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Summary of Contents for 6200L - EPL B/W Laser Printer

Page 1: ...roducts maintenance troubleshooting and technical specifications Note This guide includes information for both the EPL 6200 and EPL 6200L models Unless stated the information applies to both printer models The majority of the illustrations and screen shots used in this guide show the EPL 6200 model Specific illustrations and screen shots of the EPL 6200L model are included in places where the diff...

Page 2: ...ORATION and its affiliates shall not be liable against any damages or problems arising from the use of any options or any consumable products other than those designated as Original EPSON Products or EPSON Approved Products by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION Adobe the Adobe logo and PostScript3 are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated which may be registered in certain jurisdictions The PCL6 compatibl...

Page 3: ...demarks of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG which may be registered in certain jurisdictions Wingdings is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation and may be registered in some jurisdictions HP and HP LaserJet are registered trademarks of the Hewlett Packard Company Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Apple and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer In...

Page 4: ... 6 Options EPL 6200 only 7 Consumable products 8 Features at a Glance 9 Adobe PostScript 3 EPL 6200 only 9 Resolution Improvement Technology and Enhanced MicroGray technology EPL 6200 only 9 Toner Save mode 9 Duplex printing EPL 6200 only 10 Fit to page printing 10 Printing multiple pages on a sheet 10 Watermark printing 10 Overlay printing EPL 6200 only 11 High quality printing 11 Chapter 2 Paper...

Page 5: ...ling the PostScript printer driver EPL 6200 only 37 Using the Printer Driver 47 Accessing the printer driver 48 Printer driver settings 49 Accessing the PostScript printer driver EPL 6200 only 64 PostScript printer driver settings EPL 6200 only 64 Using online help 93 Monitoring Your Printer with EPSON Status Monitor 3 93 About EPSON Status Monitor 3 93 Accessing the EPSON Status Monitor 3 94 Gett...

Page 6: ...iver settings 136 Using online help 148 Mac OS X Users 149 Installing the printer driver 149 Selecting the printer driver 149 Printer driver settings 158 Installing the PostScript printer driver EPL 6200 only 159 Selecting the PostScript printer 161 Changing the printer setup settings 172 PostScript printer driver settings 172 Monitoring Your Printer with EPSON Status Monitor 3 179 About the EPSON...

Page 7: ...212 Accessing the shared printer 214 For Mac OS X 216 Chapter 6 Setting Up Your Printer on a Network EPL 6200L For Windows 218 Sharing the printer 218 Setting up your printer as a shared printer 219 Using an additional driver 221 Setting up a clients 228 Installing the printer driver from the CD ROM 235 Using AppleTalk Under Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4 0237 For Macintosh 237 Sharing the printer 2...

Page 8: ...A4 284 Removing the 500 Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit A4 288 Duplex Unit 288 Installing the Duplex Unit 288 Removing the Duplex Unit 295 Memory Module 295 Installing a memory module 296 Removing a memory module 300 Interface Cards 300 Installing an interface card 300 Removing an interface card 303 Chapter 9 Replacing Consumable Products Precautions During Replacement 306 Developer Cartridge 306 ...

Page 9: ...68 Paper jam MP tray EPL 6200 only 370 Paper jam MP tray EPL 6200L only 373 Paper jam Duplex Unit EPL 6200 only 375 Paper jam manual feed slot EPL 6200 only 379 Paper jam 500 Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit A4 EPL 6200 only 382 Operational Problems 386 Printout Problems 387 Print Quality Problems 389 Memory Problems 393 Paper Handling Problems 394 Problems Printing in the PostScript 3 Mode EPL 620...

Page 10: ...26 Developer Cartridge S050166 427 Developer Cartridge S050167 427 Photoconductor unit S051099 428 Appendix B Symbol Sets EPL 6200 only Introduction to Symbol Sets 430 In the LJ4 Emulation Mode 430 International character sets for ISO 434 In the ESC P 2 or FX Modes 435 International character sets 437 Characters available with the ESC command 438 In the I239X Emulation Mode 438 In the EPSON GL 2 M...

Page 11: ...System requirements 454 Installing EPSON BarCode Fonts 454 Printing with EPSON BarCode Fonts 456 BarCode Font specifications 460 Appendix D Contacting Customer Support For users in Latin America 474 For users in Australia 475 For users in Singapore 476 For users in Thailand 477 For users in Indonesia 478 For users in Hong Kong 478 For users in Malaysia 479 For users in India 480 For users in the P...

Page 12: ... carefully to avoid bodily injury cCautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment Notes contain important information and useful tips on the operation of your printer Safety Precautions Be sure to follow these precautions carefully to ensure safe efficient operation ...

Page 13: ...he printer has been in use the fuser and the surrounding areas may be very hot Avoid touching the components inside the printer unless instructed to do so in this guide Neverforcetheprinter scomponentsintoplace Althoughthe printer is designed to be sturdy rough handling can damage it CAUTION Hot Surface ...

Page 14: ...he developer cartridge upside down or stand it on its ends Do not attempt to modify or take the developer cartridge apart It cannot be refilled Do not touch the toner and avoid all contact with your eyes If toner is spilled use a broom and dustpan or a damp cloth with soap and water to clean it up Because the fine particles can cause a fire or explosion if they come into contact with a spark do no...

Page 15: ...unit on a clean smooth surface Avoid touching the drum since oils from your skin can permanently damage its surface and affect print quality To get the best print quality do not store the photoconductor unit in an area subject to direct sunlight dust salt air or corrosive gases such as ammonia Avoid locations subject to extreme or rapid changes in temperature or humidity Wait for at least one hour...

Page 16: ...rements are indicated on a label attached to the printer If you are not sure of the power supply specifications in your area contact your local power company or consult your dealer If you are unable to insert the AC plug into the electrical outlet contact an electrician Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions as improper adjustment of other controls may result in ...

Page 17: ...oduction of energy efficient personal computers monitors printers fax machines copiers and scanners in an effort to reduce air pollution caused by power generation Power On Off Cautions cCaution Do not turn off the printer Until the Ready light green comes on and is not flashing WhiletheData Ready lightforEPL 6200L light yellow is flashing While printing ...

Page 18: ... 6 Options EPL 6200 only 7 Consumable products 8 Features at a Glance 9 Adobe PostScript 3 EPL 6200 only 9 Resolution Improvement Technology and Enhanced MicroGray technology EPL 6200 only 9 Toner Save mode 9 Duplex printing EPL 6200 only 10 Fit to page printing 10 Printing multiple pages on a sheet 10 Watermark printing 10 Overlay printing EPL 6200 only 11 High quality printing 11 ...

Page 19: ... Printer Parts EPL 6200 EPL 6200L Output cover Power switch Manual feed slot MP Multi Purpose tray Front cover Control panel Output tray Output cover Output tray Control panel Front cover MP Multi Purpose tray Power switch ...

Page 20: ... 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 EPL 6200 EPL 6200L AC inlet USBinterface connector Duplex Unit connector Right side cover Parallel interface connector Type B interface slot AC inlet USB interface connector Parallel interface connector ...

Page 21: ...hts and three buttons while the EPL 6200L comes with two indicator lights The indicator lights inform you of basic printer status errors and warnings The buttons allow you to control a number of basic printer operations Indicator lights EPL 6200 EPL 6200L a b c d f e d e ...

Page 22: ... light usually indicates a paper related problem On usually indicates a paper jam while flashing usually indicates a paper related error or warning such as when the paper source is empty d Error On or flashes when an error is detected e Ready On when the printer is ready indicating that the printer is ready to receive and printdata Whentheprinterisnotready this light is off This light also comes o...

Page 23: ... between ready and offline status b Job Cancel Deletes the oldest print job stored in the printer Deletes one job when pressed once Pressing it down for more than two seconds deletes all data in the print buffer all jobs and all data the printer is receiving or currently printing c Information Prints a status sheet when the Error light is off and no warning is indicated Clears the warning when a w...

Page 24: ... must be installed to use the Duplex Unit You cannot use the Duplex Unit on its own Memory Module The printer comes with 8 MB of memory which can be expanded up to a total of 136 MB For details see Memory Module on page 295 Note Make sure that the DIMM you purchase is compatible with EPSON products For details contact the store where you purchased this printer or an EPSON qualified service represe...

Page 25: ...is used to create the image on paper The service life of the cartridge is approximately 3 000 printed pages Note The EPL 6200 comes with this cartridge already installed while EPL 6200Lispackagedwithacartridgethatprintsapproximately 1 500 pages Photoconductor Unit S051099 The photoconductor unit contains a light sensitive drum that permanently fixes the toner onto paper The printer comes with this...

Page 26: ...lations as print data is received at the printer Resolution Improvement Technology and Enhanced MicroGray technology EPL 6200 only Resolution Improvement Technology RITech is an original EPSON printer technology that works by smoothing out the jagged edges of diagonal and curved lines in both text and graphics Enhanced MicroGray improves the halftone quality of graphics With the driver provided th...

Page 27: ... to Page function allows you to have your documents enlarged or reduced during printing according to the specified paper size Printing multiple pages on a sheet Using the Print Layout setting you can specify to print either two or four pages of a document onto a single sheet of paper You can also specify the printing order and select whether to print a frame around the pages Each page is automatic...

Page 28: ...ovides 600 dpi printing at a speed of up to 20 pages per minute when printing on A4 paper You ll appreciate the professional print quality produced by your printer and its quick processing speed Note A memory overflow error may occur when printing at 1200 dpi if the EPL 6200 only has the default amount of memory installed because printing at 1200 dpi uses a lot of memory If you print regularly at ...

Page 29: ...12 Product Information ...

Page 30: ...er Paper Cassette Unit A4 EPL 6200 only 15 Manual feed slot EPL 6200 only 15 Loading Paper 15 MP tray 16 500 Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit A4 EPL 6200 only 21 Manual feed slot EPL 6200 only 26 Loading a custom paper size 28 Printing on Special Media 29 Labels 29 Envelopes 29 Thick paper 31 Transparencies 31 ...

Page 31: ...ets of 75 g m paper Weight 60 to 90 g m 16 to 24 lb A4 A5 B5 Letter LT Legal LGL F4 Half Letter HLT Executive EXE ISO B5 IB5 Government Letter GLT Government Legal GLG Custom size paper 76 2 127 0 mm 3 0 5 0 in minimum 216 0 355 6 mm 8 5 14 0 in maximum Letterhead Labels Up to 10 sheets Weight 90 to 163 g m 24 to 43 lb Thick paper Transparencies Up to 5 Sheets Envelopes Up to 10 sheets Weight 85 t...

Page 32: ... special media that you do not usually print on By doing so you can avoid the trouble of removing paper that is loaded in the MP tray and replacing it with the media that you want to print on This is particularly convenient when you only need to print one sheet or very few sheets Loading Paper This section describes how to load paper into the standard and optional paper sources available to your p...

Page 33: ... paper source for both the EPL 6200 and EPL 6200L EPL 6200 You can load up to 250 sheets of plain paper into the MP tray of the EPL 6200 Follow these steps to load paper into the MP tray 1 Lift off the tray cover and then pinch the paper guide tab to slide the paper guide outward to accommodate the paper you are loading Note Lift the paper guide slightly to move it ...

Page 34: ...at surface to even the edges and set the paper into the MP tray with the printable surface facing up Then adjust the paper guide to the size of the paper Note Make sure to load the paper as far as it will go inside the MP tray Make sure that you do not load paper beyond the limit mark ...

Page 35: ... Before printing make sure that the Paper Size setting in your printer driver matches the paper you load If you want to print on paper heavier than 90 g m 24 lb or on special paper such as envelopes labels transparencies or thick paper see Printing on Special Media on page 29 ...

Page 36: ...0 sheets of plain paper into the MP tray of the EPL 6200L Follow these steps to load paper into the MP tray 1 Open the MP tray 2 Pinch the paperguide tab thenslide the paper guide outward to accommodate the paper you are loading Note Lift the paper guide slightly to move it ...

Page 37: ...o even the edges and set the paper into the MP tray with the printable surface facing up Then adjust the paper guide to the size of the paper Note Make sure to load the paper as far as it will go inside the MP tray Make sure that you do not load paper beyond the limit mark ...

Page 38: ... to print on paper heavier than 90 g m 24 lb or on special paper such as envelopes labels transparencies or thick paper see Printing on Special Media on page 29 500 Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit A4 EPL 6200 only You can load up to 500 sheets of plain paper into the 500 Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit A4 Follow these steps to load paper into the 500 Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit A4 ...

Page 39: ...22 Paper Handling 1 Pull the paper tray out from the cassette unit ...

Page 40: ...Paper Handling 23 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Lift off the tray cover 3 Press down on the plate in the paper tray until it locks into position ...

Page 41: ...er and tap it on a flat surface to even the edges Then load it into the paper tray Note Make sure that you do not load paper beyond the limit mark Load letterheads with the printable side facing up and with the letterhead portion at the top ...

Page 42: ...Paper Handling 25 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 Replace the tray cover 6 Insert the loaded paper tray back into the unit ...

Page 43: ...o print on paper heavier than 90 g m 24 lb or on special paper such as envelopes labels transparencies or thick paper see Printing on Special Media on page 29 Manual feed slot EPL 6200 only You can load 76 to 216 148 to 356 mm 3 0 to 8 5 5 8 to 14 0 in size paper into the manual feed slot Follow these steps to load a single sheet of paper into the manual feed slot ...

Page 44: ...n the MP tray then move the paper guides outward to accommodate the paper you are loading 2 Insert a single sheet of paper with the printable side up as far as it will go into the manual feed slot above the tray cover Adjust the paper guides to match the paper size you are using ...

Page 45: ... printer loads the paper from the manual feed slot Note When you no longer need to feed paper manually be sure to clear the Manual Feed setting in the printer driver settings before printing from the MP tray or the optional 500 Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit A4 Loading a custom paper size You can load any custom paper size into the MP tray as long as it is within 76 2 127 0 mm 3 0 5 0 in and 216 ...

Page 46: ...d some types of labels one sheet at a time To prevent the adhesive from coming into contact with printer parts always use labels that completely cover the backing sheet such that no gaps occur between the individual labels You should test the label sheet for leaking adhesive by pressing a sheet of paper on top of a sheet of labels If the paper sticks to the label sheet when you lift it off do not ...

Page 47: ...30 Paper Handling EPL 6200 EPL 6200L To print on envelopes choose Thick Narrow Windows or Thick N Macintosh from the Paper Type drop down list in the printer driver ...

Page 48: ...pes of thick paper one sheet at a time Use thick paper between 90 and 163 g m 24 to 43 lb in weight To print on thick paper be sure to change the Paper Type setting in the printer driver settings Choose Thick Narrow Windows or Thick N Macintosh for thick paper which is less than 160 mm wide Choose Thick Wide Windows or Thick W Macintosh when printing on thick paper which is 188 mm or wider Transpa...

Page 49: ...32 Paper Handling ...

Page 50: ...4 PostScript printer driver settings EPL 6200 only 64 Using online help 93 Monitoring Your Printer with EPSON Status Monitor 3 93 About EPSON Status Monitor 3 93 Accessing the EPSON Status Monitor 3 94 Getting printer status details 96 Using the Job Management function 98 Setting monitoring preferences 100 Status Alert window 104 Stopping monitoring 105 Selecting printers to be monitored EPL 6200 ...

Page 51: ...rinter The EPL 6200 also comes with a PostScript printer driver for printing files formatted in PostScript 3 System Requirements To use the printer software your computer must be running one of the following operating systems Microsoft Windows 98 95 Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition Microsoft Windows NT 4 0 Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows XP Installing the Printer Software Installing t...

Page 52: ...ording to the following steps 1 Make sure that the printer is off and that Windows is running on your computer 2 Insert the printer software CD ROM into the CD ROM drive Note If the language selection window appears select your country If the EPSON Installation Program screen does not appear automatically double click the My Computer icon right click the CD ROM icon and click OPEN in the menu that...

Page 53: ...36 Using the Printer Driver For Windows 4 In the dialog box that appears click Custom 5 Select the EPSON Status Monitor 3 check box and then click Install ...

Page 54: ...les in the Adobe PostScript 3 format in Windows Me 98 95 Windows NT 4 0 or Windows XP 2000 you will have to install the PostScript printer driver included in the CD ROM that shipped with your printer See the appropriate sections below for installation instructions according to the operating system that you are using Windows Me Windows 98 Windows 95 Users Follow the installation instructions for th...

Page 55: ...nstructions until the screen asking you to select the printer model is displayed 5 Click Have Disk and specify the path to the appropriate INF file necessary for installation If your CD ROM drive is D the path will be D AdobePS english win9x ps_setup change the drive letter as needed for your system 6 Select the INF file for the version of the Windows operating system that you are running and cont...

Page 56: ...follow the installation procedure below You must have at least 6 MB of free space on your hard disk drive to install the PostScript printer driver 1 Without connecting the printer to your computer turn on both the computer and the printer 2 Once Windows has started connect your computer to the printer with a USB cable 3 The Add New Hardware Wizard will launch automatically Click Next to start the ...

Page 57: ...le necessary for installation If your CD ROM drive is D the path will be D AdobePS english win9x ps_setup change the drive letter as needed for your system 12 Select the INF file for the version of the Windows operating system that you are running and continue with the rest of the installation according to the on screen instructions 13 When installation is done click Finish Installing the PostScri...

Page 58: ... drive is D the path will be D AdobePS english win9x ps_setup change the drive letter as needed for your system 8 Select the INF file for the version of the Windows operating system that you are running and continue with the rest of the installation according to the on screen instructions 9 When installation is done click Finish Notice for Windows Me 98 95 Users The printer may not print normally ...

Page 59: ...hipped with your printer into the CD ROM drive 2 Click Start then Settings and finally Printers 3 Double click the Add Printer icon 4 The Add Printer Wizard will be displayed Follow the on screen instructions until the screen asking you to select the printer model is displayed 5 Click Have Disk and specify the path to the appropriate INF file necessary for installation If your CD ROM drive is D th...

Page 60: ...dd Printer Wizard will be displayed Select Network printer server and then click Next 5 Enter the name of the printer or select the printer from the list of available printers on the network and then click OK 6 Click OK once the following message appears The server on which the XXX printer resides does not have the correct printer driver installed 7 Click Have Disk and specify the path to the appr...

Page 61: ...ostScript printer driver for the parallel interface Note You must have at least 6 MB of free space on your hard disk drive to install the printer driver 1 Insert the CD ROM that shipped with your printer into the CD ROM drive 2 Click Start then Settings and finally Printers Note If your computer is running Windows XP click Start and then click Printers and Faxes 3 Double click the Add Printer icon...

Page 62: ...must have at least 6 MB of free space on your hard disk drive to install the printer driver 1 Without connecting the printer to the computer turn on both the computer and the printer 2 Once Windows has started connect the computer to the printer with a USB cable 3 The Add New Hardware Wizard will launch automatically Click Next to start the installation of the USB printer driver 4 After the USB pr...

Page 63: ...l interface card into the printer You must have at least 6 MB of free space on your hard disk drive to install the printer driver 1 Insert the CD ROM that shipped with your printer into the CD ROM drive 2 Click Start then Settings and finally Printers Note If your computer is running Windows XP click Start and then click Printers and Faxes 3 Double click the Add Printer icon Note If your computer ...

Page 64: ... ROM drive is D the path will be D AdobePS english win2k xp ps_setup change the drive letter as needed for your system 9 Select the INF file for the version of the Windows operating system that you are running and continue with the rest of the installation according to the on screen instructions 10 When installation is done click Finish Notice for Windows XP 2000 users Unavailable paper sizes may ...

Page 65: ...inter driver from any application program or directly from your Windows operating system The printer settings made from many Windows applications override settings made when the printer driver is accessed from theoperatingsystem soyoushould accesstheprinterdriverfrom your application to make sure you get the result you want Note Online help provides details on printer driver settings To access the...

Page 66: ...ou can change the print quality or resolution of printouts to favor speed or detail If you need high quality output choose a higher number Please note that doing so reduces the print speed There are three levels of print output 600 dpi Class 1200 dpi and True 1200 dpi Class 1200 dpi provides high quality printing results on par with 1200 dpi with the Enh MG and RITech functions under 600 dpi 1 Cli...

Page 67: ...ck OK to accept the setting Note For details about the Enh MG or RITech functions see the Online Help If printing is unsuccessful or a memory related error message appears selecting a lower resolution may allow printing to proceed Resizing printouts You can have your document enlarged or reduced automatically during printing ...

Page 68: ... paper size from the Output Paper drop down list The page will be printed to fit on the paper you have selected 4 Select Upper Left for Location to print the enlarged or reduced page image at the upper left corner of the paper Select Center to print the enlarged or reduced page image with centering 5 Click OK to accept the settings To resize pages by a specified percentage 1 Click the Layout tab ...

Page 69: ...set between 50 and 200 in 1 increments If necessary select the paper size to be printed from the Output Paper drop down list Modifying the print layout Layout printing prints either 2 or 4 pages onto a single page and specifies the printing order automatically resizing each page to fit the specified paper size You can also choose to print documents surrounded by a frame 1 Click the Layout tab ...

Page 70: ... For Windows 53 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 Select the Print Layout check box and click Print Layout Settings The Print Layout Settings dialog box appears 3 Select the number of pages you want to print on one sheet of paper 1 2 ...

Page 71: ...t Settings dialog box 6 Click OK on the Layout menu to accept the settings Using watermarks Follow the steps to use a watermark on your document In the Watermark dialog box you can select from a list of predefined watermarks or you can select a bitmap BMP or text TXT file as your own custom watermark The Watermark dialog box also allows you to make a variety of detailed watermark settings For exam...

Page 72: ...Using the Printer Driver For Windows 55 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 Select the Watermark check box 3 Click Watermark Settings The Watermark dialog box appears ...

Page 73: ...ical Offset position 7 Adjust the image intensity of the watermark with the Intensity slider bar 8 Adjust the size of the watermark with the Size slider bar 9 Select Front to print the watermark on the face of the document or Back to print the watermark on the backside of the document for the Position setting 10 Click OK to accept the settings Making a new watermark You can make a new watermark as...

Page 74: ... you want to use then click OK Note Before making a custom watermark you should prepare a bitmap bmp file 7 Click Save to close the User Defined Watermarks dialog box Your watermark will appear in the list box 8 Click OK to register the new watermark settings Note You can register up to 10 watermarks Using an overlay EPL 6200 only The Overlay settings dialog box allows you to print form data overl...

Page 75: ...overlay 2 From the application access the printer driver Open the File menu and choose Print or Print Setup Then click Printer Setup Options or Properties or click a combination of these buttons depending on the application you use 3 Select the Special tab 4 Select the Form Overlay check box and click Overlay Settings to open the Overlay Settings dialog box 1 2 ...

Page 76: ...3 3 3 3 5 Click Create Overlay Data 6 Click Settings 7 Select the Use Form Name check box Then click Add Form Name The Add Form dialog box appears 8 In the Add Form dialog box type the form name in the Form Name box and its description in the Description box ...

Page 77: ...ed at step 8 13 Print the file saved as overlay data It is possible to save any kind of file as an overlay The overlay data is created Printing with an overlay Follow the steps to print a document with overlay data 1 Open the file to print with overlay data 2 From the application access the printer driver Open the File menu and choose Print or Print Setup Then click Printer Setup Options or Proper...

Page 78: ...rinter driver 3 Send the same data that you made by application to the printer as in step 12 in Creating an overlay on page 58 This setting is available only for Form Name data Resetting the photoconductor counter After replacing a photoconductor unit reset the photoconductor counter by using the printer driver When you are finished installing a new a photoconductor unit see Resetting the photocon...

Page 79: ...62 Using the Printer Driver For Windows EPL 6200 EPL 6200L 3 Click OK to reset the OPC level counter ...

Page 80: ... to insufficient memory Follow the steps below to avoid memory errors and continue printing Note Print quality will decrease when you use this function 1 Click the Optional Settings tab 2 Click Extended Settings The following dialog box appears Note This screen is a Windows XP 2000 and NT 4 0 screen 3 Select the Avoid Insufficient Memory Error check box 4 Click OK to accept the settings ...

Page 81: ...ke permanent print setting changes access the PostScript printer driver directly from the operating system PostScript printer driver settings EPL 6200 only The PostScript printer driver enables you to change the settings for your PostScript print job The settings are grouped into various categories that you can access by clicking the appropriate tab in the printer s Properties dialog box Windows M...

Page 82: ...his check box is not selected each page is printed out the specified number of times before the following page is printed Note If you select the Collate option in the printer driver do not set the Collate option in the application itself Duplex Select the desired duplex print style Flip on long edge produces two sided printouts that turn like a book while Flip on short edgeproducestwo sidedprintou...

Page 83: ... want to print in The options are Fast Quality and Super The Quality and Super settings print at higher resolutions but the printing time will be longer Print as a negative image Select this check box if you want to print the document as a negative image This feature prints by reversing the RGB or black and white values of the image and is useful for printing black and white or coarse RGB images P...

Page 84: ...printing from do so in the application and not through the printer driver Restore Defaults Click this button to reset the settings on this sheet to their default values Fonts tab settings Send TrueType fonts to printer according to the Font Substitution Table SelectthisradiobuttontohavethecomputerdownloadTrueType fonts to the printer according to the settings in the Font Substitution Table This se...

Page 85: ...h of the available settings Restore Defaults Click this button to reset the settings on this sheet to their default values Device Options tab settings Available printer memory in KB Specify the amount of available printer memory If the entered value does not match the actual amount of memory on the printer and printing problems occur change the setting Available font cache in KB Displays the amoun...

Page 86: ...ed If it is set to Off lossy compression is used when memory resources are too low Start Page Specify whether to start printing from the first page or second back page The options are Front and Back If Back is selected the first page is left blank This setting is enabled only when Print on Both Sides is selected Separations This setting enables you to select the color for separation printing The o...

Page 87: ...header information to the printer immediately This button is available only when the Download header with each print job radio button is selected If you click the Send Header Now button and then click OK the Assume header is downloaded and retained radio button is automatically selected Print PostScript error information Select this check box to have the printer automatically print out a page with...

Page 88: ...n to specify the following advanced PostScript options PostScript language level Specify the PostScript language level to use Select the highest PostScript language level that your printer supports to optimize its features Use a lower PostScript language level only if you are experiencing printing problems or if you intend to print the file using another printer Data format Select the data format ...

Page 89: ... cause the print job to fail if it is connected through a network instead of the parallel or serial interface Send CTRL D after job Select this check box to specify for the CTRL D character to be sent at the end of every PostScript document CTRL D at the end of file EOF will reset your printer to its default settings to ensure that the current print job will not affect future print jobs However ac...

Page 90: ...e a new watermark Delete Click this button to delete the selected watermark This button is not available when None is selected under Select a watermark Print watermark Specify how the selected watermark should be printed The options are On first page only In background and As outline only Job Settings tab settings Quick Print Job Re Print Job Select whether the printer reprints a job The options a...

Page 91: ...ent On check box is selected information on the job is sent to the printer Windows NT 4 0 users The Print dialog box which is accessed by selecting Print on the File menu of the application that you are using enables you to specify print settings for the current document The available settingsaregroupedunderthePage SetupandAdvancedtabs In addition settings specific to your printer are available th...

Page 92: ... to the printer and the options installed Copy Count Specify the number of copies to print Collate Copies This check box appears only if more than one copy is specified for Copy Count Select this check box to print multiple copies of the document in page order If this check box is not selected each page is printed out the specified number of times before the following page is printed Note If you s...

Page 93: ...played at the bottom of the dialog box For more information on this setting see Paper Size on page 75 Orientation If you specified the Orientation setting on the Page Setup sheet that setting is reflected here To change this setting select the desired orientation from the options displayed at the bottom of the dialog box For more information on this setting see Orientation on page 75 Paper Source ...

Page 94: ... from the options displayed at the bottom of the dialog box For more information on this setting see Color Appearance on page 75 Scaling This setting enables you to shrink or enlarge the image to print You can enter any percentage from 1 to 1000 To shrink the image specify a percentage that is lower than 100 To enlarge the image specify a percentage that is higher than 100 When you enlarge a docum...

Page 95: ...mize for Portability Encapsulated PostScript EPS and Archive Format See online help for details on each of these formats TrueType Font Download Option Specify how TrueType fonts are downloaded to the printer The options are Automatic Outline scalable outline font Bitmap bitmap font and Native TrueType outline font PostScript Language Level Specify the PostScript language level to use The options a...

Page 96: ... The options are On and Off Image Protect This setting enables you to specify whether to use lossy compression when memory runs low during printing The options are On and Off When Image Protect is set to On lossy compression is not used If it is set to Off lossy compression is used when memory resources are too low Start Page Specify whether to start printing from the first page or second back pag...

Page 97: ... printer will automatically feed paper from the paper source that holds the selected paper size ThepapersourceoptionsareMP Tray Cassette 1 Manual Feed 1st Page and Manual Feed EachPage However the actual papersourcesthatareavailablewilldifferaccordingtotheprinter and the options installed The paper sizes that are available will differ according to the printer The default setting is either A4 or Le...

Page 98: ...format Note The Tagged binary communications protocol cannot be used with AppleTalk Send CTRL D Before Each Job Specify whether a CTRL D character should be sent at the beginning of every PostScript document CTRL D at the beginning of file BOF will reset your printer to its default settings to ensure that prior print jobs will not affect the current print job However activating this setting may ca...

Page 99: ...ely You may want to increase this value when printing complicated documents Minimum Font Size to Download as Outline Specify the minimum font size in pixels for which the printer driver will download TrueType fonts as outline Type 1 fonts A font smaller than the minimum setting will be downloaded as a bitmap Type 3 Type 32 font Maximum Font Size to Download as Bitmap Specify the maximum font size ...

Page 100: ... job The options are On and Off Password If the job is a confidential job set a password for it This setting is available only if On is selected for Confidential Job User Name Specify a user name for the reserve job Job Name Specify a job name for the reserve job Preview Select whether to use the Preview function or not This setting is available only when Quick Print Job is specified The options a...

Page 101: ...lick the icon on the top right corner of the dialog box s title bar and then click the name of the setting that you want more information on An explanation of the setting and its options will be displayed Device Settings tab settings Form To Tray Assignment Assign the desired paper size to the various available paper sources Once this setting is specified the printer will automatically feed paper ...

Page 102: ...bit format which may take longer to print but which can be sent through any I O channel including serial parallel and Ethernet If you select TBCP Tagged Binary Communications Protocol all data except for special control characters is sent in binary 8 bit format The binary formats can be sent over parallel or serial communications ports and are faster then sending data in the ASCII format Note The ...

Page 103: ...it is connected through a network instead of the parallel or serial interface If your document fails to print when sent to a network printer change the setting to No Convert Gray Text to PostScript Gray Specify whether to convert true gray RGB value in text to the gray provided by the PostScript driver Convert Gray Graphics to PostScript Gray Specify whether to convert true gray RGB value in graph...

Page 104: ...a bitmap Type 3 font This setting enables you to fine tune the Automatic setting for the TrueType Font Download Option setting on the Advanced Options dialog box of the Printing Preferences dialog box Maximum Font Size to Download as Bitmap Specify the maximum font size in pixels for which the printer driver will download TrueType fonts as bitmap Type 3 fonts A font larger than the maximum setting...

Page 105: ... Options setting Page Order Specify the order in which the pages of the document will be printed The options are Front to Back and Back to Front Pages Per Sheet Specify how many pages of your document to print on one sheet of paper The options are 1 2 4 6 9 and 16 Paper Quality tab settings Paper Source Select the paper source for your print job The options are Automatically Select MP Tray Cassett...

Page 106: ... this check box to print multiple copies of the document in page order If this check box is not selected each page is printed out the specified number of times before the following page is printed Note If you select the Collate option in the printer driver do not set the Collate option in the application itself Print Quality Select the resolution that you want to print in The options are Fast and ...

Page 107: ...hrough the printer driver TrueType Font Specify how TrueType fonts in the document are printed Select Substitute with Device Font to use equivalent PostScript fonts for printing documents that contain TrueType fonts Select Download as Softfont to download TrueType fonts to the printer instead of using PostScript fonts Advanced Printing Features Specify whether to enable the advanced printing featu...

Page 108: ...ty Specify the density to print in The options are Lightest Light Medium Dark and Darkest RITech Select whether to use RITech when printing RITech improves the appearance of printed lines text and graphics The options are On and Off Toner Save Mode Select whether to use the Toner Save Mode when printing When the Toner Save Mode is turned on the printer uses about 50 less toner than normal The opti...

Page 109: ...ck Job Settings tab settings Quick Print Job Re Print Job Select whether the printer reprints a job The options are On and Off Verify Job Select whether a job is verified or not The options are On and Off Stored Job Select whether a job is stored or not The options are On and Off Confidential Job Specify whether the job is a confidential job The options are On and Off Password If the job is a conf...

Page 110: ...lick the Help button for procedural help on the settings If you want help on a particular item click the icon on the top right corner of the dialog box s title bar and then click the name of the setting that you want more information on An explanation of the setting and its options will be displayed Monitoring Your Printer with EPSON Status Monitor 3 About EPSON Status Monitor 3 EPSON Status Monit...

Page 111: ... or from your Windows operating system The EPSON Status Monitor 3 appears automatically when an error occurs To access the EPSON Status Monitor 3 from your application click the Print or Page Setup command on the File menu click Properties and then click the Utility tab and click the EPSON Status Monitor 3 icon to start the EPSON Status Monitor 3 ...

Page 112: ...ences in Windows XP or 2000 or Document Defaults in Windows NT 4 0 Then click the Utility tab and click the EPSON Status Monitor 3 icon to start the EPSON Status Monitor 3 Note This is an EPL 6200 screen The EPL 6200L has a slightly different screen Note EPL 6200 only Do not clear the Monitor the printing status check box If you clear the check box the Status Alert window no longer comes up to not...

Page 113: ...ng the Printer Driver For Windows Getting printer status details You can monitor printer status and obtain information on consumable products using the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box EPL 6200 1 2 6 3 5 7 8 ...

Page 114: ...ws the printer status graphically 3 Text box The text box next to the printer image displays the current status of the printer When a problem occurs the most probable solution is displayed 4 Cancel Printing button EPL 6200L only Clicking this button cancels your current print job that the printer is printing 5 Close button Closes the dialog box 1 2 6 3 5 7 8 4 ...

Page 115: ...isplays the paper size paper type and the approximate amount of paper remaining in the paper source Information for the optional cassettes are displayed only if this option is installed Paper EPL 6200L Displays the paper size 7 Toner Indicates the amount of remaining toner The toner icon flashes if toner is low or out 8 Photoconductor unit Indicates the remaining functional life of the photoconduc...

Page 116: ...rmation tab on the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box 1 Status Waiting The print job which waiting to be printed Printing The print job which is printed currently Completed Displays only your jobs that have finished printing Canceled Displays only your jobs that have been canceled printing 2 Job Name Displays the user s print job file names Other user s print jobs are displayed as 3 Refresh button ...

Page 117: ... in the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box When the target job is completed the Notify when printing completed dialog box appears Note If you cancel the target job the Notify when printing completed dialog box does not appear Setting monitoring preferences To make specific monitoring settings click Monitoring Preferences in the Utility menu of the printer driver The Monitoring Preferences dialog bo...

Page 118: ...Using the Printer Driver For Windows 101 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 EPL 6200 EPL 6200L 2 7 8 1 3 4 6 10 9 2 6 7 8 1 3 4 5 ...

Page 119: ... choose an icon The icon you select appears on the right side of the task bar Once the shortcut icon is in the task bar you can double click it to open the Status Monitor 3 dialog box Alternatively you can right click the shortcut icon and select Monitoring Preferences to open the Monitoring Preferences dialog box and EPSON EPL 6200 Advanced to open the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box 4 Allow mo...

Page 120: ...s is a Windows XP 2000 screen 6 OK button Saves new changes 7 Cancel button Cancels any changes 8 Help button OpensonlinehelpfortheMonitoring Preferences dialog box 9 Show Job Information check box EPL 6200 only Select if you want information on the print job to be displayed 10 Noify end of print job check box EPL 6200 only Select if you want EPSON Status Monitor 3 to inform you when a print job i...

Page 121: ...ow opens when an error has occurred The window does not open when the error is set to do not notify in the Monitoring Preferences dialog box EPL 6200 1 Use SMB for communication You can monitor using both Winsock1 1 and SMB if you select the Use SMB for communication check box If you do not select it you can monitor only using Winsock1 1 2 Monitor over routers In Windows XP 2000 you can monitor Wi...

Page 122: ...he printing status by clearing the Monitor the Printing Status check box in the printer driver s Utility menu EPL 6200 or the Extended Settings dialog box EPL 6200L if you don t need to monitor the printer at all Note The Monitor the Printing Status check box is displayed in the Utility menu of Document Defaults in Windows NT 4 0 or in the Utility menu of Printing Preference in Windows XP or 2000 ...

Page 123: ...ry to change a setup Use this utilitywhen you want to change the settings for some reason 1 Click Start point to Program point to EPSON Printers then click Monitored Printers 2 Clear the check box of the printers which are not monitored 3 Click OK Setting for the USB Connection The USB interface that comes with your printer complies with Microsoft Plug and Play PnP USB specifications Note Only PC ...

Page 124: ...he EPSON EPL 6200 EPL 6200L Advanced icon and click Properties on the menu that appears 3 Click the Details tab In Windows XP or 2000 click the Ports tab 4 SelecttheappropriateUSBportfromthePrinttothefollowing port drop down list In Windows Me or 98 select EPUSB1 EPSON EPL 6200 EPL 6200L InWindowsXPor2000 select USB001 in the list on the Ports menu Note This screen is a Windows 98 screen ...

Page 125: ...only To cancel printing press the q Cancel Job button on the control panel The current job is canceled Note You can cancel all the print jobs by holding down the q Cancel Job button for more than 2 seconds From the computer To cancel printing from the computer you can use either the spooler or the EPSON Status Monitor 3 window Cancelling from the spooler When the printer icon is displayed on the t...

Page 126: ... job is canceled Cancelling from the EPSON Status Monitor 3 window EPL 6200L only You can cancel printing from EPSON Status Monitor 3 Note EPSON Status Monitor 3 is automatically installed together with the printer driver for the EPL 6200L To be able to cancel printing from EPSON Status Monitor 3 with the EPL 6200 make sure that you install it Open the printer driver then click the Utility tab Cli...

Page 127: ... EPSON Status Monitor 3 Follow these steps to uninstall the printer driver and EPSON Status Monitor 3 Note The printer driver and EPSON Status Monitor 3 are installed simultaneously for the EPL 6200L and cannot be uninstalled separately Not all the steps below are required for the uninstallation 1 Quit all applications 2 Click Start point to Settings and then click Control Panel 3 Double click the...

Page 128: ...re and then click Add Remove Note When using Windows XP or 2000 click Change or Remove Programs select EPSON Printer Software and then click Change Remove 5 Click the Printer Model tab and then select the printer icon Note If your printer is the EPL 6200L click OK and proceed directly to step 8 1 2 ...

Page 129: ... EPSON Status Monitor 3 as well 7 If you want to uninstall the Monitored Printers utility select the EPSON Status Monitor 3 Monitored Printers check box and click OK Note You can choose to only uninstall the Monitored Printers utility of EPSON Status Monitor 3 If you uninstall this utility you will not be able to change the Monitored Printers setting from EPSON Status Monitor 3 8 Follow the on scr...

Page 130: ...3 EPL 6200 only Follow these steps to uninstall the EPSON Status Monitor 3 only without uninstalling the printer driver 1 Quit all applications 2 Click Start point to Settings and then click Control Panel 3 Double click the Add Remove Programs icon 4 Select EPSON Printer Software and then click Add Remove 1 2 ...

Page 131: ...Remove Programs select EPSON Printer Software and then click Change Remove 5 To make sure that the printer driver is not uninstalled click the white space so that no icon is selected in the Printer Model menu 6 Click the Utility tab select the EPSON Status Monitor 3 check box and then click OK ...

Page 132: ...ty selecttheEPSON Status Monitor 3 Monitored Printers check box and click OK Note You can choose to only uninstall the Monitored Printers utility of EPSON Status Monitor 3 If you uninstall this utility you will not be able to change the Monitored Printers setting from EPSON Status Monitor 3 8 Follow the on screen instructions ...

Page 133: ...116 Using the Printer Driver For Windows ...

Page 134: ...g the printer driver 149 Selecting the printer driver 149 Printer driver settings 158 Installing the PostScript printer driver EPL 6200 only 159 Selecting the PostScript printer 161 Changing the printer setup settings 172 PostScript printer driver settings 172 Monitoring Your Printer with EPSON Status Monitor 3 179 About the EPSON Status Monitor 3 179 Accessing the EPSON Status Monitor 3 179 Getti...

Page 135: ...ws you to make such settings To install the Remote Control Panel utility see Installing the Remote Control Panel utility on page 273 System Requirements To use the printer software your Macintosh must be running one of the following operating systems Mac OS 8 6 to 9 x Mac OS X version 10 1 2 and higher cCaution DonotinstallthePostScriptprinterdriver fortheEPL 6200 only included in the CD ROM that ...

Page 136: ...t results you should connect the printer directly to the computer s USB port If multiple USB hubs must be used we recommend that you connect the printer to the first tier hub Mac OS 8 6 to 9 x Users Installing the printer driver The printer driver is included in the CD ROM that shipped with your printer For instructions on installing the printer driver see the Setup sheet Selecting the printer dri...

Page 137: ...ngs To control your printer and change its settings use the printer driver The printer driver allows you to easily make all the print settings including paper source paper size and orientation To access the driver menus see below To access the printer driver from Mac OS 8 6 to 9 x Choose Chooser from the Apple menu Then click the EPL 6200 icon and click Setup ToopenthePaperSetting dialog box selec...

Page 138: ...uces the print speed There are three levels of print output 600 dpi Class 1200 dpi and 1200 dpi Class 1200 dpi provides high quality printing results on par with 1200 dpi with the Enh MG and RITech functions under 600 dpi 1 Open the Basic Settings dialog box 2 Select Automatic on Print Quality and select the desired printing resolution from the Resolution drop down list Note If printing is unsucce...

Page 139: ...ged or reduced during printing according to the specified paper size Note The enlarging or reducing rate is automatically specified according to the paper size selected in the Paper Setting dialog box The modifying or reducing rate selected in the Paper Setting dialog box is not available 1 Open the Layout dialog box 2 Select the Fit to Page check box ...

Page 140: ...inted to fit on the paper you have selected 4 Click OK to accept settings Modifying the print layout Layout printing prints either two or four pages onto a single page and to specify the printing order automatically resizing each page to fit the specified paper size You can also choose to print documents surrounded by a frame 1 Open the Layout dialog box ...

Page 141: ...hen click Print Layout Settings The Print Layout Settings dialog box appears 3 Select the number of pages you want to print on one sheet of paper 4 Select the page order in which the pages are printed on each sheet Note Page Order choices depend on Pages selected in Orientation 1 2 ...

Page 142: ...atermarks Follow the steps to use a watermark on your document In the Layout dialog box you can select from a list of predefined watermarks or you can select a bitmap PICT file or a text file as your own custom watermark The Layout dialog box also allows you to make a variety of detailed watermark settings For example you can select the size intensity and position of your watermark 1 Open the Layo...

Page 143: ...intensity of the watermark with the Intensity slider bar 6 For a text watermark you can rotate it by entering the degrees in the Angle box Or select the Rotate by mouse check box and rotate the text watermark with the pointer on the preview window 7 Click OK to accept the settings Making a new watermark To make a text watermark follow the instructions below 1 Open the Layout dialog box 2 Select th...

Page 144: ...watermark text in the Text box select the Font and Style and then click OK 6 Type the desired name for the watermark in the Name box and then click Save Note To edit the saved text watermark select it from List and click Edit Text After editing be sure to click OK to close the dialog box 1 2 1 2 ...

Page 145: ...ed text watermark select it from the List and click Edit Text in step 4 above To make a bitmap watermark follow the instructions below Note Before making a custom watermark you should prepare a bitmap PICT file 1 Open the Layout dialog box 2 Select the Watermark Settings check box 3 Click New Delete ...

Page 146: ... and click Open When you click Create the watermark is displayed on the preview window 6 Type the desired name for the watermark in the Name box and then click Save Note To edit the saved text watermark select it from List and click Edit Text After editing be sure to click OK to close the dialog box 1 2 1 2 ...

Page 147: ... is included in the CD ROM that shipped with your printer installs the PostScript driver and the screen fonts Before installing the printer driver make sure that your hard disk has at least 3 1 MB of free space The installer program has two installation methods Easy Install and Custom Install Easy Install installs all the necessary files Normally you should use the Easy Install method since this e...

Page 148: ... printer driver 1 Turn on your Macintosh if it is not already on 2 Insert the CD ROM that shipped with the printer into your CD ROM drive 3 Double click the CD ROM icon and then double click English 4 Double click AdobePS 8 7 and then double click AdobePS Installer 5 Follow the on screen instructions until the install screen is displayed 6 Select Easy Install and then click Install Note Only the E...

Page 149: ...ministrator s Guide that shipped with the printer Custom Install EPL 6200 only If your Macintosh starts up any applications automatically such as a virus checker when the computer is turned on quit the applications before running the Installer To perform a Custom Install in which you specify which files to install follow steps 1 to 5 of the Easy Install method see previous section and then do the ...

Page 150: ...installation to copy all necessary files to your computer If you are connecting two or more printers of the same model using AppleTalk and you want to rename the printer see the Administrator s Guide that shipped with the printer Selecting the PostScript printer driver If the printer is fitted with an optional network card select it from the Chooser as described below Note If the printer is connec...

Page 151: ... MAC address is displayed after the printer name Refer to your network card manual for details 4 Click on the name of your printer to select it The Create button appears Note If your computer is connected to more than one AppleTalk zone click the AppleTalk zone your printer is connected to in the AppleTalk Zones list 5 Click Create A message will appear marking the completion of the setup The Choo...

Page 152: ...ccessfully follow the steps below 1 Return to the dialog box shown above 2 Click Select PPD The PPD selection dialog box will be displayed 3 Select EPL 6200 PS3 and then click Select If you need to cancel the installation of the PPD you selected click Cancel To try to setup the printer again repeat step 5 above Note If QuickDrawGX is installed you must turn it off in the Extensions Manager before ...

Page 153: ...e attributes of the page to be printed such as the paper size orientation and margins are available here Print dialog box All other print settings such as the paper source resolution and other PostScript settings are available here The actual settings that are available might vary depending on your application Page Setup dialog box When you select Page Setup in the File menu of your application th...

Page 154: ...on Specify whether the page is to be printed in the portrait vertical or landscape horizontal orientation Scale This setting enables you to shrink or enlarge the image to print You can enter any percentage from 25 to 400 The default is 100 To shrink the image specify a percentage that is lower than 100 To enlarge the image specify a percentage that is higher than 100 However if you can shrink or e...

Page 155: ...ent PICT Select this radio button to show all available watermarks in the PICT format under the Watermark pop up menu EPS Select this radio button to show all available watermarks in the EPS format under the Watermark pop up menu TEXT Select this radio button to show all available watermarks in the TEXT format under the Watermark pop up menu Foreground Select this check box if you want the selecte...

Page 156: ...ed image vertically on the page Invert Image Select this check box to invert the image or text on the page so that black areas of the page become white and white areas become black Image and Text Substitute Fonts Select this check box to allow the printer to use substitute fonts during printing Smooth Text Select this check box to improve the appearance of bitmap fonts Smooth Graphics Select this ...

Page 157: ...setup page You can change the papersizebyclickingonthemenuandselectingthedesiredpaper size to customize Paper Size EnterthedesiredWidth Height andOffsetvaluesforthecustom page PPD Limits Click the pop up menu and select the various attributes to view the minimum and maximum values permitted by the selected PPD PostScript Printer Description file Margins Specify the desired Top Bottom Left and Righ...

Page 158: ...e slightly different depending on your application There are eight setup option pages in this dialog box General Background Printing Cover Page Color Matching Layout Error Handling PostScript Settings and Printer Setting The settings and the buttons that appear in the Print dialog box are explained below Cancel Click this button to exit the dialog box without saving any changes you made Save Setti...

Page 159: ...eck box to reverse the print order Pages All Select this radio button to print out all the pages of the document From To Specify the range of pages to print The available numbers are 1 to 32 000 Paper Source All pages from Select the paper source for your print job The options are Auto Select MP Tray Cassette 1 Cassette 2 Cassette 3 and Manual Feed However the actual paper sources that are availab...

Page 160: ...o print the document in the foreground When this is selected you cannot use your computer for other operations while printing Background Select this radio button to print the document in the background When this radio button is selected you can use your computer for other operations while printing Print Time Urgent Select this radio button to give the document first priority among the print jobs i...

Page 161: ...sareSame as document MP Tray Cassette 1 Cassette 2 and Cassette 3 However the actual paper sources that are available will differ according to the printer and the options installed Note Cassette 2 and Cassette 3 can be selected only if the corresponding optional cassette unit is installed on your printer Color Matching Print Color Specify whether the document is to be printed in color or grayscale...

Page 162: ... the optional Duplex Unit is not installed However you will not be able to use this function Error Handling If there is a PostScript error No special reporting When this radio button is selected PostScript errors will not be reported Summarize on screen When this radio button is selected a summary of the PostScript errors will be displayed on the screen Print detailed report When this radio button...

Page 163: ...e document The file will be saved as an ASCII or text file Binary Select this radio button to save the file as a binary file Binary files are typically smaller in size than ASCII files Font inclusion Specify the type of fonts to include in the file The options are None All All But Standard 13 and All But Fonts in PPD file Print Setting Resolution Select the resolution that you want to print in The...

Page 164: ... printed Note If you enable the Collate option here On is selected do not set the Collate option in the application itself Start Page Select this check box to start printing from the second back page leaving the first page blank This setting is enabled only when the Print on Both Sides check box on the Layout setup option page is selected Image Protect Select this check box to give priority to the...

Page 165: ...er driver The Online Help provides you with detailed information and instructions on the printer driver that controls your printer It is automatically installed when you install the printer driver Balloon Help is available to help you with the printer driver settings Follow the steps below to use Balloon Help when the Print or Page Setup dialog box is displayed 1 Click the Help menu and then selec...

Page 166: ...e printer driver The procedure for selecting the printer varies depending on the protocol or interface used to connect the printer to your computer Note You need to make the settings for your installed options manually when the printer is connected using USB IP printing or Rendezvous When the printer is connected using AppleTalk the printer software automatically makes the settings AppleTalk Follo...

Page 167: ...click Print Center The Printer List window appears Note If you are launching the Print Center for the first time or there is no printer added to the Print Center yet the following screen appears Click Add and proceed to step 3 2 Click Add in the Printer List window Alternatively you can select Add Printer from the Printers menu ...

Page 168: ...he Printer Model pop up list Note By default the six digit MAC address is displayed after the printer name 5 Click Add The installation program starts communicating with the printer When communication is established and configuration is completed your printer is automatically added to the Printer List 6 Quit Print Center IP Printing Follow these steps to select the printer when it is connected usi...

Page 169: ...click Print Center The Printer List window appears Note If you are launching the Print Center for the first time or there is no printer added to the Print Center yet the following screen appears Click Add and proceed to step 3 2 Click Add in the Printer List window Alternatively you can select Add Printer from the Printers menu ...

Page 170: ...P address for the printer 5 Make sure that the Use default queue on server check box is selected 6 Select Epson from the Printer Model pop up list The Model Name list box is displayed 7 Select your printer model from the Model Name list 8 Click Add Your printer s IP address is automatically added as a printer name to the Printer List 9 Select your printer s IP address from the list and then select...

Page 171: ...ce Note Make sure to select the printer by using the procedure described below The Plug and Play function automatically selects the printer when the printer is connected via the USB interface However this automated selection may not work properly 1 Make sure that the printer is properly connected to your computer with an USB cable and that the printer is turned on 2 Go to the Utilities folder loca...

Page 172: ... there is no printer added to the Print Center yet the following screen appears Click Add and proceed to step 3 3 Click Add in the Printer List window Alternatively you can select Add Printer from the Printers menu 4 In the window that appears choose USB from the pop up list Your printer name automatically appears in the Name list ...

Page 173: ...log box appears 8 Select Installable Options from the pop up list and make the necessary settings 9 Click Apply Changes and then close the Printer Info dialog box 10 Quit Print Center Rendezvous Thereare two ways to selecttheprinter whenitis connected using Rendezvous Selecting in the Print Center Follow these steps to select the printer from the Print Center 1 Go to the Utilities folder located i...

Page 174: ... added to the Print Center yet the following screen appears Click Add and proceed to step 3 2 Click Add in the Printer List window Alternatively you can select Add Printer from the Printers menu 3 In the window that appears select Rendezvous from the pop up list 4 Select your printer from the Name list The printer name should have attached to the end ...

Page 175: ...then close the Printer Info dialog box 10 Quit Print Center Selecting from an application Follow these steps to select the printer from within an application 1 Start an application and then select Print from the File menu 2 In the window that appears select Rendevous Printer from the Printer pop up list 3 From the list of printers that appears select your printer model Printer driver settings To c...

Page 176: ...cations are running on your Macintosh before installing the printer driver If applications such as the Print Center is running the printer driver cannot be installed properly Follow these steps to install the printer driver 1 Turn on your Macintosh if it is not already on 2 Insert the printer software CD ROM into your CD ROM drive 3 Double click the CD ROM icon and then double click Mac OS X 4 Dou...

Page 177: ...the Printer Driver For Macintosh 5 In the welcome screen that appears click Continue and follow the on screen instructions 6 When the following screen appears click Install 7 When installation is done click Close ...

Page 178: ... connection in the PostScript 3 mode Although EPSON FireWire appears in the interface pop up list it cannot be used with the PostScript 3 printer driver You need to make the settings for your installed options manually when the printer is connected using USB IP printing or Rendezvous When the printer is connected using AppleTalk the printer software automatically makes the settings AppleTalk Follo...

Page 179: ... first time or there is no printer added to the Print Center yet the following screen appears Click Add and proceed to step 3 2 Click Add in the Printer List window Alternatively you can select Add Printer from the Printers menu 3 In the window that appears choose AppleTalk from the pop up list ...

Page 180: ... default the six digit MAC address is displayed after the printer name 5 Click Add The installation program starts communicating with the printer When communication is established and configuration is completed your printer is automatically added to the Printer List 6 Quit Print Center IP Printing Follow these steps to select the printer when it is connected using IP Printing Note Make sure to spe...

Page 181: ...click Print Center The Printer List window appears Note If you are launching the Print Center for the first time or there is no printer added to the Print Center yet the following screen appears Click Add and proceed to step 3 2 Click Add in the Printer List window Alternatively you can select Add Printer from the Printers menu ...

Page 182: ... Enter the IP address for the printer Note See the Network Guide or consult your network administrator for information about the IP address for the printer 5 Make sure that the Use default queue on server check box is selected 6 Select Epson from the Printer Model pop up list The Model Name list box is displayed 7 Select your printer model from the Model Name list 8 Click Add Your printer s IP add...

Page 183: ...Follow these steps to select the printer when it is connected using the USB interface Note Make sure to specify PS3 as the printer mode on the printer s control panel for proper printing results Make sure to select the printer by using the procedure described below The Plug and Play function automatically selects the printer when the printer is connected via the USB interface However this automate...

Page 184: ...then double click Print Center The Printer List window appears Note If you are launching the Print Center for the first time or there is no printer added to the Print Center yet the following screen appears Click Add and proceed to step 3 3 Click Add in the Printer List window Alternatively you can select Add Printer from the Printers menu ...

Page 185: ... sure that your printer model is selected in the Printer Model list Note If your printer model is not automatically selected in the Printer Model list you need to reinstall the PostScript printer driver See Installing the PostScript printer driver EPL 6200 only on page 159 for instructions 6 Click Add Your printer is automatically added to the Printer List 7 Click on your printer name on the list ...

Page 186: ...us There aretwowaystoselect the printerwhen it isconnectedusing Rendezvous Note Make sure to specify ASCII as the data format in the application Binary data cannot be printed properly when using a Rendevous connection Selecting in the Print Center Follow these steps to select the printer from the Print Center 1 Go to the Utilities folder located inside the Applications folder and then double click...

Page 187: ...nt Center yet the following screen appears Click Add and proceed to step 3 2 Click Add in the Printer List window Alternatively you can select Add Printer from the Printers menu 3 In the window that appears select Rendezvous from the pop up list 4 Select your printer from the Name list The printer name should have PostScript attached to the end ...

Page 188: ... Printer List 7 Click on your printer name on the list and then select Show Info from the Printers menu The Printer Info dialog box appears 8 Select Installable Options from the pop up list and make the necessary settings 9 Click Apply Changes and then close the Printer Info dialog box 10 Quit Print Center Selecting from an application Follow these steps to select the printer from within an applic...

Page 189: ...the printer from the list 3 Select Show Info from the Printers menu The Printer Info dialog box appears 4 Make necessary changes to the settings and then close the dialog box 5 Quit Print Center PostScript printer driver settings The printer driver enables you to change the settings for your print job The printer driver settings can be accessed through the Page Setup and Print dialog boxes of the ...

Page 190: ...ou may not be able to use the Press Simulation function Page Setup dialog box When you select Page Setup in the File menu of your application the Page Setup dialog box appears There are three setup option pages in this dialog box Page Attributes Custom Page Default and Summary The settings and the buttons that appear in the Page Setup dialog box are explained below Cancel Click this button to exit...

Page 191: ...rink or enlarge the image to print in the application that you are printing from do so in the application and not through the printer driver Custom Page Default Paper Size Enter the desired Width and Height values for the custom page Note When you use custom paper size make sure Width and Height that you specify do not exceed the custom paper size supported by your printer Image data may not print...

Page 192: ... Save Settings Click this button to save changes to the settings Until you make additional changes and click this button again the changes saved will be used as the default settings for this printer Preview Click this button to preview the printed image Save AS PDF Click this button to save the specified pages as a PDF file Copies Pages Copies Specify how many copies of the document to print Enter...

Page 193: ...n Specify whether the document shouldbe laid out from left to right or right to left Border Specify whether the document prints with a border around the edges of the page The options are none Single hairline Single thin line Double hairline and Double thin line Duplex Print on Both Sides Select this check box to print on both sides of the paper Note You can select this check box only when necessar...

Page 194: ... errors will not be reported Print detailed report When this radio button is selected a detailed report of the PostScript errors will be printed Paper Feed All pages from Select the paper source for your print job The options are Auto Tray Select MP Tray Cassette 1 Cassette 2 Cassette 3 Cassette 4 Manual Feed 1st Page and Manual Feed EachPage However the actual paper sources that are available wil...

Page 195: ...Tech when printing RITech improves the appearance of printed lines text and graphics Toner Save Select this check box to use the Toner Save feature when printing When the Toner Save feature is turned on the printer uses about 50 less toner than normal Image Protect Select this check box to give priority to the quality of the printed image When this is selected lossy compression is not used even wh...

Page 196: ...a print error occurs the utility provides you with a message describing the error The EPSON Status Monitor 3 is accessed from within the printer driver See the following section for more information Accessing the EPSON Status Monitor 3 Mac OS 8 6 to 9 x users You can access the EPSON Status Monitor 3 by selecting the EPSON Status Monitor 3 alias in the Apple menu Note The EPSON Status Monitor 3 ap...

Page 197: ...tus window only if the Chooser is acquiring status normally Mac OS X users Follow these steps to access the EPSON Status Monitor 3 1 Click Print in the File menu of any application The Print dialog box appears 2 Select Utilities in the list where Copies Pages is displayed 3 Click your printer s icon Getting printer status details You can monitor printer status and obtain information on consumable ...

Page 198: ...Using the Printer Driver For Macintosh 181 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 EPL 6200 EPL 6200L 1 2 6 3 5 7 8 1 2 6 3 5 7 4 8 ...

Page 199: ...played 4 Cancel Printing button EPL 6200L only Clicking this button cancels your current print job that the printer is printing 5 Close button Closes the dialog box 6 Paper EPL 6200 Displays the paper sources paper size and the approximate amount of paper remaining in each paper source Paper EPL 6200L Displays the paper size 7 Toner Indicates the amount of remaining toner The toner icon flashes if...

Page 200: ...ialog box appears The following settings and buttons appear in the dialog box 1 Error Notification Selection Selects the types of errors that you wish to be notified about Note EPL 6200L only You can choose Once a day for consumable Once a day When a notification occurs it is displayed once a day until it is resolved 2 Default button Restores default settings 3 Cancel button Cancels any changes 4 ...

Page 201: ...ility and register the printer as a Desktop Printer The Desktop Printer Utility is automatically installed when you install the Adobe PostScript printer driver The Desktop Printer is created through the following procedure Note When printing via the USB port from a Power Macintosh running Mac0S 8 6 or 9 x the printer must be set to handle ASCII data To specify this setting select Print from the Fi...

Page 202: ...Print on Both Sides check box may appear even when the optional Duplex Unit is not installed However you will not be able to use this function 1 Launch the Desktop Printer Utility The Desktop Printer Utility is located in the AdobePS Components folder on your Macintosh HD after an Easy Install of the printer driver 2 A dialog box like the one shown below will be displayed Select AdobePS from the W...

Page 203: ...nnected USB printers Select the EPL 6200 printer from the list and then click OK 4 Click Auto Setup to select the PostScript Printer Description PPD file When a PPD file is selected the selected printer name will be displayed under the printer icon If the printer name is incorrect click Change and then select the correct PPD file The PPD files are located in System Folder Extensions Printer Descri...

Page 204: ... can now print using the printer connected to your computer via the USB port Use the Chooser if you want to print to a printer using AppleTalk Canceling Printing If the printouts are not what you expected and contain incorrect or garbled characters or images you may need to cancel printing From the control panel EPL 6200 only To cancel printing press the q Job Cancel button on the control panel Th...

Page 205: ...you wish to reinstall or upgrade the printer driver be sure to uninstall the current printer software beforehand Mac OS 8 6 to 9 x users Follow these steps to uninstall the printer software 1 Quit all applications and restart your Macintosh 2 Insert the printer software CD ROM into your Macintosh 3 Double clicktheEnglish folder andthendouble clicktheDisk 1 folder inside the Disk Package folder 4 D...

Page 206: ...sert the printer software CD ROM into your Macintosh 3 Double click the Mac OS X folder 4 Double clicktheEnglish folder andthendouble clicktheDisk Package folder 5 Double click the EPL6200_10a or EPL6200L_10a icon Note If the Authorization dialog box appears enter the Password or phrase and then click OK 6 Whenthesoftwarelicenseagreementscreenappears readthe statement and then click Accept 7 Selec...

Page 207: ...190 Using the Printer Driver For Macintosh ...

Page 208: ...rinter 192 Setting up your printer as a shared printer 193 Using an additional driver 195 Setting up a clients 202 Installing the printer driver from the CD ROM 210 Using AppleTalk Under Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4 0211 For Macintosh 212 Sharing the printer 212 Setting up your printer as a shared printer 212 Accessing the shared printer 214 For Mac OS X 216 ...

Page 209: ... with the printer server The clients share the printer via the printer server According to the versions of Windows OS and your access rights on the network perform the appropriate settings of the printer server and clients Setting the printer server For Windows Me 98 or 95 see Setting up your printer as a shared printer on page 193 For Windows XP 2000 or NT 4 0 see Using an additional driver on pa...

Page 210: ... sure that the IPX SPX compatible Protocol or the TCP IP Protocol is installed The printer server and clients should be set on the same network system and they should be under the same network management beforehand The on screen displays on the following pages may differ depending on the version of Windows OS Setting up your printer as a shared printer When the printer server s OS is Windows Me 98...

Page 211: ...94 For users restarting the computer 1 Double click the Printers icon on the control panel 2 Right click EPSON EPL 6200 Advanced icon and click Sharing in the menu that appears 3 SelecttheShared As button typethenameintheShareName box and click OK Type a Comment and Password if needed Note Do not use spaces or hyphens for the share name or an error may occur When sharing the printer be sure to set...

Page 212: ...e different OS from the server Follow these steps to set a Windows XP 2000 or Windows NT 4 0 as a printer server and install the additional drivers Note You must access Windows XP 2000 or Windows NT 4 0 as the Administrators of the local machine If the printer server s OS is Windows NT 4 0 the additional driver can be used only on Service Pack 4 or later 1 For a Windows 2000 or NT 4 0 printer serv...

Page 213: ...etup Wizard or If you understand the security risks but want to share printers without running the wizard click here In either case follow the on screen instructions 3 For a Windows 2000 or NT 4 0 printer server select the Shared Windows 2000 or Shared as Windows NT 4 0 button then type the name in the Share Name box ...

Page 214: ...he Share this printer button then type the name in the Share name box Note Do not use spaces or hyphens for the Share name or an error may occur 4 Select the additional drivers Note If the computers of the server and clients use the same OS you do not have to install the additional drivers Just click OK after step3 ...

Page 215: ...ients For example select Windows 95 to install the additional driver for the Windows Me 98 or 95 clients Then click OK Note You do not have to select Windows NT 4 0x86 because that driver has been already installed Do not select additional drivers other than Windows 95 The other additional drivers are not available 1 2 ...

Page 216: ...inter server Click Additional Drivers Select Windows being used for clients then click OK For Windows Me 98 or 95 clients Select Intel Windows 95 or 98 and Me For Windows NT 4 0 clients Select Intel Windows NT 4 0 or 2000 For Windows XP or 2000 clients Intel Windows XP or 2000 may been already selected ...

Page 217: ...an Intel Windows 95 or 98 and Me and Intel Windows NT 4 0 or 2000 The other additional drivers are not available 5 When a prompt appears insert the CD ROM that comes with your printer in your CD ROM drive then click OK 6 According to the message type the appropriate drive and folder names in which the printer driver for clients is located then click OK Depending on the client s OS the displayed me...

Page 218: ...owing items when sharing the printer Be sure to set EPSON Status Monitor 3 so that the shared printer can be monitored on the printer server See Using the Job Management function on page 98 Set the security for the shared printer access right for clients Clients can not use the shared printer without right For details see Windows help You need to set the client computers so that they can use the p...

Page 219: ...to the network system ask the administrator of the network for assistance This section describes how to install the printer driver by accessing the shared printer from the Printers folder You can also access the shared printer from Network Neighborhood or My Network on the Windows desktop You cannot use the additional driver on the server system OS When you want to use EPSON Status Monitor 3 at cl...

Page 220: ...e changed by the computer or server that is connected to the shared printer To make sure of the name of the shared printer ask the administrator of the network 6 Click Next Note If the printer driver is installed in the client beforehand you need to select the new printer driver or the current printer driver When the prompt to select the printer driver appears select the printer driver according t...

Page 221: ... Users or more powerful access rights even if you are not the Administrator If the printer server s OS is Windows NT 4 0 confirm the following items In a Windows NT 4 0 printer server the additional driver for Windows XP or 2000 clients is the Windows NT 4 0 x86 driver which is installed beforehand as the printer driver for Windows NT 4 0 When installing the printer driver in the Windows XP or 200...

Page 222: ...WindowsXPHomeeditionusers pointtoControl panel first then click Printers and Faxes 2 For Window 2000 double click the Add Printer icon then click Next For Windows XP click Add a printer in the Printer Tasks menu 3 Select Network printer for Windows 2000 or A network printer or a printer attached to another computer for Windows XP then click Next 4 For Windows 2000 type the name of the shared print...

Page 223: ...connected to the shared printer the shared printer s name innetworkpathorqueuename Otherwise click Next to browse for a printer For Windows XP select the Browse for a printer button 5 Click the icon of the computer or server that is connected to the shared printer and the name of the shared printer Then click Next ...

Page 224: ...r driver according to the message If the local printer driver for Windows XP or 2000 is installed beforehand you can select the printer driver for Windows XP or 2000 as the current printer driver instead of the alternative driver in the Windows NT 4 0 server If the additional driver for Windows XP or 2000 NT 4 0 is installed in the Windows XP 2000 or NT 4 0 printer server go to the next step If th...

Page 225: ...hese steps to set Windows NT 4 0 clients You can install the printer driver of the shared printer if you have Power Users or more powerful access rights even if you are not the Administrator 1 Click Start point to Settings and click Printers 2 Double click the Add Printer icon 3 Select Network printer server then click Next ...

Page 226: ...name The name of the shared printer may be changed by the computer or server that is connected to the shared printer To make sure of the name of the shared printer ask the administrator of the network If the printer driver is installed in the client beforehand you need to select the new printer driver or the current printer driver When the prompt to select the printer driver appears select the pri...

Page 227: ... The additional drivers are not installed in the Windows XP 2000 or NT 4 0 printer server The printer server s OS is the Windows Me 98 or 95 and the client s OS is the Windows XP 2000 or NT 4 0 The on screen displays on the following pages may differ depending on the version of Windows OS Note When installing in Windows XP 2000 or NT 4 0 clients you must access Windows XP 2000 or NT 4 0 with the A...

Page 228: ...way for Windows XP and continue installing The folder name differs depending on the OS being used 3 Select the name of the printer then click OK Then follow the on screen instructions Using AppleTalk Under Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4 0 Use the following settings if your machine is running Windows NT 4 0 or Windows 2000 and the printer is connected through an optional network card using the AppleT...

Page 229: ...AppleTalk network The computers on the network can share the printer that is directly connected to one of them The computer that is directly connected to the printer is the printer server and the other computers are the clients which need permission to share the printer with the printer server The clients share the printer via the printer server Note for Mac OS X users This function is available o...

Page 230: ... printer 2 Select Chooser from the Apple menu and click the EPL 6200 Advanced icon And select USB port in the Select a printer port box on the right Then click Setup The Printer Setup dialog box appears Note Make sure On is selected under Background Printing 3 Under Printer Sharing Set Up click Printer Sharing Setup 4 The Printer Sharing dialog box appears Select the Share this Printer check box t...

Page 231: ...unction is not available with Mac OS X 1 Turn on your printer 2 On each computer from which you want to access the printer select Chooser from the Apple menu Then click the EPL 6200 Advanced AT icon and select the name of the shared printer in the Select a printer port box on the right You can only select from the printers connected to your current AppleTalk zone Note Make sure On is selected unde...

Page 232: ...the password for the printer then click OK The Printer Setup dialog box appears Under Printer Sharing Set Up click Shared Printer Information 4 The following type of message appears if the client has fonts that are unavailable on the printer server 5 Click OK to close the message 6 Close Chooser ...

Page 233: ...nter on a Network EPL 6200 For Mac OS X Use the Printer Sharing setting whichis a standardfeatureof Mac OS X 10 2 or later This feature is not available with Mac OS X 10 1 See your operating system s documentation for details ...

Page 234: ...printer 218 Setting up your printer as a shared printer 219 Using an additional driver 221 Setting up a clients 228 Installing the printer driver from the CD ROM 235 Using AppleTalk Under Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4 0237 For Macintosh 237 Sharing the printer 237 Setting up your printer as a shared printer 238 Accessing the shared printer 239 For Mac OS X 241 ...

Page 235: ...r with the printer server The clients share the printer via the printer server According to the versions of Windows OS and your access rights on the network perform the appropriate settings of the printer server and clients Setting the printer server For Windows Me 98 or 95 see Setting up your printer as a shared printer on page 219 For Windows XP 2000 or NT 4 0 see Using an additional driver on p...

Page 236: ...PX compatibleProtocol isinstalled make sure that the TCP IP Protocol is also installed The printer server and clients should be set on the same network system and they should be under the same network management beforehand The on screen displays on the following pages may differ depending on the version of Windows OS Setting up your printer as a shared printer When the printer server s OS is Windo...

Page 237: ...20 For users restarting the computer 1 Double click the Printers icon on the control panel 2 Right click EPSON EPL 6200L Advanced icon and click Sharing in the menu that appears 3 SelecttheShared As button typethenameintheShareName box and click OK Type a Comment and Password if needed Note Do not use spaces or hyphens for the share name or an error may occur When sharing the printer be sure to se...

Page 238: ...e different OS from the server Follow these steps to set a Windows XP 2000 or Windows NT 4 0 as a printer server and install the additional drivers Note You must access Windows XP 2000 or Windows NT 4 0 as the Administrators of the local machine If the printer server s OS is Windows NT 4 0 the additional driver can be used only on Service Pack 4 or later 1 For a Windows 2000 or NT 4 0 printer serv...

Page 239: ...Setup Wizard or If you understand the security risks but want to share printers without running the wizard click here In either case follow the on screen instructions 3 For a Windows 2000 or NT 4 0 printer server select the Shared Windows 2000 or Shared as Windows NT 4 0 button then type the name in the Share Name box ...

Page 240: ...he Share this printer button then type the name in the Share name box Note Do not use spaces or hyphens for the Share name or an error may occur 4 Select the additional drivers Note If the computers of the server and clients use the same OS you do not have to install the additional drivers Just click OK after step3 ...

Page 241: ...lients For example select Windows 95 to install the additional driver for the Windows Me 98 or 95 clients Then click OK Note You do not have to select Windows NT 4 0x86 because that driver has been already installed Do not select additional drivers other than Windows 95 The other additional drivers are not available 1 2 ...

Page 242: ...rinter server Click Additional Drivers Select Windows being used for clients then click OK For Windows Me 98 or 95 clients Select Intel Windows 95 or 98 and Me For Windows NT 4 0 clients Select Intel Windows NT 4 0 or 2000 For Windows XP or 2000 clients Intel Windows XP or 2000 may been already selected ...

Page 243: ...han Intel Windows 95 or 98 and Me and Intel Windows NT 4 0 or 2000 The other additional drivers are not available 5 When a prompt appears insert the CD ROM that comes with your printer in your CD ROM drive then click OK 6 According to the message type the appropriate drive and folder names in which the printer driver for clients is located then click OK Depending on the client s OS the displayed m...

Page 244: ...lowing items when sharing the printer Be sure to set EPSON Status Monitor 3 so that the shared printer can be monitored on the printer server See Using the Job Management function on page 98 Set the security for the shared printer access right for clients Clients can not use the shared printer without right For details see Windows help You need to set the client computers so that they can use the ...

Page 245: ...the network system ask the administrator of the network for assistance This section describes how to install the printer driver by accessing the shared printer from the Printers folder You can also access the shared printer from Network Neighborhood or My Network on the Windows desktop You cannot use the additional driver on the server system OS With Windows Me 98 or 95 Follow these steps to set W...

Page 246: ... Next Note If the printer driver is installed in the client beforehand you need to select the new printer driver or the current printer driver When the prompt to select the printer driver appears select the printer driver according to the message If the printer server s OS is Windows Me 98 or 95 or the additional driver for Windows Me 98 or 95 is installed in the Windows XP 2000 or NT 4 0 printer ...

Page 247: ...iver for Windows XP or 2000 clients is the Windows NT 4 0 x86 driver which is installed beforehand as the printer driver for Windows NT 4 0 When installing the printer driver in the Windows XP or 2000 clients from Windows NT 4 0 printer server the driver for Windows NT 4 0 is installed You can not install the printer driver for Windows XP or 2000 as the additional driver in a Windows NT 4 0 printe...

Page 248: ... 3 Select Network printer for Windows 2000 or A network printer or a printer attached to another computer for Windows XP then click Next 4 For Windows 2000 type the name of the shared printer then click Next Note You can also type the name of the computer that is locally connected to the shared printer the shared printer s name in network path or queue name Otherwise click Next to browse for a pri...

Page 249: ...on of the computer or server that is connected to the shared printer and the name of the shared printer Then click Next Note The name of the shared printer may be changed by the computer or server that is connected to the shared printer To make sure of the name of the shared printer ask the administrator of the network ...

Page 250: ...or 2000 as the current printer driver instead of the alternative driver in the Windows NT 4 0 server If the additional driver for Windows XP or 2000 NT 4 0 is installed in the Windows XP 2000 or NT 4 0 printer server go to the next step If the additional driver is not installed in the Windows NT 4 0 printer server or the printer server s OS is Windows Me 98 or 95 go to Installing the printer drive...

Page 251: ...inter server then click Next 4 Click the icon of the computer or server that is connected to the shared printer and the name of the shared printer Then click OK Note You can also type the name of the computer that is locally connected to the shared printer the shared printer s name in network path or queue name The name of the shared printer may be changed by the computer or server that is connect...

Page 252: ...S is Windows Me 98 or 95 go to Installing the printer driver from the CD ROM on page 235 5 Select whether to use the printer as the default printer or not then click Next 6 Click Finish Installing the printer driver from the CD ROM This section describes how to install the printer driver in the clients when setting the network system as follows The additional drivers are not installed in the Windo...

Page 253: ...ert the CD ROM then type the appropriate drive and folder names in which the printer driver for clients is located then click OK When installing drivers in Windows XP or 2000 Digital Signature is not found may appear Click Yes for Windows 2000 or Continue Anyway for Windows XP and continue installing The folder name differs depending on the OS being used 3 Select the name of the printer then click...

Page 254: ...gs sheet of the printer s Properties dialog box make sure that SEND CTRL D Before Each Job and SEND CTRL D After Each Job are set to No TBCP Tagged binary communications protocol cannot be used as the Output Protocol setting For Macintosh Sharing the printer This section describes how to share the printer on an AppleTalk network The computers on the network can share the printer that is directly c...

Page 255: ...to your computer with other computers on an AppleTalk network Note This function is not available with Mac OS X However you can share your printer by installing an interface card with a FireWire port to the Type B Interface card slot 1 Turn on the printer 2 SelectChooserfrom the Apple menu and click the EPL 6200L Advanced icon And select USB port in the Select a printer port box on the right Then ...

Page 256: ...these steps to access your printer from another computer on the network Note This function is not available with Mac OS X 1 Turn on your printer 2 On each computer from which you want to access the printer select Chooser from the Apple menu Then click the EPL 6200L Advanced AT icon and select the name of the shared printer in the Select a printer port box on the right You can only select from the ...

Page 257: ... for the printer then click OK The Printer Setup dialog box appears Under Printer Sharing Set Up click Shared Printer Information 4 The following type of message appears if the client has fonts that are unavailable on the printer server 5 Click OK to close the message 6 Close Chooser ...

Page 258: ...rk EPL 6200L 241 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 For Mac OS X UsethePrinterSharingsetting which is astandard featureof Mac OS X 10 2 or later This feature is not available with Mac OS X 10 1 See your operating system s documentation for details ...

Page 259: ...242 Setting Up Your Printer on a Network EPL 6200L ...

Page 260: ... Utility EPL 6200 only For DOS 244 Remote Control Panel utility overview 244 Making printer settings 249 Choosing printer emulation 262 Other special settings 263 Printing font samples 272 For Macintosh Users 272 Remote Control Panel utility overview 272 Making printer settings 276 Resetting the photoconductor counter 281 ...

Page 261: ...rmation about the utility The Remote Control Panel utility is the software interface that allows you to choose the printer emulation mode and make settings you cannot usually make in the printer driver In addition thisutilityalsoallowsyoutomakebasicprintersettings such as the number of copies paper size and paper type However you do not have to use the Remote Control Panel utility tochangebasicpri...

Page 262: ...r varies depending on your computer 3 Follow the on screen instructions Operating system MS DOS Version 3 3x or later The mouse can be used provided that the mouse driver is installed Microsoft Mouse v 7 04 or better or Logitech v 6 43 or better Memory 360 KB minimum although the actual requirement varies depending on the version of the operating system Interface Parallel The utility works in both...

Page 263: ...he Enter key If you changed the default directory during installation type that directory instead C EPSONRCP EPRCP If the Remote Control Panel utility was not able to communicate with the printer in bidirectional mode it returns the following Error dialog box If bidirectional communication is possible skip this section and go directly to Mode Select dialog box on page 248 TAB Advances to the next ...

Page 264: ... in the dialog box Yes button Clicking this button will allow you to proceed through unidirectional communication No button Clicking this button will make the utility retry bidirectional communication Cancel button Clicking this button terminates the utility Select Printer combo box Allowsyoutoselectyourprinter from the list OK button Clicking this button brings you to the Mode Select dialog box E...

Page 265: ...d buttons appear in the dialog box Help button Clicking this button opens the Help screen Select Mode list box Allows you to select the desired printer emulation mode from the list OK button Clicking this button brings you to the main Remote Control Panel screen Exit button Clicking this button terminates the utility Help button Clicking this button opens the Help screen ...

Page 266: ...his section are also available in the printer driver Most application programs give you access to the printer driver from within the application itself You should always try to change basic printer settings from within the application program or by accessing the printer driver directly from the operating system Settings made in the application program or in the printer driver override those settin...

Page 267: ...ey may have been changed by other users Even if the Remote Control Panel utility already shows your desired setting always click Send to ensure that you can print with that setting Page Setup button Click Page Setup on the Remote Control Panel screen and the following dialog box appears Note Use Next and Prev to access all available setting options Page Size You can set the default page size here ...

Page 268: ...Legal GLT Government letter GLG Government legal EXE Executive F4 MON Monarch C10 Commercial 10 DL C5 C6 ISO B5 International B5 CTM Custom Copies Allows you to set the number of copies to be printed You can enter any number from 1 to 999 If possible you should specify the number of copies from your application program This setting affects the setting under other emulation modes as well Form Laser...

Page 269: ...ure should be carried out When LF default is selected the printer does not perform a carriage return with each line feed or form feed FF CR LF causes the printer to add a carriage return to each line feed or form feed command it receives Select CR LF if you find that the printer does not print characters beyond the right margin Orientation Lets you specify whether the page is printed in Portrait d...

Page 270: ...ource is notspecified TheavailablechoicesareNormal default andLast Normal gives priority to the MP tray while Last sets the optional 500 Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit A4 as the priority paper source Auto Eject Page Sets whether or not paper is output when a timeout is reached according to the Timeout setting The default setting is Off so paper is not printed when a timeout is reached This item i...

Page 271: ...rePlain default Letterhead Recycled and Color Duplex Turns duplex printing on or off The default is Off Binding Allows you to select the binding direction of the printout when duplex printing is specified Choose between Long Edge default and Short Edge Start Page Selects whether printing starts from the front or the back of the page when duplex printing specified The options are Front default and ...

Page 272: ...You may need to use Page Protect if you are printing a highly complex page If a Print Overrun error occurs change the setting to On and reprint your data This reduces the amount of memory reserved for receiving data so your computer may take longer to send the print job but it will allowyou to print complex jobs Page Protect usually works best if set to Auto default You may need to increase your p...

Page 273: ...pererror The printer continues printing within a few seconds after one of these problems occurs When Auto Continue is Off you must press the N Start Stop button to resume printing In most cases leave Auto ContinueOff default so you can tell when an error occurs and make the necessary corrections You might want to set Auto Continue to On when printing long jobs or when you are away from the printer...

Page 274: ...owever the quality of the graphics is reduced Tray Assign Changes the assignment for the paper source select command When 4 is selected the commands are set as compatible with the HP LaserJet4 When 4K is selected the commands are set as compatible with the HP LaserJet 4000 5000 and 8000 When 5S is selected the commands are set as compatible with the HP LaserJet 5S MP Tray Size Allows you to set th...

Page 275: ...l screen and the following dialog box appears Top Offset Allows you to adjust the vertical printing position on the page The setting is in millimeters You can move the printing position by 0 5 mm increments from the top edge the parameters are from 99 to 99 Left Offset Allows you to adjust the horizontal printing position on the page The setting is in millimeters You can move the printing position...

Page 276: ...r automatically switches to the next channel that receives data You can set the timeout value in 1 second increments the parameters are from 5 to 300 Paper Size Ignore Allows you to select whether a paper size error is ignored when it occurs Turning this item on causes the printer to print even if the image size exceeds the printable area for the specified paper size This may cause smudges due to ...

Page 277: ... Port Selection on the Remote Control Panel screen and the following dialog box appears Note Use Next and Prev to access all available setting options Parallel I F Allows you to choose whether to activate the parallel port The default is On Parallel Speed Allows you to specify the pulse width of the ACKNLG signal on receiving data through the parallel port When this option is set to Fast default t...

Page 278: ...port The default is On USB Buffer Size Allows you to specify the amount of memory to be used for receiving and printing data through the USB interface If set to Maximum more memory is allocated for receiving data If set to Minimum more memory is allocated for printing data The default setting is Normal AUX I F Allows you to choose whether to activate the auxiliary interface port if an optional int...

Page 279: ...or each computer you connect the printer to Note Settings made in the Remote Control Panel utility are not effective until you click the Send to download the information to the printer If you share this printer the settings shown on your Remote Control Panel utility may not reflect the actual settings in the printer as they may have been changed by other users Even if the Remote Control Panel util...

Page 280: ...ish to make the changes described below you have to make them through the Remote Control Panel utility as the printer driver does not give you access to them Note Settings made in the Remote Control Panel utility are not effective until you click Send to download the information to the printer If you share this printer the settings shown on your Remote Control Panel utility may not reflect the act...

Page 281: ...pecify the pitch for fixed pitch fonts The range of pitch is 0 44 to 99 99 Symbol Set Allows you to choose which symbol set to use If the typeface you selected is not available for the symbol set you select the typeface is replaced with the currently selected symbol set The following symbol sets are available Roman 8 Norweg1 Italian ECM94 1 Swedis2 ANSI ASCII UK French2 German Legal 8859 2 ISO Spa...

Page 282: ...ternational and VeUS symbol sets cannot be printed when either the Swiss 721 SWM or Dutch 801 SWM font is selected Others button ClickOthersandtheOthersdialogboxappears Theactualdialog box that appears depends on the emulation mode Note This button is not available in LaserJet4 mode PsMath 8859 9 ISO WiTurkish MsPublishing VeMath DeskTop Math 8 WiE Europe PcTk437 Windows PsText IBM US IBM DN VeInt...

Page 283: ...to select the mode LJ4GL2 or GLlike The default setting is LJ4GL2 Scale Allows you to switch between original size or reduced size printing This setting also determines the reduction scale for reduced printing You can print data originally created for the paper size selected in the Scale setting onto paper of the size selected in the Page Size setting For example you can scale an A3 size page to a...

Page 284: ... to select the color of the printed characters Pen0 is white which means the background is printed instead of the character like the caution and warning symbols in this manual All others are black like the characters in this sentence Pens 2 6 are different colors for color printers and available only in GLlike mode End Allows you to choose the type of line ending The default setting is Butt See th...

Page 285: ... be joined The default setting is Mitered See the illustrations below Pen0 Pen1 Pen2 Pen3 Pen4 Pen5 Pen6 Allows you to select the line width You can select a value from 0 05 mm to 5 00 mm in increments of 0 05 mm Pen3 to Pen6 are available only in GLlike mode NONE MITERED MITEREDBEVELED TRIANGULAR ROUND BEVELED ...

Page 286: ...aracter spacing Condensed printing is useful for spreadsheets and other applications that need to fit a large amount of information on each line However 15 cpi characters per inch characters cannot be condensed T Margin ESCP2 FX only Allows you to specify the distance from the top of the sheet to the baseline of the first printable line This is measured in 0 05 inch increments Text ESCP2 FX only A...

Page 287: ...o Off the printer does not send an automatic line feed LF command with each carriage return CR When you set AutoLF to On the printer adds a line feed to each carriage return it receives If your text lines overprint each other set AutoLF to On Bit Image With Bit Image set to Dark or Light your printer can correctly emulate the graphics densities set with the printer commands If you select Dark the ...

Page 288: ...ont is Courier After selecting the desired font you can also adjust the character spacing and size of the font with the Pitch and Condensed options Pitch You can select a character pitch of 10 12 or 15 cpi characters per inch or choose proportional spacing Alt Graphics I239X only Turns the Alternate Graphics option on or off The default setting is Off Character Set I239X only Allows you to select ...

Page 289: ...4 emulation mode For Macintosh Users Remote Control Panel utility overview This section gives you an overall introduction to the functions of the Remote Control Panel utility and provides you with instructions on its installation and execution When to use the Remote Control Panel utility The Remote Control Panel utility is the software interface that allows you to select the printer port and make ...

Page 290: ...drive 2 Drag the RCP for EPL 6200 icon directly to the desktop or anywhere on the hard disk Accessing the Remote Control Panel utility Follow these steps to access the Remote Control Panel utility 1 Double click the RCP for EPL 6200 icon The Remote Control Panel utility for EPL 6200 dialog box appears Operating system Mac OS 8 1 to 9 x Mac OS X version 10 1 2 or higher Memory 210 KB to install Har...

Page 291: ... then click Select Note If the printer is connected through a USB port click USB port If the printer is connected through an optional interface card click AppleTalk 3 Click the name of your printer and then click OK If you selected USB Port in the previous step the screen below appears ...

Page 292: ...ed if they are set up on the network Select the zone that the printer is connected to If you do not knowwhichAppleTalkzonetheprinterisconnectedto askyour network administrator The printer name may be different when it is connected to an AppleTalk network Confirm the printer name with your network administrator 4 Click Setting Note You can print a status sheet by clicking Status Sheet ...

Page 293: ...r settings through the Remote Control Panel utility See Accessing the Remote Control Panel utility on page 273 to access the Remote Control Panel utility The following settings and buttons appear in the dialog box Reset button The settings inside the printer and the dialog box are reset to the factory default settings Default button The settings in the dialog box are reset to the default settings ...

Page 294: ... The printer begins warming up as soon as you send data and is ready to print in about 11 seconds When Standby is disabled the printer stays warmed up and ready to print all the time MP Tray Paper Size You can set the paper size in the MP tray here Note The custom size paper set in the printer driver is not selectable here The Page Size options are as follows Cancel button Terminates this utility ...

Page 295: ...you to specify the type of paper used when printing from the MP tray The available options are Plain default Letterhead Recycled Color Trnsprncy and Labels Cassette 1 Paper Type Allows you to specify the type of paper used when printing from the optional 500 Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit A4 The available optionsarePlain default Letterhead Recycled and Color Note This setting is available only wh...

Page 296: ...terface If set to Maximum more memory is allocated for receiving data If set to Minimum more memory is allocated for printing data The factory default setting is Normal USB I F Buffer Size Allows you to specify the amount of memory to be used for receiving and printing data through the USB interface If set to Maximum more memory is allocated for receiving data If set to Minimum more memory is allo...

Page 297: ... Auto Continue is off you must press the N Start Stop button to resume printing In most cases leave Auto Continue Disable default so you can tell when an error occurs and make the necessary corrections You might want to set Auto Continue to Enable when printing long jobs or when you are away from the printer for long periods Avoid Error When printing complicated data data which includes a lot of w...

Page 298: ... unit life counter Note Reset the photoconductor counter when you replace the photoconductor unit Resetting the photoconductor counter After replacing the photoconductor unit reset the photoconductor counter You can reset these counter from the Remote Control Panel utility Resetting the photoconductor counter Follow these steps to reset the photoconductor counter 1 Access the Remote Control Panel ...

Page 299: ...282 Using the Remote Control Panel Utility EPL 6200 only 3 Click Reset OPC Level 4 Click OK The photoconductor counter is reset ...

Page 300: ...Unit A4 284 Installing the 500 Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit A4 284 Removing the 500 Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit A4 288 Duplex Unit 288 Installing the Duplex Unit 288 Removing the Duplex Unit 295 Memory Module 295 Installing a memory module 296 Removing a memory module 300 Interface Cards 300 Installing an interface card 300 Removing an interface card 303 ...

Page 301: ...to install and remove the cassette unit Installing the 500 Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit A4 Follow these steps to install the optional 500 Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit A4 1 Turn off the printer 2 Unplug the printer s power cord from the electrical outlet and from the printer 3 Remove all interface cables from the interface connectors 4 Unpack the 500 Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit A4 and rem...

Page 302: ...8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 5 Make sure that the printer and the cassette unit are facing the same way Lift the printer and align the pins on the cassette unit with the holes on the bottom of the printer then lower the printer until it rests securely on the cassette unit ...

Page 303: ...286 Installing and Removing Options EPL 6200 only 6 Lift off the tray cover and press down on the plate in the paper tray until it locks into position Then insert the paper tray into the cassette unit ...

Page 304: ... the printer and into an electrical outlet 10 Turn on the printer To confirm that the 500 Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit A4 is installed correctly print a status sheet See Printing a Status Sheet on page 362 to print a status sheet To use the 500 Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit A4 as the paper source be sure to choose Lower Cassette in the printer driver or Lower Cassette in the Remote Control Pa...

Page 305: ... procedure in reverse Duplex Unit The optional Duplex Unit enables you to easily print on both sides of the page You can produce professional quality double sided documents Use this feature with any print job to cut costs and save resources This section describes how to install and remove the Duplex Unit Note The optional Duplex Unit can be installed only if the optional 500 Sheet Lower Paper Cass...

Page 306: ...y 289 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 1 Remove the screws as shown in the illustration and then remove the optional 500 Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit A4 s back cover 2 Turn off the printer and make sure to remove the power cord and all interface cables ...

Page 307: ... cassette unit with the holes on the bottom of the printer and then lower the printer until it rests securely on the cassette unit Note Make sure that the printer and the cassette unit are facing the same way Skip this step if the optional 500 Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit is already installed ...

Page 308: ...rinter to reveal the hole that the Duplex Unit will hook on to and then remove the cover of the Duplex Unit connector Note Move the cover forward and backward to remove it Removing the cover may result in a rough surface Be careful not to injure yourself 5 Unpack the Duplex Unit and remove all protective materials ...

Page 309: ...oth hands carefully insert the tabs at the bottom of the unit into their corresponding cavities on the back of the 500 Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit 7 Carefully push the unit against the printer making sure that thehookonthetop rightcornerisfirmlyinsertedintothehole on the printer ...

Page 310: ...the printer Otherwise you will not be able to lock the Duplex Unit into place in the next step 8 While supporting the Duplex Unit with both hands open the Duplex Unit cover and then secure the unit onto the printer by pushing the two levers upward and turning them 90 anticlockwise Note Press the Duplex Unit against the body of the printer when you turn the levers to make sure that they actually en...

Page 311: ...he Duplex Unit cover and then open the rectangular covering on the left side of the Duplex Unit as shown below 10 Connect the cable to the Duplex Unit connector on the printer and then close the rectangular covering 11 Reconnect any interface cables you removed ...

Page 312: ...to select the Duplex check box in the printer driver or the Remote Control Panel utility Removing the Duplex Unit To remove the Duplex Unit perform the installation procedure in reverse Memory Module By installing a Dual In line Memory Module DIMM you can increase printer memory up to 136 MB printer standard 8 MB plus optional 16 32 64 or 128 MB You may want to add additional memory if you are hav...

Page 313: ...g To avoid electrical shock do not attempt to install a memory module unless the printer is turned off 1 Turn off the printer 2 Unplug the printer s power cord from the electrical outlet and from the printer 3 Remove all interface cables from the interface connectors 4 Remove the printer s right side cover to reveal the slot for installing the memory module ...

Page 314: ...d after you remove the right side cover Be aware that these components may become hot while the printer is in use cCaution Before you install the module be sure to discharge any static electricity by touching a grounded piece of metal Otherwise you may damage static sensitive components 5 Unpack the memory module and remove all protective materials 6 Firmly insert the memory module into the RAM sl...

Page 315: ...g and Removing Options EPL 6200 only Note Make sure to align the indentation on the memory module with the protrusion on the RAM slot as shown below Pushthememorymodulefirmlyintoplaceuntilthereleaselever sticks out ...

Page 316: ...o print a status sheet If an incorrect amount of memory is shown on the status sheet turn off the printer and review the steps above to make sure you correctly installed the memory module If the amount of memory is still incorrect contact your dealer or a qualified service representative for assistance Note After installing both the printer driver and the EPSON Status Monitor 3 Windows users can c...

Page 317: ...ove the module from the circuit board see the instructions below Push the RAM slot gray release lever to release the memory module then grasp the module firmly on both ends and pull it out Interface Cards This section describes how to install an optional interface card into the Type B interface slot Installing an interface card Follow these steps to install an optional interface card Push here ...

Page 318: ...etal Otherwise you may damage static sensitive components 1 Turn off the printer 2 Unplug the printer s power cord from the electrical outlet and from the printer 3 Remove all interface cables from the interface connectors 4 Unpack the interface card and remove all protective materials 5 Face the rear of the printer 6 Remove the two screws that secure the interface slot cover and remove the cover ...

Page 319: ...nts are sharp and may cause injury 7 Slide the interface card into the grooves of the slot as shown below Pushthecardinfirmlytolockitintoplace Thensecure the card with the two retaining screws 8 Reconnect all interface cables 9 Plug the printer s power cord into the printer and into an electrical outlet 10 Turn on the printer Toverify that the interface cardiscorrectlyinstalled print a status shee...

Page 320: ...isconnect all interface cables and review the steps above to make sure you installed the interface card correctly If the installed interface still does not show up on the status sheet contact your dealer or a qualified service representative for assistance Removing an interface card To remove the optional interface card perform the installation procedure in reverse ...

Page 321: ...304 Installing and Removing Options EPL 6200 only ...

Page 322: ...Replacing Consumable Products 305 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 Chapter 9 Replacing Consumable Products Precautions During Replacement 306 Developer Cartridge 306 Photoconductor Unit 314 ...

Page 323: ...t Surface or the surrounding areas If the printer has been in use the fuser and surrounding areas may be very hot Do not dispose of used consumable products in fire as they may explode and cause injury Dispose of them according to local regulations Developer Cartridge The two types of developer cartridges are as follows The developer cartridge S050166 that prints up to 6 000 pages This cartridge c...

Page 324: ...yed on the EPSON Status Monitor 3 screen replace the developer cartridge Always observe the following handling precautions when replacing developer cartridges Installing a genuine consumable product is recommended Using a non genuine consumable product may affect print quality EPSON shall not be liable for any damages or problems arising from the use of consumable products not manufactured or appr...

Page 325: ...al regulations If toner is spilled use a broom and dustpan or a damp cloth with soap and water to clean it up Because the fine particles can cause a fire or explosion if they come into contact with a spark do not use a vacuum cleaner Replacing the developer cartridge Follow these steps to replace the developer cartridge Note The developer cartridge is not an independent unit that you install direc...

Page 326: ...mable Products 309 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 1 Lower the printer s output tray 2 Open the front cover by placing your fingers on the grooves on both sides of the cover as shown below and then pull the cover towards you ...

Page 327: ...nit s casing by the handle and slowly pull it out of the printer wWarning Do not touch the fuser which is marked CAUTION Hot Surface If the printer has been in use the fuser may be very hot cCaution Be careful not to spill any remaining toner from the used developer cartridge If toner is spilled inside the printer clean it with a clean dry lint free cloth or with a vacuum cleaning device ...

Page 328: ... direction to release the developer cartridge and then pull it out from the photoconductor unit s casing 5 Remove the new developer cartridge from its bag While holding the cartridge horizontally gently shake it a few times from side to side and then from front to back to distribute the toner evenly ...

Page 329: ...ng Consumable Products 6 Remove the protective cover from the developer cartridge cCaution Never touch the developing roller that is exposed after removing the protective cover otherwise print quality may decline ...

Page 330: ... photoconductor unit s casing until it clicks into place making sure that the pins on both sides of the developer cartridge are aligned with the grooves on the casing 8 Hold the photoconductor unit s casing by its handle and insert it into the printer Slide it gently into the opening until it locks into place ...

Page 331: ...When replacing the photoconductor unit avoid exposing it to room light any longer than necessary Be careful not to scratch the surface of the drum Also avoid touching the drum since oil from your skin may permanently damage its surface and affect print quality To get the best print quality do not store the photoconductor unit in an area subject to direct sunlight dust salty air or corrosive gases ...

Page 332: ...n Replacing the photoconductor unit Follow these steps to replace the photoconductor unit Note The photoconductor unit is not an independent unit that you install directlyintothe printer Theunitalso houses thedevelopercartridge in its casing and therefore requires that the developer cartridge be temporarily removed when you need to replace the photoconductor unit The illustrations used in this pro...

Page 333: ... cover by placing your fingers on the grooves on both sides of the cover as shown below and then pull the cover towards you cCaution You must completely open the printer cover when replacing the photoconductor unit otherwise you may damage the printer ...

Page 334: ... photoconductor unit s casing by the handle and pull it out of the printer 4 Turn the release lever in the clockwise direction to release the developer cartridge and then pull it out from the photoconductor unit s casing 5 Remove the new photoconductor unit from its bag ...

Page 335: ...s light sensitive drum Otherwise print quality may decline 6 Carefully insert the developer cartridge into the new photoconductor unit s casing until it clicks into place making sure that the pins on both sides of the developer cartridge are aligned with the grooves on the casing ...

Page 336: ...ntly into the opening until it locks into place 8 Close the front cover until it clicks shut You should reset the counter after replacing the photoconductor unit The photoconductor counter for the EPL 6200 can be reset by using the buttons on the control panel or the printer driver while that for the EPL 6200L can be reset only through the printer driver ...

Page 337: ...ntrol panel simultaneously while turning on the printer Continue holding down these buttons until the Ready green and Error red lights turn on The photoconductor counter is cleared To reset the photoconductor counter using the printer driver see Resetting the photoconductor counter on page 61 Windows or Resetting the photoconductor counter on page 281 Macintosh ...

Page 338: ...0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Chapter 10 Cleaning and Transporting the Printer Cleaning the Printer 322 Cleaning the printer case 322 Cleaning the inside of the printer 322 Cleaning the paper path rollers 326 Removing spilled toner 329 Transporting the Printer 329 ...

Page 339: ...s dirty or dusty turn off the printer and clean it with a soft clean cloth dampened with a mild detergent cCaution Never use alcohol or thinner to clean the printer cover these chemicals can damage the components and the case Be careful not to get water on the printer mechanism or any electronic components Cleaning the inside of the printer Fine particles of dust can collect inside the printer aff...

Page 340: ...he printer s front cover by placing your fingers on the grooves on both sides of the cover as shown below and then pull it towards you 3 Remove the developer cartridge and the photoconductor unit by holding the photoconductor unit s casing by the handle and pulling it out of the printer ...

Page 341: ...ith a clean dry lint free cloth Do not use compressed air If you have paper feed problems clean the paper roller by wiping the roller with a clean dry lint free cloth 5 Reinstall the developer cartridge and photoconductor unit 6 Close the printer s front cover until it clicks shut ...

Page 342: ...Cleaning and Transporting the Printer 325 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 Open the printer s output cover 8 Gently wipe the exposed paper path area with a well wrung cloth ...

Page 343: ... powder to keep the image on one sheet from bleeding over to the back of the sheet stacked on top of it When feeding such paper from the MP tray the dust tends to get onto the paper rollers and eventually causes misfeeds to occur Use the following procedure to clean the paper rollers when you start having feed problems from the MP tray Follow these steps to clean the paper rollers 1 Make sure the ...

Page 344: ...he printer s front cover by placing your fingers on the grooves on both sides of the cover as shown below and then pull it towards you 3 Remove the developer cartridge and the photoconductor unit by holding the photoconductor unit s casing by the handle and pulling it out of the printer ...

Page 345: ...nd Transporting the Printer 4 Gently wipe the rubber part of the paper roller with a well wrung cloth 5 Reinstall the developer cartridge and photoconductor unit 6 Close the printer s front cover until it clicks shut ...

Page 346: ... a clean dry lint free cloth cCaution Toner and other fine powders can damage some vacuum cleaners Be sure to read the instructions for your vacuum cleaner before you use it on spilled toner Note If you spill toner on your clothing rinse it off with cold water Do not use hot water as this may cause the toner to leave a permanent stain Transporting the Printer If you need to transport your printer ...

Page 347: ... Transporting the Printer 5 Remove or close the MP tray depending on your printer model EPL 6200 Grasp the base part of the MP tray with both hands pull the bottom edge outward and pull it out of the printer EPL 6200L ...

Page 348: ...optional 500 Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit A4 and or Duplex Unit if installed EPL 6200 only 7 Replace the printer s protective materials then repack the printer in its original box cCaution Do not expose the photoconductor unit and the developer cartridge to light any longer than necessary ...

Page 349: ...332 Cleaning and Transporting the Printer ...

Page 350: ...er jam inside the printer 365 Paper jam output cover 368 Paper jam MP tray EPL 6200 only 370 Paper jam MP tray EPL 6200L only 373 Paper jam Duplex Unit EPL 6200 only 375 Paper jam manual feed slot EPL 6200 only 379 Paper jam 500 Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit A4 EPL 6200 only 382 Operational Problems 386 Printout Problems 387 Print Quality Problems 389 Memory Problems 393 Paper Handling Problems ...

Page 351: ...eStatus Alertwindowin the EPSON StatusMonitor 3indicates what type of error has occurred and offers you a possible solution Look through this section to find the kind of problem you have then try the recommended solutions in the order they are presented until your problem is solved Indicator lights a Memory light d Error light b Toner light e Ready light c Paper light f Data light a b c d f e ...

Page 352: ...ed engine error on page 339 OFF OFF OFF o o o Optional RAM Error on page 339 o OFF OFF OFF o Cancel All PrintJobs on page 339 f OFF f f Feed Jam on page 340 OFF OFF o OFF o Paper Jam on page 340 OFF OFF o OFF o Output Paper Jam on page 341 OFF OFF o OFF o Paper Jam in the Upper Cover of the Duplex Unit on page 341 OFF OFF o OFF o Paper Jam in the Lower Cover of the Duplex Unit on page 341 OFF OFF ...

Page 353: ...s Not a Genuine EPSON Product on page 342 OFF f OFF OFF f Developer Cartridge Memory Error on page 343 OFF o OFF OFF o Front Cover Open on page 343 OFF OFF OFF OFF o Output Cover Open on page 343 OFF OFF OFF OFF o The Upper Cover of the Optional Duplex Unit is Open on page 343 OFF OFF OFF OFF o The Lower Cover of the Optional Duplex Unit is Open on page 344 OFF OFF OFF OFF o ...

Page 354: ...rrect Paper Size on page 345 OFF OFF f OFF f Page contains too much data to process on page 346 o OFF OFF OFF f Optional Interface Card Error on page 347 o OFF OFF OFF o Insufficient Memory for CurrentTask on page 346 o OFF OFF OFF f Insufficient Memory to Print All Copies on page 347 f OFF Check Paper Size on page 347 f Print Quality Decreased due to insufficient memory on page 348 f ...

Page 355: ...ntative for assistance Check Paper Type on page 348 f Need Memory on page 348 f Warming Up on page 349 f OFF Offline on page 349 OFF f CancelPrint Job by host on page 349 OFF OFF f f Toner Low on page 349 f OFF Installed Developer Cartridge is Not a Genuine EPSON Product Warning on page 350 f Sleep mode on page 350 f OFF Ready on page 350 o OFF ...

Page 356: ...ne error has been detected Turn off the printer wait 5 seconds and then turn it back on If the lights come on again turn off the printer unplug the power cord and contact a qualified service representative Control panel and Error lights on There is a problem with the optional memory module installed To continue using the printer turn off the power and remove the optional memory module For a more p...

Page 357: ...there is a paper jam in the feed slot See Clearing Jammed Paper on page 363 for instructions on clearing paper jams The error is automatically resolved upon clearing the jammed paper and opening and closing the printer s front cover Control panel m and Error lights on Indicates that there may be a paper jam inside the printer Open the printer s front cover remove any jammed paper and close the cov...

Page 358: ...ere is a paper jam inside the upper cover of the optional Duplex Unit See Paper jam Duplex Unit EPL 6200 only on page 375 for instructions on clearing the jammed paper Control panel m and Error lights on Indicates that there is a paper jam inside the lower cover of the optional Duplex Unit See Paper jam Duplex Unit EPL 6200 only on page 375 for instructions on clearing the jammed paper Control pan...

Page 359: ...l panel v and Error lights flashing The installed developer cartridge is not a genuine EPSON product Installing a genuine developer cartridge is recommended Using a non genuine developer cartridge may affect print quality EPSON shall not be liable for any damages or problems arising from the use of consumable products not manufactured or approved by EPSON Remove the currently installed cartridge a...

Page 360: ...not resolve the problem turn the power off and then on again Control panel Error light on Theprinter sfrontcoverisopen Makesurethattheprinter sfront cover is closed properly by opening and closing it again Control panel Error light on The printer s output cover is open Make sure that the printer s output cover is closed properly by opening and closing it again Control panel Error light on Develope...

Page 361: ...al Feed setting is selected in the printer driver Make sure that the desired paper is displayed in the printer driver and loaded in the manual feed slot on the MP tray You have to press the N Start Stop button once when you want to print in manual feed mode Remember to clear the Manual Feed setting in the printer driver settings before trying to print from the MP tray or the optional 500 Sheet Low...

Page 362: ... Loading Paper on page 15 for instructions on loading paper Control panel v light on Error light flashing slowly The developer cartridge is out of toner Replace the developer cartridge by following the instructions under Developer Cartridge onpage306 To clearthis errorandprint a singlesheet press the N Start Stop button on the control panel After that this error will occur again until the develope...

Page 363: ... reducing the number and size of fonts You can also add more memory to the printer for a more permanent solution as described in Memory Module on page 295 Control panel light on Error light flashing The printer has insufficient memory for the current task The document was not printed To correct the error press the N Start Stop button To cancel the print job press the q Job Cancel button The next t...

Page 364: ... collate print jobs Only one set of copies will be printed Reduce the contents of the print jobs or add more memory Press the Information button on the control panel to clear the warning Control panel m light flashing The paper size setting in the printer driver is different from the size of the paper loaded in the printer To print on the correct paper size make sure you load the appropriate paper...

Page 365: ...o clear the warning Control panel m light flashing The paper type setting in the printer driver is different from the type of paper loaded in the printer Load the correct type of paper into the printer To clear the warning press the Information button on the control panel Control panel light flashing This warning indicates that the printer encountered memory problems when printing the document Pre...

Page 366: ...nel Ready light flashing Indicates that the printer is warming up to process and print data Control panel Error light flashing flashes at longer intervals than usual Indicates that the printer is not ready to print Press the N Start Stop button to make the printer ready to print Control panel Ready and Error lights flashing Indicates that the printer is deleting the specified print job sent from t...

Page 367: ... products may damage the printer and cause the print quality to decrease Remove the currently installed cartridge and replace it with a genuine EPSON cartridge by following the instructions under Developer Cartridge on page 306 Control panel Ready light flashing flashes at longer intervals than the usual flashing Indicates that the printer is in energy saving mode The printer goes into standby due...

Page 368: ... in the EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility indicateswhattypeoferrorhasoccurredandoffersyouapossible solution Look through this section to find the kind of problem you have then try the recommended solutions in the order they are presented until your problem is solved Status Error Warning INDICATOR LIGHTS Ready Error Service Required controller error on page 339 OFF o Service Required engine error on p...

Page 369: ...o f Front Cover Open on page 343 o o Output Cover Open on page 357 o o Printing on Incorrect Paper Size on page 357 o f Unsupported Paper Size on page 357 o f Time Out Error on page 358 o f Insufficient Memory to Print Current Page on page 358 o f Paper Size Warning on page 358 o OFF Not All Pages Are Printed on page 359 o OFF Warming Up on page 359 f OFF Replace Photoconductor Unit on page 359 f ...

Page 370: ...has been detected Turn off the printer wait 5 seconds and then turn it back on If the lights come on again turn off the printer unplug the power cord and contact a qualified service representative Control panel Ready light flashing Error light on A protocol error has been detected Turn off the printer wait 5 seconds and then turn it back on If the lights come on again turn off the printer unplug t...

Page 371: ...en the printer s front cover remove any jammed paper and close the cover The error will automatically clear itself and the jammed page s print data is reprinted Control panel Ready and Error lights on Indicates that there is either no paper loaded in the printer or there is a paper jam in the feed slot If no paper is loaded load paper into the MP tray then open and close the printer s front cover ...

Page 372: ...incorrectly Check to see if the developer cartridge is properly installed and follow the instructions under Developer Cartridge on page 306 to install or reinstall it Control panel Ready and Error lights on Either the installed developer cartridge is defective or it is not the right one for your printer model Replace it with a new or correct developer cartridge by following the instructions under ...

Page 373: ...lling the developer cartridge or replacing the current cartridge with a new one by following the instructions under Developer Cartridge on page 306 If this still does not resolve the problem turn the power off and then on again Control panel Ready light on Error light flashing The developer cartridge is out of toner Replace the developer cartridge by following the instructions under Developer Cart...

Page 374: ... printer s output cover is closed properly by opening and closing it again Control panel Ready light on Error light flashing The paper loaded in the paper source does not match the required paper size Replace with paper of the correct size and click Continue on the EPSON Status Monitor 3 window that appears If you want to change printer driver settings click Stop Control panel Ready light on Error...

Page 375: ...upted andatimeouterrorhasoccurred ClickPrint Again ontheEPSON Status Monitor 3 window that appears to resume printing If printing does not resume or if you want to change printer driver settings click Stop Control panel Ready light on Error light flashing The printer does not have sufficient memory to print the current page To continue printing from the page after the page that caused the error cl...

Page 376: ...e Auto Continue is set to On Click Close on the EPSON Status Monitor 3 window that appears to dismiss the warning Control panel Ready light flashing Indicates that the printer is warming up to process and print data Control panel Ready light flashing flashes at longer intervals than usual Indicates that the photoconductor unit is close to the end of its service life less that 5 Prepare a new photo...

Page 377: ...structions Control panel Ready light flashing flashes at longer intervals than usual This is a warning to inform you that the installed developer cartridge is not a genuine EPSON product The use of such products may damage the printer and cause the print quality to decrease Remove the currently installed cartridge and replace it with a genuine EPSON cartridge by following the instructions under De...

Page 378: ...tandby due to inactivity If the Sleep mode is enabled the printer goes into standby in 15 minutes Control panel Ready light on Indicates that the printer is ready to print Control panel Ready light flashing Indicates that the printer is printing data Control panel Ready light flashing Indicates that the printer is processing data Ready Printing Processing Data ...

Page 379: ...er driver See EPL 6200L on page 362 below for instructions Note If information about the installed options is not listed on the status sheet make sure that the options are installed correctly If you cannot print a proper status sheet contact your dealer EPL 6200L For Windows users Follow these steps to print a status sheet from the printer driver 1 Click Start point to Settings and then click Prin...

Page 380: ...ck Print Status and the Status Sheet dialog box appears 3 Click Status Sheet and the printer starts printing a status sheet 4 Click OK to close the dialog box Mac OS X Follow these steps to print a status sheet 1 Select Utilities from the pop up menu in the printer driver 2 Click the icon for the Remote Control Panel utility to start it 3 Click the Status Sheet button on the main window of the Rem...

Page 381: ...rvice representative wWarning Be careful not to touch the fuser which is marked CAUTION Hot Surface or the surrounding areas If the printer has been in use the fuser and the surrounding areas may be very hot Preventing paper feed and paper jam problems If you have frequent paper feed or paper jam problems use this checklist of corrective measures Fan the stack of paper and then tap its edges to al...

Page 382: ...er packages indicate the top side of the paper with an arrow at the side of the package Be sure that you do not add paper while printing Paper jam inside the printer If paper is jammed inside the printer remove the sheet as follows Note The illustrations used in this procedure show the EPL 6200 1 Close the output tray ...

Page 383: ...366 Troubleshooting 2 Open the printer s front cover by placing your fingers on the grooves on both sides of the cover as shown below and then pull the cover towards you 3 Remove the developer cartridge ...

Page 384: ... 11 11 11 11 11 cCaution When removing the developer cartridge never touch the developing roller under the flap otherwise print quality may decline Never touch the photoconductor unit s light sensitive drum otherwise print quality may decline ...

Page 385: ...Close the printer s front cover Printing automatically restarts from the page that jammed If the Error light red continues flashing after removing all jammed paper open and close the printer s front cover again to clear the error Paper jam output cover If the jammed paper inside the printer is difficult to remove because only a small portion of the paper is visible remove the sheet as follows Note...

Page 386: ...Troubleshooting 369 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 1 Make sure that the output tray is raised 2 Open the printer s output cover 3 Carefully remove the paper from the paper path with both hands ...

Page 387: ...Close the output cover 5 Open and then close the printer s front cover The jammed page s print data is automatically reprinted Paper jam MP tray EPL 6200 only The following illustration shows what this type of jam looks like ...

Page 388: ...Troubleshooting 371 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 Follow these steps to clear a feed jam at the MP tray 1 Remove the MP tray cover 2 Remove paper stacked in the tray ...

Page 389: ... the front cover Note If necessary take out the developer cartridge and remove any paper left in the paper feed path Then reinsert the cartridge 6 Tap the edges of the paper stack on a flat surface and carefully reload it into the MP tray Note Do not reload curled or wrinkled sheets 7 Reinstall the MP tray cover 8 Open the printer s front cover again and then close it until it clicks shut The jamm...

Page 390: ... 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 Paper jam MP tray EPL 6200L only The following illustration shows what this type of jam looks like Follow these steps to clear a feed jam at the MP tray 1 Remove paper stacked on the MP tray ...

Page 391: ... and then close the front cover Note If necessary take out the developer cartridge and remove any paper left in the paper feed path Then reinsert the cartridge 5 Tap the edges of the paper stack on a flat surface and carefully reload it into the MP tray Note Do not reload curled or wrinkled sheets 6 Open the printer s front cover again and then close it until it clicks shut The jammed page s print...

Page 392: ...error still occurs after clearing the Duplex Unit open the front cover and remove any jammed paper inside the printer See Paper jam inside the printer on page 365 for details Note Although a paper jam error may not appear pieces of torn paper may still be stuck inside the printer after removing paper jammed at the lower cover of the Duplex Unit It is recommended that you remove the Duplex Unit fro...

Page 393: ...376 Troubleshooting 1 Open the Duplex Unit s upper cover 2 Gently pull out any sheets that have fed part way into the Duplex Unit ...

Page 394: ...1 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 3 Close the Duplex Unit s upper cover The jammed page s print data is automatically reprinted Paper jam in the lower cover Follow these steps to remove jammed paper from inside the Duplex Unit s lower cover ...

Page 395: ...378 Troubleshooting 1 Open the Duplex Unit s lower cover 2 Gently pull out any sheets that have fed part way into the Duplex Unit ...

Page 396: ...11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 3 ClosetheDuplexUnit slowercover Thejammedpage sprint data is automatically reprinted Paper jam manual feed slot EPL 6200 only If paper is jammed at the manual feed slot remove the sheet as follows ...

Page 397: ...380 Troubleshooting 1 Remove the MP tray cover 2 Remove paper stacked in the tray ...

Page 398: ...11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 3 Gently pull out any sheets that have fed part way into the printer 4 Tap the edges of the paper stack on a flat surface and carefully reload it into the MP tray 5 Reinstall the MP tray cover ...

Page 399: ...cover The jammed page s print data is automatically reprinted Paper jam 500 Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit A4 EPL 6200 only The following illustration shows what this type of jam looks like Followthesestepstocleara feedjamatthe500 SheetLowerPaper Cassette Unit A4 ...

Page 400: ...Troubleshooting 383 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 1 Remove the paper tray from the 500 Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit A4 ...

Page 401: ...om the inside of the cassette unit and discard any curled or wrinkled sheets 3 Remove all paper from the paper tray and press down on the plate until it locks into position 4 Tap the edges of the paper stack on a flat surface to even the edges and then set it back into the paper tray ...

Page 402: ... mark Make sure that you are using the correct paper size and that the paper you are using meets the specifications for this printer The tray can accommodate only A4 size paper 5 Set the paper tray back into the 500 Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit A4 6 Open and then close the printer s front cover The jammed page s print data is automatically reprinted ...

Page 403: ...witch is turned on or plug another electrical device into the outlet to check whether the outlet is operating properly The Ready light green is on but nothing prints Cause What to do Your computer may not be properly connected to the printer Perform the procedure described in Connecting the Printer to a Computer in the Setup Sheet The interface cable may not be plugged in securely Check both ends ...

Page 404: ...e Details tab and then click Spool Settings Check the Spool data format and make sure to select RAW as the default setting Some or all of the printout is garbled or printed as asterisks Cause What to do The interface cable may not be plugged in securely Make sure that both ends of the interface cable are plugged in securely You may not be using the correct interface cable If you are using the para...

Page 405: ...rrectly in your application software Make sure that you are using the correct page length and margin settings in your application software Graphics don t print correctly Cause What to do You may need more memory Graphics require large amounts of memory Lower the Print Quality setting in the printer driver If your printer is the EPL 6200 you can also install more memory into the printer for a more ...

Page 406: ...h The background is dark or dirty Cause What to do The paper path inside the printer may be dusty Turn off the printer Clean internal printer components by printing three pages with only one character per page You may not be using the correct type of paper for your printer If the surface of your paper is too rough printed characters may appear distorted or broken Smooth high quality copier paper i...

Page 407: ...pear in the printout Cause What to do The paper path inside the printer may be dusty Turn off the printer Clean internal printer components by printing three pages with only one character per page There may be a problem with the developer cartridge Turn off the printer Remove the cartridge shake it gently from side to side and then reinstall it If this does not solve the problem replace the develo...

Page 408: ...ormation on choosing paper Completely blank pages Cause What to do There may be no toner in the developer cartridge If the toner status in the EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility indicates that the amount of toner is low see Developer Cartridge on page 306 for information on replacing the developer cartridge The developer cartridge is not installed correctly Check that the developer cartridge is instal...

Page 409: ...ridge shake it gently from side to side to distribute the toner and then reinstall it If the problem persists replace the cartridge as described under Developer Cartridge on page 306 The image is too dark Cause What to do There may be a problem with the developer cartridge If the problem persists replace the developer cartridge as described under Developer Cartridge on page 306 Non printed side of...

Page 410: ...he required quality level because of insufficient memory and the print quality was automatically lowered so that the printer can continue printing Check to see if the printout is acceptable If not add more memory for a permanent solution or temporarily lower the Print Quality setting in the printer driver Insufficient memory for current task Cause What to do The printer does not have sufficient me...

Page 411: ...e sufficient memory to collate print jobs Only one set of copies will be printed Reduce the contents of the print jobs or add more memory For information on installing more memory see Memory Module on page 295 Paper does not feed properly Cause What to do The paper guides are not set correctly Make sure that the paper guides in all the paper sources are set correctly for the loaded paper size The ...

Page 412: ...f the supported Windows operating systems The size of the loaded paper differs from the selected paper size in the printer driver Make sure that the correct paper size is selected in the printer driver settings Too many sheets may be loaded in a cassettes Make sure that you have not tried to load too many sheets of paper For the maximum paper capacity for each paper source see EPL 6200 on page 16 ...

Page 413: ...uations where the printer cannot select the correct emulation mode In this case it must be set manually to PS3 Use the Remote Control Panel utility to set the emulation mode For details see Choosing printer emulation on page 262 The printer s emulation mode setting for the interface that you are using is incorrect The emulation mode can be set individually for each interface which receives print j...

Page 414: ...as the default printer Follow the steps below 1 Click Start select Settings then click Printers If your computer is running Windows XP clickStart thenclickControl Panel In the window that appears click Printers and Other Hardware then click View installed printers or fax printers If Printers and Faxes is displayed at the bottom of the window click on it instead 2 Right click the icon of the PostSc...

Page 415: ...onnected to the printer via the parallel interface and the parallel port setting is set to the ECP mode The printermaynotprintnormallyifthe computer is connected to the printer via the parallel interface and the ECP mode is set When this is the case follow the steps below to make sure that the mode setting is correct 1 Click Start select Settings then click Printers 2 Right click the icon for the ...

Page 416: ... but the TrueType fonts are not replaced by the printer fonts If the Send TrueType fonts to printer according to the Font Substitution Table setting on the Fonts sheet of the printer s Properties dialog box is turned on TrueType fonts are replaced by the printer fonts before they are printed Specify the appropriate substitution fonts using the Font Substitution Table The printer fonts cannot be in...

Page 417: ...dges of texts and or images are not smooth Cause What to do The resolution is set to 300 dpi Change the Resolution setting in the Graphics sheet to 600 dpi The printer does not have sufficient memory Increase the printer memory ...

Page 418: ...ing is set to the ECP mode Theprintermay notprintnormallyifthe computer is connected to the printer via the parallel interface and the ECP mode is set When this is the case follow the steps below to make sure that the mode setting is correct 1 Click Start select Settings then click Printers 2 Right click the icon for the printer then click Properties 3 Click the Details tab then click the Spool Se...

Page 419: ...tting in the printer s Properties dialog box is not set to ASCII data The printer cannot print binary data when it is connected to the computer via the USB interface Make sure that the Data Format setting which is accessed by clicking Advanced on the PostScript sheet of the printer s Properties dialog box is set to ASCII data If your computer is running Windows XP click the Device Settings tab in ...

Page 420: ...k in a Windows NT 4 0 2000 environment and the Send CTRL D Before Each Job or Send CTRL D After Each Job setting on the Device Settings sheet of the printer s Properties dialog box is set to Yes Make sure that both the Send CTRL D Before Each Job and Send CTRL D After Each Job settings are set to No The network connection is something other than AppleTalk and the Data Format setting is not set to ...

Page 421: ...cannot be performed using the network interface Click Advanced on the PostScript sheet of the printer s Properties dialog box and then change the Data Format setting from ASCII data default to Tagged binary communications protocol ...

Page 422: ...ion mode However there are situations where the printer cannot select the correct emulation mode In this case it must be set manually to PS3 Set the emulation mode using the Remote Control Panel utility For details see Choosing printer emulation on page 262 The printer s emulation mode setting for the interface that you are using is incorrect The emulation mode can be set individually for each int...

Page 423: ...to do QuickDraw GX is in use This printer s driver does not support QuickDraw GX Disable QuickDraw GX The printer name has been changed Ask the network administrator for details and then select the appropriate printer name The AppleTalk zone setting is incorrect Open the Chooser and then select the AppleTalk zone that the printer is connected to ...

Page 424: ... check box on the PostScript Options setup option page in the Page Setup dialog box is selected Follow the steps below to clear the Unlimited Downloadable Fonts check box 1 Click the File menu of the application that you are using then select Page Setup 2 Clear the Unlimited Downloadable Fonts check box If this check box is selected you may not be able to print The emulation mode setting is set to...

Page 425: ...creen The printer fonts cannot be installed Cause What to do The emulation mode setting is not set to PS3 for the interface that you are using Change the emulation mode setting to PS3 for the interface that you are using then try reinstalling the printer fonts again The edges of texts and or images are not smooth Cause What to do The resolution is set to Fast Change the Resolution setting on the P...

Page 426: ... from the data format setting specified in the application If the file is created in an application that allows you to change the data format or encoding such as Photoshop makesure that the setting in the application matches that in the printer driver The network connection is something other than AppleTalk and the Data Format setting is not set to ASCII If the network connection is something othe...

Page 427: ...inter s driver can only be used on Macintosh computers running Mac OS 8 6 to 9 x and Mac OS X version 10 2 or later There is insufficient memory for printing The Macintosh printer driver uses available memory in the system to process print data Try one of the following to free up memory for printing 1 Reduce the RAM cache setting in the Memory control panel 2 Close applications that are not in use...

Page 428: ...age284forinstructionson installing the unit The paper source setting may not be correct Make sure that you have selected the correct paper source setting in your application There may be no paper in the 500 Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit A4 Load paper Too many sheets may be loaded into the 500 Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit A4 Make sure that you have not tried to load too many sheets of paper Th...

Page 429: ...Cause What to do The Duplex Unit may not be installed properly See Installing the Duplex Unit on page 288 for instructions on installing the unit The printer does not recognize the Duplex Unit Make sure that you have specified the correct settings for Installed Options under the Optional Settings tab in the printer driver Printing is carried out only on one side of the sheet Make sure the Duplex c...

Page 430: ...al 420 Standards and approvals 420 Mechanical 421 Electrical 422 PostScript 423 Interfaces 424 Parallel interface 424 USB interface 425 Options and Consumables 425 500 Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit A4 C12C802042 EPL 6200 only 425 Duplex Unit C12C802051 EPL 6200 only 426 Memory module EPL 6200 only 426 Developer Cartridge S050166 427 Developer Cartridge S050167 427 Photoconductor unit S051099 428...

Page 431: ... Available paper types This section explains what kind of paper you can use with your printer Be sure only to use paper mentioned in this section Note Theprinterisextremelysensitivetomoisture Besuretostoreyourpaper in a dry environment ...

Page 432: ...jobs You may use paper with preprinted letterheads provided that the paper and ink are both compatible with laser printers Paper Type Description Plain paper Recycled paper is acceptable Weight 60 to 90 g m 16 to 24 lb Envelopes No paste and no tape No plastic windows unless specifically designed for laser printers Weight 70 to 105 g m 23 to 28 lb Labels The backing sheet should be covered complet...

Page 433: ...inters or thermal transfer printers Carbon paper carbonless paper thermal sensitive paper pressure sensitive paper acid paper or paper that uses high temperature sensitive ink around 200 C Labels that peel easily or labels that do not cover the backing sheet completely Coated paper or special colored paper Paper that has binder holes or is perforated Paper that has glue staples paper clips or tape...

Page 434: ...aper Always test samples of paper stock before purchasing large quantities or printing large jobs Note Use recycled paper under normal temperature and humidity conditions only Poor quality paper may reduce print quality cause paper jams and other problems Paper Types Plain paper recycled paper labels envelopes transparencies colored paper thick paper letterhead Paper weight Plain paper 60 to 90 g ...

Page 435: ...nt Letter 203 267 mm 8 0 10 5 in Government Legal 216 330 mm 8 5 13 in F4 210 330 mm 8 3 13 in Executive 184 267 mm 7 25 10 5 in ISO B5 176 250 mm 7 9 8 in Custom 76 to 216 mm 127 to 356 mm 3 0 to 8 5 in 5 0 to 14 0 in Envelopes Monarch 98 191 mm 3 7 8 7 1 2 in Commercial 10 105 241 mm 4 1 8 9 1 2 in DL 110 220 mm 4 3 8 7 in C5 162 229 mm 6 4 9 0 in C6 114 162 mm 4 5 6 4 in ISO B5 176 250 mm 7 9 8...

Page 436: ... paper 1200 dpi Up to 10 pages per minute with A4 paper depending on the font and data quantity First print Less than 13 seconds with A4 Letter paper When feeding from MP tray at 600 dpi Paper feed EPL 6200 Automatic or manual feed EPL 6200L Automatic Paper feed alignment Center alignment for all sizes Input paper supply 75 g m paper MP tray EPL 6200 Upto250sheetsof plain paper EPL 6200L Up to 150...

Page 437: ...0 8 MB expandable up to 136 MB EPL 6200L 2 MB Temperature Operation Storage 10 to 35 C 50 to 95 F 0 to 35 C 32 to 95 F Humidity Operation Storage 15 to 85 RH 30 to 85 RH Altitude 2 500 meters 8 200 feet maximum U S model UL 60950 CSA C22 2 No 60950 European model Directive 73 23 EEC EN60950 U S model FCC part 15 subpart B class B European model Directive 89 336 EEC ...

Page 438: ...ight EPL 6200 Height 261 mm 10 4 in Width 407 mm 16 3 in Depth 436 mm 17 4 in Weight Approx 7 5 kg 16 5 lb excluding the developer cartridge and photoconductor unit EPL 6200L Height 261 mm 10 4 in Width 385 mm 15 4 in Depth 279 mm 11 1 in Weight Approx 7 5 kg 16 5 lb excluding the developer cartridge and photoconductor unit Durability 5 years or 180 000 sheets whichever comes first ...

Page 439: ...Hz Rated current 8 0 A 4 5 A Power consumption During printing Maximum 900 W 861 W Average 370 Wh 372 Wh Average during standby mode 44 Wh 48 Wh Sleep mode Less than 7 Wh Less than 7 Wh 110 to 120 V Model 220 to 240 V Model Voltage 110 V 120 V 10 220 V 240 V 10 Rated frequency 50 Hz 60 Hz 3 Hz 50 Hz 60 Hz 3 Hz Rated current 8 0 A 4 5 A Power consumption During printing Maximum 900 W 825 W Average ...

Page 440: ...y the laser is completely confined within protective housings and external covers the laser beam cannot escape from the machine during any phase of user operation CDRH regulations The Center for Devices and Radiological Health CDRH of the U S Food and Drug Administration implemented regulations for laser products on August 2 1976 Compliance is mandatory for products marketed in the United States T...

Page 441: ...l optional memory modules into your printer if the amount of memory currently installed does not meet your printing needs Printing may not be possible with this amount of memory depending on the specifics of the job being printed Interfaces Parallel interface Use only an IEEE 1284 B compliant parallel connector in PJL POSTSCRIPT in EJL PS Entity Type LaserWriter Emulation Type POSTSCRIPT 00 Minimu...

Page 442: ...wer Paper Cassette Unit A4 C12C802042 EPL 6200 only Paper size A4 Paper weight 60 to 90 g m 16 to 24 lb Paper feed Automatic feed delivery system Tray capacity of up to 500 sheets 75 g m or 20 lb paper Paper feed speed For the first sheet 16 seconds or less subsequent sheets 20 pages per minute at 600 dpi Paper types Plain paper such as copier paper and recycled paper Power supply 5V 24V supplied ...

Page 443: ... printer or the EPSON sales company Depth 438 mm 17 5 in including the tray Weight 4 0 kg 8 8 lb including the tray Model 4516 This product conforms to CE marking requirements in accordance with EC Directive 89 336 EEC Height 395 6 mm Width 324 7 mm Depth 109 3 mm Weight 1 8 kg Model 4517 This product conforms to CE marking requirements in accordance with EC Directive 89 336 EEC Memory Size 16 MB ...

Page 444: ...er the following conditions Letter or A4 paper continuous printing and 5 print ratio Model 4518 This product conforms to CE marking requirements in accordance with EC Directive 89 336 EEC Storage temperature 0 to 35 C 32 to 95 F Storage humidity 30 to 85 RH Shelf life 18 months after production Life Up to 3 000 pages under the following conditions Letter or A4 paper continuous printing and 5 print...

Page 445: ...a photoconductor unit varies depending on the type of printing If you print a few pages at a time or print dense text exceeding the 5 print ratio the cartridge and or unit may print fewer pages The 5 print ratio is equivalent to printing double spaced standard text Storage temperature 0 to 35 C 32 to 95 F Storage humidity 30 to 85 RH Shelf life 18 months after production Life Up to 20 000 pages un...

Page 446: ... 6200 only Introduction to Symbol Sets 430 In the LJ4 Emulation Mode 430 International character sets for ISO 434 In the ESC P 2 or FX Modes 435 International character sets 437 Characters available with the ESC command 438 In the I239X Emulation Mode 438 In the EPSON GL 2 Mode 439 ...

Page 447: ...r s settings However if you are writing your own printer control programs or if you are using older software that cannot control fonts refer to the following sections for symbol set details When you are considering which font to use you should also consider which symbol set to combine with the font Available symbol sets vary depending on which emulation mode you use and which font you choose In th...

Page 448: ...si 19U WiE Europe 9E WiTurkish 5T Legal 1U UK 1E Swedis2 0S Italian 0I Spanish 2S German 1G Norweg1 0D French2 1F Roman 9 4U 8859 15ISO 9N PcEur858 13U 19 Typefaces Courier CG Times Universe Letter Gothic PcBlt775 26U Pc1004 9J WiBALT 19L DeskTop 7J PsText 10J Windows 9U McText 12J MsPublishi 6J PiFont 15U VeMath 6M VeInternational 13J VeUS 14J 19 Typefaces Courier CG Times Universe Letter Gothic ...

Page 449: ...G Times Universe Letter Gothic Pc866Cyr 3R Pc866Ukr 14R WinCyr 9R ISOCyr 10N Pc8Grk 12G Pc851Grk 10G WinGrk 9G ISOGrk 12N Greek8 8G Courier Letter Gothic Dorit Malka Naamit Line Printer 8859 8 ISO 7H Hebrew7 0H Hebrew8 8H Courier Letter Gothic Dorit Malka Naamit Pc862Heb 15H Naskh Koufi Ryadh Pc864Ara 10V HPWARA 9V Naskh Koufi Ryadh Line Printer Arabic8 8V ...

Page 450: ...ese 33I PcEt850 33L PcCy866 33R PcTurk2 33T PcGk869 34G PcCanFranch 34I PcSl437 34L PcLt866 34R PcNordic 35I PcUkr866 35R PcLit771 36R 8859 7 ISO 40G 8859 5 ISO 40R 8859 6 ISO 40V 8859 3 ISO 41I 8859 4 ISO 42I WiGreek 48G WiBaltic 48L WiCyrillic 48R WiEstonian 49L WiLatvian 50L Europe3 64G Mazowia 64L Bulgarian 64R CodeMJK 65L BpBRASCII 66L BpAbicomp 67L OCR A OCR A 0O OCR B OCR B 1O ...

Page 451: ...ntique Olive Garamond Marigold Albertus Arial Times New Helvetica Helvetica Narrow Palatino ITC Avant Garde Gothic ITC Bookman New Century Schoolbook Times ITC Zapf Chancery Medium Italic CourierPS Character sets ANSI ASCII 0U French 0F Italian 0l Swedis 2 0S UK 1E HP Spanish 1S Chinese 2K IRV 2U Portuguese 4S IBM Spanish 6S Norweg 1 0D HP German 0G JlS ASCII 0K Norweg 2 1D French 2 1F German 1G S...

Page 452: ... available PcCanFrench not available available available available PcNordic not available available available available PcE Europe not available available not available available PcTurk2 not available available not available available PcIcelandic not available available not available available BpBRASCII not available available not available available BpAbicomp not available available not available...

Page 453: ...ailable not available PcGk851 not available available not available not available PcGk869 not available available not available not available 8859 7 ISO not available available not available not available PcCy855 not available available not available not available PcCy866 not available available not available not available Bulgarian not available available not available not available PcUkr866 not ...

Page 454: ...vailable available not available not available PcLit771 not available available not available not available PcLit774 not available available not available not available Estonia not available available not available not available ISO Latin 2 not available available not available not available PcLat866 not available available not available not available PcAr864Ara not available available not availab...

Page 455: ...the ESC command In the I239X Emulation Mode The available symbol sets in the I239X mode are PcUSA PcMultilingual PcEur858 PcPortuguese PcCanFrench PcNordic See In the ESC P 2 or FX Modes on page 435 The available fonts are EPSON Sans Serif Courier EPSON Prestige EPSON Gothic EPSON Presentor EPSON Orator and EPSON Script ...

Page 456: ...ets EPL 6200 only 439 B B B B B B B B B B B B In the EPSON GL 2 Mode The available symbol sets in the EPSON GL 2 mode are the same as those in LaserJet4 emulation mode See In the LJ4 Emulation Mode on page 430 ...

Page 457: ...440 Symbol Sets EPL 6200 only ...

Page 458: ... font samples 446 Adding More Fonts 446 For Windows users 447 For Macintosh users 447 Selecting Fonts 449 Downloading Fonts 449 EPSON Font Manager Windows only 449 System requirements 450 Installing the EPSON Font Manager 450 EPSON BarCode Fonts Windows only 452 System requirements 454 Installing EPSON BarCode Fonts 454 Printing with EPSON BarCode Fonts 456 BarCode Font specifications 460 ...

Page 459: ...available The fonts provided with the printer are shown below according to the emulation mode LJ4 GL2 mode Font name Family HP equivalent Courier Medium Bold Italic Bold Italic Courier ITC Zapf Dingbats ITC Zapf Dingbats CG Times Medium Bold Italic Bold Italic CG Times CG Omega Medium Bold Italic Bold Italic CG Omega Coronet Coronet Clarendon Condensed Clarendon Condensed Univers Medium Bold Mediu...

Page 460: ...blique Bold Oblique Helvetica Helvetica Narrow Medium Bold Oblique Bold Oblique Helvetica Narrow Palatino Roman Bold Italic Bold Italic Palatino ITC Avant Garde Book Demi Book Oblique Demi Oblique ITC Avant Garde Gothic ITC Bookman Light Demi Light Italic Demi Italic ITC Bookman New Century Schoolbook Roman Bold Italic Bold Italic New Century Schoolbook Times Roman Bold Italic Bold Italic Times IT...

Page 461: ...adable Print a sample and make sure the fonts can be read before printing large quantities ESC P 2 and FX modes Naskh Medium Bold Naskh Koufi Medium Bold Koufi CourierPS Medium Bold Oblique Bold Oblique CourierPS Line Printer Line Printer OCR A OCR B Code39 9 37cpi 4 68cpi EAN UPC Medium Bold Font name Family Courier Medium Bold EPSON Prestige EPSON Roman EPSON Sans serif Arial Medium Bold Letter ...

Page 462: ... before printing large quantities I239X mode Note Depending on the print density or on the quality or color of the paper OCR B font may not be readable Print a sample and make sure the font can be read before printing large quantities Times New Roman Medium Bold EPSON Script OCR A OCR B Font name Family Courier Medium Bold EPSON Prestige EPSON Gothic EPSON Orator EPSON Script EPSON Presentor EPSON...

Page 463: ...ript Font Samples on page 484 to see what these fonts actually look like Printing font samples You can print font samples using the Remote Control Panel utility To print font samples for viewing follow these steps 1 Make sure that paper is loaded 2 Launch the Remote Control Panel utility For instructions see Accessing the Remote Control Panel utility on page 246 3 Choose the font sample from the F...

Page 464: ...TM Light for Windows from Adobe s Web site If you are running Windows XP or Windows 2000 you do not need to install ATM since it is part of the operating system already If you re running Windows you can also install fonts from within the Fonts window To access this window open the Control Panel and double click the Fonts icon Once installed the fonts are available in all your Windows applications ...

Page 465: ...suitcases at one time Mac OS 9 x allows you to open 512 suitcases There is no limit in Mac OS X If you exceed these limits not all the fonts you install will work Follow these steps to install fonts into the System Folder 1 In the Finder open the folder or disk with the fonts to install 2 Select the font suitcases for the fonts you want to install For PostScript Type 1 fonts also select the PostSc...

Page 466: ...on your computer s hard disk can be downloaded or transferred to the printer so they can be printed Downloaded fonts also called soft fonts remain in printer memory until you turn off the printer or otherwise reinitialize it If you plan on downloading many fonts make sure your printer has sufficient memory Most font packages make it easy to manage fonts by providing their own installer The install...

Page 467: ...language selection window appears select your country If the EPSON Installation Program screen does not appear automatically double click the My Computer icon right click the CD ROM icon and click OPEN in the menu that appears Then double click Epsetup exe 3 Click Continue When the software license agreement screen appears read the statement and then click Agree Computer IBM PC series or IBM compa...

Page 468: ...nts 451 C C C C C C C C C C C C 4 In the dialog box that appears click Custom 5 Select the EPSON Font Manager check box and click Install Then follow the on screen instructions 6 When installation is complete click OK ...

Page 469: ...to the bar code characters themselves However EPSON BarCode Fonts are designed to add such codes automatically allowingyoutoeasilyprintbar codesthatconform to a variety of bar code standards EPSON BarCode Fonts support the following types of bar codes Bar code Standard EPSON BarCode OCR B Check Digit Comments EAN EPSON EAN 8 Yes Yes Creates EAN abbreviated version bar codes EPSON EAN 13 Yes Yes Cr...

Page 470: ...o Yes Creates Code128 bar codes Interleaved 2 of 5 ITF EPSON ITF No No Printing of OCR B and check digits can be specified with the font name EPSON ITF CD No Yes EPSON ITF CD Num Yes Yes EPSON ITF Num Yes No Codabar EPSON Codabar No No Printing of OCR B and check digits can be specified with the font name EPSON Codabar CD No Yes EPSON Codabar CD Num Yes Yes EPSON Codabar Num Yes No Bar code Standa...

Page 471: ...he same 1 Make sure that the printer is off and that Windows is running on your computer 2 Insert the printer software CD ROM into the CD ROM drive Note If the language selection window appears select your country If the EPSON Installation Program screen does not appear automatically double click the My Computer icon right click the CD ROM icon and click OPEN in the menu that appears Then double c...

Page 472: ...ent screen appears read the statement and then click Agree 4 In the dialog box that appear click Custom 5 Select the EPSON BarCode Font check box and click Install Then follow the on screen instructions 6 When installation is complete click OK EPSON BarCode Fonts are now installed on your computer ...

Page 473: ... BarCode Fonts The application featured in these instructions is Microsoft WordPad The actual procedure may differ slightly when printing from other applications 1 Opena documentin your application and enter thecharacters you want to convert into a bar code 2 Select the characters then select Font from the Format menu ...

Page 474: ...SON BarCode Font you want to use then set the font size and click OK Note In Windows XP 2000 and NT 4 0 you cannot use font sizes larger than 96 points when printing bar codes 4 The characters you selected appear as bar code characters similar to those shown below ...

Page 475: ...rinted as it appears on the screen but it cannot be read by a bar code reader Monochrome Printer Driver Color Printer Driver Host Based Monochrome Printer Driver Color not available Black not available Print Quality 600 dpi 600 dpi 600 dpi Toner Save Not selected Not selected Not selected Zoom Options Not selected Not selected Not selected Graphicmode in the Extended Settings dialog box accessed t...

Page 476: ... reduce the size of characters in only the vertical or horizontal direction Turn off your application s auto correct features for spelling grammar spacing etc To more easily distinguish bar codes from other text in your document set your application to show text symbols such as paragraph marks tabs etc Because special characters such as Start bar and Stop bar are added when an EPSON BarCode Font i...

Page 477: ...tions for each EPSON BarCode Font EPSON EAN 8 EAN 8 is an eight digit abbreviated version of the EAN bar code standard Because the check digit is added automatically only 7 characters can be input The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be input by hand Left Right margin Left Right guard bar Center bar Check digit OCR B Character type Numbers 0 to 9 Number of characters 7 chara...

Page 478: ...characters can be input The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be input by hand Left Right margin Left Right guard bar Center bar Check digit OCR B EPSON EAN 8 Character type Numbers 0 to 9 Number of characters 12 characters Font size 60 pt to150 pt up to 96 pt in Windows XP 2000 and NT 4 0 Recommended sizes are 60 pt 75 pt standard 112 5 pt and 150 pt ...

Page 479: ...rted Supplementarycodes are not supported The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be input by hand Left Right margin Left Right guard bar Center bar Check digit OCR B EPSON EAN 13 Character type Numbers 0 to 9 Number of characters 11 characters Font size 60 pt to150 pt up to 96 pt in Windows XP 2000 and NT 4 0 Recommended sizes are 60 pt 75 pt standard 112 5 pt and 150 pt ...

Page 480: ... UPC Symbol Specification Manual The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be input by hand Left Right margin Left Right guard bar Check digit OCR B The numeral 0 EPSON UPC A Character type Numbers 0 to 9 Number of characters 6 characters Font size 60 pt to150 pt up to 96 pt in Windows XP 2000 and NT 4 0 Recommended sizes are 60 pt 75 pt standard 112 5 pt and 150 pt ...

Page 481: ... it is important to keep at least one space between the bar code and the surrounding text to prevent overlapping Spaces in Code39 bar codes should be input as _ underbars When printing two or more bar codes on one line separate the bar codes with a tab or select a font other than a BarCode Font and input a space If a space is input while a Code39 font is selected the bar code will not be correct E...

Page 482: ...n the code set of a line of characters is changed in the middle of the line a conversion code is automatically inserted Font size When OCR B is not used 26 pt or more up to 96 pt in Windows XP 2000 and NT 4 0 Recommended sizes are 26 pt 52 pt 78 pt and 104 pt When OCR B is used 36 pt or more up to 96 pt in Windows XP 2000 and NT 4 0 Recommended sizes are 36 pt 72 pt 108 pt and 144 pt EPSON Code39 ...

Page 483: ...that automatically delete spaces from the ends of lines or change multiple spaces into tabs When printing two or more bar codes on one line separate the bar codes with a tab or select a font other than a BarCode Font and input a space If a space is input while Code128 is selected the bar code will not be correct The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be input by hand Left Righ...

Page 484: ...is automatically adjusted to 15 or more of its total length in conformance to the Interleaved 2 of 5 standard For this reason it is important to keep at least one space between the bar code and the surrounding text to prevent overlapping Interleaved 2 of 5 treats every two characters as one set When there are an odd number of characters EPSON ITF fonts automatically add a zero to the beginning of ...

Page 485: ...heck digit The numeral 0 added to the beginning of character strings as needed Font size When OCR B is not used 26 pt or more up to 96 pt in Windows XP 2000 and NT 4 0 Recommended sizes are 26 pt 52 pt 78 pt and 104 pt When OCR B is used 36 pt or more up to 96 pt in Windows XP 2000 and NT 4 0 Recommended sizes are 36 pt 72 pt 108 pt and 144 pt ...

Page 486: ... of its total length in conformance to the Codabar standard For this reason it is important to keep at least one space between the bar code and the surrounding text to prevent overlapping When either a Start or a Stop character is input Codabar fonts automatically insert the complementary character If neither a Start nor a Stop character is input these characters are automatically input as the let...

Page 487: ... input Check digit Character type Numbers 0 to 9 Symbols Number of characters No limit Font size When OCR B is not used 26 pt or more up to 96 pt in Windows XP 2000 and NT 4 0 Recommended sizes are 26 pt 52 pt 78 pt and 104 pt When OCR B is used 36 pt or more up to 96 pt in Windows XP 2000 and NT 4 0 Recommended sizes are 36 pt 72 pt 108 pt and 144 pt ...

Page 488: ...Working with Fonts 471 C C C C C C C C C C C C Print Sample EPSON Codabar EPSON Codabar CD EPSON Codabar Num EPSON Codabar CD Num ...

Page 489: ...472 Working with Fonts ...

Page 490: ...tacting Customer Support For users in Latin America 474 For users in Australia 475 For users in Singapore 476 For users in Thailand 477 For users in Indonesia 478 For users in Hong Kong 478 For users in Malaysia 479 For users in India 480 For users in the Philippines 481 ...

Page 491: ...Product serial number The serial number label is usually on the back of the product Product model Product software version Click About Version Info or similar button in the product software Brand and model of your computer Your computer operating system name and version Names and versions of the software applications you normally use with your product For users in Latin America Electronic support ...

Page 492: ...ould always be the first call for advise on problems they can often solve problems quickly and easily as well as give advise on the next step to take Internet URL http www epson com au Access the EPSON Australia World Wide Web pages Worth taking your modem here for the occasional surf The site provides a download area for drivers EPSON contact points new product information and technical support e...

Page 493: ...ing your EPSON product Our Pre sales Helpdesk staff can provide literature on new EPSON products and advise where the nearest dealer or service agent is located Many types of queries are answered here The Helpdesk numbers are We encourage you to have all the relevant information on hand when you ring The more information you prepare the faster we can help solve the problem This information include...

Page 494: ...les enquiries and product information Product usage questions or problem Enquiries on repair service and warranty For users in Thailand Contact for information support and services are World Wide Web http www epson co th Information on product specifications drivers for download Frequently Asked Questions FAQ and e mail are available Epson Hotline Phone 662 670 0333 Our Hotline team can help you w...

Page 495: ...enquires and product information Technical support For users in Hong Kong To obtain technical support as well as other after sales services users are welcome to contact EPSON Hong Kong Limited Internet Home Page EPSON Hong Kong has established a local home page in both Chinese and English on the Internet to provide users with the following information Product information Answers to Frequently Aske...

Page 496: ... product drivers You can log on to the following number for the BBS service Technical Support Hotline You can also contact our technical staff at the following telephone and fax numbers For users in Malaysia Contacts for information support and services are World Wide Web http www epson com my Information on product specifications drivers for download Frequently Asked Questions FAQ and E mail Enqu...

Page 497: ...uct information Product usage questions or problems Enquiries on repair service and warranty Technical support For users in India Contacts for information support and services are World Wide Web http www epson co in Information on product specifications drivers for download Frequently Asked Questions FAQ Products Enquiry and Technical Query are available Phone 03 5569 1366 Fax 03 5569 1281 ...

Page 498: ...on at the telephone and fax numbers and e mail address below World Wide Web http www epson com ph Phone 5321 266 70 Fax 5581799 5321095 Help Desk Phone 5321 625 Mumbai Phone 8261516 17 Fax 8257287 Help Desk Phone 8261515 Delhi Phone 3352051 53 Fax 3352054 Help Desk Phone 3706222 Chennai Phone 8203940 41 Fax 8272463 Help Desk Phone 8218659 Kolkata Phone 2871355 Fax 2871357 Help Desk Phone 2404932 P...

Page 499: ...nload Frequently Asked Questions FAQ and E mail Enquiries are available Epson Helpdesk Phone 63 2 813 6567 Our Hotline team can help you with the following over the phone Sales enquiries and product information Product usage questions or problems Enquiries on repair service and warranty ...

Page 500: ...Samples 483 E E E E E E E E E E E E Appendix E Samples Postscript Font Samples 484 ...

Page 501: ...484 Samples Postscript Font Samples ...

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Page 503: ...486 Samples ...

Page 504: ... or initialized developer cartridge A component of the printer that contains the toner that creates the printed image on paper dots per inch dpi The number of dots per inch is a measure of printer resolution The higher the number of dots the higher the resolution download To transfer information from the computer to the printer downloaded font A font that is loaded into the printer s memory from a...

Page 505: ...nterface transmits data one character or code at a time and a USB interface transmits data one bit at a time landscape Printing that is oriented sideways on the page This orientation gives you a page that is wider than it is high and is useful for printing spreadsheets memory The part of the printer s electronic system that is used to store information Some information is fixed and is used to cont...

Page 506: ...mounts of horizontal space depending on the width of the character Thus the uppercase M takes up more horizontal space than the lowercase l RAM Random Access Memory RAM is where temporary information is stored resolution A measure of the fineness and clarity of images produced by the printer or monitor Printer resolution is measured in dots per inch Monitor resolution is measured in pixels RITech ...

Page 507: ...Glossary TrueType An outline font format that was developed jointly by Apple Computer and Microsoft Corporation TrueType fonts are outline fonts that can be easily resized for screen display or for printing ...

Page 508: ...indows Me 98 95 EPL 6200L 228 Setting up in Windows NT 4 0 EPL 6200 208 Setting up in Windows NT 4 0 EPL 6200L 233 Setting up in Windows XP 2000 EPL 6200 204 Setting up in Windows XP 2000 EPL 6200L 230 Consumable products 8 Developer cartridge 427 Photoconductor unit 428 Replacing 306 Contacting EPSON 474 Control panel Buttons 6 Indicator lights 4 Overview 4 Customer support 474 D Developer cartri...

Page 509: ...SC P2 and FX modes 444 I239X mode 445 LJ4 GL2 mode 442 PostScript font samples 484 Printing samples 272 446 PS3 mode 446 Selecting 449 G Guides Reference Guide 1 Safety Instruction Sheet 1 Setup Sheet 1 I IES Intelligent Emulation Switch 9 Installing 500 Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit A4 284 Duplex Unit 288 Interface card 300 Memory module 296 Interface card Installing 300 Removing 303 L Labels 2...

Page 510: ...rinter driver Accessing in Windows 64 Hardware requirements 424 Installing for Mac OS X 159 Installing in Macintosh 130 Installing in Windows Me 98 95 37 Installing in Windows NT 4 0 42 Installing in Windows XP 2000 44 Selecting in a networked Macintosh environment 133 PostScript printer driver settings For Mac OS X 172 Macintosh users 136 Windows Me 98 95 users 64 Windows NT 4 0 users 74 Windows ...

Page 511: ...r server in Macintosh 212 Windows users 192 Printer sharing EPL 6200L Macintosh users 237 Setting the clients in Windows 218 Setting the clients in Windows Me 98 95 228 Setting the clients in Windows NT 4 0 233 Setting the clients in Windows XP 2000 230 Setting the printer server in Windows 218 219 Setting up the printer server in Macintosh 238 Windows users 218 Printer software Macintosh About 11...

Page 512: ...e 427 428 Duplex Unit 426 Electrical 422 Environmental 420 Mechanical 421 Memory module 426 Paper 414 Parallel interface 424 Photoconductor unit 428 PostScript 423 Printer 419 Standards and approvals 420 USB interface 425 SPL Shared Printer Language 9 Status sheet Printing 362 Symbol sets EPSON GL 2 mode 439 ESC P 2 mode 435 FX mode 435 I239X mode 438 international character sets 437 introduction ...

Page 513: ...496 Index Printer driver Macintosh 188 Printer driver Windows 110 USB connection settings Macintosh users 184 Windows users 106 W Watermarks Macintosh users 125 Windows users 54 ...

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