Xerox PE120 User Manual

Copying

5.7

The buttons on the control panel let you select all basic copy 

options: darkness, document type, copy size, and number of 

copies. Set the following options for the current copy job before 

pressing Start to make copies.

: If you press Stop/Clear while setting the copy options, all 

of the options you have set for the current copy job will be 

canceled and returned to their default status. Or, they will 

automatically return to their default status after the machine 

completes the copy in progress. 

If you have an original document containing faint markings or 

dark images, you can adjust the contrast to make a copy that is 

easier to read. 
To adjust the contrast, press Lighten/Darken. 
Each time you press the button, the LED labeled with the 

selected mode lights. 
You can choose from the following contrast modes:
• Lighten: works well with dark print.
• Normal: works well with standard typed or printed 

documents.

• Darken: works well with light print or faint pencil 

markings. 

The Original Type setting is used to improve the copy quality by 

selecting the document type for the current copy job. 
To select the document type, press Original Type.
Each time you press the button, the LED labeled with the 

selected mode lights.
You can choose from the following image modes:
• Text: Use for documents containing mostly text.
• Text/Photo: Use for documents with mixed text and 

photographs.

• Photo: Use when the originals are photographs.

: When you copy a document containing color on the 

background, such as a newspaper or a catalog, the background will 

appear on your copy. If you want to reduce the background, 

change the Lighten/Darken setting to Lighten and/or the 

Original Type setting to Text.