Xerox 180 EPS, Pro 100 User Manual

Xerox DocuPrint 100/115/135/180 EPS

operator

guide

701P24790 April, 2005

Prepared by:

Xerox Corporation Global Knowledge and Language Services 800 Philips Road Bldg. 845-17S Webster, New York 14580 USA

now allowed by statutory judicial law or hereinafter granted, i ncluding without limitation, material generated from the software programs di splayed on the screen such as ic ons, screen displays, or look s. Printed in the United States of America.

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typographic errors will be corrected

in subsequent editions.

Safety

Laser safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

Ozone information: U. S. only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

Operation safety: U. S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

Operation safety: Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vi

Warning markings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Electrical supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Operator accessible areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .viii

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .viii

Before cleaning your product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .viii

CE mark: Europe only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii

Radio and telecommunications equipment directive

(Europe only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix

For further information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x

Introduction

About this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xi

Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xi

Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xi

Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii

DocuPrint 100/115/135/155/180 EPS documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii

Table of contents

1 Overview

Functional overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Host connectivity options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Data formats supported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Stock specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Printing process and job flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

Printer overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8

Printer components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10

Printer options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16

Stock sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Paper weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Special stocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

General paper characteristics to look for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

Processor Feeder Trays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10

Sample tray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10

Attention light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11

Purge tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11

Feeder trays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11

Stacker bins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12

Feeder/stacker modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14

Printer control console (not shown). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15

Printer configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15

Bypass transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16

Support and interface with feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17

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7 by 10 inch enablement kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18

Paper paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18

Printer paper path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18

Bypass transport paper path. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-20

Controller overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-20

Controller components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-21

Sun workstation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-21

External components and options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-26

Controller stand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-26

Online and offline interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-26

Moving the controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-27

Tape drives overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-29

Paper sizing and print speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-30

Long and short edge feeding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-31

Paper width and throughput speed (LCDS printing only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-31

Paper size and pitch mode minimum and maximum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-33

Feed direction for standard paper sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-35

2 Managing the printer

Controlling the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Interrupting printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Resuming printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Powering on the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Powering off the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Powering off the printer immediately . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Adjusting the registration transport roll levers for heavy paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Loading paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Unloading a stacker bin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8

3 Managing the system

Starting, stopping, and rebooting the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Powering on the controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Powering on the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Holding queues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Releasing queues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Rebooting the system (warm boot) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Performing a deferred shutdown and reboot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

Performing an immediate shutdown and reboot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

Restarting the DocuSP software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

Powering off the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

Performing an emergency power off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

Powering off the controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

Powering off the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

Operating the 18/36 track tape drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

Powering on the tape drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

Powering off the tape drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8

Placing the tape drive online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

Loading a tape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

Unloading a tape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10

Guidelines for handling cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11

Setting file protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12

Printing the online Help documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13

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4 Maintaining the system

Paper care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

Storing paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

Conditioning paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3

Paper curl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3

Using consumables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4

Adding fuser agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4

Replacing the dry ink waste container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7

Replacing the dry ink cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11

Using the custom transfer assist blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13

Cleaning the system and its components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14

Cleaning the 18/36-track cartridge tape drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15

Cleaning the 26-track cartridge tape drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15

Cleaning the DVD drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16

Cleaning the diskette drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16

Cleaning the sensors and the reflecting surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16

Cleaning the Q850 sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16

Cleaning the Q1011 sensor and mirror. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18

Cleaning additional sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19

Cleaning the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22

Cleaning the exterior surfaces of the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22

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5 Troubleshooting

Undeclared faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

Problem classifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

Troubleshooting client problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

Solving FreeFlow Prepress problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

Troubleshooting Graphical User Interface (GUI) problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

Troubleshooting print quality problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3

Resolving print quality problems on a PostScript job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3

Isolating and resolving printer-driven print quality problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4

Resolving font problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4

Troubleshooting job flow problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5

Troubleshooting job integrity problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5

Troubleshooting PDL problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6

Isolating HP PCL file problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6

Isolating PostScript file problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6

Isolating TIFF file problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7

Isolating PDF file problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8

Troubleshooting process problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8

Troubleshooting productivity and performance problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9

Troubleshooting problems with saving jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10

Crash recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10

Streaming mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10

UI recovery messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11

Recovery message examples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11

Spooling mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12

Points to note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12

Clearing online print data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13

Online gateway faults/submitting a job from the host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13

Obtaining information about a job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14

Data type on the Online Manager window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15

Streaming queue release setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15

Incorrect printer state on host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15

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Clearing paper jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15

Aids to paper jam clearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16

Clearing paper jams in all printer areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16

Checking job integrity following a paper jam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17

Clearing paper jams in printer areas 2 through 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18

Clearing a paper jam in the bypass transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29

Clearing a misfeed (feeder tray fault) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31

Troubleshooting frequent misfeeds (processor feeder trays) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33

Incorrect paper size message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36

Generating a test page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36

Troubleshooting stacker problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37

Troubleshooting paper curl problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37

Checking paper curl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37

Adjusting the decurler lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-40

Troubleshooting the 36-track tape drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41

Performing basic recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41

Troubleshooting initial program load (IPL) failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41

Solving other cartridge tape drive problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42

Calling for service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-45

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Index

Available supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

How to order supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5

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Laser safety

Safety

WARNING: Adjustments, use of controls, or performance of

procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous light exposure.

The Xerox DocuPrint printers are certifi ed to comply with the performance standards of the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare for Class 1 laser products. Class 1 laser products do not emit hazardous radiation. The DocuPrint printers do not emit hazardous radiation because the laser beam is completely enclosed during all modes of customer operation.

The laser danger labels on the system are for Xerox service representatives and are on or near panels or sh ields that must be removed with a tool.

DO NOT REMOVE LABELED PANELS OR PANELS NEAR LABELS. ONLY XEROX SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES HAVE ACCESS TO THESE PANELS.

Ozone information: U. S. only

This product produces ozone during normal operati on. The amount of ozone produced depends on copy volume. Ozone is heavier than air. The environmental p arameters specified in the Xerox installation i nstructi ons ensure th at concent ration l evels are within safe limits. If you need additional information concerning ozone, call 1-800-828-6571 to request the Xerox publication 600P83222, OZONE.

Operation safety: U. S.

Your Xerox equipment and supplies have been designed and tested to meet strict safety requirements. They have been

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Safety

approved by safety agencies, and they comply with environment al standards. Please observe the following precautions to ensure your continued safety.

WARNING: Improper connection of the equipment grounding conductor may result in risk of electrical shock.

• Always connect equipment to a properly grounded elect ri cal outlet. If in doubt, have the outlet checked by a qualified electrician.

• Never use a ground adapter plug to connect equipment to an electrical outlet that lacks a ground connection terminal.

• Always place equipment on a solid support surface with adequate strength for its weigh t.

• Always use materials and supplies specifically designed for your Xerox equipment. Use of unsuit able materials may result in poor performance and may create a hazardous situation.

• Never move either the printer or the controller without first contacting Xerox for approval.

• Never attempt any maintenance that is not specifically described in this documentation.

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

• Never override electrical or mechanical interlocks.

• Never use supplies or cleaning materials for other than their intended purposes. Keep all materials out of the reach of children.

• Never operate the equipment if you notice unusual noises or odors. Disconnect the power cord f rom the electrical outlet and call service to correct the problem.

If you need any additional safety information concerning the equipment or materials Xerox supplies, call Xerox Product Safety at the following toll-free number in the United St ates:

1-800-828-6571

For customers outside the United States, contact your local Xerox representative or operating company.

Operation safety: Europe

This Xerox product and supplies are manufactured, tested and certified to strict safety regulations, electromagnetic regulations and established environmental standards.

Any unauthorised alteration, whic h may include the addition of new functions or connection of external devices, may impact the product certification.

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Please contact your Xerox representative for more information.

Wa rning markings

All warning instructions marked on or suppli ed with the product should be followed.

This WARNING alerts users to areas of the produc t where there is the possibility of personal damage.

This WARNING alerts users to areas of the product where there are heated surfaces, which should not be touched.

Electrical supply

Safety

Ventilation

This product shall be operated from the type of elec trical supply indicated on the product’s data plate label . If you are not sure that your electrical supply meets the req uirements, please consul t your local power company for advice.

WARNING

This product must be connected to a protective eart h cir cuit. This product is supplied with a plug that has a protectiv e earth pi n. This plug will fit only into an earthed electrical outlet. This is a safety feature. Always connect equipment to a properly grounded electrical outlet. If in doubt, have the outlet checked by a qualified electrician.

To disconnect all electrical power to the product, the disconnect device is the power cord. Remove the plug from the electrical outlet.

Slots and opening in the enclosure of the product are provided for ventilation. Do not block or cover the ventilation vents, as this could result in the product overheati ng.

This product should not be placed in a built-in installation unless proper ventilation is provided, please contact your Xerox representative for advice.

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Never push objects of any kind into the ventilation vents of the product.

Operator accessible areas

This product has been designed to rest rict operator access to safe areas only. Operator access to hazardous areas is restricted with covers or guards, which would require a tool to remove. Never remove these covers or guards.

Maintenance

Any operator product maintenanc e procedures will be descr ibed in the user documentation supplied with the product. Do not carry out any maintenance on the product, which is not descr ibed in t he customer documentation.

Before cleaning your product

CE mark: Europe only

Before cleaning this pro duct, unplug the product from the el ectrical outlet. Always use materials specifi cally designated for this product, the use of other materi als may result in po or performance and may create a hazardous situation. Do not use aerosol cleaners, they may be flammable under certain circumstances.

January 1, 1995: Council Directive 73/23/EEC, amended by Council Directive 93/68/EEC, approximation of the laws of the member states related to low voltage equipment.

January 1, 1996: Council Directive 89/336/EEC, appr oximation of the laws of the member states related to electromagnetic compatibility.

March 9, 1999: Council Directi ve 99/5/EC, on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity.

A full declaration of conformity, defining the relevant directives and referenced standards, can be obtained from your Xerox representative.

In order to allow this equipment to operate in proximity to Industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM) equipment, the external

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radiation for the ISM equipment may have to be limited or special mitigation measures taken.

This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment thi s product may cause radio frequency interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

Shielded interface cables must be used with this product to maintain compliance with Council Dir ective 89/36/EEC.

Radio and telecommunications equipment directive (Europe only)

Certification to 1999/5/EC Radio Equipment and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Directive:

This Xerox product has been self-certified by Xerox for panEuropean single terminal connection to the analog publi c switched telephone network (PSTN) in accordance with Directive 1999/5/ EC.

Safety

The product has been designed to work with the national PSTNs and compatible PBXs of the following countries:

• Austria • Germany • Luxembourg • Sweden

• Belgium • Greece • Netherlands • Switzerland

• Denmark • Icel and • Norway • United Kingd om

• Finland • Ireland • Portugal

• France • Italy • Spain

In the event of problems, contact your local Xerox representative in the first instance.

This product has been tested to, and is compliant wit h, TBR21, a specification for terminal equipment for use on analog switched telephone networks in the European Economic area.

The product may be configured to be compatible with other country networks. Please contact your Xerox representative if your product needs to be reconnected to a network in another country. This product has no user-adjustable settings.

NOTE: Although this product can use either loop disconnect (pulse) or DTMF (tone) signaling, it should be set to use DTMF signaling. DTMF signaling provides reliabl e and faster call setup.

Modification or connection to external control software, or to external control apparatus not authorized by Xerox, inval idat es its certification.

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For further information

For more information on Environment, Health and Safety in relation to this Xerox product and supplies, please contact the following customer help lines:

Europe: +44 1707 353434 USA: 1 800 8286571 Canada: 1 800 8286571

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About this guide

Introduction

This document provides information on how to perform operator tasks for the DocuPrint 100/115/135/155/180 Enterprise Printing

System (EPS).

Before using this documentat ion, become familiar wit h its content s and conventions.

This guide contains the following:

• Chapter 1, “Overview,” provides a functional overview of the system; describes the controller and printer components; and explains the printing process, and the job flow.

• Chapter 2, “Managing the printer,” provides information specific to the printer, including management of paper stock and programming of the various trays.

• Chapter 3, “Managing the system,” provides managementrelated information that pertains to the system as a whole, such as starting, stopping, and rebooting the system and operating the tape drives.

• Chapter 4, “Maintaining the system,” provides information on adding and replacing consumable supplies, such as dry ink, and on cleaning the vari ous ar eas of th e sys tem, i ncludi ng the tape drives.

• Chapter 5, “Troubleshooting,” provides information that will assist users in solving problems.

• Appendix A, “Supplies,” provides a summary of the pap er that are used most often and the necessary supplies, their order numbers, and how to order them from Xerox.

• An index is provided at the end of this document.

Conventions

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This guide uses the following conventions :

Introduction

• Initial capita l and an gle brackets: Within procedures, the names of keys are shown with an initial capital and within angle brackets (for example, pr ess <Enter>).

• Angle brackets: Variable information, or the position of a specified argument in the command syntax, appears in angle brackets (for example, List Fonts <pattern>).

• Fixed pitch font: Within procedures, text and numbers that you enter are shown in a bold, fixed pit ch (“computer”) font (for example, enter privilege operator).

• Messages that appear on the controller screen are shown in the medium weight fixed pitch font (for example, Online Gateway disabled).

• The word “enter” within procedures: The two-step process of keying in data and pressing <Enter> (for example, enter y).

• Italics: Document and library names are shown in italics (for example, the Xerox DocuPrint NPS/IPS Guide to Managing Print Jobs).

Variable elements in a command or directory path are also shown in italics (for example, var/spool/XRXnps/ filename).

Documentation

• Vertical bars: Alternatives to specified arguments are

separated by vertical bars (f or example, Set Time <Time | Remote Host Name | IP Address>).

NOTE: Notes are hints that help you perform a task or under stand the text.

CAUTION: Cautions alert you to an action that could damage hardware or software.

WARNING: Warnings alert you to conditions that may affect the safety of people.

This section lists related publications.

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DocuPrint 100/115/135/155/180 EPS documentation

The following documents cont ain information on the Xerox DocuPrint 100/115/135/155/180 EPS:

• Customer Documentation CD

• Xerox DocuPrint 100/115/135/155/180 EPS Operator Guide

• Xerox Document Services Platform Using LCDS Print

Description Language

• Xerox DocuPrint 100/115/135/155/180 EPS Installation Planning Guide

• Xerox DocuPrint 100/115/135/155/180 EPS NPS/IPS Extension Operations Guide

• Xerox DocuPrint EPS Font Reference Manual

• Xerox DocuPrint 100/115/135/155/180 EPS Operator Quick

Reference Card

• Xerox DocuPrint 100/115/135/155/180 EPS Customer Information Quick Reference Card

Introduction

• Xerox DocuPrint 100/115/135/155/180 EPS Job Submission Quick Reference Card

• Xerox Document Services Platform System Gu ide

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Introduction

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1 Overview

Functional overview

This chapter provides a functional overview of the enti re system, as well as an overview of the controller and t he printer portions of the system.

The Xerox DocuPrint 100/115/135/155/180 EPS prints high quality, high resolution monochrome documents in simplex or duplex mode at high production speeds, from LCDS, PostScript, PCL, and other data streams. The system can switch between printing differ ent types of data streams without a need for rebooting or reconfiguring software.

The printer supports:

• Duplex printing

• Media handling of multiple weights, sizes, and types

• Optional modules for enhanced finishing and output to thirdparty finishing devices

• Optional enabling of a third-party roll feeder

• Optional high-capac it y feeder/stacker modules, which provide additional feeder trays and output bins

• High resolution of LCDS, PostScript, and PCL data streams (shown in the following table)

Table 1-1 Data stream resolution

Data

stream

LCDS 300 by 300 dpi 600 x 2400 dpi 600 by 600 dpi PostScript

and PCL IPDS* 240 by 240 dpi* or

Input resolution

300 by 300 dpi or 600 by 600 dpi

300 by 300 dpi or 600 by 600 dpi**

Print resolution:

DP155 and DP180

600 x 2400 dpi 600 by 600 dpi

Print resolution:

DP100, DP115,

and DP135

* Requires additional equipment to enable. ** 600 by 600 dpi input resolution supported for full page IOCA only

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Host connectivity options

The Xerox DocuPrint 100/115/135/155/180 EPS can receive data from a host in the following ways:

• Over a channel with bus and tag cable connection

• Through a network interface, using Novell, TCP/IP, or AppleTalk protocols

Your system may have one or both of these configurations.

Figure 1-1 Configurations supported for the Xerox DocuPrint

100/115/135/155/180 EPS

1. Sun UNIX client workstation

2. Apple Macintosh client workstation

3. Network connection

4. Controller

5. PC client workstation

6. Mainframe host computer

7. Bus and tag cables (channel connection)

8. Printer

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Data formats supported

The Xerox DocuPrint 100/115/135/155/180 EPS can print the following data formats:

• ASCII

• LCDS

• PCL

• PDF

•PostScript

• TIFF

• IPDS

• PPML

The system prints LCDS data from a mainframe host compu ter, emulating an IBM 4245 or 3211 page printer. The printing system can receive data over a channel through bus and tag cables, and through the Socket Gateway or lpr using TCP/IP protocol.

The system also prints PostScript and PCL data submitted over a network (Ethernet or AppleTalk) from a variety of clients:

Overview

• PCs (Windows and Windows NT)

• Sun workstations (UNIX)

• UNIX command line clients: lp and lp

• NetWare Q-Server through a Novell print server (bindery mode only)

• Apple Macintosh workstations

Stock specifications

The success of any print run depends on proper selection, care, and handling of the paper or other stock that is used. It is very important to select, sto re, condit ion, and l oad print medi a properly in order to keep your printer running at optimum efficiency.

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Overview

The printer functions best and produces the best prin t quality when using stocks that have the correct:

•Size

• Weight

•Type

• Color

For more comprehensive information on paper stocks for Xerox printers, refer to Helpful Facts about Paper.

Stock sizes

The Xerox DocuPrint 100/115/135/155/180 EPS supports the following sizes of stock:

Table 1-2 Stock sizes

Name of

stock

US Letter 8.5 by 11 inches 216 by 279 mm US Legal 8.5 by 14 inches 216 by 356 mm US Ledger

US Tabloid

A4 B4

(European) JIS B4

(Japanese)

––

Size in inches Size in millimeters

11 by 17 inches 17 by 11 inches

11.69 by 16.54 inches

8.27 by 11.69 inches

9.84 by 13.89 inches

10.12 by 14.33 inches

7 by 10 inches 178 by 254 mm With 7 by 10 inch

7.17 by 10.12 inches

279 by 432 mm 432 by 279 mm

297 by 420 mm

210 by 297 mm

250 by 353 mm

257 by 364 mm

182 by 257 mm With 7 by 10 inch

NOTE: To feed papers smaller than 8 inches / 203.2 mm in width, a 7 by 10 inch paper option kit must be instal led.

Special

requirements

option kit

Paper weights

The DP 100/1 15/135/155/ 180 EPS supports the f ollowing range of paper weights:

16–110 pound / 60–200 gsm

Other paper weights should not be used.

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NOTE: The equivalent grams per square meter of 20 pound p aper is actually 75 gsm. However, there is no standard 75 gsm paper. The available stock that is closest in weight to 20 pound paper is 80 gsm.

Special stocks

The following special stocks can be used with the DP 100/115/ 135/155/180 EPS:

• Labels: Must be the type designed for high-speed pr inters and must meet the specifications described in the secti on above. Loading instructions are print ed o n all paper trays.

• Transparencies: Must be the type designed for high-speed printers and must meet the specifications described in the section above. Loading instructions are pr inted on all paper trays.

• Colored paper: Available in a variety of colors, colored paper has many uses, including calling attentio n to certain printed material, separati ng special sections, or dividing chapt ers of a report.

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• Preprinted paper: May be letterhead, forms, or logos. (Refer to Helpful Facts about Paper to verify that the preprinting inks used on your stock are the kind formulated for use in laser printers.)

• Predrilled pa per: Has holes for use i n binders or b inder rings . Before loading predrilled paper, fan it to remove any loose plugs that could cause paper jams.

• Perforated paper

• Precut or full tabs

• Carbonless paper

General paper characteristics to look for

When selecting paper, look for the following:

• Low moisture content (a paper to moisture ratio below 5.7 percent). Paper with higher moisture content may curl and jam.

• Smooth surface

• Moisture resistant wrapping

• No defects such as bent edges or uneven surfaces

• Grain runs parallel with the long side of paper

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Overview

Printing process and job flow

This section describes how the system softwar e processes are used as a typical job flows through the system.

Figure 1-2 Job flow

1. Job

2. Input Queue

3. Decomposer

4. Output queue

5. Printer

Refer to the Job Flow diagram above for the following work flow process.

1. Job: The job and the job ticket (if applicable) are received from the network by one of the protocol gateways.

2. Input queue: The Job Pool Manager (JPM) process transfers the job into the input queue. The virtual printer name and job attributes are attac hed to the job. The job remains in the Input Queue until it can be printed; for example, “held” and “faulted” jobs reside in the input queue.

3. Decomposer: The Job Chooser (DC process) reconciles the job attributes with the virtual printer attributes. Once the job i s ready for print, the Job Chooser gives the job to the appropriate decomposer (ps_cdf pr ocess, pcl_cdf process).

4. Output queue: After decomposition, the job is stored in the output queue.

5. Printer: The marker (marker process) transfers the job from the Output Queue to the Image Output Terminal (IOT or

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Overview

printer). After the job has successfully printed, it is removed from the Output Queue and also from the Input Queue, if the Input Property for the queue is set to spool.

The ps –e or ps –ef commands can be used to list the system software processes. A varying process identification number is listed along with each process.

NOTE: The printing process and job flow is different for PostScript, PCL, TIFF, ASCII, PDF jobs (that is, non-LCDS jobs) and for LCDS jobs.

PostScript, PCL,

TIFF, ASCII, and PDF

jobs

When the job is sent from the application for printing, a print data file is created. This file becomes the job that is submitted to the printer for printing. The prin t data file and the job request are submitted to the selected queue. Jobs are processed by priority within the designated queue once the job reaches t he queue from a given application.

The following graphic illustrat es the priority that each setting has in printing the job. For example, queue override settings in a job take precedence over exception page or job ticket settings.

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Overview

Figure 1-3 Submission and print order of jobs in a queue

1. Queue overrides

2. Exception pages

3. Job ticket

4. Submission print protocol (lp, lpr, nprint)

5. Set page device values/PCL copy count

6. Queue defaults

You can make changes to the printing attributes of a PostScript, PCL, TIFF, ASCII, and PDF job (that is, a non-LCDS job), as long as the job is not streaming. This includes changing the type of paper on which it is printed or specifying printing order from last page to first (N to 1).

Printer overview

The printer receives data from the controller and prints the document according to the print options s pecified by the us er. The printer also st acks the pr in ted output , co llat es i t, and, i f conf igured with one of the available optional third-p arty finishing devices, performs finishing functions such as binding, stitching, or perforating.

The Xerox DocuPrint 100/115/135/155/180 EPS printer is a monochrome printer. If it receives print jobs that contain color commands, it prints them in black or shades of gray.

Throughput speeds The Xerox DocuPrint 100/115/135/155/180 EPS prints LCDS data

from a mainframe host computer, emulating an IBM 4245 or 3211 line printer. The printing system can receive data over a channel through bus and tag cables and throug h the Socket Gateway or lpr using TCP/IP.

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Table 1-3 Throughput speeds

Overview

Monthly print

volume

Printing system

DP100 EPS 100 ppm 100 ppm DP115 EPS 115 ppm 115 ppm DP135 EPS 135 ppm 154 ppm DP155 EPS 155 ppm 155 ppm DP180 EPS 180 ppm 206 ppm

Maximum

throughput

Maximum throughput

with 7 by 10 in / 178 by

254 mm paper

NOTE: Pages per minute refers to sides of a printed sheet

(actually impressions per minute).

Using the smaller papers, such as 7 by 10 inch / 178 by 254 mm or B5, the printer can print at maximum speed. To print these sizes, the printer requires the optional small paper kit.

The monthly print volume for the Xerox Docu Print Enterprise Printing Systems is up to 6 million impressions.

Table 1-4 Minimum and Maximum monthly print volume

Printing system Minimum Maximum

DP100 EPS 800 thousand 3 million DP115 EPS 1 million 3.5 million DP135 EPS 1.2 million 4 million DP155 EPS 1.4 million 4.5 million DP180 EPS 1.8 million 6 million

Roll feeder support The roll feeder option may be installed in the inverter feeder/

stacker module, replacing the feeder tray. This option does not require DFA software or any additional hardware. The maximum number of feeder/stacker modul es supported for this configuration is four, including the inverter module with the roll feeder . With the two processor feeder trays, this mak e s a total of six input trays possible.

Jam recovery The printer engine monitors the print job so that, if a paper jam

occurs, the job resumes on the correct page, at the correct tab, using the same color paper, and so forth, providing complete document integrity.

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Overview

Printer components

The components and special f eatures of the Xerox DocuPrint 100/ 115/135/155/180 EPS printer are shown in the follo wing figure.

Figure 1-4 Printer components

1. Processor feeder trays

2. Sample tray

3. Attention light

4. Purge tray

5. Feeder/stacker module

6. Inverter feeder/stacker

NOTE: Some printer configurations may include a control console

(not shown).

Processor Feeder Trays

Two pro cessor feeder trays (tray s 1 and 2) are located in the main part of the printer and are not part of a feeder/stacker module.

Trays 1 and 2 can handle paper sized from 8 by 1 0 inches / 203 by 254 mm to 9.02 by 14.02 inches / 230 by 356 mm.

Sample tray

The sample tray, located on top of the printer, receives output such as transparencies, sample sheets from printing jobs, prints from system files such as forms, and wast e sheets that cannot be sent to the purge tray.

Monitor the sample tray and empty it when it contains 100 sheets.

NOTE: The system does not notify you when the tray is full.

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Attention light

An Attention light is mounted on top of the inverter module. Thi s light either blinks or modulates (alter nately brightens and dims) when the printer requires operator attention. The light has three states:

• Off: No printer problems exist that requir e a ttention.

• Steady light: A sit uation exists that needs attention soon .

• Flashing: The printer has st opped and requires your attention immediately.

NOTE: When the Attention light starts flashing, an explanatory message appears in the Console wi ndow on the controller screen.

Purge tray

The purge tray is loc ated on top of the l ast f eeder/ st ack er module. Aborted sheets (for example, damaged sheets or sheets cleared after a paper jam) are sent to thi s tray. The purge tray should be emptied when it has received 100 sheets of p aper.

Overview

NOTE: The system does not notify you when the tray is full.

Feeder trays

Multiple feeder trays can be configured to feed paper for jobs in the most effective manner. For example, the trays can provide nonstop printing of a complex job that requires many paper stocks, or only a few stocks, by usi ng the trays conti nuous loading capability. A different input tr ay can also be select ed for each cop y of a specific page in a print job, for example, to provide different paper colors for specific pages.

The printing system may have up to six feeder trays: two processor feeder trays and two to four high-capacity trays. Four addressable input trays are standard with the system, and two additional high-capacity trays are optional.

Feeder tray capacity The feeder trays have the following capaciti es, based on 20 pound

or 80 gsm (grams per square meter) paper:

• Tray 1: 1100 sheets

• Tray 2: 600 sheets

• Trays 3, 4, 5, and 6 (high-capacity trays): 2600 sheets each

An elevator moves each tray up or down when it is i n use. In each tray, a control panel consisting of a button, indicators, and paper level displays controls the elevator tray and indicates its status.

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Overview

Figure 1-5 Feeder tray control panel

1. Ready to Open indicator on feeder trays

2. Please Wait indicator on feeder trays

3. Tray Unlock button (feeder)

4. Paper Level indicators on feeder trays

Ready to Open

indicator on feeder trays

Please Wait indicator on feeder trays

Tray Unlock button

(feeder)

Paper Level

indicators on

feeder trays

Glows green when the tray can be pulled out and paper can be added to it.

Shows that the tray is in motion. This indicator is lit red when the Tray Unlock button i s pressed, while the tray is lowering, and while the tray is rising. The indicator goes off when the tray elevator reaches its destination.

Enables the feeder tray to be opened.

• If the tray is in use when this button is pressed, the feed selection switches to the backup tray if one has been identified. Otherwise, pri n ting stops.

• If the tray is in use and selected as a bac kup tray, pressing the Tray Unlock button causes the tray elevator to lower and the tray to be unavailable for auto switching.

• If the tray elevator is in the raised posit ion and the tray is not in use or selected as a backup tray, pressing this button causes the elevator to lower with no effect on printing operations.

This button functions when the Please Wait indicator is off. Display the approximate quantity of p aper in the tray. Each display

shows paper by quarter reams up to one ream, and then by full reams. The green indicator appears above it s Paper Level indicator.

Stacker bins

Each output stacker bin has offsetting capability and a capacity of 2500 sheets of 20 pound or 80 gsm paper.

NOTE: This capacity does not apply to 11 by 17 inch and A3 papers. Because of the additional weight these large sheets add to the bins, each bin is restricted to hold onl y up to 1500 sheet s of A3 or 11 by 17 inch papers, for safety reasons.

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Figure 1-6 High capacity stackers (HCS)

The stackers can stack the pri nted output in the bin three ways:

• Directly onto the bin platf orm.

• Into a container that is set on top of the bin platform.

NOTE: The stacking capacity is approximately 100 to 150 sheets less when stacking into a container.

• Onto a pallet without a container (for paper sizes 11 by 17 inches or A3 only).

Using the Stacking windows on the user interface, you can select the level to which paper will be stacked in the HCS.

A stacking elevator maintains the paper at the proper level for stacking and lower s the stack for unloading. An offset mechanism offsets print ed sets toward the front or back of the HCS bin.

Bin control panels

on stackers

The elevator platform lowers under the following conditions:

• The bin capacity has been reached.

• A selection to lower the platform is entered at the printer control console or a user interface window.

• The job being printed reaches a designated unload boundary.

Each HCS bin has unlinked double doors to give you easy and safe access for unloading output from the printer.

The elevator bin platform automatically rises when the doors are closed after the stacker has been unloaded.

Each stacker bin has a control panel consisting of buttons and indicators.

Figure 1-7 High capacity stacker bin control panel

1. Ready to Unload indicator on stacker bins

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2. Please Wait indicator on stacker bins

3. Bin Unload button on stacker

4. In Use indicator on stacker bin

Ready to Unload

indicator on

stacker bins

Please Wait

indicator on

stacker bins

Bin Unload button

on stacker

In Use indicator on

stacker bin

When this indicator glows, you can remove printed sheets from the stacker bin.

When this indicator glows, the elevator is in motion. This indicator turns off when the platform reaches its destination.

Lowers the bin elevator.

• If the bin is in use when this button is pressed, the printed pages begin stacking i n the oth er stacker bin, if auto swit ching has been enabled.

• If the bin is not in use, pressing this button does not affect printing operations.

When this indicator glows, the bin has been made ready to receive output.

Feeder/stacker modules

The feeder/stacker modules cont ain the high-cap acity feeder trays and the stacker bins. The printer may have up to four feeder/ stacker modules (including t he inverter f eeder/stac ker), cont aining feeder trays 3, 4, 5, and 6, and stacker bins A, B, C, and D. Each module contains one high-capacit y feeder tray and one high capacity stacker bin.

High-capacity

feeders

High-capacity

stackers

Inverter The inverter is part of the i nverter feeder/s tacker module. It allows

The high-capacity feeder (HCF) trays are located in the bottom half of the feeder/stacker modules. Each HCF tray can hold up to 2500 sheets of 20 pound or 80 gsm paper.

The high-capacity feeder trays can handl e paper sized from 8 by 10 inches / 203 by 254 mm to 17 by 14.02 inches / 432 by 356 mm.

Unlike the processor feeder trays, the HCF trays have Paper Level switches, which detect the posit ion of the elevator to determine the fullness of the tray.

The high-capacity st acker (HCS) bins are loc ated in the top half of the feeder/stacker modules, accessed through double doors.

Two high-capacity stacker bins are standard, with up to two additional bins available as options (providing up to four bins total). Each bin holds up to 2500 sheet s of 20 pound or 80 gsm paper.

for proper collation of the print job. It also directs printed output to the sample tray, when required.

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