Xerox WorkCentre XE90 User manual

User Guide iii
USER GUIDE
Table of Contents
Where do I find it? vii
1. GETTING STARTED 1-1
Introduction 1-1
WorkCentre Features 1-2
2. COPIER FEATURES 2-1
Paper Specifications 2-1
Loading Media 2-3
Control Panel 2-5
Copy Quality 2-5
Copy Contrast 2-5
Reduction/Enlargement Presets 2-6
Reduction/Enlargement 2-6
Indicators 2-6
On-line/Off-line Button 2-7
Ready Indicator Light Start 2-7
Clear 2-7
Message display 2-8
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Programmable Feature Settings 2-8
Settings 0 - 7, 14 and 15 2-8
Setting 10 2-9
Power Reductions 2-13
Power Save 2-13
Power Shut-Off 2-13
Auto Clear 2-13
Copying from the Single Pass Feeder 2-14
Two-Sided Copying 2-14
Copying While Printing 2-15
3. SENDING A FAX 3-1
Choosing Suitable Media 3-1
Size and Weight when using the
Single Pass Feeder 3-2
Size when using the document glass 3-3
Sending a Fax 3-4
Faxing from the Glass 3-5
Storing Numbers for Rapid Key Dialing 3-6
Storing Numbers for Speed Dialing 3-7
Broadcast Dialing 3-7
Generating a Cover Sheet 3-8
Generating a Cover Sheet as a Default 3-10
4. RECEIVING A FAX 4-1
Selecting the Reception Mode 4-1
Auto mode 4-2
Setting the Number of Rings for
Auto Reception 4-2
Manual mode 4-3
Setting the Number of Rings for
Manual Reception 4-3
Answering Machine mode 4-4
5. SCANNING AND PRINTING 5-1
Scanning 5-2
Printing 5-2
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6. TROUBLESHOOTING 6-1
E1 Jams at the Paper Tray 6-2
E2 Jams Inside the WorkCentre 6-3
E3 Jams at the Paper Exit Area 6-4
A1, A2 Errors at the
Single Pass Feeder 6-4
WorkCentre Fault Codes 6-5
Problems and Solutions 6-6
7. CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE 7-1
Cleaning the Outside 7-1
Cleaning the Glass and Cover 7-2
Cleaning the Drum Cartridge 7-3
To clean the drum surface 7-3
Service 7-4
8. CONSUMABLES 8-1
Copy/Print Count 8-2
Toner Cartridge Yield 8-2
Storage 8-3
Replacing the Toner Cartridge 8-4
Drum Cartridge Life 8-5
Replacing the Drum Cartridge 8-5
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WHERE DO I FIND IT?
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Where do I find it?
CD-ROM
• WorkCentre XE90fx Installation program
• Print and Scan drivers
• TextBridge Pro 98
• WorkCentre XE90fx Online User Guide
Warranty Card
• Warranty Information
In addition to this User Guide, your XE90fx comes complete with an
Install Guide, CD-ROM with Online User Guide, 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.
Install Guide
• Getting Started
•Setup
• Installation
• Connections
• Quick Procedures
- WorkCentre Setup
- Copier Features
- Fax Control Panel
- Fax Setup
- Sending a Fax
- Receiving a Fax
- Special Fax Features
- Fax Reports
- Scan Feature
- Troubleshooting
- Maintenance
To access the Online User Guide from your computer, begin
at the Start menu: Start →
→→
→Programs →
→→
→Xerox WorkCentre
XE90fx →
→→
→XE90fx User Guide
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User Guide 1.1
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Chapter One
GETTING STARTED
Introduction
The Document WorkCentre XE90fx Flatbed
All•In•One is compact and easy to use. It is
specially designed to provide you with high
quality and high performance copying,
printing, faxing, 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 maximum copy speed for the
Document WorkCentre XE Series Digital
WorkCentre 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 transparency
film.
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
• Full-featured faxing
• Scanning in black and white
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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
The Specifications Chart below gives you information about the types of paper that can be used at
the paper input area.
* Use labels and transparencies specifically designed for copiers (high temperatures).
Caution: Do not insert paper with metallic attachments such as staples or paper clips, as these
will 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 - 250 sheets
Labels and Transparencies * Yes (1 at a time)
Envelope 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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LOADING MEDIA
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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.
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. or about
60 to 90 g/m2).
Note: E1 and E2 jams will occur if the
release lever does not lock into place
during paper loading.
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LOADING MEDIA
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.
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.
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Note: It is recommended that you load
and print one envelope or
transparency at a time.
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Note: 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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User Guide
CONTROL PANEL
2
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.
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.
Copy Quality
Copy Contrast
On-Line/
Off-Line Clear
Ready
Reduce/Enlargement
Indicators
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.
Darkest
Lightest
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REDUCTION/ENLARGEMENT PRESETS
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.
Indicators
The paper tray indicator blinks when the
paper tray is out of paper. The indicator
light is green.
The jam indicators blink 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.
Jam Drum Toner
Single Pass Feeder
Document Present
Paper Tray
Indicator
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REDUCTION/ENLARGEMENT PRESETS
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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 in order 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 XE90fx 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.
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).
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PROGRAMMABLE FEATURE SETTINGS
Message display
Indicators light up when there is a fault.
The fault codes will appear in the Message
Display.
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.
Press Start. The current setting for that
program will flash.
Toner Saver
Photo
Text
Auto
1
2
Copy Quality
Copy Contrast
On-Line/
Off-Line Clear
Ready
Reduce/Enlargement
Indicators 3
4
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PROGRAMMABLE FEATURE SETTINGS
2
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.
Setting 10
Use the following procedure to change the
preset Reduction/Enlargement default
setting. This feature allows you to set a
specific preset reduction or enlargement
between 50-200%.
Select the Toner Saver by using the Copy
Quality button.
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.
Press the 10 button until the number 10 is
displayed.
Press Start. The current reduction/
enlargement setting will flash.
N
ote: To continue making other
changes, press the Clear button and
repeat steps 3 - 6.
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6
7
1
2
3
4
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PROGRAMMABLE FEATURE SETTINGS
Press the Variable Percentage buttons
until the desired percentage is displayed.
Press Start to store the selection.
Press the Clear button to continue
making other changes. Press the Copy
Quality button to return to the copy.
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PROGRAMMABLE FEATURE SETTINGS
2
Program
Number Program
Option Number/
Option
(Default is bold)
1Auto Clear time-out 0 - Off
1 - 30 seconds
2 - 60 seconds
3 - 90 seconds
4 - 120 seconds
2Time-out to Power Save
(Part of Power Saver )
0 - Off
1 - 45 seconds
2 - 90 seconds
3 - 2 minutes
4 - 5 minutes
3Time-out to Power Shut-off
(Part of Power Saver )
0 - 2 minutes
1 - 5 minutes
2 - 15 minutes
3 - 30 minutes
4 - 60 minutes
5 - 120 minutes
6 - Off
4Default Magnification: This
feature allows you to make
copies slightly larger or
smaller than the original, or
the same size.
0 - 100%
1 - 99%
2 - 101%
5Default Copy Quality: This
feature allows you to select
the default Copy Quality
mode.
0 - Auto
1 - Text
2 - Photo
3 - Toner Saver
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2.12
PROGRAMMABLE FEATURE SETTINGS
For assistance in changing the preset values refer to Programmable Feature Settings.
Program
Number Program
Option Number/
Option
(Default is bold)
6Copy Contrast Adjustment:
The copy contrast range may
be adjusted when the copy
image is consistently too light
or too dark.
0 - Lightest:-4
1 - -3
2 - -2
3 - -1
4 - Nominal
5 - +1
6 - +2
7 - +3
8 - Darkest:+4
7Paper Trail Edge Void (4
mm): The trail edge void can
be turned off to accommodate
originals that have print to
the very bottom edge. When
Off, another 4 mm will copy;
however, the image quality
may deteriorate as it gets
closer to the bottom edge.
0 - On
1 - Off
10 Zoom R/E Preset 50-200% in 1% increments
(default: 50%)
14 Return to Print Mode time-out 0 -1 minute
1 - 1.5 minutes
2 - 2 minutes
3 - 2.5 minutes
4 - 3 minutes
5 - Off, infinite time out
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