21 Oct 2008
Xerox
®
490/980
TM
Color
Continuous Feed Printing System
Hints and Tips User Guide
Table of Contents
1 Hints and Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Printer Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Back/Forward Buttons (Upper right of screen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Menu Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Properties - For Jobs and Queues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Object Interactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Other Selectable / Interaction Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Active Access Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Active Toggle Buttons (act like radio buttons) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Other Non-Interaction Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Text Fields that are Read-only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Capacity indicator is Read-only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Status Display is Read-only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Nomenclature Inconsistencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Terminology, Abbreviations and Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Input/Output Spool Sizes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Paper Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Critical Information - Printer Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Corrections to UI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
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Navigation
Printer Status
The Printer Status is the default view of the user interface. The main function of the Printer
Status window is to monitor the printer.
Back/Forward Buttons (Upper right of screen)
• Switch from one area to another (similar to Internet browser).
• Stores last three areas accessed.
You can quickly get back to the starting point of the Printer Status view by clicking the back
button multiple times. Alternately, the Printer Status screen is also available as the first access
button (top left) on the Menu screen.
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Menu Screen
A
B
C
D
The following information pertains to the previous Menu Screen. Specific areas are identified.
A
Back and forward buttons - Not applicable on the menu screen.
B
All service access buttons - Selecting a service button will advance you to the window for
that service.
C
Left square-shaped button - reduces the transparency of the Menu screen to view
previous user interface prior to opening Menu screen.
C
Right square-shaped button - Increases opacity allowing for ease-of-viewing Menu
options.
D
Return button - Switches interface back, prior to opening Menu screen (also highlighted
menu button).
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Properties - For Jobs and Queues
Use the [Previous] and [Next] buttons for switching the view between jobs. (Note: buttons will
not switch between tabs)
Radio buttons - Selected left to right due to interdependence.
Choose one option from the left before making a selection on the right, if applicable.
Object Interactions
User Interface Objects
• Selectable/actionable objects - Used for interaction.
• Un-selectable fields/buttons grayed - Viewing only.
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Other Selectable / Interaction Controls
Active Access Button
Active Toggle Buttons (act like radio buttons)
Other Non-Interaction Objects
Text Fields that are Read-only
Although this control appears to be a button, it is not. When viewed from the “Printer Status”
screen, it is meant to display the device status only.
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