Set Earth Smart Print Settings using the PCL Print Driver

You can print to the device from your computer through a print driver. There are a variety of Xerox print drivers available for the device to support all the popular operating systems. The Xerox print drivers allow you to use the specific features available on your device.

If Authentication has been enabled on your device you may have to login at the device to see or release your jobs.If Accounting has been enabled you may have to enter login details at the print driver before you can send your job.

Use the Earth Smart option to quickly set controls that will reduce the number of pages printed for your job by removing banner sheets, turning on 2-sided printing, and printing 2 images on each page instead of a single image per page.

1. ​Open the document to be printed. From most applications select the Office button or select File, then select Print from the file menu.

2. ​Enter the number of copies you want to produce. Depending on the application you are using you may also be able to select a page range and make other print selections.

3. ​Select the Xerox PCL driver from the list of print drivers available.

4. ​Open the print driver Properties window - the method will vary depending on the application you are printing from. From most Microsoft applications select the Properties or Preferences button to open the window.

5. ​Click the Earth Smart Settings button.

6. ​Select the option(s) required.

7. • ​2-Sided Print prints on both sides of a sheet to save paper.

   • ​No Banner Pages disables the printing of banner pages to save paper.

   • ​2-Up prints 2 reduced size pages on a single sheet to save paper.

   • ​Sample Set prints one copy of a multiple-copy print job. When you collect the print you can check it has printed as you expected before approving the rest of the job for printing. If the first copy is not correct you can cancel the rest of the copies and resubmit the job with different print settings.

8. ​Click the OK button.

9. ​Click the OK button to save your settings.

10. ​Click the Print button.

11. ​Collect your job from the device.

12. ​Press the Job Status button on the device control panel to view the job list and check the status of the job.

13. ​Print jobs are usually shown in the Active Jobs list, however if your System Administrator has enabled the Hold All Jobs feature, your job will be listed in either the Held Print Jobs or the Unidentified Print Jobs list. To release a held job select the job in the required list and then select the Release or Print button.

14. ​If your job remains held in the Active Jobs list, the device needs you to supply additional resources, such as paper or staples before it can complete the job. To find out what resources are needed, select the job and then select the Details button. Once the resources are available the job will print.