Xerox 4508 Operation & User’s Manual

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701 South Aviation Blvd. 5650 Yonge Street El Segundo, CA North York, Ontario 90245 Canada USA M2M 4G7 Americas Operations Support Rank Xerox, Limited 800 Long Ridge Road Parkway Stamford, CT Marlow 06904-1600 Buckinghamshire USA SL7 1YL United Kingdom Copyright © 1995, 1996 Xerox Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Copyright protection claimed includes all forms of matters of copyrightable materials and information now allowed by statutory or judicial law or hereinafter granted, including without limitation, material generated from the software programs which are displayed on the screen such as styles, templates, icons, screen displays, looks, etc. XEROX®, The Document Company®, the stylized X, DocuPrint, and 4508 are trademarks of Xerox Corporation or its subsidiaries. PCL, HP, and LaserJet, Intellifont, EconoMode, Bi-Tronics and Resolution Enhancement Technology (RET) are trademarks of Hewlett Packard Company. IBM is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Word, MS, and MS-DOS are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Univers is a trademark of Linotype AG or its subsidiaries. WordPerfect is a trademark of WordPerfect Corporation. Centronics is a trademark of Centronics Corporation. Macintosh and TrueType are trademarks of Apple Computer, Incorporated. OnPage is a trademark of Computer:applications, Incorporated. All other product names are trademarks/tradenames of their respective owners. PCL and PCL 5e are trademarks of Hewlett Packard Company. This printer contains an emulation of the Hewlett Packard PCL 5e command language, recognizes HP PCL 5e commands, and processes these commands in a manner comparable with Hewlett Packard LaserJet printer products. Notice Specifications described in this publication are subject to change without notice. Use of some features may be limited by your hardware or software configuration. Contact your dealer, Xerox, or Rank Xerox for details. 4508-tle.frm Page 2 Wednesday, May 22, 1996 6:22 AM

D o c u P r i n t 4 5 0 8 U s e r G u i d e O i Chapter 1 Overview of the Printer ................................................... 1-1 Overview of the Printer Features ......................................... 1-3 Chapter 2 Setting Up the Printer ...................................................... 2-1 Overview ............................................................................... 2-2 Printer Set-up ........................................................................ 2-3 Unpacking the Printer .......................................................... 2-4 Installing Components .......................................................... 2-6 Testing the Printer .............................................................. 2-10 Installing Software .............................................................. 2-11 Testing the Connection ...................................................... 2-12 Chapter 3 Using the Front Control Panel ........................................ 3-1 Overview ............................................................................... 3-2 Front Panel Key and LED Functions ..................................... 3-3 Resetting the Printer ............................................................ 3-6 Printing the Self Test Pages .................................................. 3-6 Chapter 4 Printing Documents .......................................................... 4-1 Overview ............................................................................... 4-2 4508.toc Page i Thursday, June 6, 1996 12:01 PM

ii O D o c u P r i n t 4 5 0 8 U s e r G u i d e Using the Paper Tray ............................................................ 4-2 Adjusting and Loading the Paper Tray ................................ 4-6 Using Manual Feed ............................................................... 4-7 Chapter 5 Using Software Tools ........................................................ 5-1 Status Monitor and Remote Control Panel (RCP) ............... 5-2 The Status Monitor ............................................................... 5-3 The Remote Control Panel (RCP) ......................................... 5-4 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting ................................................................ 6-1 Overview ............................................................................... 6-2 Front Panel LED Messages .................................................... 6-2 Remote Control Panel and Status Monitor Messages ........ 6-4 Clearing Paper Jams .............................................................. 6-8 Solving Print Quality Problems .......................................... 6-13 Chapter 7 Maintenance ....................................................................... 7-1 Overview ............................................................................... 7-2 Printer Cartridge ................................................................... 7-2 Adjusting the Print Density .................................................. 7-4 Cleaning the Printer ............................................................. 7-5 Chapter 8 Fonts ..................................................................................... 8-1 Definition of Fonts ................................................................ 8-2 Internal and Soft Fonts ......................................................... 8-4 Selecting Fonts ...................................................................... 8-5 Appendix A Printer Commands ............................................................ A-1 PCL Printer Commands ......................................................... A-2 HP-GL/2 Printer Commands ................................................ A-14 PJL Commands .................................................................... A-17 Appendix B Options Installation .......................................................... B-1 RS232C Serial Interface Option Installation ........................ B-2 4508.toc Page ii Thursday, June 6, 1996 12:01 PM

D o c u P r i n t 4 5 0 8 U s e r G u i d e O iii SIMM Memory Module Installation ..................................... B-6 250-Sheet Lower Base Installation ....................................... B-9 Appendix C Ordering Information ....................................................... C-1 Appendix D Print Media Specifications .............................................. D-1 Paper and Envelope Sizes Supported .................................. D-2 Paper Specifications .............................................................. D-3 Envelope Specifications ........................................................ D-3 Adhesive Label Specifications .............................................. D-4 Appendix E Printer Technical Specifications ..................................... E-1 Appendix F Environmental Specifications ......................................... F-1 Appendix G Glossary .............................................................................. G-1 Index .............................................................................................. IX-1 4508.toc Page iii Thursday, June 6, 1996 12:01 PM