Xerox DocuPrint 180, System Configuration Manual

Page 1: ...Xerox DocuPrint 96 4635 180 IPS Guide to Configuring and Managing the System Version 7 1 August 2000 721P88170...

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Page 3: ...am is completely enclosed during all modes of customer operation The laser danger labels on the system are for Xerox service representatives and are on or near panels or shields that must be removed w...

Page 4: ...r Xerox equipment Use of unsuitable materials may result in poor performance and may create a hazardous situation Never move either the printer or the Printer Controller without first contacting Xerox...

Page 5: ...s 1 5 Moving a window or icon 1 6 Reducing a window 1 6 Entering text 1 7 Exiting a window 1 8 IPS main window 1 9 Menus 1 10 Configuration menu 1 10 Diagnostics menu 1 12 Administration menu 1 13 Sys...

Page 6: ...urces 3 8 Displaying and adding resident fonts 3 9 Displaying resident fonts 3 9 Adding resident fonts 3 10 Loading the IPS software license text string 3 12 Entering a Diagnostic Authorization string...

Page 7: ...Changing a media icon 4 38 Deleting a media icon 4 38 Editing the media defaults 4 38 Adding a new input configuration 4 40 Changing an input configuration file 4 46 Deleting an input configuration fi...

Page 8: ...TABLE OF CONTENTS viii XEROX DOCUPRINT 96 4635 180 IPS GUIDE TO CONFIGURING AND MANAGING THE SYSTEM...

Page 9: ...o the other documents listed in the Related publications section Before using this guide become familiar with its contents and conventions Contents This section lists the contents of this guide Chapte...

Page 10: ...library names are shown in italics for example the Xerox DocuPrint 96 4635 180 IPS Guide to Configuring and Managing the System Capitalization of graphical user interface GUI window titles matches the...

Page 11: ...Helpful Facts About Paper Installation Planning Guide Master Index Messages Guide Solutions Guide System Overview Guide Troubleshooting Guide Xerox Standard Font Library Font User Guide The documentat...

Page 12: ...INTRODUCTION xii XEROX DOCUPRINT 96 4635 180 IPS GUIDE TO CONFIGURING AND MANAGING THE SYSTEM...

Page 13: ...ow displays the current system setup the current system status and any jobs that are running This window also provides access to menus and subwindows from which you can configure and operate your syst...

Page 14: ...GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE 1 2 XEROX DOCUPRINT 96 4635 180 IPS GUIDE TO CONFIGURING AND MANAGING THE SYSTEM Figure 1 1 Printer Controller monitor with IPS main window IPS Console window and IPS Print En...

Page 15: ...tle box or oval to the right of the menu name Figure 1 2 Example of a pull down menu title button from the IPS main window Types of pull down menus You will encounter two types of pull down menus on t...

Page 16: ...you drag the cursor to the option you want 3 Release the mouse button when the cursor is on your selection The menu disappears and the screen for your selection is displayed Notes on pull down menus H...

Page 17: ...spin buttons An incremental spin button consists of a line displaying a numeric value with buttons next to it containing arrows Figure 1 7 Example of incremental spin buttons To select an item that ha...

Page 18: ...ered by other windows or icons you do not want to close If the title bar of the window you want is completely covered use the Front key on the keyboard or drag and drop the other windows away to expos...

Page 19: ...s in front of the triangle To highlight or select text in a text field 1 Position the cursor at the beginning or the end of the text you are selecting 2 Holding down the left mouse button drag the cur...

Page 20: ...ws there is a small button in the shape of a push pin in the upper left corner on the title bar illustrated in the following examples If the pin is out Figure 1 8 Window with pin button out You can ex...

Page 21: ...s and to the Input and Output Configuration subwindows You return to this window from each of the subwindows after you have made your selections Caution When you are using the mouse on the IPS main wi...

Page 22: ...the Refresh option redisplays or redraws the window The title bar pull down menu is generated by the Windows system on your Sun workstation and does not apply to the IPS software You should not have o...

Page 23: ...ervicing and diagnostics when needed by your service representative Maximum Simplex For jobs containing both duplex and simplex pages the Maximum Simplex option allows you to specify the maximum numbe...

Page 24: ...able to Service privilege mode users only Debug Level Displays different levels of debug messages to be stored in log message files This function is available to Administrator and Service privilege mo...

Page 25: ...isplays the meter readings for the system Privilege Mode Enables changing of The privilege mode The password for a selected privilege mode Operator or Administrator Backup Configuration Files Enables...

Page 26: ...system online Offline Takes the system offline Shutdown System Shuts down the system This option stops all processes running on the Printer Controller stops the printer and returns to the boot prompt...

Page 27: ...The number s below each tray cell indicate the printer trays to which the IPDS tray has been mapped Any IPDS tray for which a particular stock has been identified displays a media icon in its tray cel...

Page 28: ...put destination bins have been mapped to the physical printer bins In the Output Configuration section of the main window the horizontal rows of icons represent the IPDS bins specified in the job as t...

Page 29: ...Page Order Within Set Displays the current setting for the order in which pages are placed in the output bin from 1 to N ascending or N to 1 descending If your system does not have a bypass transport...

Page 30: ...pear on non MICR IPS Resolution Shows the resolution in dpi of the fonts used in the current or most recent job sent to the IPS This field reflects the value entered on the Resolution window accessibl...

Page 31: ...ull down menu are activated and then canceled To display the correct status access the item s that were previously activated and canceled and select only the Cancel button Trace Indicates whether a tr...

Page 32: ...click this button before you can click the Cancel Job button to cancel printing Continue Allows you to resume job processing Note If you use the screen Stop button to stop a job you must use the scree...

Page 33: ...ile a name Apply Update Saves changes you make to an input or output configuration file and puts the changed configuration into effect followed by confirmation prompt Delete Erases the file you select...

Page 34: ...the icon s original saved attributes Clear On the Output DFA windows signals the printer to disable the selected DFA profile name Resets all profile parameters in printer memory to zero You would use...

Page 35: ...ot connected make sure the printer and Printer Controller are powered off Then connect the cable Caution Do not connect the printer cable to the Printer Controller when either the Printer Controller o...

Page 36: ...Configuration remains on the screen Either Wait for the printer to warm up and the message to disappear which takes a varying amount of time or Use the following procedure to reduce the amount of boot...

Page 37: ...the system Always power off the system before you do any of the following Remove or install a processor part Remove or install an external drive unit or monitor Unplug the processor power cord Recover...

Page 38: ...right mouse button On the workspace menu that displays select Shutdown With the pointer in the IPS main window select Shutdown System from the System Options menu 3 In the System Shutdown Confirmatio...

Page 39: ...n the Powering on the IPS system section above Communicating with the host computer An IPS is either channel attached to a host computer or receiving data via TCP IP over Ethernet or Token Ring It rec...

Page 40: ...he print job 2 Make any changes necessary to the system configuration using the procedures contained in this chapter Jobs are printed in the order they are sent Note If you are printing samples you mu...

Page 41: ...ing over a channel reboot the Sun workstation and the HCU Job recovery restarts and resumes at the last checkpoint held by the host Rebooting the Printer Controller To reboot your Printer Controller w...

Page 42: ...e button The workspace menu displays 2 Do one of the following Select Eject disk from the workspace menu or Open a command tool and enter the eject command a Place the cursor on the blue background of...

Page 43: ...oted to put the new settings into effect The procedure for rebooting the Printer Controller is in the Starting and stopping the system chapter You will need to reboot after performing the tasks associ...

Page 44: ...You can select the language in which the GUI panel and labels will display 1 From the Configuration pull down menu select Language The Language window displays 2 From the pull down menu select the lan...

Page 45: ...ull down menu select Interface The Interface window displays 2 From the Select Interface pull down menu use the right mouse button to select the interface you want Your selection displays in the lower...

Page 46: ...e channel modes specify the operation of the channel signals determine the data speed and specify whether the channel interface mode is interlock or data stream Single Tag Single tag interlock mode Th...

Page 47: ...mber follow these steps 1 Select TCP IP from the Interface window pull down menu The TCP IP Interface window displays displaying the default port number that PSF is already using for your system Figur...

Page 48: ...epresentative To enable or disable the modem follow these steps 1 Select Modem Enable Disable from the Configuration pull down menu The Modem Enable Disable window displays Figure 3 5 Modem Enable Dis...

Page 49: ...aver slumber mode You can set the amount of time after which the system enters the power saver mode referred to as slumber mode 1 Select Slumber Mode Timer from the Configuration pull down menu Figure...

Page 50: ...e allocation will no longer be available for system operation If you wish to change the memory allocation to provide more memory for resources follow these steps 1 Select Resource Limits from the Conf...

Page 51: ...dent fonts You can display the resident fonts currently loaded on your system or add resident fonts as needed Displaying resident fonts To display the currently loaded resident fonts select Resident F...

Page 52: ...s you want to add reside on a CD or a diskette skip this step Otherwise copy the fonts to the following location var db fonts input 2 Display the Resident Fonts User Interface window Refer to the sect...

Page 53: ...is the Apply button is no longer grayed out click Quit 9 Optional Specify the default code page a Select a font to use as the default code page for Human Readable Information HRI then click the Defaul...

Page 54: ...st ID on the Sun 1 Open a Unix command tool using this procedure a Click the right mouse button on the blue user interface screen background to display the workspace pull down menu b Select Command To...

Page 55: ...er case Here is an example of a license string CB1ED0F1D80EEE534335 4 Click Apply when finished Note If a message pops up indicating that an invalid license was entered your license string text entry...

Page 56: ...tring that will allow you access to the diagnostics follow this procedure 1 From the Administration pull down menu select Diagnostic Authorization Figure 3 13 Administration pull down menu The Diagnos...

Page 57: ...er case Here is an example of a license string CB1ED0F1D80EEE534335 5 Click Apply when finished Note If a message in the IPS Console window indicates that your license string text entry not accepted R...

Page 58: ...the host this stops the host from sending jobs from the queue Follow procedures for your own host system 3 At the host take the printer offline 4 Place the pointer on the background area of the screen...

Page 59: ...described in sequence as they appear on each menu Note During an upgrade to the system all data on the system disks is deleted Therefore it is important to save the following system configurations Ch...

Page 60: ...menu as well as the Trace Service and Debug Level options on the Diagnostics menu are not accessible Operator Mode In this mode service related options on the Configuration and Diagnostic menus as wel...

Page 61: ...vel to an Operator Mode Administrator Mode or Service Mode requires a password To change the Privilege Mode 1 From the Administration menu select Privilege Mode then Change Privilege Mode The Change P...

Page 62: ...rivilege Mode then Change Operator Password The Change Operator Password window displays 2 In the Old Password field enter your old password 3 In the New Password field enter your new password A passw...

Page 63: ...you have made your selections For an illustration of the menus and subwindows available from the IPS main window refer to the Introduction to the graphical user interface chapter Note Access to certai...

Page 64: ...sed in the incoming job to the IPS The IPS then reports this information to PSF Caution The resolution you indicate on this window must match the font resolution in your host input data stream Conflic...

Page 65: ...the printer When the checkbox is selected 240 and 300 dpi jobs are imaged and thus scaled by the IPS Printer Controller Note Hardware scaling by the printer is faster than software scaling by the Prin...

Page 66: ...ges to simplex mode Until the number of simplex pages you specify is sent any simplex pages are printed in duplex mode with a blank page on the back thus providing the appearance of simplex Note When...

Page 67: ...u can enable the job to print on the cut sheet IPS printer by rotating its page origin 90 degrees When you do this the IPS emulates a continuous forms printer while printing on cut sheets Example Supp...

Page 68: ...180 IPS GUIDE TO CONFIGURING AND MANAGING THE SYSTEM Follow these steps 1 Select Continuous Forms Emulation from the Configuration pull down menu 2 On the Continuous Form Selection window click Enabl...

Page 69: ...ain the same across the MICR page In addition the Darkness parameter is reset to provide the best print quality for the MICR print job Do not turn off MICR mode unless a job must be printed in non MIC...

Page 70: ...nt to use for weight and size The specified units are used on the IPS main window To specify the weight and or size units 1 From the Configuration menu select Media Units The Media Units window displa...

Page 71: ...printer consumables Use replicate and trim Enables or disables the Replicate and Trim option This option is used to image large areas by using a small area pattern supplied by the host and replicate...

Page 72: ...EROX DOCUPRINT 96 4635 180 IPS GUIDE TO CONFIGURING AND MANAGING THE SYSTEM Figure 4 7 Optional Processing Parameters window 5 Reboot the system to put your settings into effect except for Alternate m...

Page 73: ...trace Printing a trace file Setting the debug level Updating the software using a diskette or a CD Updating the software remotely Printing samples This section describes the procedure for setting up a...

Page 74: ...int 96 4635 180 IPS has DFA the Sample Prints window contains two additional fields Number of Sets and Finishing Function Figure 4 9 Sample Prints window for a system with DFA Sample File Specifies th...

Page 75: ...E TO CONFIGURING AND MANAGING THE SYSTEM 4 17 Note The following screen shows a sampling of the files that are available Your system may have different sample files or you may choose to have some adde...

Page 76: ...ired Mode Specifies whether the sample is printed in simplex or duplex mode Simplex is the default If you select duplex the same sample is printed on both sides of each sheet Printer Tray Specifies th...

Page 77: ...PQA button When you click this button the system prints a one page sample This initiates an automatic print quality adjustment if needed While the PQA is in progress a PQA status window displays givi...

Page 78: ...ord protected Capturing a trace To capture a trace in preparation for a service call 1 Drain the printer at the host Follow procedures for your host system 2 Restart the Printer Controller by selectin...

Page 79: ...le Note This option displays only if Channel was selected from the Interface window Refer to the Setting up the Printer Controller chapter IPDS TCP IP Specifies that the trace will capture the TCP IP...

Page 80: ...ct Normal Operation from the Trace Options pull down menu 10 Click Quit Executing a captured trace To execute a trace to assist with system diagnostics 1 Capture the trace following the steps describe...

Page 81: ...pplies default values for those parameters that are not supplied The defaults are Paper size USLetter 8 5 by 11 inch Resolution r 300 Directory current directory To print a file from a directory other...

Page 82: ...ou can set the level of debug messages to be stored in log message files To set the debug level 1 From the Diagnostics menu select Debug Level The Debug Level window displays 2 Select the debug level...

Page 83: ...ovided by your service representative To update the software 1 Insert the CD or the diskette containing the software update into your diskette drive 2 From the Diagnostics menu select Update from CDRO...

Page 84: ...EM Updating the software remotely You can update the printing system software remotely as follows 1 From the Diagnostics menu select Install Remote Update The Install Remote Update window displays 2 E...

Page 85: ...e 4 15 System Options pull down menu Online Places the system online Offline Takes the system offline Shutdown System Shuts down the system This option stops all processes running on the Printer Contr...

Page 86: ...rays specified for a given IPDS tray It stops and requests more paper only when all those trays are empty You can create input configurations by organizing the stocks you will use in a certain applica...

Page 87: ...cify the 20 pound white stock in the IPDS Tray 1 cell and the 60 pound blue in the IPDS Tray 2 cell In the Printer Trays row specify the 20 pound white paper in the cells for Printer Trays 1 3 and 4 S...

Page 88: ...k Selecting simplex or duplex printing The 96 4635 180 IPS allow you to switch from simplex to duplex printing or vice versa within and between print jobs Duplex or mixed plex jobs need to be printed...

Page 89: ...ttributes of the IPDS trays Also each IPDS tray can be defined with different margin values To set the margin values of an IPDS tray follow these steps 1 In the Input Configuration section of the main...

Page 90: ...stocks media that you have available for loading in your IPS feeder trays To create an input tray configuration you copy by dragging and dropping media icons from this Library to the tray cells on the...

Page 91: ...ut configuration of your choice The IPS Input Configuration window displays Note The first time you see this window it displays your Default input tray configuration which your Xerox representative se...

Page 92: ...o the Library Edit Displays the Edit a Media Type window which allows you to change media icons in the Library Delete Deletes a media icon from the Library Edit Defaults Displays the Edit the Media De...

Page 93: ...the bottom of this window shows the media icon with which you are currently working Each time you make a selection or change in any of the fields on this window that change is reflected in the display...

Page 94: ...ouse button You can create new stock types to add to this list by following these steps a Click the Add button located below the Form Type list box The following window displays Figure 4 26 Add a New...

Page 95: ...s refer to the Specifying the media units section earlier in this chapter Color Specifies the color of the stock represented by the media icon you are creating There are two ways to do this Select a s...

Page 96: ...s the Media Library window For the procedure refer to the Creating a media icon section earlier in this chapter 2 On the Media Library window click the media icon you want to delete 3 Click the Delete...

Page 97: ...on the Media Library window The Edit the Media Defaults window displays Figure 4 27 Media Defaults window 3 Make changes to all desired fields For an explanation of these fields and the procedures for...

Page 98: ...the existing file you selected to build from will not be changed Figure 4 28 Input Configuration pull down menu If you wish you can use whatever input configuration was already displayed when you open...

Page 99: ...he Input Configuration window specify the media that has been or will be loaded in the printer feeder trays Printer Trays field This field consists of a row of boxes called tray cells each of which re...

Page 100: ...ps for each tray you are configuring a On the Media Library window position the cursor over the media icon you are selecting for that tray b Holding down the left mouse button drag the icon to the IPS...

Page 101: ...d consists of a row of eight tray cells each of which represents an input tray that a job might specify Mapping IPDS input trays By placing copies of the same media icon in a printer tray cell and an...

Page 102: ...for parts of the job calling for IPDS tray 2 3 or 4 because all of them are also mapped to printer trays 1 and 2 for this configuration The paper that should be loaded in printer trays 1 and 2 is 20 p...

Page 103: ...job Note The display of eight IPDS tray cells means eight IPDS trays are reported to the host when the printer is started Any IPDS tray not containing a media icon is flagged to the host as disabled I...

Page 104: ...s you need in the Media Library Refer to the Setting up the Media Library section earlier in this chapter 3 Make the necessary changes to the media icons displayed in the IPDS and Printer Tray cells F...

Page 105: ...the input configuration you want to delete Figure 4 34 Input Configuration pull down menu Note The Default input configuration cannot be deleted Attempts to do so produce an error message 3 Click Dele...

Page 106: ...in it and the size paper that was specified for it in its corresponding tray cell The Input Configuration window remains open and the configuration you are working on is not updated Figure 4 36 Feeder...

Page 107: ...ut configuration you specify one or more stacker trays for each IPDS output bin specified in a print job The printer delivers the printed output to the trays specified for a given IPDS bin it stops an...

Page 108: ...an example of an output configuration Figure 4 37 Example of an output configuration displayed on the IPS main window In the illustration above IPDS bin row 2 has the stacker icon in the Printer Bin...

Page 109: ...e base for the new output configuration Figure 4 38 Output Configuration pull down menu You will rename the new file so the existing file you selected to build from will not be changed The Output Conf...

Page 110: ...tion Mode menu or if a bin number is not specified by a job on the host Note Output is delivered to the default bin if one of the following conditions applies Use Default Bin is selected as the Bin Se...

Page 111: ...IPDS bin called out in the job to the printer bin s that will receive the parts of the job in which that IPDS bin is specified IPDS Bins Each horizontal row of rectangular buttons represents an IPDS...

Page 112: ...highlighted bin buttons for Stacker A and Stacker B This means that all parts of the printed job calling for IPDS bin 3 will go to stacker A or B When A or B is full output delivery will automatically...

Page 113: ...4 Finishing Attributes window systems with DFA 2 On the Finishing Attributes window make selections or enter values in the fields described below Set Sheet Delivery Specifies whether sheets will be de...

Page 114: ...s 10 to 60 Maximum Set Size Exceeded Specifies the action to take if the maximum set size is exceeded Normal Pages print as if the Finishing Attributes were not specified that is the page order end of...

Page 115: ...ly A confirmation window displays 5 On the confirmation window click Update to save the new settings 6 Click Quit to return to the IPS main window Deleting an output configuration To delete an output...

Page 116: ...To create a new DFA profile 1 Locate the DFA Profile pull down menu on the IPS main window below the Output Configuration pull down menu Figure 4 46 DFA Profile pull down menu Note The DFA Profile me...

Page 117: ...his timing You can specify from 0 to 32767 milliseconds Time Between Sets ms p3 or p3a Specifies the time required by the third party finishing device from the top of the last sheet in a set to the bo...

Page 118: ...ibutes p6 c6 Finishing Function 2 Attributes p6 c7 These are signals through which you can specify instructions to be sent to your third party finishing device If these functions are applicable to you...

Page 119: ...sheet You specify this value only when you select Trail Edge for the Delivery Signal Type The range is 30 to 110 milliseconds Sheet Exit to End of Set Time ms p11 Specifies the time required between...

Page 120: ...s chapter for explanations of the items in this window 3 Click Save to save the updated DFA profile 4 If you want to put the updated profile into effect immediately click Apply Save 5 Click Quit to re...

Page 121: ...A profiles for DFA systems only Input tray groups Output tray groups System configuration files Media library files Note Configuration files created with software versions lower than 5 4 cannot be sav...

Page 122: ...diskette for storage or transfer follow this procedure 1 Insert a PC formatted diskette into the drive 2 From the Administration pull down menu select Backup Configuration Files Figure 4 50 Backup Co...

Page 123: ...his procedure 1 Insert the diskette used for a backup of the configuration files into the drive 2 From the Administration pull down menu select Restore Configuration Files 3 On the Restore Configurati...

Page 124: ...SETTING THE SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 4 66 XEROX DOCUPRINT 96 4635 180 IPS GUIDE TO CONFIGURING AND MANAGING THE SYSTEM...

Page 125: ...pecifying 4 28 4 47 output specifying 4 49 4 62 configuration files backing up 1 13 backing up and restoring 4 63 restoring 1 13 Configuration pull down menu 1 11 4 6 4 14 conprt utility 4 23 Continue...

Page 126: ...18 1 19 using 1 9 IPS mode switching 3 16 IPS Output Configuration window 4 51 IPS Print Engine Monitor window 2 6 IPS Print Service Console window 1 1 IPS software license text string loading 3 12 3...

Page 127: ...g 2 7 stacker trays configuring 1 16 status 2 6 stopping 2 6 Printer Bins display field 1 16 Printer Controller rebooting 2 7 setting up 3 1 3 16 printer tray cells 4 42 Printer Tray field 4 18 Printe...

Page 128: ...ecifying 4 12 slumber mode timer 1 11 3 7 SMM Value for Finishing Function field 4 60 software license text string loading 3 12 3 13 software updates from CD 1 12 4 25 from diskette 1 12 4 25 remotely...

Page 129: ...1 6 IPS Engine Monitor 1 1 IPS main 1 9 IPS main described 1 1 IPS Output Configuration 4 51 IPS Print Engine Monitor 2 6 IPS Print Service Console 1 1 Maximum Simplex 4 8 Media Library 4 33 Media Typ...

Page 130: ...INDEX INDEX 6 XEROX DOCUPRINT 96 4635 180 IPS GUIDE TO CONFIGURING AND MANAGING THE SYSTEM...

Page 131: ...nguage1 tif 144 dpi 3 2 IPS LPS Graphics slinterface1 tif 144 dpi 3 3 IPS LPS Graphics slchannel tif 144 dpi 3 4 IPS LPS Graphics sltcpip tif 144 dpi 3 5 IPS LPS Graphics 70 modem TIF 83 dpi 3 6 IPS L...

Page 132: ...PS Graphics sladdnewform tif 144 dpi 4 36 IPS LPS Graphics 7192 mediadef tif 108 dpi 4 39 IPS LPS Graphics ingrnam wmf 4 40 IPS LPS Graphics 70 inputconfigdefault TIF 118 dpi 4 41 IPS LPS Graphics 70...