Xerox DocuColor 12 User Manual

							MAKING COPIES3–13 DOCUCOLOR 12 USER GUIDE
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Preserving your colour output
Colour output, like black and white output, should 
be handled and stored carefully to preserve its 
appearance and usability. Your colour output, 
which is made from colour dry inks (toners), 
requires a little special attention. To help preserve 
the fidelity of your colour output, Xerox 
recommends that you consider the following:
Adhesive tapes and adhesives
Some adhesive tapes and adhesives (glues) 
contain solvents that may soften or dissolve the 
colour dry inks (toners). Adhesive tapes and 
adhesives should be tested on sample output 
before being applied to your valuable copies or 
prints. Adhesive tape may also pull off the dry inks 
(toners) when the tape is removed.
PVC and colour output
If your output comes in contact with PVC and 
PVC-type (vinyl) plastics, the dry inks (toners) 
may soften and transfer to the plastic. Use 
polypropylene and polyethylene plastics for any 
covers or binders that come in contact with the 
colour output.
Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals 
						

							MAKING COPIES3–14 DOCUCOLOR 12 USER GUIDE
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals 
						

							MAKING COPIES3–15 DOCUCOLOR 12 USER GUIDE
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals 
						

							MAKING COPIES3–16 DOCUCOLOR 12 USER GUIDE
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals 
						

							DOCUCOLOR 12 USER GUIDE4–1 BASIC COPYING
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
4. Basic Copying
Overview
Figure 1: Basic Copying Tab
The Basic Copying tab, illustrated in Figure 1, 
displays frequently used features.
Output Colour
The Output Colour feature allows you to 
select the colours to be used for copying.
Copy Output
The Copy Output feature enables you to 
select the destination of the output. Available 
options differ, based on whether the 
DocuColor 12 uses the Output Catch Tray or 
has a Sorter/Mailbox.
Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals 
						

							BASIC COPYING4–2 DOCUCOLOR 12 USER GUIDE
1
2
3
4
5
6
7 Reduce/Enlarge
The Reduce/Enlarge feature allows you to select  
the size of the output image from preset values, 
and the automatic reduction/enlargement or 
variable independent ratios for the image length 
and width.
Paper Supply
The Paper Supply feature allows you to select the 
tray that contains the correct output paper size 
and type. 
Your System Administrator may have added other 
features. Descriptions of features other than those 
listed here may be found in other chapters.
KEY POINT:
•When you select the More... button, you see 
additional options on another screen. If you 
choose an option from this secondary screen, 
save your selection and return to the tab. The 
selected option is displayed beside the word 
More....
•Features and options discussed in this 
chapter follow the factory default settings. You 
may see different settings, depending on the 
options your System Administrator has 
selected in Tools mode.
Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals 
						

							DOCUCOLOR 12 USER GUIDE4–3 BASIC COPYING
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Output Colour
The Output Colour feature, Figure 2, allows you to 
select the desired output colour.
The output colour options displayed on the Basic 
Copying tab are Auto Colour, Full Colour, 3 Pass 
Colour, and Black.
If you select the More... button, the screen also 
displays the Single Colour option. Touching the 
Single Colour button displays the options of Red, 
Green, Blue, Yellow, Magenta and Cyan, as 
illustrated in Figure 3.
NOTE:Gold, silver, and fluorescent colours 
cannot be copied accurately on this copier/printer. 
The dry inks (toners) do not contain the metallic 
particles necessary to accurately reproduce gold 
and silver colours or the fluorescent properties 
that are required to reproduce fluorescent colours.
Figure 2: Output Colour options on the Basic 
Copying Tab 
Figure 3: Output Colour Screen
Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals 
						

							BASIC COPYING4–4 DOCUCOLOR 12 USER GUIDE
1
2
3
4
5
6
7 Auto Colour 
The Auto Colour option enables the copier/printer 
to determine automatically if the document is 
black and white or colour. If the document is black 
and white, the Black option is selected 
automatically. If the document is coloured, the Full 
Colour option is selected.
NOTE:The Duplex Automatic Document Feeder 
or Document Glass Cover must be closed for the 
Auto Colour option to function. If the Duplex 
Automatic Document Feeder or Document Glass 
Cover cannot be closed, an Output Colour other 
than Auto Colour must be selected.
For the scanner to accurately sense the presence 
of colour on a document during the prescan cycle, 
the colour area on the document must be greater 
than 50 mm
2 (approximately 2 inches squared). 
If the colour area is less than 50 mm
2, select the 
Full Colour option.
With the Auto Colour option, some very dark 
colours may be sensed as black and therefore 
copied as black. In these cases, select the Full 
Colour option.
Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals 
						

							DOCUCOLOR 12 USER GUIDE4–5 BASIC COPYING
1
2
3
4
5
6
7 Full Colour 
The Full Colour option combines all four dry ink 
(toner) colours (black, cyan, magenta, and 
yellow). You should select the Full Colour option 
when the document contains colour and black, as 
in Figure 4. In this mode, output is produced at 
approximately 12 copies/prints per minute. 
KEY POINT:Gold, silver, and fluorescent colours 
cannot be copied accurately on this copier/printer. 
The dry inks (toners) do not contain the metallic 
particles necessary to accurately reproduce gold 
and silver colours or the fluorescent properties 
that are required to reproduce fluorescent colours.
3 Pass Colour 
The 3 Pass Colour option combines the three 
colours of dry inks (cyan, magenta, and yellow), 
as illustrated in Figure 5. You should select the 3 
Pass Colour option when the document contains 
very little black, or when Process Black is 
acceptable over a true reproduction black, such as 
is used with photographs. Process Black is a 
combination of equal amounts of the three dry 
inks (toners).
Black
The Black option should be selected when the 
desired output is a black and white copy. Black 
and white copies can be made from any 
document. When you select Black, the copier/
printer will use black dry ink (toner) only, as in 
Figure 6.
With the Black option, the copier/printer produces 
36 copies per minute when it uses 8.5 x 11 inch 
(A4) paper that is fed long edge first.
Figure 4: Example of Full Colour
Figure 5: Example of 3 Pass Colour
Figure 6: Example of Black
Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals 
						

							BASIC COPYING4–6 DOCUCOLOR 12 USER GUIDE
1
2
3
4
5
6
7 Single Colour
The Single Colour option, accessed through the 
More... button, changes the image and/or text on 
a document to one colour other than black. Single 
colour copies, as illustrated in Figure 7, can be 
made from any colour or black and white 
document. The Touch Screen directs you to select 
one of six preset colours (Red, Green, Blue, 
Yellow, Magenta, or Cyan).
NOTE:Using this option will not create a colour 
separation. Close examination will reveal that 
multiple colours are used to create the output that 
appears to be a “single” colour.
Selecting Output Colour
On the Basic Copying tab, select the desired 
Output Colour option.
Selecting a Single Output Colour
1On the Basic Copying tab, touch the Output 
Colour More... option to display the Output Colour 
screen, as in Figure 8.
2Touch Single Colour. 
3Touch the desired colour.
4Touch Save to return to the Basic Copying tab.
Figure 7: Example of Single Colour
Figure 8: Output Colour Screen with
Single Colour Options
Downloaded From ManualsPrinter.com Manuals