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Epson AcuLaser C1900, Reference Manual

The Epson AcuLaser C1900 is a high-quality laser printer with exceptional performance and versatility. To ensure a hassle-free setup, make sure to download the free setup sheet and user manual from our website. These comprehensive resources will guide you through the installation process and provide valuable instructions for optimal usage and maintenance.

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Stopping monitoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Setting Monitored Printers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Setting for the USB Connection  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Canceling Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Uninstalling the Printer Software  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Uninstalling the printer driver and EPSON Status Monitor 3101
Uninstalling only EPSON Status Monitor 3  . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Chapter 4  Using the Printer Software with Macintosh

About the Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Accessing the Printer Driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Making Changes to Printer Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Making the print quality setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Resizing printouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Modifying the print layout  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Using a watermark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Printing with the Duplex Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Making Extended Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Using the Reserve Job Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Re-Print Job  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Verify Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Stored Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Confidential Job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Monitoring Your Printer by using EPSON Status Monitor 3. . . . 135

Accessing the EPSON Status Monitor 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Getting printer status details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Setting Monitoring Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Status Alert window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Using the Job Management function  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Setting for the USB connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Canceling Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Uninstalling the Printer Software  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Chapter 5  Setting Up Your Printer on a Network

For Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Summary of Contents for AcuLaser C1900

Page 1: ...nter software Reference Guide this manual Providesyouwithdetailedinformationontheprinter sfunctions optional products maintenance troubleshooting and technical specifications Administrator s Guide Provides network administrators with information on both the printer driver and network settings ...

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Page 3: ...s a result of accident misuse or abuse of this product or unauthorized modifications repairs or alterations to this product or excluding the U S failure to strictly comply with SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION s operating and maintenance instructions SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION shall not be liable against any damages or problems arising from the use of any options or any consumable products other than those de...

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Page 5: ...24 Options 24 Consumable products 26 About Your Printer 27 Reserve Job function 27 HDD Form Overlay function 27 Pre defined color settings in printer driver 27 Duplex printing 28 Resolution Improvement Technology RITech 28 Chapter 2 Paper Handling Available Paper 29 EPSON special media 29 General paper 31 Paper that should not be used 31 Paper Sources 33 MP tray 33 500 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit 34...

Page 6: ...ges to Printer Settings 50 Making the print quality setting 50 Resizing printouts 56 Modifying the print layout 58 Using a watermark 61 Using an overlay 64 Using HDD form overlay 70 Printing with the Duplex Unit 72 Making Extended Settings 74 Using the Reserve Job Function 77 Re Print Job 78 Verify Job 80 Stored Job 81 Confidential Job 82 Monitoring Your Printer by Using EPSON Status Monitor 3 84 ...

Page 7: ... setting 110 Resizing printouts 115 Modifying the print layout 116 Using a watermark 119 Printing with the Duplex Unit 125 Making Extended Settings 126 Using the Reserve Job Function 128 Re Print Job 129 Verify Job 131 Stored Job 132 Confidential Job 134 Monitoring Your Printer by using EPSON Status Monitor 3 135 Accessing the EPSON Status Monitor 3 135 Getting printer status details 136 Setting M...

Page 8: ...plex Unit 175 Hard Disk Drive 181 Memory Module 186 Adobe PostScript 3 ROM Module 190 Interface Cards 193 Printing a Status Sheet 196 Chapter 7 Functions of the Control Panel Using the Control Panel Menus 199 When to make control panel settings 199 How to access the control panel menus 199 Printing and Deleting Reserve Job Data 201 Using the Quick Print Job Menu 201 Using the Confidential Job Menu...

Page 9: ...g Replacement 239 Replacement Messages 240 Developer Cartridge 242 Photoconductor Unit 246 Waste Toner Collector 250 Transfer Unit 253 Chapter 9 Cleaning and Transporting the Printer Cleaning the Printer 259 Cleaning the pickup roller 259 Cleaning the print head filter 261 Transporting the Printer 262 Chapter 10 Troubleshooting Clearing Jammed Paper 267 Precautions for clearing jammed paper 267 Ja...

Page 10: ...87 The color looks different from the computer screen 287 Print Quality Problems 288 The background is dark or dirty 288 Black or white bands appear in the printout 290 White dots appear in the printout 290 Print quality is uneven on the page 290 Print quality is uneven thick or coated paper 291 Half tone images print unevenly 291 Toner smudges 291 Areas are missing in the printed image 293 Comple...

Page 11: ...3 Duplex Unit 323 Memory module 324 IEEE 1394 Interface for Macintosh only 325 Hard Disk Drive 325 Developer cartridges 325 Photoconductor unit 326 Transfer unit 326 Waste toner collector 327 Appendix B Symbol Sets Introduction to Symbol Sets 329 In the LJ4 Emulation Mode 330 International character sets for ISO 333 In the ESC P 2 or FX Modes 334 International character sets 335 Characters availab...

Page 12: ...ing EPSON Font Manager 364 Available Fonts 366 LJ4 GL2 mode 366 ESC P 2 and FX modes 368 I239X mode 369 Printing font samples 369 Adding More Fonts 370 Selecting Fonts 370 Downloading Fonts 370 EPSON Font Manager Windows Only 371 Installing EPSON Font Manager 371 Contacting Customer Support 373 For users in Latin America 374 For users in Australia 374 For users in Singapore 376 For users in Thaila...

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Page 15: ...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 Because the printer weighs approximately 30 kg 66 1 lb one person should not lift or carry it Two people should carry the printer lifting it by the correct positions as shown below ...

Page 16: ... 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 When handling developer cartridges or photoconductor units always place them on a clean smooth surface Do not attempt to modify developer cartridges or take them apart They cannot be refilled Do not touch the ton...

Page 17: ...the unit out of the printer for long periods cover it with an opaque cloth Be sure not to scratch the surface of the photoconductor unit s drum When you remove the photoconductor unit from the printer always place the unit on a clean smooth surface Avoid touching the drum since oil from your skin can permanently damage its surface and affect print quality To get the best print quality do not store...

Page 18: ...perating instructions Improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage that requires repair by a qualified service representative ENERGY STAR Compliance As an International ENERGY STAR Partner EPSON has determined that this product meets the InternationalENERGYSTAR Programguidelines for energy efficiency The International ENERGY STAR Office Equipment Program is a voluntary partnership wi...

Page 19: ...19 For at least 180 seconds after turning on the printer Wait until Ready appears on the LCD panel While the Ready light is flashing While the Data light is on or flashing While printing ...

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Page 21: ...Product Information 21 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Chapter 1 Product Information Printer Parts control panel face down tray front cover Cover AB ...

Page 22: ...nterface connector Type B Interface card slot cover Ethernet interface connector power switch USB interface connector AC inlet MP tray Multi Purpose tray photoconductor unit waste toner collector developer cartridge transfer unit ...

Page 23: ... the status of consumable products For instructions on how to use these buttons see Using the Control Panel Menus on page 199 Cancel Job button Pressoncetocancelthecurrentprintjob Press and hold for more than two secondstodeletealljobsfromtheprinter memory including jobs the printer is currently receiving saving to the Hard Disk Drive or printing Up button Enter button Down button LCD Panel Data l...

Page 24: ...on of printer memory reserved for receiving data but not yet printed Flashes when the printer is processing data Off when no data remains in the print buffer Ready light Green On when the printer is ready indicating that the printer is ready to receive and print data Off when the printer is not ready Start Stop button When the printer is printing pressing this button stops the printing Whentheerro...

Page 25: ...ex and graphics intensive documents The Adobe PostScript 3 ROM Module C12C832531 allows your printer to print documents in the PostScript printing language It cannot be used for a Macintosh connected with an IEEE 1394 Type B Interface Card The IEEE 1394 Type B Interface Card C12C82372 can be used for Macintosh users It can be connected to a Macintosh FireWire port Youcaninstallvariousoptionalinter...

Page 26: ... paper jams and damage the printer Donotusethemedialistedaboveinanyotherprinters except when specified in the documentation Developer Cartridge Black Developer Cartridge Yellow Developer Cartridge Magenta Developer Cartridge Cyan Photoconductor Unit Waste Toner Collector Transfer Unit S050100 S050097 S050098 S050099 S051083 S050101 S053009 EPSON Color Laser Paper A4 EPSON Color Laser Paper Letter ...

Page 27: ...tial you can set a password to limit access to it For more information see Using the Reserve Job Function on page 77 for Windows or Using the Reserve Job Function on page 128 for Macintosh Note You need an optional Hard Disk Drive installed in your printer in order to use the Reserve Job function HDD Form Overlay function Enables faster printing with form overlays by allowing you to save the overl...

Page 28: ... 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 Resolution Improvement Technology RITech Resolution Improvement Technology RITech is an original EPSON printer technology that improves the appearance of printed lines text and graphics RITech is also applied to color printing ...

Page 29: ...aper in a dry environment EPSON special media EPSON provides special media that are created especially for this printer EPSON Color Laser Paper This media is designed specifically for this printer You can load this media from the MP tray and the optional 500 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit S041215 A4 S041218 Letter EPSON Color Laser Transparencies This media is designed specifically for this printer You...

Page 30: ...oated Paper is designed specifically for this printer This media is thicker than EPSON Color Laser Paper and producesglossierandhigherqualityprinting ToprintonEPSON Color Laser Coated Paper choose Coated or Coated Back as the Paper Type setting This setting is optimized for printing on coated paper but paper can only be fed from the MP tray S041383 A4 Note Duplex printing using the optional Duplex...

Page 31: ...guarantee the quality of any type of media Always test samples of media stock before purchasinglarge quantities or printing large jobs You may use paper with preprinted letterheads provided that the paper and ink are both compatible with laser printers Paper that should not be used You cannot use the following paper in this printer It may cause printer damage paper jams and poor print quality Pape...

Page 32: ...uses high temperature sensitive ink around 180 C Labels that peel easily or labels that do not cover the backing sheet completely Coated paper or special surface colored paper other than EPSON Color Laser Coated Paper Paper that has binder holes or is perforated Paper that has glue staples paper clips or tape on it Paper that attracts static electricity Moist or damp paper Paper of uneven thicknes...

Page 33: ... B5 Letter LT Half Letter HLT Executive EXE Government Letter GLT Custom size paper 92 210 mm minimum 216 297 mm maximum Up to 200 sheets Total thickness 23 mm maximum Envelopes Monarch MON C10 DL C6 C5 IB5 Up to 10 envelopes Labels 92 148 mm minimum 216 297 mm maximum Up to 50 sheets Thick paper 92 148 mm minimum 216 297 mm maximum Up to 50 sheets EPSON Color Laser Transparencies A4 Letter LT Up ...

Page 34: ...aper Source list Then click OK For Macintosh access the printer driver open the Basic Settings dialog box and select the paper source that you want to use from the Paper Source list Then click OK Using the printer s control panel Access the control panel s Setup Menu then select Paper Source and specify the paper source you want to use Auto selection If you want the printer to select the paper sou...

Page 35: ...page 213 With optional 500 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit installed MP tray Lower cassette Note If you make paper size settings or paper source settings in your application these settings may override the printer driver settings If you select an envelope for the Paper Size setting it can be fed only from the MP tray regardless of the Paper Source setting You can change the priority of the MP tray by us...

Page 36: ...er from Macintosh select Print from the File menu on any application or select Chooser from the Apple menu and click the AL C1900 icon beforehand 2 For Windows click the Basic Settings tab then select the ManualFeedcheckbox ForMacintosh clicktheManualFeed check box on the Basic Settings dialog box 3 Select the correct paper size from the Paper Size list 4 If paper of the selected size is already l...

Page 37: ...ce down tray is located on the top of the printer Your printouts will be stacked facing down Raise the paper support to prevent your printouts from slipping off the printer You can use the face down tray with the following types of paper Paper type All types of paper that are supported can be used Capacity Up to 200 sheets of plain paper ...

Page 38: ...r Transparencies or envelopes see also Printing on Special Media on page 41 MP tray The MP tray is the most flexible paper source accommodating various paper sizes and media types It is also the paper source for feeding paper manually See MP tray on page 33 for details Follow these steps to load paper into the MP tray 1 Remove the MP tray cover and open the MP tray flap ...

Page 39: ...up Then slide the right paper guide against the right side of the stack to obtain a snug fit The left paper guide also slides toward the center Then close the MP tray flap 4 Set the MP Tray Size in the Tray Menu and the Paper Size in the Printing Menu to match the loaded media through the control panel Note To print on the back side of previously printed paper use the MP tray The optional Duplex U...

Page 40: ...sette Unit select it in the printer driver s Optional Settings menu after installing it on the printer Follow these steps to load paper into the optional lower cassette 1 Pull the paper cassette out until it stops 2 Press down on the metal plate in the cassette until it clicks into place ...

Page 41: ...hown below Make sure that all the paper is under the metal retaining clip with the printable surface up Note Loading the cassette with too much paper may cause paper jams 5 Push the cassette in all the way 6 Set the LC Type setting to match the type of loaded paper through the Tray Menu For details see Tray Menu on page 208 Printing on Special Media You can print on special paper stock such as EPS...

Page 42: ...the following paper sources EPSON Color Laser Coated Paper Printing on EPSON Color Laser Coated Paper produces glossier and higher quality printouts You can use EPSON Color Laser Coated Paper for the following paper sources For optimal printing on this media choose Coated or Coated Back as the Paper Type setting Note When printing on the back side of previously printed paper select Coated Back Pap...

Page 43: ...rencies Please note the following tips for handling this media Hold sheets by their edges as oil from your fingers may transfer to the surface and damage their printable surfaces The EPSON logo appears on the printable side You may have to make the setting Trnsprncy for Paper Type in the Setup Menu Paper Source MP tray only up to 50 sheets MP Tray Size setting in the Tray Menu A4 or LT Letter MP T...

Page 44: ...envelopes to check the print quality cCaution Do not use window envelopes unless they are specifically designed for laser printers The plastic on most window envelopes will melt when it comes into contact with the fuser Note Depending on the quality of envelopes the printing environment or the printing procedure envelopes might be wrinkled Make a trial print run before you print on a lot of envelo...

Page 45: ...g this media Load envelopes with the flap closed and facing forward as shown below Do not use an envelope that has glue or tape on it MP Tray Size setting in the Tray Menu Mon C10 DL C6 C5 IB5 Printer driver settings Paper Size Mon C10 DL C6 C5 Paper Source MP tray Paper Type Envelope ...

Page 46: ...to feed some labels one sheet at a time or load them manually The following table shows important settings you have to make when using labels Height Width 92 mm 148 mm Paper Source MP tray only up to 50 sheets MP Tray Size setting in the Tray Menu Select appropriate size Printer driver settings Paper Size Select appropriate size Paper Source MP tray Paper Type Thick Min 92 mm Min 148 mm Min 92 mm ...

Page 47: ...your printer You may have to make the setting Thick for Paper Type in the Setup Menu Thick paper The following table shows important settings you have to make when using Thick Loading a custom paper size You can load non standard size paper into the MP tray as long as it meets the following size and weight requirements Paper Source MP tray only up to 50 sheets MP Tray Size setting in the Tray Menu...

Page 48: ...ccess the printer driver click Custom Size in the Paper Setting dialog box Then click New and adjust the Paper Width Paper Length and Margin settings to match your custom paper Then enter the setting s name and click OK to save your custom paper size If you cannot use the printer driver as explained above make this setting at the printer by accessing the control panel s Printing Menu and selecting...

Page 49: ...r 3 on page 84 for more information Accessing the Printer Driver You can access the printer driver directly from any application programs from your Windows operating system The printer settings made from many Windows applications override the settings made when the printer driver is accessed fromtheoperatingsystem soyoushould accesstheprinterdriver from your application to make sure that you get t...

Page 50: ...predefined settings or customizing the settings Choosing the print quality by using the Automatic setting You can change the print quality of printouts to favor speed or detail There are two levels of print output 300 dpi and 600 dpi 600 dpi provides high quality precise printing but requires more memory and slows the printing speed When the Automatic button is selected in the Basic Settings menu ...

Page 51: ...the setting Note If printing is unsuccessful or a memory related error message appears selecting a lower resolution may allow printing to proceed Using the predefined settings The predefined settings are provided to help you optimize print settings for a particular kind of printout such as presentation documents or images taken by a video or digital camera Follow these steps to use the predefined ...

Page 52: ...e 98 and 95 screen 2 Select the most appropriate setting from the list according to the type of document or image you want to print When you choose a predefined setting other settings such as Printing Mode Resolution Screen and Color Management are set automatically Changes are shown in the current settings list on the left of the Basic Settings menu This printer driver provides the following pred...

Page 53: ...ration and brightness of the original image data to produce sharper more vivid color printouts This setting does not affect your original image data ICM Except for Windows NT 4 0 ICM stands for Image Color Matching This feature automatically adjusts printout colors to match colors on your screen sRGB When using equipment which supports sRGB the printer performs Image Color Matching with these piec...

Page 54: ... Suitable for printing high quality scanned photos and digitally captured images Customizing print settings If you need to change detailed settings make the settings manually Follow these steps to customize your print settings 1 Click the Advanced button in the Basic Settings menu then click More Settings The following dialog box appears ...

Page 55: ...ly your settings and return to the Basic Settings menu Click Cancel to return to the Basic Settings menu without applying your settings Saving your settings To save your custom settings click the Advanced button and click Save Settings on the Basic Settings menu The Custom Settings dialog box appears Type a name for your custom settings in the Name box and click Save Your settings will appear in t...

Page 56: ...ttings dialog box when one of your custom settings is selected in the Advanced Settings list on the Basic Settings menu the setting selected in the list changes to Custom Settings The custom setting that was previously selected is not affected by this change To return to your custom setting simply reselect it from the current settings list Resizing printouts You can have your document enlarged or ...

Page 57: ...he page will be printed to fit on the paper you have selected 4 Click the Upper Left button to print reduced page image at upper left corner of the paper or the Center button to print reduced page image with centering for Location setting 5 Click OK to accept the settings To resize pages by a specified percentage 1 Click the Layout menu 2 Select the Zoom Options check box ...

Page 58: ...een 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 Your printer can print either two or four 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 ...

Page 59: ...ng the Printer Software with Windows 59 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 Click the Layout menu 2 Select the Print Layout check box and click Print Layout Settings The Print Layout Settings dialog box appears 1 2 ...

Page 60: ... each sheet Select the Print the Frame check box when you want to print the pages surrounded by a frame Note The Page Order choices depend on the number of pages selected above and the paper orientation Portrait or Landscape selected on the Basic Settings menu 5 Click OK to close the Print Layout Settings dialog box 6 Click OK on the Layout menu to accept the settings ...

Page 61: ... from a list of predefined watermarks or you can make an original watermark with text or a bitmap The Watermark 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 Click the Special menu 2 Select the Watermark check box 3 Click Watermark Settings The Watermark dialog box appears ...

Page 62: ...st the horizontal or vertical Offset position 7 Select the color from the Color drop down list 8 Adjust theimage intensityofthewatermark withtheIntensity slider bar 9 Adjust the size of the watermark with the Size slider bar 10 Select Front to print the watermark in the foreground of the document orBack toprintthewatermarkinthebackground of the document for the Position setting 11 Click OK to acce...

Page 63: ...the Watermark check box 3 Click Watermark Settings The Watermark dialog box appears 4 Click New Delete The User Defined Watermarks dialog box appears 5 Select Text or BMP and type a name for the new watermark in the Name box 6 If you select Text type the watermark text in the Text box If you select BMP click Browse select the BMP file you want to use then click OK ...

Page 64: ...g corporate letterheads or invoices Note The overlay function is available only when High Quality Printer is selected as the Printing Mode in the More Settings dialog box Creating an overlay Follow these steps to create and save a form overlay file 1 Open your application and create the file that you want to use as an overlay 2 When the file is ready to be saved as an overlay choose Print or Print...

Page 65: ...Using the Printer Software with Windows 65 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 Select the Form Overlay check box and click the Overlay Settings button to open the Overlay Settings dialog box 1 2 ...

Page 66: ...66 Using the Printer Software with Windows 5 Click the Create Overlay Data button then click Settings The Form Settings dialog box appears 2 1 ...

Page 67: ... 67 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 SelecttheUse Form Namecheckbox ThenclicktheAdd Form Name button The Add Form dialog box appears 7 In the Add Form dialog box type the form name in the Form Name box and its description in the Description box 1 2 ...

Page 68: ... the overlay will be printed as background or foreground of the document 9 In the Add Form dialog box click Register 10 In the Form Settings dialog box click OK 11 In the Overlay Settings dialog box click OK 12 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 ove...

Page 69: ...ick Printer Setup Options or Properties or click a combination of these buttons depending on the application you use 3 Select the Special menu 4 Select the Form Overlay check box and click the Overlay Settings button to open the Overlay Settings dialog box 5 In the Overlay Settings dialog box choose the form from the Form list then click OK 6 Click OK to print the data 1 2 ...

Page 70: ...ating an overlay on page 64 This setting is available only for Form Name data Using HDD form overlay This function enables faster printing with form overlay data Windows users can use the form data registered in the optional Hard Disk Drive installed in the printer though only an administratorcanregisterordeletetheformdataintheHardDisk Drive YoucanaccessthisfunctionfromtheFormSelectiondialog box i...

Page 71: ...lowed to register the form overlay data on the optional Hard Disk Drive See the Administrator s Guide for details Printing with HDD form overlay All Windows users can use the registered form data in the optional Hard Disk Drive Follow these steps to print with HDD form data 1 Select the Special menu 2 Select the Form Overlay check box and click the Overlay Settings button to open the Overlay Setti...

Page 72: ...to print the form data as background or foreground of the document 6 Click OK to print data Delete the form overlay data in the Hard Disk Drive Only a network administrator using Windows XP 2000 NT 4 0 is allowed to delete or edit the form overlay data in the optional Hard Disk Drive See the Administrator s Guide for details Printing with the Duplex Unit Duplex printing with the optional Duplex Un...

Page 73: ...ends the use of the double sided printing function Refer to ENERGY STAR Compliance for more information on the ENERGY STAR program 1 Click the Layout tab 2 Select the Duplex check box 3 Select the Left Top or Right button as a Binding Position 4 Click Duplex Settings to open the Duplex Settings dialog box ...

Page 74: ... a booklet click the Binding Method check box and make appropriate settings For details about each setting see online help 8 Click OK to close the Duplex Settings dialog box 9 Click OK on the Layout menu to accept the settings Making Extended Settings You can make detailed settings such as font setting or offset setting in the Extended Settings dialog box To open the dialog box click Extended Sett...

Page 75: ...he printing mode setting see Customizing print settings on page 54 Settings button Click this button to open the Font Substitution dialog box This button is available when the Print True Type fonts with substitution button is selected Uses the settings specified on the printer button Selectthisbuttontouse theOffset the Skip blank page and the Ignore the selected paper size settings on the control ...

Page 76: ...data is black and white High Speed Graphics Output check box Select this check box to optimize the printing speed of graphics composed of line drawings such as overlaid circles and squares Clear this check box if graphics do not print correctly Uses the spooling method provided by the operation system check box Select this check box to enable the Spool function for Windows XP 2000 NT 4 0 OK button...

Page 77: ...rive is correctly recognized by the printer driver before you start using the Reserve Job function The table below gives an overview of the Reserve Job options Each option is described in detail later in this section Default button Click this button to return the driver settings to the initial settings Reserve Job Option Description Re Print Job Lets you print the job now and store it for later re...

Page 78: ... the Re Print Job option ReserveJob Option Maximum Number of Jobs When Maximum is Exceeded When Drive is Full Re Print Job Verify Job 64 combined total Oldest job automatically replaced with newest Oldest job automatically replaced with newest Stored Job 64 Delete old jobs manually Delete old jobs manually Confidential Job 64 Reserve Job Option After Printing After Turning Off Printer or Using Res...

Page 79: ...ears 3 Select the Reserve Job On check box and click the Re Print Job button 4 Enter a user name and job name in the corresponding text boxes If you want to create a thumbnail of the first page of a job select the Create a thumbnail check box Thumbnails ca be accessed by entering http followed by the internal print server s IP address in a Web browser 5 Click OK The printer prints your document an...

Page 80: ...inted and make otherprinter driver settings as appropriate for your document 2 Click the Optional Settings tab and click Reserve Jobs Settings The Reserve Job Settings dialog box appears 3 Select the Reserve Job On check box and click the Verify Job button 4 Enter a user name and job name in the corresponding text boxes If you want to create a thumbnail of the first page of a job select the Create...

Page 81: ...tions Stored Job The Stored Job option is useful for storing documents you print on a regular basis such as invoices The stored data remains on the Hard Disk Drive even if you turn off the printer or reset it using the Reset All function Follow these steps to store print data using the Stored Job option 1 Select the Collate OK check box on the Basic Settings menu in the printer driver Specify the ...

Page 82: ...s ca be accessed by entering http followed by the internal print server s IP address in a Web browser 5 Click OK The printer stores the print data in the Hard Disk Drive To print or delete this data using the printer s control panel see Printing and Deleting Reserve Job Data on page 201 Confidential Job The Confidential Job option allows you to apply passwords to print jobs stored on the Hard Disk...

Page 83: ... dialog box appears 2 Select the Reserve Job On check box and the Confidential Job button 3 Enter a user name and job name in the corresponding text boxes 4 Set the password for the job by entering a four digit number in the password text box Note Passwords must be four digits Only numbers from 1 through 4 can be used for passwords Keep passwords in a safe place You must enter the correct password...

Page 84: ...EPSON Status Monitor 3 be sure to read the README file under the ESM3 folder This file contains the latest information on the EPSON Status Monitor 3 Note for Windows XP users Shared Windows XP LPR connections and shared Windows XP Standard TCP IP connections with Windows clients do not support the Job Management function The EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility is not available when printing from a Remo...

Page 85: ...oftware CD ROM in the CD ROM drive The Installation Program screen appears as shown below Ifitdoesnotappear double clicktheMy Computericon Click the CD ROM icon then select Open from the file menu Then double click SETUP EXE 2 In the Installation Program screen double click Install Software ...

Page 86: ...86 Using the Printer Software with Windows 3 Click the Advanced button 4 Select EPSON Status Monitor 3 and click Install ...

Page 87: ...e with Windows 87 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 In the dialog box that appears make sure that your printer s icon is selected and click OK This automatically installs the utility program 6 When the installation is complete click OK ...

Page 88: ... the Printer Software with Windows Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3 Here is the way to access EPSON Status Monitor 3 Open the printer software click the Utility tab then click the EPSON Status Monitor 3 button ...

Page 89: ...rinter status and obtain information on consumable products using the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box Note The screen shot may vary depending on your printer 1 Icon Message The icon and message show the printer status 2 Printer image The image at the upper left shows the printer status graphically 1 2 3 4 5 7 6 8 ...

Page 90: ...s displayed 4 Close button Clicking this button closes the dialog box 5 Paper Displays the paper size and the approximate amount of paper remaining in the paper source Informationfortheoptionalcassetteis displayed only if this option is installed 6 Toner Indicates the amount of remaining toner The toner icon flashes if the toner is low 7 Photoconductor Unit Life Indicates the remaining functional ...

Page 91: ...ls Then click the Job Information 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 Displaysonlyyourjobsthathavebeen canceled printing Held The print job to be hold 2 Job Name Displays the user s print job file names Other us...

Page 92: ...e Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3 on page 88 for details 2 Click Job Information tab 3 Job Type Displaysthejobtype WhentheReservejobfunction is used the jobs are displayed as Stored Verify Re Print and Confidential respectively About the Reserve Job function see Using the Reserve Job Function on page 77 4 Refresh button Clicking this button refreshes the information on this menu 5 Print button Di...

Page 93: ...nnections are used When using the EPSON Net Direct Print TCP IP connection in Windows Me 98 95 and XP 2000 or NT 4 0 When using the LPR connections in Windows XP 2000 and NT 4 0 When using standard TCP IP connections in Windows XP and 2000 Shared Windows XP 2000 and NT 4 0 LPR connections and shared Windows XP and 2000 Standard TCP IP connections with Windows Me 98 95 XP 2000 and NT 4 0 clients No...

Page 94: ...he Job Management function is not available Setting to notify when printing is completed When the Notify when printing completed check box is selected the Notify when printing completed function can be used To use this function click the specified print job from the print job list on the Job Information menu in the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box When the target job is completed the Notify when ...

Page 95: ...ferences in the Utility tab of the printer driver The Monitoring Preferences dialog box appears The following settings and buttons appear in the dialog box 1 Select Notification Use the check boxes in this area to select the types of error that you wish to be notified about 2 Event Displays the events where notification screens appear 3 7 8 9 10 2 1 5 4 6 ...

Page 96: ... 3 dialog box Alternatively you can right click the shortcut icon and select Monitoring Preferences to open the Monitoring Preferences dialog box and EPSON AL C1900 Advanced to open the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box 6 Show job information check box Displays the job information menu in the EPSON Status Monitor 3 window 7 Allow monitoring of shared printers check box To monitor a shared printer ...

Page 97: ...the window Stopping monitoring You can stop monitoring the printing status by clearing the Monitor the Printing Status check box in theprinter driver s Utility menu 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 2000 You...

Page 98: ...e USB Connection The USB interface that comes with your printer complies with Microsoft Plug and Play PnP USB specifications Note Only PC systems equipped with a USB connector and running Windows Me 98 XP and 2000 support the USB interface 1 Click Start point to Settings then click Printers 2 Right click the EPSON AL C1900 Advanced icon and click Properties on the menu that appears 3 Click the Det...

Page 99: ...4 SelecttheappropriateUSBportfromthePrinttothefollowing port drop down list In Windows Me or 98 select EPUSB1 EPSON AL C1900 Advanced In Windows XP 2000 select USB001 in the list on the Ports menu Note This screen is a Windows 98 screen 5 Click OK to save this setting ...

Page 100: ...low the instructions below to cancel the printing Double clicktheprintericononthetaskbar thenclickPurge Print Documents from the Printer menu After the last page is output the Ready green light on the printer turns on The current job is canceled Note Youcanalsocancelthecurrentprintjobthatissentfromyourcomputer bypressingthe CancelJobbuttonontheprinter scontrolpanel When canceling the print job be ...

Page 101: ...e When you wish to reinstall or upgrade the printer driver uninstall the printer driver that has been installed already Uninstalling the printer driver and EPSON Status Monitor 3 1 Quit all applications 2 Click Start point to Settings and click Control Panel 3 Double click the Add Remove Programs icon ...

Page 102: ...tware with Windows 4 Select EPSON Printer Software and click the Add Remove Note When using the Windows XP or Windows 2000 computer click Change or Remove Programs select the EPSON Printer Software then click Change Remove 1 2 ...

Page 103: ... 3 5 Click the Printer Model menu select the EPSON AL C1900 Advanced icon then click OK 6 Click the Utility tab and confirm the EPSON Status Monitor 3 check box is selected Note Select the EPSON Status Monitor 3 check box only when uninstalling EPSON Status Monitor 3 ...

Page 104: ... only the Monitored Printers utility of EPSON Status Monitor 3 When the utility is uninstalled you cannot change the setting of Monitored Printers from EPSON Status Monitor 3 of other printers 8 Follow the on screen instructions Uninstalling only EPSON Status Monitor 3 1 Quit all applications 2 Click Start point to Settings then click Control Panel 3 Double click the Add Remove Programs icon ...

Page 105: ...r Software then click Change Remove Uninstall the USB device driver When you connect the printer to your computer with a USB interface cable the USB device driver is also installed When you uninstalled the printer driver you also need to uninstall the USB device driver Follow these steps to uninstall the USB device driver Note Uninstall the printer driver before uninstalling the USB device driver ...

Page 106: ...her EPSON printers connected with a USB interface cable 1 Follow steps 1 through 3 of Uninstalling the Printer Software on page 101 2 Select EPSON USB Printer Devices and click Add Remove Note EPSON USB Printer Devices appears only when the printer is connected to Windows Me or 98 with a USB interface cable 1 2 ...

Page 107: ... EPSONUSB Printer Devices may not appear Follow these steps to run the Epusbun exe file in the CD ROM that comes with your printer 3 Follow the on screen instructions 1 Insert the CD ROM in your computer s CD ROM drive 2 Access the CD ROM drive 3 Double click the Win9x folder 4 Double click the Epusbun exe icon ...

Page 108: ...108 Using the Printer Software with Windows ...

Page 109: ...by using EPSON Status Monitor 3 on page 135 for more information Accessing the Printer Driver 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 Note The printer driver s online help provides details on printer driver settings To access the printer driver and op...

Page 110: ...utomatic setting You can change the print quality of printouts to favor speed or detail There are two levels of print output 300 dpi and 600 dpi 600 dpi provides high quality precise printing but requires more memory and slows the printing speed When theAutomaticbuttonisselectedon the BasicSettingsdialog box the printer driver takes care of all detailed settings according to the color setting you ...

Page 111: ...the RITech function see the Online Help If printing is unsuccessful or a memory related error message appears selecting a lower resolution may allow printing to proceed Using the predefined settings The predefined settings are provided to help you optimize print settings for a particular kind of printout such as presentation documents or images taken by a video or digital camera Follow these steps...

Page 112: ...rint When you choose a predefined setting other settings such as Printing Mode Resolution Screen and Color Management are set automatically Changes are shown in the current settings list on the left of the Basic Settings dialog box This printer driver provides the following predefined settings Automatic Standard Suitable for regular printing especially photos Text Graph Suitable for printing docum...

Page 113: ...lors on your screen Automatic High Quality Suitable for regular printing that gives priority to high quality printing Advanced Text Graph Suitable for printing high quality presentation documents that include text and graphs Advanced Graphic CAD Suitable for printing high quality graphs charts and photos Advanced Photo Suitable for printing high quality scanned photos and digitally captured images...

Page 114: ...tting 3 ChoosedesiredprintingresolutionfromFast 300dpi orFine 600dpi thenmakeothersettings Fordetailsoneachsetting see the button 4 Click OK to apply your settings and return to the Basic Settings tab ClickCancel to return to theBasic Settings dialog box without applying your settings Saving your settings To save your custom settings select the Advanced radio button and click Save Settings on the ...

Page 115: ... when one of your custom settings is selected in the Advanced Settings list on the Basic Settings dialog box the setting selected in the list changes to User Settings The custom setting that was previously selected is not affected by this change To return to your custom setting simply reselect it from the current settings list Resizing printouts The Fit to Page function in the Layout dialog box al...

Page 116: ...ve selected 4 Click OK to accept the settings Modifying the print layout You can print 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 by using Layout printing You can also choose to print documents surrounded by a frame 1 Click the Layout icon on the Basic Settings dialog box The Layout dialog box appea...

Page 117: ...Using the Printer Software with Macintosh 117 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 Select the Print Layout check box then click Print Layout Settings The Print Layout Setting dialog box appears 1 2 ...

Page 118: ...hich the pages are printed on each sheet Note Page Order choices depend on Pages selected above and Orientation 5 Click OK to close the Print Layout Setting dialog box 6 Select the Print the Frame check box on the Layout dialog box when you want to print the pages surrounded by a frame 7 Click OK on the Layout dialog box to accept the settings ...

Page 119: ...g 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 Click the Layout icon on the Basic Settings dialog box The Layout dialog box appears 2 Select the Watermark Settings check box and a watermark from the Watermark drop down list 3 Select the location on the page where you want to print the watermark b...

Page 120: ...e by mouse check box and rotate the text watermark with the pointer on the preview window 6 Click OK to accept the settings Making a new watermark You can make a new text or bitmap watermark with the following procedures To make a text watermark 1 Click the Layout icon on the Basic Settings dialog box The Layout dialog box appears 2 Select the Watermark Settings check box and click New Delete The ...

Page 121: ...are with Macintosh 121 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 Click Add Text on the Custom Watermark dialog box 4 Type the watermark text in the Text box and select the Font and Style and then click OK on the Text Watermark dialog box 1 2 ...

Page 122: ...aved text watermark select it from the List box and click Delete After removing it be sure to click Save to close the dialog box 6 Select the saved custom watermark from the Watermark drop down list on the Layout dialog box Then click OK To make a bitmap watermark Beforemakingacustomwatermark youshouldprepareabitmap PICT file 1 Click the Layout icon on the Basic Settings dialog box The Layout dial...

Page 123: ...Using the Printer Software with Macintosh 123 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 Select the Watermark Settings check box and click New Delete 3 Click Add PICT on the Custom watermark dialog box 1 2 ...

Page 124: ...le name in the Name box and click Save Note To remove the saved watermark select it from the List box and click Delete After removing it be sure to click Save to close the dialog box 6 Select the saved custom watermark from the Watermark drop down list on the Layout dialog box Then click OK 1 2 2 1 ...

Page 125: ...Compliance for more information on the ENERGY STAR program To use Printing for Binding the optional Duplex Unit must be installed and enabled in the printer driver To enable the Duplex Unit select the AL C1900 icon and close Chooser However the Duplex Unit is enabled automatically when this unit is installed and the printer is connected with the computer correctly 1 Click the Layout icon on the Ba...

Page 126: ...gs dialog box 8 Click OK on the Layout dialog box to accept the settings Making Extended Settings You canmake various settings in theExtended Setting dialog box for example Page Protect To open the dialog box click the Extended Setting icon on the Basic Settings dialog box Uses the settings specified on the printer check box Select this button to use the Offset Skip blank page and Ignore the selec...

Page 127: ...s the horizontal printing position of data on the back of a page when printing with the duplex unit Ignore the selected paper size check box When you select this check box the printer prints on loaded paper regardless of size Skip Blank Page check box When you select this check box the printer skips blank pages Automatically change to monochrome mode check box Select this check box to have the pri...

Page 128: ...serve Job function The table below gives an overview of the Reserve Job options Each option is described in detail later in this section Select button Selects spool file saving folder Cancel button Click this button to exit the dialog box or printer driver without saving your settings OK button Click this button to save your settings and to exit the dialog box or printer driver The settings are ef...

Page 129: ...e print job and save it for later printing ReserveJob Option Maximum Number of Jobs When Maximum is Exceeded When Drive is Full Re Print Job Verify Job 64 combined total Oldest job automatically replaced with newest Oldest job automatically replaced with newest Stored Job 64 Delete old jobs manually Delete old jobs manually Confidential Job 64 Reserve Job Option After Printing After Turning Off Pr...

Page 130: ...e the Re Print Job option 1 Make printer driver settings as appropriate for your document then open the Basic Settings menu and click the Reserve Jobs icon The Reserve Jobs Settings dialog box appears 2 Select the Reserve Job On check box and the Re Print Job radio button ...

Page 131: ...ur document and stores the print job data on the Hard Disk Drive To reprint or delete this data using the printer s control panel see Using the Quick Print Job Menu on page 201 Verify Job The Verify Job option allows you to print one copy in order to verify the content before printing multiple copies Follow these steps to use the Verify Job option 1 Specify the number of copies to be printed and m...

Page 132: ...browser 5 Click OK The printer prints one copy of your document and stores the print data with information on the number of remaining copies on the Hard Disk Drive After you have confirmed the printout you can print the remaining copies or delete this data using the printer s control panel See Using the Quick Print Job Menu on page 201 for instructions Stored Job The Stored Job option is useful fo...

Page 133: ...ect the Reserve Job On check box and the Stored Job radio button 3 Enter a user name and job name in the corresponding text boxes If you want to create a thumbnail of the first page of a job select the Create a thumbnail check box Thumbnails ca be accessed by entering http followed by the internal print server s IP address in a Web browser 4 Click OK The printer stores the print data in the Hard D...

Page 134: ...idential Job option 1 Make printer driver settings as appropriate for your document then open the Basic Settings dialog box and click the Reserve Jobs icon The Reserve Jobs Settings dialog box appears 2 SelecttheReserve JobOncheckboxandclicktheConfidential Job button 3 Enter a user name and job name in the corresponding text boxes 4 Set the password for the job by entering a four digit number in t...

Page 135: ...tors yourprinter andgivesyou information about its current status Accessing the EPSON Status Monitor 3 You can access the EPSON Status Monitor 3 by selecting the EPSON Status Monitor 3 alias from the Apple menu Note The appropriate printer port must already be selected in the Chooser so that necessary information can be received from the selected printer driver when the EPSON Status Monitor 3 star...

Page 136: ...atus and get information on consumable products using the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box Note The screen shot may vary depending on your printer 1 Icon Message The icon and message shows the printer status 2 Printer image The image at the upper left shows the printer status graphically 3 4 8 6 5 1 2 7 ...

Page 137: ...ox 5 Paper Displays the paper size and the approximate amount of paper remaining in the paper source Information for the optional cassettes are displayed only if this option is installed 6 Toner Indicates the amount of remaining toner The toner icon flashes if toner is low 7 Photoconductor Unit Life Indicates the remaining functional life of the photoconductor unit 8 Waste toner collector life Bli...

Page 138: ...or Setup from the File menu The Monitor Setup dialog box appears The following settings and buttons appear in the dialog box 1 Error Notification Selection Select thetypesoferrorthatyou wish to be notified about 2 Default button Restores default settings 3 Cancel button Cancels any changes 4 OK button Saves new changes 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 139: ...ish to see information about printer consumables click Show Details If you click this button the Status Alert Window will not disappear even after the problem is cleared To close the window you need to click Close Using the Job Management function You can obtain information on the print jobs on the Job Information menu on the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box To display the Job Information menu se...

Page 140: ... Job Type Displaysthejobtype WhentheReservejobfunction is used the jobs are displayed as Stored Verify Re Print and Confidential respectively About the Reserve Job function see Using the Reserve Job Function on page 128 4 Refresh button Clicking this button refreshes the information on this menu 5 Print button Displays the dialog box to print the spooled and Held status job See Re Print Job on pag...

Page 141: ... experience problems withthistypeofsetup connecttheUSBcabledirectlytoyourcomputer s USB connector 1 Select Chooser from the Apple menu Click the AL C1900 icon and then click the USB port your printer is connected to 2 Select Background Printing to turn background printing on or off Note Background printing must be turned on for the EPSON Status Monitor 3 to manage print jobs When background printi...

Page 142: ...ctions in the message During background printing open EPSON Status Monitor 3 from the Application menu Then stop printing from EPSON Status Monitor 3 or delete the file that is in sleep mode After the last page is output the Ready green light on the printer turns on Note You can also cancel the current print job that is sent from your computer by the Cancel Job button on the control panel When can...

Page 143: ...le click the English folder then double click Disk 1 folder inside the Disk Package folder 4 Double click the Installer icon 5 Click Continue When the software license agreement screen appears read the statement and then click Accept 6 Select Uninstall from the menu at the upper left and click Uninstall Follow the on screen instructions ...

Page 144: ...144 Using the Printer Software with Macintosh ...

Page 145: ...computers are the clients which need permission to share the printer 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 95 see Setting up your printer as a shared printer on page 146 F...

Page 146: ... make 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 ...

Page 147: ...puter on page 147 For users restarting the computer 1 Double click the Printers icon on the control panel 2 Right click your printer icon and click Sharing in the menu that appears 3 Select Shared As type the name in the Share Name 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 148: ... 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 server click Start...

Page 149: ...Network 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 Shared for Windows 2000 or Shared as for Windows NT 4 0 then type the name in the Share Name box ...

Page 150: ...rinter 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 151: ...xample select Windows 95 to install the additional driver for the Windows Me 98 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 On the Windows XP 2000 printer server 1 2 ...

Page 152: ...vers Select Windows being used for clients then click OK For Windows Me 98 95 clients Select Intel Windows 95 or 98 and Me For Windows NT 4 0 clients SelectIntel Windows NT 4 0 or 2000 For Windows XP 2000 clients Intel Windows XP or 2000 may been already selected ...

Page 153: ...D 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 message may differ The folder name differs depending on the OS being used When installing drivers in Windows XP 2000 Digital Signature is not found may...

Page 154: ...an 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 printer on a Network See the following pages for details With Windows Me 98 95 on page 155 With Windows XP 2000 on page 157 With Windows NT 4 0 on page 160 Setting for the clients This section describes how to install the printer driver by accessing the shared prin...

Page 155: ... Network on the Windows desktop You cannot use the Additional driver on server system OS When you want to use the EPSON Status Monitor 3 at clients you have to install both of the printer driver and the EPSON Status Monitor 3 in each client from the CD ROM With Windows Me 98 95 Follow these steps to set Windows Me 98 95 clients 1 Click Start point to Settings and click Printers 2 Double click the ...

Page 156: ...e 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 95 or the additional driver for Windows Me 98 95 is installed in the Windows XP 2000 NT 4 0 printer server go to the n...

Page 157: ...dditional driver for Windows XP 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 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 2000 as the additional driver in a Windows NT 4 0 pri...

Page 158: ... 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 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 ...

Page 159: ... Browse for a printer 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 OK 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 160: ... current printer driver instead of the alternative driver in the Windows NT 4 0 server If the additional driver for Windows XP 2000 NT 4 0 is installed in the Windows XP 2000 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 95 go to Installing the printer driver from the CD ROM on pa...

Page 161: ...Network printer 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 Youcanalsotype the nameof the computerthat 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 co...

Page 162: ...ws Me 98 95 go to Installing the printer driver from the CD ROM on page 162 5 Select whether to use the printer as the default printer or not then click OK 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 Windows XP 2000 NT 4...

Page 163: ...CD ROM 2 Insert 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 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 t...

Page 164: ...which need permission to share the printer with the printer server The clients share the printer via the printer server Note Printer sharing function can be used in Mac OS 8 1 to 9 X Setting up your printer as a shared printer Follow these steps to share a printer connected directly to your computer with other computers on an AppleTalk network 1 Turn on the printer 2 Select Chooser from the Apple ...

Page 165: ... 3 Click Setup The following dialog box appears 4 UnderPrinterSharingSetUp clickPrinter Sharing Setup The following dialog box appears 5 Select the Share this Printer check box then type the printer name and password information as needed 6 Click OK 7 Close Chooser ...

Page 166: ...er from the Apple menu Then click the AL C1900 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 under Background Printing 3 Click Setup enter the password for the printer then click OK The following dialog box appears 4 Under Printer S...

Page 167: ...p Your Printer on a Network 167 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 The following type of message appears if the client has fonts that are unavailable on the printer server 6 Click OK to close the message 7 Close Chooser ...

Page 168: ...168 Setting Up Your Printer on a Network ...

Page 169: ...th the 500 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit Note Load paper with the printable surface facing up Handling precautions Always pay attention to the following handling precautions before installing the option Paper Type Paper Size Capacity Plain paper A4 Up to 500 sheets in the cassette Total thickness 57 mm maximum for the cassette EPSON Color Laser Paper A4 Up to 500 sheets in the cassette ...

Page 170: ...ft or carry it alone Two people should carry the printer lifting it from the positions shown below wWarning If you lift the printer incorrectly you could drop it and cause injury Follow these steps to install the optional 500 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit 1 Turn the printer off and unplug the power cord ...

Page 171: ...6 6 6 6 2 Remove the MP tray If any paper is inside remove it 3 Take the optional 500 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit out of the cardboard box then remove the protective materials in the cassette 4 Open Cover C of the 500 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit ...

Page 172: ...nit Align each of the printer s corners with those of the unit then lower the printer until it rests securely on the unit Note The printer should be carried by at least two people holding the printer with their hands in the indicated positions 6 Pull out the cassette of the unit ...

Page 173: ...Installing Options 173 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 Open the front cover 8 Remove the waste toner collector ...

Page 174: ...front cover and the cassette of the unit 12 Remove the screw from the back side of the printer Install plate B B is imprinted and secure the screw you removed Note When the 500 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit is installed Cover C will automatically be opened when opening Cover AB of the printer Therefore be sure to close Cover C when you open Cover AB of the printer ...

Page 175: ...er if necessary Removing the 500 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit Perform the installation procedure in reverse Duplex Unit Follow these steps to install the optional Duplex Unit The illustration below shows all the items packed together with the Duplex Unit 1 Turn the printer off and unplug the power cord ...

Page 176: ...e the two screws and the shield from Cover AB with a cross head screwdriver 3 Put the Duplex Unit on the right of the printer as shown below Make sure that the unit hooks onto the lower tabs and the connector connects into the slot ...

Page 177: ...Installing Options 177 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 Make sure that the unit hooks onto the upper tabs when attaching the unit 5 Press Cover DM as shown below ...

Page 178: ...178 Installing Options 6 While supporting the Duplex Unit open Cover AB 7 Check that the two tabs on the unit are correctly hooked onto Cover AB ...

Page 179: ...ing Options 179 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 While supporting the Duplex Unit open Cover DM 9 Secure the Duplex Unit to Cover AB with the two screws provided Tighten the screws with either a screwdriver or a coin ...

Page 180: ...180 Installing Options 10 Close Cover DM 11 Open Cover AB to which the Duplex Unit is attached ...

Page 181: ...edure in reverse Hard Disk Drive Follow these steps to install the optional Hard Disk Drive wWarning Be careful when working inside the printer as some components are sharp and may cause injury cCaution Before you install the Hard Disk Drive be sure to discharge any static electricity by touching a grounded piece of metal Otherwise you may damage static sensitive components ...

Page 182: ...er C8600 or the AcuLaser C4000 you have to format the Hard Disk Drive See Formatting the Hard Disk Drive on page 186 for details 1 Turn the printer off and unplug the power cord 2 Remove all interface cables from the interface connectors 3 Loosen the five screws on the back of the printer and remove the shield ...

Page 183: ...Installing Options 183 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 wWarning Removing other screws and covers will expose high voltage areas 4 Identify the Hard Disk Drive socket socket ...

Page 184: ... 5 Install the Hard Disk Drive securely with the screws cCaution You should not remove any modules from the circuit board Otherwise the printer will not work 6 Use the two clamps as shown below to hold the IDE cable in place ...

Page 185: ...he cable as shown below 8 Return the printer to its original state as shown below 9 Plug the printer s power cord into an electrical outlet 10 Turn on the printer 11 To confirm that the option is installed correctly print a status sheet See Printing a Status Sheet on page 196 ...

Page 186: ...ing the Hard Disk Drive the printer will automatically reboot When you want to erase only the fonts installed from the optional Adobe PostScript 3 PS3 follow steps 1 through 3 above Select PS3 HDD Init when the optional Adobe PostScript 3 Kit is installed Other fonts installed from PS3 will also be erased When installing a Hard Disk Drive from other products format it with this function Memory Mod...

Page 187: ...al 64MB DIMM the total printer memory is 96 MB Follow these steps to install an optional memory module wWarning Be careful when working inside the printer as some components are sharp and may cause injury cCaution Before you install a memory module be sure to discharge any static electricity by touching a grounded piece of metal Otherwise you may damage static sensitive components 1 Turn the print...

Page 188: ...188 Installing Options 2 Prepare the printer as shown below to access the DIMM slots 3 Identify the DIMM slots DIMM slots ...

Page 189: ...to the DIMM Make sure that the S0 slot has a module at all times cCaution Do not force the DIMM into the slot Be sure to insert the DIMM facing the correct way You should not remove any modules from the circuit board Otherwise the printer will not work 5 Return the printer to its original state as shown below ...

Page 190: ...the optional Adobe PostScript 3 ROM module wWarning Be careful when working inside the printer as some components are sharp and may cause injury cCaution Before you install the ROM module be sure to discharge any static electricity by touching a grounded piece of metal Otherwise you may damage static sensitive components Note The optional ROM modules that expand your printer s features differ depe...

Page 191: ...Installing Options 191 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 1 Turn the printer off and unplug the power cord 2 Prepare the printer as shown below ...

Page 192: ...rt the module firmly into the slot as shown below cCaution Do not force the ROM module into the slot Be sure to insert the module facing the correct way You should not remove any modules from the circuit board Otherwise the printer will not work ROM slots ...

Page 193: ...tly print a status sheet See Printing a Status Sheet on page 196 Removing the Adobe PostScript 3 ROM module Perform the installation procedure in reverse Interface Cards Your printer comes with a Type B interface slot Various optional interface cards are available to expand your printer s interface options Note Mac OS 8 5 1 to 9 X support the Type B IEEE 1394 Interface Card C12C82372 It can be con...

Page 194: ...by touching a grounded piece of metal Otherwise you may damage static sensitive components 1 Turn the printer off and unplug the power cord 2 Be sure to set any switches and jumpers on the card as necessary See the interface card s manual for details 3 Remove the screws and the cover as shown below wWarning Removing other screws and covers will expose high voltage areas ...

Page 195: ...you remove the interface card later 4 Slide and push the interface card into the slot firmly then fasten the screw as shown below 5 Plug the printer s power cord into an electrical outlet 6 Turn on the printer 7 To confirm that the option is installed correctly print a status sheet See Printing a Status Sheet on page 196 ...

Page 196: ...ter button three times The printer prints a status sheet 3 Confirm that the information about the installed options is correct If the options are installed correctly they appear under Hardware Configurations If the options are not listed try reinstalling them Note If the status sheet does not list your installed options correctly make sure that they are securely connected to the printer If you are...

Page 197: ...can update the installed optioninformation manually Click the Optional Settings tab select Update the Printer Option Information Manually then click Settings The Optional Settings dialog box appears Make settings for each installed option then click OK ...

Page 198: ...198 Installing Options ...

Page 199: ... In general printer settings can be made from the printer driver anddonotneedtobemadeusingthecontrolpanel Infact printer drive settings override settings made using the control panel so use the control panel menus only to make settings you cannot make in your software or printer driver including the following Changing the emulation modes and selecting the IES Intelligent Emulation Switching mode S...

Page 200: ...the l Back button to return to the previous level 5 Press the Enter buttonto carry out the operation indicated by an item such as printing a status sheet or resetting the printer or to view the settings available for an item such as paper sizes or emulation modes Use the u Up and d Down buttons to scroll through available settings and press the Enter button to select a setting and return to the pr...

Page 201: ...Job data 1 Make sure the LCD panel displays Ready or Sleep then press the Enter button to access the control panel menus 2 Press the d Down button repeatedly until Quick Print Job Menu appears on the LCD panel then press the Enter button 3 Use the d Down or u Up button to scroll to the appropriate user name then press the Enter button 4 Use the d Down or u Up button to scroll to the appropriate jo...

Page 202: ...3 Use the d Down or u Up button to scroll to the appropriate user name then press the Enter button 4 Enter your four digit password by using the corresponding buttons as shown below Note Passwords are always four digits Passwords consist of numbers from 1 through 4 If no print jobs have been saved with the password you entered Password Error appears briefly on the LCD panel then the printer exits ...

Page 203: ...ress the Enter button to start printing or to delete the data Control Panel Menus For a summary of the control panel menus see the table below For details on the items and settings on the menus see the descriptions for each menu later in this section Control panel menu summary Thefollowingtableshowstheorderinwhichcontrolpanelmenus and menu items appear on the LCD panel Press the u Up and d Down bu...

Page 204: ...ting Menu Page Size Wide A4 Orientation Resolution RITech Toner Save Image Optimum Top Offset LeftOffset T Offset B L Offset B Setup Menu Lang Time Out Paper Source MP Mode Manual Feed Copies Duplex Binding Start Page Paper Type Page Side Skip Blank Page Auto Eject Page Size Ignore Auto Cont Page Protect Toner Out LCD Contrast Quick Print Job Menu User Job Copies Delete ConfidentialJobMe nu User E...

Page 205: ...ce Font Number Pitch Height Symset Form Source SymSet Dest Symset CR Function LF Function Tray Assign GL2 Menu GLMode Scale Origin Pen End Join Pen0 Pen1 Pen2 Pen3 Pen4 Pen5 Pen6 PS3 Menu Error Sheet Coloration Image Protect ESCP2 Menu Font Pitch Condensed T Margin Text CG Table Country Auto CR Auto LF Bit Image ZeroChar FX Menu Font Pitch Condensed T Margin Text CG Table Country Auto CR Auto LF B...

Page 206: ...tus Sheet Reserve Job List Displayed when Reserve Job List is registered Form Overlay List Displayed when Form Overlay List is registered Network Status Sheet AUX Status Sheet PS3 Status Sheet PS3 Font List LJ4 font Sample ESCP2 Font Sample FX Font Sample I239X Font Sample C Toner E F E F E F E F E F M Toner E F E F E F E F E F Y Toner E F E F E F E F E F K Toner E F E F E F E F E F Photoconductr ...

Page 207: ... print jobs stored in the optional Hard Disk Drive Form Overlay List Prints a list of the form overlays stored in the optional Hard Disk Drive PS3 Font List LJ4 Font Sample ESCP2 Font Sample FX Font Sample I239X Font Sample Prints a sample of the fonts available for your selected printer emulation C Toner M Toner Y Toner K Toner Photoconductr Displays the amount of toner left in the toner cartridg...

Page 208: ... W Pages Displays the total number of pages printed in black white by the printer Status Menu This menu is displayed only when a warning occurs You can see the errors by entering SelecType mode Tray Menu This menu allows you to specify the size and type of paper loaded in the MP tray Accessing this menu also lets you check the size of the paper currently loaded in the lower cassettes ...

Page 209: ...per Unit is installed MP Tray Size Select your paper size from this menu LC Size Displays the paper size loaded in the optional lower cassette You can change the paper size from A4 to LT using this menu MP Type Lets you set the paper type loaded in the MP tray LC Type Lets you select the paper type loaded in the optional lower cassette Item Settings default in bold MP Tray Size A4 A5 B5 LT HLT GLT...

Page 210: ...nal Adobe PostScript 3 ROM module is installed Available only when an optional Type B interface card is installed Printing Menu This menu allows you to make standard print settings such as Page Size and Orientation when printing from an application or operating system that does not support your printer driver Be sure to use the printer driver to make these settings whenever you can since settings ...

Page 211: ...ape orientation Resolution Specifies the printing resolution Item Settings default in bold Page Size A4 A5 B5 LT HLT GLT EXE MON C10 DL C5 C6 IB5 CTM Wide A4 Off On Orientation Port Land Resolution 600 300 RITech On Off Toner Save Off On Image Optimum Auto Off On Top Offset 99 0 to 0 0 to 99 0 mm in 0 5 increments Left Offset 99 0 to 0 0 to 99 0 mm in 0 5 increments T Offset B 99 0 to 0 0 to 99 0 ...

Page 212: ...uces the amount of graphics data when the data reaches the memory limit allowing complex documents to be printed Top Offset Makes fine adjustments to the vertical printing position of the page cCaution Make sure that the printed image does not extend beyond the edge of the paper Otherwise you may damage the printer Left Offset Makes fine adjustments to the horizontal printing position of the page ...

Page 213: ...k is not where you expected L Offset B Adjusts the horizontal printing position on the back of the paper when printing on both sides Use this if the printout on the back is not where you expected Setup Menu This menu allows you to make various basic configuration settings related to paper sources feeding modes and error handling You can also use this menu to select the LCD panel display language ...

Page 214: ...sh Français Deutsch ITALIANO ESPAÑOL SVENSKA Dansk Nederl SUOMI Português Time Out 0 5 to 60 to 300 in increments of 1 Paper Source Auto MP LC MP Mode Normal Last Manual Feed Off On Copies 1 to 999 Duplex Off On Binding Long Edge Short Edge Start Page Front Back Paper Type Normal Thick Envelope Trnsprnc Coated Page Side Front Back Skip Blank Page Off On Auto Eject Page Off On Size Ignore Off On Au...

Page 215: ...6 DL MON C5 is selected as the Page Size setting paper always feeds from the MP tray If you select Thick Trnsprnc or Envelope as the Paper Type setting paper always feeds from the MP tray MP Mode This setting determines whether the MP tray has the highest or lowest priority when Auto is selected as the Paper Source setting in the printer driver When Normal is selected as the MP Mode the MP tray ha...

Page 216: ...s reduced when Thick Trnsprnc or Envelope is selected Page Side Select Front when printing on the front of thick paper Thick or envelopes Select Back when printing on the back of thick paper Thick or envelopes Skip Blank Page Enables you to skip blank pages when printing This setting is available when you print in the PCL5e ESC Page ESCP2 FX or I239X mode Auto Eject Page Specifies whether or not t...

Page 217: ...top button to resume printing Page Protect Allocates additional printer memory for printing data as opposed to receiving it You may need to turn this setting on if you are printing a very complex page If a Print Overrun error message appears on the LCD panel during printing turn this setting on and reprint your data This reduces the amount of memory reserved for receiving data so your computer may...

Page 218: ...t contrast and 15 highest contrast Quick Print Job Menu This menu allows you to print or delete print jobs that were stored in the printer s optional Hard Disk Drive using the Quick Print Job feature Re Print Job Verify Job Stored Job of the printer driver s Reserve Job function This Menu is displayed when the function is used For instructions on using this menu see Using the Quick Print Job Menu ...

Page 219: ...ed to enter the correct password to access this data For instructions on using this menu see Using the Confidential Job Menu on page 202 Reset Menu This menu allows you to cancel printing and reset the printer settings Item Settings default in bold User xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Enter Password XXXX Job xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Copies 1 to 999 Delete Item Settings default in bold Clear Warning Clear All Warnings Reset ...

Page 220: ... a problem with the print job itself and the printer cannot print successfully Reset All Stops printing clears the printer memory and restores the printer settings to their default values The print jobs received from all interfaces are erased Note Performing Reset All clears print jobs received from all interfaces Be careful not to interrupt someone else s job SelecType Init Restores the control p...

Page 221: ...arallel I F Allows you to activate or deactivate the parallel interface Speed Specifies the pulse width of the ACKNLG signal when receiving data in the Compatibility mode or Nibble mode When Fast is selected the pulse width is about 1 µs When Normal is selected the pulse width is about 10 µs Bi D Allows you to specify the bidirectional communication mode When you select Off bidirectional communica...

Page 222: ...ed in Reset Menu on page 219 Resetting the printer erases all print jobs Make sure the Ready light is not flashing when you reset the printer USB Menu These settings control communication between the printer and the computer when using the USB interface USB I F Allows you to activate or deactivate the USB interface Buffer Size Determines the amount of memory to be used for receiving data and print...

Page 223: ...five seconds then turn it back on Or you can perform a Reset All operation as explained in Reset Menu on page 219 Resetting the printer erases all print jobs Make sure the Ready light is not flashing when you reset the printer Network Menu See the Administrator s Guide for each setting AUX Menu See the Administrator s Guide for each setting ...

Page 224: ... IBM DN PcMultiling PcE Europe PcTk437 PcEur858 Pc1004 WiAnsi WiE Europe WiTurkish WiBALT DeskTop PsText VeInternati VeUS MsPublishin Math 8 PsMath VeMath PiFont Legal UK ANSI ASCII Swedis2 Italian Spanish German Norweg1 French2 Windows McText PcIcelandic PcLt774 PcTurk1 PcPortugues PcEt850 PcTurk2 PcCanFrench PcSI437 PcNordic 8859 3 ISO 8859 4 ISO WiBaltic WiEstonian WiLatvian Mazowia CodeMJK BpB...

Page 225: ...lt font pitch if the font is scalable and of fixed pitch You can select from 0 44 to 99 99 cpi characters per inch in 0 01 cpi increments This item may not appear depending on the Font Source or Font Number settings Height Specifies the default font height if the font is scalable and proportional You can select from 4 00 to 999 75 points in 0 25 point increments This item may not appear depending ...

Page 226: ...vailable only in certain locations where printers are sold with a special ROM module installed to handle specific languages CR Function LF Function These functions are included for users of particular operating systems such as UNIX Tray Assign Changes the assignment for the paper source select command When 4 is selected the commands are set as compatible with the HP LaserJet 4 When 4K is selected ...

Page 227: ...e Before you start printing in the GL 2 mode You may need to change the following print options in your application depending on your output needs Check these settings to make sure they match the data you are trying to print Item Settings default in bold GL Mode LJ4GL2 GLlike Scale Off A0 A1 A2 A3 Origin Corner Center Pen Pen0 Pen1 Pen2 Pen3 Pen4 Pen5 Pen6 End Butt Square Triangular Round Join Mit...

Page 228: ... HP LaserJet 4 emulation of GL 2 Scale Specifieswhethertheoutputfromthesoftwareisscaled Thescale factor is based on the output paper size of the application Origin Specifies whether the logical origin of the plotter is the corner or the center of the paper Pen Allows you to choose a pen which you can then set the thickness for in the Pen 0 through 6 item The LJ4GL2 mode supports two pens 0 and 1 w...

Page 229: ... 3 ROM Module on page 190 See also your Adobe PostScript 3 Kit documentation Error Sheet When you select On the printer prints out an error sheet Coloration Allows you to specify the method of color printing Color refers to color printing at 1 bit pixel Mono refers to monochrome printing while TrueCol refers to color printing at 8 bit pixel Image Protect Allows you to specify whether to employ los...

Page 230: ...n 0 40 0 50 1 50 inches in 0 05 inch increments Text 1 62 66 67lines CGTable PcUSA Italic PcMultilin PcPortugue PcCanFrenc PcNordic PcTurkish2 PcIcelandic PcE Europe BpBRASCII BpAbicomp Roman 8 PcEur858 ISO Latin1 8859 15ISO PcSI437 PcTurkish1 8859 9 ISO Mazowia CodeMJK PcGk437 PcGk851 PcGk869 8859 7 ISO PcCy855 PcCy866 PcUkr866 PcLit771 Bulgarian Hebrew7 Hebrew8 PcHe862 PcAr864 Country USA France...

Page 231: ... assumed to be 1 pica 1 6 inch If you change the Orientation Page Size or T Margin settings the page length setting automatically returns to the default for each paper size CG Table Use the character generator CG table option to select the graphics character table or the italics table The graphics table contains graphic characters for printing lines corners shaded areas international characters Gr...

Page 232: ...ge return CR If On is selected a line feed command is sent with each carriage return Select On if your text lines overlap Bit Image The printer is able to emulate the graphics densities set with the printer commands If you select Dark the bit image density is high and if you select Light the bit image density is low If you select BarCode the printer converts bit images to bar codes by automaticall...

Page 233: ...ns Serif Script Orator S OCR A OCR B Pitch 10 12 15 cpi Prop Condensed Off On T Margin 0 40 0 50 1 50 inches in 0 05 inch increments Text 1 62 66 67lines CGTable PcUSA Italic PcMultilin PcPortugue PcCanFrenc PcNordic PcTurkish2 PcIcelandic PcE Europe BpBRASCII BpAbicomp Roman 8 PcEur858 ISO Latin1 8859 15ISO Country USA France Germany UK Denmark Sweden Italy Spain1 Japan Norway Denmark2 Spain2 Lat...

Page 234: ...be 1 pica 1 6 inch If you change the Orientation Page Size or T Margin settings the page length setting automatically returns to the default for each paper size CG Table Use the character generator CG table option to select the graphics character table or the italics table The graphics table contains graphic characters for printing lines corners shaded areas international characters Greek characte...

Page 235: ...is selected a line feed command is sent with each carriage return Select On if your text lines overlap Bit Image The printer is able to emulate the graphics densities set with the printer commands If you select Dark the bit image density is high and if you select Light the bit image density is low If you select BarCode the printer converts bit images to bar codes by automatically filling in any ve...

Page 236: ...ntal spacing of the font in fixed pitch measured in cpi characters per inch You can also choose proportional spacing Item Settings default in bold Font Courier Prestige Gothic Orator Script Presentor Sans Serif Pitch 10 12 15 17 20 24 cpi Prop Code Page 437 850 858 860 863 865 T Margin 0 30 0 40 1 50 inches in 0 05 inch increments Text 1 63 67 67lines Auto CR Off On Auto LF Off On Alt Graphics Off...

Page 237: ...or T Margin settings the page length setting automatically returns to the default for each paper size Auto CR Specifies whether the printer performs a carriage return line feed CR LF operation whenever the printing position goes beyond the right margin If this setting is off the printer does not print any characters beyond the right margin and does not perform any line wrapping until it receives a...

Page 238: ...u select BarCode the printer converts bit images to bar codes by automatically filling in any vertical gaps between dots This produces unbroken vertical lines that can be read by a bar code reader This mode will reduce the size of the image being printed and may also cause some distortion when printing bit image graphics ZeroChar Selects whether the printer prints a slashed or unslashed zero Chara...

Page 239: ...s such as the front cover of the printer when you are replacing consumables Do not install used consumable products into the printer Although approximately 50 sheets can be printed after the notice message appears be prepared to the waste toner collector wWarning Do not dispose of used consumable products in fire as they may explode and cause injury Dispose of them according to local regulations c...

Page 240: ...or K are indicated for the color of the toner to be replaced For example the message Y Toner Low means that the amount of remaining toner in the yellow developer cartridge is low Note To clear these messages select Clear All Warnings in Reset Menu Control panel message Description XXXX Toner Low The amount of remaining toner in the developer cartridge s is low Worn Photoconductor The photoconducto...

Page 241: ... are indicated for the color of the toner to be replaced For example the message Replace Toner Y means that you need to replace the yellow developer cartridge Note Individual messages appear for each consumable product After replacing a consumable product check the LCD panel for replacement messages for other consumable products Control panel message Description Replace Toner XXXX The developer ca...

Page 242: ... install used developer cartridges into the printer If you have moved a developer cartridge from a cool to a warmenvironment waitforatleastonehourbeforeinstalling it to prevent damage from condensation wWarning Do not touch the toner Keep the toner away from your eyes If toner gets on your skin or clothes wash it off with soap and water immediately Keep developer cartridges out of the reach of chi...

Page 243: ...to replace a developer cartridge 1 Open the front cover 2 Check the color of the developer cartridge that appears in the cartridge installment position The color displayed indicates the developer cartridge that needs to be replaced 3 Put two fingers into the holes in front of the installed developer cartridge ...

Page 244: ...244 Replacing Consumable Products 4 Pull the developer cartridge out of the slot 5 Take the new developer cartridge out of its package 6 Gently shake the developer cartridge as shown below ...

Page 245: ... put the cover on the removed developer cartridge that you removed from the slot in step 4 8 Insert the new developer cartridge all the way until it stops 9 Close the front cover If another cartridge needs to be replaced the message Replace Toner X appears on the LCD panel after about 30 seconds In this case return to step1 ...

Page 246: ... the cartridge X you selected above moves to the cartridge replacement position Please Wait appears on the LCD panel 4 Replace Toner X appears in the LCD panel when the cartridge to be replaced reaches the cartridge replacement position 5 See Developer Cartridge on page 242 for replacement instructions Photoconductor Unit Prepare a new photoconductor unit for replacement when you see a message inf...

Page 247: ...nit in an area subject to direct sunlight dust salty air or corrosive gases such as ammonia Avoid locations subject to extreme or rapid changes in temperature or humidity wWarning Do not dispose of the used photoconductor unit in fire as it may explode and cause injury Dispose of it according to local regulations Keep the photoconductor unit out of the reach of children Replacing the photoconducto...

Page 248: ...the waste toner collector and pull it out 3 Turn the lever up to the unlocked position Then pull the green knob on the photoconductor unit with your finger to remove the photoconductor unit 4 Take the new photoconductor unit out of its package ...

Page 249: ...Replacing Consumable Products 249 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 5 Insert the new photoconductor unit by aligning it with the guide rails 6 Pull out the yellow tag Then return the lever to the locked position ...

Page 250: ...hen you get a message informing you to do so Handling precautions Always observe the following handling precautions when replacing the waste toner collector Do not reuse toner found in the waste toner collector wWarning Keep the waste toner collector out of the reach of children Do not dispose of used waste toner collector in fire as it may explode and cause injury Dispose of it according to local...

Page 251: ...Consumable Products 251 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Replacing the waste toner collector Follow these steps to replace the waste toner collector 1 Open the front cover 2 Tilt the waste toner collector and pull it out ...

Page 252: ... waste toner collector to close the two open holes with them as shown below Note You need to close the holes to prevent spilling the toner inside the collector 4 Prepare the new waste toner collector 5 Tilt and insert the new waste toner collector 6 Close the front cover ...

Page 253: ...e following handling precautions before replacing the transfer unit Do not touch the surface of the transfer unit Doing so may impair print quality wWarning Keep the transfer unit out of the reach of children Replacing the transfer unit Follow these steps to replace the transfer unit 1 Open the front cover and Cover AB Note You must open Cover AB to avoid the friction of the transfer unit ...

Page 254: ...4 Replacing Consumable Products 2 Take out the waste toner collector and the photoconductor unit 3 Remove the two screws on the transfer unit Note You can use a screwdriver or a coin to remove the screws ...

Page 255: ...fer unit by pulling the knob holding the handle and pulling the unit up 5 Take the new transfer unit out of its package 6 Insert the new transfer unit by aligning it with the arrow marks on the transfer unit and the printer Note Tilt the transfer unit forward to install correctly ...

Page 256: ...256 Replacing Consumable Products 7 Tighten the two screws of the transfer unit you removed in step 3 Note Tighten the screws tightly with a screwdriver or a coin 8 Reinstall the photoconductor unit ...

Page 257: ...Replacing Consumable Products 257 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 Remove the protective material as shown below 10 Reinstall the waste toner collector 11 Close the front cover and Cover AB ...

Page 258: ...258 Replacing Consumable Products ...

Page 259: ...ff the printer and clean it with a soft clean cloth moistened with a mild detergent cCaution Never use alcohol or paint thinner to clean the printer cover these chemicals can damage the components and the case Be careful not to get water onto the printer mechanism or any electrical components Cleaning the pickup roller If the paper jam occurs frequently wipe the pickup roller with a clean dampened...

Page 260: ... path roller as shown below 3 With a clean dampened cloth wipe the pickup roller 4 Close Cover AB cCaution Never use alcohol or paint thinner to clean the printer cover these chemicals can damage the components and the case Be careful not to get water onto the printer mechanism or any electrical components ...

Page 261: ...wipe it with a clean cloth A vertical white line may appear in the printout Follow the steps below 1 Open the front cover 2 Tilt the waste toner collector and pull it out 3 Grasp the handle of the print head filter with your fingers and gently pull it straight out of the slot Note Be careful not to spill toner that has accumulated on the print head filter ...

Page 262: ... waste toner collector 7 Close the front cover Transporting the Printer For long distances If you need to transport your printer for long distances carefully repack it using the original box and packing materials Follow these steps to repack your printer 1 Turn off the printer 2 Unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet 3 Remove all installed options For information on removing options see ...

Page 263: ...ove the printer for a short distance If you are moving the printer on its own two people should lift and carry the printer Moving the printer Follow these steps to move the printer for a short distance 1 Turn off the printer and remove the following items Power cord Interface cable 2 Be sure to lift the printer by the correct positions as shown below cCaution Do not hold the printer by the MP tray...

Page 264: ...e installed Follow these steps to move the printer together with the optional 500 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit 1 Turn off the printer and remove the following items Power cord Interface cable 2 Lift the printer together with the optional unit cCaution Do not move the printer on angled or uneven surfaces ...

Page 265: ... for easy operation and maintenance Use the following illustration as a guide for the amount of space required around the printer to ensure smooth operation To install and use any of the following options you will need the indicated amount of additional space The 500 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit adds 120 mm 4 7 in to the bottom and 40 mm 1 6 in to the right side of the printer ...

Page 266: ...e base units of cordless telephones Avoid using an electrical outlet that is controlled by wall switches or automatic timers Accidental disruption of power can erase valuable information in your computer s and printer s memory cCaution Leaveadequateroomaroundtheprintertoallowforsufficient ventilation Avoid locations that are subject to direct sunlight excessive heat moisture or dust Avoid using ou...

Page 267: ... paper by force Torn paper can be difficult to remove and might cause other paper jams Pull it gently in order to avoid tearing Alwaystrytoremovejammedpaperwithbothhandstoavoid tearing it If jammed paper is torn and remains in the printer or if paper is jammed in a place not mentioned in this chapter contact your dealer cCaution Unlessspecificallyinstructedinthisguide becarefulnottotouch the fuser...

Page 268: ... 1 Open Cover AB 2 Open the cover below the paper path roller as shown below Remove any jammed paper gently with both hands Be careful not to tear the jammed paper Note Always try to remove jammed paper with both hands to avoid tearing it If paper is torn be sure to remove all torn pieces ...

Page 269: ... 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 3 Remove the MP tray cover and open the MP tray flap 4 Gently pull out any sheets that have fed part way into the printer 5 Remove paper stacked on the MP tray Check if any paper is jammed inside the MP tray ...

Page 270: ...270 Troubleshooting 6 Fan a stack of paper and set the paper back into the MP tray 7 Close the MP tray flap and set the MP tray cover 8 Close Cover AB ...

Page 271: ...steps Jam B Cover AB Follow these steps to clear paper jams from Cover AB cCaution Unlessspecificallyinstructedinthisguide becarefulnottotouch the fuser which is marked CAUTION Hot Surface Avoid Contact or the surrounding areas If the printer has been in use the fuser and the surrounding areas may be very hot 1 Open Cover AB ...

Page 272: ...he paper path roller until it stops as shown below Remove any jammed paper gently with both hands Be careful not to tear the jammed paper z 3 Close the cover that you opened in step 2 4 Pull the levers up to release the paper path as shown below ...

Page 273: ...10 10 10 10 5 If you turn the dial towards you the jammed paper comes out from the face down tray If you turn the dial towards the printer the jammed paper comes out from Cover AB side 6 Pull the levers down to close the paper path as shown below ...

Page 274: ...274 Troubleshooting 7 Close Cover AB Note If you installed the 500 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit close Cover C If the message Jam XX still appears on the LCD panel follow the next steps 1 Open Cover AB ...

Page 275: ... 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 2 Pull the levers up to release the paper path as shown below 3 Open the cover of the fuser unit as shown below You can open it narrowly Note Be careful not to touch the area around the fuser because it may be hot ...

Page 276: ...276 Troubleshooting 4 Remove any jammed paper by hand Be careful not to tear the jammed paper 5 Close the cover of the fuser unit ...

Page 277: ...B Note If you installed the 500 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit close Cover C When the paper jam is cleared completely and Cover C is closed the jammed page s print data is automatically reprinted Note If you cannot find any jammed paper in Cover AB check Cover DM of the optional Duplex Unit or Cover C of the 500 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit ...

Page 278: ...er C Follow these steps to clear paper jams in the 500 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit 1 Open Cover C of the optional 500 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit 2 Gently remove the jammed paper with both hands Be careful not to tear the jammed paper ...

Page 279: ...Troubleshooting 279 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 3 Pull out the paper cassette and discard any crumpled paper 4 Close the paper cassette ...

Page 280: ...is cleared completely and Cover C of the 500 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit is closed the jammed page s print data is automatically reprinted Jam DM Cover DM Follow these steps to clear paper jams in the Duplex Unit s cover 1 Open the Cover DM of the Duplex Unit ...

Page 281: ... remove the jammed paper inside Cover DM Be careful not to tear the paper Note If paper is torn be sure to remove all torn pieces 3 Close Cover DM When the paper jam is cleared completely and Cover DM is closed the jammed page s print data is automatically reprinted ...

Page 282: ...ectrical outlet Then turn the printer back on The electrical outlet may be controlled by an outside switch or an automatic timer Make sure that the switch is turned on orpluganotherelectricaldeviceintothe outlet to check whether the outlet is operating properly Cause What to do The printer is offline Press the Start Stop button once to switch the printer to ready status Cause What to do Your compu...

Page 283: ...t the cable is a double shielded twisted pair interface cable no more than six feet in length If you are using the USB interface use a Revision 1 1 cable Some error may have occurred Check the LCD panel to see if an error message appears Your application software is not properly set up for your printer Make sure that the printer is selected in your application software Your computer system s memor...

Page 284: ...mation Manually then click Settings Cause What to do You may use the printer fonts substituted for specified TrueType fonts In the printer driver choose the Print TrueType fonts as bitmap radio button in the Extended Settings dialog box The selected font is not supported by your printer Make sure that you have installed the correct font See Available Fonts on page 366 for more information Cause Wh...

Page 285: ...pair interface cable no more than six feet in length If you are using the USB interface use a Revision 1 1 cable The emulation setting for the port may not be correct Specify the emulation mode by using the printer s control panel menus See Emulation Menu on page 210 Note If a status sheet does not print correctly your printer may be damaged Contact your dealer or a qualified service representativ...

Page 286: ...n setting in your application may be incorrect Make sure that your application is set for the printer emulation you are using For example if you are using the LJ4 emulation mode make sure that your application is set to use a LaserJet 4 printer You may need more memory Graphics require large amounts of memory Install an appropriate memory module See Memory Module on page 186 Cause What to do Duple...

Page 287: ...n you are using is not appropriate for color printing Make sure that the settings in your application are appropriate for color printing Cause What to do Printer driver default settings and color tables vary by printer model SettheGamma settingto1 5intheMore Settings dialog box in the printer driver then print again If you still do not get the printouts you expect adjust the color using the slide ...

Page 288: ...etween different devices For details see Using the predefined settings on page 51 for Windows and Using the predefined settings on page 111 for Macintosh For Macintosh the System Profile setting is not in use To apply ColorSync properly your input device and the application must support ColorSync and a System Profile must be used for your monitor PhotoEnhance4 may be selected in the printer driver...

Page 289: ...correct type of paper for your printer If the surface of your paper is too rough printed characters may appear distorted or broken EPSON special paper or smooth high quality copier paper is recommended for best results See Available Paper on page 29 for information on choosing paper ...

Page 290: ...261 Cause What to do Duplex printing on damp coated or thick paper may produce printouts with white dots where the toner density is high on the back of the paper Do not select Thick Back or Coated Back as the Paper Type setting in the printer driver Choose Thick or Coated instead Do not store coated paper in a humid or damp environment Be sure to use paper that is newly unwrapped Cause What to do ...

Page 291: ...paper may be moist or damp Do not store paper in a humid or damp environment Be sure to use paper that is newly unwrapped There may be no toner left in the toner cartridge If the message on the LCD panel or in the EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility indicates that the amount of toner is low see DeveloperCartridge onpage 242 There may be a problem with the photoconductor unit Replace the photoconductor ...

Page 292: ...rinter EPSON special paper or smooth high quality copier paper is recommended for best results See Available Paper on page 29 for information on choosing paper There may be a problem with the photoconductor unit Replace the photoconductor unit See Photoconductor Unit on page 246 ...

Page 293: ...s may appear distorted or broken EPSON special paper or smooth high quality copier paper is recommended for best results See Available Paper on page 29 for information on choosing paper Cause What to do The printer may have loaded more than one sheet at a time Remove the paper stack and fan it Tap it on a flat surface to even the edges Then reload the paper There may be no toner left in the develo...

Page 294: ...problemmaybewithyour application or interface cable Print out a status sheet See Printing a Status Sheet on page 196 If a blank page is ejected the problem may be with the printer Turn off the printer and contact your dealer ...

Page 295: ...ay be on Turn off the Toner Save mode using the printer driver or the printer s control panel menus There may be a problem with the photoconductor unit Replace the photoconductor unit See Photoconductor Unit on page 246 Cause What to do Toner may have spilled onto the paper feed path Clean internal printer components by printing three pages with only one character per page Cause What to do The pap...

Page 296: ... the covers or turn off the printer Cancel All Print Job The printer is canceling all print jobs in the printer memory including jobs the printer is currently receiving or printing This message appears when the Cancel Job button has been pressed down for more than 2 seconds There may be no paper in the cassette or MP tray Load paper Too many sheets may be loaded in a cassette or MP tray Make sure ...

Page 297: ...cel the print job Check Duplex P Size The paper size loaded in the printer is not appropriate for the optional Duplex Unit Only A4 or letter size can be used Check Paper Size The paper size setting is different from the size of paper loaded in the printer Check to see if the correct size of paper is loaded in the specified paper source To clear this error select Clear Warning from the control pane...

Page 298: ...ssible due to a lack of memory RAM or free disk space on the optional Hard Disk Drive If this error occurs print only one copy at a time To clear this error select Clear Warning from the control panel s ResetMenu See Howtoaccessthecontrolpanelmenus onpage 199 for instructions Cooling Down Theprinterlowers itstemperaturetooptimizeforthefixingtoner Wait for a moment for Ready to appear in the LCD pa...

Page 299: ...our dealer for repair or replacement To clear this error either press the Start Stop button or turn off the printer and remove the ROM module Formatting HDD The printer is formatting the optional Hard Disk Drive Form Data Canceled Unable to store form overlay data on the printer s Hard Disk Drive Either the drive is full or the maximum number of form overlay files has been reached Delete any form ...

Page 300: ...fying the page by limiting the number of graphics or reducing the number and size of fonts To clear this error select Clear Warning from the control panel s ResetMenu See Howtoaccessthecontrolpanelmenus onpage 199 for instructions Turn the Image Optimum setting off on the control panel s Printing Menu if you do not want the printer to automatically lower the print quality to continue printing You ...

Page 301: ... it and reinstalling it See Replacing the waste toner collector on page 251 for instructions Invalid AUX I F Card This message means that the printer cannot communicate with the installed optional interface card Turn off the printer remove the card then reinstall it Invalid HDD Either the optional Hard Disk Drive is damaged or it cannot be used with this printer Turn off the printer and remove the...

Page 302: ...art Stop button on the control panel to resume printing Or press the Cancel Job button to cancel the print job Jam A Paper is jammed at the MP tray For instructions on how to remove jammed paper at the MP tray see Jam A Cover AB on page 268 Jam B Paper is jammed inside the output path cover cover AB or fuser unit For instructions on how to remove jammed paper at the output path cover or fuser unit...

Page 303: ...on your computer or by pressing the Cancel Job button on the printer To clear this error message select Clear Warning from the control panel s Reset Menu See How to access the control panel menus on page 199 for instructions To prevent this problem from happening again add more memory to your printer as described in Memory module on page 324 Offline The printer is not ready to print Press the Star...

Page 304: ...ent position in the printer Printer Open One or more of the following covers are open the front cover Cover AB Cover DM or Cover C Print Overrun The required time to process the print data exceeded the print engine speed because the current page is too complex Press the Start Stop button to resume printing Or press the Cancel Job button to cancel the print job If this message appears again select ...

Page 305: ...ce Toner X The developer cartridge to be replaced has been moved to the replacement position in the printer Replace Photocondctr The photoconductor unit has reached the end of its service life Replace the photoconductor unit with a a new one See Photoconductor Unit on page 246 for instructions The error clears automatically after you replace the unit and close all printer covers The photoconductor...

Page 306: ...ction The maximum number of print jobs stored in the printer s Hard Disk Drive has been reached or the drive has no more memory available to store a new job To store a new print job delete a previously stored job Also if you have any Confidential Jobs stored printing those jobs will make more memory available To clear this error select Clear Warning from the control panel s ResetMenu See Howtoacce...

Page 307: ...rnal check Service Req xyyy A controller error or a print engine error has been detected Turn off the printer Wait at least 5 seconds and then turn it back on If the error message still appears write down the error number listed on the LCD panel xyyy and turn off the printer unplug the power cord and contact a qualified service representative Sleep The printer is in sleep mode Unable Clear Error T...

Page 308: ...instructions Worn Photoconductor This message indicates that the photoconductor unit is near the end of its service life You can continue to print until the Replace Photocondctr error message appears but early replacement is recommended to maintain high print quality Toclearthiswarningmessageandcontinueprinting selectClear All Warnings from the control panel s Reset Menu See How to access the cont...

Page 309: ...the toner is recommended as toner may spill during replacement if toner remains in the cartridge When printouts become faint see Developer Cartridge on page 242 for instructions To clear this error select Clear Warning from the control panel s ResetMenu See Howtoaccessthecontrolpanelmenus onpage 199 for instructions XXXX Toner Cart Out One or more developer cartridges are not installed in the prin...

Page 310: ... receiving saving to the Hard Disk Drive or printing Using the Reset Menu Selecting Reset from the control panel s Reset Menu stops printing clears the print job being received from the active interface and clears errors that may have occurred at the interface Follow these steps 1 Press the Enter button to access the control panel menus 2 Press the d Down button several times until Reset Menu appe...

Page 311: ...ifications Available Paper Since the quality of any particular brand or type of paper may be changed by the manufacturer at any time EPSON cannot guarantee the quality of any type of paper Always test samples of paper stock before purchasing large quantities orprinting large jobs ...

Page 312: ... is acceptable Envelopes No paste and no tape No plastic window unless specifically designed for laser printers Labels The backing sheet should be covered completely with no gaps between labels Thick paper Weight 91 to 163 g m2 Laser printer paper EPSON Color Laser Paper Transparencies EPSON Color Laser Transparencies Coated paper EPSON Color Laser Coated Paper Colored paper Non coated Paper with ...

Page 313: ...0 10 5 in Executive 7 25 10 5 in Custom 92 to 216 mm 210 to 297 mm Paper that is shorter than 210 mm is printed as thick paper Paper Sources MP tray for all sizes Optional 500 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit for A4 Optional Duplex Unit for A4 Letter Size Monarch 3 7 8 7 1 2 in Commercial 10 4 1 8 9 1 2 in DL 110 220 mm C6 114 162 mm C5 162 229 mm International B5 176 250 mm 7 9 8 in Paper Source MP tray...

Page 314: ...314 Technical Specifications Size 91 to 216 mm 148 to 297 mm Paper Source MP tray only ...

Page 315: ...Size 92 to 216 mm 148 to 297 mm Paper Source MP tray only Size A4 210 297 mm Letter 8 5 11 in Paper Sources MP tray for all sizes Optional 500 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit for A4 Optional Duplex Unit for A4 Letter Size A4 210 297 mm Letter 8 5 11 in Paper Source MP tray only Size A4 210 297 mm Paper Source MP tray only when Coated or Coated Back is selected as the Paper Type setting in the printer dr...

Page 316: ...316 Technical Specifications 4 mm minimum margin on all sides Note The printable area varies depending on the emulation mode in use ...

Page 317: ...inting speed varies by paper source or other conditions Color printing 25 seconds or less Black only printing 14 seconds or less Warm up time About 180 seconds at normal temperature Paper feed Automatic or manual feed Paper feed alignment Center alignment for all sizes Input paper supply MP tray Up to 200 sheets of plain paper and EPSON Color Laser Paper Up to 10 envelopes Up to 50 sheets of label...

Page 318: ...nal emulation PCL5e mode LJ4 mode HP GL 2 emulation GL2 mode ESC P 2 24 pin printer emulation ESC P 2 mode ESC P 9 pin printer emulation FX mode IBM Proprinter emulation I239X mode Resident fonts 84 scalable fonts and 7 bitmap fonts RAM 32 MB expandable up to 1 GB Toincreaseprinter memoryto544 MB or more you have to remove the original 32MB RAM ...

Page 319: ...maximum Dimensions and weight Height 406 mm 16 0 in Width 429 mm 16 9 in Depth 521 mm 20 5 in Weight Approx 29 kg about 63 9 lb excluding options Durability 5 years or 200 000 pages whichever comes first under the condition of A4 or letter size plain paper 110 V 120 V Model Model L431A 220 to 240 V Model Model L431A Voltage 110 V 120 V 10 220 V 240 V 10 Rated frequency 50 Hz 60 Hz 3 Hz 50 Hz 60 Hz...

Page 320: ...consumption During printing Average Color 247Wh 251Wh B W 372Wh 352Wh MAX Color 1100W or less B W 1100W or less During sleep mode Average 108Wh 107Wh Sleep mode Less than 15W Less than 12W Safety UL 60950 CSA C22 2 No 60950 EMC FCC Part 15 Subpart B Class B CSA C108 8 Class B Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC EMC Directive 89 336 EEC EN 60950 EN 55022 Class B EN 55024 EN 61000 3 2 EN 61000 3 3 ...

Page 321: ...y Act of 1968 This means that the printer does not produce hazardous laser radiation 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 The label shown below indicates compliance with the CDRH regulations and must b...

Page 322: ... the mode setting on the parallel interface may differ depending on your computer Refer to your computer s manual to adjust the mode setting on the parallel interface USB interface USB 1 1 Note Only computers equipped with a USB connector and running Mac OS 8 1 to 9 X or Windows Me 98 XP or 2000 support the USB interface Ethernet interface You can use an IEEE 802 3 100BASE TX 10BASE T straight thr...

Page 323: ...SON Color Laser Coated Paper This media can be fed from this paper source only when Plain is selected as the Paper Type setting in the printer driver Power supply 5 Vdc and 24V supplied by the printer Dimensions and weight Height 178 mm 7 0 in Width 380 mm 15 0 in Depth 485 mm 19 1 in Weight 5 3 kg 11 7 lb including paper cassette Paper size A4 Letter Paper weight 60 to 90 g m 16 to 24 lb Paper fe...

Page 324: ...ications of the memory as well as manufacturer information that can be retrieved by the motherboard through electronic signals Height 330 mm 13 0 in Width 96 mm 3 8 in Depth 340 mm 13 4in Weight 2 0 kg 4 4 lb DRAM type Synchronous Dynamic RAM Dual In line memory module SDRAM DIMM Memory size 32MB 64 MB 128 MB 256MB or 512 MB Type 168 pin type 64 bit with SPD Clock frequency 100 MHz or higher 10 ns...

Page 325: ...t up to 1 500 images each The actual number of pages you can print with developer cartridges varies depending on the type of printing Basic Specifications Data transfer method Half duplex Data Strobe differential serial Synchronization method IEEE 1394 1995 compliant Encoding decoding IEEE 1394 1995 compliant Compatible connectors IEEE 1394 1995 compatible 6 contact receptable Storage temperature ...

Page 326: ... frequently printing on envelopes labels thick paper transparencies or paper that is smaller than the print data s page size The actual number of pages you can print with a transfer unit varies depending on the type of printing Storage temperature 0 to 35 C 32 to 95 F Storage humidity 30 to 85 RH Life 45 000 images of black and white continuos printing 11 250 images of color continuous printing St...

Page 327: ...r of pages you can print before replacing the waste toner collector varies depending on the type of printing Storage temperature 0 to 35 C 32 to 95 F Storage humidity 30 to 85 RH Life 6 250 images of color printing 25 000 images of black and white printing under the conditions of A4 size paper at 5 print ratio with color black and white 1 1 ...

Page 328: ...328 Technical Specifications ...

Page 329: ...nts and symbols automatically you will probably never need to adjust the printer 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...

Page 330: ...9 ISO 5N 8859 10 ISO 6N 8859 15 ISO 9N IBM DN 11U PcMultilingual 12U PcEur858 13U Legal 1U 76 typefaces PcBlt775 26U PcE Europe 17U PcTk437 9T Pc1004 9J WiAnsi 19U WiE Europe 9E WiTurkish 5T WiBALT 19L DeskTop 7J PsText 10J VeInternational 13J VeUS 14J MsPublishing 6J Math 8 8M PsMath 5M VeMath 6M PiFont 15U Windows 9U McText 12J Line Printer Roman Extension 0E Symbol Set SWA and Symbol Set SWM Sy...

Page 331: ...rench HP German Italian JIS ASCll Swedis 2 Norweg 2 UK French 2 German HP Spanish Chinese Spanish IRV Swedish Portuguese IBM Portuguese and IBM Spanish These are partial variations of the Roman 8 set OCR B OCR B 1O OCR B Extension 3Q Two types of Code 39 Code 39 0Y Two types of EAN UPC EAN UPC 8Y ...

Page 332: ...Swiss 721 SWM Bold Swiss 721 SWM Italic Swiss 721 SWM Bold Italic Dutch 801 SWM Dutch 801 SWM Bold Dutch 801 SWM Italic Dutch 801 SWM Bold Italic Swiss 721 SWA Swiss 721 SWA Bold Swiss 721 SWA Italic Swiss 721 SWA Bold Italic Swiss 721 Narrow SWA Swiss 721 Narrow SWA Bold Swiss 721 Narrow SWA Italic Swiss 721 Narrow SWA Bold Italic Zapf Calligraphic 801 SWA Zapf Calligraphic 801 SWA Bold Zapf Call...

Page 333: ...re the available international character sets for ISO 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 Spanish 2S Swedish 3S IBM Portuguese 5S ...

Page 334: ...able available not available available not available EPSON Roman available available not available available not available EPSON Sans serif available available not available available not available Swiss 721 SWM available available available available not available Letter Gothic SWC available available available available not available Dutch 801 SWM available available available available not avai...

Page 335: ...racter sets using the Remote Control Panel utility or the ESC R command Available for ESC P 2 emulation only OCR B available not available not available available not available Character sets USA France Germany UK Japan Denmark1 Denmark2 Sweden Italy Spain1 Spain2 Norway Latin America Korea Legal Pc 437 U S Standard Europe Pc 850 Multilingual Pc 860 Portuguese Pc 863 Canadian French Pc 865 Nordic ...

Page 336: ...use the ESC command In the I239X Emulation Mode The available symbol sets in the I239X mode are Pc437 Pc850 Pc858 Pc860 Pc863 and Pc865 See Inthe ESC P2or FX Modes on page 334 The available fonts are EPSON Sans Serif Courier SWC EPSON Prestige EPSON Gothic EPSON Presentor EPSON Orator and EPSON Script ...

Page 337: ...ymbol Sets 337 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 330 ...

Page 338: ...338 Symbol Sets ...

Page 339: ...o 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 Cre...

Page 340: ...s 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 Standard EPSON Bar...

Page 341: ...cribed here is for installation in Windows 98 the procedure for other Windows operating systems is nearly the same 1 Turn on the computer and start Windows 2 Insert the CD ROM or floppy disk containing the EPSON BarCode Fonts into the appropriate drive 3 Click Start point to Settings then click Control Panel 4 Double click Fonts Computer IBM PC series or IBM compatible with an i386SX or higher CPU...

Page 342: ...ect All button to install all EPSON BarCode Fonts Note Make sure that the Copy fonts to Fonts folder check box is selected 8 Click OK The selected EPSON BarCode Fonts are installed in the Windows Fonts folder Printing with EPSON BarCode Fonts Follow these steps to create and print bar codes using EPSON BarCode Fonts The application featured in these instructions is Microsoft WordPad The actual pro...

Page 343: ...rking with Fonts 343 C C C C C C C C C C C C 1 Open a document inyour applicationand enter the characters you want to convert into a bar code 2 Select the characters then select Font from the Format menu ...

Page 344: ...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 345: ...ar code reader Notes on inputting and formatting bar codes Pleasenotethefollowingwheninputtingandformattingbar code characters 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 Graphic m...

Page 346: ...inguish 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 is selected the resulting bar code may have more characters than were originally input For best results use only the font sizes recommended in BarCode Font specifications on page ...

Page 347: ...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 Up to 7 characters Font size 52 pt to 130 pt up to 96 pt in Windows XP 2000 NT Recommended sizes are 52 ...

Page 348: ...an 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 Up to 12 characters Font size 60 pt to 150 pt up to 96 pt in Windows XP 2000 NT Recommended sizes are 60 pt 75 pt standard 112 5 pt and 150 pt ...

Page 349: ...esaresupported 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 Up to 11 characters Font size 60 pt to 150 pt up to 96 pt in Windows XP 2000 NT Recommended sizes are 60 pt 75 pt standard 112 5 pt and 150...

Page 350: ... 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 Up to 6 characters Font size 60 pt to 150 pt up to 96 pt in Windows XP 2000 NT Recommended sizes are 60 pt 75 pt standard 112 5 pt and 150 pt ...

Page 351: ...this reason 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 the space If a space is input while a Code39 font is selected the bar code will not...

Page 352: ...e 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 NT 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 NT Recommended sizes are 36 pt 72 pt 108 pt and 144 pt EPSON Code39 EPSON Code39 CD EPSO...

Page 353: ...plications 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 the 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 h...

Page 354: ...ally 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 the characte...

Page 355: ...art Stop character Check 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 NT 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 NT Recommended sizes are 36 pt 72 pt 108 pt and 144 pt ...

Page 356: ...l 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 letter A EPSON ...

Page 357: ...p character when not 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 NT 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 NT Recommended sizes are 36 pt 72 pt 108 pt and 144 pt ...

Page 358: ... fonts appear in your application software s font list if you are using the driver provided with the printer If you are using a different driver all of these fonts may not be available The fonts provided with the printer are shown below according to the emulation mode EPSON Codabar EPSON Codabar CD EPSON Codabar Num EPSON Codabar CD Num ...

Page 359: ...c Univers Condensed Incised 901 SWC Medium Bold Italic Antique Olive Original Garamond SWC Medium Bold Italic Bold Italic Garamond Audrey Two SWC Marigold Flareserif 821 SWC Medium Extra Bold Albertus Swiss 721 SWM Medium Bold Italic Bold Italic Arial Dutch 801 SWM Medium Bold Italic Bold Italic Times New Swiss 721 SWA Medium Bold Italic Bold Italic Helvetica Swiss 721 Narrow SWA Medium Bold Itali...

Page 360: ...uantities Century Schoolbook SWA Medium Bold Italic Bold Italic New Century Schoolbook Dutch 801 SWA Medium Bold Italic Bold Italic Times ITC Zapf Chancery SWA Italic ITC Zapf Chancery Medium Italic Symbol Set SWM Symbol Symbol Set SWA SymbolPS More WingBats SWM Wingdings ITC Zapf Dingbats SWA ITC Zapf Dingbats Letter Gothic SWC Medium Bold Italic Letter Gothic Courier SWA Medium Bold Italic Bold ...

Page 361: ...CR B fonts may not be readable Print a sample and make sure the fonts can be read before printing large quantities I239X mode Font Name Family Courier SWC Medium Bold EPSON Prestige EPSON Roman EPSON Sans serif Swiss 721 SWM Medium Bold Letter Gothic SWC Medium Bold Dutch 801 SWM Medium Bold EPSON Script OCR A OCR B Font Name Family Courier SWC Medium Bold EPSON Prestige EPSON Gothic ...

Page 362: ...nel s Information Menu Follow these steps to print font samples 1 Make sure that paper is loaded 2 Make sure the LCD panel displays Ready or Sleep then press the Enter button 3 Press the d Down button to select the font sample for the appropriate mode 4 Press the Enter button to print the selected font sample sheet Adding More Fonts You can add a wide variety of fonts to your computer Most font pa...

Page 363: ...de Downloading Fonts Fonts that reside 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 reset 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...

Page 364: ...ure that the printer is off and that Windows is running on your computer 2 Insert the CD ROM that comes with your printer into your CD ROM drive 3 In the dialog box that appears double click Install Software 4 Click the Advanced button 5 Select EPSON Font Manager and click OK 6 Follow the on screen instructions ...

Page 365: ...Working with Fonts 365 C C C C C C C C C C C C 7 When installation is complete click OK EPSON Font Manager is now installed on your computer ...

Page 366: ...HP Equivalent Courier SWC Medium Bold Italic Bold Italic Courier Dutch 801 SWC Medium Bold Italic Bold Italic CG Times Zapf Humanist 601 SWC Medium Bold Italic Bold Italic CG Omega Ribbon 131 SWC Coronet Clarendon Condensed SWC Clarendon Condensed Swiss 742 SWC Medium Bold Italic Bold Italic Univers Swiss 742 Condensed SWC Medium Bold Italic Bold Italic Univers Condensed Incised 901 SWC Medium Bol...

Page 367: ... Italic Bold Italic ITC Bookman Century Schoolbook SWA Medium Bold Italic Bold Italic New Century Schoolbook Dutch 801 SWA Medium Bold Italic Bold Italic Times ITC Zapf Chancery SWA Italic ITC Zapf Chancery Medium Italic Symbol Set SWM Symbol Symbol Set SWA SymbolPS More WingBats SWM Wingdings ITC Zapf Dingbats SWA ITC Zapf Dingbats Letter Gothic SWC Medium Bold Italic Letter Gothic Courier SWA Me...

Page 368: ...e read before printing large quantities ESC P 2 and FX modes Available only in ESC P2 mode Note Depending on the print density or on the quality or color of the paper OCR A and OCR B fonts may not be readable Print a sample and make sure the fonts can be read before printing large quantities Font Name Family Courier SWC Medium Bold EPSON Prestige EPSON Roman EPSON Sans serif Swiss 721 SWM Medium B...

Page 369: ...amplesofthefontsavailableineachmodebyusing the control panel s Information Menu Follow these steps to print font samples 1 Make sure that paper is loaded 2 Make sure the LCD panel displays Ready or Standby then press the Enter button 3 Press the d Down button to select the font sample for the appropriate mode Font Name Family Courier SWC Medium Bold EPSON Prestige EPSON Gothic EPSON Orator EPSON S...

Page 370: ...re sending unformatted text to the printer directly from DOS or if you are using a simple software package that does not include font selection you can select fonts using the printer s control panel menus when in the LJ4 ESC P 2 FX or I239X emulation mode Downloading Fonts Fonts that reside on your computer s hard disk can be downloaded or transferred to the printer so they can be printed Download...

Page 371: ...ter or having fonts downloaded only when you need to print a particular font EPSON Font Manager Windows Only EPSON Font Manager provides you with 131 software fonts Installing EPSON Font Manager Follow these steps to install EPSON Font Manager 1 Make sure that the printer is off and that Windows is running on your computer 2 Insert the CD ROM that comes with your printer into your CD ROM drive ...

Page 372: ...ON Font Manager Alternatively you can install it by selecting Install EPSON Font Manager and then clicking the arrow at the top right 4 Follow the on screen instructions 5 When installation is complete click OK EPSON Font Manager is now installed on your computer ...

Page 373: ... dealer where you purchased your product Customer support will be able to help you much more quickly if you give them the following information 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 na...

Page 374: ...tion to your product documentation we provide the following sources for obtaining information Service Access World Wide Web From the Internet you can reach EPSON s Latin American web site at http www latin epson com In Brazil you can reach Epson at http www epson com br Country Telephone number Argentina 11 4346 0300 Brazil 55 11 7296 6100 Chile 02 236 6717 Colombia 01 523 5000 Costa Rica 6 296 62...

Page 375: ... e mail EPSON Faxback Service EPSON Faxback service will fax you the latest specifications for most EPSON products offered in Australia Phone 02 9903 9075 andthe system will guide you through a numberof choices before faxing the information to your fax machine EPSON Helpdesk EPSON Helpdesk is provided as a final backup to make sure our clients have access to advise Operators on the Helpdesk can ai...

Page 376: ...ide Web http www epson com sg Information on product specifications drivers for download Frequently Asked Questions FAQ Sales Enquiries and Technical Support via e mail are available Epson HelpDesk Phone 65 6586 3111 Our HelpDesk team can help you with the following over the phone Sales enquiries and product information Product usage questions or problem Enquiries on repair service and warranty Fo...

Page 377: ...es on repair service and warranty For users in Indonesia Contacts for information support and services are World Wide Web http www epson co id Information on product specifications drivers for download Frequently Asked Questions FAQ Sales Enquiries questions through e mail Epson Hotline Sales enquiries and product information Technical support Phone 62 21 572 4350 Fax 62 21 572 4357 ...

Page 378: ...vide users with the following information Product information Answers to Frequently Asked Questions FAQs Jakarta Wisma Bisnis Indonesia 3rd floor Jl Letjen S Parman Kav 12 Slipi Jakarta Phone Fax 62 21 5357159 Bandung Lippo Center 8th floor Jl Gatot Subroto No 2 Bandung Phone Fax 62 22 7303766 Surabaya Gedung Koko Perdana 3rd floor Jl Jend Basuki RakhmatNo 105 107 Surabaya Phone Fax 62 31 5458562 ...

Page 379: ... 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 Sales Enquiries questio...

Page 380: ...age and technical support Techline 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 603 56288288 Fax 603 56212088 Phone 603 56288222 Phone 603 56288333 ...

Page 381: ...abad Cochin Mumbai Pune Delhi and Kolkata Phone 5321 266 70 Fax 5581799 5321095 Mumbai Phone 8261516 17 Fax 8257287 Delhi Phone 6447201 06 Fax 6447205 Chennai Phone 8203940 41 Fax 8272463 Kolkata Phone 2871355 56 Fax 2871357 Hyderabad Phone 6329335 36 Cochin Phone 361638 362677 Fax 352940 Pune Phone 4335460 ext 214 Fax 4330881 Ahmedabad Phone 6407176 77 ...

Page 382: ...tp www epson com ph Information on product specifications drivers for download 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 Phone 63 2 813 6567 Fax 63 2 813 6545 E...

Page 383: ... Firewall your computer is made more vulnerable If you have many exceptions and open ports your computer can become a victim of unknown intruders or viruses Epson takes no responsibilities for damages caused by allowing exception in Windows Firewall A Configuring the Network Interface using EpsonNet WinAssist If you configure the network interface using the computer running Windows XP Service Pack...

Page 384: ... Services list and then click OK B For EpsonNet WebManager Users If EpsonNet WebManager is installed on the computer running Windows XP Service Pack 2 make the following settings otherwise the client computers cannot access EpsonNet WebManager 1 Click Start point to Control Panel and then select Security Center Click Windows Firewall 2 Click the Exceptions tab and then click the Add Port button 3 ...

Page 385: ...d in another network segment Solution 1 Click Start point to Control Panel and then select Security Center Click Windows Firewall 2 Click the Exceptions tab and then click the Add Program button 3 Click the Browse button 4 Select the program located in the following folder using the Look in pull down menu C Program Files Common Files EPSON EBAPI EEBAgent exe Note Substitute the drive letter for yo...

Page 386: ... for Windows XP Users 5 Confirm that EEBAgent exe is registered in the Programs list and then click OK 6 Confirm that the check box for EEBAgent exe is selected in the Programs and Services list and then click OK ...

Page 387: ...you see them on your screen cpi characters per inch A measure of the size of fixed width text characters CR carriage return A control code to return the printing position to the start of the next line after printing one line default A value or setting that takes effect when the printer is turned on reset or initialized download To transfer information from the computer to the printer downloaded fo...

Page 388: ...f a font halftone A grayscale image that is composed of small dots The dots can be close together to create black or more widely spaced to create gray or white areas in the image Newspaper photographs are common examples of halftones initialization The act of returning the printer to its defaults fixed set of conditions interface The connection between the printer and the computer A parallel inter...

Page 389: ...lett Packard LaserJet series printers photoconductor unit A component of the printer that contains a photosensitive print drum pitch A measure of the number of characters per inch cpi for fixed width fonts point size The height of a particular font as measured from the top of the tallest character to the bottom of the lowest A point is a typographic unit of measure equivalent to 1 72 of an inch po...

Page 390: ... the printer s memory and erase the current print jobs resident font A font that is stored permanently in the printer s memory 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 Resolution Improvement Technology A feature that smooths the jagged edges of printe...

Page 391: ...haracter table toner The colored powder contained in the developer cartridges that is used to print images on the paper 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 392: ...392 Glossary ...

Page 393: ...settings 199 Control panel menus overview of available menus 203 Control panel settings when to use 199 Customer support 373 D Developer cartridges handling precautions 242 replacing 243 Duplex Unit about 175 installing 175 removing 181 specifications 323 E Envelopes driver settings 44 loading 45 specifications 313 the use of 44 EPSON BarCode Fonts about 339 formatting 345 inputting 345 installing...

Page 394: ...talling Adobe PostScript 3 ROM module 190 Duplex Unit 175 Hard Disk Drive 181 Interface cards 193 memory modules 186 Interface cards installing 193 removing 196 L Labels driver settings 46 specifications 313 the use of 46 Loading paper custom size paper 47 envelopes 45 lower cassette 40 MP tray 38 transparencies 44 M Memory modules installing 186 removing 190 specifications 187 324 O Options 500 S...

Page 395: ...s 49 uninstalling Macintosh 142 uninstalling Windows 101 Printer settings automatic setting Macintosh 110 automatic setting Windows 50 customizing settings Macintosh 113 customizing settings Windows 54 duplex printing Macintosh 125 duplex printing Windows 72 extended settings Macintosh 126 extended settings Windows 74 feeding paper manually 35 HDD form overlay Windows 70 overlay 64 predefined sett...

Page 396: ...Thick paper driver settings 47 specifications 315 Toner cartridges specifications 325 Transfer unit handling precautions 253 Transparencies loading 44 settings 43 the use of 43 Transporting the printer for long distances 262 for short distances 263 Troubleshooting error messages 296 LCD panel messages 296 operational problems 282 paper handling problems 295 printout problems 284 print quality prob...

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