Xerox 980 Assembly instructions

Xerox®490/980TM Color
Continuous Feed Printing System
Hints and Tips User Guide
21 Oct 2008

Hints and Tips User Guide i
Table of Contents
1 Hints and Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Printer Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Back/Forward Buttons (Upper right of screen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Menu Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Properties - For Jobs and Queues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Object Interactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Other Selectable / Interaction Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Active Access Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Active Toggle Buttons (act like radio buttons) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Other Non-Interaction Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Text Fields that are Read-only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Capacity indicator is Read-only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Status Display is Read-only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Nomenclature Inconsistencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Terminology, Abbreviations and Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Input/Output Spool Sizes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Paper Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Critical Information - Printer Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Corrections to UI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10

Table of Contents Xerox 490/980 Color Continuous Feed Printing System
ii Hints and Tips User Guide

Hints and Tips User Guide 1-1
1
Hints and Tips
Navigation
Printer Status
The Printer Status is the default view of the user interface. The main function of the Printer
Status window is to monitor the printer.
Back/Forward Buttons (Upper right of screen)
• Switch from one area to another (similar to Internet browser).
• Stores last three areas accessed.
You can quickly get back to the starting point of the Printer Status view by clicking the back
button multiple times. Alternately, the Printer Status screen is also available as the first access
button (top left) on the Menu screen.

Hints and Tips Xerox 490/980 Color Continuous Feed Printing System
1-2 Hints and Tips User Guide
Menu Screen
The following information pertains to the previous Menu Screen. Specific areas are identified.
Back and forward buttons - Not applicable on the menu screen.
All service access buttons - Selecting a service button will advance you to the window for
that service.
Left square-shaped button - reduces the transparency of the Menu screen to view
previous user interface prior to opening Menu screen.
Right square-shaped button - Increases opacity allowing for ease-of-viewing Menu
options.
Return button - Switches interface back, prior to opening Menu screen (also highlighted
menu button).
A
C
B
D
A
B
C
C
D

Xerox 490/980 Color Continuous Feed Printing System Hints and Tips
Hints and Tips User Guide 1-3
Properties - For Jobs and Queues
Use the [Previous] and [Next] buttons for switching the view between jobs. (Note: buttons will
not switch between tabs)
Radio buttons - Selected left to right due to interdependence.
Choose one option from the left before making a selection on the right, if applicable.
Object Interactions
User Interface Objects
•Selectable/actionable objects - Used for interaction.
•Un-selectable fields/buttons grayed - Viewing only.

Hints and Tips Xerox 490/980 Color Continuous Feed Printing System
1-4 Hints and Tips User Guide
Other Selectable / Interaction Controls
Active Access Button
Active Toggle Buttons (act like radio buttons)
Other Non-Interaction Objects
Text Fields that are Read-only
Although this control appears to be a button, it is not. When viewed from the “Printer Status”
screen, it is meant to display the device status only.

Xerox 490/980 Color Continuous Feed Printing System Hints and Tips
Hints and Tips User Guide 1-5
From the “Printer Configuration” tab of the Printer Management screen, this control may be
drag-and-dropped to change the configuration of the printing line.
Capacity indicator is Read-only
Status Display is Read-only

Hints and Tips Xerox 490/980 Color Continuous Feed Printing System
1-6 Hints and Tips User Guide
Nomenclature Inconsistencies
•Fixation Adj. - should read Fuser Adj.
•Mark tab and Sensor tab under Printer Management are no longer available.
•Mark Printing tab should read Trans/Flash tab on UI/Paper Settings.
•System Management/System Environment should read Definition File tab.
•Transcription - should read Transfer.
Terminology, Abbreviations and Units
Terminology
•Active Job - Lists all Active jobs.
•Completed Job - Lists the completed jobs.
•Do not accept - Indicates the job input is not accepted, if set in the job queue information.
•Do not release - Indicates the job input processing is not released, if set in the job queue
information.
•Forced Printing - Prints all data stored in RIP buffer.
•Held Job - Lists all held jobs.
•Input of Job Name - User inputs a job name here.
•Logical Pages - Data that can be printed on a physical sheet of paper. Same as “page”.
•mb - Megabytes “MB”.
•Paper setting tab - Paper settings are displayed/editable.
•Pin Fee Hole/Pin Feed Hole - Pin-fed paper stock.
•Physical Pages - Physical sheet of paper on which data prints. Same as “Sheet”.
•Reouput - Reprints the selected completed jobs.
•System Page - Displays data per job status.
•The displayed number of job is N - Total jobs in selected area.
•Timed Job - Scheduled printing of a job.
Abbreviations
•BS - Back Space.
•Config Change End - End printer configuration activity.
•Dens/Pos Adjust - Density/Position Adjust.
•DUP - Duplex (marks).
•EUC - Kanji code type.
•FTP- File Transfer Protocol.
•REG - Color Registration (Marks).
•ROC - Registration of Color.
•ROF - Registration of Form.
•TOF - Top of Form.