Xerox Phaser 3117 User Manual

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INDEX
C
cancel, print 3.10
card, print 3.9
clean, printer 4.6
connect
power cord
 2.10
USB cable 2.9
control panel, use 1.6
D
demo page, print 2.11
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envelopes, print 3.8
error, solve 5.17
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install, toner 2.4
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labels, print 3.8
load paper 2.7, 3.6
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output tray 3.6
P
paper guidelines 3.3
paper jams, clear 5.6
paper load capacity 3.3
paper load, in tray 2.7, 3.6
preprinted paper, print 3.9
print
demo page
 2.11
printer cable, connect 2.9
printer, clean 4.6
problem
Linux
 5.19
windows 5.18
problem, solving
checklist
 5.2
general 5.3
paper jams 5.6
Q
quality problem, solve 5.12
S
software
overview
 2.12
system requirements
Windows 2.12
specification
paper
 6.3
printer 6.2
system requirements
Windows
 2.12
T
toner
install
 2.4
life 4.2
redistribute 4.3
replace 4.5
toner save 4.5
transparencies, print 3.9
turn on, printer 2.10
U
unpack 2.2
USB cable, connect 2.9
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CONTENTS
Chapter 1: INSTALLING PRINTER SOFTWARE IN WINDOWS
Installing Printer Software  ........................................................................................................  3
Reinstalling Printer Software  .....................................................................................................  3
Removing Printer Software  .......................................................................................................  3
Chapter 2: BASIC PRINTING
Printing a Document  ................................................................................................................  4
Printer Settings  .......................................................................................................................  5
Layout Tab  .................................................................................................................... 5
Paper Tab ...................................................................................................................... 6
Graphics Tab  .................................................................................................................  7
Other Features Tab  .........................................................................................................  8
About Tab  ..................................................................................................................... 8
Printer Tab  .................................................................................................................... 8
Using a Favorite Setting  ..................................................................................................  9
Using Help ..................................................................................................................... 9
Chapter 3: ADVANCED PRINTING
Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper (N-Up Printing)  .....................................................  10
Printing Posters  .....................................................................................................................  11
Printing a Reduced or Enlarged Document  ................................................................................  11
Fitting Your Document to a Selected Paper Size  .........................................................................  12
Using Watermarks  .................................................................................................................  12
Using an Existing Watermark  .........................................................................................  12
Creating a Watermark  ...................................................................................................  12
Editing a Watermark  .....................................................................................................  13
Deleting a Watermark  ...................................................................................................  13
Using Overlays  ......................................................................................................................  14
What is an Overlay? ......................................................................................................  14
Creating a New Page Overlay  .........................................................................................  14
Using a Page Overlay  ....................................................................................................  15
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Deleting a Page Overlay  ................................................................................................  15
Chapter 4: SHARING THE PRINTER LOCALLY
Setting Up a Host Computer  ...................................................................................................  16
Setting Up a Client Computer  .................................................................................................. 16
Chapter 5: USING YOUR PRINTER IN LINUX
System Requirements  ............................................................................................................ 17
Installing the Printer Driver .....................................................................................................  18
Changing the Printer Connection Method  .........................................................................  19
Uninstalling the Printer Driver  ........................................................................................  20
Using the Configuration Tool  ................................................................................................... 20
Changing LLPR Properties  ....................................................................................................... 21
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							Installing Printer Software in Windows
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1Installing Printer 
Software in Windows
This chapter includes:
• Installing Printer Software
• Reinstalling Printer Software
•Removing Printer Software
Installing Printer Software
All applications should be closed on your PC before beginning 
installation. 
NOTE: If the “New Hardware Wizard” window appears during 
the installation procedure, click  in the upper right corner of 
the box to close the window, or click Cancel.
1Insert the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.
The CD-ROM should automatically run and an installation 
window appears.
If the installation window does not appear, click 
Start and 
then 
Run. Type X:\Setup.exe, replacing “X” with the 
letter which represents your drive and click 
OK.
2Choose the type of installation. 
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Install Printer Driver: Installs the software for your 
printer. 
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User Guide: Allows you to view the User Guide. If your 
computer doesn’t have Adobe Acrobat, click on this 
option and it will automatically install Adobe Acrobat 
Reader for you.
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Install Acrobat Reader: If your computer doesn’t have 
Adobe Acrobat, click on this option and it will 
automatically install Adobe Acrobat Reader for you.
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Change Language: Allows you to choose the language 
of the software you want to install.
3Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the 
installation.
NOTE: If your printer driver doesn’t work properly, reinstall 
the printer driver. 
Reinstalling Printer Software
You can reinstall the software if installation fails.
1Start Windows.
2From the Start menu select Programs or All Programs 
→ your printer driver name → Maintenance.
Or place the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
3Select Repair.
4When the reinstallation is done, click Finish.
Removing Printer Software
1Start Windows.
2From the Start menu select Programs or All Programs 
→ your printer driver name → Maintenance.
Or place the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
3Select Remove.
4After the software is removed, click Finish.
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							Basic Printing
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2Basic Printing 
This chapter explains the printing options and common printing 
tasks in Windows. 
This chapter includes:
• Printing a Document
•Printer Settings
- Layout Tab
- Paper Tab
- Graphics Tab
- Other Features Tab
- About Tab
- Printer Tab
- Using a Favorite Setting
- Using Help
Printing a Document
NOTE: 
• Your printer driver Properties window that appears in this 
User’s Guide may differ depending on the printer in use. 
However the composition of the printer properties window is 
similar.
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Check the Operating System(s) that are compatible 
with your printer. Please refer to the OS Compatibility 
section of Printer Specifications in your Printer User’s 
Guide.
• If you need to know the exact name of your printer, you can check the supplied CD-ROM.
The following procedure describes the general steps required 
for printing from various Windows applications. The exact steps 
for printing a document may vary depending on the application 
program you are using. Refer to the User’s Guide of your 
software application for the exact printing procedure.
1Open the document you want to print.
2Select Print from the File menu. The Print window is 
displayed. It may look slightly different depending on your 
application. 
The basic print settings are selected within the Print 
window. These settings include the number of copies and 
print range.
3Select your printer driver from the Name drop-down 
list.
4To take advantage of the printer features provided by your 
printer driver, click 
Properties or Preferences in the 
application’s Print window. For details, see “Printer 
Settings” on page 5.
If you see 
Setup, Printer, or Options in your Print 
window, click it instead. Then click 
Properties on the next 
screen.
5Click OK to close the printer properties window.
6To start the print job, click OK or Print in the Print 
window.
Make sure that your 
printer is selected.
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Printer Settings
You can use the printer properties window, which allows you to 
access all of the printer options you need when using your 
printer. When the printer properties are displayed, you can 
review and change the settings needed for your print job. 
Your printer properties window may differ, depending on your 
operating system. This Software User’s Guide shows the 
Properties window for Windows 98.
Your printer driver Properties window that appears in this User’s 
Guide may differ depending on the printer in use.
If you access printer properties through the Printers folder, you 
can view additional Windows-based tabs (refer to your 
Windows User’s Guide) and the Printer tab (see “Printer Tab” on 
page 8).
NOTES:
• Most Windows applications will override settings you specify 
in the printer driver. Change all print settings available in the 
software application first, and change any remaining settings 
using the printer driver. 
• The settings you change remain in effect only while you are 
using the current program. 
To make your changes 
permanent, make them in the Printers folder. 
• The following procedure is for Windows XP. For other 
Windows OS, refer to the corresponding Windows Users 
Guide or online help.
1. Click the Windows 
Start button.
2. Select Printers and Faxes.
3. Select your printer driver icon.
4. Right-click on the printer driver icon and select 
Printing Preferences.
5. Change the settings on each tab, click OK.
Layout Tab
The Layout tab provides options to adjust how the document 
appears on the printed page. The 
Layout Options includes 
Multiple Pages per Side and Poster. See “Printing a 
Document” on page 4 for more information on accessing printer 
properties.  
 Orientation
Orientation allows you to select the direction in which 
information is printed on a page. 
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Portrait prints across the width of the page, letter style. 
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Landscape prints across the length of the page, spreadsheet 
style. 
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Rotate allows you to rotate the page the selected degrees.
Layout Options
Layout Options allows you to select advanced printing options. 
You can choose 
Multiple Pages per Side and Poster.
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For details, see “Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper 
(N-Up Printing)” on page 10.
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For details, see “Printing Posters” on page 11
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Paper Tab
Use the following options to set the basic paper handling 
specifications when you access the printer properties. See 
“Printing a Document” on page 4 for more information on 
accessing printer properties. 
Click the 
Paper tab to access various paper properties. 
Copies
Copies allows you to choose the number of copies to be printed. 
You can select 1 to 999 copies. 
Size
Size allows you to set the size of paper you loaded in the tray. 
If the required size is not listed in the 
Size box, click Custom. 
When the 
Custom Page Size window appears, set the paper 
size and click 
OK. The setting appears in the list so that you can 
select it. 
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Enter the custom 
name you want to 
use. 
Enter the 
paper size. 
Source
Make sure that Source is set to the corresponding paper tray.
Manual Feed is used when you print using special materials like 
envelopes and transparencies.  You have to load one sheet at a 
time into the printer.   
If the paper source is set to 
Auto Select, the printer 
automatically selects print material from the tray.
Type
Make sure that Type is set to Printer Default. If you load a 
different type of print material, select the corresponding paper 
type. If you use cotton paper, set the paper type to 
Thick for best 
printing. To use recycled paper, with weighs from 20lb to 24lb 
(75~90g/m
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Scaling
Scaling allows you to automatically or manually scale your print 
job on a page. You can choose from 
None, Reduce/Enlarge, 
and 
Fit to Page. 
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For details, see “Printing a Reduced or Enlarged Document” on 
page 11.
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For details, see “Fitting Your Document to a Selected Paper 
Size” on page 12.
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Graphics Tab
Use the following Graphic options to adjust the print quality for 
your specific printing needs. See “Printing a Document” on 
page 4 for more information on accessing printer properties. 
Click the 
Graphics tab to display the properties shown below..
   
Resolution
The Resolution options you can select may vary 
depending on your printer model.
 The higher the setting, 
the sharper the clarity of printed characters and graphics. The 
higher setting also may increase the time it takes to print a 
document. 
Toner Save Mode
Selecting this option extends the life of your toner cartridge and 
reduces your cost per page without a significant reduction in print 
quality.
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Printer Setting: If you select this option, this feature is 
determined by the setting you’ve made on the control panel of 
the printer. Some printers do not support this feature. 
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On: Select this option to allow the printer to use less toner on 
each page.
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Off: If you don’t need to save toner when printing a document, 
select this option.
Darkness
Use this option to lighten or darken your print job.
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Normal: This setting is for normal documents.
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Light: This setting is for bolder line widths or darker gray-scale 
images.
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Dark: This setting is for finer line width, higher definition in 
graphics, and lighter gray-scale images.
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Advanced Options
You can set advanced settings by clicking the Advanced 
Options
 button. 
•TrueType Options: This option determines what the driver 
tells the printer about how to image the text in your document. 
Select the appropriate setting according to the status of your 
document. 
This option is available only when you use 
Windows 98/Me.
- Download as Bit Image: When this option is selected, the    
driver will download the font data as bitmap images.    
Documents with complicated fonts, such as Korean or    
Chinese, or various other fonts, will print faster in this setting. 
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Print as Graphics: When this option is selected, the driver 
will download any fonts as graphics. When printing documents 
with high graphic content and relatively few TrueType fonts, 
printing performance (speed) may be enhanced in this 
setting.
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Print All Text Black: When the Print All Text Black option 
is checked, all text in your document prints solid black, 
regardless of the color it appears on the screen. 
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Darken Text: When the Darken Text option is checked, all 
text in your document is allowed to print darker than on a 
normal document. 
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Other Features Tab
You can select output options for your document. See “Printing 
a Document” on page 4 for more information about accessing 
the printer properties.
Click the 
Other Features tab to access the following feature:  
Watermark
You can create a background text image to be printed on each 
page of your document. 
For details, see “Using Watermarks” on 
page 12.
Overlay
Overlays are often used to take the place of preprinted forms and 
letterhead paper. 
For details, see “Using Overlays” on page 14.
Output Options
•Print Order: You can set the sequence in which the pages 
print. Select the print order from the drop-down list.
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Normal: Your printer prints all pages from the first page to 
the last page.
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Reverse All Pages: Your printer prints all pages from the 
last page to the first page.
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Print Odd Pages: Your printer prints only the odd numbered 
pages of the document.
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Print Even Pages: Your printer prints only the even 
numbered pages of the document.
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Reprint When Jammed: When this option is checked, the 
printer retains the image of a printed page until the printer 
signals that the page has successfully exited the printer. If a 
paper jam occurs, the printer will reprint the last page sent from 
the computer after you have cleared the jam. 
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About Tab
Use the About tab to display the copyright notice and the 
version number of the driver. If you have an Internet browser, 
you can connect to the Internet by clicking on the web site icon. 
See “Printing a Document” on page 4 for more information 
about accessing printer properties.
Printer Tab
If you access printer properties through the Printers folder, 
you can view the 
Printer tab. You can set the printer 
configuration.
The following procedure is for Windows XP. For other Windows 
OS, refer to the corresponding Windows Users Guide or online 
help.
1Click the Windows Start menu. 
2Select Printers and Faxes.
3Select your printer driver icon. 
4Right-click on the printer driver icon and select 
Properties.
5Click the Printer tab and set the options.  
High Altitude Correction
If your printer is going to be used at a high altitude, checking this 
option will optimize the print quality for those circumstances.  
Power Save  
When this option is checked, the printer turns to the power save 
mode after the selected time.  
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