuration Reports 4-68
The Xerox IPDS - Settings Printout 4-68
The Xerox IPDS - IPDS Resident Fonts 4-60
The Xerox IPDS - IPDS Resident Codepages 4-61
The Xerox IPDS Resource List Printout 4-61
Chapter 5
CARE AND MAINTENANCE
Clearing a Paper Jam and Resuming the Job 5-1
Paper Jam Error Codes 5-1
Paper Jam>Rear 5-3
Paper Jam>Fuser 5-16
Paper Jam>Exit 5-18 Toner Cartridge Replacement
Procedures 5-22
Recycling the Old Toner Cartridge Kit 5-24
Removing the Old Toner Cartridge 5-25
Replacing the Fuser Cleaning Felt 5-27
Replacing the Corotron 5-29
Replacing the Toner Cartridge 5-32 Adjusting the Print Density 5-38 Maintenance 5-41
Fuser Replacement 5-41
Before an Extended Shutdown 5-41
Cleaning the Printer 5-42
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Appendix A
Printer Specifications A-1
Appendix B
Power Cord Requirements B-1
Appendix C
Electrostatic Discharge C-1
Appendix D
Diagnostics and Troubleshooting D-1
Appendix E
Options and Supplies: Ordering Information E-1
Appendix F
Interface Support F-1
Appendix G
Paper Facts G-1
Appendix H
PCL 5 Symbol Sets H-1
Appendix I
PCL 5 Command Set I-1
Appendix J
Glossary J-1
Index Index-1
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USING THE CONTROL PANEL
This chapter provides the following information:
F An overview of the control panel keys F Menus: Overview, examples, and the
procedures to print the menus
F A detailed explanation for each menu item
and associated options
F The procedures for entering the menus and
changing the printer configuration
F Maps detailing the path used to navigate the
menus
F Examples that show how to change the printer
configuration: A. Setting the default paper tray and the
automatic tray swap setting. B. Turning off the Start Page C. Setting the default font for PCL 5
mode.
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OVERVIEW OF THE CONTROL PANEL KEYS

Table 2-1 is an overview of the keys on the control panel and their functions when the printer is Online, Offline or when one of the
Table 2-1
Overview of Keys
Printer Modes
KEY
Online Toggles the
Help Has no
ONLINE OFFLINE MENU
printer status between
function in
Toggles the printer status between
Has no function in
Exits the control panel menu mode.
Prints a menu map of the current control panel menu: Control Panel Main Menu, Printer Setup Menu, or Interface
Note: Factory default settings can be restored by pressing Online and Help while switching the printer
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Table 2-1
Overview of Keys
Printer Modes
KEY
Menu Enters the
Reset Has no
ONLINE OFFLINE MENU
control panel
Enters the control panel
Displays the top level of the control
function in
In SCS, IPDS, or PCL 5
Has no
function in mode, prints any data remaining in the printer. In PostScript mode, stops present job. “Flushing Job” displays until end of job is reached.
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Table 2-1
Overview of Keys
Printer Modes
KEY
Enter Has no
ONLINE OFFLINE MENU
function in
Has no function in
Selects the
displayed
menu option
if it is
selectable,
i.e.,
Note: If the menu item is a heading, i.e. leads into another group of options, this button causes the menu display to move to the next lower level
Esc Has no
function in
Has no function in
Causes the
current menu
item to
change to the
previous menu
Note: If pressed at the top of the main menu, you exit the control panel menu and the printer returns to the previous mode, i.e. ONLINE or OFFLINE.
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Table 2-1
Overview of Keys
Printer Modes
KEY
Up Has no
Note: When pressed at the start of a menu level, the
message “Start of List” momentarily displays on the second line of the panel display.
If the menu item requires a numeric response, such
ONLINE OFFLINE MENU
function in
Has no function in
Scrolls the
menu upward.
MENUS
Down Has no
function in
Note: When pressed at the end of a menu level, the message “End of List” momentarily displays on the second line of the panel display.
If the menu item requires a numeric response, such as point size, the value displayed decreases by one
Has no function in
Scrolls the
menu
The printer is automatically placed in the menu mode when the Menu key is pressed at the control panel. This section provides examples of the three menus that are accessed through the control panel and the procedures for printing a selected menu.
F Control Panel Main Menu
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The notations on the following menu maps represent the following moves or actions:
A vertical arrow illustrates a move made with the Up or Down arrows
A horizontal arrow illustrates a move to a lower level heading.
An asterisk ‘*’ preceding the menu option indicates that this setting is the default. Default settings are printed in italicized boldface type in this guide.
Selecting the PRINTOUT MENU option prints a selected menu map.
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Control Panel Main Menu

Pressing the Menu key automatically takes the printer offline and displays the first
*
LANGUAGE =English
PRINTOUT MENU
TRAY SELECT
SETUP PRINTER
Engli
sh
_Deuts
All Menus Main Menu
ch _Franc
Printer Menu
*Upper[Le
Printer Tray
tter]
_Middle [Letter]
Enables you to change the
CONTROL PANEL MAIN MENU
Up/Down arrow keys move
vertically through the menu Enter selects an item or goes to the next menu sublevel Esc backs up a level without
*
On
_Off
SET INTERFAC
PRINT REPORTS
Enables you to change the configuration of the
Font Report H/W Report
TESTS
Run All Tests Test
Reset All
RESETS
Reset Printer
Figure 2-1. Control Panel Main Menu
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Printer Setup Menu
The Printer Setup Menu displays the current printer configuration when the Enter key is
SETUP
PRINTER
PRINTOUT MENU
PCL 5 SETUP
P S RESOLUTI
PET
OPTIONS
Orientati on
Page Format
*
800 x
400
_400 x
_Dark *
Mediu
m
_Light
PwrUpStar t Page

PRINTER SETUP MENU

Up/Down arrow keys move
vertically through the menu Enter selects an item or goes to the next menu sublevel Esc backs up a level without
*
Portr
ait
Lines Per Page
All available
*Courie r
_Line
Printer
_
Times
*
O
n
*
Medium
_Bold _Italic _Bold
*
Sequential
_Priority _Sequential Lock
Lines=60
_On
*Off
*
10 cpi/12
pt
_10 cpi/12 pt italic _10 cpi/12 pt bold
Times Medium
*Parallel
_Serial _Other
PANEL SECURITY
Enter
Figure 2-2. Printer Setup Menu
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Interface Setup Menu

The Interface Setup Menu (see Figure 2-3) displays when the Enter key is pressed at the SET INTERFACE heading at the Control Panel Main Menu. The Interface Setup Menu reports the
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SET
INTERFAC
PRINTOUT MENU
PARALLEL
SERIAL
Enable I/F
Enable I/F Printer
INTERFACE SETUP MENU
Up/Down arrow keys move
vertically through the menu Enter selects an item or goes to the next menu sublevel Esc backs up a level without
*
On
making a selection
_Of
*
PS/PCL
Sensing
_STD PostScript
*
On
_Of
Flow Control
_PCL 5 _BCP
*
_Robust
Xon/Xoff
Baud Rate
_7
Data Bits
Parity
*
_Odd _Even
*
DTR Polarity
*
_Low
Xon/Xoff
8
None
High
*
PS/PCL
Sensing
_STD PostScript _PCL 5 _BCP
_300 _600 _1200 _2400 _4800
*
_1920
0
9600
OTHER
Enable I/F
Figure 2-3. Interface Setup Menu
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*
On
_Of
*
PS/PCL Sensing
This setting must be used
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PRINTING THE MENUS

The menus contain information on the current printer environment.
The menus that may be printed include the:
F Control Panel Main Menu F Printer Setup Menu F Interface Setup Menu

Printing All the Menus

Step 1. Press the Menu key. The printer is
LANGUAGE =English
Step 2. Press the Down arrow key. The display reads:
PRINTOUT MENU
Step 3. Press the Enter key. The display reads:
All Menus
Step 4. Press the Enter key. The menus print
automatically. The display reads:
All Menus Printing...
When all the menus, Control Panel Main Menu,
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Printing a Selected Menu

Step 1. Press the Menu key. The printer is
LANGUAGE =English
Step 2. Press the Down arrow key. The display reads:
PRINTOUT MENU
Step 3. Press the Enter key. The display reads:
All Menus
Step 4. Press the Down arrow key until the name of the
setup menu you wish to print displays. The following setup menus are available:
F Main Menu F Printer Menu F Interface Menu
Step 5. Press the Enter key. The menu prints
automatically. The display reads:
Printer Menu Printing...
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