Xerox Phaser 8860DN User Manual

Printing on Specialty Media
Phaser® 8560/8860 Printer
3-55 3.Adjust the paper guides to fit the glossy paper (if necessary).
■Length guide: Press the sides, then slide the guide until the arrow on the guide points 
to the appropriate paper size imprinted on the bottom of the tray. When properly 
positioned, the guide clicks into place.
■Width guides: Slide the width guides until the arrows on the guides point to the 
appropriate paper size labeled on the bottom of the tray. When properly positioned, 
the...

Printing on Specialty Media
Phaser® 8560/8860 Printer
3-56 4.Insert the tray into the tray slot, and then push it completely into the printer.
5.On the control panel:
a.Select 
Paper Tray Setup, and then press the OK button. 
b.Select either 
Tr a y  2  P a p e r  Ty p e, Tray 3 Paper Type, or Tr a y  4  Pa p e r  Ty p e, and then 
press the OK button.
c.Select the appropriate paper type, and then press the OK button:
■Card Stock (Phaser 8560 printer)
■Glossy Paper (Phaser 8860 printer)
6.In the printer...

Printing on Specialty Media
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Printing Custom Size Paper
In addition to the wide variety of standard paper sizes that you can use for printing, you can 
also print on custom size paper within the following dimensions.
Note: Print custom size paper from Tray 1 only.
See also: 
Supported Paper Sizes and Weights for Tray 1 on page 3-6
Size Range
Single-Sided Printing 2-Sided Printing
Short edge 76–216 mm (3.0–8.5 in.) 140–216 mm (5.5–8.5 in.)
Long edge 127–356 mm (5.0–14.0 in.)...

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Printing Custom Size Paper from Tray 1
To print custom size paper:
1.Pull down and out on the handle to open Tray 1.
2.Open the tray extension.
8860p-006
8860p-007
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3-59 3.Insert custom size paper into the tray:
■Single-sided printing: Insert the side to be printed facedown with the top of the page 
entering the printer first.
■2-sided printing: Insert side one faceup with the bottom of the page entering the 
printer first.
4.Adjust the paper guides to fit the paper loaded in the tray.
5.On the control panel, press the OK button if the correct paper size and type are displayed 
as the current setup, or select...

Printing on Specialty Media
Phaser® 8560/8860 Printer
3-60 6.Select one of the following Short Edge options:
■Press the OK button if the correct short edge size is displayed as the current setup.
■Select Change, and then press the OK button to enter a new short edge size. Press the 
Up Arrow and Down Arrow buttons to specify the short edge size, and then press the 
OK button.
7.Select one of the following Long Edge options:
■Press the OK button if the correct long edge size is displayed as the current...

Creating Custom Paper Types
Phaser® 8560/8860 Printer
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Creating Custom Paper Types
Using CentreWare IS, you can create your own custom paper type with specific settings that 
you can reuse for routine print jobs, such as, monthly reports. Access these custom types in the 
printer driver, control panel, and CentreWare IS. 
To create custom paper types:
1.Launch your web browser.
2.Enter the printer’s IP address in the browser’s Address field.
3.Click Properties.
4.Select the General folder on the left...

Phaser® 8560/8860 Printer
4-1 This chapter includes:
■Controlling the Quality of Your Prints on page 4-2
■Solving Print-Quality Problems on page 4-6
Print Quality
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Controlling the Quality of Your Prints
Phaser® 8560/8860 Printer
4-2
Controlling the Quality of Your Prints
This section includes:
■Selecting a Print-Quality Mode on page 4-2
■Adjusting Color on page 4-4
The print-quality mode and color
 correction directly control the quality of your prints. The 
print-quality mode and paper type directly control the print speed. You can change these 
settings in the printer driver or on the control panel.
Note: Driver settings override the control panel settings.
See...

Controlling the Quality of Your Prints
Phaser® 8560/8860 Printer
4-3 To select the print-quality mode in a supported driver:
Operating System Steps
Windows Vista, 
Windows 2000, 
Windows XP, or 
Windows Server 20031.Select the Paper/Output tab.
2.Select a print-quality mode.
Mac OS X, version 
10.3 and higher1.In the Print dialog box, select Image Quality from the drop-down list.
2.Select a print-quality mode from the Print Quality drop-down list.
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