Printer Driver Operation Manual
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1. For information on how to load paper refer to the TM C100 User s Manual supplied with the printer For information on how to set up the paper source see Paper Source on page 2 7 4 From the Utility tab click Right Margin Correction The following message appears Adjust Right Position 10f2 a xj This utility performs right position adjustment Pleaze remove when equipped with the roll paper holder Click on the Next button to start printing the test page for right position adjustment a Eros 5 Click Next Two patterns patterns 1 and 2 are printed by using the current LR position correction value and the following message appears Adjust Right Position 2of2 1 xj Pleaze check the test page For Patternttl and Fattern 2 Enter the number 2 2 of the arc that touches the rightmost edge of the paper If the number iz there is no need for right position adjustment To repeat printing the test page click on the Retry button To save the value of the right position adjustment click on the Save and Exit button Right Position Walue Pattern 1 m Pattern 2 j Retry Cancel Rev C Utilities 3 13 6 Check patterns 1 and 2 in the print result If correction is required enter the new position correction values and then click Retry The two patterns are printed again and the same message appears Repeat these steps until the correct right margi2. Ei EPSON Print Pre view Microsoft Word SALE rkf AA is of Total 12 Current Page 1 Copies 1 Printer EPSON amp Maoniy eS lt Magnify dialog gt View Magnify Rev C Configuring Printer Driver Settings 2 13 AA AAA A A MUA A A 9 View Show Toolbars gt Standard View Show Toolbars Print Show or hide the print toolbar 8 and 9 Show or hide the printable area View Zoom gt Fit To Screen Enlarge or reduce the print preview to match the screen size View Zoom Maximum Zoom Zoom to the maximum View Zoom gt Zoom In Zoom Out Enlarge or reduce the print preview by right clicking or clicking the print preview View gt Magnify Display the magnify dialog box a View Printable Area View gt Next Page Display the next page if there are multiple pages for printing View Previous Page Display the previous page if there are multiple pages for printing View Go To Go to a specific page if there are multiple pages for printing Print Options gt Remove Page Do not print the page being displayed Print Options Add Page Print the page being displayed 2 14 Configuring Printer Driver Settings Rev C Chapter 3 Utilities TM C100 Printer Driver Operation Manual The TM C100 printer driver provides a number of utilities and this chapter describes how to use them as listed below To ac
3. 7 3 From the Utility tab click Nozzle Check The following message appears Check Nozzle 10f2 2 X This utility prints a nozzle check pattern and checks for clogging in the nozzle Click on the Next button to start printing the nozzle check pattern Eros 4 Click Next A nozzle check pattern is printed 5 After the nozzle check pattern is printed the following message appears Check Nozzle 20f2 x Please check the test page Perform head cleaning when a printed line is faded Please click on the Clean Head button Clean Head Finish 6 If the nozzle check pattern does not appear incomplete this indicates the nozzles on the print head are normal Click Finish to exit this utility If the nozzle check pattern appears incomplete this indicates the nozzles on the print head are clogged Click Clean Head to perform print head cleaning For information on how to clean the print head see Head Cleaning Utility on page 3 10 lt Normal printing example gt lt Printing example where nozzles are clogged gt m A aa a A ee en A Some lines are not printed Rev C Utilities 3 9 Head Cleaning Utility The Head Cleaning utility enables you to clean nozzles on the print head of the printer To perform print head cleaning use the following procedure 1 Turn on the power of the printer 2 From the Utility tab click Head Cleaning The follow
4. AA is S A AE IA A A nase 2 5 Media TYPE ror kok ass eko EA r k o A cues 2 5 So Lasas e P a A a A a A UT S A S ree eee a L ee ee 2 6 Mode arena i a S i a di aber 2 6 lake Ino Ma IO O S 2 6 FEMEL y Sa ne aa ahha S 2 6 Paper CDO a eaer o L L a O a a A SSL AA A IAS A AAA DR Paper Source ee ee er Due 2 7 A re na era ee 2 8 Paper Si2e Pase SE une NAAA a a ne 2 8 COPIE WER ii E ASA i ache Sh EHE S a 2 10 OFICMAUOM re euren Oboe bee i a e S S S I R a Cea Mer bee bie 2 10 Printable Area SAA A AAA wink O Ra ate ee 2 10 Roll Paper Option Lian ae et Il a a 2 11 Layout selines can pists aa ei wa arama a wna Ges SAR o ia EEEE TRENA 2 12 Reducer Enar sis k ee or 2 12 Using tne Print Preview OCreen Ars ns us ar r r stas ds 2 13 Chapter 3 Utilities EPSON Status Viewer Ulla ls un ui was ridad 3 2 UES EP iii REA AS 3 2 Resident con SiS Eee 3 4 SE UNS UP NE status VIEWER Dinar 3 5 Starting and stoppine the EPSON Status Viewer anal a Bl a a tages 3 8 Nozzle Check UDIY L ima r a r r r A SAA AA A AR 3 9 HesdCleanins UC LE 5 AA ASADA AAA RA AAA 3 10 hop Marein Correction Uli LS id a ia A A AA A a a E 3 11 Right Maren Corkeetion UI ASA AAA AAA AAA AAA ANS 3 13 AQ USt WR Oty e EA NA E Rte ae IAS 3 15 Rev C Table of contents iii TM C100 Printer Driver Operation Manual Chapter I Outline of the TM C100 Printer Driver This chapter describes the of the TM C100 Printer Driver For installing the printer driver refer to EPSON Advan
5. C100 e When the status set for notification changes with the display method set to Dialog see Setting up the status viewer on page 3 5 1 Printing preparation state The printing preparation state displays changes according to the state of the printer as described in the following table No status display Printing is ready Warning Printing is not ready Y Status information e Displays the state of the status items set for notification For information on how to set up notification see Setting up the status viewer on page 3 5 e Displays different types of status separated by a line xi Ed Not Ready Off line Printer Cover open Release Lever open Cartridge Information Close 3 Cartridge information ink information list e Cartridge information Displays graphically the remaining amount of ink e Ink Details Displays the type of ink manufacture date model and name of manufacturer The Cartridge Information ink information graph and the Ink Details button do not appear if the state of the printer is Off line or No response from printer Rev C Utilities 3 3 Balloon With the display method set to Balloon a balloon appears when the status set for notification changes For information on the display method and how to set up notification see Setting up the status viewer on page 3 5 A balloon appears above the resident icon on Task Tr
6. Layout Option Utility Version ReducerEnlarge CO Fit to Page f Custom AB 105 x 148 mm Output Paper Scale to E E MicrotA eave On High Speed On Carcel Aso Reduce Enlarge Q Note If the Fit to Page feature see Paper settings screen on page 2 9 is enabled this check box is selected and cannot be changed When this check box is selected you can select either of the following options L Fit to Page Select this option to automatically reduce or enlarge print data to fit to the page of the paper size selected from the combo box S Note In this case the scale ratio is calculated not from the paper size but the printable area Therefore even if you select the same size as the output paper the scale ratio is smaller than 100 LU Custom Select a paper size from the combo box and specify the scale ratio to a value from the range of 10 to 400 in 1 increments If you specify a value less than 100 the print data is reduced If you specify a value greater than 100 the print data is enlarged 2 12 Configuring Printer Driver Settings Rev C TM C100 Printer Driver Operation Manual Using the Print Preview Screen If you have set up print preview then the print preview screen appears before data is printed so that you can check the print result of the current settings For information on how to set up the print preview see the Print Preview on page 2 6 12345 6 7 8 9
7. and the Printing Defaults screen Both screens have the same appearance and settings for each tab Y Note It is recommended that both screens of the Printing Preferences and the Printing Defaults are configured to the same settings for each tab Otherwise this may cause incorrect print results 3 Printing Preferences screen In the Printers folder right click the TM C100 icon and then select Printing Preferences from the shortcut menu The printing preferences screen appears 3 Printing Defaults screen In the Printers folder right click the TM C100 icon and then select Printing Preferences from the shortcut menu On the Advanced tab click Printing Defaults The printing defaults screen appears 47 EPSON TM C100 Printing Preferences 2 xj Configuration tabs Main Paper Layout Option Utility Version Media Type Post Card 100 x 14 SS Plain Paper Quality Speed Window pane Bright Dark MicrotA eave On S High Speed On F Print Preview Saving or canceling Cancel Apply changes Rev C Configuring Printer Driver Settings 2 1 L Configuration tabs The following tabs are available on the configuration screen Main settings Paper Settings Layout Settings Option Settings Utility and Version You can select a tab and then modify its settings L Window pane When you change the printer driver settings the paper information and printer information in the
8. the warning tab to set up display of warnings and specify whether to send a warning notification EPSON Status Yiewer EPSON TM C100 i l x Error Warming Status Notification Parameters Bas Notification Settings Notification Method i Dialog Balloon Notification Postion J Top f Center f Bottom Duration of Notifications o SES Cancel Setting as Default El Release Lever open kl Few ink left 1 Notification items Select the check boxes of warning notification items When the condition for a selected item is met this item is displayed as an warning status Warning notification item Condition for display Release Lever open When the paper path is opened release lever pressed down Few ink left When the ink level is low L Display settings e Display method You can select Dialog or Balloon to display the status e Display position If Dialog is selected you can further specify where on the screen to display the dialog box You can select Top Center or Bottom L Display interval Specify an interval from the range of 0 to 999 in seconds to use to display the status again after it is displayed If you set the interval to 0 the status is not displayed again until it changes 3 6 Utilities Rev C TM C100 Printer Driver Operation Manual Status tab Use the status tab to set up display of status and specify whether to send status notificat
9. PSEC Policy Agent Manages 1 84 Logical Disk Manager Logical Disk a Logical Disk Manager Administ Administrat Sa Messenger Ses Net Logon Sends and Supports p Started Started Started Started Started Started Automatic Automatic Manual Automatic Manual Manual Automatic Automatic Manual Automatic Manual LocalSystem LocalSystem LocalSystem LocalSystem LocalSystem LocalSystem LocalSystem LocalSystem LocalSystem LocalSystem LocalSystem 3 To stop EPSON Status Viewer Right click and then select Stop from the shortcut menu To start EPSON Status Viewer again Right click and then select Start from the shortcut menu Q Note While the EPSON Status Viewer is stopped temporarily if you turn the power of the printer off and then on again or if you restart the computer the EPSON Status Viewer starts again automatically 3 8 Utilities Rev C TM C100 Printer Driver Operation Manual Nozzle Check Utility The Nozzle Check utility prints a nozzle check pattern By examining the nozzle check pattern you can detect whether the nozzles on the print head are clogged Use the following procedure to check the nozzles on the print head 1 Turn on the power of the printer 2 Load paper For information on how to load paper refer to the TM C100 User s Manual supplied with the printer For information on how to set up the paper source see Paper Source on page 2
10. Printer Driver Operation Manual TM C100 Color Monochrome 410157302 TM C100 Printer Driver Operation Manual Cautions 3 No part of this document may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of Seiko Epson Corporation L The contents of this document are subject to change without notice Please contact us for the latest information L While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this document Seiko Epson Corporation assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions L Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein A Neither Seiko Epson Corporation nor its affiliates shall be liable to the purchaser of this product or third parties for damages losses costs or expenses incurred by the purchaser or third parties as a result of accident misuse or abuse of this product or unauthorized modifications repairs or alterations to this product or excluding the U S failure to strictly comply with Seiko Epson Corporation s operating and maintenance instructions LJ Seiko Epson Corporation shall not be liable against any damages or problems arising from the use of any options or any consumable products other than those designated as Original EPSON Products or EPSON Approved Products by Seiko Epson Corporation Tradem
11. able for selection as shown below only when the paper source see Paper Source on page 2 7 is set to Roll Paper Holder e FullCut Cut paper from edge to edge after printing is finished e None Do not perform auto cut Paper Size Page Size Select a paper size or a page size to use from the list Depending on the paper source see Paper Source on page 2 7 the paper sizes available from the list are different 3 If the paper source is Auto Sheet Feeder the following paper sizes are available e Post Card 100 x 148 mm e A6105 x 148 mm e Business Card 55 x 90 mm e Refill Bible Size 95 x 170 mm e User Defined Size Li Ifthe paper source is Roll Paper Holder the following page sizes are available e Roll Paper 76 x 297 mm e Roll Paper 105 x 297 mm e User Defined Size L If the paper source is Manual Feed Slot the following paper sizes are available e Post Card 100 x 148 mm e A6105 x 148 mm e Refill Bible Size 95 x 170 mm e User Defined Size Q Note J For information on how to specify a user defined size see Specifying a user defined paper size on page 2 9 L Ifyou have selected a paper size page size that is larger than the printable area in the paper source setting see Paper Source on page 2 7 the paper settings screen see Paper settings screen on page 2 9 appears 2 8 Configuring Printer Driver Settings Rev C TM C100 Printer Driver Operation Ma
12. arks EPSON is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U S A and other countries Rev C 1 Manual Content This manual consists of the following chapters Chapter 1 Outline of the TM C100 Printer Describes the environment of the printer driver Driver Chapter 2 Configuring Printer Driver Explains how to configure the various printer driver Settings settings Chapter 3 Utilities Gives details on the use of the various utilities Conventions ii This manual uses the following symbol Make sure you understand the meaning of this symbol before handling this product Q Note Indicates restrictions necessary to maintain the performance of this product as well as useful information on handling this product Rev C TM C100 Printer Driver Operation Manual Table of contents Mandar Content rca ati ao teo S ed Aca NS eo SA Ane Sr e Aa a ep SS ii CONVENHONS G en O er a es twa ed wl oe Soe ii Tabe Ol conen nee ee ee Aus Ber ea A rate E 111 Chapter 1 Installing the Printer Driver Operating environment of the printer driver ans u N I ae 1 1 Chapter 2 Configuring Printer Driver Settings Displaying the printer driver configuration screen ooooccooccocconcn eee eee 2 1 Opio gt LHS ni ii A AAA AS Sines 2 3 Paper Source IPOD A e r os ao a a 2 3 Printer Color opec CANON nase era euere GA P r r oi S ers 2 4 Man settmes ada ios
13. ay as shown below EPSON TM C100 Paper feed finished Feed Button not pressed Paper on TOF Sensor Paper on BOF Sensor Paper Type Cut paper Cut paper Manual paper feeder Cleaning finished Resident icon When the printer and your computer are connected and then the power of the printer is turned on the resident icon appears on Task Tray as shown below The resident icon changes according to the status of the printer Resident icon and change in printer status rw a Error Warning No status display Q Note You can set up for each status type whether to send notification For information on how to set up notification of each status see Setting up the status viewer on page 3 5 When you click the resident icon the viewer dialog box appears For information on the viewer dialog box see Status display on page 3 2 3 4 Utilities Rev C Setting up the status viewer TM C100 Printer Driver Operation Manual You can use the status viewer dialog box to set up notification for each status error warning and status To display the status viewer dialog box right click the resident icon on Task Tray and then select Status Viewer setting from the shortcut menu The status viewer dialog box consists of three tabs Error tab Warning tab and Status tab For each type of status you can set up the display and specify whether to send notification Error tab Use the error tab to
14. ble up to a width of 118 6 mm Q Note If the paper type is Plain Paper and the mode setting is Speed the printable area is fixed at Standard and therefore cannot be changed Centered Specify whether to center the print data on the page vertically and horizontally for printing 2 10 Configuring Printer Driver Settings Rev C TM C100 Printer Driver Operation Manual Roll Paper Option This setting appears if the paper source see Paper Source on page 2 7 is set to Roll Paper Holder You can select either of the following options L Banner Mode In this mode no margins are set in the top and bottom Roll Paper Option 6 Banner Mode CutSheet Mode of the page If the autocutter is enabled the roll paper is ISS cut after all printing is finished e Save roll paper Select this check box if you want to save roll paper by removing the extra space at the bottom of a document L Cut Sheet Mode Fall Paper Option In this mode margins are set in the top and bottom of C Banner Mode CutSheet Mode the page If the autocutter is enabled paper is cut after I Print page frame each page e Print page frame Select this checkbox if you want to print a dotted line at the end of each page after data is printed Rev C Configuring Printer Driver Settings 2 11 Layout Settings Use the Layout tab to Reduce Enlarge print data on a page EPSON TM C100 Printing Preferences E x Main Paper
15. ced Printer Driver Ver 3 Installation Manual Operating environment of the printer driver The minimum requirements in hardware and system to use the printer driver are listed below Operating system Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP4 or later Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP1 or later Operating system settings Screen resolution 800 x 600 or higher Screen color 16 bit color or higher 256 colors or lower not supported Interface USB 1 1 or higher Others Microsoft Windows XP Professional system requirements e PC with processor of 300 MHz clock speed or higher recommended e Intel Pentium Celeron series AMD K6 Athlon Duron family or their compatible processors recommended e RAM 128 MB or more recommended Rev C Outline of the TM C100 Printer Driver 1 1 1 2 Outline of the TM C100 Printer Driver Rev C TM C100 Printer Driver Operation Manual Chapter 2 Configuring Printer Driver Settings To print you need to use the printer driver to configure printer settings This chapter describes how to configure printer settings of the printer driver Q Note If you replace one TM C100 with another TM C100 when you have logged on to your computer as a user with administrative rights a user belonging to the Administrators group the printer may not operate correctly In this case restart your computer Displaying the printer driver configuration screen Start the printer settings with the Printing Preferences screen
16. cess the utilities use the Utility tab of the printer driver LJ EPSON Status Viewer Utility gr EPSON TM C100 Printing Preferences Use this utility to display error information and the level of ink remaining Use this utility to determine clogged nozzles on the print head Use this utility to clean the nozzles on the print head Use this utility to adjust any misaligned top margins of your printouts Use this utility to adjust any misaligned right margins of your printouts Use this utility to adjust misaligned vertical lines in your printouts EPSOM Status Wiewer V Use this utility to automatically check for errors and also check for the level of ink remaining Nozzle Check N Use this utility if gaps or faint areas appear in your printout Head Cleaning H Use this utility If your print quality declines or the Nozzle Check indicates clogged nozzles Top Margin Correction T Use this utility if the top margin of your printouts isn t accurate Fight Hargin Correction R Use this utility if the right margin of your printouts isn t accurate Adjust LR L Use this utility If misaligned vertical lines appear in pour printout OF Cancel Apply L Nozzle Check Utility L Head Cleaning Utility 3 Top Margin Correction Utility L Right Margin Correction Utility L Adjust LR Utility AA Rev C Utilities 3 1 EPSON Status Viewer Ufility The EPSON Status Viewer monitors the
17. correction value are determined click Save and Exit The LR correction values are saved and correction is completed If roll paper is used after the correction paper is automatically transported and cut and the paper is advanced to the top margin position of the roll paper 3 16 Utilities Rev C EPSON Seiko Epson Corporation
18. g the current LR correction value and the following message appears Adjust LR Zof2 x Please check the test page For Patternttl and Pattern 2 Enter the number 5 8 of the line that appears to be the most straight If the number iz 0 there ig no need for LA position adjustment To repeat printing the test page click on the Retry button To save the value of the LA adjustment click on the Save and Exit button LA Yalue Pattern 1 b Pattern 2 j Retry Cancel Rev C Utilities 3 15 5 Check patterns 1 and 2 in the print result If correction is required enter the new LR correction values and then click Retry The two patterns are printed again and the same message appears Repeat these steps until the correct LR correction value is obtained lt Print result example where LR correction is required gt lt Print result example where LR position is correct gt 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 243 4 45 6 748 8 76 5 43 2 1 O 1 4243 4 45 6 748 Find the number of the upper and lower lines that form a straight line Enter this number 9 Upper line O and lower line O become a straight line as the LR correction value In this example entering 2 will correct the problem and the LR position will be printed correctly as shown in the figure on the right Printing direction 6 After the LR
19. he Color Specification of this Printer is changed to Color Specification Please make sure your printer supports this specification Please make sure your printer supports this specification Problems may arise if your printer does not match your selection here Problems may arise if your printer does not match your selection here i Cancel i Cancel L When you change the printer color option on this tab the following settings on the Main tab are also changed e Medias type see Media Type on page 2 5 e Color see Color on page 2 6 e Mode see Mode on page 2 6 2 4 Configuring Printer Driver Settings Rev C TM C100 Printer Driver Operation Manual Main settings Use the Main tab to specify the Media Type Color Printing Mode and Print Preview settings lt EPSON TM C100 Printing Preferences 4 x Main Paper Layout Option Utility Version Media Type Post Card 100 x 14 ag a Plain Paper Quality Speed Bright F Dark MicrotA eave On High Speed On F Print Preview caca te Media Type The media type setting differs depending on the printer color specification setting on the Option tab See Printer Color Specification on page 2 4 L For color model You can select the following media types Plain Paper Special Fine Paper and Special Matte Paper L For monochrome model The media type is set to Plain Paper and can
20. ing message appears Clean Head lof a xX This utility performs head cleaning Perform head cleaning when a printed line or picture is faded or printed in an unusual color Click on the Next button to start head cleaning Head cleaning takes about 1 minute until it finishes Head cleaning is finished if the POWERLED stops blinking cos 3 Click Next Print head cleaning starts 4 When print head cleaning is finished the following message appears Clean Head 20f2 x When you finish head cleaning please click on the Check Nozzle button Check Nozzle Finish To see if the print head has been cleaned successfully click Check Nozzle to print a nozzle check pattern For information on nozzle check see Nozzle Check Utility on page 3 9 Q Note The print head cleaning operation removes anything blocking the nozzles and therefore prevents the nozzles from clogging up Because this operation also removes some ink it should not be used unless necessary 3 10 Utilities Rev C TM C100 Printer Driver Operation Manual Top Margin Correction Utility The Top Margin Correction utility enables you to print a test page and correct any top margin misalignment problem Use the following procedure to correct a top margin misalignment problem 1 Remove the Roll Paper Holder if it is installed on the printer 2 Turn on the power of the printer 3 Manually load paper of A6 or larger size Q No
21. ion EPSON Status Viewer EPSON TM C100 Tu x Eror Warning Status Notification Parameters Notification Settings Notification Method Dialog i Balloon Notification Position Top 7 Center f Bottom Duration of Notification o SES Cancel Setting as Detault B Feeding paper Paper feed finished O Feed Button pressed Feed Button not p O Paper on TOF Sensor No paper on TO O Paper on BOF Sensor No paper on BO O Paper Type Roll paper Cut paper O Cut paper Manual paper feeder Auto O Cleaning Cleaning finished 1 Notification items Select the check boxes of status notification items you want to display Paper at BOF Sensor No paper ay BOF Sensor Paper Type Roll paper Cut paper Cut paper Manual paper feeder Auto sheet feeder Cleaning Cleaning finished 3 Display settings e Display method You can select Dialog or Balloon to display the status e Display position If Dialog is selected you can further specify where on the screen to display the dialog box You can select Top Center or Bottom 3 Display interval Specify an interval from the range of 0 to 999 in seconds to use to display the status again after it is displayed If you set the interval to 0 the status is not displayed again until it changes Rev C Utilities 3 7 Starting and stopping the EPSON Status Viewer During the driver installation operation if the
22. k Save The user defined paper size name width and length are saved Rev C Configuring Printer Driver Settings 2 9 Q Note You can define up to 30 user defined paper sizes If you try to save more than 30 user defined paper sizes the following message appears and saving is not possible In this case you need to use Delete to delete some user defined sizes before you can add more User Defined Paper Size d x There is a maximum of 30 custom paper sizes that are allowed to be saved 4 Select a paper size and then click OK The selected paper size is enabled Copies You can specify the number of copies to print whether to collate and whether to print in the reverse order e Copies Specify the number of copies to print The number must be in the range of 1 to 999 e Collate For a document with multiple pages the pages are collated when printed e Reverse Order The printing order is reversed starting from the last page first Orientation Specify whether to print in normal or up sidedown orientation e Rotate by 180 Rotate 180 and then print Printable Area This setting appears if the paper source see Paper Source on page 2 7 is set to Manual Feed Slot or Auto Sheet Feeder You can set the printable area to either of the following selections Printable Area f Standard 7 Maximum FT Centered e Standard Printing is possible up to a width of 113 3 mm e Maximum Printing is possi
23. n tab See Paper Source Option on page 2 3 3 If the paper source option is set to Auto Sheet Feeder Specify either Auto Sheet Feeder or Manual Feed Slot L If the paper option is set to Roll Paper Holder The paper source is set to Roll Paper Holder and cannot be changed L If the paper source option is set to None The paper source is set to Manual Feed Slot and cannot be changed Y Note J To set the paper source it is recommended that you start from the Printers folder If you set the paper source from an application for example this may cause incorrect print results 1 If the correct paper sources for the paper source option of your printer are not displayed the paper source option setting on the Option settings tab is incorrect Set it correctly referring to Paper Source on page 2 7 and then select the paper source Rev C Configuring Printer Driver Settings 2 7 D Ifthe set paper size page size Paper Size Page Size on page 2 8 is larger than the printable area of the paper source you have selected the following message appears Clicking OK displays the paper settings screen see Paper settings screen on page 2 9 EPSON Advanced Printer Driver E xi Because of changes in your Paper Source Option Settings it is necessary bo update select your Output Paper Size i Cancel Auto Cut The auto sheet cutter setting is avail
24. n is obtained lt Print result example where right margin lt Print result example where right margin correction is required gt position is correct gt Check the number 2 002 appearing at the right side of the fan object Enter this number In this example entering 2 will correct the problem and the right margin will be printed in the correct position as shown in the figure on the right The number at the right edge of paper is 0 Printing direction 7 After the right margin correction value is determined click Save and Exit The right margin correction value is saved and correction is completed 3 14 Utilities Rev C TM C100 Printer Driver Operation Manual Adjust LR Utility The Adjust LR utility enables you to print a test page and then adjust any printing misalignment Use the following procedure to correct a printing misalignment problem 1 Turn on the power of the printer 2 Load paper For information on how to load paper refer to the TM C100 User s Manual supplied with the printer For information on how to set up the paper source see Paper Source on page 2 7 3 From the Utility tab click Adjust LR The following message appears Adjust LR 10f2 x This utility performs LA position adjustment Click on the Next button to start printing the test page for LA position adjustment coca 4 Click Next Two patterns patterns 1 and 2 are printed by usin
25. nd then click Retry Another test page is printed by using the new top margin position and the same message appears Repeat these steps until the correct top margin is obtained lt Print result example where top margin correction is required gt lt Print result example where top margin position is correct gt Check the number appearing at the top The number at the top of the fan object Enter this number In this edge of paper is 0 example entering 6 will correct the problem and the top margin will be Printing printed in the correct position as shown direction in the figure on the right 7 After the top margin correction value is determined click Save and Exit The top margin correction value is saved and correction is completed 3 12 Utilities Rev C TM C100 Printer Driver Operation Manual Right Margin Correction Utility The Right Margin Correction utility enables you to print a test page and correct a right margin misalignment problem Use the following procedure to correct a right margin misalignment problem 1 Remove the Roll Paper Holder if it is installed on the printer 2 Turn on the power of the printer 3 Manually load paper of A6 or larger size Q Note To correct a right margin misalignment problem be sure to always use paper of A6 or larger size and set the paper source to Manual Feed Slot if you use any other combinations the printer still works but the print result is not guaranteed
26. not be changed Y Note If the correct media types for the printer color specification of your printer are not displayed the printer color specification setting on the Option settings tab is incorrect Set it correctly referring to Printer Color Specification on page 2 4 and then select the media type Rev C Configuring Printer Driver Settings 2 5 Color Specify either Color or Monochrome for printing Y For color model You can select Color or Monochrome L For monochrome model The color is set to Monochrome and cannot be changed Q Note If the correct color options for the printer color specification of your printer are not displayed the printer color specification setting on the Option settings tab is incorrect Set it correctly referring to Printer Color Specification on page 2 4 and then select the color Mode Specify the printing modes 3 Quality or speed Select Quality or Speed Selecting Quality gives better print results but it reduces the print speed e For color model You can select Quality or Speed e For monochrome model The mode is set to Speed and cannot be changed e Brightness This setting affects mainly the midtones and does not affect the bright highlight and dark shadow parts as much e For color model You can set to the three levels of brightness Bright Medium center or Dark e For m
27. nual Paper settings screen If the set paper size page size is larger than the printable area of the paper source setting see Paper Source on page 2 7 the following screen appears Paper Settings qa Document cannot be printed on this paper size Please select a paper size to enable the Fit ta Page feature Output itll Size Select the output paper size and click OK to enable the Fit to Page feature Fit to Page feature Reduces the print result to fit the output paper size Specifying a user defined paper size When you select User Defined Size as the paper size the following screen appears User Defined Paper Size a Paper Size Name Paper Size User Defined Size User Defined Size Paper width 1000 4 490 1350 Paper Length 1480 E 850 2100 Items that are grayed out cannot be Un used with the selected paper source f Oem FC DOlinch Or Cancel 1 Enter a name for this user defined paper size 2 Enter the width and length of the paper If you change the unit the entered numbers are adjusted automatically to the new unit The range of sizes of paper that you can specify for the each paper source are listed in the following table Unit 0 01 inch Auto Auto Sheet Feeder Feeder Roll Roll Paper width A 850 EA 531 HT 413 Lower default 394 394 299 Paper length 473 1169 335 826 60 3937 Lower default 583 583 1169 3 Clic
28. onochrome model The mode is set to Medium center and cannot be changed Ink Information Gives information about the level of ink remaining in the printer Q Note The ink information does not appear in the following cases e When the printer is offline e When the EPSON Status Viewer is not running See Starting and stopping the EPSON Status Viewer on page 3 8 Print Preview If you select the Print Preview check box you can use the preview screen to check the print image before printing actually starts For information on the print preview screen see Using the Print Preview Screen on page 2 13 2 6 Configuring Printer Driver Settings Rev C TM C100 Printer Driver Operation Manual Paper Settings Use the Paper tab to specify the Paper Source Auto Cut Paper Size Page Size Copies Orientation and Printable Area or Roll Paper Option EPSON TM C100 Printing Preferences E x Main Paper Layout Option Utility Version Paper Source autos heet Feeder r Auto Eut Hone r Paper Size AB 105 x 148 mm AB 105 148 mm Copies Copies i E W Collate Reverse Order Orientation Fine t Portrait Landscape Microw eave On T Rotate by 180 High Speed On Printable Area EPSON Standard Maximum FT Centered caca te Paper Source The paper source setting differs depending on the paper source option setting on the Optio
29. r still works but the print result is not guaranteed 3 When you change the paper source option on this tab the paper source selection see Paper Source on page 2 7 on the Paper tab is also changed 1 Ifthe set paper size page size Paper Size Page Size on page 2 8 is larger than the printable area in the paper source setting the following message appears Clicking OK displays the paper settings screen see Paper settings screen on page 2 9 EPSON Advanced Printer Driver 3 x Because of changes in your Paper Source Option Settings it is necessary bo update select your Output Paper Size i Cancel Rev C Configuring Printer Driver Settings 2 3 Printer Color Specification Select Color or Black whichever is appropriate for your printer model L For color model Select Color Y For monochrome model Select Black Q Note LU Always select a color option according to the option specified for the printer If the selected color option does not match the option specified for the printer the printer does not print normally 13 When you have changed the printer color specification the following message appears Please make sure that the printer color specification is correct Clicking OK enables the change EPSON Advanced Printer Driver E x EPSON Advanced Printer Driver E x The Color Specification of this Printer is changed to Monochrome Specification T
30. set up display of errors and specify whether to send error notifications EPSON Status Viewer EPSON TM C100 E x Error Warming Status Notification Parameters il No response from printer kl Off line E Printer Cover open bf Mechanical error E Auto Cutter error kl Critical error E Auto recoverable error W No Ink Cartridge E Ma mare ink x I Notification items Notification Settings Notification Method i Dialog i Balloon Notification Position Top t Center i Bottom Duration of Notifications o 325 Cancel Setting as Default Select the check boxes of error notification items When the condition for a selected item is met this item is displayed as an error status Critical error When non recoverable error occurs Auto recoverable error When automatically recoverable error occurs No Ink Cartridge When there is no ink cartridge Rev C Utilities 3 5 L Display settings e Display method You can select Dialog or Balloon to display the status e Display position If Dialog is selected you can further specify where on the screen to display the dialog box You can select Top Center or Bottom 3 Display interval Specify an interval from the range of 0 to 999 in seconds to use to display the status again after it is displayed If you set the interval to 0 the status is not displayed again until it changes Warning tab Use
31. startup type is set to Automatic on the startup type setting screen the EPSON Status Viewer starts monitoring the printer as soon as the install operation is completed If you want to stop or start the EPSON Status Viewer again use the following procedure Q Note Before using StatusAPI you need to stop the EPSON Status Viewer For information on StatusAPI refer to the StatusAPI Reference Manual 1 Open the Control Panel folder and then the Administrative Tools folder Finally select Services 2 Select EPSON Status Viewer Service as shown below f Services Tees Name Description status Startup Type tegonas l a Services Local Sy Alerter Notifies sel Manual LocalSystem Sa Application Management Provides 5 Manual LocalSystem Ba ClipBook Supports Manual LocalSystem Sa COME Event System Provides a Started Manual LocalSystem Sa Computer Browser Maintains a Started Automatic LocalSystem fy DHCP Client Manages n Started Automatic LocalSystem Sy Distributed Link Tracking Client Sends notif Started Automatic LocalSystem Sy Distributed Transaction Coor Coordinate Manual LocalSystem fa DNS Client Resolves a Started Automatic LocalSystem EPSON Status Viewer Service SuUpervises Ba Event Log Logs event fia Fax Service Helps vou a HID Input Service fs Indexing Service Ss Internet Connection Sharing Provides n Ss I
32. state of the printer and then notifies you of error information or the level of ink remaining The status display function see Status display on page 3 2 and the resident icon function see Resident icon on page 3 4 enable you to know the state of the printer To set up notification use the status viewer setting function see Setting up the status viewer on page 3 5 Q Note The EPSON Status Viewer can be used only if during the printer driver installation operation you have set the startup type to Automatic on the startup type setting screen Status display The status display function provides the following viewing methods for you to know the state of the printer L Viewer dialog box see Viewer dialog box on page 3 2 3 Balloon see Balloon on page 3 4 Viewer dialog box From the Utility tab click EPSON Status Viewer The viewer dialog box appears as shown below x Printing preparation I Ready state Status information lt Display or hide 4 ala Cartridge Information Close cartridge information Cartridge Information xl Ink Type Color Date Manufactured 03710 Model SJICSF Ink Details Maker INF byEPSOM The viewer dialog box appears in the following cases 3 2 Utilities Rev C TM C100 Printer Driver Operation Manual e When you click the resident icon on Task Tray e When you right click the resident icon on Task Tray and then select EPSON TM
33. te To correct the top margin misalignment problem be sure to always use paper of A6 or larger size and set the paper source to Manual Feed Slot if you use any other combinations the printer still works but the print result is not guaranteed For information on how to load paper refer to the TM C100 User s Manual supplied with the printer For information on how to set up the paper source see Paper Source on page 2 7 4 From the Utility tab click Top Margin Correction The following message appears Adjust Head Position 10f2 xi This utility performs head position adjustment Please remove when equipped with the roll paper holder Click on the Next button to start printing the test page for head position adjustment ee Eros 5 Click Next A test page is printed by using the current top margin position correction value and the following message appears Adjust Head Position Zof2 x Please check the test page Enter the number 6 6 of the arc that touches the uppermost edge of the paper If the number iz 0 there is no need for head position adjustment To repeat printing the test page click on the Retry button To save the current value of the head position adjustment click on the Save and Exit button Head Position Value fa Retry Cancel Rev C Utilities 3 11 6 Check the print result If correction is required enter a new top margin position a
34. window pane are also updated You can use this pane to check the changes you have made to the settings 3 Saving or canceling changes in printer driver settings After making changes to settings on the various tabs you can use the following three buttons to apply the changes e OK Apply the changes and then close the configuration screen e Cancel Cancel the changes and then close the configuration screen e Apply Apply the changes but do not close the configuration screen 2 2 Configuring Printer Driver Settings Rev C TM C100 Printer Driver Operation Manual Option Settings Use the Option tab to select a Paper Source Option and specify a Printer Color Specification for the printer When configuring the printer settings start from this tab Paper Source Option 8 EPSON TM C100 Printing Preferences E xj Main Faper Layout Option Utility Version Paper Source Option Auto Sheet Feeder Post Card 100 14 Roll Paper Holder Printer Color Specification f Color f Black Ink Cartridge LSS SJICIP SJIC10F K Fine Microweave On High Speed On Carcel Am For the paper source option select from the following choices Auto Sheet Feeder Roll Paper Holder or None Y Note LU Always select a paper source option according to the option installed on the printer If the selected paper source option does not match the option actually installed on the printer the printe
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