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WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer Copyright © 2005 Xerox Corporation . All Rights Reserved. 5-1 This chapter includes: ■ "Basic Printing" on page 5-2 ■ "Print Fonts" on page 5.
Basic Printing WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-2 Basic Printing This section includes: ■ "Overvie w of Basic Steps" on page 5-2 ■ "Factors Af fecting P rinting Performance" on page 5 -2 Over view of Basic Steps Follo w these steps to print jobs: 1.
Print Fonts WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-3 Print Fonts This section includes: ■ "T y pes of Fonts" on page 5-3 ■ "V ie wing a List of System F onts A v ailable for Printing&q.
Print Fonts WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-4 Printing a List of System Fonts T o print a list of av ailable PostScript or PCL fonts, use: ■ The control panel ■ CentreW are IS ■ The printer dri ver Using the Control Panel T o print either a PCL font list or a PostScri pt font list and samples from the control panel: 1.
Print Fonts WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-5 Downloading Fonts T o supplement the re sident fonts (which are al ways a v ailable for printing), do wnloadable fonts can be sent from your computer and stored in the system’ s memory or on the system’ s hard driv e.
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 .
Adjusting Printing Options WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-7 Setting the Print Default T ray T o select the default tray for printing, use either: ■ The control panel ■ CentreW are IS Note The printer dri v er ov errides the cont rol panel and CentreW are IS settings.
Adjusting Printing Options WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-8 Selecting Printing Preferences (Windows) Printer preferences control all of your jo bs, unless you ov erwrite them specif ically for your job . F or example, if you want to use automatic 2-sided printing for most jobs, set this option in printer settings.
Adjusting Printing Options WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-9 Printing Options for Windows Op erating Systems Operating System Driver T ab Printing Option s Windows 2000, Windows XP , or Windows Se.
Adjusting Printing Options WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-10 Selecting Printing Options for an Individual Job (Macintosh) T o select print settings for a particular job, chan ge the driv er settings be fore sending the job to the printer . 1. W ith the docume nt open in your application, click File , then click Print .
Adjusting Printing Options WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-11 Mac OS 9.x General ■ Copies ■ P ages ■ P aper Source Background Printing ■ Print in ■ Print Time Color Matching ■ Print Co.
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 .
Automatic 2-Sided Printing WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-13 Over view of Steps for 2-Sided Printing T o select automatic 2-sided printing: 1. Insert paper into the tray . Fo r more information, see the Loading Media chapter of this guide, or go to Getting Started/Loading Media on the User Documentation CD-R OM .
Transparencies WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-14 T ransparencies This section includes: ■ "Guidelines" on page 5-14 ■ "Printing T ransparencies from T ray 1" on page 5-15 ■ "Printing T ransparencies from T ray 2, 3, or 4" on pa ge 5-16 T ransparencies can be printed from any tray .
Transparencies WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-15 Printing T ransparencies from T ray 1 1. Insert tran sparenci es into T ray 1. Note Do not load transparencies abo ve the fill line. 2. Adjust the paper guides to fit against the transparencies. 3.
Transparencies WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-16 Printing T ransparencies from T ray 2, 3, or 4 1. Pull the tray completely out of the system. 2. Adjust the width and length paper guides t o match the size of the transparencies.
Transparencies WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-17 3. Insert tran sparencies into the tray . Note Do not load transparencies abo v e the fill line inside the tray . 4. Insert the tray into the tray slot and push it completely to the back of the system.
Envelopes WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-18 Envelopes This section includes: ■ "Guidelines" on page 5-18 ■ "Printing En v elopes from Tray 1" on page 5-20 ■ "Printing En velopes from T ray 2, 3, or 4" on page 5-21 Guidelines These en velopes can be printed from an y tray: ■ #10 Commercial (4.
Envelopes WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-19 Successful en velope printing is highly depe ndent on the quality an d construction of the en velopes. Follo w these guide lines when printing en velopes: ■ All en velopes should be pr inted single-sided only .
Envelopes WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-20 Printing Envelopes from T ray 1 1. Insert en v elopes into T ray 1 as follo ws: 2. Adjust the paper guides to f it against the en v elopes. 3. At the control panel: a. If the type of en velope is not correct, select Change , then press the Enter button.
Envelopes WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-21 Printing Envelopes from T ray 2, 3, or 4 1. Pull the tray completely out of the system. 2. Adjust the paper guides to ma tch the size of the en velopes.
Envelopes WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-22 3. Insert the en velopes into the tray , flap side down with the flap of the en velope to ward the left of the printer . Note There are separate fill lines i nside the tray for en v elopes and other media.
Labels, Business Cards, and Index Cards WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-23 Labels, Business Cards, and Index Cards This section includes: ■ "Guidelines" on page 5-18 ■ "Printing.
Labels, Business Cards, and Index Cards WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-24 Printing Labels from T ray 1 1. Insert the labels into the tray with the side to be print ed facedown with the top of the page against the rollers. 2. Adjust the paper guides to f it against the labels.
Labels, Business Cards, and Index Cards WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-25 Printing Labels from T ray 2, 3, or 4 1. Pull the tray completely out of the system. 2. If necessary , adjust the length and side pa per guides to match the size of t he paper .
Labels, Business Cards, and Index Cards WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-26 3. Insert the labels into the tray with the side t o be printed faceup with the top of the page to ward the fr ont of the tray . Note Do not load labels abo ve th e fill line inside the tray .
Labels, Business Cards, and Index Cards WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-27 Printing Business Cards or Index Cards from T ray 1 1. Insert the cards into the tray with the side t o printed facedown with the top of page against the rollers. Caution Insert a maximum of 25 business card sheets.
Specialty Paper WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-28 Specialty Paper This section includes: ■ "Photo Pa per" on page 5-28 ■ "Postcards and T rifold Brochures" on page 5-32 .
Specialty Paper WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-29 Printing Xerox Professional Solid Ink Photo Paper from T ray 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.
Specialty Paper WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-30 Printing Xerox Professional Solid Ink Photo Paper from T r ay 2, 3, or 4 1. Pull the tray completely out of the system. 2. If necessary , adjust the length and side pa per guides to match the size of t he paper .
Specialty Paper WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-31 3. Insert the paper into the tray , with the side to be printed (the glossy side) faceup with the top of the page to ward the fr ont of the tray . Note Do not load paper abo v e the f ill line inside the tray .
Specialty Paper WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-32 Postcards and T rifold Brochures Xerox Phaser Postcards and T rifold Brochures can be printed from an y tray . Both postcards and trifold brochures can be printed on two sides. For best results, use only postcards an d trifold brochures specif ied for your W orkCentre C2424 Copier-Printer.
Specialty Paper WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-33 Printing Postcards and T rifold Brochures from T ray 1 1. Fan t he postcards or trifold bro chures to re lease sh eets that may be stuck together .
Specialty Paper WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-34 Printing Postcards and T rifold Brochures from T ray 2, 3, or 4 1. Pull the tray completely out of the system. 2. If necessary , adjust the length and side pa per guides to match the size of t he paper .
Specialty Paper WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-35 3. Insert the postcards or trifo ld br ochures into the tray as follo ws: ■ Single-sided printing : Insert the side to be printed faceup with the top of the page to ward the fr ont of the tray .
Specialty Paper WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-36 W eatherproof Paper W eat herproof paper can be printed from any tray . Y o u ca n load paper to the fill li ne in the tray , ho we ver , the printer has better feed reliability if you load fe wer sheets in the tray .
Specialty Paper WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-37 3. Adjust the paper guides to f it 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 P aper for paper ty pe, then press the Enter but ton to sav e your selection.
Specialty Paper WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-38 2. If necessary , adjust the length and side pa per guides to match the size of t he paper . ■ Press the sides of the length guide, then slide the guide until the arro w on the guide matches the appropriate paper si ze and clicks into place.
Specialty Paper WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-39 4. Insert the tray into the tray slot and push it completely to the back of the system. 5. At the control panel: a. Press the Print button. b. Select P aper Suppl y , then press the Enter b utton.
Specialty Paper WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-40 Glossy Paper Xerox Professional Solid Ink Glo ssy Paper can be p rinted, 1- or 2-sided, from an y tray . T o order paper , transparencies, or other specia lty media, contact your local reseller or go to www .
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 b utton to sa ve your selection.
Specialty Paper WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-42 3. Insert the paper into the tray . Note Do not load paper abo v e the f ill line inside the tray . 4. Insert the tray into the tray slot and push it completely to the back of the system. 5. On the control panel: a.
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 f irst sheet of a set is white; the subsequent sheets are dif ferent colors. ■ Most carbonless paper re ams are straight collat ed, with the first sheet of a set on top.
Specialty Paper WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-44 3. Insert the paper into T ray 1, with the top side of the paper facedo wn in the tray . Note Do not load paper abo v e the f ill line inside the tray . 4. Adjust the paper guides to f it against the paper .
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 b utton to sa ve your selection.
Specialty Paper WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-46 2. If necessary , adjust the length and side pa per guides to match the size of t he paper . ■ Press the sides of the length guide, then slide the guide until the arro w on the guide matches the appropriate paper si ze and clicks into place.
Specialty Paper WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-47 5. Insert the paper into the tray , with the top side of the paper faceup in the tray . Note Do not load paper abo v e the f ill line inside the tray . 6. Insert the tray into the tray slot and push it completely to the back of the system.
Specialty Paper WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-48 8. In the printer driv er, select t he a ppropriate tray as the paper so urce. Note Do not select Proof Prints during the print job . It will disturb the sequence of the pre- collated sets. 9. T o ensure the carbonle ss paper sets are properly lo aded in the t ray: a.
Custom Size Paper WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-49 Custom Size Paper This section includes: ■ "Guidelines" on page 5-49 ■ "Printing Custom Size P aper from T ray 1" on pa.
Custom Size Paper WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-50 Printing Custom Size Paper from T ray 1 1. Insert custom size paper into T ray 1 as follo ws: ■ Single-sided printing : Insert the side to be printed facedown with the top of page against the roller .
Custom Size Paper WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-51 4. Adjust the output tray for short or long media. 5. In the printer driv er, select Tr a y 1 as the paper source. F or media shor ter than 190 mm (7.5 in.), flip up the paper stop. F or media longer than 297 mm (11.
Advanced Options WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-52 Advanced Options The follo wing table displays many of the Xerox pr inter driv er features that are a v ailable with specific operating systems. This topic includes more inform ation about th ese features and information about ho w to select the feature in the driv er .
Advanced Options WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-53 Selecting Print-Quality Modes Y ou can select from four print-quality mo des, as sho wn in the follo wing table. T o select the print-quality mode in a supported driv er: ■ Windo ws 98, Windo ws Me PostScript dri ver: On the Setup tab, select a print-quality mode.
Advanced Options WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-54 Adjusting Color Using T ekColor Corrections The T ekColor correction options pro vide simulations of dif ferent color devices. A utomatic is the default correction for general image processing. See the follo wing table to determine what option you want to use.
Advanced Options WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-55 Printing in Black and White If you want your output in black, white, and shad es of gray , you can select Black & White in a supported print.
Advanced Options WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-56 Printing Multiple Pages to a Single Sheet (N-Up) When printing a multiple-page document, you can print more than one page on a single sheet of paper . Print one, tw o, four , six, nine, or 16 pages per side.
Advanced Options WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-57 Printing Booklets W ith two-sided printing, you can print a docu ment in the form of a small book. Create booklets for any paper size that is supported for 2-sid ed (duplex) printing. The driv er automatically reduces each page image by 50 percent and prints two pages per sheet of pa per .
Advanced Options WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-58 Printing Separation Pages A separation page (a di vider page or slipsheet) can b e inserted after a print job, between copies of a print job, or between indi vidual pages of a print job . Specify the tray to use as the source for the separation pages.
Advanced Options WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-59 Printing Cover Pages A cov er page is the f irst or last page of a documen t. The printer enables yo u to choose a dif ferent paper source for the cov er page than for the body of a document .
Advanced Options WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-60 ■ Windo ws 2000, Win dows XP , Windows Serv er 2003, W indows NT P ostScript driv er: On the Paper/Quality tab under Cover P ages , select First or First and Last Page , then select the tray to use for the covers from the Sour ce dr op-do wn list .
Advanced Options WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-61 Printing Watermarks A watermark is additional te xt that can be prin ted across one or more pages. F or example, terms like Draft, Conf idential, Date, V ersio n that you might stamp on a page before distrib ution, can be inse rted with a wa termark.
Advanced Options WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-62 Printing Negative and Mirror Images Y ou can print pages as a negati ve image (re verses the light and dark areas in your printed image) or mirror image (flips images ho rizontally on pages when printed).
Advanced Options WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-63 Smoothing Images Image smoothing blen ds adjace nt colors in lo w-resolutio n images for smoother color transitions. For e xample, use image smoothing to improv e the appearance of a 72 dpi image do wnloaded from the W o rld W ide W eb .
Advanced Options WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-64 ■ Sa ved Print: Stores the job on the system’ s hard dri v e so you can print it on demand from the control panel. The job is no t deleted after printing. This is useful for any document you frequently print, such as tax forms, personnel fo rms, or requisition forms.
Advanced Options WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-65 Printing Proof and Saved Print Jobs T o print a sav ed print job or th e additional copies of a proof print job, select the job name at the control panel: 1. On the control panel, press the Print b utton.
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If you have not bought 2Wire C424 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 2Wire C424 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, 2Wire C424 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get 2Wire C424 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
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