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Contents 1 Using Printer Driver Options Printer Driver Features 1-2 Selecting Which Paper to Use 1-3 Printing in Black and White 1-4 Printing Multiple Pages to a Single Sheet (Pages per Sheet 1-5 Printing Booklets 1-6 Printing Separation Pages 1-8 ... or Deleting Proof and Saved Print Jobs 1-20 2 Using Fonts Types of Fonts 2-2 Printing Font Samples 2-3 Using the Control Panel 2-3 Using CentreWare IS 2-3 Using a Windows Printer Driver 2-4 Downloading Fonts 2-5 Phaser® 8500/8550 Color Printer i
Contents 1 Using Printer Driver Options Printer Driver Features 1-2 Selecting Which Paper to Use 1-3 Printing in Black and White 1-4 Printing Multiple Pages to a Single Sheet (Pages per Sheet 1-5 Printing Booklets 1-6 Printing Separation Pages 1-8 ... or Deleting Proof and Saved Print Jobs 1-20 2 Using Fonts Types of Fonts 2-2 Printing Font Samples 2-3 Using the Control Panel 2-3 Using CentreWare IS 2-3 Using a Windows Printer Driver 2-4 Downloading Fonts 2-5 Phaser® 8500/8550 Color Printer i
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Using Printer Driver Options This chapter includes: ■ Printer Driver Features on page 1-2 ■ Selecting Which Paper to Use on page 1-3 ■ Printing in Black and White on page 1-4 ■ Printing Multiple Pages to a Single ...; Saving Custom Sizes on page 1-16 ■ Printing Secure, Personal, Proof, and Saved Print Jobs on page 1-17 See also: Quick start tutorial at www.xerox.com/office/8500_8550support Phaser® 8500/8550 Color Printer 1-1
Using Printer Driver Options This chapter includes: ■ Printer Driver Features on page 1-2 ■ Selecting Which Paper to Use on page 1-3 ■ Printing in Black and White on page 1-4 ■ Printing Multiple Pages to a Single ...; Saving Custom Sizes on page 1-16 ■ Printing Secure, Personal, Proof, and Saved Print Jobs on page 1-17 See also: Quick start tutorial at www.xerox.com/office/8500_8550support Phaser® 8500/8550 Color Printer 1-1
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Phaser® 8500/8550 Color Printer 1-2 Feature Windows Windows 98 SE, Me NT 4.x Black & White printing (page 1-4) ● ● Pages per sheet (page 1-5) ● ● Booklet (page ...; ● = Supported. ■ = Only available when your printer has a hard drive. ❍ = Only available when your computer over a network. † = May be available from some applications. Printer Driver Features Printer Driver Features The following table displays many of the Xerox printer driver features that are available with specific operating systems. This section includes more...
Phaser® 8500/8550 Color Printer 1-2 Feature Windows Windows 98 SE, Me NT 4.x Black & White printing (page 1-4) ● ● Pages per sheet (page 1-5) ● ● Booklet (page ...; ● = Supported. ■ = Only available when your printer has a hard drive. ❍ = Only available when your computer over a network. † = May be available from some applications. Printer Driver Features Printer Driver Features The following table displays many of the Xerox printer driver features that are available with specific operating systems. This section includes more...
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... to use for printing from a supported driver: Operating System Windows 98 SE, Windows Me PostScript driver Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows NT 4.x PostScript driver Mac OS 9 driver Mac OS X (version 10.2 and higher) driver Steps 1. Select the Setup tab. Select the Paper/Quality tab. Phaser® 8500/8550 Color Printer 1-3 Choose one of paper. ■...
... to use for printing from a supported driver: Operating System Windows 98 SE, Windows Me PostScript driver Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows NT 4.x PostScript driver Mac OS 9 driver Mac OS X (version 10.2 and higher) driver Steps 1. Select the Setup tab. Select the Paper/Quality tab. Phaser® 8500/8550 Color Printer 1-3 Choose one of paper. ■...
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...-down list. 2. Phaser® 8500/8550 Color Printer 1-4 In the Print dialog box, select Image Quality from the Color Correction drop-down list. Printing in Black and White Printing in Black and White If you want your output in black, white, and shades of gray, you can select Black & White in a supported printer driver: Operating System...
...-down list. 2. Phaser® 8500/8550 Color Printer 1-4 In the Print dialog box, select Image Quality from the Color Correction drop-down list. Printing in Black and White Printing in Black and White If you want your output in black, white, and shades of gray, you can select Black & White in a supported printer driver: Operating System...
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... list. Select the number of Pages per side. 1 2 3 4 To print multiple pages on a single sheet of paper in a supported driver: Operating System Steps Windows 98 SE, Windows Me PostScript driver 1. Phaser® 8500/8550 Color Printer 1-5 Select the Setup tab. 2. When you print more than one page on a side, you can also print a border around...
... list. Select the number of Pages per side. 1 2 3 4 To print multiple pages on a single sheet of paper in a supported driver: Operating System Steps Windows 98 SE, Windows Me PostScript driver 1. Phaser® 8500/8550 Color Printer 1-5 Select the Setup tab. 2. When you print more than one page on a side, you can also print a border around...
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...page image (in points). The creep is the distance that you can fold and staple the pages to create a booklet. Creep Gutter Phaser® 8500/8550 Color Printer 1-6 The driver automatically reduces each side). The gutter is supported for the thickness of a small book. this compensates for 2-sided (duplex) printing. ...); Printing Booklets Printing Booklets With 2-sided printing, you can also specify the creep and gutter in both Windows 98 and Windows Me drivers. Create booklets for any paper size that is the horizontal distance from the fold to shift slightly outward.
...page image (in points). The creep is the distance that you can fold and staple the pages to create a booklet. Creep Gutter Phaser® 8500/8550 Color Printer 1-6 The driver automatically reduces each side). The gutter is supported for the thickness of a small book. this compensates for 2-sided (duplex) printing. ...); Printing Booklets Printing Booklets With 2-sided printing, you can also specify the creep and gutter in both Windows 98 and Windows Me drivers. Create booklets for any paper size that is the horizontal distance from the fold to shift slightly outward.
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If desired, specify the creep and gutter. Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 PostScript driver 1. Select the Layout tab. 2. Select Print Booklet Style. 4. Click the Advanced button. 3. Click the More Layout Options button. 3. Under Document Options and Printer Features, select On for Booket Layout. Phaser® 8500/8550 Color Printer 1-7 Select the Setup tab. 2. Printing Booklets To select booklet printing in a supported Windows driver: Operating System Steps Windows 98 SE, Windows Me PostScript driver 1.
If desired, specify the creep and gutter. Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 PostScript driver 1. Select the Layout tab. 2. Select Print Booklet Style. 4. Click the Advanced button. 3. Click the More Layout Options button. 3. Under Document Options and Printer Features, select On for Booket Layout. Phaser® 8500/8550 Color Printer 1-7 Select the Setup tab. 2. Printing Booklets To select booklet printing in a supported Windows driver: Operating System Steps Windows 98 SE, Windows Me PostScript driver 1.
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...Source drop-down list. In the Print dialog box, select Advanced Options from the drop-down list. 2. In the Print dialog box, select Printer Features from the drop-down list. 1. Select the Output Options tab. 2. Under Feature Sets, select Advanced Options 1 from the drop-down...to use for the separation pages from the Source drop-down list. 1. Phaser® 8500/8550 Color Printer 1-8 Select the Separation Page from the Separation Pages Source drop-down list. 3. To specify separation pages in a supported driver: Operating System Windows 98 SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP,...
...Source drop-down list. In the Print dialog box, select Advanced Options from the drop-down list. 2. In the Print dialog box, select Printer Features from the drop-down list. 1. Select the Output Options tab. 2. Under Feature Sets, select Advanced Options 1 from the drop-down...to use for the separation pages from the Source drop-down list. 1. Phaser® 8500/8550 Color Printer 1-8 Select the Separation Page from the Separation Pages Source drop-down list. 3. To specify separation pages in a supported driver: Operating System Windows 98 SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP,...
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If you specify a different size in the driver than for the body of your document must be blank. For the back cover of a document. Printing Cover Pages Printing Cover ... pages: ■ None: Prints the first and last pages of your document from the same tray as the rest of the document. The printer enables you select as a cover pages source, your cover(s) print on the same paper as the rest of your document. ■ First:... source for printing cover pages. ■ Verify that the cover page is the first or last page of the document. Phaser® 8500/8550 Color Printer 1-9
If you specify a different size in the driver than for the body of your document must be blank. For the back cover of a document. Printing Cover Pages Printing Cover ... pages: ■ None: Prints the first and last pages of your document from the same tray as the rest of the document. The printer enables you select as a cover pages source, your cover(s) print on the same paper as the rest of your document. ■ First:... source for printing cover pages. ■ Verify that the cover page is the first or last page of the document. Phaser® 8500/8550 Color Printer 1-9
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..., select Before Document or After Document. 3. Select First page from the drop-down list. 1. Phaser® 8500/8550 Color Printer 1-10 Under Cover Pages, select First Page Only or First & Last Pages. 3. Select Printer Features. 4. Select the Output Options tab. 2. Select the tray to use for the covers. ... list. 1. In the Print dialog box, select Cover Page. 2. Printing Cover Pages To select cover pages in a supported driver: Operating System Steps Windows 98 SE, Windows Me PostScript driver Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows NT 4.x PostScript...
..., select Before Document or After Document. 3. Select First page from the drop-down list. 1. Phaser® 8500/8550 Color Printer 1-10 Under Cover Pages, select First Page Only or First & Last Pages. 3. Select Printer Features. 4. Select the Output Options tab. 2. Select the tray to use for the covers. ... list. 1. In the Print dialog box, select Cover Page. 2. Printing Cover Pages To select cover pages in a supported driver: Operating System Steps Windows 98 SE, Windows Me PostScript driver Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows NT 4.x PostScript...
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... Scaling. Mac OS 9, Mac OS X (version 10.2 and higher) driver 1. Click the Advanced button. 3. Specify the percentage in a supported driver: Operating System Steps Windows 98 SE, Windows Me PostScript driver 1. Under Graphic, select the desired percentage for Scaling. Windows NT 4.x PostScript driver 1. Phaser® 8500/8550 Color Printer 1-11 The default is 100 percent. 50% 100% 200...
... Scaling. Mac OS 9, Mac OS X (version 10.2 and higher) driver 1. Click the Advanced button. 3. Specify the percentage in a supported driver: Operating System Steps Windows 98 SE, Windows Me PostScript driver 1. Under Graphic, select the desired percentage for Scaling. Windows NT 4.x PostScript driver 1. Phaser® 8500/8550 Color Printer 1-11 The default is 100 percent. 50% 100% 200...
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... support watermark printing. Phaser® 8500/8550 Color Printer 1-12 For example, terms like Draft and Confidential, which you can: ■ Create a watermark. ■ Edit an existing watermark's text, color, location, and angle. ■ Place a watermark on a page before distribution, can be printed across one or more pages. In some Windows drivers you might stamp...
... support watermark printing. Phaser® 8500/8550 Color Printer 1-12 For example, terms like Draft and Confidential, which you can: ■ Create a watermark. ■ Edit an existing watermark's text, color, location, and angle. ■ Place a watermark on a page before distribution, can be printed across one or more pages. In some Windows drivers you might stamp...
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... to blend it from the Watermarks drop-down list. Phaser® 8500/8550 Color Printer 1-13 Printing Watermarks To select, create, and edit watermarks using a supported Windows driver: Operating System Steps Windows 98 SE, Windows Me PostScript driver Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 PostScript driver 1. To print the watermark in the Watermarks section under...
... to blend it from the Watermarks drop-down list. Phaser® 8500/8550 Color Printer 1-13 Printing Watermarks To select, create, and edit watermarks using a supported Windows driver: Operating System Steps Windows 98 SE, Windows Me PostScript driver Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 PostScript driver 1. To print the watermark in the Watermarks section under...
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...Advanced tab. 2. Select Invert Image (to print a negative image) or Flip Horizontal (to print a mirror image). Phaser® 8500/8550 Color Printer 1-14 Under Document Options and PostScript Options, select Yes for Mirrored Output. 1. Click the Advanced button. 3. Printing Negative... Note: Negative images are not supported in a supported driver: Operating System Steps Windows 98 SE, Windows Me PostScript driver Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 PostScript driver Windows NT 4.x PostScript driver Mac OS 9 driver 1. Click the More Layout Options button. 3. Select ...
...Advanced tab. 2. Select Invert Image (to print a negative image) or Flip Horizontal (to print a mirror image). Phaser® 8500/8550 Color Printer 1-14 Under Document Options and PostScript Options, select Yes for Mirrored Output. 1. Click the Advanced button. 3. Printing Negative... Note: Negative images are not supported in a supported driver: Operating System Steps Windows 98 SE, Windows Me PostScript driver Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 PostScript driver Windows NT 4.x PostScript driver Mac OS 9 driver 1. Click the More Layout Options button. 3. Select ...
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...driver 1. Under Document Options and Printer Features, select On for Image Smoothing. Select On for Image Smoothing. Phaser® 8500/8550 Color Printer 1-15 Image Smoothing Image Smoothing Image smoothing blends adjacent colors in a supported driver: Operating System Steps Windows 98 SE, Windows Me PostScript driver... Layout tab. 2. Mac OS X (version 10.2 and higher) driver 1. Select the Advanced tab. 2. Mac OS 9 driver 1. Select the Setup tab. 2. Under Printer Features, select On for smoother color transitions. Note: Print processing is slower when this option is not ...
...driver 1. Under Document Options and Printer Features, select On for Image Smoothing. Select On for Image Smoothing. Phaser® 8500/8550 Color Printer 1-15 Image Smoothing Image Smoothing Image smoothing blends adjacent colors in a supported driver: Operating System Steps Windows 98 SE, Windows Me PostScript driver... Layout tab. 2. Mac OS X (version 10.2 and higher) driver 1. Select the Advanced tab. 2. Mac OS 9 driver 1. Select the Setup tab. 2. Under Printer Features, select On for smoother color transitions. Note: Print processing is slower when this option is not ...
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... you to select in the Width and Height boxes. 6. Phaser® 8500/8550 Color Printer 1-16 Saving Custom Sizes Saving Custom Sizes You can print on custom size paper from Tray 1. Enter a descriptive name in a supported driver: Operating System Steps Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server ...2003, Windows NT 4.x PostScript driver 1. Click the Save button. Phaser 8500/8550 printers can save custom size paper settings in the User Guide at www.xerox.com/office/8500_8550support. To create a new custom size in the Name box. 5....
... you to select in the Width and Height boxes. 6. Phaser® 8500/8550 Color Printer 1-16 Saving Custom Sizes Saving Custom Sizes You can print on custom size paper from Tray 1. Enter a descriptive name in a supported driver: Operating System Steps Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server ...2003, Windows NT 4.x PostScript driver 1. Click the Save button. Phaser 8500/8550 printers can save custom size paper settings in the User Guide at www.xerox.com/office/8500_8550support. To create a new custom size in the Name box. 5....
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... Secure, Personal, Proof, and Saved Print Jobs Sending Secure, Personal, Proof, and Saved Print Jobs Use a supported driver to give this job in the Document Name field. Phaser® 8500/8550 Color Printer 1-18 Select the job type under Walk-Up Features. ■ For a secure print job, enter a four-digit password to assign to...
... Secure, Personal, Proof, and Saved Print Jobs Sending Secure, Personal, Proof, and Saved Print Jobs Use a supported driver to give this job in the Document Name field. Phaser® 8500/8550 Color Printer 1-18 Select the job type under Walk-Up Features. ■ For a secure print job, enter a four-digit password to assign to...
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... of Them, and then press the OK button. 7. For example, if you submitted more than four digits in the driver, enter 0222 on the control panel. Repeat Step 4 for the first digit of your user name on the control panel...: 1. If you entered 222 in the driver's Password field, enter zeros before your password so that digit. 5. Select Personal Print Jobs, and then press the OK button...press the OK button. 4. Select Walk-Up Printing, and then press the OK button. 2. Phaser® 8500/8550 Color Printer 1-19
... of Them, and then press the OK button. 7. For example, if you submitted more than four digits in the driver, enter 0222 on the control panel. Repeat Step 4 for the first digit of your user name on the control panel...: 1. If you entered 222 in the driver's Password field, enter zeros before your password so that digit. 5. Select Personal Print Jobs, and then press the OK button...press the OK button. 4. Select Walk-Up Printing, and then press the OK button. 2. Phaser® 8500/8550 Color Printer 1-19
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Phaser® 8500/8550 Color Printer 1-20 If you use the Windows NT printer driver, select NT4User as the job name.) 4. Select Print and Delete (for proof prints), Print and Save (for saved prints), or Delete, and then press the ...
Phaser® 8500/8550 Color Printer 1-20 If you use the Windows NT printer driver, select NT4User as the job name.) 4. Select Print and Delete (for proof prints), Print and Save (for saved prints), or Delete, and then press the ...