Xerox Workcentre 24 Pcl 6 Manual

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5Insert the CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.
6When the Manufacturers and Printers window displays, select 
Have Disk…. The Install From Disk screen is displayed.
7Enter the path for your driver files in the “Copy manufacturer’s files 
from:” box. 
NOTE: You can also use the Browse button to specify a folder on 
the CD-ROM.
8Select OK on the Install From Disk or Open screen.
9Select your printer model from the Printers list and select Next.
10Select the port that you are using from the Available ports list, then 
select Next.
11When prompted, accept the default printer name, or give your 
printer a more descriptive name. 
12Select either Ye s or No to make this printer your default Windows 
printer. Choose Yes if you will be printing primarily to this printer 
from your Windows applications. Select Next.
13Print a Test Page.
14Verify that the test page prints at the printer, then select Finish.
15Read the End User License Agreement and select Accept.
16Confirm that the printer has been added in the Printers window.
17Continue to the next page in order to configure the print driver to 
complete the installation. 
						

							  
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Configuring the PostScript Print Driver on Windows 95/98/Me
This section describes printer specific settings included in the print 
driver properties.
• Configuration Tab
•Options Tab
• Output Settings Tab
• Color Settings Tab
To view the print driver properties, select the printer icon in the 
Printers window, then select the Properties command on the File 
menu. 
						

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Configuration Tab Settings
This section describes the settings of the Configuration tab.
1Select the function that you want to set in Features List.
• The settings that can be selected vary depending on which 
options have been installed. Make these settings after 
confirming that option settings are complete.
2Change the settings in the “Change Setting For” box area.
• You can restore defaults by selecting the Restore 
Defaults button.
3When all setting changes are completed, select OK.
Feature Settings
Image EnhancementSpecify whether to use the Image Enhancement function.
Selecting On, smooths out the boundaries between black and 
white when printing. This reduces jagged edges, thereby 
artificially increasing the resolution of the image. When printing an 
image (bitmap) composed of coarse halftone dots, smooth color 
gradation is impossible in certain situations. In this case, select 
Off.
NOTE: The Image Enhancement feature is available only when  
Print Mode is set to High Speed.
Draft ModeSpecify whether to reduce the amount of toner used when printing 
drafts. When you select On, the overall printed color becomes 
lighter. This is best for printing documents when print quality is not 
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Transparency SeparatorsSpecify whether to use transparency separators and the source of 
the separators.
Select Auto for the paper source to automatically feed from the 
paper tray with paper of the same size and in the same orientation 
as the transparencies.
NOTE: When using Transparency Separators, be sure to load 
paper of the same size and in the same orientation as 
transparencies into the paper tray.
NOTE: The Transparency Separators function cannot be used in 
the following situations:
• When anything other than Manual feed is selected for 
Paper source in the Paper tab.
• When anything other than Transparency is selected for 
Paper type in the Paper tab.
• When anything other than Center Output Tray is selected 
for Output bin in the Paper tab.
• When the Duplex feature is selected in the Paper tab.
StaplingSpecify whether to staple printed documents as well as the 
position of the staple.
NOTE: You can staple 2 to 50 sheets.
NOTE: You cannot use staples in the following situations:
• When anything other than Finisher Tray is selected for 
Output bin in the Paper tab.
• When Job Offset is selected.
Job OffsetShifting the output positions of adjacent jobs (print command) or 
copies (sets) is called Job Offset. The positions of adjacent jobs or 
sets of copies are shifted to either sides of the output tray.
CollatedSelect whether to collate a multi-page file per set when they are 
printed.
Custom Paper Image
RotationSelect whether to correct the paper orientation when printing on 
custom paper. When printing on custom paper, select On to 
correct the orientation rotated at 90 degrees.
Bypass Feed OrientationSpecify the paper orientation when printing from the bypass tray. 
When you set the short side of the paper in the bypass tray feed 
direction, select Landscape. When you set the long side of the 
paper in the bypass tray, select Portrait. 
						

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Substitute TraySpecify what action to take when the paper size called for is not 
loaded in the machine.
Use Printer Settings: The settings can be confirmed on the 
printer control panel.
Display message: Display paper supply messages on the printer 
control panel. Printer will be unavailable until paper is supplied.
Use Nearest Size (With Zoom): Select the nearest paper size. 
Automatically reduces or enlarges images for printing, as 
necessary.
Use Nearest Size (No Zoom): Select the nearest paper size 
available and prints in equal size.
Use Larger Size (With Zoom): Print in equal size on paper larger 
than the original. Automatically reduces images for printing, as 
necessary.
Use Larger Size (No Zoom): Print on paper larger than the 
original.
Available Printer MemoryEnter the amount of usable printer memory (in KB) in the Edit box. 
Normally, it is not necessary to change this setting.
Available Font CacheEnter the amount of memory available for the font cache (in KB) in 
the Edit box. Normally, it is not necessary to change this setting. 
						

							  
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Specify Job OwnerThe following selections are available:
Use Login Name: Use your Windows Login Name as the Job 
Owner Name. The Job Owner Name becomes the “Login User 
Name\Host Name”. 
Enter Owner name: Select this if you want to specify a custom 
Job Owner Name, which is used for all the printer icons.
NOTE: You can enter up to 31 alphanumeric characters for the 
Login Name and the Owner Name. If you enter more than 31 
characters for either name, only the first 31 characters are used.
Password: Enter the password for the Job Owner Name. The 
password can consist of 4 to 12 digits. Each digit entered displays 
as an asterisk (*).
Job Type User IDEnter the User ID for the Job Type, which includes Secure Print, 
Sample Print, and Delayed Print.
Job Type User ID: Enter the User ID for the Job Type. The User 
ID can contain a maximum of 24 alphanumeric characters.
Password: Enter the password for the Job Type. You can enter up 
to 4 digits. Each digit entered displays as an asterisk (*).
Options Tab Settings
This section describes the settings of the Options tab.
1Select the settings that you want to set in Hardware Options.
2Change the settings in the “Change Settings For” box area.
• You can restore defaults by selecting the Restore 
Defaults button.
3When all setting changes are completed, select OK. 
						

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Settings
Output TraySpecify whether Finisher is installed and the type.
Paper Detect by TraySpecify either Statement Paper Detection, or A5 Paper Detection.
Output Settings Tab Settings
This section describes the settings in the Output Settings tab.
• You can restore defaults by selecting the Restore 
Defaults button.
Output Paper
Output SizeSelect the size of the paper used for output. The output is 
automatically enlarged or reduced, depending on the paper size 
selected in the Output Size and the paper size selected in the 
Paper tab.
Example: When you select 8 1/2 x 11 inches in Paper size 
in the Paper tab and 11 x 17 inches is selected in the 
Output Size, the output is automatically enlarged and 
printed.
When None is selected the job is printed based on the paper size 
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Job Type
Job TypeYou can specify the print function from among Secure Print, 
Sample Print, and Delayed Print.
Secure Print: A function that temporarily stores print jobs in the 
printer, and prints the job when instructed from the printer control 
panel.
• If you want to output secure prints, set the User ID and 
password for Print Type in the Configuration tab.
Sample Print: A function that outputs only 1 set when multiple 
sets are specified. If the job is as specified, the remaining sets are 
printed.
Delayed Print: A function that temporarily stores print jobs in the 
printer, and prints them at a scheduled time.
Normal PrintSelect when you do not
 want to output secure prints, sample 
prints, or delayed prints.
Secure PrintSelect when you want to output secure prints.
Sample PrintSelect when you want to output sample prints.
NOTE: The Collated setting must be selected in the Page Setup 
tab when using Job Type.
Delayed PrintSelect when you want to output delayed prints.
User IDDisplays the User ID for Job Type. The User ID displayed is the 
User ID specified on the Configuration tab. This option can only be 
selected when the setting on the Configuration tab has been 
completed.   This is a display-only item and cannot be changed in 
User ID.
PasswordDisplays the Job Type password specified in the Configuration 
tab. Each digit entered is displayed as an asterisk (*). This option 
can only be selected when the setting on the Configuration tab 
has been completed. This is a display-only item and cannot be 
changed in Password.
Retrieve Document NameSelect the method of specifying the document name. If you have 
selected Auto Retrieve, the valid document name can be up to 24 
alphanumeric characters.
Document NameWhen “Enter Document Name” is selected in the Stored 
Document Name list, you can specify a document name with a 
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Start Print TimeSet the time that you want Delayed Print to be carried out. Place 
the cursor in the hour or minute box and press the up or down 
triangle to specify the starting time. You can also set the time by 
entering the time directly into the boxes. 
• The default setting is 00:00
Color Settings Tab Settings
Settings
Output ColorSpecify whether to print in color or black.
Print ModeSpecify whether to give priority to the print speed or the image 
quality. The printer/copier is capable of printing at three different 
resolutions:
High Speed:  600 x 600
Standard: 1200 x 600
High Quality: 1200 x 1200
To change resolution settings, use the Print Mode selections.
NOTE: The Image Enhancement feature is not available when 
Standard or High Quality is selected.
RGB Color CorrectionSpecify the coloration of the RGB Color Correction.
Normal: This setting is optimized for printing documents that 
contain text and graphics, such as business documents.
Photo: This setting is optimized for printing photos or images with 
gradations. Select this setting when printing images in RBG.
Web Pages: This setting is optimized for printing web pages.
Presentation: This setting is optimized for printing the color 
documents vividly, such as presentation documents.
 ScreenYou can adjust the image quality. Select Gradation to print photos 
and gradations clearly. Select Fineness to print the colors in 
illustrations, tables, or graphs evenly.
RBG Gamma CorrectionSpecify the brightness of the documents. The higher the value, the 
darker the print becomes.
Gray GuaranteedSelect On to print grays and black within documents in black toner 
only. This prevents neutral grays from exhibiting any kind of color 
shading or misregistration. This feature does not apply to images 
of the documents.
NOTE: For documents containing sweeps/gradients that include 
gray, it may be preferable to set this feature to Off. 
						

							  
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Configuring the PCL Print Driver on Windows 95/98/Me
This section describes the following printer specific settings 
included in the PCL 6/5e Version 4.1 Print Driver Properties and 
Printing Preferences.
• Print Driver Properties
• Configuration Tab > Print Features
Printer Tab
• Document Default Properties
Watermarks
Fonts
User Settings
Color Management
Paper Output
Output Options
Graphics
Print Driver Properties
•Configuration Ta b
•Printer Ta b
To view the Configuration or Printer tabs, select the printer icon in 
the printers window, then select Properties on the File menu.