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Working with Fonts

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System requirements

To use EPSON BarCode Fonts, your computer system should
meet the following requirements:

Note:
EPSON BarCode Fonts can only be used with EPSON printer drivers.

Installing EPSON BarCode Font

Follow these steps to install EPSON BarCode Font.

1. Make sure that the printer is off and that Windows is running

on your computer.

2. Insert the CD-ROM that comes with your printer into your

CD-ROM drive.

Computer:

IBM PC series or IBM compatible with an
i386SX or higher CPU

Operating system: Microsoft Windows

Me/98/95/XP/2000/NT 4.0

Hard disk:

15 to 30 KB free space, depending on the font.

Summary of Contents for EPL-6100L

Page 1: ...e Guide this manual Providesyouwithdetailedinformationontheprinter sfunctions optional products maintenance troubleshooting and technical specifications Online Help Provides you with detailed information and instructions on the printer software that controls your printer Online help is automatically installed when you install the printer s software ...

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Page 3: ...ts or expenses incurred by purchaser or third parties as a result of accident misuse or abuse of this product or unauthorized modifications repairs or alterations to this product or excluding the U S failure to strictly comply with SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION s operating and maintenance instructions SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION shall not be liable against any damages or problems arising from the use of any...

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Page 5: ...1 Product Information Printer Parts 17 Panel lights 19 About Your Printer 20 Features 20 Options and Consumable Products 21 Options 21 Consumable products 21 Chapter 2 Handling Paper Paper Sources 23 MP tray 23 Loading Paper 23 Loading the MP tray 24 Printing on Special Media 28 Labels 28 Envelopes 29 Thick paper 30 Transparencies 30 Loading an Uncommon Paper Size 30 ...

Page 6: ...ON Status Monitor 3 58 Canceling printing 62 Uninstalling printer software 62 Chapter 4 Setting Up Your Printer on a Network For Windows 65 Sharing the printer 65 Setting up your printer as a shared printer 66 Using an additional driver 68 Note for Windows XP Users 76 Setting for the clients 79 Installing the printer driver from the CD ROM 87 For Macintosh 88 Sharing the printer 88 Setting up your...

Page 7: ...7 Removing spilled toner 117 Transporting the Printer 118 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Ready and Error Lights 119 Printing a Status Sheet 120 Clearing Jammed Paper 121 Precautions for clearing jammed paper 121 Preventing paper feed and paper jam problems 122 Paper jam inside the printer 122 Paper jam MP tray 128 Operational Problems 131 Printout Problems 132 Print Quality Problems 133 Memory Problems...

Page 8: ...s EPSON BarCode Fonts 153 System requirements 155 Installing EPSON BarCode Font 155 Printing with EPSON BarCode Fonts 156 EPSON BarCode Font specifications 161 Where to Get Help 173 For users in Latin America 174 For users in the Middle East 174 For users in Scandinavia 175 For users in South Africa 177 For users in Australia 178 For users in Singapore 180 For users in Thailand 180 For users in In...

Page 9: ...Contents 9 Index ...

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Page 11: ...ent operation Be careful not to touch the fuser which is marked CAUTION Hot Surface Avoid Contact or the surrounding areas If the printer has been in use the fuser and the surrounding areas may be very hot CAUTION Hot Surface Avoid Contact Avoid touching the components inside the printer unless instructed to do so in this guide ...

Page 12: ...ver touch the developing roller under the flap otherwise print quality will decline When handling the developer cartridge always place it on a clean smooth surface Do not turn the developer cartridge upside down or stand it on its ends Do not attempt to modify or take the developer cartridge apart It cannot be refilled Do not touch the toner and avoid all contact with your eyes ...

Page 13: ...ce of the drum When you remove the photoconductor unit from the printer always place the unit on a clean smooth surface Avoid touching the drum since oils from your skin can permanently damage its surface and affect print quality To get the best print quality do not store the photoconductor unit in an area subject to direct sunlight dust salt air or corrosive gases such as ammonia Avoid locations ...

Page 14: ...rements of this printer Important Safety Instructions Connect your printer to an electrical outlet that meets the power requirements of this printer Your printer s power requirements are indicated on a label attached to the printer If you are not sure of the power supply specifications in your area contact your local power company or consult your dealer If you are unable to insert the AC plug into...

Page 15: ...rn off the printer Until the Ready light green comes on and is not flashing While the Ready light green is flashing While printing 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 redu...

Page 16: ...ngs Cautions and Notes wWarnings must be followed 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 ...

Page 17: ...Product Information 17 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Chapter 1 Product Information Printer Parts 1 Panel lights 2 Printer cover 3 MP Multi Purpose tray 4 Power switch 5 Latch 6 Face down tray ...

Page 18: ...18 Product Information 1 AC inlet 2 USB interface connector 3 Parallel interface connector 4 Paper path selector ...

Page 19: ...ght red Ready light green Error light red Printer Status Off Off Printer is off On Off Printer is ready to print Flashing Off Printer is warming up or receiving data Off Flashing The printer is out of paper or has an error that can be easily cleared For details see the EPSON Status Monitor 3 ...

Page 20: ... of features that contributes to ease of use and consistent high quality output The main features are described below High quality printing When using the driver provided your printer provides 600 dpi printing at a speed of up to 16 pages per minute when printing on A4 paper You ll appreciate the professional print quality produced by your printer and its quick processing speed Flashing On Anerror...

Page 21: ...he Face up Tray is recommended for printing on media that require a straight through paper path such as labels and transparencies Consumable products Developer Cartridge S050087 This cartridge includes the toner that is used to create the image on paper The service life of the cartridge is approximately 6 000 printed pages Developer Cartridge S050095 This cartridge includes the toner that is used ...

Page 22: ...Unit S051055 The photoconductor unit contains a light sensitive drum that permanently fixes the toner onto paper The printer comes with this unit already installed This unit requires replacement after approximately 20 000 pages of printing ...

Page 23: ...wing points when choosing paper Paper Type Capacity Paper Size Plain paper Up to 150 sheets of 75 g m paper Weight 60 to 90 g m A4 A5 B5 Letter LT Legal LGL Half Letter HLT Executive EXE Government Letter GLT Government Legal GLG F4 Custom size paper 76 127 mm minimum 216 356 mm maximum Letterhead Labels Up to 10 sheets Thick paper Transparencies Up to 5 sheets Envelopes Up to 10 sheets Weight 85 ...

Page 24: ...eptable but coated paper should be avoided You may use paper with preprinted letterheads provided that the paper and ink are both laser printer type Loading the MP tray You can load up to 150 sheets of plain paper into the MP tray Follow these steps to load paper into the MP tray 1 Open the MP tray by pulling on the indentation in the middle of the cover then lift the paper guide slightly to move ...

Page 25: ...k of paper and tap it on a flat surface to even the edges and set the paper into the MP tray with the printable surface facing up Then adjust the paper guide to the size of the paper Note Make sure to load the paper as far as it will go inside the MP tray ...

Page 26: ...26 Handling Paper 3 Raise the face down tray ...

Page 27: ...the Face up Tray instead and set the paper path selector down Note Before printing make sure that the Paper Size setting in your printer driver matches the paper you load If you want to print on paper heavier than 90g m 24 lb or on special paper such as envelopes labels transparencies or thick paper see Printing on Special Media on page 28 ...

Page 28: ...ing large quantities or printing large jobs Labels You can load up to ten sheets of labels into the MP tray However you may need to feed some types of labels one sheet at a time To prevent the adhesive from coming into contact with printer parts always use labels that completely cover the backing sheet such that no gaps occur between the individual labels You should test the label sheet for leakin...

Page 29: ...iver s Paper Type found in the Basic Settings menu The printing quality on envelopes may be irregular because different parts of an envelope have different thicknesses Print one or two envelopes to check the print quality If the printing is too light adjust the print density in the printer driver of Windows and Macintosh Do not use window envelopes unless they are specially designed forlaserprinte...

Page 30: ... mm Choose Thick Wide when printing on thick paper which is 188 mm or wider Transparencies You can load up to five transparencies into the MP tray However you may need to feed some types of transparencies one sheet at a time You can only use overhead projector transparencies and adhesive drafting film made for use with laser printers or plain paper copiers When printing on transparencies make sure...

Page 31: ...n a computer name must be entered in your computer s settings Make sure there are no invalid characters in the name If your printer is shared or on a network make sure the name is unique to your computer For information on settings the computer name see the documentation for your operation system Accessing the printer driver You can access the printer driver directly from any application programs ...

Page 32: ...er driver from Windows click Start point to Settings and click Printers Next right click the EPSON EPL 6100L Advanced icon and click Properties in Windows Me 98 95 Printing Preferences in Windows XP 2000 or Document Defaults in Windows NT 4 0 Making changes to printer settings Resizing printouts You can have your document enlarged or reduced during printing To automatically resize pages to fit the...

Page 33: ...list The page will be printed to fit on the paper you have selected 4 Select Upper Left for Location to print reduced page image at upper left corner of the paper Select Center to print reduced page image with centering 5 Click OK to accept the settings To resize pages by a specified percentage 1 Click the Layout tab 2 Select the Zoom Options check box ...

Page 34: ... increments If necessary select the paper size to be printed from the Output Paper drop down list Modifying the print layout Layout printing prints either 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 ...

Page 35: ...Using the Printer Driver 35 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 Select the Print Layout check box and click Print Layout Settings The Print Layout Settings dialog box appears 1 2 ...

Page 36: ...ttings menu 5 Click OK to close the Print Layout Settings dialog box 6 Click OK on the Layout menu to accept the settings 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 andyoucanmakeyouroriginalwatermarkwithtext or a bitmap BMP file The Watermark dialog box also allows you to make a variety of d...

Page 37: ...r Driver 37 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 Click the Special tab in Windows Me 98 95 or Enhancement tab in Windows XP 2000 NT 4 0 2 Select the Watermark check box 3 Click Watermark Settings The Watermark dialog box appears ...

Page 38: ...r vertical Offset position 7 Adjust the image intensity of the watermark with the Intensity slider bar 8 Adjust the size of the watermark with the Size slider bar 9 Select Front to print the watermark on the face of the document or Back to print the watermark on the backside of the document for the Position setting 10 Click OK to accept the settings Making a new watermark You can make a new waterm...

Page 39: ...the BMP file you want to use then click OK Note Before making a custom watermark you should prepare a bitmap bmp file 7 Click Save to save the new watermark and then click OK to close the User Defined Watermarks dialog box Your watermark will appear in the list box 8 Click OK to register the new watermark settings Avoiding Insufficient Memory Error When you print graphics or a large amount of data...

Page 40: ...lity program that monitors your printer and gives you information about its current status For example you can find out the amount of remaining toner through this utility If a print error occurs the utility provides you with a message describing the error The EPSON Status Monitor 3 is accessed from within the printer driver See the following section for more information Before using EPSON Status M...

Page 41: ...cess the EPSON Status Monitor 3 from your application click the Print or Page Setup command on the File menu click Properties and then click the Utility tab and click the EPSON Status Monitor 3 icon to access the EPSON Status Monitor 3 To access the EPSON Status Monitor 3 from Windows click Start point to Settings and click Printers Next right click EPSON EPL 6100L Advanced icon and click Properti...

Page 42: ...nsumable products using the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box 1 Icon Message Theiconandmessageshowsthe printer status 2 Printer image The image shows the printer status graphically 3 Text box Thetextboxdisplaysthecurrent status of the printer When a problem occurs the most probable solution is displayed 1 2 5 3 4 7 6 8 ...

Page 43: ...e button Clicking this button closes the dialog box 6 Paper Displays the paper sources paper size and the approximate amount of paper remaining in the paper source 7 Toner Indicates the amount of remaining toner The toner icon flashes iftoner is low 10percent or less or out 8 Photoconductor unit life Indicates the remaining functional life of the photoconductor unit ...

Page 44: ...monitoring settings click Monitoring Preferences in the Utility menu of the printer driver The Monitoring Preferences dialog box appears 1 Select Notification Select the types of error that you wish to be notified about 2 Default button Restores default settings 1 5 6 7 4 3 2 8 ...

Page 45: ...alog box and EPSON EPL 6100L Advanced to open the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box 4 Allow monitoring of shared printers check box To monitor a shared printer select this box You need to make this setting on the server 5 Allow multiple users to monitor printers check box For Windows XP Users Only If the Monitored Printer settings are not available on a computer set up for multiple users make sure...

Page 46: ...ton is clicked the Status Alert window will not disappear even after a problem is cleared To close the box you need to click Close Setting monitored printers You can use Monitored Printers utility to change the type of printers that EPSON Status Monitor 3 will monitor When you install the EPSON Status Monitor 3 this utility is also installed Usually it is notnecessary to change a setup Use this ut...

Page 47: ...e Printer icon on the taskbar 2 Open the Printer menu and select Purge Print Documents for Windows XP 2000 users select Cancel All Documents Uninstalling printer software When you re install or update the printer driver uninstall the printer driver that has been installed already 1 Quit all applications 2 Click Start point to Settings then click Control Panel ...

Page 48: ... 3 Double click the Add Remove Programs icon 4 Select the EPSON Printer Software then click Add Remove Note When using Windows XP 2000 click Change or Remove Programs select the EPSON Printer Software then click Change Remove 1 2 ...

Page 49: ...ilityfor MonitoredPrinters ofEPSON Status Monitor 3 When that utility is uninstalled you cannot change the setting of the Monitored Printers from the EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility of other printers Select the EPSON Status Monitor 3 Monitored Printers check box and click OK 6 Follow the on screen instructions Note When Remove the related file appears click Yes 1 2 3 ...

Page 50: ...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 To access the driver menus see below To access the printer driver from Macintosh Choose Chooser from the Apple menu Then click the EPL 6100L icon and click Setup To open the Paper Setup dialog ...

Page 51: ...ver Making changes to printer settings Resizing printouts The Fit to page function in the Layout Settings dialog box allows you to have your documents enlarged or reduced during printing according to the specified paper size Note The enlarging or reducing rate is automatically specified according to the paper size selected in the Paper Setup dialog box The modifying or reducing rate selected in th...

Page 52: ...you have selected 4 Click OK to accept the settings Modifying the print layout Layout printing prints either two or four pages onto a single page and to specify the printing order automatically resizing each page to fit the specified paper size You can also choose to print documents surrounded by a frame 1 Open the Layout Settings dialog box ...

Page 53: ...to print on one sheet of paper 4 Select the page order in which the pages are printed on each sheet Note Page Order choices depend on Pages selected in Orientation 5 Click OK to close the Print Layout Settings dialog box 6 Select Print the Frame in the Layout Settings dialog box when you want to print the pages surrounded by a frame 7 Click OK in the Layout Settings dialog box to accept the settin...

Page 54: ...watermark 1 Open the Layout Settings dialog box 2 Select the Watermark Settings check box and then select a watermark from the Watermark drop down list 3 Select the location on the page where you want to print the watermark by dragging 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 Intensit...

Page 55: ...ng a new watermark To make a text watermark follow the instructions below 1 Open the Layout Settings dialog box 2 Select the Watermark Settings check box and then click New Delete 3 Select Add Text 4 Enter the watermark text in the Text box and select the Font and Style and then click OK 1 2 ...

Page 56: ...ermark select it from List and click Delete After editing be sure to click Save to close the dialog box 6 Click OK on the Layout Settings dialog box The saved watermark is displayed on the preview window To make a bitmap watermark follow the instructions below Note Before making a custom watermark you should prepare a bitmap PICT file 1 Open the Layout Settings dialog box 2 Select the Watermark Se...

Page 57: ...mark selectitfromList andclick Delete After removing it be sure to click Save to close the dialog box 6 Click OK on the Layout Settings dialog box The saved watermark is displayed on the preview window Avoiding Insufficient Memory Error When you print graphics or a large amount of data the printer may stop due to insufficient memory Follow the steps below to avoid memory errors and continue printi...

Page 58: ...3 is a utility program that monitors your printer and gives you information about its current status For example you can find out the amount of remaining toner through this utility If a print error occurs the utility provides you with a message describing the error The EPSON Status Monitor 3 is accessed from within the printer driver See the following section for more information Accessing the EPS...

Page 59: ...tor 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 status normally Getting printer status details You can monitor printer status and...

Page 60: ...4 Cancel Printing button Clicking this button cancels your current printer job that the printer is printing 5 Close button Clicking this button closes the dialog box 6 Paper Displays the paper sources paper size and the approximate amount of paper remaining in a paper source 7 Toner Indicates the amount of remaining toner The toner icon flashes if toner is low 10 percent or less or out 8 Photocond...

Page 61: ...The Status Alert window appears automatically when an error occurs It indicates what type of error has occurred and offers you a possible solution It closes automatically once the problem is cleared 1 Error Notification Selection Select the types of error that you wish to be notified about 2 Default button Restores default settings 3 Cancel button Cancels any changes 4 OK button Saves new changes ...

Page 62: ...during printing If this appears follow the message 2 During background printing open the EPSON Status Monitor 3 from the Application menu Then stop printing from the EPSON Status Monitor 3 or delete the file which is in sleep mode Uninstalling printer software When you wish to reinstall or upgrade the printer driver be sure to uninstall the current printer software beforehand 1 Quit all applicatio...

Page 63: ...3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 Click Continue When the software license agreement screen appears read the statement and then click Accept 6 Select Uninstall from the menu at the upper left and click Uninstall Follow the on screen instructions ...

Page 64: ...64 Using the Printer Driver ...

Page 65: ... computers are the clients which need permission to share the printer with the printer server The clients share the printer via the printer server According to the versions of Windows OS and your access rights on the network perform the appropriate settings of the printer server and clients Setting the printer server For Windows Me 98 95 see Setting up your printer as a shared printer on page 66 F...

Page 66: ...make sure that the IPX SPX compatible Protocol or the TCP IP Protocol is installed The printer server and clients should be set on the same network system and they should be under the same network management beforehand The on screen displays on the following pages may differ depending on the version of Windows OS Setting up your printer as a shared printer When the printer server s OS is Windows M...

Page 67: ...e prompt to restart the computer appears restart the computer and continue with the settings See For users restarting the computer on page 67 For users restarting the computer 1 Double click the Printers icon on the control panel 2 Right click your printer icon and click Sharing in the menu that appears 3 Select Shared As type the name in the Share Name box and click OK Type a Comment and Password...

Page 68: ...on page 79 With Windows XP 2000 on page 81 With Windows NT 4 0 on page 85 Using an additional driver When the printer server s OS is Windows 2000 XP or Windows NT 4 0 you can install the additional drivers in the server The additional drivers are for client computers that have different OS from the server Follow these steps to set a Windows XP 2000 or Windows NT 4 0 as a printer server and install...

Page 69: ...nters and Faxes For Windows XP Home edition users point to Control panel first then click Printers and Faxes 2 Right click your printer icon and click Sharing in the menu that appears For Windows XP if the following menu appears click either Network Setup Wizard or If you understand the security risks but want to share printers without running the wizard click here In either case follow the on scr...

Page 70: ...70 Setting Up Your Printer on a Network 3 For a Windows 2000 or NT 4 0 printer server select Shared for Windows 2000 or Shared as for Windows NT 4 0 then type the name in the Share Name box ...

Page 71: ...hare this printer then type the name in the Share name box Note Do not use spaces or hyphens for the share name or an error may occur 4 Select the additional drivers Note If the computers of the server and clients use the same OS you do not have to install the additional drivers Just click OK after step 3 ...

Page 72: ...t Windows 95 to install the additional driver for the Windows Me 98 95 clients Then click OK Note You do not have to select Windows NT 4 0x86 because that driver has been already installed Do not select additional drivers other than Windows 95 The other additional drivers are not available On the Windows XP 2000 printer server 1 2 ...

Page 73: ...Setting Up Your Printer on a Network 73 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Click Additional Drivers ...

Page 74: ... 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 For Windows Me 98 95 clients Select Intel Windows 95 or 98 and Me For Windows NT 4 0 clients SelectIntel Windows NT 4 0 or 2000 For Windows XP 2000 clients Intel Wi...

Page 75: ... 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 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 the EPSON Status Monitor 3 so that the shared printer can be monitored...

Page 76: ...ed printer When printing from a client via a server runningWindowsXP thereisapossibilitythatEPSONStatus Monitor3willindicateacommunicationerrororthatprinting will not be possible In these cases restart the server Shared printer If printing is not possible from a client via a server running Windows XP confirm that the server is set up as outlined below For Windows XP Professional Users 1 Click Star...

Page 77: ...box 8 Click Find Now then select Everyone from the Name RDN list then click OK 9 Click OK to close the Select Users or Groups dialog box 10 Select Everyone from the Group or user names list Next select Allow for both Read and Write in the Permissions for Everyone list 11 Click OK For Windows XP Home Edition Users 1 Click Start then click Control Panel then click Printers and Other Hardware then cl...

Page 78: ... settings all users Documents 5 Click OK If the Monitored Printers settings are not available on a computer set up for multiple users make sure that the Allow multiple users to monitor printers check box is selected in the Monitoring Preferences dialog box ...

Page 79: ...the server Microsoft workgroup If you cannot access the shared printer due to the network system ask the administrator of the network for assistance This section describes how to install the printer driver by accessing the shared printer from the Printers folder You can also access the shared printer from Network Neighborhood or My Network on the Windows desktop The client cannot use the additiona...

Page 80: ...the computer or server that is connected to the shared printer To make sure of the name of the shared printer ask the administrator of the network 6 Click Next Note If the printer driver is installed in the client beforehand you need to select the new printer driver or the current printer driver When the prompt to select the printer driver appears select the printer driver according to the message...

Page 81: ...ou have Power Users or more powerful access rights even if you are not the Administrator If the printer server s OS is Windows NT 4 0 confirm the following items In a Windows NT 4 0 printer server the additional driver for Windows XP 2000 clients is the Windows NT 4 0 x86 driver which is installed beforehand as the printer driver for Windows NT 4 0 When installing the printer driver in the Windows...

Page 82: ...rs and Faxes For Windows XP Home edition users point to Control panel first then click Printers and Faxes 2 ForWindow2000 double clicktheAdd Printericon thenclick Next For Windows XP click the Add a printer in the Printer Tasks menu 3 Select Network printer for Windows 2000 or A network printer or a printer attached to another computer for Windows XP then click Next ...

Page 83: ...e the name of the shared printer then click Next Note You can also type the name of the computer that is locally connected to the shared printer the shared printer s name in Network path or queue name otherwise click Next to browse for a printer For Windows XP select Browse for a printer ...

Page 84: ...driver or the current printer driver When the prompt to select the printer driver appears select the printer driver according to the message If the local printer driver for Windows XP 2000 is installed beforehand you can select the printer driver for Windows XP 2000 as the current printer driver instead of the alternative driver in the Windows NT 4 0 server If the additional driver for Windows XP ...

Page 85: ... settings then click Finish With Windows NT 4 0 Follow these steps to set Windows NT 4 0 clients You can install the printer driver of the shared printer if you have Power Users or more powerful access rights even if you are not the Administrator 1 Click Start point to Settings and click Printers 2 Double click the Add Printer icon 3 Select Network printer server then click Next ...

Page 86: ...he shared printer may be changed by the computer or server that is connected to the shared printer To make sure of the name of the shared printer ask the administrator of the network If the printer driver is installed in the client beforehand you need to select the new printer driver or the current printer driver When the prompt to select the printer driver appears select the printer driver accord...

Page 87: ...as follows The additional drivers are not installed in the Windows XP 2000 NT 4 0 printer server The printer server s OS is the Windows Me 98 95 and the client s OS is the Windows XP 2000 NT 4 0 The on screen displays on the following pages may differ depending on the version of Windows OS Note When installing in Windows XP 2000 NT 4 0 clients you must access Windows XP 2000 NT 4 0 with the Admini...

Page 88: ...ear Click Yes for Windows 2000 or Continue Anyway for Windows XP and continue installing The folder name differs depending on the OS being used 3 Select the name of the printer then click OK Then follow the on screen instructions For Macintosh Sharing the printer This section describes how to share the printer on an AppleTalk network Client s OS Folder Name Windows Me 98 95 Language WIN9X Windows ...

Page 89: ...erver The clients share the printer via the printer server Note Printer sharing function can be used in Mac OS 8 1 to 9 X Use USB when connecting a printer to your computer Setting up your printer as a shared printer Follow these steps to share a printer connected directly to your computer with other computers on an AppleTalk network 1 Turn on the printer 2 SelectChooserfromtheApplemenuandclickthe...

Page 90: ...tup The following dialog box appears 4 Under Printer Sharing click Printer Sharing Setup The following dialog box appears 5 Select the Share this Printer check box then type the printer name and password information as needed 6 Click OK 7 Close Chooser ...

Page 91: ...he printer select Chooser from the Apple menu Then click the EPL 6100L AT iconandselectthenameofthesharedprinter in the Select a printer port box on the right You can only select from the printers connected to your current AppleTalk zone Note Make sure On is selected under Background Printing 3 Click Setup enter the password for the printer then click OK The following dialog box appears 4 Under Pr...

Page 92: ...92 Setting Up Your Printer on a Network 5 The following type of message appears if the client has fonts that are unavailable on the printer server 6 Click OK to close the message 7 Close Chooser ...

Page 93: ...If you want face up output you can install the optional Face up Tray C12C813801 This tray gives you immediate viewing of your printed output and is recommended for printing on media that requires a straight through paper path such as labels and transparencies Installing the Face up tray Follow the instructions below to attach the Face up Tray to the printer 1 Turn off the printer ...

Page 94: ...94 Installing and Removing Options 2 Attach the Face up Tray by inserting the pegs into the holes on the printer one side at a time Do not force both sides in at once ...

Page 95: ...tput After installing the Face up tray you can switch the paper path from face down to face up by pushing the paper path selector down The paper path selector is located on the right side of the printer near the back Removing the Face up tray 1 Turn off the printer 2 Remove the Face up tray 3 Switch the paper path selector up ...

Page 96: ...96 Installing and Removing Options ...

Page 97: ...le products into the printer wWarning Be careful not to touch the fuser which is marked CAUTION Hot Surface Avoid Contact or the surrounding areas If the printer has been in use the fuser and surrounding areas may be very hot Do not dispose of used consumable products in fire as they may explode and cause injury Dispose of them according to local regulations Replacing the Developer Cartridge The t...

Page 98: ...essage is displayed on the window of the EPSON Status Monitor 3 1 Make sure the output tray on top of the printer is lowered 2 Open the printer cover by pressing the latch on the left side of the printer and lifting the cover up all the way cCaution You must completely open the printer cover when replacing the developer cartridge otherwise you may damage the printer ...

Page 99: ... wWarning Do not touch the fuser which is marked CAUTION Hot Surface Avoid Contact If the printer has been in use the fuser may be very hot cCaution Be careful not to spill any remaining toner from the used developer cartridge If toner is spilled inside the printer clean it with a clean dry lint free cloth or with a vacuum cleaning device ...

Page 100: ...elow to fold the handle Dispose of the used developer cartridge properly 5 Remove the new developer cartridge from its bag While holding the cartridge horizontally gently shake it a few times from side to side and then from front to back to distribute the toner evenly ...

Page 101: ...ducts 101 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 Remove the protective tape seal from the developer cartridge completely then raise up the handle cCaution Never touch the developing roller under the flap otherwise print quality may decline ...

Page 102: ...s 7 Hold the cartridge by its handle and lower it into the printer making sure that the pins on both sides of the cartridge fit into the grooves inside the printer Slide the cartridge gently into the opening until it locks into place ...

Page 103: ...Replacing Consumable Products 103 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 Lower the printer cover Press it gently until it clicks shut 9 Clear the toner counter ...

Page 104: ...le Products For Windows Access the printer driver Click the Optional Settings tab and click Printer Setting Click Reset Toner Level that contains the appropriate cartridge number and the Reset Toner Level dialog box appears ...

Page 105: ... to reset the toner level counter Whenever you replace the developer cartridge you should clean the paper roller as described in Cleaning the paper path rollers on page 115 Replacing the Photoconductor Unit If the print quality has declined print a status sheet and confirm the photoconductor unit life If the photoconductor unit is almost out of life replace the unit according to the following inst...

Page 106: ...n on the left side of the printer and lifting the cover up all the way cCaution You must completely open the printer cover to replace the photoconductor unit otherwise you may damage the printer 3 Remove the developer cartridge as described in Replacing the Developer Cartridge on page 97 ...

Page 107: ... unit gently out of the printer as shown below wWarning Do not touch the fuser which is marked CAUTION Hot Surface Avoid Contact If the printer has been in use the fuser may be very hot 5 Properly dispose of the used photoconductor unit 6 Remove the new photoconductor unit from its bag ...

Page 108: ...108 Replacing Consumable Products cCaution Never touch the photoconductor unit s light sensitive drum otherwise print quality may decline ...

Page 109: ...7 Insert the pins on both sides of the new photoconductor unit into the grooves inside the printer Slide the unit gently into the opening until it locks into place 8 Reinstall the developer cartridge as described in Replacing the Developer Cartridge on page 97 ...

Page 110: ...110 Replacing Consumable Products 9 Lower the printer cover Press it gently until it clicks shut 10 Clear the photoconductor level counter ...

Page 111: ...nter driver Click the Optional Settings tab and click Printer Setting Click Reset OPC Level and the Reset OPC Level dialog box appears For Macintosh Select Chooser in the Apple menu Click Setup and click Printer Settings Click Reset OPC Level and the Reset OPC Level dialog box appears ...

Page 112: ...112 Replacing Consumable Products 11 Click OK to reset the Photoconductor level counter ...

Page 113: ...n print quality clean the inside of the printer as described in this section You should also clean the MP tray and the printer case every few months Cleaning the inside of the printer Fine particles of dust can collect inside the printer affecting print quality Follow the steps below to clean the inside of the printer and the paper feeder 1 Make sure the printer is turned off ...

Page 114: ...y be very hot 3 Remove the developer cartridge and the photoconductor unit as described in Replacing the Developer Cartridge on page 97 and Replacing the Photoconductor Unit on page 105 4 Remove any dirt inside the printer with a clean dry lint free cloth Do not use compressed air If you have paper feed problems clean the paper roller by wiping the roller with a clean dry lint free cloth 5 Reinsta...

Page 115: ...one sheet from bleeding over to the back of the sheet stacked on top of it When feeding such paper from the MP tray the dust tends to get onto the paper roller and eventually causes misfeeds to occur Use the following procedure to clean the paper roller when you start having feed problems from the MP tray Follow these steps to clean the paper roller 1 Make sure the printer is turned off 2 Open the...

Page 116: ... areas may be very hot 3 Remove the developer cartridge and the photoconductor unit from the printer as described in Replacing the Developer Cartridge on page 97 and Replacing the Photoconductor Unit on page 105 4 Gently wipe the rubber part of the paper roller with a well wrung cloth 1 Transfer roller 2 Paper roller cCaution Do not touch the transfer roller to avoid the degradation of the print q...

Page 117: ...ponents Removing spilled toner If toner spills inside the printer do not use the printer until you remove all the spilled toner If only a small amount of toner is present carefully wipe out the inside of the printer with a clean dry lint free cloth If a large amount of toner is present use a small vacuum cleaning device availablefromcomputersupplystores toremoveit Then carefully wipe with a clean ...

Page 118: ...llows 1 Turn off the printer 2 Unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet and then from the printer 3 Disconnect all interface cables from the printer 4 Make sure the MP tray is folded up 5 Replace the printer s protective materials then repack the printer in its original box cCaution Do not expose the photoconductor unit to light any longer than necessary ...

Page 119: ...ter status as described below The Status Alert window in the EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility indicateswhattypeoferrorhasoccurredandoffersyouapossible solution Look through this section to find the kind of problem you have then try the recommended solutions in the order they are presented until your problem is solved 1 Ready light green 2 Error light red Ready light green Error light red Printer Sta...

Page 120: ... click Printers 2 Right click the EPSON EPL 6100L Advanced icon and click Properties in the menu that appears 3 Click the Optional Settings tab and then click Status Sheet The printer starts printing a status sheet Flashing Off Printer is warming up or receiving data Off Flashing The printer is out of paper or has an error that can be easily cleared For details see the EPSON Status Monitor 3 Flash...

Page 121: ... OK to close the dialog box Clearing Jammed Paper When paper is jammed in the printer the EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility provides alert messages Precautions for clearing jammed paper Be sure to observe the following points when you clear jammed paper Do not remove jammed paper by force Torn paper can be difficult to remove and might cause other paper jams Pull it gently in order to avoid tearing A...

Page 122: ...se this checklist of corrective measures Be sure that you do not load too much paper into the tray Never allow more than 100 sheets to accumulate on the face down tray or more than 20 sheets to accumulate on the Face up Tray Try turning over the stack of paper in the paper tray Most paper packages indicate the top side of the paper with an arrow at the side of the package Be sure that you do not a...

Page 123: ...Troubleshooting 123 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 1 Close the output tray and open the printer cover gently by pressing the latch on the left side of the printer and lifting the cover up all the way ...

Page 124: ...rning Opening the printer cover exposes the fuser which is marked CAUTION Hot Surface Avoid Contact Be careful not to touch the fuser If the printer has been in use the fuser may be very hot CAUTION Hot Surface Avoid Contact ...

Page 125: ...ubleshooting 125 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 2 Remove the developer cartridge cCaution When removing the developer cartridge never touch the developing roller under the flap otherwise print quality may decline ...

Page 126: ...126 Troubleshooting 3 Remove the photoconductor unit cCaution Never touch the photoconductor unit s light sensitive drum otherwise print quality may decline ...

Page 127: ...8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 4 Remove the paper from the paper path Note When paper is jammed at the fuser grasp the bottom of the paper and pull it out If you pull the jammed paper by grasping the top of it it may reduce the printout quality ...

Page 128: ...d it into the MP tray Do not reload curled or wrinkled sheets Printing automatically restarts from the page that jammed If the error light red continues flashing after removing all jammed paper open and close the printer cover to clear the error Paper jam MP tray The following illustration shows what this type of jam looks like Follow the steps below to clear a feed jam at the MP tray ...

Page 129: ...Troubleshooting 129 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 1 Remove paper stacked on the MP tray ...

Page 130: ...off or are remaining in the printer If necessary take out the developer cartridge and the photoconductor unit and remove any paper left in the paper feed path Reinstall the unit and then the cartridge 4 Tap the edges of the paper stack on a flat surface and carefully reload it Do not reload curled or wrinkled sheets 5 Close the printer cover The jammed page s print data is automatically reprinted ...

Page 131: ...outside source such as a wall switch make sure the switch is turned on or plug another electrical device into the outlet to check whether the outlet is operating properly The Ready light green is on but nothing prints Cause What to do Your computer may not be properly connected to the printer Perform the procedure described in Connecting the Printer in the Setup Sheet The interface cable may not b...

Page 132: ...e on page 97 Some or all of the printout is garbled Cause What to do The interface cable may not be plugged in securely Make sure that both ends of the interface cable are plugged in securely You may not be using the correct interface cable If you are using the parallel interface make sure that the cable is a double shielded twisted pair interface cable no more than six feet in length If the print...

Page 133: ... to do Memory is insufficient to print Graphics require large amounts of memory To execute your job make sure that you select the Avoid Insufficient Memory Error check box as described under Avoiding Insufficient Memory Error on page 39 for Windows or Avoiding Insufficient Memory Error on page 57 for Macintosh The background is dark or dirty Cause What to do The paper path inside the printer may b...

Page 134: ...Remove the cartridge shake it gently from side to side and then reinstall it If this does not solve the problem replace the developer cartridge as described under Replacing the Developer Cartridge on page 97 There may be a problem with a photoconductor unit Turn off the printer Remove the unit and then reinstall it If this does not solve the problem replace the photoconductor unit as described und...

Page 135: ...oblem replace the photoconductor unit as described under Replacing the Photoconductor Unit on page 105 Missing areas on printed image Cause What to do Your paper may be moist or damp This printer is sensitive to moisture absorbed by the paper The higher the moisture content in the paper the lighter the printed output Do not store paper in a humid or damp environment You may not be using the correc...

Page 136: ...start printing If the Auto Continue check box is not selected a Re print button appears on EPSON StatusMonitor 3 Press this button to try printing again Completely blank pages Cause What to do There may be no toner in the developer cartridge If the toner status in the EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility indicates that the amount of toner is low see Replacing theDeveloperCartridge onpage97for informatio...

Page 137: ...may be moist or damp The higher the moisture content in the paper thelightertheprintedoutput Do not store paper in a humid or damp environment The Toner Save mode may be on Turn off the Toner Save mode using the printer driver There may be a problem with the developer cartridge Take out the developer cartridge shake it gently from side to side to distribute the toner and then reinstall it If the p...

Page 138: ...e spilled onto the paper feed path Turn off the printer Clean internal printer components See Cleaning the paper path rollers on page 115 Printing stops due to a lack of memory Cause What to do Insufficient memory for current task To print the current task change the driver setting See Avoiding Insufficient Memory Error on page 39 for Windows or Avoiding Insufficient Memory Error on page 57 for Ma...

Page 139: ...Troubleshooting 139 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 ...

Page 140: ...140 Troubleshooting ...

Page 141: ...Technical Specifications Paper Available paper types This section explains what kind of paper you can use with your printer Be sure only to use paper mentioned in this section Note Theprinterisextremelysensitivetomoisture Besuretostoreyourpaper in a dry environment ...

Page 142: ... You may use paper with preprinted letterheads provided that the paper and ink are both compatible with laser printers Paper Type Description Plain paper Recycled paper is acceptable Weight 60 to 90 g m 16 to 24 lb Envelopes No paste and no tape No plastic window unless specifically designed for laser printers Weight 85 to 105 g m Labels The backing sheet should be covered completely with no gaps ...

Page 143: ...s ink jet printers or thermal transfer printers Carbon paper carbonless copy paper thermal sensitive paper pressure sensitivepaper acidpaper orpaperthatuses high temperature sensitive ink around 200 C Labels that peel easily or labels that do not cover the backing sheet completely Coated paper or special colored paper Paper that has binder holes or is perforated Paper that has glue staples paper c...

Page 144: ...amples of paper stock before purchasing large quantities or printing large jobs Note Use recycled paper under normal temperature and humidity conditions only Poor quality paper may reduce print quality cause paper jams and other problems Paper Types Plain paper recycled paper labels envelopes transparencies colored paper thick paper letterhead Paper weight Plain paper 60 to 90 g m 16 to 24 lb Thic...

Page 145: ...in Half Letter 140 216 mm 5 5 8 5 in Legal 216 356 mm 8 5 14 in Government Letter 203 267 mm 8 0 10 5 in Government Legal 215 9 330 2 mm 8 5 13 in F4 210 330 mm 8 3 13 in Executive 184 267 mm 7 1 4 10 1 2 in Custom 76 to 216 mm 127 to 356 mm Envelopes Monarch 98 191 mm 3 7 8 7 1 2 in Commercial 10 105 241 mm 4 1 8 9 1 2 in DL 110 220 mm 4 3 8 7 in C5 162 229 mm 6 4 9 in C6 114 162 mm 4 5 6 4 in IS...

Page 146: ...than 15 seconds with A4 paper Letter paper When feeding from MP tray at 600 dpi Paper feed Automatic feed Paper feed alignment Center alignment for all sizes Input paper supply 75 g m paper Up to 150 sheets of plain paper Up to 10 envelopes depending on thickness Paper output Face down or Face up optional selection Paper output capacity 75 g m paper Up to 100 sheets of plain paper face down Up to ...

Page 147: ...95 F Humidity In use Not in use 15 to 85 RH 10 to 85 RH Altitude 2 500 meters 8 200 feet maximum U S model UL 60950 CSA C22 2 No 60950 European model Directive 73 23 EEC EN60950 U S model FCC part 15 subpart B class B CSA C108 8 Class B European model Directive 89 336 EEC EN 55022 CISPR Pub 22 class B EN 55024 EN 61000 3 2 EN 61000 3 3 Australian model AS NZS 3548 class B ...

Page 148: ...nce is mandatory for products marketed in the United States The label shown below indicates compliance with the CDRH regulations and must be attached to laser products marketed in the United States Mechanical Dimensions and weight Height 256 mm Width 399 mm Depth 263 mm Weight Approx 7 kg excluding the developer cartridge and photoconductor unit Durability 5 years or 180 000 sheets whichever comes...

Page 149: ...compliant Note Only Macintosh PC systems equipped with a USB connector and running Mac OS 8 1 to 9 X and Windows Me 98 XP 2000 support the USB interface Model 110 V to 120 V model 220 to 240 V model Voltage 110 V 10 120 V 10 220 V 240 V 10 Rated frequency 50 Hz 3 Hz 60 Hz 3 Hz Rated current 7 2 A 3 8 A Power consumption Less than 710 W Less than 720 W Power consumption in sleep mode Less than 7 W ...

Page 150: ... Height 248 mm Width 248 mm Depth 32 mm Weight 0 2 kg Paper output capacity Up to 20 sheets 75 g m or 20 lb paper Storage temperature 0 to 35 C 32 to 95 F Storage humidity 30 to 85 RH Shelf life 18 months after production Life Up to 6 000 pages under the following conditions Letter or A4 paper continuous printing and 5 print ratio Storage temperature 0 to 35 C 32 to 95 F ...

Page 151: ...r pages The 5 print ratio is equivalent to printing double spaced standard text Storage humidity 30 to 85 RH Shelf life 18 months after production Life Up to 3 000 pages under the following conditions Letter or A4 paper continuous printing and 5 print ratio This developer cartridge is included with your printer Storage temperature 0 to 35 C 32 to 95 F Storage humidity 30 to 85 RH Shelf life 18 mon...

Page 152: ...152 Technical Specifications ...

Page 153: ...ar 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 Creates EA...

Page 154: ...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 155: ...vers Installing EPSON BarCode Font Follow these steps to install EPSON BarCode Font 1 Make sure that the printer is off and that Windows is running on your computer 2 Insert the CD ROM that comes with your printer into your CD ROM drive Computer IBM PC series or IBM compatible with an i386SX or higher CPU Operating system Microsoft Windows Me 98 95 XP 2000 NT 4 0 Hard disk 15 to 30 KB free space d...

Page 156: ... on screen instructions 7 When installation is complete click OK EPSON BarCord Font is now installed on your computer Printing with EPSON BarCode Fonts Follow these steps to create and print bar codes using EPSON BarCode Fonts The application featured in these instructions is Microsoft WordPad The actual procedure may differ slightly when printing from other applications ...

Page 157: ...rking with Fonts 157 B B B B B B B B B B B B 1 Open a document inyour applicationand enter the characters you want to convert into a bar code 2 Select the characters then select Font from the Format menu ...

Page 158: ...e Font you want to use then set the font size and click OK Note In Windows XP 2000 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 159: ...t be read by a bar code reader Notes on inputting and formatting bar codes Pleasenotethefollowingwheninputtingandformattingbar code characters Monochro me 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 s...

Page 160: ...guish bar codes from other text in your document set your application to show text symbols such as paragraph marks and tabs 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 EPSON BarCode Font specifications on p...

Page 161: ... EAN bar code standard Because the check digit is added automatically only 7 characters can be input The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be input by hand Left Right margin Left Right guard bar Center bar Check digit OCR B Character type Numbers 0 to 9 Number of characters Up to 7 characters Font size 52 pt to130 pt up to 96 pt in Windows XP 2000 NT 4 0 Recommended sizes are...

Page 162: ...n be input The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be input by hand Left Right margin Left Right guard bar Center bar Check digit OCR B EPSON EAN 8 Character type Numbers 0 to 9 Number of characters Up to 12 characters Font size 60 pt to150 pt up to 96 pt in Windows XP 2000 NT 4 0 Recommended sizes are 60 pt 75 pt standard 112 5 pt and 150 pt ...

Page 163: ...desaresupported Supplementarycodes are not supported The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be input by hand Left Right margin Left Right guard bar Center bar Check digit OCR B EPSON EAN 13 Character type Numbers 0 to 9 Number of characters Up to 11 characters Font size 60 pt to150 pt up to 96 pt in Windows XP 2000 NT 4 0 Recommended sizes are 60 pt 75 pt standard 112 5 pt and...

Page 164: ...pecification Manual The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be input by hand Left Right margin Left Right guard bar Check digit OCR B The numeral 0 EPSON UPC A Character type Numbers 0 to 9 Number of characters Up to 6 characters Font size 60 pt to150 pt up to 96 pt in Windows XP 2000 NT 4 0 Recommended sizes are 60 pt 75 pt standard 112 5 pt and 150 pt ...

Page 165: ...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 166: ...de 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 4 0 Recommended sizes are 26 pt 52 pt 78 pt and 104 pt When OCR B is used 36 pt or more up to 96 pt in Windows XP 2000 NT 4 0 Recommended sizes are 36 pt 72 pt 108 pt and 144 pt EPSON Code39 EPSON Code39 CD ...

Page 167: ... applications that automatically delete spaces from the ends of lines or change multiple spaces into tabs When printing two or more bar codes on one line separate the bar codes with a tab or select a font other than a BarCode Font and input the space If a space is input while Code128 is selected the bar code will not be correct The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be input b...

Page 168: ...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 169: ...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 4 0 Recommended sizes are 26 pt 52 pt 78 pt and 104 pt When OCR B is used 36 pt or more up to 96 pt in Windows XP 2000 NT 4 0 Recommended sizes are 36 pt 72 pt 108 pt and 144 pt ...

Page 170: ...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 171: ...aracter 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 4 0 Recommended sizes are 26 pt 52 pt 78 pt and 104 pt When OCR B is used 36 pt or more up to 96 pt in Windows XP 2000 NT 4 0 Recommended sizes are 36 pt 72 pt 108 pt and 144 pt ...

Page 172: ...172 Working with Fonts Print Sample EPSON Codabar EPSON Codabar CD EPSON Codabar Num EPSON Codabar CD Num ...

Page 173: ...er 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 name an...

Page 174: ...es may be available in English only Service Access World Wide Web From the Internet you can reach EPSON s Latin American web site at http www latin epson com In Brazil you can reach Epson at http www epson com br Country Telephone number Argentina 11 4346 0300 Brazil 55 11 7296 6100 Chile 02 236 6717 Colombia 01 523 5000 Costa Rica 6 296 6222 México México D F Resto del país 5 328 4008 01 800 50 6...

Page 175: ... Chat directly with a support technician on line Email Technical Support Technical Support Via Email and Telephone Email epson_support compubase co ae Telephone 971 4 351 7777 Fax 971 4 351 6617 Pre Sales Enquiries Literature Requests and Nearest Dealer Select your country from our Internet home page at http www epson com For users in Scandinavia Some of these services may be available in English ...

Page 176: ...ee access to the latest EPSON software drivers Easy access to frequently asked questions Interactive web based support tool to help you quickly resolve support issues Chat directly with a support technician on line Email Technical Support ...

Page 177: ...a VisitourInternethomepageforafulllistofsupportandwarranty services including Denmark 80 88 11 27 Finland 0800 523 010 Norway 800 11 828 Sweden 08 445 12 58 Denmark Home Page http www epson dk Telephone 38 48 71 37 Finland Home Page http www epson fi Telephone 0981 710 083 Norway Home Page http www epson no Telephone 231 62 124 Sweden Home Page http www epson se Telephone 08 519 92 082 ...

Page 178: ...Literature Requests and Nearest Dealer Home Page http www epson co za Telephone 011 448 2736 or 0800 005 956 For users in Australia EPSON Australia wishes to provide you with a high level of customer service In addition to your product documentation we provide the following sources for obtaining information Your Dealer Don t forget that your dealer can often help identify and resolve problems The ...

Page 179: ...PSON Helpdesk is provided as a final backup to make sure our clients have access to advise Operators on the Helpdesk can aid you in installing configuring and operating your EPSON product Our Pre sales Helpdesk staff can provide literature on new EPSON products and advise where the nearest dealer or service agent is located Many types of queries are answered here The Helpdesk numbers are We encour...

Page 180: ...help you with the following over the phone Sales enquiries and product information Product usage questions or problem Enquiries on repair service and warranty For users in Thailand Contact for information support and services are World Wide Web http www epson co th Information on product specifications drivers for download Frequently Asked Questions FAQ and e mail are available Epson Hotline Phone...

Page 181: ...e mail Epson Hotline Sales enquires and product information Technical support For users in Hong Kong To obtain technical support as well as other after sales services users are welcome to contact EPSON Hong Kong Limited Internet Home Page EPSON Hong Kong has established a local home page in both Chinese and English on the Internet to provide users with the following information Product information...

Page 182: ...uct drivers You can log on to the following number for the BBS service Technical Support Hotline You can also contact our technical staff at the following telephone and fax numbers For users in Malaysia Contacts for information support and services are World Wide Web http www epson com my Information on product specifications drivers for download Frequently Asked Questions FAQ and Email Enquiries ...

Page 183: ...re 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 Epson India Head Office Bangalore Phone 03 5191366 Fax 03 5191281 Phone 5321 266 70 Fax 5581799 5321095 Help Desk Phone 5321 625 ...

Page 184: ...ON Philippines Representative Office at the telephone and fax numbers below Mumbai Phone 8261516 17 Fax 8257287 Help Desk Phone 8261515 Delhi Phone 3352051 53 Fax 3352054 Help Desk Phone 3706222 Chennai Phone 8203940 41 Fax 8272463 Help Desk Phone 8218659 Kolkata Phone 2871355 Fax 2871357 Help Desk Phone 2404932 Phone 632 813 6552 Fax 632 813 6545 BBS 632 814 0595 ...

Page 185: ...driver font A set of characters and symbols that share a common typographic design and style 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 condi...

Page 186: ...rmanently fixes the toner onto paper portrait Printing that is oriented upright on the page as opposed to landscape in which printing is oriented sideways on the page This is the standard orientation for printing letters or documents printer driver See driver RAM Random Access Memory RAM is where temporary information is stored reset To refresh the printer s memory and erase the current print jobs...

Page 187: ...acing 97 Driver about 31 accessing 31 uninstalling 47 E Envelopes 29 EPSON BarCode Fonts about 153 formatting 159 inputting 159 installing 155 printing 156 specifications 161 system requirements 155 EPSON Status Monitor 3 Macintosh about 58 accessing 58 printer status 59 setting monitoring 61 status Alert window 61 uninstalling 62 EPSON Status Monitor 3 Windows about 40 accessing 41 monitoring pre...

Page 188: ...haring Macintosh 88 sharing Windows 65 transporting 118 Printer settings print layout 34 resizing printouts 32 watermark 36 Problems memory 138 operational 131 paper jams 122 printout 132 print quality 133 R Removing Face up tray 95 spilled toner 117 Replacing developer cartridge 97 photoconductor unit 105 S Safety precautions 11 Specifications developer cartridge 3K 150 developer cartridge 6K 150...

Page 189: ...Index 189 U Uninstalling driver 47 EPSON Status Monitor 3 Macintosh 62 EPSON Status Monitor 3 Windows 47 ...

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