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1. Erei 108 in Page Size window appears set the paper A5 5 88 3 in AB 4 1558 in and click OK The size setting appears in the Folio 8 5 13 0 in i JIS B5 7 2101 in size list so that you can select it o 10 Env 4 19 5 in DL Env 4 38 7 in C5 Env 6 49 0 in Cus C8 Env 4 5x6 4 in tom sa zixl ISO B5 6 99 8 in r Custom Pages Names Monarch Env 3 37 5 in im Post Card Double Post Card x10 0 Add Update Delete Enter the custom r Custom Name lt Application Custom Paper gt name yo u Wa nt to use Page Dimensions 550 4 30 85in 11 00 a Enter the paper pee m Je 4 6 PRINTING TASKS Property Description Make sure that Source is set to the corresponding paper tray Source Ar st Manual Feed source is used when you use Maral Feed the Manual Feeder to print using special materials You have to load one sheet at a time into the the printer see page 3 8 If the paper source is set to Auto Select the printer automatically selects paper from the Manual Feeder first and then from the Tray Make sure the Type is set to Printer Default If you load a different type of Ta print materials select the corresponding Printer Default z paper type For further information on print materials refer to chapter 3 Using Print Materials TAi If you use cotton paper set the paper type Envee to Thick for the best printing To use recyc
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3. To the parallel port on your computer 3 Connect the other end of the cable to the parallel interface port on your computer and tighten the screws See your computer User s Guide if you need help SETTING Up YOUR PRINTER PAJ Using a USB Cable A nox Connecting the printer to the USB port of the computer requires a certified USB cable 1 Make sure that both the printer and the computer are turned off 2 Plug the USB printer cable into the connector on the back of the printer To the USB port on your computer 3 Connect the other end of the cable to the USB port on your computer See your computer User s Guide if you need help rcs For using a USB cable you must be running Windows 98 Me 2000 XP In Windows 98 Me you must install the USB driver to add the USB port See page 2 15 y 50 SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER Turning the Printer on 1 Plug the power cord into the power receptacle on the back of the printer 2 Plug the other end into a properly grounded AC outlet and turn on the printer using the power switch To the AC outlet CAUTION e The fusing area at the rear portion of the inside of your printer is hot when powered Be careful not to be burned when accessing this area e Do not disassemble the printer when it is powered Doing so may give you an electric shock SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER PAAGI Printing a Demo Page Print a demo page to make sure t
4. Contact a service representative SOLVING PROBLEMS MJS Problem Possible Cause Solution The The setting in the Print the document with selecting illustrations software application is Download as Bit Image in the print wrong Advanced options of the Graphic incorrectly in properties Adobe Illustrator ATTENTION If you have any printing problem after your printer prints about 60 000 pages you must contact the customer service to replace the transfer roller WAJ Sovinc PRoBLEMS Clearing Paper Jams Occasionally paper can be jammed during a print job Some of causes include e The tray is loaded improperly or overfilled e The tray has been pulled out during a print job e The front cover has been opened during a print job e Paper that does not meet paper specifications has been used See Paper Specifications on page 7 13 e Paper that is outside of the supported size range has been used See Paper Specifications on page 7 13 10100 red Find and remove the jammed paper If it is invisible look inside the printer In the Paper Exit Area Note Paper jams in this area may result in loose toner on the page If you get any toner on your clothes wash them in cold water as hot water will set the toner into the fabric 1 If the paper jams as it exits to the output tray and a long portion of the paper is visible pull the paper straight out When you pull the jammed paper if
5. LED lights red or blinks go to Troubleshooting Error Messages on page 6 18 e If a demo page does not print check the paper Supply in the input tray e If the paper jams in the printer go to Clearing Paper Jams on page 6 7 If there is a print quality problem go to Solving Print Quality Problems on page 6 12 e If the page does not print check the cable connection between the printer and the computer e Check the print queue or print spooler to see if the printer has been paused e Check the software application to ensure you are using the proper printer driver and communication port If the page is interrupted during printing go to Solving General Printing Problems on page 6 3 e Solving General Printing Problems on page 6 3 e Troubleshooting Error Messages on page 6 18 e Common Windows Problems on page 6 19 e Common Linux Problems on page 6 20 Solving General Printing Problems For problems with the operation of your printer refer to the table for suggested solutions Problem Possible Cause Solution The Printer The printer is not Check the power cord connections Check does not print receiving power the power switch and the power source The printer is not Select Xerox Phaser 3121 in the selected as the default Printer folder in Windows as your default printer printer Check the printer for e The printer cover is not closed the following e Pap
6. MAINTAINING YOUR PRINTER Cleaning the Printer To maintain the print quality follow the cleaning procedures below each time the toner cartridge is replaced or if print quality problems occur Note While cleaning the inside of the printer be careful not to touch the transfer roller located underneath the toner cartridge Oil from your fingers can cause print quality problems Caution Cleaning the cabinet of the printer with surfactants containing large amounts of alcohol solvent or other strong substances can discolor or crack the cabinet Cleaning the Outside Clean the cabinet of the printer with a soft lint free cloth You can dampen the cloth slightly with water but be careful not to be let any water drip onto the printer or inside of it Cleaning the Inside During the printing process paper toner and dust particles can accumulate inside the printer This buildup can cause print quality problems such as toner specs or smearing Cleaning the inside of the printer will eliminate or reduce these problems Cleaning inside the printer 1 Turn the printer off and unplug the power cord then wait for the printer to cool 2 Open the front cover Push down the toner cartridge and remove it from the printer MAINTAINING YOUR PRINTER F5 3 With a dry lint free cloth wipe away any dust and spilled toner from the toner cartridge area and the toner cartridge cavity Note To prevent damage t
7. PRINTING TASKS CAE Setting Graphic Properties Use the following Graphic options to adjust the print quality for your specific printing needs See page 4 2 for more information on accessing printer properties Click the Graphics tab to display the properties shown below Xerox Phaser 3121 Properties x Layout Paper Graphics Other Features About Resolution Toner Save x Printer Setting 4 On C Off Letter 2 50 x 11 00 in Copies 1 Resolution Monmnal Favorites lt Unnamed gt cave Advanced Options THE HELU MENT CEFF GY Cancel Epp Help You can select the printing resolution by choosing from 600 dpi Normal or 300 dpi Draft The higher the setting the sharper the clarity of printed characters and graphics Higher settings may increase time it takes to print a document Resolution Selecting this option will extend the life of your toner cartridge and reduce your cost per page without a significant reduction in print quality For detailed information about this mode see page 4 8 Toner Save iS PRINTING TASKS Property Description You can set advanced settings by clicking the Advanced Options button Advanced Advanced Options Options Darken Text TrueType Options J Download az Bit Image Print as Graphics Print All Text Black Cancel Help Darkness Use this option to lighten or darken the
8. XEROX Personal Laser Printer This manual is provided for information purposes only All information included herein is subject to change without notice Xerox Corporation is not responsible for any damages direct or indirect arising from or related to use of this manual 2003 Xerox Corporation All rights reserved e Phaser 3121 and Xerox logo are trademarks of Xerox Corporation e Centronics is a trademark of Centronics Data Computer Corporation e IBM and IBM PC are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation e Microsoft Windows Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows Me Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 and Windows XP are registered trademarks of Micorsoft Corporation e All other brand or product names are trademarks of their respective companies or organizations CONTENTS Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION Special FEAtureS c ccscccsseccscccsseeeusecccgeeeueeuerseuguagunegs 1 2 Printer COMPONENES cccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 1 4 PROM VIEW soredoacdcnecsgnalesgees porns tanesQages anes sasenenes 1 4 Inside ViEW n assassssssersesnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnna 1 5 CGE E E E E T E deseo 1 5 Understanding the Control Panel ccccceeeeeeeeeeeees 1 6 On Line Error and Toner Save LEDS csseeeee ees 1 6 Cancer DULO scssiceessutctsanntsanateaenaseunsaaieaninnateanaen 1 7 Chapter 2 SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER UNPACKINO wieseredsawrtenmses iyne iaoi Eiri n rii 2 2 Selecting a LOCATION ccce
9. Notes e Do not use letterhead paper printed with low temperature inks such as those used in some types of thermography e Do not use raised or embossed letterhead e The printer uses heat and pressure to fuse toner to the paper Ensure that any colored paper or preprinted forms use inks that are compatible with this fusing temperature 200 C or 392 F for 0 1 second APPENDIX VAIS Paper Specifications Category Specifications Acid Content 5 5 8 0 pH 0 094 0 18 mm 3 0 7 0 mils Curl in Ream Flat within 5 mm 0 02 in Cut Edge Conditions Sharp blades with no visible Must not scorch melt offset or release Fusing Compatibility hazardous emissions when heated to 200 C 392 F for 0 1 second Moisture Content 4 6 by weight Paper Output Capacity Output Tray Capacity 50 sheets of 75 g m2 bond 20 Ib paper Face up output slot 1 sheet of 75 g m2 bond 20 Ib paper yoke APPENDIX Printer and Paper Storage Environment Paper storage environmental conditions directly affect the feed operation Ideally the printer and paper storage environment should be at or near room temperature and not too dry or humid Remember that paper is hygroscopic it absorbs and loses moisture rapidly Heat works with humidity to damage paper Heat causes the moisture in paper to evaporate while cold causes it to condense on the sheets Heating systems and air conditioners remove most of t
10. as the output tray A hors Please be careful when you open the rear cover The inside of the printer maybe hot 3 6 USING PRINT MATERIALS 2 If you do not want to print to the rear output tray then close the tray The pages will stack on the top output tray Loading Paper Proper paper loading helps prevent paper jams and ensure trouble free printing Do not remove the tray while a job is printing Doing so may cause a paper jam See Sizes and Capacities on page 3 3 for acceptable paper size and capacities for each tray The paper level bar on the front of the paper tray shows the amount of paper currently in the tray When the tray is empty the indicator of the bar is lowered Paper full A A Paper empty Using the Tray The tray holds 250 sheets of paper See Sizes and Capacities on page 3 3 for acceptable paper size and capacities of each tray Load a stack of paper into the tray and print for details about loading paper in the tray see Loading Paper on page 2 6 USING PRINT MATERIALS mcy Using the Manual Feeder If you select Manual Feed in the Source option you can manually load paper in the manual feeder Manually loading paper can be helpful when you want to check the print quality after each page is printed If you experience a paper jam from the tray load one sheet of paper at a time into the manual feeder 1 Load the print material in the manual feeder with the print side
11. ask your system administrator 3 From the Startup Menu icon at the bottom of the desktop select Linux Printer and then Configuration Tool You can also access the Linux Printer Configuration window by typing in linux config from the Terminal screen When the Linux Printer Configuration window appears click the Add Printer icon on the toolbar at the top of the window Click the Connection tab at the top of the Add a Printer window Ensure that the printer port is set properly If not proper change the device setting ae a settings Device fdevfuskylpo 6 Click OK Uninstalling the Printer Driver 1 From the Startup Menu icon at the bottom of the desktop select Linux Printer and then Configuration Tool ky Documentation P ES Linux Printer R Configuration Tool Multimedia gt TI Linux LPR GE Networking gt TI Linux Uninstall Office b Terminals b Control Center Home Directory 2 javaplugin so gt Bookmarks b E Recent Documents b sq Quick Browser b BE Run Command JE Configure Panel b 8 Lock Screen l Logout gome ooa zll ZA You can also access the Linux Printer Configuration window by typing in linux config from the Terminal screen 2 Inthe Linux Printer Configuration window select the Uninstall command from the File menu 3 The Administrator Login window appears Type in root in the Login field and enter the system password Click
12. envelopes or other special materials keep these guidelines in mind e Attempting to print on damp curled wrinkled or torn paper can cause paper jams and poor print quality e Use cut sheet paper only You cannot use multi part paper e Use only high quality copier grade paper for the best print quality e Do not use paper that has been already printed on or that has been fed through a photocopier e Do not use paper with irregularities such as tabs or staples e Do not attempt to load any feeder during printing and never overfill the feeder This could cause a paper jam e Avoid paper with embossed lettering perforations or texture that is too smooth or too rough e Colored paper should be of the same high quality as white photocopy paper The pigments must withstand the printer s fusing temperature of 400 F 205 C for 0 1 second without deterioration Do not use paper with a colored coating that was added after the paper was produced e Preprinted forms must be printed with nonflammable heat resistant ink that do not melt vaporize or release hazardous emissions when subject to the printer s approximately 400 F 205 C fusing temperature for 0 1 second e Store paper in its ream wrapper until ready to use Place cartons on pallets or shelves not on the floor e Do not place heavy objects on top of the paper whether it is packaged or unpackaged e Keep paper away from moisture direct sunlight or othe
13. 24 Deleting a Page Overlay ccccceccceeeeeseeeeeeeeeaaes 4 25 USING OUCDUT ODTIONS ssscccrsevorsewereeusracwerecsseecsnexcess 4 26 Setting Up Locally Shared Printer cccccceseeeeeeees 4 28 WINGOWS 9X MG iccsncentinecnino 4 28 Windows NT 2000 XP cccceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeueneeeaes 4 29 Chapter 5 MAINTAINING YOUR PRINTER Maintaining the Toner Cartridge cccceeeeeeeeee nena RedistriDUtiNg TOME cccccceceeccuueeeenereeeeuuaaeenes Replacing the Toner Cartridge ccceeeeeeeeeseeeees Cleaning the Printer cccccccseecenseuuuceueeeeereeecuaeeuns Cleaning the Outside cccccccceeeeeeeee eee eeeaeeee es Cleaning the Inside cccceccccceeeeneeeeeeusuaeeneeeees Consumables and Replacement Parts ccceeeeeeeees Chapter 6 SOLVING PROBLEMS Troubleshooting Checklist ccccseeeeeeeeesseeeeeeeeeeees Solving General Printing Problems ccseeeeee eee Clearing Paper Jams ccccessscceecenseeeeeeessgenentensenens In the Paper Exit Area v cccccccceecsecuuuaueneeenseeeuas In the Paper Feed Area ccccceeecesecuucuseeenseseuas Around the Toner Cartridge cccceccceeeeeeeaees Tips for Avoiding Paper Jams When Printing on the A5 sized Paper ccesceceeeensseceerenseeeeens Tips for Avoiding Paper JAMS ccsccceeeeseeeeeeees Solving Print Quality Problems ccceeeeeeeesseeeenees Print Quality Checklist cccccecccueceeneurreeuuuaeenes Solvin
14. A Right click Start and select Explorer Open your network folder in the left column Right click the shared name and select Capture Printer Port Select the port you want check the Reconnect at log on box and then click OK From the Start menu select Settings and Printers Double click your printer icon From the Printer menu select Properties Press the Details tab select the printer port and click OK Windows NT 2000 XP Setting Up Host Computer 1 Start Windows 2 From the Start menu select Settings and Printers Windows NT 2000 From the Start menu select Printers and Faxes Windows XP 3 Double click your printer icon 4 From the Printer menu select Sharing 5 Check the Shared box Windows NT Check the Shared As box Windows 2000 Check the Share this printer box Windows XP 6 Fill in the Share Name field and than click OK Windows NT Fill in the Shared Name field and then click OK Windows 2000 XP Setting Up Client PC 1 Right click Start and select Explorer 2 Open your network folder in the left column 3 Click the shared name 4 From the Start menu select Settings and Printers Windows NT 2000 From the Start menu select Printers and Faxes Windows XP 5 Double click your printer icon 6 From the Printer menu select Properties 7 Press the Ports tab and click Add Port PRINTING TASKS 2 s 8 Select Local Port and click New Port 9 Fill in the Enter a port n
15. Confidential Hame Times Mew Roman First Page Only Style Message Angle Regular E f Horizontal Vertical i Angle Degrees 45 4 0 355 Gravecale L Black Size J 6 200 fe Cancel Help 3 You can enter the desired text message in the Watermark Message box This will be displayed in the preview window The preview image is provided so that you can see how the watermark will appear on the printed page If the First Page Only box is checked the watermark will be printed on the first page only 4 Select the desired watermark options You can select the font type and size and color from the Font Attributes section and set the angle of the watermark from the Message Angle section 5 Click Add to add a new watermark to the list 6 When you complete editing click OK and start printing To stop printing the watermark select lt No Watermark gt in the Watermark drop down list Editing a Watermark 1 To change the print settings from your software application access the printer properties See page 4 2 2 Click the Other Features tab and click the Edit button in the Watermark section The Watermarks window appears 3 Select the watermark you want to edit in the Current Watermarks list and change the watermark message and the options Refer to Creating a Watermark on page 4 20 4 Click Update to save the changes 5 Click OK Deleting a Watermark 1 To change th
16. MB Estimated size 6 MB Startup menu entries KDE Gnome ac k a g e Ready to install APPENDIX AE 7 4 APPENDIX 6 The printer driver installation begins When the installation is completed click Start K Linux Printer Package Setup Install Complete Congratulations The installation was successfully completed The product was installed in fusr local linuxprinter Type linux config to start the program C f peas S Pint ackage 7 The Linux Printer Configuration window opens Click the Add Printer icon on the toolbar at the top of the window ff note Depending on the printing system in use the Administrator Login window may appear Type in root in the Login field and enter the system password 8 You see the printers currently added in your system Select the printer you will use The function tabs available for the selected printer appear at the top of the Add a Printer window K Add a Printer Printer Madel meros Phaser 3115 Merox Phaser 3121 eros Phaser 3130 Pick PPD file 9 Click the Connection tab and ensure that the printer port is set properly If not proper change the device setting Connection USE settings Device Adevfuskylpo 10 You can use the Settings tab and the Queue tab to view the printer s current setting If necessary you can change the settings sf note The options may differ depending on the pri
17. MENT CEIFA WY Cancel Spp Help If necessary select the Orientation option The Orientation option allows you to select the direction in which information is printed on a page ePortrait prints across the width of the page letter style eLandscape prints across the length of the page spreadsheet style eRotate allows you to rotate the page in the selected degrees You can select O or 180 degrees A Landscape A Portrait 5 From the Paper tab select the paper source size and type For further details see page 4 6 6 Click other tabs on the top of the Xerox Phaser 3121 Properties window to access other features if needed PRINTING TASKS Me Me 4 4 7 When you complete setting the properties click OK until the Print window is displayed 8 Click OK to start printing cf Notes PRINTING TASKS e 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 e 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 Follows this procedure Click the Windows Start button For Windows 9x Me NT 2000 select Settings and then Printers For Windows XP select Printers and Faxes 3 Select the Xerox Phaser 3121 printer 4 Click the right mouse button on the
18. PRINT MATERIALS eee 2 Adjust the guide to fit the width of the transparencies 3 When you print on transparencies you must select Manual Feed for Source from the software application and then select the correct paper size and type For details see page 4 6 A nore Please be careful when you open the rear cover The inside of the printer maybe hot 4 Press the f button to start feeding Printing is started Close the rear output tray after the printing is completed cf Notes e To prevent transparencies from sticking to each other do not let the printed sheets stack up as they are printed out e Place transparencies on a flat surface after removing them from the printer USING PRINT MATERIALS Printing on Card Stock or Custom sized Materials Postcards 3 5 by 5 83 in index cards and other custom sized materials can be printed with this printer The minimum size is 76 by 127mm 3 0 by 5 0 in and the maximum size is 216 by 356mm 8 5 by 14 in Guidelines e Always insert the short edge into the Manual Feeder first If you want to print in landscape mode make this selection through your software Inserting paper long edge first may cause a paper jam e Do not print on media smaller than 76mm 3 0 in wide or 127mm 5 0 in long e When you print on 76mm x 127mm sized media with loading into the tray open the rear output tray 1 Open the rear output tray Load print material with print side up s
19. Proceed ff note You must log in as a super user root to uninstall the printer software If you are not ask your system administrator 4 The message window which is asking your confirmation to proceed with the uninstallation appears Click Yes 5 Select Complete uninstall and then click Uninstall K Uninstall Tool Please select the packages you would like to uninstall Linus Printer Package Complete uninstall Recovered space 3 MB APPENDIX Ise 7 8 APPENDIX 6 Click OK to begin uninstallation 7 When the uninstallation is completed click Finished Using the Configuration Tool The configuration tool allows the administrative tasks including adding and removing new printer and changing their global settings Regular users can also run it to easily inspect job queues examine the printer properties and changing their local preference To access the Configuration Tool 1 From the Startup Menu icon at the bottom of the screen select Linux Printer and then Configuration Tool The Linux Printer Configuration window appears You can also open this window from the Terminal screen by typing in linux config 2 The Linux Printer Configuration window shows a list of installed printers at the left pane The right pane shows a number of tabs that display information regarding the currently selected printer Select your printer if not currently selected K Linux Printer Confiquration File Pr
20. XEROX representative for advice Never push objects of any kind into the ventilation vents of the product Operator Accessible Areas This product has been designed to restrict operator access to safe areas only Operator access to hazardous areas is restricted with covers or guards which would require a tool to remove Never remove these covers or guards Maintenance Any operator product maintenance procedures will be described in the user documentation supplied with the product Do not to carry out any maintenance on the product which is not described in the customer documentation Cleaning Your Product Before cleaning this product unplug the product from the electrical outlet Always use materials specifically designated for this product the use of other materials may result in poor performance and may create a hazardous situation Do not use aerosol cleaners they may be flammable under certain circumstances For more information on Environment Health and Safety in relation to this XEROX product and supplies please contact the following customer help lines EUROPE 441707 353434 USA 1 800 8286571 CANADA 1 800 8286571 INTRODUCTION Congratulations on the purchase of your Printer This chapter includes e Special Features e Printer Components e Understanding the Control Panel 1 INTRODUCTION Special Features Your new printer is equipped with special features that improve the print quality givin
21. Your Document You can scale your print job on a page 1 To change the print settings from your software application access the printer properties See page 4 2 2 From the Layout tab select Reduce Enlarge in the Type drop down list 3 Enter the desired scaling rate in the Percentage input box You can also click the A or W button Xerox Phaser 3121 Properties 4 Click the Paper tab select the paper source size and type 5 Click OK and print the document 5 PRINTING TASKS A Fitting Your Document to a Selected Paper Size This printer feature allows you to scale your print job to any selected paper size regardless of the digital document size This can be useful when you want to check fine details on a small document 1 To change the print settings from your software application access the printer properties See page 4 2 2 From the Layout tab select Fit to Page in the Type drop down list 4 3 Select the correct size from the Target Paper drop down list Xerox Phaser 3121 Properties Layout Faper Graphics Other Features About Onentatian P i Portrait a Landscape Tene ae Degrees Layout Options Target Page rae a e Letter 2 50 x 11 00 in Copies 1 Resolution Mormal Favorites lt Unnamed gt cave THE HELU MEST COM EW AY Cancel Apply Help 4 Click the Paper tab select
22. Your printer prints in normal order e Reverse All Pages Your printer prints all Print Order pages in reversed order This setting is helpful when you are using the rear output tray e Print Odd Pages Your printer prints only the odd pages of the document e Print Even Pages Your printer prints only the even pages of the document P PRINTING TASKS Property Reprinter When Jammed Description When this option is checked the printer keeps the image for a printed page until the printer signals that the page has successfully exited the printer When a paper jam occurs the printer reprints the last page after you clear the jam PRINTING TASKS KW 2 x3 PRINTING TASKS Setting Up Locally Shared Printer You can connect the printer directly to a selected computer which is called host computer on the network The printer can be shared by other users on the network through a Windows 9x Me NT 2000 or XP network printer connection Windows 9x Me Setting Up Host Computer 1 2 Start Windows From the Start menu select Control Panel and double click on the Network icon Check the File and Print Sharing box and click OK Click Start and select Printers from Settings and double click your printer name Select Properties in the Printer menu Click the Sharing tab and check the Shared As box Fill in the Shared Name field and then click OK Setting Up Client PC ao nN UO
23. interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures 1 Reposition the receiving antenna 2 Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver vil 3 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected 4 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help CAUTION Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Canadian Radio Interference Regulations This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the interference causing equipment standard entitled Digital Apparatus ICES 003 of the Industry and Science Canada Cet appareil num rique respecte les limites de bruits radio lectriques applicables aux appareils num riques de Classe B prescrites dans la norme sur le mat riel brouilleur Appareils Num riques ICES 003 dict e par l Industrie et Sciences Canada Declaration of Conformity European Countries Approvals and Certifications The CE marking applied to this product symbolizes Xerox Corporation Declaration of Co
24. page but will reduce the print quality MAINTAINING YOUR PRINTER Redistributing Toner When toner is low faded or light areas may appear on a printed page You may be able to temporarily improve the print quality by redistributing the toner The following procedures may allow you to finish the current print job before replacing the toner cartridge 1 Grasp the front cover and pull it toward you to open 2 Push the toner cartridge down and remove it from the printer e Avoid reaching too far into the printer The fusing area may be hot e To prevent damage to the toner cartridge do not expose it to light for more than a few minutes MAINTAINING YOUR PRINTER fefe 5 4 3 Gently shake the toner cartridge from side to side five or six times to redistribute the toner Note If the toner gets on your clothing wipe it off with a dry cloth and wash clothing in cold water Hot water sets toner into fabric 4 Reinsert the toner cartridge into the printer Ensure that the toner cartridge snaps into place 5 Close the front cover Make sure that the cover is securely closed If it is not firmly closed printing errors may occur when you print Replacing the Toner Cartridge If the print remains light after redistributing toner see page 5 3 replace the toner cartridge Remove the old cartridge and install a new toner cartridge See Installing the Toner Cartridge on page 2 4
25. printer icon and e In Windows 9x Me select Properties e In Windows 2000 XP select Printing Preferences e In Windows NT select Document Defaults 5 Change the settings on each tab and click OK Canceling a Print Job There are two ways to cancel a print job To stop a print job from the Control Panel Press the amp button on the control panel Favorites lt Unnamed gt Save The printer will finish printing the page that is moving through the printer and delete the rest of the print job Pressing EI cancels only the current job in the printer If more than one print job is in the printer memory must be pressed once for each job To stop a print job from the Printers folder 1 From the windows Start menu select Settings 2 Select Printers to open the Printers window and double click the Xerox Phaser 3121 icon 3 From the Document menu select Cancel Printing Windows 9x Me or Cancel Windows NT 4 0 2000 XP Using a Favorite Setting The Favorites option which is visible on each properties tab allows you to save the current properties settings for future use To save a Favorites item 1 Change the settings as needed on each tab 2 Enter a name for the item in the Favorites input box 3 Click Save To use a Saved setting just select the item from the Favorites drop down list To delete a favorite setting item select the desired item from the list and click Delete Y
26. the window e General allows you to change the paper size the paper type the paper source the orientation of the documents enable duplex feature add start and end banners and change the number of pages per sheet e Margins allows you to specify the page margins The graphics on the right shows the current settings These margins do not apply when printing regular PostScript data e Image allows you to set image options that will be used when printing images files i e when a non PostScript document is passed to LLPR on the command line But color settings will also take effect for postscript documents e Text allows you to select the density of the text and turn the syntax coloring on or off e HP GL 2 allows you to set default options to print documents of the HP GL 2 format which is used by some plotters e Advanced allows you to override the default settings for the printer If you click the Save button at the bottom of the window the options will be kept between LLPR session Use the Help button to view details about the options in the window 4 To apply the options click OK in the LLPR Properties window You will return to the Linux LPR window To start printing click OK APPENDIX PASI Printer Specifications Item Specifications and Description Print Speed 16 PPM A4 17 PPM Letter First Printing Time Less than 12 seconds Warmup Time 30 seconds Power Ratin AC 110 127 V USA Ca
27. there is resistance and the paper does not move immediately stop pulling Continue with the next step SOLVING PROBLEMS cs 2 Open the rear output tray 3 Loosen the paper if it is caught in the feed rollers Then pull the paper gently out tan Please be careful when you open the rear cover The inside of the printer is still hot 4 Close the rear output tray 5 Open and close the front cover Printing can be resumed 6 8 SOLVING PROBLEMS In the Paper Feed Area 1 Slide out the tray to expose the jammed paper 2 Remove any missfeed paper by pulling it out by the visible edge from the tray Make sure that all of the paper is properly aligned in the tray 3 Slide the tray back into the printer 4 Open and close the front cover Printing can be resumed SOLVING ProsLems EJ Around the Toner Cartridge 1 Open the front cover 2 Push the toner cartridge down and remove it from the printer 4 Check that there is no other paper in the printer 5 Reinstall the toner cartridge and then close the cover Printing can be resumed ee SOLVING PROBLEMS Tips for Avoiding Paper Jams When Printing on the A5 sized Paper If paper jams frequently occur when you print on the A5 sized paper 1 Open the input tray and load paper into the tray as shown below 2 Open the Xerox Phaser 3121 Properties window set the paper size to A5 5 8x8 3 in from the Paper
28. up Adjust the paper guide against the print material without bending the paper 2 When you print a document you must select Manual Feed for Source from the software application and then select the correct paper size and type For details see page 4 6 3 Press the button on the printer to start feeding 4 Printing is started 5 If you are printing multiple pages load the next sheet after the first page prints out and press the fI button Repeat this step for every page to be printed Ba USING PRINT MATERIALS In Manual Feed mode you can t cancel a print job by pressing the f button To cancel a print job in Manual Feed mode 1 Turn the printer off 2 Double click the 3 icon at right bottom of the window Double click this icon to view the queue of the print jobs 3 Select a job you want to cancel 4 Xerox Phaser 3121 ol xi Printer Document View Help Owner Progress s StartedAt a Document Printing shkwon 0 bytes of 2 8 12 04 PM 1 14 03 1 jobs in queue Vp 4 For Windows 9x Me select Cancel Printing from Document menu For Windows NT 2000 XP select Cancel from Document menu g Xerox Phaser 3121 olx Printer Document View Help Docum Pa Progress _ Started At E Printing shkwon 16 bytes of 8 12 04 PM 1 14 03 1 jobs in queue Z 5 When the jobs are removed from the list Turn the printer on USING PRINT MATERIALS ERJ Printi
29. JALUKITUS OHITETTAESSA OLET ALTTIINA N KYM TT M LLE LASER S TEILYLLE L KATSO S TEESEEN PBI UERGER 0 GHE gH aozo a S Uen FAKAS Ozone Safety During normal operation this machine produces ozone The S ozone produced does not present a hazard to the operator E However it is advisable that the machine be operated in a well ventilated area If you need additional information about ozone please contact your nearest Xerox dealer Power Saver This printer contains advanced energy conservation technology that reduces power consumption when itis not in active use When the printer does not receive data for an extended period of time power consumption is automatically lowered The energy star emblem does not represent EPA endorsement of any product or service Recycling y Please recycle or dispose of the packaging material for this amp product in an environmentally responsible manner Radio Frequency Emissions FCC Regulations USA This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that
30. NG UP Your PRINTER 4 Load paper with the print side facing down Make sure that all four corners are flat in the tray 5 Pay attention to the paper limit mark on the left inside wall of the tray Paper overloading may cause paper jams A nox If you want to change the paper size in the tray see Changing the Paper Size in the Tray on page 2 8 6 Slide the tray back into the printer SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER P47 Changing the Paper Size in the Tray 1 Pinch the rear guide as shown below to adjust for the paper length 2 Pinch the side guide as shown and slide it to the left flush against the paper cf Notes e Do not push the width guide far enough to cause the material to warp e If you do not adjust the width guide it may cause paper jam Y xX 2 SETTING UP Your PRINTER Connecting a Printer Cable To print from your computer you need to connect your printer to your computer with either a parallel interface cable or a Universal Serial Bus USB cable Using a Parallel Cable Note To connect the printer to the parallel port of the computer requires a certified parallel cable You will need to buy a IEEE1284 compliant cable 1 Make sure that both the printer and the computer are turned off 2 Plug the parallel printer cable into the connector on the back of the printer Push the metal clips down to fit inside the notches on the cable plug
31. ame field and enter the shared name 10 Click OK and click Close 11 Click OK Windows NT Click Apply and click OK Windows 2000 XP W610 PRINTING TASKS Maintaining Your Printer This chapter provides suggestions for maintaining the toner cartridge and the printer This chapter includes e Maintaining the Toner Cartridge e Cleaning the Printer e Consumables and Replacement Parts 5 2 Maintaining the Toner Cartridge Toner cartridge storage To get the maximum results from the toner cartridge keep the following guidelines in mind e Do not remove the toner cartridge from its package until ready for use e Do not refill the toner cartridge The printer warranty does not cover damage caused by using a refilled cartridge e Store toner cartridges in the same environment as the printer e To prevent damage to the toner cartridge do not expose it to light for more than a few minute Toner cartridge life expectancy The life of the toner cartridge depends on the amount of toner that print jobs require When printing text at 5 coverage a new toner cartridge lasts an average of 3 000 pages Saving toner To save toner press the f button on the printer control panel The button will be lit You can also enable the Toner Save in the printer properties Refer to Using the Toner Save Mode on page 4 8 Selecting this option will extend the life of the toner cartridge and reduce your cost per
32. as been packed with the following items Power Cord USB Cable CD ROM Setup Guide Notes e If any items are missing or damaged notify your dealer immediately e Components may differ from one country to another e The CD ROM contains the printer driver the User s Guide and the Adobe Acrobat Reader program 2 Carefully remove all of packing tapes from the printer PAP SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER Selecting a Location Select a level stable place with adequate space for air circulation Allow extra space for opening covers and tray The area should be well ventilated and away from direct sunlight or sources of heat cold and humidity See the image below for clearance space Do not place the printer close to the edge of your desk or table Clearance Space N aie lt s 954 6 mm 37 5 in 552 mm 21 7 in eFront 482 6 mm enough space so that tray can be removed eBack 100 mm enough space to allow opening of the rear out tray eRight 100 mm enough space for ventilation eLeft 100 mm SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER PAG Installing the Toner Cartridge 1 Grasp the front cover and pull it toward you to open Note Because the printer is very light it may be moved when you use it for example when opening closing the tray or installing removing the toner cartridge Be careful not to move the printer 2 Remove the toner cartridge from its bag and remove the paper covering the ca
33. aser 3121 printer driver and all of its components are removed from your computer 5 When removing is completed click Finish SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER PASI Changing the Display Language After installation of the software you can change the display language 1 From the Start menu select Programs 2 Select Xerox Phaser 3121 and Language Selection 3 Select the desired language from the language selection window and click OK erox Phaser 3121 5 Sette wata eame ee Satus imie lt SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER Using Print Materials This chapter will help you understand types of paper you can use with this printer and how to properly load paper in the tray for the best print quality This chapter includes Choosing Paper and Other Materials Selecting the Output Location Loading Paper Printing on Envelopes Printing on Labels Printing on Transparencies Printing on Card Stock or Custom sized Materials Printing on Preprinted Paper 32 Choosing Paper and Other Materials You can print on a variety of print materials such as plain paper envelopes labels transparencies and so on See Paper Specifications on page 7 13 To get the best possible print quality use only high quality copier grade paper When you choose print materials consider the followings e Desired outcome The paper you choose should be appropriate for the project e Size You can use any size paper that fits easi
34. below Items Yield Average Paper Feeding Roller 60 000 Transfer Roller 60 000 Pick up roller 60 000 To purchase the consumables and replacement parts contact Xerox dealer or the place where you bought your product We strongly recommend that items be installed by a trained service personnel 5 8 MAINTAINING YOUR PRINTER Solving Problems This chapter provides helpful information for what to do if you encounter an error while using your printer This chapter includes Troubleshooting Checklist Solving General Printing Problems Clearing Paper Jams Solving Print Quality Problems Troubleshooting Error Messages Common Windows Problems Common Linux Problems Troubleshooting Checklist If the printer is not working properly consult the following checklist If the printer does not pass a step follow the corresponding troubleshooting suggestions Check the power cord and the power switch Make sure that the Hi LED is on Press and hold the fI button to print a demo page Check the demo page to see if it is printed correctly Print a short document from a software application to verify that the computer and printer are connected and are communicating correctly If completing the checklist does not resolve the printer problem check the following troubleshooting sections Se SOLVING PROBLEMS Solution Check the power source by plugging into another outlet 10100 01011
35. blems Print Quality Checklist Print quality problems can be resolved by following the checklist below e Redistribute toner in the toner cartridge see page 5 3 e Clean the inside of the printer see page 5 5 e Adjust the print resolution from the printer properties see page 4 16 e Ensure that Toner Save Mode is off see page 4 8 e Clear general printing problems see page 6 3 e Install a new toner cartridge and check the print quality see page 2 4 SOLVING PROBLEMS Problem Light or faded Toner specs AaBbCc AaBbGc AaBbCc AaBoCc AaBbCc Dropouts AaBbCc AaBbUc AaBbCc AaBbCc AaBbCc Solving Print Quality Problems Solution If a vertical white streak or faded area appears on the page e The toner supply is low You may be able to temporarily extend the toner cartridge life See Redistributing Toner on page 5 3 If this does not improve the print quality install a new toner cartridge e The paper may not meet paper specifications for example the paper is too moist or too rough See Paper Specifications on page 7 13 e If the entire page is light the print resolution setting is too light or Toner Save Mode is on Adjust the print resolution and Toner Save Mode in the printer properties See page 4 16 and 4 8 respectively e A combination of faded or smeared defects may indicate that the toner cartridge needs cleaning See Cleaning the Inside on page 5 5
36. d or incomplete Pages print but are blank Possible Cause There is too much paper in the paper tray An incorrect type of paper is being used An incorrect output method is being used There may be debris inside the machine The printer cable is loose or defective The wrong printer driver was selected The software application is malfunctioning The toner cartridge is defective or out of toner The file may have blank pages Some parts such as the controller or the board may be defective Solution Remove excess paper from the tray If printing on special materials use the manual feeder Use only paper that meets the specifications required by the printer Special print materials such as thick paper should not be printed using the top output tray face down Use the rear output tray face up instead Open the front cover and remove the debris Disconnect the printer cable and reconnect Try a print job that you have already printed successfully If possible attach the cable and printer to another computer and try a print job that you know works Finally try a new printer cable Check the application s printer selection menu to ensure that your printer is selected Try printing a job from another application Redistribute the toner if necessary See page 5 3 If necessary replace the toner cartridge Check the file to ensure it does not contain blank pages
37. e GhostScript Installing Printer Driver 1 Make sure that you connect the printer to your computer Turn both the computer and the printer on 2 When the Administrator Login window appears type in root in the Login field and enter the system password ff note You must log in as a Super user root to install the printer software If you are not ask your system administrator 3 Insert the printer software CD ROM The CD ROM automatically runs Note If the CD ROM does not automatically run click the amp icon at the bottom of the window When the Terminal screen appears type in root local root cd mnt cdrom the CD ROM directory root local cdrom setup sh r APPENDIX 4 Select the installation type either Recommended or Expert and then click Continue K Linux Printer Package Setup Please choose the class of installation Recommended ackage Recommended is fully automated and is not required any interaction Expert installation allows you to select the install path or printing system 5 If you selected Recommended go to Step 6 For Expert select the desired option and then click Begin Install K Linux Printer Package Setup Global Options Install path usr local linuxprinter Link path umn rinstall Options m Common files O Install CUPS 1 1 Printing System CUPS Printing System LPRng LPR Printing System Free space 440
38. e The paper may not meet specifications for example the paper is too moist or too rough See Paper Specifications on page 7 13 e The transfer roller may be dirty See Cleaning the Inside on page 5 5 e The paper path may need cleaning See Cleaning the Inside on page 5 5 If faded areas generally rounded occur randomly on the page e A single sheet of paper may be defective Try reprinting the job e The moisture content of the paper is uneven or the paper has moist spots on its surface Try a different brand of paper See Paper Specifications on page 7 13 e The paper lot is bad The manufacturing processes can cause some areas to reject toner Try a different kind or brand of paper e The toner cartridge may be defective See Vertical repetitive defects on the next page e If these steps do not correct the problems contact a service representative SOLVING PROBLEMS Problem Vertical lines Gray background AaBbCc AaBbCc AaBbCc AaBbCc AaBbCc Toner smear AaBbCc AaBhCc AaBhCc AaBbCc AaBbCc Vertical repetitive defects AaBbCc_ AaBbCc_ AaBbCc AaBbCc_ AaBbCc SOLVING PROBLEMS Solution If black vertical streaks appear on the page e The drum inside the toner cartridge has probably been scratched Install a new toner cartridge If the amount of background shading becomes unacceptable the procedures below may fix the problem e Change to a lighter w
39. e print settings from your software application access the printer properties See page 4 2 2 From the Other Features tab click the Edit button in the Watermark section 3 Select the watermark you want to delete in the Current Watermarks list and click Delete 4 Click OK PRINTING TASKS E Al Xerox Dear ABC Regards WORLD BEST WORLD BEST 994 PRINTING TASKS Printing Overlays What is an Overlay An overlay is text and or images stored in the computer hard disk drive HDD as a special file format that can be printed on any document Overlays are often used to take the place of preprinted forms and letterhead paper Rather than using preprinted letterhead you can create an overlay containing the exact same information that is currently on your letterhead To print a letter with your company s letterhead you do not need to load preprinted letterhead paper in the printer You need only tell the printer to print the letterhead overlay on your document Creating a New Page Overlay To use a page overlay you must create a new page overlay containing your logo or image 1 Create or open a document containing text or an image for use in a new page overlay Position the items exactly as you wish them to appear when printed as an overlay If needed save the file for later use 2 Tochange the print settings from your software application access the printer properti
40. eded and some of your choices won t be passed to the programs responsible for implementing them Try to select less options that deviate from the defaults to save on memory usage Most Unix applications that offer a Landscape orientation option in their printing options will generate correct PostScript code that should be printed as is In that case you need to make sure that you leave the LLPR option to its default Portrait setting to avoid unwanted rotations of the page that would result in a cropped output If the data being sent is in Encapsulated PostScript EPS format some earlier versions of CUPS 1 1 10 and before have a bug preventing them from being processed correctly When going through LLPR to print the Printer Package will work around this issue by converting the data to regular PostScript However if your application bypasses LLPR and feeds EPS data to CUPS the document may not print correctly To be able to configure and use SMB shared printers such as printers shared on a Windows machine you need to have a correct installation of the SAMBA package that enables that feature The smbclient command should be available and usable on your system Most Unix applications will expect a command like the regular lpr command to be non interactive and thus return immediately Since LLPR is waiting for user input before passing the job on to the print spooler very often the application will wait for the process t
41. eight pages See Paper Specifications on page 7 13 e Check the printer s environment very dry low humidity or high humidity higher than 80 RH conditions can increase the amount of background shading e Remove the old toner cartridge and install a new one See Installing the Toner Cartridge on page 2 4 e Clean the inside of the printer See Cleaning the Inside on page 5 5 e Check the paper type and quality See Paper Specifications on page 7 13 e Remove the toner cartridge and install a new one See Installing the Toner Cartridge on page 2 4 If marks repeatedly appear on the printed side of the page at even intervals e The toner cartridge may be damaged If a repetitive mark occurs on the page print a cleaning sheet several times to clean the cartridge see page 5 5 After the printout if you still have the same problems install a new toner cartridge See Installing the Toner Cartridge on page 2 4 e Parts of the printer may have toner on them If the defects occur on the back of the page the problem will likely correct itself after a few more pages e The fusing assembly may be damaged Contact a service representative Problem Solution Background Background scatter results from bits of toner distributed on scatter the printed page e The paper may be too damp Try printing with a different batch of paper Do not open packages of paper until necessary so that the pape
42. er any human access to laser radiation above a Class I level during normal operation user maintenance or prescribed service condition WARNING Never operate or service the printer with the protective cover removed from Laser Scanner assembly The reflected beam although invisible can damage your eyes When using this product these basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce risk of fire electric shock and injury to persons CAUTION INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN THIS COVER OPEN DO NOT OPEN THIS COVER VORSICHT UNSICHTBARE LASERSTRAHLUNG WENN ABDECKUNG GEOFFNET NICHT DEM STRAHL AUSSETZEN ATTENTION RAYONNEMENT LASER INVISIBLE EN CAS D OUVERTURE EXPOSITION DANGEREUSE AU FAISCEAU ATTENZIONE RADIAZIONE LASER INVISIBILE IN CASO DI APERTURA EVITARE L ESPOSIZIONE AL FASCIO PRECAUCION RADIACION LASER INVISIBLE CUANDO SE ABRE EVITAR EXPONERSE AL RAYO PERIGO RADIA O LASER INVIS VEL AO ABRIR EVITE EXPOSI O DIRECTA AO FEIXE GEVAAR ONZICHTBARE LASERSTRALEN BIJ GEOPENDE KLEP DEZE KLEP NIET OPENEN ADVARSEL USYNLIG LASERSTR LNING VED BNING N R SIKKERHEDSBRYDERE ER UDE AF FUNKTION UNDGA UDSAETTELSE FOR STR LNING ADVARSEL USYNLIG LASERSTRALNING NAR DEKSEL PNES STIRR IKKE INN I STRALEN UNNG EKSPONERING FOR STR LEN VARNING OSYNLIG LASERSTRALNING N R DENNA DEL R PPEN OCH SP RREN R URKOPPLAD BETRAKTA EJ STRALEN STRALEN R FARLIG AVATTAESSA JA SUO
43. er is jammed e No paper is loaded e The toner cartridge is not installed If a printer system error occurs contact your service representative The printer may be in Add paper to the manual feeder and Manual Feed mode press the button on the printer s control panel to begin printing The connection cable Disconnect the printer cable and between the computer reconnect it and the printer is not connected properly The connection cable If possible attach the cable to another between the computer computer that is working properly and and the printer is print a job You can also try using a defective different printer cable The port setting is Check the Windows printer setting to incorrect make sure that the print job is sent to the correct port for example LTP1 If the computer has more than one port make Sure that the printer is attached to the correct one The printer may be Check the printer properties to ensure configured incorrectly that all print settings are correct SOLVING PROBLEMS M Je Problem Possible Cause Solution The printer The printer driver may Reinstall the printer driver see does not print be incorrectly page 2 17 Try printing a demo page continued installed The printer is Check the LEDs on the control panel to malfunctioning determine if the printer is indicating a system error Printer selects The paper source For many software applications the paper mater
44. es See page 4 2 3 Click the Other Features tab and click Edit button in the Overlay section Xerox Phaser 3121 Properties 7 x Layout Paper Graphics Other Features About Watermark No watermark Overlay Letter 2 50 x 11 00 in Copies 1 Resolution Honmnal Print Order Mormal e Favorites ku nnamed r T Reprint When Jammed cave THE DAK MENT CEFAN Y OX Cancel Apply Help 4 Inthe Overlays window click Create Overlay Edit Overlays 7 Overlay List Delete Wivelay Overlay Status o Overlay Selected tanim Page Gveray ven Printing Cancel Help 5 In the Create Overlay window type a name of up to eight characters in the File name box Select the destination path if necessary The default is C Formover Save ir E FormO ver Til E File name kerc Save as hype Overlay Files O VL Cancel ee 6 Click Save You will see the name in the Overlay List 7 Click OK or Yes until you complete creating The file is not printed out Instead it will be stored on your computer HDD disk Note The overlay document size must be the same as documents you will print with the overlay Do not create an overlay with a watermark PRINTING TASKS K A PRINTING TASKS Using a Page Overlay After an overlay has been created it is ready to be printed with your document To print an overlay with a document 1 2 Create o
45. ess and hold this button for about 2 seconds until all LEDs blink slowly and release Manual feeding Press this button each time you load a sheet of paper in the manual feeder when you select Manual Feed for Source from your software application For detailed information see Using the Manual Feeder on page 3 8 Cleaning inside In Ready mode press and hold this button for about 10 printer seconds until all LEDs turn on and release After cleaning the printer one cleaning sheet is printed Canceling print job while the print job is cleared from both the printer and the computer and then return to Ready mode This may take some time depending on the size of the print job In Manual Feed mode you can t cancel the print job by pressing this button For detailed information see Using the Manual Feeder on page 3 8 Toner Save mode In Ready mode press this button to turn the Toner Save on off mode on or off For detailed information see page 4 8 INTRODUCTION ey NOTE gt Z EEJ Intropuction Setting Up Your Printer This chapter provides step by step information on setting up your printer This chapter includes e Unpacking e Installing the Toner Cartridge e Loading Paper e Connecting a Printer Cable e Turning the Printer on e Printing a Demo Page e Installing Printer Software Unpacking 1 Remove the Printer and all accessories from the packing carton Make sure that the printer h
46. fications See Paper Specifications on page 7 13 Problem Solution Horizontal stripes If horizontally aligned black streaks or smears appear e The toner cartridge may be installed improperly Remove the cartridge and reinsert e The toner cartridge may be defective Install a new toner cartridge See Installing the Toner Cartridge on page 2 4 e If the problem persists the printer may require repair Contact a service representative If the printed paper is curl or paper does not feed into the printer e Turn over the stack of paper in the input tray Also try rotating the paper 180 in the input tray AaBbCc Cee SOLVING PROBLEMS Troubleshooting Error Messages When the printer experiences an error the control panel will indicate an error message with the indicator lights Find the light pattern below that matches the printer light pattern and follow the solutions to clear the error LED status legend symbol for light off symbol for light on Vv g WI i 7 i gt symbol for light blinking q Py LED pattern fal LED lights red SOLVING PROBLEMS a Possible Problems and Solutions Your system has some problems If this problem occurs contact your service representative e Paper jam occurs To solve the problem see Clearing Paper Jams on page 6 7 e The front cover is open Close the front cover e The toner cart
47. g Print Quality Problems cccceeeeeeeee ees Troubleshooting Error Messages ccceee eee eeeeeeeeees Common Windows ProblemS ccccee essen ee eeeeeeees Common Linux ProDlEMS ccccccceeee ee eeee eee eeeeees Chapter 7 APPENDIX Using Your Printer in LINUX cece eee eeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 7 2 Installing the Printer Driver cccccsceeeeeeeeeeeseees 7 2 Changing the Printer Connection Method 7 6 Using the Configuration Tool cccccceeeeeeeeeeeees 7 8 Changing LLPR Properties cccccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeees 7 10 Printer SpecificationS ccccccseceeeserecceureusecgeunereeaas 7 12 Paper SpecificationS cccccccseseeeserecceeneusecseuneeneaas 7 13 OVEIVICW oan 7 13 Supported Sizes Of Paper ccceeeseccseeeeeeseeenens 7 14 Guidelines for Using Paper cccceeeeeeeeeeeeee es 7 15 Paper Specifications ccceseeececeeeeeeeeseeueeeesguees 7 16 Paper Output Capacity ssc csicsccosscoscecoseesosserececem 7 16 Printer and Paper Storage Environment 7 17 Environmental and Safety Consideration Laser Safety Statement The printer is certified in the U S to conform to the requirements of DHHS 21 CFR chapter 1 Subchapter J for Class I 1 laser products and elsewhere is certified as a Class I laser product conforming to the requirements of IEC825 RN69825 Class I laser products are not considered to be hazardous The laser system and printer are designed so there is nev
48. g you a competitive edge You can Print with excellent quality and high speed e You can print at 600 dots per inch dpi See page 4 16 e Prints 17 pages per minute Letter size 16 pages per minute A4 size Handle paper flexibly e Standard 250 sheet tray and a 1 sheet Manual Feeder Support various sizes and types of paper e Two output trays select either the top output tray face down or the rear output tray face up for the most convenient access Create professional documents e You can customize your documents using Watermarks such as Confidential See page 4 19 e Print Posters The text and pictures of each page of your document are magnified and printed across the selected sheet of paper After the document has printed trim off the white edges of each sheet Tape the sheets together to form a poster See page 4 14 Save your time and money e Allows you to use the Toner Save mode to Save toner See page 4 8 e Allows you to print multiple pages on one single sheet of paper to save paper N Up printing See page 4 10 e This printer meets Energy Star guidelines for energy efficiency Print in various environments e You can print in Windows 95 98 Me NT 4 0 2000 XP e Your printer is compatible with Linux e Your printer comes with both the Parallel and the USB interface INTRODUCTION Ma Mg Printer Components Front View Output Support ON Top output tray P Face down C
49. hat the printer is operating correctly 1 Hold down the button for about 2 seconds to print a demo page SETTING UP Your PRINTER Installing Printer Software The supplied CD ROM contains Windows printing software Linux printing software on line User s Guide and Acrobat Reader to view the User s Guide If you are printing from Windows You can install the following printer software using the CD ROM e Printer driver for windows Use this driver to take full advantage of your printer s features See page 2 14 If you are printing in Linux Go to Using Your Printer in Linux on page 7 2 for information about installing the Linux driver Printer Driver Features Your printer drivers will support the following standard features e Paper source selection e Paper size orientation and media type e number of copies Table below lists a general overview of features supported by your printer drivers Printer Driver Feature eee jPosterprining oY mar o e sheet N up Saa a eme e YY SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER PME Installing Printer software in Windows System Requirements Verify the following e At least 32 MB Windows 9x Me 64 MB Windows 2000 NT 128 MB Windows XP or more of RAM is installed on your PC e There is at least 300 MB of free disk space on your PC e All applications are closed on your PC before beginning installation e You have one of the following
50. he humidity from a room As paper is opened and used it loses moisture causing streaks and smudging Humid weather or water coolers can cause the humidity to increase in a room As paper is opened and used it absorbs any excess moisture causing light print and dropouts Also as paper loses and gains moisture it can become distorted This can cause paper jams Care should be taken not to purchase more paper than can be used in a short time about 3 months Paper stored for long periods may experience heat and moisture extremes which can cause damage Planning is important to prevent damage to large supplies of paper Unopened paper in sealed reams can remain stable for several months before use Opened packages of paper have more potential for environment damage especially if they are not wrapped with a moisture proof barrier The paper storage environment should be properly maintained to ensure optimum printer performance The required condition is 20 to 24 C 68 to 75 F with a relative humidity of 45 to 55 The following guidelines should be considered when evaluating the paper s storage environment e Paper should be stored at or near room temperature e The air should not be too dry or too humid e The best way to store an opened ream of paper is to rewrap it tightly in its moisture proof wrapping If the printer environment is subject to extremes unwrap only the amount of paper to be used during the day s operat
51. herwise been defined using printtool LPD systems identify the default queue as the one named Ip Thus if there is already a queue by this name and if it doesn t have any alias then you won t be able to change the default To work around this you can either delete the queue or rename it by manually editing the etc printcap file Problem The N up setting does not work correctly for some of my documents I am using BSD lpr Slackware Debian older distributions and some options chosen in LLPR don t seem to take effect I am trying to print a document in Landscape mode but it prints rotated and cropped Some pages come out all white nothing is printed and I am using CUPS I can t print to a SMB Windows printer My application seems to be frozen while LLPR is running Possible Cause and Solution The N up feature is achieved through post processing of the PostScript data that is being sent to the printing system However such post processing can only be adequately achieved if the PostScript data conforms to the Adobe Document Structing Conventions Problems may arise when using N up and other features relying on post processing if the document being printed isn t compliant Legacy BSD Ipr systems have a hard limitation on the length of the option string that can be passed to the printing system As such if you selected a number of different options the length of the options may be exce
52. hort edge first and against the left edge of the feeder USING PRINT MATERIALS feels 3 When you print on card stocks or the custom sized paper you must select Manual Feed for Source from the software application and then select the correct paper size and type For details see page 4 6 A nox If the size of your print material is not listed in the Size box in the Paper tab of the printer driver properties click Add Custom button and set the size manually See page 4 6 4 Press the button to start feeding Printing is started Close the rear output tray after the printing is completed Printing on Preprinted Paper Preprinted paper is paper that has some type of printing placed on it before it is sent through the printer paper that has a preprinted logo at the top of the page for example Guidelines e Letterheads must be printed with heat resistant ink that will not melt vaporize or release hazardous emissions when subjected to the printer s fusing temperature of 400 F 205 C for 0 1 second e Ink on letterheads must be non flammable and should not adversely affect any printer rollers e Forms and letterheads should be sealed in a moisture proof wrapping to prevent changes during storage e Before you load preprinted paper as forms and letterheads verify that the ink on the paper is dry During the fusing process wet ink can come off preprinted paper A ote Please avoice using carbon paper beca
53. ials from selection in the printer source selection is found under the Paper the wrong properties may be tab within the printer properties Select paper source incorrect the correct paper source See page 4 6 feed into the loaded correctly correctly printer There is too much Remove excess paper from the tray paper in the tray The paper is too thick Use only paper that meets the specifications required by the printer The job may be very Reduce the complexity of the page or try complex adjusting the print quality settings Print job is extremely slow The maximum print speed of the printer is 16 A4 or 17 Letter pages per minute If using Windows 98 From the Start menu choose Settings Me the Spooling and Printers Right click the Xerox Setting may be set Phaser 3121 printer icon choose incorrectly Properties click the Details tab and then choose the Spool Settings button Select the desired spool setting The page layout is too Simplify the page layout and remove any complex unnecessary graphics from the document The page orientation Change the page orientation in your setting may be application incorrect Half the page is blank The paper size and Ensure that the paper size in the print the paper size settings settings matches the paper in the tray do not match S45 SOLVING PROBLEMS Problem The paper keeps jamming The printer prints but the text is wrong garble
54. ile 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 Pint eeo zjx printer is selected Pinte Name Froperties Status Default printer Ready Type meron Phaser 3121 Where LPT1 Comment eros Phaser 3121 Print to file Print range Copies Humber of copies hp Pages from ji to f Selection pi calate Cancel All 3 To take advantage of the printer features provided by your printer click Properties in the application s print window and go to step 4 If you see Setup Printer or Options click that button instead Then click Properties in the next screen 4 Now you see the Xerox Phaser 3121 Properties window which allows you to access all the information you will need when using your printer The Layout tab is first displayed Xerox Phaser 3121 Properties 32 x Layout Faper Graphics Other Features About Onentatian Portrait 2 Landscape Rotate Tri Degrees The preview image shows the sample page Layout Options Type Multiple F with the settings you currently specified Pages per Side ji Letter 2 50 x 11 00 in Copies 1 Resolution Normal Page Order zj Print Page Border Favorites lt Unnamed gt cave THE DAWU
55. image appearance in your print e Normal This setting is for normal documents e Light This setting is for bolder line widths or darker gray scale images e Dark This setting is for finer line width higher definition in graphics and lighter gray scale images When the Darken Text option is checked all text in your document is allowed to print darker than a normal document PRINTING TASKS p True Type Options This option determines what the driver tells the Advanced printer about how to image the text in your Options document Select the appropriate setting continued according to the status of your document e 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 types of fonts will print faster in this setting 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 When the Print All Text Black is checked all text in your document is allowed to print solid black regardless of the color it appears on the screen When it is not checked colored text is allowed to print in shades of gray 2 aks PRINTING TASKS Printing Watermarks The Watermark option allows you to pri
56. int _Printer Help esta Add Printer saeh Status Et Linux ee Information for printer Ip Other Printers Type Description Xerox Phaser 3121 Location State Idle Language SPL II Device ush dev ushb lpO Model Xerox Phaser 3121 Go to the Web page for this printer hint ackage 3 The Info tab shows general information about the printer If you are an Internet user you can click Go to the Web page for this printer to access the Xerox web page Click the Jobs tab to inspect and manage the job queue for the selected printer You can suspend resume or delete a specific job s in the queue If you drag a specific job s you can drop it into the print queue of another printer The Properties tab allows you to change the default printer settings K gt Linux Printer Configuration File Print Printer Help 3 1 a i k Add Printer Remove Suspend Resume Help Quit Printer staus inva Ct Linux Printers g Other Printers Page Size Paper Source Paper Type Power Save Time Reprint 600 DPI US Letter Auto Select Use Printer Default g x iff note Regular users are able to override the system wide default settings defined by the administrator When a regular user clicks Apply these custom settings will be saved in the user s profile and may be later used with LLPR If the administrator is running the configuration tool then the settings will be sa
57. ion to prevent unwanted moisture changes APPENDIX VAI T NOTE Z yeaksy APPENDIX C cancel print 4 4 clean printer 5 5 cleaning sheet print 5 7 connect parallel cable 2 9 power cord 2 11 USB cable 2 10 control panel use 1 6 D demo page print 2 12 document print 4 2 error solve 6 18 I install software 2 14 toner 2 4 L language change 2 18 load paper 3 7 O output tray select 3 5 overlay create 4 22 delete 4 25 print 4 24 P paper jams clear 6 7 paper load in manual feeder 3 8 in tray 2 6 3 7 paper size 3 3 paper capacity 3 3 paper guidelines 3 4 print cleaning sheet 5 7 demo page 2 12 document 4 2 fit to page 4 13 N up 4 10 overlay 4 22 poster 4 14 scale 4 12 watermark 4 19 printer cable connect 2 9 printer clean 5 5 printer sharing 4 28 problem Linux 6 20 windows 6 19 S setting darkness 4 16 favorite 4 5 image mode 4 16 paper size 4 6 paper source 4 6 paper type 4 6 resolution 4 16 toner save 4 16 true type option 4 16 software install 2 14 Linux 7 2 overview 2 13 reinstall 2 15 system requirements 2 14 uninstall 2 17 specification paper 7 13 printer 7 12 T toner install 2 4 life 5 2 recycle 5 2 redistribute 5 3 replace 5 4 toner save 4 8 W watermark create 4 20 delete 4 21 edit 4 21 print 4 19 XEROX
58. isfactory results This may be the result of improper handling unacceptable temperature and humidity levels or other variables over which Xerox has no control e Before purchasing large quantities of paper ensure the paper meets the requirements specified in this User s Guide CAUTION Using paper that does not meet these specifications may cause problems requiring repairs These repairs are not covered by the Xerox warranty or service agreements APPENDIX Amine Supported Sizes of Paper Paper Dimensions Weight Capacity 8 5 X 11 in Letter 216 X 279 mm AA 210 X 297 mm e 250 sheets of Executive octet e eu sie Sa re 191 X 267 mm 60 to 90 g m2 i ETT bond 16 to i l In 24 Ib P Legal 216 X 356 mm 1 sheet of paper for the 182 X 257 mm manual Bar 7 2 X 10 in feeder 216 X 330 mm FONG 8 5 X 13 in Minimum size custom 76x 127 mm 3 x 5 In 60 to 163 g m2 bond 16 to Maximum 216x356mm 431b Size 8 5 x 14 in custom l 1 sheet of paper for the Mans parcie pee manual feeder 0 10 X 14 mm Same minimum 0 0039 X and maximum 0 0055 in paper sizes as listed above up to 90 g m Envelopes bond 16 to 24 Ib Labels a The printer supports a wide range of media sizes See Printing on Card Stock or Custom sized Materials on page 3 15 b Capacity may vary depending on media weight and thickness and environ mental conditions cf Note You may experience jams when
59. led paper which weights from 20lb to 24lb or other colored paper select Color Paper PRINTING TASKS Me I7 4 8 PRINTING TASKS Using the Toner Save Mode Toner Save mode allows the printer to use less toner on each page Selecting this option will extend the life of your toner cartridge and reduce your cost per page but will reduce print quality There are two ways to enable the Toner Save mode From the Control Panel Press the button on the control panel The printer must be in Ready mode H green LED is on e Ifthe gt LED is on the mode is enabled and the printer uses less toner to print a page e Ifthe ws gt LED is off the mode is disabled and the printer prints in the normal mode From the software application 1 To change the print settings from your software application access the printer properties See page 4 2 2 Click the Graphics tab and select the Toner Save option You can select from ePrinter Setting If you select this option this feature is determined by the setting you ve made on the control panel of the printer eOn Select this option to allow the printer to use less toner on each page eOff If you don t need to save toner to print a document select this option F merox Phaser 3121 Properties Other Features About aee Letter 8 50 x 11 00 in 3 Click OK PRINTING TASKS ERJ s 3 Printi
60. ly within the paper adjusters of the paper feeder e Weight Your printer supports paper weight as follows e 16 24 Ibs 60 90 g m bond for the tray e 16 43 Ibs 60 163 g m bond for the manual feeder e Brightness Some papers are whiter than others and produce sharper more vibrant images e Surface smoothness The smoothness of the paper affects how crisp the printing looks on the paper CAUTION Using a material that does not conform to the Specification listed in the paper specification can cause problems that may require service This service is not covered by the warranty or service agreements USING PRINT MATERIALS Sizes and Capacities Input Source Capacity Tray Manual Feeder Plain Paper Letter 8 5 x 11 in Legal 8 5 x 14 in Executive 7 25 x 10 5 in Folio 8 5 x 13 in A4 210 x 297 mm JIS B5 182 x 257 mm A5 148 x 210 mm A6 105 x 148 mm Envelopes No 10 4 12 x 9 5 in Monarch 3 87 x 7 5 in C5 162 x 229 mm DL 110 x 220 mm B5 176 x 250 mm C6 114 x 162 mm Labels Letter 8 5 x 11 in A4 210 x 297 mm Transparencies Letter 8 5 x 11 in A4 210 x 297 mm Card stocks a Depending on paper thickness the maximum capacity may be reduced b If you are experiencing excessive jamming feed one sheet at a time through the manual feeder USING PRINT MATERIALS e396 3 4 Guidelines for Paper and Special Materials When selecting or loading paper
61. marked on or supplied with the product should be followed This WARNING alerts users to areas of the product where there is the AN possibility of personal damage This WARNING alerts users to areas of the product where there are heated AN surfaces which should not be touched Electrical Supply This product shall be operated from the type of electrical supply indicated on the product s data plate label If you are not sure that your electrical supply meets the requirements please consult your local power company for advice D WARNING This product must be connected to a protective earth circuit This product is supplied with a plug that has a protective earth pin This plug will fit only into an earthed electrical outlet This is a safety feature To avoid risk of electric shock contact your electrician to replace the electrical outlet if you are unable to insert the plug into it Never use an earthed adapter plug to connect the product to a electrical outlet that lacks an earth connection terminal To disconnect all electrical power to the product the disconnect device is the power cord Remove the plug from the electrical outlet Ventilation Slots and openings in the product s enclosure are provided for ventilation Do not block or cover the ventilation vents as this could result in the product overheating This product should not be placed in a built in installation unless proper ventilation is provided please contact your
62. nada g 220 240 V Others 50 60 Hz 330 W average during operation power A ONSU GN Less than 10 W in sleep mode Stand by Less than 35 dB Acoustic Noise Operating Less than 52 dB Sleep mode Background noise Toner Supply Single cartridge l 3 000 pages IDC 5 coverage ihe Ar REL Reorder number 109R00725 Duty Cycle Monthly 15 000 pages maximum Package Weight Paper 1 76 Kg Plastic 0 2 Kg External Dimensions 352 x 372 x 196 mm WxDxH 13 8 x 14 6 x 7 7 in Operating Temperature 10 32 C 50 90 F Environment Humidity 20 80 RH Random Access Memory RAM 8 MB nonexpandable e IEEE 1284 Bidirectional Parallel Modes supported Compatible Nibble Byte ECP peTNaee e USB Interface Standard USB 1 1 compliant 12 Mbps 1 port yu APPENDIX Paper Specifications Overview Your printer accepts a variety of print materials such as cut sheet paper including up to 100 recycled fiber content paper envelopes labels transparencies and custom size paper Properties such as weight composition grain and moisture content are important factors affecting the printer s performance and the output quality Paper that does not meet the guidelines outlined in this User s Guide can cause the following problems e Poor print quality e Increased paper jams e Premature wear on the printer Notes e Some paper may meet all of the guidelines in this guide and still not produce sat
63. nformity with the following applicable 93 68 EEC Directives of the European Union as of the dates indicated January 1 1995 Council Directive 73 23 EEC Approximation of the laws of the member states related to low voltage equipment January 1 1996 Council Directive 89 336 EEC 92 31 EEC approximation of the laws of the Member States related to electromagnetic compatibility A full declaration defining the relevant Directives and referenced standards can be obtained from your Xerox Corporation representative WARNING Changes or modifications to this equipment not specifically approved by Xerox Europe may void the user s authority to operate this equipment Shielded cables must be used with this equipment to maintain compliance with the EMC Directive 89 336 EEC WARNING In order to allow this equipment to operate in proximity to Industrial Scientific and Medical ISM equipment the external radiation from ISM equipment may have to be limited or special mitigation measures taken SAFETY NOTES This XEROX product and supplies are manufactured tested and certified to strict Safety regulations electromagnetic regulations and established environmental standards WARNING Any unauthorised alteration which may include the addition of new functions or connection of external devices may impact the product certification Please contact your XEROX representative for more information Warning Markings All warning instructions
64. ng Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper N Up Printing You can select the number of pages to print on a single sheet of paper To print more than one page per sheet the pages will appear decreased in size and arranged on the sheet You can print up to 16 pages on one sheet 1 To change the print settings from your software application access the printer properties See page 4 2 2 From the Layout tab choose Multiple Pages per Side in the Type drop down list 3 Select the number of pages you want to print per sheet 1 2 4 9 or 16 in the Pages per Side drop down list Xerox Phaser 3121 Properties Layout Faper Graphics Other Features About Onentatian f Portrait e Landscape pane jel Degrees Layout Options Type Multiple Pages per Side Xi Pages per Side x Letter Fage Order Fight Then D owr 8 50 x 11 00 in Copies 1 Print Page Border Resolution Hornnal Favorites lt Unnamed gt cave THE HELU MEST COMEW AY Cancel Apply Help Check Print Page Border to print a border around each page on the sheet Print Page Border is enabled only if the Pages per Side is 2 4 9 or 16 5k00 PRINTING TASKS 4 Select the page order if necessary Right then Down then Left then Down then Down Right Down Left 5 Click the Paper tab select the paper source size and type 6 Click OK and print the document PRINTING TASKS KAG Scaling
65. ng on Envelopes Guidelines e Only use envelopes recommended for laser printers Before loading envelopes in the manual feeder make sure that they are undamaged and are not stuck together e Do not feed stamped envelopes e Never use envelopes with clasps snaps windows coated lining or self stick adhesives These envelopes may severely damage the printer 1 Open the rear output tray Load the envelopes into the manual feeder with the flap side down The stamp area is on the left side and the end of the envelope with the stamp area enters the feeder first USING PRINT MATERIALS 3 When you print on envelopes you must select Manual Feed for Source from the software application and then select the correct paper size and type For details see page 4 6 4 Press the f button to start feeding A nox Please be careful when you open the rear cover The inside of the printer maybe hot 5 Printing is started Close the rear output tray after the printing is completed USING PRINT MATERIALS eeall Printing on Labels Guidelines e Only use labels recommended for laser printers e Verify that the labels adhesive material can tolerate fusing temperature of 200 C 392 F for 0 1 second e Make sure that there is no exposed adhesive material between the labels Exposed areas can cause labels to peel off during printing which can cause paper jams Exposed adhesive can also cause damage to printer compone
66. nt text over an existing document For example you may want to have large gray letters reading DRAFT or CONFIDENTIAL printed diagonally across the first page or all pages of a document There are several predefined watermarks that come with the printer and they can be modified or you can add new ones to the list Using an existing Watermark 1 To change the print settings from your software application access the printer properties See page 4 2 2 Click the Other Features tab and select the desired watermark in the Watermark drop down list You will see the selected watermark in the preview image Xerox Phaser 3121 Properties z x Layout Paper Graphics Uther Features About Watermark No Overlay Edit Letter Output Options 8 50 x 11 00 in Copies 1 Resolution Normal Print Order Normal nd Favorites lt Unnamed gt cave Reprint when Jammed THE DAWU MEST CEIFA AE Cancel Spp Help 3 Click OK to start printing PRINTING Tasks K Si 2910 PRINTING TASKS Creating a Watermark 1 To change the print settings from your software application access the printer properties See page 4 2 2 Click the Other Features tab and click the Edit button in the Watermark section The Watermarks window appears Edit Watermarks kE Curent Watermarks sMo watermark gt A Confidential Watermark Message Font Attributes
67. nter in use The Description and the Location field in the Queue screen may not appear depending on the printing system in use 11 To exit click OK 12 When the window prompts that the new printer is successfully configured click OK 13 The Linux Printer Configuration window re appears From the Info tab you can view the information about your printer If necessary you can change the printer configuration For details about changing the printer configuration see Using the Configuration Tool on page 7 8 K Linux Printer Confiquration File Print _Printer Help esta Add Printer fell 5 ae Printers Information for printer Ip Other Printers Type Local Description Xerox Phaser 3121 Location State Idle Language SPL ll Device ush dev usb lpO Model Xerox Phaser 3121 Go to the Web page for this printer APPENDIX VAS 7 6 APPENDIX Changing the Printer Connection Method If you change the printer connection method from USB to parallel or vice versa while in use you must re configure your Linux printer by adding the printer in your system Take the following steps 1 Make sure that you connect the printer to your computer Turn both the computer and the printer on 2 When the Administrator Login window appears type in root in the Login field and enter the system password Note You must log in as a super user root to install a new printer to the printing system If you are not
68. nts e Do not feed a sheet of label through the printer more than once The adhesive backing is designed for one pass through the printer e Do not use labels that are separating from the backing sheet or are wrinkled bubbled or otherwise damaged 1 Open the rear output tray Load labels in the manual feeder with print side up a mAb USING PRINT MATERIALS 3 When you print on labels you must select Manual Feed for Source from the software application and then select the correct paper size and type For details see page 4 6 da Please be careful when you open the rear cover The inside of the printer maybe hot 4 Press the l button to start feeding Printing is started Close the rear output tray after the printing is completed Note To prevent labels from sticking to each other do not let the printed label sheets stack up as they are printed out Printing on Transparencies Guidelines e Only use transparencies recommended for use in laser printers e Ensure that transparencies are not wrinkled curled or have any torn edges e Hold the transparencies by the edges and avoid touching the print side Oils deposited on the transparency can cause print quality problems e Be careful not to scratch or leave fingerprints on the print side 1 Open the rear output tray Load transparencies in the manual feeder with print side up and the top with the adhesive strip going first USING
69. o return and thus will appear to be frozen its windows won t refresh This is normal and the application should resume functioning correctly after the user exits LLPR SOLVING PROBLEMS Problem How do I specify the IP address of my SMB server Some documents come out as white pages when printing I have CUPS and some options such as N up seem to be always enabled even though I don t pick them in LLPR I configured a printer to print to a file but I get Permission denied errors On my PCL or GDI printer I sometimes get error messages printing instead of my document SOLVING PROBLEMS Possible Cause and Solution It can be specified in the Add Printer dialog of the configuration tool if you don t use the CUPS printing system Unfortunately CUPS currently doesn t allow to specify the IP address of SMB printers so you will have to be able to browse the resource with Samba in order to be able to print Some versions of CUPS especially those shipped with Mandrake Linux before the 8 1 release have some known bugs when processing the PostScript output from some applications Try upgrading to the latest version of CUPS at least 1 1 14 Some RPM packages for most popular distributions are provided as a convenience with this Linux Printing Package There may be some local options defined in your lpoptions file which is manipulated by the Ipoptions command These options will alwa
70. o the toner cartridge do not expose it to light for more than a few minute Cover it with a piece of paper if necessary Also do not touch the black transfer roller inside the printer 4 Reinsert the toner cartridge and close the cover Make sure that the cover is securely closed If it is not firmly closed printing errors may occur when you print 5 Plug in the power cord and turn the printer on Bo MAINTAINING YOUR PRINTER Printing a cleaning sheet If you are experiencing blurred faded or smeared printouts Printing a cleaning sheet cleans the drum inside the toner cartridge This process will produce a page with toner debris which should be discarded Ensure that the printer is turned on and in the Ready mode with paper loaded in the tray 2 Press and hold down the f button on the control panel for about 10 seconds 3 Your printer automatically picks up a sheet of paper from the tray and prints out a cleaning sheet with dust or toner particles on it Note The cartridge cleaning process takes some time To stop printing turn the power off MAINTAINING YOUR PRINTER 3 Consumables and Replacement Parts From time to time you will need to replace the roller and fuser unit to maintain top performance and avoid print quality problems and paper feed problems resulting from worn parts The following items should be replaced after you have printed a specified number of pages See the table
71. oblem Wrinkles or creases Back of printouts are dirty Black pages Loose toner Character Voids Ss SOLVING PROBLEMS Solution Ensure that the paper is loaded properly e Check the paper type and quality See Paper Specifications on page 7 13 e Open the rear cover and try printing to the rear output tray face up e Turn over the stack of paper in the input tray Also try rotating the paper 180 in the feeder e The transfer roller may be dirty See Cleaning the Inside on page 5 5 e Check for leaking toner Clean the inside of the printer e The toner cartridge may not be installed properly Remove the cartridge and reinsert e The toner cartridge may be defective and need replacing Install a new toner cartridge e The printer may require repair Contact a service representative Clean the inside of the printer e Check the paper type and quality See Paper Specifications on page 7 13 e Install a new toner cartridge e If the problem persists the printer may require repair Contact a service representative Character voids are white areas within the parts of characters that should be solid black e If you are using transparencies try another type of transparency Because of the composition of the transparency some character voids are normal e You may be printing on the wrong surface on the paper Remove the paper and turn it around e The paper may not meet paper speci
72. ontrol Panel Manual Feeder guide Power switch 13 INTRODUCTION Inside View Toner cartridge 7 Front Cover Rear View Rear output tray Face up ic fe USB port N Power receptacle Parallel port INTRODUCTION 1 5 Understanding the Control Panel On Line Error g and Toner Save gt LEDs Description If the lights red the printer is experiencing an error such as jammed paper the open cover or the empty toner cartridge See Troubleshooting Error Messages on page 6 18 If you press the button while the printer is receiving data the LED blinks red to cancel printing In Manual Feed mode if there is no paper in the Manual 10100 1011 Feeder the Hi LED blinks red Load paper into the Manual Feeder and the LED stops blinking If the printer is receiving data the H amp LED slowly blinks green If the printer is printing the received data the W LED blinks green fast EE INTRODUCTION Description If you press the button in Ready mode this LED is on and the Toner Save mode is enabled If you press this button once again this LED is off and the Toner Save mode is disabled ml and gt LEDs blink your system has some problems To solve the problem see Troubleshooting Error Messages on page 6 18 Cancel f button Function Description Printing demo page In Ready mode pr
73. operating systems Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows Me Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 or Windows XP e Internet Explorer 5 0 or later In Windows NT 4 0 2000 XP 1 Place the CD ROM in the CD ROM drive Installation will start automatically ha qg Phaser Sia If the CD ROM drive does not automatically run Select Run from the Start menu and type x CdSetup exe in the Open box where x is the drive letter for the CD ROM drive then click OK Note If the New Hardware Found window appears during the installation procedure click X in the upper right corner of the box or click Cancel 2 When the language selection window appears select the appropriate language SETTING UP Your PRINTER 3 Click Install Printer Driver 2 Xerox Phaser 3121 XEROX PHASER 3121 E Install Printer Driver E Acrobat Reader M User Guide 4 The Welcome window opens Click Next 5 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation In Windows 9x Me 1 Connect the printer to your computer using the USB cable and turn them on For detailed information see page 2 10 2 The Add New Hardware Wizard window appears Click Next 3 Place the CD ROM in the CD ROM drive and check Search for the best driver for your device and click Next SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER PAIS 4 Check CD ROM drive and click Browse and choose x USB where x is the drive letter for the CD ROM drive Click Next Add New Hardwa
74. ou can also restore the printer driver s default settings by selecting Printer Default from the list Using Help This printer has a help screen that can be activated by the Help button in the printer s properties window These help screen give detailed information about the printer features provided by the printer driver You can also click from the upper right hand corner and then click on any setting PRINTING TASKS CE5 Setting Paper Properties Use the following options to set the basic paper handling needs when you access the printer properties See page 4 2 for more information on accessing printer properties Click the Paper tab to access various paper properties ef Xerox Phaser 3121 Properties 2x Layout Paper Graphics Other Features About Copies f 1 999 Paper Options Size Letter 8 5 11 0 in z Add Custom Source Auto Select Letter 8 50 x 11 00 in Copies 1 Resolution Normal Favorites kUrnamed gt v Save Type Printer Default z THE DOCU VENT COMPANY Cancel Apply Help Property Description Copies allows you to choose the number of copies to be printed You can enter up to E 0 99 999 Size option allows you to choose the size of paper you loaded into the tray ie If the required size is not listed in the Size Letter 5411 0 in CEEE box click Add Custom When the Custom egal 8 9x14 0 n
75. r conditions that can cause it to wrinkle or curl USING PRINT MATERIALS Selecting the Output Location The printer has two output locations the rear output tray and the top output tray Y Top output tray Yy Rear output tray To use the top output tray be sure the rear output tray is closed To use the rear output tray open it Notes e If paper coming out of the top output tray has problems such as excessive curl try printing to the rear output tray e To avoid paper jams do not open or close the rear output tray while the printer is printing Printing to the Top Output Tray Face down The top output tray collects paper face down in correct order The top output tray should be used for most print jobs Note If you continuously print many pages the surface of the output tray may become hot Be careful not to touch the surface especially for children USING PRINT MATERIALS cfs Printing to the Rear Output Tray Face up The printer always prints to the rear output tray if it is open Paper comes out of the printer face up and each time a sheet of paper comes out it falls down from the printer Printing from the Manual Feeder to the rear output tray provides the straight paper path Opening the rear output tray might improve the output quality with the following e envelopes e labels e transparencies To open the rear output tray 1 Open the rear door by pulling it down The cover functions
76. r does not absorb too much moisture e If background scatter occurs on an envelope change the printing layout to avoid printing over areas that have overlapping seams on the reverse side Printing on seams can cause problems e If background scatter covers the entire surface area of a printed page adjust the print resolution through your software application or the printer properties Misformed e If characters are improperly formed and producing hollow characters images the paper stock may be too slick Try a different paper See Paper Specifications on page 7 13 AaBbCc e If characters are improperly formed and producing a wavy AaBbCc effect the scanner unit may need service Verify that it also occurs on a demo page by pressing the f button AaBbCc AaBbCc AaBbCc on the control panel when the printer is ready For service AaBbCc contact a service representative Page skew e Check the paper type and quality See Paper Specifications on page 7 13 e Ensure that the paper or other material is loaded correctly and the guides are not too tight or too loose against the paper stack e Check the paper type and quality Both high temperature and humidity can cause paper curl See Paper Specifications on page 7 13 e Turn over the stack of paper in the input tray Also try rotating the paper 180 in the input tray e Push the output lever and try printing to the face up output slot SOLVING PROBLEMS Pr
77. r open the document you want to print To change the print settings from your software application access the printer properties See page 4 2 Click the Other Features tab Select the desired overlay from the Overlay drop down list box If the desired overlay file does not appear in the Overlay list click Edit button and Load Overlay and select the overlay file Look in FormQ ver El El aa xerox OL File name Files of type Overlay Files O VL Cancel A If you have stored the overlay file you want to use into an external source you can also load the file when you access the Load Overlay window After you select the file click Open The file is now shown in the Overlay List box and is available for printing Select the overlay from the Overlay List box Edit Overlays Ea Ea Overlay List CAP om verysercy OL Create Overlay Load Overlay Delete Overlay Overlay Status neron OWL Size 22 5 KE Created 2003 01 14 20 30 l Confirm Page Overlay When Printing Cancel Help 6 If necessary click Confirm page Overlay When Printing If this box is checked a message window will appear each time you submit a document for printing asking you to confirm your wish to print an overlay on your document Answering Yes to the window means that the selected overlay will be printed with your document Answering No to the window cancels overlay printing If this box is empty and an ove
78. re Wizard Windows will search for new drivers in its driver database on your hard drive and in any of the following selected locations Click Next to start the search T Floppy disk drives M CD ROM drive Microsoft Windows Update IY Specify a location DAUSE lt Back Next gt Cancel 5 Click Next The USB driver will be installed 6 When the installation is completed click Finish 7 When the opening window appears select the appropriate language Note If you already installed the printer software this screen doesn t appear 8 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the printer software installation For more details see page 2 14 Note If your printer doesn t work properly reinstall the printer driver SETTING UP Your PRINTER Reinstalling Printer software Reinstall is required if your installation fails 1 From the Start menu select Programs 2 Select Xerox Phaser 3121 and then Xerox Phaser 3121 Driver Maintenence 3 The Xerox Phaser 3121 Driver Maintenance window appears Click Repair and then click Next 4 When reinstallation is done click Finish Removing Printer software 1 From the Start menu select Programs 2 Select Xerox Phaser 3121 and then Xerox Phaser 3121 Driver Maintenence 3 The Xerox Phaser 3121 Driver Maintenance window appears Check Remove and then click Next 4 When you are asked to confirm your selection click OK The Xerox Ph
79. ridge is empty Remove the old toner cartridge and install a new one See Installing the Toner Cartridge on page 2 4 e You pressed the f button while the printer is receiving data e In Manual Feed mode there is no paper in the Manual Feeder Load paper into the Manual Feeder e If the printer is receiving data the W LED slowly blinks green e If the printer is printing the received data Common Windows Problems Problem Possible Cause and Solution File in Use message Exit all software applications Remove all software from appears during the StartUp Group then restart Windows Reinstall the installation printer software General Protection Close all other applications reboot Windows and try Fault Exception OE printing again Spool32 or Illegal Operation messages appear Note Refer to Microsoft Windows 98 Me 2000 or XP User s Guide that came with your PC for further information on Windows error messages SOLVING PROBLEMS L ke Common Linux Problems Problem Possible Cause and Solution I can t change settings in You need to have administrator privileges to be able to the configuration tool affect global settings I am using the KDE desktop but the configuration tool and LLPR won t start I just installed this package but can t find entries in the KDE Gnome menus I get a Some options are not selected error message while edi
80. rlay has been selected the overlay will be automatically printed with your document 7 Click OK or Yes until the printing starts The selected overlay will be downloaded with your print job and printed on your document A nox The resolution of the overlay document must be the same 4 as that of the document you will print with the overlay Deleting a Page Overlay You can delete page overlays that are no longer used 1 Inthe printer properties window click the Other Features tab 2 Click Edit in the Overlay section 3 Select the overlay you want to delete from the Overlay List box 4 Click Delete Overlay 5 Click OK until you exit the Print window PRINTING TASKS KPA Using Output Options You can use the options for output of your document See page 4 2 for more information about accessing printer properties Click the Other Features tab to access the Output Options feature Xerox Phaser 3121 Properties Layout Paper Graphics Uther Features About Watermark lt No Watermark Edit Overlay No Overlay Edit Letter 2 50 x 11 00 in Copies 1 Resolution Mormal Output Options Print Order Reverse All Pages Favorites lt Unnamed gt cave Reprint when Jammed THE HEL MEST COMEW GY Cancel Apply Help You can set in what sequence the pages will be printed Select the required print order from the drop down list e Normal
81. rtridge 3 Gently shake the cartridge from side to side to distribute the toner evenly inside the cartridge CAUTION e To prevent damage do not expose the toner cartridge to light for more than a few minutes Cover it with a piece of paper if left exposed for more than a few minutes e If toner gets on your clothing wipe it off with a dry cloth and wash clothing in cold water Hot water sets toner into fabric 992 SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER 4 Locate the cartridge slots inside the printer one on each side 5 Grasp the handle and insert the cartridge in the printer until it snaps into place 6 Close the front cover Make sure that the cover is securely closed If the cover is not firmly closed printing errors may occur when you print Note When printing text at 5 coverage you can expect a toner cartridge life of approximately 3 000 pages SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER PAS Loading Paper You can load approximately 250 sheets of paper in the tray 1 Pull the tray out of the printer Note Because the printer is very light it may be moved when you use it for example when opening closing the tray or installing removing the toner cartridge Be careful not to move the printer 2 Push down the pressure plate until it locks in position 3 Prepare a stack of paper for loading by flexing or fanning them back and forth Straighten the edges on a level Surface EAD SETTI
82. ssecceeeeneeeeerensaenennenas 255 Installing the Toner Cartridge cccccceseeeeeeeeeeeeeees 2 4 LOGGING PADET saviasecsawesacsworsycisiatsiassieteataaebenaseae 2 6 Changing the Paper Size in the Tray 0008 2 8 Connecting a Printer Cable ccccceeseeeeeeeeeesseeeeees 2 9 Turning the Printer On ccscccseccsccenseeeeeeecuueeenerrrees 2 11 Printing a DEMO Page ccceeeeeeseesseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 2 12 Installing Printer Software ssssssessssserrsserrreserrrens 2 13 Printer Driver Features oo cccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaas 2 13 Installing Printer software in Windows 0 5 2 14 Chapter 3 USING PRINT MATERIALS Choosing Paper and Other Materials ccceeseeeeees 3 2 Sizes and Capacities sessssssessnessenerernrersenes 3 3 Guidelines for Paper and Special Materials 3 4 Selecting the Output Location cc ceeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeees 3 5 Printing to the Top Output Tray Face down 3 5 Printing to the Rear Output Tray Face up 3 6 LOGGING FADOT sorroironiro inisa aerate sands 3 7 Using tne Tray sattentameasecentanaatagersaesossaeasaesanannars 3 7 Using the Manual Feeder ccceccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 3 8 Printing ON ENVelOPE S cccccccsseecseeeeseuuugeenseeeteeeuas 3 10 Printing ON LADEIS cccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesseeenteeeneees 3 12 Printing ON Transparencies ccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 3 13 Printing on Card Stock or Custom sized MaterialS
83. tab 3 From the Orientation option of the Layout tab set the Rotate option to 90 Xerox Phaser 3121 Properties Layout Faper Graphics Other Features About Onentatian Se ie Portrait Landscape Rotate Degrees Layout Options Select 90 degrees Type Multiple Pages per Side Pages per Side ho H Page Order zj 5 83 x 8 37 in Copies 1 Print Page Border Resolution Normal Favorites lt Unnamed gt cave THE CL ERT COME E XEROX Click OK Cancel Amb Hep 4 Click OK to start printing SOLVING PROBLEMS Tips for Avoiding Paper Jams By selecting the correct paper types most paper jams can be avoided If a paper jam occurs follow the steps outlined in Clearing Paper Jams on page 6 7 e Follow the procedures in Loading Paper on page 2 6 Ensure that the adjustable guides are positioned correctly e Do not overload the tray Ensure that the paper is below the paper capacity mark on the right inside of the tray e Do not remove the paper from the tray while printing e Flex fan and straighten the paper before loading e Do not use creased damp or highly curled paper e Do not mix paper types in the input tray e Use only recommended print media See Paper Specifications on page 7 13 e Ensure that the recommended print side is facing down when loading paper into the input tray Solving Print Quality Pro
84. the paper source size and type 5 Click OK and print the document PRINTING Tasks K mie D PRINTING TASKS Printing Posters This feature allows you to print a single page document onto 4 9 or 16 sheets of paper for the purpose of pasting the sheets together to form one poster size document 1 To change the print settings from your software application access the printer properties See page 4 2 2 Click the Layout tab select Poster in the Type drop down list Xerox Phaser 3121 Properties Layout Faper Graphics Other Features About Orientation mG Portrait C Landscape ete Jo mend Degrees Layout Options Type OSIE Fage Layout Letter E i Overla 0 01 1 0 in P 015 a zi x 11 00 in Inches Resolution Hornnal Favorites lt Unnameds Save THE DAWU MEST COMEW AY Cancel Apply Help 3 Configure the poster option You can select the page layout from 2x2 3x3 or 4x4 If you select 2x2 the output will be automatically stretched to cover 4 physical pages Safa oD S Nov A 2x2 A 3x3 Specify an overlap in millimeter or inch to make it easier to reconstruct the resulting poster g Jio g fa PB PN F 0 15 inch 4 Click the Paper tab select the paper source size and type 5 Click OK and print the document You can complete the poster by reconstructing the results
85. ting the printer settings I can t make a printer the system default SOLVING PROBLEMS Maybe you do not have the GTK libraries installed These usually come with most Linux distributions but you may have to install them manually Refer to your distribution s installation manual for more details about installing additional packages Some versions of the KDE or GNOME desktop environments may require that you restart your session for the changes to take effect Some printers have conflicting settings meaning that some settings for two options can t be selected at the same time When you change a setting and the Printer Package detects such a conflict the conflicting option is changed to a No Choice value and you have to choose an option that does not conflict before being able to submit the changes e In some conditions it may not be possible to change the default queue This happens with some variants of LPRng especially on recent RedHat systems that use the printconf database of queues When using printconf the etc printcap file is automatically refreshed from the database of printers managed by the system usually through the printtool command and the queues in etc printcap local are appended to the resulting file since the default queue in LPRng is defined as the first queue in etc printcap therefore it is not possible for the Xerox Printer Package to change the default when some queues have ot
86. use it may cause the printer a mechanical trouble USING PRINT MATERIALS 1 Load letterheads into the tray you want to use as shown in the figures below Adjust the guides to fit the width of the paper stack Load with the design face down bottom edge towards the printer Load with the design face up top edge towards the printer 2 When you print configure the paper source type and size properly in the software application For details see page 4 6 USING PRINT MATERIALS eel NOTE qK7 USING PRINT MATERIALS Printing Tasks This chapter explains the printing options and common printing tasks This chapter includes e Printing a Document e Setting Paper Properties e Using the Toner Save Mode e Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper N Up Printing e Scaling Your Document e Fitting Your Document to a Selected Paper Size e Printing Posters e Setting Graphic Properties e Printing Watermarks e Printing Overlays e Using Output Options e Setting Up Locally Shared Printer 4 2 PRINTING TASKS Printing a Document 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 1 Open the document you want to print 2 Select Print from the F
87. using print materials with a length of less than 127 mm 5 in For optimum performance ensure that you are storing and handling the paper correctly Please refer to Printer and Paper Storage Environment on page 7 17 APPENDIX Guidelines for Using Paper For the best result use conventional 75 g m 20 Ib paper Ensure that the paper is of good quality and free of cuts nicks tears spots loose particles dust wrinkles voids and curled or bent edges If you are unsure of what type of paper you are loading such as bond or recycled check the label on the package The following problems may cause print quality deviations jamming or even damage to the printer Symptom Hest oe Solution aper Poor print quality Too moist too Try another kind of or toner adhesion rough toosmooth paper between 100 problems with or embossed 250 Sheffield 4 5 feeding faulty paper lot moisture content Store paper flat in its Stored improperly moisture proof wrapping Dropout jamming curl Increased gray background Use lighter paper open shading printer Teeneay the rear output tray wear Too moist wrong grain direction or short grain construction e Open the rear output tray e Use long grain paper Excessive curl problems with feeding Jamming damage Cutouts or Do not use paper with to printer perforations cutouts or perforations Problems with feeding Ragged edges Use good quality paper
88. ved as the new global defaults APPENDIX 73 Changing LLPR Properties You can fine tune the printer s properties by opening the LLPR Properties window To open the LLPR Properties window 1 From the application you are using select the Print command 2 When the Linux LPR window opens click Properties K Linux LPR r Printer a E State Idle Set as default Type Xerox Phaser 3121 Local SPL II Web Page Location Comment xerox Phaser 3121 r Page Selection r Copies All Pages QE p Number of copies ven Pages Odd Pages Collate copies Enter page numbers and or groups of pages to 1 print separated by commas 1 2 5 10 12 17 Linux pint ackage ancl fe You can also open the LLPR window by using the following e Click the Startup Menu icon at the bottom of the screen and select Linux Printer and then Linux LPR e If the Linux Printer Configuration window is currently open select Test Print from the Print menu yoke APPENDIX 3 The LLPR Properties window opens K LLPR Properties Paper size US Letter Paper type Use Printer Default z Paper source Auto Select Orientation Duplex printing Portrait None Landscape Long edge Reverse landscape A Short edge a Reverse portrait Banners Pages per sheet cna rene o eoe QO4 E l You will see the following six tabs at the top of
89. ys be used if not overridden by LLPR settings To get rid of all options for a printer run the following command replacing printer with the name of the queue Ipoptions x printer Most printing systems will not run as the super user but as a special user usually Ip Therefore make sure that the file you have chosen to print to is accessible to the user owning the spooler daemon Unfortunately some Unix applications may generate non compliant PostScript output that may not be supported by Ghostscript or even the printer itself in PostScript mode You can try to capture the output to a file and view the results with Ghostscript gv or ghostview will allow you to do so interactively and see if you get error messages However since the application is at probably fault contact your software vendor to inform them of the issue APPENDIX This chapter includes e Using Your Printer in Linux e Printer Specifications e Paper Specifications Using Your Printer in Linux Installing the Printer Driver System Requirements Supported OS e Redhat 6 2 7 0 7 1 and above e Linux Mandrake 7 1 8 0 and above e SUSE 6 4 7 0 7 1 and above e Debian 2 2 and above e Caldera OpenLinux 2 3 2 4 and above e Turbo Linux 6 0 and above e Slackware 7 0 7 1 and above Recommended Requirements e Pentium II or Power PC G3 e RAM 64 MB or higher e HDD 20 MB or higher Softwares e Glibc 2 1 or higher e GTK 1 2 or higher

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