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System requirements

Before you begin, ensure that your system meets the following
requirements:

Windows

Item

Requirements

Recommended

Operating
system

Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista

CPU

Windows 2000

Pentium II
400 MHz or
higher

Pentium III
933 MHz

Windows XP/
2003/Vista

Pentium III
933 MHz or
higher

Pentium IV
1 GHz

RAM

Windows 2000

64 MB or more

128 MB

Windows XP/
2003

128 MB or more

256 MB

Windows Vista

512 MB or more

1 GB

Free disk
space

Windows 2000

600 MB or more

1 GB

Windows XP/
2003

1 GB or more

5 GB

Windows Vista

15 GB

15 GB or more

Internet
Explorer

Windows 2000/
XP/2003

5.0 or higher

Windows Vista

7.0 or higher

Note

• For Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista, users who have an

administrator right can install the software.

Linux

Macintosh

Item

Requirements

Operating system

Various Linux OS including

• Red Hat 8~9
• Fedora Core 1~4
• Mandrake 9.2~10.1
• SuSE 8.2~9.2

Processor

Pentium IV 1 GHz or higher

RAM

256 MB or higher

Free disk page

1 GB or higher

Software

• Linux Kernel 2.4 or higher
• Glibc 2.2 or higher
• CUPS

Operating

system

Requirement (Recommended)

CUP

RAM

Free HDD

space

Mac OS X 10.4
or lower

• PowerPC

G4/G5

• Intel

processors

• 128 MB for a

PowerPC based
MAC (512 MB)

• 512 MB for an

Intel based
MAC (1 GB)

1 GB

Mac OS X 10.5

• 867 MHz or

faster
PowerPC
G4/G5

• Intel

processors

512 MB (1 GB)

1 GB

Summary of Contents for 3250D - Phaser B/W Laser Printer

Page 1: ...User Guide ...

Page 2: ...rox logo are trademarks of Xerox Corporation IBM and IBM PC are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation PCL and PCL 6 are trademarks of Hewlett Packard company Microsoft Windows and Windows Vista are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation PostScript 3 is a trademark of Adobe System Inc UFST and MicroType are registered trademarks of Monotype Imaging I...

Page 3: ...re information 1 4 Setting up the hardware 1 4 Altitude adjustment 1 5 Changing the font setting 1 6 2 Basic setup Printing a demo page 2 1 Using toner save mode 2 1 3 Software overview Supplied software 3 1 Printer driver features 3 1 System requirements 3 2 4 Network setup Phaser 3250DN only Introduction 4 1 Supported operating systems 4 1 Using SetIP program 4 1 5 Loading print media Selecting ...

Page 4: ...s 8 4 9 Troubleshooting Clearing paper jams 9 1 In paper feed area 9 1 Areas near the print cartridge 9 2 In the paper exit area 9 3 In the duplex unit area 9 3 Tips for avoiding paper jams 9 4 Troubleshooting checklist 9 5 Solving general printing problems 9 5 Solving print quality problems 9 7 Common Windows problems 9 9 Common PostScript problems 9 10 Common Linux problems 9 10 Common Macintosh...

Page 5: ... in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception whic...

Page 6: ...rning Electrical Safety Information 1 The power receptacle for the machine must meet the requirements stated on the data plate on the rear of the machine If you are not sure that your electrical supply meets the requirements please consult your local power company or an electrician for advice 2 The socket outlet shall be installed near the equipment and shall be easily accessible 3 Use the power c...

Page 7: ... maintain or service 6 Do not perform any maintenance procedures unless you have been trained to do them by an authorized local dealer or unless a procedure is specifically described in the user manuals Consumables Information 1 Store all consumables in accordance with the instructions given on the package or container 2 Keep all consumables away from the reach of children 3 Never throw toner prin...

Page 8: ...egated from household waste Private households within EU member states may return used electrical and electronic equipment to designated collection facilities free of charge Please In some member states when you purchase new equipment your local retailer may be required to take back your old equipment free of charge Please ask your retailer for information Prior to disposal please contact your loc...

Page 9: ...all you have to do is fold and staple the pages See the Software Section Print Posters The text and pictures of each page of your document are magnified and printed across the sheet of paper and can then be taped together to form a poster See the Software Section Save time and money Your printer allows you to use toner save mode to save toner See the Software Section You can print on both sides of...

Page 10: ...nterface Ethernet 10 100 Base TX NA I PCL Emulation I I PostScript Emulation I I Duplex printinga a Printing on both sides of paper I I Printer overview Front view 1 output tray 6 tray 1 2 control panel 7 optional tray 2 3 expansion memory cover 8 paper level indicator 4 front cover 9 output support 5 manual tray 10 manual tray paper width guides 10 3250 039 9 3250 040 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 3250 037 The...

Page 11: ...error The print cartridge is not installed Install the print cartridge Your system has some problems If this problem persists contact your service representative The toner is totally exhausted Remove the old print cartridge and install a new one See page 8 3 Blinking A minor error is occurring and the printer is waiting for the error to be cleared When the problem is cleared the printer resumes pr...

Page 12: ...nternet access you can get help support printer drivers manuals and order information from the Xerox website www xerox com 1 1 2 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 Item s with mark may not be supplied depending on your model and country quick install guide 3 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 4 4 5 5 6 6 Note You can access the user guides in other languages from the Manual folder on the printer driver CD Setting up the hardware This sect...

Page 13: ...fected by atmospheric pressure which is determined by the height of the machine above sea level The following information will guide you on how to set your machine to the best print quality or best quality of print Before you set the altitude value find the altitude where you are using the machine 1 Ensure that you have installed the printer driver with the provided Printer Software CD 2 Double cl...

Page 14: ...r or Notification Area in Linux You can also click Status Monitor on the status bar in Mac OS X 3 Click Printer Setting 4 Click Emulation 5 Confirm if PCL is selected in Emulation Setting 6 Click Setting 7 Select your preferred font in the Symbol set list 8 Click Apply Note Following information shows the proper font list for corresponding languages Russian CP866 ISO 8859 5 Latin Cyrillic Hebrew H...

Page 15: ...Start Stop button for about 2 seconds A demo page prints out Using toner save mode Toner save mode allows the printer to use less toner on each page Activating this mode extends the life of your print cartridge and reduces your cost per page beyond what one would experience in the normal mode but it reduces print quality You can set the toner save mode from the printer properties window on your pr...

Page 16: ... print documents with complex fonts and graphics in the PostScript language Set IP Use this program to set your printer s TCP IP addresses User Guide in PDF Linux Printer driver Use this driver to run your printer from a Linux computer and print documents Status Monitor This program allows you to monitor the printer s status and alerts you when an error occurs during printing Printer driver featur...

Page 17: ...B or more Internet Explorer Windows 2000 XP 2003 5 0 or higher Windows Vista 7 0 or higher Note For Windows 2000 XP 2003 Vista users who have an administrator right can install the software Linux Macintosh Item Requirements Operating system Various Linux OS including Red Hat 8 9 Fedora Core 1 4 Mandrake 9 2 10 1 SuSE 8 2 9 2 Processor Pentium IV 1 GHz or higher RAM 256 MB or higher Free disk page ...

Page 18: ...e Holding the button down for 7 8 seconds green light will blink fast then releasing it will print a configuration page with the IP address Item Requirements Network interface 10 100 Base TX TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol BOOTP Bootstrap Protocol Using SetIP program This program is for the network IP setting using the MAC address whi...

Page 19: ... card s MAC address IP address subnet mask default gateway and then click Apply 9 Click OK to confirm the settings 10 Click Exit to close the SetIP program Note If you do not know the network card s MAC address print the machine s network information report ...

Page 20: ...rformance and the output quality When you choose print materials consider the following The type size and weight of the print media for your machine are described later in this section Desired outcome The print media you choose should be appropriate for your project Brightness Some print media are whiter than others and produce sharper more vibrant images Surface smoothness The smoothness of the p...

Page 21: ...6 inches A6 105 x 148 mm 4 13 x 5 82 inches Envelope Envelope B5 176 x 250 mm 6 93 x 9 84 inches 75 to 90 g m2 20 to 24 lb 1 sheet for manual feeding Envelope Monarch 98 4 x 190 5 mm 3 88 x 7 5 inches Envelope COM 10 105 x 241 mm 4 12 x 9 5 inches Envelope DL 110 x 220 mm 4 33 x 8 66 inches Envelope C5 162 x 229 mm 6 38 x 9 02 inches Envelope C6 114 x 162 mm 4 49 x 6 38 inches Transparency Letter ...

Page 22: ...s they print out Mode Size Source Single side printing All sizes supported by the machine tray 1 manual feed Duplex printinga a 75 to 90 g m2 20 to 24 lb only Letter A4 Legal Folio Oficio tray 1 manual feed Caution If you print 20 envelopes in succession the surface of the top cover may become hot Please exercise caution Guidelines for special print media Type Guidelines Envelopes Successful print...

Page 23: ...s Do not run a sheet of labels through the printer more than once The adhesive backing is designed for only a single pass through the printer Do not use labels that are separating from the backing sheet or are wrinkled bubbled or otherwise damaged Card stock or custom sized materials Do not print on print media smaller than 76 mm 3 inches wide or 127 mm 5 inches long In the software application se...

Page 24: ...load previously printed paper The printed side should be facing up with an uncurled edge at the front If you experience problems with paper feed turn the paper around Note that the print quality is not guaranteed Changing the size of the paper in tray 1 To load longer sizes of paper such as Legal sized paper you need to adjust the paper guides to extend the paper tray 3250 030 3250 042 3 1 2 4 1 p...

Page 25: ... Stop button on the control panel to print each following page 1 Open the manual feed door 2 Load the paper with the side to be printed on facing up 3250 024 3250 025 3 Adjust the manual tray paper width guides to the width of the paper Do not force too much or the paper will bend which could result in a paper jam or skew 4 When you print a document set the paper source to Manual Feeder and select...

Page 26: ...rinted Notes If you continuously print many pages the surface of the output tray may become hot Be careful not to touch the surface and especially keep children away from the surface The output tray can hold up to 150 sheets of 75 g m2 20 lb plain paper Remove the pages so that the tray is not overloaded 3250 043 1 1 output tray ...

Page 27: ...is waiting in a print queue or print spooler such as the printer group in Windows delete the job as follows 1 Click the Windows Start button 2 For Windows 2000 select Settings and then Printers For Windows XP 32 64 bit 2003 select Printers and Faxes For Windows Vista select Control Panel Hardware and Sound Printers 3 Double click the Xerox Phaser 3250 icon 4 From the Document menu select Cancel Yo...

Page 28: ... on your printing equipment Use Xerox original supplies to ensure optimal image quality and device endurance Accessories You can purchase and install the following accessory to your Phaser 3250D and Phaser 3250DN printer How to purchase To order Xerox authorized supplies or accessories contact your local Xerox dealer or the retailer where you purchased your printer or visit www xerox com and selec...

Page 29: ...ion Do not use aerosol cleaners They may be explosive and flammable under certain conditions If your machine or its cover is contaminated with toner we recommend you use a cloth or tissue dampened with cold water to clean it Do not use a vacuum cleaner for toner spills Cleaning the inside of the printer 1 Turn the printer off and unplug the power cord Wait for the printer to cool down 2 Open the f...

Page 30: ...illed cartridge Store print cartridge in the same environment as the printer To prevent damage to the print cartridge do not expose it to light for more than a few minutes Expected cartridge life The life of the print cartridge depends on the amount of toner that print jobs require The actual number may also be different depending on the print density of the pages you print on and the number of pa...

Page 31: ...int cartridge Use the handle on the cartridge to avoid touching this area Caution If toner gets on your clothing wipe it off with a dry cloth and wash clothing in cold water Hot water sets toner into fabric Note After these steps if the problem persists replace the print cartridge See next section 3250 034 3250 004 Replacing the print cartridge When the toner is completely empty or the print cartr...

Page 32: ...dge and corresponding grooves within the printer will guide the cartridge into the correct position until it locks into place completely 7 Close the front cover Make sure that the cover is securely closed Printing a configuration page You can print a configuration page to view current printer settings or to help troubleshoot printer problems Press and hold the Start Stop button for about 5 seconds...

Page 33: ... the paper in the direction that it normally moves so as not to damage internal components Always pull firmly and evenly do not jerk the paper If the paper tears ensure that all fragments of paper are removed otherwise a jam will occur again 3250 019 2 Remove the jammed paper by gently pulling it straight out Make sure that all of the paper is properly aligned in the tray 1 If the paper does not m...

Page 34: ...nt cover 3 Load media into the manual feeder then the printer resumes 3250 022 3250 015 Areas near the print cartridge Caution The fuser area is hot Take care when removing paper from the printer 1 Open the front cover and pull the print cartridge out 2 Remove the jammed paper by gently pulling it straight out 3 Replace the print cartridge and close the front cover Printing automatically resumes 3...

Page 35: ...d remove the paper Return the rear guide assembly to its original position 5 Close the rear cover Printing automatically resumes 3250 016 3250 018 1 1 guide rear In the duplex unit area If the duplex unit is not inserted correctly paper jam may occur Make sure that the duplex unit is inserted correctly Duplex jam 0 1 Pull the duplex unit out of the printer 2 Remove the jammed paper from the duplex...

Page 36: ...vel is below the paper capacity mark on the inside wall of the tray Do not remove paper from the tray while your printer is printing Flex fan and straighten paper before loading Do not use creased damp or highly curled paper Do not mix paper types in a tray Use only recommended print media See 5 1 Ensure that the recommended print side of print media is facing down in the tray or facing up in the ...

Page 37: ...ding the LEDs on page 1 3 Solving general printing problems on page 9 5 Common Windows problems on page 9 9 Common PostScript problems on page 9 10 Common Linux problems on page 9 10 Common Macintosh problems on page 9 11 Solving general printing problems For problems with the operation of your printer refer to the table for suggested solutions Condition Possible cause Suggested solutions The prin...

Page 38: ...move any unnecessary graphics from the document Consider buying a 128 MB memory option Condition Possible cause Suggested solutions Half the page is blank The page layout is too complex Simplify the page layout and remove any unnecessary graphics from the document The page orientation setting may be incorrect Change the page orientation in your application See the Software Section The paper size a...

Page 39: ...ertical white streak or faded area appears on the page The toner supply is low You may be able to temporarily extend the print cartridge life See page 8 2 If this does not improve print quality install a new print cartridge The paper may not meet paper specifications for example the paper is too moist or too rough See page 5 3 If the entire page is light the print resolution setting is too light o...

Page 40: ...orrect itself after a few more pages The fusing assembly may be damaged Contact a service representative Condition Suggested solutions Background scatter Background scatter results from bits of toner distributed on the printed page The paper may be too damp Try printing with a different batch of paper Do not open packages of paper until necessary so that the paper does not absorb too much moisture...

Page 41: ...ally aligned black streaks or smears appear The print cartridge may be installed improperly Remove the cartridge and reinsert The print cartridge may be defective Install a new print cartridge See page 8 3 If the problem persists the printer may require repair Contact a service representative Curl If the printed paper is curled or paper does not feed into the printer Turn over the stack of paper i...

Page 42: ...nd switch to the Printers tab in Printers configuration window to look at the list of available printers Make sure that your machine is displayed on the list If not please invoke Add new printer wizard to set up your device Check if the printer is started Open Printers configuration and select your machine on the printers list Look at the description in the Selected printer pane If its status cont...

Page 43: ...ptions Note It will take longer to print when you print a PDF file as an image The document has printed but the print job has not disappeared from the spooler in Mac OS 10 3 2 Update your Mac OS to OS 10 3 3 or higher Some characters are not displayed correctly during the printing of the cover sheet This problem is caused because Mac OS cannot find the font during the cover page printing Alphanume...

Page 44: ... static electricity again Installing a memory module Your machine has a dual in line memory module DIMM Use this memory module slot to install additional memory When you are expanding the memory capacity you can add a memory module to the vacant memory slot Your machine has 32 MB memory and you can add a 128 MB memory module Order information is provided for optional memory module See Accessories ...

Page 45: ...ling the PS printer driver see the Software section 2 Click the Windows Start menu 3 For Windows 2000 select Settings and then Printers For Windows XP 2003 select Printers and Faxes For Windows Vista select Control Panel Hardware and Sound Printers 4 Select the Xerox Phaser 3250 PS printer 5 Click the right mouse button on the printer icon and select Properties 6 For Windows 2000 XP 2003 Vista sel...

Page 46: ...nsions W x D x H 364 x 395 x 200 mm 15 2 x 17 2 x 10 5 inches Operating environment Temperature 10 to 32 C 50 to 90 F Humidity 20 to 80 RH Printer language PCL6e IBM ProPrinter EPSON PostScript 3 SPL Fonts 1 bitmap 45 scalable 136 PostScript 3 fonts Interface USB Interface Standard USB 2 0 Hi Speed USB 2 0 Network Interface Ethernet 10 100 Base TX wired LAN Phaser 3250DN only OS compatibility Wind...

Page 47: ...ser guide CSV Comma Separated Values CSV A type of file format CSV is used to exchange data between disparate applications The file format as it is used in Microsoft Excel has become a pseudo standard throughout the industry even among non Microsoft platforms DADF A Duplex Automatic Document Feeder DADF is a mechanism that will automatically feed and flip over an original sheet of paper so that th...

Page 48: ... stores digitally encoded data on rapidly rotating platters with magnetic surfaces IEEE The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE is an international non profit professional organization for the advancement of technology related to electricity IEEE 1284 The 1284 parallel port standard was developed by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE The term 1284 B refer...

Page 49: ...ices on a PC and the network protocols were based on the archetypal Xerox XNS stack Today NetWare supports TCP IP as well as IPX SPX OPC Organic Photo Conductor OPC is a mechanism that makes a virtual image for print using a laser beam emitted from a laser printer and it is usually green or gray colored and a cylinder shaped An exposing unit of a imaging is slowly worn away by its usage of the pri...

Page 50: ...e use of tags keywords defining the characteristics of the image that is included in the file This flexible and platform independent format can be used for pictures that have been made by various image processing applications Print Cartridge A kind of bottle within a machine like printer which contains toner Toner is a powder used in laser printers and photocopiers which forms the text and images ...

Page 51: ... 9 1 paper level indicator 5 4 paper load tray 1 optional tray 2 5 5 paper size specifications 5 2 paper type specifications 5 2 PostScript problems 9 10 print cartridge maintaining 8 2 redistributing 8 2 replacing 8 3 print media media sizes 5 3 print quality problems solve 9 7 printing configuration page 8 4 demo page 2 1 problems 9 5 problem solve checklist 9 5 Linux 9 10 Macintosh 9 11 paper j...

Page 52: ...WWW XEROX COM SUPPORT Software Section ...

Page 53: ...twork Printing 6 Reinstalling Printer Software 9 Removing Printer Software 10 2 Using SetIP Phaser 3250DN only Installing SetIP 11 Using SetIP 11 3 Basic Printing Printing a Document 13 Printing to a file PRN 14 Printer Settings 14 Layout Tab 15 Paper Tab 15 Graphics Tab 16 Extras Tab 17 Troubleshooting Tab 18 Printer Tab 18 Using a Favorite Setting 18 Using Help 18 ...

Page 54: ...ermark 22 Editing a Watermark 22 Deleting a Watermark 22 Using Overlays 23 What is an Overlay 23 Creating a New Page Overlay 23 Using a Page Overlay 23 Deleting a Page Overlay 23 5 Using Windows PostScript Driver Printer Settings 24 Advanced 24 Using Help 24 6 Sharing the Printer Locally Setting Up a Host Computer 25 Setting Up a Client Computer 25 5 Using Utility Applications Using Printer Settin...

Page 55: ...tion 29 Ports Configuration 30 Configuring Printer Properties 30 Printing a Document 31 Printing from Applications 31 Printing Files 31 7 Using Your Printer with a Macintosh Installing Software 32 Printer driver 32 Setting Up the Printer 32 For a Network connected 32 For a USB connected 33 Printing 34 Printing a Document 34 Changing Printer Settings 34 Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper...

Page 56: ...ched to your computer using the USB printer cable supplied with your printer If your printer is attached to a network skip this step and go to Installing Software for Network Printing on page 6 You can install the printer software using the typical or custom method NOTE If the New Hardware Wizard window appears during the installation procedure click in the upper right corner of the box to close t...

Page 57: ...7 Click Finish NOTE After setup is complete if your printer driver does not work properly check the printer and power cables to make sure they are connected properly then reinstall the printer driver See Reinstalling Printer Software on page 9 Custom Installation You can choose individual components to install 1 Make sure that the printer is connected to your computer and powered on 2 Insert the s...

Page 58: ...ional network utilizing TCP IP is available Confirm that the Ethernet cable is plugged into the machine and is connected to an operational Ethernet port on the network When you connect your printer to a network you must first configure the TCP IP settings for the printer After you have assigned and verified the TCP IP settings you are ready to install the software on each computer on the network Y...

Page 59: ...t a test page select the checkbox and click Next Otherwise just click Next and skip to step 8 7 If the test page prints out correctly click Yes If not click No to reprint it 8 Click Finish NOTE After setup is complete if your printer driver does not work properly reinstall the printer driver See Reinstalling Printer Software on page 9 Custom Installation You can choose individual components to ins...

Page 60: ...To find a shared network printer UNC Path select Shared Printer UNC and enter the shared name manually or find a shared printer by clicking the Browse button NOTE To search the network printer the firewall should be disabled TIP If you want to set a specific IP address on a specific network printer click the Set IP Address button The Set IP Address window appears Do as follows a Select a printer t...

Page 61: ...s your printer driver name Maintenance 3 Select Repair and click Next 4 The list of printers available on the network appears Select the printer you want to install from the list and then click Next If you do not see your printer on the list click Update to refresh the list or select Add TCP IP Port to add your printer to the network To add the printer to the network enter the port name and the IP...

Page 62: ... If it doesn t click No to reprint it 6 When the reinstallation is done click Finish Removing Printer Software 1 Start Windows 2 From the Start menu select Programs or All Programs your printer driver name Maintenance 3 Select Remove and click Next You will see a component list so that you can remove any item individually 4 Select the components you want to remove and then click Next 5 When your c...

Page 63: ... replacing X with the letter which represents your drive and click OK If you use Windows Vista click Start All programs Accessories Run and type X Setup exe If the AutoPlay window appears in Windows Vista click Run Setup exe in Install or run program field and click Continue in the User Account Control window 3 Click Install SetIP Utility Optional 4 Click Next 5 Click Next 6 Click Finish Using Set...

Page 64: ...rm the MAC address see the NETWORK PRINTER CARD TEST PAGE The NETWORK PRINTER CARD TEST PAGE will be printed after the Configuration Page The refreshed list doesn t show your printer click enter your network printer card s IP address subnet mask default gateway and then click Apply 3 Click OK to confirm the settings 4 Click Exit to close the SetIP program ...

Page 65: ...d for printing from various Windows applications The exact steps for printing a document may vary depending on the application program you are using Refer to the User Guide of your software application for the exact printing procedure 1 Open the document you want to print 2 Select Print from the File menu The Print window is displayed It may look slightly different depending on your application Th...

Page 66: ...ffer depending on the printer in use If you access printer properties through the Printers folder you can view additional Windows based tabs refer to your Windows User Guide and the Printer tab see Printer Tab on page 18 NOTES Most Windows applications will override settings you specify in the printer driver Change all print settings available in the software application first and change any remai...

Page 67: ...roperties See Printing a Document on page 13 for more information on accessing printer properties Click the Paper tab to access various paper properties Copies Copies allows you to choose the number of copies to be printed You can select 1 to 999 copies Size Size allows you to set the size of paper you loaded in the tray If the required size is not listed in the Size box click Custom When the Cust...

Page 68: ... more information on accessing printer properties Click the Graphic tab to display the properties shown below Resolution The Resolution options you can select may vary depending on your printer model The higher the setting the sharper the clarity of printed characters and graphics The higher setting also may increase the time it takes to print a document Image Mode The available options are Normal...

Page 69: ... the printer properties Click the Extras tab to access the following feature Watermark You can create a background text image to be printed on each page of your document For details see Using Watermarks on page 22 Overlay Overlays are often used to take the place of preprinted forms and letterhead paper For details see Using Overlays on page 23 Output Options Print Subset You can set the sequence ...

Page 70: ...s and Faxes 3 Select your printer driver icon 4 Right click on the printer driver icon and select Properties 5 Click the Printer tab and set the options Using a Favorite Setting The Favorites option which is visible on each properties tab allows you to save the current properties settings for future use To save a Favorites item 1 Change the settings as needed on each tab 2 Enter a name for the ite...

Page 71: ...Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper N Up Printing You can select the number of pages to print on a single sheet of paper To print more than one page per sheet the pages will be reduced in size and arranged in the order you specify You can print up to 16 pages on one sheet 1 To change the print settings from your software application access printer properties See Printing a Document on pa...

Page 72: ...select Poster 2x2 the output will be automatically stretched to cover 4 physical pages Specify an overlap in millimeters or inches to make it easier to pasting the sheets together 4 Click the Paper tab select the paper source size and type 5 Click OK and print the document You can complete the poster by pasting the sheets together 0 15 inches 0 15 inches Printing Booklets This printer feature allo...

Page 73: ...Long Edge Short Edge 2 5 3 2 5 3 2 5 3 2 5 3 Printing a Reduced or Enlarged Document You can change the size of a page s content to appear larger or smaller on the printed page 1 To change the print settings from your software application access printer properties See Printing a Document on page 13 2 From the Paper tab select Reduce Enlarge in the Printing Type drop down list 3 Enter the scaling r...

Page 74: ... message displays in the preview window When the First Page Only box is checked the watermark prints on the first page only 4 Select watermark options You can select the font name style size or grayscale level from the Font Attributes section and set the angle of the watermark from the Message Angle section 5 Click Add to add a new watermark to the list 6 When you have finished editing click OK an...

Page 75: ...ST Dear ABC Regards WORLD BEST Using a Page Overlay After an overlay has been created it is ready to be printed with your document To print an overlay with a document 1 Create or open the document you want to print 2 To change the print settings from your software application access printer properties See Printing a Document on page 13 3 Click the Extras tab 4 Select the desired overlay from the O...

Page 76: ...ns will override settings you specify in the printer driver Change all print settings available in the software application first and change any remaining settings using the printer driver The settings you change remain in effect only while you are using the current program To make your changes permanent make them in the Printers folder The following procedure is for Windows XP For other Windows O...

Page 77: ... ROM Setting Up a Host Computer 1 Start Windows 2 From the Start menu select Printers and Faxes 3 Double click your printer driver icon 4 From the Printer menu select Sharing 5 Check the Share this printer box 6 Fill in the Shared Name field and then click OK Setting Up a Client Computer 1 Right click the Windows Start button and select Explore 2 Select My Network Places and then right click Searc...

Page 78: ...on Using Onscreen Help For more information about Printer Settings Utility click Opening the Troubleshooting Guide Double click the Status Monitor icon on the Windows task bar Or from the Start menu select Programs or All Programs Xerox Phaser 3250 Troubleshooting Guide Changing the Status Monitor Program Settings Select the Status Monitor icon on the Windows task bar and right click on the Status...

Page 79: ...MFP Driver Installing the MFP Driver 1 Make sure that you connect your machine to your computer Turn both the computer and the machine on 2 When the Administrator Login window appears type in root in the Login field and enter the system password NOTE You must log in as a super user root to install the printer software If you are not a super user ask your system administrator 3 Insert the printer s...

Page 80: ...l the driver follow the installation instruction above but type root localhost Linux uninstall sh on the terminal screen Uninstalling the MFP Driver 1 When the Administrator Login window appears type in root in the Login field and enter the system password NOTE You must log in as a super user root to uninstall the printer software If you are not a super user ask your system administrator 2 Insert ...

Page 81: ...tton Ports Configuration button Printers Configuration Printers configuration has the two tabs Printers and Classes Printers Tab You can see the current system s printer configuration by clicking on the printer icon button on the left side of the MFP Configurator window You can use the following printer control buttons Refresh renews the available printers list Add Printer allows you to add a new ...

Page 82: ...pen the MFP Configurator If necessary switch to Printers configuration 2 Select your machine on the available printers list and click Properties 3 The Printer Properties window opens The following five tabs display at the top of the window General allows you to change the printer name location and description The name entered in this tab displays on the printer list in Printers configuration Conne...

Page 83: ... files such as color options image size or image position Device allows you to set the print resolution paper source and destination 5 Click Apply to apply the changes and close the Properties window 6 Click OK in the Xerox LPR window to start printing 7 The Printing window appears allowing you to monitor the status of your print job To abort the current job click Cancel Printing Files You can pri...

Page 84: ...nsert the CD ROM which came with your printer into the CD ROM drive 2 Double click CD ROM icon that appears on your Macintosh desktop 3 Double click the P3250 on your Macintosh desktop 4 Double click the MAC_Installer folder 5 Double click the MAC_Printer folder 6 Double click the Xerox Phaser 3250D or Xerox Phaser 3250DN icon 7 Select Uninstall and then click Uninstall 8 Click Continue 9 When the...

Page 85: ...ox where the xxxxxxxxx varies depending on your machine 5 For MAC OS 10 3 if Auto Select does not work properly select Xerox in Printer Model and your printer name in Model Name For MAC OS 10 4 if Auto Select does not work properly select Xerox in Print Using and your printer name in Model For MAC OS 10 5 if Auto Select does not work properly select Select a driver to use and your printer name in ...

Page 86: ... 6 Click Print when you finish setting the options Make sure that your printer is selected Mac OS 10 3 Changing Printer Settings You can use advanced printing features when using your printer From your Macintosh application select Print from the File menu The printer name which appears in the printer properties window may differ depending on the printer in use Except for the name the composition o...

Page 87: ...ut If you load a different type of print material select the corresponding paper type Resolution You can select the printing resolution The higher the setting the sharper the clarity of printed characters and graphics The higher setting also may increase the time it takes to print a document NOTE For optimal performance and reliability consider using xerox paper Mac OS 10 4 Printing Multiple Pages...

Page 88: ... Two Sided option 4 Click Print and the printer prints on both sides of the paper CAUTION If you have selected duplex printing and then try to print multiple copies of a document the printer may not print the document in the way you want In case of Collated copy if your document has odd pages the last page of the first copy and the first page of the next copy will be printed on the front and back ...

Page 89: ...rint 31 Windows 15 overlay create 23 delete 23 print 23 P Paper properties 15 paper size 15 print 31 paper source 31 Windows 15 paper type print 31 paper type set Macintosh 35 poster print 20 PostScript driver installing 24 print document 13 fit to page 21 from Macintosh 34 from Windows 13 N up Macintosh 35 Windows 19 overlay 23 poster 22 PRN 14 scaling 21 watermark 22 print resolution 31 printer ...

Page 90: ...software install Macintosh 32 Windows 4 reinstall Windows 9 system requirements Macintosh 32 uninstall Windows 10 status monitor 26 T toner save 16 toner save set 16 U uninstall software Windows 10 uninstalling driver Linux 28 W watermark create 22 delete 22 edit 22 print 22 ...

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