Xerox DC 265/255/240 User's Manual
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1. DocuTech Emulation The DocuTech PPD offers the same features as its partner either the custom or generic DC PPD The DocuTech PPD emulates the output of a DocuTech specifically the resolution margins and halftones This feature is typically used by customers who have both a Document Centre 265 255 240 or 490 460 and a DocuTech and want to proof or sample output files on the Document Centre and then run the final version to the DocuTech When accessing the custom driver UI the option for DocuTech appears to be available at all times Note that you must use the DocuTech PPDs in order for this option to work properly Depending on the printer driver in use ensure that you are using the correct or compatible PPD for DocuTech emulation See the Printer Drivers PPDs table earlier in this document Configuring the High Cap Feeder and Finisher If the High Cap Feeder and Finisher are installed on the DC 265 255 240 or 490 460 configure the driver as follows Open the Chooser Select the Xerox DC driver Select the DC 265 255 240 or 490 460 network printer in use Select Setup Press Select PPD select the custom PPD or the DocuTech emulation PPD Press Select oo a Oe Oe ee 1 a Press Configure co Select Install for the High Cap Feeder and Finisher options 10 Select the appropriate product for the System Configuration 11 Select lt OK gt to confirm the selections and exit Chooser This procedure sets up2. DCOO0CC0135 September 19 2002 This document applies to these Xerox products me DC 555 545 535 x DC 490 480 470 460 ST fa DC 440 432 425 420 ST Cocaesssr pc 2ssassau stue oczwzzosme e De dc00cc0135 Xerox Document Centre DC Tips for the user Xerox DC 265 255 240 and 490 480 470 460 Macintosh Driver Information Purpose This document includes information about the following topics related to Xerox s custom Macintosh drivers e The causes of the Macintosh custom driver Xjector plugin error and solutions The error is fixed in CentreWare 5 2 version 5 02 11 driver but it can occur in previous versions e Macintosh custom driver and PPD interoperability information to help you make the best driver choice for your Document Centre and environment e How to access the custom driver in applications with different Xerox PPDs so that you can use Document Centre printing features This document is an updated to address ESS versions for the DC 265 255 240 above 5 03 as well as the new DC 490 480 470 460 products 490 460 CentreWare 4 1 SP2 5 1 5 2 and 5 3 For information regarding ESS version 5 03 and or CentreWare 4 1SP1 or earlier refer to DC Tip Mac Issues for the DC 220 230 ST LP NOTE The information in this document applies to Mac OS 7 x 9 x It does not address or apply to Mac OS X section Xjector plugin Errors Issue When you attempt to print Xjector plugin errors can
3. a PrintingLib mismatch Solution Upgrade to the CentreWare 5 2 driver v5 02 11 or above Background Information The Adobe base driver uses plugins to enhance and or expand the driver capabilities There are several types of plugins Each plugin has a different function The Xjector name is what the Xerox plugin is called by the core driver The external name consists of the printer model and the word Xjector such as DC265 255 240 Xjector is the DC 265 255 240 printer family plugin The PrintingLib is the library provided by Apple to access the printing process An application that wants to print makes a series of calls to set up the printer start the print job etc The PrintingLib file provides this support Adobe provides a PrintingLib file that is compatible with the Apple version The Adobe driver queries the PrintingLib file for entry points startJob setup etc and then overrides the functions if replacements are provided by the plugin Adobe has also added Adobe specific functions to the PrintingLib file which do not exist in the Apple version When Apple introduced the Macintosh OS 8 5 LaserWriter 8 6 was included which uses an updated PrintingLib file The older Adobe drivers could see that the version had changed and the methods for accessing the entry points had also changed Adobe produced a new base kit AdobePS 8 6 which uses the original Apple PrintingLib so that incompatibilities when a new OS installation no longer o
4. DC 265 255 240 or 490 460 You must configure the device options from within the application as well as in the Chooser Solution To configure the driver LaserWriter Adobe driver do the following steps 1 In the Chooser select the LaserWriter or Adobe printer driver 2 Select Setup Select PPD and select the generic or generic for DocuTech PPD for your Document Centre system Select Configure 4 Select Install for the appropriate features Finisher or Tray 6 for your Document Centre 5 Open PageMaker and verify that the Page Setup has the appropriate paper size selected 6 Select File Print 7 Ensure that one of the generic PPDs or generic for DocuTech PPD s is selected 8 Select Features to configure the appropriate features for your Document Centre NOTE The features are listed in a scrolling menu The Finisher and Tray 6 options are at the bottom of the list 9 Select Paper 10 Select the paper size and the corresponding tray You are now ready to print dc99cc0135 Document Centre Technical Support Operations Driver Accessibility with QuarkXPress Accessing the Custom Macintosh Driver Use the following steps to access the DC 265 255 240 or 490 460 custom Macintosh driver interface with custom PPDs Follow the procedure that corresponds with your version of QuarkXPress QuarkXPress 3 31 1 Ensure that the Document Centre custom Macintosh driver is selected as the default driver in the
5. combinations that work best together NOTE The CentreWare Macintosh DC 265 255 240 custom driver version 5 01 18 or above and the Macintosh DC 490 460 custom driver version 5 02 12 will not install on Macintosh OS 7 5x or earlier Use the CentreWare 4 1 SP2 version 4 13 18 for the DC 265 255 240 with Macintosh OS 7 5x or earlier There are no earlier versions supported for the DC 490 460 Macintosh driver as this is the first general release of the driver English English DC DC DC DC DC DC 490 460 Drivers for Drivers for 265 255 265 255 265 255 240 265 255 240 490 460 DocuTech the DC the DC 240 1240 DocuTech DocuTech PS3 PS3 PPD 265 255 240 490 460 PS 2 PPD PS3 PS2 for PS3 PPD for for PPD DocuTech DocuTech DocuTech Emulation Emulation Emulation How to Obtain Drivers Xerox DC 265 255 240 Custom Driver NOTE The latest Xerox drivers are available at www xerox com The Xerox DC 265 255 240 and DC 490 460 custom drivers are available on a CD that includes the following components e Installer for the Xerox DC 265 255 240 and DC 490 460 custom Macintosh drivers both of which install their custom and generic PPDs e Readme files for each driver LaserWriter Driver The latest version of the LaserWriter driver is available at www apple com NOTE The LaserWriter driver is automatically installed with Macintosh operating systems Adobe Driver The latest Adobe driver can be found at www adobe com dc99cc0135 Page 4
6. occur when installing the DC 265 255 240 custom driver version 5 01 18 or Adobe 8 6 LaserWriter 8 6 drivers which installs 8 6 PrintingLib on Macintosh OS 8 5 or 8 6 You can receive error messages like those in the following list These messages do not indicate a catastrophic error e The DXTN DC 240 265 Xjector reports Error 101 occurred in xuiJobGetinitialValues e The DXTN Xerox Features reports An error 5751 has occurred 04840001 e The DXTN Watermark reports An error 5751 has occurred 04840007 e The DXTN Xerox Features reports An error 101 occurred in xuiJobGetinitialValues Document Centre Technical Support Operations Page 1 Page 2 Cause When a version prior to 8 6 of the Adobe driver is used with an OS containing version 8 6 or higher of the Apple PrintingLib file errors occur The DC 265 255 240 custom Macintosh driver is based on the Adobe 8 5 1 printer driver The driver is calling out to the Adobe PrintingLib version 8 5 1 The Xjector is a Xerox plugin to the Adobe driver The Xjector error indicates that an error has occurred with the Xjector plugin due to the PrintingLib mismatch NOTE The DC 265 255 240 driver installer does not overwrite the PrintingLib version if it is higher than 8 6 Xjector errors no longer occur in the Adobe 8 6 base driver Because Xerox CentreWare 5 2 and above custom Macintosh drivers are based on Adobe 8 6 base driver there is no longer
7. Chooser Select File Page Setup In the drop down menu select QuarkXPress For the Printer Type select the custom name for the Document Centre you are using or the PPD with DocuTech emulation Select lt OK gt Select File Print to access the Adobe PS or LaserWriter printer driver interface Select Print Options Print QuarkXPress 4 x 1 Ensure that the Document Centre custom Macintosh driver is selected as the default in the Chooser 2 Select File Page Setup 3 For Printer Description select the custom name for the Document Centre you are using or the PPD with DocuTech emulation 4 By default the paper size sets to custom Ensure that the paper size is set to the desired size If not the print job is held at the printer requesting resources Select Printer to access the Adobe PS or LaserWriter printer driver interface Select Print Options Print Accessing the LaserWriter or Adobe with the Generic PPD To use the LaserWriter or the Adobe PostScript driver with the generic PPD follow the steps below depending on the QuarkXPress version QuarkXPress 3 31 1 Ensure that the LaserWriter or Adobe driver and generic PPD for your Document Centre are selected as the default in the Chooser In Quark select File Page Setup From the drop down menu select QuarkXPress For the Printer Type select the generic PPD for your Document Centre Select lt OK gt Select File Print to access the Ad
8. Document Centre Technical Support Operations Generic PPDs When you print from the Macintosh to a DC 265 255 240 or DC 490 460 we recommend that you use the Xerox DC 265 255 240 or DC 490 460 drivers in combination with the custom PPDs If you use the LaserWriter or Adobe PostScript with the corresponding generic PPD S listed in the below table you cannot access certain extended features such as sample set secure print cover pages banner page transparencies etc The table below suggests which drivers and PPDs work best together Adobe PostScript 8 x XR_DC265 PPD the generic PPD Apple LaserWriter 8 x XRDC265D PPD the generic PPD with DocuTech emulation XR265PS3 PPD the generic PS3 PPD DC 265 255 240 printer version 6 03 and above XR265DT3 PPD the generic PS3 DocuTech PPD DC 265 255 240 printer version 6 03 and above XR_48XPS3 PPD the generic PS3 PPD for the DC 490 460 XR48XDT3 PPD the generic PS3 PPD with DocuTech emulation for the DC 490 460 Xerox DC 265 255 240 DC 240255 265 Xerox the custom PPD DC 265 255 240 Xerox DocuTech the custom PPD with DocuTech emulation DC 265 255 240 PS3 Xerox the custom PS3 PPD which can only be used with PS3 compliant printers DC 265 255 240 printer version 6 03 and above DC 265 255 240 Xerox PS3 Docutech the custom PS3 PPD with Docutech emulation which can only be used with PS3 compliant printers DC 265 255 240 printer version 6 03 and above Xer
9. ccur Adobe specific functions were moved to the file Adobe PrintingLib When you use the Choose to select a printer and PPD the driver compiles the PPD and stores the information in the Preferences file When the driver is loaded via the File gt Print or File gt Page Setup menu selections the driver examines all of the valid plugin files in the Printer Description folder Assuming the plugin is valid the plugin can provide optional resources that indicate which PPD files are acceptable to the plugin This allows the plugin to be loaded only as necessary The Xerox driver uses optional resources to keep the 265 255 240 plugin available only when using the DC 265 255 240 An example of a plugin that is always available is the Watermark plugin dc99cc0135 Document Centre Technical Support Operations Section Il PrintingLib Errors Issue The following error might occur when the DC 265 255 240 custom driver is selected in the Chooser Sorry The DC 265 255 240 driver is not available After this error occurs the Xerox driver cannot be used and may need to re install the OS in order to use it again Cause If you installed the DC 265 255 240 custom driver on a Macintosh that previously had the Apple PrintingLib version 8 6 or higher and you manually swapped out the 8 6 PrintingLib with the 8 5 1 PrintingLib the error occurs Solutions The recommended solutions are listed below Try to resolve the error using the first s
10. obe PS or LaserWriter printer driver interface Oo Ce ee Select Print Options Print dc00cc0135 Document Centre Technical Support Operations Page 9 QuarkXPress 4 x 1 Select File Page Setup 2 For Printer Description select the generic PPD for your Document Centre 3 By default the paper size is set to custom Ensure that the paper size is set to the desired size If not the print job is held at the printer requesting resources 4 Select Printer to access the Adobe PS or LaserWriter printer driver interface Select Print Options Print Other Issues and Solutions Possible Cause Application Multiple sets of The collate option inthe Any Deselect Collate in the a document are application is selected application before printing stapled together as well as the collate Make all of your print and staple option in the options including collation Xerox DC 265 255 240 in the printer driver custom driver When this option is selected within the application multiple copies are sent as one large stream of data that results in one collated set There are The preference files may Any Delete the Preference file printing be corrupted for your Document Centre problems or at these locations problems accessing the PPD features systemfolder preference s printing prefs folder system folder preferences printing prefs parsed ppd folder These files are regenerated by the system automatically
11. olution If the issue persists use the second solution NOTE If you have experienced an OEMCLib memory constraint you must reinstall your OS as described in solution 2 below 1 Delete all pertinent Document Centre driver files and re installing the driver For further information and instructions about how to properly uninstall the Document Centre drivers refer to the CentreWare 5 1 Network Services Guide Installing and Using Admin Print and Fax Services 2 Re install the OS then re install the DC 265 255 240 driver PrintingLib Identification Use one of the following two methods to determine the version of PrintingLib currently on your Macintosh system Method 1 1 Select Apple Menu Control Panels Extensions Manager 2 Highlight the PrintingLib file in System Folder Extensions In some cases the version number is listed on the right Method 2 1 Open the Macintosh hard drive Go to System Folder Extensions 2 Highlight the PrintingLib file From the menu bar select File Get Info 3 An information box appears which identifies the software version and manufacturer dc00cc0135 Document Centre Technical Support Operations Page 3 Section Ill Printer Driver and PPD Interoperability OS Environments Custom Drivers Generic PPDs The table below lists the Macintosh OS environments custom drivers and custom PPDs This table is based on versions from CentreWare 5 2 Use the table as a guide to choosing the
12. ox DC 490 460 DC 45x 46x 47x 48x Xerox PS3 Xerox the custom PS3 PPD which can only be used with PS3 compliant printers for the DC 490 460 products DC 45x 46x 47x 48x Xerox PS3D the custom PS3 PPD with DocuTech emulation for the DC 490 460 products dc00cc0135 Document Centre Technical Support Operations Page 5 Printing Features The following table lists the features available in generic and custom PPDs The features listed under the Custom PPDs are only available when used with the custom driver Select the PPD based on the desired printing features and your driver preferences Printing Generic PPDs used with Adobe or Custom PPDs used with Xerox Custom Features LaserWriter Driver XR_DC265 PPD XR48XPS3 PPD or DC 265 255 240 for DC 490 480 470 or XR48XDT3 PPD Xerox Driver or 460 PS3 Xerox or XRDC265D PPD DC 265 255 240 DC 490 480 470 DocuTech PPD 460 Xerpx PS3D Yes Quality Resolution Yes limited to Yes limited to 600 Yes limited to 600 dpi Yes limited to 600 600 te for dpi 2 DocuTech for a dpi for DocuTech DocuTech emulation PPD emulation PPD emulation PPD emulation PPD Separators Paper Color Yess es es Covers Front No Yes Yes and o Output Tray Finisher R 6 Yes Yes Yes o Ys O PS2 or PS3 Yes PS2 and Yes PS3 only Yes PS2 and PS3 Yes PS3 only oo eg os Accounting DocuTech w w Yes Yes Emulation dc99cc0135 Page 6 Document Centre Technical Support Operations
13. the DC 265 255 240 or 490 460 driver as the default If you switch back and forth between printers check the configuration every time you select the Xerox DC 265 255 240 or 490 460 as default to ensure that the settings for the High Cap Feeder Tray 6 and Finisher are still active dc00cc0135 Document Centre Technical Support Operations Page 7 Page 8 section IV Driver Accessibility through PageMaker 6 5 and QuarkXpress Accessing the Custom Driver through PageMaker Do the following steps to access the DC 265 255 240 or 490 460 custom Macintosh driver interface in Macintosh PageMaker 6 5 NOTE Follow these steps if you use the Xerox DC 265 255 240 or 490 460 Document Centre custom Macintosh drivers with the custom PPDs Do not follow this procedure if you are using the Adobe PostScript driver or the LaserWriter driver with the generic PPDs 1 In PageMaker press the Option key and select File Print Select Setup Select lt OK gt This opens the Xerox driver interface In the pulldown menu select Xerox Options The Xerox custom interface appears an A N Select Extended Options to enable Document Centre options such as secure print sample set banner sheet toggle on off and cover selections Paper Trays Cannot be Selected from PageMaker with Generic Driver LaserWriter or Adobe and Xerox Generic PPDs Problem PageMaker does not pull the configuration information from the setup in the Chooser for the
14. when you configure your driver in the Chooser again Operating Not known Word 98 Manually re boot the system lock ups Macintosh might occur dc99cc0135 Page 10 Document Centre Technical Support Operations Additional Information Xerox s Document Centre Technical Support Operations welcomes feedback on all DC Tips documentation send feedback via e mail to USA DSSC Doc Feedback mc usa xerox com Other DC Tips are available at the following URL http www xerox com go xrx products PT_4 jsp family Document Centre Family amp view tips XEROX The Document Company the digital X and all Xerox product names are trademarks of XEROX CORPORATION Other trademarks belong to their respective owners Copyright XEROX CORPORATION 2002 All Rights Reserved dc00cc0135 Document Centre Technical Support Operations Page 11 THE DOCUMENT COMPANY XEROX E Page 12 Document Centre Technical Support Operations
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