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The Xerox DocuPrint P8ex Personal Laser Printer Reference Guide.
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Contents i DocuPr int P8 ex Ref erenc e Guide Chapter 1 Introduction ...... ....... .... ....... ....... ...... ....... ....... ...... .. 1-1 Overview ......... .................... ................... ................... ......... 1-2 Printer Compo nents .
DocuPr int P 8ex Ref eren ce Gui de Using the Manual Fee der ...... ................... .................... .. 3-6 Using the Face-up Stacker .......... .................... ............... 3-7 Loading Envel opes .......... ................... .......
DocuPr int P8 ex Ref erenc e Guide A ppendix A Printer Speci fications ........ ....... ...... ....... ....... ...... .. A-1 A ppendix B Environmental and S afety Considerat ions ..... ... B-1 Introduction ..... .................... ............ .....
DocuPr int P 8ex Ref eren ce Gui de.
Chapte r 1: In trodu ction 1-1 Introduction C h a p t e r 1 Overview ........ .................... ................... ................... ........ 1-2 Printer Compo nents .... ................... .................... .............. 1-3 Printer Features .
Overvi ew 1-2 DocuPr int P8ex R eferen ce Gui de Ov e rv ie w In this chapter, you will becom e famil iar with th e features of y our printer and learn wh ere to locate specific printer parts. Before you use y our printer , make su re that y ou perform all of the setup steps outlined in the Us er Gui de that cam e w ith y our printer .
Prin ter C omp onents Chapte r 1: In trodu ction 1-3 Printer Component s Use Figures 1.1 through 1.3 to identify th e main com ponents of your Do cuP rint P 8e x.
Print er Com ponent s 1-4 DocuPr int P8ex R eferen ce Gui de Figure 1.3 Printer C omponent s, Rear View Rear View USB connec tor Parallel connecto r Power cord co nnector Pow er sw itch 1 2 3 4.
Printe r Feat ures Chapte r 1: In trodu ction 1-5 Printer Features Y our Xerox DocuPrint P8ex is a compact, easy to us e laser printer designed for the small office environment. It is designed to provide years of hig h quality , high perform ance printing .
Print er Doc umenta tion 1-6 DocuPr int P8ex R eferen ce Gui de Printer Document ation Y our DocuPrint P8ex is packaged with the follo wing docu menta tion a nd infor mati on: • User Guide , w hich sh ow s you how to get y our printer up and running , and provides the basic inform ation needed to use your printer .
Printe r Docu menta tion Chapte r 1: In trodu ction 1-7 Using the CD-RO M The documentation on th e CD-ROM is provided as a PDF file, wh ich is readable using A dobe Acrobat Reader (pro vided on the CD-ROM if you do not a lready hav e it installed).
Print er Doc umenta tion 1-8 DocuPr int P8ex R eferen ce Gui de Note, Caution an d W ar ning Sy mbol s Throughout this R eference Guide, several sy mbols are us ed to emphasize u seful, im portant and critical inform ation. They are as fol lows: This symbol indicates particularly useful or helpful information about your printer .
Chapte r 2: Ad ditio nal Pr inter Setup Informat ion 2-1 Additional Printer Setup Information C h a p t e r 2 Installing Software ................... ................... .................... . 2-2 Installing the RCP and Sta tus Monitor ..... .........
Install ing S oftwa re 2-2 DocuPr int P8ex R eferen ce Gui de Inst alling Softw are Included with your printer is a CD-R OM containing printer drivers for some of the m ost popular W indow s softw are applications.
Install ing S oftwa re Chapte r 2: Ad ditio nal Pr inter Setup Informat ion 2-3 Inst alling the RCP and St atus Mo nitor Window s 95/98/NT 4.0 Inst allation 1 Insert the X erox DocuPrin t P8ex CD-ROM in to your CD-ROM drive. 2 If the setup pro gram runs automatically, skip to S tep 5.
Install ing S oftwa re 2-4 DocuPr int P8ex R eferen ce Gui de Inst al ling the X erox Font Manager Y our printer includes 1 10 font s for use on you r computer and printer . T o install the f onts (w hich is a tim e-consum ing procedure), follow th e instruct ions below: Window s 95/98/NT 4.
Chapte r 3: L oadin g Prin t Media 3-1 Loading Print Media C h a p t e r 3 Selecting Prin t Media .. ................... .................... .............. 3-2 Media Selection ....... ................... .................... .............. 3-2 Media Guideline s .
Selecti ng Pr int M edi a 3-2 DocuPrin t P8 ex Ref erence Guide Selecting Print Media Media Selectio n Medi a Size s Weight s Inpu t She et Cap acit y Paper Letter (8.
Sele cting Print Media Chapte r 3: L oadin g Prin t Media 3-3 Media Guideli nes When selecting or lo ading paper , please remem ber the followin g: • Attem pting to print on d am p, curled, w rink led, or torn paper can cause paper jams and poor print quality .
Loading Print M edia 3-4 DocuPrin t P8 ex Ref erence Guide Loading P rint Media Using the Multipurpo se Paper Feeder (MPF) For best results, use hig h quality Xerox brand xerographic copier pape r . 1 Pull the extender on th e MPF u p until it stops 2 Before loading the p aper , flex the sheets back and forth to loosen them, then fan th em .
Loading Pri nt M edia Chapte r 3: L oadin g Prin t Media 3-5 4 Adjust the paper gui des to the width o f the paper . 5 Pull up the extender o n the face-down stacker until it stops. The fa ce -dow n s tac ke r ca n hold up to 100 pr inte d pag es . 6 Select the paper size from your software application an d start your print jo b.
Loading Print M edia 3-6 DocuPrin t P8 ex Ref erence Guide Using the Manual Feeder Use the manual feeder in o rder to feed paper one sheet at a tim e int o your pr inte r . 1 Plac e t he pa per i n the ma nual fe ede r and adjus t the pape r g uide s to the width of t he paper .
Loading Pri nt M edia Chapte r 3: L oadin g Prin t Media 3-7 Using the Face-up St acker The face-up stacker is recom mended for env elopes, transparencies and thick stock paper . 1 Place your fingers on either side of the face-up stacker , press tabs toward center of the printer , and pull the fac e-up stacker down.
3-8 Docu Print P 8ex Re feren ce Gui de Loading En vel opes Depending on the th ickness of y our envelopes, the m ultipurpose paper feeder can hold up to 10 envelopes. If you experience envelope feeding problems, try placing envelopes o ne at a time into the man ual feeder .
Chapt er 4: Pri nting 4-1 Printing C h a p t e r 4 Printing a Document .......... ............ .................... .............. 4-2 Configuring the PCL Drivers .......... .................... .............. 4-3 Selecting Your Printer ........... ..
Print ing a D ocume nt 4-2 DocuPr int P8ex R eferen ce Gui de Printing a Document The following procedure describes the general steps required for printing from various W indow s applications. The exact steps for printing a docum ent may vary depending on the application program you are using.
Conf iguri ng the PCL Driver s Chapt er 4: Pri nting 4-3 Configuring the PCL Driv ers Selecting Y our Printer T o use all of the f eatures of you r DocuPrint P8 ex, m ake sure it is selected as the default printer . When you install the printer driver, DocuPrint P8ex is autom atically set as t he def ault printer .
Config uring the P CL D rivers 4-4 DocuPr int P8ex R eferen ce Gui de Setting P roperties The DocuPrint P8ex printer driver’s P rint Setu p dialog box allows you to set various printer properties.
Conf iguri ng the PCL Driver s Chapt er 4: Pri nting 4-5 Paper/Output Use this tab to chang e the number o f co pies, page orientation, paper size, paper source and output format.
Using Printe r Uti lities 4-6 DocuPr int P8ex R eferen ce Gui de Using Printer Utilities Y our Xerox DocuPrint P8ex CD-ROM contains the follow ing utilities, w hich can be ins talled w hen y ou instal.
Using P rinte r Uti lities Chapt er 4: Pri nting 4-7 The screen includes the follow ing tabs. PRIN TER Use this tab to control the follow ing printer features: • Power Save determin es th e lengt h of time the printer w aits af ter a job is printed before it goes to a r educed power state.
Using Printe r Uti lities 4-8 DocuPr int P8ex R eferen ce Gui de FONT SETUP • T ypeface allow s you to select the desired typeface. This setting is ignored w hen the softw are application specifies a f ont. • Symbol Set determines th e sym bol set.
Using P rinte r Uti lities Chapt er 4: Pri nting 4-9 QUA LITY Use this tab to control the follow ing printer features: • Density determines th e overall density of the printed im age. • Memory Enhancem ent m ode makes th e printer process more data by optim izing the m em ory .
Using Printe r Uti lities 4-10 DocuPrin t P8ex Refer ence Guide St atus Monitor St atus Mo nitor is a pr ogr am tha t r uns in the bac kgro und a nd automaticall y display s a messag e on your com puter screen wh enever the printer status changes. Xerox Font Man ager Xerox Font Manager is a font manager f or W indow s 95/98, W in dow s NT 4.
Chapt er 5: Ma intenan ce 5-1 Maintenance C h a p t e r 5 Cleaning the Prin ter ........... ................... ................... ........ 5-2 Cleaning the Outside ...... ................... ................... ........ 5-2 Cleaning the Inside .. ..
Cleani ng the Pri nter 5-2 DocuPr int P8ex R eferen ce Gui de Cleaning the Printer Cleaning the O ut si de Clean the outside su rfaces of the printer by w iping them with a soft, clean, lint-f ree cloth. Do not use ammonia- based sprays or volati le solvents such as thinner to clean the pr inter , as these can damage the pri nter surface.
Cleani ng the Pri nter Chapt er 5: Ma intenan ce 5-3 Cleaning the Insi de When paper jams occur , unfus ed toner on the paper can fall off the paper and build up inside the printer . 1 Unpl ug the pow e r cor d. 2 Remove the image ca rtridge (refer to “Replacing th e Ima ge Car tr idge ” in s ect ion 4-2).
Replaci ng the Laser Prin t Car tridge 5-4 DocuPr int P8ex R eferen ce Gui de Replacing the Laser Print Cartridge When ordering laser print cartridge, refer to part #1 13R00296. 1 Make sure the print er is turned OFF . 2 Open the front cover . 3 Lift the cartridge handle to disengage the cartridge, then pu ll the cartridge out of the p rinter .
Repla cing the La ser Pr int Ca rtridge Chapt er 5: Ma intenan ce 5-5 6 Locate the cartridge guid e rails inside the pr inter (o ne on each side) and locate the gu ide pins o n each side of the cartrid ge. 7 Push the cartridge into p lace by pressing down on the handle.
5-6 DocuPrin t P8ex Refere nce Gu ide.
Chapte r 6: T roubl eshooti ng 6-1 T roubleshooting C h a p t e r 6 Printer Probl ems ... ................... ................... .................... .
Print er Pr oblem s 6-2 DocuPr int P8ex R eferen ce Gui de Printer Problems If y ou have an y problem s with the operation of y our DocuPrint P8ex printer , refer to T able 6.1. If the prob lem cannot be s olved by carrying out the in structions in this t able, call the Xerox Helpline.
Print er Pr oble ms Chapte r 6: T roubl eshooti ng 6-3 Th e paper is not fed in to the printer . Paper has n ot been in serted correctly . Remove and reinsert the pape r c orrectly (refer to “Lo ading Print Media” in section 2-2) . There is too m uch p aper in the multipurp ose pa per feeder .
Print er Pr oblem s 6-4 DocuPr int P8ex R eferen ce Gui de The printer prin ts the wrong data, o r it print s incorrect characters . The interface cable mi ght not be connecte d properly . Check t he interfac e cable connecti on. There may be a p roblem with the printer driver s oftware.
Print er Pr oble ms Chapte r 6: T roubl eshooti ng 6-5 Printing is too slow . If using W indows 3.x , Print M anager may be disa bled. From the Control Pan el Printers menu, check the Use Pri nt Manager box. If using W indows 3.x, the Backgroun d Printing s etting in the Options me nu of Print Manage r may be set to “Low .
Print Qualit y Prob lems 6-6 DocuPr int P8ex R eferen ce Gui de Print Quality Problems The causes listed in T able 6.2 are probable causes only, an d may not represent all of the possible cases wh ich m ay occur under actual operating conditions.
Prin t Qua lity Pr oblem s Chapte r 6: T roubl eshooti ng 6-7 Cha ract er voi ds Th e pape r may be t oo d ry . Try pr inti ng wi th a diffe rent bat ch of pap er. Backgroun d scatter The paper m ay be too da mp. Tr y printing with a d iffere nt batch o f paper.
6-8 DocuPrin t P8ex Refere nce Gu ide.
Appen dix A: P rint er Sp ecificat ions A-1 Printer Specifications A p p e n d i x A.
Printe r Spec ific ation s A-2 DocuPrin t P8ex Refer ence Guide Item Specification and Description Speed 8 ppm Resolution 600 x 600 dpi with 1200 dpi quality Image ca rtridge Part #1 13R00296 Image ca.
Printe r Spec ifica tions Appen dix A: P rint er Sp ecificat ions A-3 Noise level Power Saving Mode: < Back ground (35 dBA) Operation: < 4 8dBA Power rating 90 - 137 V AC, 50/60 Hz or 189 - 2 59.
A-4 Docu Print P8ex R efer ence G uide.
Append ix B: Envir onment al a nd Saf ety Co nside ratio ns B-1 Environmental and Safety Considerations A p p e n d i x B Introduction ................. ................... .................... .............. B -2 Laser Safety ................ .......
Introd uction B-2 DocuPrin t P8ex Refer ence Guide Introduction The Xerox DocuPrint P8ex and its supplies are designed and tested to meet strict saf ety requirem ents. These include saf ety agen cy examin ation and approval, and compliance to establish ed environm ental standards.
Laser Safety Append ix B: Envir onment al a nd Saf ety Co nside ratio ns B-3 Laser Safety The Xerox DocuPrint P8ex complies w ith laser product performance stan dards set by governm ental, national an d international agen cies as a Class 1 Laser Product.
Lase r Safe ty B-4 DocuPrin t P8ex Refer ence Guide Laser Safety for the United St ates and Canada The Xerox DocuPrint P8ex complies w ith safet y standards, and is certified as a Class 1 Laser product under the U.
Laser Safety Append ix B: Envir onment al a nd Saf ety Co nside ratio ns B-5 Laser Safety for Finland and Swe den Luokitu s on on tehty st andardin EN 60825 mu kaisest i Klassning en är gjord I enlighet met stan darden EN 60 825.
Oz one Safety B-6 DocuPrin t P8ex Refer ence Guide Ozone Safety During norm al operation, the Xerox DocuPrint P8ex produces ozone. The ozone pro duced does not present a hazard to the operator . How ever , it is ad visable that the mach ine be op erated in a well v entilated area.
Electr ical S afet y Append ix B: Envir onment al a nd Saf ety Co nside ratio ns B-7 Electrical Safety Alw ays f ollow a cod e of saf e habits starting w ith th e followin g: • Use only th e power cord supplied w ith your Xerox DocuPrint P8ex.
Elec trical Safet y B-8 DocuPrin t P8ex Refer ence Guide • Do not place the Xerox DocuPrint P8ex where people mi ght step or trip on the power cable. • Do not place objects on the power cable. • Do not place the printer on an unstable cart, stand or table.
Electr ical S afet y Append ix B: Envir onment al a nd Saf ety Co nside ratio ns B-9 • Do not use aer osol cleaners. Follow the instructions in this User Guide for proper cleaning meth ods. • Never use supplies or cleaning m aterials for purposes other t han wh at they w ere intended.
Radio Frequen cy E mission s B-10 D ocuPr int P 8ex R eferenc e Guid e Radio Frequency Emissions United St ates and Canada Note: T h is equipm ent has been tested and found to com ply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Radio Freq uency E mission s Append ix B: Env ironmen tal and S afety Consi derati ons B-1 1 Changes or modifications to this equipment n ot specifically approved b y the Xero x Corporation may void the auth ority granted by the FCC to operate this equipment.
Radio Frequen cy E mission s B-12 D ocuPr int P 8ex R eferenc e Guid e Eur ope The CE marking applied to this product sym bolizes Xerox Limi ted Declaration of Conformity w ith the following applicable Directives of the European Union as of th e dates indicated.
Radio Freq uency E mission s Appen dix B : Envi ronment al and Safety C onsid eratio ns B-1 3 A full declaration, defi ning the relev ant directives and referenced standards can be obtained from y our.
Opera tional Safety B-14 D ocuPr int P 8ex R eferenc e Guid e Operational Safety The Xerox DocuPrint P8ex and its supplies were desig ned and tested to meet strict saf ety requirements. These incl ude safety agency examin ation, approval, and compliance w ith established environm ental standards.
Operati onal Safety Appen dix B : Envi ronment al and Safety C onsid eratio ns B-1 5 • Do not a ttem pt any m aintenan ce f unction that is not specif ically described in the Xerox DocuPrint P8ex documentation . • Use materials and supplies specif ically designed f or y our Xer ox DocuPrint P8ex.
Opera tional Safety B-16 D ocuPr int P 8ex R eferenc e Guid e.
Appen dix C : Certi ficat ions C-1 Certifications A p p e n d i x C Quality Stan dards .............. ................... ................... ........ C-2 Energy Star .
Qualit y Stan dard s C-2 Doc uPrint P8ex Referen ce Gui de Quality S t andards The Xerox DocuPrint P 8ex is certif ied to EN609 50. The equipm ent is man ufactured under a BS5750 Quality s ystem accepted by the British Standards Institution.
Energy Star Appen dix C : Certi ficat ions C-3 Energy S t ar This printer contains advanced energy conservation technology wh ich reduces power consu mption w hen it is not in active u se. When the printer does not receive data for an extended period of time, pow er consum ption is autom atically lowered.
C-4 DocuPrin t P8ex Refer ence Guide.
Append ix D: Addi ng M emor y D-1 Adding Me mory A p p e n d i x D Installing a SIM M ............... ............ .................... .............. D-2 Removing a SIMM .
Install ing a S IM M D-2 Doc uPrint P8ex Referen ce Gui de Inst alling a SIMM 1 Tu rn off the prin ter and unp lug the power cord. Disconnect all cables from the back of the prin ter . 2 Remove the two screws from th e b ack of the control board, and pull the contro l board ou t of the printer .
Remov ing a S IM M Append ix D: Addi ng M emor y D-3 Remov ing a SIMM 1 Tu rn off the prin ter and unp lug the power cord. Disconnect all cables from the back of the prin ter . 2 Remove the two screws from th e b ack of the control board, and pull the contro l board ou t of the printer .
D-4 DocuPrin t P8ex Refer ence Guide.
Appen dix E: La nguage Code s E-1 Language Codes A p p e n d i x E.
Languag e Codes E-2 DocuPrin t P8ex Refer ence Guide Code Language BG Bul gar ian CS Czech DA Danish DE German EL Greek EN English ES Spanis h ET Estonian FI Finni sh FR French HU Hungarian IT Itali a.
Index I X DocuPr int P8 ex Ref erenc e Guide A Ado be Acrob at R ead er • 2-2 C Card stock Sizes and capacities • 3-2 CD-ROM • 1-6 , 2-2 Cleaning the pri nter • 5- 2 5-3 Inside surfaces • 5-.
P DocuPr int P 8ex Ref eren ce Gui de Multipu rpose paper feeder Location • 1-3 Using • 3-4 3-5 P Pa pe r See also Media Size s and ca pac itie s • 3- 2 Paper guid es Location • 1-3 Using • .
An important point after buying a device Xerox P8EX (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Xerox P8EX yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Xerox P8EX - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Xerox P8EX you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Xerox P8EX will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Xerox P8EX, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Xerox P8EX.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Xerox P8EX. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Xerox P8EX along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
