Xerox WorkCentre XE88 User manual

User
Guide
701P33173
WorkCentre XE88
USER GUIDE
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Publication number: 701P33173
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USER GUIDE
Table of Contents
Where do I find it? v
1. INTRODUCTION 1-1
WorkCentre Features 1-2
2. COPIER FEATURES 2-1
Paper Specifications 2-1
Loading Media 2-3
Control Panel 2-6
Copy Quality 2-6
Copy Contrast 2-7
Reduction/Enlargement Presets 2-7
Reduction/Enlargement 2-7
Indicators 2-8
On-line/Off-line Button 2-9
Ready Indicator Light Start 2-10
Clear 2-10
Message display 2-10
Programmable Feature Settings 2-11
Settings 0 - 7, 14 and 15 2-11
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Setting 10 2-13
Power Reductions 2-18
Power Save 2-18
Power Shut-Off 2-18
Auto Clear 2-19
Two-Sided Copying 2-19
Copying While Printing 2-20
3. PRINTING 3-1
4. SCANNING 4-1
Overview 4-1
TWAIN Scanner Driver 4-2
Starting the TWAIN Scanner 4-3
Scanning with TextBridge Pro 4-4
Scanning with other Software 4-6
5. TROUBLESHOOTING 5-1
E1 Jams at the Paper Tray 5-2
E2 Jams Inside the WorkCentre 5-3
E3 Jams at the Paper Exit Area 5-4
WorkCentre Fault Codes 5-5
Problems and Solutions 5-6
6. CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE 6-1
Cleaning the Outside 6-1
Cleaning the Glass and Cover 6-2
Cleaning the Drum Cartridge 6-3
To clean the drum surface 6-3
Service 6-4
7. CONSUMABLES 7-1
Copy/Print Count 7-2
Toner Cartridge Yield 7-2
Storage 7-3
Replacing the Toner Cartridge 7-4
Drum Cartridge Life 7-6
Replacing the Drum Cartridge 7-6
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WHERE DO I FIND IT?
v
Where do I find it?
CD-ROM
• WorkCentre Installation program
• Print and TWAIN Scan drivers
• TextBridge Pro 8.0 with Tour Guide and Online Help
Warranty Card
• Warranty Information
In addition to this User Guide, your WorkCentre XE88 comes
complete with a Getting Started Guide, CD-ROM, and a Warranty
Card. If you do not see what you are looking for in this User Guide,
check below to find where you can locate the information.
Getting Started
• Getting Started
•Setup
• Installation
• Connections
• Quick Procedures
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User Guide 1.1
1
1
Chapter One
INTRODUCTION
The WorkCentre is compact and easy to use.
It is specially designed to provide you with
high quality and high performance copying,
printing, and black and white scanning.
This guide tells you how to set up, operate,
maintain, and get the best performance from
your WorkCentre.
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1.2 User Guide
WORKCENTRE FEATURES
WorkCentre Features
The copy speed for the WorkCentre XE 88
is 8 copies per minute. The maximum
print speed for the Digital WorkCentre is
8 prints per minute. The WorkCentre
features a high-capacity paper tray for
easy loading of paper, envelopes, label
sheets and transparencies.
Some of the other advanced features
which can be selected from the control
panel of this WorkCentre include:
• Copy ratio: two reduction values, two
enlargement values, one customer-
programmable value
• Zoom R/E ratio range: 50 to 200%
• Copy Quality modes: Automatic,
Text, Photo, Toner Saver
• Programmable defaults
• Fault indicators and error message
display
• Scanning in black and white
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2
Chapter Two
COPIER FEATURES
Selecting Media
Paper Specifications
For reliable WorkCentre operation and good
copy/print quality, Xerox recommends that
paper be stored appropriately:
• on a flat surface.
• in a closed container.
• in a low humidity area.
• tightly wrapped, if the ream is partially
used.
Note: Paper affected by humidity, and
curled paper can cause jams and copy/
print quality problems.
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2.2
PAPER SPECIFICATIONS
* Use labels and transparencies specifically designed for copiers (high temperatures).
Caution: Do not insert paper with metallic attachments such as staples or paper clips, nor
place anything on top of the WorkCentre. They get stuck in the paper feeding mechanism and
will scratch the drum and damage other parts of the WorkCentre mechanism.
Paper Input Paper Tray
Sizes 3 7/8 x 5 7/8 to 8 ½ x 14 in.
(98 to 216 x 315/330 mm)
Weights: Optimum
Range
20 lb / 80 g/m²
14 - 34 lb
52 - 130 g/m²
Capacities:
Copy, letterhead, and predrilled
20 lb / 80 g/m²
XE86: 200 sheets
XE88: 250 sheets
Labels and Transparencies * Yes (1 at a time)
Envelopes (one at a time) COM-10 (4.1 x 9.5 in. / 216 x 279 mm)
Monarch (3.87 x 7.5 in. / 98.5 x 191 mm)
C5 (6.4 x 9.16 in. / 162 x 229 mm)
DL (4.4 x 8.8 in. / 110 x 220 mm)
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User Guide
LOADING MEDIA
2
Loading Media
Pull the paper release lever at the right of the
paper tray toward you until it locks into place.
If you are using extra-long paper such as legal
size, raise the paper support to hold the paper
once it has been inserted.
Place the paper into the paper tray with the
side to be printed facing toward you. Adjust
the position of the paper so that its right edge
is up against the right paper guide.
1
2
Note: E1 and E2 paper jams will occur
if the release lever does not lock into
place during paper loading.
1
2
3
1
2
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2.4 User Guide
LOADING MEDIA
Note: It is recommended that you load
and print one envelope or
transparency at a time.
Move the left paper guide until it is resting
gently against the left edge of the paper.
The paper tray can be filled to the MAX
line with standard weight paper (16 to 24
lbs.
Gently push the paper release lever back.
The paper will be clamped by the paper
feed roller inside the printer.
If printing onto an envelope:
Ensure that the side to be printed on is
facing upwards (as shown by the imprint
on the paper tray) and the flap on the
reverse side is closed and at the right
when looking from the front of the
printer. Leave a gap of approximately
1/32 in. (1 mm) between the paper guide
and the left edge of the envelope.
4
5
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2.5
User Guide
LOADING MEDIA
2
Push the paper release lever back. The paper
will be clamped by the paper feed roller inside
the printer.
Do not reuse the misfed paper.
Do not use materials that:
• are composed with glues, inks and
adhesive that could discolor, scorch, or
melt when heat is applied
• have cellophane windows, peel-off
adhesive strips
• are heavily textured, coated or embossed
• are cotton paper composed of more than
25% of recycled paper.
6Note: Paper jams (E1) may
occur if:
• the paper lever is not used.
• the paper tray is overstacked.
• the space between the paper guide
and the left edge of the paper is
greater than 1 mm.
• the paper guide is pushing the
paper so hard that the paper
buckles.
• the paper is not stored properly
and absorbs moisture from the air
(replace the paper).
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2.6 User Guide
CONTROL PANEL
Control Panel
Copy Quality
Select Auto Exposure, Text, Photo or
Toner Saver.
Use Auto when copying from originals
with a colored background. (Auto is the
default setting.)
Use Text to copy documents containing
mostly text. If you copy primarily text
documents, you can change the default to
Text mode for darker copies.
Use Photo when the originals are
photographs.
Toner Saver mode lowers the cost of
copying by decreasing overall copy density
on each page. Use this feature when
making draft copies.
C
opy
Q
uality
Copy Contrast
O
n-Line/
Off-Line Clear
Reduce/Enlargement
Indicators Ready
Toner Saver
Photo
Text
Auto
Note: When Auto is selected, the copier
automatically varies the contrast of
your copies. Lighter/Darker settings
are not available.
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User Guide
REDUCTION/ENLARGEMENT PRESETS
2
Copy Contrast
Adjust the exposure from lighter to darker for
Text, Photo and Toner Saver. The indicators
light up one or two at a time to represent the
selected setting. There are 5 variations
represented by 3 lights.
Reduction/Enlargement Presets
is preset at 50% and is customer
programmable.78%, 129% and 200% are
standard reduction/enlargement options.
(Refer to Programmable Feature Setting 10)
Reduction/Enlargement
The down and up arrows reduce and enlarge
in 1% increments. The % button indicates the
present percent chosen when pressed.
Darkest
Lightest
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2.8 User Guide
INDICATORS
Indicators
The paper tray indicator blinks when the
paper tray is out of paper. The indicator
light is green.
The jam indicator blinks when a jam
occurs and a fault code will appear. The
indicator light is red.
The drum indicator is on when the drum
is near end of life and blinks when the
drum is at end of life. The indicator light
is red.
The toner indicator comes on when the
toner is low. The indicator light is red.
Paper Tray Indicator
Jam Drum Toner
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2.9
User Guide
INDICATORS
2
Note: The time for mode reversion is
programmable. See Programmable
Feature Settings later in this chapter.
On-line/Off-line Button
Alternates between the On-line and Off-line
status.
The On-line/Off-line button can be pressed to
interrupt a print job to run a copy job. When
the copy job is complete, touch the
On-line/Off-line button to revert to print
mode, or the machine will revert to print
mode automatically after 1 minute.
• When the light is on, the WorkCentre is
ready.
• When the light is off, there is no
communication to or from the PC.
• When the light is blinking, data is being
received from the PC.
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2.10 User Guide
INDICATORS
Ready Indicator Light Start
Press to start copying.
Clear
• Stops a copy job in progress after
completing the copy being made.
• Changes the copy quantity to one
after the entire job is complete.
• Displays copy count information
(refer to Copy Count).
Message display
Indicators light up when there is a fault.
The fault codes will appear in the Message
Display.
50% 200%
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2.11
User Guide
PROGRAMMABLE FEATURE SETTINGS
2
Programmable Feature Settings
Settings 0 - 7, 14 and 15
To change the programmable features in the
chart on the following pages, follow the steps
below.
Select the Toner Saver.
Press again and hold the Copy Quality button
for approximately 4 to 6 seconds.
• The light next to Auto will light.
• The lights within the WorkCentre
Diagram will flash.
From the Programmable Features Chart on
page 2.11, select the Program Number of the
feature to be changed. Enter the selection
using the 10 button.
Auto
Toner Saver
Photo
Text
1
2
Copy Quality
Copy Contrast
On-Line/
Off-Line Clear
Ready
Reduce/Enlargement
Indicators
3
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2.12 User Guide
PROGRAMMABLE FEATURE SETTINGS
Press Start. The current setting for that
program will flash.
Press the 1button until the option
number you want is displayed.
Press Start to store the selection.
Press the Copy Quality button to return to
the copy mode.
4
N
ote: To continue making other
changes, press the Clear button and
repeat steps 3 - 6.
5
6
7
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