Xerox DocuColor 242 Operating manual

Quick Use Guide
DocuColor 242/252/260
701P46015
2007

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Table of Contents
Control Panel
Billing Meters
Reports
Simple Network Scanning
Booklet Creation
Simple Copying
3
5
9
13
15
17
System Administrator Menu Overview
19
Auditron 23
Loading Paper and Media 25
Replacing the Toner Cartridges 29

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Control Panel
All Services
Network
Scanning
Copy
Stored
Programming
Language
Setup Menu
1.
2.
3.
4.
Touch Screen
The touch screen allows you to select all the available programming features. It
also displays fault clearance procedures and general machine information.
Machine Status
Displays the current status of the machine on the touch screen.
Services Button
Displays the job features on the touch screen.
Job Status
Displays job progress information on the touch screen.

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Control Panel
5.
6.
7.
11.
12.
10.
9.
8.
Clear
Deletes numeric values or the last digit entered.
Clear All
If pressed once, resets the default settings and displays the first screen for the
current pathway. If pressed twice, resets all the features to their machine default
settings.
Start
Starts the job.
Log In/Out
Provides password protected access to the System Administration menu used to
adjust the defaults of the machine.
Interrupt
Temporarily stops the current copy job to allow a priority job to be run.
Stop
Temporarily stops the current job. Follow the message to cancel or resume your
job.
Power Saver
Your machine has energy saver features which significantly reduce the power
consumption during periods of inactivity. When your machine is in a power saver
mode, the Power Saver indicator light is lit.
Language
Changes text to an alternative language (when available).

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Simple Copying
1. Load the documents
2. Press the Services button

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Simple Copying
3. Select the Features
1.2.3
1.2.3
2.2.
1.1.
Paper SupplyReduce / Enlarge Output Colour Copy Output
Plain
100%
%
Auto%
17" > 11" (64%)
8.5" > 11" (129%)
25%
More... More...
Plain
Plain
Plain
Auto Detect
Colour
Black
More...
Dual Colour
Single Colour
(Red/Black)
(Red)
2 Sided Copying
Original Type
Lighten / Darken
Auto Paper
Copy
Quantity
Image Quality Layout
Adjustment Output Format Job Assembly
General Settings
Auto Paper
1
2
3
4
1 > 1 Sided
The features available on the General Settings tab are the ones
used most often. They allow you to programme the standard
features for a copy job. On touching the button for the required
feature, the button changes to blue. If a More... button is selected
additional options for that feature become available.

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Simple Copying
4. Enter the Quantity
5. Press Start

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Simple Copying
6. Identify your job in the Queue.
Current and Pending
Jobs
Pending
Processing
Scanning
Completed Jobs
Printing
Pending
Processing
Printing
Printing
Job Status
All Jobs
Stored Documents Print Waiting Jobs

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Booklet Creation
Booklet creation enables the production of booklets or multi-page
copies from 1 or 2-sided originals. The machine will scan your
originals and automatically reduce and arrange the images in the
correct sequence on your selected copy paper so that a booklet is
created when the copy set is folded in half.
Select the Output Format tab.
1.
1.2.3
1.2.3 2.2. 1.1.
Paper SupplyReduce / Enlarge Output Colour Copy Output
Plain
100%
%
Auto%
17" > 11" (64%)
8.5" > 11" (129%)
25%
More... More...
Plain
Plain
Plain
Auto Detect
Colour
Black
More...
Dual Colour
Single Colour
(Red/Black)
(Red)
2 Sided Copying
Original Type
Lighten / Darken
Auto Paper
Copy
Quantity
Image Quality Layout
Adjustment Output Format Job Assembly
General Settings
Auto Paper
1
2
3
4
1 > 1 Sided