Xerox WorkCentre Pro PCL Readme
Table of Contents
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1 - Introduction
2 - Install/Uninstall Problems
3 - Operation with other Printers Installed
4 - Default Paper Size & Units of Measure
5 - PCL 5e/6 Hints
6 - Printing problems
Introduction
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This document describes problems and situations encountered installing and using
the WorkCentre Pro PCL Printer Software. This should help resolve problems or
any unusual situations.
Install/Uninstall Problems
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Uninstall Problem
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If the WorkCentre Pro PCL printer properties dialog is open and uninstall
is performed, the software will not be completely removed. You will have
to install the WorkCentre Pro PCL software and then uninstall with the
dialog closed.
Default Paper Size & Units of Measure
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The default paper (Letter or A4) and image shift units of measure (Inch or MM)
is based upon the country code set for the Windows operating system. The
country code can be set from the Windows "Control Panel" / "Regional Settings".
For correct operation, the country code must be set before installing the
WorkCentre Pro PCL printer software. If the country code changes after
installation, the printer software must be installed again.
The following table describes the defaults for each language.
Default Default
Country Code Paper Size Units of Measure
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English US Letter Inch
English UK A4 MM
English Others A4 MM
English Canadian Letter MM
Danish A4 MM
French Canadian Letter MM
French Others A4 MM
German - ALL A4 MM
Italian - ALL A4 MM
Norwegian - ALL A4 MM
Spanish - ALL A4 MM
Portuguese - ALL A4 MM
Swedish A4 MM
Other country codes A4 MM
PCL 5e/6 Hints
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- Please use the latest version of application software for your
Operation System as much as possible.
- If Data loss error and other errors happen when printing, please add
expansion memory to the printer. In addtion, select "Page Protection"
in "Device Options" tab of printer properties dialog.
- If you encounter printing problems with Windows PCL6 printer driver,
please try to use Windows PCL5e printer driver to see if the problem
clears.
Printing problems
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- When printing light colored lines and/or thin lines in your document
the lines may not be visible. Please change the color of the line to
a darker color or make the line thicker and try printing again.
- When using PCL 6 Watermarks, if the odd-numbered page original is printed
duplex, the Watermark will be printed on the blank page of the last paper.
- Printing in Adobe Acrobat Reader may result in compressed print. In
this case perform the following:
Open the printer properties:
Select the Image Quality tab, set the Graphics mode to "Raster"
and set the Text Mode to "As Bitmaps". In addition, select the
Device Options tab and set to use "Use Device Fonts"
- Print to file: To print to file, change the port to FILE: for the port
assigned to the printer. Do not select the application "Print to file"
option.
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.