Service manual printer xerox phaser 3010. Switching, installing drivers and printing a test page

Entry-level laser printer with 4,000 pages per month is everythingThis peripheral solution is perfect for creating a documentation output subsystem in a small office or at home. It is about its capabilities that will be discussed further in this material.

What tasks is this peripheral solution aimed at solving?

The manufacturing company is positioned as a budget, entry-level solution. Its very democratic cost, a small amount of printing for one calendar month, and modest technical specifications indicate its similar affiliation. The main areas of use of this laser printer are:

Small office with 10-15 computers.

Home conditions.

Small working group with no more than 15 workplaces.

In all other cases, the considered peripheral solution cannot fully cover the need for printing. It will be necessary to additionally purchase multifunctional devices, due to which the increased need for printing will be covered.

Equipment

The list of equipment for this laser printer includes the following:

Xerox Phaser 3010 cartridge starter with 70% toner coverage.

Interface wire for switching with the system unit of a personal computer.

Power wire.

A software disc that contains various versions of drivers and application software for implementing the diagnostic functions of a peripheral device.

User manual in major international languages.

Company warranty card.

The list above is enough to assemble a full-fledged printing subsystem immediately after purchase and start using this peripheral for its intended purpose.

Possible connection methods

As noted earlier,is a budget peripheral solution, for this reason it has only one connection method - USB. The capabilities of this wired method of obtaining information are quite enough for the full functioning of such an entry-level printing subsystem. The main version of this interface for this laser printer is 2.0.

It is also possible to connect such a peripheral solution using interface revisions 1.X and 3.0. In the first case, there will be a significant decrease in the speed of printing, and in the second case, the capabilities of the communication port will not be fully used.

The main disadvantage of a wired USB interface is that it offloads the functions of the print server to the nearest personal computer or smart router. But for small offices or the same workgroups, this is not such a big problem. In this case, there can be no talk of more advanced printing methods, for the reason that this is a budget solution, and in this case, the cost comes to the fore. By minimizing connection methods, design engineers tend to significantly reduce the cost of a printer.

Performance Specifications

After switching on, 25 seconds must befor preheating. After that, he is completely ready to perform his direct functions - printing. In the future, he will print the first page of A4 format in 8 seconds. It can then output 20 sheets of exactly the same size per minute. The numbers above are for draft mode. In the case of printing in increased resolution and improved quality, the performance will decrease and amount to 12-15 A4 sheets per minute.

Permission

The maximum resolution of printed pages is 1200x1200. In the realitylaser Xerox Phaser 3010displays pages at a resolution of 600x600, and an increase to 1200x1200 is provided using interpolation technology. This mode slows down the print subsystem and increases toner consumption. Also in the laser printer under consideration, a draft mode for outputting documentation is implemented, in which the resolution of printed sheets is reduced to 300x300. This increases print speed and reduces toner consumption, while maintaining the quality of text documents at an acceptable level. In the case of printing charts, graphs or simple monochrome images, it is preferable to use the finishing mode with a resolution of 1200x1200.

Formats. Page Density

The main page size for this laser device is A4, which is 297mm long and 210mm wide. Also in the list of supported formats there are its reduced modifications A5 (210x149 mm) and A6 (149x105 mm). This list is supplemented by C5 (162x229 mm) and B5 (176x250 mm). In addition to this, the user can set arbitrary values ​​​​of page length and page width in the printer settings.

The lowest page weight for this machine is 60gsm 2 . On less dense paper, printing is unacceptable for the reason that this may damage the printing subsystem. The highest page density in this case is 163 g/m 2 . The latter value indicates that the printer in question can print even on whatman paper (their density is in the range from 140 to 160 g/m 2 ). But to carry out the output of documentation on photo paper (both matte and glossy) with a density of more than 163 g / m 2 is unacceptable because the page feed system in the peripheral device may fail.

Cartridge

106R02181 is the main cartridge model for the Xerox Phaser 3010. Cartridge 106R02183 is an improved version of the first one. In 106R02181, the print yield is only 1000 pages per charge, and in 106R02183 this value has already been increased to 2300 sheets. The initial configuration includes the first model, and in this case it is not advisable to additionally purchase an improved version of the cartridge until its resource is completely exhausted. In this case, there are no special problems with refilling the cartridge. To perform this operation, you need a deblocking chip and toner. Xerox Phaser 3010 by refilling the cartridge allows you to further reduce the cost of document flow.

Connecting, Installing Drivers, and Printing a Test Page

Xerox Phaser 3010 Printerconnected and configured as follows:

We open the box and extract all the contents from it.

Installing the laser printer in a permanent location.

We connect the interface cord to the PC and the peripheral device, and the power wire to the power supply network and the printing unit.

Install the cartridge in the printer and turn it on.

We install a CD into the PC drive and, following the instructions of the setup wizard, install drivers and other application software.

When finished, be sure to print a test page.

After all this, the printer is ready to go.

Price

The laser printer model in question is still on sale. Its cost today is 4000-4500 rubles. You can further reduce your printing costs byXerox Phaser 3010 RefuelingThe print node allows you to minimize the cost per print. Moreover, according to this indicator, this printer significantly outperforms its direct competitors.

Reviews. Pros and cons from the perspective of the owners

In most cases, users characterize the XeroxPhaser 3010 positively.

Representative of a well-known brand in the market of office equipment and printing Xerox Phaser 3010 is considered the best printer for home use in Russia. Many users and sellers compare it to a tractor that will work in all conditions, with unlimited load and minimal maintenance costs. Overview, description, characteristics and reviews of the owners will allow the reader to get to know Xerox products better.

Representative of the inexpensive segment

Laser 3010 is positioned on the market in the budget niche (up to 10,000 rubles). The photoconductor resource is 30 thousand pages, and this limits the use of the printer for commercial purposes. The manufacturer does not hide the fact that the cost of replacing the main component of the device will cost the buyer the price of a new laser printer. For home use, such a resource guarantees full-fledged printing for several years.

An integral task of many for home use is high print resolution - 1200x1200 dpi. Users working with graphs, charts, figures and tables will like the device, because the manufacturer announced a high resolution of images when printing.

Specifications

For laser printers, a print speed of 20 pages per minute is the norm and should not be stressed. The main advantage is the support of all existing operating systems. Xerox Phaser 3010 does not require software installation: drivers for it are already available in the database of all OS manufacturers (Windows, MacOS, Unix, Linux).

The manufacturer solved the problem with the format and Print media of any size (from A4 to C5) are determined at the driver level, and the data is transferred to paper as the user intended. The density of the sheet is allowed within 60-165 grams per square meter (it is quite possible to print both on cardboard and on tracing paper).

Getting Started with the Xerox Phaser 3010 Printer

The fact that a representative of the best office equipment company in the world is hiding in the box can be guessed from the appearance of the packaging: it is huge and informative. An image of the device itself, a description of all technical characteristics, a brief history of the brand, shipping warnings and much more are present on the side faces of the box.

The Xerox Phaser 3010 printer is packed with dignity, as many owners note, it will not be possible to damage the device, even if you play football with the box. It is worth noting that after removing the printer from the packaging, the user will have to remove several meters of protective tape, with which the manufacturer has fixed all the moving components of the device. Only the packaging is confusing: the power cable, the USB interface extension cable and the disks with the software look somehow poor against the general background.

Build quality and ergonomics

Plastic, apparently, the manufacturer did not save. This is evidenced not only by the thickness of the body elements of the Xerox Phaser 3010 printer, but also by the weight, it is almost 5 kilograms - for a cheap and compact device, too much. On the other hand, this is an indicator of the reliability that the manufacturer provided for the end user, because a flimsy device will fail faster.

If we talk about ergonomics, then the assembled printer is quite compact and does not take up much space on the desktop. However, once you open the paper tray, the device becomes quite voluminous. Xerox technologists have taken care of the appearance too: the white plastic body is nicely combined with the blue paper input and output trays. There is also a modification in the graphite finish on the market, but as the owners note in their reviews, spilled toner is hard to see on black plastic.

Refueling problems

The only negative that stops many buyers is the presence of a blocking chip on the toner cartridge. The resource of one branded gas station is enough to print 1000-1500 pages. Officially, the manufacturer stated that refilling the cartridge is impossible, since printing is blocked at the printer firmware level. But the toner for the Xerox Phaser 3010 is not cheap (about 2000 rubles). Naturally, a potential buyer is not financially interested in such an option.

There is a solution to the problem, but many users are skeptical about it. Any toner refilling organization can unlock the chip and enable the printer owner to independently service the cartridge, which also has a work life (5000 pages). Whatever one may say, the buyer will still have to purchase a new toner unit.

Ease of maintenance

The Xerox Phaser 3010 laser printer is pretty easy to maintain. To replace the toner, you only need to open the protective hatch located on the front of the machine. The toner cartridge is available for collection. Access to the oven and the pickup rollers is by opening the rear panel. But, as many owners assure in their reviews, in the next 2-3 years the user does not need to look there. However, sometimes it is recommended to clean the paper pick rollers from dirt, otherwise the paper may jam.

I have questions about the waste toner box. It is located inside the entire printing system, and to access it you need to completely disassemble the device. On the other hand, specialized workshops are engaged in its cleaning. Their service includes refueling the Xerox Phaser 3010 and the removal of waste material. Just the owner needs to check this issue.

Connection and setup

As noted earlier, the user will not have any problems with determining the printer by the operating system. Even a child can supply power and connect the device via USB. The main thing is not to forget to install a cartridge for the Xerox Phaser 3010 before use. Then everything happens automatically. However, to access all printer settings, it is still recommended to install the software. Owners of computers running Linux and Unix operating systems do not have this option. Only printing is available, and fine-tuning will have to be done through the console.

Owners of wireless access points (Wi-Fi routers) with print server support will also be satisfied. Any router available on the market for budget devices can easily detect the Xerox Phaser 3010 printer. It is for this reason that many buyers have preferred a well-known brand.

Print Quality

On the official website of the manufacturer, in stores and service centers, they are silent about itself, referring to it by the generally accepted name - laser. In fact, the Xerox Phaser 3010 printer is LED. Hence the print resource of 30 thousand pages (for this technology it is one and a half times higher). The difference can only be seen when printing photos at a resolution of 1200x1200 dpi. For LED technology (laser is thinner than LED), image graininess is inevitable.

On the other hand, Xerox Phaser 3010 toner will be used more economically when printing, hence the resource of a small cartridge. Text, graphics, diagrams and raster drawings at low resolutions will look realistic on paper, there is no need to doubt it. It is worth noting that the printer has a large amount of RAM - 64 megabytes. As the owners note, with the processing of several jobs containing graphic elements, the Xerox device copes in a matter of seconds and prints without much thought.

Conclusion

An inexpensive representative of the budget class is quite acceptable for a home user who prints no more than 1000 pages per month. The Xerox Phaser 3010 printer has no monthly load limits: you can complete a job for 30 thousand pages, but then you have to change the photoconductor, which costs the same as a new printer. The print quality, toner consumption and electricity consumption are all top-notch and made for the home user who values ​​his time and wants to get a full-featured, economical and high-quality printer for little money.

This article is dedicated to friends, fellow engineers, and just good people! The solution for writing this manual on how to disassemble the Xerox 3045 was a difficult disassembly and, even more difficult, reassembly;) For the most part, this will be an archive of photographs (a reminder) of what, where and where.

Well, let's get started:

1. Remove the front cover.

2. Remove the decorative cover in the area of ​​the USB connector .

3. Remove the side panels. Latch locations: 3 at the edges, 3 at the top, and 2 at the bottom of the printer. Unfortunately, the photos of the covers themselves, with latches on them, did not remain.

5. The front panel is held by 2 screws and 2 latches located on the two top edges.

6. The next step is to "pull off" the scanner, the standard procedure, as in many MFPs. Disconnect the cable, the second cable and both wires. We raise the scanner and unscrew the two screws holding the guides (racks).

Gently pull the wires through the hole and remove the scanner to the side.

7. We twist 4 screws and take off the cover of the upper part of the case.

8. We dismantle the oven, the screw at the back and the screw at the top ... we take out

Here we focus on plastic wire holders, black ones are those on the latches. Because during assembly, a “headache” may arise where to attach them.

We also remove these boards

10. We remove the wires, loops. We unscrew both metal walls of the case.

gear block

11. We will have such a picture in front of us. Here you should unscrew the gear block

12. Behind the gear block is the motor, unscrew ...

13. Unscrew the upper metal part of the case, which is held on by 2 screws.

14. Here it is, the finish line is near. The photoconductor block is marked in red, with a hopper for toner and toner waste. Yes, yes - toner waste, this printer has it, and it is inside, and access to it appears only after disassembling the printer. We twist and separate it from the main platform.

15. It is necessary to halve the block with the photoconductor, this is done quite simply - in two steps.

A. We unscrew 2 screws and take out the gear with the bracket.

B. Turn the key to the left, counterclockwise and pull it towards you, inside there is a spring on the key. Tip - keep the bottom of the block in this position, because. the hole in the toner hopper is open by turning the spill over...

We focus on the train, do not forget to put it in place when assembling!

Here is the result, but without the photoconductor, it is removed by removing the metal axis (pin) in the same way as in Brother cartridges and the latest Xerox and Samsung. There shouldn't be any problems.

We remove the cover, clean the hopper, change the necessary spare part and assemble everything in the reverse order. Voila!

Excellent model

Advantages of the printer/MFP Price, Price, Price.
Print speed.
Refueling implementation.
Compactness. Printer/MFP Disadvantages: Looks fragile.
The filling is disposable.
It is better to straighten the paper before printing in the tray.
Wish it had double sided printing...

Comment about printer/MFP:

By applying the "right" hands, you can get a unique "disposable" printer.
When installing alternative "firewood", we get a disabled powder container chip. And if necessary, we fill it ourselves (200 rubles - a can of powder, in services, with a replacement of the chip, they want about 700 rubles). Refills last about 3,000 pages with economical printing. At home, about 2000 came out. The resource of the printer itself seems to be at the level of 33,000 pages declared. In total - having bought a printer at the price of a cartridge and saving on its subsequent refills - you can change it once a year without worrying ... one fig will come out cheaper.
It would also be with the possibility of double-sided printing ..... he would not have had a price ...

Review #2 about the Xerox Phaser 3010 printer

regular model

Printer/MFP Experience: Several Months

Advantages of the printer / MFP price, compact, high-quality printing, ease of refilling
(possibility to self-refuel)
In general, the device was set up once and forgotten. Disadvantages of the printer / MFP: ATTENTION! Two-component toner do not refill with anything
on Windows: requires a small but meaningful setting for comfortable work and future refueling. (and this, as practice shows, is not for everyone)
on Linux: Xerox does not provide any utilities and manuals for operating the device on the wasps of this family (but true Linux users do not care and everything works even despite the obstacles)

Comment about printer/MFP:

The unit is simple, modest, once set up and forgotten.
The real "monkey astronaut" dies benefiting humanity in the amount of the declared resource of 30,000 pages.
At the time of writing the review, I printed 700 pages, no problems were identified, I am satisfied with the print quality, the toner saving modes are decent.
The printer is named Xerox Faser 3010, which is the commercial name for European customers. In Asia, this model is known as the Fuji Xerox DocuPrint P205b
When operating and configuring, the printer should be taken exactly as a Fuji Xerox product in order to avoid problems with the settings.
Windows users:
1. Do not install the driver supplied and suggested by the OS when connecting the printer, if installed, remove the device and the driver from the system.
2. Go to the Fuji XEROX website and download the DocuPrint P205b driver and "Simple Monitor" management utility
3. Install the driver manually, install the management utility and enable "non-genuine mode" to disable the toner counter and painless refilling in the future.
(if the above recommendations are not feasible for you, read carefully and understand or select other equipment that does not require configuration at all)
Linux users: without further ado - CUPS and the Fuji XEROX DocuPrint P205 driver