Xante ColourLaser 21HC Printer
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1. exit path click Properties from the Print dialog box then select Stacker Face Up for the Output Bin in the driver 23 Caution Use only recommended transparencies 3M 603720 or Folex BG67 Print Path Input Tray or Multi Purpose MP Tray Output Rear Exit Only Stacker Face up Transparencies can be loaded in either Tray 1 or the Multi Purpose Tray The printer automatically detects that transparencies are being used and processes the media differently from standard paper Individual Print Jobs To optimize the print speed for individual multi page print jobs make the following settings in the printer driver as you print the job File gt Print Properties or your application s equivalent Source Trayl or MP Tray Size Letter or Tabloid Type Transparency Output bin Stacker Face up Changing the Default Settings If the MP Tray or Tray 1 is always loaded with Transparencies you should enter the printer menu see page 26 and change the settings for the paper path you are using for the transparencies as indicated below This will provide the best printer performance Printer Menu Settings Transparencies in Tray 1 Tray MediaType Transparency Printer Menu Settings Transparencies in MP Tray MP Tray PaperSize Letter or Tabloid MP Tray MediaType Transparency 24 Caution Labels must be able to withstand 392 F 200 C for 0 1 second Labels must cover e2. ColourLaser 21 User s Guide To Open the Color Swatch Utility Click Start gt Programs gt XANTE ColourLaser 21 Series gt Color Swatch Utility For more information on the Color Swatch Utility see the on line XANTE ColourLaser 21 Series User s Guide Activate the Duplex Unit and Internal Hard Drive in the Printer Driver See page 11 for ters uctions on how to do this 4 Parallel Install Windows Drivers Supplied The printer comes with two drivers Adobe PostScript and PCL Both are supplied for the following systems Windows 2000 Professional Windows Me 98 95 Windows NT 4 0 Parallel Port Connection Tum off both the computer and the printer Attach a standard IEEE 1284 parallel cable not supplied to the parallel port on the printer 1 securing it with the spring clips Attach the other end to the parallel port on the computer 2 and secure it in place with the screws Install the Software gt Printer Drivers Adobe PostScript PCL On Line XANTE ColourLaser 21 Series User s Guide Minimum requirements i486 processor 16 MB RAM Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 0 or higher Can also be viewed directly from the CD click the View User s Guide button in the Menu Ins dialog box Color Swatch Utility Provides a printout of color samples with RGB settings Use the settings in application software to precisely match the sample color in print
3. 24 inches 60 cm Maximum Permissible 50 to 89 6 F 10 to 32 C Front 39 inches 100 em Relative humidity Back 8 inches 20 cm Ideal 50 to 70 RH Top 27 inches 70 cm Maximum Permissible 20 to 80 RH Away from direct sunlight Caution The printer weighs 160 pounds Use more than one person to lift the printer Use appropriate lifting techniques 9 115 a good idea to save all the packing materials in case you ever need to ship the printer Remove the hand holds Lift the shipping container off Lift off the accessory tray and the printer set it aside Remove the top shipping Grasp the printer using the hand Place the printer on a suitable cushions holds on the sides and back and support then remove it from the carefully remove it from the plastic bag shipping tray ca CD s With Drivers Utilities amp On Line User s Guides Cyan Magenta Yellow amp Black Toner Cartridges with LED Lens ower Cond Cleaners 2 3 Light Shield Bags Documentation Used to poet age see page 2 Printer Setup Guide oee aan tenn removed from printer Customer Safety amp Before proceeding locate the silver ratings plate on the back of the printer Record the serial number you find there at the back of the Handy Reference Guide You ll need this number to register your printer and to take advantage of XANTE s technical support service www xante
4. Panel Walk up Functions in the on line XANTE ColourLaser 21 Series User s Guide If you wish to choose a display language other than English see Setting the Control Panel Display Language under Control Panel Walk up Functions in the on line XANTE ColourLaser 21 Series User s Guide 27 Open a file in your software application Click File gt Print In the Print dialog box select the appropriate XANTE ColourLaser 21 printer driver then click OK Remove the backing from the Velcro strip on the back of the Handy Reference Guide and apply it to the front or left side of the printer Front Location XANTE and ColourLaser are trademarks or registered trademarks of XANTE CORPORATION 3M is a trademark or registered trademark of 3M Company Adobe and PostScript are trademarks of Adobe Systems Inc which may be registered in certain jurisdictions Ethernet is a registered trademark of Digital Equipment Corporation EtherTalk LaserWriter Mac and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc Folex is a registered trademark of Folex Imaging i486 is a trademark of Intel Corporation Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries Novell and NetWare are registered trademarks of Novell Corporation in the United States and other countries PCL is a registered trademark of Hewlett Packard Company Vel
5. Parallel To Install the Software Turn the computer on and wait for it to boot up Make sure that all software applications are closed Turn the printer on With the XANTE ColourLaser 21 CD in your CD ROM drive click Start gt Run Browse to your CD ROM drive and double click stall exe in the root directory then click OK For Windows 2000 the PostScript driver must be installed through the Add Printer wizard Start gt Settings Printers gt Add Printer follow iate click Have Disk and browse to Drivers Win2K English Psdrv on the CD selecting the inf file in that folder at ignature not Found click Yes Click the button beside Printer Software and follow the on screen instructions Exit the Menu Installer To View the User s Guide Click Start gt Programs gt XANTE ColourLaser 21 Series gt ColourLaser 21 User s Guide To Open the Color Swatch Utility Click Start gt Programs gt XANTE ColourLaser 21 Series gt Color Swatch Utility For more information on the color utilities see the on line XANTE ColourLaser 21 Series User s Guide Activate the Duplex Unit and Internal Hard Drive in the Printer Driver See page 11 for instructions on how to do this 17 5 Network Install Macintosh Network Connection Requires Mac OS 7 x or above running on a Macintosh computer with EtherTalk interface The Ethernet cable is not supplied with the printer Use an Et
6. Path Extra Executive A3 A4 Short Edge A4 Long Edge A5 A6 B4 BS Short Edge BS Long Edge or Custom must be defined and saved in driver MP Tray MediaWeight Medium Heavy Input Tray up to 27 Ib US Bond or Multi Purpose MP Tray up to 110 Ib Index Output Rear Exit Only Individual Print Jobs For individual print jobs on thick paper change the settings in the driver as you print the job File Print gt Properties or Settings or your application s equivalent Source Tray up to 27 Ib or Multi Purpose Tray up to 110 Ib Size Letter Short Edge Letter Long Edge Legal 13 Legal 14 Legal 13 5 Tabloid Tabloid Extra Executive A3 A4 Short Edge A4 Long Edge AS A6 B4 BS Short Edge BS Long Edge or Custom must be defined and saved in driver Type Medium Heavy to Ultra Heavy see table on page 23 25 8 Check the Media Settings cont Changing Media Settings for Tray in the Printer Menu Changing Media Settings for MP Tray in the Printer Menu 1 ee ODD eee q ERPE D O E Transparencies Only Set Media Type Press MENU repeatedly until MEDIA MENU appears on the display Press ITEM repeatedly until TRAY1 MEDIATYPE appears on the display Press VALUE or repeatedly until TRANSPARENCY appears on the second line of the display Press SELECT to engage the new setting An Asterisk appears next to the new setting
7. USB cable that is compatible with USB following systems specification 1 1 Windows 2000 Professional Notes Windows Me AUSB interface will only operate using Windows 2000 Windows 98 Windows Me and Windows 98 It will not operate using MS DOS Windows 95 3 1 or NT 4 0 Printer operation is not assured if another USB compatible device is connected concurrently with it Ifa USB hub is used it must be connected directly to the computer Turn the computer and the printer off Connect the USB cable to the USB port on the computer 1 Connect the other end of the cable to the USB port on the printer 2 13 3 USB Install Windows cont USB Install Windows 2000 gt Printer Drivers Adobe PostScript PCL gt On Line XANTE ColourLaser 21 Series User s Guide Minimum requirements i486 processor 16 MB RAM Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 0 or higher Can also be viewed directly from the CD click the View User s Guide button in the Menu Installer dialog box gt Color Swatch Utility Provides a printout of color samples with RGB settings Use the settings in application software to precisely match the sample color in printed files Install the Software First Install the PostScript Driver Turn the computer on and wait for it to boot up Turn the printer on Insert the XANTE ColourLaser 21 CD into the CD ROM drive The printer is detected and the Found New Ha
8. printer 2 20 USB Install the Driver amp Software Utilities Be sure to switch off antivirus software before installing a printer driver Turn the printer on then turn the computer on Place the CD supplied with the printer in the CD ROM drive then double click the CD icon that appears on the desktop Open the MAC folder then the PSDrv folder then the ENGLISH folder Double click the XANTE PSInstaller icon then click Continue If you wish to install only the driver click Install If you wish to install the driver and the utilities select Custom Install from the drop down box then select the items you wish to install ANTE Colourlaser 21 XANTE Swatch Utility see page 11 for more information and or Fonts Downloader and click Install When the installation is complete click Quit USB Create the Desktop Printer Double click the Apple Extras folder on your local hard drive then double click the Apple Laser Writer Software folder Double click the Desktop Printer Utility icon Highlight Printer USB under Create Desktop In the drop down box select LaserWriter 8 and click OK Under PostScript Printer Description PPD file click Change Make sure the Printer Descriptions folder is selected in the drop down box Highlight your XANTE printer model then click Select Under USB Printer Selection click Change Highlight your XANTE printer model then click OK Click Cre
9. to the folder you created for the Network Print Server User s Guide For the latest information double click the ReadmeMac htm file in the Readme folder on the CD supplied with your printer 0 5 To View the Manuals To view the on line manuals go to the folder where you stored the manual then double click the start_e htm file 21 7 Set the Color Balance Why Set the Color Balance Setting the color balance after shipment ensures that the three primary colors your printer uses are properly balanced If they are not balanced one color may dominate and printed pictures will not be as lifelike as they could be The color balance should be set when the printer is installed any time the print quality seems to have deteriorated when image drums are replaced if you switch to a significantly different print media e g from white to media of various colors if the printer is moved to a new location Setting the Color Balance 1 Press MENU repeatedly until COLOR MENU displays Press ITEM repeatedly until COLOR BALANCE ADJUST RESET TO DEFAULT displays 3 Press SELECT This restores the factory color balance settings which form a baseline for the adjustment The Color Balance test pattern prints 22 4 Check the color of the center circle in the printout against the surrounding circles Ifthe center circle matches the circles labeled 00 the color balance is correctly adju
10. NTE printer model you have Click Create then click Select PPD Highlight the PPD for the printer model you have installed then click Select Close Chooser 5 Network Install Macintosh cont Activate the Duplex Unit and Internal Hard Drive in the Printer Driver If you have the XANTE ColourLaser 21D or the XANT ColourLaser 21HC you must activate the duplex unit and hard disk drive in the drivers before using them These procedures are also used when installing optional memory SIMMs auxiliary paper trays and High Capacity Feeder See Accessories in the on line XANTE ColourLaser 21 Series User s Guide Activate Chooser from the Apple menu Select LaserWriter 8 Click Printer gt Setup 4 Click Configure eS 3 555575555 aera seer ers 5 5 Change the Duplex setting to Installed 6 Change the Hard Disk setting to Installed 7 Click OK twice 8 Close Chooser Network On Line Manuals Requirements Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 0 or higher To Load the Manuals In order to open the on line manuals you must have your Macintosh set to run htm extension files under your browser Create folders in which to store the XANTE ColourLaser 21 Series User s Guide and the Network User s Guide Place the CD supplied with your printer in your CD ROM drive Copy the files from the CD folder Manuals UserGuid Html English to the folder y
11. Press ON LINE to save the setting and exit the menu Other Special Medi Set Media Weight Not used for Transparencies Press MENU repeatedly until MEDIA MENU appears on the display Press ITEM repeatedly until TRAY1 MEDIAWEIGHT appears on the display Press VALUE or repeatedly until the desired setting appears on the second line of the display Press SELECT to engage the new setting An Asterisk appears next to the new setting Press ON LINE to save the setting and exit the menu 26 First Set Media Size Press MENU repeatedly until MEDIA MENU appears on the display Press ITEM repeatedly until MP TRAY PAPERSIZE appears on the display Press VALUE or repeatedly until the desired setting appears on the second line of the display Press SELECT to engage the new setting An Asterisk appears next to the new setting Next Set Media Type or Weight Transparencies Only Set Media Type Press ITEM repeatedly until MP TRAY MEDIATYPE appears on the display Press VALUE or repeatedly until TRANSPARENCY appears on the second line of the display Press SELECT to engage the new setting An Asterisk appears next to the new setting Other Special Media Set Media Weight Not used for Transparencies Press ITEM repeatedly until MP TRAY MEDIAWEIGHT appears on the display Press VALUE or repeatedly until the desired setting appears on the second line of the display Press SELECT to e An Asteris
12. atch Utility Click Start gt Programs gt XANTE ColourLaser 21 Series gt Color Swatch Utility For more inf on the Color Swatch Utility see the on line XANTE ColourLaser 21 Series User s Guide Activate the Duplex Unit and Internal Hard Drive in the Printer Driver See page 11 for instructions on how to do this ters 3 USB Install Windows cont USB Install Windows Me Printer Drivers Adobe PostScript PCL On Line XANTE ColourLaser 21 Series User s Guide Minimum requirements i486 processor 16 MB RAM Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 0 or higher Can also be viewed directly from the CD click the View User s Guide button in the Menu Installer dialog box gt Color Swatch Utility Provides a printout of color samples with RGB settings Use the settings in application software to precisely match the sample color in printed files Install the Software First Install the USB Port and PostScript Driver Tum the computer on and wait for it to boot up Tum the printer on The Add New Hardware Wicard for USB Device window appears Insert the XANTE ColourLaser 21 CD into the CD ROM drive then click Next Select Automatic search for a better driver Recommended then click Next Make sure XANTE USB Driver is selected then click OK and follow the on screen instructions to finish the USB port installation The printer is detected and the Add New Hardware W
13. ate The XANTE printer icon appears on the desktop 6 USB Install Macintosh cont Activate the Duplex Unit and Internal Hard Drive in the Printer Driver If you have the XANTE ColourLaser 21D or the XANT ColourLaser 21HC you must activate the duplex unit and hard disk drive in the drivers before using them These procedures are also used when installing optional memory SIMMs auxiliary paper trays and High Capacity Feeder See Accessories in the on line XANTE ColourLaser 21 Series User s Guide Activate Chooser from the Apple menu Select LaserWriter 8 Click Printer gt Setup 4 Click Configure mamma moa rer TR oo aas a seer cerns 5 5 Change the Duplex setting to Installed 6 Change the Hard Disk setting to Installed 7 Click OK twice 8 Close Chooser USB On Line Manuals Requirements Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 0 or higher To Load the Manuals In order to open the on line manuals you must have your Macintosh set to run htm extension files under your browser Create folders in which to store the XANTE ColourLaser 21 Series User s Guide and the Network User s Guide Place the CD supplied with your printer in your CD ROM drive Copy the files from the CD folder Manuals UserGuid Html English to the folder you created for the XANTE ColourLaser 21 Series Us Guide Copy the files from the CD folder Manuals Network Html English
14. ce down into the top exit tray If you will be printing special media such as transparencies thick paper or labels open the straight through exit path then specify it in the driver when you are printing on special media see Selecting the Straight Through Exit Path in the Driver under Exit Paths in the on line User s Guide If you always want to use the straight through exit you can set it as the default see Changing the Default Exit Path in the on line User s Guide Attach the power cord to the Connect to left side of printer grounded power socket Be sure to use the cable supplied with the printer To open the straight through exit pull the tray down and pivot out the extenders Turn the printer on and wait for it to warm up The display will read F ONUNE AUTO TRAY Print out the Demo page a Press Menu repeatedly until INFORMATION MENU appears Press ITEM repeatedly until DEMO1 displays Press Select The Demo page prints The printer goes back on line 2 Network Install Windows Network Connection No Ethernet cable is supplied with the printer Use an Ethernet cable with two twisted wire pairs and an RUGS plug Test Button tatus Light Turn the printer off Connect your Ethemet cable to the network port on the print server 3 Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to the network port 4 Turn the printer on and wait fo
15. com Web based support for the XANTE products you own 24 hours a day 7 days a week no waiting Log on and check for Product News What s Changed English Only Certification Booklet You can Register your XANTE products Download or view manuals online Download drivers and more Just point your browser to www xante com and click on Support 5 Remove the Shipping Materials f i Remove any shipping Remove grasp twist Pull the blue fuser roller lever to the right away tape and external lift the cardboard from the open cover and remove the orange packaging materials shipping restraint from transport lock then push the fuser roller lever to Pull up on the release behind the LED heads the left as far as it will go toward the open cover latch and open the cover 6 Prepare the Image Drums er Lift out the black a Remove the protective sheet Place the drum back into image drum the one b Remove the tape the printer then repeat this furthest to the right c Push the tab 1 in the direction of the arrow process for each of the and remove the blanking plate three remaining drums T install the Toner Cartridges Unpack the black toner cartridge and shake it back and forth 0 2 Carefully remove the tape ay o Port end 1 Lock lever end 2 Lower the port end of the cartridge into the image drum closest to the right end of the print
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17. er so that the tube 1 on the drum slides into the port 2 on the toner cartridge Lightly press the cartridge against the image drum port then lower the lock lever end aligning the white tab with the groove in the drum Push the lock lever 3 to the left toward the open printer cover until it stops To avoid damage to the printheads be sure to push the lock lever as far as it will go Repeat the process for each toner cartridge being careful to match the toner color to the drum color Before closing the cover check to be sure all the toner cartridge lock levers blue are pushed back as far as they will go Close the cover Pull the tray out of the printer Slide the guides to fit the size media you are using For legal size or larger print media position the media supports If necessary lift out the media Press the spring lewe indicator and reinsert it with the b Slide and lift the support proper media size showing c Snap into the correct position refer to the markings in the tray Media Gauge Indicates the amount of media left in the tray Default 8 x 11 long edge feed Load the print media default is 8 x 11 long edge feed keeping it below the PAPER FULL mark 1 then push the tray back in gently Fan the paper max 550 sheets 20 Ib paper Option 8 x 11 short edge feed Option Tabloid 11 x 17 Normally the printer feeds documents fa
18. hernet cable with RJ4S connectors at either end If the printer will be connected directly into a network port a crossover type cable is required rest Button tatus Light oo Turn the printer off Connect your Ethemet cable to the network port on the print server 3 Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to the network port 4 Turn the printer on and wait for the print server status light to stop blini For more information on the Print Server see the on line Network User s Guide 18 Network Install the Driver amp Software Utilities Be sure to switch off antivirus software before installing a printer driver Turn the printer on then tum the computer on Place the CD supplied with the printer in the CD ROM drive then double click the CD icon that appears on the desktop Open the MAC folder then the PSDrv folder then the ENGLISH folder Double click the XANTE PSInstaller icon then click Continue If you wish to install only the driver click Install If you wish to install the driver and the utilities select Custom Install from the drop down box then select the items you wish to install ANTE Colourlaser 21 XANTE Swatch Utility see page 11 for more information and or Fonts Downloader and click Install When the installation is complete click Quit Network Create the PPD Activate Chooser from the Apple menu then select the Laser Writer 8 icon and highlight the XA
19. ity will be reduced and you could damage the printer Media Weight Settings Media Weight Setting US Bond Metric Index Light 16 Ib 62 g m 33 Ib Medium Light 17 19 1b 63 73 gm 34401 Medium 74 92 42 50 Medium Heavy 93 103 gia 51 56 Heny 10 122 gm 58 67 Mh Ultra Heavy 123 200 g m 67 110 Ib Print Paths Input Tray 1 n 17 o Tray 1 1 is used for paper range 17 to 47 Ib US Bond 63 to 174 g m and transparencies Multi Purpose Tray MP Tray for Special Media Print media must be able to withstand 392 F 200 C for 0 1 second The Multi Purpose Tray is used for special media such as labels and card stock up to 110 Ib Index 54 Ib US Bond It can also be used for letterhead stationery transparencies light paper and plain paper Output Top Exit Default The top exit 1 is used for plain paper and letterhead fed in from Tray 1 Sheets feed in face down Straight Through Exit Required for Special Medi Always use the g straight through exit when feeding media in from the Multi Purpose Tray or when printing transparencies The straight through exit on the left side of the printer provides a curl free print path Sheets feed in face up set your print job for reverse page order to get multi page print jobs to stack in normal page sequence To print a particular job using the straight through
20. izard for XANTE ColourLaser 21 appears Select Specify the location of the driver Advanced then click Next Make sure Search for the best driver for your device Recommended is selected then clear Removable Media and click Specify a location Click Browse and navigate to your CD ROM drive Browse to Drivers Win9x English Psdry on the XANTE CD then click OK Click Next and complete the installation following the on screen instructions Second Install the PCL Driver and or Additional Software With the XANTE ColourLaser 21 CD in your CD ROM drive click Start gt Run Browse to your CD ROM drive and double click tall exe in the root directory then click OK Click the button beside Printer Software and follow the on screen instructions When the Port Selection window appears leave LPTI selected then click Next Exit the Menu Installer Third If You Installed the PCL Driver If you installed the PCL driver you need to associate it with the USB port To do this Click Start gt Settings gt Printers Right click the Xante ColourLaser 21 PCL driver icon then select Properties On the Details tab select XECUSBI ColourLaser 21 in the Print to the following port drop do Click Apply Click OK Close the Printers window Using the Installed Software To View the Printer User s Guide Click Start gt Programs gt XANTE ColourLaser 21 Series gt ColourLaser 21 User s Guide To Open the Colo
21. k ap ige the new setting next to the new setting Finish by Saving the Settings Press ON LINE to save the setting and exit the menu wen MEM VALUE SELECT 0 00 The printer is set at the factory to enter the Power Save mode after 1 hour You can change this setting to 5 15 30 or 240 minutes To change the interval Press MENU repeatedly until SYSTEM CONFIG MENU appears on the display Press ITEM repeatedly until POWER SAVE DELAY TIME appears on the display Press VALUE or repeatedly until the desired setting appears on the second line of the display Press SELECT An Asterisk appears next to the new setting Press ON LINE to save the setting and exit the menu e Ifyou experience curling when printing a file in duplex mode switch to 28 Ib US Bond paper If your printer is equipped with a duplex unit and you want duplex printing to be the printer default Press MENU repeatedly until PRINT MENU appears on the display Press ITEM repeatedly until DUPLEX appears on the display Press VALUE ON will appear on the second line of the display Press SELECT An Asterisk appears next ON Press ON LINE to save the setting and exit the menu The printer is set at the factory to automatically detect the emulation of an incoming print job To change it to always be PCL or Adobe PostScript see Setting the Emulation under Control
22. ll is complete click Finish The printer is detected and the Add New Hardware Wizard for XANTE ColourLaser 21 appears Click Next Make sure Search for the best driver for your device Recommended is selected then click Next Click Specify a location making sure other choices are cleared Click Browse and navigate to your CD ROM drive Browse to Drivers Win9x English Psdrv on the XANTE CD then click OK Click Next and complete the installation following the on screen instructions 16 Second Install the PCL Driver and or Additional Software With the XANTE ColourLaser 21 CD in your CD ROM drive click Start gt Run Browse to your CD ROM drive and double click stall exe in the root directory then click OK Click the button beside Printer Software and follow the on screen instructions When the Port Selection window appears leave LPTI selected then click Next Exit the Menu Installer Third If You Installed the PCL Driver If you installed the PCL driver you need to associate it with the USB port To do this Click Start gt Settings gt Right click the Xante ColourLaser 21 PCL driver icon then select Properties On the Details tab select XECUSBI ColourLaser 21 in the Print to the following port drop down list Click Appl Click OK Close the Printers window Using the Installed Software To View the Printer User s Guide Click Start gt Programs gt XANTE ColourLaser 21 Series gt
23. ntire carrier sheet Print Path Output Rear Exit Only Stacker Face up Individual Print Jobs For individual print jobs on labels change the settings in the driver as you print the job File Print gt Properties or your application s equivalent Source MP Tray Size Letter ype LABELI Heavy or LABEL2 Ultra Heavy Output bin Stacker Face up Changing the Default Settings If you consistently use labels in the MP Tray enter the printer menu see page 26 and change the settings as indicated below Printer Menu Settings Labels in MP Tray MP Tray PaperSize Letter MP Tray MediaWeight Heavy LABELI or Ultra Heavy LABEL2 8 Check the Media Settings cont Changing the Default Settings Printing Thick Paper I you consistently use thick paper in Tray 1 or the MP Tray enter the printer menu see page 26 and change the Card Stock Index Paper settings forthe paper path you are using for the thick paper as indicated below The maximum usable paper weight for duplex Prints tioin printing is 28 Ib Settings ick Paper in Tray 1 Tray 1 MediaWeight Medium Heavy to Ultra Heavy see table on page 23 Failure to change the printer s media settings before printing on thick paper Printer Menu Settings Thick Paper in MP Tray pil ah MP Tray Paper Size Letter Short Edge Letter Long 1 2 D will damage the printer raae Shon 1 Legal 13 5 Tabloid Tabloid Print
24. ou created for the XANTE ColourLaser 21 Series Us Guide Copy the files from the CD folder Manuals Network Html English to the folder you created for the Network User s Guide For the latest information double click the ReadmeMac htm file in the Readme folder on the CD supplied with your printer To View the Manuals To view the on line manuals go to the folder where you stored the manual then double click the start_e htm file 19 6 USB Install Macintosh USB Port Connection No USB interface cable is supplied with the printer Use a USB cable that is compatible with USB specification 1 1 Notes Requires Mac OS 9 04 or higher Printer operation is not assured if another USB compatible device is connected concurrently with it Ifa USB hub is used it must be connected directly to the computer Depending on the size of the document if the memory setting for the print monitor is low you may not be able to print in the background To correct for this increase the memory setting for the print monitor Depending on the model you have you may need to install updates to the operating system in order to use USB e g iMac Update 1 0 iMac Update 1 1 iMac Firmware Update ete For further information cont Apple Computers Turn the computer and the printer off Connect the USB cable to the USB port on the computer 1 Connect the other end of the cable to the USB port on the
25. r XANT ColourLaser 21 Series Setup Guide 1 Install the Printer Select a Location see p 3 Unpack see p 4 Check Components see p 5 Record the Serial No see p 5 Remove Shipping Materials see p 6 Prepare Image Drums see p 6 Install Toner Cartridges see p 7 Load Print Media see p 8 Open the Straight Through Exit see p 9 Connect to Power see p 9 Print the Demo Page see p 9 Congratulations Installation Checklist Please cut this page out and use it as a guide when installing your printer 2 Make the Computer Connection amp Install the Software Windows Network Install see pp 10 12 USB Install see pp 13 16 Parallel Install see p 17 Macintosh Network Install see pp 18 19 USB Install see pp 20 21 Complete Finish the Setup Set Color Balance see p 22 Check Media Settings see pp 23 26 Check the Printer Settings see p 27 Print a Sample File see p 28 Install the Handy Reference see p 28 This completes the installation of your XANTE ColourLaser 21 Printer Now it s time to let your imagination run free and enjoy some colorful printing For more information see the documents listed on the back of this checklist Documentation Printea Setup Guide The document you re holding Gets you up and r
26. r Swatch Utility Click Start gt Programs gt XANTE ColourLaser 21 Series gt Color Swatch Utility For more information on the Color Swatch Utility see the on line XANT ColourLaser 21 Series User s Guide Activate the Duplex Unit and Internal Hard Drive in the Printer Driver See page 11 for instructions on how to do this 15 3 USB Install Windows cont USB Install Windows 98 gt Printer Drivers Adobe PostScript PCL gt On Line XANTE ColourLaser 21 Series User s Guide Minimum requirements i486 processor 16 MB RAM Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 0 or higher Can also be viewed directly from the CD click the View User s Guide button in the Menu Installer dialog box gt Color Swatch Utility Provides a printout of color samples with RGB settings Use the settings in application software to precisely match the sample color in printed files Install the Software First Install the USB Port amp PostScript Driver Turn the computer on and wait for it to boot up Turn the printer on The Add New Hardware Wizard for USB Device window appears Insert the XANTE ColourLaser 21 CD into the CD ROM drive then click Next Select Search for the best driver for your device Recommended then click Next Select CD ROM drive then clear the other devices and click Next When XANTE USB Driver appears click Next The USB port information is copied to the system When the USB port insta
27. r the print server status light to stop blini Press the Test button on the print server A Configuration Sheet prints This sheet contains information you need to set up the printer on your network 10 Setting Up the Network Installing the Printer Drivers The printer drivers are located on the CD supplied with the printer For Windows 2000 Drivers Win2K English Pcldrv and or Psdrv For Windows Me 98 and 95 Drivers Win9x English Peldry and or Psdrv For Windows NT 4 0 Drivers Nt40 Eng Peldry and or Psdrv Installing the Drivers on Client Computers Clients with Windows 2000 amp Windows NT 4 0 Push Installation Copy the driver files from the XANTE ColourLaser 21 CD Drivers Ntd0 or Win2K English Peldrv or Psdrv to the network directory of your choice At the host computer open Network Neighborhood then double click the client computer on which you wish to install the drivers Double click the Printers folder then click Add Printer Make sure Print Server Computer Name is selected then click Next Follow the Add Printer Wizard to add the drivers from the network directory where you installed them onto the selected client computer Click the driver to be installed then click Next Click Next and follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation Repeat the process for each client computer then do a quick check of the client computers to be sure that the driver
28. rdware Wizard window appears Click Next Select Search for a suitable driver for my device recommended then click Next Select Specify a location and clear the other choices then click Next Click Browse and navigate to your CD ROM drive Browse to Drivers Win2K English PSDRY on the XANTE CD and click Printer inf then click Open Click OK Click Next The Digital Signature Not Found window appears Click Yes Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation 14 Second Install the PCL Driver and or Additional Software With the XANTE ColourLaser 21 CD in your CD ROM drive click Start gt Run Browse to your CD ROM drive and double click stall exe in the root directory then click OK Click the button beside Printer Software and follow the on screen instructions When the Port Selection window appears leave LPTI selected then click Next Exit the Menu Installer Third If You Installed the PCL Driver If you installed the PCL driver you need to associate it with the USB port To do this Click Start gt Settings gt Right click the Xante ColourLaser 21 PCL driver icon then select Properties On the Ports tab select USB Xante ColourLaser 21 port then click OK Close the Printers window Using the Installed Software To View the Printer User s Guide Click Start gt Programs gt XANTE ColourLaser 21 Series gt ColourLaser 21 User s Guide To Open the Color Sw
29. sted and you re done Press ON LINE the printer will go back on line Ifthe center circle does not match circle 00 determine which surrounding circle most closely matches the center circle and note its number Press VALUE to increase or to decrease repeatedly until COLOR BALANCE ADJUST SELECT PATTERN displays where represents the number determined in step 4 Press SELECT The new value is engaged a new test pattern prints Check the pattern again and repeat steps 4 through 6 until the color of the center circle most closely matches the circles labeled 00 The color balance process is subjective It is unlikely that you will get an exact match of the center circle to the circles labeled 00 Repeat the color balance process until you feel you have a match but no more than four times before pressing ON LINE to exit the color balance process Press ON LINE The printer goes back on line 8 Check the Media Settings Default Media Settings The default printer setting for print media is Medium 20 to 24 1b Individual Print Jobs If you are using special media for an individual print job make the temporary media setting changes in the driver as you print the job from your application Printer Defaults If you consistently use another type of media in Tray 1 or the Multi Purpose MP Tray change the media settings in the printer menu see page 26 If you do not the print qual
30. un then browse to the main directory on the CD and double click install exe Click OK tinue Select the printer model then click Cor Click the Network and Admin Software button Click the Extend View 2000 button Follow the on screen instructions For more information on installing the software utilities and setting up the printer on various network systems see the on line XANT Network User s Guide 12 Accessing the On Line XANT Network User s Guide Minimum requirements i486 processor 16 MB RAM Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 0 or higher You can either view the XANTE Network User s Guide directly from the printer CD or install it on your computer Insert the XANTE ColourLaser 21 CD in the CD ROM drive Click Start Run then browse to the main directory on the CD and double click install exe Click OK Click the Network and Admin Software button Click the Network Documentation button Click your choice Install Network User s Guide follow the on screen instructions or View Network User s Guide Viewing the Installed Network User s Guide To view the XANTE Network User s Guide once it is installed on your computer click Start gt Programs XANTE Network User Guide gt Network User s Guide The printer comes with two Windows drivers Adobe No USB interface cable is supplied with the printer PostScript and PCL USB Drivers are supplied for the Use a
31. unning XANTE ColourLaser 21 Handy Reference Guide For help with day to day operation including Loading Print Media Usable Print Media Walk up Functions Proof amp Print Secure Print etc Operator Panel Clearing Paper Jams etc Attaches to the printer with Velcro fasteners Customer Safety amp Certification Booklet Safety Information FCC ICICE Material Safety Data Sheets ete may XANTE ColourLaser 21 Series User s Guide The XANTE ColourLaser 21 Series User s Guide is located on the printer s driver CD and includes information on Print Media The Control Panel Printer Menus Using Print Features Proof amp Print Secure Print Problem Solving Maintenance Working with Color Specifications Service amp Support ete XANTE Network User s Guide The Network User s Guide is also located on the printer s driver CD It includes information on printer networking including Setting the Printer s IP Address Advanced Management Features Novell Netware TCP IP ete For Orientation Purposes Back E Left Right Straight Through Multi Purpose Tray Exit Connections Side Cover Front Control Panel Tray 1 Firm level surface capable of supporting Nearby power source at least 160 Ibs 72 kg Room temperature Clearance Ideal 62 6 to 80 6 F 17 to 27 C Left amp Right
32. vate the duplex unit and hard disk drive in the drivers before using them These procedures are also used when installing optional memory SIMMs auxiliary paper trays and High Capacity Feeder See Accessories in the on line XANTE User s Guide To activate the Duplex Unit and Hard Disk Drive in the PCL driver Click Start gt Settings gt Printer Right click the XANT PCL printer icon then click Printing Preferences Windows 2000 Properties Windows Me 98 95 or Document Defaults Windows NT 4 0 In the Paper tab click Device options then click Duplex option unit and Printer hard disk Click OK twice then close the Printers dialog box To activate the Duplex Unit and Hard Disk Drive in the PostScript driver Click Start gt Settings gt Printer Right click the XANT PostScript printer icon then click Properties Windows 2000 and NT 4 0 Click the Device Settings tab Scroll down to Installable Options Click Duplex then click Installed in the box below do the same thing for Hard Disk Windows Me 98 and 95 Click the Device Options tab Click Duplex then click Installed in the box below do the same thing for Hard Disk Click OK then close the Printers dialog box 11 2 Network Install Windows cont Installing the Network Software To load the XANTE ExtendView 2000 software Insert the XANTE ColourLaser 21 CD in the CD ROM drive Click Start gt R
33. was installed To view the XANTE Network User s Guide once it is installed on your computer click Start gt Programs gt XANTE Network User Guide gt Network User s Guide 2 Network Install Windows cont ients with Windows Me amp Windows 98 95 Pull Installation Copy the driver files from the XANTE ColourLaser 21 CD Drivers Win9x English Peldrv or Psdrv to a shared network directory of your choice On the client computer click Start Settings Printer gt Add Printer Use the Add Printer Wizard to install the drivers from the network directory to the client computer Printing Directly from a Windows Workstation To use this feature you must have an IP address established and the printer driver installed To configure a Windows workstation to print directly to your networked XANTE printer Insert the XANTE ColourLaser 21 CD in the CD ROM drive Click Start gt Run then browse to the mi directory on the CD and double click install Click OK Click the Direct Network Print ng button Follow the on screen instructions to install ExtendNet Connect then exit the Menu Installer Use ExtendNet Connect to create a new port Configure each client s printer driver s to the network port see the on line XANTE Network Usei Guide Activating the Duplex Unit and Hard Drive in the Driver Ifyou have the XANTE ColourLaser 21D or the XANTE ColourLaser 21HC you must acti
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