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Epson AcuLaser C4200DN, User Manual

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Memory Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .389

Print quality decreased  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .389

Insufficient memory for current task. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .389

Insufficient memory to print all copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .389

Paper Handling Problems  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .390

Paper does not feed properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .390

Problems Using Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .390

The message Invalid AUX /IF Card appears 

on the LCD panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .391

Paper does not feed from the optional paper cassette  . . . . .391

Feed jam when using the optional paper cassette . . . . . . . . .392

An installed option cannot be used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .392

Correcting USB Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .392

USB connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .393

Windows operating system  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .393

Printer software installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .393

Status and Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .400

Canceling Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .400

Printing in the PostScript 3 Mode Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .400

The printer does not print correctly in the PostScript mode401

The printer does not print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .401

The printer driver or printer that you need to use does 

not appear in the Printer Setup Utility (Mac OS 10.3.x), 

Print Center (Mac OS 10.2.x), or Chooser (Mac OS 9)  . . .402

The font on the printout is different from that on the screen403

The printer fonts cannot be installed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .403

The edges of texts and/or images are not smooth  . . . . . . . .404

The printer does not print normally via the parallel 

interface (Windows 98 only)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .404

The printer does not print normally via the USB interface  .404

The printer does not print normally via the 

network interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .405

An undefined error occurs (Macintosh only). . . . . . . . . . . . .406

Insufficient memory to print data (Macintosh only). . . . . . .406

Summary of Contents for AcuLaser C4200DN

Page 1: ...pson Approved Products by Seiko Epson Corporation NEST Office Kit Copyright 1996 Novell Inc All rights reserved A part of the ICC Profile contained within this product was created by Gretag Macbeth ProfileMaker Gretag Macbeth is the registered trademark of Gretag Macbeth Holding AG Logo ProfileMaker is the trademark of LOGO GmbH IBM and PS 2 are registered trademarks of International Business Mach...

Page 2: ...tered in some jurisdictions HP and HP LaserJet are registered trademarks of the Hewlett Packard Company Adobe the Adobe logo and PostScript3 are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated which may be registered in certain jurisdictions General Notice Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners Epson disclaims any and all righ...

Page 3: ... Information 25 Printer Parts 26 Front view 26 Rear view 27 Inside the printer 28 Control panel 29 Options and Consumable Products 30 Options 30 Consumable products 31 Chapter 2 Printer Features and Various Printing Options Printer Features 33 High speed tandem printing engine 33 High quality printing 33 Pre defined color settings in the printer driver 34 Toner save mode 34 Resolution Improvement ...

Page 4: ...orm overlay function 40 Chapter 3 Paper Handling Paper Sources 41 MP tray 41 Standard lower paper cassette 42 550 sheet 1100 sheet Paper Cassette Unit 42 Selecting a paper source 43 Loading Paper 45 MP tray 46 Standard lower paper cassette and optional paper cassette unit 47 Output tray 52 Printing on Special Media 53 EPSON Color Laser Paper 53 EPSON Color Laser Transparencies 54 Envelopes 56 Labe...

Page 5: ...tion 96 Re Print Job 97 Verify Job 99 Stored Job 100 Confidential Job 102 Monitoring Your Printer Using EPSON Status Monitor 103 Installing EPSON Status Monitor 103 Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 107 Information on EPSON Status Monitor 109 Simple Status 109 Detailed Status 110 Consumables Information 111 Job Information 113 Notice Settings 117 Order Online 118 Tray Icon Settings 120 Setting Up the...

Page 6: ...163 Making Extended Settings 165 Printing a status sheet 167 Using the Reserve Job Function 167 Re Print Job 169 Verify Job 171 Stored Job 173 Confidential Job 174 Monitoring Your Printer using EPSON Status Monitor 177 Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 177 Simple Status 178 Detailed Status 179 Consumables Information 180 Job Information 181 Notice Settings 183 Setting Up the USB Connection 184 For Ma...

Page 7: ...er driver for the network interface 200 Accessing the PostScript printer driver 202 Making changes to PostScript printer settings 203 Using the Reserve Job function 203 Using AppleTalk under Windows 2000 204 Using the PostScript Printer Driver with Macintosh 205 Installing the PostScript printer driver 205 Selecting the printer 207 Accessing the PostScript printer driver 211 Making changes to Post...

Page 8: ...et 267 Checking Color Registration 268 Printing a color registration sheet 268 Adjusting color registration alignment 269 Canceling Printing 270 Using the Cancel Job button 270 Using the Reset menu 270 Chapter 8 Installing Options Optional Paper Cassette Unit 272 Handling precautions 272 Installing the optional paper cassette unit 273 Installing the two optional paper cassette units 280 Removing t...

Page 9: ...r cartridge 313 Photoconductor Unit 318 Handling precautions 318 Replacing the photoconductor unit 319 Fuser Unit 325 Handling precautions 325 Replacing the fuser unit 325 Transfer Unit 330 Handling precautions 330 Replacing the transfer unit 331 Chapter 10 Cleaning and Transporting the Printer Cleaning the Printer 337 Cleaning the density sensor 337 Cleaning the photoconductor unit 343 Transporti...

Page 10: ...tout is garbled 380 The printout position is not correct 381 Misalignment of colors 381 Graphics do not print correctly 381 Color Printing Problems 382 Cannot print in color 382 The printout color differs when printed from different printers 382 The color looks different from what you see on the computer screen 383 Print Quality Problems 383 Dots appear every 30 mm on the printout 383 The backgrou...

Page 11: ...g Printing 400 Printing in the PostScript 3 Mode Problems 400 The printer does not print correctly in the PostScript mode401 The printer does not print 401 The printer driver or printer that you need to use does not appear in the Printer Setup Utility Mac OS 10 3 x Print Center Mac OS 10 2 x or Chooser Mac OS 9 402 The font on the printout is different from that on the screen403 The printer fonts ...

Page 12: ...cal 416 Electrical 417 Standard and approvals 417 Interfaces 419 Parallel interface 419 USB interface 419 Ethernet interface 420 Options and Consumable Products 420 Optional paper cassette unit 420 Memory modules 422 Hard Disk Drive 422 Toner cartridge 422 Photoconductor unit 423 Fuser unit 424 Transfer unit 424 Appendix C Information about Fonts Working with Fonts 425 EPSON BarCode Fonts Windows ...

Page 13: ...13 Downloading Fonts 453 EPSON Font Manager Windows Only 453 Symbol Sets 456 Introduction to Symbol Sets 456 In the ESC P 2 or FX Modes 458 In the I239X Emulation Mode 461 In the P5C Mode 462 Index ...

Page 14: ...efully to avoid bodily injury cCautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment Notes contain important information and useful tips on the operation of your printer Safety precautions N e w c o n f i r m t h e p r o d u c t s p e c i f i c a t i o n a n d d e l e t e u n n e c e s s a r y i n f o r m a t i o n Be sure to follow the precautions carefully to ensure safe efficient operatio...

Page 15: ... should carry the printer lifting it by the correct positions as shown below Be careful not to touch the fuser which is marked CAUTION HIGH TEMPERATURE or the surrounding areas If the printer has been in use the fuser and the surrounding areas may be very hot If you must touch one of these areas wait 30 minutes to allow the heat to subside before doing so 1 1 2 2 ...

Page 16: ... Do not attempt to modify a toner cartridge or take it apart They cannot be refilled Do not touch the toner Keep the toner away from your eyes Do not dispose of used toner cartridge photoconductor unit fuser unit or transfer unit in fire as they can explode and cause injury Dispose of them according to local regulations If toner is spilled use a broom and dustpan or a damp cloth with soap and wate...

Page 17: ...nit 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 the photoconductor unit 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 Be sure to keep consumable ...

Page 18: ...connectors for this printer are Non LPS non limited power source Connect your printer to an electrical outlet that meets the power requirements of this printer Your printer s power requirements are indicated on a label attached to the printer If you are not sure of the power supply specifications in your area contact your local power company or consult your dealer If you are unable to insert the A...

Page 19: ... the following conditions When using the printer The printer weighs about 34 6 kg 76 3 lb One person should not attempt to lift or carry the printer Two people should carry it A When the power cord or plug is damaged or frayed B If liquid has been spilled into it C If it has been exposed to rain or water D If it does not operate normally when the operating instructions are followed Adjustonlythose...

Page 20: ...of the printer This can cause the printer to overheat Never push objects of any kind through cabinet slots as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in a risk of fire or electric shock Never spill liquid of any kind on the printer Except as specifically explained in the printer s documentation do not attempt to service this product yourself Opening or removing...

Page 21: ...puters monitors printers fax machines copiers scanners and multifunction devices and in an effort to reduce air pollution caused by power generation Their standards and logos are uniform among participating nations Safety Information Power cord cCaution Be sure the AC power cord meets the relevant local safety standards Use only the power cord that comes with this product Use of the another cord m...

Page 22: ...here required Internal laser radiation This is a Class III b Laser Diode Assembly that has an invisible laser beam The printer head unit is NOT A SERVICE ITEM therefore the printer head unit should not be opened under any circumstances An additional laser warning label is affixed to the inside of the printer CDRH regulations For information about the Center for Devices and Radiological Health of t...

Page 23: ... Epson laser printer generates less than 0 1 ppm for eight 8 hours of continuous printing Minimize the risk To minimize the risk of exposure to ozone you should avoid the following conditions Use of multiple laser printers in a confined area Operation in conditions of extremely low humidity Poor room ventilation Long continuous printing together with any of the above Printer location The printer s...

Page 24: ...n Off Cautions N e w w i t h L C D p a n e l Do not turn off the printer 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 ...

Page 25: ... troubleshooting and technical specifications Network Guide Provides network administrators with information on both the printer driver and network settings You need to install this guide from the Network CD ROM to your computer s hard disk before referring it Paper Jam Guide Provides you with solutions for paper jam problems about your printer you may need to refer to on a regular basis We recomm...

Page 26: ...m a t i o n f r o m t h e s i m i l a r p r o d u c t Front view a control panel b cover B c top cover d output tray e latch on cover B f cover A g power switch h latch on cover A i standard lower paper cassette j expansion tray k MP tray Multi Purpose tray e k j i h g a c d f b ...

Page 27: ... Know Your Printer 27 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Rear view a stopper b Ethernet interface connector c AC inlet d USB interface connector e parallel interface connector f Type B interface card slot cover a b c f d e ...

Page 28: ...28 Getting to Know Your Printer Inside the printer a transfer unit b fuser unit c photoconductor unit d toner cartridge e cover D a b c d e ...

Page 29: ...Down button Use these buttons to access the control panel menus where you can make printer settings and check the status of consumable products For instructions on how to use these buttons see Using the Control Panel Menus on page 214 f 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 g Error light Red O...

Page 30: ...acity up to 1100 sheets of paper h Start Stop button When the printer is printing pressing this button stops the printing When the error light is flashing pressing this button clears the error and switches the printer to ready status i Data light Yellow On when print data is stored in the print buffer the section of printer memory reserved for receiving data but not yet printed Flashes when the pr...

Page 31: ... at high speed This option also enables you to use the Reserve Job function By using the Reserve Job function you can store print jobs in the printer s hard disk and print them later directly from the printer s control panel P5C Emulation Kit C12C832661 The P5C emulation kit provides you with the ability to print documents in the PCL5c printing language with this printer This optional kit includes...

Page 32: ...32 Getting to Know Your Printer Transfer Unit 3022 Fuser Unit 110 120 V 3020 Fuser Unit 220 240 V 3021 ...

Page 33: ... tandem printing engine Your printer s state of the art tandem engine features 600 MHz image processing and single pass technology that delivers 25 ppm pages per minute at 4800 RIT color printing and 35 ppm black and white printing on A4 paper Epson AcuLaser Resolution Improvement Technology High quality printing When using the driver provided your printer delivers 25 ppm pages per minute at 4800 ...

Page 34: ...ve mode To reduce the amount of toner used in printing documents you can print rough drafts using the Toner Save mode Resolution Improvement Technology and Enhanced MicroGray technology Resolution Improvement Technology RITech is an original Epson printer technology that works by smoothing out the jagged edges of diagonal and curved lines in both text and graphics Enhanced MicroGray improves the h...

Page 35: ...Emulation mode provides you with the ability to print documents in the PCL5c printing language with this printer Installing this optional P5C Emulation Kit into your printer this printer driver allows your computer to control the P5C printer Various Printing Options This printer provides you with a variety of different printing options You can printin various formats or can print using many differ...

Page 36: ...s Duplex printing on page 163 Macintosh Lets you print on both sides of the paper Fit to page printing N e w i n c l u d i n g t h e i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t M a c Resizing printouts on page 73 Windows Resizing printouts on page 154 Macintosh ...

Page 37: ...ble with Mac OS X Lets you automatically enlarge or reduce the size of your document to fit the paper size you selected Pages per sheet printing N e w i n c l u d i n g t h e i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t M a c Modifying the print layout on page 76 Windows Modifying the print layout on page 155 Macintosh ...

Page 38: ... M a c Using a watermark on page 78 Windows Using a watermark on page 158 Macintosh Note This function is not available with Mac OS X Lets you print text or an image as a watermark on your printout For example you can put Confidential on an important document Overlay printing N e w i n c l u d i n g t h e i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t P o s t S c r i p t 3 w i n d o w s o n l y ...

Page 39: ...Overlay printing function is not available in the PostScript 3 mode Using the Reserve Job function N e w U s i n g H D D i s a v a i l a b l e i n c l u d i n g t h e i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t M a c Hard Disk Drive on page 295 Using the Reserve Job Function on page 96 Windows Using the Reserve Job Function on page 167 Macintosh Letsyouprintjobsthatyoustoredintheprinter sHardDiskDrive later d...

Page 40: ...r Features and Various Printing Options Using the HDD form overlay function N e w U s i n g H D D i s a v a i l a b l e W i n d o w s o n l y Hard Disk Drive on page 295 Using HDD form overlay on page 87 Windows ...

Page 41: ...T Executive EXE Government Legal GLG Legal LGL Government Letter GLT F4 Custom size paper 88 9 139 7 mm minimum 220 355 6 mm maximum Up to 150 sheets Total thick stack up to 15 mm Envelopes Weight 75 to 105 g m DL ISO B5 Up to 15 mm thick stack Labels A4 Letter LT Up to 15 mm thick stack Thick paper Weight 106 to 163 g m A4 A5 B5 Letter LT Half Letter HLT Executive EXE Government Letter GLT Custom...

Page 42: ...o 15 mm EPSON ColorLaser Transparencies Weight 140 g m A4 Letter LT Up to 15 mm thick stack Paper Type Paper Size Capacity Plain paper Weight 60 to 105 g m A4 A5 B5 Letter LT Executive EXE Legal LGL Government Legal GLG Up to 550 sheets Total thick stack up to 61 mm Semi Thick EPSON Color Laser Paper Weight 82 g m A4 Paper Type Paper Size Capacity Plain paper Weight 60 to 105 g m A4 A5 B5 Letter L...

Page 43: ...nel see Using the Control Panel Menus on page 214 Using the printer driver For Windows Access the printer driver click the Basic Settings tab and select the paper source that you want to use from the Paper Source list Then click OK For Macintosh Access the printer driver select Printer Settings from the drop down list and click the Basic Settings tab for Mac OS X or open the Basic Settings dialog ...

Page 44: ... the printer driver click the Basic Settings tab and select Auto Selection as the paper source Then click OK For Macintosh Access the printer driver select Printer Settings from the drop down list and click the Basic Settings tab for Mac OS X or open the Basic Settings dialog box for Mac OS 9 Then select Auto Selection as the paper source and click OK The printer will search for a paper source con...

Page 45: ... 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 using the MP Mode setting in the control panel s Setup Menu For details see Setup Menu on page 224 Using the printer s control panel Access the control panel s Setup Menu and select Paper Source then select Auto Loading Paper N e w ...

Page 46: ...46 Paper Handling MP tray Follow the steps below to load paper into the MP tray 1 Open the MP tray 2 Pull out the expansion tray on the MP tray to accommodate the size of the paper you want to load ...

Page 47: ... the long edge first Do not load media that exceeds the maximum stack height After loading paper set the MP Tray Size setting to match the loaded paper size on the control panel To print on the back side of previously printed paper use the MP tray The duplex unit cannot be used for this purpose When loading LT or LGL size paper slide the guides to the position marked 8 5 Standard lower paper casse...

Page 48: ...cedure is the same for the standard lower cassette and the optional paper cassette unit In addition to plain paper you can also use special media such as EPSON Color Laser Paper in the paper cassettes Follow these steps to load paper into the standard and optional paper cassette units The illustrations show the standard lower cassette 1 Pull the paper cassette out until it stops Then lift up the f...

Page 49: ...aper guides to accommodate the paper you are loading Note When you use A4 or Letter LT size paper adjust the width by moving the adjuster on the side of the cassette When using Letter LT Legal LGL or Government Legal GLG size paper set the adjuster to the arrow marked 8 5 ...

Page 50: ...oad the paper after aligning the edges of the paper carefully Do not load paper that exceeds the maximum stack height 4 To prevent the sheets from sticking together fan a stack of paper Then tap the edge on a firm surface to line it up Note If your printouts are curled or do not stack properly when using plain paper try turning the stack over and reloading it ...

Page 51: ... 51 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 Insert the stack into the cassette lining it up with both the front and left sides of the cassette with the printable surface up 6 Slide the paper guides to fit the paper you are loading ...

Page 52: ...o the optional paper cassette unit set the setting for the cassette that you are using Output tray N e w t h e i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t t h e o t h e r o u t p u t t r a y q u o t e f r o m t h e s i m i l a r p r o d u c t F a c e d o w n The output tray is located on the top of the printer Since printouts are output face down this tray is also referred to as the face down tray Raise the s...

Page 53: ...wing Note Sincethe qualityofanyparticular brandor type ofmediamay be changed by the manufacturer at any time Epson cannot guarantee the quality of any type of media Always test samples of media stock before purchasing large quantities or printing large jobs EPSON Color Laser Paper N e w C o l o r o n l y w i t h c o n t r o l p a n e l When loading EPSON Color Laser Paper you should make paper set...

Page 54: ...f EPSON Color Laser Transparencies Note Duplex printing is not available for transparencies Transparencies can be loaded into the MP tray only When using transparencies you should make paper settings as shown below Make settings on the Basic Settings in the printer driver You can also make these settings on the Tray Menu in the control panel See Tray Menu on page 219 Paper Size A4 Paper Source MP ...

Page 55: ...transfer to the surface and damage the printable surface of the sheet The Epson logo appears on the printable side When loading transparencies in the MP tray insert the short edge first as shown below If transparencies are loaded incorrectly the message Check Transparency appears on the LCD panel Remove the jammed transparencies from the printer To clear the jam see When transparencies are jammed ...

Page 56: ...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 envelopes Duplex printing is not available for envelopes When loading envelopes you should make paper settings as shown below Make settings on the Basic Settings in the printer driver You c...

Page 57: ...e first Do not use an envelope that has glue or tape on it cCaution Make sure that the minimum size of envelopes meets the following size requirements 1 Minimum length of a long edge 176 mm 2 Minimum length of a short edge 110 mm Labels N e w w i t h c o n t r o l p a n e l i n c l u d i n g t h e i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t d u p l e x p r i n t i n g 1 2 ...

Page 58: ... printer driver You can also make these settings on the Tray Menu in the control panel See Tray Menu on page 219 Note You should only use labels designed for laser printers or plain paper copiers To prevent the label adhesive from coming into contact with printer parts always use labels that completely cover the backing sheet with no gaps between the individual labels Press a sheet of paper on top...

Page 59: ...omatically When you want to do duplex printing with extra thick paper set the Paper Type setting on printer driver to Extra Thick Back then do the duplex printing manually You can also make these settings on the Tray Menu in the control panel See Tray Menu on page 219 Loading a custom paper size N e w w i t h c o n t r o l p a n e l i n c l u d i n g t h e i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t M a c You...

Page 60: ...in the Paper Setting dialog box Then click New 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 You can also make these settings on the Tray Menu in the control panel See Tray Menu on page 219 If you cannot use the printer driver as explained above make this setting at the printer by accessi...

Page 61: ...from any application programs from your Windows operating system The printer settings made from many Windows applications override the setting made when the printer driver is accessed from theoperating system so you shouldaccess the printer driver from your application to make sure that you get the result you want From the application To access the printer driver click the Print or Page Setup from...

Page 62: ... the print quality of printouts through settings in the printer driver With the printer driver you can make the print settings by choosing from a list of 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 five quality modes for the color printing mode and three fo...

Page 63: ...river s online help provides details on printer driver settings 1 Click the Basic Settings tab 2 Click Automatic then choose desired printing quality 3 Click OK to apply the settings The printer driver provides the following quality modes Color Draft Text Text Image Web Photo Monochrome ...

Page 64: ... 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 the steps below to use the predefined settings 1 Click the Basic Settings tab 2 Select Advanced You will find the predefined settings in the list below of Automatic ...

Page 65: ... dialog box that appears by pressing the Setting Info button on the Optional Settings tab This printer driver provides the following predefined settings Draft Suitable for printing inexpensive drafts Text Suitable for printing documents that include mainly text Text Image Suitable for printing documents that include text and images Photo Suitable for printing photos Web Suitable for printing web s...

Page 66: ...r more vivid color printouts This setting does not affect your original image data ICM 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 pieces of equipment before printing To confirm that your equipment supports sRGB contact your eq...

Page 67: ... you need to change detailed settings make the settings manually Follow the steps below to customize your print settings 1 Click the Basic Settings tab 2 Click Advanced then click More Settings 3 Choose Color or Black as the Color setting then choose desired printing resolution with the Resolution slider bar Note This screen may vary depending on your operating system version ...

Page 68: ...nclude only illustrations graphs and text and do not include any images 4 Click OK to apply the settings and return to the Basic Settings tab Saving your settings To save your custom settings click Advanced then click Save Settings on the Basic Settings tab The Custom Settings dialog box appears Type a name for your custom settings in the Name box then click Save Your settings will appear in the l...

Page 69: ...ttings 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 Duplex printing N e w D u p l e x i s s t a n d a r d o r o p t i o n Duplex printing prints on both sides of the paper When printing for binding the binding edge can be specified as required to produce the desired page order As an...

Page 70: ...70 Using the Printer Software with Windows 2 Select the Duplex check box then select Left Top or Right as the Binding position 3 Click Duplex Settings to open the Duplex Settings dialog box ...

Page 71: ...of the paper then select whether the front or back side of the paper is to be printed as the Start Page 5 When printing for binding as a booklet select the Binding Method check box andmake appropriate settings For details about each setting see online help 6 Click OK to apply the settings and return to the Basic Settings tab ...

Page 72: ...72 Using the Printer Software with Windows Ordering Consumables To order consumables online click the Order Online button on the Basic Settings tab See Order Online on page 118 for details ...

Page 73: ... when EPSON Status Monitor is installed You can set the interval of the remaining consumables on the Consumables Info Settings dialog box that appears by clicking the Consumables Info Settings button on the Optional Settings tab Resizing printouts You can have your document enlarged or reduced during printing To automatically resize pages to fit the output paper 1 Click the Advanced Layout tab ...

Page 74: ...page will be printed to fit on the paper you have selected 3 Select Upper Left to print reduced page image at upper left corner of the paper or Center to print reduced page image with centering for Location setting 4 Click OK to apply the settings Resizing pages by a specified percentage 1 Click the Advanced Layout tab 2 Select the Zoom Options check box ...

Page 75: ...3 Select the Zoom To check box then specify the magnification percentage in the box Note The percentage can be set between 50 and 200 in 1 increments 4 Click OK to apply the settings If necessary select the paper size to be printed from the Output Paper drop down list ...

Page 76: ...es the printing order automatically resizing each page to fit the specified paper size You can also choose to print documents surrounded by a frame 1 Click the Advanced Layout tab 2 Select the Print Layout check box and the number of pages you want to print on one sheet of paper Then click More Settings The Print Layout Settings dialog box appears ...

Page 77: ...ch sheet 4 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 tab 5 Click OK to apply the settings and return to the Advanced Layout tab ...

Page 78: ...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 Advanced Layout tab 2 Select a watermark that you want to use from the Watermark drop down list If you want to make detailed settings click Watermark Settings The W...

Page 79: ...he document or Back to print the watermark in the background of the document for the Position setting 5 Select the location on the page where you want to print the watermark from the Location drop down list 6 Adjust the X horizontal or Y vertical Offset position 7 Adjust the size of the watermark with the Size slider bar 8 Click OK to apply the settings and return to the Advanced Layout tab Making...

Page 80: ... New Delete in the Watermark dialog box 3 Select Text or BMP and type a name for the new watermark in the Name box Note This screen appears when you select Text 4 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 5 Click Save Your watermark will appear in the List box 6 Click OK to apply the new watermark set...

Page 81: ...on is available only when High Quality Printer is selected for the Printing Mode in the Extended Settings dialog box from the Optional Settings tab Creating an overlay Follow the steps below 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 Setup from the Fil...

Page 82: ...82 Using the Printer Software with Windows 4 Select the Form Overlay check box then click Overlay Settings The Overlay Settings dialog box appears ...

Page 83: ...Using the Printer Software with Windows 83 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 Select Create Overlay Data then click Settings The Form Settings dialog box appears ...

Page 84: ...ws 6 Select the Use Form Name check box then click Add Form Name The Add Form dialog box appears Note If the Assign to Paper Source check box is selected the form name is displayed in the Paper Source drop down list on the Basic Settings tab ...

Page 85: ...foreground of the document 9 Click Register to apply the settings and return to Form settings dialog box 10 Click OK in the Form Settings dialog box 11 Click OK in the Overlay Settings dialog box 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 below to print a document with overlay d...

Page 86: ... Advanced Layout tab 4 Select the Form Overlay check box and click Overlay Settings to open the Overlay Settings dialog box 5 Choose the form from the Form drop down list then click OK to return the Advanced Layout tab Note If the Assign to Paper Source check box is selected the form name is displayed in the Paper Source drop down list on the Basic Settings tab You can also select the form without...

Page 87: ...tting is available only for Form Name data Using HDD form overlay N e w U s i n g H D D i s a v a i l a b l e This function enables faster printing with form overlay data Windows users can use the form data registered on the optional Hard Disk Drive installed in the printer though only an administrator can register or delete the form data on the Hard Disk Drive You can access this function from th...

Page 88: ...inter driver monochrome form overlay data created in the black mode is not displayed 1 Prepare the form overlay data to register on the local PC Hard Disk Drive 2 Log in to Windows XP 2000 or Server 2003 as an administrator 3 For Windows 2000 click Start point to Settings and then click Printers For Windows XP or Server 2003 click Start point to Control Panel and then double click the Printers and...

Page 89: ... form list to the clients click Print List to print the list 9 Click Back to close the Register to HDD dialog box 10 Click OK to close the window Printing with HDD form overlay All Windows users can use the registered form data on the optional Hard Disk Drive Follow the steps below to print with HDD form data 1 Click the Advanced Layout tab 2 Select the Form Overlay check box and click Overlay Set...

Page 90: ...he text box or clickBrowse andselectthe registered form name if the printer is connected through a network Note If you need the list of the registered form data click Print List to print it and confirm the form name Also if you need a sample print out of the form data enter the form name then click Print Sample You can view thumbnails of the forms using a Web browser by clicking the Thumbnail butt...

Page 91: ...000 or Server 2003 is allowed to delete or edit the form overlay data on the optional Hard Disk Drive using the following steps 1 Log in to Windows XP 2000 or Server 2003 as an administrator 2 For Windows 2000 click Start point to Settings and then click Printers For Windows XP or Server 2003 click Start point to Control Panel and then double click the Printers and Faxes icon 3 Right click the EPS...

Page 92: ...t to print it and confirm the form name Also if you need a sample print out of the form data enter the form name and click the Print Sample button You can use the Browse button if the printer is connected through a network Form names registered to the HDD are displayed by clicking the Browse button 7 Click Back 8 Click OK to close the dialog box Making Extended Settings You can make various settin...

Page 93: ...ype fonts as bitmap radio button Select this check box to print as bitmap the True Type fonts that are not substituted with device fonts in the document Print True Type fonts with substitution radio button Select this check box to print the True Type fonts in the document as device fonts This function is not available when the Graphic Mode setting is set to High Quality PC Setting button Click thi...

Page 94: ...d 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 collate settings specified in the application check box Select this check box to enable the collate settings that are specified on the application Uses the spooli...

Page 95: ...o Manually 3 Click Settings The Optional Settings dialog box appears 4 Make settings for each installed option then click OK For Windows Me 98 1 Click the Optional Settings tab then select Update the Printer Option Info Manually 2 Click Settings The Optional Settings dialog box appears 3 Make settings for each installed option then click OK Printing a status sheet To confirm the current status of ...

Page 96: ...in your printer in order to use the Reserve Job function Make sure that the drive 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 Jobs stored on the Hard Disk Drive are handled differently depending on the Reserve Job option Refer to th...

Page 97: ... document 3 Click the Optional Settings tab then click Reserve Jobs Settings The Reserve Job Settings dialog box appears Reserve Job 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 manu...

Page 98: ... thumbnail of the first page of a job select the Create a thumbnail check box Thumbnails can be accessed by entering http followed by the internal print server s IP address in a Web browser 6 Click OK The printer prints your document and stores the print job on the Hard Disk Drive To reprint or delete this data using the printer s control panel see Printing and Deleting Reserve Job Data on page 26...

Page 99: ...Job option 1 Click the Basic Settings tab 2 Select the Collate in Printer check box Specify the number of copies to be printed and make other printer driver settings as appropriate for your document 3 Click the Optional Settings tab then click Reserve Jobs Settings The Reserve Job Settings dialog box appears 4 Select the Reserve Job On check box then select Verify Job 5 Enter a user name and job n...

Page 100: ...ta using the printer s control panel See Printing and Deleting Reserve Job Data on page 264 for instructions 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 the steps below to store print data using the Stored...

Page 101: ... If you want to create a thumbnail of the first page of a job select the Create a thumbnail check box Thumbnails can be accessed by entering http followed by the internal print server s IP address in a Web browser 6 Click OK The printer stores the print data on 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 264 ...

Page 102: ... steps below to store print data using the Confidential Job option 1 Make printer driver settings as appropriate for your document 2 Click the Optional Settings tab then click Reserve Jobs Settings The Reserve Jobs Settings dialog box appears 3 Select the Reserve Job On check box then select Confidential Job 4 Enter a user name and job name in the corresponding text boxes ...

Page 103: ...ential Job 6 Click OK The printer stores the print job on 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 264 Monitoring Your Printer Using EPSON Status Monitor Installing EPSON Status Monitor Follow the steps below to install EPSON Status Monitor 1 Make sure that the printer is off and that Windows is running on...

Page 104: ...ter icon right click the CD ROM icon click OPEN in the menu that appears then double click Epsetup exe 3 Click Continue When the software license agreement screen appears read the statement then click Agree 4 In the dialog box that appears click Local Note See the Network Guide for information on installing EPSON Status Monitor on a network ...

Page 105: ...Using the Printer Software with Windows 105 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 Click Custom 6 Select the EPSON Status Monitor check box then click Install ...

Page 106: ...icon is selected and click OK 8 In the dialog box that appears select your country or region and the URL for EPSON s Web site in that country or region appears Then click OK Note In the dialog box you can set the URL for the site where you can order consumables online See Order Online on page 118 for details ...

Page 107: ...ess EPSON Status Monitor 1 Right click the tray icon on the taskbar 2 Select your printer name and then Simple Status The Simple Status window appears Note You can also access EPSON Status Monitor by clicking the Simple Status button on the Optional Settings tab To find detailed information on EPSON Status Monitor see Information on EPSON Status Monitor on page 109 Simple Status on page 109 Detail...

Page 108: ... system must be used Operation is confirmed for the versions below For Windows Me or 98 Novell Client 3 4 for Windows 95 98 For Windows XP or 2000 Novell Client 4 9 for Windows NT 2000 XP To monitor a NetWare printer connect only one print server to each queue For directions see the Network Guide for the printer Youcannotmonitor aNetWarequeueprinter beyondthe IPX router because the setting for IPX...

Page 109: ...ars by right clicking the tray icon on the taskbar and selecting your printer name and About Simple Status The Simple Status window indicates printer status errors and warnings This window appears by right clicking the tray icon on the taskbar then selecting your printer name then clicking Simple Status This window also appears when errors occur according to the Pop up Notice you select in the Not...

Page 110: ... clicking Detailed Status Note You can see information about jobs or consumables by clicking on the respective tab a Icon Message The icon and message show the printer status b Printer image The image at the upper left shows the printer status graphically c Text box The text box next to the printer image displays the current status of the printer When a problem occurs the most probable solution is...

Page 111: ...clicking Consumables Information a Paper Displays the paper size the paper type and the approximate amount of paper remaining in the paper source Information on the optional paper cassettes are displayed only if these options are installed The paper cassette icon flashes when the amount of paper remaining in the cassette is low b Toner Indicates the amount of remaining toner The toner icon flashes...

Page 112: ... unit The green level meter indicates the remaining life of the photoconductor unit that is set The photoconductor icon flashes when an error in the photoconductor unit occurs or the photoconductor unit is near the end of its servise life d Order Online button Clicking this button enables you to order consumables online See Order Online on page 118 for details e Close button Clicking this button c...

Page 113: ... 4 4 4 4 4 4 Job Information You can check job information by right clicking the tray icon on the taskbar then selecting your printer name then clicking Job Informaiton a Job Name Displays the user s print job names Other user s print jobs are displayed as ...

Page 114: ...me d Computer Displays the name of the computer that sent the print job e Job Type Displays the job type When the Reserve job function 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 96 f Cancel Job button Selecting a print job and clicking this button cancels the selected print job g C...

Page 115: ...onments When using the shared Windows 2000 or Server 2003 LPR connection with Windows XP Me 98 or 2000 clients When using the shared Windows 2000 or Server 2003 Standard TCP IP connection with Windows XP Me 98 or 2000 When using the shared Windows 2000 or Server 2003 EpsonNet Print TCP IP connection with Windows XP Me 98 or 2000 clients Client only Environments When using the LPR connection in Win...

Page 116: ... used to log on to a client is different from the user account used to connect to the server the Job Management function is not available Note on deleting print jobs You cannot delete the print job spooling on client computers running Windows Me or 98 using EPSON Status Monitor when the following connections are used When using the shared Windows 2000 or Server 2003 LPR connection When using the s...

Page 117: ...dialog box appears a Monitor the printer status check box When this check box is selected EPSON Status Monitor monitors the printer status during a print job is processed b More Settings button Displays the More Settings dialog box to set how to display the tray icon c Pop up Notice Sets the notification to be displayed d Allow monitoring of the shared printers check box When this check box is sel...

Page 118: ...is radio button is selected the Order Online window appears automatically once a day when you start printing or display the status by accessing EPSON Status Monitor g Display only when a consumable first becomes low check box When this radio box is selected the Order Online window appears automatically only when a consumable first becomes low h More Settings button Displays the More Settings dialo...

Page 119: ...an place an order and find the dealer nearest you When you click this button a confirmation window asking if you wish to connect to the Web site appears If you do not want this window to appear select the Do not display the confirmation message before connecting check box in the More Settings dialog box The More Settings dialog box appears by clicking the More Settings button in the Notice Setting...

Page 120: ... set the tray icon settings 1 Right click the tray icon on the taskbar then select Tray Icon Settings 2 Confirm that your printer is selected Select the menu you wish to display from the Information to display drop down list Then click OK e Do not display this window automatically until a consumable becomes low or reaches end of service life check box When this check box is selected the Order Onli...

Page 121: ... USB connector and running Windows XP Me 98 2000 or Server 2003 support the USB interface Your computer must support USB 2 0 in order to use USB 2 0 as the interface to connect your computer to the printer Since USB 2 0 is fully compatible with USB 1 1 USB 1 1 can be used as an interface USB 2 0 is applied for Windows XP 2000 and Server 2003 operating systems If your operating system is Windows Me...

Page 122: ...ct the USBXXX USB port in the list on the Ports tab Note This screen may vary depending on your operating system version 4 Click OK to save the settings Canceling Printing If the printouts are not what you expected and display incorrect or garbled characters or images you may need to cancel printing When the printer s icon is displayed on the taskbar follow the instructions below to cancel the pri...

Page 123: ...n The current job is canceled Note Youcanalso cancel the current print job thatissentfrom yourcomputer by pressing the Cancel Job button on the printer s control panel When canceling the print job be careful not to cancel print jobs sent by other users Uninstalling the Printer Software When you wish to reinstall or upgrade the printer driver be sure to uninstall the current printer software before...

Page 124: ...003 click Start click Control Panel then click Add or Remove Programs 3 Double click the Add Remove Programs icon For Windows XP or Server 2003 click the Change or Remove Programs icon 4 Select EPSON Printer Software then click Add Remove For Windows XP 2000 or Server 2003 select EPSON Printer Software then click Change Remove ...

Page 125: ... Printer Model tab select your printer s icon 6 Click the Utility tab and confirm that the check box for the printer software you want to uninstall is selected Note If you wish to uninstall only EPSON Status Monitor select the EPSON Status Monitor check box 7 To uninstall click OK ...

Page 126: ...n 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 the steps below to uninstall the USB device driver Note Uninstall the printer driver before uninstalling the USB device driver Once you uninstalled the USB device driver you cannot access any ot...

Page 127: ...ows Me or 98 with a USB interface cable If the USB device driver is not installed correctly EPSON USB Printer Devices may not appear Follow the steps below to run the Epusbun exe file in the CD ROM that comes with your printer 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 3 Follow the on screen inst...

Page 128: ...the printer via the print server According to the versions of Windows OS and your access rights on the network perform the appropriate settings of the print server and clients Setting the print server For Windows Me or 98 see Setting up your printer as a shared printer on page 129 For Windows XP 2000 or Server 2003 see Using an additional driver on page 130 Setting the clients For Windows Me or 98...

Page 129: ...nagement beforehand Setting up your printer as a shared printer When the print server s OS is Windows Me or 98 follow the steps below to set the print server 1 Click Start point to Settings then click Control Panel 2 Double click the Network icon 3 Click File and Print Sharing on the Configuration menu 4 Select the I want to be able to allow others to print to my printer s check box then click OK ...

Page 130: ...to set EPSON Status Monitor so that the shared printer can be monitored on the print server See Notice Settings on page 117 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 or 98 on page 137 With Windows XP or 2000 on page 138 Using an additional driver When the print server s OS is Windows XP 2000 or Server 2003...

Page 131: ...a Windows 2000 print server click Start pointto Settings then click Printers For a Windows XP or Server 2003 print server click Start point to Printers and Faxes 2 Right click your printer s icon then click Sharing in the menu that appears For Windows XP or Server 2003 if the following menu appears click either Network Setup Wizard or If you understand the security risks but want to share printers...

Page 132: ...2000 print server select Shared as then type the name in the Share Name box For a Windows XP or Server 2003 print server select Share this printer 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 ...

Page 133: ... 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Click 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 5 Select Windows being used for clients then click OK ...

Page 134: ...ws 2000 Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 for Windows Server 2003 For Windows Me or 98 clients Select Intel Windows 95 or 98 Windows 2000 Select Intel Windows 95 98 and Me Windows XP Select x86 Windows 95 WIndows 98 and Windows Millennium Edition Windows Server 2003 For Windows XP or 2000 clients Intel Windows 2000 Windows 2000 Intel Windows 2000 or XP Windows XP x86Windows 2000 Windows XPand Win...

Page 135: ...propriate 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 or Server 2003 Digital Signature is not found may appear Click Yes for Windows 2000 or Continue Anyway for Windows XP or Server 2003 and conti...

Page 136: ...ssing the shared printer on a network Note To share the printer on a Windows network you need to set the print server For details see Setting up your printer as a shared printer on page 129 Windows Me or 98 or Using an additional driver on page 130 Windows XP 2000 or Server 2003 This section describes how to access the shared printer on a standard network system using the server Microsoft workgrou...

Page 137: ...98 clients 1 Click Start point to Settings then click Printers 2 Double click the Add Printer icon then click Next 3 Select Network printer then click Next 4 Click Browse and the Browse for Printer dialog box appears Note You can also type the name of the computer that is locally connected to the shared printer the shared printer s name in the network path or queue name 5 Click the computer or ser...

Page 138: ...or Windows Me or 98 is installed in the Windows XP 2000 or Server 2003 print server go to the next step If the additional driver for Windows Me or 98 is not installed in the Windows XP 2000 or Server 2003 print server go to Installing the printer driver from the CD ROM on page 143 7 Make sure of the name of the shared printer then select whether to use the printer as the default printer or not Cli...

Page 139: ...or Windows XP clients click Start point to Printers and Faxes 2 For Window 2000 double click the Add Printer icon then click Next For Windows XP click Add a printer in the Printer Tasks menu 3 For Windows 2000 select Network printer then click Next For Windows XP select A network printer or a printer attached to another computer then click Next ...

Page 140: ...e 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 You do not necessarily need to type the name of the shared printer ...

Page 141: ...tware with Windows 141 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 For Windows XP select 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 Next ...

Page 142: ...ew 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 additional driver for Windows XP or 2000 is installed in the Windows XP 2000 or Server 2003 print server go to the next step If the print server s OS is Windows Me or 98 go to Installing the printer driver from the CD ROM on page 143 6 For W...

Page 143: ...splays on the following pages may differ depending on the version of Windows OS Note When installing in Windows XP or 2000 clients you must access Windows XP or 2000 as the Administrator If the additional drivers are installed or the computers of the server and clients use the same OS you do not have to install the printer drivers from the CD ROM 1 Access the shared printer and a prompt may appear...

Page 144: ...y appear Click Yes for Windows 2000 or Continue Anyway for Windows XP or Server 2003 and continue installing The folder name differs depending on the OS being used 3 Select the name of the printer click OK then follow the on screen instructions Client s OS Folder Name Windows Me or 98 Language WIN9X Windows 2000 or XP Language WINXP_2K ...

Page 145: ... open Print Center and click on your printer in the Printer List dialog box to select your printer Then click Configure Note Before you access EPSON Status Monitor for the first time you need to access the printer driver to get the correct status of the printer For Mac OS 9 users select the EPSON Status Monitor alias from the Apple menu then click your printer s icon EPSON Status Monitor lets you ...

Page 146: ...10 3 or Print Center for Mac OS X 10 2 or below click Print on the File menu of any application then select your printer Mac OS 9 To access the printer driver open the appropriate dialog box select Chooser from the Apple menu then click your printer s icon Opening the dialog boxes from the application To open the PaperSetting dialog box select Page Setup from the File menu on any application To op...

Page 147: ...ality of printouts to favor speed or detail There are three levels of print output Fast Fine and Super Fine Fine and Super Fine provide high quality precise printing but requires more memory and slows the printing speed WhenAutomaticis selectedon the Basic Settings tab theprinter driver takes care of all detailed settings according to the color setting you select Color and resolution are the only ...

Page 148: ...ality then choose desired printing resolution with the slider bar 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 di...

Page 149: ... drop down list and select the Basic Settings tab 3 Select Advanced You will find the predefined settings in the list on the right of Automatic 4 Select the most appropriate setting from the list according to the type of document or image you want to print For Mac OS 9 users 1 Open the Basic Settings dialog box 2 Select Advanced You will find the predefined settings in the list on the right of Aut...

Page 150: ...e left of the Basic Settings dialog box for Mac OS 9 This printer driver provides the following predefined settings Automatic Standard Suitable for regular printing especially photos Text Graph Suitable for printing documents that include text and graphs such as presentation documents Graphic CAD Suitable for printing graphs and charts Photo Suitable for printing photos PhotoEnhance Suitable for p...

Page 151: ...igh 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 Customizing print settings Your printer provides for customized print settings if you need more control over the printout want to make the most detailed setting...

Page 152: ... box appears 4 Choose Color or Black as the Color setting 5 Choose the desired printing resolution from the drop down list Note When making the other settings click the button for details on each setting 6 Click OK to apply the settings and return to the Basic Settings dialog box Note For details on each setting see the online help For Mac OS 9 users 1 Open the Basic Settings dialog box ...

Page 153: ...or setting 4 Choose the desired printing resolution with the slider bar Note When making the other settings click the button for details on each setting 5 Click OK to apply the settings and return to the Basic Settings dialog box Note For details on each setting see the online help Saving your settings For Mac OS X users Use the following procedures to save your custom settings ...

Page 154: ...ic in the Basic Settings dialog box Note Todeletea customsetting selectAdvanced click Save Settings on the Basic Settings dialog box select the setting in the User Settings dialog box then click Delete You cannot delete predefined settings If you change any setting in the Advanced Settings dialog box when one of your custom settings is selected in the Advanced Settings list on the Basic Settings d...

Page 155: ... Layout icon on the Basic Settings dialog box The Layout dialog box appears 2 Select the Fit to Page check box then select the desired paper size from the Output Paper drop down list The page will be printed to fit on the paper you have selected 3 Click OK to apply the settings Modifying the print layout You can print either two or four pages onto a single page and to specify the printing order au...

Page 156: ...om the drop down list 3 Select the number of pages you want to print on one sheet of paper from the drop down list 4 Click Print to start printing Note The Layout settings are a standard feature of Mac OS X For Mac OS 9 users 1 Click the Layout icon on the Basic Settings dialog box The Layout dialog box appears ...

Page 157: ...e with Macintosh 157 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 Select the Print Layout check box then click Print Layout Settings The Print Layout Setting dialog box appears 3 Select the number of pages you want to print on one sheet of paper ...

Page 158: ...ame 7 Click OK to apply the settings Using a watermark Follow the steps below to use a watermark on your document In the Layout dialog box you can select from a list of predefined watermarks or you can select a bitmap PICT file or text file as your own custom watermark The Layout dialog box also allows you to make a variety of detailed watermark settings For example you can select the size intensi...

Page 159: ...eview window Also when you want to resize the watermark drag its handle 4 Adjust the image intensity of the watermark with the Intensity slider bar 5 For your own custom text watermark you can rotate it by inputting the degrees in the Angle box Or select the Rotate by mouse check box then rotate the text watermark with the pointer on the preview window 6 Click OK to apply the settings Making a new...

Page 160: ...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 then click New Delete The Custom Watermark dialog box appears 3 Click Add Text on the Custom Watermark dialog box ...

Page 161: ... box then click Save Note To edit the saved text watermark select it from the List box then click Edit Text After editing be sure to click OK to close the dialog box To remove the saved text watermark select it from the List box then 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 dialo...

Page 162: ...tom watermark you should prepare a bitmap PICT file 1 Click the Layout icon on the Basic Settings dialog box The Layout dialog box appears 2 Select the Watermark Settings check box then click New Delete The Custom Watermark dialog box appears 3 Click Add PICT on the Custom watermark dialog box ...

Page 163: ...ng 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 Duplex printing N e w D u p l e x i s s t a n d a r d o r o p t i o n Duplex printing prints on both sides of the paper You can also do duplex printing manually without using the Duplex Unit When printing for binding the binding edge can b...

Page 164: ...own list and select Basic Settings tab 3 Click Duplex check box select a Binding position from Left Top or Right 4 Click the Duplex Settings button 5 Specify the Binding Margin for the front and back sides of the paper 6 Select whether the front or back side of the paper is to be printed as the Start Page 7 Click Print to start printing For Mac OS 9 users 1 Click the Layout icon on the Basic Setti...

Page 165: ... the Layout dialog box Making Extended Settings You can make various settings in the Extended Settings dialog box for example Page Protect For Mac OS X users open the Print dialog box and select Printer Settings from the drop down list then select the Extended Settings tab For Mac OS 9 users click the Extended Settings icon on the Basic Settings dialog box Offset Makes fine adjustments to the prin...

Page 166: ...inting black and white Adjust line thickness check box Adjusts the width of the lines printed Note This function is not available with Mac OS X Pattern Smoothing check box Adjust pattern intensity Note This function is not available with Mac OS X Default button For Mac OS X users click this button to return the driver settings to the initial settings For Mac OS 9 users click this button to return ...

Page 167: ... available with Mac OS X For Mac OS X users print a status sheet from the control panel See Printing a Status Sheet on page 267 for instructions Using the Reserve Job Function N e w U s i n g H D D i s a v a i l a b l e The Reserve Job function allows you to store print jobs on the printer s Hard Disk Drive and to print them later directly from the printer s control panel Follow the instructions i...

Page 168: ...nfidential Job Lets you apply a password to the 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 ReserveJ...

Page 169: ...Re Print Job option For Mac OS X users 1 Open the Print dialog box and select Printer Settings from the drop down list then click the Basic Settings tab 2 Click the Reserve Jobs button The Reserve Job dialog box appears 3 Select the Reserve Job On check box then select Re Print Job 4 Enter a user name and job name in the corresponding text box 5 Click OK The printer prints your document then store...

Page 170: ...tings as appropriate for your document open the Basic Settings menu then click the Reserve Jobs icon The Reserve Jobs Settings dialog box appears 2 Select the Reserve Job On check box then select Re Print Job 3 Enter a user name and job name in the corresponding text boxes ...

Page 171: ...fy Job option allows you to print one copy in order to verify the content before printing multiple copies Follow the steps below to use the Verify Job option For Mac OS X users 1 Open the Print dialog box and select Printer Settings from the drop down list then click the Basic Settings tab 2 Click the Reserve Job button The Reserve Job dialog box appears 3 Select the Reserve Job On check box then ...

Page 172: ... of the first page of a job select the Create a thumbnail check box Thumbnails can be accessed by entering http followed by the internal print server s IP address in a Web 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 remainin...

Page 173: ... 1 Open the Print dialog box and select Printer Settings from the drop down list then click the Basic Settings tab 2 Click the Reserve Job button The Reserve Job dialog box appears 3 Select the Reserve Job On check box then select Stored Job 4 Enter a user name and job name in the corresponding text box 5 Click OK The printer prints your document then stores the print job data on the Hard Disk Dri...

Page 174: ...ct the Create a thumbnail check box Thumbnails can 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 on the Hard Disk Drive To print or delete this data using the printer s control panel see Using the Quick Print Job Menu on page 265 Confidential Job The Confidential Job option allows you to apply passwords...

Page 175: ...user name and job name in the corresponding text box 5 Set the password for the job by entering a four digit number in the password dialog box Note Password must be four digits Only numbers from 1 through 4 can be used for password Keep password in a safe place You must enter the correct password when printing a Confidential Job 6 Click OK The printer prints your document then stores the print job...

Page 176: ...ering a four digit number in the password text box Note Password must be four digits Only numbers from 1 through 4 can be used for password Keep password in a safe place You must enter the correct password when printing a Confidential Job 5 Click OK The printer stores the print job on the Hard Disk Drive To print or delete this data using the printer s control panel see Using the Confidential Job ...

Page 177: ...es folder 2 Double click the Printer Setup Utility for Mac OS X 10 3 or Print Center for Mac OS X 10 2 or below icon 3 Click the Utility for Mac OS X 10 3 or Configure for Mac OS X 10 2 or below icon in the Printer List dialog box Note Youcan also access EPSON Status Monitor by clicking the EPSON Status Monitor icon in the Dock For Mac OS 9 users You can access EPSON Status Monitor by selecting th...

Page 178: ...only if the Chooser is acquiring status normally To find detailed information on EPSON Status Monitor see Simple Status on page 178 Detailed Status on page 179 Consumables Information on page 180 Job Information on page 181 and Notice Settings on page 183 Simple Status The Simple Status window appears when an error or warning occurs It indicates what type of error has occurred and offers you a pos...

Page 179: ...out jobs or consumables by clicking on the respective tab a Icon Message The icon and message show the printer status b Printer image The image at the upper left shows the printer status graphically c Text box The text box next to the printer image displays the current status of the printer When a problem occurs the most probable solution is displayed d Close button Clicking this button closes the...

Page 180: ...Displays the paper size the paper type and the approximate amount of paper remaining in the paper source Information on the optional paper cassettes are displayed only if these options are installed The paper cassette icon flashes when the amount of paper remaining in the cassette is low b Toner Indicates the amount of remaining toner The toner icon flashes when a toner error occurs or the toner i...

Page 181: ...he Job Information tab of the Detailed Status dialog box c Photoconductor Unit Indicates the remaining life of the photoconductor unit The green level meter indicates the remaining life of the photoconductor unit that is set The photoconductor icon flashes when an error in the photoconductor unit occurs or the photoconductor unit is near the end of its servise life d Close button Clicking this but...

Page 182: ...b is on hold c User Displays the user name d Computer Displays the name of the computer that sent the print job e Job Type Displays the job type When the Reserve job function 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 167 f Cancel Job button Selecting a print job and clicking this ...

Page 183: ...ter from the drop down list b Monitor the printer status check box When this check box is selected EPSON Status Monitor monitors the printer status during a print job is processed c Pop up Notice Sets the notification to be displayed d Monitor Settings button Displays the Monitor Settings dialog box to set the monitoring interval e OK button Click this button to save the settings and to exit the d...

Page 184: ...peofsetup connecttheUSBcabledirectlytoyourcomputer s USB connector For Mac OS X users 1 Open the Applications folder on your hard drive then open the Utilities folder and double click the Printer Setup Utility for Mac OS X 10 3 or Print Center for Mac OS X 10 2 or below icon 2 Click Add Printer in the Printer List dialog box 3 Select EPSON USB from the pop up menu Select your printer icon in the P...

Page 185: ...t Chooser from the Apple menu Click your printer s icon 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 to manage print jobs When background printing is on you can use your Macintosh while it is preparing a document for printing 3 Close Chooser ...

Page 186: ...c OS 9 users Press the Period key while pressing the Command key to cancel printing Depending on applications the message shows the procedure to cancel printing during printing If this appears follow instructions in the message During background printing open EPSON Status Monitor from the Application menu Then stop printing from EPSON Status Monitor or delete the file that is in sleep mode After t...

Page 187: ... EPSON printer software CD ROM in your Macintosh 3 Double click the Mac OS X folder 4 Double click the Printer Driver folder 5 Double click your printer s icon Note If the Authorization dialog box appears enter the Password or phrase then click OK 6 Whenthesoftwarelicenseagreementscreenappears readthe statement then click Accept 7 Select Uninstall from the menu at the upper left then click Uninsta...

Page 188: ...lect Uninstall from the menu at the upper left then click Uninstall Follow the on screen instructions Sharing the Printer on a Network Sharing the printer This section describes how to share the printer on an AppleTalk network The computers on the network can share the printer that is directly connected to one of them The computer that is directly connected to the printer is the print server and t...

Page 189: ...s Setting up your printer as a shared printer Follow the steps below 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 menu then click your printer s icon Select USB port or FireWire port in the Select a printer port box on the right then click Setup The Printer Setup dialog box appears Note Mak...

Page 190: ...p 4 The Printer Sharing dialog box appears Select the Share this Printer check box then type the printer name and password information as needed 5 Click OK to apply the settings 6 Close Chooser Accessing the shared printer Follow the steps below to access your printer from another computer on the network ...

Page 191: ... printer s icon then 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 Printer Setup dialog box appears Under Printer Sharing Set Up click Shared Printer Informatio...

Page 192: ...192 Using the Printer Software with Macintosh 4 The following type of message appears if the client has fonts that are unavailable on the print server 5 Click OK to close the message 6 Close Chooser ...

Page 193: ...tica Helvetica Narrow Symbol and Times IES Intelligent Emulation Switch and SPL Shared Printer Language support to allow the printer to switch between the PostScript mode and other emulations as print data is received at the printer EPSON quality reliability and ease of operation Hardware requirements Your printer must meet the following hardware requirements to be able to use the PostScript 3 pri...

Page 194: ... To use the Adobe PostScript 3 printer driver your computer must be running Microsoft Windows XP Me 98 or 2000 See the following table for details Windows XP or 2000 There are no restrictions for these systems Windows Me or 98 Minimum memory Recommended memory 128 MB for duplex printing of image data in full color at 300 dpi 256 MB for duplex printing of image data in full color at 600 dpi Minimum...

Page 195: ...nection you need to set Binary to On in the PS3 Menu on the control panel If you use the printer with a local connection you cannot use binary data Mac OS 9 Note To use binary data Epson recommends that you use AppleTalk for the printer s network connection If you use a local connection or a protocol other than AppleTalk for the network connection you cannot use binary data Minimum Recommended Com...

Page 196: ...e sections below for installation instructions according to the interface that you are using to print Installing the PostScript printer driver for the parallel interface 2 0 0 4 0 9 2 9 1 1 3 3 5 3 u s i n g t h e p a r a l l e l i n t e r f a c e i s a v a i l a b l e i n c l u d i n g t h e i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t W i n d o w s 9 5 Follow the steps below to install the PostScript printer...

Page 197: ... Wizard appears Then click Next 4 For Windows Me or 98 go to step 6 For Windows XP or 2000 select Local printer then click Next Note For Windows XP or 2000 do not select the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer check box 5 Select LPT1 as the port the printer is connected to then click Next 6 Click Have Disk and specify the following path for the CD ROM If your CD ROM drive is ...

Page 198: ...EPSON Status Monitor and Postcript 3 driver at the same time when the printer is connected via a USB port Note For Windows Me or 98 if the Windows driver and the Adobe PS driver for Epson printers with a USB connection have already been installed on your computer follow the installation procedure Installing the PostScript printer driver for the parallel interface on page 196 but make sure to selec...

Page 199: ... Next in the Add New Hardware Wizard Select Search for best driver for your device Recommended then click Next Note For Windows XP or 2000 a USB Device Driver is installed automatically Go to step 7 4 Select Specify a location then specify the following path for the CD ROM If your CD ROM drive is D the path will be D ADOBEPS ENGLISH WIN9X PS_SETUP Then click Next Note Change the drive letter as ne...

Page 200: ...twork interface Note Set the network settings before installing the printer driver Refer to the Network Guide that comes with your printer for details Turn off all virus protection programs before installing the printer software For Windows XP or 2000 users 1 Make sure that the printer is turned on Insert the printer software CD ROM into your CD ROM drive 2 For Windows 2000 click Start point to Se...

Page 201: ...k OK Note Change the drive letter as needed for your system 10 Select the printer and click Next 11 Follow the on screen instructions for the rest of the installation 12 When installation is done click Finish For Windows Me or 98 users 1 Install the EpsonNet Print Refer to Installing EpsonNet Print in the Network Guide to find the instructions 2 Install the printer driver See Installing the PostSc...

Page 202: ... the result you want From the application To access the printer driver click the Print or Page Setup from the File menu You also need to click Setup Options Properties or a combination of these buttons For Windows XP users To access the printer driver click Start click Printers and Faxes then click Printers Right click your printer icon then click Printing Preferences For Windows Me or 98 users To...

Page 203: ...onnected to the printer via the parallel interface and the ECP mode is set If this is the case disable bi directional support in the printer driver To do so display the printer s Properties dialog box click the Details tab then click Spool Settings In the Spool Settings dialog box that appears Select Disable bi directional support for this printer then click OK Using the Reserve Job function N e w...

Page 204: ... the Reserve Job function when printing from any application 1 Click Print from the application s File menu 2 Click Properties then click the Job Settings tab 3 Specify the desired Reserve Job settings in the dialog box that appears 4 When printing multiple copies select the Collated check box in the Advanced settings of the printer driver 5 When you are done with the settings then click Print Usi...

Page 205: ...ke sure to clear the Job Management On check box Using the PostScript Printer Driver with Macintosh Installing the PostScript printer driver Follow the steps below to install the PostScript printer driver Note Make sure that no applications are running on your Macintosh before installing the printer driver For Mac OS X users Note Make sure that Printer Setup Utility for Mac OS X 10 3 or Print Cent...

Page 206: ...nter the user name and password for an administrator 6 When installation is done click Close For Mac OS 9 users 1 Insert the printer software CD ROM into your CD ROM drive 2 Double click the CD ROM icon 3 Double click Mac OS 9 then double click English 4 Double click AdobePS 8 7 and double click AdobePS Installer Then follow the on screen instructions 5 Select Easy Install then click Install 6 Whe...

Page 207: ...Note When printing via the USB port from a Power Macintosh running Mac 0S 9 the printer mustbe set to handle ASCII data To specifythissetting select Print from the File menu of the application that you are using then select the name of the application from the options available in the Print dialog box On the setup option page that appears select ASCII for the data format setting The actual setting...

Page 208: ...t interface or an optional network card For Mac OS X users Follow the steps below to select the printer Note You cannot use FireWire for printer connection in the PostScript 3 mode Although EPSON FireWire appears in the interface pop up list it cannot be used with the PostScript 3 printer driver You need to make the settings for your installed options manually when the printer is connected using U...

Page 209: ...e default queue on server check box Note for USB users Make sure to select USB Do not select EPSON USB because it cannot be used with the PostScript 3 printer driver 4 Follow the instructions as appropriate below to select your printer AppleTalk Select your printer from the Name List then select Auto Select from the Printer Model List IP Printing Select Epson from the Name List then select your pr...

Page 210: ...ow Info from the Printers menu The Printer Info dialog box appears Select Installable Options from the pop up list then make the necessary settings 6 Confirm that your printer s name is added to the Printer List Then quit Printer Setup Utility for Mac OS X 10 3 or Print Center for Mac OS X 10 2 For Mac OS 9 users Follow the steps below to select the printer 1 Select Chooser from the Apple menu 2 M...

Page 211: ...ngs including paper source paper size and orientation For Mac OS X users To access the PostScript printer driver register your printer in Printer Setup Utility for Mac OS X 10 3 or Print Center for Mac OS X 10 2 click Print on the file menu of any application then select your printer For Mac OS 9 users To access the PostScript printer driver select Chooser from the Apple menu then click the AdobeP...

Page 212: ...lled in your printer Note for Mac OS X users When Super Fine is selected as the resolution the following functions in the printer driver cannot be used For Mac OS X users Follow the steps below to change the settings 1 Access the printer driver The Printer List window appears 2 Select the printer from the list 3 Select Show Info from the Printers menu The Printer Info dialog box appears 4 Make nec...

Page 213: ...ter Driver 213 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 For Mac OS 9 users Follow the steps below to change the settings 1 Access the printer driver 2 Click the Printing menu then select Change Setup 3 Change the settings using the pop up menus ...

Page 214: ...tings can be made from the printer driver anddonot need tobe made using the controlpanel In fact printer driver 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 Specifying a cha...

Page 215: ...heitems or press the l Back button to return to the previous level 5 Press the Enter button to 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 Downbuttons to scroll through available settings then press the Enter button to select a setting an...

Page 216: ...a corresponding optional device is installed or an appropriate setting has been done Information Menu N e w c o n f i r m t h e p r o d u c t s p e c i f i c a t i o n a n d q u o t e t h e i n f o r m a t i o n f r o m t h e s i m i l a r p r o d u c t From this menu you can check the toner level and the remaining service life of consumable products You can also print status and sample sheets sho...

Page 217: ...UX I F setting is set to On 5 Available only when the printer is connected to a USB device with D4 support and has been turned on when the USB I F setting is set to On Item Settings default in bold Status Sheet Reserve Job List 1 Form Overlay List 2 Network Status Sheet 3 Color Regist Sheet AUX Status Sheet 4 USB Ext I F Status Sheet 5 PS3 Status Sheet PS3 Font List P5C Font Sample 6 ESCP2 Font Sa...

Page 218: ... stored on the optional Hard Disk Drive Network Status Sheet Prints a sheet showing the working status of the network Color Regist Sheet Prints a sheet to check and adjust the registration position of each color Yellow Cyan and Magenta If you notice a misalignment of colors use this sheet to adjust the alignment as explained in Setup Menu on page 224 USB ExtI F Status Sht Prints a sheet showing th...

Page 219: ...y Menu N e w c o n f i r m t h e p r o d u c t s p e c i f i c a t i o n a n d q u o t e t h e i n f o r m a t i o n f r o m t h e s i m i l a r p r o d u c t 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 paper cassettes The paper type settings in this menu can also be mad...

Page 220: ... LC4 Size Displays the paper size loaded in the standard and optional paper cassettes MP Type Lets you set the paper type loaded in the MP tray LC1 Type LC2 Type LC3 Type LC4 Type Lets you select the paper type loaded in the standard and optional lower cassettes Item Settings default in bold MP Tray Size A4 1 A5 B5 LT 1 HLT LGL GLT GLG EXE F4 DL IB5 LC1 Size 2 LC2 Size 2 LC3 Size 2 LC4 Size 2 A4 A...

Page 221: ...Available only when an optional Type B interface card is installed 2 Available only when an optional P5C module is installed Printing Menu N e w c o n f i r m t h e p r o d u c t s p e c i f i c a t i o n 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 u...

Page 222: ...s from 4 mm to 3 4 mm Orientation Specifies whether the page is printed in portrait or landscape orientation Resolution Item Settings default in bold Page Size A4 B5 A5 LT HLT LGL GLT GLG EXE F4 DL IB5 CTM 1 Wide A4 Off On Orientation Port Land Resolution 300 600 1200 2 RITech On Off Toner Save Off On Image Optimum Auto Off On Top Offset 99 0 0 0 99 0 mm in 0 5 increments LeftOffset 99 0 0 0 99 0 ...

Page 223: ...uality of graphics is reduced It reduces 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 horiz...

Page 224: ...ck of the paper when printing on both sides Use this if the printout on the back is not where you expected Setup Menu N e w v a r y a c c o r d i n g t o t h e p r o d u c t q u o t e t h e i n f o r m a t i o n f r o m t h e s i m i l a r p r o d u c t This menu allows you to make various basic configuration settings related to paper sources feeding modes and error handling You can also use this ...

Page 225: ...nçais Deutsch Italiano ESPAÑOL SVENSKA Dansk Nederlands SUOMI Português Norsk Time to Sleep 5 15 30 60 120 180 240 Min Time Out 0 5 to 60 to 300 in increments of 1 Paper Source Auto MP LC1 LC2 1 LC3 1 LC4 1 MP Mode Normal Last Manual Feed Off 1st page Each Page Copies 1 to 999 Duplex 2 Off On Binding Long Edge Short Edge Start Page Front Back Paper Type Normal SemiThk Thick ExtraThk Transparency P...

Page 226: ...printer prints the print job Paper Source Specifies whether paper feeds into the printer from the MP tray or the optional lower paper cassette unit If you select Auto paper feeds from the paper source containing paper that matches your Paper Size setting If an envelope size DL IB5 is selected as the Page Size setting paper always feeds from the MP tray If you select Thick ExtraThk or Trnsprnc as t...

Page 227: ...of the page Paper Type Specifies the type of paper to be used for printing The printer adjusts the printing speed according to this setting The printing speed is reduced when Thick Extra Thk or Trnsprnc is selected Page Side Select Front when printing on the front of thick paper Thick or extra thick paper ExtraThk Select Back when printing on the back of thick paper Thick or extra thick paper Extr...

Page 228: ...certain period of time when one of the following errors occurs Paper Set Print Overrun or Mem Overflow When this option is off you must press the N Start Stop 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 ...

Page 229: ...tructions on using this menu see Using the Quick Print Job Menu on page 265 Confidential Job Menu This menu allows you to print or delete print jobs stored in the printer s Hard Disk Drive using the Confidential Job feature of the printer driver s Reserve Job function You need to enter the correct password to access this data For instructions on using this menu see Using the Confidential Job Menu ...

Page 230: ...control panel s Information Menu to print a color registration sheet Then use the Magenta Regist setting to select the number that corresponds to the magenta and black line segments most closelyaligned See Checking Color Registration on page 268 for more detailed instructions Yellow Regist Adjusts the registration position of the color yellow relative to black To adjust the registration select Col...

Page 231: ...is 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...

Page 232: ...s disabled Buffer Size Determines the amount of memory to be used for receiving data and printing data If Maximum is selected more memory is allocated for receiving data If Minimum is selected more memory is allocated for printing data Note To activate Buffer Size settings you must turn off the printer for more than five seconds then turn it back on Or you can perform a Reset All operation as expl...

Page 233: ...Using the Control Panel 233 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 USB Menu These settings control communication between the printer and the computer when using the USB interface ...

Page 234: ...nd on the USB external device settings 4 Available only when the Get IPAddress setting is set to Auto This setting cannot be changed 5 When the Get IPAddress setting is changed from Panel or PING to Auto the panel setting values are saved When Auto is changed to Panel or PING the saved setting values are displayed 192 168 192 168 if the settings are not made from the panel USB I F Allows you to ac...

Page 235: ...ore memory is allocated for printing data Note To activate Buffer Size settings you must turn off the printer for more than five seconds then turn it back on Or you can perform a Reset All operation as explained in Reset Menu on page 230 Resetting the printer erases all print jobs Make sure the Ready light is not flashing when you reset the printer Network Menu N e w N e t w o r k s t a n d a r d ...

Page 236: ...oad 1 ROM A 2 Font Number 0 65535 depending on your settings Pitch 3 0 44 10 00 99 99 cpi in 0 01 cpi increment Height 3 4 00 12 00 999 75 pt in 0 25 pt increment SymSet IBM US Roman 8 Roman 9 ECM94 1 8859 2 ISO 8859 9 ISO 8859 10ISO 8859 15ISO PcBlt775 IBM DN PcMultiling PcE Europe PcTk437 PcEur858 Pc1004 WiAnsi WiE Europe WiTurkish WiBALT DeskTop PsText VeInternati VeUS MsPublishin Math 8 PsMath...

Page 237: ... Source or Font Number settings SymSet Selects the default symbol set If the font you selected in Font Source and Font Number is not available in the new SymSet setting the Font Source and the Font Number settings are automatically replaced with the default value IBM US Form Selects the number of lines for the selected paper size and orientation This also causes a line spacing VMI change and the n...

Page 238: ...is menu allows you to make settings which affect the printer when it is in the PS3 mode Error Sheet When you select On the printer prints out an error sheet Coloration Allows you to select the color printing or black and white printing mode Image Protect The printer employs lossy compression when Off is selected The printer does not employ lossy compression when On is selected Lossy compression re...

Page 239: ...AppleTalk To use the Binary data make sure your application supports Binary data and that SEND CTRL D Before Each Job and SEND CTRL D After Each Job are set to No WhenthissettingissettoOn youcannotuseTBCP Taggedbinary communication protocol and Job Management in the printer driver settings ESCP2 Menu N e w E m u l a t i o n o n l y This menu allows you to make settings which affect the printer whe...

Page 240: ...alic 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 PcAr864Ara PcAr720 PcLit774 Estonia ISO Latin2 PcLat866 Country USA France Germany UK Denmark Sweden It...

Page 241: ...o 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 charac...

Page 242: ... 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 vertical gaps between dots This produces unbroken vertical l...

Page 243: ...lt in bold Font Courier Prestige Roman Sans 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 66 132 lines CGTable PcUSA Italic PcMultilin PcPortugue PcCanFrenc PcNordic PcTurkish2 PcIcelandic PcE Europe BpBRASCII BpAbicomp Roman 8 PcEur858 ISOLatin1 8859 15ISO Country USA France Germany UK Denmark Sweden Ita...

Page 244: ...ntains graphic characters for printing lines corners shaded areas international characters Greek characters and mathematical symbols If you select Italic the upper half of the character table is defined as italic characters Country Use this option to select one of the fifteen international symbol sets See International character sets on page 460 for samples of the characters in each country s symb...

Page 245: ... 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 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 wheth...

Page 246: ...e character tables Character tables contain the characters and symbols used by different languages The printer prints text based on the selected character table T Margin 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 1...

Page 247: ...never 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 carriage return character This function is handled automatically by most applications Auto LF If you select Off the printer does not send an automatic line feed LF command with each carriage retu...

Page 248: ... t i o n u s e c a u t i o n w i t h t h e b u t t o n o r i c o n This section contains a list of error messages shown on the LCD panel giving a brief description of each message and suggestions for correcting the problem Note that not every message shown on the LCD panel indicates a problem When the mark is displayed at the right of the warning message multiple warnings occur To confirm all warn...

Page 249: ...t Make sure that the appropriate paper size is set and appropriate your printer driver is used Can t Print Duplex The printer has encountered problems during duplex printing Make sure you are using an appropriate type and size of paper for the Duplex Unit The problem could also be a result of incorrect settings for the paper source you are using Pressing the N Start Stop button will print the rest...

Page 250: ...ches only the paper size setting will be used for printing To clear this error select Clear Warning from the control panel s Reset Menu See How to access the control panel menus on page 214 for instructions Clean Sensor Open cover A and remove the transfer unit temporarily Wipe the transparent plastic window on the density sensor at the back of the transfer unit with a soft cloth then reinstall th...

Page 251: ...utton to cancel the print job If On is selected as the Auto Cont setting on the control panel s Setup Menu printing continues automatically after a certain period of time Face down Full The output paper at the face down tray is full Remove the paper that has been output then press the N Start Stop button Printing resumes Form Data Canceled Unable to store form overlay data on the printer s optiona...

Page 252: ... HDD The Hard Disk Drive is being formatted Hard Disk full The optional Hard Disk Drive is full and you cannot save any data Delete the unnecessary data from the Hard Disk Drive To clear this error select Clear Warning from the control panel s Reset Menu For instruction about accessing the control panel menus see How to access the control panel menus on page 214 HDD CHECK The printer is checking t...

Page 253: ...or the fuser unit is not installed properly Turn off the printer then install the fuser unit if it is not installed If a fuser unit is already installed turn the printer off and reinstall the unit after it has cooled off 30 minutes Then open cover B Remove the fuser unit then reinstall it properly Close cover B The error clears automatically if the fuser unit is properly installed If the error is ...

Page 254: ...rly Close covers D and A The error clears automatically if the photoconductor unit is properly installed Install Transfer Unit There is no transfer unit installed or the transfer unit is not installed properly Turn off the printer then install the transfer unit if it is not installed If a transfer unit is already installed turn off the printer open cover A then remove the transferunit Reinstallthe...

Page 255: ...with your printer Contact a qualified service representative Invalid P5C An optional P5C Emulation Kit that cannot be used on this printer is installed Turn off the printer then remove the module Invalid PS3 The PostScript3 ROM module is broken Turn off the printer and contact your dealer Invalid ROM A The printer cannot read the installed optional ROM module Turn off the printer then remove the R...

Page 256: ... Locked Location Description Paper Jam AB Paper is jammed at the fuser unit For instructions on how to remove jammed paper at the fuser unit see Paper Jam A B on page 356 Paper Jam A Paper is jammed at cover A For instructions on how to remove jammed paper at cover A see Paper Jam A on page 362 Paper Jam CA Paper is jammed cover A and the paper cassette For instructions on how to remove jammed pap...

Page 257: ...to your printer as described in Memory modules on page 422 or reduce the resolution of the image to be printed NonGenuine Toner The installed toner cartridge is not a genuine Epson product Installing a genuine toner cartridge is recommended The printout and remaining amount of each toner cartridge displayed on the control panel may be different from those when using genuine EPSON toner cartridges ...

Page 258: ...button In this mode the remaining amount of the toner cartridge for each color is displayed in seven levels Optional RAM Error The optional memory module may be corrupted or incorrect Replace it with a new one Paper Out tttt sssss There is no paper in the specified paper source tttt Load paper of the size sssss into the paper source Paper Set tttt sssss The paper loaded in the specified paper sour...

Page 259: ...to receive this message when printing a particular page try simplifying the page by limiting the number of graphics or reducing the number and size of fonts To avoid this error it is recommended that you set the Page Protect setting to On and add more memory to the printer See Setup Menu on page 224 and Memory Module on page 289 for details PS3 Hard Disk full The memory allocated for writing PostS...

Page 260: ...ight is blinking you can continue printing by pressing the N Start Stop button However the print quality is not guaranteed from then on Replace Toner uuuu The indicated toner cartridges are out of toner and need to be replaced The letters C M Y or K appear in place of uuuu and indicate the colors Cyan Magenta Yellow and Black respectively See Toner Cartridge on page 312 for instructions Replace Tr...

Page 261: ...ow to access the control panel menus on page 214 Reset The printer s current interface has been reset and the buffer has been cleared However other interfaces are still active and retain their settings and data Reset All All printer settings have been reset to the default configuration or to the last settings that were saved Reset to Save A control panel menu setting was changed while the printer ...

Page 262: ...ng amount of the toner cartridge for each color is displayed in seven levels TonerCart Error uuuu A read write error has occurred for the indicated toner cartridges The letters C M Y or K appear in place of uuuu and indicate the colors Cyan Magenta Yellow and Black respectively Remove the toner cartridges and reinsert them If that fails to clear the error replace the toner cartridges To install th...

Page 263: ... near the end of its service life Printing after this message appears is not guaranteed Turn the printer off then replace the photoconductor unit with a new one See Photoconductor Unit on page 318 for instructions The error clears automatically after you replace the unit and close the printer covers Worn Transfer Unit This message warns you that the transfer unit is near the end of its service lif...

Page 264: ...ge disappears Wrong Photoconductor An inappropriate photoconductor unit is installed Install only the photoconductorunit listed in Consumable products on page 31 See Photoconductor Unit on page 318 for instructions on replacing the photoconductor unit Wrong Toner uuuu An inappropriate tonercartridgeisinstalled Installonly the toner cartridge listed in Consumable products on page 31 See Toner Cartr...

Page 265: ...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 job name then press the...

Page 266: ...rs 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 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 ...

Page 267: ...own button to display Delete on the LCD panel 7 Press the Enter button to start printing or to delete the data Printing a Status Sheet N e w u s e c a u t i o n w i t h t h e i c o n o r b u t t o n To confirm the current status of the printer and that the options are installed correctly print a status sheet using the printer s control panel Follow the steps below to print a status sheet 1 Turn on...

Page 268: ...dealer Checking Color Registration N e w v a r y a c c o r d i n g t o c o l o r p r o d u c t e g P i c u l e t P u f f i n o n l y If you transported your printer for a long distance you need to check the color registration for possible misalignment Printing a color registration sheet Follow the steps below to print the color registration sheet 1 Turn on the printer 2 Load paper into the MP tray...

Page 269: ...justing color registration alignment Follow the steps below to adjust color registration 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 several times until the LCD panel displays Color Regist Menu then press the Enter button 3 Press the u Up button several times until the LCD displays the XXXX Regist item fo...

Page 270: ...ndows see Canceling Printing on page 122 or for Macintosh see Canceling Printing on page 186 Using the Cancel Job button The Cancel Job button on your printer is the quickest and easiest way to cancel printing Pressing this button cancels the currently printing job Pressing the Cancel Job button for more than two seconds deletes all jobs from the printer memory including jobs the printer is curren...

Page 271: ...he control panel menus 2 Press the d Down button several times until Reset Menu appears on the LCD panel then press the Enter button 3 Press the d Down button several times until Reset to display 4 Press the Enter button Printing is canceled The printer is ready to receive a new print job ...

Page 272: ...nal paper cassette unit on page 420 You can install the following optional paper cassettes on the printer A 550 sheet Paper Cassette Unit A 1100 sheet Paper Cassette Unit Both a 550 sheet Paper Cassette Unit and a 1100 sheet Paper Cassette Unit Handling precautions N e w q u o t e t h e i n f o r m a t i o n f r o m t h e s i m i l a r p r o d u c t Always pay attention to the following handling p...

Page 273: ... the printer may be dropped and damaged or cause an injury Installing the optional paper cassette unit N e w q u o t e t h e i n f o r m a t i o n f r o m t h e s i m i l a r p r o d u c t d e l e t e n o t e t e x t i n h o s t b a s e p r o d u c t e x c e p t n e w h o s t b a s e Follow the steps below to install the optional 550 sheet or 1100 sheet paper cassette Unit Note The procedure for i...

Page 274: ... to prevent getting an electrical shock 2 Carefully remove the optional paper cassette unit from its carton and place it on the floor Note Make sure you have the four screws packed with the optional paper cassette unit Remove the protective materials from the unit Keep all protective materials in case you want to ship the optional paper cassette unit in the future ...

Page 275: ...y turning the dials below the feet Note The 550 sheet paper cassette unit does not have feet wWarning Be sure to lock all four feet before installing the unit on the printer Otherwise the unit may move and cause an accident 4 Carefully grasp the printer at the position indicated below and lift it carefully with two people ...

Page 276: ...76 Installing Options 5 Align the corners of the printer and the unit then lower the printer gently onto the unit so that the five pins on top of the unit fit into the holes on the bottom of the printer ...

Page 277: ...Installing Options 277 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 Remove the standard lower cassette from the printer 7 Fasten the front of the optional paper cassette unit to the printer with two of the provided screws ...

Page 278: ...ions 8 Remove the cover on the back of the standard lower cassette 9 Screw the back of the unit to the printer with the remaining two screws 10 Reattach the cover 11 Reinsert the standard lower cassette into the printer ...

Page 279: ...Sheet See Printing a Status Sheet on page 377 Note for Windows users If EPSON Status Monitor is not installed you have to make settings manually in the printer driver See Making Optional Settings on page 95 Note for Macintosh users When you have attached or removed printer options you need to delete the printer using Print Setup Utility for Mac OS X 10 3 Print Center for Mac OS X 10 2 or below or ...

Page 280: ... from the printer to prevent getting an electrical shock 2 Carefully remove the optional paper cassette units from their cartons and place them on the floor Note Make sure you have the four screws packed with each of the optional paper cassette unit Remove the protective materials from the units Keep all protective materials in case you want to ship the optional paper cassette units in the future ...

Page 281: ... 8 8 3 Lock the four feet at the bottom of the 1100 sheet paper cassette unit by turning the dials below the feet wWarning Be sure to lock all four feet before installing the unit on the printer Otherwise the unit may move and cause an accident ...

Page 282: ...te unit Then lower the 550 sheet paper cassette unit onto the 1100 sheet paper cassette unit so that five pins on top of the 1100 sheet paper cassette unit fit into the holes on the bottom of the 550 sheet paper cassette unit 5 Carefully grasp the printer at the position indicated below and lift it carefully with two people ...

Page 283: ...Installing Options 283 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 wWarning Two people should lift the printer by the correct positions as shown below ...

Page 284: ...g Options 6 Align the corners of the printer and the 550 sheet paper cassette unit then lower the printer gently onto the unit so that the five pins on top of the unit fit into the holes on the bottom of the printer ...

Page 285: ...8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 Remove the standard lower cassette from the printer and the 550 sheet paper cassette from the unit 8 Fasten the front of the 550 sheet paper cassette unit to the printer with the two provided screws ...

Page 286: ...286 Installing Options 9 Fasten the front of the 1100 sheet paper cassette unit to the printer with the two provided screws 10 Remove the cover on the back of the standard lower cassette ...

Page 287: ...alling Options 287 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 11 Remove the cover on the back of the 550 sheet paper cassette 12 Screw the back of the 550 sheet paper cassette unit to the printer with the remaining two screws ...

Page 288: ...et paper cassette into the unit 16 Reconnect all the interface cables and the power cord 17 Plug the printer s power cord into an electrical outlet 18 Turn on the printer To confirm that the option is installed correctly print a Status Sheet See Printing a Status Sheet on page 377 Note for Windows users If EPSON Status Monitor is not installed you have to make settings manually in the printer driv...

Page 289: ...d d e l e t e n o t e t e x t i n h o s t b a s e p r o d u c t e x c e p t n e w h o s t b a s e By installing a Dual In line Memory Module DIMM you can increase printer memory up to 640 MB You may want to add additional memory if you are having difficulty printing complex graphics Installing a memory module Follow the steps below to install an optional memory module cCaution Before you install a...

Page 290: ...e printer off and unplug the power cord and all the interface cables OFF cCaution Make sure to unplug the power cord from the printer to prevent getting an electrical shock 2 Remove the cover on the back of the standard lower cassette ...

Page 291: ...Installing Options 291 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 3 Loosen the three screws on the back of the printer 4 Pull out the circuit board tray ...

Page 292: ...tion is shown below Memory slot 6 Hold the memory module and insert it into the slot in the orientation shown below until it stops Then press both sides of the memory module down Confirm that the notch on the memory module matches that of the memory slot notch ...

Page 293: ...8 8 8 8 8 8 8 cCaution Do not apply too much force Be sure to insert the memory facing the correct way Do not remove any modules from the circuit board Otherwise the printer will not work 7 Slide the circuit board tray into the printer ...

Page 294: ...correctly print a Status Sheet See Printing a Status Sheet on page 377 Note for Windows users If EPSON Status Monitor is not installed you have to make settings manually in the printer driver See Making Optional Settings on page 95 Note for Macintosh users When you have attached or removed printer options you need to delete the printer using Print Setup Utility for Mac OS X 10 3 Print Center for M...

Page 295: ...e in reverse Hard Disk Drive The optional Hard Disk Drive allows you to expand the printer s input buffer when the Ethernet interface is used and gives you additionalmemoryforgraphics formdata andfastermulti page multi output sorting Installing the Hard Disk Drive N e w q u o t e t h e i n f o r m a t i o n f r o m t h e s i m i l a r p r o d u c t d e l e t e n o t e t e x t i n h o s t b a s e p...

Page 296: ...ing inside the printer as some components are sharp and may cause injury 1 Turn the printer off and unplug the power cord and all the interface cables OFF cCaution Make sure to unplug the power cord from the printer to prevent getting an electrical shock ...

Page 297: ...Installing Options 297 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 2 Remove the cover on the back of the standard lower cassette 3 Loosen the three screws on the back of the printer ...

Page 298: ...298 Installing Options 4 Pull out the circuit board tray 5 Align the three screw holes on the Hard Disk Drive with the screw holes on the circuit board Secure it by tightening the three screws provided ...

Page 299: ...8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Note Be careful not to damage the cable when tightening the screws cCaution Do not remove any modules from the circuit board Otherwise the printer will not work 6 Connect the Hard Disk Drive cable to the circuit board ...

Page 300: ... the circuit board tray into the printer 8 Fasten the circuit board tray with the three screws 9 Reattach the cover 10 Reconnect all the interface cables and the power cord 11 Plug the printer s power cord into an electrical outlet ...

Page 301: ...0 2 or below or Chooser for Mac OS 9 and then re register the printer Removing the Hard Disk Drive N e w q u o t e t h e i n f o r m a t i o n f r o m t h e s i m i l a r p r o d u c t cCaution Before you remove 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 wWarning Be careful when working ...

Page 302: ...d u c t Follow the steps below to install an optional interface card cCaution Before you install the interface card be sure to discharge any static electricity by touching a grounded piece of metal Otherwise you may damage static sensitive components 1 Turn the printer off and unplug the power cord and all the interface cables OFF ...

Page 303: ... two screws and the Type B interface card slot cover as shown below wWarning Do not remove screws and covers that are not described in the instructions Note Keep the slot cover in a safe place You will need to reattach it if you remove the interface card later ...

Page 304: ...er To confirm that the option is installed correctly print a Status Sheet See Printing a Status Sheet on page 377 Removing an interface card N e w q u o t e t h e i n f o r m a t i o n f r o m t h e s i m i l a r p r o d u c t cCaution Before you remove an interface card be sure to discharge any static electricity by touching a grounded piece of metal Otherwise you may damage static sensitive comp...

Page 305: ...i n f o r m a t i o n f r o m t h e s i m i l a r p r o d u c t Follow the steps below to install the P5C ROM module 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 wWarning Be careful when working inside the printer as some components are sharp and may cause injury 1 T...

Page 306: ...ns OFF cCaution Make sure to unplug the power cord from the printer to prevent getting an electrical shock 2 Remove the cover on the back of the standard lower cassette 3 Loosen the three screws on the back of the printer ...

Page 307: ...Installing Options 307 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 4 Pull out the circuit board tray 5 Identify the ROM slot A Its position is shown below a ROM slot A b ROM slot P a b ...

Page 308: ...t into the slot A in the orientation shown below until the clip comes up to hold the ROM module securely in place cCaution Do not apply too much force Be sure to insert the ROM module in the correct direction Never remove the ROM module installed on the standard ROM slot P ...

Page 309: ... 8 8 7 Slide the circuit board tray into the printer 8 Fasten the circuit board tray with the three screws 9 Reattach the cover 10 Reconnect all the interface cables and the power cord 11 Plug the printer s power cord into an electrical outlet ...

Page 310: ...g the module Make sure that it is securely seated into the ROM slot on the circuit board Removing the P5C ROM module cCaution Before you remove the ROM module be sure to discharge any static electricity by touching a grounded piece of metal Otherwise you may damage static sensitive components wWarning Be careful when working inside the printer as some components are sharp and may cause injury Perf...

Page 311: ... of your printer Note To clear the warning select Clear All Warning from the control panel s Reset Menu If a consumable product reaches the end of its service life the printer stops printing and displays the following messages on the LCD panel or the window of EPSON Status Monitor When this happens the printer cannot resume printing until you replace the depleted consumable products LCD Panel Mess...

Page 312: ... c t Always observe the following handling precautions when replacing the consumable products Installing a genuine toner cartridge is recommended Using a non genuine toner cartridge may affect print quality Epson shall not be liable for any damages or problems arising from the use of consumable products not manufactured or approved by Epson When handling toner cartridge always place them on a clea...

Page 313: ...it off with soap and water immediately Keep consumable products out of the reach of children Do not dispose of used consumable products in fire as they may explode and cause injury Dispose of them according to local regulations If toner is spilled use a broom and dustpan or a damp cloth with soap and water to clean it up Because the fine particles can cause a fire or explosion if they come into co...

Page 314: ...314 Replacing Consumable Products 2 Remove the top cover 3 Turn the toner cartridge knobs to the unlocked position Note Hold the knobs with both hands ...

Page 315: ... small amount of the toner may adhere to the bottom of the cartridge Be careful not to spill this toner or get it on your skin or clothes Put the used cartridge on a flat surface with the toner spout facing up to avoid spilling the toner Dispose of the used toner cartridge by putting itinto its disposal bag ...

Page 316: ... new toner cartridge out of its package and gently shake it from side to side and front to back to distribute the toner evenly wWarning Do not remove the protective tape yet 6 Hold the new toner cartridge as shown below and lower it into the slot ...

Page 317: ...9 9 9 9 9 7 Turn the toner cartridge knob to the locked position Note Hold the knobs with both hands and turn them until they click cCaution Be sure to turn the knob all the way to the locked position Otherwise you may have toner problems or leakage ...

Page 318: ...ve tape pullingstraightupfromthetoner cartridge Make sure to pull the tape up slowly to avoid tearing it 9 Replace the top cover Photoconductor Unit Handling precautions N e w q u o t e t h e i n f o r m a t i o n f r o m t h e s i m i l a r p r o d u c t ...

Page 319: ...oil from your skin may permanently damage its surface and affect print quality To get the best print quality do not store the photoconductor unit in an area subject to direct sunlight dust salty air or corrosive gases such as ammonia Avoid locations subject to extreme or rapid changes in temperature or humidity Do not tilt the photoconductor unit wWarning Do not dispose of the used consumable prod...

Page 320: ...320 Replacing Consumable Products 2 Press the latch on cover A and open the cover 3 Raise cover D ...

Page 321: ...andle and slowly lift it straight out of the printer wWarning Be careful not to touch the fuser which is marked CAUTION HIGH TEMPERATURE or the surrounding areas If the printer has been in use the fuser and the surrounding areas may be very hot 5 Take the new photoconductor unit out of its package ...

Page 322: ...tective material from the back side of the photoconductor unit cCaution Be careful not to touch or scratch the surface of the drum and rollers Avoid touching the drum since oil from your skin may permanently damage its surface and affect print quality ...

Page 323: ... photoconductor unit into the printer making sure the posts on the sides of the unit slide into the slots wWarning Be careful not to touch the fuser which is marked CAUTION HIGH TEMPERATURE or the surrounding areas If the printer has been in use the fuser and the surrounding areas may be very hot ...

Page 324: ...324 Replacing Consumable Products 8 Remove the protective material from the front side of the photoconductor unit 9 Close covers D and A ...

Page 325: ...replacing the consumable products Do not touch the surface of the consumable product Doing so may impair print quality wWarning The fuser unit can be very hot if the printer has been in use Turn the printer off and wait for 30 minutes until the temperature has subsided before replacing the fuser unit Keep the consumable products out of the reach of children Replacing the fuser unit Follow the step...

Page 326: ...326 Replacing Consumable Products 1 Turn off the printer and wait for 30 minutes until the temperature has subsided OFF 2 Press the latch on cover B and open the cover ...

Page 327: ...Replacing Consumable Products 327 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 3 Unlock the lock levers on both sides of the fuser unit 4 Lift the fuser unit out of the printer as shown below ...

Page 328: ...Consumable Products 5 Take the new fuser unit out of its package 6 Hold the new fuser unit by the handles and lower it into the printer making sure that the posts on the unit slide into the notches of the lock levers ...

Page 329: ...le Products 329 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 Push in on both sides of the fuser unit until the lock levers get to the lock positions Note Make sure that the lock levers are completely back to the locked position marked Lock ...

Page 330: ...lways observe the following handling precautions when replacing the consumable products Do not touch the surface of the consumable product Doing so may impair print quality wWarning Do not dispose of the used consumable products in fire as it may explode and cause injury Dispose of it according to local regulations Keep the consumable products out of the reach of children ...

Page 331: ...Replacing Consumable Products 331 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 Replacing the transfer unit Follow the steps below to replace the transfer unit 1 Press the latch on cover A and open the cover ...

Page 332: ...332 Replacing Consumable Products 2 Grasp the two orange tabs and pull them up ...

Page 333: ...transfer unit out of the printer wWarning Be careful not to touch the fuser which is marked CAUTION HIGH TEMPERATURE or the surrounding areas If the printer has been in use the fuser and the surrounding areas may be very hot 4 Take the new transfer unit from its package ...

Page 334: ...Consumable Products 5 Hold the new transfer unit by the orange tabs and lower it so the arrow on the transfer unit and the arrow inside the printer line up Make sure the posts of the transfer unit fit into the guides ...

Page 335: ...Pull the transfer unit toward you and push the orange tabs into place wWarning Be careful not to touch the fuser which is marked CAUTION HIGH TEMPERATURE or the surrounding areas If the printer has been in use the fuser and the surrounding areas may be very hot ...

Page 336: ...336 Replacing Consumable Products 7 Close cover A ...

Page 337: ...nly minimal cleaning If the printer s outer case is dirty or dusty turn off 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 density sensor When ...

Page 338: ...338 Cleaning and Transporting the Printer 2 Press the latch on cover A and open the cover 3 Grasp the two orange tabs and pull them up ...

Page 339: ... 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 4 Pull the transfer unit out of the printer wWarning Be careful not to touch the fuser which is marked CAUTION HIGH TEMPERATURE or the surrounding areas If the printer has been in use the fuser and the surrounding areas may be very hot ...

Page 340: ...340 Cleaning and Transporting the Printer 5 Gently wipe the transparent plastic window on the density sensor with a dry soft cloth or cotton swab ...

Page 341: ... the Printer 341 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 6 Hold the transfer unit by the orange tabs and lower it into the printer making sure that it fits into the guides Push the transfer unit in and up until it clicks into place ...

Page 342: ... transfer unit toward you and push the orange tabs into place wWarning Be careful not to touch the fuser which is marked CAUTION HIGH TEMPERATURE or the surrounding areas If the printer has been in use the fuser and the surrounding areas may be very hot ...

Page 343: ...ductor unit If printouts have dots at every 30 mm wipe a roller in the photoconductor unit with a dry soft cloth or cotton swab Follow the steps below to clean the photoconductor unit cCaution Do not take too much time to clean the photoconductor Exposing the photoconductor to too much light may damage the printer 1 Turn off the printer ...

Page 344: ...344 Cleaning and Transporting the Printer 2 Press the latch on cover A and open the cover 3 Raise cover D ...

Page 345: ...Hold the photoconductor unit by the handle and slowly lift it straight out of the printer wWarning Be careful not to touch the fuser which is marked CAUTION HIGH TEMPERATURE or the surrounding areas If the printer has been in use the fuser and the surrounding areas may be very hot ...

Page 346: ...oconductor unit on a flat table as shown below Note Make sure to align the center of the printout and center of the photoconductor unit when positioning them Place the printout faceup so the short edge that comes out of the printer first is against the photoconductor unit as shown in the diagram ...

Page 347: ... roller that is the same color as the dots on the printout Then look for the place on the roller that is vertically in the same position as the dots on the printout a Yellow b Magenta c Cyan d Black Note The illustration indicates that the dots on the printout are magenta as an example a b c d ...

Page 348: ...to find the spot cCaution Be careful not to scratch the surface of the drum and rollers Also avoid touchingthe drum androllers since oil from your skin may permanently damage their surface and affect print quality 8 Wipe the spotoff the black roller with a dry softcloth orcotton swab ...

Page 349: ...rollers since oil from your skin may permanently damage their surface and affect print quality Do not expose the photoconductor unit and the developer cartridge to light any longer than necessary Do not store the photoconductor unit in an area subject to direct sunlight 9 Holding the handle firmly lower the photoconductor unit into the printer making sure the posts on the sides of the unit slide i...

Page 350: ...ery hot 10 Close covers D and A 11 Turn on the printer Transporting the Printer N e w F o r l a r g e s i z e p r o d u c t q u o t e t h e i n f o r m a t i o n f r o m t h e s i m i l a r p r o d u c t a n d c o n f i r m t h e s p e c i f i c a t i o n f o r o p t i o n a l p a p e r c a s s e t t e Finding a place for the printer N e w i n c l u d i n g t h e i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t o ...

Page 351: ... ensure smooth operation Dimensions shown in the illustrations below are in centimeters To install and use any of the following options you will need the indicated amount of additional space The 550 sheet paper cassette unit adds 127 mm 5 0 in to the bottom of the printer The 1100 sheet paper cassette unit adds 339 mm 13 3 in to the bottom of the printer In addition to space considerations always ...

Page 352: ...ution Leave adequate room aroundtheprintertoallowforsufficient ventilation Avoid locations that are subject to direct sunlight excessive heat moisture or dust Avoid using outlets that other appliances are plugged into Use a grounded outlet that matches the printer s power plug Do not use an adapter plug Only use an outlet that meets the power requirements for this printer For long distances Repack...

Page 353: ...ansported your printer for a long distance you need to check the color registration for possible misalignment For instructions see Checking Color Registration on page 268 For short distances Alwayspayattentiontothefollowinghandlingprecautionswhen you need to move the printer for short distances If you are moving the printer on its own two people should lift and carry the printer Follow the steps b...

Page 354: ...is installed unlock the four feet at the bottom of the unit then roll the printer to the new location Make sure to lock the feet after relocating the printer 2 Be sure to lift the printer by the correct positions as shown below cCaution When moving the printer always keep it horizontal ...

Page 355: ...jammed paper Be sure to observe the following points when you clear jammed paper Do not remove jammed paper by force Torn paper can be difficult to remove and might cause other paper jams Pull it gently in order to avoid tearing Always trytoremove jammedpaperwithbothhandstoavoid tearing it If jammed paper is torn and remains in the printer or if paper is jammed in a place not mentioned in this sec...

Page 356: ... the fuser and the surrounding areas may be very hot Do not insert your hand deep into the fuser unit as some components are sharp and may cause injury Paper Jam A B N e w t i t l e i s a c c o r d a s p a n e l m e s s a g e S T M 3 m e s s a g e Follow the steps below to clear the jammed paper at cover A and B 1 Press the latch on cover A and open the cover ...

Page 357: ... of the fuser unit down and gently pull out any sheets of paper with both hands wWarning Be careful not to touch the fuser which is marked CAUTION HIGH TEMPERATURE or the surrounding areas If the printer has been in use the fuser and the surrounding areas may be very hot 3 Open cover D ...

Page 358: ...oconductor unit firmly and remove the unit from the printer wWarning Be careful not to touch the fuser which is marked CAUTION HIGH TEMPERATURE or the surrounding areas If the printer has been in use the fuser and the surrounding areas may be very hot ...

Page 359: ...Troubleshooting 359 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 Note Make sure to place the photoconductor unit on the flat surface as shown below 5 Gently pull out any sheets of paper with both hands ...

Page 360: ...urrounding areas may be very hot cCaution Do not touch the rollers inside the printer 6 Reinstall the photoconductor unit making sure the posts on the sides of the unit slide into the slots wWarning Be careful not to touch the fuser which is marked CAUTION HIGH TEMPERATURE or the surrounding areas If the printer has been in use the fuser and the surrounding areas may be very hot ...

Page 361: ...n the cover 9 Pull down the outer green knobs to open the paper path and gently pull out any sheets of paper with both hands wWarning Be careful not to touch the fuser which is marked CAUTION HIGH TEMPERATURE or the surrounding areas If the printer has been in use the fuser and the surrounding areas may be very hot ...

Page 362: ...er B When the paper jam is cleared completely and the covers are closed printing resumes from the page that jammed Paper Jam A Follow the steps below to clear the jammed paper at cover A 1 Press the latch on cover A and open the cover ...

Page 363: ... Gently pull out any sheets of paper with both hands wWarning Be careful not to touch the fuser which is marked CAUTION HIGH TEMPERATURE or the surrounding areas If the printer has been in use the fuser and the surrounding areas may be very hot 3 Open cover D ...

Page 364: ...oconductor unit firmly and remove the unit from the printer wWarning Be careful not to touch the fuser which is marked CAUTION HIGH TEMPERATURE or the surrounding areas If the printer has been in use the fuser and the surrounding areas may be very hot ...

Page 365: ...nductor unit on the flat surface as shown below 5 Gently pull out any sheets of paper with both hands wWarning Be careful not to touch the fuser which is marked CAUTION HIGH TEMPERATURE or the surrounding areas If the printer has been in use the fuser and the surrounding areas may be very hot ...

Page 366: ...l the photoconductor unit making sure the posts on the sides of the unit slide into the slots wWarning Be careful not to touch the fuser which is marked CAUTION HIGH TEMPERATURE or the surrounding areas If the printer has been in use the fuser and the surrounding areas may be very hot ...

Page 367: ...ly and cover D and A are closed printing resumes from the page that jammed Paper Jam C A Follow the steps below to clear the jammed paper at cover A and in the MP tray or paper cassette unit 1 Remove the paper set in the MP tray If the paper is jammed in the MP tray gently pull out any sheets of paper with both hands ...

Page 368: ...mpled paper Note The illustration shows the standard lower cassette If the optional paper cassette unit is installed check the unit s cassettes in the same way 3 Gently pull out any sheets of paper with both hands Note Confirm that the jammed paper is not still deep inside the printer ...

Page 369: ...Troubleshooting 369 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 4 Reinsert the paper cassette into the printer 5 Press the latch on cover A and open the cover ...

Page 370: ...ny sheets of paper with both hands wWarning Be careful not to touch the fuser which is marked CAUTION HIGH TEMPERATURE or the surrounding areas If the printer has been in use the fuser and the surrounding areas may be very hot 7 Open cover D ...

Page 371: ...handle of the photoconductor unit firmly and remove the unit from the printer wWarning Be careful not to touch the fuser which is marked CAUTION HIGH TEMPERATURE or the surrounding areas If the printer has been in use the fuser and the surrounding areas may be very hot ...

Page 372: ...372 Troubleshooting Note Make sure to place the photoconductor unit on the flat surface as shown below 9 Gently pull out any sheets of paper with both hands ...

Page 373: ...e fuser and the surrounding areas may be very hot cCaution Do not touch the rollers inside the printer 10 Reinstall the photoconductor unit making sure the posts on the sides of the unit slide into the slots wWarning Be careful not to touch the fuser which is marked CAUTION HIGH TEMPERATURE or the surrounding areas If the printer has been in use the fuser and the surrounding areas may be very hot ...

Page 374: ...move the paper cassettes then open the greenunit that is located on the top part of the inside of the cassette slot and check whether any jammed paper is there Before reinstalling the paper cassette make sure to close the green unit completely otherwise you may damage the printer When the paper jam is cleared completely and cover D and A are closed printing resumes from the page that jammed ...

Page 375: ...11 11 11 11 Paper Jam B Follow the steps below to clear the jammed paper at cover B 1 Press the latch on cover B and open the cover 2 Gently pull out any sheets of paper with both hands Note Be sure to remove the jammed paper by pulling it upward ...

Page 376: ... jammed paper where paper feeds as described in Paper Jam C A on page 367 Then clear the jammed paper at the duplex unit as described in Paper Jam B on page 375 Note When a paper jam occurs repeatedly at the paper cassettes Jam CA or Jam CAB jammed or crumpled paper may still be inside the paper cassettes Remove the paper cassettes then open the green unit that is located on the top part of the in...

Page 377: ...n the MP tray and set the Paper Type setting to Transparency in the printer driver When the Paper Type setting in the printer driver is set to Transparency do not load any other type of paper except transparencies Printing a Status Sheet N e w u s e c a u t i o n w i t h t h e i c o n o r b u t t o n To confirm the current status of the printer and that the options are installed correctly print a ...

Page 378: ...e electrical outlet may be controlled byanoutsideswitchor an automatic timer Make sure that the switch is turned on or plug another electrical device into the outlet to check whether the outlet is operating properly Cause What to do The printer is offline Press the N Start Stop button once to switch the printer to ready status Some error may have occurred Check the LCD panel to see if an error mes...

Page 379: ... not properly set up for your printer Make sure that the printer is selected in your application software Your computer system s memory is too small to handle the volume of data in your document Try reducing the image resolution of your document in the application software or install more memory in your computer if you can Cause What to do For Windows users EPSON Status Monitor is not installed Fo...

Page 380: ...inter Make sure that you have installed the correct font See Available Fonts on page 446 for more information Cause What to do The interface cable may not be plugged in securely Make sure that both ends of the interface cable are plugged in securely You may not be using the correct interface cable If you are using the parallel interface make sure that the cable is a double shielded twisted pair in...

Page 381: ...s set in the Tray Menu on the control panel MP Tray Size setting may be incorrect When loading paper for which the size is not specified with Auto setting specify the correct paper size on the MP Tray Size setting in the Tray Menu on the control panel Cause What to do The registration position of each color may have shifted while the printer wasbeingshipped or moved to a new location Check the col...

Page 382: ...lor setting in the application 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 Set the Gamma setting to 1 8 in the More Settings dialog box in the printer driver then print again If you still do not get the printouts you expe...

Page 383: ... or ColorSync setting for Macintosh can improve color matching between different devices For details see Using the predefined settings on page 64 for Windows and Using the predefined settings on page 148 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 ...

Page 384: ...high quality copier paper is recommended for best results See Available paper types on page 410 for information on choosing paper The paper path inside the printer may be dusty Turn off the printer Clean internal printer components by printing three pages with only one character per page Cause What to do The paper path inside the printer may be dusty Turn off the printer Clean internal printer com...

Page 385: ...r unit Replace the photoconductor unit See Photoconductor Unit on page 318 Cause What to do Your 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 EPSON Status Monitor indicates that the amount of toner is low replace the toner cartridge Se...

Page 386: ...nter may be dusty Turn off the printer Clean internal printer components by printing three pages with only one character per page There may be a problem with the photoconductor unit Replace the photoconductor unit See Photoconductor Unit on page 318 Cause What to do Your paper may be moist or damp This printer is sensitive to moisture absorbed by the paper The higher the moisture content in the pa...

Page 387: ...267 If a blank page is ejected the problem may be with the printer Turn off the printer and contact your dealer The Paper Size setting may be incorrect Make sure the correct paper size is set in the Tray Menu on the control panel There may be a problem with the photoconductor unit Replace the photoconductor unit See Photoconductor Unit on page 318 MP Tray Size setting may be incorrect When loading...

Page 388: ...the More Settings dialog box that appears There may be no toner left in the toner cartridge If the message on the LCD panel or in EPSON Status Monitor indicates that the amount of toner is low replace the toner cartridge See Toner Cartridge on page 312 You can also check the remaining toner with the following symbols on the Basic Settings tab in the printer driver Toner low Toner end There may be ...

Page 389: ...ng Check to see if the printout is acceptable If not add more memory for a permanent solution or lower print quality temporarily in the printer driver Cause What to do The printer has insufficient memory for current task Add more memory for a permanent solution or lower print quality temporarily in the printer driver Cause What to do The printer does not have sufficient memory to collate print job...

Page 390: ...e selected the correct paper source in your application There may be no paper in the cassettes Load paper into the selected paper source The size of loaded paper differs from the control panel or printer driver settings Make sure that the correct paper size and paper source are set in the control panel or printer driver Too many sheets may be loaded in the MP tray or paper cassettes Make sure that...

Page 391: ... not be installed properly See Optional Paper Cassette Unit on page 272 for instructions on installing an optional paper cassette unit The paper source setting may not be correct Make sure you have selected the proper paper source in your application There maybe no paper inthe paper cassette Load paper into the selected paper source Too many sheets may be loaded in the paper cassette Make sure tha...

Page 392: ...onal paper cassette See Clearing Jammed Paper on page 355 to clear jammed paper Cause What to do The installed option is not defined in the printer driver For Windows users You have to make settings manually in the printer driver See Making Optional Settings on page 95 For Macintosh users When you have attached or removed printer options you need to delete the printer using Print Setup Utility for...

Page 393: ... Server 2003 and upgraded to Windows XP You may not be able to install or run the USB printer driver on a computer that does not meet these specifications or that is not equipped with a built in USB port For details about your computer contact your dealer Printer software installation Incorrect or incomplete software installation can lead to USB problems Take note of the following and perform the ...

Page 394: ...e installation process click Yes If you click No you will have to install the printer software again For Windows XP or Server 2003 if the Software Installation dialog box appears during the installation process click Continue Anyway If youclickSTOP Installation youwill havetoinstalltheprintersoftware again Checking printer software in Windows Me and 98 If you canceled the plug and play driver inst...

Page 395: ...Troubleshooting 395 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 1 Access the printer driver see Accessing the printer driver on page 61 then click the Details tab ...

Page 396: ...the following port drop down list then the USB printer device driver and printer software are installed correctly If the correct port is not displayed proceed to the next step 2 Right click the My Computer icon on your desktop then click Properties 3 Click the Device Manager tab ...

Page 397: ...Troubleshooting 397 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 If your drivers are correctly installed EPSON USB Printer Devices should appear on the Device Manager menu ...

Page 398: ...evices If USB Printer or your printer name appears under Other devices theprintersoftwareisnotinstalledcorrectly Proceed to step 5 If neither USB Printer nor your printer name appears under Other devices click Refresh or unplug the USB cable from the printer then plug it into the printer again Once you ve confirmed that these items appear proceed to step 5 ...

Page 399: ...1 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 4 Under Other devices select USB Printer or EPSON AL CXXXX click Remove then click OK When the following dialog box appears click OK then click OK to close the System Properties dialog box ...

Page 400: ... LCD panel For more information see Status and Error Messages on page 248 TBD Canceling Printing You can cancel printing from your computer by using the printer driver or from the printer s control panel To cancel a print job before it is sent from your computer for Windows see Canceling Printing on page 122 or for Macintosh see Canceling Printing on page 186 The Cancel Job button on your printer ...

Page 401: ...cType Emulation menu on the printer See Emulation Menu on page 221 The printer s emulation mode setting for the interface that you are using is incorrect The emulation mode can be set individually for each interface which receives print job data Set the emulation mode for the interface you are using to PS3 Set the emulation mode through the SelecType Emulation menu on the printer See Emulation Men...

Page 402: ...Clear the Unlimited Downloadable Fonts check box The Emulation menu in the printer s Control Panel is set to a mode other than Auto or PS3 for the interface that you are using Change the mode setting to either Auto or PS3 Cause What to do QuickDraw GX is in use Mac OS 9 This printer s driver does not support QuickDraw GX Disable QuickDraw GX The printer name has been changed Ask the network admini...

Page 403: ...rinter fonts For Windows Me or 98 The appropriate substitution fonts are not correctly specified on the Device Settings sheet of the printer s Properties dialog box For Windows XP or 2000 If the Send TrueType fonts to printer according to the font Substitution Table setting on the Fonts sheet of the printer s Properties dialog box is turned on TrueType fonts are replaced by the printer fonts befor...

Page 404: ...arallel interface and the parallel port setting is set to the ECP mode Make sure that the mode setting is correct Cause What to do For Windows users only The Data Format setting in the printer s Properties is not set to ASCII or TBCP The printer cannot print binary data when it is connected to the computer via the USB interface Make sure that the Data Format setting which is accessed by clicking A...

Page 405: ... Job Management On is selected in the printer s Properties When AppleTalk is active and Job Management ON is selected the printer does not print normally Make sure to clear the Job Management On check box on the Job Settings sheet of the printer s Properties For Windows users only The computer is connected to the network using AppleTalk in a Windows 2000 environment and the Send CTRL D Before Each...

Page 406: ... then change the Data Format setting from ASCII data default to TBCP Tagged binary communications protocol When the Binary setting is set to On TBCP is not available Use the Binary protocol See PS3 Menu on page 238 for details Cause What to do The version of the Mac OS that you are using is unsupported This printer s driver can only be used on Macintosh computers running Mac OS 9 version 9 1 or la...

Page 407: ... the system to process print data Try one of the following to free up memory for printing Reduce the RAM cache setting in the Memory control panel Mac OS 9 Close applications that are not in use Increase the memory allocation for the application that you are printing from Mac OS 9 Turn off background printing ...

Page 408: ...nformation on how to contact EPSON Customer support They 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 nam...

Page 409: ...and select the Support section of your local EPSON web site for the latest drivers FAQs manuals and other downloadables Epson s Technical Support Web Site provides help with problems that cannot be solved using the troubleshooting information in your printer documentation ...

Page 410: ...lar 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 ofpaper stock before purchasing large quantities or printing large jobs Available paper types N e w d e l e t e u n n e c e s s a r y i n f o r m a t i o n ...

Page 411: ... copiers or ink jet printers Previously printed paper by any other color laser printers black and whitelaserprinters colorcopiers black and white copiers ink jet printers or thermal transfer printers Paper type Description Plain paper Weight 60 to 105 g m Recycled paper is acceptable 1 Envelopes No paste and no tape No plastic window unless specifically designed for laser printers Labels The backi...

Page 412: ...aper that has glue staples paper clips or tape on it Paper that attracts static electricity Moist or damp paper Paper of uneven thickness Overly thick or thin paper Paper that is too smooth or too rough Paper that is different on the front and back Paper that is folded curled wavy or torn Paper of irregular shape or paper that does not have right angle corners Printable area N e w F o r E m u l a ...

Page 413: ...imum margin on all sides The print quality may be irregular depending on the paper you use Print on one or two sheets of paper to check the print quality Printer General N e w F o r E m u l a t i o n c o n f i r m t h e p r o d u c t s p e c i f i c a t i o n e s p P a p e r f e e d a l i g n m e n t ...

Page 414: ...lignment Center alignment for all sizes Input paper supply MP tray Up to 150 sheets of plain paper 60 105 g m Up to a 15 mm thick stack of envelopes Up to a 15 mm thick stack of transparencies Up to a 15 mm thick stack of labels Standard lower paper cassette Up to 550 sheets of plain paper 60 105 g m Paper output For all paper types and size Paper output capacity Up to 250 sheets of plain paper 60...

Page 415: ...rinter language ESC P 2 24 pin printer emulation ESC P 2 mode ESC P 9 pin printer emulation FX mode IBM Proprinter emulation I239X mode Adobe PostScript3 Resident fonts 84 scalable fonts and 7 bitmap fonts RAM 128 MB expandable up to 640 MB Temperature In use 5 to 32 C 41 to 90 F Not in use 20 to 40 C 40 to 104 F Humidity In use 15 to 85 RH Not in use 5 to 85 RH Altitude 3 100 meters 10 170 feet m...

Page 416: ...ations Mechanical Weight Approx 34 6 kg about76 3 lb excluding the consumables and options Durability 5 years or 600 000 pages whichever comes first under the condition of A4 size horizontal plain paper 437 mm 588 mm 457 mm ...

Page 417: ...European model 120 V Model KDAS 1a 220 240 V Model KDBS 1a Voltage 120 V 10 220 V 240 V 10 Rated frequency 50 Hz 60 Hz 3 Hz 50 Hz 60 Hz 3 Hz Rated current Less than 10 A Less than 5 A Power consumption During printing Average Color printing 357 W 329 W Average Blackand white printing 437 W 409 W MAX 900 W 960 W During standby mode 70 W 71 W Sleep mode Up to 21 W Up to 25 W Safety UL 60950 CSA No 6...

Page 418: ... for Health and Safety Act of 1968 This means that the printer does not produce hazardous laser radiation Since radiation emitted by the laser is completely confined within protective housings and external covers the laser beam cannot escape from the machine during any phase of user operation Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC EMC Directive 89 336 EEC EN 60950 EN 55022 Class B EN 55024 EN 61000 3 2 E...

Page 419: ...tes compliance with the CDRH regulations and must be attached to laser products marketed in the United States Interfaces Parallel interface N e w c o n f i r m t h e s p e c i f i c a t i o n Use the IEEE 1284 I compliant parallel interface connector ECP mode Nibble mode USB interface N e w i n c l u d i n g t h e i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t M a c USB 2 0 High Speed mode Note Only computers eq...

Page 420: ...Server 2003 operating systems If your operating system is Windows Me or 98 use a USB 1 1 interface Ethernet interface N e w N W s t a n d a r d o n l y You can use an IEEE 802 3 100BASE TX 10 BASE T straight through shielded twisted pair interface cable with an RJ45 connector Note Ethernet Interface may not be available depending on the printer model Options and Consumable Products Optional paper ...

Page 421: ...m Cassette capacity up to 550 sheets for each of cassettes Paper types Plain paper Semi Thick Power supply DC 24V 0 7 A and DC 3 3 V 0 1 A supplied by the printer for 550 sheets DC 24V 1 0 A and DC 3 3 V 0 2 A supplied by the printer for 1100 sheets Model KDA 2 for 550 sheets KDA 3 for 1100 sheets Dimensions and weight 550 sheet Paper Cassette Unit Height 154 mm 6 1 in Width 429 mm 16 9 in Depth 5...

Page 422: ...cifically for EPSON products are compatible Hard Disk Drive This product conforms to CE marking requirements in accordance with EC Directive 89 336 EEC Toner cartridge N e w c o l o r p r o d u c t o n l y Product code C12C832661 1 DRAM type DDR333 SDRAM PC2700 200Pin S O DIMM 2 Memory size 128 MB 256 MB 384 MB 512 MB 640 MB Product code C12C824172 Capacity 40 GB ...

Page 423: ...is product conforms to CE marking requirements in accordance with EC Directive 89 336 EEC Product code Yellow 0242 Magenta 0243 Cyan 0244 Black 0245 Storage temperature 20to 40 C 4 to 104 F Storage humidity 5 to 85 RH Model Yellow 0242 Magenta 0243 Cyan 0244 Black 0245 Product code 1109 Storage temperature 20 to 40 C 4 to 104 F Storage humidity 5 to 85 RH Model 1109 ...

Page 424: ...EC Directive 89 336 EEC Transfer unit This product conforms to CE marking requirements in accordance with EC Directive 89 336 EEC Product code 3020 3021 Storage temperature 20 to 40 C 4 to 104 F Storage humidity 5 to 85 RH Product code 3022 Storage temperature 20 to 40 C 4 to 104 F Storage humidity 5 to 85 RH ...

Page 425: ... specify various command codes such as Start bar Stop bar and OCR B in addition to the bar code characters themselves However EPSON BarCode Fonts are designed to add such codes automatically allowingyou toeasilyprintbar codes thatconform 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 EPS...

Page 426: ...PSON Code39 CD Num Yes Yes EPSON Code39 Num Yes No Code128 EPSON Code128 No Yes Creates Code128 bar codes Interleaved 2 of 5 ITF EPSON ITF No No Printing of OCR B and check digits can be specified with the font name EPSON ITF CD No Yes EPSON ITF CD Num Yes Yes EPSON ITF Num Yes No Codabar EPSON Codabar No No Printing of OCR B and check digits can be specified with the font name EPSON Codabar CD No...

Page 427: ...2 Insert the printer software CD ROM in the CD ROM drive Note If the language section window appears select your country If the EPSON Installation Program screen does not appear automatically double click the My Computer icon right click the CD ROM icon and click OPEN in the menu that appears Then double click Epsetup exe 3 Click Continue When the software license agreement screen appears read the...

Page 428: ...428 Information about Fonts 4 In the dialog box that appears click Local 5 Click Custom ...

Page 429: ...s 7 When installation is complete click OK EPSON BarCode Fonts are now installed on your computer Printing with EPSON BarCode Fonts Follow the steps below to create andprintbar codes using EPSON BarCode Fonts The application featured in these instructions is Microsoft WordPad The actual procedure may differ slightly when printing from other applications ...

Page 430: ...430 Information about Fonts 1 Open a documentin your application and enter the characters you want to convert into a bar code 2 Select the characters then select Font from the Format menu ...

Page 431: ...EPSON BarCode Font you want to use set the font size then click OK Note In Windows XP 2000 or Server 2003 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 432: ...ut Fonts 5 Select Print from the File menu select your EPSON printer then click Properties Make the following printer driver settings Your printer is a Color printer See the Color Printer Driver section in the table below ...

Page 433: ...iver Host Based Color Printer Driver Color not available Black not available Black Print Quality Text Image Text Text Image Text Toner Save Not selected Not selected Not selected Not selected Zoom Options Not selected Not selected Not selected Not selected Graphic mode in the Extended Settings dialog box accessed through the Optional Settings tab High Quality Printer not available not available no...

Page 434: ...cters only specify rotation angles of 90 180 and 270 Turn off all automatic character and word spacing settings in your application Do not use features in your application that enlarge or reduce the size of characters in only the vertical or horizontal direction Turn off your application s auto correct features for spelling grammar spacing etc To more easily distinguish bar codes from other text i...

Page 435: ...ad before printing large quantities BarCode Font specifications This section contains details on the character input specifications for each EPSON BarCode Font EPSON EAN 8 EAN 8 is an eight digit abbreviated version of the EAN bar code standard Because the check digit is added automatically only 7 characters can be input The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be input by hand ...

Page 436: ...ally only 12 characters can be input The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be input by hand Left Right margin Left Right guard bar EPSON EAN 8 Character type Numbers 0 to 9 Number of characters 12 characters Font size 60 pt to 150 pt up to 96 pt in Windows XP 2000 Server 2003 Recommended sizes are 60 pt 75 pt standard 112 5 pt and 150 pt ...

Page 437: ... Specification Manual OnlyregularUPC codesaresupported Supplementary codes are not supported The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be input by hand Left Right margin EPSON EAN 13 Character type Numbers 0 to 9 Number of characters 11 characters Font size 60 pt to 150 pt up to 96 pt in Windows XP 2000 Server 2003 Recommended sizes are 60 pt 75 pt standard 112 5 pt and 150 pt ...

Page 438: ...ed by the American Universal Product Code UPC Symbol Specification Manual The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be input by hand Left Right margin EPSON UPC A Character type Numbers 0 to 9 Number of characters 6 characters Font size 60 pt to 150 pt up to 96 pt in Windows XP 2000 Server 2003 Recommended sizes are 60 pt 75 pt standard 112 5 pt and 150 pt ...

Page 439: ...d to 15 or more of its total length in conformance to the Code39 standard For 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 s...

Page 440: ...characters A to Z 0 to 9 Symbols space 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 Server 2003 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 Server 2003 Recommended sizes are 36 pt 72 pt 108 pt and 144 pt EPSON Code39 EPSON Code39 CD EPSON Code39 Num EPSON Code39 CD ...

Page 441: ...or change multiple spaces into tabs Bar codes containing spaces may not be correctly printed from applications 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 ba...

Page 442: ...ode is automatically adjusted to 15 or more of its total length in conformance to the Interleaved 2 of 5 standard For this reason it is important to keep at least one space between the bar code and the surrounding text to prevent overlapping Interleaved 2 of 5 treats every two characters as one set When there are an odd number of characters EPSON ITF fonts automatically add a zero to the beginning...

Page 443: ...al 0 added to the beginning of character strings as needed Print sample Font size When OCR B is not used 26 pt or more up to 96 pt in Windows XP 2000 Server 2003 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 Server 2003 Recommended sizes are 36 pt 72 pt 108 pt and 144 pt EPSON ITF EPSON ITF CD EPSON ITF Num EPSON ITF CD Num ...

Page 444: ... 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 Character type Nu...

Page 445: ...en not input Check digit Print sample Font size When OCR B is not used 26 pt or more up to 96 pt in Windows XP 2000 Server 2003 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 Server 2003 Recommended sizes are 36 pt 72 pt 108 pt and 144 pt EPSON Codabar EPSON Codabar CD EPSON Codabar Num EPSON Codabar CD Num ...

Page 446: ...ent driver all of these fonts may not be available The fonts provided with the printer are shown below according to the emulation mode 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 Fa...

Page 447: ...nts include Courier Courier Oblique Courier Bold Courier Bold Oblique Helvetica Helvetica Oblique Helvetica Bold Helvetica Bold Oblique Helvetica Narrow Helvetica Narrow Oblique Helvetica Narrow Bold Helvetica Narrow BoldOblique Times Roman TimesItalic Times Bold Times Bold Italic and Symbol P5C mode N e w P 5 C E m u l a t i o n K i t For symbol set see In the P5C Mode on page 462 Scalable Font F...

Page 448: ... 3 CourierPS Bold 3 CourierPS Oblique 3 CourierPS Bold Oblique 3 CG Times 2 CG Times Bold 2 CG Times Italic 2 CG Times Bold Italic 2 CG Omega 3 CG Omega Bold 3 CG Omega Italic 3 CG Omega Bold Italic 3 Coronet 3 Clarendon Condensed 3 Univers Medium 2 Univers Bold 2 Univers Medium Italic 2 Univers Bold Italic 2 Univers Medium Condensed 3 Univers Bold Condensed 3 ...

Page 449: ...nd Halbfett 3 Garamond Kursiv 3 Garamond Kursiv Halbfett 3 Marigold 3 Albertus Medium 3 Albertus Extra Bold 3 Arial 3 Arial Bold 3 Arial Italic 3 Arial Bold Italic 3 Times New Roman 3 Times New Roman Bold 3 Times New Roman Italic 3 Times New Roman Bold Italic 3 Helvetica 3 Helvetica Bold 3 Helvetica Oblique 3 Helvetica Bold Oblique 3 Helvetica Narrow 3 Helvetica Narrow Bold 3 Helvetica Narrow Obli...

Page 450: ...c Book Oblique 3 ITC Avant Garde Demi Oblique 3 ITC Bookman Light 3 ITC Bookman Demi 3 ITC Bookman Light Italic 3 ITC Bookman Demi Italic 3 New Century Schoolbook Roman 3 New Century Schoolbook Bold 3 New Century Schoolbook Italic 3 New Century Schoolbook Bold Italic 3 Times Roman 3 Times Bold 3 Times Italic 3 Times Bold Italic 3 ITC Zapf Chancery Medium Italic 3 Symbol 4 Wingdings 5 ITC Zapf Ding...

Page 451: ...lable Font Arabic Scalable Font Bitmap Font Font Name Symbol Set Dorit 7 Dorit Bold 7 Naamit 7 Naamit Bold 7 Malka 7 Malka Bold 7 Malka Italic 7 Font Name Symbol Set Koufi 8 Koufi Bold 8 Naskh 8 Naskh Bold 8 Ryadh 8 Ryadh Bold 8 Font Name Symbol Set Line Printer 9 ...

Page 452: ...er 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 packages include an installer for this purpose See your computer documentation for ins...

Page 453: ...s 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 their own installer The installer gives you the option of having the fonts automatically downloaded whenever you start your computer or having fonts down...

Page 454: ... country If the EPSON Installation Program screen does not appear automatically double click the My Computer icon right click the CD ROM icon click OPEN in the menu that appears then double click Epsetup exe 3 Click Continue When the software license agreement screen appears read the statement then click Agree Computer IBMPCseriesorIBMcompatible with an 486 or higher CPU Operating system Microsoft...

Page 455: ...Information about Fonts 455 C C C C C C C C C C C C 4 In the dialog box that appears click Local 5 Click Custom ...

Page 456: ...l Sets Your printer can access a variety of symbol sets Many of these symbol sets differ only in the international characters specific to each language Note Since most software handles fonts 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...

Page 457: ... C C C C C C C C C C C C When you are considering which font to use you should also consider which symbol set to combine with the font Available symbol sets vary depending on which emulation mode you use and which font you choose ...

Page 458: ...CanFrench not available available available available PcNordic not available available available available PcE Europe not available available not available available PcTurk2 not available available not available available PcIcelandic not available available not available available BpBRASCII not available available not available available BpAbicomp not available available not available available Ro...

Page 459: ...able not available not available PcGk851 not available available not available not available PcGk869 not available available not available not available 8859 7 ISO not available available not available not available PcCy855 not available available not available not available PcCy866 not available available not available not available Bulgarian not available available not available not available Pc...

Page 460: ...lable not available not available PcLit771 not available available not available not available PcLit774 not available available not available not available Estonia not available available not available not available ISO Latin 2 not available available not available not available PcLat866 not available available not available not available PcAr864Ara not available available not available not availa...

Page 461: ... I F f i l e i n t h e F M f i l e To print the characters in the table below use the ESC command In the I239X Emulation Mode The available symbol sets in the I239X mode are PcUSA PcMultilingual PcEur858 PcPortuguese PcCanFrench PcNordic See In the ESC P 2 or FX Modes on page 458 The available fonts are EPSON Sans Serif Courier EPSON Prestige EPSON Gothic EPSON Presentor EPSON Orator and EPSON Scr...

Page 462: ... 0I N N N ISO 8859 1 Latin 1 0N N N N N ISO 11 Swedis 0S N N N ISO 6 ASCII 0U N N N N N ISO 4 United Kingdom 1E N N N ISO 69 French 1F N N N ISO 29 German 1G N N N Legal 1U N N N N ISO 8859 2 Latin 2 2N N N N N ISO 17 Spanish 2S N N N Roman 9 4U N N N Ps Math 5M N N N N N ISO 8859 9 Latin 5 5N N N N N Windows 3 1 Latin 5 5T N N N Microsoft Publishing 6J N N N ...

Page 463: ...9E N N N Pc1004 9J N N N ISO 8859 15 Latin 9 9N N N N N PC 8 Turkish 9T N N N Windows 3 0 Latin 1 9U N N N PS Text 10J N N N PC 8 Code Page 437 10U N N N N PC 8 D N Danish Norw egian 11U N N N N MC Text 12J N N N PC 850 Multilingual 12U N N N N Ventura International 13J N N N PcEur858 13U N N N Ventura US 14J N N N Pi Font 15U N N N PC852 Latin 2 17U N N N Windows Baltic 19L N N N ...

Page 464: ... N N Greek8 8G N N Windows Greek 9G N N Windows Cyrillic 9R N N PC 851 Greek 10G N N ISO 8859 5 Cyrillic 10N N N N PC 8 Greek 12G N N ISO 8859 7 Greek 12N N N PC 866 UKR 14R N N Hebrew7 0H N N ISO 8859 8 Hebrew 7H N N Hebrew8 8H N N PC 862 Hebrew 15H N N Arabic8 8V N HPWARA 9V N PC 864 Arabic 10V N ...

Page 465: ...nts 465 C C C C C C C C C C C C Symbol Set Name PCL Symbol Set Code Font Classification 4 5 6 10 11 12 13 Symbol 19M N Wingdings 579L N ZapfDigbats 14L N OCR A 0O N OCR B 1O N OCR B Extension 3Q N Code3 9 0Y N EAN UPC 8Y N ...

Page 466: ...53 Confidential Job menu 229 266 Consumables replacement messages 311 replacing the fuser unit 325 replacing the photoconductor unit 318 replacing the toner 312 replacing the transfer unit 330 specifications fuser unit 424 specifications photoconductor unit 423 specifications toner 422 specifications transfer unit 424 Contacting EPSON 408 Control panel 270 overview 29 Control panel menus 1239X 245...

Page 467: ... specifications 435 system requirements 426 Epson color laser paper printer settings 53 Epson color laser transparencies printer settings 54 EPSON Font Manager about 453 how to install 454 system requirements 453 EPSON Status Monitor About EPSON Status Monitor Windows 109 Accessing EPSON Status Monitor Macintosh 177 Accessing EPSON Status Monitor Windows 107 Consumables Information Windows 111 Con...

Page 468: ...tion Mode 35 Pre defined color settings in printer driver 34 Resolution Improvement Technology and Enhanced MicroGray technology 34 Toner save mode 34 Wide variety of fonts 34 Fonts 1239X mode 447 adding fonts 452 available fonts 446 downloading fonts 453 EPSON BarCode Fonts about 425 EPSON BarCode Fonts how to install 427 EPSON BarCode Fonts how to print 429 EPSON BarCode Fonts specifications 435...

Page 469: ...ce card 302 installing the Hard Disk Drive 295 installing the P5C emulation kit 305 installing the P5CROM module 305 installing the paper cassette unit 273 installing the ROM module 305 interface cards 301 memory module 289 P5C emulation kit 305 paper cassette unit 272 removing a memory module 295 removing an interface card 304 removing the Hard Disk Drive 301 removing the P5C ROM module 310 remov...

Page 470: ...y 46 M Maintenance consumables 311 312 318 325 330 printer 337 printer inside of the printer 337 printer pickup roller 343 Memory module how to install 289 how to remove 295 specifications 422 MP tray available paper 41 loading paper 46 N Network menu 235 O Optional paper cassette unit how to install 273 how to remove 289 specifications 420 Options specifications Hard Disk Drive 422 specifications...

Page 471: ...available paper 411 Paper jams how to clear 355 Paper sources MP tray 41 selecting a paper source automatically 43 selecting a paper source manually 43 standard lower cassette 42 Parallel 419 Parallel menu 231 Photoconductor unit specifications 423 PostScript printer driver About the PostScript 3 Mode 193 Accessing the PostScript printer driver Macintosh 211 Accessing the PostScript printer driver...

Page 472: ...eaning pickup roller 343 consumable products 31 electrical 417 environmental 415 general 413 How to check color registration 268 353 mechanical 416 optional products 30 parts front view 26 parts inside 28 parts rear view 27 standard and approvals 417 transporting 350 transporting long distance 352 transporting short distance 353 Printer driver About the Printer Software Macintosh 145 About the Pri...

Page 473: ...int layout Macintosh 155 print layout Windows 76 print quality Macintosh 147 print quality Windows 62 print settings Macintosh 148 print settings Windows 64 Register the HDD form overlay data on the Hard Disk Drive Windows 88 Re Print Job Macintosh 169 Re Print Job Windows 97 Reserve Job Macintosh 167 Reserve Job Windows 96 resizing printout Macintosh 154 resizing printout Windows 74 saving Macint...

Page 474: ...to install 305 S Saving customized settings Saving your settings Macintosh 153 Saving your settings Windows 68 Setup menu 224 Sharing the printer For Mac OS 9 users 189 For Mac OS X users 189 Installing the printer driver from the CD ROM Windows 143 Setting up clients Windows 136 Setting up your printer as shared printer Windows 129 Sharing the printer Macintosh 188 Sharing the printer Windows 128...

Page 475: ...ings 54 Transporting the printer long distance 352 Transporting the printer short distance 353 Tray menu 219 Troubleshooting 248 267 355 377 400 color printing problems 382 memory problems 389 operational problems 378 options 390 paper handling problems 390 PostScript 3 mode 400 print quality problems 383 USB problems 392 U Unavailable paper 411 USB 419 USB menu 233 W Watermark Macintosh how to ma...

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