Xerox C2424 User Guide Section 5: Printing - Page 2

Basic Printing, Overview of Basic Steps, Factors Affecting Printing Performance - driver download

Page 2 highlights

Basic Printing Basic Printing This section includes: ■ "Overview of Basic Steps" on page 5-2 ■ "Factors Affecting Printing Performance" on page 5-2 Overview of Basic Steps Follow these steps to print jobs: 1. Load paper in the tray. For information about loading trays, see the Loading Media chapter of this guide, or go to Getting Started/Loading Media on the User Documentation CDROM. 2. If prompted by the control panel, either confirm the paper type and size or change it as required. 3. From the application, access the Print dialog box. 4. If desired, select printing options in the printer driver. ■ For information about accessing and using the driver, see "Obtaining the Printer Driver" on page 5-6. ■ For information about specifying print options, see "Adjusting Printing Options" on page 5-6. 5. Send the job to the printer from the application's Print dialog box. Factors Affecting Printing Performance Many factors affect a print job. They include the print speed (stated in number of pages per minute), the media used, download time, and system processing time. The computer download time and system processing time are affected by several factors including: ■ System memory ■ Connection type (network or USB) ■ Network operating system ■ System configuration ■ File size and type of graphics ■ Computer speed Note Additional system memory (RAM) may improve overall printer functions, but will not increase the pages per minute (ppm) ability of the system. WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer 5-2

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65

Basic Printing
WorkCentre® C2424 Copier-Printer
5-2
Basic Printing
This section includes:
"Overview of Basic Steps" on page 5-2
"Factors Affecting Printing Performance" on page 5-2
Overview of Basic Steps
Follow these steps to print jobs:
1.
Load paper in the tray. For information about loading trays, see the
Loading Media
chapter
of this guide, or go to
Getting Started/Loading Media
on the
User Documentation CD-
ROM
.
2.
If prompted by the control panel, either confirm the paper type and size or change it as
required.
3.
From the application, access the
Print
dialog box.
4.
If desired, select printing options in the printer driver.
For information about accessing and using the driver, see "Obtaining the Printer
Driver" on page 5-6.
For information about specifying print options, see "Adjusting Printing Options" on
page 5-6.
5.
Send the job to the printer from the application’s
Print
dialog box.
Factors Affecting Printing Performance
Many factors affect a print job. They include the print speed (stated in number of pages per
minute), the media used, download time, and system processing time.
The computer download time and system processing time are affected by several factors
including:
System memory
Connection type (network or USB)
Network operating system
System configuration
File size and type of graphics
Computer speed
Note
Additional system memory (RAM) may improve overall printer functions, but will not
increase the pages per minute (ppm) ability of the system.