User ManualTable of ContentsCopyright and Trademarks2Operating System Versions4Contents5Safety Instructions14Safety14Warnings, Cautions, and Notes14Safety precautions14Important Safety Instructions16Safety Information18Power On/Off Cautions19Getting to Know Your Printer21Where to Find Information21Printer Parts22Front view22Rear view23Inside the printer24Control panel25Options and Consumable Products26Options26Consumable products27Printing Tasks28Loading Paper into Your Printer28MP tray28Standard lower paper cassette30Optional paper cassette unit35Output tray39Selecting and Using Print Media40Labels40Envelopes41Thick paper42EPSON Color Laser Coated Paper43EPSON Color Laser Transparencies43Custom paper size43Cancelling a Print Job45From the printer45From the computer45Setting the Print Quality46Using the Automatic setting46Using the Advanced setting48Customizing print settings50Toner Save mode52Monochrome Model Compatibility mode53Setting the Advanced Layout53Duplex printing (with the Duplex Unit)53Modifying the print layout56Resizing printouts57Printing watermarks59Printing headers and footers65Printing with an overlay67Printing with an overlay (with the storage)70Printing the copy-protected document72Printing Web Pages to Fit Your Paper Size75Using the Reserve Job Function76Sending the print job77Using the Control Panel79Using the Control Panel Menus79When to make control panel settings79How to access the control panel menus79How to register menus as bookmarks80Control Panel Menus81Information Menu81System Information Menu84Tray Menu84Emulation Menu85Printing Menu85Setup Menu87Reset Menu91Quick Print Job Menu92Confidential Job Menu92Clock Menu92Parallel Menu92USB Menu94Network Menu95AUX Menu95PCL Menu95PS3 Menu97ESCP2 Menu98FX Menu100I239X Menu102Password Config Menu105Support Menu105Bookmark Menu106Status and Error Messages106Printing and Deleting Reserve Job Data119Using the Quick Print Job Menu120Using the Confidential Job Menu120Printing a Configuration Status Sheet121Canceling Printing122Using the Cancel Job button122Using the Reset menu122Installing Options124Optional Printer Stand and Paper Cassette Unit124Handling precautions124Installing the optional printer stand125Installing the optional paper cassette unit128Removing the optional paper cassette unit136Duplex Unit137Installing the Duplex Unit137Removing the Duplex Unit144Memory Module150Installing a memory module150Removing a memory module153Interface Card154Installing an interface card154Removing an interface card156CompactFlash Memory156Installing a CompactFlash memory156Removing a CompactFlash memory158Replacing Consumable Products160Precautions During Replacement160Replacement Messages160Toner Cartridge161Photoconductor Unit165Waste Toner Collector and Filter170Cleaning and Transporting the Printer174Cleaning the Printer174Cleaning the pickup roller174Cleaning the exposure window176Transporting the Printer179Finding a place for the printer179For long distances180For short distances181Troubleshooting183Clearing Jammed Paper183Precautions for clearing jammed paper183Paper Jam A (Cover A)184Paper Jam B H (Cover B or H)185Paper Jam D (Duplex Unit cover)189Paper Jam G (Paper path G)192Paper Jam E2, Paper Jam E3, Paper Jam E4 (Cover E2, Cover E3, Cover E4)193Printing a Configuration Status Sheet195Operational Problems195The Ready light does not turn on195The printer does not print (Ready light off)196The Ready light is on but nothing prints196The optional product is not available196The remaining service life of the consumables is not updated (For Windows users only)197Printout Problems197The font cannot be printed197Printout is garbled198The printout position is not correct198Graphics do not print correctly198Transparencies are output blank from the MP tray199Color Printing Problems199Cannot print in color199The printout color differs when printed from different printers199The color looks different from what you see on the computer screen200Print Quality Problems200The background is dark or dirty200White dots appear in the printout200Print quality or tone is uneven200Half-tone images print unevenly201Toner smudges202Areas are missing in the printed image202Completely blank pages are output203The printed image is light or faint203The non-printed side of the page is dirty204Print quality decreased205Memory Problems205Insufficient memory for current task205Insufficient memory to print all copies205Paper Handling Problems206Paper does not feed properly206Problems Using Options206The message Invalid AUX I/F Card appears on the LCD panel206Paper does not feed from the optional paper cassette207Feed jam when using the optional paper cassette207An installed option cannot be used207Correcting USB Problems208USB connections208Windows operating system208Printer software installation208Network Connection Problems209Cannot install software or drivers209Cannot access the shared printer209Status and Error Messages210Canceling Printing210Printing in the PostScript 3 Mode Problems210The printer does not print correctly in the PostScript mode211The printer does not print211The printer driver or printer that you need to use does not appear in the Print & Fax (for Mac OS X ...211The font on the printout is different from that on the screen212The printer fonts cannot be installed212The edges of texts and/or images are not smooth212The printer does not print normally via the USB interface212The printer does not print normally via the network interface213An undefined error occurs (Macintosh only)213Printing in the PCL5/PCL6 Mode Problems214The printer does not print214The printer does not print correctly in the PCL mode214The font on the printout is different from that on the screen214The edges of texts and/or images are not smooth214The printer does not print on transparencies215The printer does not print on the specified paper type215The Custom button is grayed out and the custom paper size cannot be created (Windows Vista/Vista x64 ...215The items in the Tray tab/Printer tab are grayed out and these items cannot be changed (Windows Vist ...215About the Printer Software for Windows216Using the Printer Driver216Accessing the printer driver216Printing a configuration status sheet217Making Extended Settings217Making Optional Settings217Displaying consumable information217Ordering Consumables218Using EPSON Status Monitor218Installing EPSON Status Monitor218Accessing EPSON Status Monitor220Detailed Status221Replacement Parts Information222Job Information223Notice Settings225Order Online227Uninstalling the Printer Software227About the Printer Software for Macintosh230Using the Printer Driver230Accessing the printer driver230Printing a configuration status sheet230Changing the Printer Settings231Making Extended Settings231Using EPSON Status Monitor231Accessing EPSON Status Monitor231Detailed Status233Replacement Parts Information234Job Information235Notice Settings236Uninstalling the Printer Software237For Mac OS X users237About the PostScript Printer Driver239System Requirements239Printer hardware requirements239Computer system requirements239Using the PostScript Printer Driver with Windows240Installing the PostScript printer driver for the parallel interface240Installing the PostScript printer driver for the USB interface241Installing the PostScript printer driver for the network interface242Accessing the PostScript printer driver243Using AppleTalk under Windows 2000243Using the PostScript Printer Driver with Macintosh244Installing the PostScript printer driver244Selecting the printer244Accessing the PostScript printer driver246About the PCL5/PCL6 Printer Driver248System Requirements248Printer hardware requirements248Computer system requirements248Using the PCL5/PCL6 Printer Driver249Installing the PCL5/PCL6 printer driver250Accessing the PCL5/PCL6 printer driver250Technical Specifications252Paper252Available paper types252Paper that should not be used252Printable area253Printer254General254Environmental255Mechanical255Electrical256Standard and approvals256Interfaces256Parallel Interface256USB interface257Ethernet interface257Options and Consumable Products257Optional paper cassette unit257Duplex Unit258Printer Stand258Memory modules259CompactFlash memory259Toner Cartridge259Photoconductor Unit259Waste Toner Collector260Customer Support261Contacting Customer Support261Before Contacting Epson261Help for Users in Australia261Help for Users in Singapore262Help for Users in Thailand263Help for Users in Vietnam263Help for Users in Indonesia263Help for Users in Hong Kong265Help for Users in Malaysia265Help for Users in India266Help for Users in the Philippines267Index268Size: 3.75 MBPages: 271Language: EnglishOpen manual