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Epson C4100 - AcuLaser Color Laser Printer, Reference Manual

The Epson C4100 - AcuLaser Color Laser Printer is a high-quality printing solution equipped with advanced features. To maximize its potential, you can easily access the comprehensive Reference Manual which provides detailed instructions and valuable insights. Download this essential manual for free from our website, ensuring optimal performance for your printing needs.

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Areas are missing in the printed image  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281
Completely blank pages are output  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281
The printed image is light or faint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283
The non-printed side of the page is dirty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283

Memory Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283

Print quality decreased . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .284
Insufficient memory for current task. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .284
Insufficient memory to print all copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .284

Paper Handling Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .284

Paper does not feed properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .285

Problems When Using Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .285

The message Invalid AUX I/F Card appears on the LCD panel

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Paper does not feed from the optional paper cassette  . . . . .286
Feed jam when using the optional paper cassette . . . . . . . . .286
An installed option cannot be used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .287

Correcting USB Problems  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .287

USB connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .287
Windows operating system  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .288
Printer software installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .288

Status and Error Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .296
Canceling Printing  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311

Using the Cancel Job button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Using the Reset menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311

Chapter 9

  Functions of the Control Panel

Using the Control Panel Menus  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .313

When to make control panel settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .313
How to access the control panel menus  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .313

Printing and Deleting Reserve Job Data  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .317

Using the Quick Print Job Menu  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .317
Using the Confidential Job Menu  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .318

Control Panel Menus  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .319

Control panel menu summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .319
Information Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .322
Tray Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .325
Emulation Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .327

Summary of Contents for C4100 - AcuLaser Color Laser Printer

Page 1: ...shooting 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 software installation CD 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 reco...

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Page 3: ...plex printing 28 Reserve Job function 28 HDD Form Overlay function 29 Pre defined color settings in printer driver 29 Wide variety of fonts 29 Toner save mode 30 Resolution Improvement Technology RITech 30 Various Printing Options 31 Double sided printing 31 Fit to page printing 32 Pages per sheet printing 32 Watermark printing 33 Overlay printing 34 Using the Reserve Job function 34 Chapter 2 Pap...

Page 4: ...g Changes to Printer Settings 58 Making the print quality setting 58 Resizing printouts 65 Modifying the print layout 67 Using a watermark 68 Using an overlay 73 Using HDD form overlay 79 Printing with the duplex unit 82 Making Extended Settings 83 Making Optional Settings 86 Using the Reserve Job Function 87 Re Print Job 88 Verify Job 89 Stored Job 91 Confidential Job 92 Monitoring Your Printer U...

Page 5: ...ettings 118 Resizing printouts 124 Modifying the print layout 125 Using a watermark 128 Printing with the duplex unit 135 Making Extended Settings 136 Using the Reserve Job Function 139 Re Print Job 140 Verify Job 142 Stored Job 144 Confidential Job 146 Monitoring Your Printer using EPSON Status Monitor 3 148 Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3 148 Getting printer status details 149 Setting Monitorin...

Page 6: ... Options 500 Sheet 1000 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit 183 Installing the optional paper cassette unit 184 Removing the optional paper cassette unit 190 Hard Disk Drive 193 Installing the Hard Disk Drive 194 Removing the Hard Disk Drive 198 Memory Module 200 Removing a memory module 205 Adobe PostScript 3 ROM Module 209 Installing the Adobe PostScript 3 ROM module 209 Removing the Adobe PostScript 3 RO...

Page 7: ...ght off 269 The Ready light is on but nothing prints 269 The optional product is not available 271 Printout Problems 271 The font cannot be printed 271 Printout is garbled 271 Misalignment of colors 273 The printout s orientation on the page is not correct 273 Graphics do not print correctly 273 Color Printing Problems 275 Cannot print in color 275 The printout color differs when printed from diff...

Page 8: ...assette 286 Feed jam when using the optional paper cassette 286 An installed option cannot be used 287 Correcting USB Problems 287 USB connections 287 Windows operating system 288 Printer software installation 288 Status and Error Messages 296 Canceling Printing 311 Using the Cancel Job button 311 Using the Reset menu 311 Chapter 9 Functions of the Control Panel Using the Control Panel Menus 313 W...

Page 9: ...dix A Technical Specifications Paper 355 Available paper types 356 Paper that should not be used 356 Specifications 358 Printable area 360 Printer 361 General 361 Environmental 363 Mechanical 363 Electrical 363 Standard and approvals 364 Interfaces 366 Parallel interface 366 USB interface 366 Ethernet interface 366 Options and Consumables 367 500 Sheet 1000 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit 367 Memory mod...

Page 10: ...Adding More Fonts 397 Selecting Fonts 397 Downloading Fonts 397 EPSON Font Manager Windows Only 398 System requirements 398 Installing EPSON Font Manager 398 Appendix C Symbol Sets Introduction to Symbol Sets 401 In the LJ4 Emulation Mode 401 International character sets for ISO 404 In the ESC P 2 or FX Modes 405 International character sets 407 Characters available with the ESC command 407 In the...

Page 11: ...11 For users in Thailand 412 For users in Indonesia 413 For users in Hong Kong 414 For users in Malaysia 415 For users in India 416 For users in the Philippines 418 Glossary ...

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Page 13: ... to strictly comply with SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION s operating and maintenance instructions SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION and its affiliates shall not be liable against any damages or problems arising from the use of any options or any consumable products other than those designated as Original EPSON Products or EPSON Approved Products by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION NEST Office Kit Copyright 1996 Novell Inc A...

Page 14: ...marks of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG which may be registered in certain jurisdictions Wingdings is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation and may be registered in some jurisdictions HP and HP LaserJet are registered trademarks of the Hewlett Packard Company Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Apple and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc ...

Page 15: ...carefully to avoid bodily injury cCautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment Notes contain important information and useful tips on the operation of your printer Safety Precautions Be sure to follow these precautions carefully to ensure safe efficient operation ...

Page 16: ... carry it Two people should carry the printer lifting it by the correct positions as shown below Do not lift the printer by these areas 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 1 2 ...

Page 17: ...pt to modify an imaging cartridge or take them apart They cannot be refilled Do not touch the toner Keep the toner away from your eyes Do not dispose of used toner cartridges photoconductor units fuser units or transfer units 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 water to...

Page 18: ...int 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 components out of the reach of children Do not leave jammed paper inside the printer This can cause the printer to overheat Avo...

Page 19: ...ts the InternationalENERGYSTAR Programguidelines for energy efficiency The International ENERGY STAR Office Equipment Program is a voluntary partnership with the computer and office equipment industry to promote the introduction of energy efficient personal computers monitors printers fax machines copiers and scanners in an effort to reduce air pollution caused by power generation Power On Off Cau...

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Page 21: ...Getting to Know Your Printer 21 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Printer ...

Page 22: ...22 Getting to Know Your Printer Printer Parts ...

Page 23: ...Getting to Know Your Printer 23 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ...

Page 24: ...ton 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 313 f Error light Red On or flashes when an error has occurred Flashing slowly when the printer is not ready a b c d e f h i j g ...

Page 25: ...n On when the printer is ready indicating that the printer is ready to receive and print data Off when the printer is not ready 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 printer is processing data Off when no data remains in the print buffer j Cancel Job button Press once to ca...

Page 26: ...This option also allows you to use the Reserve Job function allowing you to save overlay data and print job data These allow you to print overlay data fast and reprint the print job later directly from the printer s control panel Optional memory modules expand your printer s memory allowing you to print complex and graphics intensive documents The Adobe PostScript 3 ROM Module C12C832571 generates...

Page 27: ...t printers as this can cause paper jams and damage the printer Do not use the media listed above in other printers except when specified in the documentation Toner Cartridge Yellow Toner Cartridge Magenta Toner Cartridge Cyan Toner Cartridge Black Photoconductor Unit Transfer Unit Fuser Unit 120 220 S050148 S050147 S050146 S050149 S051093 S053006 S053011 S053012 Product number varies by location E...

Page 28: ... double sided documents Use this feature with any print job to cut costs and save resources As an ENERGY STAR partner EPSON recommends the use of the duplex printing function See ENERGY STAR Compliance for more information on the ENERGY STAR program Reserve Job function The Reserve Job function lets you store a print job on the printer s Hard Disk Drive and reprint it directly from the printer s c...

Page 29: ...onal Hard Disk Drive installed in your printer in order to use the HDD Form Overlay function Pre defined color settings in printer driver The printer driver offers many pre defined settings for color printing allowing you to optimize print quality for various types of color documents For more information see Making the print quality setting on page 58 for Windows or Making the print quality settin...

Page 30: ... toner used in printing documents you can print rough drafts using the Toner Save mode Resolution Improvement Technology RITech Resolution Improvement Technology RITech is an original EPSON printer technology that improves the appearance of printed lines text and graphics ...

Page 31: ...formats or can print using many different types of paper The following explains the procedure for each type of printing Choose the appropriate one for your printing Double sided printing Printing with the duplex unit on page 82 Windows Printing with the duplex unit on page 135 Macintosh Lets you print on both sides of paper ...

Page 32: ...ge 124 Macintosh Note This function is not available 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 Modifying the print layout on page 67 Windows Modifying the print layout on page 125 Macintosh ...

Page 33: ...rk printing Using a watermark on page 68 Windows Using a watermark on page 128 Macintosh Note This function is not available with Mac OS X Lets you print a text or image as a watermark on your printout For example you can put Confidential on an important document ...

Page 34: ...as overlays when printing other documents Using the Reserve Job function Installing the Hard Disk Drive on page 194 Using the Reserve Job Function on page 87 Windows Using the Reserve Job Function on page 139 Macintosh Lets you print jobs that you stored in the printer s Hard Disk Drive later directly from the printer s control panel ...

Page 35: ...egal GLG Legal LGL Government Letter GLT F4 Custom size paper 88 9 139 7 mm minimum 215 9 355 6 mm maximum Up to a 100 sheets Total thick stack less than 10 mm Envelopes Monarch MON C10 DL C5 C6 IB5 Up to a 10 mm thick stack Labels A4 Letter LT Up to a 10 mm thick stack Thick paper Weight 106 to 159 g m 88 9 139 7 mm minimum 215 9 355 6 mm maximum Up to a 10 mm thick stack Extra thick paper Weight...

Page 36: ... Type Paper Size Capacity Plain paper A4 A5 B5 Executive EXE Letter LT Legal LGL Government Legal GLG Up to 500 sheets Total thickness lessthan 56 mm EPSON Color Laser Paper A4 Letter LT Up to 500 sheets Paper Type Paper Size Capacity Plain paper A4 A5 B5 Letter LT Executive EXE Legal LGL Government Legal GLG Up to 500 sheets in each cassette Total thickness less than 56mm EPSON Color Laser Paper ...

Page 37: ...urce list Then click OK For Macintosh access the printer driver open the Basic Settings dialog box and select the paper source that you want to use from the Paper Source list Then click OK Using the printer s control panel Access the control panel s Setup Menu then select Paper Source and specify the paper source you want to use Auto selection If you want the printer to select the paper source con...

Page 38: ... Cassette Unit installed MP Tray Lower Cassette 1 Lower Cassette 2 Lower Cassette 3 Note If you make paper size settings or paper source settings in your application these settings may override the printer driver settings If you select an envelope for the Paper Size setting it can be fed only from the MP tray regardless of the Paper Source setting You can change the priority of the MP tray by usin...

Page 39: ...P or 2000 or Document Defaults in Windows NT 4 0 To access the printer driver from Macintosh select Print from the File menu on any application or select Chooser from the Apple menu and click the AL C4100 icon beforehand To access the printer driver from Mac OS X register your printer in Print Center then click Print on the file menu of any application and select your printer 2 For Windows click t...

Page 40: ...ace facing down but load the standard and optional paper cassettes with the printable surface facing up 5 Print a document from your application The LCD panel shows Manual Feed and the selected page size Press the N Start Stop button to print Paper is loaded and printed Loading Paper This section describes how to load paper into the MP tray and the optional paper cassette If you use special media ...

Page 41: ...e the size of the media you want to load 2 Load a stack of the desired media with the printable surface facing down then slide the guides against the sides of the stack to get a snug fit 3 Select the Paper Source and Paper Size settings that match the loaded media by using the printer driver or the printer s control panel ...

Page 42: ...he same as the standard lower cassette unit For more information see 500 Sheet 1000 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit on page 36 The paper loading procedure 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 op...

Page 43: ...ps Then lift up the front of the cassette and pull out the cassette 2 Slide the guides to accommodate the paper you are loading Tilt the rear guide forward to slide it 3 To prevent the sheets from sticking together fan a stack of paper Then tap the edge on a firm surface to line it up ...

Page 44: ... try turning the stack over and reloading it 4 Insertthe stack into thecassette lining itup withboth the back and right sides of the cassette Make sure that all the paper is under the metal retaining clip with the printable surface up Note Loading the cassette with too much paper may cause paper jams ...

Page 45: ...Paper Handling 45 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Whenloading A5size paper attach the adjuster that comes with the cassette as shown below ...

Page 46: ... the paper you are loading 6 Insert the paper cassette gently into the printer and push it back it the printer 7 Use the printer s control panel to select the LC1 Type setting that matches the type of loaded paper For details see Tray Menu on page 325 ...

Page 47: ...he output tray is located on the top of the printer Since printouts are output face down thistray is also referred to as the face down tray This tray can hold up to 250 sheets Raise the stopper to prevent your printouts from slipping off the printer Printing on Special Media You can print on special media such as EPSON Color Laser Paper EPSON Color Laser Transparencies thick paper envelopes and la...

Page 48: ...ower cassette up to 500 sheets optional paper cassette unit up to 500 sheets in each cassette EPSON Color Laser Transparencies EPSON recommends the use of EPSON Color Laser Transparencies Note Duplex printing is not available for transparencies Transparencies can be loaded into the MP tray only up to a 10 mm thick stack When using transparencies you should make paper settings as shown below Make s...

Page 49: ...andling this media Hold each sheet by its edges as oil from your fingers may 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 with the printable surface facing down MP Tray Size A4 or LT MP tray Type Trnsprncy ...

Page 50: ...is set to Transparency do not load any other type of paper except transparencies cCaution Sheets that have just been printed on may be hot Envelopes The print quality of envelopes may be irregular because different parts of an envelope have different thicknesses Print one or two envelopes to check the print quality cCaution Do not use window envelopes unless they are specifically designed for lase...

Page 51: ...s for handling this media Load envelopes with the short edge first and the printable side down as shown below Do not use an envelope that has glue or tape on it Paper Source MP tray up to 10 mm thickness MP Tray Size setting in the Tray Menu Mon C10 DL C5 C6 IB5 Printer driver settings Paper Size Mon C10 DL C5 C6 IB5 Paper Source MP Tray Paper Type Thick ...

Page 52: ... at a time or load them manually Note Duplex printing is not available for labels Depending on the quality of labels the printing environment or the printing procedure labels might be wrinkled Make a trial print run before you print on a lot of labels The following table shows important settings you have to make when using labels Paper Source MP tray up to 10 mm thickness MP Tray Size setting in t...

Page 53: ...not use those labels in your printer You may have to make the setting Thick for Paper Type in the Setup Menu When using especially thick labels set Paper Type to ExtraThk Thick paper and extra thick paper The following table shows important settings you have to make when using thick for 106 to 162 g m paper or extra thick for 163 to 216 g m paper paper Printer driver settings Paper Size A4 LT Pape...

Page 54: ...hows important settings you have to make when using transparencies Loading a custom paper size You can load non standard size paper into the MP tray as long as it meets the following size requirements 88 9 139 7 mm to 215 9 355 6 mm for MP tray Paper Source MP tray up to 100 sheets MP Tray Size setting in the Tray Menu A4 or LT Printer driver settings Paper Size A4 LT Paper Source MP Tray Paper Ty...

Page 55: ...ck OK and your custom paper size will be saved For Macintosh access the printer driver click Custom Size 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 If you cannot use the printer driver as explained above make this setting at the printer by...

Page 56: ...56 Paper Handling ...

Page 57: ...Accessing the printer driver You can access the printer driver directly from any application programs from your Windows operating system The printer settings made from many Windows applications override the settings made when the printer driver is accessed from the operating system soyou should accesstheprinter driver from your application to make sure that you get the result you want Note The pri...

Page 58: ...settings or customizing the settings Choosing the print quality by using the Automatic setting You can change the print quality of printouts to favor speed or detail There are two levels of print output 300 dpi and 600 dpi 600 dpi provides high quality precise printing but requires more memory and slows the printing speed When the Automatic button is selected in the Basic Settings menu the printer...

Page 59: ... to accept the setting Note If printing is unsuccessful or a memory related error message appears selecting a lower resolution may allow printing to proceed Using the predefined settings The predefined settings are provided to help you optimize print settings for a particular kind of printout such as presentation documents or images taken by a video or digital camera 1 2 ...

Page 60: ...matic button Note This screen is a Windows Me 98 and 95 screen 3 Select the most appropriate setting from the list according to the type of document or image you want to print When you choose a predefined setting other settings such as Printing Mode Resolution Screen and Color Management are set automatically Changes are shown in the current settings list on the left of the Basic Settings menu 2 1...

Page 61: ...nned images EPSON PhotoEnhance4 automatically adjusts the contrast saturation and brightness of the original image data to produce sharper more vivid color printouts This setting does not affect your original image data ICM Except for Windows NT 4 0 ICM stands for Image Color Matching This feature automatically adjusts printout colors to match colors on your screen sRGB When using equipment which ...

Page 62: ...inting high quality scanned photos and digitally captured images Customizing print settings If you need to change detailed settings make the settings manually Follow these steps to customize your print settings 1 Click the Basic Settings tab 2 Click the Advanced button then click More Settings 3 Choose Color or Black as the Color setting Then choose desired printing resolution from 300 dpi or 600 ...

Page 63: ...3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Note When making the other settings see online help for details on each setting Note This screen is a Windows Me 98 and 95 screen 4 Click OK to apply your settings and return to the Basic Settings menu 1 2 ...

Page 64: ...tom settings To delete a custom setting click the Advanced button and click Save Settings in the Basic Settings menu select the setting in the Custom Settings dialog box and then click Delete You cannot delete predefined settings If you change any setting in the More Settings dialog box when one of your custom settings is selected in the Advanced Settings list on the Basic Settings menu the settin...

Page 65: ... 1 Click the Layout tab 2 Select the Zoom Options 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 the Upper Left button to print reduced page image at upper left corner of the paper or the Center button to print reduced page image with centering for Location setting 1 2 ...

Page 66: ...a specified percentage 1 Click the Layout tab 2 Select the Zoom Options check box 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 accept the settings 1 2 ...

Page 67: ...rinter can print either two or four pages onto a single page and specifies the printing order automatically resizing each page to fit the specified paper size You can also choose to print documents surrounded by a frame 1 Click the Layout tab 2 Select the Print Layout check box and click Print Layout Settings The Print Layout Settings dialog box appears 1 2 ...

Page 68: ...orientation Portrait or Landscape selected on the Basic Settings menu 5 Click OK to accept the settings and return to the Layout menu Using a watermark Follow the steps to use a watermark on your document In the Watermark dialog box you can select from a list of predefined watermarks or you can make an original watermark with text or a bitmap The Watermark dialog box also allows you to make a vari...

Page 69: ...For Windows 69 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 Select the Watermark check box Then click Watermark Settings The Watermark dialog box appears 1 2 ...

Page 70: ...nt the watermark in the foreground of the document orBack to printthe watermark in the background of the document for the Position setting 6 Select the location on the page where you want to print the watermark from the Location drop down list 7 Adjust the horizontal or vertical Offset position 8 Adjust the size of the watermark with the Size slider bar 9 Click OK to accept the settings and return...

Page 71: ...king a new watermark You can make a new watermark as follows 1 Click the Special tab 2 Select the Watermark check box 3 Click Watermark Settings The Watermark dialog box appears 4 Click New Delete The User Defined Watermarks dialog box appears ...

Page 72: ... you select the Text button 6 If you select Text type the watermark text in the Text box If you select BMP click Browse select the BMP file you want to use then click OK 7 Click Save Your watermark will appear in the List box 8 Click OK to register the new watermark settings Note You can register up to 10 watermarks 1 2 ...

Page 73: ...igh Quality Printer is selected for the GraphicMode in the Extended Settings dialog box from the Optional Settings menu Creating an overlay Follow these steps to create and save a form overlay file 1 Open your application and create the file that you want to use as an overlay 2 When the file is ready to be saved as an overlay choose Print or Print Setup from the File menu of your application Then ...

Page 74: ...74 For Windows 4 Select the Form Overlay check box and click the Overlay Settings The Overlay Settings dialog box appears 1 2 ...

Page 75: ...For Windows 75 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 Click the Create Overlay Data button then click Settings The Form Settings dialog box appears 2 1 ...

Page 76: ...76 For Windows 6 Select the Use Form Name check box Then click Add Form Name The Add Form dialog box appears 1 2 ...

Page 77: ...und of the document 9 Click Register to accept 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 to print a document with overlay data 1 Open t...

Page 78: ... Select the Form Overlay check box and click Overlay Settings to open the Overlay Settings dialog box 5 Choose the form from the Form list then click OK and to return the Special menu 6 Click OK to print the data Different printer settings overlay data The overlay data is made with the current printer settings such as Resolution 600 dpi If you want to make the same overlay with different printer s...

Page 79: ...stalled in the printer though only an administratorcan registerordelete the form datain theHardDisk Drive You can access thisfunction from the Form Selection dialog box in the printer driver Note This function is not available when the Color setting is set to Black in the printer driver s Basic Settings menu This function is not available if the optional Hard Disk Drive is not installed Use this f...

Page 80: ...gistered form data in the optional Hard Disk Drive Follow these steps to print with HDD form data 1 Select the Special tab 2 Select the Form Overlay check box and click the Overlay Settings button The Overlay Settings dialog box appears 3 Select No Form name in the Form text box and click Details The Form Selection dialog box appears Note Make sure that the No Form Name is selected If any form nam...

Page 81: ...d click the Print Sample button 5 Choose To Back or To Front to print the form data as background or foreground of the document Then click OK and return to the Special menu 6 Click OK to print data Delete the form overlay data in the Hard Disk Drive Only a network administrator using Windows XP 2000 NT 4 0 is allowed to delete or edit the form overlay data in the optional Hard Disk Drive See the N...

Page 82: ...e specified as required to produce the desired page order As an ENERGY STAR partner EPSON recommends the use of the double sided printing function Refer to ENERGY STAR Compliance for more information on the ENERGY STAR program 1 Click the Layout tab 2 Select the Duplex check box Then select the Left Top or Right button as Binding position 1 2 ...

Page 83: ... as the Start Page 5 When printing for binding as a booklet click the Binding Method check box and make appropriate settings For details about each setting see online help 6 Click OK to accept the settings and return to the Layout menu Making Extended Settings You can make detailed settings such as font setting or offset setting in the Extended Settings dialog box To open the dialog box click Exte...

Page 84: ...ood as you wish with High Quality PC or High Quality Printer In this mode functions such as PhotoEnhance4 Print Layout Binding Method Watermark FormOverlay and Printtruetype with fonts with substitution cannot be used b Print True Type fonts as bitmap button Select this button to print as bitmap the True Type fonts that are not substituted with device fonts in the document c Print True Type fonts ...

Page 85: ... use the Offset theSkip blank page andtheIgnore the selected paper size settings in the printer driver g Offset Makes fine adjustments to the printing position on the front and the back of data on a page in 1 0 mm increments h Skip Blank Page check box When you select this check box the printer skips blank pages i Ignore the selected paper size check box When you select this check box the printer ...

Page 86: ...nting speed of graphics composed of line drawings such as overlaid circles and squares Clear this check box if graphics do not print correctly l Uses the spooling method provided by the operating system check box Select this check box to enable the Spool function for Windows XP 2000 or NT 4 0 m Default button Click this button to return the driver settings to the initial settings n Help button Cli...

Page 87: ... Job options Each option is described in detail later in this section Jobs stored in the Hard Disk Drive are handled differently depending on the Reserve Job option Refer to the tables below for details Reserve Job Option Description Re Print Job Lets you print the job now and store it for later reprinting Verify Job Lets you print one copy now to verify the content before printing multiple copies...

Page 88: ... driver settings as appropriate for your document 3 Click the Optional Settings tab and click Reserve Jobs Settings The Reserve Job Settings dialog box appears Stored Job 64 Delete old jobs manually Delete old jobs manually Confidential Job 64 Reserve Job Option After Printing After Turning Off Printer or Using Reset All Re Print Job data remains in hard drive Data is cleared Verify Job Stored Job...

Page 89: ...il 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 data 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 317 Verify Job The Verify Job option allows you to print one c...

Page 90: ... Optional Settings tab and click Reserve Jobs Settings The Reserve Job Settings dialog box appears 4 Select the Reserve Job On check box and click the Verify Job button 5 Enter a user name and job name in the corresponding text boxes Note 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 ...

Page 91: ...ons Stored Job The Stored Job option is useful for storing documents you print on a regular basis such as invoices The stored data remains on the Hard Disk Drive even if you turn off the printer or reset it using the Reset All function Follow these steps to store print data using the Stored Job option 1 Click the Basic Settings tab 2 Select the Collate OK check box Specify the number of copies to ...

Page 92: ...bnail 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 in the Hard Disk Drive To print or delete this data using the printer s control panel see Printing and Deleting Reserve Job Data on page 317 Confidential Job The Confidential Job option allows you to apply passwords to print jo...

Page 93: ...lick the Optional Settings tab and click the Reserve Jobs Settings button The Reserve Jobs Settings dialog box appears 3 Select the Reserve Job On check box and the Confidential Job button 4 Enter a user name and job name in the corresponding text boxes 5 Set the password for the job by entering a four digit number in the password text box Note Passwords must be four digits 1 2 ...

Page 94: ...ors your printer and gives you information about its current status Note for Windows XP users Shared Windows XP LPR connections and shared Windows XP Standard TCP IP connections with Windows clients do not support the Job Management function EPSON Status Monitor 3 is not available when printing from a Remote Desktop connection Note for Netware users When monitoring NetWare printers a Novell Client...

Page 95: ...OM drive Note If the language selection window appears select your country If the EPSON Installation Program screen does not appear automatically double click the My Computer icon right click the CD ROM icon and click OPEN in the menu that appears Then double click Epsetup exe 3 Click Continue When the software license agreement screen appears read the statement and then click Agree 4 In the dialo...

Page 96: ... EPSON Status Monitor 3 check box and click Install 7 In the dialog box that appears make sure that your printer s icon is selected and click OK Then follow the on screen instructions 8 When the installation is complete click OK ...

Page 97: ...ows 97 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3 Here is the way to access EPSON Status Monitor 3 Open the printer software click the Utility tab then click the EPSON Status Monitor 3 button 1 2 ...

Page 98: ...ou can monitor printer status and obtain information on consumable products using the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box Note The screen shot may vary depending on your printer a Icon Message The icon and message show the printer status a b c d e f g ...

Page 99: ...ble solution is displayed d Close button Clicking this button closes the dialog box e Paper Displays the paper size paper type and the approximate amount of paper remaining in the paper source Informationfortheoptionalcassetteis displayed only if this option is installed f Toner Indicates the amount of remaining toner The toner icon flashes if the toner is low g Photoconductor Unit Indicates the r...

Page 100: ...e Utility menu of the printer driver The Monitoring Preferences dialog box appears The following settings and buttons appear in the dialog box a Select Notification Use the check boxes in this area to select the types of error that you wish to be notified about b Default button Restores default settings e h g f a c b d ...

Page 101: ...vanced to open the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box d Job management To display the job information menuintheEPSONStatusMonitor 3 window select the Show job information check box Note This menu is enabled only under the conditions given in Supporting connection to use the Job Management function on page 105 Todisplaythenotificationmessage when your print job is finished select the Notify when pri...

Page 102: ...ication in the Monitoring Preferences dialog box If you wish to see information about printer consumables click the EPSON Status Monitor 3 button Once this button is clicked the Status Alert window will not disappear even after a problem is cleared Click Close to close the window Using the Job Management function You can obtain information on the print jobs on the Job Information menu on the EPSON...

Page 103: ...lick the Job Information tab on the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box a Status Waiting Printing Completed Canceled Held The print job which waiting to be printed The print job which is printed currently Displays only your jobs that have finished printing Displaysonlyyourjobs thathavebeen canceled printing Job is on held b Job Name Displays the user s print job file names Other user s print jobs ar...

Page 104: ...onitor 3 See Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3 on page 97 for details 2 Click Job Information tab c 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 87 d Cancel Job button Selecting a print job and clicking this button cancels t...

Page 105: ...re used When using the EPSON Net Direct Print TCP IP connection in Windows Me 98 95 and XP 2000 or NT 4 0 When using the LPR connections in Windows XP 2000 and NT 4 0 When using standard TCP IP connections in Windows XP and 2000 Shared Windows 2000 and NT 4 0 LPR connections and shared Windows 2000 Standard TCP IP connections with Windows XP Me 98 95 2000 and NT 4 0 clients Note You can not use th...

Page 106: ... used When this function is enabled the notify dialog box appears after your print job is completed Note When you canceled the target job the Notify when printing completed dialog box does not appear Stopping monitoring You can stop monitoring the printing status by clearing the Monitor the Printing Status check box in the printer driver s Utility menu if you don t need to monitor the printer at a...

Page 107: ...is not necessary to change a setup 1 Click Start point to Programs point to EPSON Printers then click Monitored printers 2 Clear the check box of the printers which are not monitored 3 Click OK to accept the setting Setting Up the USB Connection The USB interface that comes with your printer complies with Microsoft Plug and Play PnP USB specifications Note Only PC systems equipped with a USB conne...

Page 108: ... Advanced icon and click Properties on the menu that appears 3 Click the Details tab In Windows XP or 2000 click the Ports tab 4 SelecttheappropriateUSBportfromthePrinttothefollowing port drop down list In Windows Me or 98 select EPUSB1 EPSON AL C4100 In Windows XP or 2000 select USB001 in the list on the Ports menu Note This screen is a Windows 98 screen ...

Page 109: ...nstructions below to cancel the printing Double click the printer icon on the task bar Select the task in the list then click Cancel from the Document menu After the last page is output the Ready green light on the printer turns on The current job is canceled Note Youcanalso cancel the current print job that is sent from your computer by pressing the q Cancel Job button on the printer s control pa...

Page 110: ...sh to reinstall or upgrade the printer driver uninstall the printer driver that has been installed already Uninstalling the printer driver 1 Quit all applications 2 Click Start point to Settings and click Control Panel 3 Double click the Add Remove Programs icon ...

Page 111: ...3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 Select EPSON Printer Software and click Add Remove Note When using the Windows XP or Windows 2000 click Change or Remove Programs select the EPSON Printer Software then click Change Remove 1 2 ...

Page 112: ...EPSON AL C4100 Advanced icon then click OK 6 Click the Utility tab and confirm that the check box for the printer software you want to uninstall is selected Note If you uninstall only EPSON Status Monitor 3 select the EPSON Status Monitor 3 check box 1 2 1 2 ...

Page 113: ...nnot change the setting of Monitored Printers from EPSON Status Monitor 3 of other printers 8 Follow the on screen instructions Uninstall the USB device driver When you connect the printer to your computer with a USB interface cable the USB device driver is also installed When you uninstalled the printer driver you also need to uninstall the USB device driver Follow these steps to uninstall the US...

Page 114: ...nters connected with a USB interface cable 1 Follow steps 1 through 3 of Uninstalling the printer driver on page 110 2 Select EPSON USB Printer Devices and click Add Remove Note EPSON USB Printer Devices appears only when the printer is connected to Windows Me or 98 with a USB interface cable 1 2 ...

Page 115: ...nter Devices may not appear Follow these steps to run the Epusbun exe file in the CD ROM that comes with your printer 3 Follow the on screen instructions 1 Insert the CD ROM in your computer s CD ROM drive 2 Access the CD ROM drive 3 Double click the Win9x folder 4 Double click the Epusbun exe icon ...

Page 116: ...116 For Windows ...

Page 117: ...he printer driver To control your printer and change its settings use the printer driver The printer driver allows you to easily make all the print settings including paper source paper size and orientation Note The printer driver s online help provides details on printer driver settings To access the printer driver from Mac OS 8 6 to 9 x and open the appropriate dialog box select Chooser from the...

Page 118: ...print quality by using the Automatic setting You can change the print quality of printouts to favor speed or detail There are two levels of print output 300 dpi and 600 dpi 600 dpi provides high quality precise printing but requires more memory and slows the printing speed When the Automatic buttonisselected on the Basic Settings dialog box the printer driver takes care of all detailed settings ac...

Page 119: ...sful or a memory related error message appears selecting a lower resolution may allow printing to proceed For Mac OS X Users 1 Open the Basic Settings dialog box 2 Click the Automatic button then choose the resolution from the Resolution drop down list Using the predefined settings The predefined settings are provided to help you optimize print settings for a particular kind of printout such as pr...

Page 120: ... the type of document or image you want to print For Mac OS X users 1 Open the Basic Settings dialog box 2 Select the Custom radio button You will find the predefined setting in the Advanced drop down list When you choose a predefined setting other settings such as Printing Mode Resolution Screen and Color Management are set automatically Changes are shown in the current settings list on the left ...

Page 121: ...ut a digital camera or scanner EPSON PhotoEnhance4 automatically adjusts the contrast saturation and brightness of the original image data to produce sharper more vivid color printouts This setting does not affect your original image data Note This function is not available with Mac OS X ColorSync Automatically adjusts printout colors to match colors on your screen Automatic High Quality Suitable ...

Page 122: ... to make their own print settings manually However your printer provides for customized print settings if you need more control over the printout want to make the most detailed settings available or just want to experiment Follow these steps to customize your print settings 1 Open the Basic Settings dialog box 2 Click the Advanced radio button then click More Settings The following dialog box appe...

Page 123: ...ing your settings To save your custom settings select the Advanced radio button and click Save Settings on the Basic Settings dialog box The Custom Settings dialog box appears Type a name for your custom settings in the Name box and click Save Your settings will appear in the list on the right of the Automatic radio button in the Basic Settings dialog box Note You cannot use a predefined setting n...

Page 124: ...ve Custom Setting Your settings will be saved as Custom in the Preset drop down list You can save only one set of custom settings For Mac OS 10 2 x users save your custom settings in Save Custom Setting Typea name foryourcustomsettings in thename box Your settings will be saved with this name in the Preset drop down list Note The Custom Setting option is a standard feature of Mac OS X Resizing pri...

Page 125: ...om the Output Paper drop down list The page will be printed to fit on the paper you have selected 3 Click OK to accept the settings Modifying the print layout You can print either two or four pages onto a single page and to specify the printing order automatically resizing each page to fit the specified paper size by using Layout printing You can also choose to print documents surrounded by a fram...

Page 126: ...126 For Macintosh 2 Select the Print Layout check box then click Print Layout Settings The Print Layout Setting dialog box appears 1 2 ...

Page 127: ...rinted on each sheet Note Page Order choices depend on Pages selected above and Orientation 5 Click OK to accept the settings and return to the Layout dialog box 6 Select the Print the Frame check box on the Layout dialog box when you want to print the pages surrounded by a frame 7 Click OK to accept the settings For Mac OS X users 1 Open the Print dialog box ...

Page 128: ...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 intensity and position of your watermark Note This function is not available with Mac OS X 1...

Page 129: ...the watermark image on the preview 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 and rotate the text watermark with the pointer on the preview window 6 Click OK to acc...

Page 130: ...r bitmap watermark with the following procedures To make a text watermark 1 Click the Layout icon on the Basic Settings dialog box The Layout dialog box appears 2 Select the Watermark Settings check box and click New Delete The Custom Watermark dialog box appears 1 2 ...

Page 131: ...tosh 131 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 Click Add Text on the Custom Watermark dialog box 4 Type the watermark text in the Text box and select the Font and Style and then click OK on the Text Watermark dialog box 1 2 ...

Page 132: ...e saved text watermark select it from the List box and click Delete After removing it be sure to click Save to close the dialog box 6 Select the saved custom watermark from the Watermark drop down list on the Layout dialog box Then click OK To make a bitmap watermark Before making a custom watermark you shouldprepare a bitmap PICT file 1 Click the Layout icon on the Basic Settings dialog box The L...

Page 133: ...For Macintosh 133 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 Select the Watermark Settings check box and click New Delete The Custom Watermark dialog box appears 3 Click Add PICT on the Custom watermark dialog box 1 2 ...

Page 134: ... Name box and click Save Note To remove the saved watermark select it from the List box and click Delete After removing it be sure to click Save to close the dialog box 6 Select the saved custom watermark from the Watermark drop down list on the Layout dialog box Then click OK 1 2 2 1 ...

Page 135: ...rtner EPSON recommends the use of the double sided printing function Refer to ENERGY STAR Compliance for more information on the ENERGY STAR program 1 Click the Layout icon on the Basic Settings dialog box The Layout dialog box appears 2 Select the Duplex check box 3 Select a Binding position from Left Top or Right 4 Click Duplex Settings to open the Duplex Settings dialog box 5 Specify the Bindin...

Page 136: ...box 4 Select a Binding position from Left Top or Right 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 Making Extended Settings You can make various settings in the Extended Setting dialog box for example Page Protect To open the dialog box click the Extend...

Page 137: ...ents c Ignore the selected paper size check box When you select this check box the printer prints on loaded paper regardless of size d Skip Blank Page check box When you select this check box the printer skips blank pages Note This function is not available with Mac OS X e Automatically change to monochrome mode check box Select this check box to have the printer driver analyze the printing data a...

Page 138: ...ac OS X h Select button Selects spool file saving folder Note This function is not available with Mac OS X i Cancel button Click this button to exit the dialog box or printer driver without saving your settings j OK button Click this button to save your settings and to exit the dialog box or printer driver The settings are effective until you make new settings and click OK again Note This function...

Page 139: ...ve Job options Each option is described in detail later in this section Jobs stored in the Hard Disk Drive are handled differently depending on the Reserve Job option Refer to the tables below for details Reserve Job Option Description Re Print Job Lets you print the job now and store it for later reprinting Verify Job Lets you print one copy now to verify the content before printing multiple copi...

Page 140: ...t Job option Stored Job 64 Delete old jobs manually Delete old jobs manually Confidential Job 64 Reserve Job Option After Printing After Turning Off Printer or Using Reset All Re Print Job Data remains in hard drive Data is cleared Verify Job Stored Job Data remains in hard drive Confidential Job Data is cleared Data is cleared ReserveJob Option Maximum Number of Jobs When Maximum is Exceeded When...

Page 141: ...propriate for your document then open the Basic Settings menu and click the Reserve Jobs icon The Reserve Jobs Settings dialog box appears 2 Select the Reserve Job On check box and the Re Print Job radio button 3 Enter a user name and job name in the corresponding text boxes 1 2 ...

Page 142: ...ac OS X users 1 Open the Reserve Job dialog box 2 Select the Re Print Job radio button 3 Enter a user name and job name in the corresponding text box 4 Click Print The printer print your document and stores the print job data on the Hard Disk Drive Verify Job The Verify Job option allows you to print one copy in order to verify the content before printing multiple copies Follow these steps to use ...

Page 143: ...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 remaining copies or delete this data using the printer s control panel See Using the Quick ...

Page 144: ...ption is useful for storing documents you print on a regular basis such as invoices The stored data remains on the Hard Disk Drive even if you turn off the printer or reset it using the Reset All function Follow these steps to store print data using the Stored Job option 1 Make printer driver settings as appropriate for your document then open the Basic Settings menu and click the Reserve Jobs ico...

Page 145: ...e 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 4 Click OK The printer stores the print data in the Hard Disk Drive To print or delete this data using the printer s control panel see Using the Quick Print Job Menu on page 317 For Mac OS X users 1 Open the Reserve Job dialog box 2 Sele...

Page 146: ...al Job option allows you to apply passwords to print jobs stored on the Hard Disk Drive Follow these steps to store print data using the Confidential Job option 1 Make printer driver settings as appropriate for your document then open the Basic Settings dialog box and click the Reserve Jobs icon The Reserve Jobs Settings dialog box appears 2 SelecttheReserve Job OncheckboxandclicktheConfidential J...

Page 147: ...OK The printer stores the print job in the Hard Disk Drive To print or delete this data using the printer s control panel see Using the Confidential Job Menu on page 318 For Mac OS X users 1 Open the Reserve Job dialog box 2 Select the Confidential Job radio button 3 Enter a user name and job name in the corresponding text box 4 Press the Confidential Job or Password button The password dialog box...

Page 148: ...ation can be received from the selected printer driver when the EPSON Status Monitor 3 starts If the printer port is not correct an error will occur If you change the printer driver in the Chooser while the spool file is printing in the background output to the printer may be disrupted Printer and consumable products status information appears in the status window only if the Chooser is acquiring ...

Page 149: ...tus and get information on consumable products using the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box Note The screen shot may vary depending on your printer a Icon Message The icon and message shows the printer status b Printer image The image at the upper left shows the printer status graphically a e g f d c b ...

Page 150: ...ng this button closes the dialog box e Paper Displays the paper size and the approximate amount of paper remaining in the paper source Information for the optional cassettes are displayed only if this option is installed f Toner Indicates the amount of remaining toner The toner icon flashes if toner is low g Photoconductor Unit Indicates the remaining functional life of the photoconductor unit ...

Page 151: ...appears The following settings and buttons appear in the dialog box a Error Notification Selection Select the types of errorthatyou wish to be notified about b Default button Restores default settings c OK button Saves new changes Save button Saves new changes and closes the dialog box Note This function is only availablewith Mac OS X d Cancel button Cancels any changes a b c d ...

Page 152: ...d notification in the Monitoring Preferences dialog box If you wish to see information about printer consumables click Show Details for Mac OS X users click button If you click thisbutton theStatus AlertWindow will notdisappear even after the problem is cleared To close the window you need to click Close Using the Job Management function You can obtain information on the print jobs on the Job Info...

Page 153: ...box Then click the Job Information menu on the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box a Status Waiting Waiting to print Printing Current job is being printed Completed Indicates job has been printed Canceled Indicates job has been canceled Held Job is on hold b Job Name Displays the user s print job file names Other users print jobs are displayed as b c d a f e ...

Page 154: ...nector c 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 139 d Cancel Job button Selecting a print job and clicking this button cancels the selected print job e Print button Displays the dialog box to print the spooled and Hel...

Page 155: ...B port your printer is connected to 2 Select Background Printing to turn background printing on or off Note Background printing must be turned on for the EPSON Status Monitor 3 to manage print jobs When background printing is on you can use your Macintosh while it is preparing a document for printing 3 Close the Chooser 2 1 ...

Page 156: ...round printing open EPSON Status Monitor 3 from the Application menu Then stop printing from EPSON Status Monitor 3 or delete the file that is in sleep mode After the last page is output the Ready green light on the printer turns on Note You can also cancel the current print job that is sent from your computer by the q Cancel Job button on the control panel When canceling the print job be careful ...

Page 157: ...ead the statement and then click Accept 6 Select Uninstall from the menu at the upper left and click Uninstall Follow the on screen instructions For Mac OS X 1 Quit all applications and restart your Macintosh 2 Insert the EPSON printer software CD ROM in your Macintosh 3 Double click the Mac OS X folder 4 Double click the English folder then double click the Disk Package folder 5 Double click the ...

Page 158: ...For Macintosh 6 Whenthesoftwarelicenseagreementscreenappears readthe statement and then click Accept 7 Select Uninstall from the menu at the upper left and click Uninstall Follow the on screen instructions ...

Page 159: ... are the clients which need permission to share the printer with the printer server The clients share the printer via the printer server According to the versions of Windows OS and your access rights on the network perform the appropriate settings of the printer server and clients Setting the printer server For Windows Me 98 or 95 see Setting up your printer as a shared printer on page 160 For Win...

Page 160: ...ients make sure that the IPX SPX compatible Protocol or the TCP IP Protocol is installed The printer server and clients should be set on the same network system and they should be under the same network management beforehand The on screen displays on the following pages may differ depending on the version of Windows OS Setting up your printer as a shared printer When the printer server s OS is Win...

Page 161: ...rinters icon on the control panel 2 Right click EPSON AL C4100 Advanced icon and click Sharing in the menu that appears 3 Select the Shared As button type the name in the Share Name box and click OK Type a Comment and Password if needed Note Do not use spaces or hyphens for the share name or an error may occur When sharing the printer be sure to set EPSON Status Monitor 3 so that the shared printe...

Page 162: ...r Windows NT 4 0 as a printer server and install the additional drivers Note You must access Windows XP 2000 or Windows NT 4 0 as the Administrators of the local machine If the printer server s OS is Windows NT 4 0 the additional driver can be used only on Service Pack 4 or later 1 For a Windows 2000 or NT 4 0 printer server click Start point to Settings and click Printers For a Windows XP printer...

Page 163: ... the security risks but want to share printers without running the wizard click here In either case follow the on screen instructions 3 For a Windows 2000 or NT 4 0 printer server select the Shared as button then type the name in the Share Name box For a Windows XP printer server select the Share this printer button then type the name in the Share name box 1 2 1 2 ...

Page 164: ...ers Just click OK after step3 On the Windows NT 4 0 printer server Select Windows being used for clients For example select Windows 95 to install the additional driver for the Windows Me 98 or 95 clients Then click OK Note You do not have to select Windows NT 4 0x86 because that driver has been already installed Do not select additional drivers other than Windows 95 The other additional drivers ar...

Page 165: ...onal Drivers Select Windows being used for clients then click OK For Windows Me 98 or 95 clients Select Intel Windows 95 or 98 and Me For Windows NT 4 0 clients Select Intel Windows NT 4 0 or 2000 For Windows XP or 2000 clients Intel Windows XP or 2000 may been already selected ...

Page 166: ...s 2000 or XP only because that driver is preinstalled Do not select additional drivers other than Intel Windows 95 or 98 and Me and Intel Windows NT 4 0 or 2000 The other additional drivers are not available 5 When a prompt appears insert the CD ROM that comes with your printer in your CD ROM drive then click OK ...

Page 167: ... 2000 Digital Signature is not found may appear Click Yes for Windows 2000 or Continue Anyway for Windows XP and continue installing 7 When installing in Windows XP or 2000 click Close When installing in Windows NT 4 0 the property window closes automatically Note Confirm the following items when sharing the printer Be sure to set EPSON Status Monitor 3 so that the shared printer can be monitored ...

Page 168: ...re the printer on a Windows network you need to set the printer server For details see Setting up your printer as a shared printer on page 160 Windows Me 98 or 95 or Using an additional driver on page 162 Windows XP 2000 or NT 4 0 This section describes how to access the shared printer on a standard network system using the server Microsoft workgroup If you cannot access the shared printer due to ...

Page 169: ...95 clients 1 Click Start point to Settings and 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 serv...

Page 170: ... for Windows Me 98 or 95 is installed in the Windows XP 2000 or NT 4 0 printer server go to the next step If the additional driver for Windows Me 98 or 95 is not installed in the Windows XP 2000 or NT 4 0 printer server go to Installing the printer driver from the CD ROM on page 176 7 Make sure of the name of the shared printer and select whether to use the printer as the default printer or not Cl...

Page 171: ...all the printer driver for Windows XP or 2000 as the additional driver in a Windows NT 4 0 printer server To install the printer driver for Windows XP or 2000 in Windows XP or 2000 clients the administrator installs the local printer driver in the clients from the CD ROM that comes with the printer then performs the following procedure 1 For Windows 2000 clients click Start point to Settings and c...

Page 172: ...er computer for Windows XP then click Next 4 For Windows 2000 type the name of the shared printer then click Next Note You can also type the name of the computer that is locally connected to the shared printer the shared printer s name in network path or queue name You do not necessarily need to type the name of the shared printer 1 2 ...

Page 173: ...he icon of the computer or server that is connected to the shared printer and the name of the shared printer Then click Next Note The name of the shared printer may be changed by the computer or server that is connected to the shared printer To make sure of the name of the shared printer ask the administrator of the network 1 2 ...

Page 174: ...ent printer driver instead of the alternative driver in the Windows NT 4 0 server If the additional driver for Windows XP or 2000 NT 4 0 is installed in the Windows XP 2000 or NT 4 0 printer server go to the next step If the additional driver is not installed in the Windows NT 4 0 printer server or the printer server s OS is Windows Me 98 or 95 go to Installing the printer driver from the CD ROM o...

Page 175: ...work printer server then click Next 4 Click the icon of the computer or server that is connected to the shared printer and the name of the shared printer Then click OK Note Youcanalsotype the name of the computer that is locally connected to the shared printer the shared printer s name in network path or queue name The name of the shared printer may be changed by the computer or server that is con...

Page 176: ...8 or 95 go to Installing the printer driver from the CD ROM on page 176 5 Select whether to use the printer as the default printer or not then click Next 6 Click Finish Installing the printer driver from the CD ROM This section describes how to install the printer driver in the clients when setting the network system as follows The additional drivers are not installed in the Windows XP 2000 or NT ...

Page 177: ...M 2 Insert the CD ROM then type the appropriate drive and folder names in which the printer driver for clients is located then click OK When installing drivers in Windows XP or 2000 Digital Signature is not found may appear Click Yes for Windows 2000 or Continue Anyway for Windows XP and continue installing The folder name differs depending on the OS being used 3 Select the name of the printer the...

Page 178: ... available only with Mac OS X 10 2 or later To share your printer on a network use the Printer Sharing setting which is a standard feature of the Mac OS X 10 2 or later Setting up your printer as a shared printer Follow these steps to share a printer connected directly to your computer with other computers on an AppleTalk network Note This function is not available with Mac OS X However you can sh...

Page 179: ...aring Set Up click Printer Sharing Setup 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 accept the settings 6 Close Chooser Accessing the shared printer Follow these steps to access your printer from another computer on the network ...

Page 180: ...ick the AL C4100 Advanced AT icon and select the name of the shared printer in the Select a printer port box on the right You can only select from the printers connected to your current AppleTalk zone Note Make sure On is selected under Background Printing 3 Click Setup enter the password for the printer then click OK The Printer Setup dialog box appears Under Printer Sharing Set Up click Shared P...

Page 181: ...e client has fonts that are unavailable on the printer server 5 Click OK to close the message 6 Close Chooser For Mac OS X Use the Printer Sharing setting which is a standard feature of Mac OS X 10 2 or later This feature is not available with Mac OS X 10 1 See your operating system s documentation for details ...

Page 182: ...182 Setting Up Your Printer on a Network ...

Page 183: ...ing precautions before installing the option The optional paper cassette unit weighs approximately 18 5 kg 8 4 lb always lift it with two or more people When installing this option on the printer make sure to lock the two casters at the front of the unit Paper Type Paper Size Capacity Plain paper A4 A5 B5 Letter LT Legal LGL Government Legal GLG Executive EXE Up to 500 sheets in each cassette Tota...

Page 184: ...t alone Two people should carry the printer lifting it from the positions shown below Do not lift the printer by these areas wWarning If you lift the printer incorrectly you could drop it and cause injury Installing the optional paper cassette unit Follow these steps to install the optional paper cassette unit ...

Page 185: ...rinter 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 186: ...er Cassette Unit users lock the two casters at the front of the unit wWarning Be sure to lock both casters before installing the unit on the printer Otherwise the unit may move and cause an accident 5 Carefully grasp the printer at the positions indicated below and lift it carefully with two or more people ...

Page 187: ...Installing Options 187 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 wWarning Two people should lift the printer by the correct positions as shown below Do not lift the printer by these areas ...

Page 188: ...gn 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 7 Remove the standard lower cassette from the printer ...

Page 189: ...ette and secure the back of the unit to the printer with the remaining two screws Then reattach the cover 10 Reinsert the standard lower cassette into the printer 11 Reconnect all interface cables and the power cord 12 Plug the printer s power cord into an electrical outlet 13 Turn on the printer To confirm that the option is installed correctly print a Status Sheet See Printing a Status Sheet on ...

Page 190: ...t from the Optional Paper Sources list on the Optional Settings dialog box and click OK Removing the optional paper cassette unit Follow these steps to remove the optional paper cassette unit 1 Turn the printer off and unplug the power cord 2 Remove all interface cables from the interface connectors 3 For 1000 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit users lock the two casters at the bottom of the unit wWarning ...

Page 191: ...1 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 Remove the standard lower cassette from the printer 5 Remove the two screws securing the front of the unit to the printer wWarning Removing other screws and covers will expose high voltage areas ...

Page 192: ...the back of the standard lower cassette and remove the two screws securing the back of the unit Then reattach the cover wWarning Removing other screws and covers will expose high voltage areas 7 Insert the standard lower cassette into the printer ...

Page 193: ... 9 Repack the optional paper cassette unit in its original carton 10 Reconnect all interface cables and the power cord 11 Plug the printer s power cord into an electrical outlet 12 Turn on the printer Hard Disk Drive The optional Hard Disk Drive C12C824061 allows you to expand the printer s input buffer when the Ethernet interface is used and gives you additional memory for graphics form data and ...

Page 194: ...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 Turn the printer off and unplug the power cord 2 Remove all interface cables from the interface connectors 3 Loosen the two screws on the back of the printer wWarning Removing other screws and covers will expose high vo...

Page 195: ...ng Options 195 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 Pull out the circuit board tray 5 Connect the Hard Disk Drive cable to the circuit board Note There are two cables included with the hard disk drive Use the longer cable ...

Page 196: ...d Disk Drive with the screw holes on the circuit board Secure it by tightening the three screws provided 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 ...

Page 197: ...Installing Options 197 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 Slide the circuit board tray into the printer 8 Fasten the circuit board tray with the two screws 9 Reconnect all interface cables and the power cord ...

Page 198: ...led you have to make settings manually in the printer driver Click the Update the Printer Option Information Manually button on the Optional Settings menu then click Settings Then select the Optional HDD Unit check box on the Optional Settings dialog box and click OK Removing the Hard Disk Drive Follow these steps to remove the Hard Disk Drive cCaution Before you remove the Hard Disk Drive be sure...

Page 199: ...it board tray 5 Loosen the three screws on the Hard Disk Drive and pull out the connector from the circuit board Note Keep the three screws with Hard Disk Drive 6 Slide the circuit board tray into the printer 7 Fasten the circuit board tray with the two screws 8 Reconnect all interface cables and the power cord 9 Plug the printer s power cord into an electrical outlet 10 Turn on the printer ...

Page 200: ...ufacture To increase printer memory more than 578 MB you have to remove the original 64 MB DIMM first and then install two optional DIMMs Note The maximum expandable memory is 1024 MB Follow these steps to install an optional memory module wWarning Be careful when working inside the printer as some components are sharp and may cause injury cCaution Before you install a memory module be sure to dis...

Page 201: ...201 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 1 Turn the printer off and unplug the power cord and interface cable 2 Loosen the two screws on the back of the printer wWarning Removing other screws and covers will expose high voltage areas ...

Page 202: ...202 Installing Options 3 Pull out the circuit board tray 4 Identify the memory slot Its position is shown below 1 2 ...

Page 203: ...ps come up to hold the memory module securely in place Do not apply too much force cCaution Do not force the memory into the slot 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 Make sure that one module more than 64 MB is installed in the S0 slot ...

Page 204: ...204 Installing Options 6 Slide the circuit board tray into the printer 7 Fasten the circuit board tray with the two screws 8 Reconnect all the interface cables and the power cord ...

Page 205: ...ON Status Monitor 3 is not installed you have to make settings manually in the printer driver Click the Update the Printer Option Information Manually button on the Optional Settings menu then click Settings Then select the number of bytes of the memory you installed from the Installed Memory drop down list on the Optional Settings dialog box and click OK Removing a memory module Follow these step...

Page 206: ...rn the printer off and unplug the power cord 2 Remove all interface cables from the interface connectors 3 Loosen the two screws on the back of the printer wWarning Removing other screws and covers will expose high voltage areas ...

Page 207: ...nstalling Options 207 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 Pull out the circuit board tray 5 Identify the memory slot Its position is shown below 6 Grasp both sides of the memory module and pull the module out 1 2 ...

Page 208: ...lled in the S0 slot Otherwise the printer will not work 7 Store the memory module in an anti static packet such as the one it came packaged in 8 Slide the circuit board tray into the printer 9 Fasten the circuit board tray with the two screws 10 Reconnect all the interface cables and the power cord 11 Plug the printer s power cord into an electrical outlet 12 Turn on the printer ...

Page 209: ... Module cannot be used when the printer is connected to a Macintosh computer using an optional IEEE 1394 Type B Interface Card Installing the Adobe PostScript 3 ROM module Follow these steps to install the Adobe PostScript 3 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 sensiti...

Page 210: ...rn the printer off and unplug the power cord 2 Remove all interface cables from the interface connectors 3 Loosen the two screws on the back of the printer wWarning Removing other screws and covers will expose high voltage areas ...

Page 211: ... Identify the ROM slot A Its position is shown below 6 Remove the ROM module from its package 7 Hold the ROM module above the slot and insert it into the slot A in the orientation shown below until the clip comes up to hold the ROM module securely in place Do not apply too much force ...

Page 212: ...not remove any modules from the circuit board Otherwise the printer will not work 8 Slide the circuit board tray into the printer 9 Fasten the circuit board tray with the two screws 10 Reconnect all the interface cables and the power cord 11 Plug the printer s power cord into an electrical outlet 12 Turn on the printer ...

Page 213: ...o the ROM slot on the circuit board Removing the Adobe PostScript 3 ROM module Follow these steps to remove the Adobe PostScript 3 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 ...

Page 214: ...214 Installing Options 3 Loosen the two screws on the back of the printer wWarning Removing other screws and covers will expose high voltage areas ...

Page 215: ... circuit board tray 5 Identify the ROM slot A Its position is shown below 6 Push down on the tab on the right side of the ROM slot to raise the module out of the slot A cCaution Do not remove the ROM module from the ROM slot P Otherwise the printer will not work ...

Page 216: ...rd tray into the printer 9 Fasten the circuit board tray with the two screws 10 Reconnect all the interface cables and the power cord 11 Plug the printer s power cord into an electrical outlet 12 Turn on the printer Interface Cards Your printer comes with a Type B interface slot Various optional interface cards are available to expand your printer s interface options ...

Page 217: ...efore 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 interface cable 2 Remove the screws and the Type B interface card slot cover as shown below ...

Page 218: ...ions will expose high voltage areas Note Keep the slot cover in a safe place You will need to reattach it if you remove the interface card later 3 Slide and push the interface card into the slot firmly then fasten the screw as shown below 4 Reconnect the interface cable and power cord and turn the printer on ...

Page 219: ...move an 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 2 Remove the two screws securing the interface card to the back of the printer wWarning Removing screws that are not described in the following instructions will expose high voltage areas 3 Gen...

Page 220: ...stall the interface slot cover removed and stored when the interface card was installed over the now empty slot Use the two screws to secure it 5 Keep the interface card in an anti static packet such as the one it came packaged in ...

Page 221: ... of your printer Note Do not replace the toner cartridge when the XXXX Toner Low message appears Toner remaining in the toner cartridge may spill out if you remove the toner cartridge to replace it Replace the toner cartridge when the Replace Toner xxxx message appears Note To clear the warning select Clear All Warning from the control panel s Reset Menu LCD Panel Message Description Worn Photocon...

Page 222: ...one consumable product at a time After replacing a consumable product check the LCD panel for replacement messages for other consumable products Toner Cartridge Handling precautions Always observe the following handling precautions when replacing imaging cartridges Installing a genuine toner cartridge is recommended Using a non genuine toner cartridge may affect print quality EPSON shall not be li...

Page 223: ... wash it off with soap and water immediately Keep toner cartridges out of the reach of children Do not dispose of used toner cartridges 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 224: ...224 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 225: ... 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 226: ... the new toner cartridge out of its package and gently shake it from side to side and front to back to distribute the toner evenly Note Do not remove the protective tape yet 6 Hold the toner cartridge as shown below and lower it into the slot ...

Page 227: ... knobs 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 8 Remove the protective tape pulling straightup from thetoner cartridge ...

Page 228: ...ndle when carrying it When replacing the photoconductor unit avoid exposing it to room light any longer than necessary Be careful not to scratch the surface of the drum Also avoid touching the drum since oil from your skin may permanently damage its surface and affect print quality To get the best print quality do not store the photoconductor unit in an area subject to direct sunlight dust salty a...

Page 229: ... unit in fire as it may explode and cause injury Dispose of it according to local regulations Keep the photoconductor unit out of the reach of children Replacing the photoconductor unit Follow these steps to replace the photoconductor unit 1 Turn off the printer 2 Press the latch on cover A and open the cover ...

Page 230: ...230 Replacing Consumable Products 3 Raise cover D 4 Hold the photoconductor unit by the handle and slowly lift it straight out of the printer ...

Page 231: ...w photoconductor unit and tear away the top portion of the bag along the dotted line to expose the handle Then grab the handle and remove the styrofoam insert and tear open the bag along the dotted line Note Always keep the cartridge positioned as shown in the illustration ...

Page 232: ...et and material while holding the handle as shown below cCaution Be careful not to touch or scratch the surface of the drum Avoid touching the drum since oil from your skin may permanently damage its surface and affect print quality 7 Remove the protective tapes ...

Page 233: ...onsumable Products 233 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 Holding the handle firmly lower the photoconductor unit into the printer making sure the posts on the sides of the unit slide into the slots 9 Close covers D and A ...

Page 234: ...rning 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 Do not dispose of the used fuser unit in fire as it may explode and cause injury Dispose of it according to local regulations Keep the fuser unit out of the reach of children Replacing the fuser unit Follow these steps t...

Page 235: ...Replacing Consumable Products 235 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 2 Press the latch on cover B and open the cover 3 Push the lever down and raise cover D ...

Page 236: ...236 Replacing Consumable Products 4 Unlock the locks on both sides of the fuser unit 5 Lift the fuser unit out of the printer as shown below 6 Take the new fuser unit out of its package ...

Page 237: ...umable Products 237 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 Hold the new fuser unit by the handles and lower it into the printer making sure that the guide posts slide into the holes on the bottom of the unit 8 Lock the fuser unit ...

Page 238: ... 9 Close covers D and B Transfer unit Prepare a new transfer unit for replacement when you get a message informing you to do so Handling precautions Note the following handling precautions before replacing the transfer unit Do not touch the surface of the transfer unit Doing so may impair print quality ...

Page 239: ... the used transfer unit in fire as it may explode and cause injury Dispose of it according to local regulations Keep the fuser unit out of the reach of children Replacing the transfer unit Follow these steps to replace the transfer unit 1 Press the latch on cover A and open the cover A ...

Page 240: ...ng Consumable Products 2 Grasp the two orange tabs and pull the unit forward and down then lift the unit out of the printer 3 Pull the transfer unit out of the printer 4 Take the new transfer unit from its package ...

Page 241: ...ucts 241 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 Hold the new 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 6 Close cover A ...

Page 242: ...tion 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 Transporting the Printer For long distances If you need to transport your printer for long distances carefully repack it using the original box and packing materials Follow these steps to repack...

Page 243: ... printer at the new location you need to check the color registration and adjust the color alignment if necessary See Checking color registration on page 248 for instructions For short distances Alwayspayattentiontothefollowinghandlingprecautionswhen you need to move the printer for a short distance If you are moving the printer on its own two people should lift and carry the printer If you are mo...

Page 244: ...t lift the printer by these areas 3 When moving the printer always keep it horizontal Moving the printer together with an optional paper cassette unit installed Follow these steps to move the printer together with the optional paper cassette unit For 1000 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit users 1 Turn off the printer and remove the following items Power cord ...

Page 245: ... two casters at the bottom of the unit 3 Roll the printer to the new location 4 Lock the casters after relocating the printer cCaution Do not move the printer on angled or uneven surfaces For 500 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit users 1 Turn off the printer and remove the following items Power cord Interface cable Paper ...

Page 246: ...ter When relocating the printer always choose a location that has adequate space for easy operation and maintenance Use the following illustration as a guide for the amount of space required around the printer to ensure smooth operation 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 spa...

Page 247: ...tential sources of interference such as loudspeakers or the base units of cordless telephones Avoid using an electrical outlet that is controlled by wall switches or automatic timers Accidental disruption of power can erase valuable information in your computer s and printer s memory cCaution Leaveadequateroomaroundtheprintertoallowforsufficient ventilation Avoid locations that are subject to dire...

Page 248: ...sible misalignment Follow these steps to check the color registration 1 Turn on the printer 2 Load paper into the MP tray 3 Make sure the LCD panel displays Ready or Sleep then press the Enter button on the control panel twice 4 Press the Down button several times to display ColorRegist Sheet 5 Press the Enter button The printer prints a color registration sheet ...

Page 249: ...adjust the registration as explained below Adjusting color registration alignment 1 Make sure the LCD panel displays Ready or Sleep then press the Enter button to access the control panel menus 2 Press the Down button several times until the LCD panel displays Setup Menu then press the Enter button 3 Press the Up button several times until the LCD displays the XXXXRegist item for the color Cyan Ma...

Page 250: ...n sheet find the line segments that are most closely aligned then use the Up or Down button to display thenumberthat corresponds to that pattern Press the Enter button to complete the adjustment 5 If necessary print the color registration sheet for confirmation ...

Page 251: ...ints 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 Alwaystrytoremovejammedpaperwithbothhandstoavoid tearing it If jammed paper is torn and remains in the printer or if paper is jammed in a place not mentioned in this chapter contact your dealer Make sure that the paper ...

Page 252: ... 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 Jam AB covers A and B When there ispaperjammed around the fuser unit the LCD panel displays the Jam AB error message Follow these steps to clear the jammed paper 1 Press the latch on cover A and open the cover ...

Page 253: ...8 8 8 8 8 2 Turn the inner green levers of the fuser unit outward and gently remove any jammed paper with both hands Note If paper is torn be sure to remove all torn pieces 3 Close cover A 4 Press the latch on cover B and open the cover ...

Page 254: ...knobs to open the paper path and remove the jammed paper 6 Close cover B When the paper jam is cleared completely and the covers are closed printing resumes from the page that jammed Jam A cover A Follow these steps to clear paper jams at cover A ...

Page 255: ...Troubleshooting 255 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 1 Press the latch on cover A and open the cover 2 Remove any jammed paper gently with both hands ...

Page 256: ...256 Troubleshooting 3 Open cover D 4 Grasp the handle of the photoconductor unit firmly and remove the unit from the printer ...

Page 257: ...Troubleshooting 257 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 5 Remove any jammed paper 6 Reinstall the photoconductor unit making sure the posts on the sides of the unit slide into the slots ...

Page 258: ...e covers are closed printing resumes from the page that jammed Jam AC cover A and paper cassettes When there is paper jammed at the place where paper feeds into the printer or in the paper cassettes the LCD panel displays the Jam AC error message Follow these steps to clear the jammed paper ...

Page 259: ...8 8 8 8 1 Remove the paper cassette from the printer and discard any crumpled paper Note The illustration shows the standard lower cassette If the optional paper cassette unit is installed check the unit s paper cassettes in the same way ...

Page 260: ...260 Troubleshooting 2 Gently remove any paper that has fed part way into the printer Note Confirm that the jammed paper is not still deep inside the printer ...

Page 261: ...r from the cassette tap it on a flat surface to even the edges then reinsert it into the paper cassette Be sure the paper is evenly aligned and the top of the stack is below the metal retaining clip and the maximum paper mark 4 Reinsert the paper cassette into the printer ...

Page 262: ...cover A and open the cover 6 Remove any jammed paper gently with both hands Be careful not to tear the jammed paper z Note Always try to remove jammed paper with both hands to avoid tearing it If paper is torn be sure to remove all torn pieces ...

Page 263: ...assettes then remove the black unit that is located on the top part of the inside of the cassette slot and check whether any jammed paper is there When the paper jam is cleared completely and cover A is closed printing resumes from the page that jammed Jam B cover B When there is paper jammed at the duplex unit the LCD panel displays the Jam B error message Follow these steps to clear the jammed p...

Page 264: ...shooting 1 Press the latch on cover B and open the cover 2 Gently remove any jammed or crumpled paper Note Be sure to remove the jammed paper by pulling it upward If paper is torn be sure to remove all torn pieces ...

Page 265: ... cover B is closed printing resumes from the page that jammed Jam ABC cover A paper cassettes and cover B When there are paper jams where paper feeds into the printer or in the paper cassettes and at the duplex unit the LCD panel displays the Jam ABC error message To clear the paper jam first clear the jammed paper where paper feeds as described in Jam AC cover A and paper cassettes on page 258 Th...

Page 266: ...the LCD panel displays the Check Transparency error message there may be paper jammed at the MP tray Remove the paper from the MP tray and remove any jammed paper Open and close cover A to clear the message on the LCD panel then reload the paper The printer resumes printing from the page that jammed Note When using transparencies load them in the MP tray and set the Paper Type setting to Transpare...

Page 267: ...ter The LCD panel shows Ready 2 Press the Enter button three times The printer prints a status sheet 3 Confirm that the information about the installed options is correct If the options are installed correctly they appear under Hardware Configurations If the options are not listed try reinstalling them Note If the status sheet does not list your installed options correctly make sure that they are ...

Page 268: ...dealer For the Windows printer driver you can update the installed option information manually Click the Update the Printer Option Information Manually button and click Settings from the Optional Settings menu The Optional Settings dialog box appears Make settings for each installed option then click OK ...

Page 269: ... and the electrical outlet Then turn the printer back on The electrical outlet may be controlled by an outside switch or an automatic timer Make sure that the switch is turned on orpluganotherelectricaldeviceintothe outlet to check whether the outlet is operating properly Cause What to do The printer is offline Press the N Start Stop button once to switch the printer to ready status Cause What to ...

Page 270: ...ouble shielded twisted pair interface cable no more than six feet in length If you are using the USB interface use a Revision 2 0 cable Some error may have occurred Check the LCD panel to see if an error message appears Your application software is not properly set up for your printer Make sure that the printer is selected in your application software Your computer system s memory is too small to ...

Page 271: ...nter Option Information Manually then click Settings Cause What to do You may use the printer fonts substituted for specified TrueType fonts In the printer driver choose the Print TrueType fonts as bitmap button in the Extended Settings dialog box The selected font is not supported by your printer Make sure that you have installed the correct font See Available Fonts on page 392 for more informati...

Page 272: ...le no more than six feet in length If you are using the USB interface use a Revision 2 0 cable The emulation setting for the port may not be correct Specify the emulation mode by using the printer s control panel menus See Emulation Menu on page 327 Note If a status sheet does not print correctly your printer may be damaged Contact your dealer or a qualified service representative ...

Page 273: ...8 for instructions Cause What to do The page length and margins may be set incorrectly in your application Make sure thatyou are using thecorrect page length and margin settings in your application The Paper Size setting may be incorrect Make sure the correct paper size is set in the Tray Menu on the control panel Cause What to do The printer emulation setting in your application may be incorrect ...

Page 274: ...274 Troubleshooting You may need more memory Graphics require large amounts of memory Install an appropriate memory module See Memory Module on page 200 ...

Page 275: ...not appropriate for color printing Make sure that the settings in your application are appropriate for color printing Cause What to do Printer driver default settings and color tables vary by printer model SettheGamma setting to1 5in the More Settings dialog box in the printer driver then print again If you still do not get the printouts you expect adjust the color using the slide bar for each col...

Page 276: ...98 95 or 2000 or ColorSync setting for Macintosh canimprovecolormatching between different devices For details see Using the predefined settings on page 59 for Windows and Using the predefined settings on page 119 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...

Page 277: ...lity copier paper is recommended for best results See Available paper types on page 356 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 components ...

Page 278: ...If the message on the LCD panel or in EPSON Status Monitor 3 indicates that the amount of toner left is low see Replacing a toner cartridge on page 223 There may be a problem with the photoconductor unit Replace the photoconductor unit See Photoconductor unit on page 228 ...

Page 279: ...page 223 The gradation setting is too small when printing graphics On the Basic Setting menu in the printer driver click More Settings select the Enh MG button then select Smooth There may be a problem with the photoconductor unit Replace the photoconductor unit See Photoconductor unit on page 228 Cause What to do Your paper may be moist or damp Do not store your paper in a humid or damp environme...

Page 280: ...inter 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 228 ...

Page 281: ... high quality copier paper is recommended for best results See Available paper types on page 356 for information on choosing paper Cause What to do The printer may have loaded more than one sheet at a time Remove the paper stack and fan it Tap it on a flat surface to even the edges Then reload the paper There may be no toner left in the Toner cartridge If the message on the LCD panel or in the EPS...

Page 282: ...r 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 228 ...

Page 283: ...driver or the printer s control panel menus There may be no toner left in the toner cartridge If the message on the LCD panel or in EPSON Status Monitor 3 indicates that the amount of toner left is low see Replacing a toner cartridge on page 223 There may be a problem with the photoconductor unit Replace the photoconductor unit See Photoconductor unit on page 228 Cause What to do Toner may have sp...

Page 284: ...see if the printout is acceptable Ifnot add morememory 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 jobs Only one set...

Page 285: ...aper source in your application There may be no paper in the cassettes Load paper The size of loaded paper differs from the control panel setting Make sure that the correct paper size is set in the control panel s Paper Source and MP Tray Size settings Too many sheets may be loaded in the MP tray or paper cassettes Make sure that you have not tried to load too many sheets of paper For the maximum ...

Page 286: ...hat to do The optional paper cassette may not be installed properly See 500 Sheet 1000 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit on page 183 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 may be no paper in the paper cassette Load paper Too many sheets may be loaded in the pape...

Page 287: ... sometimes be the source of USB problems Try one or both of these solution For best results you should connect the printer directly to the computer s USB port If you must use multiple USB hubs we recommended that you connect the printer to the first tier hub The paper is jammed at the optional paper cassette See Clearing Jammed Paper on page 251 to clear jammed paper Cause What to do The installed...

Page 288: ...rinter software installation Incorrect or incomplete software installation can lead to USB problems Take note of the following and perform the recommended checks to ensure proper installation Checking printer software installation for Windows 2000 and XP When using Windows XP or 2000 you must follow the steps in the Setup Sheet packed with the printer to install the printer software Otherwise Micr...

Page 289: ... Anyway Windows XP If you click No Windows 2000 or STOP Installation Windows XP you will have to install the printer software again Checking printer software in Windows Me and 98 If you canceled the plug and play driver installation in Windows Me or 98 before the procedure was complete the USB printer device driver or the printer software may be incorrectly installed Follow the directions below to...

Page 290: ...290 Troubleshooting Select the icon for your printer and then click Properties on the File menu ...

Page 291: ...Troubleshooting 291 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 2 Click the Details tab ...

Page 292: ... to the following port 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 3 Right click the My Computer icon on your desktop and then click Properties 4 Click the Device Manager tab ...

Page 293: ...Troubleshooting 293 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 If your drivers are correctly installed EPSON USB Printer Devices should appear on the Device Manager menu ...

Page 294: ... If USB Printer or EPSON AcuLaser C4100 appears under Other devices the printer software is not installed correctly Proceed to step 5 If neither USB Printer nor EPSON AcuLaser C4100 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 295: ...hen click OK When the following dialog box appears click OK and then click OK to close the System Properties dialog box 6 Uninstall the printer software as explained in Uninstalling the Printer Software on page 110 Then turn the printer off restart your computer and reinstall the printer software as described in the Setup Sheet ...

Page 296: ...opened and when there is no paper jammed inside This is not an error message and will clear itself within one minute While the printer displays this message do not open the covers or turn off the printer Cancel All Print Job The printer is canceling all print jobs in the printer memory including jobs the printer is currently receiving or printing This message appears when the q Cancel Job button h...

Page 297: ...he Paper Setting in the printer driver is not set to Transparency Paper is jammed at the MP tray Remove the paper from the MP tray and remove the jammed paper from the MP tray Open and close cover A to clear the message on the LCD panel then reload the paper The printer resumes printing from the page that jammed Check Paper Size The paper size setting is different from the size of paper loaded in ...

Page 298: ...he optional Hard Disk Drive If this error occurs print only one copy at a time To clear this error select Clear Warning from the control panel s Reset Menu For instruction about accessing the control panel menus see How to access the control panel menus on page 313 Duplex Mem Overflow There is not enough memory for duplex printing The printer prints only on the front and ejects the paper To clear ...

Page 299: ... 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 313 Form Feed The printer is ejecting paper due to a user request This message appears when pressing the N Start Stop button once to make the printer offline and then holding down the N Start Stop button for more than 2...

Page 300: ... the printout is not acceptable try simplifying the page by limiting the number of graphics or reducing the number and size of fonts To clear this error select Clear Warning from the control panel s ResetMenu See Howtoaccessthecontrolpanelmenus onpage 313 for instructions Turn the Image Optimum setting off on the control panel s Printing Menu if you do not want the printer to automatically lower t...

Page 301: ...of the optional paper cassette unit are not installed or not installed properly Install the paper trays correctly to clear this error Install Photoconductor There is no photoconductor unit installed or the photoconductor unit is not installed properly Turn off the printer and install the photoconductor unit if it is not installed If a photoconductor unit is already installed confirm cover D is clo...

Page 302: ...dge on page 222 If theprotective tapehas notbeenremoved froma toner cartridge turn the toner cartridge knobs to the unlocked position and then return to the locked position Then remove the protective tape from the toner cartridge If that fails to clear the error turn the printer off and back on again Invalid AUX I F Card This message means that the printer cannot communicate with the installed opt...

Page 303: ... 38 Location Description Jam AB Paper is jammed at the fuser unit For instructions on how to remove jammed paper at the fuser unit see Jam AB covers A and B on page 252 Jam A Paper is jammed at cover A For instructions on how to remove jammed paper at cover A see Jam A cover A on page 254 Jam AC Paper is jammed where it feeds into the printer or at the paper cassettes For instructions on clearing ...

Page 304: ...nt print job To clear this error message select Clear Warning from the control panel s Reset Menu See How to access the control panel menus on page 313 for instructions To prevent this problem from happening again add more memory to your printer as described in Memory modules on page 368 or reduce the resolution of the image to be printed NonGenuine Toner xxxx The installed toner is not an EPSON g...

Page 305: ...e the loaded paper with the correct size paper and press the N Start Stop button to resume printing Or press the q Cancel Job button to cancel the print job If you press the N Start Stop button without replacing the paper the printer will print on the loaded paper even though it does not match the required size Printer Open Cover A cover B cover D or some combination of these covers are open To cl...

Page 306: ...cessing the control panel menus see How to access the control panel menus on page 313 RAM Check The printer is ready to receive data and print In this mode the remaining amount of the toner cartridge for each color is displayed in seven levels Ready The printer is ready to receive data and print In this mode the remaining amount of the toner cartridge for each color is displayed in seven levels Re...

Page 307: ...rvice life counter is reset automatically Reserve Job Canceled The printer cannot store the data of your print job using the Reserve Job function The maximum number of print jobs stored in the printer s Hard Disk Drive has been reached or the drive has no more memory available to store a new job To store a new print job delete a previously stored job Also if you have any Confidential Jobs stored p...

Page 308: ...r has been detected Turn off the printer Wait at least 5 seconds and then turn it back on If the error message still appears write down the error number listed on the LCD panel xyyyy and turn off the printer unplug the power cord and contact a qualified service representative Sleep The printer is in sleep mode In this mode the remaining amount of the toner cartridge for each color is displayed in ...

Page 309: ...Worn Photoconductor This message indicates that the photoconductor unit has reached 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 228 for instructions The error clears automatically after you replace the unit and close the printer covers Worn TransferUnit Thi...

Page 310: ... Black respectively XXXX Toner Low The indicated toner cartridges have less than 10 of toner remaining The letters C M Y or K appear in place of XXXX and indicate the colors Cyan Magenta Yellow and Black respectively You can continue to print until the Replace Toner xxxx error message appears Waiting until this message appears before replacing the toner is recommended as toner may spill during rep...

Page 311: ... yourprinteris the quickest and easiest way to cancel printing Pressing this button cancels the currently printing job Pressing the q Cancel Job button for more than two seconds deletes all jobs from the printer memory including jobs the printer is currently receiving or printing Using the Reset menu Selecting Reset from the control panel s Reset Menu stops printing clears the print job being rece...

Page 312: ...312 Troubleshooting 3 Press the 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 313: ...eneral printer settings can be made from the printer driver and donot need to be made using the control panel 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 ...

Page 314: ...314 Functions of the Control Panel Accessing the control panel menus When the Ready light is on pressing any of the control panel buttons shown below accesses the control panel menus ...

Page 315: ...ntrol panel buttons function as shown below a Back button Return to the previous level b Up Down buttons Scroll through menus items and settings on the current level c Enter button Advance to the next level carry out indicated operations and activate settings d Start Stop button Exit the control panel menus from any level b c d a ...

Page 316: ...the 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 Up and Down buttons to scroll through available settings and press the Enter button to select a setting and return to the previou...

Page 317: ...Stored Job data 1 Make sure the LCD panel displays Ready or Standby then press the Enter button to access the control panel menus 2 Press the Down button repeatedly until Quick Print Job Menu appears on the LCD panel then press the Enter button 3 Use the Down or Up button to scroll to the appropriate user name then press the Enter button 4 Use the Down or Up button to scroll to the appropriate job...

Page 318: ...ress the Enter button to access the control panel menus 2 Press the Down button repeatedly until ConfidentialJobMenu appears on the LCD panel then press the Enter button 3 Use the Down or Up button to scroll to the appropriate user name then press the Enter button 4 Enter your 4 digit password by using the corresponding buttons as shown below Note Passwords are always 4 digits 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 319: ... number of copies you want to print press the Enter button then use the Down and Up buttons to select the number of copies To delete the print job without printing any copies press the Down button to display Delete on the LCD panel 7 Press the Enter button to start printing or to delete the data Control Panel Menus For a summary of the control panel menus see the table below For details on the ite...

Page 320: ...rallel USB Network AUX 4 Printing Menu Page Size Wide A4 Orientation Resolution RITech Toner Save Image Optimum Top Offset LeftOffset T Offset B L Offset B Setup Menu Lang Time Out Paper Source MP Mode 4 Manual Feed Copies Duplex Binding Start Page Paper Type Page Side Skip Blank Page Auto Eject Page Size Ignore Auto Cont Page Protect LCD Contrast Cyan Regist Magenta Regist Yellow Regist Quick Pri...

Page 321: ...uding IP Byte1 and GW Byte4 are not available Their default values will be used 9 The settings are activated after turning the printer off and then on 10The item appears when the appropriate font setting is selected AUX Menu 4 9 AUX I F AUX Config Get IPAddress IP Byte1 IP Byte2 IP Byte3 IP Byte4 SM Byte1 SM Byte2 SM Byte3 SM Byte4 GW Byte1 GW Byte2 GW Byte3 GW Byte4 NetWare AppleTalk NetBEUI AUX ...

Page 322: ...n Menu 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 showing the printer s current settings available fonts and a brief summary of available features ...

Page 323: ...xists 3 This item appears only when the Network I F setting in the Emulation Menu is 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 PS3 Status Sheet 5 PS3 Font Sample 5 ESC Page Font Sample LJ4 Font Sample ESCP2 Font Sample FX Font Sample I239X Font Sample C Toner E F M Toner E F Y Toner E F K Toner ...

Page 324: ...erved print jobs stored in the optional Hard Disk Drive Form Overlay List Prints a list of the form overlays stored in the optional Hard Disk Drive 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...

Page 325: ...er of pages printed by the printer Color Pages Displays the total number of pages printed in color by the printer B W Pages Displays the total number of pages printed in black white by the printer Tray Menu This menu allows you to specify the size and type of paper loaded in the MP tray Accessing this menu also lets you check the size of the paper currently loaded in the paper cassettes E F 100 to...

Page 326: ...ize 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 Lets you select the paper type loaded in the standard and optional paper cassettes Item Settings default in bold MP Tray Size A4 A5 B5 LT HLT LGL GLT GLG EXE F4 MON C10 DL C5 C6 IB5 LC1 Size A4 LT A5 B5 LGL GLG EXE LC2 Size A4 LT A5 B5...

Page 327: ...en the optional Adobe PostScript 3 ROM module is installed Available only when an optional Type B interface card is installed Printing Menu This menu allows you to make standard print settings such as Page Size and Orientation when printing from an application or operating system that does not support your printer driver Be sure to use the printer driver to make these settings whenever you can sin...

Page 328: ...t or landscape orientation Resolution Specifies the printing resolution Item Settings default in bold Page Size A4 A5 B5 LT HLT LGL GLT GLG EXE F4 MON C10 DL C5 C6 IB5 CTM Wide A4 Off On Orientation Port Land Resolution 600 300 RITech On Off Toner Save Off On Image Optimum Auto Off On Top Offset 99 0 0 0 99 0 mm in 0 5 increments LeftOffset 99 0 0 0 99 0 mm in 0 5 increments T Offset B 99 0 0 0 99...

Page 329: ...the memory limit allowing complex documents to be printed Top Offset Makes fine adjustments to the vertical printing position of the page cCaution Make sure that the printed image does not extend beyond the edge of the paper Otherwise you may damage the printer Left Offset Makes fine adjustments to the horizontal printing position of the page This is useful for fine adjustments cCaution Make sure ...

Page 330: ...the paper when printing on both sides Use this if the printout on the back is not where you expected Setup Menu This menu allows you to make various basic configuration settings related to paper sources feeding modes and error handling You can also use this menu to select the LCD panel display language ...

Page 331: ... 300 in 1 minute increments Paper Source Auto MP LC1 LC2 LC3 MP Mode Normal Last Manual Feed Off 1st Page Each Page Copies 1 to 999 Duplex Off On Binding Long Edge Short Edge Start Page Front Back Paper Type Normal Thick ExtraThk Trnsprnc Coated Page Side Front Back Skip Blank Page Off On Auto Eject Page Off On Size Ignore Off On Auto Cont Off On Page Protect Off On LCD Contrast 0 8 15 Cyan Regist...

Page 332: ...from the paper source containing paper that matches your Paper Size setting If an envelope size IB5 C10 C5 DL MON C6 is selected as the Page Size setting paper always feeds from the MP tray If you select Thick ExtraThk Trnsprnc or Coated as the Paper Type setting paper always feeds from the MP tray MP Mode This setting determines whether the MP tray has the highest or lowest priority when Auto is ...

Page 333: ...fies 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 ExtraThk Skip Blank Page Enables...

Page 334: ...r a certain period of time when one of the following errors occurs Paper Set Print Overrun or Mem Overflow When thisoption 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 ...

Page 335: ...st Adjusts the registration position of the color magenta relative to black To adjust the registration select Color Regist Sheet on the 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 closely aligned See Checking color registration on page 248 for more detailed...

Page 336: ...s 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 on page 318 Reset Menu This menu allows you to cancel printing and reset the printer settings Clear Warning Clears all warning messages that appear...

Page 337: ...ul not to interrupt someone else s job SelecType Init Restores the control panel menu settings to their default values Yellow Regist Magenta Regist and Cyan Regist settings are not reset Parallel Menu These settings control communication between the printer and the computer when using the parallel interface Parallel I F Allows you to activate or deactivate the parallel interface Item Settings defa...

Page 338: ...a 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 explained in Reset Menu on page 336 Resetting the printer erases all print jobs Make su...

Page 339: ... If set to 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 explained in Reset Menu on page 336 Resetting the printer erases all print jobs Make sure the Ready light is not flashing when you reset the printer Network Menu See ...

Page 340: ...ernati VeUS MsPublishin Math 8 PsMath VeMath PiFont Legal UK ANSI ASCII Swedis2 Italian Spanish German Norweg1 French2 Windows McText PcIcelandic PcLt774 PcTurk1 PcPortugues PcEt850 PcTurk2 PcCanFrench PcSI437 PcNordic 8859 3 ISO 8859 4 ISO WiBaltic WiEstonian WiLatvian Mazowia CodeMJK BpBRASCII BpAbicomp PcGk437 PcGk851 PcGk869 8859 7 ISO WiGreek Europe3 PcCy855 PcCy866 PcLt866 PcUkr866 PcLit771 ...

Page 341: ... settings you made Pitch Specifies the default font pitch if the font is scalable and of fixed pitch You can select from 0 44 to 99 99 cpi characters per inch in 0 01 cpi increments This item may not appear depending on the Font Source or Font Number settings Height Specifies the default font height if the font is scalable and proportional You can select from 4 00 to 999 75 points in 0 25 point in...

Page 342: ... Available only in certain locations where printers are sold with a special ROM module installed to handle specific languages CR Function LF Function These functions are included for users of particular operating systems such as UNIX Tray Assign Changes the assignment for the paper source select command When 4 is selected the commands are set as compatible with the HP LaserJet 4 When 4K is selecte...

Page 343: ...e Before you start printing in the GL 2 mode You may need to change the following print options in your application depending on your output needs Check these settings to make sure they match the data you are trying to print Item Settings default in bold GL Mode LJ4GL2 GLlike Scale Off A0 A1 A2 A3 Origin Corner Center Pen Pen0 Pen1 Pen2 Pen3 Pen4 Pen5 Pen6 End Butt Square Triangular Round Join Mit...

Page 344: ...P LaserJet 4 emulation of GL 2 Scale Specifies whethertheoutputfrom the softwareisscaled The scale factor is based on the output paper size of the application Origin Specifies whether the logical origin of the plotter is the corner or the center of the paper Pen Allows you to choose a pen which you can then set the thickness for in the Pen 0 through 6 item The LJ4GL2 mode supports two pens 0 and 1...

Page 345: ...ions see your Adobe PostScript 3 Kit documentation Error Sheet When you select On the printer prints out an error sheet Coloration Allows you to specify the method of color printing Color refers to color printing at 1 bit pixel Mono refers to monochrome printing while TrueCol refers to color printing at 8 bit pixel Image Protect Allows you to specify whether to employ lossy compression Lossy compr...

Page 346: ... 05 inch increments Text 1 62 66 117lines CGTable PcUSA Italic PcMultilin PcPortugue PcCanFrenc PcNordic PcTurkish2 PcIcelandic PcE Europe BpBRASCII BpAbicomp Roman 8 PcEur858 ISO Latin1 8859 15ISO PcSI437 PcTurkish1 8859 9 ISO Mazowia CodeMJK PcGk437 PcGk851 PcGk869 8859 7 ISO PcCy855 PcCy866 PcUkr866 PcLit771 Bulgarian Hebrew7 Hebrew8 PcHe862 PcAr864 PcAr864Ara PcAr720 PcLit774 Estonia ISO Latin...

Page 347: ... assumed to be 1 pica 1 6 inch If you change the Orientation Page Size or T Margin settings the page length setting automatically returns to the default for each paper size CG Table Use the character generator CG table option to select the graphics character table or the italics table The graphics table contains graphic characters for printing lines corners shaded areas international characters Gr...

Page 348: ...ge return CR If On is selected a line feed command is sent with each carriage return Select On if your text lines overlap Bit Image The printer is able to emulate the graphics densities set with the printer commands If you select Dark the bit image density is high and if you select Light the bit image density is low If you select BarCode the printer converts bit images to bar codes by automaticall...

Page 349: ...ns Serif Script Orator S OCR A OCR B Pitch 10 12 15 cpi Prop Condensed Off On T Margin 0 40 0 50 1 50 inches in 0 05 inch increments Text 1 62 66 117lines CGTable PcUSA Italic PcMultilin PcPortugue PcCanFrenc PcNordic PcTurkish2 PcIcelandic PcE Europe BpBRASCII BpAbicomp Roman 8 PcEur858 ISO Latin1 8859 15ISO Country USA France Germany UK Denmark Sweden Italy Spain1 Japan Norway Denmark2 Spain2 La...

Page 350: ...be 1 pica 1 6 inch If you change the Orientation Page Size or T Margin settings the page length setting automatically returns to the default for each paper size CG Table Use the character generator CG table option to select the graphics character table or the italics table The graphics table contains graphic characters for printing lines corners shaded areas international characters Greek characte...

Page 351: ...is selected a line feed command is sent with each carriage return Select On if your text lines overlap Bit Image The printer is able to emulate the graphics densities set with the printer commands If you select Dark the bit image density is high and if you select Light the bit image density is low If you select BarCode the printer converts bit images to bar codes by automatically filling in any ve...

Page 352: ...tal spacing of the font in fixed pitch measured in cpi characters per inch You can also choose proportional spacing Item Settings default in bold Font Courier Prestige Gothic Orator Script Presentor Sans Serif Pitch 10 12 15 17 20 24 cpi Prop Code Page 437 850 858 860 863 865 T Margin 0 30 0 40 1 50 inches in 0 05 inch increments Text 1 63 67 117lines Auto CR Off On Auto LF Off On Alt Graphics Off...

Page 353: ...or T Margin settings the page length setting automatically returns to the default for each paper size Auto CR Specifies whether the printer performs a carriage return line feed CR LF operation whenever the printing position goes beyond the right margin If this setting is off the printer does not print any characters beyond the right margin and does not perform any line wrapping until it receives a...

Page 354: ...u select BarCode the printer converts bit images to bar codes by automatically filling in any vertical gaps between dots This produces unbroken vertical lines that can be read by a bar code reader This mode will reduce the size of the image being printed and may also cause some distortion when printing bit image graphics ZeroChar Selects whether the printer prints a slashed or unslashed zero Chara...

Page 355: ... Specifications Paper Since the quality of any particular brand or type of paper may be changed by the manufacturer at any time EPSON cannot guarantee the quality of any type of paper Always test samples of paper stock before purchasing large quantitiesor printing large jobs ...

Page 356: ...t for other color laser printers black and white laser printers color copiers black and white copiers or ink jet printers Paper type Description Plain paper General copier paper Recycled paper is acceptable Envelopes No paste and no tape No plastic window unless specifically designed for laser printers Labels The backing sheet should be covered completely with no gaps between each label Thick pape...

Page 357: ...tive ink around 210 C Labels that peel easily or labels that do not cover the backing sheet completely Coated paper or special surface colored paper Paper that has binder holes or is perforated Paper that has glue staples paper clips or tape on it Paper that attracts static electricity Moist or damp paper Paper of uneven thickness Overly thick or thin paper Paper that is too smooth or too rough Pa...

Page 358: ...40 mm 216 mm 5 5 8 5 in GovernmentLetter 203 267mm 8 0 10 5 in Government Legal 216 330 mm 8 5 13 in Executive 184 267 mm 7 25 10 5 in F4 210 330 mm Custom 88 9 139 7 mm to 215 9 355 6 mm 3 5 5 5 in to 8 5 14 0 in Paper Sources MP tray for all sizes standard lower cassette forA4 A5 B5 Letter Legal Government Legal Executive optional paper cassette unit forA4 A5 B5 Letter Legal Government Legal Exe...

Page 359: ...9 1 2 in DL 110 220 mm C5 162 229mm C6 114 162 mm International B5 176 250 mm 7 9 8 in Paper Source MP tray only Size A4 210 297 mm Letter 216 279 mm 8 5 11 in Paper Source MP tray only Weight 106 to 162 g m 28 2 to 42 3 lb Size 88 9 139 7 mm to 215 9 355 6 mm 3 5 5 5 in to 8 5 14 0 in Paper Source MP tray only Weight 163 to 216 g m 42 5 to 57 4 lb ...

Page 360: ...e emulation mode in use When using ESC Page language there is 5 mm minimum margin on all sides Size 88 9 139 7 mm to 215 9 355 6 mm 3 5 5 5 in to 8 5 14 0 in Paper Source MP tray only Size A4 210 297 mm Letter 216 mm 279 mm 8 5 11 in Paper Sources MPtray standardlowercassette optional paper cassette unit Size A4 210 297 mm Letter 216 mm 279 mm 8 5 11 in Paper Source MP tray only ...

Page 361: ... at normal temperature Paper feed Automatic or manual feed Paper feed alignment Center alignment for all sizes Duplex AvailablepapertypesareA4 A5 B5 LT GLG LGL and EXE of plain paper EPSON Color Laser Paper Input paper supply MP tray Up to 100 sheets of plain paper EPSON Color Laser Paper Up to a 10 mm thick stack of envelopes labels thick paper and transparencies Standard paper cassette Up to 500...

Page 362: ...SCP2 mode ESC P 9 pin printer emulation FX mode IBM Proprinter emulation I239X mode Resident fonts 84 scalable fonts and 7 bitmap fonts RAM 64 MB expandable up to 1024 MB To increase printer memory to more than 576 MB you have to remove the original 64 MB DIMM and install two optional DIMMs ...

Page 363: ... maximum Dimensions and weight Height 44 5 cm 17 5 in Width 43 9cm 17 3 in Depth 63 8 cm 25 1 in Weight Approx 29 8 kg 65 7 lb without consumables installed When extending all trays 72 9 cm 28 7 in Durability 5 years or 600 000 pages whichever comes first 110 V to 120 V Model Model KAA 3 220 to 240 V Model Model KAB 2 Voltage 110 V 120 V 10 220 V 240 V 10 Rated frequency 50 Hz 60 Hz 3 Hz 50 Hz 60 ...

Page 364: ...e 600 Wh 600 Wh During standby mode Average 180 Wh 180 Wh Sleep mode Less than 45 Wh Less than 45 Wh Safety UL 60950 CSA No 60950 EMC FCC Part 15 Subpart B Class B CSA C108 8 Class B Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC EMC Directive 89 336 EEC EN 60950 EN 55022 Class B EN 55024 EN 61000 3 2 EN 61000 3 3 EMC AS NZS 3548 Class B 110 V to 120 V Model Model KAA 3 220 to 240 V Model Model KAB 2 ...

Page 365: ... 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 CDRH regulations The Center for Devices and Radiological Health CDRH of the U S Food and Drug Administration implemented regulations for laser products on August 2 1976 Compliance is mandatory for products marketed in...

Page 366: ... mode Nibble mode USB interface USB 1 1 Note Only computers equipped with a USB connector and running Mac OS 8 6 to 9 x and X or Windows Me 98 XP or 2000 support the USB interface Ethernet interface You can use an IEEE 802 3 100BASE TX 10 BASE T straight through shielded twisted pair interface cable with an RJ45 connector ...

Page 367: ... g m 16 to 28 lb Paper feed Two paper cassettes mounted Automatic feed delivery system Cassette capacity up to 500 sheets for each of cassettes Paper types Plain paper EPSON Color Laser Paper Power supply DC 5V and 24V supplied by the printer Model KAA 4 C12C802061 KAA 2 C12C802071 Dimensions and weight For 500 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit Height Width Depth Weight 172 mm 6 8 in 439 mm 17 3 in 563 mm...

Page 368: ...d Height Width Depth Weight 336mm 13 2 in 439 mm 17 2 in 563 mm 22 2 in 19 0 kg 41 9 lb including all cassettes This product conforms to CE marking requirements in accordance with EC Directive 89 336 EEC DRAM type Synchronous Dynamic RAM Double In line memory module SDRAM DIMM Memory size 32 MB 64 MB 128 MB 256 MB or 512 MB CAS Latency CL 2 Type 168 pin type 64 bit 3 3 V with SPD PC 100 compliant ...

Page 369: ... to CE marking requirements in accordance with EC Directive 89 336 EEC Product number Yellow S050148 Magenta S050147 Cyan S050146 Black S050149 Storage temperature 0 to 35 C 32 to 95 F Storage humidity 15 to 80 RH Life under the conditions of A4 size paper continuous printing and 5 print ratio Black Up to 10 000 images Yellow Magenta Cyan Up to 8 000 images This product conforms to CE marking requ...

Page 370: ... pages of continuous printing Service life may be shortened by repeatedly warming up the printer or by frequently printing on envelopes labels thick paper or transparencies This product conforms to CE marking requirements in accordance with EC Directive 89 336 EEC Product number S053006 Storage temperature 0 to 35 C 32 to 95 F Storage humidity 15 to 80 RH Life when using A4 or Letter size paper 25...

Page 371: ...ber varies by location Storage temperature 0 to 35 C 32 to 95 F Storage humidity 15 to 80 RH Life when using A4 or Letter size paper and single side printing 100 000 pages of continuous printing Service life may be shortened by repeatedly warming up the printer or by frequently printing on envelopes labels thick paper or transparencies This product conforms to CE marking requirements in accordance...

Page 372: ...372 Technical Specifications ...

Page 373: ...o the bar code characters themselves However EPSON BarCode Fonts are designed to add such codes automatically allowingyoutoeasilyprintbar codesthatconform to a variety of bar code standards EPSON BarCode Fonts support the following types of bar codes Bar code Standard EPSON BarCode OCR B Check Digit Comments EAN EPSON EAN 8 Yes Yes Creates EAN abbreviated version bar codes EPSON EAN 13 Yes Yes Cre...

Page 374: ...s Code128 bar codes Interleaved 2 of 5 ITF EPSON ITF No No Printing of OCR B and check digits can be specified with the font name EPSON ITF CD No Yes EPSON ITF CD Num Yes Yes EPSON ITF Num Yes No Codabar EPSON Codabar No No Printing of OCR B and check digits can be specified with the font name EPSON Codabar CD No Yes EPSON Codabar CD Num Yes Yes EPSON Codabar Num Yes No Bar code Standard EPSON Bar...

Page 375: ...s is nearly the same 1 Make sure that the printer is off and that Windows is running on your computer 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...

Page 376: ...he statement and then click Agree 4 In the dialog box that appears click Install Software 5 Click Custom 6 Select the EPSON BarCode Font check box and click Install Then follow the on screen instructions 7 When installation is complete click OK EPSON BarCode Fonts are now installed on your computer ...

Page 377: ...sing EPSON BarCode Fonts The application featured in these instructions is Microsoft WordPad The actual procedure may differ slightly when printing from other applications 1 Open a document in 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 378: ...Font you want to use then set the font size and click OK Note In Windows XP 2000 and NT 4 0 you cannot use font sizes larger than 96 points when printing bar codes 4 The characters you selected appear as bar code characters similar to those shown below ...

Page 379: ...ar code reader Notes on inputting and formatting bar codes Pleasenotethefollowingwheninputtingandformattingbar code characters Monochrome Printer Driver Color Printer Driver Host Based Monochrome Printer Driver Color not available Black not available Print Quality 600 dpi 600 dpi 600 dpi Toner Save Not selected Not selected Not selected Zoom Options Not selected Not selected Not selected Graphic m...

Page 380: ...inguish bar codes from other text in your document set your application to show text symbols such as paragraph marks tabs etc Because special characters such as Start bar and Stop bar are added when an EPSON BarCode Font is selected the resulting bar code may have more characters than were originally input For best results use only the font sizes recommended in BarCode Font specifications on page ...

Page 381: ...he EAN bar code standard Because the check digit is added automatically only 7 characters can be input The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be input by hand Left Right margin Left Right guard bar Center bar Check digit OCR B Character type Numbers 0 to 9 Number of characters 7 characters Font size 52 pt to 130 pt up to 96 pt in Windows XP 2000 NT Recommended sizes are 52 pt ...

Page 382: ...s can be input The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be input by hand Left Right margin Left Right guard bar Center bar Check digit OCR B EPSON EAN 8 Character type Numbers 0 to 9 Number of characters 12 characters Font size 60 pt to 150 pt up to 96 pt in Windows XP 2000 NT Recommended sizes are 60 pt 75 pt standard 112 5 pt and 150 pt ...

Page 383: ...codesaresupported Supplementarycodes are not supported The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be input by hand Left Right margin Left Right guard bar Center bar Check digit OCR B EPSON EAN 13 Character type Numbers 0 to 9 Number of characters 11 characters Font size 60 pt to 150 pt up to 96 pt in Windows XP 2000 NT Recommended sizes are 60 pt 75 pt standard 112 5 pt and 150 pt...

Page 384: ...bol Specification Manual The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be input by hand Left Right margin Left Right guard bar Check digit OCR B The numeral 0 EPSON UPC A Character type Numbers 0 to 9 Number of characters 6 characters Font size 60 pt to 150 pt up to 96 pt in Windows XP 2000 NT Recommended sizes are 60 pt 75 pt standard 112 5 pt and 150 pt ...

Page 385: ...this reason it is important to keep at least one space between the bar code and the surrounding text to prevent overlapping Spaces in Code39 bar codes should be input as _ underbars When printing two or more bar codes on one line separate the bar codes with a tab or select a font other than a BarCode Font and input the space If a space is input while a Code39 font is selected the bar code will not...

Page 386: ...e code set of a line of characters is changed in the middle of the line a conversion code is automatically inserted Font size When OCR B is not used 26 pt or more up to 96 pt in Windows XP 2000 NT Recommended sizes are 26 pt 52 pt 78 pt and 104 pt When OCR B is used 36 pt or more up to 96 pt in Windows XP 2000 NT Recommended sizes are 36 pt 72 pt 108 pt and 144 pt EPSON Code39 EPSON Code39 CD EPSO...

Page 387: ...plications that automatically delete spaces from the ends of lines or change multiple spaces into tabs When printing two or more bar codes on one line separate the bar codes with a tab or select a font other than a BarCode Font and input the space If a space is input while Code128 is selected the bar code will not be correct The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be input by h...

Page 388: ...ally adjusted to 15 or more of its total length in conformance to the Interleaved 2 of 5 standard For this reason it is important to keep at least one space between the bar code and the surrounding text to prevent overlapping Interleaved 2 of 5 treats every two characters as one set When there are an odd number of characters EPSON ITF fonts automatically add a zero to the beginning of the characte...

Page 389: ...art Stop character Check digit The numeral 0 added to the beginning of character strings as needed Font size When OCR B is not used 26 pt or more up to 96 pt in Windows XP 2000 NT Recommended sizes are 26 pt 52 pt 78 pt and 104 pt When OCR B is used 36 pt or more up to 96 pt in Windows XP 2000 NT Recommended sizes are 36 pt 72 pt 108 pt and 144 pt ...

Page 390: ...l length in conformance to the Codabar standard For this reason it is important to keep at least one space between the bar code and the surrounding text to prevent overlapping When either a Start or a Stop character is input Codabar fonts automatically insert the complementary character If neither a Start nor a Stop character is input these characters are automatically input as the letter A EPSON ...

Page 391: ...p character when not input Check digit Character type Numbers 0 to 9 Symbols Number of characters No limit Font size When OCR B is not used 26 pt or more up to 96 pt in Windows XP 2000 NT Recommended sizes are 26 pt 52 pt 78 pt and 104 pt When OCR B is used 36 pt or more up to 96 pt in Windows XP 2000 NT Recommended sizes are 36 pt 72 pt 108 pt and 144 pt ...

Page 392: ...the fonts appear in your application software s font list if you are using the driver provided with the printer If you are using a different driver all of these fonts may not be available The fonts provided with the printer are shown below according to the emulation mode EPSON Codabar EPSON Codabar CD EPSON Codabar Num EPSON Codabar CD Num ...

Page 393: ...rs Medium Bold Medium Italic Bold Italic Univers Univers Condensed Medium Bold Medium Italic Bold Italic Univers Condensed Antique Olive Medium Bold Italic Antique Olive Garamond Antiqua Halbfett Kursiv Kursiv Halbfett Garamond Marigold Marigold Albertus Medium Extra Bold Albertus Ryadh Medium Bold Ryadh Malka Medium Bold Italic Miryam Dorit Medium Bold David Naamit Medium Bold Narkis Arial Medium...

Page 394: ...ght Demi Light Italic Demi Italic ITC Bookman New Century Schoolbook Roman Bold Italic Bold Italic New Century Schoolbook Times Roman Bold Italic Bold Italic Times ITC Zapf Chancery Italic ITC Zapf Chancery Medium Italic Symbol Symbol SymbolPS SymbolPS Wingdings Wingdings Letter Gothic Medium Bold Italic Letter Gothic Naskh Medium Bold Naskh Koufi Medium Bold Koufi CourierPS Medium Bold Oblique Bo...

Page 395: ... large quantities ESC P 2 and FX modes Available only in ESC P2 mode Note Depending on the print density or on the quality or color of the paper OCR A and OCR B fonts may not be readable Print a sample and make sure the fonts can be read before printing large quantities Font Name Family Courier Medium Bold EPSON Prestige EPSON Roman EPSON Sans serif Arial Medium Bold Letter Gothic Medium Bold Time...

Page 396: ... can printsamplesofthe fontsavailable in each mode by using the control panel s Information Menu Follow these steps to print font samples 1 Make sure that paper is loaded 2 Make sure the LCD panel displays Ready or Standby then press the Enter button 3 Press the Down button to select the font sample for the appropriate mode Font Name Family Courier Medium Bold EPSON Prestige EPSON Gothic EPSON Ora...

Page 397: ...instructions If you are sending unformatted text to the printer directly from DOS or if you are using a simple software package that does not include font selection you can select fonts using the printer s control panel menus when in the LJ4 ESC P 2 FX or I239X emulation mode Downloading Fonts Fonts that reside on your computer s hard disk can be downloaded or transferred to the printer so they ca...

Page 398: ...tem requirements Touse EPSON Font Manager your computersystem should meet the following requirements Installing EPSON Font Manager Follow these steps to install EPSON Font Manager 1 Make sure that the printer is off and that Windows is running on your computer 2 Insert the printer software CD ROM in the CD ROM drive Note If the language selection window appears select your country Computer IBM PC ...

Page 399: ... the CD ROM icon and click OPEN in the menu that appears Then double click Epsetup exe 3 Click Continue When the software license agreement screen appears read the statement and then click Agree 4 In the dialog box that appears click Install Software 5 Click Custom 6 Select the EPSON Font Manager check box and click Install Then follow the on screen instructions ...

Page 400: ...400 Working with Fonts 7 When installation is complete click OK EPSON Font Manager is now installed on your computer ...

Page 401: ...adjust the printer s settings However if you are writing your own printer control programs or if you are using older software that cannot control fonts refer to the following sections for symbol set details When you are considering which font to use you should also consider which symbol set to combine with the font Available symbol sets vary depending on which emulation mode you use and which font...

Page 402: ...E WiTurkish 5T Legal 1U UK 1E Swedis2 0S Italian 0I Spanish 2S German 1G Norweg1 0D French2 1F Roman 9 4U 8859 15ISO 9N PcEur858 13U 19 Typefaces Courier CG Times Universe Letter Gothic PcBlt775 26U Pc1004 9J WiBALT 19L DeskTop 7J PsText 10J Windows 9U McText 12J MsPublishi 6J PiFont 15U VeMath 6M VeInternational 13J VeUS 14J 19 Typefaces Courier CG Times Universe Letter Gothic Dorit Malka Naamit ...

Page 403: ...I 0U Courier CG Times Universe Letter Gothic Pc866Cyr 3R Pc866Ukr 14R WinCyr 9R ISOCyr 10N Pc8Grk 12G Pc851Grk 10G WinGrk 9G ISOGrk 12N Greek8 8G CG Omega Coronet Clarendon Condensed Univers Condensed Antique Olive Garamond Marigold Albertus Arial Times New Helvetica Helvetica Narrow Palatino ITC Avant Garde Gothic ITC Bookman New Century Schoolbook Times ITC Zapf Chancery Medium Italic CourierPS ...

Page 404: ...able international character sets for ISO Character sets ANSI ASCII 0U French 0F Italian 0l Swedis 2 0S UK 1E HP Spanish 1S Chinese 2K IRV 2U Portuguese 4S IBM Spanish 6S Norweg 1 0D HP German 0G JlS ASCII 0K Norweg 2 1D French 2 1F German 1G Spanish 2S Swedish 3S IBM Portuguese 5S ...

Page 405: ... 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 Roman 8 not available available available available PcEur858 available available available available ISO Latin1 not available available not available available 8859 15ISO not ...

Page 406: ...able available not available not available PcUkr866 not available available not available not available Hebrew7 not available available not available not available Hebrew8 not available available not available not available PcHe862 not available available not available not available PcAr864 not available available not available not available PcLit771 not available available not available not avail...

Page 407: ...rnational character sets using the ESC R command Available for ESC P 2 emulation only Characters available with the ESC command To print the characters in the table below use the ESC command Character sets USA France Germany UK Japan Denmark1 Denmark2 Sweden Italy Spain1 Spain2 Norway Latin America Korea Legal ...

Page 408: ...ench PcNordic See In the ESC P 2 or FX Modes on page 405 The available fonts are EPSON Sans Serif Courier EPSON Prestige EPSON Gothic EPSON Presentor EPSON Orator and EPSON Script In the EPSON GL 2 Mode The available symbol sets in the EPSON GL 2 mode are the same as those in LaserJet4 emulation mode See In the LJ4 Emulation Mode on page 401 ...

Page 409: ... dealer where you purchased your product Customer support will be able to help you much more quickly if you give them the following information Product serial number The serial number label is usually on the back of the product Product model Product software version Click About Version Info or similar button in the product software Brand and model of your computer Your computer operating system na...

Page 410: ...duct documentation we provide the following sources for obtaining information Service Access World Wide Web From the Internet you can reach EPSON s Latin American web site at http www latin epson com In Brazil you can reach Epson at http www epson com br Country Telephone number Argentina 54 11 4346 0300 Brazil 55 11 4196 6350 Chile 562 230 9500 Colombia 571 523 5000 1 800 377 6627 Costa Rica 506 ...

Page 411: ...e mail EPSON Faxback Service EPSON Faxback service will fax you the latest specifications for most EPSON products offered in Australia Phone 02 9903 9075 and the system will guide you through a number of choices before faxing the information to your fax machine EPSON Helpdesk EPSON Helpdesk is provided as a final backup to make sure our clients have access to advise Operators on the Helpdesk can a...

Page 412: ...ide Web http www epson com sg Information on product specifications drivers for download Frequently Asked Questions FAQ Sales Enquiries and Technical Support via e mail are available Epson HelpDesk Phone 65 6586 3111 Our HelpDesk team can help you with the following over the phone Sales enquiries and product information Product usage questions or problem Enquiries on repair service and warranty Fo...

Page 413: ...es on repair service and warranty For users in Indonesia Contacts for information support and services are World Wide Web http www epson co id Information on product specifications drivers for download Frequently Asked Questions FAQ Sales Enquiries questions through e mail Epson Hotline Sales enquiries and product information Technical support Phone 62 21 572 4350 Fax 62 21 572 4357 ...

Page 414: ...ide users with the following information Jakarta Mangga Dua Mall 3rd floor No 3A B Jl Arteri Mangga Dua Jakarta Phone Fax 62 21 62301104 Bandung Lippo Center 8th floor Jl Gatot Subroto No 2 Bandung Phone Fax 62 22 7303766 Surabaya Gd Bumi Mandiri 7th floor Jl Jend Basuki Rachmat No 129 137 Surabaya Phone Fax 62 31 5479541 Yogyakarta Hotel Natour Garuda Jl Malioboro No 60 Yogyakarta Phone 62 274 56...

Page 415: ... the latest versions of product drivers You can log on to the following number for the BBS service Technical Support Hotline You can also contact our technical staff at the following telephone and fax numbers For users in Malaysia Contacts for information support and services are World Wide Web http www epson com my Information on product specifications drivers for download Frequently Asked Questi...

Page 416: ...age and technical support Techline For users in India Contacts for information support and services are World Wide Web http www epson co in Information on product specifications drivers for download Frequently Asked Questions FAQ Products Enquiry and Technical Query are available Phone 603 56288288 Fax 603 56212088 Phone 603 56288222 Phone 603 56288333 ...

Page 417: ...a toll free number and can be accessed 9 A M to 9 P M anywhere in the country Phone 5321 266 70 Fax 5581439 5321095 Mumbai Phone 8261516 17 Fax 8257287 Delhi Phone 6447201 06 Fax 6447205 Chennai Phone 8203940 41 Fax 8272463 Kolkata Phone 2871355 56 Fax 2871357 Hyderabad Phone 6329335 36 Cochin Phone 361638 362677 Fax 352940 Pune Phone 4335460 ext 214 Fax 4330881 Ahmedabad Phone 6407176 77 ...

Page 418: ...tp www epson com ph Information on product specifications drivers for download Frequently Asked Questions FAQ and E mail Enquiries are available Epson Helpdesk Phone 63 2 813 6567 Our Hotline team can help you with the following over the phone Sales enquiries and product information Product usage questions or problems Enquiries on repair service and warranty Phone 63 2 813 6567 Fax 63 2 813 6545 E...

Page 419: ...you get WYSIWYG what you see is what you get color output This software prints colors as you see them on your screen cpi characters per inch A measure of the size of fixed width text characters CR carriage return A control code to return the printing position to the start of the next line after printing one line default A value or setting that takes effect when the printer is turned on reset or in...

Page 420: ... and styles of a font halftone A grayscale image that is composed of small dots The dots can be close together to create black or more widely spaced to create gray or white areas in the image Newspaper photographs are common examples of halftones initialization The act of returning the printer to its defaults fixed set of conditions interface The connection between the printer and the computer A p...

Page 421: ... component of the printer that contains a photosensitive print drum developer unit and intermediate transfer unit The photoconductor fixes the toner on the paper using heat and pressure pitch A measure of the number of characters per inch cpi for fixed width fonts point size The height of a particular font as measured from the top of the tallest character to the bottom of the lowest A point is a t...

Page 422: ...h the printer s memory and erase the current print jobs resident font A font that is stored permanently in the printer s memory resolution A measure of the fineness and clarity of images produced by the printer or monitor Printer resolution is measured in dots per inch Monitor resolution is measured in pixels RITech Resolution Improvement Technology A feature that smooths the jagged edges of print...

Page 423: ...ymbols are assigned to specific codes in a character table toner The colored powder contained in the toner cartridges that is used to print images on the paper TrueType An outline font format that was developed jointly by Apple Computer and Microsoft Corporation TrueType fonts are outline fonts that can be easily resized for screen display or for printing ...

Page 424: ...424 Glossary ...

Page 425: ...r using 162 Adobe PostScript 3 ROM module about 209 installing 209 removing 213 C Clients with Macintosh 179 with Windows Me 98 or 95 169 with Windows NT 4 0 174 with Windows XP or 2000 170 Confidential Job Macintosh 146 Confidential Job Windows 92 ConfidentialJob Menu 336 Consumables fuser unit 234 photoconductor unit 228 replacement messages 221 transfer unit 238 Contacting EPSON 409 Control pan...

Page 426: ...ystem requirements 375 EPSON Color Laser Paper specifications 360 EPSON Color Laser Transparencies specifications 360 EPSON Status Monitor 3 about 94 about Macintosh 148 accessing 97 accessing Macintosh 148 monitoring preferences 100 monitoring preferences Macintosh 151 printer status 98 printer status Macintosh 149 Status Alert window 102 Status Alert Window Macintosh 152 Extra thick paper specif...

Page 427: ...eference Guide 1 Setup Sheet 1 H Hard Disk Drive about 193 installing 194 removing 198 I Imaging cartridges handling precautions 222 replacing 223 Installing 550 Sheet Universal Paper Cassette Unit 184 Adobe PostScript 3 ROM module 209 Hard Disk Drive 194 Interface cards 216 memory modules 200 Interface cards installing 216 removing 219 J Job Management function Setting 106 Using 102 ...

Page 428: ...te Unit 184 Adobe PostScript 3 ROM module 209 Hard Disk Drive 193 memory modules 200 Output tray 47 P Paper loading the optional paper cassette unit 42 printable area 360 prohibited 356 specifications 358 supported media types 356 Paper jams cover A Jam A 254 cover A paper cassettes and cover B JAM ABC 265 cover A and paper cassettes Jam AC 258 cover B Jam B 263 covers A and B Jam AB 252 MP tray 2...

Page 429: ...9 specifications 369 370 Precautions during operation 15 power on off 19 Printer available optional products 25 cleaning 242 consumable products 27 locating 246 parts 22 resetting 311 settings Macintosh 118 settings Windows 58 sharing 159 sharing Macintosh 178 specifications 361 Printer driver about 57 about Macintosh 117 accessing 57 accessing Macintosh 117 uninstalling 110 uninstalling Macintosh...

Page 430: ...ing customized settings Windows 64 watermark 68 watermark Macintosh 128 Q quality Macintosh 118 quality Windows 58 Quick Print Job Menu 317 336 R Removing Adobe PostScript 3 ROM module 213 Hard Disk Drive 198 interface cards 219 memory modules 205 Re Print Job Macintosh 140 Re Print Job Windows 88 Reserve Job Re Print Job Macintosh 140 Re Print Job Windows 88 Reserve Job Macintosh 139 Confidential...

Page 431: ...ISO sets 404 LJ4 mode 401 T Technical support 409 Thick paper driver settings 53 specifications 359 Toner cartridges specifications 369 Transfer unit handling precautions 238 replacing 239 specifications 370 Transparencies driver settings 48 54 loading 49 the use of 48 Transporting the printer for long distances 242 for short distances 243 Troubleshooting error messages 296 LCD panel messages 296 ...

Page 432: ...Uninstalling printer software 110 printer software Macintosh 156 USB device driver 113 USB connection setting Macintosh 154 settings 107 Using Reserve Job Macintosh 139 Reserve Job Windows 87 V Verify Job Macintosh 142 Verify Job Windows 89 ...

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