Xerox 4050 Manual

XEROX
Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650
Laser Printing Systems
Operator Guide
April 1995
720P94000

Xerox Corporation
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Notices
Laser safety
The Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 Laser Printing Systems (LPS) are
certified to comply with laser performance standards set by the
U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare and by IEC
825 for non-U.S. markets as a Class 1 laser product. This is a
class of laser products that does not emit hazardous radiation.
This is possible only because the laser beam is inaccessible
during all modes of customer operation.
WARNING: Use of controls or adjustments, or performances
other than specified herein, may result in hazardous radiation
exposure.
Operational safety
Your Xerox equipment and supplies are designed and tested to
meet strict safety requirements. These requirements include
safety agency examination, approval, and compliance with
established environmental standards. Attention to the following
notes ensures the continued safe operation of your equipment.
U.S. only: If you need any additional safety information
concerning the equipment or if you need Xerox-supplied
materials, call the following toll-free number: 1-800-828-6571.
Always:
• Connect equipment to a properly grounded power source
receptacle. If in doubt, have the receptacle checked by a
qualified electrician.
WARNING: Improper connection of the equipment
grounding conductor can result in electrical shock.
• Place equipment on a solid support surface with adequate
strength for the weight of the machine.
• Use materials and supplies designed specifically for your
Xerox equipment.
WARNING: Use of unsuitable materials may result in poor
performance and can possibly create a hazardous condition.
Never:
• Move or relocate the printer or the system controller without
first contacting Xerox for approval.
• Use a ground adaptor plug to connect equipment to a power
resource receptacle that lacks a ground connection terminal.
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• Attempt any maintenance function that is not specifically
described in this guide.
• Remove any covers or guards that are fastened with screws.
There are no operator-serviceable areas within these covers.
• Override or “cheat” electrical or mechanical interlock devices.
• Use supplies or cleaning materials for other than their
intended purposes.
• Operate the equipment if unusual noises or odors are
noticed. Disconnect the power cord from the power source
receptacle and call your Xerox service representative to
correct the problem.
Ozone information
This product produces ozone during normal operation. The
ozone produced is dependent on copy volume and is heavier
than air. Providing the proper environmental parameters as
specified in the Xerox installation intructions ensures that
concentration levels meet safe levels.
U.S. only: If you need additional ozone information, request the
Xerox publication, Ozone, by calling Xerox Product Safety at the
following toll-free number: 1-800-828-6571.
Radio communication
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the
limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC
Rules, for U.S. markets, and with the EEC 82/449 standard for
VDE 08791 Class A device, for non-U.S. markets. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial
environment.
CAUTION: This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate
radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with this guide, may cause harmful interference to
radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a
residental area is likely to cause harmful interference that users
are required to correct at their own expense.
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Table of contents
Notices iii
Laser safety iii
Operational safety iii
Ozone information iv
Radio communication iv
Introduction xi
Document conventions xi
Related publications xii
Printing color jobs xiii
1. Overview 1-1
Primary operator tasks 1-1
LPS features 1-2
4050 LPS 1-3
4090 LPS 1-3
4650 LPS 1-3
4450 LPS 1-3
System components 1-4
System controller 1-4
Optional components 1-5
Printer 1-5
System controller options 1-7
Print job sources 1-9
Basic system functions 1-10
Function keys 1-10
Commands 1-11
2. Setting up the LPS 2-1
Powering up the LPS 2-1
3. Setting up print job sources 3-1
9-track magnetic tapes 3-1
Write protection of 9-track magnetic tapes 3-2
18-track cartridge tapes 3-2
Loading an 18-track cartridge tape 3-3
Loading and unloading a floppy diskette from the system controller 3-4
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Using the 9-track magnetic tape drive 3-5
Control panel switches 3-6
Powering on the tape drive 3-9
Loading a 9-track tape 3-9
Placing a tape online to the LPS 3-11
Taking a tape offline from the LPS 3-12
Unloading a tape 3-12
Powering off the tape drive 3-12
Using the 18-track 180 Cartridge Tape System 3-13
Locating CTS components 3-14
Powering on the 180 CTS 3-17
Loading a tape 3-17
Loading a 1/4-inch cartridge tape 3-18
Placing a tape online to the LPS 3-18
Unloading a tape 3-19
Taking a tape offline from the LPS 3-20
Powering off the CTS 3-20
Receiving offline jobs 3-20
Communicating with the channel-attached host 3-21
Placing the LPS online 3-21
Taking the LPS offline 3-21
Communicating through the Shared Disk Interface processor 3-22
Communicating through the host interface processor 3-22
Starting HIP 3-22
Selecting a communication mode 3-22
Changing hosts 3-23
Placing HIP online 3-23
Taking HIP offline 3-24
4. Printing jobs 4-1
Printing task flow overview 4-1
Setting up feeder trays 4-2
Setting up output trays 4-2
Printing samples 4-3
Starting a print job 4-4
Starting an offline or online print job 4-4
Starting a print job through HIP 4-5
Selecting reports within a job 4-6
Printing multiple copies of large jobs 4-6
Checking job and printer status 4-7
Checking printer status 4-7
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Checking the HIP job queue status 4-8
Checking job status 4-10
Managing print jobs 4-11
Aborting a print job 4-11
Ending a print job 4-12
Interrupting a print job 4-12
What to do when the system stops printing 4-12
Resuming an interrupted print job 4-13
Stopping a HIP print job 4-13
5. Print job maintenance 5-1
Adding dry ink 5-1
Adding stitcher wire 5-3
Adjusting form alignment 5-3
Changing paper size 5-6
Loading feeder trays 5-6
Selecting feeder trays 5-10
Understanding clusters 5-10
Displaying cluster status 5-12
Setting current trays 5-13
Modifying current trays 5-14
Redefining the preferred trays 5-14
Assigning all system trays to a cluster 5-14
Changing the stock in a tray assigned to an active cluster 5-15
Error conditions 5-15
Using the FEED command 5-16
Selecting output trays 5-17
Changing the output tray specification while the job is
printing 5-18
Unloading output trays 5-19
Unloading dual stacker trays 5-19
Unloading the stitcher/stacker tray 5-20
Unloading the sample tray 5-20
6. Printer maintenance 6-1
Adding fuser lubricant 6-1
Cleaning the 9-track magnetic tape drive 6-4
Changing the 1/4-inch cartridge tape drive 6-9
Cleaning the diskette drive 6-10
Cleaning exterior surfaces 6-11
Copying and backing up files 6-11
Copying files 6-11
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Handling diskettes 6-15
Formatting a diskette 6-16
Replacing the pressure roll wiper 6-17
Setting the time and date 6-24
Time and status display 6-25
7. Shutting down the LPS 7-1
Powering off the system 7-1
Online 7-1
Offline 7-2
8. Solving problems 8-1
Aid to problem solving 8-1
9-track magnetic tape drive on the controller cabinet problems 8-1
Responding to 9-track magnetic tape drive error messages 8-1
Additional diagnostic tests 8-3
Paper jams 8-4
Clearing area 1A 8-6
Clearing area 2A 8-7
Clearing areas 3 through 5 8-7
Clearing areas 6 and 6A 8-10
Clearing area 7 8-11
Clearing areas 8 and 9 8-12
Clearing areas A and B 8-13
Paper misfeeds 8-15
Frequent paper misfeeds 8-16
Stitcher/stacker problems 8-18
Blank display 8-20
Rasterization messages 8-20
Printer fails to respond to the system controller 8-20
System rollover 8-21
System rollover recovery 8-21
Power loss 8-22
Basic recovery procedure 8-22
Recovery in an online system 8-23
Calling for service 8-23
Using the PROBLEM command before placing a service call 8-23
Information to have at hand when calling 8-24
Appendices A. Paper A-1
B. Meter reading and reporting B-1
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Glossary GLOSSARY-1
Index INDEX-1
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Introduction
The Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 Laser Printing Systems Operator
Guide provides step-by-step instructions on operating and caring
for your Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 Laser Printing System (LPS).
It is designed as a reference tool to help you with printer setup,
all facets of printing, maintenance, and other general tasks that
are part of an operator's job; therefore, it should be kept near
the printer and readily available.
Refer to the Xerox 4450 Mid-Range Printer Product Reference for
information specific to the 4450 mid-range printer.
This reference is intended for users who have some experience
using Xerox laser printing systems.
Document conventions
This reference uses the following conventions:
BOLD BLUE Uppercase bold blue text indicates required characters, values, or
keywords.
... Ellipses indicate that you can repeat a parameter or option, or list
a series of parameters or options.
bold Bold is used for emphasis. Bolded characters also indicate user
input.
black italics Lowercase black italics are used for variable information.
TERMINAL FONT Terminal or monospace font is used to represent text that
displays on the system screen.
The carat character represents a required space.
UPPERCASE Uppercase letters are used for command names.
Enter The word “enter” indicates that you type the requested user
input, then press the Return key.
CAUTION: Cautions alert you to an action that could damage
hardware or software.
WARNING: Warning alert you to conditions that may affect the
safety of people.
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Related publications
You can find additional information related to the Xerox
4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS in the following publications.
Publication Number
Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Master Index 720P94030
Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Product
Reference 720P94060
Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Bypass
Transport Instructions, V3.5/3.8 720P22320
Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Bypass
Transport Operator Training Guide Flipcharts
Supplement
720P22340
Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Bypass
Transport Operator Training Guide
Supplement
720P22330
Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS System
Administration Guide 720P94010
Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Installation
Planning 720P92990
Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Operator
Command Summary 720P93050
Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Command
Reference 720P94020
Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Operator
Training Guide 720P22070
Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Operator
Training Guide Flipcharts 720P22080
Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Print
Description Language (PDL) Reference 720P94090
Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS System
Administration Quick Reference Card 720P93090
Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Forms
Creation Guide 720P93990
Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Forms
Creation Quick Reference Card 720P93100
Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Message
Guide 720P93020
Xerox 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS Print
Description Language (PDL) Quick Reference
Card
720P93090
Xerox Dynamic Document Interface
Command Summary 720P13680
Xerox Dynamic Document Interface
Operator Guide 720P13670
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Printing color jobs
If your 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS runs software version V3.8 or
XDDI, print jobs you create with color commands print in black
and shades of gray. Remember the following when printing
color jobs on your LPS:
• You must recompile forms that use color commands.
• You must print the job you created with color commands to
verify that the colors meet your requirements. Applications
build color sets differently, resulting in color variation on the
LPS. If the print job does not meet your color specifications,
adjust your color command selection, and retry the print job.
• If your color print job calls for a solid color to print on a
black background, the LPS prints the entire job as solid black.
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1. Overview
This chapter describes the standard and optional components of
the Xerox 4050/4090/4650 Laser Printing Systems (LPS), as well as
the tasks you will perform in your function as operator.
Primary operator tasks
Table 1-1 provides an overview of the major tasks you perform as
printer operator and describes how these tasks fit into the
process of printing a job on the 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS.
Table 1-1. Operator task flow overview
Tasks
Set up the system
Procedure
1. Power on the system.
Chapter and section
2 “Powering up the LPS”
Set up print job
source Offline jobs 1. Load the job tape. 3 “Loading a 9-track tape”
3 “Loading an 18-track cartridge tape”
2. Place the appropriate tape
drive online. 3 “Placing a tape online”
Online jobs 1. Establish communication with
the host:
Channel-attached host:
Place the LPS online. 3 “Communicating with the channel- attached host”
Network environment:
Start HIP. 3 “Communicating through the host interface processor”
Run the print job 1. Set up feeder tray. 4 “Setting up feeder trays”
2. Set up output trays. 4 “Setting up output bins”
3.— Allow the job to be
queued.
— Cancel the job.
4 “Managing print jobs”
4 “Managing print jobs”
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Table 1-1. Operator task flow overview (continued)
Tasks Procedure
4. Print a sample, if desired: Chapter and section 4.“Printing samples”
—Change paper size if
necessary. 5. “Changing paper size”
—Change form alignment if
necessary. 5. “Adjusting form alignment”
5. Start the job. 4. “Starting a print job”
6. Check job and queue status. 4. “Checking job and printer status”
7. Manage print jobs and
queues. 4. “Managing print jobs”
Maintain print jobs • Add paper. 5. “Loading feeder trays”
(perform if requested
by the controller) • Add dry ink. 5. “Adding dry ink”
• Remove output from the
output bin. 5. “Unloading output trays”
• Add stitcher wire. 5. “Adding stitcher wire”
Maintain the printer
(perform at periodic
intervals)
• Various tasks:
—Clean tape and disk drives.
—Copy and back up files.
—Reset the date and time.
6. “Printer maintenance”
LPS features
The Xerox 4050, 4090, 4450, and 4650 Laser Printing Systems are
versatile, high-performance printing systems. They enable host
mainframe computers and network-connected devices (such as
workstations and graphic scanners) to produce documents
incorporating graphics, forms, logos, signatures, and fonts.
Available fonts range in size from 4 points to 24 points, in all four
orientations (portrait, inverse portrait, landscape, inverse
landscape) and many publishing typefaces to meet your printing
requirements. In addition to the standard set of fonts that is
delivered with the LPS, Xerox Font Services can develop custom
fonts.
With the 4050, 4090, 4450, and 4650, management information
systems and data processing environments have a high-
performance printer in which built-in intelligence eliminates the
need for the host computer to store and manage document
resources.
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4050 LPS
The 4050 prints at a rate of up to 50 pages per minute with a
resolution of 300 dots per inch (dpi). Two 50 MB system disks
come standard on your 4050, with expansion available of up to
200 MB. It has 8 MB of standard font memory, which is
expandable to 16 MB.
Systems with an HPSCSI board and running XDDI software can
support a shared disk, which can send jobs through a front end
host. This feature allows the host to send PostScript, PCL5,
LCDS, and text files at high speed to the printer through an
HPSCSI adapter.
4090 LPS
The 4090 prints at a rate of up to 92 pages per minute with a
resolution of 300 dpi. Systems running software version 3.5 have
two standard 170 MB system disks. Two additional 170 MB disks
or 380 MB disks are available, for expansion of up to 1,100 MB.
Systems running software version 3.8 come standard with either
two 170 MB or two 182 MB system disks, with optional
expansion of up to 1,124 MB. Your 4090 has 64 megabits of
font memory, which is expandable to 128 megabits.
Systems with an HPSCSI board and running XDDI software can
support a shared disk, which can send jobs through a front end
host. This feature allows the host to send PostScript, PCL5,
LCDS, and text files at high speed to the printer through an
HPSCSI adapter.
4650 LPS
The 4650 prints at a rate up to 50 pages per minute with a
resolution of 600 dpi. The 4650 accepts both 300 dpi and 600
dpi jobs. Systems running version 3.5 software come with two
standard 170 MB system disks. Two additional 170 MB disks or
380 MB disks are available, for expansion of up to 1,100 MB.
Systems running software version 3.8 come with either two 170
MB or two 182 MB standard system disks, with optional
expansion of up to 1,124 MB. Your 4090 has 64 megabits of
font memory, which is expandable to 128 megabits.
4450 LPS
Refer to the Xerox 4450 Mid-Range Printer Product Reference for
information specific to the 4450 mid-range printer.
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System components
The 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS consist of two base components
shown in figure 1-1. Your system may also have optional
components. This section helps you identify both the standard
and optional components in your system.
Figure 1-1. LPS base components
1 System controller
2 Printer
System controller
You interact with the system through the components of the
system controller shown in figure 1-2. The system controller also
contains the central processing unit and the system disks.
The configuration of the 4050 LPS system controller is slightly
different than the 4090/4650 system controller. When viewed
from the front, the terminal sits on top of the left side of the
4050 system controller, and on top of the right side of the
4090/4650 system controller. Figure 1-2 shows the 4090/4650
system controller.
Figure 1-2. System controller
1 Terminal
2 System controller panel
3 Diskette drive
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The system controller panel shown in figure 1-3 contains
important controls for operating the printer.
Figure 1-3. System controller panel
Optional components
There are several hardware options available for your LPS to
increase productivity. This section presents each option.
Printer
The printer has two stacker options: the dual stacker shown in
figure 1-4 and the stitcher/stacker shown in figure 1-5.
Figure 1-4. Printer with the dual stacker option
The dual stacker offers a choice of two separate output trays.
The stitcher/stacker offers the ability to staple sets.
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Figure 1-5. Printer with the stitcher/stacker option
Both stacker options also provide a sample tray for additional
limited output. The sample tray receives sample prints, rejected
pages, and transparencies.
The printer has two feed trays, shown in figure 1-5. Your LPS
may also have an optional high-capacity feeder, which adds two
feed trays to your system for a total of four feeder trays.
The printer control console shown in figure 1-6 displays
important messages, attention signals, and information about the
setup of your system. The printer control console also contains a
graphic mimic of the system for finding the location of paper
jams.
Figure 1-6. Printer control console
1. Message display
2. Graphic display
3. Information button
4. Print quantity display
5. Stop button
6. Continue button
7. Wire percentage indicator
8. Feeder tray indicators
9. Sample button
10. Power on/off switch
Message display: Shows printer status and simple operating and
maintenance instructions.
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