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4.basic setup
After installation is complete, you may want to set the machine’s default settings. Refer to the next section if you would like
to set or change values. This chapter gives you step-by-step instructions for setting up the machine.
This chapter includes:
• Altitude adjustment
• Setting the default tray and paper
• Using power saving feature
• Changing font setting (Phaser 3160B and Phaser 3160N only)
ALTITUDE ADJUSTMENT
The print quality is affected by atmospheric pressure, which is determined
by the height of the machine above sea level. The following information will
guide you on how to set your machine to the best print quality or best quality
of print.
Before you set the altitude value, find the altitude where you are using the
machine.
For Phaser 3140 and 3155
1. Install the driver. (See "Installing driver for USB connected machine" on
page 22 or "Installing drivers for network connected machine" on
page 25.)
2. Click the Windows Start menu.
• For Windows 2000, select Settings > Printers.
• For Windows XP/2003, select Control Panel > Printers and Faxes.
• For Windows 2008/Vista, select Control Panel > Hardware and
Sound > Printers.
3. Select the your machine’s driver and right-click to open Properties.
4. In printer driver properties, select Printer.
5. Select necessary options in the Altitude Adjustment drop-down list.
6. Click OK.
For Phaser 3160B and 3160N
You can altitude adjustment in the Printer Settings Utility.
1. From the Start menu, select Programs or All Programs > your printer
driver name > Printer Settings Utility.
2. Select necessary options in the Altitude Adjustment drop-down list.
3. Click the Apply button.
This can also be adjusted via CentreWare IS. (Phaser 3160N only)
SETTING THE DEFAULT TRAY AND PAPER
You can select the tray and paper you would like to keep using for printing
job.
In the computer
Windows
1. Click the Windows Start menu.
2. For Windows 2000, select Settings > Printers .
• For Windows XP/2003 select Control Panel > Printers and
Faxes.
• For Windows 2008/Vista select Control Panel > Hardware and
Sound > Printers.
3. Right-click your machine and press Printing Preferences.
4. Click Paper tab.
5. Select paper options, such as size, source and type.
6. Press OK.
If you want to use special-sized paper-such as a billing paper,
select Custom in the Paper tab in the Printing Preferences. (See
"Opening printing preferences" on page 38.)
Macintosh
Macintosh does not support this function. Macintosh users need to
change the default setting manually each time they want to print using
other settings.
1. Open a Macintosh application and select the file you want to print.
2. Open the File menu and click Print.
3. Go to Paper Feed pane.
4. Open the File menu and click Print.
5. Go to Paper Feed.
6. Set appropriate tray from which you want to print.
7. Go to Paper pane.
8. Set paper type to correspond to the paper loaded in the tray from
which you want to print.
9. Click Print to print.
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