Reference GuideTable of ContentsWhere to Find Information3Contents4Safety Information14Warnings, Cautions, and Notes14Safety Precautions14Important Safety Instructions17Power On/Off Cautions18Getting to Know Your Printer19Printer Parts19Front view19Rear view20Inside the printer21Control panel22Options and Consumable Products23Options23Consumable products25Various Printing Options26Double-sided printing26Fit to page printing27Pages per sheet printing27Watermark printing28Overlay printing29Using the Reserve Job function30Using the HDD form overlay function30Paper Handling31Paper Sources31MP tray31Standard lower cassette33Optional paper cassette unit33Selecting a paper source34Loading Paper37MP tray37Standard lower cassette and optional paper cassette unit41Output tray44Printing on Special Media45EPSON Color Laser Paper45EPSON Color Laser Transparencies46EPSON Color Laser Coated Paper47Envelopes48Labels50Thick paper and extra thick paper51Loading a custom paper size52Using the Printer Software with Windows53About the Printer Software53Accessing the printer driver53Making Changes to Printer Settings55Making the print quality settings55Resizing printouts62Modifying the print layout64Using a watermark66Using an overlay70Using HDD form overlay76Printing with the duplex unit79Making Extended Settings80Making Optional Settings83Using the Reserve Job Function84Re-Print Job85Verify Job87Stored Job88Confidential Job90Monitoring Your Printer Using EPSON Status Monitor 391Installing EPSON Status Monitor 392Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 396Getting printer status details97Order Online99Setting Monitoring Preferences101Status Alert window104Job Management function104Stopping monitoring110Monitored Printers settings111Setting Up the USB Connection112Canceling Printing114Uninstalling the Printer Software115Uninstalling the printer driver115Uninstall the USB device driver118Using the Printer Software with Macintosh120About the Printer Software120Accessing the printer driver120Making Changes to Printer Settings122Making the print quality settings122Resizing printouts130Modifying the print layout132Using a watermark135Printing with the duplex unit140Making Extended Settings142Using the Reserve Job Function144Re-Print Job145Verify Job148Stored Job150Confidential Job152Monitoring Your Printer using EPSON Status Monitor 3154Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3154Getting printer status details156Setting Monitoring Preferences158Status Alert window160Using the Job Management function161Setting Up the USB Connection163Canceling Printing165Uninstalling the Printer Software166For Mac OS X166For Mac OS 9167Setting Up Your Printer on a Network168For Windows168Sharing the printer168Setting up your printer as a shared printer169Using an additional driver171Setting up clients177Installing the printer driver from the CD-ROM185For Macintosh187Sharing the printer187For Mac OS X users187For Mac OS 9 users187Installing Options191Optional Paper Cassette Unit191Handling precautions191Installing the optional paper cassette unit192Removing the optional paper cassette unit197Duplex Unit198Installing the Duplex Unit198Removing the Duplex Unit202Face-up Tray203Installing the Face-up tray203Removing the Face-up tray207Hard Disk Drive208Installing the Hard Disk Drive208Removing the Hard Disk Drive212Memory Module213Installing a memory module213Removing a memory module218Adobe PostScript 3 Kit/P5C Emulation Kit219Installing the ROM Module219Removing the ROM module223Maintenance and Transportation224Replacement Messages224Toner Cartridge226Handling precautions226Replacing a toner cartridge227Photoconductor Unit231Handling precautions231Replacing the photoconductor unit232Waste Toner Collector241Handling precautions241Replacing the waste toner collector241Cleaning the Printer245Cleaning the pickup roller245Transporting the Printer247For long distances247For short distances247Finding a place for the printer249Checking color registration251Troubleshooting255Clearing Jammed Paper255Precautions for clearing jammed paper256Jam B (cover B)257Jam E (cover E)265Jam B, C1 (cover B and standard lower paper cassette)268Jam E, C2/E, C3/E, C4 (cover E and optional paper cassettes)270Jam B, D (cover B and optional Duplex Unit)274Printing a Status Sheet276Operational Problems277The Ready light does not turn on277The printer does not print (Ready light off)277The Ready light is on but nothing prints277The optional product is not available278Sharing Problems279Network printers cannot be monitored in a Windows 95 environment279Printout Problems279The font cannot be printed279Printout is garbled280Graphics do not print correctly280Color Printing Problems281Cannot print in color281The printout color differs when printed from different printers281The color looks different from what you see on the computer screen282Print Quality Problems283The background is dark or dirty283White dots appear in the printout283Print quality or tone is uneven284Half-tone images print unevenly284Toner smudges285Areas are missing in the printed image285Completely blank pages are output286The printed image is light or faint287The non-printed side of the page is dirty287Memory Problems288Print quality decreased288Insufficient memory for current task288Insufficient memory to print all copies288Paper Handling Problems289Paper does not feed properly289Problems Using Options290The message Invalid AUX /IF Card appears on the LCD panel290Paper does not feed from the optional paper cassette290Feed jam when using the optional paper cassette291An installed option cannot be used291Correcting USB Problems292USB connections292Windows operating system292Printer software installation292Status and Error Messages299Canceling Printing315Using the Cancel Job button315Using the Reset menu315Contacting Customer Support316Technical Specifications318Printer Features318High-speed tandem printing engine318High-quality printing318EPSON Quick Fuser Technology319Duplex printing319Reserve Job function319HDD Form Overlay function320Pre-defined color settings in printer driver320Wide variety of fonts320Toner save mode320Resolution Improvement Technology and Enhanced MicroGray technology321Adobe PostScript 3 Mode321P5C Emulation Mode321Paper322Available paper types322Paper that should not be used323Printable area324Printer324General324Environmental326Mechanical326Electrical327Standard and approvals328Interfaces330Parallel interface330USB interface330Ethernet interface330Options and Consumables331500-sheet Paper Cassette Unit A33311500-sheet Paper Cassette Unit A3332Duplex Unit333Face-up Tray334Memory modules334Hard Disk Drive335Toner cartridge335Photoconductor unit336Waste toner collector337Functions of the Control Panel338Using the Control Panel Menus338When to make control panel settings338How to access the control panel menus338Printing and Deleting Reserve Job Data340Using the Quick Print Job Menu340Using the Confidential Job Menu341Control Panel Menus342Information Menu342Status Menu345Tray Menu346Emulation Menu347Printing Menu348Setup Menu351Quick Print Job Menu355Confidential Job Menu356Color Regist Menu356Reset Menu357Parallel Menu358USB Menu360Network Menu361AUX Menu361LJ4 Menu362GL2 Menu365PS3 Menu367ESCP2 Menu368FX Menu371I239X Menu374Support Menu376Working with Fonts377EPSON BarCode Fonts (Windows Only)377System requirements379Installing EPSON BarCode Fonts379Printing with EPSON BarCode Fonts382BarCode Font specifications385Available Fonts396LJ4/GL2 mode396ESC/P 2 and FX modes398I239X mode399PS 3 mode399P5C mode400Printing font samples402Adding More Fonts402Selecting Fonts403Downloading Fonts403EPSON Font Manager (Windows Only)404System requirements404Installing EPSON Font Manager404Symbol Sets407Introduction to Symbol Sets407In the LJ4 Emulation Mode408International character sets for ISO410In the ESC/P 2 or FX Modes411International character sets414Characters available with the ESC (^ command414In the I239X Emulation Mode415In the EPSON GL/ 2 Mode415In the P5C Mode416Notice for Windows XP Users418Glossary422Index427Size: 8.43 MBPages: 438Language: EnglishOpen manual
