Reference GuideTable of ContentsWhere to Find Information1Contents4Getting to Know Your Printer14Printer Parts14Front view14Rear view15Inside the printer15Control panel16Options and Consumable Products18Options18Consumable products19Printer Futures20Adobe PostScript 3 Mode20High-quality printing20EPSON Quick Fuser Technology21Wide variety of fonts21Toner save mode21Reserve Job function21Duplex printing22HDD Form Overlay function22Resolution Improvement Technology (RITech)22Various Printing Options23Duplex printing23Fit-to-page printing24Pages per sheet printing24Watermark printing25Overlay printing26Using the Reserve Job function26Paper Handling28Paper Sources28MP tray28Standard lower paper cassette29Optional 550-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit A430Selecting a paper source30Output Tray34Face-down tray34Face-up tray34Loading Paper36MP tray and standard lower paper cassette36550-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit40Printing on Special Media41Envelopes41Labels44Thick paper/Extra thick paper45Transparencies45Loading a custom paper size46Using the Standard Printer Software48About the Printer Software48Accessing the printer driver48Making Changes to Printer Settings49Making the print quality setting49Resizing printouts49Modifying the print layout52Using a watermark53Using an overlay58Using HDD form overlay64Printing with the Duplex Unit67Making the Extended Settings68Making the Optional Settings71Using the Reserve Job Function71Re-Print Job73Verify Job74Stored Job76Confidential Job77Monitoring Your Printer Using EPSON Status Monitor 379About EPSON Status Monitor 379Installing EPSON Status Monitor 380Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 383Getting printer status details84Setting Monitoring Preferences86Status Alert window88Using the Job Management function88Stopping monitoring92Selecting printers to be monitored93Setting Up the USB Connection93Canceling Printing95Uninstalling the Printer Software96Uninstalling the printer driver96Uninstall the USB device driver99Using the PostScript Printer Software (Windows)102About the PostScript Printer Driver102System requirements102Using the PostScript Printer Driver with Windows103Windows Me, 98, and 95 users103Windows NT 4.0 users115Windows XP and 2000 users125Using online help136Reserve Job function136Using AppleTalk under Windows 2000 or NT 4.0138Using the PostScript Printer Software (Macintosh)140About the PostScript Printer Driver140System requirements140Using the PostScript Printer Driver with Macintosh141Mac OS 8.6 or 9.x users141Mac OS X users164Setting Up Your Printer on a Network184Sharing the Printer184Setting Up Your Printer as a Shared Printer185Using an additional driver187Setting for the Clients193Using AppleTalk Under Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4.0201Installing the Printer Driver from the CD-ROM202Installing Options204550-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit A4204Duplex Unit208Stacker212Memory Module217Hard Disk Drive223Interface Cards230Replacing the Consumable Product234Precautions During Replacement234Replacement Messages235Imaging Cartridge236Fuser Unit241Cleaning the Printer246Cleaning the pickup roller247Transporting the Printer250Troubleshooting256Clearing Jammed Paper256Precautions for clearing jammed paper256Jam A (Cover A)257Jam A B (Cover A or B)261Jam MP A, Jam C1 A, Jam C2 A, Jam C3 A (All paper cassettes and Cover A)267Jam DM (Duplex Unit cover)270Jam STK271Printing a Status Sheet273Operational Problems274The Ready light does not turn on274The printer does not print (Ready light off)275The Ready light is on but nothing prints275The optional product is not available276Printout Problems277The font will not print277Printout is garbled277The printout position is not correct278Graphics do not print correctly278Print Quality Problems279The background is dark or dirty279White dots appear in the printout279Print quality is uneven darkness279Half-tone images print unevenly280Toner smudges281Areas are missing in the printed image281Completely blank pages are output282The printed image is light or faint283The non-printed side of the page is dirty283Memory Problems284Print quality decreased284Insufficient memory for current task284Insufficient memory to print all copies285Paper Handling Problems285Paper does not feed properly286Problems Printing in the PostScript 3 Mode286Problems printing PostScript documents288General printing problems289Font and image problems291Problems printing via the parallel interface293Problems printing via the USB interface294Problems printing via the network294Problems Using Options296The message Invalid AUX/IF Card appears on the LCD panel296Paper does not feed from the optional 550-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit296Feed jam when using the optional 550-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit297An installed option cannot be used298Correcting USB Problems298USB connections298Windows operating system298Printer software installation299Status and Error Messages307Canceling Printing319Using the Cancel Job button320Using the Reset menu320Contacting Customer Support320For users in Latin America321For users in Australia322For users in Singapore323For users in Thailand324For users in Indonesia324For users in Hong Kong326For users in Malaysia327For users in India328For users in the Philippines330Technical Specifications332Paper332Available paper types332Paper that should not be used333Specifications334Printable area336Printer337General337Environmental339Mechanical339Electrical339Standards and approvals340PostScript342Interfaces342Parallel interface342USB interface342Ethernet interface342Options and Consumable343550-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit A4343Stacker344Duplex Unit344Hard Disk Drive345Memory modules (EPL-N3000 only)345Imaging cartridge346Fuser Unit 120/220346Safety Information347Warnings, Cautions, and Notes347Safety Precautions347Important Safety Instructions350Power On/Off Cautions351Functions of the Control Panel352Using the Control Panel Menus352When to make control panel settings352How to access the control panel menus352Printing and Deleting Reserve Job Data354Using the Quick Print Job Menu354Using the Confidential Job Menu355Control Panel Menus356Control panel menu summary356Information Menu358Tray Menu361Emulation Menu362Printing Menu362Setup Menu365Quick Print Job Menu370Confidential Job Menu371Reset Menu371Parallel Menu372USB Menu373Network Menu374AUX Menu374LJ4 Menu375GL2 Menu378PS3 Menu380ESCP2 Menu381FX Menu384I239X Menu386Support Menu389Working with Fonts390Available Fonts390LJ4/GL2 mode390ESC/P 2 and FX modes392I239X mode393PS 3 mode394Printing font samples394Adding More Fonts394Selecting Fonts395Downloading Fonts396Installing PostScript Screen Fonts396EPSON Font Manager397System requirements397Installing EPSON Font Manager397EPSON BarCode Fonts399System requirements400Installing EPSON BarCode Fonts401Printing with EPSON BarCode Fonts403BarCode Font specifications407Symbol Sets420Introduction to Symbol Sets420In the LJ4 Emulation Mode421International character sets for ISO423In the ESC/P 2 or FX Modes424International character sets426Characters available with the ESC (^ command426In the I239X Emulation Mode427In the EPSON GL/ 2 Mode427PostScript Font Samples428Notice for Windows XP Users430Glossary434Index440Size: 5.94 MBPages: 443Language: EnglishOpen manual
