Xerox Phaser 6500DN User Manual

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Information Pages Menu
Your printer comes with a set of information pages to help you track the performance of the printer 
and diagnose problems. Access the information pages from the printer control panel. You can print the 
Menu Map to see where these information pages are located in the control panel menu structure.
See also: 
Information Pages on page 24
Information PageContents
Menu Map Prints a list of all main and second-level menu headings that you can use to 
help navigate the control panel menus.
Demo Page Prints an image using all printer colors to show the current ability to print 
color from the printer.
Configuration Prints information such as default printer settings, installed options, 
network settings, and font settings.
PCL Fonts List Prints information about the installed PCL fonts on the printer and prints 
samples of each.
PCL Macro List Prints a list of configured PCL macros.
PS Fonts List Prints information about the installed PostScript fonts on the printer and 
prints samples of each.
Job History Prints recent print-job history on up to the last 22 jobs.
Error History Prints information on up to the last 42 printer errors that occurred. The 
Error History Report provides a list of error messages and Chain Link codes 
relating to paper jam errors in the system. The printer retains up to 42 jam 
errors and 42 system fail errors at a time.
Print Meter Prints the print meter. The print meter contains job accounting 
information, broken down by user name, showing how many pages have 
been printed. It also indicates how many pages printed by size, in color, 
and in black and white. The print meter can be reset.
Stored Document Prints a list of documents stored in the RAM of the printer when the Secure 
Print and Proof Print features are used.
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Billing Meters
The Billing Meters menu shows the number of processed print jobs. The meters are divided according 
to the color modes. You cannot print the billing meters and you cannot reset them; they track the total 
number of pages printed for the life of the printer.
The print meter, in contrast, can be reset, and you can print the information as the Print Volume report. 
For details, see Checking Page Counts on page 115.
See also: 
Checking Print Job Status on page 111
Checking Page Counts on page 115
ItemDescription
Total Impression Displays the total number of pages printed.
Color Impression Displays the total number of pages printed in color.
Black Impression Displays the total number of pages printed in black and white. Grayscale 
images printed with the composite black setting count as color pages, 
because color consumables are used. Composite black is the default setting 
on most printers.
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Admin Menu
The Admin Menu contains the following sub menus:
•Network Setup Menu on page 93
•USB Setup Menu on page 94
•System Setup Menu on page 95
•Maintenance Mode Menu on page 97
•PCL Setup Menu on page 98
•PostScript Setup Menu on page 100
•Control Panel Menu on page 101
Use the Admin Menu to access the configuration settings of the printer.
Network Setup Menu
Use this menu to configure printer settings for jobs sent to the printer through a network port.
Notes: 
•The settings in the Network Setup menu cannot be selected if you access this menu during 
printing.
•Restart the printer to activate menu setting changes. After changing settings, turn off the 
printer, then turn it on again.
ItemDescription
Ethernet Specifies the Ethernet communication speed and modes.
• Auto (default): Automatically changes between 10M Half Duplex, 10M 
Full Duplex, 100M Half Duplex, 100M Full Duplex, and 1000 Full Duplex.
•10Base Half
•10Base Full
•100Base Half
•100Base Full
• 1000Base Full
TCP/IP Specifies the settings to use for TCP/IP:
• IP Mode: IPv4 Mode, IPv6 Mode, or Dual Stack
• IPv4: Get IP Address, IP Address, Network Mask, Gateway Address
• IPsec: IP security protocol; available when enabled
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USB Setup Menu
Use this menu to configure the USB port.
Protocol When a protocol is set to Enable, it can be used. When set to Disable, it 
cannot be used.
•LPR
• Port 9100
•IPP
•SMB TCP/IP
•SMB NetBEUI
•FTP
•WSD
•SNMP
• Email Alerts
• CenterWare Internet Services
•Bonjour (mDNS)
Host Access List Limits the IP addresses that can access this printer.
Reset Defaults Resets all network settings back to their factory defaults.
Adobe Protocol Specifies the PostScript communication protocol to use:
• Standard
•BCP
•TBCP
•Binary
•Auto
ItemDescription
Port Status Use to enable or disable the USB port status. This port must be enabled for 
you to print to a USB-connected printer.
•Enable
•Disable
Adobe Protocol Specifies the PostScript communication protocol to use:
• Standard
•BCP
•TBCP
•Binary
•Auto
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System Setup Menu
Use this menu to configure the general operation settings of the printer. For example, time to energy 
saver mode, alarm settings, and so on.
ItemDescription
Power Saver Time Specifies the length of time, 5–60 minutes, that the printer is idle before 
going into Energy Saver mode. For details on setting the Power Saver Time, 
see Setting the Power Saver Time on page 23.
Audio Tones Specifies whether an alarm sounds when one of the following printer errors 
or actions occurs. The alarms are set to Off by default. The volume cannot 
be adjusted.
• Control Panel
•Invalid Key
• Machine Ready
•Job Complete
•Fault Tone
•Alert Tone
•Out of Paper
•Low Toner Alert
•Base Tone
Fault Time-Out Specifies the amount of time before the printer automatically deletes a 
print job when there has been a job error.
Set the default timeout, up to 60 seconds, in one-second increments.
Time-Out Automatically cancels a print job when it goes beyond a specified time. Set 
the duration allowed for the print time. When the time expires, the print job 
is canceled. Duration can be set for up to 30 minutes in one-minute 
increments.
Language Specifies the language used in the control panel menus and in printed 
Information Pages.
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User Guide 96Auto Log Print Specifies whether to print a Job History Report after 22 print jobs.
• Off (default): Prevents the Job History Report from printing 
automatically even if the number of print jobs exceeds 22.
• On: Automatically prints a report when the number of print jobs reaches 
22.
Note:
•You cannot set Auto Log Prints during printing.
•After changing this setting, turn off the printer and then turn it on 
again to activate the change.
Print ID Prints the user ID in the specified place on the printed page.
• Off (default): The user ID is not printed.
• Top Left: Prints the user ID on the top left of the page.
• Top Right: Prints the user ID on the top right of the page.
• Bottom Left: Prints the user ID on the bottom left of the page.
• Bottom Right: Prints the user ID on the bottom right of the page.
Print Text Specifies whether the printer outputs unsupported PDL data as text when 
the printer receives it. Text data is printed on A4 or Letter-size paper.
RAM Disk This feature is available when the memory in the printer is expanded from 
256 MB to at least 512 MB RAM.
Allocates memory to the RAM Disk file system for the Secure Print, Collating 
Jobs, and Proof Print, Form Overlay, and Font Download features.
•Enable
• Disable (default)
Size Mismatch Specifies how the printer reacts when it detects differences between the 
sizes of paper specified at the control panel and that loaded in the tray. If 
the paper in the specified tray runs out, the printer selects the substitute 
tray based on the Size Mismatch settings.
When a Paper Type other than None is selected in the print driver, it 
overwrites the Size Mismatch setting on the control panel.
• Off (default): The printer prompts you to select a tray for printing.
• Larger Size: The printer uses a tray that has paper larger than the size 
specified for the print job but prints the page at 100% magnification.
• Nearest Size: The printer uses a tray that has paper nearest to the size 
specified in the print job. The page prints at 100% magnification.
mm/inch Specifies the units of measurement to use for the custom paper sizes:
• Millimeters (mm)
•Inches
Default Size Specifies the default paper size as either A4 or Letter.
Startup Page Automatically prints the Startup Page when the printer is turned on.
•On
•Off
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Maintenance Mode Menu
Use this menu to configure color registration and to reset defaults.
Odd Page 2-Sided
(Phaser 6500DN printer 
configuration only)If the optional duplex unit is installed, this item tells the printer how to 
handle the last odd page in a 2-sided print job.
•1-sided
•2-sided
Power On Wizard Resets the Power On Wizard. The first time the printer is turned on, a special 
menu appears on the printer control panel. Use it to configure initial 
settings such as language, default paper size, and network settings. This 
setting enables the administrator to reset the Power On Wizard so that the 
special menu appears when the printer is turned on.
ItemDescription
F/W Version Displays the current firmware version installed in the printer.
Auto Regi Adj. Auto Registration Adjust. When On (the default), the color registration is 
adjusted automatically.
Adjust Color Regi. Adjust Color Registration. Used to correct the color registration between 
colors. For details, see Color Registration on page 136.
• Auto Adjust: Use to force an automatic color registration correction.
• Color Regi Chart: Prints the color registration chart used to check for 
correct color registration.
• Enter Number: Use to select and correct color registration numbers. 
• Fast Scan (1): For setting horizontal color registration, or Slow Scan (2) 
for setting vertical color registration.
Clear Developer Resolves print-quality defects associated with charge problems after 
high-coverage print jobs.
Toner Refresh Resolves print-quality defects associated with charge problems after 
low-coverage jobs.
IU Refresh (Imaging Unit 
Refresh)Helps improve imaging unit operation by performing a density and color 
curve calibration.
Init Print Meter Initialize Print Meter. Resets the Print Meter.
Initialize NVM Resets the settings in the nonvolatile memory (NVM), except for the 
network settings, to their defaults. NVM is memory that stores the printer 
settings even after the power is turned off. After selecting this option and 
restarting the printer, all the menu settings are reset to their default values.
Note:
•You cannot execute the Initialize NVM setting during printing.
•After changing this setting, turn off the printer and then turn it on 
again to activate the change.
ItemDescription
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PCL Setup Menu
Use this menu to configure settings for PCL. The PCL driver is used for applications requiring PCL. For 
PCL print driver options, see Printing Options for Windows PCL Driver on page 63.
Clear Storage Deletes documents stored in the RAM in the printer.
Reset Fuser Resets the fuser life counter to the starting point (0).
ItemDescription
Paper Tray Specifies the paper tray to use when the Paper Tray setting in the PCL print 
driver is set to Auto Select.
•Auto (default)
•Tray 1
• Tray 2 (optional; if installed)
•Manual Feed Slot
Paper Size Specifies the default paper size to print.
Orientation Specifies the default paper orientation:
• Portrait (default)
• Landscape
2-Sided Specifies 2-sided printing settings:
• 2-Sided Print: Specifies whether to perform 2-sided printing. The default 
is Off. The default setting is ON when the duplex unit is installed.
• Binding Edge: Specifies the binding direction from Flip Long Edge 
(default) or Flip Short Edge.
Font Specifies the font to use. The default font is Courier.
Symbol Set Specifies the font to use for symbols. The default is Roman-8.
Font Size Specifies the font size. The default size is 12.00. You can specify a value 
from 4.00 through 50.00 in increments of 0.25. Available only for 
typographic fonts.
Font Pitch Specifies the character spacing. You can specify a value from 6.00 through 
24.00 in increments of 0.01. The default is 10.00. 
Form Line Specifies the form line (the number of lines per form). You can specify a 
value from 5 through 128 in increments of 1. The default is 60.
Quantity Specifies the number of copies to print. You can specify a value from 1 
through 999. The default is 1.
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User Guide99 Image Enhance Selects whether to perform image enhancement.
The image enhancement feature makes the boundary line between black 
and white smoother to decrease jags and enhance the visual appearance. 
•On (default)
•Off
Hex Dump Specifies whether to print the data sent from a computer in the ASCII code 
corresponding to the hexadecimal notation format. The Hex Dump allows 
checking of data contents. 
•Enable
• Disable (default)
Draft Mode Specifies whether to print in draft mode. 
•Enable
• Disable (default)
Line Termination Allows the administrator to configure what line endings are used when 
printing PCL or text files.
• Off: Line termination commands are not added.
• Add-LF: The Line Feed command is added.
• Add-CR: The Carriage Return command is added.
• CR-XX: The Line Feed and Carriage Return commands are both added.
Default Color Specifies the default color mode:
• Black (default)
• Color
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PostScript Setup Menu
Use this menu to configure settings for the PostScript driver. The PostScript driver of the printer is used 
for applications requiring PostScript. For PostScript driver options, see Printing Options for Windows 
PostScript Driver on page 62 and Printing Options for Macintosh OS X Version 10.5 or Later on page 65.
ItemDescription
PS Error Report Turns error reporting on or off.
The default is On.
PS Job Time-Out Turns off the timeout, or selects the length of time before timing out. The 
default is Off.
The timeout allows the printer to stop working on the canceled job and 
switch to another waiting print job when:
• A print job at the source computer by canceling before the job is 
completed.
• The network connection is lost before the print job is completed.
Paper Select Mode Specifies how the printer handles tray switching when the selected tray 
runs out of paper while printing. Tray settings in the PostScript print driver 
can override this setting.
Default Color Specifies the default color mode:
• Color (default)
•Black
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