Reference ManualTable of ContentsContents5Warnings, Cautions, and Notes15Safety Precautions15Important Safety Instructions18Power On/Off Cautions18Product Information21Printer Parts21Options and Consumable Products24Options24Consumable products26About Your Printer27Reserve Job function27HDD Form Overlay function27Pre-defined color settings in printer driver27Duplex printing28Resolution Improvement Technology (RITech)28Paper Handling29Available Paper29EPSON special media29General paper31Paper that should not be used31Paper Sources33MP tray33500-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit34Selecting a paper source34Output Tray37Loading Paper38MP tray38Optional Lower Cassette40Printing on Special Media41EPSON Color Laser Paper42EPSON Color Laser Coated Paper42EPSON Color Laser Transparencies43Envelopes44Labels46Thick paper47Loading a custom paper size47Using the Printer Software with Windows49About the Printer Software49Accessing the Printer Driver49Making Changes to Printer Settings50Making the print quality setting50Resizing printouts56Modifying the print layout58Using a watermark61Using an overlay64Using HDD form overlay70Printing with the Duplex Unit72Making Extended Settings74Using the Reserve Job Function77Re-Print Job78Verify Job80Stored Job81Confidential Job82Monitoring Your Printer by Using EPSON Status Monitor 384Installing EPSON Status Monitor 384Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 388Getting printer status details89Using the Job Management function90Setting Monitoring Preferences95Status Alert window97Stopping monitoring97Setting Monitored Printers97Setting for the USB Connection98Canceling Printing100Uninstalling the Printer Software101Uninstalling the printer driver and EPSON Status Monitor 3101Uninstalling only EPSON Status Monitor 3104Using the Printer Software with Macintosh109About the Printer Software109Accessing the Printer Driver109Making Changes to Printer Settings110Making the print quality setting110Resizing printouts115Modifying the print layout116Using a watermark119Printing with the Duplex Unit125Making Extended Settings126Using the Reserve Job Function128Re-Print Job129Verify Job131Stored Job132Confidential Job134Monitoring Your Printer by using EPSON Status Monitor 3135Accessing the EPSON Status Monitor 3135Getting printer status details136Setting Monitoring Preferences138Status Alert window139Using the Job Management function139Setting for the USB connection141Canceling Printing142Uninstalling the Printer Software142Setting Up Your Printer on a Network145For Windows145Sharing the printer145Setting up your printer as a shared printer146Using an additional driver148Setting for the clients154Installing the printer driver from the CD-ROM162For Macintosh164About the shared printer164Setting up your printer as a shared printer164Accessing the shared printer166Installing Options169500-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit169Duplex Unit175Hard Disk Drive181Memory Module186Adobe PostScript 3 ROM Module190Interface Cards193Printing a Status Sheet196Functions of the Control Panel199Using the Control Panel Menus199When to make control panel settings199How to access the control panel menus199Printing and Deleting Reserve Job Data201Using the Quick Print Job Menu201Using the Confidential Job Menu202Control Panel Menus203Control panel menu summary203Information Menu205Status Menu208Tray Menu208Emulation Menu210Printing Menu210Setup Menu213Quick Print Job Menu218Confidential Job Menu219Reset Menu219Parallel Menu221USB Menu222Network Menu223AUX Menu223LJ4 Menu224GL2 Menu227PS3 Menu229ESCP2 Menu230FX Menu233I239X Menu235Replacing Consumable Products239Precautions During Replacement239Replacement Messages240Developer Cartridge242Photoconductor Unit246Waste Toner Collector250Transfer Unit253Cleaning and Transporting the Printer259Cleaning the Printer259Cleaning the pickup roller259Cleaning the print head filter261Transporting the Printer262Troubleshooting267Clearing Jammed Paper267Precautions for clearing jammed paper267Jam A (Cover AB)268Jam B (Cover AB)271Jam C (Cover C)278Jam DM (Cover DM)280Operational Problems282The Ready light does not turn on282The printer does not print (Ready light off)282The Ready light is on but nothing prints282The optional product is not available284Printout Problems284The font will not print284Printout is garbled284The printout position is not correct286Graphics do not print correctly286The surface is rough (duplex printing, coated paper)286Color Printing Problems287Cannot print in color287The color differs when printed from different printers287The color looks different from the computer screen287Print Quality Problems288The background is dark or dirty288Black or white bands appear in the printout290White dots appear in the printout290Print quality is uneven on the page290Print quality is uneven (thick or coated paper)291Half-tone images print unevenly291Toner smudges291Areas are missing in the printed image293Completely blank pages are output293The printed image is light or faint295The non-printed side of the page is dirty295Paper Handling Problems295Paper does not feed properly295Status and Error Messages296Canceling Printing309Using the Cancel Job button310Using the Reset Menu310Technical Specifications311Available Paper311Available paper types312Specifications313Printable area315Printer317General317Environmental319Mechanical319Electrical319Standards and approvals320Interfaces322Parallel interface322USB interface322Ethernet interface322Options and Consumables323500-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit323Duplex Unit323Memory module324IEEE 1394 Interface (for Macintosh only)325Hard Disk Drive325Developer cartridges325Photoconductor unit326Transfer unit326Waste toner collector327Symbol Sets329Introduction to Symbol Sets329In the LJ4 Emulation Mode330International character sets for ISO333In the ESC/P 2 or FX Modes334International character sets335Characters available with the ESC (^ command336In the I239X Emulation Mode336In the EPSON GL/ 2 Mode337Working with Fonts339EPSON BarCode Fonts (Windows Only)339System requirements341Installing EPSON BarCode Fonts341Printing with EPSON BarCode Fonts342BarCode Font specifications347Available Fonts358LJ4/GL2 mode359ESC/P 2 and FX modes361I239X mode361Printing font samples362Adding More Fonts362Selecting Fonts363Downloading Fonts363EPSON Font Manager (Windows Only)363Installing EPSON Font Manager364Available Fonts366LJ4/GL2 mode366ESC/P 2 and FX modes368I239X mode369Printing font samples369Adding More Fonts370Selecting Fonts370Downloading Fonts370EPSON Font Manager (Windows Only)371Installing EPSON Font Manager371Contacting Customer Support373For users in Latin America374For users in Australia374For users in Singapore376For users in Thailand376For users in Indonesia377For users in Hong Kong378For users in Malaysia379For users in India380For users in the Philippines382Notice for Windows XP Users383Glossary387Index393Size: 6.17 MBPages: 396Language: EnglishOpen manual
