Xerox Phaser 3425 Reference Guide
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Phaser
Laser Printer
3425
Reference Guide
Guide de référence
Guía de referencia
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Contents
For instructions on how to unpack and set up your printer, see the Setup Guide that
shipped with your printer. Basic information about using your printer and clearing
jams can be found on the Quick Reference Guide.The Quick Reference Guide and
Setup Guide can also be found on the Software and Documentation CD-ROM and at
www.xerox.com/office/3425support
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Features
Printer Tour. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Printer Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Available Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Front View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Printer Options and Supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Front Panel Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Error and Warning Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Menu Map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Print Icon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Information Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
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Printer Drivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Available Printer Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Printer Driver Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Remote Control Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Installing the Remote Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Changing Settings with the Remote Control Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Managing Your Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Printer’s IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
CentreWare Internet Services (IS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Status Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Printer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Tray Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Changing Front Panel Language Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Resident PostScript Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Resident PCL6 Fonts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Registering Your Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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Printing
Supported Papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Basic Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Changing Paper Type and Size at the Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Factors Affecting Printer Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Adjusting Printing Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Setting Printing Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Using the Manual Feed Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2-Sided Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Automatic 2-Sided Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Manual 2-Sided Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Transparencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Printing Transparencies from Tray 1 (MPT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Printing Transparencies from Trays 2 or 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Preparing to Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Printing Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Printing Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Custom Size Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Loading Custom Size Paper in Tray 1 (MPT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Advanced Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Printing Multiple Pages to a Single Sheet (N-Up) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Scaling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Printing Booklets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Printing Posters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Printing Negative and Mirror Images (3425PS Model only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Cover Pages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Supplies and Recycling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Configuration Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Recycling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
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Connections and Networks
Choosing a Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Network Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Direct Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Standalone (Cable or DSL) Network Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Setting an IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Automatically Setting the Printer’s IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Manually Setting the Printer's IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
USB Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Windows 98 and Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Parallel Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Installing the Printer Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Windows 98 or Later and Windows 2000 or Later. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Macintosh, Novell, and UNIX (3425PS Model only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Troubleshooting
Print Quality Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Cleaning the Outside of the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Front Panel Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
LED Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Errors and Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Moving and Repacking the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Precautions for Moving the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Moving the Printer Within the Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Preparing the Printer for Shipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Additional Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
InfoSMART Knowledge Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Web Links. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
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Appendices
A–User Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Electrical Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Laser Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Maintenance Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Operational Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Printing Safety Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Symbols Marked on the Product. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
B–Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
C–Printer Specifications (English Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Physical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Environmental Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Electrical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Performance Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Controller Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
D–Regulatory (English Only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Canada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Regulatory Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
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Printer Tour
Features
Printer Tour
Printer Features
The Phaser 3425 Laser Printer embodies many features to meet your printing needs:
■ Great performance and superior print quality
■ Letter: 25 pages per minute (ppm) with 600 dpi full speed resolution
■ A4: 24 ppm with 600 dpi full speed resolution
■ Up to 160 Mbytes RAM memory
■ Flexible paper handling
■ Optional 500-Sheet Feeder (including tray)
■ Standard duplex printing on both 3425 and 3425PS Models to automatically print on
both sides
■ Wide variety of productivity features
■ Easy to replace print cartridge
■ CentreWare IS provides an embedded web server to help manage, configure, and
troubleshoot the printer from your computer
■ Status Monitor provides on-screen notification and guidance if the printer needs help
Available Configurations
The Phaser 3425 Network Laser Printer is available in two models:
Features Printer Model
3425 3425PS
Maximum Print Speed Monochrome (letter) 25 25
Memory (Standard) Up to 160 Mbytes Optional 32 Mbytes 32 Mbytes
PCL Fonts Ye s Ye s
PostScript Fonts No Yes
Automatic 2-Sided Printing Ye s Ye s
Default Resolutions (dpi) 600x600 dpi 600x600 dpi
500-Sheet Feeder Optional Optional
Network Interface Standard Standard
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Front View
Printer Tour
Rear View
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5
4
9
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5
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3450-036
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2. On/Off Switch
3. Paper Gauge
4. Tray 2
5. Tray 1 (MPT) Release
6. Tray 1 ( MP T)
7. Paper Output Support
8. Output Tray
9. Print Cartridge
1. Rear Door
2. Legal Paper Adjustment
3. Power cord receptacle
4. Optional Tray 3 Cable Connector
1. Front Panel
1
2
3
3450-037
5. IEEE 1284 Parallel Port
6. USB Port
7. Network Port
Printer Options and Supplies
The following printer options and supplies are available for Phaser 3425 printers:
Options and Supplies
Item Part Number
32 Mbytes additional RAM memory 097S03132
64 Mbytes additional RAM memory 097S03133
128 Mbytes additional RAM memory 097S03136
500-Sheet Feeder (includes tray) 097S03131
Standard-Capacity Print Cartridge (5,000 pages @ 5% area coverage) 106R00687
High-Capacity Print Cartridge (10,000 pages @ 5% area coverage) 106R00688
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Front Panel Layout
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The front panel on your printer has three components:
■ Multi-color ed Light Emitting Diode (LED) light
■ Alphanumeric display
■ Six button cluster.
1. Cancel button
Ready
1
2
3
4
The Alpha numeric Display display s status messages and front panel me nus.
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6
7
8
3425-03
2. Return button
3. On-line/Data/Error LED
4. Menu button
5. Status/Error Messages and Menus
6. Up Arrow button
7. OK button
8. Down Arrow button
Printer Tour
Error and Warning Messages
When there is a problem with the printer, the front panel LED (2) blinks red for an error and
yellow for a warning. An error or warning message is displayed in the Alphanumeric
Display
(1).
Ready
1
2
3425-045
Menu Map
The “Menu Map” is a visual representation of the front panel settings and information pages.
To print the “Menu Map”:
1. At the printer’s front panel, press the Menu button, then press the OK button.
2. Press the OK button to print the Menu Map.
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Printer Drivers
Print Icon
There are a number of information pages accessible through the front panel. When
the print icon appears before a title in the Menu Map:
1. Select that title at the front panel.
2. Press the OK button to print the page.
Information Pages
Your printer comes with a set of information pages th at he lps you solve printing p rob lems and
obtain the best results from your prin ter. Access these pages from the printer’s front panel .
To print information pages:
1. At the printer’s front panel, press the Menu button, then press the OK button.
2. Select Info Pages, then press the OK button.
3. Select the appropriate information page, then press the OK button to print.
Note
Print the “Menu Map” to see other information pages available for printing.
Printer Drivers
Printer drivers enable your computer and printer to communicate and provide access to your
printer features. Xerox makes driver installation easy with its Walk-Up Technology. For more
information about printer drivers, see the video at
Available Printer Drivers
Xerox provides drivers for a va riet y of page des cript ion la nguages and oper ating s ystems. The
following drivers are available:
Driver Source Description
PCL6 Driver CD-ROM and
Web
Windows PostScript Driver CD-ROM and
Web
Macintosh OS Driver CD-ROM and
Web
www.xerox.com/office/drivers.
The Printer Command Language driver can
be used for applications requiring PCL.
(Default driver)
The PostScript driver is recommended to take
full advantage of PostScript. Available for
Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows
Server 2003.
This driver enables printing from a Macintosh
OS 9.x or higher.
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Remote Control Panel
Driver Source Description
Xerox Walk-Up Printing Driver
(Windows) PS Model Only
UNIX Driver (Linux, Solaris) PS
Model Only
Web only This driver enables printing from a PC to any
Xerox PostScript-enabled printer. This is
especially helpful for mobile professionals
who travel to multiple locations and need to
print to different printers.
Web only This driver enables printing from a UNIX
operating system.
Printer Driver Features
The following chart displays the Xerox driver features that are available with specific
operating systems and 3425 models.
Windows 2000,
Feature
Print-Quality Modes Both Both PostScript PostScript
2-Sided Printing Both Both PostScript PostScript
N-Up Both PCL6 PostScript PostScript
Booklet Both PCL6 — —
Windows XP,
Windows Server 2003
Windows 98
Windows Me Mac OS 9 Mac OS X
Poster Printing PCL6 PCL6 — —
Fit to Page Both Both PostScript PostScript
Mirrored Output PostS cript Post Scr ipt PostS cri pt —
Negative Output PostS cript Post Scr ipt PostS cri pt —
Scaling Both Both PostScript PostScript
Watermar ks PCL6 PCL6 — —
Cover Page PCL6 PCL6 PostScript —
Remote Control Panel
The Remote Control Panel is a Windows utility that enables you to:
■ Set printer-specific settings in the printer
■ Download fonts and macros to your printer
The Remote Control Panel can be used for all Windows operating systems with a nonnetworked p r inter when co nnected with ei ther the parallel interface or USB interface.
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Managing Your Printer
Installing the Remote Control Panel
The Remote Control Panel utility can be installed from the Software and Documentation CDROM or at
www.xerox.com/office/3425support.
Changing Settings with the Remote Control Panel
To change settings using the Remote Control Panel:
1. Click Start, select Programs, select Xerox Phaser 3425 Utility, then click Remote
Control Panel.
2. Make changes to the Remote Control Panel settings on the Printing, Config, Job, Test
PCL, Flash Font and Macro, and PS 3 tabs.
Note
For information abo ut the s etti ngs on t hes e tabs , access the onl ine he lp b y clic king th e
Help button.
3. Send the settings to the printer by clicking the Send button.
Note
Settings selected in the printer driver override settings selected in the Remote Control
Panel.
Managing Your Printer
There are a number of resources available to help you get the best quality prints from your
printer.
Printer’s IP Address
You need your printer’s IP address to change printer settings through CentreWare IS. Follow
these steps to identify your printer’s IP address:
1. At the printer’s front panel, press the Menu button, select Information, then press the
OK button.
2. Select Printer Ident, then press the OK button.
3. Select IP Address, then press the OK button.
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Printer Settings
CentreWare Internet Services (IS)
CentreWare IS a printer management tool that helps users and administrators accomplish
many tasks. It is available on all networked printers. With CentreWare
■ Access remote diagnostics and troubleshooting information for printer problems.
■ Monitor printer and supply status.
■ Link to software updates and Technical Support.
CentreWare IS uses TCP/IP (your printer’s IP address) to communicate directly with an
embedded web server on the printer. CentreWare
with a web browser.
IS runs on any TCP/IP enabled computer
Launching CentreWare IS
To launch CentreWare IS:
1. Launch your web browser.
2. Enter your printer's IP address in the browser’s Address field (http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx).
3. For detailed information about Cent reWare IS software, cl ick HELP on the upper ri ght of
the CentreWare IS screen .
IS you can:
Status Monitor
Status Monitor, installed with your printer driver and available only with Windows on a
network enabled printer, automatically checks the printer status and sends instant notification
to your computer if the printer needs attention.
Whenever the printer is unable to print your document, the printer automatically sends an onscreen message that provides helpful text and illustrations showing how to fix the printer.
Printer Settings
Tray Settings
Tray Sequence
You can specify the sequence the printer uses to select trays containing the correct paper type
and size for a print job. When a tray runs out of the correct paper during printing, the printer
selects the next tray in the sequence containing the correct paper type and size to continue
printing the job.
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Fonts
Changing Front Panel Language Display
To change the language used for the text on the front panel, CentreWare IS, and som e
information pages:
1. At the printer’s front panel, press the Menu button, select Printer Setup, then press the
OK button.
2. Select General Setup, then press the OK button.
3. Select FP Language, then press the OK button.
4. Select the desired language, then press the OK button.
Fonts
Your printer uses the following types of fonts:
■ Resident fonts
■ Fonts downloaded into printer memory
■ Fonts downloaded with your print job from the application
Resident PostScript Fonts
Printer-res ident fonts ar e always availa ble for printi ng. All printer s are shipped wit h PostScript
resident Roman fonts. Print a sample of the resident PostScript fonts at the front panel.
Resident PCL6 Fonts
For PCL printing, the printer includes many typefaces, including Courier, Times, and Univers
typefaces in medium, bold, italic medium, and italic bold. Print a sample of resident PCL6
fonts at the front panel.
Registering Your Printer
Registering your printer is quick and easy. You can register your printer using one of the
following methods:
■ Registrati on card that came with your printer
Registering your printer provides you with updates and news about your printer.
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Supported Papers
Printing
Supported Papers
Follow the guidelines in these tables to ensure the best print quality and avoid printer jams.
Note
Xerox highly recommends that you print transparencies and other specialty media from
Tray 1 (MPT) for best results.
Supported Papers, Transparencies, and Other Specialty Media
Tray 1 (MPT) Weight: 60–163 g/m2 (16–43 lb.)
Tray 2 and 3 Weight: 60–105 g/m2 (16–28 lb.)
Duplex Weight: 75–90 g/m2 (20–24 lb.)
Paper Type/Size Dimensions
Tray 1 (MPT)
Tray 2
Tray 3
Letter 8.5 x 11 in. ● ● ● ●
Legal 8.5 x 14 in. ● ● ● ●
US Folio 8.5 x 13 in. ● ● ● ●
A4 210 x 297 mm ● ● ● ●
B5-JIS 182 x 257 mm ● ● ●
ISO-B5 176 x 250 mm ● ● ●
A5 148 x 210 mm ● ● ●
Executive 7.25 x 10.5 in. ● ● ●
Statement 5.5 x 8.5 in. ●
US Postcard 3.5 x 5.5 in. ●
Index Card 3 x 5 in. ●
A6 Postcard 105 x 148 mm ●
Envelopes
Monarch
#10 Commercial
C5
C6
DL
Transparencies
Letter
A4
Labels
Letter
A4
3.88 x 7.5 in.
4.13 x 9.5 in.
162 x 229 mm
114 x 162 mm
110 x 220 mm
8.5 x 11 in.
210 x 297 mm
8.5 x 11 in.
210 x 297 mm
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Basic Printing
Tray 1 (MPT) Weight: 60–163 g/m2 (16–43 lb.)
2
Tray 2 and 3 Weight: 60–105 g/m
Duplex Weight: 75–90 g/m
Paper Type/Size Dimensions
Custom Width = 76.2 ~ 215.9 mm (3 ~ 8.5 in.);
Length = 127 ~ 355.6 mm (5 ~ 14 in.)
(16–28 lb.)
2
(20–24 lb.)
Tray 1 (MPT)
Tray 2
Tray 3
2-Sided Printing
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For information about how to load paper in Tray 1 (MPT), Tray 2, or Tray 3, see the Quick
Refere nce Gui de that came with your pr inter. The Quick Reference Guide c an al so be found on
the Software and Documentation CD-ROM that came with your printer, or at
office/3425support.
Note
A minimum clearance of 32 mm (12.6 in.) must be maintained at the rear of the printer.
See the Setup Guide that came with your printer for minimum clearances.
www.xerox.com/
Changing Paper Type and Size at the Front Panel
If you have changed the paper size, at the printer’s front panel:
1. Press the Menu button, select Printer Setup, then press the OK button.
2. Select Paper Handling, then press the OK button.
3. Select Tray [1, 2, or 3] Size, then press the OK button.
4. Scroll to th e paper size loaded, then press the OK button.
5. Press the Cancel button to return to the main menu.
If you have changed the paper type at the printer’s front panel:
1. Press the Menu button, select Printer Setup, then press the OK button.
2. Select Paper Handling, then press the OK button.
3. Select Tray [1, 2, or 3] Type, then press the OK button.
4. Scroll to th e paper type loaded, then press the OK button.
5. Press the Cancel button to return to the main menu.
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