Xerox Phaser 3125 User Manual

							Installing Printer Software in Windows
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Installing Software for Network 
Printing
When you connect your printer to a network, you must first 
configure the TCP/IP settings fo r the printer. After you have 
assigned and verified the TCP/ IP settings, you are ready to 
install the software on each  computer on the network.
You can install the printer software using the typical or custom 
method.
Typical Installation
This is recommended for most us ers. All components necessary 
for printer operations will be installed.
1Make sure that the printer is connected to your network 
and powered on. For details about connecting to the 
network, see the supplied printer’s User’s Guide.
2Insert the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.
The CD-ROM should automaticall y run, and an installation 
window appears.
If the installation window does not appear, click 
Start and 
then 
Run. Type X:\Setup.exe, replacing “X” with the 
letter which represents your drive and click 
OK.
3Click Install Software. 
4Select Typical installation for a network printer. Click 
Next.
5The list of printers available on the network appears. 
Select the printer you want to install from the list and then 
click 
Next. 
• If you do not see your printer on the list, click 
Update to 
refresh the list, or select 
Add TCP/IP Port to add your 
printer to the network. To  add the printer to the 
network, enter the port name and the IP address for the 
printer.
To verify your printer’s IP  address or the MAC address, 
print a Network Configuration page.
• To find a shared network printer (UNC Path), select 
Shared Printer [UNC] and enter the shared name 
manually or find a shared  printer by clicking the 
Browse 
button.
6After the installation is fini shed, a window asking you to 
print a test page appears. If you choose to print a test 
page, select the checkbox and click 
Next.
Otherwise, just click 
Next and skip to step 8.
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7If the test page prints out correctly, click Yes.
If not, click 
No to reprint it.
8Click Finish.
NOTE: After setup is complete, if your printer driver doesn’t 
work properly, reinstall the printer driver. See “Reinstalling 
Printer Software” on page 10.
Custom Installation
You can choose individual components to install and set a 
specific IP address.
1Make sure that the printer is connected to your network 
and powered on. For details about connecting to the 
network, see the supplied printer’s User’s Guide.
2Insert the supplied CD-ROM  into your CD-ROM drive.
The CD-ROM should automatically run, and an installation 
window appears.
If the installation window does not appear, click 
Start and 
then 
Run. Type X:\Setup.exe, replacing “X” with the 
letter which represents your drive and click 
OK.
3Click Install Software. 
4Select Custom installation. Click Next.
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5The list of printers available on the network appears. 
Select the printer you want to install from the list and then 
click 
Next. 
• If you do not see your printer on the list, click 
Update to 
refresh the list, or select 
Add TCP/IP Port to add your 
printer to the network. To add the printer to the 
network, enter the port name and the IP address for the 
printer.
To verify your printer’s IP  address or the MAC address, 
print a Network Configuration page.
• To find a shared network printer (UNC Path), select 
Shared Printer [UNC] and enter the shared name 
manually or find a shared printer by clicking the 
Browse 
button.
TIP: If you want to set a specific IP address on a specific 
network printer, click the 
Set IP Address button. The Set IP 
Address window appear s. Do as follows:
a. Select a printer to be set with a specific IP address from the  list. To verify your printer’ s IP address or MAC address, 
print a Network Co nfiguration page.
b. Configure an IP address, subnet mask, and gateway for the  printer manually and click
 Configure to set the specific IP 
address for the network printer.
c. Click Next.
6Select the components to be installed. After selecting the 
components, the following wind ow appears. You can also 
change the printer name, set th e printer to be shared on 
the network, set the printer  as the default printer, and 
change the port name of each printer. Click 
Next.
To install this software on a server, select the 
Setting up 
this printer on a server
 checkbox.
7After the installation is fini shed, a window asking you to 
print a test page appears. If you choose to print a test 
page, select the checkbox and click 
Next.
Otherwise, just click 
Next and skip to step 9.
8If the test page prints out correctly, click Yes.
If not, click 
No to reprint it.
9Click Finish.
NOTE: After setup is complete, if your printer driver doesn’t 
work properly, reinstall the printer driver. See “Reinstalling 
Printer Software” on page 10.
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Reinstalling Printer Software
You can reinstall the software if installation fails.
1Start Windows.
2From the Start menu select Programs or All Programs 
→ your printer driver name → Maintenance.
3Select Repair and click Next.
4The list of printers available on the network appears. 
Select the printer you want to install from the list and then 
click 
Next. 
• If you do not see your printer on the list, click 
Update to 
refresh the list, or select 
Add TCP/IP Port to add your 
printer to the network. To add the printer to the 
network, enter the port name and the IP address for the 
printer.
• To find a shared network printer (UNC Path), select 
Shared Printer [UNC] and enter the shared name 
manually or find a shared printer by clicking the 
Browse 
button.
You will see a component list so that you can reinstall any 
item individually.
NOTE: If your printer is not already connected to the 
computer, the following window will appear.
• After connecting the printer, click 
Next.
• If you don’t want to connect the printer at this time, click 
Next, and No on the following screen.  Then the installation 
will start and a test page will not be printed at the end of the 
installation.
• The reinstallation window that appears in this User’s  Guide may differ depending on the printer and 
interface in use.
5Select the components you want to reinstall and click 
Next.
If you installed the printer software for local printing 
and 
you select your printer driver name, the window 
asking you to print a test page appears. Do as follows:
a. To print a test page, select the check box and click 
Next.
b. If the test page prints out correctly, click Yes.
If it doesn’t, click 
No to reprint it.
6When the reinstallation is done, click Finish.
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Removing Printer Software
1Start Windows.
2From the Start menu select Programs or All Programs 
→ your printer driver name → Maintenance.
3Select Remove and click Next.
You will see a component list so that you can remove any 
item individually.
4Select the components you want to remove and then click 
Next.
5When your computer asks you to confirm your selection, 
click 
Yes.
The selected driver and all of its components are removed 
from your computer.
6After the software is removed, click Finish.
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							Using SetIP (Phaser 3125/N only)
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2Using SetIP (Phaser 3125/N 
only)
Installing SetIP
1Make sure that the printer is connected to your computer 
and powered on.
2Insert the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.
The CD-ROM should automatically run, and an installation 
window appears.
If the installation window does not appear, click 
Start and 
then 
Run. Type X:\Setup.exe, replacing “X” with the 
letter which represents your drive and click 
OK.
3Click Install SetIP Utility(Optional). 
4Click Next. 
5Click Next. 
6Click Finish.
Using SetIP
1From the Windows Start menu, select Programs or All 
Programs
 Æ Xerox Phaser 3125 Æ SetIP Æ SetIP.
The program automatically  detects and displays new 
and configured print servers on your network.
2Select the name of your printer and click  . If you 
cannot find your printer name, click   to refresh 
the list.
NOTES: 
•
To confirm the MAC address, see the NETWORK PRINTER 
CARD TEST PAGE. The NETWORK PRINTER CARD TEST 
PAGE will be printed after the Configuration Page.
• The refreshed list doesn’t show  your printer, click   enter 
your network printer card’s MAC  address, IP address, subnet 
mask, default gateway, and then click Apply.
3Click OK to confirm the settings.
4Click Exit to close the SetIP program.
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							Basic Printing
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3Basic Printing 
This chapter explains the printing options and common printing 
tasks in Windows. 
This chapter includes:
• Printing a Document
•Printer Settings- Layout Tab
- Paper Tab
- Graphics Tab
- Extras Tab
- Troubleshooting Tab
- Printer Tab
- Using a Favorite Setting
- Using Help
Printing a Document
NOTES: 
• 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.
• Check the Operating System(s) that are compatible  with your printer. Please refer to the OS Compatibility 
section of Printer Specifications in your Printer User’s 
Guide.
• If you need to know the exact  name of your printer, you can check the supplied CD-ROM.
The following procedure describes the general steps required 
for printing from various Window s applications. The exact steps 
for printing a document may vary depending on the application 
program you are using. Refer to the User’s Guide of your 
software application for the exact printing procedure.
1Open the document you want to print.
2Select Print from the File menu. The Print window is 
displayed. It may look slightly different depending on your 
application. 
The basic print settings are  selected within the Print 
window. These settings include the number of copies and 
print range.
3Select your printer driver from the Name drop-down 
list.
4To take advantage of the printer features provided by your 
printer driver, click 
Properties or Preferences in the 
application’s Print window. For details, see “Printer 
Settings” on page 14.
If you see 
Setup, Printer, or Options in your Print 
window, click it instead. Then click 
Properties on the next 
screen.
5Click OK to close the printer properties window.
6To start the print job, click OK or Print in the Print 
window.
Make sure that your 
printer is selected.
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							Basic Printing
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Printer Settings
You can use the printer properties window, which allows you to 
access all of the printer options you need when using your 
printer. When the printer prop erties are displayed, you can 
review and change the settings needed for your print job. 
Your printer properties window may differ, depending on your 
operating system. This Software User’s Guide shows the 
Properties window for Windows XP.
Your printer driver 
Properties window that appears in this 
User’s Guide may differ depending on the printer in use.
If you access printer properties through the Printers folder, you 
can view additional Windows-based tabs (refer to your 
Windows User’s Guide) and the Printer tab (see “Printer Tab” on 
page 17).
NOTES:
• Most Windows applications will  override settings you specify 
in the printer driver. Change all print settings available in the 
software application first, an d change any remaining settings 
using the printer driver. 
• The settings you change remain in effect only while you are  using the current program. 
To make your changes 
permanent, make them in the Printers folder. 
• The following procedure is for Windows XP. For other  Windows OS, refer to the corresponding Windows Users 
Guide or online help.
1. Click the Windows 
Start button.
2. Select Printers and Faxes.
3. Select  your printer driver icon .
4. Right-click on the printer driver icon and select 
Printing Preferences.
5. Change the settings on each tab, click OK.
Layout Tab
The Layout tab provides options to adjust how the document 
appears on the printed page. The 
Layout Options includes 
Multiple Pages per Side, Poster Printing and Booklet 
Printing
. See “Printing a Document” on page 13 for more 
information on accessing  printer properties.  
 Paper Orientation
Paper Orientation allows you to select the direction in which 
information is printed on a page. 
•
Portrait prints across the width of the page, letter style. 
•
Landscape prints across the length  of the page, spreadsheet 
style. 
•
Rotate allows you to rotate the  page the selected degrees.
Layout Options
Layout Options
 allows you to select advanced printing options. 
You can choose 
Multiple Pages per Side and Poster Printing.
•
For details, see “Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper 
(N-Up Printing)” on page 19.
•
For details, see “Printing Posters” on page 20
Double-sided Printing
Double-sided Printing
 allows you to print on both sides of 
paper. 
If this option does not appear, your printer does 
not have this feature.
•For details, see “Printing on Both Sides of Paper” on page 21.
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Paper Tab
Use the following options to set the basic paper handling 
specifications when you access the printer properties. See 
“Printing a Document” on page 13 for more information on 
accessing printer properties. 
Click the 
Paper tab to access various paper properties. 
Copies
Copies
 allows you to choose the number of copies to be printed. 
You can select 1 to 999 copies. 
Size
Size
 allows you to set the size of paper you loaded in the tray. 
If the required size is not listed in the 
Size box, click Custom. 
When the 
Custom Paper Setting window appears, set the paper 
size and click 
OK. The setting appears in the list so that you can 
select it. 
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Source
Make sure that Source is set to the corresponding paper tray.
Use 
Manual Feeder when printing on special materials like 
envelopes and transparencies. You  have to load one sheet at a 
time into the Manual Tray or Multi-Purpose Tray.
If the paper source is set to 
Auto Selection, the printer 
automatically picks up print materi al in the following tray order: 
Manual Tray or Multi-Purpose Tray, Tray1.
Type
Set Type to correspond to the paper  loaded in the tray from 
which you want to print. This  will let you get the best quality 
printout. If not, print quality may not be acheived as you want.
Cotton: 20 lb to 24 lb (75~90 g/m2) cotton paper such as Gilbert 
25 % and Gilbert 100 %. 
Plain Paper: Normal plain paper. Select th is type if your printer is 
monochrome and printing on the  16 lb (60 g/m2) cotton paper. 
Recycled Paper: 20 lb to 24 lb (75~90 g/m2) recycled paper.
Color Paper: 20 lb to 24 lb (75~90 g/m2) color-backgrounded 
paper.  
Scaling Printing
Scaling Printing allows you to automatically or manually scale 
your print job on a page. You can choose from 
None, Reduce/
Enlarge
, and Fit to Page. 
•
For details, see “Printing a Reduced or  Enlarged Document” on 
page 21.
•
For details, see “Fitting Your Document to a Selected Paper 
Size” on page 21.
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Graphics Tab
Use the following Graphic options to adjust the print quality for 
your specific printing needs.  See “Printing a Document” on 
page 13 for more information on accessing printer properties. 
Click the 
Graphic tab to display the properties shown below..
   
Resolution
The Resolution options you can select may vary 
depending on your printer model.
 The higher the setting, 
the sharper the clarity of printe d characters and graphics. The 
higher setting also may increase  the time it takes to print a 
document. 
Image Mode
The available options are Normal and Text Enhance. Some 
printers do not support this feature. 
•Printer Setting: If you select this op tion, this feature is 
determined by the setting you’ve  made on the control panel of 
the printer. 
•
Normal: This setting is for normal documents.
•
Text Enhancement: Image Mode allows the user to enhance 
printouts. 
Darkness
Use this option to lighten or darken your print job.  Some 
printers do not support this feature. 
•Normal: This setting is for normal documents.
•
Light: This setting is for bolder line widths or darker gray-scale 
images.
•
Dark: This setting is for finer line  width, higher definition in 
graphics, and lighter gray-scale images.
Toner Save Mode
Selecting this option extends the  life of your toner cartridge and 
reduces your cost per page withou t a significant reduction in print 
quality. 
Some printers do not support this feature. 
•Printer Setting: If you select this option, this feature is 
determined by the setting you’ve made on the control panel of 
the printer. 
•
On: Select this option to allow  the printer to use less toner on 
each page.
•
Off: If you don’t need to save toner when printing a document, 
select this option.
Advanced Options
You can set advanced settings by clicking the Advanced 
Options
 button. 
•TrueType Options: This option determin es what the driver 
tells the printer about how to im age the text in your document. 
Select the appropriate setting according to the status of your 
document. 
This option may be available only in 
Windows 9x/Me, depending on  your particular printer 
model.
- Download as Outline: When this option is selected, the 
driver will download any TrueType  fonts that are used in your 
document not already stored (resident) on your printer. If, 
after printing a document, you fi nd that the fonts did not print 
correctly, choose Download as bit image and resubmit your 
print job. The Download as bit image setting is often useful 
when printing Adobe. 
This feature is available only 
when you use the PCL printer driver.
- Download as Bitmap: When this option is selected, the    
driver will download the font data as bitmap images.    
Documents with complicated fonts, such as Korean or    
Chinese, or various other fonts, w ill 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.
•
Print All Text To Black: When the Print All Text To Black 
option is checked, all text in your document prints solid black, 
regardless of the color it appears on the screen. 
•
Print All Text To Darken: When the Print All Text To Darken 
option is checked, all text in your document is allowed to print 
darker than on a normal document. 
Some printers do not 
support this feature. 
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