Xanté CL30 User guide

Preface • 2

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CL30 User’s Manual v2b 2-8-2005

Contents • i

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

How to Use this Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Online usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Printing pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Chapter 2 - Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Unpacking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

CD-ROM disk contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Printer location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Printer components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Chapter 3 - Setting Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Packaging and protective sheet removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Toner cartridge installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Loading paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Manual feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Power connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Menu settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Changing the display language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Printing the MenuMap. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Media Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Selecting Paper Feed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Selecting Paper Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Selecting Media Type and Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Media Recommendations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Envelopes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Labels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Paper feed and exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Paper Sizes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Paper weights and media settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Printer settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Confirming current settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Changing the settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

List of menu settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Print Jobs Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Information Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

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Test Print Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Shutdown Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Print Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Media Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Color Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

System Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

PCL Emulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Parallel Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

USB Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Network Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Memory Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Disk Maintenance Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

System Adjust Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Maintenance Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Usage Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

List of Administrator Menu Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

OP Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Color Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Block Device Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Peak Power Control Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Setting Color Tuning from Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

Chapter 4 - Windows XP Printer Drivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Which Printer Driver to Use?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Installed options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Additional memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Internal hard disk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

Additional paper trays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Duplex unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

High capacity feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Changing defaults for paper feed, size and media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

PostScript Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

PCL Driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Network Printer Status Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

Contents • iii

Chapter 5 - Windows XP Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

Factors that Affect Color Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

Viewing Conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Printer Driver Color Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Monitor Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

How your software application displays color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Paper type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Choosing a Color Matching Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

RGB or CMYK? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

Matching Photographic Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

Matching Specific Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

Printing Vivid Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

PCL Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

Color Matching Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

Color Swatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

PostScript Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

Color Matching Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

XANTÉ Color Matching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

PostScript Color Matching. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

Using ICC Profiles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

Windows ICM Color Matching. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

Multiple pages on one sheet (N-Up Printing). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

Custom page sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113

Changing the Resolution for a print job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

Duplex printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

Printing booklets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122

Printing watermarks (PCL Driver only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125

Collating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127

Proof and print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128

Printing copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130

Deleting copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130

Secure printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

Store to hard disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134

Printing a stored document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

Deleting a stored document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136

Printing Overlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137

Creating documents to use as overlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138

Downloading the print file to use as an overlay . . . . . . . . . . . . .139

Defining Overlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140

Printing posters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146

Contents • iv

Chapter 6 - Windows 2000 Printer Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149

Which Printer Driver to Use?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149

Enabling Installed Options in the Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

Additional memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

Internal hard disk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

Additional paper trays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153

Duplex unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155

High capacity feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157

Changing defaults for paper feed, size and media . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161

Network Printer Status Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165

Chapter 7 - Windows 2000 Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167

Factors that Affect Color Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168

Viewing Conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169

Printer Driver Color Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169

Monitor Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169

How your software application displays color . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170

Paper type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170

Choosing a Color Matching Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171

RGB or CMYK? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171

Matching Photographic Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171

Matching Specific Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172

Printing Vivid Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173

PCL Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174

Color Matching Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174

Color Swatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176

PostScript Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177

Color Matching Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177

XANTÉ Color Matching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177

PostScript Color Matching. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179

Using ICC Profiles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181

Windows ICM Color Matching. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184

Multiple pages on one sheet (N-Up Printing). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185

Custom page sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187

Changing the Resolution for a print job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192

Duplex printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193

Printing booklets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196

Printing watermarks (PCL Driver only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199

Collating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201

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Proof and print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202

Printing copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204

Deleting copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204

Secure printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205

Store to hard disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208

Printing a stored document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209

Deleting a stored document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209

Printing Overlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211

Creating documents to use as overlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212

Downloading the print file to use as an overlay . . . . . . . . . . . . .213

Defining Overlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215

Printing posters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220

Chapter 8 - Windows 98 and Me Printer Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221

Which Printer Driver to Use?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221

Enabling Installed Options in the Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222

Additional memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222

Internal hard disk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224

Additional paper trays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225

Duplex unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226

High capacity feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227

Changing defaults for paper feed, size and media . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228

Network Printer Status Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .230

Chapter 9 - Windows 98 and Me Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231

Factors that Affect Color Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .232

Viewing Conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .233

Printer Driver Color Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .233

Monitor Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .233

How your software application displays color . . . . . . . . . . . . . .234

Paper type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .234

Choosing a Color Matching Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235

RGB or CMYK? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235

Matching Photographic Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235

Matching Specific Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236

Printing Vivid Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237

PCL Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238

Color Matching Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238

Color Swatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240

PostScript Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241

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Color Matching Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241

XANTÉ Color Matching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .242

PostScript Color Matching. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .244

Windows ICM Color Matching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .246

Using ICC Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .247

Multiple pages on one sheet (N-Up Printing). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248

Custom page sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250

Changing the Resolution for a print job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .254

Duplex printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .255

Printing booklets (Windows Me, PCL Driver only). . . . . . . . . . . . .257

Printing watermarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .259

Collating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261

Font Substitution (PostScript only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .262

Proof and print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263

Printing copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .265

Deleting copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .265

Secure printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .266

Store to hard disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .269

Printing a stored document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .271

Deleting a stored document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .271

Printing Overlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .272

Creating documents to use as overlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .273

Downloading the print file to use as an overlay . . . . . . . . . . . . .274

Defining Overlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .276

Printing posters (PCL Driver only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281

Chapter 10 - Windows NT 4.0 Printer Drivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283

Which Printer Driver to Use?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283

Enabling Installed Options in the Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .284

Additional memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .284

Internal hard disk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .285

Additional paper trays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .286

Duplex unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .288

High capacity feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .290

Changing defaults for paper feed, size and media . . . . . . . . . . . . . .294

Network Printer Status Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .300

Chapter 11 - Windows NT 4.0 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .301

Factors that Affect Color Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .302

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Viewing Conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .303

Printer Driver Color Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .303

Monitor Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .303

How your software application displays color . . . . . . . . . . . . . .304

Paper type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .304

Choosing a Color Matching Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .304

RGB or CMYK? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .304

Matching Photographic Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .305

Matching Specific Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .306

Printing Vivid Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .306

PCL Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .307

Color Matching Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .307

Color Swatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .309

PostScript Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .310

Color Matching Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .310

XANTÉ Color Matching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .310

PostScript Color Matching. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .312

Multiple pages on one sheet (N-Up Printing). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .314

Custom page sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .316

Changing the Resolution for a print job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .322

Duplex printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .323

Printing booklets (PCL Driver only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .326

Printing watermarks (PCL Driver only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .328

Collating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .330

Proof and print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .331

Printing copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .333

Deleting copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .333

Secure printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .334

Store to hard disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .337

Printing a stored document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .339

Deleting a stored document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .339

Printing Overlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .340

Creating documents to use as overlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .341

Downloading the print file to use as an overlay . . . . . . . . . . . . .342

Defining Overlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .344

Printing posters (PCL Driver only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .349

Chapter 12 - Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .351

Adding Paper.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .351

Changing the toner cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .352

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Changing the image drum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .358

Changing the transfer belt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .361

Changing the fuser unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .363

Cleaning the LED head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .366

Transporting the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .367

Chapter 13 - Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .369

LCD messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .369

Paper jams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .373

Parallel transmission mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .381

Problem solving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .382

Problems Printing from Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .383

Problems with Poor Quality Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .387

Miscellaneous. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .389

Chapter 14 - Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .393

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .393

Additional memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .394

Internal hard disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .398

Duplex unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .401

Additional paper trays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .404

High capacity feeder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .407

Chapter 15 - Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .411

Chapter 16 - Consumables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .415

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Chapter 17 - Factory Default Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .417

Print menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .417

Media menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .418

Color menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .419

System Config menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .420

PCL Emulation menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .420

Parallel menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .422

USB menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .423

Network menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .423

Memory menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .423

System Adjust menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .424

Maintenance menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .425

Usage menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .425

Chapter 18 - Software Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .427

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .427

Color Swatch Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .428

Loading the Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .428

Creating Custom Swatch Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .430

PDF Direct Print Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .431

Storage Device Manager for Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .434

Using the Storage Device Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .437

Setting up an Administrative Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .438

Creating and Downloading a PostScript Project . . . . . . . . . . . . .439

Creating and Downloading a PCL Project. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .442

Maintaining the Internal Hard Drive and Flash Memory. . . . . . . . .446

HDD Print Jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .446

Show Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .447

Using Overlays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .448

Windows 2000 and XP PCL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .449

Defining Overlays: 2000 PCL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .449

Printing Using Overlays: 2000 PCL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .449

Editing Defined Overlays: 2000 PCL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .450

Deleting Defined Overlays: 2000 PCL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .450

Windows 98/Me PCL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .451

Defining Overlays: 98/Me PCL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .451

Printing Using Overlays: 98/Me PCL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .451

Editing Defined Overlays: 98/Me PCL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .452

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Deleting Defined Overlays: 98/Me PCL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .452

Windows 98/Me/PostScript . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .453

Defining Overlays: 98/Me PostScript . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .453

Printing Using Overlays: 98/Me PostScript. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .453

Editing Defined Overlays: 98/Me PostScript . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .454

Deleting Defined Overlays: 98/Me PostScript . . . . . . . . . . . . . .454

Windows NT 4.0 PCL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .455

Defining Overlays: NT 4.0 PCL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .455

Printing Using Overlays: NT 4.0 PCL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .455

Editing Defined Overlays: NT 4.0 PCL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .456

Deleting Defined Overlays: NT 4.0 PCL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .456

Set Up and Overlay Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .457

Save Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .457

Windows NT 4.0 PostScript. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .458

Defining Overlays: NT 4.0 PostScript. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .458

Printing Using Overlays: NT 4.0 PostScript . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .458

Editing Defined Overlays: NT 4.0 PostScript . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .459

Deleting Defined Overlays: NT 4.0 PostScript . . . . . . . . . . . . . .459

Additional Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .459

Print Job Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .460

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .460

Main Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .460

Adding up Print Logs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .461

Supporting the Environment That Mixes Windows and Macintosh 461

Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .461

XANTÉ Print Job Accounting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .462

Printer Driver for XANTÉ Print Job Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . .462

XANTÉ Print Job Accounting Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .463

Before Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .463

Selecting Server PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .463

What are User Name and Account ID? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .463

Examples of Assigning Account ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .464

Setting Account ID on Server PC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .464

Setting Account ID on Client PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .465

Tab Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .466

Popup Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .466

Hide Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .466

[Not Supported] Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .467

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .468

Server PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .468

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Client PC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .468

Server PC Install Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .468

Client PC Install Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .469

Job Account Printer Driver Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .469

Clent S/W Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .469

Client PC Install Instructions (Macintosh). . . . . . . . . . . . . . .469

Uninstalling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .470

Server PC Uninstall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .470

To Delete Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .470

To Uninstall the Server S/W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .470

Client PC Uninstall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .471

To Uninstall the Client S/W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .471

To Delete the Job Account Printer Driver. . . . . . . . . . . . .471

Using the Server S/W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .471

How to Add a Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .474

Acquire Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .475

Fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .475

Operation at Log Full . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .476

Inhibit the Initialization of the HDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .476

Usage Limits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .476

How to Set up Fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .477

How to Change Account ID Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .478

How to Set up Log Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .479

How to Read the Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .480

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .481

Known Problems/Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .482

Print Supervision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .483

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .483

Types of Users. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .483

Typical Usage Scenarios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .484

System Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .484

Network Printer Status Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .485

To Install . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .485

To Open. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .485

Checking the Printer Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .486

XANTÉ LPR Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .488

How to Install . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .488

Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .488

Preface • xii

Notes, Cautions, and Warnings

NOTE

A note appears in this manual like this. A note provides

additional information to supplement the main text which may

help you to use and understand the product.

CAUTION!

A caution appears in this manual like this. A caution provides

additional information which, if ignored, may result in

equipment malfunction or damage.

W WARNING!ARNING!

A warning appears in this manual like this. A warning

provides additional information which, if ignored, may result

in a risk of personal injury.

Chapter 1 - Introduction • 1

Chapter 1 - Introduction

Congratulations on purchasing this color printer!

In this chapter you will find a summary of the main features of your

printer followed by some advice on how to use this User’s Guide to

get the most from your printer.

MODEL SUMMARY

Model Resolution Print speed

Network

card

Duplex

Unit

Memory

Hard

disk

CL 30 1200 dpi Letter:

30 ppm color

37 ppm mono

Tabloid:

16 ppm color

20 ppm mono

Standard Standard 320 Mb Standard

Chapter 1 - Introduction • 2

FEATURES

• Single pass digital technology for high quality, speed, and

reliability.

• Duplex printing for fast reliable two-sided output.

• High capacity 10 Gb hard disk drive.

• Versatile paper handling:

– Standard 550-sheet (20-lb. paper) paper tray

– Standard 100-sheet (20-lb. paper) multi-purpose tray for paper,

card stock, envelopes, labels, etc.

– Optional 550-sheet paper trays: up to two can be added to

expand the paper capacity to 1690 sheets.

– Optional High Capacity Feeder, mounted on casters, with three

550-sheet trays expanding printer capacity by 1650 sheets

(approx.).

• Flexible interfaces with automatic switching:

–USB

– High-speed, bi-directional parallel (IEEE-1284)

– Industry standard network connectivity via internal network

interface card.

• Environmentally friendly: the advanced power save mode

minimizes power consumption and the separate toner and drum

design cuts down on waste.

• Automatic color balance adjustment: in order to ensure consistent

output at all times, the machine automatically performs a color

check when the machine is switched on, when the top cover is

opened and then closed, and adjusts the color balance

automatically. It even can be set to adjust the color balance during

long print runs.

• Auto media detect: detects the weight of the media being fed

through the printer then automatically adjusts the fusing

temperature, speed (if necessary) and transfer voltage to ensure

correct fusing and print quality.

Chapter 1 - Introduction • 3

HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL

This manual will lead you logically through the unpacking, setup and

operation of your printer to help you to make the best use of its many

advanced features.

It also includes:

• troubleshooting information

• maintenance guidelines

• instructions for adding optional accessories as your needs evolve

Online usage

This manual is intended to be read on screen using Adobe Acrobat

Reader. Use the navigation and viewing tools provided in Acrobat.

You can access specific information in two ways:

• In the list of bookmarks down the left hand side of your screen,

click the topic of interest to jump to the required topic. (If the

bookmarks are not available, use the Table of Contents.)

• In the list of bookmarks, click Index to jump to the Index. (If the

bookmarks are not available, use the Table of Contents.) Find the

term of interest in the alphabetically arranged index and click the

associated page number to jump to the page containing the

subject.

NOTES

This User’s Guide has been written using one printer as a

model, and the illustrations/screenshots reflect this.

The information in this manual is supplemented by the

extensive online help facility associated with the printer

driver software.

Chapter 1 - Introduction • 4

Printing Pages

The whole book, Individual pages, or sections may be printed. The

procedure for printing from Acrobat Reader is:

1. From the toolbar, select File; then Print (or press the

Ctrl + P keys).

2. Choose which pages you wish to print:

a. All pages for the entire manual.

b. Current page for the page at which you are looking.

c. Pages from and to for the range of pages you specify by

entering their page numbers.

3. Click OK.

Chapter 2 - Getting Started • 5

Chapter 2 - Getting started

UNPACKING

After unpacking the printer and choosing a suitable place to put it,

check that all the necessary parts are available to continue:

1. The printer.

2. 4 toner cartridges (cyan, magenta, yellow and black).

3. Power cable

4. CD-ROM disk.

5. LED lens cleaner (not illustrated).

6. Light-proof plastic bags (not illustrated).

7. Documentation (not illustrated): Setup Guide, Software

Installation Guide, Warranty booklet.

Retain all packing materials to facilitate transport.

WARNING!

The printer weighs 160 lbs. (72 kg) without the duplex unit;

172 lbs. (78 kg) with the duplex unit installed.

Three (3) people are required to lift the printer safely.

Chapter 2 - Getting Started • 6

CD-ROM DISK CONTENTS

The CD-ROM disk supplied with your printer contain the following

software:

CD-ROM - Drivers, Software Utilities

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