Page 2 - Basic Printing; Overview of Basic Steps; Print; Factors Affecting Printing Performance; Note
Basic Printing WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-2 Basic Printing This section includes: ■ "Overview of Basic Steps" on page 5-2 ■ "Factors Affecting Printing Performance" on page 5-2 Overview of Basic Steps Follow these steps to print jobs: 1. Load paper in the tray. For informatio...
Page 3 - Print Fonts; Types of Fonts; Viewing a List of System Fonts Available for Printing; Address
Print Fonts WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-3 Print Fonts This section includes: ■ "Types of Fonts" on page 5-3 ■ "Viewing a List of System Fonts Available for Printing" on page 5-3 ■ "Printing a List of System Fonts" on page 5-4 ■ "Downloading Fonts" on page 5-5 T...
Page 4 - Printing a List of System Fonts; Using the Control Panel; Information; Using CentreWare IS
Print Fonts WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-4 Printing a List of System Fonts To print a list of available PostScript or PCL fonts, use: ■ The control panel ■ CentreWare IS ■ The printer driver Using the Control Panel To print either a PCL font list or a PostScript font list and samples from the ...
Page 5 - Downloading Fonts; Downloading Fonts from the CentreWare Font Management Utility; FMU
Print Fonts WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-5 Downloading Fonts To supplement the resident fonts (which are always available for printing), downloadable fonts can be sent from your computer and stored in the system’s memory or on the system’s hard drive. Note If you turn the system off, the fonts...
Page 6 - Adjusting Printing Options; Obtaining the Printer Driver
Adjusting Printing Options WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-6 Adjusting Printing Options This section includes: ■ "Obtaining the Printer Driver" on page 5-6 ■ "Setting the Print Default Tray" on page 5-7 ■ "Selecting Printing Preferences (Windows)" on page 5-8 ■ "Select...
Page 7 - Setting the Print Default Tray; Job Defaults Setup
Adjusting Printing Options WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-7 Setting the Print Default Tray To select the default tray for printing, use either: ■ The control panel ■ CentreWare IS Note The printer driver overrides the control panel and CentreWare IS settings. Using the Control Panel To select th...
Page 8 - Selecting Printing Options for an Individual Job (Windows)
Adjusting Printing Options WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-8 Selecting Printing Preferences (Windows) Printer preferences control all of your jobs, unless you overwrite them specifically for your job. For example, if you want to use automatic 2-sided printing for most jobs, set this option in pri...
Page 10 - Selecting Printing Options for an Individual Job (Macintosh)
Adjusting Printing Options WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-10 Selecting Printing Options for an Individual Job (Macintosh) To select print settings for a particular job, change the driver settings before sending the job to the printer. 1. With the document open in your application, click File , t...
Page 12 - Automatic 2-Sided Printing; Guidelines
Automatic 2-Sided Printing WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-12 Automatic 2-Sided Printing This section includes: ■ "Guidelines" on page 5-12 ■ "Binding Edge" on page 5-12 ■ "Overview of Steps for 2-Sided Printing" on page 5-13 ■ "Selecting 2-Sided Printing in the Driver...
Page 13 - Overview of Steps for 2-Sided Printing; Selecting 2-Sided Printing in the Driver
Automatic 2-Sided Printing WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-13 Overview of Steps for 2-Sided Printing To select automatic 2-sided printing: 1. Insert paper into the tray. For more information, see the Loading Media chapter of this guide, or go to Getting Started/Loading Media on the User Documenta...
Page 14 - Transparencies
Transparencies WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-14 Transparencies This section includes: ■ "Guidelines" on page 5-14 ■ "Printing Transparencies from Tray 1" on page 5-15 ■ "Printing Transparencies from Tray 2, 3, or 4" on page 5-16 Transparencies can be printed from any tra...
Page 15 - Printing Transparencies from Tray 1
Transparencies WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-15 Printing Transparencies from Tray 1 1. Insert transparencies into Tray 1. Note Do not load transparencies above the fill line. 2. Adjust the paper guides to fit against the transparencies. 3. At the control panel: a. Select Change , then press the...
Page 16 - Printing Transparencies from Tray 2, 3, or 4
Transparencies WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-16 Printing Transparencies from Tray 2, 3, or 4 1. Pull the tray completely out of the system. 2. Adjust the width and length paper guides to match the size of the transparencies. ■ Press the sides of the length guide, then slide the guide until the ...
Page 18 - Envelopes
Envelopes WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-18 Envelopes This section includes: ■ "Guidelines" on page 5-18 ■ "Printing Envelopes from Tray 1" on page 5-20 ■ "Printing Envelopes from Tray 2, 3, or 4" on page 5-21 Guidelines These envelopes can be printed from any tray: ■ #10...
Page 19 - Storing Envelopes
Envelopes WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-19 Successful envelope printing is highly dependent on the quality and construction of the envelopes. Follow these guidelines when printing envelopes: ■ All envelopes should be printed single-sided only. ■ Use only paper envelopes. ■ Do not use envelopes ...
Page 20 - Printing Envelopes from Tray 1; Change
Envelopes WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-20 Printing Envelopes from Tray 1 1. Insert envelopes into Tray 1 as follows: 2. Adjust the paper guides to fit against the envelopes. 3. At the control panel: a. If the type of envelope is not correct, select Change , then press the Enter button. b. Sele...
Page 24 - Printing Labels from Tray 1
Labels, Business Cards, and Index Cards WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-24 Printing Labels from Tray 1 1. Insert the labels into the tray with the side to be printed facedown with the top of the page against the rollers. 2. Adjust the paper guides to fit against the labels. 3. At the control pane...
Page 27 - Printing Business Cards or Index Cards from Tray 1; facedown
Labels, Business Cards, and Index Cards WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-27 Printing Business Cards or Index Cards from Tray 1 1. Insert the cards into the tray with the side to printed facedown with the top of page against the rollers. Caution Insert a maximum of 25 business card sheets. Insertin...
Page 28 - Specialty Paper; Photo Paper
Specialty Paper WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-28 Specialty Paper This section includes: ■ "Photo Paper" on page 5-28 ■ "Postcards and Trifold Brochures" on page 5-32 ■ "Weatherproof Paper" on page 5-36 ■ "Glossy Paper" on page 5-40 ■ "Carbonless Paper" on...
Page 29 - Printing Xerox Professional Solid Ink Photo Paper from Tray 1
Specialty Paper WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-29 Printing Xerox Professional Solid Ink Photo Paper from Tray 1 1. Insert the paper into the tray with the side to be printed (the glossy side) facedown with the top of the page against the rollers. 2. Adjust the paper guides to fit against the pap...
Page 32 - Postcards and Trifold Brochures
Specialty Paper WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-32 Postcards and Trifold Brochures Xerox Phaser Postcards and Trifold Brochures can be printed from any tray. Both postcards and trifold brochures can be printed on two sides. For best results, use only postcards and trifold brochures specified for ...
Page 33 - Printing Postcards and Trifold Brochures from Tray 1
Specialty Paper WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-33 Printing Postcards and Trifold Brochures from Tray 1 1. Fan the postcards or trifold brochures to release sheets that may be stuck together. 2. Insert a maximum of 50 sheets of either postcards or trifold brochures into Tray 1 as follows: ■ Singl...
Page 34 - Printing Postcards and Trifold Brochures from Tray 2, 3, or 4
Specialty Paper WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-34 Printing Postcards and Trifold Brochures from Tray 2, 3, or 4 1. Pull the tray completely out of the system. 2. If necessary, adjust the length and side paper guides to match the size of the paper. ■ Press the sides of the length guide, then slid...
Page 36 - Weatherproof Paper; Single-sided printing
Specialty Paper WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-36 Weatherproof Paper Weatherproof paper can be printed from any tray. You can load paper to the fill line in the tray, however, the printer has better feed reliability if you load fewer sheets in the tray. For best results, use only Xerox Phaser We...
Page 37 - Printing Weatherproof Paper from Tray 2, 3, or 4
Specialty Paper WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-37 3. Adjust the paper guides to fit against the paper. 4. At the control panel: a. Select Change , then press the Enter button. b. Select the paper size, then press the Enter button. c. Select Plain Paper for paper type, then press the Enter button...
Page 40 - Glossy Paper; Printing Glossy Paper from Tray 1
Specialty Paper WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-40 Glossy Paper Xerox Professional Solid Ink Glossy Paper can be printed, 1- or 2-sided, from any tray. To order paper, transparencies, or other specialty media, contact your local reseller or go to www.xerox.com/office/supplies . Guidelines ■ Do no...
Page 41 - Printing Glossy Paper from Tray 2, 3, or 4
Specialty Paper WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-41 3. On the control panel: a. Select Change , then press the Enter button. b. Select the paper size, then press the Enter button. c. Select Special for paper type, then press the Enter button to save your selection. 4. In the printer driver, select...
Page 43 - Carbonless Paper; Printing Xerox Carbonless Paper from Tray 1
Specialty Paper WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-43 Carbonless Paper Xerox Carbonless Paper reams are pre-collated into sets of two or more sheets. The first sheet of a set is white; the subsequent sheets are different colors. ■ Most carbonless paper reams are straight collated, with the first she...
Page 45 - Printing Xerox Carbonless Paper from Tray 2, 3, or 4
Specialty Paper WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-45 5. On the control panel: a. Select Change , then press the Enter button. b. Select the paper size, then press the Enter button. c. Select Special for paper type, then press the Enter button to save your selection. 6. In the printer driver, select...
Page 48 - Proof Prints
Specialty Paper WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-48 8. In the printer driver, select the appropriate tray as the paper source. Note Do not select Proof Prints during the print job. It will disturb the sequence of the pre- collated sets. 9. To ensure the carbonless paper sets are properly loaded in...
Page 49 - Custom Size Paper
Custom Size Paper WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-49 Custom Size Paper This section includes: ■ "Guidelines" on page 5-49 ■ "Printing Custom Size Paper from Tray 1" on page 5-50 Guidelines In addition to the wide variety of standard paper sizes that you can use for printing, you c...
Page 50 - Printing Custom Size Paper from Tray 1
Custom Size Paper WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-50 Printing Custom Size Paper from Tray 1 1. Insert custom size paper into Tray 1 as follows: ■ Single-sided printing : Insert the side to be printed facedown with the top of page against the roller. ■ 2-sided printing : Insert side one faceup wit...
Page 52 - Advanced Options
Advanced Options WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-52 Advanced Options The following table displays many of the Xerox printer driver features that are available with specific operating systems. This topic includes more information about these features and information about how to select the feature...
Page 53 - Selecting Print-Quality Modes
Advanced Options WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-53 Selecting Print-Quality Modes You can select from four print-quality modes, as shown in the following table. To select the print-quality mode in a supported driver: ■ Windows 98, Windows Me PostScript driver: On the Setup tab, select a print-qua...
Page 54 - Adjusting Color Using TekColor Corrections
Advanced Options WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-54 Adjusting Color Using TekColor Corrections The TekColor correction options provide simulations of different color devices. Automatic is the default correction for general image processing. See the following table to determine what option you wan...
Page 55 - Printing in Black and White
Advanced Options WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-55 Printing in Black and White If you want your output in black, white, and shades of gray, you can select Black & White in a supported printer driver: ■ Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows NT PostScri...
Page 57 - Printing Booklets
Advanced Options WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-57 Printing Booklets With two-sided printing, you can print a document in the form of a small book. Create booklets for any paper size that is supported for 2-sided (duplex) printing. The driver automatically reduces each page image by 50 percent a...
Page 58 - Printing Separation Pages
Advanced Options WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-58 Printing Separation Pages A separation page (a divider page or slipsheet) can be inserted after a print job, between copies of a print job, or between individual pages of a print job. Specify the tray to use as the source for the separation page...
Page 59 - Printing Cover Pages
Advanced Options WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-59 Printing Cover Pages A cover page is the first or last page of a document. The printer enables you to choose a different paper source for the cover page than for the body of a document. For instance, use your company letterhead for the first pag...
Page 60 - Scaling
Advanced Options WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-60 ■ Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows NT PostScript driver: On the Paper/Quality tab under Cover Pages , select First or First and Last Page , then select the tray to use for the covers from the Source drop-down list . ■ Mac O...
Page 61 - Printing Watermarks
Advanced Options WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-61 Printing Watermarks A watermark is additional text that can be printed across one or more pages. For example, terms like Draft, Confidential, Date, Version that you might stamp on a page before distribution, can be inserted with a watermark. In ...
Page 62 - Printing Negative and Mirror Images
Advanced Options WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-62 Printing Negative and Mirror Images You can print pages as a negative image (reverses the light and dark areas in your printed image) or mirror image (flips images horizontally on pages when printed). Negative Image Mirror Image To select negati...
Page 63 - Smoothing Images; Printing Secure, Proof, and Saved Print Jobs
Advanced Options WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-63 Smoothing Images Image smoothing blends adjacent colors in low-resolution images for smoother color transitions. For example, use image smoothing to improve the appearance of a 72 dpi image downloaded from the World Wide Web. Image smoothing is ...
Page 64 - Sending Secure, Proof, and Saved Print Jobs; Secure Print Jobs
Advanced Options WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-64 ■ Saved Print: Stores the job on the system’s hard drive so you can print it on demand from the control panel. The job is not deleted after printing. This is useful for any document you frequently print, such as tax forms, personnel forms, or re...
Page 65 - Printing Proof and Saved Print Jobs
Advanced Options WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-65 Printing Proof and Saved Print Jobs To print a saved print job or the additional copies of a proof print job, select the job name at the control panel: 1. On the control panel, press the Print button. 2. In the menu, select Proof Print Jobs or S...
