User ManualTable of ContentsWhere to Find Information2Contents3Safety Information10Warnings, Cautions, and Notes10Safety Precautions10Important Safety Instructions13Power On/Off Cautions14Getting to Know Your Printer15Printer Parts15Front view15Rear view16Inside the printer17Control panel18Options and Consumable Products19Options19Consumable products20Printer Features21High-speed tandem printing engine21Duplex printing21Pre-defined color settings in printer driver22Toner save mode22Resolution Improvement Technology (RITech)22Various Printing Options23Double-sided printing23Fit to page printing24Pages per sheet printing24Watermark printing25Paper Handling26Paper Sources26MP tray26Standard lower cassette27500-Sheet/1000-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit27Selecting a paper source28Loading Paper31MP tray32Standard lower cassette and optional paper cassette unit33Output Tray38Printing on Special Media38EPSON Color Laser Paper39EPSON Color Laser Transparencies39Envelopes41Labels43Thick paper and extra thick paper45Transparencies45Loading a custom paper size46Using the Printer Software with Windows47About the Printer Software47Accessing the printer driver47Making Changes to Printer Settings48Making the print quality setting48Resizing printouts56Modifying the print layout58Using a watermark59Printing with the duplex unit63Making Extended Settings65Making Optional Settings68Monitoring Your Printer Using EPSON Status Monitor 368Installing EPSON Status Monitor 369Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 371Getting printer status details73Order Online75Setting Monitoring Preferences77Status Alert window79Job Management function79Stopping monitoring84Monitored Printers settings84Setting Up the USB Connection85Canceling Printing87Uninstalling the Printer Software88Uninstalling the printer driver88Uninstall the USB device driver91Using the Printer Software with Macintosh93About the Printer Software93Accessing the printer driver93Making Changes to Printer Settings94Making the print quality settings94Resizing printouts101Modifying the print layout102Using a watermark104Printing with the duplex unit110Making Extended Settings112Monitoring Your Printer using EPSON Status Monitor 3114Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3114Getting printer status details115Setting Monitoring Preferences117Status Alert window118Using the Job Management function118Setting Up the USB Connection120Canceling Printing121Uninstalling the Printer Software122For Mac OS 9.X122For Mac OS X122Setting Up Your Printer on a Network124For Windows124Sharing the printer124Setting up your printer as a shared printer125Using an additional driver127Setting up a clients133Installing the printer driver from the CD-ROM141For Macintosh143Sharing the printer143Setting up your printer as a shared printer143Accessing the shared printer144For Mac OS X146Functions of the Control Panel147Using the Control Panel Menus147When to make control panel settings147How to access the control panel menus147Control Panel Menus151Information Menu151Tray Menu153Setup Menu155Color Regist Menu156Reset Menu157USB Menu159Network Menu159Installing Options160500-Sheet/1000-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit160Installing the optional paper cassette unit161Removing the optional paper cassette unit167Memory Module170Removing a memory module176Maintenance and Transportation180Replacement Messages180Toner Cartridge181Photoconductor Unit187Fuser Unit193Transfer Unit198Cleaning the Printer202Transporting the Printer202Checking color registration208Troubleshooting211Clearing Jammed Paper211Precautions for clearing jammed paper211Jam AB (covers A and B)212Jam A (cover A)214Jam AC (cover A and paper cassettes)219Jam B (cover B)223Jam ABC (cover A, paper cassettes and cover B)225Jam at the MP tray226Printing a Status Sheet227Operational Problems229The Ready light does not turn on229The printer does not print (Ready light off)229The Ready light is on but nothing prints229The optional product is not available231Sharing Problems231Network printers cannot be monitored in a Windows 95 environment231Printout Problems232Printout is garbled232Misalignment of colors232The printout’s orientation on the page is not correct233Graphics do not print correctly233Color Printing Problems234Cannot print in color234The printout color differs when printed from different printers234The color looks different from what you see on the computer screen235Print Quality Problems236The background is dark or dirty236White dots appear in the printout237Print quality or tone is uneven237Half-tone images print unevenly237Toner smudges238Areas are missing in the printed image239Completely blank pages are output239The printed image is light or faint240The non-printed side of the page is dirty240Memory Problems241Print quality decreased241Insufficient memory for current task241Insufficient memory to print all copies241Paper Handling Problems242Paper does not feed properly242Problems When Using Options242Paper does not feed from the optional paper cassette243Feed jam when using the optional paper cassette243An installed option cannot be used244Correcting USB Problems244USB connections244Windows operating system245Printer software installation245Status and Error Messages253Canceling Printing267Using the Cancel Job button267Using the Reset menu267Contacting Customer Support269Technical Specifications271Paper271Available paper types272Paper that should not be used272Specifications274Printable area276Printer277General277Environmental278Mechanical278Electrical278Standard and approvals279Interfaces281USB interface281Ethernet interface281Options and Consumables282500-Sheet/1000-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit282Memory modules283Toner cartridges284Photoconductor unit285Transfer unit285Fuser unit 120/220286Working with Fonts287EPSON BarCode Fonts (Windows Only)287System requirements289Installing EPSON BarCode Fonts289Printing with EPSON BarCode Fonts290BarCode Font specifications295Glossary307Index310Size: 7.9 MBPages: 316Language: EnglishOpen manual
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 printer17Control panel18Options and Consumable Products20Options20Consumable products20Printer Features21High-speed tandem printing engine21Duplex printing22Pre-defined color settings in printer driver22Toner save mode22Resolution Improvement Technology (RITech)22Various Printing Options23Double-sided printing23Fit to page printing24Pages per sheet printing24Watermark printing25Paper Handling26Paper Sources26MP tray26Standard lower cassette27500-Sheet/1000-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit27Selecting a paper source28Loading Paper31MP tray32Standard lower cassette and optional paper cassette unit33Output Tray38Printing on Special Media39EPSON Color Laser Paper39EPSON Color Laser Transparencies39Envelopes42Labels44Thick paper and extra thick paper45Transparencies45Loading a custom paper size46Using the Printer Software with Windows47About the Printer Software47Accessing the printer driver47Making Changes to Printer Settings49Making the print quality setting49Resizing printouts56Modifying the print layout58Using a watermark60Printing with the duplex unit64Making Extended Settings66Making Optional Settings68Monitoring Your Printer Using EPSON Status Monitor 369Installing EPSON Status Monitor 369Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 372Getting printer status details73Order Online75Setting Monitoring Preferences77Status Alert window79Job Management function79Stopping monitoring84Monitored Printers settings84Setting Up the USB Connection85Canceling Printing87Uninstalling the Printer Software88Uninstalling the printer driver88Uninstall the USB device driver91Using the Printer Software with Macintosh93About the Printer Software93Accessing the printer driver93Making Changes to Printer Settings94Making the print quality settings94Resizing printouts101Modifying the print layout102Using a watermark104Printing with the duplex unit110Making Extended Settings112Monitoring Your Printer using EPSON Status Monitor 3114Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3114Getting printer status details115Setting Monitoring Preferences117Status Alert window118Using the Job Management function119Setting Up the USB Connection121Canceling Printing122Uninstalling the Printer Software123For Mac OS 9.X123For Mac OS X124Setting Up Your Printer on a Network125For Windows125Sharing the printer125Setting up your printer as a shared printer126Using an additional driver128Setting up a clients134Installing the printer driver from the CD-ROM142For Macintosh144Sharing the printer144Setting up your printer as a shared printer144Accessing the shared printer146For Mac OS X147Functions of the Control Panel148Using the Control Panel Menus148When to make control panel settings148How to access the control panel menus148Control Panel Menus152Information Menu152Tray Menu155Setup Menu156Color Regist Menu158Reset Menu159USB Menu160Network Menu160Installing Options161500-Sheet/1000-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit161Installing the optional paper cassette unit163Removing the optional paper cassette unit168Memory Module172Removing a memory module177Maintenance and Transportation181Replacement Messages181Toner Cartridge183Photoconductor Unit188Fuser Unit194Transfer Unit199Cleaning the Printer202Transporting the Printer203Checking color registration208Troubleshooting212Clearing Jammed Paper212Precautions for clearing jammed paper212Jam AB (covers A and B)213Jam A (cover A)216Jam AC (cover A and paper cassettes)220Jam B (cover B)225Jam ABC (cover A, paper cassettes and cover B)227Jam at the MP tray228Printing a Status Sheet228Operational Problems230The Ready light does not turn on230The printer does not print (Ready light off)230The Ready light is on but nothing prints231The optional product is not available231Sharing Problems232Network printers cannot be monitored in a Windows 95 environment232Printout Problems232Printout is garbled232Misalignment of colors233The printout’s orientation on the page is not correct233Graphics do not print correctly233Color Printing Problems234Cannot print in color234The printout color differs when printed from different printers234The color looks different from what you see on the computer screen235Print Quality Problems236The background is dark or dirty236White dots appear in the printout236Print quality or tone is uneven237Half-tone images print unevenly237Toner smudges238Areas are missing in the printed image238Completely blank pages are output239The printed image is light or faint240The non-printed side of the page is dirty240Memory Problems241Print quality decreased241Insufficient memory for current task241Insufficient memory to print all copies241Paper Handling Problems242Paper does not feed properly242Problems When Using Options243Paper does not feed from the optional paper cassette243Feed jam when using the optional paper cassette243An installed option cannot be used244Correcting USB Problems244USB connections244Windows operating system245Printer software installation245Status and Error Messages253Canceling Printing267Using the Cancel Job button267Using the Reset menu267Contacting Customer Support268Technical Specifications270Paper270Available paper types270Paper that should not be used271Specifications272Printable area274Printer275General275Environmental276Mechanical276Electrical277Standard and approvals277Interfaces279USB interface279Ethernet interface279Options and Consumables280500-Sheet/1000-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit280Memory modules281Toner cartridges282Photoconductor unit283Transfer unit283Fuser unit 120/220284Reliability and durability284Working with Fonts285EPSON BarCode Fonts (Windows Only)285System requirements287Installing EPSON BarCode Fonts287Printing with EPSON BarCode Fonts289BarCode Font specifications293Glossary304Index307Size: 7.68 MBPages: 313Language: EnglishOpen manual
