Reference GuideTable of ContentsWhere to Find Information2Contents3Safety Information10Warnings, Cautions, and Notes10Safety Precautions10Important Safety Instructions13Power On/Off Cautions14Getting to Know Your Printer15Printer Parts15Front view15Rear view16Inside the printer16Control panel17Options and Consumable Products19Options19Consumable products19Various Printing Options20Double-sided printing20Fit to page printing21Pages per sheet printing21Watermark printing22Paper Handling23Paper Sources23MP tray23Optional paper cassette unit25Selecting a paper source25Loading Paper27MP tray27Optional 500-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit29Output tray31Printing on Special Media32EPSON Color Laser Paper32EPSON Color Laser Transparencies33EPSON Color Laser Coated Paper34Envelopes35Labels37Thick paper and extra thick paper38Transparencies38Loading a custom paper size39Using the Printer Software with Windows40About the Printer Software40Accessing the printer driver40Making Changes to Printer Settings41Making the print quality setting41Resizing printouts48Modifying the print layout50Using a watermark52Duplex printing56Making Extended Settings60Making Optional Settings62Monitoring Your Printer Using EPSON Status Monitor 363Installing EPSON Status Monitor 363Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 366Getting printer status details67Order Online69Setting Monitoring Preferences71Status Alert window73Job Management function73Stopping monitoring77Monitored Printers settings77Setting Up the USB Connection78Canceling Printing80Uninstalling the Printer Software81Uninstalling the printer driver81Uninstall the USB device driver84Using the Printer Software with Macintosh86About the Printer Software86Accessing the printer driver87Making Changes to Printer Settings88Making the print quality settings88Resizing printouts96Modifying the print layout97Using a watermark99Duplex printing104Making Extended Settings107Monitoring Your Printer using EPSON Status Monitor 3110Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3110Getting printer status details112Setting Monitoring Preferences114Status Alert window116Using the Job Management function117Setting Up the USB Connection119Canceling Printing120Uninstalling the Printer Software121For Mac OS X121For Mac OS 9122Setting Up Your Printer on a Network123For Windows123Sharing the printer123Setting up your printer as a shared printer124Using an additional driver126Setting up clients132Installing the printer driver from the CD-ROM140For Macintosh142Sharing the printer142For Mac OS X users142For Mac OS 9 users142Installing Options146Optional Paper Cassette Unit146Handling precautions146Installing the optional paper cassette unit147Removing the optional paper cassette unit149Duplex Unit150Installing the Duplex Unit150Removing the Duplex Unit154Memory Module155Installing a memory module155Removing a memory module158Maintenance and Transportation159Replacement Messages159Toner Cartridge161Handling precautions161Replacing a toner cartridge162Photoconductor Unit165Handling precautions165Replacing the photoconductor unit166Cleaning the Printer169Cleaning the pickup roller170Cleaning the print head170Transporting the Printer172For long distances172For short distances173Finding a place for the printer174Troubleshooting176Clearing Jammed Paper176Precautions for clearing jammed paper176Jam C (cover C)177Jam D (cover D)179Jam E (cover E)182Jam F (cover F)183Jam DM (cover DM)186Jam MP (MP tray)187Jam LC (paper cassette)188Jam G (cover G)189When transparencies are jammed at the MP tray191Printing a Status Sheet193Operational Problems194The Ready light does not turn on194The printer does not print (Ready light off)194The Ready light is on but nothing prints195The optional product is not available196Sharing Problems196Network printers cannot be monitored in a Windows 95 environment196Printout Problems197Printout is garbled197Color Printing Problems198Cannot print in color198The printout color differs when printed from different printers198The color looks different from what you see on the computer screen199Print Quality Problems200The background is dark or dirty200White dots appear in the printout200Print quality or tone is uneven201Half-tone images print unevenly201Toner smudges202Areas are missing in the printed image203Completely blank pages are output203The printed image is light or faint204The non-printed side of the page is dirty204Memory Problems205Print quality decreased205Insufficient memory for current task205Insufficient memory to print all copies205Paper Handling Problems206Paper does not feed properly206Problems Using Options207Paper does not feed from the optional paper cassette207Feed jam when using the optional paper cassette208An installed option cannot be used208Correcting USB Problems209USB connections209Windows operating system209Printer software installation209Status and Error Messages216Canceling Printing228Using the Cancel Job button228Using the Reset menu228Contacting Customer Support229Technical Specifications231Printer Features231High-quality printing231Duplex printing231Pre-defined color settings in the printer driver232Toner save mode232Resolution Improvement Technology and Enhanced MicroGray technology232Paper233Available paper types233Paper that should not be used234Printable area235Printer235General235Environmental236Mechanical237Electrical238Standards and approvals239Interfaces240Parallel interface240USB interface241Ethernet interface241Options and Consumables242Optional 500-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit242Duplex Unit243Memory modules243Toner cartridge244Photoconductor unit245Functions of the Control Panel247Using the Control Panel Menus247When to make control panel settings247How to access the control panel menus247Control Panel Menus249Information Menu249Status Menu251Tray Menu251Setup Menu252Reset Menu254Parallel Menu255USB Menu256Network Menu258Printer Adjust Menu258Working with Fonts261EPSON BarCode Fonts (Windows Only)261System requirements263Installing EPSON BarCode Fonts263Printing with EPSON BarCode Fonts265BarCode Font specifications269Notice for Windows XP Users280Glossary284Index287Size: 6.84 MBPages: 294Language: EnglishOpen manual
