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  • Page 1 ® Printer Drivers Guide For Windows Release 6.00...
  • Page 2 January 14, 2005 © Copyright 2004 by Xerox Corporation. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. ® ® ® ® XEROX , The Document Company , the digital X , CentreWare , and the identifying product names and numbers herein are trademarks of XEROX CORPORATION.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Xerox Print Driver Installation Utility ........
  • Page 4 Supported Xerox Systems ........
  • Page 5 Chapter 6 Problem Solving ..........6-1 Troubleshooting a Problem .

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 Centreware Printer Drivers For Microsoft Windows

    Xerox System PPD Files........

  • Page 8: Centreware Printer Drivers For Microsoft Windows

    With CentreWare printer drivers, you can print from your workstation to a Xerox system in a network environment. CentreWare drivers contain a variety of feature options that you can use to customize your print jobs.

  • Page 9: Types Of Centreware Printer Drivers

    Obtaining CentreWare Print and Fax Drivers The following table shows the Xerox system models supported in this release of CentreWare and the printer drivers that are available for Windows 98 / Me / NT / 2000 / XP / Server 2003 environments.

  • Page 10: Downloading From The Web

    A PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file is a readable text file that provides a uniform approach to specifying special features for printer drivers that interpret PostScript. Xerox provides PostScript PPDs for use with generic Windows NT / 2000 / XP / Server 2003 PostScript printer drivers.

  • Page 11: Centreware Printer Driver Applications

    With the TIFF Submission Tool, you can submit TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) files directly to a Xerox system for printing. TIFF files print faster when they are sent to the Xerox system in this format. You must have a TIFF interpreter on your Xerox system to use this tool.

  • Page 12: Print And Fax Driver Documentation

    (PDF) format. If selected at the time of installation, the Drivers Guide is placed on the user’s PC at ...\ Program Files \ Xerox \ WorkCentre or ...\ Program Files \ Xerox \ WorkCentre Pro. An English version of Adobe Acrobat Reader is provided on the CentreWare Print and Fax Drivers CD.

  • Page 13: Support

    The Xerox Welcome Center telephone numbers are listed in the following table. If the Welcome Center telephone number for your country is not listed, it will be provided to you when your Xerox system is installed. For future reference, please record the telephone number in the space provided below.
  • Page 14 CentreWare Printer Drivers for Microsoft Windows...

  • Page 15: Installing Windows Printer Drivers

    The CentreWare printer drivers support the special features and functions of Xerox systems, enabling fast, efficient printing from your desktop. This chapter provides installation instructions for all current Windows environments. What’s in this chapter: Requirements ............. 2-2 Direct Installation .

  • Page 16: Requirements

    Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher installed on the workstation for Windows NT, 2000, XP, or Server 2003 drivers. Xerox Print Driver Installation Utility The Xerox Print Driver Installation utility and Admin Config Wizard require: Administrator privileges in Windows NT / 2000 / XP / Server 2003 Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher...

  • Page 17: Installing Printer Drivers On Windows Networks

    If you have the CentreWare Print and Fax Drivers CD or know the network location where the contents of the CD have been saved, you need only run the installer once per Xerox product to install the appropriate drivers for multiple page description languages (PDLs) directly onto a PC or print server.

  • Page 18: Direct Installation

    Click Install Your Windows Print Driver. Continue with Completing the Installation on page 2-6. Installing from the Internet Open a browser window and access www.xerox.com. Click the link to download the installation files. Run the setup.exe file. Chose a language and click OK.

  • Page 19: Installing From An Intranet

    Installing from an Intranet Open a browser window and type the appropriate intranet address, such as http://xyz.mycompany.com. Run the setup.exe file. Chose a language and click OK. Click Print and Fax Drivers. Click Install Your Windows Print Driver. Your administrator may have created a screen containing customized instructions for your site. If such a screen appears, record and follow any posted instructions.

  • Page 20: Completing The Installation

    Completing the Installation The installer scans supported direct connections as well as the local network subnet for printers. The results appear on the Select Printer screen. Do one of the following: If the printer that you want to install appears in the list of discovered printers, click Select From the Following Discovered Printers and select the printer.
  • Page 21 Click Options if you want to configure any of the following settings: Language—Select the language in which to run the installer. Driver Selection (PDL)—Choose at least one of the following PDLs: PostScript, PCL 5e, or PCL 6. This setting does not impact installation of a printer that is assigned to a network queue. Driver Settings—Select or deselect any of the following options: Share the printer on the network (requires Windows NT / 2000 / XP/ Server 2003).

  • Page 22: Customizing The Installation

    Double-click the Setup.exe file. The AutoRun program displays the available selections. Continue with Completing the Customization on page 2-9. Installing from the Internet Open a browser window and access www.xerox.com. Click the link to download the installation files. Continue with Completing the Customization on page 2-9.

  • Page 23: Completing The Customization

    Completing the Customization Choose a language and click OK. Click Print and Fax Drivers. Click Admin Config Wizard. The Admin Config Wizard opening screen appears. Select the location of the installation script file. Click Continue. The Admin Config Wizard dialog box appears. Configure the settings in the dialog box.
  • Page 24 Field Resolve DNS Select to use the device DNS name for identification if available. Local Search Type Select one or more of the following search methods: LPT Search. USB Search. Net Search. PDL to use Install drivers that support one or more of the following PDLs: PostScript.

  • Page 25: Xeroxinstalleradmin.xml

    XeroxInstallerAdmin.xml The Admin Config Wizard writes the settings into the XeroxInstallerAdmin.xml file. The original version resides in the ...\Utilities\Installer folder. You may edit this file directly to configure installer settings that are beyond the scope of the Admin Config Wizard, such as an opening message screen or the default gateway and subnet mask for the Advanced search.
  • Page 26 3 - PDL 1 and PDL 2. 7 - PDL 1, 2, and 3. Numeric value for installing scanner software after printer. Requires Windows 2000 or above and Xerox Multifunction Device. 0 - Do not launch scanner installation. 2 - Launch scanner installation.

  • Page 27: Considerations For Enterprise Technologies

    Driver Wizard on page 2-14) to install the same printer drivers on all nodes in a cluster before adding the printer to the cluster itself. Xerox recommends this practice even on the Windows Server 2003 cluster management products that have an "Automatic Quorum Feature." This is to ensure that damaged or corrupt driver files are not passed from one node to another should failover occur.

  • Page 28: Add Printer Driver Wizard

    Add Printer Driver Wizard This wizard loads the requested drivers on a Windows print server but does not create a queue or printer object. To run the Add Printer Driver Wizard: At the desktop, click Start > Settings > Printers (Windows 2000) or Start > Printers and Faxes (Windows XP / Server 2003).

  • Page 29: Point And Print Installations

    Right-click the Xerox system icon. At the prompt, select to install the printer driver. The Add Printer Wizard opens. –or– Click the Xerox system icon. Drag and drop the printer icon on the Printers folder. The Add Printer Wizard opens. To install printers on Windows 9x clients, use the right-click method; drag and drop may yield unexpected results.

  • Page 30: Configuring Printer Drivers

    To use the CentreWare printer drivers most effectively, you will need to configure the drivers to reflect options available on your Xerox system. You can configure the drivers in one of the following ways: Preconfigure standard device and document settings in the driver prior to distributing them for installation.
  • Page 31 Locating Installation Files on the CD on page 2-25. Copy the printer driver files for your Xerox system to the driver installation directory on the server. Install the printer driver files for your Xerox system to your workstation.
  • Page 32 Select the Advanced tab. Expand Override/Restore Defaults. Select Save Current Settings as Default. A Save button appears. Click Save to save each setting on every tab of the printer driver as the default setting. Click OK to close the Printing Preferences dialog and the Properties dialog in 2000 / XP / Server 2003 or click OK to close the Document Defaults dialog in NT.

  • Page 33: Configuring Installable Options At The Workstation

    Configuring Installable Options at the Workstation You may want to configure installable options right at a user workstation. You may be able to configure the driver settings automatically, using the driver’s Bi-Directional communication functionality, or you can make the selections manually, setting the options on the individual driver dialogs. You may need Administrator rights on the workstation to perform these steps.
  • Page 34 Click Bi-Directional Setup... The Bi-Directional Communication dialog opens. Figure 2-2: Bi-Directional Communication Dialog Enter the Device Name or TCP/IP address. Select Enable Bi-Directional Communication. Click OK. Bi-Directional communication is enabled. A Status button appears on the Paper/Output tab of the printer driver. By clicking Status, you can access current information about the printer. See About Bi-Directional Printer Drivers on page 2-23.
  • Page 35 Configuring Installable Options—Manually If your network environment does not support Bi-Directional communication, you can configure installable options manually. See Bi-Directional Driver Support on page 2-24 to see if your network environment is supported. To configure the Installable Options manually: At the desktop, click Start > Settings > Printers. Right-click the appropriate printer icon and select Properties.
  • Page 36 Click Installable Options and select the options that are available on your Xerox system. Click OK to save the settings and OK to close the dialog. Click OK to close the printer driver. 2-22 Figure 2-4: Installable Options Dialog Installing Windows Printer Drivers...

  • Page 37: About Bi-Directional Printer Drivers

    Status Dialog The Status dialog shows the status of your Xerox system as well as specific information about your print jobs. You can check the status of up to 25 jobs currently in the print queue or you can verify the status of completed jobs.

  • Page 38: Bi-Directional Driver Support

    Windows 98 and Windows Me do not include support for native TCP/IP printing. Additional software is required. Server-Based Implementations Bi-Directional drivers installed on a server communicate with Xerox systems via SNMP over TCP/IP or SNMP over IPX/SPX. The data available in server-based drivers will not update on a regular basis. When configuration changes are made, the driver must be reopened to detect the changes.

  • Page 39: Locating Installation Files On The Cd

    CentreWare Print and Fax Drivers CD. If you want to browse to, or access these files, locate the Drivers folder and open the Windows folder, as well as the folder for your particular Xerox system model, for example, WorkCentre Pro 255.

  • Page 40: Uninstalling Windows Printer Drivers

    Repeat steps 2 and 3 for all printer objects that use the driver being uninstalled. For example, suppose you are uninstalling the PCL 6 drivers for the Xerox WorkCentre Pro 265/275 series. If your Printers window includes icons for more than one WorkCentre Pro 265/275 PCL 6 printer, you must delete them all before continuing.

  • Page 41: Getting The Most From Your Printer Driver

    With the CentreWare printer drivers, you have an invaluable tool to save you time and increase your productivity. These drivers offer you over thirty-five feature options, depending on the type of driver and the installable finisher options, for you to choose how your document will look and print. The Help system is the primary source for information about using the printer drivers.

  • Page 42: Driver Structure

    Driver Structure The driver arranges the features on the following tabs: Paper/Output, Special Pages, Image Options, Layout/Watermark, and Advanced. The features on the four tabs are organized for your convenience with the most frequently used features available to you when you open the driver. Small icons are placed next to the features so that you can quickly find the features you want.

  • Page 43: Tabs

    Tabs Features vary on the driver tabs depending on the driver type and installable options. General Tabs These driver tabs are accessed through your application’s print dialog. Driver setting changes on these tabs apply to the open document and application, and are temporary. The Paper/Output tab has the most frequently used features.

  • Page 44: Default Tabs

    Setup, Installable Options, Accounting and About. Each button opens a dialog to configure your driver. Through Bi-Directional Setup you can enable Bi-Directional Communication. You will then receive information through your driver about your print job, Xerox system, and paper status. See About Bi- Directional Printer Drivers on page 2-23.

  • Page 45: Driver Help System

    Driver Help System The Help system is the primary source for information about using the printer drivers. Each driver tab has a Help button for easy access to the Help system. Through this Help button you can call up information on any feature on that tab or any other tab. Among the useful items in the Help system is a menu of How To...
  • Page 46 Getting the Most from Your Printer Driver...

  • Page 47: Installing The Font Management Utility

    The Font Management Utility is a tool used to maintain fonts on your network printers. Font lists can be developed and modified for your printers. For example, if you have special fonts that are used in documents but are not readily available on your printer(s), you can use the Font Management Utility to download the required fonts to the printers.

  • Page 48: Accessing The Font Management Utility

    From the desktop, select Start > Programs > Xerox Font Management Utility > Font Management Utility in Windows 9x / Me / NT / 2000 or Start > All Programs > Xerox Font Management Utility > Font Management Utility in Windows XP / Server 2003.

  • Page 49: Uninstalling The Font Management Utility

    2000 or Start > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs in Windows XP / Server 2003. The dialog for installing, changing, or uninstalling programs opens. Select Xerox Font Management Utility. Follow the procedures in the wizard to remove the Font Management Utility from your system.
  • Page 50 Installing the Font Management Utility...

  • Page 51: Installing The Tiff Submission Tool

    Supported Xerox Systems ........

  • Page 52: Workstation Requirements

    Windows XP 4 MB of hard drive space Supported Xerox Systems The following Xerox system models support TIFF printing via the TIFF Submission Tool: WorkCentre Pro 232 / 238 / 245 / 255 WorkCentre Pro 265 / 275 Installing the TIFF Submission Tool...

  • Page 53: Installing The Tiff Submission Tool

    From your desktop, select Start > Programs > Xerox Centreware > CentreWare TIFF Submission Tool (Windows 9x / Me / NT / 2000) or Start > All Programs > Xerox Centreware > CentreWare TIFF Submission Tool (Windows XP / Server 2003).

  • Page 54: Uninstalling The Tiff Submission Tool

    Uninstalling the TIFF Submission Tool Use the following procedure to uninstall the TIFF Submission Tool software on a Windows workstation. To uninstall the TIFF Submission Tool: Select Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs (Windows 9x / Me / NT / 2000) or Start >...

  • Page 55: Chapter 6 Problem Solving

    This chapter includes some of the common problems and Frequently Asked Questions that pertain to CentreWare Print and Fax Drivers and printing to your Xerox system. What’s in this chapter: Troubleshooting a Problem .

  • Page 56: Troubleshooting A Problem

    Review the product documentation, including the README files and problem solving topics, to see if any similar problems are documented. If a cause and solution to the problem cannot be identified, call the Xerox Welcome Center to report the error information. Provide the support representative with the documentation that you have gathered to define the problem.

  • Page 57: Common Issues

    Common Issues This section discusses some common application and printer driver functionality issues. Adobe Acrobat Printing All versions of Adobe Acrobat have exhibited various forms of distorted output when printing from a PCL driver. Stray lines, random character spacing, and data loss have been observed on various PDF documents.

  • Page 58: Euro Symbol

    The Xerox Euro font family was created to support the imaging of the Euro currency symbol with fonts that do not yet support this character. The Xerox Euro font family consists of the Euro symbol in various styles and weights designed to work in conjunction with the most popular font styles. Many styles include a symbol at numeric width, which conforms to the standard design rules of the Euro symbol, as well as a designer version of the character, created to more closely resemble the original font.
  • Page 59 PowerPoint The Microsoft PowerPoint feature that optimizes black and white printing will produce undesired results when Raster output is selected as the Graphics Mode in the CentreWare PCL printer driver. Do not choose the black and white option in PowerPoint if Raster output is required. Word 6.0 If you access the printer drivers through Microsoft Word Version 6.0, any changes made to the printer driver settings will be saved as the new default settings.

  • Page 60: Pcl Printer Driver

    PCL Printer Driver Raster Mode Use the PCL Raster Mode option to print the following document types with the Windows 95/98/Me PCL5c printer driver: Web pages with animated images Printing Corel Draw documents. Corel Draw may generate an excessive number of Vector commands, which may result in large amounts of processing time for each job.

  • Page 61: Watermarks

    Watermarks The Watermark preview image in the printer drivers may not provide an exact replica of the printed watermark under all conditions. This is primarily due to font and/or resolution differences between the display monitor and the printer. Using equivalent TrueType fonts instead of printer resident fonts will help minimize the differences.

  • Page 62: Frequently Asked Questions

    Frequently Asked Questions How do I obtain printer drivers? Printer drivers are available on the CentreWare Print and Fax Drivers CD-ROM or from the Xerox Web site at www.xerox.com. See Obtaining CentreWare Print and Fax Drivers on page -3 for more information.

  • Page 63: Index

    Add Printer Driver Wizard 2-14 Adobe Acrobat Reader 1-6 Applications 1-5 Bi-Directional Printer Drivers 2-23 Bi-Directional Driver Support Client-Based 2-24 Operating Systems 2-24 Server-Based 2-24 CentreWare print and fax drivers Applications 1-5 Types of 1-3 Citrix MetaFrame 2-13 Clustering 2-13 Configuring Installable Options Automatically 2-19 Manually 2-16...
  • Page 64 Installation 2-2 Printer Drivers 2-2 Support Information 1-7 Tabs Printer Drivers 3-3 TIFF Submission Tool 1-5 Installation 5-3 Supported Xerox systems 5-2 Uninstalling 5-4 Workstation requirements 5-2 Troubleshooting a problem 6-2 Uninstalling Font Management Utility 4-3 TIFF Submission Tool 5-4...

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