Xerox Fax Machine - Manual

Print and Fax Driver Overview 1-3 Print and Fax Driver Overview A print and fax driver makes documents created with specialized software applications (word processing, spreadsheets, graphics) compatible with a specific printer. Each type of printer requires unique commands to print correctly and to ...

1-4 CentreWare Print and Fax Drivers for Microsoft Windows CentreWare Printer Drivers CentreWare printer drivers display the feature options on tabs within the driver. These printer drivers are designed specifically for Xerox products. CentreWare drivers are available for Windows NT/2000/XP workstat...

CentreWare Printer Drivers 1-5 Types of Printer Drivers The CentreWare printer drivers are available in PostScript 3, PCL 5e, and PCL 6 (XL) printing formats. PostScript PostScript gives you greater ability to scale and manipulate images; it offers more precision with high-end graphics. PostScript a...

1-6 CentreWare Print and Fax Drivers for Microsoft Windows Obtaining CentreWare Print and Fax Drivers The following table shows the Xerox system models supported in this release of CentreWare and the printer drivers that are available for Windows NT/2000/XP environments. CentreWare Print and Fax Dri...

DocuTech PPD Files 1-7 Downloading from the Web Xerox system printer drivers can be downloaded from the Xerox Web site at www.xerox.com . The installation files for all Xerox system models are available from the Web site. To download printer drivers: 1 Access the Xerox Web site and click Support &am...

1-8 CentreWare Print and Fax Drivers for Microsoft Windows CentreWare Printer Driver Applications The following applications are included on the CentreWare Print and Fax Drivers CD: „ Xerox Printer Configuration Utility „ Xerox Printer Installation Utility Xerox Printer Configuration Utility The Xer...

Print and Fax Driver Documentation 1-9 Print and Fax Driver Documentation CentreWare Print and Fax Drivers Guide for Windows This guide is intended for administrators who install and configure CentreWare printer drivers and for users who want to know more information about printer drivers and their ...

1-10 CentreWare Print and Fax Drivers for Microsoft Windows Telephone Support For additional assistance, you may contact the Xerox Welcome Center by telephone to speak with a Product Support Analyst. Locate your Xerox system serial number on the metal frame behind the front door, and record it in th...

2-1 Installing Windows Printer Drivers The CentreWare printer drivers support the special features and functions of Xerox systems, enabling fast, efficient printing from your desktop. Installation instructions for all current Windows environments are provided in this chapter. What’s in this chapter:...

2-2 Installing Windows Printer Drivers Requirements Printer Drivers „ The minimum hardware requirements for the CentreWare printer drivers vary based on the specific printer driver you are installing. At the most, you will need 14 MB of available hard disk space for any of the CentreWare Windows pri...

Network Print Configurations 2-3 Network Print Configurations Peer To Peer In a Peer To Peer environment, a printer driver is installed on a workstation that is connected to a printer. The printer driver resides only on the workstation. In this setup, workstation users maintain their own printer def...

2-4 Installing Windows Printer Drivers Installing Printer Drivers on Windows Networks You have three ways to install a Xerox printer driver and other components in Windows environments. Direct Installation Use the Xerox Printer Installation Utility to install Xerox printer drivers quickly and easily...

Installing Printer Drivers on Windows Networks 2-5 Direct Installation With the Xerox Printer Installation Utility, you can configure and install printer drivers with a Peer To Peer connection or through a network print server connection. You need administrator rights to run the Xerox Printer Instal...

Installing Printer Drivers on Windows Networks 2-7 8 Select Install Documentation to place the CentreWare Print and Fax Drivers Guide on your workstation. The document is placed at ...\Program Files\Xerox\< Xerox system name >. 9 Select a printer from the Information box. Or, select more than ...

2-10 Installing Windows Printer Drivers 12 Select Through Network Printer Server . 13 Enter your network printer path or click Browse to browse to a shared printer. Click OK . The network path to the printer is added to the Connection column of the Configuration Information box and the printer is co...

Installing Printer Drivers on Windows Networks 2-11 Distributed Installation The Distributed Installation procedures are for system administrators who would like to set up standardized configuration files for users to install their printer drivers. Using the Xerox Printer Configuration Utility, you ...

2-12 Installing Windows Printer Drivers Copying Files to the Network To configure the installation packet that you send to users to install printer drivers on their PCs, the contents of the CentreWare Print and Fax Drivers CD must be saved to a location on your network. To copy printer drivers: 1 In...

Installing Printer Drivers on Windows Networks 2-13 Configuring Installation Files The Xerox Printer Configuration Utility provides a simple way to set up a configuration file that you send to users as part of a packet of installation files. With the Xerox Printer Configuration Utility, you can sele...

2-14 Installing Windows Printer Drivers Setting Up Connection Types With the Xerox Printer Configuration Utility, you have the option to set up configuration files for multiple printers, which may have different connection types. For example, one printer may have a Peer To Peer connection and anothe...

2-16 Installing Windows Printer Drivers 8 Select from these options: „ Silent Installation —Simplifies installation for the user. After the user opens the zip file you send containing the configuration and installation files and clicks the Install.exe file, the printer drivers are automatically inst...

2-18 Installing Windows Printer Drivers 11 Make your Replace Driver and Default Printer selections. Click the cell to toggle between options. 12 Click Browse to open a Browse for Folder dialog and browse to the location of the printer driver files on the network. 13 Click OK to add the location of t...

Installing Printer Drivers on Windows Networks 2-19 Distributing Installation Files When you have set up and saved your configuration file(s) to the Packet folder, you are ready to distribute printer driver installation packet to users. You may want to send one of the following notes depending on wh...

2-20 Installing Windows Printer Drivers Installing Printer Drivers on a PC After you have received the printer driver installation zip file from your system administrator, there are two ways to install printer drivers on your PC: „ Silent Installation „ User Installation Silent Installation Your sys...

Installing Printer Drivers on Windows Networks 2-21 Managing Configuration Files for Multiple User Groups To manage configuration files for different groups of users that use separate printers, you can create separate configuration files for each group. To manage configuration files for multiple use...

Installing Printer Drivers on Windows Networks 2-23 Point and Print Installations This procedure assumes that a Xerox system on a network server has been installed with the appropriate CentreWare printer driver prior to performing Point and Print. If you would like to standardize the device settings...

2-24 Installing Windows Printer Drivers Installing Printer Drivers on Other Networks The Xerox Installer supports Windows networks. To install drivers on other networks use Microsoft’s Add Printer Wizard. Configuring Printer Drivers To use the Xerox system printer drivers most effectively, you will ...

Configuring Printer Drivers 2-25 To modify the driver default settings: 1 At a workstation, insert the CentreWare Print and Fax Drivers CD into the CD-ROM drive. The AutoRun program displays the available selections. –or– If the AutoRun is disabled on your workstation, open My Computer and double-cl...

Configuring Printer Drivers 2-27 Configuring Installable Options at the Workstation You may want to configure installable options at a user workstation. To configure the Installable Options at the workstation: 1 At the desktop, click Start > Settings > Printers or Start > Printers and Faxes...

2-28 Installing Windows Printer Drivers 4 Click Installable Options and select the options that are available on your Xerox system. 5 Click OK to save the settings and OK to close the Properties dialog. 6 Click OK to close the printer driver. Figure 2-9: Installable Options Dialog

2-30 Installing Windows Printer Drivers Uninstalling Windows Printer Drivers For Windows NT To uninstall the Windows NT printer drivers: 1 At the desktop, click Start > Settings > Printers . 2 Right-click on the icon for the Xerox system you want to delete and select Delete . 3 A confirmation ...

3-2 Getting the Most From Your Printer Driver Driver Structure The driver arranges the features on six tabs: Paper/Output, Special Pages, Image Options, Layout/Watermark, Advanced, and Job Notes. The features on the tabs are organized for your convenience with the most frequently used features avail...

Driver Structure 3-3 Tabs Features vary on the driver tabs depending on the driver type and installable options. General Tabs These driver tabs are accessed through your application’s print dialog. Driver setting changes on these tabs apply to the open document and application, and are temporary. Th...

3-4 Getting the Most From Your Printer Driver Default Tabs These driver tabs are accessed through the Printers folder and may be available only with administrative rights. From the desktop select Start > Settings > Printers and Faxes . Right-click on your printer icon and select Properties . T...

Driver Structure 3-5 Driver Help System The Help system is the primary source for information about using the printer drivers. Each driver tab has a Help button for easy access to the Help system. Through this Help button you can call up information on any feature on that tab or any other tab. Among...

4-1 Problem Solving Application, device, and network errors can occur in a variety of printing situations. In many cases, simply restarting the application, the workstation, or the printer will resolve the problem. This chapter includes tips for troubleshooting a problem. What’s in this chapter: „ T...

4-2 Problem Solving Troubleshooting a Problem When a problem persists, document the error messages and gather information to define the problem. The following problem-solving procedures are recommended: „ Accurately define the problem. When, where, and how does the problem occur? „ Reproduce the pro...

CENTREWARE PRINT AND FAX DRIVERS GUIDE I NDEX - I A Adobe Acrobat Reader 1-9 Applications 1-8 C CentreWare print and fax drivers Applications 1-8 Configuring Installable Options Manually 2-24 Configuring Installation Files 2-13 Configuring printer drivers 2-24 Copying Files to the Network 2-12 D Dir...