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DocuColor 5252 System Administration Guide

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Tools Mode

Entering Tools Mode

Use the following procedure to enter the Tools Mode:

Press the

Access

button on the Control Panel. The

Access

Password

Screen appears.

Use the keypad to enter the Tools Mode password. The default
password is five 1s (

11111

). For security reasons, only asterisks

are displayed on the screen.

Touch the

Enter

button on the screen. The Pathway Options

screen appears:

Note:

It is recommended that you change the Tools password as

soon as possible after installing the digital press to prevent
unauthorized access to the Tools Mode. The procedure for
changing the password is in the next chapter.

Touch the

Tools Pathway

button on the screen.

Summary of Contents for DocuColor 5252

Page 1: ...the language to display on the Touch Screen special paper sizes that can be used in certain Paper Trays timers audio tone controls default settings for scanner features image quality settings and more Entering and exiting Tools Mode Key points If you attempt to access the Tools Mode while a job is printing access to the screens will be delayed until the job completes printing Jobs will queue but w...

Page 2: ...assword The default password is five 1s 11111 For security reasons only asterisks are displayed on the screen 3 Touch the Enter button on the screen The Pathway Options screen appears Note It is recommended that you change the Tools password as soon as possible after installing the digital press to prevent unauthorized access to the Tools Mode The procedure for changing the password is in the next...

Page 3: ...em Administration Guide 2 3 Tools Mode 2 Too l s M o d e The Machine Defaults 1 screen appears Note The options shown on the above screen may vary depending on whether a scanner is or is not attached to the digital press ...

Page 4: ...DocuColor 5252 System Administration Guide 2 4 Tools Mode Touch the Machine Defaults 2 tab to display that screen ...

Page 5: ...DocuColor 5252 System Administration Guide 2 5 Tools Mode 2 Too l s M o d e Touch the Machine Defaults 3 tab to display that screen 5 Touch the Exit Tools button to exit the Tools Mode ...

Page 6: ...or Button Result Tabs Allows you to view the options available on that screen Enter Saves any changes you made on the screen System Default Returns the settings on the screen to the factory default settings Close Closes the screen and returns the system to the previous screen Off Deactivates the feature Reset Returns the settings on the screen to the settings that were in effect when the screen op...

Page 7: ...ts 1 and 2 screens do not display if a Scanner is not connected Again all options are discussed in this section Machine Defaults 1 screen With a Scanner connected three Machine Defaults screens are available for changing the default settings Two Feature Defaults screens are available by touching the More tab Without a Scanner connected two Machine Defaults screens are available With an optional Sc...

Page 8: ...tion Guide 2 8 Tools Mode The Machine Defaults 2 screen is illustrated in the following figure Note The Machine Defaults 3 screen is discussed later in this chapter The Feature Defaults 1 screen is illustrated in the following figure ...

Page 9: ...o l s M o d e The Feature Defaults 2 screen is illustrated in the following figure Note The Service Call feature is not yet available The following procedures provide step by step instructions for changing the settings for the options shown on the previous screens ...

Page 10: ... screen You can access the following DocuColor features through the Machine Defaults 1 screen Initial Screen Auto Color Calibration Tray Priority System Timers Audio Tones Productivity Setting Auto Tray Switching Transparency Size displays only with a Scanner Set Date Time Dual Language Non Standard Paper Size Oversize Settings Touch the Machine Defaults 1 tab ...

Page 11: ...s M o d e Initial Screen From this screen select the default screen when the digital press is powered on You can choose from three screens Features Job Status Machine Status Note The Basic Features screen is the factory default setting 1 Touch the Initial Screen button ...

Page 12: ...tatus or Machine Status button Note Refer to the digital press Operator Manual see page 5 1 for information regarding the various Scanner features If you leave the setting at the Features screen the following screen appears when the machine is powered on This screen displays the Basic Features tab for scan to print jobs ...

Page 13: ... This screen displays all the jobs currently queued for printing If you change the default setting to the Machine Status screen the following screen appears when the machine is powered on The appearance of your Machine Status screen depends on the accessories you have connected Note Refer to the digital press Operator Manual see page 3 21 for more information about the Machine Status screen ...

Page 14: ...color server connected to your digital press also has calibration procedures that you can use for network jobs Key point 2 Calibration targets can be printed only on A4 or letter sized paper Ensure that your digital press has A4 or Letter paper loaded in one of the paper trays Key point 3 You should be skilled in color science and calibration procedures before attempting to use the options availab...

Page 15: ...rement careful control of highlights Poorest performance on text 200C LPI Cluster Dot Produces fine rosettes that can better emulate offset lithography May leave jaggies on text fonts Better for creating smooth gradients with minimum contouring Best for graphics and images Switch to the 200R screen if banding occurs 200R LPI Rotated Line screen The angle is fixed and cannot be adjusted Has vertica...

Page 16: ...n appears 2 From this screen you can perform the following tasks Run Calibration Check Gradation Manual Adjust Key point Touch the Reset button on the Auto Color Calibration screen to return any settings you changed to their last saved values Once you exit Tools Mode any changes you have made are set Refer to the following procedures for detailed information regarding each option displayed on this...

Page 17: ...eading the 12 Toner Density Patches that print out The digital press then compares those readings to the factory set target values and makes the necessary adjustments to bring the values within the target range Note PG is an abbreviation for Pattern Generator The R in 200R indicates Rotated Line screen and the C in 200C and 150C indicates Cluster Dot screen 1 Touch the Run Calibration button on th...

Page 18: ...his option only if you have noticed a problem with halftone screening Touch the 600 PG button to calibrate the 600 Line screen Use this option only if you have noticed a problem with the gray scale on text Touch the 300 PG 600 PG button to calibrate all the screens 3 Press the Start button on the Control Panel The calibration process starts and color patch prints are printed ...

Page 19: ...g the Manual Adjust feature It is recommended that you begin your calibration by calibrating the 300 PG screen first This is the basic line screen that is used and all other line screens are calibrated against the 300 PG screen Use this feature daily and compare the output of gradated color patches to the color patch prints from the previous day Under normal operating conditions there should be no...

Page 20: ...o begin the process The Check Gradation screen appears 2 Touch the button for the screen for which you want to check the gradation 3 Press the Start button on the Control Panel The gradation check process starts and gradated color patch prints are printed 4 Repeat the process for each screen for which you want to check the gradation ...

Page 21: ...d be used only by an expert in color science Any changes made on this screen remain in effect for all future scanned jobs until it is changed again 1 Touch the Manual Adjust button on the Auto Color Calibration screen The Manual Adjust screen appears The value displayed for each setting 128 is the mid point between 0 and 255 Entering a lower number produces a lighter color Entering a higher number...

Page 22: ...bove the arrow buttons Key point You should not adjust the value more than 5 counts at a time 4 Touch the Enter button on the screen 5 Repeat steps 2 3 and 4 to enter other new values 6 Press the Start button on the Control Panel to enter the new values into the system Key point It is recommended that you run the Check Gradation procedure for the screening type that you are adjusting Do a before a...

Page 23: ...automatically selected and so on 1 Touch the Tray Priority button on the Machine Defaults 1 screen T he Tray Priority screen appears 2 Touch the desired Priority button in the Priority column 3 Touch the button for the Paper Tray that will have that priority The number of the selected Paper Tray appears next to that Priority button 4 Repeat this procedure for each Priority You will not be able to ...

Page 24: ...n The System Timers screen appears From this screen you can view the time currently set for each of the timers and select the one you want to change Power Saver Use this feature to set the time that elapses until the digital press with scanner enters a reduced power consumption mode This timer is activated when all print jobs have been completed and there are no jobs in the job queue The digital p...

Page 25: ...n appears 2 Use the up or down arrow buttons to change the time The range available is 1 to 240 minutes To use the system default time of 60 minutes touch the System Default button 3 Touch the Enter button on the screen to enter the new time into the system 4 Touch the Close button to return to the Machine Defaults 1 screen or select another timer to change ...

Page 26: ...ouch the Screen Saver button on the System Timers screen The Screen Saver screen appears 2 Use the up or down arrow buttons to change the time The range available is 10 to 60 minutes To use the system default time of 10 minutes touch the System Default button 3 Touch the Enter button on the screen to enter the new time into the system 4 Touch the Close button to return to the Machine Defaults 1 sc...

Page 27: ...ow 7 seconds to unload prints from a finishing device before the next job starts printing 1 Touch the Job Spacing button on the System Timers screen The Job Spacing screen appears 2 Touch the 7 Seconds button to enable the feature or touch the Off button to disable the feature 3 Touch the Close button to return to the Machine Defaults 1 screen or select another timer to change ...

Page 28: ...etwork will queue but will not print while the Tools Mode is active 1 Touch the Tools Off button on the System Timers screen The Tools Off screen appears 2 Use the up or down arrow buttons to change the time The range available is 10 to 60 minutes To use the system default time of 10 minutes touch the System Default button 3 Touch the Enter button on the screen to enter the new time into the syste...

Page 29: ...Interrupt button on the Control Panel has been pressed 1 Touch the Auto Resume Scan button on the System Timers screen The Auto Resume Scan screen appears 2 Use the up or down arrow buttons to change the time The range available is 1 to 10 minutes To use the system default time of 2 minutes touch the System Default button 3 Touch the Enter button on the screen to enter the new time into the system...

Page 30: ...rrupt button on the Control Panel has been pressed 1 Touch the Auto Resume Print button on the System Timers screen The Auto Resume Print screen appears 2 Use the up or down arrow buttons to change the time The range available is 1 to 10 minutes To use the system default time of 2 minutes touch the System Default button 3 Touch the Enter button on the screen to enter the new time into the system 4...

Page 31: ...ction 1 Touch the Auto Resume Stop button on the System Timers screen The Auto Resume Stop screen appears 2 Use the up or down arrow buttons to change the time The range available is 1 to 10 minutes To use the system default time of 2 minutes touch the System Default button 3 Touch the Enter button on the screen to enter the new time into the system 4 Touch the Close button to return to the Machin...

Page 32: ...of fault 1 Touch the Auto Resume Hold button on the System Timers screen The Auto Resume Hold screen appears 2 Use the up or down arrow buttons to change the time The range available is 1 to 10 minutes To use the system default time of 2 minutes touch the System Default button 3 Touch the Enter button on the screen to enter the new time into the system 4 Touch the Close button to return to the Mac...

Page 33: ... Auditron Mode 1 Touch the Auditron Mode Off button on the System Timers screen The Auditron Mode Off screen appears 2 Use the up or down arrow buttons to change the time The range available is 1 to 10 minutes To use the system default time of 2 minutes touch the System Default button 3 Touch the Enter button on the screen to enter the new time into the system 4 Touch the Close button to return to...

Page 34: ...Control Panel the machine automatically restore the default settings after the amount of time set in the Job Complete screen 1 Touch the Job Complete button on the System Timers screen The Job Complete screen appears 2 Use the up or down arrow buttons to change the time The range available is 1 to 10 minutes To use the system default time of 2 minutes touch the System Default button 3 Touch the En...

Page 35: ...as not been started and no user activity has occurred for the amount of time selected 1 Touch the Job Program Incomplete button on the System Timers screen The Job Program Incomplete screen appears 2 Use the up or down arrow buttons to change the time The range available is 1 to 10 minutes To use the system default time of 2 minutes touch the System Default button 3 Touch the Enter button on the s...

Page 36: ...achine Defaults 1 screen The Audio Tones screen appears 2 Touch the button for the desired volume setting for each tone To deactivate a tone touch the Off button for that tone 3 Touch the Reset button to restore the factory default setting for the three tones 4 Touch the Close button to return to the Machine Defaults 1 screen Tone What the Tone Indicates Attention Tone An unselectable button has b...

Page 37: ...ner or select Auto to use the throughput speed for the paper weight selected on the Paper Tray Weight Indicator 3 Touch Close to return to the Machine Defaults 1 screen Selection What this Selection Does Auto Selects a Fuser temperature based on the paper weight selected in the paper tray improving average power consumption but slower operation while waiting for the Fuser to either heat up or cool...

Page 38: ...216 0 45 ppm 22 5 ppm 216 1 432 0 30 ppm 15 ppm 432 1 458 0 22 5 ppm 11 25 ppm 458 1 488 0 22 5 ppm 106 135 g m2 182 0 216 0 52 5 ppm 22 5 ppm 216 1 297 0 45 ppm 22 5 ppm 297 1 458 0 30 ppm 15 ppm 458 1 488 0 22 5 ppm 136 150 g m2 182 0 216 0 30 ppm 15 ppm 216 1 396 0 22 5 ppm 11 25 ppm 396 1 458 0 15 ppm 7 5 ppm 458 1 488 0 15 ppm 151 220 g m2 182 0 216 0 30 ppm 15 ppm 216 1 396 0 22 5 ppm 11 25 ...

Page 39: ...pm 216 1 297 0 45 ppm 22 5 ppm 297 1 458 0 30 ppm 15 ppm 458 1 488 0 22 5 ppm 106 135 g m2 182 0 216 0 30 ppm 15 ppm 216 1 396 0 22 5 ppm 11 5 ppm 396 1 458 0 15 ppm 7 5 ppm 458 1 488 0 15 ppm 136 150 g m2 182 0 216 0 30 ppm 15 ppm 216 1 396 0 22 5 ppm 11 25 ppm 396 1 458 1 15 ppm 7 5 ppm 458 1 488 0 15 ppm 151 220 g m2 182 0 280 0 22 5 ppm 11 25 ppm 280 1 432 0 15 ppm 7 5 ppm 432 1 458 0 7 5 ppm ...

Page 40: ...m 216 1 297 0 45 ppm 22 5 ppm 297 1 458 0 30 ppm 15 ppm 458 1 488 0 22 5 ppm 106 135 g m2 182 0 216 0 52 5 ppm 22 5 ppm 216 1 297 0 45 ppm 22 5 ppm 297 1 458 0 30 ppm 15 ppm 458 1 488 0 22 5 ppm 136 150 g m2 182 0 216 0 30 ppm 15 ppm 216 1 396 0 22 5 ppm 11 25 ppm 396 1 458 0 15 ppm 7 5 ppm 458 1 488 0 15 ppm 151 220 g m2 182 0 216 0 30 ppm 15 ppm 216 1 396 0 22 5 ppm 11 25 ppm 396 1 458 0 15 ppm ...

Page 41: ...ble button for the Auto Tray Switching option Default Setting What the Default Does Auto Tray Switching Allows the digital press to automatically select another paper tray containing the appropriate paper if the selected paper tray becomes unusable Auto Paper Selection Allows the digital press to automatically select the appropriate paper size for the job being processed without a specific paper t...

Page 42: ... To instruct the digital press to bypass one or more of the paper trays touch the desired Paper Tray button in the Inhibited Tray column To deselect a paper tray touch that Paper Tray button again To return the settings to the last saved values touch the Reset button 5 Touch the Close button to return to the Machine Defaults 1 screen ...

Page 43: ... Touch the Transparency Size button on the Machine Defaults 1 screen The Transparency Size screen appears 2 Select one of the sizes displayed for the default transparency size 3 Touch the Close button to return to the Machine Defaults 1 screen Note You can also set the transparency size by adjusting paper guides in the paper trays The machine uses the size defined by the paper tray guides only if ...

Page 44: ...e 1 Touch the Set Date Time button on the Machine Defaults 1 screen The Set Date and Time screen appears with the Set Date button selected and options for setting the date displayed on the right 2 Select the date format you wish to use 3 Use the up or down arrow buttons to enter the correct year month and day 4 Touch the Enter button on the screen to save your selections The next time you enter th...

Page 45: ...ght 2 Touch the Set Time button Options for setting the time appear in the Set Time screen 3 Touch the 12 Hour Clock or the 24 Hour Clock button 4 Use the up or down arrow buttons to set the correct hour and minutes If you selected the 12 Hour Clock touch the AM or PM button 5 Touch the Enter button on the screen to save your selections The next time you enter the Tools Mode the time that you set ...

Page 46: ...our system your choice of two languages that you can choose from to be displayed on the Touch Screen 1 Touch the Dual Language button on the Machine Defaults 1 screen 2 Touch the button for the default language you want to appear on the Touch Screen After exiting the Tools Mode you can switch the Touch Screen to the other language by pressing the Dual Language button on the Control Panel 3 Touch t...

Page 47: ... 1 Touch the Non Standard Size Paper button on the Machine Defaults 1 screen The Non Standard Paper Size screen appears 2 Touch the desired Paper Tray button on the Non Standard Paper Size screen 3 Use the up or down arrow buttons on the screen to enter the X and Y dimensions of the paper being used in the tray The dimensions shown on the screen above the X and Y boxes indicate the minimum and max...

Page 48: ...en selecting the tray and the paper size on this screen 1 Touch the Oversize Settings button on the Machine Defaults 1 screen The Oversize Settings screen appears 2 Touch the Tray 1 or Tray 2 button on the Oversize Settings screen 3 Touch the button for the oversize paper you want to run in the tray 4 Touch the Close button to return to the Machine Defaults 1 screen 5 To use these settings exit th...

Page 49: ...cess the following DocuColor features through the Machine Defaults 2 screen Paper Registration Adjustment 100 Adjust Special Tray Additional Originals Stored Program Access Auto Recognition Reduce Enlarge Presets Photo Reproduction Level Color Adjust Registration Auto Rotation Maximum Scan To Print Quantity Decurler Setup Select the Machine Defaults 2 tab and the Machine Defaults 2 screen appears ...

Page 50: ... and pressure applied to the paper causes the paper to stretch If the images on sides one and two are the same size the stretching of the paper will cause the image on side one to be slightly larger than the image on side two Some color server manufacturers have a paper registration feature that you can also use to adjust the position of the image on the paper Refer to the documentation that came ...

Page 51: ... procedure 3 Measure the distance between the registration point and the edge of the paper on both the lead edge Y of the paper and the side edge X Refer to the Measuring Misregistration figure below The solid line registration marks indicate the reference point on side one The dotted lines indicate the reference point on side two Paper Feeding Direction in the Misalignment of reference point on s...

Page 52: ...lts 2 screen The Paper Registration Adjustment screen appears 5 Select either the Side 1 or Side 2 button to adjust the registration Key point Use the Oversize Paper Offset button only for papers larger than long edge feed 8 5x11 inch or A4 paper Refer to Step 8 if using this option 6 On the next screen select the tray from which the paper is feeding ...

Page 53: ... to back or X direction Key point 2 If the reference point on side two is closer to the edge of the paper compared to the reference point on side one enter a plus figure If the reference point on side two is further from the edge of the paper compared to side one enter a minus figure Key point 3 EXAMPLE If the measurement is 1 2mm closer to the edge of the paper enter 1 2mm 8 If you selected the O...

Page 54: ...ade for each Offset Level Paper Size Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 310mm 10 0mm 10 0mm 10 0mm 10 0mm 311mm 9 5mm 9 5mm 9 5mm 9 5mm 312mm 9 0mm 9 0mm 9 0mm 9 0mm 313mm 8 5mm 8 5mm 8 5mm 8 5mm 314mm 8 0mm 8 0mm 8 0mm 8 0mm 315mm 7 5mm 7 5mm 7 5mm 8 0mm 316mm 7 0mm 7 0mm 7 0mm 8 0mm 317mm 6 5mm 6 5mm 7 0mm 8 0mm 318mm 6 0mm 6 0mm 7 0mm 8 0mm 319mm 5 5mm 6 0mm 7 0mm 8 0mm 320mm 5 0mm 6 0mm 7 0mm 8 0...

Page 55: ...ge is from 98 0 to 102 0 1 Touch the 100 Adjust button on the Machine Defaults 2 screen The 100 Adjust screen appears 2 Use the up or down arrow buttons to set the desired percentage for the x value The available range is 98 0 to 102 0 3 Use the up or down arrow buttons to set the desired percentage for the y value The available range is 98 0 to 102 0 4 Touch the Close button to return to the Mach...

Page 56: ...on on Covers Inserts Transparency Dividers and Booklet Creation please see the digital press Operator Manual see pages 5 88 5 92 5 96 and 5 99 1 Touch the Special Tray button on the Machine Defaults 2 screen The Special Tray screen appears 2 Select the tray to which you want the machine to default when printing on special materials Note If you select Transparency Dividers Tray 3 becomes unavailabl...

Page 57: ...that require the use of Additional Originals The job contains too many pages to be placed on the document handler at one time The job contains documents that must be programmed separately for any of the following reasons The input documents are of different sizes types or color settings The output requires different size type or color stocks There are image quality requirements on some pages 1 Tou...

Page 58: ...ecify whether you want users to be able to store and recall jobs or to just recall jobs 1 Touch the Stored Program Access button on the Machine Defaults 2 screen The Stored Program Access screen appears 2 Touch the button for Store and Recall or Recall Only 3 Touch the Close button to return to the Machine Defaults 2 screen ...

Page 59: ...ls Text Photo Level 5 Use this setting when scanned originals contain more Photo than Text Level 3 Use this setting when scanned originals contain equal amounts of Text and Photo Level 1 Use this setting when scanned originals contain more Text than Photo Black White Color Level 5 Use this setting if you wish the digital press to discriminate more toward Color than Black White scan to print images...

Page 60: ...2 60 Tools Mode 1 Touch the Auto Recognition button on the Machine Defaults 2 screen The Auto Recognition screen appears 2 Touch the Text Photo or Black White Color button Auto Photo Text levels appear to the right of the Auto Recognition screen ...

Page 61: ...tem Administration Guide 2 61 Tools Mode 2 Too l s M o d e 3 Touch the button for the desired level on the popup screen The available levels are 1 to 5 4 Touch the Close button to return to the Machine Defaults 2 screen ...

Page 62: ... reduce and enlarge percentages that are available for the Reduce Enlarge feature The percentages can be changed to one of the available fixed magnifications or you can change the variable preset percentages to whatever percentage between 25 and 400 you desire 1 Touch the Reduce Enlarge Presets button on the Machine Defaults 2 screen The Reduce Enlarge Presets screen appears ...

Page 63: ...own on these buttons touch the desired fixed percentage button from the above screen 3 If you select the Variable preset use the up or down arrow buttons shown on the popup screen on the next page to enter the desired percent value The available range is 25 to 400 4 Touch the Close button to return to the Machine Defaults 2 screen Note The percentages shown on the above screen may vary depending o...

Page 64: ...ault level that represents the type of image that is most frequently scanned Optimize Photo adjusts for a more defined halftone effect and a less defined text effect Optimize Text adjusts for a less defined halftone effect and a more defined text effect 1 Touch the Photo Reproduction Level button on the Machine Defaults 2 screen The Photo Reproduction screen appears 2 Touch the button for the desi...

Page 65: ...agenta and Yellow The table below lists the factory default settings for each color They are organized according to the order in which the buttons appear on the Color Adjust Registration screen Color No C M Y Color No C M Y Color No C M Y Color No C M Y 1 0 0 10 9 100 51 0 17 51 14 34 25 3 64 58 2 2 48 100 10 100 32 22 18 6 3 20 26 30 32 0 3 0 100 63 11 100 6 54 19 20 34 12 27 49 21 8 4 6 100 0 12...

Page 66: ...hine Defaults 2 screen The Color Adjust Registration screen appears 2 Touch the desired color button to display the default setting 3 Use the up or down arrow buttons to adjust the values for Cyan Magenta and Yellow The available range is 0 to 100 4 Touch the Close button to return to the Machine Defaults 2 screen ...

Page 67: ...ce Enlarge APS Tray Select Auto R E Confirm Settings confirm the settings you have chosen Auto R E You are prompted to confirm the rotation if Auto is selected under Reduce Enlarge on the Basic Features screen Tray Select You are prompted to confirm the rotation if you have selected a specific paper tray on the Basic Features screen This appears on the Auto Rotation screen only if you have selecte...

Page 68: ...DocuColor 5252 System Administration Guide 2 68 Tools Mode 1 Touch the Auto Rotation button on the Machine Defaults 2 screen The Auto Rotation screen appears 2 Touch the On or Off button ...

Page 69: ...Rotation screen with APS Auto R E screen button selected See the screen below for the Auto Rotation screen with APS Tray Select Auto R E selected 4 Touch the On or Off button in the lower right corner of the screen to confirm your settings for either selection The Tray Select confirmation buttons appear only if you have selected APS Tray Select Auto R E 5 Touch the Close button to return to the Ma...

Page 70: ...le scan to print job 1 Touch the Maximum Scan to Print Quantity button on the Machine Defaults 2 screen The Maximum Scan to Print Quantity screen appears 2 Use the numeric keypad to enter the desired maximum number of prints 9999 is the maximum value that can be set 3 To return the value to its last saved value touch the Reset button 4 Touch the Close button to return to the Machine Defaults 2 scr...

Page 71: ...ions of the room where the paper is stored The atmospheric conditions of the room where the digital press with scanner is located The heat generated during the fusing processes The digital press is equipped with an automatic curl control system that uses the variables listed above to determine the amount of pressure needed at different Decurlers to reduce the curl Key point If you notice that outp...

Page 72: ...r arms Paper Types A B and C shown in the following table are the parameters established for how papers interact with the digital press Refer to the Recommended Materials List for the recommended settings for grades of paper Variability from one lot of paper to another may require selecting a different Decurler setting Paper Weights Tray 1 Tray 2 Tray 3 Uncoated Tray 3 Coated 64 80 g m2 A A A A 81...

Page 73: ... Tray with the paper you wish to use for a job Make the correct paper weight selections on the tray for the paper being used and run a few test prints If there is too much curl proceed to step 2 2 On the Machine Defaults 2 screen touch the Decurler Setup button The Decurler Setup screen appears ...

Page 74: ...nder the Coating heading You may select from any of the displayed paper weights 64 to 220 g m2 and either coated or uncoated paper Select the correct paper type if other than Paper Type A Refer to the tables shown previously in this section for the default settings for various market areas 5 Touch the Close button to save your selections and return to the Machine Defaults 2 screen Exit the Tools M...

Page 75: ... l s M o d e Machine Defaults 3 Select the Machine Defaults 3 tab and the Machine Defaults 3 screen appears NVM Read Write Your Xerox service representative uses this feature to change certain system settings It also may occasionally be used by system administrators ...

Page 76: ...ks best with Xerox Premium Digital Carbonless Paper In order to avoid problems when running carbonless media you may use the NVM Read Write feature to switch on the Carbonless Media feature in order to reliably run carbonless media Caution Do not enter any numbers on this screen other than the ones described in this procedure Entering and saving numbers other than the ones described changes the sy...

Page 77: ...To switch on the carbonless media feature press the 1 button on the Control Panel keypad The UI displays the following 4 After entering the New Value number of 1 press the Start button The UI displays the following screen 5 Touch the Close button to save and close your new setting ...

Page 78: ...s Mode NVM Read Write and switch off the feature Follow the above steps and use the following setting for the New Value number To switch off the Carbonless Media feature enter 0 Key point To prevent paper jams from occurring with stock types other than the carbonless media you must switch off the NVM Read Write feature before running other print jobs ...

Page 79: ...hrough the Feature Defaults 1 screen You can access the following DocuColor features through the Feature Defaults 1 screen Color Mode Paper Supply Edge Center Erase Color Shift Output 2 Sided Output Original Type Chroma Reduce Enlarge Image Shift Color Balance Lighten Darken Select the Feature Defaults 1 tab and the Features Defaults 1 screen appears ...

Page 80: ...sing Yellow Cyan and Magenta or Black Selecting Auto enables the digital press to determine the color mode to use based on its scan of the original document 1 Touch the More tab in the Tools Mode screen 2 Touch the Feature Defaults 1 tab 3 Touch the Color Mode button The Color Mode screen appears 4 Touch the Auto Full Color 3 Pass Color or Black button 5 Touch the Close button to return to the Fea...

Page 81: ...e default paper tray for your digital press 1 Touch the More tab in the Tools Mode screen 2 Touch the Feature Defaults 1 tab 3 Touch the Paper Supply button The Paper Supply screen appears 4 Touch the button for the paper tray you would like to use as your default paper tray 5 Touch the Close button to return to the Feature Defaults 1 screen ...

Page 82: ...s or to turn off Edge Erase When you are making 2 sided copies Edge Erase is applied to both sides of the output Turning Off Edge Erase 1 Touch the More tab in the Tools Mode screen 2 Touch the Feature Defaults 1 tab 3 Touch the Edge Center Erase button The Edge Center Erase screen appears 4 Touch the Off button 5 Touch the Close button to return to the Feature Defaults 1 screen ...

Page 83: ...t edges during the scanning process 1 Touch the More tab in the Tools Mode screen 2 Touch the Feature Defaults 1 tab 3 Touch the Edge Center Erase button The Edge Center Erase screen appears 4 Touch the Border Erase button Border Erase options appear on the right side of the screen 5 Use the up or down arrow buttons to select the desired amount of image to be erased on the borders of the print The...

Page 84: ...ge to be erased from the Center of the document This is useful for erasing the shadows that appear when you are scanning two facing pages of a bound document for example 1 Touch the More tab in the Tools Mode screen 2 Touch the Feature Defaults 1 tab 3 Touch the Edge Center Erase button The Edge Center Erase screen appears 4 Touch the Edge Center Erase button Edge Center Erase options appear on th...

Page 85: ...ft in the same direction If you select a shift toward blue the red colors shift toward the magenta hue the blue colors toward the cyan hue and the green colors toward the yellow hue The upper bar shifts toward the right The picture changes to demonstrate the affect of the color shift Again all colors in between these original document colors also shift in the same direction 1 Touch the More tab in...

Page 86: ...h Capacity Stacker or a High Capacity Stacker Stapler connected to your digital press you can select which output tray to send your prints to and whether or not to separate your printed sets You may choose these options independently This section provides instructions for using the Output feature without a finishing device with a high capacity stacker with a enhanced high capacity stacker and with...

Page 87: ... Mode 2 Too l s M o d e Using a High Capacity Stacker or Enhanced High Capacity Stacker 1 Touch the Output button on the Feature Defaults 1 screen The Output screen opens 2 Touch the Auto Face Up or Face Down button 3 Touch the Collate or Uncollate button ...

Page 88: ...y touch the Stacker Tray button on the popup screen To send output to the Top Tray touch the Top Tray button 6 If you selected Stacker Tray touch the Offset button to have the printer automatically separate your sets Touch the No Offset button if you do not want your sets separated 7 Touch the Close button to return to the Feature Defaults 1 screen ...

Page 89: ...e 2 89 Tools Mode 2 Too l s M o d e Using a High Capacity Stacker Stapler 1 Touch the Output button on the Feature Defaults 1 screen The Output screen appears 2 Touch the Auto Face Up or Face Down button 3 Touch the Collate or Uncollate button ...

Page 90: ...Main Tray touch the Main Tray button on the popup screen To send output to the Top Tray touch the Top Tray button 6 If you selected Main Tray touch the Offset button to have the printer automatically separate your sets Touch the No Offset button if you do not want your sets separated 7 Touch the Close button to return to the Feature Defaults 1 screen ...

Page 91: ...the settings for the orientation of the original scanned images and or output Portrait Head to Head Head to Toe Landscape Head to Head Head to Toe Default Selection Result 1 to 1 Sided All single sided scanned originals will print as single sided prints 1 to 2 Sided All single sided scanned originals will print as duplex prints 2 to 1 Sided All double sided scanned originals will print as single s...

Page 92: ... 1 Touch the 2 sided output button on the Feature Defaults 1 screen The 2 Sided Output screen appears 2 Touch the 1 to 1 1 to 2 2 to 2 or 2 to 1 button The following screens show the 2 Sided Output screen with 2 to 2 Sided selected and with 2 1 Sided selected ...

Page 93: ... Either the Head to Head button or the Head to Toe button to select the orientation of the images on the copies 2 to 2 output Either the Head to Head button or the Head to Toe button to select the orientation of the images on the originals Follow the same procedure to select the orientation of the images on the copies 2 to 1 output Either the Head to Head button or the Head to Toe button to select...

Page 94: ...u to select a default of Photo Halftone or Xerographic Copy all with text as the original type used in scan to print jobs Text Select this setting when most original documents consist of words with few detailed graphics This setting allows you to select a default of regular Text or Light Text as the original type used in scan to print jobs Photo Select this setting when most original documents con...

Page 95: ...table Detail When to Select Photograph Select this option when most original documents will be photographs or extremely fine halftones Halftone Select this option when most original documents will be images that are created using a fine screen that varies the darkness and density of dots that make up the image Examples of halftone images can be found in magazines and newspapers Xerographic Copy Se...

Page 96: ...r Photo original type specify the default for the kind of photograph or picture originals you will be copying Touch either the Photograph Halftone or Xerographic Copy button to set this feature 3 Touch the Close button to return to the Feature Defaults 1 screen Note If the Black Only option is selected in the Color Mode feature in Tools Mode the Light Text option is selectable on this screen Refer...

Page 97: ...roma or saturation is the relative chromaticity or colorfulness of a color The amount of saturation differentiates a color from a gray that has the same value 1 Touch the Chroma button on the Feature Defaults 1 screen The Chroma screen appears 2 Touch the button for the desired amount of chroma or saturation The High button reflects the greatest amount of chroma while the Low button reflects the l...

Page 98: ...to If you select 100 the digital press duplicates the output print at the same size as the original document If you select Auto the digital press determines the reduction or enlargement percentage to use based on the size of the original document and the selected paper tray 1 Touch the Reduce Enlarge button on the Feature Defaults 1 screen 2 Touch either the Auto button or the 100 button 3 Touch t...

Page 99: ...uce Enlarge More screen To change the default Preset Variable percent settings on this screen access the Machine Defaults 2 Reduce Enlarge Presets screen in Tools Mode 1 Touch the Reduce Enlarge button on the Feature Defaults 1 screen The Reduce Enlarge screen appears 2 Touch the Preset Variable button The settings for the Preset Variable feature appear on the right side of the screen See the abov...

Page 100: ... select this option you may shift the original image for both Side 1 and Side 2 Left to Right using the horizontal arrow buttons or Top to Bottom using the vertical arrow buttons The available range for each shift direction is 0 to 50mm Unrestricted Shift If you select this option you may shift the original image for both Side 1 and Side 2 Left to Right using the horizontal arrow buttons The avail...

Page 101: ...the following If you selected Margin Shift select Side 1 or Side 2 Then touch the Left Right or Top Bottom button Use the arrow buttons to specify the amount of the image shift Repeat for the other side if required To set the defaults for Side 2 touch the Side 2 button Then touch the Side 2 Mirror or Side 2 Independent button The popup screen allows you to specify the amount of image shift for the...

Page 102: ...he Unrestricted Shift button select Side 1 or Side 2 Then use the horizontal arrow buttons to specify the amount of the image shift from Left to Right To specify the amount of the image shift from Top to Bottom use the vertical arrow buttons Repeat for the other side if required ...

Page 103: ... 2 Too l s M o d e If you selected the Corner Shift button select Side 1 or Side 2 Then use the eight different arrow buttons to shift your original image Repeat for the other side if required 4 Touch the Close button to return to the Feature Defaults 1 screen ...

Page 104: ...independently in any combination Key point Remember that adjusting the density of any of the process colors affects the complementary colors that use that color 1 Touch the Color Balance button on the Feature Defaults 1 screen The Color Balance screen appears 2 Touch the button for the color that you want to change 3 Use the up or down arrow buttons to obtain the desired settings for Low Medium an...

Page 105: ...tal press to determine the lightness or darkness based on its scan of the original document 1 Touch the Lighten Darken button on the Feature Defaults 1 screen The Lighten Darken screen appears 2 Adjust the darkness or lightness for the output print using the right or left arrow buttons The available range is 6 Darken to 6 Lighten Touch the Auto button to have the digital press automatically adjust...

Page 106: ...lor 5252 System Administration Guide 2 106 Tools Mode Feature Defaults 2 Access the Feature Defaults 2 screen by touching the More tab on the Machine Defaults1 Machine Defaults 2 or Feature Defaults 1 screen ...

Page 107: ...cuments such as maps line art or graphics that have crisp lines Use the soft levels to decrease the amount of edge definition to scan photographs or any other documents for which softer less focused output prints are desired This option is especially useful when scanning very coarse dot screens 1 Touch the More tab 2 Touch the Sharpness button The Sharpness screen appears 3 Touch the button for th...

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