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Printer Defaults Help

View, set, or change general printer settings from the Printer Defaults page. Making changes to printer default settings through CentreWare IS is the same as making the corresponding changes from the printer control panel. Changes to settings are saved in the printer's memory and are overridden on a job-by-job basis by settings made from the printer driver. When you are satisfied with your selections, click Save Changes to keep the settings or Discard Changes to keep the previous settings.

User Preferences

Startup Page

  • On - The Startup Page prints every time the printer is reset. The default setting is On.
  • Off - The Startup Page is not printed.

PostScript Error Information - If the printer encounters PostScript errors in the print job, it will not print the job. If you set PostScript Error Information to On, the printer prints a report summarizing any PostScript errors that occur during a print job. The default setting is Off.

Set Control Panel Language - Select the default language for the printer control panel from the drop-down list. All available languages for the printer model are contained in the list. The default setting is English.

Accessible Control Panel - This option modifies the control panel behavior to improve accessibility for some individuals with disabilities. When On is selected, the control panel will not time out and key repeating is turned off. When this field is set to Off, the control panel times out after a short period of no activity and key repeating is turned on. The default setting is Off.

  • On - Turns Accessible Control Panel on.
  • Off - Turns Accessible Control Panel off.

Metric Defaults - This option selects whether default sizes that are affected by the Reset Printer Setup are measured in millimeters or inches. The default setting is Off for the U.S. or On for destinations that use the metric system.

  • On - All affected interfaces are set to metric dimensions after an NVRAM reset.
  • Off - All affected interfaces are set to U.S. dimensions after an NVRAM reset.

Tray 1 Prompt - This setting determines the amount of time the control panel message prompts you to select paper type and size when paper is inserted in Tray 1. The default setting is 30 seconds.

  • None - Turns off the control panel prompt to select paper type and size when paper is inserted in Tray 1.
  • 30 Seconds - Turns on the control panel prompt for 30 seconds to select paper type and size when paper is inserted in Tray 1.
  • Infinite - Turns on the control panel prompt until paper type and size is selected from the control panel when paper is inserted in Tray 1.

Tray 1 Mode - This setting defines the printer’s media handling behavior to better fit the kind of printing you want to do. Three modes determine how paper size and type are set for Tray 1, and which tray is used if you do not select a specific tray. The default setting is Dynamic.

  • Automatic - The Automatic setting enables incoming print jobs to set paper size and type. It prints from Tray 1 if paper is present at the start of a job and when the job has not selected another tray.
  • Dynamic - The Dynamic setting prompts the printer to search the trays to find the paper size and type to match your print job. If no size or type matches are found in Tray 2, 3 or 4, and Tray 1 media size and type have not been set on the printer control panel, the printer sets the paper size and type from the print job, and then prints from Tray 1.
  • Static - The Static setting enables the user to select the paper size and type settings for the trays using the Paper Tray Setup menu option on the printer control panel. To print from Tray 1, the paper size and type of your print job must match the Tray 1 paper size and type settings on the control panel.

Tray 2-N Mode - This setting specifies how paper type is determined when you load paper in a tray but do not select the paper type on the control panel. When no optional trays are installed, N is not shown; otherwise N is the highest installed tray number. The default setting is Dynamic.

  • Dynamic - After new paper is loaded in the tray, the next job to print from the tray sets the paper type setting unless you change it using the control panel.
  • Static - The current paper type setting remains in effect unless you change it using the control panel.

Letter/A4 Substitution - This setting determines the printer's response when a print job requests letter or A4 size paper, and the requested paper size is not in any tray, but the other paper size is available. The default setting is On.

  • On - The printer substitutes letter size for A4 size paper, and vice versa, when the paper size requested by the print job is not in any tray, but the other paper size is available. This setting may adjust the margins of your print job.
  • Off - Turns Letter/A4 Substitution off.

Local Printer Information

Printer Name (SNMP System Name) - This field contains the printer name up to 32 characters in length. This can also be set from various other pages within CentreWare IS.

Printer Location (SNMP System Location) - This field contains the printer location up to 255 characters in length. This can also be set from various other pages within CentreWare IS.

Printer Contact (System Contact) - This field contains the name of the contact person for printer problems or issues up to 255 characters in length. This can also be set from various other pages within CentreWare IS.

Printer Contact Email Address - This field contains the email address for the printer contact person. The email address can be a maximum of 80 characters in length.

Printer Contact Phone Number - This field contains the printer contact person's telephone number. The phone number can be a maximum of 47 characters in length.

Printer Contact Website URL - This field contains the Printer Contact Website URL up to 255 characters in length.

Xerox Asset Number - This field can contain a Xerox tracking number for the printer as a capital asset, up to 32 characters in length.

Printer Asset Number - This field can contain your company's tracking number for the printer as a capital asset, up to 32 characters in length.

Timeout Settings

These settings control when print jobs are automatically canceled.

Wait Timeout - The value in this field determines how long the printer waits for expected data during a print job. If the printer does not receive expected data within the specified period of time after the job is started, the printer cancels the job. Enter a value in seconds. A value of 0 indicates no time out; the printer does not time out while waiting for data. The value entered must be between 0 and 2147483. The default setting is 120 seconds.

Job Timeout - The value in this field determines how long the printer waits for a PostScript or PDF print job to complete before ending the job. Enter a value in seconds. A value of Unlimited indicates no time out; the printer will never cancel the job. The value entered must be between 0 (unlimited) and 65535. The default setting is Unlimited.

Load Paper Timeout - The setting determines how long the printer waits for paper to be loaded during a print job, when the job requests a paper size and type not in the printer, before using the paper in the default tray. A value of None indicates no time out; the printer never cancels the job until paper is loaded. The default setting is 3 Minutes.

Print Mode Settings

Change these settings to adjust print speed and image appearance.

Print-Quality Mode

Select a Print-Quality Mode depending on your printing needs. These modes affect the appearance of your prints and the time they take to print. The default setting is Enhanced.

  • Fast Color - Fastest full-color mode, useful for many images and previewing your work. Rapidly produces review documents; useful for rush jobs. Not recommended for documents containing small text, fine detail, or large areas of bright solid fill.
  • Standard - General-purpose mode for full-color printing. Produces crisp, bright prints at high speed. Recommended for vibrant, saturated color prints.
  • Enhanced - Best mode for business presentations. Produces superior text resolution and very smooth light colors. This mode takes longer to process and print than Standard or Fast Color.
  • High-Resolution/Photo - Highest-quality mode for color prints. Provides the best detail and smoothness for photographic images. Produces highest-quality color prints, with the best text resolution and smoothest light colors. This mode takes longer to process and print than the other modes.

User Defined Screens - This setting turns on or off user-defined halftone screens included in print jobs. The default setting is Off.

  • On - User defined halftone screens override the printer's optimized default screens for printing.
  • Off - Turns User Defined Screens off.

Image Smoothing - This setting blends adjacent colors in low-resolution images for smoother color transitions. For example, use Image Smoothing to improve the appearance of a 72-dpi image downloaded from the web. Image Smoothing is not recommended for 300-dpi or higher images. The default setting is Off.

Paper Source - If the print job sent to the printer has paper source specified using the printer driver, the printer driver value is used. If the print job sent has no paper source specified, the printer will use the value stored in the Paper Source field. If no value has been selected for Paper Source, this field defaults to AutoSelect mode.

  • AutoSelect - The printer determines which tray to use depending on the job.
  • Tray 1 - The printer takes media from Tray 1.
  • Tray 2 - The printer takes media from Tray 2.
  • Tray 3 - The printer takes media from Tray 3*.
  • Tray 4 - The printer takes media from Tray 4*.
  • * Available only if optional tray is installed.

Color Correction

These are the color corrections designed for your printer. They include options for matching the printer's colors as closely as possible to colors on other devices, such as your computer screen or a printing press. The default setting is Automatic.

  • Automatic - Applies the best color correction to each graphic element: text, artwork, and photographs.
  • sRGB Display - Approximates the colors on a CRT computer display.
  • sRGB Vivid - Produces brighter, more saturated colors than sRGB Display.
  • LCD Display - Approximates the colors on an LCD computer display.
  • None - Applies no color correction. Use with other color management tools, such as ICC (International Color Consortium) profiles, ColorSync®, or the PANTONE® Color Chart for your printer.
  • SWOP Press - Matches Specifications for Web Offset Publications.
  • Euroscale Press - Matches FOGRA glossy paper specification.
  • Commercial Press - Approximates U.S. commercial press target.
  • SNAP Press - Matches Specifications for Newsprint Advertising Production.
  • Japan Color - Matches Japan Color 2001 specification.
  • ISO Coated - Matches FOGRA 27L paper specification.
  • ISO Uncoated - Matches FOGRA 29L paper specification.
  • Black and White - Converts all colors to shades of gray.
  • Note: User Defined, Raw CMYK, and Raw RGB color corrections appear only when they are the current selection. They are selected only by utilities.

2-Sided Printing

You can choose to print on both sides of a sheet of paper. Options are Off, Long Edge, and Short Edge. If you select Off, the printer prints only on one side of a sheet of paper. Select Off when printing on transparencies, envelopes, or labels. Do not use 2-sided printing for these types of media.

Landscape pages bound on long edge Portrait pages bound on long edge Long Edge - Prints on both sides of a sheet of paper with the images printed so the job can be bound on the long edge of the sheet. Set Paper orientation in the printer driver to either Landscape or Portrait.
Portrait pages bound on short edge Landscape pages bound on short edge Short Edge - Prints on both ides of a sheet of paper with the images printed so the job can be bound on the short edge of the sheet. Set Paper orientation in the printer driver to either Landscape or Portrait.

Note: To use the printer's automatic 2-sided printing feature, you must have a Phaser 8560DN, Phaser 8560DT, or Phaser 8560DX printer. For more information on recommended paper types, see the Recommended Media List U.S. version or European version (English only) on the Xerox website.

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