Xerox DocuPrint 96 Manual

Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX
Laser Printing System
Operator Guide
April 1998
721P85590

Xerox Corporation
701 S. Aviation Boulevard
El Segundo, CA 90245
©1998 by Xerox Corporation. All rights reserved.
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judicial law or hereinafter granted, including without limitation,
material generated from the software programs which are displayed
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Printed in the United States of America.
Publication number: 721P85590
Xerox® and all Xerox products mentioned in this publication are
trademarks of Xerox Corporation. Products and trademarks of other
companies are also acknowledged.
Changes are periodically made tothis document. Changes, technical
inaccuracies, and typographic errors will be corrected in subsequent
editions.
This document was created on a PC using Frame software. The
typeface used is Helvetica.

Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX
Laser Printing System
Operator Guide
April 1998
721P85590

Xerox Corporation
701 S. Aviation Boulevard
El Segundo, CA 90245
©1998 by Xerox Corporation. All rights reserved.
Copyright protection claimed includes all forms and matters of
copyrightable material and information now allowed by statutory or
judicial law or hereinafter granted, including without limitation,
material generated from the software programs which are displayed
on the screen, such as icons, screen displays, looks, etc.
Printed in the United States of America.
Publication number: 721P85590
Xerox® and all Xerox products mentioned in this publication are
trademarks of Xerox Corporation. Products and trademarks of other
companies are also acknowledged.
Changes are periodically made tothis document. Changes, technical
inaccuracies, and typographic errors will be corrected in subsequent
editions.
This document was created on a PC using Frame software. The
typeface used is Helvetica.

XEROX DOCUPRINT 96/DOCUPRINT 96MX LPS OPERATOR GUIDE iii
Related publications
The Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX Laser Printing System
Operator Guide
is part of the eight manual reference set for your
laser printing system. The entire reference set is listed in the table
below. Several other related documents are also listed for your
convenience. For a complete list and description of available Xerox
documentation, refer to the Xerox Documentation Catalog
(Publication number 610P17417) or call the Xerox Documentation
and Software Services (XDSS) at 1-800-327-9753.
Notice
This publication may contain descriptions of concepts and features
not currently available for your Xerox Laser Printing System. Consult
your Xerox sales representative or your operating system software
program description for additional information.
Table 1. Related Publications
Publication Number
Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX Laser Printing
System Operator Guide
721P85590
Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX Laser Printing
System Operations Reference
721P85610
Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX Laser Printing
System Message Guide
721P85650
Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX Laser Printing
System PDL Reference
721P85640
Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX Laser Printing
System Forms Creation Guide
721P85630
Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX Laser Printing
System System Generation Guide
721P85620
Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX Laser Printing
System Installation Planning Guide
721P85600
Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX Laser Printing
Operator Command Summary Card
721P85660
Xerox Laser Printing Systems Tape Formats Manual 600P86175
X
erox Laser Printing Systems Standard Font Library
Font User Guide
600P86174
Helpful Facts About Paper 721P82492

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XEROX DOCUPRINT 96/DOCUPRINT 96MX LPS OPERATOR GUIDE iii
Related publications
The Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX Laser Printing System
Operator Guide
is part of the eight manual reference set for your
laser printing system. The entire reference set is listed in the table
below. Several other related documents are also listed for your
convenience. For a complete list and description of available Xerox
documentation, refer to the Xerox Documentation Catalog
(Publication number 610P17417) or call the Xerox Documentation
and Software Services (XDSS) at 1-800-327-9753.
Notice
This publication may contain descriptions of concepts and features
not currently available for your Xerox Laser Printing System. Consult
your Xerox sales representative or your operating system software
program description for additional information.
Table 1. Related Publications
Publication Number
Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX Laser Printing
System Operator Guide
721P85590
Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX Laser Printing
System Operations Reference
721P85610
Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX Laser Printing
System Message Guide
721P85650
Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX Laser Printing
System PDL Reference
721P85640
Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX Laser Printing
System Forms Creation Guide
721P85630
Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX Laser Printing
System System Generation Guide
721P85620
Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX Laser Printing
System Installation Planning Guide
721P85600
Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX Laser Printing
Operator Command Summary Card
721P85660
Xerox Laser Printing Systems Tape Formats Manual 600P86175
X
erox Laser Printing Systems Standard Font Library
Font User Guide
600P86174
Helpful Facts About Paper 721P82492

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Table of Contents
Related publications iii
Notice iii
Introduction xiii
About the reference set xiii
Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX Laser Printing System document set xiii
Document conventions xvi
1. System overview of the Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX LPS 1-1
Base components 1-2
System controller components 1-3
System user interface 1-3
Operator control panel 1-4
1/4 inch cartridge tape drive 1-4
Printer components 1-5
Feeder trays 1-6
High-capacity stacker bins 1-8
Inverter 1-9
Sample tray 1-9
Purge tray 1-9
Printer control console 1-10
Attention light 1-11
Registration transport levers 1-12
Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) 1-12
Optional components 1-13
Optional system controller components 1-13
Peripheral cabinet 1-13
Open-reel tape drive 1-14
1/2 inch cartridge tape drive 1-15
Floppy disk drive 1-16
Optional printer components 1-17
Feeder/stacker 1-17
Bypass Transport Module 1-17
Input enablement device 1-17
Entering commands 1-18
Key-in conventions 1-18
Guide command conventions 1-18

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2. Paper facts 2-1
Important facts about paper 2-1
Paper storage 2-1
Paper specifications 2-2
Paper sizes 2-2
Paper weights 2-2
Types of paper 2-2
Paper performance guides 2-3
Paper sizing and print jobs 2-7
Feeder trays 2-8
Feeder tray features 2-8
Loading a feeder tray 2-8
Stacker bins 2-16
Unloading a stacker bin 2-17
Sample tray and purge tray 2-21
Sample tray 2-21
Purge tray 2-21
3. System control tasks 3-1
System control tasks 3-2
Power on the LPS 3-2
Power off the LPS 3-3
Boot the LPS 3-4
System rollover 3-6
System version 3-7
Attention Light/Alarm 3-7
Turn off Attention light or alarm 3-8
Energy saver 3-8
Set date/time 3-9
Track console activity with Data Capture Utility (DCU) 3-9
Problem 3-11
Remote Terminal 3-12
4. Job control tasks 4-1
Job control tasks 4-2
Abort 4-2
Reset 4-3
Align 4-4
Print Darkness 4-6
Lead edge screen 4-7
MICR control 4-7

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Fonts/forms/graphics 4-8
Sample files 4-9
Stop input/output 4-10
Continue input/output 4-10
Sample 4-11
5. Online printing tasks 5-1
Online printing tasks 5-1
Place the LPS online to the host computer 5-1
Start an online print job 5-2
Space 5-2
Endjob 5-3
Drain 5-3
Disk saturation 5-4
6. Offline printing tasks 6-1
Open-reel tape drive procedures 6-2
Power on the open-reel tape drive 6-2
Load an open-reel tape 6-3
Load an open-reel tape by hand 6-4
Unload an open-reel tape 6-8
Unload an open-reel tape during a power failure 6-9
Power off the open-reel tape drive 6-13
Handle open-reel tapes 6-14
1/2 inch cartridge tape drive procedures 6-15
Power on the 18/36 track 1/2 inch cartridge tape drive 6-15
Load a 1/2 inch cartridge 6-16
Unload a 1/2 inch cartridge 6-18
Power off the 18/36 track 1/2 inch tape drive 6-19
Handle cartridge tapes 6-20
File protection 6-21
1/4 inch cartridge tape drive procedures 6-22
Load a 1/4 inch cartridge tape 6-23
Unload a 1/4 inch cartridge tape 6-23
Handle 1/4 inch cartridge tapes 6-24
File protection 6-24
Load a floppy disk 6-25
Unload a floppy disk 6-25
Handle floppy disks 6-25
Offline printing tasks 6-26
Start an offline print job 6-26

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Rewind/unload tape 6-27
Space 6-28
Move 6-28
7. HIP printing tasks 7-1
HIP printing tasks 7-2
Enter HIP communication mode 7-2
Select a communication mode 7-3
Place HIP online 7-4
Take HIP offline 7-4
Start a HIP print job 7-5
Stop HIP print jobs 7-5
Abort a HIP print job 7-6
HIP jobs status 7-7
End HIP 7-10
8. Status and print tasks 8-1
Status and print tasks 8-1
Understanding clusters 8-2
Status and print tasks 8-2
Printer status 8-2
Select feeder trays 8-4
Select stacker bins 8-5
Tray loading 8-6
Clusters 8-6
Ordered stock 8-8
Transparencies 8-9
Purge feed 8-10
Lower trays and bins 8-10
Set tray size 8-11
Set container size 8-12
Bin full criteria and setting bin limits 8-13
Job status 8-14
Configuring a finishing device 8-15
FCG (display the profile labels) 8-15
FCG (configure a finishing or feeding device) 8-15
FCG SHOW (check finishing or feeding device settings) 8-15
FCG procedures 8-16
9. File control tasks 9-1
File control tasks 9-1
COPY 9-1

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Copying files 9-2
COPY (disk to disk) 9-2
COPY (disk to labeled tape or cartridge) 9-3
COPY (disk to unlabeled tape) 9-4
COPY (labeled tape or cartridge to disk) 9-5
COPY (unlabeled tape to disk) 9-6
Copy to/from floppy 9-8
DELETE 9-9
FILE 9-10
FIX 9-12
REVIEW 9-13
RNAME 9-13
SCALE 9-14
List tape or cartridge files 9-16
TAPE [CARTRIDGETDn] LIST 9-16
TYPE 9-18
10. Maintenance tasks 10-1
Precautions you should take 10-1
Cleaning supplies 10-1
Maintaining the printer 10-2
Replacing the dry ink cartridge 10-2
Replacing the dry ink waste container 10-5
Adding fuser agent 10-7
Cleaning the sensors and the reflecting surfaces 10-10
Cleaning the Q850 sensor 10-10
Cleaning the Q1011 sensor and mirror 10-12
Cleaning additional sensors 10-13
Cleaning the terminal and the exterior surfaces of the system 10-15
Cleaning the open-reel tape drive 10-16
Tape drive cleaning schedule 10-16
Cleaning precautions—READ BEFORE CLEANING 10-18
Cleaning procedures 10-18
Access to the tape path 10-18
Cleaning the tape path 10-19
Cleaning the exterior of the tape drive 10-19
Cleaning the 1/2 inch cartridge tape drive 10-20
When to clean the tape drive 10-20
Cleaning procedures 10-20
Cleaning the tape path 10-20
Cleaning a cartridge 10-20

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Cleaning the 1/4 inch cartridge tape drive 10-21
Using the custom transfer assist blade 10-21
When not to use the custom transfer assist blade 10-21
Installing the custom transfer assist blade 10-22
Setting tray size with the custom transfer assist blades 10-22
11. Problem solving tasks 11-1
LPS problems 11-1
Fault masking and the printer control console 11-1
Printing problems 11-3
Prints are skewed or damaged 11-3
Paper jams 11-4
Paper curl and paper jams 11-5
Aids to paper jam clearance 11-7
Clearing area paper jams 11-8
Checking job integrity following a paper jam 11-9
Printer areas 11-10
Clearing a misfeed (feeder tray fault) 11-22
Frequent misfeeds (processor feeder trays) 11-24
Faults are cleared but the Attention light is still on 11-25
Printing does not continue when the Continue button is pressed
11-25
Incorrect paper size message 11-26
Stacker bin problems 11-26
Papers are being thrown around the stacker 11-26
Paper stack is falling over or sliding around the bin 11-26
System controller problems 11-26
LPS does not boot (system controller terminal) 11-27
Printer does not respond to system controller 11-28
Blank display (system controller terminal) 11-28
Rasterization messages 11-29
Power failure 11-30
Status file nearly full message 11-30
Open-reel tape drive problems 11-31
Tape drive does not perform self-load routine 11-31
“OK” appears on the tape drive message display, but the loading
door is closed 11-32
“LID OPEN” appears on the tape drive message display 11-32
1/2 inch cartridge tape drive problems 11-33
Basic recovery procedure 11-33
Initial program load (IPL) procedure fails 11-33

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If you cannot insert a cartridge 11-34
If tape does not unload 11-35
Unloading a cartridge after a power failure 11-35
Tape winds completely out of cartridge 11-35
Message display is blank 11-36
If tape drive does not become ready 11-37
Calling for service 11-38
12. MICR operating procedures 12-1
Overview 12-1
Features of the Xerox DocuPrint 96MX system 12-2
MICR materials 12-2
Turning MICR mode on or off 12-3
MICR mode echo 12-3
Should MICR be turned off or on? 12-4
Points regarding MICR mode and the system UI 12-4
MICR mode following a sysgen 12-4
MICR output 12-5
Tools to check MICR output 12-7
MICR Position and Dimension Gauge 12-7
8 Power (X) Comparator with MICR Grid 12-7
Adding dry ink 12-8
A. Meter reading and reporting A-1
Meter reading and billing report A-1
Billing report A-1
Reporting meter reads A-3
Touchtone Telephone Direct Meter Read Entry System A-4
Understanding the system A-5
Entering meter read information A-6
Reviewing and changing data A-8
B. Supplies B-1
How to order supplies (in U.S.A.) B-1
Consumable supplies table B-1
Glossary GLOSSARY-1
Index INDEX-1

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XEROX DOCUPRINT 96/DOCUPRINT 96MX LPS OPERATOR GUIDE v
Table of Contents
Related publications iii
Notice iii
Introduction xiii
About the reference set xiii
Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX Laser Printing System document set xiii
Document conventions xvi
1. System overview of the Xerox DocuPrint 96/DocuPrint 96MX LPS 1-1
Base components 1-2
System controller components 1-3
System user interface 1-3
Operator control panel 1-4
1/4 inch cartridge tape drive 1-4
Printer components 1-5
Feeder trays 1-6
High-capacity stacker bins 1-8
Inverter 1-9
Sample tray 1-9
Purge tray 1-9
Printer control console 1-10
Attention light 1-11
Registration transport levers 1-12
Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) 1-12
Optional components 1-13
Optional system controller components 1-13
Peripheral cabinet 1-13
Open-reel tape drive 1-14
1/2 inch cartridge tape drive 1-15
Floppy disk drive 1-16
Optional printer components 1-17
Feeder/stacker 1-17
Bypass Transport Module 1-17
Input enablement device 1-17
Entering commands 1-18
Key-in conventions 1-18
Guide command conventions 1-18

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2. Paper facts 2-1
Important facts about paper 2-1
Paper storage 2-1
Paper specifications 2-2
Paper sizes 2-2
Paper weights 2-2
Types of paper 2-2
Paper performance guides 2-3
Paper sizing and print jobs 2-7
Feeder trays 2-8
Feeder tray features 2-8
Loading a feeder tray 2-8
Stacker bins 2-16
Unloading a stacker bin 2-17
Sample tray and purge tray 2-21
Sample tray 2-21
Purge tray 2-21
3. System control tasks 3-1
System control tasks 3-2
Power on the LPS 3-2
Power off the LPS 3-3
Boot the LPS 3-4
System rollover 3-6
System version 3-7
Attention Light/Alarm 3-7
Turn off Attention light or alarm 3-8
Energy saver 3-8
Set date/time 3-9
Track console activity with Data Capture Utility (DCU) 3-9
Problem 3-11
Remote Terminal 3-12
4. Job control tasks 4-1
Job control tasks 4-2
Abort 4-2
Reset 4-3
Align 4-4
Print Darkness 4-6
Lead edge screen 4-7
MICR control 4-7

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Fonts/forms/graphics 4-8
Sample files 4-9
Stop input/output 4-10
Continue input/output 4-10
Sample 4-11
5. Online printing tasks 5-1
Online printing tasks 5-1
Place the LPS online to the host computer 5-1
Start an online print job 5-2
Space 5-2
Endjob 5-3
Drain 5-3
Disk saturation 5-4
6. Offline printing tasks 6-1
Open-reel tape drive procedures 6-2
Power on the open-reel tape drive 6-2
Load an open-reel tape 6-3
Load an open-reel tape by hand 6-4
Unload an open-reel tape 6-8
Unload an open-reel tape during a power failure 6-9
Power off the open-reel tape drive 6-13
Handle open-reel tapes 6-14
1/2 inch cartridge tape drive procedures 6-15
Power on the 18/36 track 1/2 inch cartridge tape drive 6-15
Load a 1/2 inch cartridge 6-16
Unload a 1/2 inch cartridge 6-18
Power off the 18/36 track 1/2 inch tape drive 6-19
Handle cartridge tapes 6-20
File protection 6-21
1/4 inch cartridge tape drive procedures 6-22
Load a 1/4 inch cartridge tape 6-23
Unload a 1/4 inch cartridge tape 6-23
Handle 1/4 inch cartridge tapes 6-24
File protection 6-24
Load a floppy disk 6-25
Unload a floppy disk 6-25
Handle floppy disks 6-25
Offline printing tasks 6-26
Start an offline print job 6-26

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Rewind/unload tape 6-27
Space 6-28
Move 6-28
7. HIP printing tasks 7-1
HIP printing tasks 7-2
Enter HIP communication mode 7-2
Select a communication mode 7-3
Place HIP online 7-4
Take HIP offline 7-4
Start a HIP print job 7-5
Stop HIP print jobs 7-5
Abort a HIP print job 7-6
HIP jobs status 7-7
End HIP 7-10
8. Status and print tasks 8-1
Status and print tasks 8-1
Understanding clusters 8-2
Status and print tasks 8-2
Printer status 8-2
Select feeder trays 8-4
Select stacker bins 8-5
Tray loading 8-6
Clusters 8-6
Ordered stock 8-8
Transparencies 8-9
Purge feed 8-10
Lower trays and bins 8-10
Set tray size 8-11
Set container size 8-12
Bin full criteria and setting bin limits 8-13
Job status 8-14
Configuring a finishing device 8-15
FCG (display the profile labels) 8-15
FCG (configure a finishing or feeding device) 8-15
FCG SHOW (check finishing or feeding device settings) 8-15
FCG procedures 8-16
9. File control tasks 9-1
File control tasks 9-1
COPY 9-1