User ManualTable of ContentsSafety Instructions3Safety3Warnings, Cautions, and Notes3Safety precautions3Important Safety Instructions7Safety Information11Power On/Off Cautions13Contents14Getting to Know Your Printer25Where to Find Information25Printer Parts26Front view26Rear view27Inside the printer28Control panel29Options and Consumable Products30Options30Consumable products31Printer Features and Various Printing Options33Printer Features33High-quality printing33Pre-defined color settings in the printer driver33Color printing mode and monochrome printing mode34Toner save mode34Resolution Improvement Technology and Enhanced MicroGray technology34Wide variety of fonts34Adobe PostScript 3 Mode35P5C Emulation Mode35Various Printing Options35Double-sided printing35Fit to page printing36Pages per sheet printing37Watermark printing37Overlay printing39Using the Reserve Job function39Using the HDD form overlay function40Paper Handling41Paper Sources41MP tray42Standard lower paper cassette42Optional paper cassette unit43Selecting a paper source43Loading Paper45MP tray45Standard lower paper cassette and optional paper cassette unit49Output tray55Printing on Special Media56EPSON Color Laser Paper56EPSON Color Laser Transparencies57Envelopes58Labels62Thick paper63Loading a custom paper size64Using the Printer Software with Windows66About the Printer Software66Accessing the printer driver66Making Changes to Printer Settings68Making the print quality settings68Resizing printouts75Modifying the print layout78Using a watermark79Using an overlay83Using HDD form overlay88Duplex printing93Making Extended Settings95Making Optional Settings98Printing a status sheet98Ordering Consumables99Using the Reserve Job Function100Re-Print Job102Verify Job103Stored Job105Confidential Job106Monitoring Your Printer Using EPSON Status Monitor 3108Installing EPSON Status Monitor 3109Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3112Getting printer status details114Order Online116Setting Monitoring Preferences118Status Alert window120Job Management function120Stopping monitoring125Monitored Printers settings125Setting Up the USB Connection126Canceling Printing128Uninstalling the Printer Software129Uninstalling the printer driver129Uninstall the USB device driver131Sharing the Printer on a Network133Sharing the printer133Setting up your printer as a shared printer134Using an additional driver136Setting up clients142Installing the printer driver from the CD-ROM151Using the Printer Software with Macintosh153About the Printer Software153Accessing the printer driver153Making Changes to Printer Settings154Making the print quality settings154Resizing printouts162Modifying the print layout163Using a watermark165Duplex printing170Making Extended Settings172Printing a status sheet174Using the Reserve Job Function174Re-Print Job176Verify Job178Stored Job180Confidential Job181Monitoring Your Printer using EPSON Status Monitor 3184Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3184Getting printer status details186Setting Monitoring Preferences188Status Alert window189Using the Job Management function190Setting Up the USB Connection192For Mac OS X users192For Mac OS 9 users193Canceling Printing194For Mac OS X users194For Mac OS 9 users194Uninstalling the Printer Software195For Mac OS X users195For Mac OS 9 users196Sharing the Printer on a Network197Sharing the printer197For Mac OS X users197For Mac OS 9 users197Using the PostScript Printer Driver201About the PostScript 3 Features201Features201Hardware requirements201System requirements202Using the PostScript Printer Driver with Windows204Installing the PostScript printer driver for the parallel interface204Installing the PostScript printer driver for the USB interface206Installing the PostScript printer driver for the network interface208Accessing the PostScript printer driver211Making changes to PostScript printer settings212Using the Reserve Job function212Using AppleTalk under Windows 2000 or NT 4.0213Using the PostScript Printer Driver with Macintosh214Installing the PostScript printer driver214Selecting the printer216Accessing the PostScript printer driver220Making changes to PostScript printer settings221Using the Control Panel223Using the Control Panel Menus223When to make control panel settings223How to access the control panel menus223Control Panel Menus225Information Menu225Tray Menu229Emulation Menu230Printing Menu230Setup Menu233Mode Config. Menu238Reset Menu239Quick Print Job Menu240Confidential Job Menu241Parallel Menu241USB Menu242Network Menu244AUX Menu244LJ4 Menu244GL2 Menu247PS3 Menu250ESCP2 Menu250FX Menu253I239X Menu256Support Menu259Printer Adjust Menu260Status and Error Messages262Printing and Deleting Reserve Job Data278Using the Quick Print Job Menu278Using the Confidential Job Menu279Printing a Status Sheet281Canceling Printing282Using the Cancel Job button282Using the Reset menu282Switching the Printing Mode283Color mode to B/W mode283Color mode to 4 x B/W mode284B/W mode to color mode285B/W mode to 4 x B/W mode2864 x B/W mode to B/W mode2874 x B/W mode to color mode287Installing Options289Optional Paper Cassette Unit289Handling precautions289Installing the optional paper cassette unit290Removing the optional paper cassette unit293Duplex Unit293Installing the Duplex Unit293Removing the Duplex Unit298Hard Disk Drive298Installing the Hard Disk Drive298Removing the Hard Disk Drive302Memory Module303Installing a memory module303Removing a memory module307Interface Card307Installing an interface card307Removing an interface card309P5C Emulation Kit309Installing the P5C ROM module309Removing the P5C ROM module312Replacing Consumable Products313Replacement Messages313Toner Cartridge315Handling precautions315Replacing a toner cartridge316Photoconductor Unit319Handling precautions319Replacing the photoconductor unit320Fuser Unit326Handling precautions326Replacing the fuser unit327Waste Toner Collector331Handling precautions331Replacing the waste toner collector331Cleaning and Transporting the Printer335Cleaning the Printer335Cleaning the output tray336Cleaning the pickup roller337Cleaning the photoconductor wire (knob [a])338Cleaning the exposure window (knob [b])339Transporting the Printer340For long distances340For short distances341Finding a place for the printer343Troubleshooting345Clearing Jammed Paper345Precautions for clearing jammed paper345Jam A (cover A)346Jam A, B (cover A and B)349Jam MP, A (MP tray and cover A)356Jam A, C1 (cover A and standard lower paper cassette)359Jam A, E, C2 (cover A, E, and optional paper cassette)364Printing a Status Sheet370Operational Problems370The Ready light does not turn on370The printer does not print (Ready light off)370The Ready light is on but nothing prints371The optional product is not available371The Properties dialog box does not appear or it takes too much time to open it. (For Windows users only)372Printout Problems373The font cannot be printed373Printout is garbled373The printout position is not correct374Graphics do not print correctly374Toner is no fixed to the paper374Color Printing Problems375Cannot print in color375The printout color differs when printed from different printers375The color looks different from what you see on the computer screen376Print Quality Problems377The background is dark or dirty377White dots appear in the printout377Print quality or tone is uneven378Half-tone images print unevenly378Toner smudges379Areas are missing in the printed image379Completely blank pages are output380The printed image is light or faint380The non-printed side of the page is dirty381Memory Problems381Print quality decreased381Insufficient memory for current task382Insufficient memory to print all copies382Paper Handling Problems382Paper does not feed properly382Problems Using Options383The message Invalid AUX /IF Card appears on the LCD panel383Paper does not feed from the optional paper cassette384Feed jam when using the optional paper cassette384An installed option cannot be used384Correcting USB Problems385USB connections385Windows operating system386Printer software installation386Status and Error Messages393Canceling Printing393Printing in the PostScript 3 Mode Problems393The printer does not print correctly in the PostScript mode394The printer does not print394Printouts are black and white even though the Resolution setting is set to Color in the printer driver. (For Mac OS X users only) (only when printing with an AL-2600 model that is set to the Color mode)395The printer driver or printer that you need to use does not appear in the Printer Setup Utility (for Mac OS X 10.3), Print Center (for Mac OS X 10.2), or Chooser (for Mac OS 9)396The font on the printout is different from that on the screen396The printer fonts cannot be installed397The edges of texts and/or images are not smooth397The printer does not print normally via the parallel interface (Windows 98 only)398The printer does not print normally via the USB interface398The printer does not print normally via the network interface399An undefined error occurs (Macintosh only)400Insufficient memory to print data (Macintosh only)400Customer Support401Contacting Customer Support401Technical Support Web Site402Technical Specifications403Paper403Available paper types403Paper that should not be used404Printable area405Printer406General406Environmental407Mechanical408Electrical409Standard and approvals409Interfaces411Parallel interface411USB interface411Ethernet interface412Options and Consumable Products413Optional paper cassette unit413Duplex Unit414Memory modules414Hard Disk Drive415Toner cartridge415Photoconductor unit415Fuser unit 120/220416Waste toner collector416Information about Fonts417Working with Fonts417EPSON BarCode Fonts (Windows Only)417Available fonts438Adding more fonts445Selecting fonts445Downloading fonts445EPSON Font Manager (Windows Only)446Symbol Sets449Introduction to symbol sets449In the LJ4 Emulation Mode449In the ESC/P 2 or FX Modes453In the I239X Emulation Mode456In the EPSON GL/ 2 Mode456In the P5C Mode457Glossary459Index464Size: 9.61 MBPages: 473Language: EnglishOpen manual
