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The Xerox
DocuPrint N17 and
N17b Network Laser
Printers
User Guide
Version 1.8
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Copyright © 1998, 1999 Xerox Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Copyright protection claimed includes all forms of matters of copyrightable materials and information now allowed by statutory or judicial law or hereinafter granted, including without limitation, material generated from the software programs which are displayed on the screen such as styles, templates, icons, screen displays, looks, etc. XEROX®, The Document Company®, the stylized X, DocuPrint, and N17 are trademarks of Xerox Co
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Table of Contents i Chapter 1 Getting Started ............................................................... 1-1 DocuPrint N17 and N17b Models ....................................1-2 User Documentation Roadmap ....................................... 1-3 Printed Documentation.................................................... 1-3 DocuPrint N17 Product CD............................................... 1-4 Using the CDs.................................................................. 1-5 How Mu
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Chapter 3 Using the Control Panel ................................................ 3-1 Control Panel Features..................................................... 3-2 The Display ...................................................................... 3-3 Menu Options................................................................... 3-4 Chapter 4 Paper Loading and Orientation ................................... 4-1 Selecting Paper.................................................................
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Paper Mismatch Jam...................................................... 5-17 Misfeed Jam at Startup .................................................. 5-18 Fuser Jam....................................................................... 5-19 Chapter 6 Replacing Consumables ................................................ 6-1 Replacing the EP Cartridge .............................................. 6-2 Replacing the Fuser Cartridge/BTR.................................. 6-5 Chapter 7 Troublesho
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TOC-4 v DocuPrint N17/N17b User Guide
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Getting Started 1 retpah C DocuPrint N17 and N17b Models .................................. 1-2 User Documentation Roadmap ..................................... 1-3 How Much of This Book Must I Read? .......................... 1-6 Printer Components ....................................................... 1-7 Installing Your Printer .................................................... 1-8 Printing a Configuration Sheet ................................... 1-10 Chapter 1: Getting Started v 1-1
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DocuPrint N17 and N17b Models This book is for use with both the Xerox DocuPrint N17 DocuPrint N17 and DocuPrint N17b Network Laser Printers. The DocuPrint N17 contains all the components of the and N17b DocuPrint N17b, plus the following: Models • Ethernet 10Base2 and 10BaseT • Audible buzzer As this guide serves both printers, the DocuPrint N17b will hereafter be referred to as the DocuPrint N17 except in situations where information is specific to either printer. 1-2 v DocuPrint N17/N17
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User Documentation Roadmap Your DocuPrint N17 printer is packaged with User documentation in both printed form and on CD. There are two CDs: Documentation • Product CD, which contains documentation and Roadmap printer drivers. • Printer Management Software CD, which contains various Xerox-provided client software and the documentation for it. This section serves as a roadmap for the printed and CD documentation Your DocuPrint N17 printer was packaged with the Printed following pieces of p
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User Documentation Roadmap Your DocuPrint N17 printer was also packaged with a CD DocuPrint N17 that contains the following pieces of information: Product CD • User Guide (electronic version of this book) • Quick Network Install Guide • System Administrator Guide • Technical Information Guide • A procedure to upgrade your printer software The System Administrator Guide contains the following information should you require it: • Printer installation instructions, in Chapter 1. • Installation in
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User Documentation Roadmap The documentation on the Product CD is provided as PDF Using the CDs files, which are opened in Adobe Acrobat Reader (provided on the CD if you do not already have it installed). These files contain hypertext links that enable you to jump from the Table of Contents or Index directly to the page where you are looking for information, as well as from page to page where information is cross-referenced. Simply move the cursor over a hypertext link and it changes to
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How Much of This Book Must I Read? Use this book as a reference for: How Much of • Getting Started (Chapter 1: Getting Started) This Book Must I • Information about CentreWare and installing printer drivers (Chapter 2: Printer Management Software and Read? Drivers) • Instructions on using the Control Panel (Chapter 3: Using the Control Panel) • Paper specifications, loading paper, and duplex printing (Chapter 4: Paper Loading and Orientation) • Clearing Jams(Chapter 5: Clearing Jams and Jam
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Printer Components The major printer components are indicated below. Printer Components Figure 1.1 Major printer components Front View 1 Control Panel Display 2 Control Panel Keypad 3 Recessed Grip 4 Power Switch 5 Standard Output Bin 6 Front Cover 7 Front Cover Release Button 8 MBF (Multi-bypass Tray) 9 MBF Release Point 10 Tray 1 Rear View 1 Option Interface Cover 2 Rear Cover 3 Power Inlet 4 Ethernet Ports (N17 only) 5 Parallel Port 6 Serial Port 7 Diagnostic LED 8 Ethernet LED (N17 only) 9 P
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Installing Your Printer There are other documents which will help you install Installing Your your printer. The purpose of this section is simply to guide you to those documents (and sections of documents). The Printer following documentation is available for installation assistance: • The DocuPrint N17 System Administrator Guide (on the DocuPrint N17 Product CD) — Chapter 1 shows how to initially install the DocuPrint 17. — Appendix B shows how tolreplace the DocuPrint N17 EP Cartridge an
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Installing Your Printer • Chapter 2 of this guide provides some direction on how to install your DocuPrint N17 drivers and CentreWare software. More information is provided on the CD. • More detailed information about installation can also be found in your CentreWare Users Manual, contained on the Printer Management Software CD that comes with your DocuPrint N17. Please remember to save and store all your packing materials in a dry place so that you can retrieve these materials in the fu
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Printing a Configuration Sheet A very convenient way of both testing basic printer Printing a operation and determining how your printer is configured is to print a Configuration Sheet. Configuration The following operator sequence from the DocuPrint N17 Sheet Control Panel will cause a Configuration Sheet to be printed: 1. Press Menu Up or Menu Down until you see: Menus Test Menu on the Display. 2. Press Item Up or Item Down until you see: Test Menu Config Sheet on the Display. 3. Press Ent
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Printer Management Software and Drivers 2 retpah C Using CentreWare DP with the DocuPrint N17 ............ 2-2 DocuPrint N17 PCL Printer Drivers ................................ 2-3 DocuPrint N17 PostScript Printer Drivers ..................... 2-4 Driver Features ............................................................... 2-5 Installing CentreWare and Drivers ................................ 2-7 Chapter 2: Printer Management Software and Drivers v 2-1
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Using CentreWare DP with the DocuPrint N17 Xerox CentreWare DP is easy-to-use printer management Using software for Xerox printers. Through the ease of point-and-click navigation, you can install, connect, and CentreWare DP configure the DocuPrint N17 on a network, quickly and easily. with the CentreWare DP provides network administrators with DocuPrint N17 simplified setup procedures and effortless management of networked Xerox DocuPrint N17 printers. Table 2.1 lists CentreWare DP key fea
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DocuPrint N17 PCL Printer Drivers The DocuPrint N17 supports the PCL Emulation printer DocuPrint N17 drivers listed in Table 2.2. To take full advantage of all the printer's features when printing PCL jobs, install the PCL Printer appropriate DocuPrint N17 PCL Emulation printer driver(s). Drivers Table 2.2 DocuPrint N17 PCL printer drivers Environment Printer Driver Windows Windows 3.1x/ Windows 95 Windows NT 3.5.1 Windows NT 4.0 Chapter 2: Printer Management Software and Drivers v 2-3
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DocuPrint N17 PostScript Printer Drivers The DocuPrint N17 supports the PostScript drivers listed DocuPrint N17 in Table 2.3. To take full advantage of all the printer's features when printing PostScript jobs, install the PostScript appropriate DocuPrint N17 printer driver(s). Printer Drivers Table 2.3 DocuPrint N17 PostScript printer drivers Environment Printer Driver Windows Windows 3.1x/ Windows 95 Windows NT 3.5.1 Windows NT 4.0 IBM OS/2 OS/2 Ver. 2.1 OS/2 WARP Macintosh System 6.x Syste
