Xerox Phaser 3124 User Manual

Basic Printing
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Extras Tab
You can select output options for your document. See “Printing 
a Document” on page 13 for more  information about accessing 
the printer properties.
Click the 
Extras tab to access the following feature:  
Watermark
You can create a background text  image to be printed on each 
page of your document. 
For details, see “Using Watermarks” on 
page 22.
Overlay
Overlays are often used to take  the place of preprinted forms and 
letterhead paper. 
For details, see “Using...

Basic Printing
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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  s a v e  a  
Favorites item:
1Change the settings as needed on each tab. 
2Enter a name for the item in the Favorites input box. 
3Click Save. 
When you save 
Favorites, all current driver settings are 
saved.
To use a saved setting, select the item from the 
Favorites drop 
down list. The printer is now  set to print...

Advanced Printing
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4Advanced Printing
This chapter explains printing options and advanced printing 
tasks. 
NOTE: 
• Your printer driver 
Properties window that appears in this 
User’s Guide may differ depending on the printer in use. 
However the composition of the printer properties window is 
similar.
• If you need to know the exact  name of your printer, you can 
check the supplied CD-ROM.
This chapter includes:
• Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper (N-Up  Printing)
•Printing Posters...

Advanced Printing
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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.
1To change the print settings from your software 
application, access printer  properties. See “Printing a 
Document” on page 13.
2Click the Layout tab, select Poster Printing in the 
Layout Type drop-down list.
3Configure the poster option:
You can select the page layout from 
Poster, 
Poster, or...

Advanced Printing
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Printing on Both Sides of Paper
You can print on both sides of a sheet of paper. Before printing, 
decide how you want your document oriented.
The options are:
•Printer Setting, if you select this option, this feature is 
determined by the setting you’ve made on the control 
panel of the printer. 
If this option does not appear, 
your printer does not have this feature.
•None
•Long Edge, which is the conventional layout used in 
book binding.
•
Short Edge, which is the type ofte n...

Advanced Printing
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Using Watermarks
The Watermark option allows you to print 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 modifi ed, or you can add new ones to 
the list. 
Using an Existing Watermark
1To change the print settings from your software 
application, access...

Advanced Printing
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Using 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...

Using Utility Applications (Phaser 3125/B, 3125/N only)
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5Using Utility Applications
(Phaser 3125/B, 3125/N only)
If an error occurs while printing, the Status Monitor window 
appears, showing the error. 
NOTES:
• To use the this program, you need:
- Windows 98 or higher (Windo ws NT 4.0 can be used only 
for network-supported printers.) To check for Operating 
System(s) that are compatible with your printer, refer to 
Printer Specifications in your Printer User’s Guide.
- Internet Explorer version 5.0...

Using Windows PostScript Driver (Phaser 3125/B, 3125/N only)
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6Using Windows 
PostScript Driver
(Phaser 3125/B, 3125/N only)
If you want to use the PostScript driver provided with your 
system CD-ROM to print a document.
PPDs, in combination with the Po stScript driver, access printer 
features and allow the computer to communicate with the 
printer. An installation program for the PPDs is provided on the 
supplied software CD-ROM. 
This chapter includes:
Printer Settings
You can use the printer...

Sharing the Printer Locally
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7Sharing the Printer 
Locally
You can connect the printer directly to a selected computer, 
which is called “host computer,” on the network. 
The following procedure is for  Windows XP. For other Windows 
OS, refer to the corresponding Wi ndows Users Guide or online 
help.
NOTES: 
• Check the Operating System(s) that are compatible with  your printer. Please refer to the OS Compatibility section of 
Printer Specifications in your Printer User’s Guide.
• If you need to know...