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Using the PostScript Printer Driver (Macintosh)

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If you enable the Collated option here, do not set the Collate option in
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All

Select this radio button to print out all the pages of the document.

From, To

Specify the range of pages to print.

Layout

Pages per sheet

Specify how many pages of your document to print on one sheet
of paper.

Layout direction

Specify whether the document should be laid out from left to right
or right to left.

Border

Specify whether the document prints with a border around the
edges of the page. The options are

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Single hairline

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thin line

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Duplex

Print on Both Sides

Select this check box to print on both sides of the paper.

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You can select this check box only when necessary setting is made for
the Duplex Unit. See “Changing the Printer Setup Settings” on page
177 for information.

Binding

Allows you to select which edge of the document will be bound.

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Summary of Contents for EPL-N7000

Page 1: ...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 PDF guide Provides you with solutions to paper jam problems that you may need to refer to on a regular basis We recommend printing this guide and keeping it near the printer Online Help for printer software ClickHelpfordet...

Page 2: ...ORPORATION 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 Adobe the Adobe logo and PostScript3 are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated...

Page 3: ...ue Olive is a trademark of Fonderie Olive Helvetica Palatino Times Univers Clarendon New Century Schoolbook Miriam and David are trademarks 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 Microso...

Page 4: ...n 7 HDD Form Overlay function 8 Wide variety of fonts 8 Toner Save mode 8 Resolution Improvement Technology RITech 9 Duplex printing 9 Various Printing Options 10 4 Bin Mailbox 10 Duplex printing 11 Fit to page printing 11 Pages per sheet printing 12 Watermark printing 12 Overlay printing 13 Using the Reserve Job function 13 Chapter 2 Paper Handling Paper Sources 16 MP tray 16 Standard paper casse...

Page 5: ...ard printer driver 38 Standard printer driver settings 39 Making the print quality setting 39 Resizing printouts 41 Modifying the print layout 44 Using a watermark 45 Using an overlay 50 Using HDD Form Overlay 55 Printing with the Duplex Unit 58 Making Extended Settings 60 Making the Optional Settings 63 Using the Reserve Job Function 65 Re Print Job 66 Verify Job 67 Stored Job 69 Confidential Job...

Page 6: ...tScript Printer Driver 98 Hardware requirements 98 System requirements 98 Using the PostScript Printer Driver with Windows 99 Windows Me Windows 98 Windows 95 users 99 Windows NT 4 0 users 113 Windows XP Windows 2000 users 123 Using online help 135 Reserve Job function 135 Using AppleTalk under Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4 0 137 Chapter 5 Using the PostScript Printer Driver Macintosh About the Pos...

Page 7: ...A3 206 4 Bin Mailbox 212 Duplex Unit 228 Hard Disk Drive 232 Formatting the Hard Disk Drive 242 Memory Module 243 Interface Cards 252 Chapter 8 Replacing the Consumable Product Precautions During Replacement 256 Replacement Messages 256 Replacing the Imaging Cartridge 257 Cleaning the Printer 269 Transporting the Printer 269 Chapter 9 Troubleshooting Clearing Jammed Paper 277 Precautions for clear...

Page 8: ...oner smudges 313 Areas are missing in the printed image 313 Completely blank pages are output 314 The printed image is light or faint 314 The non printed side of the page is dirty 316 Memory Problems 316 Print quality decreased 316 Insufficient memory for current task 317 Insufficient memory to print all copies 317 Paper Handling Problems 317 Paper does not feed properly 317 Problems Printing in t...

Page 9: ...table area 370 Printer 371 General 371 Environmental 373 Mechanical 373 Electrical 373 Safety and approvals 374 PostScript 376 Interfaces 376 Parallel interface 376 USB interface 376 Ethernet interface 377 Options and Consumable 378 500 Sheet Universal Paper Cassette Unit A3 378 4 Bin Mailbox 379 Duplex Unit 380 Hard Disk Drive 380 Memory modules 381 Imaging cartridge 381 Safety Information 382 Sa...

Page 10: ...94 Control panel menu summary 394 Information Menu 397 Tray Menu 399 Emulation Menu 401 Printing Menu 401 Setup Menu 404 Quick Print Job Menu 409 Confidential Job Menu 410 Reset Menu 410 Parallel Menu 411 USB Menu 412 Network Menu 413 AUX Menu 413 LJ4 Menu 414 GL2 Menu 417 PS3 Menu 419 ESCP2 Menu 420 FX Menu 423 I239X Menu 425 Appendix C Working with Fonts Available Fonts 430 LJ4 GL2 mode 431 ESC ...

Page 11: ...inting with EPSON BarCode Fonts 443 BarCode Font specifications 448 Appendix D Symbol Sets Introduction to Symbol Sets 462 In the LJ4 Emulation Mode 463 International character sets for ISO 466 In the ESC P 2 or FX Modes 467 International character sets 469 Characters available with the ESC command 470 In the I239X Emulation Mode 470 In the EPSON GL 2 Mode 471 Appendix E Postscript Font Samples Gl...

Page 12: ... 5 Consumable products 6 Printer Features 7 Adobe PostScript 3 mode 7 Reserve Job function 7 HDD Form Overlay function 8 Wide variety of fonts 8 Toner Save mode 8 Resolution Improvement Technology RITech 9 Duplex printing 9 Various Printing Options 10 4 Bin Mailbox 10 Duplex printing 11 Fit to page printing 11 Pages per sheet printing 12 Watermark printing 12 Overlay printing 13 Using the Reserve ...

Page 13: ...r control panel standard paper cassette MP tray paper guide power switch output paper extending tray parallel interface connector optional interface slot cover USB interface connector Ethernet interface connector AC inlet 4 Bin Mailbox connector cover gear cover of Duplex Unit ...

Page 14: ...Getting to Know Your Printer 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Inside the printer Control panel fuser unit imaging cartridge a b c d e f g h i j ...

Page 15: ...y and offline status while no error has occurred When the printer is offline and the data light is on pressitdown for more than two seconds to print the specified copies of the first page of the print job that the printer is currently receiving When the error light is flashing press this button to clear the error and switch the printer to ready status When the error light is on perform the necessa...

Page 16: ...nit A3 on page 206 h Ready light 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 On or flashes when the printer is processing data or when print data is stored in the print buffer the section of printer memory reserved for receiving data but not yet printed Off when no data remains in the print buffer j Canc...

Page 17: ... print them later directly from the printer s control panel For details see Hard Disk Drive on page 232 Duplex Unit C12C813682 The Duplex Unit provides for automatic printing on both sides of the paper For details see Duplex Unit on page 228 Memory Module Adding an optional memory module expands your printer s memory allowing you to print complex and graphics intensive documents For details see Me...

Page 18: ...the PostScript mode and other emulations as print data is received at the printer 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 control panel at any time without using your computer You can also print one copy in order to verify the content before printing multiple copies If the content of the pr...

Page 19: ...inter in order to use the HDD Form Overlay function See Hard Disk Drive on page 232 for instructions The HDD Form Overlay function is not available in the PostScript 3 mode Wide variety of fonts The printer comes with a selection of 93 Laser Jet compatible scalable fonts and 7 bitmap fonts in LJ4 emulation mode to provide you with the fonts you need to create professional looking documents Toner S...

Page 20: ...s in both text and graphics Enhanced MicroGray improves the halftone quality of graphics With the driver provided the printer s 600 dpi dots per inch resolution is enhanced by RITech and Enhanced MicroGray technology Duplex printing EPSON provides optional Duplex Unit allowing you to easily print on both sides of the page You can produce professional quality double sided documents Use this feature...

Page 21: ...nt in various formats or can print using many different types of paper Choose to use the appropriate one according to your printing needs 4 Bin Mailbox Lets you specify a different output tray for each print job according to the content or user of the printed documents See 4 Bin Mailbox on page 212 and Using the 4 Bin Mailbox on page 63 for details ...

Page 22: ...h the Duplex Unit on page 58 for details Note You need the optional Duplex Unit installed in your printer in order to use this printing option See Duplex Unit on page 228 for instructions Fit to page printing Lets you automatically enlarge or reduce the size of your document to fit the paper size you selected See Resizing printouts on page 41 for details ...

Page 23: ...rint two or four pages on a single sheet See Modifying the print layout on page 44 for details Watermark printing Lets you print a text or image with a watermark For example you can put Confidential on an important document See Using a watermark on page 45 for details ...

Page 24: ...g other documents See Using an overlay on page 50 for details Note The Overlay printing function is not available in the PostScript 3 mode Using the Reserve Job function Lets you print jobs that you stored in the printer s Hard Disk Drive later directly from the printer s control panel See Hard Disk Drive on page 232 and Using the Reserve Job Function on page 65 for details ...

Page 25: ...14 Getting to Know Your Printer ...

Page 26: ...rd paper cassette 17 Optional 500 Sheet Universal Paper Cassette Unit A3 17 Selecting a paper source 17 Loading Paper 21 MP tray 21 Standard and optional paper cassettes 23 Output tray 31 Printing on Special Media 32 Envelopes 32 Labels 34 Thick paper 35 Transparencies 36 Loading a custom paper size 36 ...

Page 27: ... paper 86 0 139 7 mm minimum 297 0 432 0 mm maximum Up to 250 sheets 64 g m Up to 200 sheets 75 g m Envelopes Weight 70 to 105 g m Monarch MON C10 DL C5 C6 ISO B5 Custom size envelope 86 0 139 7 mm minimum 297 0 432 0 mm maximum Up to 20 sheets Labels Transparencies A4 Letter LT Up to 20 sheets Thick paper Weight 90 to 163 g m A3 A4 A5 B4 B5 F4 Letter LT Half Letter HLT Legal LGL Executive EXE Gov...

Page 28: ...the printer s control panel to select a paper source manually Using the printer driver Paper Type Paper Size Capacity Plain paper Weight 60 to 90 g m A3 A4 B4 B5 Letter LT Legal LGL Government Letter GLT B Ledger Up to 550 sheets 64 g m Up to 500 sheets 75 g m Totalthickness lessthan 57 mm Paper Type Paper Size Capacity Plain paper Weight 60 to 90 g m A3 A4 B4 B5 Letter LT Legal LGL Government Let...

Page 29: ... automatically select Auto Selection in the printer driver or Auto using the printer s control panel The printer will search for a paper source containing the specified paper size in the following order Standard configuration MP Tray Lower Cassette 1 Note If you make paper size settings or paper source settings in your application these settings may override the printer driver settings If you sele...

Page 30: ...MP tray by using the MP Mode setting in the control panel s Setup Menu For details see Setup Menu on page 404 Manually feeding paper Manual feeding is similar to normal paper feeding except that you need to press the N Start Stop button to start printing You can either choose to press the N Start Stop button once to start printing all pages or press the N Start Stop button to print each page one b...

Page 31: ... check box unchecked 4 Select the correct paper size from the Paper Size list 5 If paper of the selected size is already loaded proceed to the nextstep Otherwise remove any paper remaining inthetray Load a sheet or a stack of the selected size paper with the printable side up Adjust the paper guide to the size of the paper you are loading Note Make sure to load paper with the printable surface fac...

Page 32: ... section describes how to load paper into the MP tray and the paper cassettes If you use special media such as transparencies or envelopes see also Printing on Special Media on page 32 MP tray Follow these steps to load paper into the MP tray 1 Open the MP tray ...

Page 33: ... the right side of the paper guide slide the paper guide to accommodate the paper you are loading 3 Fan a stack of paper and tap it on a flat surface to even the edges and then set the paper into the MP tray with the printable surface facing up Limit mark ...

Page 34: ...not load paper beyond the limit mark 4 While squeezing the guide lock on the right side of the paper guide 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 Standard and optional paper cassettes The paper loading procedure is the same for the standard paper cassette and the optional 500 Sheet Universal Paper Cassette Unit A3 ...

Page 35: ...nit A3 are the same as the standard paper cassette For more information see Optional 500 Sheet Universal Paper Cassette Unit A3 on page 17 Follow these steps to load paper into the standard and optional paper cassettes The illustrations show the standard cassette 1 Pull the paper cassette out until it stops ...

Page 36: ...Paper Handling 25 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 While pressing the gray stoppers on both sides of the paper cassette pull the cassette out of the printer 3 Remove the cassette cover ...

Page 37: ...f your paper cassette is in the same condition and you are loading A3 paper proceed to step 7 To set the paper size detector to other sizes proceed to the next step 5 Raise the gray stopper located at the right end of the paper size detector and push the detector to the right Then pull up the left end of the paper size detector to remove it from the paper cassette ...

Page 38: ...ze detector to the left and then push down the gray stopper to secure the detector as shown below Note In the illustration above the paper size detector is inserted at the location for A4 size 7 Fan a stack of paper and tap it on a flat surface to even the edges Then load it into the paper cassette with the printable surface facing up ...

Page 39: ...e or smaller When loading A3 B4 or Ledger size Note You can load up to 500 sheets of plain paper 75 g m 20 lb Limit mark Make sure that you do not load paper beyond this mark Limit mark Make sure that you do not load paper beyond this mark ...

Page 40: ...Paper Handling 29 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 8 While squeezing the guide lock adjust the paper guide to the size of the loaded paper as shown below 9 Replace the cassette cover ...

Page 41: ...30 Paper Handling 10 Carefully insert the paper cassette into the printer Note Make sure to push in the cassette as far as it will go inside the printer ...

Page 42: ...printing on B4 paper or larger Outputting to the 4 Bin Mailbox You can specify a different output tray for each print job if the optional 4 Bin Mailbox is installed on the printer This feature is useful when the printer is connected to more than one computer You can avoid mixing up printouts by assigning a different output tray to each user See Using the 4 Bin Mailbox on page 63 for instructions o...

Page 43: ... 20 envelopes into the MP tray depending on the envelope thickness 70 to 105 g m 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 laser printers The plastic on most window envelopes will melt when it co...

Page 44: ... the following tips for handling envelopes Load envelopes with the short edge first and the printable surface facing up as shown below Do not use an envelope that has glue or tape on it MP Tray Size setting in the Tray Menu Mon C10 DL C5 C6 IB5 Printer driver settings Paper Size Mon C10 DL C5 C6 IB5 Paper Source MP Tray Paper Type Thick ...

Page 45: ...ime or load them manually Note Depending on the quality of labels the printing environment or the printing procedure labels might be wrinkled Do a test print before you print on a lot of labels Duplex printing is not available for labels You cannot output labels to the optional 4 Bin Mailbox The following table shows important settings you have to make when using labels MP Tray Size setting in the...

Page 46: ...hick for the Paper Type setting in the Setup Menu Thick paper You can load up to 20 sheets of thick paper into the MP tray depending on the paper thickness 90 to 163 g m The following table shows important settings you have to make when using thick paper Note When printing on thick paper you cannot use the optional Duplex Unit To print on both sides of thick paper set the Page side setting on the ...

Page 47: ...er Size liston the Basic Settings menu In the User Defined Paper Size dialog box adjust the Paper Width Paper Length and Unit settings to match your custom paper Then click OK to save your custom paper size If you cannot use the printer driver as explained above make this setting at the printer by accessing the control panel s Printing Menu and selecting CTM custom as the Page Size setting MP Tray...

Page 48: ...t 58 Making Extended Settings 60 Making the Optional Settings 63 Using the Reserve Job Function 65 Re Print Job 66 Verify Job 67 Stored Job 69 Confidential Job 70 Monitoring Your Printer Using EPSON Status Monitor 3 72 About EPSON Status Monitor 3 72 Installing EPSON Status Monitor 3 73 Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3 76 Getting printer status details 77 Setting Monitoring Preferences 79 Status A...

Page 49: ...e printer driver your computer must be running one of the following operating systems Microsoft Windows 98 95 Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition Microsoft Windows NT 4 0 Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows XP Installing the standard printer driver The printer driver gives you complete control over your printer with Microsoft Windows Me 98 95 XP 2000 and NT 4 0 With it you can make various s...

Page 50: ...nation of these buttons depending on the application used To access the printer driver from Windows click Start point to Settings and click Printers Next right click the EPSON EPL N7000 Advanced icon and click Properties in Windows Me 98 or 95 Printing Preferences in Windows XP or 2000 or Document Defaults in Windows NT 4 0 Standard printer driver settings Making the print quality setting You can ...

Page 51: ...esired resolution from the Print Quality pop up list 3 If necessary click the More Settings button to make the desired settings and then click OK Note Fordetailsoneachsettingin theMoreSettings dialogbox see online help 4 Click OK to accept the settings ...

Page 52: ...or reduced during printing To automatically resize pages to fit the output paper Follow these steps to resize the pages 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 1 2 ...

Page 53: ...r left corner of the paper or the Center button to print the reduced page image with centering for the Location setting 4 Click OK to accept the settings To resize pages by a specified percentage Follow these steps to resize the pages by percentage 1 Click the Layout tab 2 Select the Zoom Options check box ...

Page 54: ...ect 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 If necessary select the paper size to be printed from the Output Paper drop down list 1 2 ...

Page 55: ...e page by automatically resizing the pages to fit the specified paper size You can also choose to print the pages surrounded by a frame Follow these steps to modify the print layout 1 Click the Layout tab 2 Select the Print Layout check box and then click Print Layout Settings The Print Layout Settings dialog box appears 1 2 ...

Page 56: ...e number of pages selected above and the paper 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 Your printer enables you to print with watermarks You canselect from a list of predefined watermarks or you can make an original watermark with text or a bitmap file The Watermark dialog box also allow...

Page 57: ...6 Using the Standard Printer Driver Follow these steps to print with watermark 1 Click the Special tab 2 Select the Watermark check box Then click Watermark Settings The Watermark dialog box appears 1 2 ...

Page 58: ...t the watermark in the foreground of the document orBack to print the 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 59: ... a new watermark Follow these steps to create a new watermark 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 60: ...his screen appears when 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 61: ...lity Printer is selected for the Graphic Mode setting 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 The...

Page 62: ...Using the Standard Printer Driver 51 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 Select the Form Overlay check box and then click Overlay Settings The Overlay Settings dialog box appears 1 2 ...

Page 63: ...ard Printer Driver 5 Click the Create Overlay Data button and then click Settings The Form Settings dialog box appears 6 SelecttheUse Form Name check box andthenclick Add Form Name The Add Form dialog box appears 2 1 1 2 ...

Page 64: ...or foreground of the document 9 Click Register to accept the settings and return to the 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 these steps to print a document with overl...

Page 65: ...al tab 4 Select the Form Overlay check box and click Overlay Settings to open the Overlay Settings dialog box 5 Choose the form from the Form list and then click OK to return to 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 600 dpi for the resolution If you want to make the same overlay with ...

Page 66: ... administrator can register or delete form data in the Hard Disk Drive You can access thisfunction from the Form Selection dialog box in the printer driver Note This function is not available if the optional Hard Disk Drive is not installed Use this function by inputting the registered form name after printing the Print List When the document s resolution paper size or paper orientation settings a...

Page 67: ...k Drive 1 Select the Special tab 2 Select the Form Overlay check box and then click the Overlay Settings button The Overlay Settings dialog box appears 3 Select No Form name in the Form text box and then click Details The Form Selection dialog box appears Note Make sure that No Form Name is selected If any form name is selected another dialog box will appear 4 Click Printer s HDD and then enter th...

Page 68: ...e and then click the Print Sample button 5 Choose To Back or To Front to print the form data as the background or foreground of the document Then click OK and return to the Special menu 6 Click OK to print the data Deleting 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 D...

Page 69: ... When printing for binding the binding edge can be specified as required to produce the desired page order As an ENERGY STAR partner EPSON recommends the use of the duplex printing function Refer to ENERGY STAR Compliance for more information on the ENERGY STAR program Follow these steps to print using the Duplex Unit 1 Click the Layout tab ...

Page 70: ...Standard Printer Driver 59 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 Select the Duplex check box Then select the Left Top or Right button as the Binding position 3 Click Duplex Settings to open the Duplex Settings dialog box 1 2 ...

Page 71: ...g for binding as a booklet click the Binding Method check box and make the appropriate settings For details on 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 Extended Settings on the Optional Se...

Page 72: ...ent 3 Print True Type fonts with substitution button Select this button to print the True Type fonts in the document as device fonts This function is not available when the Graphic Mode setting is set to High Quality PC 4 Setting button Click this button to open the Font Substitution dialog box This button is available when the Print True Type fonts with substitution button is selected 5 Uses the ...

Page 73: ...gardless of size 11 High Speed Graphics Output check box Select this check box to optimize the printing speed of graphics composed of line drawings such as overlaid circles and squares Clear this check box if graphics do not print correctly 12 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 13 Defa...

Page 74: ... Settings tab and then select the Update the Printer Option Info Manually button 2 Click Settings The Optional Settings dialog box appears 3 Make the settings for each installed option and then click OK Using the 4 Bin Mailbox You need to make the setting for the output tray to use the optional 4 Bin Mailbox Follow these steps to select the output tray 1 Click the Basic Settings tab 16 OK button C...

Page 75: ...ard Printer Driver 2 Select the output tray that you want to use from the Output Tray drop down list and then click OK Note See 4 Bin Mailbox on page 379 for information on paper that you can output to the 4 Bin Mailbox ...

Page 76: ...of the Reserve 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 m...

Page 77: ...her printer 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...

Page 78: ...e a thumbnail check box Thumbnails can be accessed by entering http followed by the internal print server s IP address in a Web browser 6 Click OK The printer prints your document and stores the print job 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 392 Verify Job The Verify Job option allows you to ...

Page 79: ... Click the Optional Settings tab and then click Reserve Jobs Settings The Reserve Job Settings dialog box appears 4 Select the Reserve Job On check box and then 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 h...

Page 80: ...uctions 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 in Printer check box Specify the number o...

Page 81: ...x 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 392 Confidential Job The Confidential Job option allows you to apply passwords to print jobs stored on t...

Page 82: ...obs Settings button The Reserve Jobs Settings dialog box appears 3 Select the Reserve Job On check box and the Confidential Job radio 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 Only numbers from 1 through 4 can be used for passwords 1 2 ...

Page 83: ...ample you can find out the amount of remaining toner through this utility If a print error occurs the utility provides you with a message describingthe error EPSON Status Monitor 3 isaccessed from within the printer driver See the following section for more information Note for Windows XP users Shared Windows XP LPR connections and shared Windows XP Standard TCP IP connections with Windows clients...

Page 84: ...r is turned off and that Windows is running on your computer 2 Insert the printer software CD ROM into the CD ROM drive on your computer 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 Epsetu...

Page 85: ...74 Using the Standard Printer Driver 4 In the dialog box that appears click Install Software 5 Click Custom 6 Select the EPSON Status Monitor 3 check box and click Install ...

Page 86: ...rd Printer Driver 75 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 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 installation is complete click OK ...

Page 87: ...76 Using the Standard Printer Driver Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3 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 88: ...s details You can monitor printer status and obtain information on consumable products using the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box 1 Icon Message The icon and message show the printer status 2 Printer image The image at the upper left shows the printer status graphically 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 89: ...bable solution is displayed 4 Close button Clicking this button closes the dialog box 5 Paper Displays the paper size paper type and the approximate amount of paper remaining in the paper source Informationfor theoptionalcassetteis displayed only if this option is installed 6 Toner Indicates the amount of remaining toner The toner icon flashes if the toner is low ...

Page 90: ...ng Preferences in the Utility menu of the printer driver The Monitoring Preferences dialog box appears The following settings and buttons appear in the dialog box 1 Select Notification Use the check boxes in this area to select the types of error that you wish to be notified about 2 Default button Restores the default settings 5 8 7 6 1 3 2 4 ...

Page 91: ...references dialog box and EPSON EPL N7000 Advanced to open the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box 4 Job management To display the job information menuintheEPSONStatusMonitor 3 window select the Show job information check box To display a notification message when your print job is finished select the Notify when printing completed check box 5 Allow monitoring of shared printers check box When this ...

Page 92: ... also appear according to the selected notification in the Monitoring Preferences dialog box If you wish to see information about printer consumables click the Consumables 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 print jobs under the J...

Page 93: ... the Job Information tab in the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box 1 Status Waiting A print job waiting to be printed Printing A print job which is currently printing Completed Displays only those jobs that have finished printing Canceled Displays only those jobs that have been canceled Held A job that is on hold 2 Job Name Displays the file names of the user s print jobs Other user s print jobs ar...

Page 94: ...b 1 Access EPSON Status Monitor 3 See Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3 on page 76 for details 2 Click the Job Information tab 3 Select a job to be reprinted from the list 3 Job Type Displays the job type When the Reserve job function is used the jobs are displayed as Stored Verify Re Print or Confidential About the Reserve Job function see Using the Reserve Job Function on page 65 4 Cancel Job but...

Page 95: ...n is available when the following connections are used When using the EPSON Net Direct Print TCP IP connection in Windows Me 98 95 and XP 2000 or NT 4 0 When using 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...

Page 96: ...check box is selected the Notify when printing completed function can be used To use this function click the specified print job from the print job list on the Job Information menu in the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box When the job is completed the Notify when printing completed dialog box appears Note If you cancel the job the Notify when printing completed dialog box does not appear Stopping ...

Page 97: ...all EPSON Status Monitor 3 this utility is also installed Usually it is not necessary to change the setup Follow these steps to select the printers to monitor using EPSON Status Monitor 3 1 Click Start point to Programs point to EPSON Printers and then click Monitored printers 2 Clear the check box for the printers that you do not want to monitor 3 Click OK to accept the setting Setting Up the USB...

Page 98: ...tems equipped with a USB connector and running Windows Me 98 XP and 2000 support the USB interface 1 Click Start point to Settings and then click Printers In Windows XP click Start and then click Printers and Faxes 2 Right click the EPSON EPL N7000 Advanced icon and then click Properties on the menu that appears 3 Click the Details tab In Windows XP or 2000 click the Ports tab ...

Page 99: ...eappropriateUSBportfromthePrinttothefollowing port drop down list In Windows Me or 98 select EPUSB1 EPSON EPL N7000 InWindowsXPor2000 selectUSB001 in the list on the Ports menu Note This screen is a Windows 98 screen 5 Click OK to save this setting ...

Page 100: ...ble click the printer icon on the task bar Select the task in the list and then click Cancel from the Document menu If a part of the print data is already sent to the printer the Ready green light on the printer turns on after the last page of the data is output The current job is canceled If the transfer of a print data is not yet started you can cancel the whole print job Note You can also cance...

Page 101: ...conds Uninstalling the Printer Software If you wish to reinstall or upgrade the printer driver uninstall the printer driver that has been installed already Uninstalling the printer driver Follow these steps to uninstall the printer driver 1 Quit all applications 2 Click Start point to Settings and then click Control Panel 3 Double click the Add Remove Programs icon ...

Page 102: ...iver 91 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 Select EPSON Printer Software and then click Add Remove Note When using Windows XP or Windows 2000 click Change or Remove Programs select the EPSON Printer Software and then click Change Remove 1 2 ...

Page 103: ...e EPSON EPL N7000 Advanced icon and 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 want to uninstall only EPSON Status Monitor 3 select only the EPSON Status Monitor 3 check box 1 2 1 2 ...

Page 104: ...led you cannot change the setting of Monitored Printers from EPSON Status Monitor 3 of other printers 8 Follow the on screen instructions Uninstalling the USB device driver When you connect the printer to your computer with a USB interface cable the USB device driver is also installed If you uninstall the printer driver you also need to uninstall the USB device driver Follow these steps to uninsta...

Page 105: ...ers connected with a USB interface cable 1 Follow steps 1 through 3 of Uninstalling the printer driver on page 90 2 Select EPSON USB Printer Devices and then click Add Remove Note EPSON USB Printer Devices appears only when the printer is connected to a computer running Windows Me or 98 with a USB interface cable 1 2 ...

Page 106: ...rinter Devices may not appear Follow these steps to run the Epusbun exe file in the printer software CD ROM 3 Follow the on screen instructions 1 Insert the CD ROM into your computer s CD ROM drive 2 Open the CD ROM 3 Double click the English folder 4 Double click the Win9x folder 5 Double click the Epusbun exe icon ...

Page 107: ...96 Using the Standard Printer Driver ...

Page 108: ...e PostScript Printer Driver 98 Hardware requirements 98 System requirements 98 Using the PostScript Printer Driver with Windows 99 Windows Me Windows 98 Windows 95 users 99 Windows NT 4 0 users 113 Windows XP Windows 2000 users 123 Using online help 135 Reserve Job function 135 Using AppleTalk under Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4 0137 ...

Page 109: ...ng hardware requirements to be able to use the PostScript 3 printer driver Memory requirements for using the PostScript 3 printer driver are shown below Install optional memory modules into your printer if the amount of memory currently installed does not meet your printing needs Printing may not be possible with this amount of memory depending on the specifics of the job being printed System requ...

Page 110: ...t in the PostScript mode with Windows Me Windows 98 and Windows 95 you will have to install the PostScript printer driver See the appropriate sections below for installation instructions according to the interface that you are using to print Note The USB interface is not available for printing under Windows 95 Installing the PostScript printer driver for the parallel interface Follow these steps t...

Page 111: ...he printer is connected to and then click Next Follow the on screen instructions for the rest of the installation 8 When installation is done click Finish Installing the PostScript printer driver for the USB interface Follow these steps to install the PostScript printer driver for the USB interface Note The USB interface is not available for printing under Windows 95 If the Windows driver and the ...

Page 112: ...If your CD ROM drive is D the path will be D ADOBEPS ENGLISH WIN9X PS_SETUP change the drive letter as needed for your system 7 Click Next to continue with the installation 8 If the USB printer driver file is correctly recognized the message EPSON USB Printer will appear Click Next to continue with the installation 9 When installation of the USB printer driver is done click Finish 10 After the USB...

Page 113: ...nect using a network interface you must install the optional interface card into the printer You must have at least 6 MB of free space on your hard disk drive to install the printer driver 1 Insert the printer software CD ROM into your CD ROM drive 2 Click Start then Settings and finally Printers 3 Double click the Add Printer icon 4 The Add Printer Wizard will be displayed Click Next 5 Select Net...

Page 114: ... If this is the case disable bi directional support in the printer driver To do so display the printer s Properties dialog box click the Details tab then click the Spool Settings button In the Spool Settings dialog box that appears Select Disable bi directional support for this printer then click the OK button Printer driver settings The printer driver enables you to change the settings for your p...

Page 115: ...nted out the specified number of times before the following page is printed Note Ifyou select theCollate option in the printer driver do not set the Collate option in the application itself Duplex Select the desired duplex print style Flip on long edge produces two sided printouts that turn like a book while Flip on short edge produces two sided printouts that turn like a calendar Select None to t...

Page 116: ...Inches or Millimeters Restore Defaults Click this button to reset the settings on this sheet to their default values Graphics tab settings Print Quality Select the resolution that you want to print in The options are Fast and Quality The Quality setting prints at a higher resolution but the printing time will be longer Print as a negative image Select this check box if you want to print the docume...

Page 117: ...is higher than 100 However if you can shrink or enlarge the image to print in the application that you are printing from do so in the application and not through the printer driver Convert Gray Text to PostScript Gray Specify whether to convert true gray RGB value in text to the gray provided by the PostScript driver Convert Gray Graphics to PostScript Gray Specify whether to convert true gray RGB...

Page 118: ...ipt Type 1 fonts so that they are printed correctly Send Fonts As Click this button to specify advanced settings for the downloading of fonts to the printer See online help for details on each of the available settings Restore Defaults Click this button to reset the settings on this sheet to their default values Device Options tab settings Available printer memory in KB Specify the amount of avail...

Page 119: ...e Toner Save Mode is turned on the printer uses about 50 less toner than normal The options are On and Off Image Protect This setting enables you to specify whether to use lossy compression when memory runs low during printing The options are On and Off When Image Protect is set to On lossy compression is not used If it is set to Off lossy compression is used when memory resources are too low Star...

Page 120: ...hive format See online help for details on each of these formats PostScript header This setting enables you to specify how header information is sent to the printer The options are Download header with each print job and Assume header is downloaded and retained Send Header Now Click this button to send the PostScript header information to the printer immediately This button is available only when ...

Page 121: ...ro the printer will wait indefinitely You may want to increase this value when printing complicated documents This setting enables you to prevent the printer from stalling if and when the computer that sends the print job stalls Advanced Click this button to specify the following advanced PostScript options PostScript language level Specify the PostScript language level to use Select the highest P...

Page 122: ...F will reset your printer to its default settings to ensure that prior print jobs will not affect the current print job However activating this setting may cause the print job to fail if it is connected through a network instead of the parallel or serial interface This setting is not available if Pure binary data is selected as the data format Send CTRL D after job Select this check box to specify...

Page 123: ...ck this button to create a new watermark Delete Click this button to delete the selected watermark This button is not available when None is selected under Select a watermark Print watermark Specify how the selected watermark should be printed The options are On first page only In background and As outline only Windows NT 4 0 users To print in the PostScript mode with Windows NT 4 0 you will have ...

Page 124: ...lick Have Disk and specify the path to the appropriate INF file necessary for installation If your CD ROM drive is D the path will be D ADOBEPS ENGLISH WINNT4 PS_SETUP change the drive letter as needed for your system 6 Select the INF file for the version of the Windows operating system that you are running and continue with the installation according to the on screen instructions 7 When installat...

Page 125: ...change the drive letter as needed for your system 8 Select the INF file for the version of the Windows operating system that you are running and continue with the installation according to the on screen instructions 9 When installation is done click Finish Notice for Windows NT 4 0 Users Unavailable paper sizes may appear in the paper size list for the selected paper source See Paper Sources on pa...

Page 126: ...available will differ according to the options installed Copy Count Specify the number of copies to print Collate Copies This check box appears only if more than one copy is specified for Copy Count Select this check box to print multiple copies of the document in page order If this check box is not selected each page is printed out the specified number of times before the following page is printe...

Page 127: ...ayed at the bottom of the dialog box For more information on this setting see Paper Size on page 115 Orientation If you specified the Orientation setting on the Page Setup sheet that setting is reflected here To change this setting select the desired orientation from the options displayed at the bottom of the dialog box For more information on this setting see Orientation on page 116 Paper Source ...

Page 128: ...red setting from the options displayed at the bottom of the dialog box For more information on this setting see Color Appearance on page 116 Scaling This setting enables you to shrink or enlarge the image to print You can enter any percentage from 1 to 1000 To shrink the image specify a percentage that is lower than 100 To enlarge the image specify a percentage that is higher than 100 When you enl...

Page 129: ...d Optimize for Portability Encapsulated PostScript EPS and Archive Format See online help for details on each of these formats TrueType Font Download Option Specify how TrueType fonts are downloaded to the printer The options are Automatic Outline scalable outline font Bitmap bitmap font and Native TrueType outline font PostScript Language Level Specify the PostScript language level to use The opt...

Page 130: ...When the Toner Save Mode is turned on the printer uses about 50 less toner than normal The options are On and Off Image Protect This setting enables you to specify whether to use lossy compression when memory runs low during printing The options are On and Off When Image Protect is set to On lossy compression is not used If it is set to Off lossy compression is used when memory resources are too l...

Page 131: ...o their default values This button is enabled only if one or more of the default values have been changed About Adobe PostScript Printer Driver Click this button to view information on the currently installed PostScript printer driver Form To Tray Assignment Assign the desired paper size to the various available paper sources Once this setting is specified the printer will automatically feed paper...

Page 132: ...sent in the ASCII 7 bit format which may take longer to print but which can be sent through any I O channel including serial parallel and Ethernet If you select TBCP Tagged Binary Communications Protocol all data except for special control characters is sent in binary 8 bit format The binary formats can be sent over parallel or serial communications ports and are faster then sending data in the AS...

Page 133: ...Timeout Specifythemaximum numberof secondsthattheprinterwillwait to get more PostScript information from the computer before the print job is automatically canceled After the specified time elapses the printer will stop trying to print the document and printsan error message instead If you enter 0 zero the printer will wait indefinitely You may want to increase this value when printing complicated...

Page 134: ...sections below for installation instructions according to the interface that you are using to print Installing the printer driver for the parallel interface Follow these steps to install the printer driver for the parallel interface 1 Insert the printer software CD ROM into your CD ROM drive 2 Click Start then Settings and finally Printers Note If your computer is running Windows XP click Start an...

Page 135: ...he computer and the printer 2 Once Windows has started connect the computer to the printer with a USB cable 3 The Add New Hardware Wizard will launch automatically Click Next to start the installation of the USB printer driver 4 After the USB printer driver installation is done the Add Printer Wizard will launch automatically Follow the on screen instructions to continue with the installation unti...

Page 136: ...ws XP click Start and then click Printers and Faxes 3 Double click the Add Printer icon Note If your computer is running Windows XP click Add a printer under Printer Tasks 4 The Add Printer Wizard will be displayed Click Next 5 Select Network printer in the screen that appears Note If your computer is running Windows XP click A network printer or a printer attached to another computer 6 Click Next...

Page 137: ... the available paper sizes Printer driver settings Printer settings specific to your printer are available through the Device Settings tab of the printer s Properties dialog box In addition to the settings there click the Printing Preferences button on the General sheet or the Printing Defaults button on the Advanced sheet for more print settings The basic print settings are grouped under the Layo...

Page 138: ...ing to the printer The default setting is either A4 or Letter depending on your country of purchase Font Substitution Table Double click to display the Font Substitution Table and the options for the TrueType to PostScript font mapping Available PostScript Memory Specify the amount of available PostScript memory The available PostScript memory is a subset of the printer s total physical memory It ...

Page 139: ...nterface Conversely if your document fails to print when sent to a printer connected through a parallel or serial port change the setting to Yes Send CTRL D After Each Job Specify whether a CTRL D character should be sent at the end of every PostScript document CTRL D at the end of file EOF will reset your printer to its default settings to ensure that the current print job will not affect future ...

Page 140: ...he printer will stop trying to print the document and prints an error message instead If you enter 0 zero the printer will wait indefinitely You may want to increase this value when printing complicated documents Minimum Font Size to Download as Outline Specify the minimum font size in pixels for which the printer driver will download TrueType fonts as outline Type 1 fonts A font smaller than the ...

Page 141: ...cify how the document is to be positioned on the page The options are Portrait vertical Landscape horizontal and Rotated Landscape rotated 90 counterclockwise Print on Both Sides Duplex Select the desired duplex print style Flip on long edge produces two sided printouts that turn like a book while Flip on short edge produces two sided printouts that turn like a calendar Select None to turn off the...

Page 142: ...e to avoid smearing or wasting ink Color Specify how color images should be printed The options are Black White and Color Advanced settings Paper Size Select the desired paper size This setting must match the size of the paper loaded in the printer The paper sizes that are available will differ according to the printer The default setting is either A4 or Letter depending on your country of purchas...

Page 143: ...ed to produce the best possible printout The options are Graphics charts bright colors Pictures photos Proof print in a specific ink color and Match preview color settings from another printer Scaling This setting enables you to shrink or enlarge the image to print You can enter any percentage from 1 to 1000 To shrink the image specify a percentage that is lower than 100 To enlarge the image speci...

Page 144: ...s are Automatic Outline scalable outline font Bitmap bitmap font and Native TrueType outline font PostScript Language Level Specify the PostScript language level to use The options are 1 2 and 3 Send PostScript Error Handler Specify whether the printer automatically prints out a page with PostScript error messages when an error occurs in the print job The options are Yes and No Mirrored Output Spe...

Page 145: ...is setting enables you to specify whether to use lossy compression when memory runs low during printing The options are On and Off When Image Protect is set to On lossy compression is not used If it is set to Off lossy compression is used when memory resources are too low Start Page Specify whether to start printing from the first page or second back page The options are Front and Back If Back is ...

Page 146: ...nction makes it possible to send printing data from a computer to the printer s hard disk and save it there for printing at a later time The print data can then be printed directly from the printer s control panel The Reserve Job function has the following four features Note See Using the Reserve Job Function on page 65 for more details on the use of the Reserve Job function The Reserve Job functi...

Page 147: ...on is attached totheprint data when it is sent to the printer Using the Reserve Job function Settings for the Reserve Job function are carried out in the PostScript printer driver Follow the instructions below to specify Reserve Job function settings Note The Reserve Job function can be used only when the printer is equipped with the optional Hard Disk Drive The Hard Disk Option setting must be se...

Page 148: ...b Settings sheet Using AppleTalk under Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4 0 Use the following settings if your machine is running Windows NT 4 0 or Windows 2000 and the printer is connected through an network interface using the AppleTalk protocol Use SelecType to set the Emulation Mode Network item to PS3 Using the default Auto setting will cause an extra unneeded page to be printed On the Device Setti...

Page 149: ...138 Using the PostScript Printer Driver Windows ...

Page 150: ...5 5 5 5 5 5 Chapter 5 Using the PostScript Printer Driver Macintosh About the PostScript Printer Driver 140 Hardware requirements 140 System requirements 140 Using the PostScript Printer Driver with Macintosh 142 Mac OS 8 6 Mac OS 9 x users 142 Mac OS X users 164 ...

Page 151: ...wing hardware requirements to be able to use the PostScript 3 printer driver Memory requirements for using the PostScript 3 printer driver are shown below Install optional memory modules into your printer if the amount of memory currently installed does not meet your printing needs Printing may not be possible with this amount of memory depending on the specifics of the job being printed System re...

Page 152: ...inting via the USB port from a Power Macintosh running Mac 0S 8 6 or 9 x the printer must be set to handle ASCII data To specify this setting select Print from the File menu of the application that you are using and then select the name of the application from the options available in the Print dialog box On the setup option page that appears select ASCII for the data format setting The actual set...

Page 153: ...e Easy Install method since this ensures that all necessary files are copied and that your computer is set up to give you the full benefit of the PostScript printer driver Custom Install installs only the files that you specify You might want to use the Custom Install method if you are low on hard disk space and want to install only those files that are absolutely required However if you have enou...

Page 154: ...lick AdobePS Installer 5 Follow the on screen instructions until the install screen is displayed 6 Select Easy Install and then click Install 7 When installation is done click Restart to restart your computer This completes the installation of the printer driver You now need to select the printer driver as described in the next section If you are connecting two or more EPSON printers of the same m...

Page 155: ...the Installer To perform a Custom Install in which you specify which files to install follow steps 1 to 5 of the Easy Install method see previous section and then do the following 1 Select Custom Install 2 Select the item s that you want to install Note If you want information on a particular item click the icon to the right of that item 3 Click Install 4 When installation is done click Quit 5 Res...

Page 156: ...tically installed when you install the Adobe PostScript printer driver The Desktop Printer is created through the following procedure Note When printing via the USB port from a Power Macintosh running Mac 0S 8 6 or 9 x the printer must be set to handle ASCII data To specify this setting select Print from theFile menu of the application that you are using and then select the name of the application...

Page 157: ...Printer Utility The Desktop Printer Utility is located in the AdobePS Components folder on your Macintosh HD after an Easy Install of the printer driver 2 A dialog box like the one shown below will be displayed Select AdobePS from the With pop up menu click Printer USB in the Create Desktop list and then click OK ...

Page 158: ...owing a list of connected USB printers Select your printer from the list and then click OK 4 Click Auto Setup to select the PostScript Printer Description PPD file When a PPD file is selected the selected printer name will be displayed under the printer icon If the printer name is incorrect click Change and then select the correct PPD file The PPD files are located in System Folder Extensions Prin...

Page 159: ...oser if you want to print to a printer using AppleTalk Selecting the printer in a networked environment If the printer is connected through the Ethernet interface or an optional network card select it from the Chooser as described below Note If the printer is connected to your computer via a USB port see the previous section entitled Selecting the printer when it is connected via a USB connection ...

Page 160: ... displayed after the printer name if the printer is connected through an optional network card Refer to your network card manual for details 4 Click on the name of your printer to select it The Create button appears Note If your computer is connected to more than one AppleTalk zone click the AppleTalk zone your printer is connected to in the AppleTalk Zones list 5 Click Create A message will appea...

Page 161: ...d 3 Select your printer model and then click Select If you need to cancel the installation of the PPD you selected click Cancel To try to setup the printer again repeat step 5 above Note If QuickDrawGX is installed you must turn it off in the Extensions Manager before you can use the Adobe PostScript 3 printer driver Changing the printer setup settings You can easily change or update the printer s...

Page 162: ...t Show Balloons 2 Place your cursor over the item that you need help with Information on that item is displayed inside a floating balloon To end Balloon Help click the Help menu and then select Hide Balloons Printer driver settings The printer driver enables you to change the settings for your print job The printer driver settings can be accessed through the Page Setup and Print dialog boxes of th...

Page 163: ...ox When you select Page Setup in the File menu of your application the dialog box shown below appears The dialog box you see might be slightly different depending on your application There are four setup option pages in this dialog box Page Attributes Watermark PostScript Options and Custom Page Default The settings and the buttons that appear in the Page Setup dialog box are explained below Cance...

Page 164: ...rom 25 to 400 The default is 100 To shrink the image specify a percentage that is lower than 100 To enlarge the image specify a percentage that is higher than 100 However if you can shrink or enlarge the image to print in the application that you are printing from do so in the application and not through the printer driver Booklet Select this check box to print out two document pages on a single s...

Page 165: ...ble watermarks in the TEXT format under the Watermark pop up menu Foreground Select this check box if you want the selected watermark to be printed in the foreground i e over the document s text and or graphics Save With Document Select this check box if you want to save the watermark with the document for future printing Edit Click this button to modify the contents of the selected watermark Only...

Page 166: ...ing Smooth Text Select this check box to improve the appearance of bitmap fonts Smooth Graphics Select this check box to improve the appearance of printed graphics by smoothing jagged edges Precision Bitmap Alignment Select this check box to reduce the printed document to correct for distortions that sometimes occur in printed bitmap graphics Unlimited Downloadable Fonts Select this check box when...

Page 167: ...ect the various attributes to view the minimum and maximum values permitted by the selected PPD PostScript Printer Description file Margins Specify the desired Top Bottom Left and Right margin values Custom Page Name Enter a name for the custom page that you are creating Remove Click to delete the custom page selected in the paper size pop up menu This button is grayed out when a non custom paper ...

Page 168: ...inting Cover Page Layout Error Handling PostScript Settings and Printer Setting The settings and the buttons that appear in the Print dialog box are explained below Cancel Click this button to exit the dialog box without saving any changes you made Save Settings Click this button to save changes to the settings Until you make additional changes and click this button again the changes saved will be...

Page 169: ... available numbers are 1 to 32 000 Paper Source All pages from Select the paper source for your print job The options are Auto Tray Select MP Tray Cassette 1 Cassette 2 Cassette 3 Cassette 4 Manual Feed 1st Page and Manual Feed EachPage However the actual paper sources that are available will vary depending on the options installed First page from Select the paper source for printing the first pag...

Page 170: ...t use your computer for other operations while printing Background Select this radio button to print the document in the background When this radio button is selected you can use your computer for other operations while printing Print Time Urgent Select this radio button to give the document first priority among the print jobs in the print queue Normal Select this radio button to place the documen...

Page 171: ...ge and Manual Feed EachPage However the actual paper sources that are available vary depending on the options installed Note Cassette 2 Cassette 3 and Cassette 4 can be selected only if the corresponding optional cassette unit is installed on your printer Layout Pages per sheet Specify how many pages of your document to print on one sheet of paper Layout direction Specify whether the document shou...

Page 172: ... paper Note This setting is available only when the custom paper is selected Error Handling If there is a PostScript error No special reporting When this radio button is selected PostScript errors will not be reported Summarize on screen When this radio button is selected a summary of the PostScript errors will be displayed on the screen Print detailed report When this radio button is selected a d...

Page 173: ...t the document The file will be saved as an ASCII or text file Binary Select this radio button to save the file as a binary file Binary files are typically smaller in size than ASCII files Font inclusion Specify the type of fonts to include in the file The options are None All All But Standard 13 and All But Fonts in PPD file Print Setting Resolution Select the resolution that you want to print in...

Page 174: ...ple copies of the document in page order If None is selected each page is printed out the specified number of times before the following page is printed Note If you enable the Collate option here On is selected do not set the Collate option in the application itself Start Page Select this check box to start printing from the second back page leaving the first page blank This setting is enabled onl...

Page 175: ...rinter driver The PS Installer program that is included in the printer software CD ROM installs the PostScript printer driver Make sure that no applications are running on your Macintosh before installing the printer driver If applications such as the Print Center is running the printer driver cannot be installed properly Follow these steps to install the printer driver 1 Turn on your Macintosh if...

Page 176: ... 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Note You need to login to Mac OS X as an administrator in order to perform software installations 5 In the welcome screen that appears click Continue and follow the on screen instructions 6 When the following screen appears click Install ...

Page 177: ...rinter connection in the PostScript 3 mode Although EPSON FireWire appears in the interface pop up list it cannot be used with the PostScript 3 printer driver You need to make the settings for your installed options manually when the printer is connected using USB IP printing or Rendezvous When the printer is connected using AppleTalk the printer software automatically makes the settings AppleTalk...

Page 178: ... Center for the first time or there is no printer added to the Print Center yet the following screen appears Click Add and proceed to step 3 2 Click Add in the Printer List window Alternatively you can select Add Printer from the Printers menu 3 In the window that appears choose AppleTalk from the pop up list ...

Page 179: ... the six digit MAC address is displayed after the printer name 5 Click Add The installation program starts communicating with the printer When communication is established and configuration is completed your printer is automatically added to the Printer List 6 Quit Print Center IP Printing Follow these steps to select the printer when it is connected using IP Printing Note Make sure to specify ASC...

Page 180: ...nd then double click Print Center The Printer List window appears Note If you are launching the Print Center for the first time or there is no printer added to the Print Center yet the following screen appears Click Add and proceed to step 3 2 Click Add in the Printer List window Alternatively you can select Add Printer from the Printers menu ...

Page 181: ...he IP address for the printer Note See the Network Guide or consult your network administrator for information about the IP address for the printer 5 Make sure that the Use default queue on server check box is selected 6 Select Epson from the Printer Model pop up list The Model Name list box is displayed 7 Select your printer model from the Model Name list 8 Click Add Your printer s IP address is ...

Page 182: ...int Center USB Follow these steps to select the printer when it is connected using the USB interface Note Make sure to specify PS3 as the printer mode on the printer s control panel for proper printing results Make sure to select the printer by using the procedure described below The Plug and Play function automatically selects the printer when the printer is connected via the USB interface Howeve...

Page 183: ...le click Print Center The Printer List window appears Note If you are launching the Print Center for the first time or there is no printer added to the Print Center yet the following screen appears Click Add and proceed to step 3 3 Click Add in the Printer List window Alternatively you can select Add Printer from the Printers menu ...

Page 184: ...ript 3 printer driver 5 Make sure that your printer model is selected in the Printer Model list Note If your printer model is not automatically selected in the Printer Model list you need to reinstall the PostScript printer driver See Installing the printer driver on page 164 for instructions 6 Click Add Your printer is automatically added to the Printer List 7 Click on your printer name on the li...

Page 185: ... twoways to select the printer when it is connected using Rendezvous Note Make sure to specify ASCII as the data format in the application Binary data cannot be printed properly when using a Rendevous connection Selecting in the Print Center Follow these steps to select the printer from the Print Center 1 Go to the Utilities folder located inside the Applications folder and then double click Print...

Page 186: ...dded to the Print Center yet the following screen appears Click Add and proceed to step 3 2 Click Add in the Printer List window Alternatively you can select Add Printer from the Printers menu 3 In the window that appears select Rendezvous from the pop up list 4 Select your printer from the Name list The printer name should have PostScript attached to the end ...

Page 187: ... on your printer name on the list and then select Show Info from the Printers menu The Printer Info dialog box appears 8 Select Installable Options from the pop up list and make the necessary settings 9 Click Apply Changes and then close the Printer Info dialog box 10 Quit Print Center Selecting from an application Follow these steps to select the printer from within an application 1 Start an appl...

Page 188: ...o from the Printers menu The Printer Info dialog box appears 4 Make necessary changes to the settings and then close the dialog box 5 Quit Print Center Printer Driver Settings The printer driver enables you to change the settings for your print job The printer driver settings can be accessed through the Page Setup and Print dialog boxes of the application that you are printing from The various set...

Page 189: ...e explained below Cancel Click this button to exit the dialog box without saving any changes you made Page Attributes Paper Size Select the desired paper size from the Paper pop up menu This setting must match the size of the paper loaded in the printer The paper sizes that are available will differ according to the printer The default setting is either A4 or Letter depending on your country of pu...

Page 190: ...ustom Paper Size New Click this button and enter a name to create a new custom page Duplicate Click this button to make a copy of custom page that is previously created Delete Click this button to delete a custom page Save Click this button to save the value entered for a custom page Paper Size Enter the desired Width and Height values for the custom page Note When you use custom paper size make s...

Page 191: ...is button to exit the dialog box without saving any changes you made Print Click this button to start printing Preview Click this button to preview the printed image Save AS PDF Click this button to save the specified pages as a PDF file Copies Pages Copies Specify how many copies of the document to print Enter any number from 1 default to 32 000 Select the Collate option when printing multiple co...

Page 192: ...Layout direction Specify whether the document should be laid out from left to right or right to left Border Specify whether the document prints with a border around the edges of the page The options are none Single hairline Single thin line Double hairline and Double thin line Duplex Print on Both Sides Select this check box to print on both sides of the paper Note You can select this check box on...

Page 193: ...g and Print detailed report Paper Feed All pages from Select the paper source for your print job The options are Auto Select MP Tray Cassette 1 Cassette 2 Cassette 3 Cassette 4 Manual Feed 1st Page and Manual Feed EachPage However the actual paper sources that are available vary depending on the options installed First page from Select the paper source for printing the first page of the document R...

Page 194: ...ech Select this check box to use RITech when printing RITech improves the appearance of printed lines text and graphics Toner Save Mode Select this check box to use the Toner Save feature when printing When the Toner Save feature is turned on the printer uses about 50 less toner than normal Image Protect Select this check box to give priority to the quality of the printed image When this is select...

Page 195: ...sired paper type to print on The options are Normal Thick Thick N Rough and Transparency Make sure to select the correct paper type to avoid smearing or wasting ink Output Bin You can select the output tray for your print job if the optional 4 Bin Mailbox is installed The options are Standard Face Down Mailbox 1 Mailbox 2 Mailbox 3 and Mailbox 4 Summary Displays all setting values in the Print dia...

Page 196: ... Setting Up Your Printer on a Network Sharing the printer 186 Setting up your printer as a shared printer 187 Using an additional driver 189 Setting for the clients 194 Using AppleTalk Under Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4 0 202 Installing the printer driver from the CD ROM 203 ...

Page 197: ...printer server and clients according to the version of the Windows operating system that you are using and your access rights to the network Setting the printer server For Windows Me 98 or 95 see Setting up your printer as a shared printer on page 187 For Windows XP 2000 or NT 4 0 see Using an additional driver on page 189 Setting the clients For Windows Me 98 or 95 see With Windows Me 98 or 95 on...

Page 198: ... management The screen shots on the following pages may differ from those that appear on your screen depending on the version of the Windows operating system that you are using Setting up your printer as a shared printer If the printer server s operating system is Windows Me 98 or 95 follow these steps to set up the printer server 1 Click Start point to Settings and then click Control Panel 2 Doub...

Page 199: ...uble click the Printers icon in the control panel 2 Right click then EPSON EPL N7000 Advanced icon and then click Sharing in the menu that appears 3 Select the Shared As button type the name in the Share Name box and then 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 Mon...

Page 200: ...rom that of the server Follow these steps to set a Windows XP 2000 or Windows NT 4 0 as a printer server and install the additional drivers Note You must access Windows XP 2000 or Windows NT 4 0 as the Administrator of the client machine If the printer server s operating system is Windows NT 4 0 the additional driver can be used only if Service Pack 4 or later is installed 1 For a Windows 2000 or ...

Page 201: ...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 and then type the name in the Share Name box For a Windows XP printer server select the Share this printer button and then type the name in the Share name box 1 2 ...

Page 202: ...all additional drivers Just click OK after step3 On a Windows NT 4 0 printer server Select the Windows operating system that the clients are running on 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 is preinstalled Do not select additional drivers other than Window...

Page 203: ...ows operating system that the clients are running on and 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 already be selected ...

Page 204: ...into your CD ROM drive and then click OK 6 According to the message type the appropriate drive and folder names in which the printer driver for the clients is located and then click OK Depending on the client s operating system the displayed message may vary The folder name varies depending on the operating system being used If you are installing drivers in Windows XP or 2000 Digital Signature is ...

Page 205: ...ot use the shared printer without access rights For details see Windows help You need to set the client computers so that they can use the printer on a network See the following pages for details With Windows Me 98 or 95 on page 195 With Windows XP or 2000 on page 197 With Windows NT 4 0 on page 200 Setting for the clients This section describes how to install the printer driver by accessing the s...

Page 206: ...Windows desktop You cannot use the additional driver on the server s operating system If you want to use EPSON Status Monitor 3 on the clients you have to install both the printer driver and EPSON Status Monitor 3 in each client from the CD ROM With Windows Me 98 or 95 Follow these steps to set Windows Me 98 or 95 clients 1 Click Start point to Settings and then click Printers 2 Double click the A...

Page 207: ...iver is installed in the client beforehand you need to select the new printer driver or the current printer driver When the prompt to select the printer driver appears select the printer driver according to the message If the printer server s operating system is Windows Me 98 or 95 or the additional driver for Windows Me 98 or 95 is installed in a Windows XP 2000 or NT 4 0 printer server go to the...

Page 208: ... for Windows XP or 2000 clients is the Windows NT 4 0 x86 driver which is installed beforehand as the printer driver for Windows NT 4 0 When installing the printer driver in a Windows XP or 2000 client from a Windows NT 4 0 printer server the driver for Windows NT 4 0 is installed You cannot install the printer driver for Windows XP or 2000 as the additional driver in a Windows NT 4 0 printer serv...

Page 209: ...menu 3 Select Network printer Windows 2000 or A network printer or a printer attached to another computer Windows XP and then click Next 4 For Windows 2000 type the name of the shared printer and 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 box 1 2 ...

Page 210: ...Browse for a printer radio button 5 Click the icon of the computer or server that is connected to the shared printer and the name of the shared printer Then click Next Note The name of the shared printer may be changed by the computer or server that is connected to the shared printer To confirm the name of the shared printer ask the network administrator 1 2 ...

Page 211: ...server If the additional driver for Windows XP or 2000 NT 4 0 is preinstalled in a Windows XP 2000 or NT 4 0 printer server go to the next step If the additional driver is not installed in a Windows NT 4 0 printer server or the printer server s operating system is WindowsMe 98 or 95 go to Installingtheprinterdriverfrom the CD ROM on page 203 6 For Windows 2000 select whether to use the printer as ...

Page 212: ...n 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 box The name of the shared printer may be changed by the computer or server that is connected to the shared printer To make sure that ...

Page 213: ...alling the printer driver from the CD ROM on page 203 5 Select whether to use the printer as the default printer or not and then click Next 6 Click Finish Using AppleTalk Under Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4 0 Use the following settings if your machine is running Windows NT 4 0 or Windows 2000 and the printer is connected through an optional network card using the AppleTalk protocol Use SelecType to...

Page 214: ...ages may differ from those that appear on your screen depending on the version of the Windows operating system that you are using Note If you are installing the printer driver is a Windows XP 2000 or NT 4 0 client you must access Windows XP 2000 or NT 4 0 as the Administrator If additional drivers are installed or if the printer server and the clients use the same operating system you do not have ...

Page 215: ...ws XP or 2000 Digital Signature is not found may appear Click Yes Windows 2000 or Continue Anyway Windows XP and continue installing The folder name differs depending on the operating system being used 3 Select the name of the printer and click OK Then follow the on screen instructions Client s OS Folder Name Windows Me 98 or 95 Language WIN9X Windows 2000 or XP Language WIN2000 Windows NT 4 0 Lan...

Page 216: ... 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 Chapter 7 Installing Options 500 Sheet Universal Paper Cassette Unit A3 206 4 Bin Mailbox 212 Duplex Unit 228 Hard Disk Drive 232 Formatting the Hard Disk Drive 242 Memory Module 243 Interface Cards 252 ...

Page 217: ...eet Universal Paper Cassette Unit A3 Note Load paper with the printable surface facing up Handling precautions Always pay attention to the following handling precautions before installing the paper cassette unit Paper Type Paper Size Capacity Plain paper A3 A4 B4 B5 B Ledger Letter LT Legal LGL Government Letter GLT Up to 550 sheets 64 g m Up to 500 sheets 75 g m ...

Page 218: ... Two people should carry the printer lifting it from the positions shown below wWarning If you lift the printer incorrectly you could drop it and cause injury Installing the 500 Sheet Universal Paper Cassette Unit A3 You can install up to three optional paper cassette units onto the printer Follow these steps to install the optional paper cassette unit ...

Page 219: ...rom the printer to prevent getting an electrical shock 2 Carefully remove the 500 Sheet Universal Paper Cassette Unit A3 from its carton Note Make sure you have the four screws packed with the optional cassette unit Remove the protective materials from the unit Keep all protective materials in case you want to ship the unit in the future ...

Page 220: ... 7 7 7 7 7 3 Place the 500 Sheet Universal Paper Cassette Unit A3 at the intended location of the printer and then place the printer gently onto the unit so that the pins on top of the unit fit into the holes on the bottom of the printer ...

Page 221: ...0 Installing Options 4 Fastenthebackofthe500 SheetUniversalPaperCassetteUnit A3 to the printer with two of the provided screws and the two metal parts as shown below Note Use a coin to tighten the screws ...

Page 222: ...te If you are installing multiple units joint all units and the printer securely in the same manner 6 Reinsert the paper cassette into the printer 7 Reconnect all interface cables and the power cord 8 Plug the printer s power cord into an electrical outlet 9 Turn on the printer To confirm that the option is installed correctly print a Status Sheet See Printing a Status Sheet on page 304 ...

Page 223: ... and click OK Removing the 500 Sheet Universal Paper Cassette Unit A3 To remove the optional 500 Sheet Universal Paper Cassette Unit A3 perform the installation procedure in reverse 4 Bin Mailbox Installing the 4 Bin Mailbox Follow these steps to install the optional 4 Bin Mailbox Note If you are installing the optional Duplex Unit at the same time install the 4 Bin Mailbox before installing the D...

Page 224: ...Options 213 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 1 Turn the printer off and unplug the power cord Then remove all interface cables from the interface connectors 2 Slide the lock lever to the right and then open the front cover ...

Page 225: ...ront cover by pulling the four stopper outward and lifting up the rear part as shown below Note Make sure to pull the stoppers carefully They may be damaged if you apply too much force After removing the rear part of the front cover keep it in a safe place ...

Page 226: ...Installing Options 215 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 Remove the two securing parts located at the back of the front cover Note After removing the two securing parts keep them in a safe place ...

Page 227: ...216 Installing Options 5 Close the front cover by pressing it firmly until it clicks into place ...

Page 228: ...e to align the metal pins located at both sides of the unit to the matching holes on the printer Then pull the unit to the front so that it securely sits on top of the printer 7 Secure the base unit with two screws at the back of the printer by using the wrench that comes with the unit as shown below ...

Page 229: ...Keep the wrench in a safe place after use 8 Install the main unit of the 4 Bin Mailbox onto the base unit Make sure that the two pins at the bottom of the main unit go into the holes on the base unit and the unit clicks into place ...

Page 230: ...Installing Options 219 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 Remove the connector cover located on the left side of the printer as shown below Note After removing the connector cover keep it in a safe place ...

Page 231: ...220 Installing Options 10 Plug in the main unit cable into the connector located on the left side of the printer Make sure to push in the plug until you hear a clicking sound ...

Page 232: ...the pins on both sides of the trays into the grooves on the main unit Note Attach the bottom tray first Then proceed to attach the one above it until you reach the top tray 12 Reconnect all interface cables and the power cord 13 Plug the printer s power cord into an electrical outlet 14 Turn on the printer ...

Page 233: ...or on the printer Note If you are using Windows and EPSON Status Monitor 3 is not installed you have to make settings manually in the printer driver Click the Update the Printer Option Info Manually button on the Optional Settings menu and then click Settings Then select 4 Bin Mailbox in the Optional Output Trays list in the Optional Settings dialog box and click OK Aftercompleting theinstallation...

Page 234: ...ilbox toward the rear of the printer before opening the front cover And make sure to pull the unit back to the original position after closing the front cover so that the unit sits on the rear half of the printer Makesure to pull out the stopper after opening the front cover to secure it as shown below ...

Page 235: ...224 Installing Options Make sure to push the stopper back to the original position before closing the front cover ...

Page 236: ...rom the printer when you move the printer regardless of the distance to the new location Removing the 4 Bin Mailbox Follow these steps to remove the 4 Bin Mailbox from the printer 1 Turn the printer off and unplug the power cord Then remove all interface cables from the interface connectors 2 Remove all output trays from the main unit ...

Page 237: ...226 Installing Options 3 Unplug the connecting cable from the printer ...

Page 238: ...rom the printer 5 Remove the two screws that secure the base unit and remove the unit from the printer 6 Push the stopper of the front cover back to its original position 7 Reattach the two securing parts the rear part of the front cover and the connector cover 8 Reconnect all interface cables and the power cord 9 Plug the printer s power cord into an electrical outlet ...

Page 239: ...t Note If you are installing the optional 4 Bin Mailbox at the same time install the 4 Bin Mailbox before installing the Duplex Unit 1 Turn the printer off and unplug the power cord Then remove all interface cables from the interface connectors Paper Type Paper Size Plain paper 60 to 90 g m A3 A4 A5 B4 B5 F4 B Ledger Letter LT Half Letter HLT Legal LGL Executive EXE Government Letter GLT Governmen...

Page 240: ...9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 2 Remove the air filter attached on the rear side of the printer as shown below 3 Remove the gear cover of the Duplex Unit as shown below Use the wrench that comes with the unit to remove the screw ...

Page 241: ... Unit onto the printer Make sure that the two pins at the bottom of the unit are hooked at the lower edge of the opening at the back of the printer as shown below cCaution Hold the upper part of the Duplex Unit with one hand until it is fastened to the printer in the next step Otherwise the unit may fall off and be damaged ...

Page 242: ...e power cord 7 Plug the printer s power cord into an electrical outlet 8 Turn on the printer To confirm that the Duplex Unit is installed correctly use the printer s control panel menus to print a status sheet See Printing a Status Sheet on page 304 for instructions If the Duplex Unit is not listed on the status sheet try reinstalling it Make sure that the connector on the Duplex Unit is securely ...

Page 243: ... 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 faster multi page multi output printing Installing the Hard Disk Drive Follow these steps to install the Hard Disk Drive cCaution Before you install the Hard Disk Drive be sure to discharge any static electricity by touching a grounded piece of ...

Page 244: ... Bin Mailbox installed remove the 4 Bin Mailbox first install the Hard Disk Unit andthen reinstall the 4 Bin Mailbox 1 Turn the printer off and unplug the power cord 2 Remove all interface cables from the interface connectors 3 Slide the lock lever to the right and then open the front cover ...

Page 245: ...234 Installing Options 4 Loosen the two screws located on the top right edge of the printer ...

Page 246: ...Installing Options 235 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 Remove the two screws located near the bottom right edge of the printer ...

Page 247: ...tions 6 Remove the right cover wWarning Removing other screws and covers will expose high voltage areas 7 Identify the Hard Disk Drive connector on the circuit board Its position is shown below Hard Disk Drive connector ...

Page 248: ...nd of the cable that comes with the Hard Disk Drive to the connector on the Hard Disk Drive Note There are two cables included with the Hard Disk Drive Use the shorter cable 9 Connect the other end of the cable to the Hard Disk Drive connector on the circuit board ...

Page 249: ...Options 10 Secure the drive with the screws that come with it cCaution Be careful not to damage the cable when tightening the screws Do not remove any modules from the circuit board Otherwise the printer will not work ...

Page 250: ...ted at the bottom edge of the cover into the holes on the right side of the printer and then insert the three protruding parts on the left edge of the cover into the matching holes on the printer Make sure that the upper edge of the cover fits the upper part of the printer 12 Fasten the right cover with the screws ...

Page 251: ...240 Installing Options At the bottom of the right cover At the top of the right cover ...

Page 252: ...into an electrical outlet 16 Turn on the printer To confirm that the Hard Disk Drive is installed correctly use the printer s control panel menus to print a status sheet See Printing a Status Sheet on page 304 for instructions If the drive is not listed on the status sheet try reinstalling the drive Make sure that the connector on the Hard Disk Drive is securely connected to the socket on the circ...

Page 253: ...ese steps to format the Hard Disk Drive 1 Make sure the printer is turned off and all interface cables are disconnected 2 Turn on the printer while pressing the Down button on the control panel 3 When the message Support Mode appears on the LCD panel press the Down or Up button until HDD Format appears Then press the Enter button The printer starts formatting the Hard Disk Drive Note After formatt...

Page 254: ...nal memory module wWarning Be careful when working inside the printer as some components are sharp and may cause injury cCaution Before you install a memory module be sure to discharge any static electricity by touching a grounded piece of metal Otherwise you may damage static sensitive components Note If you are installing the optional 4 Bin Mailbox at the same time install the memory module befo...

Page 255: ...244 Installing Options 2 Slide the lock lever to the right and then open the front cover 3 Loosen the two screws located on the top right edge of the printer ...

Page 256: ...ng Options 245 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 Remove the two screws located near the bottom right edge of the printer 5 Remove the right cover wWarning Removing other screws and covers will expose high voltage areas ...

Page 257: ...246 Installing Options 6 Identify the memory slot Its position is shown below 7 Pull the clips on each side of the memory slot outward Memory slot ...

Page 258: ... 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 Align the indentations on the memory module with the protrusions on the memory slot as shown below 9 Insert one corner of the memory module into the memory slot and push in until the clip comes up ...

Page 259: ...t the other corner of the memory module into the slot and pull up the clip to secure the memory module cCaution Do not force the DIMM into the slot Do not remove any modules from the circuit board Otherwise the printer will not work ...

Page 260: ...ted at the bottom edge of the cover into the holes on the right side of the printer and then insert the three protruding parts on the left edge of the cover into the matching holes on the printer Make sure that the upper edge of the cover fits the upper part of the printer 12 Fasten the right cover with the screws ...

Page 261: ...250 Installing Options At the bottom of the right cover At the top of the right cover ...

Page 262: ...the printer To confirm that the memory module is installed correctly print a status sheet See Printing a Status Sheet on page 304 for instructions If the total amount of memory listeddoesnot include the size of the optional memory module try reinstalling the module Make sure that the module is securely seated into the memory slot on the circuit board Removing a memory module To remove a memory mod...

Page 263: ...rface options Installing an interface card Follow these steps to install an interface card cCaution Before you install the interface card be sure to discharge any static electricity by touching a grounded piece of metal Otherwise you may damage static sensitive components 1 Make sure the printer is turned off and the power cord and interface cables are unplugged ...

Page 264: ...Installing Options 253 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 2 Remove the screws and the interface slot cover 3 Insert the interface card firmly ...

Page 265: ...ard with its screws To confirm that the option is installed correctly print a status sheet See Printing a Status Sheet on page 304 for instructions Removing an interface card To remove an interface card perform the installation procedure in reverse ...

Page 266: ...roduct 255 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Chapter 8 Replacing the Consumable Product Precautions During Replacement 256 Replacement Messages 256 Replacing the Imaging Cartridge 257 Cleaning the Printer 269 Transporting the Printer 269 ...

Page 267: ...surrounding areas If the printer has been in use the fuser and surrounding areas may be very hot Do not dispose of a used consumable product in fire as it may explode and cause injury Dispose of it according to local regulations Replacement Messages When you see the following message on the LCD panel or an EPSON Status Monitor 3 window prepare a new imaging cartridge You can continue to print for ...

Page 268: ...itor 3 window Although printing is still possible it is recommended that you replace the imaging cartridge at once Replacing the Imaging Cartridge Handling precautions Always observe the following handling precautions when replacing the imaging cartridge When handling the imaging cartridge always place it on a clean smooth surface Do not install a used imaging cartridge into the printer If you mov...

Page 269: ...dren Do not dispose of a used imaging cartridge in fire as it may explode and cause injury Dispose of it 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 contact with a spark do not use a vacuum cleaner Replacing the imaging cartridge Follow these ...

Page 270: ...Replacing the Consumable Product 259 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 1 Slide the lock lever to the right and then open the front cover ...

Page 271: ...rtridge and lift it out of the printer Note Be careful not to spill toner remaining in the cartridge Put the used cartridge on a flat surface with the toner spout facing up to avoid spilling the toner Dispose of the used imaging cartridge by putting it into its disposal bag ...

Page 272: ...from side to side and front to back to distribute the toner evenly cCaution Never open the protective cover of the imaging cartridge and touch the photosensitive print drum green color inside the cover Otherwise print quality may decline Do not hold the imaging cartridge by the protective cover while handling the cartridge Photosensitive print drum Protective cover ...

Page 273: ...re that the pins on both sides of the cartridge are aligned with the grooves inside the printer Make sure to push the cartridge into the printer until it is firmly seated in its proper position cCaution Do not touch the roller or other parts inside the printer Doing so may cause the printer to malfunction ...

Page 274: ...8 8 8 8 5 Close the front cover by pressing it firmly until it clicks into place Replacing the imaging cartridge when the optional 4 Bin Mailbox is installed Follow these steps to replace the imaging cartridge when the optional 4 Bin Mailbox is installed ...

Page 275: ...264 Replacing the Consumable Product 1 Move the main unit of the 4 Bin Mailbox toward the rear of the printer until it stops ...

Page 276: ...Replacing the Consumable Product 265 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 2 Slide the lock lever to the right and then open the front cover ...

Page 277: ...able Product 3 Pull out the stopper of the front cover to secure the cover 4 Remove the used imaging cartridge and install a new cartridge by following the instructions described in Replacing the Imaging Cartridge on page 257 ...

Page 278: ...Replacing the Consumable Product 267 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 5 Push the stopper back to its original position and then close the front cover by pressing it firmly until it clicks into place ...

Page 279: ...268 Replacing the Consumable Product 6 Pull the main unit of the 4 Bin Mailbox back to its original position so that it sits on the rear part of the printer ...

Page 280: ... printer s outer case is dirty or dusty turn off the printer and clean it with a soft clean cloth moistened with a mild detergent cCaution Never use alcohol or paint thinner to clean the printer cover these chemicals can damage the components and the case Be careful not to get water onto the printer mechanism or any electrical components ...

Page 281: ... page 257 Then pack them in their original boxes with the protective materials they came in 4 Remove all installed options For information on removing options see the section under Installing Options 5 Attach the protective materials onto the printer then repack the printer in its original box For short distances Alwayspayattentiontothefollowinghandlingprecautionswhen you need to move the printer ...

Page 282: ...eplacing the Consumable Product 271 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 Power cord Interface cable Paper 2 Lift the printer by the correct positions as shown below 3 Move the printer Make sure to keep it horizontal ...

Page 283: ...quate 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 300 mm when the optional Duplex Unit is installed and 450 mm when the optional 4 Bin Mailbox is installed ...

Page 284: ...eration always heed the following precautions when finding a place to locate the printer Place the printer where you can easily unplug the power cord Keep the entire computer and printer system away from potential 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 ...

Page 285: ...tilation Avoid locations that are subject to direct sunlight excessive heat moisture or dust Avoid using outlets that other appliances are plugged into Use a grounded outlet that matches the printer s power plug Do not use an adapter plug Only use an outlet that meets the power requirements for this printer ...

Page 286: ...The optional product is not available 308 Printout Problems 308 The font cannot be printed 308 Printout is garbled 309 The printout s orientation on the page is not correct 309 Graphics do not print correctly 310 Print Quality Problems 311 The background is dark or dirty 311 White dots appear in the printout 311 Print quality or tone is uneven 312 Half tone images print unevenly 312 Toner smudges ...

Page 287: ...ng the optional paper cassette 333 An installed option cannot be used 333 Correcting USB Problems 333 USB connections 333 Windows operating system 334 Printer software installation 334 Status and Error Messages 341 Canceling Printing 352 Using the Cancel Job button 352 Using the Reset menu 353 Contacting Customer Support 354 For users in Latin America 355 For users in Australia 355 For users in Si...

Page 288: ...ms 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 manual contact your dealer Make sure that the paper type that is loaded is the same as the Paper Type setting in the printer driver wWarning Be careful not to touch the fuser or the surround...

Page 289: ...ing Paper jam paper cassette When a paper jam occurs at a location where paper feeds into the printer or in the paper cassettes follow these steps to clear the jammed paper 1 Pull out the paper cassette until it stops ...

Page 290: ...le pressing in the gray stopper located at both sides of the paper cassette pull out the cassette from the printer Note If one or more optional 500 Sheet Universal Paper Cassette Units are installed repeat steps 1 and 2 to pull out all paper cassettes ...

Page 291: ...Note Do not try to pull out jammed paper with force when you cannot remove the paper easily Release the paper feed roller by pulling the green lever located inside the printer as shown below and then remove the jammed paper Make sure to push the green lever back to its original position ...

Page 292: ...s far as it will go inside the printer If you have optional cassette units installed reinsert all the cassettes into the units Note Make sure that paper is loaded properly in the paper cassettes before reinserting them A paper jam error is cleared when the paper cassettes are reinserted properly Check the current status of the printer on the LCD panel of the printer s control panel or from the EPS...

Page 293: ...282 Troubleshooting Paper jam MP tray When a paper jam occurs in the MP tray follow these steps to clear the jammed paper 1 Remove paper loaded in the MP tray 2 Pull out the paper jammed inside the tray ...

Page 294: ...Troubleshooting 283 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 3 Load paper into the tray Note Make sure that paper is loaded properly into the MP tray ...

Page 295: ...printer s control panel or from the EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility If the paper jam error is not yet cleared check inside the printer See Paper jam inside the printer on page 284 for instructions Paper jam inside the printer When a paper jam occurs inside the printer the location is either at the fuser unit or paper feeding roller Follow these steps to clear the jammed paper ...

Page 296: ...Troubleshooting 285 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 1 Slide the lock lever to the right and then open the front cover ...

Page 297: ...286 Troubleshooting 2 Pull out the stopper of the front cover to secure the cover ...

Page 298: ...he fuser unit which is marked CAUTION HIGH TEMPERATURE or the surrounding areas If the printer has been in use the fuser unit and the surrounding areas may be very hot You should avoid touching the transfer roller Otherwise the print quality may decline Fuser unit Transfer roller ...

Page 299: ...288 Troubleshooting 3 Hold the handle of the imaging cartridge and lift it out of the printer Note Place the imaging cartridge on a clean flat surface ...

Page 300: ...per is jammed at the fuser unit pull up the green lever at both ends of the fuser unit Then pull the paper out slowly from beneath the fuser unit cCaution Do not pull out the jammed paper from the top of the fuser unit Doing so may cause dirty printouts ...

Page 301: ...n to their original position as shown below If you cannot find jammed paper at the fuser unit proceed to the next step If paper is jammed at the fuser unit check to see if paper jams have occurred at two locations at the same time in the following steps ...

Page 302: ...Troubleshooting 291 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 6 Open the black cover located inside the printer as shown below 7 Pull out any jammed paper Black cover ...

Page 303: ...292 Troubleshooting 8 Replace the black cover ...

Page 304: ... sure that the pins on both sides of the cartridge are aligned with the grooves inside the printer Make sure to push the cartridge into the printer until it is firmly seated in its proper position cCaution Do not touch the roller or other parts inside the printer Doing so may cause the printer to malfunction ...

Page 305: ...294 Troubleshooting 10 Push the stopper of the front cover back to its original position ...

Page 306: ...ce Check the current status of the printer on the LCD panel of the printer s control panel or from the EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility Paper jam 4 Bin Mailbox Paper jam inside the printer If a paper jam occurs inside the printer when the optional 4 Bin Mailbox is installed follow these steps to clear the jammed paper ...

Page 307: ...296 Troubleshooting 1 Move the main unit of the 4 Bin Mailbox toward the rear of the printer until it stops ...

Page 308: ...Troubleshooting 297 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 2 Slide the lock lever to the right and then open the front cover ...

Page 309: ...298 Troubleshooting 3 Pull out the stopper of the front cover to secure the cover 4 Remove the jammed paper by following the procedure described in Paper jam inside the printer on page 284 ...

Page 310: ...Troubleshooting 299 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 5 Push the stopper of the front cover back to its original position and then close the front cover by pressing it firmly until it clicks into place ...

Page 311: ...t it sits on the rear part of the printer Check the current status of the printer on the LCD panel of the printer s control panel or from the EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility Paper jam inside the output unit Follow these steps to clear jammed paper inside the output unit of the optional 4 Bin Mailbox ...

Page 312: ...Troubleshooting 301 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 1 Open the rear cover of the 4 Bin Mailbox by pulling at the top of the cover and then remove the jammed paper ...

Page 313: ...Check the current status of the printer on the LCD panel of the printer s control panel or from the EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility Paper jam Duplex Unit If a paper jam occurs in the optional Duplex Unit follow these steps to clear the jammed paper ...

Page 314: ...9 9 9 9 9 9 1 Open the upper cover of the Duplex Unit and remove any jammed paper Then replace the cover Note Make sure to close the upper cover properly 2 Open the lower cover and remove any jammed paper Then replace the lower cover ...

Page 315: ...ing jammed paper as described inthe previous steps remove theDuplexUnitfrom the printer Then check if paper is jammed at the opening on the rear side of the printer If you find any jammed paper remove it Then reinstall theDuplex Unit See Duplex Unit on page 228 for instructions Printing a Status Sheet To confirm the current status of the printer and that the options are installed correctly print a...

Page 316: ...t the information about the installed options is correct If the options are installed correctly they appear under Hardware Configurations If the options are not listed try reinstalling them Note If the status sheet does not list your installed options correctly make sure that they are securely connected to the printer If you are unable to get the printer to print a correct status sheet contact you...

Page 317: ...ed option and then click OK Operational Problems The Ready light does not turn on Cause What to do The power cord may not be properly plugged into the electrical outlet Turn off the printer and check the power cord connections between the printer 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...

Page 318: ...eck both ends of the interface cable between the printer and the computer Ifyou are using the parallel interface be sure to secure the connector using the wire retaining clips 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 you are using the USB int...

Page 319: ...indows and EPSON Status Monitor 3 is not installed you have to make settings manually in the printer driver Click the Optional Settings tab select Update the Printer Option Info 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 bo...

Page 320: ...ngth 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 401 Note If a status sheet does not print correctly your printer may be damaged Contact your dealer or a qualified service representative Cause What to do The page length and margins m...

Page 321: ...nu on the control panel Cause What to do The printer emulation setting in your application may be incorrect Make sure that your application is set for the printer emulation you are using For example if you are using the LJ4 emulation mode make sure that your application is set to use a LaserJet 4 printer You may need more memory Graphics require large amounts of memory Install an appropriate memor...

Page 322: ...broken EPSON special paper or smooth high quality copier paper is recommended for best results See Available paper types on page 366 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 t...

Page 323: ...ing the imaging cartridge on page 258 Cause What to do Your paper may be moist or damp Do not store paper in a humid or damp environment Be sure to use paper that is newly unwrapped There may be no toner left in the imaging cartridge If the message on the LCD panel or in EPSON Status Monitor 3 indicates that the amount of toner is low see Replacing the imaging cartridge on page 258 The gradation s...

Page 324: ...e dusty Turn off the printer Clean internal printer components by printing three pages with only one character per page 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 printout Do not store paper in a humid or damp environment You may not be using the correct type of paper for ...

Page 325: ...ow see Replacing the imaging cartridge on page 258 Theproblemmaybewithyour application or interface cable Print out a status sheet See Printing a Status Sheet on page 304 If a blank page is ejected the problem may be with the printer Turn off the printer and contact your dealer The Paper Size setting may be incorrect Make sure the correct paper size is set in the Tray menu on the control panel Cau...

Page 326: ...he message on the LCD panel or in EPSON Status Monitor 3 indicates that the amount of toner left is low replace the imaging cartridge See Replacing the imaging cartridge on page 258 for instructions TheDensitysetting may betoo low Increase the Density setting in the Printing menu on the control panel ...

Page 327: ...ts by printing three pages with only one character per page Cause What to do The printer cannot print in the required quality level because of insufficient memory and the printer lowers the quality automatically so that the printer can continue printing Check to see if the printout is acceptable Ifnot add morememory for a permanent solution or lower print quality temporarily in the printer driver ...

Page 328: ...er driver Cause What to do The printer does not have sufficient memory to collate print jobs Only one set of copies will be printed Reducethecontents ofprint jobs oradd more memory For information on installing more memory see Memory Module on page 243 Cause What to do The paper guides are not set correctly Make sure that the paper guides in all the paper cassettes are set in the correct paper siz...

Page 329: ... supported Windows operating systems 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 max...

Page 330: ...there are situations where the printer cannot select the correct emulation mode In this case it must be set manually to PS3 Set the emulation mode through the SelecType Emulation menu on the printer See Emulation Menu on page 401 for details The printer s emulation mode setting for the interface that you are using is incorrect The emulation mode can be set individually for each interface which rec...

Page 331: ...mputer is running Windows XP click Start then click Control Panel In the window that appears click Printers and Other Hardware then click View installed printers or fax printers If Printers and Faxes is displayed at the bottom of the window click on it instead 2 Right click the icon of the PostScript printer driver that you are using to print 3 Make sure that there is a check mark next to Set as D...

Page 332: ...tprintnormally if the computer is connected to the printer via the parallel interface and the ECP mode is set When this is the case follow the steps below to make sure that the mode setting is correct 1 Click Start select Settings then click Printers 2 Right click the icon for the printer then click Properties 3 Click the Details tab then click the Spool Settings button 4 Select Disable bi directi...

Page 333: ...dialogboxisturned on but the TrueType fonts are not replaced by the printer fonts If the Substitute printer fonts for TrueType fonts when applicable setting on the Fonts sheet of the printer s Properties dialog box is turned on TrueType fonts are replaced by the printer fonts before they are printed Specify the appropriate substitution fonts using the Font Substitution Table The printer fonts cann...

Page 334: ...Cause What to do The computer is connected to the printer via the parallel interface and the parallel port setting is set to the ECP mode Theprintermay notprintnormally if the computer is connected to the printer via the parallel interface and the ECP mode is set When this is the case follow the steps below to make sure that the mode setting is correct 1 Click Start select Settings then click Prin...

Page 335: ...Properties dialog box is set to ASCII data If your computer is running Windows XP click the Device Settings tab in the printer s Properties dialog box then click the Output Protocol setting and select ASCII The printer does not print normally via the network interface Cause What to do The Data Format setting which is accessed by clicking Advanced on the PostScript sheet of the printer s Properties...

Page 336: ...nd the Data Format setting is not set to ASCII data If the network connection is something other than AppleTalk make sure that the Data Format setting is set to ASCII data or Tagged binary communications protocol The print data is too large Click Advanced on the PostScript sheet of the printer s Properties dialog box and then change the DataFormatsetting from ASCII data default to Tagged binary co...

Page 337: ...e are situations where the printer cannot select the correct emulation mode In this case it must be set manually to PS3 Set the emulation mode through the SelecType Emulation menu on the printer See Emulation Menu on page 401 for details The printer s emulation mode setting for the interface that you are using is incorrect The emulation mode can be set individually for each interface which receive...

Page 338: ...What to do QuickDraw GX is in use Mac OS 8 6 or 9 x This printer s driver does not support QuickDraw GX Disable QuickDraw GX The printer name has been changed Ask the network administrator for details and then select the appropriate printer name The AppleTalk zone setting is incorrect Open the Chooser Mac OS 8 6 or 9 x or Print Center OS X and then select the AppleTalk zone that the printer is con...

Page 339: ...ript printer that you are using to print is selected in the Chooser Mac OS 8 6 or 9 x or Print Center Mac OS X The Unlimited Downloadable Fonts check box on the PostScript Options setup option page in the Page Setup dialog box is selected Mac OS 8 6 or 9 x Follow the steps below to clear the Unlimited Downloadable Fonts check box 1 Click the File menu of the application that you are using then sel...

Page 340: ...nts cannot be installed Cause What to do The Emulation menu in the printer s Control Panel is not set to PS3 for the interface that you are using Change the Emulation menu setting to PS3 for the interface that you are using then try reinstalling the printer fonts again The edges of texts and or images are not smooth Cause What to do The resolution is set to Fast Change the Resolution setting to Qu...

Page 341: ...ing specified in the application Mac OS 8 6 or 9 x If the file is created in an application that allows you to change the data format or encoding suchasPhotoshop makesure that the setting in the application matches that in the printer driver The network connection is something other than AppleTalk and the Data Format setting is not set to ASCII If the network connection is something other than App...

Page 342: ... can only be used on Macintosh computers running Mac OS 8 6 or 9 x and Mac OS X version 10 2 4 or later There is insufficient memory for printing The Macintosh printer driver uses available memory in the system to process print data Try one of the following to free up memory for printing 1 Reduce the RAM cache setting in the Memory control panel Mac OS 8 6 or 9 x 2 Close applications that are not ...

Page 343: ...heet Universal Paper Cassette Unit A3 on page 206 for instructions on installing the 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 paper cassette Make sure that you have not tried to load in with too many shee...

Page 344: ...or connections can sometimes be the source of USB problems Try one or both of these solutions 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 Cause What to do Paper is jammed at the optional paper cassette See Clearing Jammed Paper on page 277 to clear jammed pape...

Page 345: ...nter 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 Guide that shipped with the printer to install the printer software Otherwise ...

Page 346: ...tinue 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 these steps to ens...

Page 347: ...336 Troubleshooting Select the icon for your printer and then click Properties on the File menu ...

Page 348: ...Troubleshooting 337 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 2 Click the Details tab ...

Page 349: ...to the following port list then the USBprinterdevice driverand 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 350: ... your drivers are correctly installed EPSON USB Printer Devices should appear on the Device Manager menu If EPSON USB Printer Devices does not appear on the Device Manager menu click the plus sign beside Other devices to view the installed devices ...

Page 351: ... appears under Other devices click Refresh or unplug the USB cable from the printer and then plug it into the printer again Once you ve confirmed that these items appear proceed to step 5 5 Under Other devices select USB Printer or EPSON EPL N7000 and click Remove Then click OK When the following dialog box appears click OK and then click OK to close the System Properties dialog box ...

Page 352: ... of the warning message indicates that multiple warnings have occurred To check all the warning messages press the Down button to display the Status menu and then press the Enter button Cancel All Print Job The printer is canceling all print jobs in the printer memory including jobs the printer is currently receiving or printing This message appears when the Cancel Job button is pressed down for m...

Page 353: ...k Paper Size The paper size setting is different from the size of paper loaded in the printer Check to see if the correct size paper is loaded in the specified paper source To clear this error select Clear Warning from the control panel s Reset menu See Reset Menu on page 410 for instructions Check Paper Type The media loaded in the printer does not match the paper type setting in the printer driv...

Page 354: ...the next sheet or press the Cancel Job button to cancel the print job If On is selected as the Auto Cont setting on the control panel s Setup menu printing continues automatically after a certain period of time Duplex Unit Open The upper or lower cover of the optional Duplex Unit is open Close the covers Feed Jam A paper jam has occurred at the paper feeder Remove the jammed paper Format Error ROM...

Page 355: ...en pressing the N Start Stop button once to put the printer offline and then holding down the N Start Stop button for more than 2 seconds so as not to receive any form feed commands Hard Disk Full The optional Hard Disk Drive is full and you cannot save any data Delete any unnecessary data from the Hard Disk Drive To clear this error select Clear Warning from the control panel s Reset menu See Res...

Page 356: ... if you do not want the printer to automatically lower the print quality to continue printing You may need to increase the amount of printer memory to be able to print at the desired print quality for your document For more information on adding memory see Memory modules on page 381 Install Imaging Cart The imaging cartridge is not installed in the printer Install the imaging cartridge See Replaci...

Page 357: ...ymore Remove the printouts on the tray Mailbox Missing The optional 4 Bin Mailbox is not properly installed or mounted Mount it properly on the printer or reinstall it Manual Feed xxx The manual feed mode is specified for the current print job Make sure the paper size indicated by xxx is loaded and then press the N Start Stop button For details on the manual feed mode see Manually feeding paper on...

Page 358: ...ee Reset Menu on page 410 for instructions To prevent this problem from happening again add more memory to your printer as described in Memory Module on page 243 or reduce the resolution of the image to be printed Offline The printer is not ready to print Press the N Start Stop button The level of remaining toner is also indicated on the right side of this message Optional RAM Error The optional m...

Page 359: ... Mailbox A paper jam has occurred in the optional 4 Bin Mailbox Remove the jammed paper See Clearing Jammed Paper on page 277 for instructions Paper Out XXX YYY There is no paper in the specified paper source XXX Load paper of the indicated size YYY into the paper source Paper Set XXX YYY The paper loaded in the specified paper source XXX does not match the required paper size YYY Replace the load...

Page 360: ...rinting a particular page try simplifying the page by limiting the number of graphics or reducing the number and size of fonts You can also add more memory to the printer as described in Memory modules on page 381 PS3 Hard Disk full The memory allocated for writing PostScript 3 commands on the optional Hard Disk Drive is full To clear this error select Clear Warning from the control panel s Reset ...

Page 361: ...from the control panel s Reset menu See Reset Menu on page 410 for instructions Reset The printer s current interface has been reset and the buffer has been cleared However other interfaces are still active and retain their settings and data Reset All All printer settings have been reset to the default configuration or to the last settings that were saved Reset to Save A control panel menu setting...

Page 362: ...w The imaging cartridge has less than 10 of toner remaining You can continue to print until the Replace Toner error message appears It is recommended that you wait until this message appears before replacing the imaging cartridge as remaining toner may spill during replacement procedure When printouts become faint see Replacing the imaging cartridge on page 258 for instructions on replacing the im...

Page 363: ...ROM module in the ROM slot A Canceling Printing You can cancel printing from your computer by using the printer driver To cancel a print job before it is sent from your computer see Canceling Printing on page 89 Using the Cancel Job button The Cancel Job button on your printeristhe quickest and easiest way to cancel printing Pressing this button cancels the current print job Pressing the Cancel Jo...

Page 364: ...any errors that may have occurred for this interface Follow these steps to reset the printer 1 Press the Enter button to access the control panel menus 2 Press the Down button several times until Reset Menu appears on the LCD panel and then press the Enter button 3 Press the Down button once to display Reset 4 Press the Enter button Printing is canceled and the printer is ready to receive a new pr...

Page 365: ...w contact the 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 operat...

Page 366: ...ce In addition to your product documentation we provide the following sources for obtaining information Service Access World Wide Web From the Internet you can reach EPSON s Latin American web site at http www latin epson com In Brazil you can reach Epson at http www epson com br Country Telephone number Argentina 54 11 4346 0300 Brazil 55 11 4196 6350 Chile 562 230 9500 Colombia 571 523 5000 1 80...

Page 367: ...support 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 Helpde...

Page 368: ...pson Singapore are World Wide 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 repa...

Page 369: ... Enquiries 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 370: ...sh on the Internet to provide 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 ...

Page 371: ...tion and 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 Aske...

Page 372: ...rvices warranty product usage 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 373: ...This is 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 374: ...ss below World Wide Web http 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 81...

Page 375: ...364 Troubleshooting ...

Page 376: ...cal 373 Electrical 373 Safety and approvals 374 PostScript 376 Interfaces 376 Parallel interface 376 USB interface 376 Ethernet interface 377 Options and Consumable 378 500 Sheet Universal Paper Cassette Unit A3 378 4 Bin Mailbox 379 Duplex Unit 380 Hard Disk Drive 380 Memory modules 381 Imaging cartridge 381 Safety Information 382 Safety Precautions 382 Important Safety Instructions 384 Power On ...

Page 377: ...s Paper that should not be used You cannot use the following paper in this printer It may cause printer damage paper jams and poor print quality 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 Weight 70 to 105 g m Labels The backing sheet should be covered completel...

Page 378: ...ensitive paper acid paper or paper that uses high temperature sensitive 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 ...

Page 379: ... 8 5 14 in Half Letter 140 mm 216 mm 5 5 8 5 in Government Letter 203 267 mm 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 B Ledger 279 432 mm Custom 86 139 7 mm to 297 432 mm Paper Sources MP tray for all sizes standard cassette for A3 A4 B4 B5 Letter Legal Government Letter B Ledger optional Universal Cassette Unit for A3 A4 B4 B5 Letter Legal ...

Page 380: ...27 9 lb Size Monarch 3 7 8 7 1 2 in Commercial 10 4 1 8 9 1 2 in DL 110 220 mm C5 162 1229 mm C6 114 163 mm International B5 176 250 mm 7 9 8 in Custom 86 139 7 mm to 297 432 mm Paper Source MP tray only Size A4 210 297 mm Letter 216 279 mm 8 5 11 in Paper Source MP tray only Weight 90 to 163 g m 23 9 to 43 4 lb ...

Page 381: ...ize A3 297 420 mm A4 210 297 mm A5 148 210 mm B4 257 364 mm B5 182 257 mm Letter 216 279 mm 8 5 11 in Legal 216 356 mm 8 5 14 in Half Letter 140 mm 216 mm 5 5 8 5 in Government Letter 203 267 mm 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 B Ledger 279 432 mm Custom 86 139 7 mm to 297 432 mm Paper Source MP tray only Size A4 210 297 mm Letter 21...

Page 382: ...ay Less than 10 seconds from the standard cassette Warm up time About 70 seconds or less at normal temperature Paper feed Automatic or manual feed Paper feed alignment Center alignment for all sizes Input paper supply MP tray Up to 200 sheets of plain paper 20 lb Upto20sheetsofenvelopes labels thick paper and transparencies Standard cassette Up to 500 sheets of plain paper 20 lb Paper output capac...

Page 383: ...pecifications ESC P2 24 pin printer emulation ESCP2 mode ESC P 9 pin printer emulation FX mode IBM Proprinter emulation I239X mode Resident fonts 84 scalable fonts and 7 bitmap fonts RAM 32 MB expandable up to 544 MB ...

Page 384: ...ters 7 263 feet or less Dimensions and weight Height 42 2 cm 16 6 in Width 53 9 cm 21 2 in Depth 56 6 cm 22 3 in Weight Approx 28 kg 61 7 lb without consumable installed Durability Printing Volume Maximum 100 000 sheets month Average 15 000 sheets month 110 V to 120 V Model Model L390A 220 to 240 V Model Model L390A Voltage 110 V 120 V 10 220 V 240 V 10 Rated frequency 50 Hz 60 Hz 3 Hz 50 Hz 60 Hz...

Page 385: ...1100 W Average 700 Wh 715 Wh During standby mode Average 165 Wh 175 Wh Sleep mode 21 Wh 20 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 L390A 220 to 240 V Model Model L390A ...

Page 386: ... 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 387: ...rface connector ECP mode Nibble mode USB interface USB 1 1 Note Only computers equipped with a USB connector and running Windows Me 98 XP or 2000 support the USB interface Language Adobe PostScript 3 Emulation name in PJL POSTSCRIPT in EJL PS AppleTalk protocol Entity Type LaserWriter Emulation Type POSTSCRIPT 00 ...

Page 388: ...Technical Specifications 377 A A A A A A A A A A A A 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 389: ...e A3 A4 B4 B5 Letter Legal Government Letter B Ledger Paper weight 60 to 90 g m 16 to 24 lb Paper feed One paper cassette mounted Automatic feed delivery system Cassette capacity up to 500 sheets 75 g m 550 sheets 64 g m Maximum height 57 mm Paper types Plain paper Power supply DC 5V and 24V supplied by the printer Dimensions and weight Height Width Depth Weight 133 mm 5 2 in 512 mm 20 2 in 551 mm...

Page 390: ...ordance with EC Directive 89 336 EEC Product number C12C813692 Number of sheets output 50 sheets for each bin Paper size Regular paper sizes or user defined paper sizes 182 257 mm to 297 432 mm Paper types Plain paper Dimensions and weight Height Width Depth Weight 335 mm 13 2 in 513 mm 20 2 in 159 mm 6 3 in 5 5 kg 12 1 lb ...

Page 391: ...o CE marking requirements in accordance with EC Directive 89 336 EEC Product number C12C813682 Paper size A3 A4 A5 B4 B5 Letter Legal Half Letter Government Letter Government Legal Executive F4 B Ledger Paper types Plain paper Dimensions and weight Height Width Depth Weight 280 mm 11 0 in 100 mm 3 9 in 415 mm 16 3 in 2 0 kg 4 4 lb Product number C12C824061 Capacity 20 GB ...

Page 392: ...ctive 89 336 EEC The actual number of pages you can print with an imaging cartridge varies depending on the type of printing 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 Dimensions Within 134 36 mm with a thickness of 10 mm A height of less than 40 ...

Page 393: ...ollow these precautions carefully to ensure safe efficient operation Because the printer weighs approximately 28 0 kg 61 7 lb without the imaging cartridge installed one person should not lift or carry it Two people should carry the printer lifting it by the correct positions as shown below ...

Page 394: ...s some components are sharp and may cause injury Avoid touching the components inside the printer unless instructed to do so in this guide Neverforcetheprinter scomponentsintoplace Although the printer is designed to be sturdy rough handling can damage it When handling an imaging cartridge always place it on a clean smooth surface Donotattempttomodify animagingcartridgeortake itapart It cannot be ...

Page 395: ...mage from condensation Be sure to keep consumables out of the reach of children Do not leave jammed paper inside the printer This can cause the printer to overheat Avoid sharing outlets with other appliances Use only an outlet that meets the power requirements of this printer Important Safety Instructions Connect your printer to an electrical outlet that meets the power requirements of this printe...

Page 396: ...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 Cautions Do not turn off the printer After turning on the printer wait for abo...

Page 397: ...386 Technical Specifications cCautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment Notes contain important information and useful tips on the operation of your printer ...

Page 398: ...Reserve Job Data 392 Using the Quick Print Job Menu 392 Using the Confidential Job Menu 393 Control Panel Menus 394 Control panel menu summary 394 Information Menu 397 Tray Menu 399 Emulation Menu 401 Printing Menu 401 Setup Menu 404 Quick Print Job Menu 409 Confidential Job Menu 410 Reset Menu 410 Parallel Menu 411 USB Menu 412 Network Menu 413 AUX Menu 413 LJ4 Menu 414 GL2 Menu 417 PS3 Menu 419 ...

Page 399: ...ade from the printer driver and donot need tobe made using the controlpanel In fact printer driver settings override settings made using the control panel so use the control panel menus only to make settings you cannot make in your software or printer driver including the following Changing the emulation modes and selecting the IES Intelligent Emulation Switching mode Specifying a channel and conf...

Page 400: ...389 B B B B B B B B B B B B Accessing the control panel menus When the Ready light is on you can access the control panel menus by pressing the Back Up Down or Enter button shown below Press any of these four buttons to access menus ...

Page 401: ...to use the menus Follow these steps to use the control panel s menus 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 a b c d ...

Page 402: ...ss 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 prev...

Page 403: ...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 name then press the Enter butto...

Page 404: ...e 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 Passwords consist of number...

Page 405: ...nt 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 items and settings on the menus see ...

Page 406: ...ze Wide A4 Orientation Resolution RITech Toner Save Density Image Optimum Top Offset LeftOffset T Offset B L Offset B Setup Menu Lang Time Out Paper Source Out Bin 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 Toner Out LCD Contrast Quick Print Job Menu 5 ConfidentialJobMe nu 6 Reset Menu Clear Warning...

Page 407: ...e1 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 Rendezvous AUX I...

Page 408: ...int a sheet or font sample 1 This item appears only when the jobs are stored by using the Quick Print Job feature 2 This item appears only when Form Overlay data exists 3 This item appears only when the Network I F setting in the Emulation Menu is on 4 Available only when an optional interface card is installed Item Settings default in bold Status Sheet Reserve Job List 1 Form Overlay List 2 Netwo...

Page 409: ...he 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 PS3 Font List LJ4 Font Sample ESCP2 Font Sample FX Font Sample I239X Font Sample Prints a list or sample of the fonts available for your selected printer emulation Toner Displays the amount of toner lef...

Page 410: ...lays the total number of pages printed by the printer 0 to 99999999 Tray Menu This menu allows you to specify the size and type of paper loaded in the MP tray Accessing this menu also lets you check the size of the paper currently loaded in the lower cassettes E F 16 to 1 EF 0 ...

Page 411: ...2 Size LC3 Size LC4 Size Displays the paper size loaded in the standard and optional lower cassettes MP Type Lets you set the paper type loaded in the MP tray Item Settings default in bold MP Tray Size A4 A3 A5 B4 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 LGL GLG EXE LC3 Size A4 LT A5 B5 LGL GLG EXE LC4 Size A4 LT A5 B5 LGL GLG EXE MP T...

Page 412: ...nu as necessary The settings you can choose from are the same for every interface 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 settin...

Page 413: ...n portrait or landscape orientation Item Settings default in bold Page Size A4 A3 A5 B4 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 Density 1 2 3 4 5 Image Optimum Auto Off On Top Offset 150 0 0 0 150 0 mm in 0 5 increments LeftOffset 150 0 0 0 150 0 mm in 0 5 increments T Offset B 99 0 0 0 99 0 mm in...

Page 414: ... and lower edges Density Specifies the printing density Image Optimum When this mode is on the quality of graphics is reduced It reduces the amount of graphics data when the data reaches the memory limit allowing complex documents to be printed Top Offset Makes fine adjustments to the vertical printing position of the page cCaution Make sure that the printed image does not extend beyond the edge o...

Page 415: ... on both sides Use this if the printout on the back is not where you expected L Offset B Adjusts the horizontal printing position on the back of the paper when printing on both sides Use this if the printout on the back is not where you expected Setup Menu This menu allows you to make various basic configuration settings related to paper sources feeding modes and error handling You can also use th...

Page 416: ...ês Time Out 0 5 60 300 in 1 minute increments Paper Source Auto MP LC1 LC2 LC3 LC4 Out Bin Face down Mailbox 1 Mailbox 2 Mailbox 3 Mailbox 4 MP Mode Normal Last Manual Feed Off 1stPage EachPage Copies 1 to 999 Duplex Off On Binding Long Edge Short Edge Start Page Front Back Paper Type Normal Thick Thick N Rough Trnsprnc Page Side Front Back Skip Blank Page Off On Auto Eject Page Off On Size Ignore...

Page 417: ... If you select Auto paper feeds 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 Thick N Rough or Trnsprnc as the Paper Type setting paper always feeds from the MP tray Out Bin Specifies the output tray when the optional 4 Bin Mailbox is i...

Page 418: ...ex printing on or off Binding Specifies the binding direction of the printout Start Page Specifies whether printing starts from the front or back of the page Paper Type Specifies the type of paper to be used for printing The printer adjusts the printing speed according to this setting The printing speed is reduced when Thick Thick N Rough or Trnsprnc is selected Page Side Select Front when printin...

Page 419: ...gnore a paper size error select On When you turn this item on the printer keeps printing even if the image size exceeds the printable area for the specified paper size This may cause smudges because of the toner that is not transferred onto the paper properly When this item is turned off the printer stops printing if a paper size error occurs Auto Cont Whenyouturnthissettingon theprinterautomatica...

Page 420: ...inue to occur Note Changing the Page Protect setting reconfigures the printer s memory which causes any downloaded fonts to be deleted Toner Out Specifies whether the printer stops printing when the printer is running out of toner If you select Continue you can continue printing after clearing the warning message However it may cause problems such as faint print LCD Contrast Adjusts the contrast o...

Page 421: ...rs the last warning message that appear on the LCD panel Clear All Warnings Clears all warning messages that appeared on the LCD panel and are still stored in the printer s memory Reset Stops printing and clears the current job received from the active interface You may want to reset the printer when there is a problem with the print job itself and the printer cannot print successfully Reset All S...

Page 422: ...lel I F Allows you to activate or deactivate the parallel interface Speed Specifies the pulse width of the ACKNLG signal when receiving data in the Compatibility mode or Nibble mode When Fast is selected the pulse width is about 1 µs When Normal is selected the pulse width is about 10 µs Bi D Allows you to specify the bidirectional communication mode When you select Off bidirectional communication...

Page 423: ...ed in Reset Menu on page 410 Resetting the printer erases all print jobs Make sure the Ready light is not flashing when you reset the printer USB Menu These settings control communication between the printer and the computer when using the USB interface USB I F Allows you to activate or deactivate the USB interface Buffer Size Determines the amount of memory to be used for receiving data and print...

Page 424: ...re than five seconds then turn it back on Or you can perform a Reset All operation as explained in Reset Menu on page 410 Resetting the printer erases all print jobs Make sure the Ready light is not flashing when you reset the printer Network Menu See the Network Guide for each setting AUX Menu See the Network Guide for each setting ...

Page 425: ...ish WiBALT DeskTop PsText VeInternati VeUS MsPublishin Math 8 PsMath VeMath PiFont Legal UK ANSI ASCII Swedis2 Italian Spanish German Norweg1 French2 Windows McText PcIcelandic PcLt774 PcTurk1 PcPortugues PcEt850 PcTurk2 PcCanFrench PcSI437 PcNordic 8859 3 ISO 8859 4 ISO WiBaltic WiEstonian WiLatvian Mazowia CodeMJK BpBRASCII BpAbicomp PcGk437 PcGk851 PcGk869 8859 7 ISO WiGreek Europe3 PcCy855 PcC...

Page 426: ...ies 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 increments This item may not appe...

Page 427: ... 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 428: ...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 429: ...age or the HP LaserJet 4 emulation of GL 2 Scale Specifies whethertheoutputfrom the softwareis scaled 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...

Page 430: ...he LJ4GL2 mode and Pen 0 through Pen 6 are available in the GLlike mode PS3 Menu These settings are available in the PS3 mode Error Sheet When you select On the printer prints out an error sheet Image Protect Allows you to specify whether to employ lossy compression Lossy compression refers to a data compression technique in which some amount of data is lost Item Settings default in bold Error She...

Page 431: ... 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 432: ... 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 433: ...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 434: ...tional spacing Item Settings default in bold Font Courier Prestige Roman Sans Serif Script Orator S OCR A OCR B Pitch 10 12 15 cpi Prop Condensed Off On T Margin 0 40 0 50 1 50 inches in 0 05 inch increments Text 1 62 66 117lines CGTable PcUSA Italic PcMultilin PcPortugue PcCanFrenc PcNordic PcTurkish2 PcIcelandic PcE Europe BpBRASCII BpAbicomp Roman 8 PcEur858 ISO Latin1 8859 15ISO Country USA Fr...

Page 435: ...ings 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 characters and mathematical symbols If you select Italic the upper half of the char...

Page 436: ...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 437: ...oose proportional spacing Code Page Selects the character tables Character tables contain the characters and symbols used by different languages The printer prints text based on the selected character table 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 i...

Page 438: ...tion 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 carriage return character This function is handled automatically by most applications Auto LF If you select Off the printer does not send an automatic line feed LF command with each carri...

Page 439: ...ical 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 CharacterSet Selects character table 1 or 2 ...

Page 440: ...mode 434 PS 3 mode 434 Printing font samples 435 Adding More Fonts 435 Selecting Fonts 436 Downloading Fonts 436 EPSON Font Manager 437 System requirements 437 Installing EPSON Font Manager 437 EPSON BarCode Fonts 439 System requirements 441 Installing EPSON BarCode Fonts 441 Printing with EPSON BarCode Fonts 443 BarCode Font specifications 448 ...

Page 441: ...ur printer The names of all 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 ...

Page 442: ...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 Bold Italic Bold Italic Arial Times New Medium Bold Ital...

Page 443: ...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 Bold Oblique CourierPS Line Printer Line Printer OCR A OCR B...

Page 444: ...re printing large quantities ESC P 2 and FX modes 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 SWC Medium Bold Times New Roman Med...

Page 445: ...ourier Oblique Courier Bold Courier Bold Oblique Helvetica Helvetica Oblique Helvetica Bold Helvetica Bold Oblique Helvetica Narrow Helvetica Narrow Oblique Helvetica Narrow Bold Helvetica Narrow BoldOblique TimesRoman TimesItalic Times Bold Times Bold Italic and Symbol Refer to Postscript Font Samples on page 473 to see what these fonts actually look like Font name Family Courier Medium Bold EPSO...

Page 446: ... 3 Press the Down button until the desired font sample name appears 4 Press the Enter button to print the selected font sample Adding More Fonts You can install more fonts into your Windows operating system Most font packages include an installer or font management utility for this purpose Take note of the following regarding fonts and the Windows operating system TrueType fonts work with all vers...

Page 447: ...applications Selecting Fonts Whenever possible select fonts from the font list in your application See your software documentation for 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 emu...

Page 448: ...e fonts System requirements To use EPSON Font Manager yourcomputersystem should meet the following requirements Installing EPSON Font Manager Follow these steps to install EPSON Font Manager 1 Make sure that the printer is turned off and that Windows is running on your computer 2 InserttheprintersoftwareCD ROM intoyourCD ROM drive on your computer Note If the language selection window appears sele...

Page 449: ...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 dialog box that appears click Install Software 5 Click Custom ...

Page 450: ...uter EPSON BarCode Fonts EPSON BarCode Fonts let you easily create and print many types of bar codes Normally bar code creation is a laborious process requiring you to specify various command codes such as Start bar Stop bar and OCR B in addition to the bar code characters themselves However EPSON BarCode Fonts are designed to add such codes automatically allowingyoutoeasilyprintbar codesthatconfo...

Page 451: ...A Yes Yes Creates UPC A bar codes UPC E EPSON UPC E Yes Yes Creates UPC E bar codes Code39 EPSON Code39 No No Printing of OCR B and check digits can be specified with the font name EPSON Code39 CD No Yes EPSON Code39 CD Num Yes Yes EPSON Code39 Num Yes No Code128 EPSON Code128 No Yes Creates Code128 bar codes Interleaved 2 of 5 ITF EPSON ITF No No Printing of OCR B and check digits can be specifie...

Page 452: ...Windows 98 the procedure for other Windows operating systems is nearly the same 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 Computer IBM PC series or IBM compatible with an i386SX or higher CPU Operating system Microsoft Windows Me 98 95 Windows XP 2000 NT 4 0 Hard d...

Page 453: ... 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 dialog box that ap...

Page 454: ...When installation is complete click OK EPSON BarCode Fonts are now installed on your computer Printing with EPSON BarCode Fonts The application featured in these instructions is Microsoft WordPad The actual procedure may differ slightly when printing from other applications Follow these steps to create and print bar codes using EPSON BarCode Fonts ...

Page 455: ...444 Working with Fonts 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 456: ...SON BarCode Font you want to use then set the font size and click OK Note In Windows XP 2000 and NT 4 0 you cannot use font sizes larger than 96 points when printing bar codes 4 The characters you selected appear as bar code characters similar to those shown below ...

Page 457: ... 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 mode in ...

Page 458: ... easily distinguish bar codes from other text in your document set your application to show text symbols such as paragraph marks tabs etc Because special characters such as Start bar and Stop bar are added when an EPSON BarCode Font 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 specificati...

Page 459: ...ode 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 65 pt standa...

Page 460: ...12 characters can be input The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be input by hand Left Right margin Left Right guard bar 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 461: ...orted Supplementary codes 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 462: ...Code UPC Symbol Specification Manual The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be input by hand Left Right margin Left Right guard bar Check digit OCR B The numeral 0 EPSON UPC A Character type Numbers 0 to 9 Number of characters 6 characters Font size 60 pt 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 463: ...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 be correct ...

Page 464: ...nd C When the code set of a line of characters is changed in the middle of the line a conversion code is automatically inserted Font size When OCR B is not used 26 pt or more up to 96 pt in Windows XP 2000 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 Co...

Page 465: ...hat 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 hand Left Rig...

Page 466: ...is automatically adjusted to 15 or more of its total length in conformance to the Interleaved 2 of 5 standard For this reason it is important to keep at least one space between the bar code and the surrounding text to prevent overlapping Interleaved 2 of 5 treats every two characters as one set When there are an odd number of characters EPSON ITF fonts automatically add a zero to the beginning of ...

Page 467: ...racter 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 468: ... of its total length in conformance to the Codabar standard For this reason it is important to keep at least one space between the bar code and the surrounding text to prevent overlapping When either a Start or a Stop character is input Codabar fonts automatically insert the complementary character If neither a Start nor a Stop character is input these characters are automatically input as the let...

Page 469: ...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 470: ...Working with Fonts 459 C C C C C C C C C C C C Print sample EPSON Codabar EPSON Codabar CD EPSON Codabar Num EPSON Codabar CD Num ...

Page 471: ...460 Working with Fonts ...

Page 472: ...roduction to Symbol Sets 462 In the LJ4 Emulation Mode 463 International character sets for ISO 466 In the ESC P 2 or FX Modes 467 International character sets 469 Characters available with the ESC command 470 In the I239X Emulation Mode 470 In the EPSON GL 2 Mode 471 ...

Page 473: ...ly youwould probably never need to adjust the printer s settings However if you are writing your own printer control programs or if you are using older software that cannot control fonts refer to the following sections for symbol set details When you are considering which font to use you should also consider which symbol set to combine with the font Available symbol sets vary depending on which em...

Page 474: ...94 1 0N 8859 2 ISO 2N 8859 9 ISO 5N 8859 10ISO 6N IBM DN 11U PcMultilingual 12U PcE Europe 17U PcTk437 9T WiAnsi 19U WiE Europe 9E WiTurkish 5T Legal 1U UK 1E Swedis2 0S Italian 0I Spanish 2S German 1G Norweg1 0D French2 1F Roman 9 4U 8859 15ISO 9N PcEur858 13U 19 Typefaces Courier CG Times Universe Letter Gothic PcBlt775 26U Pc1004 9J WiBALT 19L DeskTop 7J PsText 10J Windows 9U McText 12J MsPubli...

Page 475: ...rit Malka Naamit Naskh Koufi Ryadh Line Printer ANSI ASCII 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 Courier Letter Gothic Dorit Malka Naamit Line Printer 8859 8 ISO 7H Hebrew7 0H Hebrew8 8H Courier Letter Gothic Dorit Malka Naamit Pc862Heb 15H Available typefaces Symbol set name ...

Page 476: ...51 33G PcPortuguese 33I PcEt850 33L PcCy866 33R PcTurk2 33T PcGk869 34G PcCanFranch 34I PcSl437 34L PcLt866 34R PcNordic 35I PcUkr866 35R PcLit771 36R 8859 7 ISO 40G 8859 5 ISO 40R 8859 6 ISO 40V 8859 3 ISO 41I 8859 4 ISO 42I WiGreek 48G WiBaltic 48L WiCyrillic 48R WiEstonian 49L WiLatvian 50L Europe3 64G Mazowia 64L Bulgarian 64R CodeMJK 65L BpBRASCII 66L BpAbicomp 67L OCR A OCR A 0O OCR B OCR B ...

Page 477: ...Olive Garamond Marigold Albertus Arial Times New Helvetica Helvetica Narrow Palatino ITC Avant Garde Gothic ITC Bookman New Century Schoolbook Times ITC Zapf Chancery Medium Italic CourierPS Character sets ANSI ASCII 0U French 0F Italian 0l Swedis 2 0S UK 1E HP Spanish 1S Chinese 2K IRV 2U Portuguese 4S IBM Spanish 6S Norweg 1 0D HP German 0G JlS ASCII 0K Norweg 2 1D French 2 1F German 1G Spanish ...

Page 478: ... 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 479: ...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 480: ...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 481: ...ench PcNordic See In the ESC P 2 or FX Modes on page 467 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 463 ...

Page 482: ...Postscript Font Samples 473 E E E E E E E E E E E E Appendix E Postscript Font Samples ...

Page 483: ...474 Postscript Font Samples ...

Page 484: ...rticular language cpi characters per inch A measure of the size of fixed width text characters CR carriage return A control code to return the printing position to the start of the next line after printing one line default A value or setting that takes effect when the printer is turned on reset or initialized download To transfer information from the computer to the printer downloaded font A font ...

Page 485: ...osed 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 imaging cartridge The imaging cartridge contains a photosensitive print drum and supply of toner initialization The act of returning the printer to its defaults fixed set of conditions interface The connection betw...

Page 486: ...of the number of characters per inch cpi for fixed width fonts point size The height of a particular font as measured from the top of the tallest character to the bottom of the lowest A point is a typographic unit of measure equivalent to 1 72 of an inch 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 sta...

Page 487: ...neness 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 printed lines or shapes ROM Read Only Memory A portion of memory that can only be read and cannot be used for data storage ROM retains its contents when you turn o...

Page 488: ...maging cartridge 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 489: ...480 Glossary ...

Page 490: ... Cleaning the printer 269 Consumables Replacement messages 256 Replacing 256 Contacting EPSON 354 Control panel Accessing menus 388 Buttons 390 Menus 388 389 Settings 388 Using the menus 390 Control panel menus AUX menu 413 Confidential Job menu 410 Emulation menu 401 ESCP2 menu 420 FX menu 423 GL2 menu 417 I239X menu 425 LJ4 menu 414 Network menu 413 Overview 394 Parallel menu 411 Printing menu 4...

Page 491: ...references 79 Setting monitored printers 86 Status Alert window 81 Stopping monitoring 85 Error messages 341 Ethernet interface Specifications 377 F Features HDD Form Overlay function 8 PostScript 3 7 Reserve Job function 7 RITech 9 Fit to page printing 11 Fonts Adding 435 Available 430 Downloading 436 EPSON BarCode fonts 439 ESC P2 and FX modes 433 I239X mode 434 LJ4 GL2 mode 431 Printing samples...

Page 492: ...6 O Online help 135 Options 500 Sheet Universal Paper Cassette Unit A3 206 Hard Disk Drive 232 Interface cards 252 Memory modules 243 Output tray 31 Overlay function Settings 50 Using to print 13 P Pages per sheet printing 12 Paper Loading the 550 Sheet Universal Lower Paper Cassette Unit A3 23 Loading the MP tray 21 Loading the standard paper cassette 23 Printable area 370 Prohibited 367 Specific...

Page 493: ...he parallel interface Windows 323 Problems printing via the USB interface Windows 324 Problems with the printer driver Macintosh 327 Precautions Clearing paper jams 277 During operation 382 Power on off 385 Replacing consumable products 256 Printer Available optional products 5 Cleaning 269 Consumable products 6 Finding a location 272 Resetting 353 Sharing 186 Printer driver About 38 Accessing 38 ...

Page 494: ...rnet interface 377 Hard Disk Drive 380 Imaging cartridge 381 Labels 369 Memory modules 381 MP tray 16 Paper 366 368 Parallel interface 376 Standard paper cassette 17 Thick paper 369 USB interface 376 SPL Shared Printer Language 7 98 140 Standard paper cassette Paper jam 278 Specifications 17 Status messages 341 Status sheet printing 304 Symbol sets About 462 EPSON GL 2 mode 471 ESC P 2 mode 467 FX...

Page 495: ...486 Index Using options 331 U Uninstalling USB device driver 93 USB connection Settings 86 USB interface Specifications 376 W Watermarks About 12 Using 45 ...

Page 496: ...Index 487 ...

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