Xerox PHASER 7500, Service Manual

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General Troubleshooting
Quick Install Steps
Perform the following procedures to set up the printer and install the appropriate
drivers.
From the Printer
To set up the printer:
1. Verify that both TCP/IP protocol and the proper connector are enabled.
2. On the Control Panel, select one of these IP address options:
• Allow the printer to set up a DHCP address
• Enter the IP address manually
3. Print the Configuration page and keep it for reference.
From Your Computer
To install the CentreWare for Unix driver:
1. Go to www.xerox.com/office/7500drivers.
2. Select your printer, the platform your are running (
UNIX ), and file type
(
Drivers
).
3. Click Go to Downloads .
4. From the list of provided files, download the
PrinterPackageXPXX
and the
appropriate CentreWare printer driver for your platform <OS>XPXX 4.xx.x.tar.
a. As root untar the Driver and Printer package, this will create two
subdirectories. Cd to <O/S>InstallPackage and type ./setup to install the
driver.
b. CD to the PrinterPackagexpxx and type ./setup to install the printer
specific data files.
c. Type xpadmin to open the admin tool for creating print queues. Select the
printer from the list of discovered printers you want to print to. Click on
the printer icon at the top left of the screen to add a print queue.
5. Print a test page and verify the print quality of the printed page.
Note
If print-quality problem exists, or your job did not print, refer to the User Guide
at www.xerox.com/office/7500support.
Additional Resources
For users that want to use the CUPS driver instead of CentreWare for Unix, access
the Xerox web site for the latest CUPS ppd package at www.xerox.com/office/
7500drivers. To download printer drivers:
1. Find your printer. Click the Drivers & Downloads link. Select the platform you
are running (UNIX), and the files you would like to download (Drivers).
2. Click the Go button.
3. Click the CUPSPrinterPackage .
4. Untar the printer package and select the ppd for the printer you want to
install.
5. Copy the file to /usr/share/cups/model/Xerox. (This is the directory for
SUSE10.1. The directory may not be in the same location on other Linux
versions).