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Intro

Install

Copy

Scan

Maint

Help

Chapter 1
Introduction

Introduction

Finding your way around the HomeCentre

What do the buttons and lights do?

The buttons

The LEDs

Using the HomeCentre software

Choosing the HomeCentre as your default printer

Changing your printer settings

From a Windows application:

From Windows 95:

Specifying print quality

Selecting and ordering supplies

Cartridges and print heads

Paper and media

HomeCentre Specifications

Safety and Legal Requirements

Summary of Contents for Document HomeCentre

Page 1: ...Intro Install Print Copy Scan Maint Help...

Page 2: ...d lights do The buttons The LEDs Using the HomeCentre software Choosing the HomeCentre as your default printer Changing your printer settings From a Windows application From Windows 95 Specifying prin...

Page 3: ...Scan art graphics photographs or text Make color copies of documents Print directly from your PC The HomeCentre does all this in color or black and white You can scan or make copies with the scanner a...

Page 4: ...c documents while retaining text formatting and pictures Once you have scanned a document you can edit it to fit your project needs The HomeCentre is easy to use and makes scanning copying and printin...

Page 5: ...r way around the HomeCentre You ll need to know your way around the HomeCentre as you perform your scanning copying and printing tasks Take a moment to familiarize yourself with the HomeCentre Rear vi...

Page 6: ...the front of the printer is how the HomeCentre communicates with you Notice that there are three buttons with lights LEDs When you are working with the HomeCentre you may need to use the buttons to d...

Page 7: ...button Press and quickly release this button to clean the cartridge or move the print head into position before you change an ink cartridge or remove the print head When the left button is pressed and...

Page 8: ...N compliant PC scanning software that is compatible with most scanning applications Included on your HomeCentre CD ROM is Pagis and TextBridge Pro 96 software Pagis and TextBridge Pro 96 are the scann...

Page 9: ...the HomeCentre as your default printer You should choose the HomeCentre as your default printer during installation Refer to your Windows documentation or online help for information on how to choose...

Page 10: ...om the Windows Printer driver dialog You access the HomeCentre printer driver in one of two ways From a Windows application select Print or Print Setup from the File menu then select Setup From Window...

Page 11: ...Intro Install Print Copy Scan Maint Help Specifying print quality You can specify print quality and control from within the Pagis dialog box Refer to the Pagis documentation or online help for detail...

Page 12: ...erox retailer or dealer Cartridges and print heads The following supplies are available for the HomeCentre Item Description Reorder number Color ink cartridges Black Cyan Magenta Yellow Black ink cart...

Page 13: ...rade photocopying papers and cotton bond papers produce good results You should fully test a paper before purchasing large quantities Region Description Reorder number North America United States Xero...

Page 14: ...93022 Xerox Colotech 210x297 mm 100 g m2 3R91290 Other Countries Contact Xerox for correct reorder numbers Power 110 220 VAC 50 60 Hz Power consumption 14 watts in idle mode Size 11 5 in 292mm high 17...

Page 15: ...ith the product Unplug this system from the wall outlet before cleaning Always use materials specifically designated for this system Use of other materials may result in poor performance and could cre...

Page 16: ...ill step on the cord Use of an extension cord with this system is not recommended or authorized Users should check building codes and insurance requirements if an extension cord is to be used Ensure t...

Page 17: ...e are no operator serviceable areas within these covers Never defeat interlock switches Machines are designed to not allow operator access to unsafe areas Covers guards and interlock switches are prov...

Page 18: ...ses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee...

Page 19: ...o Install Print Copy Scan Maint Help Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician f...

Page 20: ...py Scan Maint Help Chapter 2 HomeCentre installation basics HomeCentre installation basics HomeCentre system requirements Selecting a good location Attaching the power and parallel cables Loading pape...

Page 21: ...tre and have misplaced the Quick Installation Guide or need more information about a particular setup procedure HomeCentre system requirements For your HomeCentre to work as it should the recommended...

Page 22: ...ound the HomeCentre for adequate ventilation A room with a temperature range 50 to 90 Fahrenheit 10 to 32 Celsius and 20 to 80 humidity RH A flat level surface with enough space for you to scan in det...

Page 23: ...e HomeCentre to your PC see the steps below Plugging in the parallel cable Note Before proceeding lift the HomeCentre s top lid and look inside to see if there is any shipping tape attached to the Car...

Page 24: ...ug one end of the power cord firmly into the back of the HomeCentre Plug the other end into a grounded electrical outlet Inserting the color print head and the ink cartridges 1 Lift the HomeCentre lid...

Page 25: ...rotective strip of plastic from the Ink Cartridge Caution Do not touch the uncovered Ink Nozzle area of the Black Ink Cartridge The ink will get on your hands and the Black Ink Cartridge may become co...

Page 26: ...s cyan magenta yellow Each cartridge is numbered and will correspond to the correct number on the Color Print Head as shown below Four ink cartridges installed 8 Move the green Cartridge Lock Lever fo...

Page 27: ...n Maint Help 9 Install the Color Print Head by aligning the hole in the Color Print Head with the green post of the Printer Carriage Lower the Color Print Head down gently into position as shown below...

Page 28: ...Top Cover Moving the Green Cartridge Lever backward 11 Plug your computer and the HomeCentre into the wall socket 12 Press and release the Left button The printer will prepare the Color Print Head for...

Page 29: ...aper in the tray 3 Slide paper adjuster to rest flush squarely against the right side of the paper Installing the software 1 Insert the Xerox Document HomeCentre CD ROM in your PC 2 Click on the deskt...

Page 30: ...ge right now just to see what your HomeCentre can do Print as you normally would from Windows selecting the HomeCentre as your printer Note Do not use an extension cord or a power strip with the HomeC...

Page 31: ...to a preset file Editing the printer options defined in a preset file Using a preset file for a print job Deleting a preset file Using printer services Checking the status of your current job Maintain...

Page 32: ...o the HomeCentre You can print on paper up to 8 inches wide envelopes label sheets A 4 size paper or transparencies 1 Insert the paper you want to print on in the paper tray Make sure you adjust the r...

Page 33: ...Printing a document from Windows You print a document on the HomeCentre from a Windows application The HomeCentre prints within these margins 1 At your PC open the document you want to print 2 On the...

Page 34: ...Intro Install Print Copy Scan Maint Help 34 To Print from Pagis select the Copy button on the Pagis toolbar then click on the Printer button shown below...

Page 35: ...tions Before you print a document you can change the size and orientation of the document select the printing media and set the print quality The settings you choose are used until you change them Not...

Page 36: ...Install Print Copy Scan Maint Help 36 1 At your PC do the following From the application s File menu click Print In the Print dialog box click Properties or Setup The Main Controls property page disp...

Page 37: ...pacity ink jet cartridge can be installed Type Selects the image quality to use based on the contents of the document Options are Auto Photo Graphics and Text Print quality Sets printing at different...

Page 38: ...99 Collate Arranges in sequential order multiple copies of the same document Reverse order Prints the document from last page to first page Media Specifies the type of paper used for printing Media si...

Page 39: ...ou can control advanced image quality features including image brightness and halftone printing 1 At your PC do the following From the application s File menu click Print In the Print dialog box click...

Page 40: ...s and photographs Mirror image Reverses the image from left to right for special applications such as transfer media Halftone Sets the halftone rendering Use None to print solid colors and black Fine...

Page 41: ...a preset file that defines the options for printing color transparencies and use the file each time you print color transparencies Saving printer options to a preset file You can save printer and adv...

Page 42: ...Intro Install Print Copy Scan Maint Help 42 5 In the Save As dialog box type a name in the Preset name box and click OK 6 Click OK...

Page 43: ...reset file you want to edit from the List of presets 4 Under Main Controls and Advanced change the options you want Refer to the sections Setting printer options and Setting advanced image quality opt...

Page 44: ...k OK Deleting a preset file When you no longer need a preset file you can delete it 1 At your PC do the following From the application s File menu click Print In the Print dialog box click Properties...

Page 45: ...ch the printer icon or Status property page displays on your desktop Checking the status of your current print job The Status property page lets you monitor the progress of the current print job and v...

Page 46: ...cel the current print job click Cancel Print To pause the print job click Pause 3 Do one of the following Click Close to exit the printer settings Click Print Driver to return to the Main Controls pro...

Page 47: ...eaning replacing and aligning the color print head and high capacity ink jet cartridge 1 At your PC double click the HomeCentre icon 2 Click the Print Head tab to display the Print Head property page...

Page 48: ...ty ink jet cartridge Choosing the printer status display options You can choose the conditions under which the printer icon or Status property page displays on your desktop You can specify the display...

Page 49: ...ending document and change its status 1 In Windows 95 click the Xerox HomeCentre Spool Manager button on the taskbar The Spool Manager window displays showing the list of print jobs pending on the Hom...

Page 50: ...time Delete Removes the document from the print queue Requeue Advances or delays a document s position in the print queue Info Displays information about the print job 3 To change the status of the pr...

Page 51: ...move the printer output tray and any media from the paper tray 2 Lift the envelope guide located on the paper tray 3 Load up to 10 envelopes flap side up and against the envelope guide in the paper tr...

Page 52: ...options such as font point size and page orientation 1 In DOS change to the following directory c Program Files Xerox HomeCentre Note If you installed your software in another directory change to the...

Page 53: ...could differ slightly 1 Click on the Start Button then choose the Settings Control Panel 2 Double click the System icon select the Device Manager tab 3 Click the plus sign to the left of the Ports ic...

Page 54: ...dia being quality plain paper for general usage The recommended plain paper is Xerox Image Series LX 24 lb 8 5 x11 Other materials can be used for specific applications 600 DPI paper should be used fo...

Page 55: ...x 257 mm Executive 7 25 x 10 5 184 x 267 mm US Cards 4 x 6 in 102 x 152 mm US Cards 5 x 8 in 127 x 203 mm A6 Cards 105 x 148 mm Hagaki Postcards 100 x 148 mm 10 Envelopes 4 125 x 9 5 in 105 x 241 mm...

Page 56: ...face up short end fed and left side registered The tray has an adjustable side guide with indicators for Letter Legal A4 and A5 Both plain and coated papers transparencies and envelopes may be fed fro...

Page 57: ...lb index 143 gm2 Manual Feed A manual feed insertion is performed by placing a sheet on top of existing media the system automatically feed the inserted sheet without additional customer interaction O...

Page 58: ...onsider when choosing paper How does copying work Copy modes Copying single pages If you want to copy another document page If you don t have any more pages to copy Copying large or bound documents If...

Page 59: ...TEAM XRX What to consider when choosing paper Size You can use paper that is up to 8 inches wide The paper you select should fit within the paper adjusters Weight Use 20 to 28 lb plain paper for your...

Page 60: ...heck your local office supply store browse through computer magazines or paper supply catalogs for ideas Most mail order companies will send you a sampler kit of paper in stock You can also copy or pr...

Page 61: ...using the Pagis software and start the copy process Copy modes You can copy in one of two ways Attached The scanner remains attached to the HomeCentre base while you feed documents through the space...

Page 62: ...ment you want to copy and guide the scanner along as it scans the page as shown below The scanner starts to move when it detects the document and stops when it reaches the end of the document HomeCent...

Page 63: ...ides Adjust the scanner s paper guide if necessary Paper wider than 8 inches will not feed through the scanner 4 Specify the copy settings On the Pagis tool bar click Copy Specify copy quality printer...

Page 64: ...e and click No More Pages a dialog box will appear select More Pages If you don t have any more pages to copy Remove the scanned document and click No More Pages when the dialog box appears click Prin...

Page 65: ...hether to copy in color or monochrome and the number of copies See the Pagis online help or documentation for more information 7 Click Copy Now to start 6 Gently guide the scanner do not press down or...

Page 66: ...aint Help If you don t have any more pages to copy Click No More Pages When the dialog box appears click Print Copy The scanned document is printed Reattach the scanner to the HomeCentre base Press it...

Page 67: ...Scanning documents What can be scanned How does scanning work Scanning modes Scanning tips Scanning single pages If you want to scan another document page Scanning large sized or bound documents If y...

Page 68: ...Pagis on line documentation or the Pagis software application online help What can be scanned Here are some examples of what you can scan into your PC with the HomeCentre Color or black and white pho...

Page 69: ...sheet at a time through the attached scanner Before scanning in a document make sure that the Document Guide is correctly positioned If the document is larger or if it is a page in a book or magazine...

Page 70: ...ext or graphics and save the information into a separate file You can then print your completed project on the HomeCentre Scanning modes You can scan in one of two ways Attached The scanner remains at...

Page 71: ...ment you want to copy and guide the scanner along as it scans the page as shown below The scanner starts to move when it detects the document and stops when it reaches the end of the document HomeCent...

Page 72: ...o be lower than your printer s resolution Experiment with your scanning to see what works best Note color resolution is 100 to 800 dpi black and white resolution is 100 to 1200 dpi Glossy or matte pap...

Page 73: ...scanning If you are scanning in detached mode always use a flat clean surface Important when using detached mode do NOT scan on a glass or other reflective surface image quality deteriorates when sca...

Page 74: ...text that contains black and different colored text The TextBridge Pro OCR system can only scan black or dark colored text different colored text is not supported using TextBridge Pro OCR If the text...

Page 75: ...e location where you want the scanned document to reside on your hard disk drive Next specify the scanner settings for the text or image See the Pagis online help or documentation for more information...

Page 76: ...76 Intro Install Print Copy Scan Maint Help The Scanner Tab in Pagis...

Page 77: ...gis online help or documentation for more information about working with the scanned text or image Scanning large sized or bound documents 1 Detach the scanner by lifting it off the HomeCentre base Us...

Page 78: ...olution See the Pagis online help or documentation for details 4 Click Start to start scanning With your hand on top of the scanner gently guide the scanner do not press down or push the scanner as it...

Page 79: ...u have no more pages to scan 1 Click No More Pages 2 Reattach the scanner to the HomeCentre base Press it gently until it clicks into place See the Pagis online help or documentation for more informat...

Page 80: ...eCentre Replacing the print head Removing the print head Reinstalling the print head Adding paper Removing and Replacing the Paper Cassette Cleaning the HomeCentre surface Cleaning the print head Prin...

Page 81: ...ct it when moving the HomeCentre to another location Switch from a black only cartridge to color ink cartridges and vice versa Store the print head in a safe place when you aren t using it or moving i...

Page 82: ...rd before you reinstall the print head 1 Line up the hole in the print head with the green post on the printer carriage Lower the print head down gen tly into position 2 Gently push the green cartridg...

Page 83: ...n t use paper that is wider than 8 inches in the HomeCentre 1 Pull up the paper tray extension until it snaps into place 2 Move the paper guide all the way to the right 3 Fan the paper and put up to 1...

Page 84: ...ion you do not need to remove the HomeCentre s paper cassette However if you do need to remove the cassette use the following procedure To remove the cassette 1 Grasp the cassette and tab as shown bel...

Page 85: ...Copy Scan Maint Help To insert the cassette 1 Before inserting the paper cassette push the cam ito the right as far as you can as shown in the figure below 2 Squeeze the cassette as shown below and in...

Page 86: ...86 Intro Install Print Copy Scan Maint Help 3 Grasp each green tab and push straight down to lock into place...

Page 87: ...ctly onto the HomeCentre Use enough water to moisten the cleaning cloth Don t use detergent alcohol and similar cleaners to clean with 1 Press and hold the green LED button to stop the printer 2 Unplu...

Page 88: ...nly when the green LED is lit or while printing The HomeCentre will finish printing the current line clean the head then start printing again Printing a test page You can print a test page to check th...

Page 89: ...es not print repeat steps 1 through 3 Calibrating the scanner If your scanned images don t look as sharp and crisp as they used to you may need to recalibrate the scanner Calibrating the scanner resto...

Page 90: ...90 Intro Install Print Copy Scan Maint Help 2 Insert the calibration card face up into the scanner with the arrows pointing toward the scanner as shown below Calibrating the scanner...

Page 91: ...91 Intro Install Print Copy Scan Maint Help 3 Select Next on the Calibrate HomeCentre screen...

Page 92: ...ibration progress dialog box is displayed while the scanner is being calibrated In case of calibration problems If your power supply is not plugged in the scanner is not connected to the PC or the pri...

Page 93: ...ntro Install Print Copy Scan Maint Help Chapter 7 Troubleshooting and Help Xerox customer help Clearing paper jams Clearing paper misfeeds from the printer Clearing a paper jam Solving HomeCentre prob...

Page 94: ...er Support Center to speak with someone for technical help or repair information Call from a phone that is near your HomeCentre and PC This helps the support representative diagnose your problem You l...

Page 95: ...ber in the United States and Canada is 1 800 TEAM XRX 1 800 832 6979 Clearing paper jams Paper can jam in the printer or not feed correctly into the scanner When a jam occurs the HomeCentre red LED wi...

Page 96: ...d sheet out from the feed roller 3 Throw the damaged sheet away and press the red LED button again to continue printing Solving HomeCentre problems This section helps you solve any problems that might...

Page 97: ...e using the provided IEEE 1284 1994 compliant bi directional cable What if while printing or copying I see horizontal lines and streaks on the pages Clean the print head If the streaks or lines still...

Page 98: ...he ink cartridge Make sure you removed the protective tape from the ink cartridge If the test page prints okay check the cable or PC If blank remove and reinstall the print head then clean it Replace...

Page 99: ...head A carriage position error occurred Press the red LED button to clear the error and eject the loaded paper A paper feed error occurred Remove the jammed paper What if I look at the LEDs and the r...

Page 100: ...talled Replace the ink cartridge with a Xerox Ink Cartridge An ink cartridge is not installed correctly Press down on the cartridges to make sure they are fully seated What if the scanner doesn t work...

Page 101: ...h to wipe the dust and dirt buildup from the scanner plastic window and rollers Recalibrate the scanner What if the scanner is not detected Check that the cable connections at the parallel port and el...

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