Xerox DocuPrint P1202 User manual

The Xerox
DocuPrint P1202
Personal Laser Printer
Reference Guide

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Contents i
DocuPrint P1202 Reference Guide
Chapter 1 Introduction .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... .. 1-1
Overview............................................................................ 1-2
Printer Components........................................................... 1-3
Printer Features ................................................................. 1-5
Printer Documentation ....................................................... 1-6
Using the CD-RO ......................................................... 1-7
Note, Caution and Warning Symbols ............................. 1-8
Chapter 2 Additional Printer Setup Information ... .... ..... .... .. 2-1
Connecting to the Computer.............................................. 2-2
Installing Optional Software ............................................... 2-3
Installing the PostScript PPD.......................................... 2-4
Chapter 3 Additional Print Media Information .... .... ..... .... .... 3-1
Selecting Print edia......................................................... 3-2
edia Sizes and Capacities ........................................... 3-3
Basic Guidelines............................................................. 3-4

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Chapter 4 Printing ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... 4-1
Printing in Windows ........................................................... 4-2
Configuring the PCL Drivers .............................................. 4-3
Selecting Your Printer..................................................... 4-3
Setting Properties ........................................................... 4-4
PCL 6 Driver Features.................................................... 4-5
anual Duplex Printing...................................................... 4-7
Booklet Printing.................................................................. 4-8
PostScript Driver Features................................................. 4-9
Using Printer Utilities ....................................................... 4-10
Remote Control Panel .................................................. 4-10
Status onitor .............................................................. 4-16
Xerox Font anager..................................................... 4-16
Chapter 5 Maintaining the Printer .. .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... 5-1
Cleaning the Printer ........................................................... 5-2
Cleaning the Outside ...................................................... 5-2
Cleaning the Inside......................................................... 5-3
Chapter 6 Troubleshooting ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... .. -1
Solving Printing Problems.................................................. 6-2
Solving Print Quality Problems .......................................... 6-7
Solving PostScript Problems ........................................... 6-10
Obtaining Service ............................................................ 6-11

DocuPrint P1202 Reference Guide
Appendix A Environmental and Safety Considerations ........ A-1
Introduction ........................................................................A-2
Quality Standards ...........................................................A-2
Laser Safety.......................................................................A-3
Ozone Safety .....................................................................A-4
Operational Safety .............................................................A-5
Appendix B Printer Options . ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... B-1
Introduction ........................................................................B-2
Precautions........................................................................B-3
emory and PostScript SI s .........................................B-4
Serial/LocalTalk Card ........................................................B-8
Paper Tray 2 ....................................................................B-12
Appendix C Macintosh Setup and Printing ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .. C-1
Requirements for Printing ..................................................C-2
Printing a Document ..........................................................C-3
Appendix D Language Codes ... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... D-1

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Chapter 1: Introduction  1-1
Introduction Chapter1
Overview .......................................................................... 1-2
Printer Components ......................................................... 1-3
Printer Features ............................................................... 1-5
Printer Documentation ..................................................... 1-6
Using the CD-RO ....................................................... 1-7
Note, Caution and Warning Symbols ........................... 1-8

Overview
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Overview
In this chapter, you will become familiar with the features of your
printer and learn where to locate specific printer parts.
Before you use your printer, make sure that you perform all of the
setup steps outlined in the User Guide that came with your printer.
For installation options not covered in the User Guide, refer to
Chapter 2: Additional Printer Setup Information in this guide.
Recognizing that you may have special needs, Xerox offers several
optional printer accessories to better meet your requirements. These
are explained in detail in Appendix B: Printer Options.
Xerox, or your Xerox authorized reseller, may have provided some
or all of these options. First verify your exact accessory options
before proceeding further. If you see features described in this
section that are not available with the printer and accessories you
have, you can easily add them yourself. For more information, refer
to Appendix B: Printer Options.

Printer Components
Chapter 1: Introduction  1-3
Printer Components
Use Figures 1.1 through 1.3 to identify the main components of
your DocuPrint P1202.
Figure 1.1 Printer Components, Front Vie
Front Vie
 Face down output stacker
 Paper support
 Multi-Purpose Tray (MP Tray)
 Tray 1 (250 sheet)
 Tray 2 (250 sheet, optional)
 Control oard cover
(provides access to SIMM slots for
adding/removing additional memory)
 Control panel
 Paper level indicators
Figure 1.2 Printer Components, Inside Front Vie
Inside Front Vie
 Top cover
 Laser print cartridge
 Serial num er
 Top cover release utton

Printer Components
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Figure 1.3 Printer Components, Rear Vie
Rear Vie
 Rear cover (with face-up output
stacker inside)
 Printer ca le connectors
 Power cord connector
 Power switch
 Exhaust fan
 Cooling vent

Printer Features
Chapter 1: Introduction  1-5
Printer Features
Your Xerox DocuPrint P1202 is a compact, easy to use laser printer
designed for the small office environment. It is designed to provide
years of high quality, high performance printing.
This manual tells you how to set up, operate and maintain your new
printer, and contains advice on how you can get the best
performance from it. Please use this manual together with the
documentation provided with your computer hardware and
software.
The maximum print speed for the DocuPrint P1202 is 12 pages per
minute. It offers true 600 x 600 dpi print resolution and 1200 dpi
image quality. The printer features one 250 sheet paper tray and a
100 sheet multi-purpose tray. The printer understands PCL 6 and
PCL 5e printer languages, and has an option for PostScript Level 2.
Other options include a second paper tray, and a serial/LocalTalk
interface board for pple Macintosh compatibility.

Printer Documentation
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Printer Documentation
Your DocuPrint P1202 is packaged with the following
documentation and information:
•User Guide, which shows you how to get your printer up and
running, and provides the basic information needed to use your
printer.
• This Reference Guide, which provides you with all of the
detailed information you will need to use, maintain, upgrade
and troubleshoot your printer.
•Warranty Information, which you should fill out and return in
order to receive all of the benefits of owning a Xerox laser
printer.
•The DocuPrint P1202 CD-ROM, which contains the
following:
—User Guide
—Reference Guide
— Printer Drivers
— Remote Contro Pane and Status Monitor
— Xerox Font Manager
— USB Port Driver
— Adobe Acrobat Reader
— PostScript PPD Fi es
For the printer drivers contained on the C -ROM, the majority of
documentation is provided via the on-line Help included with the
drivers. Features and functionality of the drivers are discussed in
Chapter 4: Printing.
Since the CD-ROM contains so much information of importance,
please ensure that you save it and keep it in a safe place.

Printer Documentation
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Using the CD-ROM The documentation on the CD-ROM is provided as a PDF file,
which is opened in dobe crobat Reader (provided on the
CD-ROM if you do not already have it installed). This file contains
hypertext links that enable you to jump from the Table of Contents
or Index directly to the page where you are looking for information,
as well as from page to page where information is cross-referenced.
Simply move the cursor over a hypertext link and it changes to a
pointing finger. Then click on the link to jump to the link’s
destination.
The PDF files also enable you to print the specific pages you need,
rather than printing an entire chapter or manual.
The CD-ROM is provided with an installation booklet in its jewel
case.

Printer Documentation
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Note, Caution and
Warning Symbols
Throughout this Reference Guide, several symbols are used to
emphasize useful, important and critical information. They are as
follows:
This symbol indicates particularly useful or helpful information
about your printer.
This symbol indicates a caution against performing
any action that may damage your printer or degrade
performance.
This symbol indicates a warning against
performing any action that may lead to physical
injury.

Chapter 2: Additional Printer Setup Information  2-1
Additional Printer
Setup Information Chapter2
Connecting to the Computer ............................................ 2-2
Installing Optional Software ............................................. 2-3
Installing the PostScript PPD ........................................ 2-4
Windows 95/98 and NT 4.0 Installation ..................... 2-4
Windows 3.1x Installation .......................................... 2-5
acintosh Installation ................................................ 2-6

Connecting to the Computer
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Connecting to the Computer
Your printer can be connected to a Windows-based PC or to an
pple Macintosh computer (see the note, below). Refer to Table 2.1
for your connection options and the appropriate page in this guide
for connection instructions.
Table 2.1 Interface options
Interface Windo s PC Macintosh
Parallel Yes Not availa le.
USB Yes*
* Windows 98 systems only.
Not availa le.
Serial†
† Req ires installation of the optional Serial/LocalTalk interface board. Refer
to Appendix B: Printer Options for installation instr ctions.
Yes Not availa le.
LocalTalk†Not availa le. Yes
To print documents from a Macintosh computer, you must install the
following optional printer accessories:
• PostScript Level 2 option
• Additional memory SIMM (minimum 8 MB)
• Serial/LocalTalk interface board
If you do not have these accessories, contact your authorized Xerox
dealer. Installation instructions for these options can be found in
Appendix B: Printer Options.
Once you have installed the required options and connected your
printer, you will need to install the PostScript PP file. This driver
is provided on the C -ROM that came with your printer.
Installation instructions are provided in the section “Installing the
PostScript PP ” (page 2-4).

Installing Optional Software
Chapter 2: Additional Printer Setup Information  2-3
Installing Optional Software
Included with your printer is a CD-ROM containing printer drivers
for some of the most popular Windows software applications. To
operate your printer, you must install a printer driver, which
translates data from your application into data the printer
understands. Please refer to the User Guide.
In addition, the CD-ROM shipped with your printer contains the
PostScript Printer Description (PPD) files for Windows and
Macintosh to allow PostScript printing.

Installing Optional Software
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Installing the
PostScri t PPD
Your Xerox DocuPrint P1202 CD-ROM contains PostScript printer
description (PPD) files for both Windows 95/98/NT 4.0 and
Macintosh.
Installing the PostScript printer driver may require the use of the
operating system files on the original CD-ROM or diskettes that
came with your system.
Using the PostScript printer driver requires installation of the
PostScript option. Installation instructions for this option are
provided in Appendix B: Printer Options.
Windows 95/98 and NT 4.0 Installation
1Insert the Xerox DocuPrint P1202 CD-ROM into your CD-ROM
drive.
2Select Start
 Settings  Printers from the Windows task bar.
3Double-click the Add Printer icon and follow the on-screen
instructions.
4Click on Have Disk click Bro se then choose:
• for Windows 95/98 d:\XX\ps\ in95_98
• for Windows NT 4.0 d:\XX\ps\ innt
(where “d” is your CD-ROM drive letter and XX indicates the
language code* i.e. EN for English) and click on OK.
5Continue following the on-screen instructions to complete the
installation.
* Refer to Appendix D for language codes.

Installing Optional Software
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Windows 3.1x Installation
1From the Control Panel select Printers
 Add.
2From the list of printers select “PostScript Printer.”
3Click Install.
4You may be asked to insert your Windows operating system disk
(CD-ROM or diskette). If so select the appropriate drive then
select your Win31 folder. Then click OK.
Use the standard Windows PostScript driver to print to the
DocuPrint P1202. No PPD file is included.

Installing Optional Software
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Macintosh Installation
1Make sure that the Macintosh and your printer are connected to
each other with the proper cable. Turn on the Macintosh computer
and printer.
2Insert the Xerox DocuPrint P1202 CD-ROM shipped with your
printer into your CD-ROM drive.
3Open the CD-ROM icon.
4Open the XX folder (where XX indicates the language code*) then
open the PS folder and then the Mac folder.
5Drag and drop the docu1202.ppd file to the Printer Descriptions
folder located inside the Extensions folder.
6Open Chooser in the Apple menu.
7Click on LaserWriter8 (provided with your Macintosh). Then the
name of your printer appears Xerox DocuPrint P1202.
8Click on the P1202 printer.
9Click on the Setup button.
If there is a Create button click on it. The installation is
completed and you do not need to proceed with the
following steps.
10 Click on the Auto Setup button.
The Docu1202.ppd file will be installed automatically.
If Auto Setup does not complete successfully click Select
PPD and choose docu1202.ppd. If prompted for CD click
Cancel.
11 Make sure the PPD file is installed correctly. Click on the OK
button then close Chooser.
* Refer to Appendix D for language codes.