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Epson AcuLaser C3000 User's Manual

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2. m OK Cancel Help Default 62 Using the Printer Software with Windows 5 Select Text or BMP and type a name for the new watermark in the Name box User Defined Watermarks 21 x Note This screen appears when you select Text 6 If you select Text type the watermark text in the Text box If you select BMP click Browse select the BMP file you want to use then click OK 7 Click Save Your watermark will appear in the List box 8 Click OK to apply the new watermark settings Note You can register up to 10 watermarks Printing with the duplex unit Duplex printing prints on both sides of the paper When printing for binding the binding edge can be specified as required to produce the desired page order Using the Printer Software with Windows 63 As an ENERGY STAR partner Epson recommends the use of the double sided printing function Refer to ENERGY STAR Compliance for more information on the ENERGY STAR program 1 Click the Layout tab 2 Select the Duplex check box then select Left Top or Right as Binding position Auto Definition Color Adjustment RlTech On Toner save Off 3 Click Duplex Settings to open the Duplex Settings dialog box 64 Using the Printer Software with Windows 4 Specify the Binding Margin for the front and back sides of the paper then select whether the front or back side of the paper is to be printed as the Start P
3. When the LCD panel displays the hack Trargzrearercy error message there may be paper tee at bthe MP ifa Remove the paper from the MP tray and remove any jammed paper Open and close cover A to clear the message on the LCD panel then reload the paper The printer resumes printing from the page that jammed Note D When using transparencies load them in the MP tray and set the Paper Type setting to Transparency in the printer driver D When the Paper Type setting in the printer driver is set to Transparency do not load any other type of paper except transparencies 226 Troubleshooting Printing a Status Sheet To confirm the current status of the printer and that the options are installed correctly print a status sheet using the printer s control panel 1 Turn on the printer The LCD panel shows Feadz 2 Press the Enter button three times The printer prints a status sheet Enter button 3 Confirm that the information about the installed options is correct If the options are installed correctly they appear under Hardware Configurations If the options are not listed try reinstalling them Note d Ifthe status sheet does not list your installed options correctly make sure that they are securely connected to the printer Troubleshooting 227 D Ifyou are unable to get the printer to print a correct status sheet contact your dealer D
4. For Macintosh the System Profile setting is not in use To apply ColorSync properly your input device and the application must support ColorSync and a System Profile must be used for your monitor PhotoEnhanced4 may be selected in the printer driver The PhotoEnhance4 feature corrects the contrast and brightness of the original image data and so may not be suitable for printing vivid images Troubleshooting 235 Print Quality Problems The background is dark or dirty Cause What to do You may not be using the If the surface of your paper is too rough correct type of paper for your printed characters may appear printer distorted or broken EPSON special paper or smooth high quality copier paper is recommended for best results See Available paper types on page 272 for information on choosing paper The paper path inside the Turn off the printer Clean internal printer may be dusty printer components by printing three pages with only one character per page 236 Troubleshooting White dots appear in the printout Cause What to do The paper path inside the Turn off the printer Clean internal printer may be dusty printer components by printing three pages with only one character per page Print quality or tone is uneven Cause What to do Your paper may be moist or damp Do not store paper in a humid or damp environment There may be no toner left in
5. 184 Maintenance and Transportation 5 Take the new toner cartridge out of its package and gently shake it from side to side and front to back to distribute the toner evenly Note Do not remove the protective tape yet 6 Hold the toner cartridge as shown below and lower it into the slot Maintenance and Transportation 185 7 Turn the toner cartridge knobs to the locked position Note Hold the knobs with both hands and turn them until they click Y Caution Be sure to turn the knob all the way to the locked position Otherwise you may have toner problems or leakage 8 Remove the protective tape pulling straight up from the toner cartridge 186 Maintenance and Transportation 9 Replace the top cover Photoconductor Unit Prepare a new photoconductor unit for replacement when you see a message informing you to do so Handling precautions m Note the following handling precautions before replacing the photoconductor unit The photoconductor unit weighs 4 5 kg 9 9 Ib Be sure to hold it firmly by the handle when carrying it When replacing the photoconductor unit avoid exposing it to room light any longer than necessary Be careful not to scratch the surface of the drum Also avoid touching the drum since oil from your skin may permanently damage its surface and affect print quality To get the best print quality do not store the photoconductor unit in an area s
6. Ifa status sheet does not print correctly your printer may be damaged Contact your dealer or a qualified service representative Misalignment of colors Cause What to do The registration position of each color may have shifted while the printer was being shipped or moved to a new location Check the color registration and adjust the alignment if necessary See Checking color registration on page 208 for instructions 232 Troubleshooting The printout s orientation on the page is not correct Cause What to do The page length and margins may be set incorrectly in your application Make sure that you are using the correct page length and margin settings in your application The Paper Size setting may be incorrect Make sure the correct paper size is set in the Tray Menu on the control panel Graphics do not print correctly Cause What to do You may need more memory Graphics require large amounts of memory Install an appropriate memory module See Memory Module on page 170 Or select the Avoid Page Error check box on the Extended Settings dialog box For details see Making Extended Settings for Windows or see Making Extended Settings for Macintosh Troubleshooting 233 Color Printing Problems Cannot print in color Cause What to do Black is selected as the Color Change this setting to Color setting in the printer driver Th
7. Index 315 Transparencies driver settings 39 45 loading 40 the use of 39 Transporting the printer for long distances 202 for short distances 203 Troubleshooting error messages 253 LCD panel messages 253 paper handling problems 242 print quality problems 236 sharing problems 231 U Uninstalling Macintosh 122 Uninstalling Windows 88 91 USB Macintosh 120 USB WIndows 91 USB Windows 85 USB device driver how to uninstall Windows 91 W Watermark Macintosh how to make 105 how to use 104 Watermark Windows how to make 62 how to use 59 316 Index
8. MP tray Paper Type Paper Size Capacity Plain paper A4 A5 B5 Letter LT Up to a 100 sheets Half Letter HLT Cotal thick stack Executive EXE up to 10 mm Government Legal GLG Legal LGL Government Letter GLT F4 Custom size paper 88 9 x 139 7 mm minimum 215 9 x 355 6 mm maximum Envelopes Monarch MON C10 DL Up to a 10 mm thick C5 C6 IBS stack Labels A4 Letter LT Up to a 10 mm thick stack Thick paper 88 9 x 139 7 mm minimum Up to a 10 mm thick Weight 106 to 215 9 x 355 6 mm maximum stack 159 g m Extra thick paper 88 9 x 139 7 mm minimum Up to a 10 mm thick Weight 160 to 215 9 x 355 6mm maximum stack 216 g m 26 Paper Handling Paper Type Paper Size Capacity EPSON Color A4 Letter LT Up to100 sheets Laser Paper Total thickness up to 10 mm EPSON Color A4 Letter LT Up to a 10 mm thick Laser stack Transparencies Standard lower cassette Paper Type Paper Size Capacity Plain paper A4 A5 B5 Up to 500 sheets Executive EXE Cotal thickness Letter LT up to 56 mm Legal LGL Government Legal GLG EPSON Color Laser A4 Letter LT Up to 500 sheets Paper 500 Sheet 1000 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit Paper Type Paper Size Capacity Plain paper A4 A5 B5 Up to 500 sheets in each Letter LT cassette Executive EXE Cotal thickness Legal LGL up to 56mm Government Legal GLG EPSON Color Laser A4
9. o ia cee eee 289 Installing EPSON BarCode Fonts 00 289 Printing with EPSON BarCode Fonts 04 290 BarCode Font specitications iieyders an iat ee dee 295 Glossary Index Safety Information Warnings Cautions and Notes W Warnings must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment Notes contain important information and useful tips on the operation of your printer Safety Precautions Be sure to follow these precautions carefully to ensure safe efficient operation 10 d Because the printer weighs approximately 36 0 kg 79 lb with consumable products installed one person should not lift or carry it Two people should carry the printer lifting it by the correct positions as shown below Do not lift the printer by these areas 11 Be careful not to touch the fuser which is marked CAUTION HIGH TEMPERATURE or the surrounding areas If the printer has been in use the fuser and the surrounding areas may be very hot 11 1 Do not insert your hand deep into the fuser unit 2 CAUTION HIGH TEMPERATURE Do not insert your hand deep into the fuser unit as some components are sharp and may cause injury Avoid touching the components inside the printer unless instructed to do so in this guide Never force the printer s components into place Although the printer is designed to be sturdy
10. 3 Follow the on screen instructions 92 Using the Printer Software with Windows Chapter 4 Using the Printer Software with Macintosh About the Printer Software The printer software contains a printer driver and EPSON Status Monitor 3 The printer driver lets you choose from a wide variety of settings to get the best results from your printer EPSON Status Monitor 3 is accessed through the Apple menu EPSON Status Monitor 3 lets you check the status of your printer See Monitoring Your Printer using EPSON Status Monitor 3 on page 114 for more information Accessing the printer driver To control your printer and change its settings use the printer driver The printer driver allows you to easily make all the print settings including paper source paper size and orientation Mac OS 9 x To access the printer driver open the appropriate dialog box select Chooser from the Apple menu then click your printer icon beforehand Mac OS X To access the printer driver register your printer in Print Center click Print on the file menu of any application then select your printer Using the Printer Software with Macintosh 93 Opening the dialog boxes T Toopen the Paper Setting dialog box select Page Setup from the File menu on any application 1 Toopen the Basic Settings dialog box select Print from the File menu on any application 1 To open the Layout dialog box click the Layout icon on the Ba
11. Open cover A and remove the transfer unit temporarily Wipe the transparent plastic window at the back of the transfer unit with a soft cloth then reinstall the transfer unit Close cover A to clear this error If the error still remains replace the transfer unit with a new one Collate Disabled Printing by specifying the number of copies is no longer possible due to a lack of memory RAM If this error occurs print only one copy at a time To clear this error select 3 from the control panel s Reset Menu For instruction about accessing the control panel menus see How to access the control panel menus on page 147 Color Unmatched The colors on your computer do not match the colors output by the printer The version of the driver that is installed and the model of the printer s color screen are not compatible Install the latest version of the printer driver and printer firmware For details contact your dealer or service agent Duplex Mem Overflow There is not enough memory for duplex printing The printer prints only on the front and ejects the paper To clear this error follow the instructions below Troubleshooting 255 If Ff is selected as the Auto Cont setting on the control panel s Setup Menu press the O Start Stop button to print on the back of the next sheet or press the amp Cancel Job button to cancel the print job If Gr is selected as the Auto Cont setting on the control panel
12. Working with Fonts 305 Print sample EPSON Codabar EPSON Codabar CD EPSON Codabar Num EPSON Codabar CD Num A123456 7A A12345674A 306 Working with Fonts Glossary buffer See memory character set A collection of letters numbers and symbols used in a particular language Colorsynce Macintosh software that is designed to help you get WYSIWYG what you see is what you get color output This software prints colors as you see them on your screen default A value or setting that takes effect when the printer is turned on reset or initialized download To transfer information from the computer to the printer dpi dots per inch The number of dots per inch is a measure of printer resolution The higher the number of dots the higher the resolution driver See printer driver FF Form Feed A control code to break the page fixed width font A font whose characters are allotted the same amount of horizontal space no matter the width of the character Thus the uppercase M receives the same amount of space as the letter font A set of characters and symbols that share a common typographic design and style font family The collection of all sizes and styles of a font Glossary 307 halftone A grayscale image that is composed of small dots The dots can be close together to create black or more widely spaced to create gray or white areas in the image N
13. 6 Close cover B When the paper jam is cleared completely and the covers are closed printing resumes from the page that jammed Jam A cover A Follow these steps to clear paper jams at cover A 214 Troubleshooting 1 Press the latch on cover A and open the cover 2 Remove any jammed paper gently with both hands Troubleshooting 215 3 Open cover D 4 Grasp the handle of the photoconductor unit firmly and remove the unit from the printer 216 Troubleshooting Y Caution Be careful not to scratch the surface of the drum Also avoid touching the drum since oil from your skin may permanently damage its surface and affect print quality 5 Remove any jammed paper Troubleshooting 217 6 Reinstall the photoconductor unit making sure the posts on the sides of the unit slide into the slots 218 Troubleshooting When the paper jam is cleared completely and the covers are closed printing resumes from the page that jammed Jam AC cover A and paper cassettes When there is paper jammed at the place where paper feeds into the printer or in the paper cassettes the LCD panel displays the 4 error message Follow these steps to clear the jammed paper 1 Remove the paper cassette from the printer and discard any crumpled paper Note The illustration shows the standard lower cassette If the optional paper cassette unit is installed check the unit s paper casset
14. EPSON AL CoC 1 00 Print Layout Pages 2Pages Q 4Pages 2 Page Order Right to Left Left to Right Top to Bottom 2 Come Coe 4 Select the page order in which the pages are printed on each sheet Note Page Order choices depend on Pages selected above and Orientation 5 Click OK to apply the settings and return to the Layout dialog box 6 Select the Print the Frame check box on the Layout dialog box when you want to print the pages surrounded by a frame 7 Click OK to apply the settings For Mac OS X users 1 Open the Print dialog box Using the Printer Software with Macintosh 103 2 Select Layout from the drop down list 3 Select the number of page you want to print on one sheet of paper from the drop down list 4 Click Print to start printing Note The Layout settings are a standard feature of Mac OS X Using a watermark Follow the steps below to use a watermark on your document In the Layout dialog box you can select from a list of predefined watermarks or you can select a bitmap PICT file or text file as your own custom watermark The Layout dialog box also allows you to make a variety of detailed watermark settings For example you can select the size intensity and position of your watermark Note This function is not available with Mac OS X 1 Click the Layout icon on the Basic Settings dialog box The Layout dialog box appears 104 Using the Printer So
15. If neither USB Printer nor EPSON AcuLaser C3000 appears under Other devices click Refresh or unplug the USB cable from the printer then plug it into the printer again Once you ve confirmed that these items appear proceed to step 5 Troubleshooting 251 5 Under Other devices select USB Printer or EPSON AcuLaser C3000 and click Remove Then click OK System Properties 2 x General Device Manager Hardware Profiles Performance View devices by type C View devices by connection Computer ds CDROM H E Disk drives I Display adapters H Floppy disk controllers H Hard disk controllers H Keyboard H Monitors D Mouse H E Network adapters a 9 Other devices a Y Ports COM amp LPT 4 SCSI controllers E 2 System devices Universal serial bus controller Properties Refresh Print OK Cancel When the following dialog box appears click OK and then click OK to close the System Properties dialog box Confirm Device Removal 2 x op USB Printer Warming You are about to remove this device from your system Cancel 6 Uninstall the printer software as explained in Uninstalling the Printer Software on page 88 Then turn the printer off restart your computer and reinstall the printer software as described in the Setup Guide 252 Troubleshooting Status and Error Messages This section contains a list of error messages shown on the LCD panel
16. This function is not available with Mac OS X Colorsync Automatically adjusts printout colors to match colors on your screen Automatic High Quality Suitable for regular printing that gives priority to high quality printing Advanced Text Graph Suitable for printing high quality presentation documents that include text and graphs Advanced Graphic CAD Suitable for printing high quality graphs charts and photos Advanced Photo Suitable for printing high quality scanned photos and digitally captured images Customizing print settings Many users will never need to make their own print settings manually However your printer provides for customized print settings if you need more control over the printout want to make the most detailed settings available or just want to experiment Follow the steps below to customize your print settings 1 Open the Basic Settings dialog box 98 Using the Printer Software with Macintosh 2 Click Advanced then click More Settings The following dialog box appears EPSON AL CXXX 1 00 Color Color Management fi color ri Q Black Color Adjustment Gamma PhotoEnhance4 Q ColorSync Resolution Fast a ge MOTE z Mode Photo Realistic Accent M Flip Horizontal Contrast 0 Toner Save Saturation e a Cyan o N MRITech z z Magenta e a O Yellow 0 a O 2 Ce CED 3 Choose Color or Black as the Colo
17. To access the printer driver click Start click Printers and Faxes then click Printers Right click your printer icon then click Printing Preferences Using the Printer Software with Windows 47 Windows Me 98 or 95 users To access the printer driver click Start point to Settings then click Printers Right click your printer icon then click Properties Windows 2000 users To access the printer driver click Start point to Settings then click Printers Right click your printer icon then click Printing Preferences Windows NT4 0 users To access the printer driver click Start point to Settings then click Printers Right click your printer icon then click Document Defaults Note The printer driver s online help provides details on printer driver settings Making Changes to Printer Settings Making the print quality setting You can change the print quality of printouts through settings in the printer driver With the printer driver you can make the print settings by choosing from a list of predefined settings or customizing the settings 48 Using the Printer Software with Windows Choosing the print quality by using the Automatic setting You can change the print quality of printouts to favor speed or detail There are two levels of print output 300 dpi and 600 dpi 600 dpi provides high quality precise printing but requires more memory and slows the printing speed When Automatic is selected in
18. Windows XP or Server 2003 you will have to install the printer software again Checking printer software in Windows Me and 98 If you canceled the plug and play driver installation in Windows Me or 98 before the procedure was complete the USB printer device driver or the printer software may be incorrectly installed Follow the directions below to ensure that the driver and printer software are installed correctly Note The screen shots shown in this section are taken from Windows 98 Windows Me screens may differ slightly 1 Click Start point to Settings and then click Printers Make sure that the icon for your printer appears in the Printers window 246 Troubleshooting Select the icon for your printer and then click Properties on the File menu Troubleshooting 247 2 Click the Details tab EPUSB1 EPSON XXX EPSON XXXXXX Advanced E Eat Spool Settings _ Part Setings _ 248 Troubleshooting If EPUSBX EPSON AcuLaser C3000 is displayed in the Print to the following port list then the USB printer device driver and printer software are installed correctly If the correct port is not displayed proceed to the next step EPSON XXXXXX Advanced Il a Eod Settings Pat Satins Right click the My Computer icon on your desktop and then click Properties Click the Device Manager tab Troubleshooting 249 If your drivers are correctly installed EPSON USB Prin
19. Working with Fonts Print sample EPSON UPC E 0 ll EPSON Code39 m m Four Code39 fonts are available allowing you to enable and disable the automatic insertion of check digits and OCR B The height of the bar code is automatically adjusted to 15 or more of its total length in conformance to the Code39 standard For this reason it is important to keep at least one space between the bar code and the surrounding text to prevent overlapping un Spaces in Code39 bar codes should be input as _ underbars When printing two or more bar codes on one line separate the bar codes with a tab or select a font other than a BarCode Font and input the space If a space is input while a Code39 font is selected the bar code will not be correct Character type Alphanumeric characters A to Z 0 to 9 Symbols space Number of characters No limit Working with Fonts 299 Font size When OCR B is not used 26 pt or more up to 96 pt in Windows XP 2000 NT 4 0 Server 2003 Recommended sizes are 26 pt 52 pt 78 pt and 104 pt When OCR B is used 36 pt or more up to 96 pt in Windows XP 2000 NT 4 0 Server 2003 Recommended sizes are 36 pt 72 pt 108 pt and 144 pt The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be input by hand L Check digit LY Start Stop character Print sample D Left Right quiet zone EPSON
20. mp test XH HHH Normal Refresh cel Job e d Note This screen is from the Mac OS X operating system a Status Waiting Waiting to print Printing Current job is being printed Completed Indicates job has been printed Canceled Indicates job has been canceled b Job Name Displays the user s print job file names Other users print jobs are displayed as Using the Printer Software with Macintosh 119 c Job Type The jobs are displayed as Normal Job Type is displayed only for Mac OS X d Cancel Selecting a print job and clicking this button Job button cancels the selected print job e Refresh Clicking this button refreshes the information on button this menu Setting Up the USB Connection Note If you are connecting the USB cable to your Macintosh through a USB hub be sure to connect using the first hub in the chain The USB interface may be unstable depending on the hub used If you experience problems with this type of setup connect the USB cable directly to your computer s USB connector 1 Select Chooser from the Apple menu Click your printer icon then click the USB port your printer is connected to o Chooser B Select a printer port USB Port 2 L 3000 AppleShare AppleTalk Zones Zoneol Zoneo2 Background Printing On Off Active Inactive 762 AppleTalk 120 Us
21. s Setup Menu printing continues automatically after a certain period of time Face Down Full The output tray is full of printouts and the printer has stopped printing Remove the printouts from the output tray and press the O Start Stop button to continue printing The output tray can hold up to 250 sheets Form Feed The printer is ejecting paper due to a user request This message appears when pressing the O Start Stop button once to make the printer offline and then holding down the O Start Stop button for more than 2 seconds in order not to receive form feed command Image Optimum There is insufficient memory to print the page at the specified print quality The printer automatically lowers the print quality so that it can continue printing If the quality of the printout is not acceptable try simplifying the page by limiting the number of graphics or reducing the number and size of fonts To clear this error select 3 from the control panel s Reset Menu See How to access the control panel menus on page 147 for instructions You may need to increase the amount of printer memory to be able to print at the desired print quality for your document For more information on adding memory see Memory Module on page 170 256 Troubleshooting Install Fuser There is no fuser unit installed or the fuser unit is not installed properly Turn off the printer and install the fuser unit if it is not in
22. then click OK To make a bitmap watermark Before making a custom watermark you should prepare a bitmap PICT file 1 Click the fj Layout icon on the Basic Settings dialog box The Layout dialog box appears 2 Select the Watermark Settings check box then click New Delete The Custom Watermark dialog box appears EPSON wo 2 O Fit to Page Output Paper Ad Location UpperLeft Center 1 Watermark Settings Watermark Confidential New Delete 2 Color Red gt Edit Text Intensity Light PET EENE Dark Rotate by mouse Angle degrees O Print on First Page only O Print Layout Print Layout Settings Select Pages to Print ax Se AllPages in Range CO Duplex Duplex Settings CE pE Odd Pages Binding Left Top Right Q Even Pages O Print the Frame 108 Using the Printer Software with Macintosh 3 Click Add PICT on the Custom watermark dialog box EPSON AL COOK 1 00 2 List Name Cancel Add Text Edit Text ih Delete 4 Select the PICT file then click Open original watermarks sample pct F Mac_HD E Preview sample Create M Show Preview EPSON AL CxXOK 1 00 R List Name sample pct omer D Fara m Q Edit Text sample pct Using the Printer Software with Macintosh 109 Note To remove the saved watermark s
23. Bight to Left x 2 ESj Top te Bottom I Print the Frame Canc Hee 4 Select the Print the Frame check box when you want to print the pages surrounded by a frame Note The Page Order choices depend on the number of pages selected above and the paper orientation Portrait or Landscape selected on the Basic Settings menu 5 Click OK to apply the settings and return to the Layout menu Using a watermark Follow the steps to use a watermark on your document In the Watermark dialog box you can select from a list of predefined watermarks or you can make an original watermark with text or a bitmap The Watermark dialog box also allows you to make a variety of detailed watermark settings For example you can select the size intensity and position of your watermark 1 Click the Special tab Using the Printer Software with Windows 59 2 Select the Watermark check box then click Watermark Settings The Watermark dialog box appears Auto Definition Color Adjustment RlTech On Toner save Off Confidential 60 Using the Printer Software with Windows 3 Select a watermark from the Watermark Name drop down list then select the color from the Color drop down list Watermark 21 x New Delete Watermark Name IEXT Confidential I Print on First Page only r Position Color Red Light Dak Ober Eee Intensity oo a m Font Setting Location Middl
24. Code39 EPSON Code39 CD EPSON Code39 Num EPSON Code39 CD Num 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 6 7 S EPSON Code128 1 Code128 fonts support code sets A B and C When the code set of a line of characters is changed in the middle of the line a conversion code is automatically inserted 300 Working with Fonts m The height of the bar code is automatically adjusted to 15 or more of its total length in conformance to the Code128 standard For this reason it is important to keep at least one space between the bar code and the surrounding text to prevent overlapping Some applications automatically delete the spaces at the end of lines or change multiple spaces into tabs Bar codes containing spaces may not be correctly printed from applications that automatically delete spaces from the ends of lines or change multiple spaces into tabs When printing two or more bar codes on one line separate the bar codes with a tab or select a font other than a BarCode Font and input the space If a space is input while Code128 is selected the bar code will not be correct Character type All ASCII characters 95 in total Number of characters No limit Font size 26 pt to 104 pt up to 96 pt in Windows XP 2000 NT 4 0 Server 2003 Recommended sizes are 26 pt 52 pt 78 pt and 104 pt The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be input by hand m m Left Right quiet
25. Feed O Each Page Note proceed Paper Source Auto Selection Color _ Print Quality Q Advanced D For details about the RITech function see the Online Help D If printing is unsuccessful or a memory related error message appears selecting a lower resolution may allow printing to For Mac OS X users 1 Open the Print dialog box 2 Select Printer Settings from the drop down list and select Basic settings tab Using the Printer Software with Macintosh 3 Click Automatic then choose the resolution from the Resolution drop down list Using the predefined settings The predefined settings are provided to help you optimize print settings for a particular kind of printout such as presentation documents or images taken by a video or digital camera Follow the steps below to use the predefined settings 1 Open the Basic Settings dialog box 2 Select Advanced You will find the predefined settings in the list on the right of Automatic EPSON AL 01000 1 00 2 xa fal A4 gt Ad i Pages All fast ses of J _ Photo Realistic Accent O Collate O Reverse Order C Manual Feed Each Page Color Paper Source Auto Selection Color Print Quality Q Automatic v Current Settings Automatic Standard Text Graph Graphic CAD Photo 3 Select the most appropriate setting from the list according to the type of docume
26. For the Windows printer driver you can update the installed option information manually Click the Update the Printer Option Information Manually button and click Settings from the Optional Settings menu The Optional Settings dialog box appears Make settings for each installed option then click OK 228 Troubleshooting Operational Problems The Ready light does not turn on Cause What to do The power cord may not be properly plugged into the electrical outlet Turn off the printer and check the power cord connections between the printer and the electrical outlet Then turn the printer back on The electrical outlet may be controlled by an outside switch or an automatic timer Make sure that the switch is turned on or plug another electrical device into the outlet to check whether the outlet is operating properly The printer does not print Ready light off Cause What to do The printer is offline Press the O Start Stop button once to switch the printer to ready status The Ready light is on but nothing prints Cause What to do Your computer may not be properly connected to the printer Perform the procedure described in Connecting the Printer toa Computer in the Setup Guide Troubleshooting 229 The interface cable may not be Check both ends of the interface cable plugged in securely between the printer and the computer You may not be using th
27. Left Right guard bar LY Center bar L Check digit Ly OCR B 296 Working with Fonts Print sample EPSON EAN 13 34567 890 EPSON UPC A 1 UPC A is the standard bar code specified by the American Universal Product Code UPC Symbol Specification Manual LY Only regular UPC codes are supported Supplementary codes are not supported Character type Numbers 0 to 9 Number of characters 11 characters Font size 60 pt to 150 pt up to 96 pt in Windows XP 2000 NT 4 0 Server 2003 Recommended sizes are 60 pt 75 pt standard 112 5 pt and 150 pt The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be input by hand D Left Right margin D Left Right guard bar LY Center bar 1 Check digit Ly OCR B Working with Fonts 297 Print sample EPSON UPC A 1 78901 EPSON UPC E d UPC E is the UPC A zero suppression deletes extra zeros bar code specified by the American Universal Product Code UPC Symbol Specification Manual Character type Numbers 0 to 9 Number of characters 6 characters Font size 60 pt to 150 pt up to 96 pt in Windows XP 2000 NT 4 0 Server 2003 Recommended sizes are 60 pt 75 pt standard 112 5 pt and 150 pt The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be input by hand m m Left Right margin Left Right guard bar Check digit OCR B The numeral 0 298
28. Letter LT Up to 500 sheets in each Paper cassette Paper Handling 27 Selecting a paper source You can specify a paper source manually or set the printer to select the paper source automatically Manual selection You can use the printer driver or the printer s control panel to select a paper source manually Using the printer driver For Windows access the printer driver click the Basic Settings tab and select the paper source that you want to use from the Paper Source list Then click OK For Macintosh access the printer driver open the Basic Settings dialog box and select the paper source that you want to use from the Paper Source list Then click OK d Using the printer s control panel CESS the control panel s Setup Menu then select F a and specify the paper source you want to use Auto selection If you want the printer to select the paper source containing the appropriate size of paper automatically select Auto Selection in the printer driver or fut using the printer s control panel The printer will search for a paper source containing the specified paper size in the following order 28 Paper Handling Standard configuration MP Tray Lower Cassette 1 Note m If you make paper size settings or paper source settings in your application these settings may override the printer driver settings If you select an envelope for the Paper Size settin
29. Status Sheet on page 227 If a blank page is ejected the problem may be with the printer Turn off the printer and contact your dealer Troubleshooting 239 The Paper Size setting may be Make sure the correct paper size is set incorrect in the Tray Menu on the control panel There may be a problem with Replace the photoconductor unit See the photoconductor unit Photoconductor Unit on page 187 The printed image is light or faint Cause What to do Your paper may be moist or Do not store your paper in a humid or damp damp environment The Toner Save mode may be Turn off the Toner Save mode using the on printer driver or the printer s control panel menus There may be no toner leftin If the message on the LCD panel or in the toner cartridge EPSON Status Monitor 3 indicates that the amount of toner left is low see Replacing a toner cartridge on page 182 There may be a problem with Replace the photoconductor unit See the photoconductor unit Photoconductor Unit on page 187 The non printed side of the page is dirty Cause What to do Toner may have spilled onto Clean internal printer components by the paper feed path printing three pages with only one character per page 240 Troubleshooting Memory Problems Print quality decreased Cause What to do The printer cannot print in the required quality level because of insufficient memory and t
30. Use the 4 Up and 7 Down buttons to set the contrast between lowest contrast and 13 highest contrast Color Regist Menu This menu allows you to make color registration settings Item Settings default in bold Cyan Regist 7 0 7 in 1 dot increments Magenta Regist 7 0 7 in 1 dot increments Yellow Regist 7 0 7 in 1 dot increments Cyan Regist Adjusts the registration position of the color cyan relative to black 156 Functions of the Control Panel To adjust the registration select olc sheet on the control panel s Information Menu to pint a colok registration sheet Then use the Cyan Regist setting to select the number that corresponds to the cyan and black line segments most closely aligned See Checking color registration on page 208 for more detailed instructions Magenta Regist Adjusts the registration position of the color magenta relative to black To adjust the registration select t on the control panel s Information Menu to print a alae registration sheet Then use the Magenta Regist setting to select the number that corresponds to the magenta and black line segments most closely aligned See Checking color registration on page 208 for more detailed instructions Yellow Regist Adjusts the registration position of the color yellow relative to black To adjust the registration select fala if t on the control panel s Information Menu to print
31. XP 2000 NT 4 0 and Server 2003 you cannot use font sizes larger than 96 points when printing bar codes The characters you selected appear as bar code characters similar to those shown below Document WordPad File Edit View Insert Format Help Olea Si a ele S JEPSON Code39 CD Num 7 yapa aa a a a A 292 Working with Fonts 5 Select Print from the File menu then select your EPSON printer and click Properties Make the following printer driver settings AcuLaser C3000 is a host based color printer See the Host Based Color Printer Driver section in the table below Monochro Color Host Based Host me Printer Printer Monochrome Based Driver Driver Printer Driver Color Printer Driver Color not Black not available Black available Print Quality 600 dpi 600 dpi 600 dpi 600 dpi Toner Save Not selected Not Not selected Not selected selected Zoom Options Not selected Not Not selected Not selected selected Graphic mode in the High Quality not not available not Extended Settings Printer available available dialog box accessed through the Optional Settings tab Printing Mode in the not High not available not Extended Settings available Quality available dialog box accessed Printer through the Optional Settings tab 6 Click OK to print the bar code Note If there is an error in the bar code character string such as in
32. an item iY Use the Ca Up and Y Down buttons to scroll through the items or press the C Back button to return to the previous level Press the Enter button to carry out the operation indicated by an item such as printing a status sheet or resetting the printer or to view the settings available for an item such as paper sizes Use the 4 Up and Y Down buttons to scroll through available settings and press the Enter button to select a setting and return to the previous level Press the C Back button to return to the previous level without changing the setting Note You need to turn the printer offand then on to activate some settings For details see Control Panel Menus on page 151 Press the O Start Stop button to exit the control panel menus 150 Functions of the Control Panel Control Panel Menus Information Menu From this menu you can check the toner level and the remaining service life of consumable products You can also print status and sample sheets showing the printer s current settings and a brief summary of available features Press the Y Down or Up button to select an item Press the Enter button to print a sheet Item Settings default in bold Status Sheet Network Status Sheet Color Regist Sheet C Toner aaa M Toner ail 5 Y Toner deal K Toner ee Photoconductr aided Transfer iad Fuser E F F Total Page
33. angled or uneven surfaces For 500 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit users 1 Turn off the printer and remove the following items Q Power cord LI Interface cable Q Paper 205 1 Photoconductor unit 2 Besure to lift the printer by the bottom of paper cassette unit 3 When moving the printer always keep it horizontal Finding a place for the printer When relocating the printer always choose a location that has adequate space for easy operation and maintenance Use the following illustration as a guide for the amount of space required around the printer to ensure smooth operation Dimensions shown in the illustrations below are in centimeters To install and use any of the following options you will need the indicated amount of additional space 206 The 500 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit adds 17 2 mm 6 8 in to the bottom of the printer The 1000 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit adds 33 6cm 13 2 in to the bottom of the printer In addition to space consideration always heed the following precautions when finding a place to locate the printer m m Place the printer where you can easily unplug the power cord Keep the entire computer and printer system away from potential sources of interference such as loudspeakers or the base units of cordless telephones Avoid using an electrical outlet that is controlled by wall switches or automatic timers Accidental disruption of power can erase valuable inform
34. be used only on Service Pack 4 or later 1 Fora Windows 2000 or NT 4 0 printer server click Start point to Settings and click Printers For a Windows XP or Server 2003 printer server click Start point to Printers and Faxes For Windows XP Home edition users point to Control panel first then click Printers and Faxes 2 Right click EPSON AL C3000 Advanced icon and click Sharing in the menu that appears Setting Up Your Printer on a Network 127 For Windows XP or Server 2003 if the following menu appears click either Network Setup Wizard or If you understand the security risks but want to share printers without running the wizard click here In either case follow the on screen instructions Color Management Optional Settings Utility General Sharing Ports Advanced ino eo EPSON AL CXOX Advanced As a security measure Windows has disabled remote access to this computer However you can enable remote access and safely share printers by running the Network Setup Wizard Ifyou understand the security risks but want to share printers without running the wizard click here 3 For a Windows 2000 or NT 4 0 printer server select the Shared as button then type the name in the Share Name box Optional Settings Font Substitution Utility General Sharing Ports Advanced Security CY EPSON XXXXX Advanced C Not shared shared as For a Windows XP or Server 2003 printer server
35. clear jammed paper 1 Do not remove jammed paper by force Torn paper can be difficult to remove and might cause other paper jams Pull it gently in order to avoid tearing D Always try to remove jammed paper with both hands to avoid tearing it 1 Ifjammed paper is torn and remains in the printer or if paper is jammed in a place not mentioned in this chapter contact your dealer 1 Make sure that the paper type that is loaded is the same as the Paper Type setting in the printer driver Troubleshooting 211 W Warning 1 Be careful not to touch the fuser which is marked CAUTION HIGH TEMPERATURE or the surrounding areas If the printer has been in use the fuser and the surrounding areas may be very hot d Do not insert your hand deep into the fuser unit as some components are sharp and may cause injury Jam AB covers A and B When there is paper jammed around the fuser unit the LCD panel displays the Jan AE error message Follow these steps to clear the jammed paper 1 Press the latch on cover A and open the cover 212 Troubleshooting 2 Turn the inner green levers of the fuser unit outward and gently remove any jammed paper with both hands Note If paper is torn be sure to remove all torn pieces 3 Close cover A 4 Press the latch on cover B and open the cover Troubleshooting 213 5 Raise the outer green knobs to open the paper path and remove the jammed paper
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37. giving a brief description of each message and suggestions for correcting the problem Note that not every message shown on the LCD panel indicates a problem When the mark is displayed at the left of the warning message multiple warnings occur To confirm all warnings that occur press the LY Down button to display the Status Menu then press the gt Enter button Calibrating Printer The printer automatically calibrates itself when any of its covers are opened and when there is no paper jammed inside This is not an error message and will clear itself within a few minutes While the printer displays this message do not open the covers or turn off the printer Cancel All Print Job The printer is canceling all print jobs in the printer memory including jobs the printer is currently receiving or printing This message appears when the amp Cancel Job button has been pressed down for more than 2 seconds Cancel Print Job The printer is canceling the current print job This message appears when the amp Cancel Job button has been pressed and released within 2 seconds Can t Print The print data is deleted because it is incorrect Make sure that the appropriate paper size is set and a printer driver for EPSON AL C3000 is used Troubleshooting 253 Can t Print Duplex The printer has encountered problems during duplex printing Make sure you are using an appropriate type and size of paper for the Duplex Unit The
38. guides Push the transfer unit in and up until it clicks into place 6 Close cover A Maintenance and Transportation 201 Cleaning the Printer The printer needs only minimal cleaning If the printer s outer case is dirty or dusty turn off the printer and clean it with a soft clean cloth moistened with a mild detergent Caution Never use alcohol or paint thinner to clean the printer cover these chemicals can damage the components and the case Be careful not to get water onto the printer mechanism or any electrical components Transporting the Printer For long distances If you need to transport your printer for long distances carefully repack it using the original box and packing materials Follow these steps to repack your printer 1 Turn off the printer 202 2 Unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet 3 Remove the photoconductor unit For information on removing the photoconductor unit see Photoconductor Unit on page 187 Then pack them in their original boxes with the protective materials they came in 4 Remove all installed options For information on removing options see the section under Installing Options 5 Attach the protective materials onto the printer then repack the printer in its original box After unpacking and setting your printer at the new location you need to check the color registration and adjust the color alignment if necessary See C
39. in Paper Sources MP tray standard lower cassette optional paper cassette unit EPSON Color Laser Transparencies Size A4 210 x 297 mm Letter 216 mm x 279 mm 8 5 x 11 in Paper Source MP tray only Printable area 5 mm minimum margin on all sides 276 Technical Specifications Printer General Printing method Resolution Continuous printing speed with A4 Letter First print with A4 Letter Warm up time Paper feed Paper feed alignment Duplex Input paper supply MP tray Standard paper cassette Paper output capacity RAM Laser beam scanning and dry electrophotographic process 600 dpi 300dpi 24 pages per minute or less Up to 13 2 seconds from the MP tray Up to 13 5 seconds from the standard lower cassette About 30 seconds at normal temperature Automatic or manual feed Center alignment for all sizes Available paper types are A4 A5 B5 LT GLG LGL and EXE of plain paper EPSON Color Laser Paper Up to 100 sheets of plain paper EPSON Color Laser Paper Up to a 10 mm thick stack of envelopes labels thick paper and transparencies Up to 500 sheets of plain paper EPSON Color Laser Paper Up to 250 sheets of plain paper EPSON Color Laser Paper 64 MB expandable up to 576 MB Technical Specifications 277 Environmental Temperature In use 10 to 32 C 50 to 89 6 F Not in use 20 to 40 C 4 to 104 F Humidity In use
40. in the specified paper source XXXXX Load paper of the size YYYY into the paper source Paper Set XXXXX YYYY The paper loaded in the specified paper source KXXXX does not match the required paper size YYYY Replace the loaded paper with the correct size paper and press the O Start Stop button to resume printing Or press the amp Cancel Job button to cancel the print job If you press the O Start Stop button without replacing the paper the printer will print on the loaded paper even though it does not match the required size Printer Open Cover A cover B cover D or some combination of these covers are open To clear this error close all covers Print Overrun The required time to process the print data exceeded the print engine speed because the current page is too complex Press the O Start Stop button to resume printing Or press the Cancel Job button to cancel the print job If this message appears again select Or as the Page Protect setting in the control panel s Setup Menu If you continue to receive this message when printing a particular page try simplifying the page by limiting the number of graphics or reducing the number and size of fonts Troubleshooting 261 You can also add more memory to the printer as described in Memory Module on page 170 RAM Check The printer is ready to receive data and print In this mode the remaining amount of the toner cartridge for each color is display
41. job 268 Troubleshooting Contacting Customer Support If your Epson product is not operating properly and you cannot solve the problem using the troubleshooting information in your product documentation contact customer support services for assistance If customer support for your area is not listed below contact the dealer where you purchased your product Customer support will be able to help you much more quickly if you give them the following information m Product serial number The serial number label is usually on the back of the product Product model Product software version Click About Version Info or similar button in the product software Brand and model of your computer Your computer operating system name and version Names and versions of the software applications you normally use with your product 269 Website information Albania Shqip ria www epson it intriv_m htm Algeria Alg rie s5 www epson fr bienvenu htm Austria Osterreich www epson at Belgium Belgique Belgi www epson be Bosnia Herzegovina Bosna i Hercegovina www epson it intriv_m htm Bulgaria Benrapuain www epson bg Croatia Hrvatska www epson it intriv_m htm Cyprus Kuttpog Kibris www epson it intriv_m htm Czech Republic Ceska republika www epson cz Denmark Danmark www epson dk Estonia Eesti www epson ee
42. list For Windows XP 2000 or Server 2003 select the USBOO1 USB port in the list on the Ports menu EPSON AL CXOX Advanced E E L Spool Getinge Port Settings Note This screen may vary depending on your operating system version 4 Click OK to save this settings 86 Using the Printer Software with Windows Canceling Printing If the printouts are not what you expected and display incorrect or garbled characters or images you may need to cancel printing When the printer icon is displayed on the taskbar follow the instructions below to cancel the printing Double click your printer icon on the task bar Select the task in the list then click Cancel from the Document menu BIER 3 40 PM Printer Document View Help Docume Pause eat Resume a SETL Restart Cera Properties Printing KXKXXXX 2 4 00 KB 1 30 MB 10 5 KXKXXXXX 2 1 00 MB 10 5 Cancels the selected documents After the last page is output the Ready green light on the printer turns on The current job is canceled Note You canalso cancel the current print job that is sent from your computer by pressing the Cancel Job button on the printer s control panel When canceling the print job be careful not to cancel print sent by other users Using the Printer Software with Windows 87 Uninstalling the Printer Software When you wish to reinstall or upgrade the printer driver be sur
43. menus For a complete description of the items and settings available in the control panel menus see Control Panel Menus on page 151 Functions of the Control Panel 147 Accessing the control panel menus When the Ready light is on pressing any of the control panel buttons shown below accesses the control panel menus e e SS i Ze x C D Cz Press any button to access menus 148 Functions of the Control Panel Using the control panel buttons Once you have accessed the menus the control panel buttons function as shown below rae FS eso S Ci pega ez ata Cc a a a Back button b Up Down buttons c Enter button d Start Stop button Return to the previous level Scroll through menus items and settings on the current level Advance to the next level carry out indicated operations and activate settings Exit the control panel menus from any level Functions of the Control Panel 149 How to use the menus 1 Make sure the Ready light is on then press any of the buttons indicated above to access the menus Use the 4 Up and Y Down buttons to scroll through the menus Press the Ce Enter button to view the items in a menu Depending on the menu the LCD panel displays an item and the current setting separated by an asterisk i only
44. of measure equivalent to 1 72 of an inch 308 Glossary portrait Printing that is oriented upright on the page as opposed to landscape in which printing is oriented sideways on the page This is the standard orientation for printing letters or documents ppm pages per minute The number of pages can be printed in one minute printer driver Software that sends instructions to the printer to tell it what to do For example your printer driver accepts print data from your word processor application and sends instructions to the printer on how to print this data proportional font A font whose characters have varying amounts of horizontal space depending on the width of the character Thus the uppercase M takes up more horizontal space than the lowercase l RAM Random Access Memory The portion of the printer s memory used as a buffer and for storing user defined characters All data stored in RAM is lost when the printer is turned off reset To refresh the printer s memory and erase the current print jobs resolution A measure of the fineness and clarity of images produced by the printer or monitor Printer resolution is measured in dots per inch Monitor resolution is measured in pixels RiTech Resolution Improvement Technology A feature that smooths the jagged edges of printed lines or shapes status sheet A report that lists the printer settings and other printer information toner The colored powder
45. or queue name 5 Click the computer or server that is connected to the shared printer and the name of the shared printer Then click OK Select the network printer that you want to add Note Printers are usually attached to computers Eig Network Neighborhood H Entire Network ays wE Work1 B Work2 BE XXXXX 134 Setting Up Your Printer on a Network Note The name of the shared printer may be changed by the computer or server that is connected to the shared printer To make sure of the name of the shared printer ask the administrator of the network 6 Click Next Note d If the printer driver is installed in the client beforehand you need to select the new printer driver or the current printer driver When the prompt to select the printer driver appears select the printer driver according to the message A If the printer server s OS is Windows Me 98 or 95 or the additional driver for Windows Me 98 or 95 is installed in the Windows XP 2000 NT 4 0 or Server 2003 printer server go to the next step d If the additional driver for Windows Me 98 or 95 is not installed in the Windows XP 2000 NT 4 0 or Server 2003 printer server go to Installing the printer driver from the CD ROM on page 141 7 Make sure of the name of the shared printer and select whether to use the printer as the default printer or not Click Next and then follow the on screen instructions Note You can change the share
46. or queue name d The name of the shared printer may be changed by the computer or server that is connected to the shared printer To make sure of the name of the shared printer ask the administrator of the network 140 Setting Up Your Printer on a Network d If the printer driver is installed in the client beforehand you need to select the new printer driver or the current printer driver When the prompt to select the printer driver appears select the printer driver according to the message d If the additional driver for Windows NT 4 0 is installed in the Windows XP 2000 or Server 2003 printer server go to the next step d If the additional driver for Windows NT 4 0 is not installed in the Windows XP 2000 or Server 2003 printer server or the printer server s OS is Windows Me 98 or 95 go to Installing the printer driver from the CD ROM on page 141 5 Select whether to use the printer as the default printer or not then click Next 6 Click Finish Installing the printer driver from the CD ROM This section describes how to install the printer driver in the clients when setting the network system as follows 1 The additional drivers are not installed in the Windows XP 2000 NT 4 0 or Server 2003 printer server _1 The printer server s OS is the Windows Me 98 or 95 and the client s OS is the Windows XP 2000 or NT 4 0 The on screen displays on the following pages may differ depending on the ver
47. predefined settings 50 Using the Printer Software with Windows Click the Basic Settings tab 2 Select Advanced You will find the predefined settings in the list on the right of Automatic General Details Color Management Sharing Basic Settings Layout Special Optional Settings Utility Paper Size faa 210 x 297 mm x Orientation Portrait C Landscape Paper Source Auto Selection z 4 210 x 297 mm A I Manual Feed Je Each Page Paper Type Plain x CoH ad ca Color Color Black Fast Print Quality Auto Definition Automatic Color Adjustment m Advanced More Settings Save Settings Toner save Off Copies fi 4 T Collate Cancel Note This screen may vary depending on your operating system version 3 Select the most appropriate setting from the list according to the type of document or image you want to print When you choose a predefined setting other settings such as Printing Mode Resolution Screen and Color Management are set automatically Changes are shown in the current settings list on the left of the Basic Settings menu This printer driver provides the following predefined settings Using the Printer Software with Windows 51 Automatic Standard Suitable for regular printing especially photos Text Graph Suitable for printing documents that include text and graphs such as presentation documents Graphic CA
48. problem could also be a result of incorrect settings for the paper source you are using Pressing the O Start Stop button will print the rest of the print job on only one side of the paper Press the Cancel Job button to cancel the print job Check Transparency You have loaded media other than transparencies when the Paper Type setting in the printer driver is Transparency or transparencies are loaded when the Paper Setting in the printer driver is not set to Transparency Paper is jammed at the MP tray Remove the paper from the MP tray and remove the jammed paper from the MP tray Open and close cover A to clear the message on the LCD panel then reload the paper The printer resumes printing from the page that jammed Check Paper Size The paper size setting is different from the size of paper loaded in the printer Check to see if the correct size of paper is loaded in the specified paper source To clear this error select Dies na from the control panel s Reset Menu See How to access the control panel menus on page 147 for instructions Check Paper Type The media loaded in the printer does not match the paper type setting in the printer driver Media that matches only the paper size setting will be used for printing 254 Troubleshooting To clear this error select ie ing from the control panel s Reset Menu See How to access the control panel menus on page 147 for instructions Clean Sensor
49. sure to uninstall the current printer software beforehand For Mac OS 9 X 1 Quit all applications and restart your Macintosh 2 Insert the EPSON printer software CD ROM in your Macintosh 3 Double click the Language folder then double click Disk 1 folder inside the Printer Driver folder 4 Double click the Installer icon Installer 5 Click Continue When the software license agreement screen appears read the statement then click Accept 6 Select Uninstall from the menu at the upper left then click Uninstall 7 Follow the on screen instructions For Mac OS X 1 Quit all applications and restart your Macintosh 2 Insert the EPSON printer software CD ROM in your Macintosh 122 Using the Printer Software with Macintosh Double click the EPSON icon on the desktop Double click the Mac OS X Software folder then double click the Printer Driver folder Double click your printer icon Note If the Authenticate dialog box appears enter the Password or phrase then click OK When the software license agreement screen appears read the statement then click Accept Select Uninstall from the menu at the upper left then click Uninstall Follow the on screen instructions Note If the printer name remains in the Print Center after uninstalling the printer software delete your printer name from the Printer Center Open the Print Center select the printer name from Printer List then click Delet
50. that is not equipped with a built in USB port For details about your computer contact your dealer Printer software installation Incorrect or incomplete software installation can lead to USB problems Take note of the following and perform the recommended checks to ensure proper installation Checking printer software installation for Windows XP 2000 and Server 2003 When using Windows XP 2000 or Server 2003 you must follow the steps in the Setup Guide packed with the printer to install the printer software Otherwise Microsoft s Universal driver may be installed instead To check if the Universal driver has been installed follow the steps below 1 Open the Printers folder and right click the icon of your printer 2 Click Printing Preferences on the shortcut menu that appears and then right click anywhere in the driver Troubleshooting 245 If About is displayed in the shortcut menu that appears click it If a message box with the words Unidrv Printer Driver appears you must reinstall the printer software as described in the Setup Guide If About is not displayed the printer software has been installed correctly Note If the Digital Signature Not Found dialog box Windows 2000 or Software Installation dialog box Windows XP or Server 2003 appears during the installation process click Yes Windows 2000 or Continue Anyway Windows XP or Server 2003 If you click No Windows 2000 or STOP Installation
51. the following messages on the LCD panel or the window of EPSON Status Monitor 3 When this happens the printer cannot resume printing until you replace the depleted consumable products LCD Panel Message Description Replace Toner xxxx The indicated toner cartridges are empty Replace Photocondctr Printing has stopped to avoid damage to the engine Replace Transfer Unit The transfer unit has reached the end of its service life The letters C M Y and K appear in this position indicating the color of the toner to be replaced For example the message Taner Low means that the amount of toner remaining in the yellow toner cartridge is low Note Messages appear for one consumable product at a time After replacing a consumable product check the LCD panel for replacement messages for other consumable products Toner Cartridge Handling precautions Always observe the following handling precautions when replacing toner cartridges 1 Installing a genuine toner cartridge is recommended Using a non genuine toner cartridge may affect print quality EPSON shall not be liable for any damages or problems arising from the use of consumable products not manufactured or approved by EPSON Maintenance and Transportation 181 1 When handling toner cartridges always place them on a clean smooth surface 1 Do not install used toner cartridges into the printer D If you have moved a toner c
52. the toner cartridge If the message on the LCD panel or in EPSON Status Monitor 3 indicates that the amount of toner left is low see Replacing a toner cartridge on page 182 There may be a problem with the photoconductor unit Replace the photoconductor unit See Photoconductor Unit on page 187 Half tone images print unevenly Cause What to do Your paper may be moist or damp Do not store paper in a humid or damp environment Be sure to use paper that is newly unwrapped Troubleshooting 237 There may be no toner leftin If the message on the LCD panel or in the toner cartridge EPSON Status Monitor 3 indicates that the amount of toner is low see Replacing a toner cartridge on page 182 The gradation setting istoo On the Basic Setting menu in the printer small when printing graphics driver click More Settings and adjust the Contrast There may be a problem with Replace the photoconductor unit See the photoconductor unit Photoconductor Unit on page 187 Toner smudges Cause What to do Your paper may be moist or Do not store your paper in a humid or damp damp environment You may not be using the EPSON special paper or smooth correct type of paper for your high quality copier paper is printer recommended for best results See Available paper types on page 272 for information on choosing paper The paper path inside the Turn off the printe
53. to clear jammed paper Troubleshooting 243 An installed option cannot be used Cause What to do The installed option is not See Making Optional Settings on defined in the printer driver page 68 Correcting USB Problems If you are having difficulty using printer with a USB connection see if your problem is listed below and take any recommended actions Note D Your computer must support USB 2 0 in order to use it as an interface D Since USB 2 0 is fully compatible with USB 1 1 USB 1 1 can be used as an interface D USB 2 0 is applied for Windows XP 2000 and Server 2003 operating systems If your operating system is Windows Me or 98 use USB 1 1 interface USB connections USB cables or connections can sometimes be the source of USB problems Try one or both of these solution For best results you should connect the printer directly to the computer s USB port If you must use multiple USB hubs we recommended that you connect the printer to the first tier hub 244 Troubleshooting Windows operating system Your computer must be a model pre installed with Windows XP Me 98 2000 or Server 2003 a model that was pre installed with Windows 98 and upgraded to Windows Me or a model that was pre installed with Windows Me 98 2000 or Server 2003 and upgraded to Windows XP You may not be able to install or run the USB printer driver on a computer that does not meet these specifications or
54. you can also use special media such as EPSON Color Laser Paper in the paper cassettes Follow these steps to load paper into the standard and optional paper cassette units The illustrations show the standard lower cassette Paper Handling 33 1 Pull the paper cassette out until it stops Then lift up the front of the cassette and pull out the cassette 2 Slide the guides to accommodate the paper you are loading Tilt the rear guide forward to slide it 3 To prevent the sheets from sticking together fan a stack of paper Then tap the edge on a firm surface to line it up 34 Paper Handling Note If your printouts are curled or do not stack properly when using plain paper try turning the stack over and reloading it Insert the stack into the cassette lining it up with both the back and right sides of the cassette Make sure that all the paper is under the metal retaining clip with the printable surface up Note d Loading the cassette with too much paper may cause paper jams Paper Handling 35 d When loading A5 size paper attach the adjuster that comes with the cassette as shown below 36 Paper Handling 5 Slide the paper guides to fit the paper you are loading 6 Insert the paper cassette gently into the printer and push it back to the printer 7 Use the printer s control panel to select the LCi Tyre setting that matches the type of loaded paper Fo
55. you should make paper settings as shown below L Make settings on the Basic Settings menu for Windows or the Basic Settings dialog box for Macintosh in the printer driver as shown below Paper Size A4 or Letter Paper Source MP tray Paper Type Transparency Paper Handling 39 1 You can also make these settings on the Tray Menu in the control panel MP Tray Size 4 or LT MP tray Type Please note the following when handling this media 1 Hold each sheet by its edges as oil from your fingers may transfer to the surface and damage the printable surface of the sheet The EPSON logo appears on the printable side 1 When loading transparencies in the MP tray insert the short edge first with the printable surface facing down 40 Paper Handling If transparencies are loaded incorrectly the message rr 3 appears on the LCD panel Remove the transparencies from the MP tray and remove the jammed transparencies from the MP tray Open and close cover A to clear the message on the LCD panel then reload the transparencies The printer resumes printing from the page that jammed When using transparencies load them in the MP tray and set the Paper Type setting to Transparency in the printer driver When the Paper Type setting in the printer driver is set to Transparency do not load any other type of paper except transparencies Caution Sheets that have just been printed on may be hot En
56. zone Start Stop character Check digit Change code set character Working with Fonts 301 Print sample EPSON Code128 EPSON ITF LJ The EPSON ITF fonts conform to the USS Interleaved 2 of 5 standard American 1 Four EPSON ITF fonts are available allowing you to enable and disable the automatic insertion of check digits and OCR B L The height of the bar code is automatically adjusted to 15 or more of its total length in conformance to the Interleaved 2 of 5 standard For this reason it is important to keep at least one space between the bar code and the surrounding text to prevent overlapping Interleaved 2 of 5 treats every two characters as one set When there are an odd number of characters EPSON ITF fonts automatically add a zero to the beginning of the character string Character type Numbers 0 to 9 Number of characters No limit 302 Working with Fonts Font size When OCR B is not used 26 pt or more up to 96 pt in Windows XP 2000 NT 4 0 Server 2003 Recommendedsizes are 26 pt 52 pt 78 pt and 104 pt When OCR B is used 36 pt or more up to 96 pt in Windows XP 2000 NT 4 0 Server 2003 Recommended sizes are 36 pt 72 pt 108 pt and 144 pt The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be input by hand m m Left Right quiet zone Start Stop character Check digit The numeral 0 added to the beginning of cha
57. 15 to 85 RH Not in use 5 to 85 RH Altitude 3 100 meters 10 170 feet maximum Mechanical Dimensions Height 44 5 cm 17 5 in and weight Width _43 9cm 17 3 in Depth 63 8 cm 25 1 in Weight Approx 29 8 kg 65 7 lb without consumables installed When extending all trays 72 9 cm 28 7 in Durability 5 years or 600 000 pages whichever comes first Electrical 110 V to 120 V 220 to 240 V Model Model Model KAA 3 Model KAB 2 Voltage 110 V 120V 10 220 V 240 V 10 Rated frequency 50Hz 60Hz 3Hz 50Hz 60HzZ 3Hz Rated current Up to 8A Up to4A 278 Technical Specifications 110 V to 120 V 220 to 240 V Model Model Model KAA 3 Model KAB 2 Power During Maximum 746 W 781 W consum printing ption Average 339 W 334 W During standby 73 W 70 W mode Average Sleep mode Up to 17 W Up to 18 W Includes optional cassette unit Standard and approvals U S model Safety UL 60950 CSA No 60950 EMC FCC Part 15 Subpart B Class B CSA C108 8 Class B European model Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC EN 60950 EMC Directive 89 336 EEC EN 55022 Class B EN 55024 EN 61000 3 2 EN 61000 3 3 Australian model EMC AS NZS CISPR22 Class B Technical Specifications Laser safety This printer is certified as a Class 1 laser product under the U S Department of Health and Human Services DHHS Radiation Performance Standard according to the Radiation Control for H
58. 6 The background is dark or dirty n nunnana nnana 236 White dots appear in the printout 0 237 Print quality or tone is UNEVEN 5 65 cow eaie ae 237 Half tone images print unevenly 0 0005 237 Toner smudges a a4 as pag a Me GAS Se Noam baee 238 Areas are missing in the printed image 239 Completely blank pages are output 00 239 The printed image is light or faint 0 240 The non printed side of the page is dirty 240 Memory Problems a eoo ate ane Wiaina Pret watetten aeetne 241 Print quality decreased iis sate ag aiea dele alae es be es 241 Insufficient memory for current task 00 241 Insufficient memory to print all copies 4 241 Paper Handling Problems nba Rea w ee fees na ol 242 Paper does not feed properly ix ona vss egestas ae BAS 242 Problems When Using Options 25 22 foe sagan eas pa oa es 242 Paper does not feed from the optional paper cassette 243 Feed jam when using the optional paper cassette 243 An installed option cannot be used 0055 244 Correcting USB Problems css cab acete ewan twee Vanes 244 USB connections dnie Tae AE OE EEN 244 Windows operating Systems jw e adn Cad Me ws 245 Printer software installation 00 245 Status and Error Messapeswa jas irene day eae wees 253 Ca celing PINTRE stow dese Conair geet ease A Lage sats 267 Usin
59. D Suitable for printing graphics and charts Photo Suitable for printing photos PhotoEnhance4 Suitable for printing video captures images taken with a digital camera or scanned images EPSON PhotoEnhance4 automatically adjusts the contrast saturation and brightness of the original image data to produce sharper more vivid color printouts This setting does not affect your original image data ICM Except for Windows NT 4 0 ICM stands for Image Color Matching This feature automatically adjusts printout colors to match colors on your screen sRGB When using equipment which supports sRGB the printer performs Image Color Matching with these pieces of equipment before printing To confirm that your equipment supports sRGB contact your equipment dealer Automatic High Quality Suitable for printing high quality printing documents 52 Using the Printer Software with Windows Advanced Text Graph Suitable for printing high quality presentation documents that include text and graphs Aavanced Graphic CAD Suitable for printing high quality graphs charts and photos Advanced Photo Suitable for printing high quality scanned photos and digitally captured images Customizing print settings If you need to change detailed settings make the settings manually Follow the steps below to customize your print settings 1 Click the Basic Settings tab 2 Click Advanced then click More Settings 3 Choose Color
60. EPSON Color Laser Printer EPSON AcuLaser C3000 Series All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of Seiko Epson Corporation No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained herein Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein Neither Seiko Epson Corporation nor its affiliates shall be liable to the purchaser of this productor third parties for damages losses costs or expenses incurred by purchaser or third parties as a result of accident misuse or abuse of this productor 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 Seiko Epson Corporation and its affiliates 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 IBM and PS 2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States of America and other countries Apple and Macintosh are r
61. NOLhOON Adjusting color registration alignment 1 Make sure the LCD panel displays Reads the Enter button to access the naa aa menus Press the Y Down button several times until the LCD panel displays elor ist 4 then press the C Enter button Press the Up button several times until the LCD displays the aist item for the color Cyan Magenta and Yellow you need to adjust then press the Enter button ro example to adjust the cyan registration scroll up to Cu iit then press the CD Enter button 209 4 On the color registration sheet find the line segments that are most closely aligned then use the CD Up or LY Down button to display the number that corresponds to that pattern Press the Enter button to complete the adjustment In the case of the following example set Magenta to 3 to finish adjusting the color registration alignment whud AA YOO dO Note The adjustment takes effect when you print the color registration sheet or restart the printer After making the settings be sure to confirm the alignment of the lines at the zero position for each color by printing the color registration sheet 210 Chapter 9 Troubleshooting Clearing Jammed Paper If paper becomes jammed in the printer the printer s LCD panel and EPSON Status Monitor 3 provide alert messages Precautions for clearing jammed paper Be sure to observe the following points when you
62. Print Status Printer Sharing Setup _ Printer Sharing Setup D A Monitor the Printer 4 The Printer Sharing dialog box appears Select the Share this Printer check box then type the printer name and password information as needed Enter Password for Shared A Printer AL CxxXxx C Cancel OK 5 Click OK to accept the settings 6 Close Chooser Accessing the shared printer Follow these steps to access your printer from another computer on the network 144 Setting Up Your Printer on a Network Note This function is not available with Mac OS X 1 Turn on your printer 2 Oneachcomputer from which you want to access the printer select Chooser from the Apple menu Then click the AL C3000 Advanced AT icon and select the name of the shared printer in the Select a printer port box on the right You can only select from the printers connected to your current AppleTalk zone Note Make sure On is selected under Background Printing Click Setup enter the password for the printer then click OK The Printer Setup dialog box appears Under Printer Sharing Set Up click Shared Printer Information EPSON Printer Setup 1 00 R Resolution Q Standard High Print Status Printer Sharing Setup K Shared Printer Information M Monitor the Printer Setting Up Your Printer on a Network 145 4 The following type of message appears if the cli
63. X Advanced jam Follow the instructions below then remove any jammed paper Open covers 4 and D then remove the photoconductor unit Open cover B Remove the paper cassette zl w Consumables This window will appear according to the selected notification in the Monitoring Preferences dialog box If you wish to see information about printer consumables click Consumables Once this button is clicked the Status Alert window will not disappear even after a problem is cleared Click Close to close the window Job Management function Using the Job Management function you can obtain information on print jobs on the Job Information menu in the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box You can also choose to have a notice appear on the screen when printing is completed Using the Printer Software with Windows 79 Connections Supporting the Job Management function The Job Management function is available when the following connections are used Server and client environments m When using the shared Windows 2000 Server 2003 or NT 4 0 LPR connection with Windows XP Me 98 95 2000 or NT 4 0 clients When using the shared Windows 2000 or Server 2003 Standard TCP IP connection with Windows XP Me 98 95 2000 or NT 4 0 clients When using the shared Windows 2000 Server 2003 or NT 4 0 EpsonNet Print TCP IP connection with Windows XP Me 98 95 2000 or NT 4 0 clients Client only environm
64. XP click Add a printer in the Printer Tasks menu EPSON AL cxxxx Advanced Acrobat Distiller 136 Setting Up Your Printer on a Network 3 Select Network printer for Windows 2000 or A network printer or a printer attached to another computer for Windows XP then click Next 4 For Windows 2000 type the name of the shared printer then click Next IF you don t know the name of the printer you can browse for ane on the network What do you want to do Type the printer name or click Next to browse for a printer Nam Connect to a printer on the Intemet or on your intranet URL lt Back R neo p Note 4 You can also type the name of the computer that is locally connected to the shared printer the shared printer s name in network path or queue name I You do not necessarily need to type the name of the shared printer Setting Up Your Printer on a Network 137 For Windows XP select the Browse for a printer button Add Printer Wizard Specify a Printer If you don t know the name or address of the printer you can search for a printer gt that meets your needs What printer do you want to connect to Go ear Connect to this printer or to browse for a printer select this option and click Next Name Example server printer Connect to a printer on the Intemnet or on a home or office network URL Example http server printers
65. a color registration sheet Then use the Yellow Regist setting to select the number that corresponds to the yellow and black line segments most closely aligned See Checking color registration on page 208 for more detailed instructions Reset Menu This menu allows you to cancel printing and reset the printer settings Functions of the Control Panel 157 Clear Warning Clears warning messages that show errors except for these that occur from consumable products or mandatory replacement parts Clear All Warnings Clears all warning messages that appear on the LCD panel Reset Stops printing and clears the current job received from the active interface You may want to reset the printer when there is a problem with the print job itself and the printer cannot print successfully Reset All Stops printing clears the printer memory and restores the printer settings to their default values The print jobs received from all interfaces are erased Note Performing Reset All clears print jobs received from all interfaces Be careful not to interrupt someone else s job SelecType Init Restores the control panel menu settings to their default values Yellow Regist Magenta Regist and Cyan Regist settings are not reset 158 Functions of the Control Panel USB Menu These settings control communication between the printer and the computer when using the USB interface Item Settings defau
66. aR 31 MP ray nk Se hides uad a aE a a E a ia a k 32 Standard lower cassette and optional paper cassette UME oge ordie p eee E 33 Output Tray ersi ne Rae a ne Tee are ure a k 38 Printing on Special WIEdIAG each saints mtd heruk st permis asain wae aha 38 EPSON Color Laser Paper seresoviatmian Cage on eres wae 39 EPSON Color Laser Transparencies 00 00055 39 ENV EIOPES i yan tee cova euro Sates Be Me nies ets ean 41 Fabels cmane a een Ake tahoe paddy 43 Thick paper and extra thick paper 0000000e 45 Transparencies ourn d weigh Ogle ee ede ee els 45 Loading a custom paper Size 6 eee eee 46 Chapter 3 Using the Printer Software with Windows About the Printer SOttwane cists tina honey get at walk alan 47 Accessing the printer driver ass fier otra daceatescate Wa Races 47 Making Changes to Printer Settings 00 48 Making the print quality setting 005 48 Resizing printouts 0 0 0 ee eee 56 Modifying the print layout iccc xeon ch ae ae aes 58 Using a watermark ss encesos iano ea a a 59 Printing with the duplex unit sew adcksoae tse wees Me 63 Making Extended Settings s cs tsatee Gade ea tet aS 65 Making Optional Settings 0 cece ee eee 68 Monitoring Your Printer Using EPSON Status Monitor3 68 Installing EPSON Status Monitor 3 00 69 Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3 000 71 Getting printer status details
67. ady be selected in the Chooser so that necessary information can be received from the selected printer driver when the EPSON Status Monitor 3 starts If the printer port is not correct an error will occur A If you change the printer driver in the Chooser while the spool file is printing in the background output to the printer may be disrupted d Printer and consumable products status information appears in the status window only if the Chooser is acquiring status normally 114 Using the Printer Software with Macintosh For Mac OS X users 1 Click Print in the File menu of any application The Print dialog box appears 2 Select Utilities in the list where Copies amp Pages is displayed 3 Click the EPSON Status Monitor 3 icon Getting printer status details You can monitor printer status and get information on consumable products using the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box o EPSONStatusMonitor3 EPSON AL O00XUSB H a Ready to print lee Paper MP Tray A4 Plain Lower Cassette A4 Plain cyan ae Lower Cassette2 nan A4 Plain cia Magenta Lower Cassette3 A4 Plain ra MMM 5555557 Photoconductor Unit Note This screen may vary depending on your operating system version Using the Printer Software with Macintosh 115 Icon Message Printer image Text box Close button Paper Toner Photoconductor Unit The i
68. age Duplex Settings 1 x r Binding Margin Front E mm Back p mm r Start Page From Front From Back gt T Binding Method ill Sheet Separate Z Sheets per booklet Cancel Help Default 5 When printing for binding as a booklet select the Binding Method check box and make appropriate settings For details about each setting see online help 6 Click OK to apply the settings and return to the Layout menu Making Extended Settings You can make various settings in the Extended Settings dialog box To open the dialog box click Extended Settings on the Optional Settings menu Using the Printer Software with Windows 65 Offset Uses the settings specified on the printer button Uses the settings specified on the driver button Ignore the selected paper size check box Auto Continue check box Data Compression Level Automatically change to Monochrome mode check box Makes fine adjustments to the printing position on the front and the back of data ona page in 1 mm increments Select this button to use the settings specified on the control panel Select this button to use the settings specified in the printer driver When you select this check box the printer prints on loaded paper regardless of size Select this check box to clear errors automatically and continue printing after a given time about 5 secon
69. al problems 229 Options 500 Sheet 1000 Sheet Optional Paper Cassette Unit 161 memory modules 170 Output tray 38 P Paper loading the optional paper cassette unit 33 printable area 276 prohibited 272 specifications 274 supported media types 272 Paper jams cover A Jam A 214 cover A paper cassettes and cover B JAM ABC 225 cover A and paper cassettes Jam AC 219 cover B Jam B 223 covers A and B Jam AB 212 MP tray 226 precautions when clearing jams 211 Paper sources 500 Sheet 1000 Sheet Optional Paper Cassette Unit 27 for EPSON Color Laser Paper 39 for EPSON Color Laser Transparencies 39 MP tray 26 selecting 28 Standard lower paper cassette 27 Photoconductor unit handling precautions 187 Index 313 replacing 188 specifications 285 Precautions during operation 10 power on off 14 Predefined print settings Macintosh 96 Predefined print settings Windows 50 Printer available optional products 19 cleaning 202 consumable products 20 locating 206 resetting 267 sharing 124 sharing Macintosh 143 Printer driver about Macintosh 93 about Windows 47 how to access Macintosh 93 how to access Windows 47 how to uninstall Macintosh 122 how to uninstall Windows 88 Printer driver setting optional settings Windows 68 Printer driver settings automatically resizing printout Windows 56 customizing Macintosh 98 customizing Windows 53 duplex printing Macint
70. appropriate data the bar code will be printed as it appears on the screen but it cannot be read by a bar code reader Working with Fonts 293 Notes on inputting and formatting bar codes Please note the following when inputting and formatting bar code characters m Do not apply shading or special character formatting such as bold italic or underline Print bar codes in black and white only When rotating characters only specify rotation angles of 90 180 and 270 Turn off all automatic character and word spacing settings in your application Do not use features in your application that enlarge or reduce the size of characters in only the vertical or horizontal direction Turn off your application s auto correct features for spelling grammar spacing etc To more easily distinguish bar codes from other text in your document set your application to show text symbols such as paragraph marks tabs etc Because special characters such as Start bar and Stop bar are added when an EPSON BarCode Font is selected the resulting bar code may have more characters than were originally input For best results use only the font sizes recommended in BarCode Font specifications on page 295 for the EPSON BarCode Font you are using Bar codes in other sizes may not be readable with all bar code readers 294 Working with Fonts Note Depending on the print density or on the quality or co
71. are not available Setting Up Your Printer on a Network 129 On the Windows XP 2000 or Server 2003 printer server Click Additional Drivers Drivers for different versions of Windows If this printer is shared with users running different versions of Windows then you will need to install additional drivers for it Select Windows being used for clients then click OK For Windows Me 98 or 95 clients Select Intel Windows 95 or 98 Windows 2000 Select Intel Windows 95 98 and Me Windows XP Select x86 Windows 95 Windows 98 and Windows Millennium Edition Windows Server 2003 For Windows NT 4 0 clients Select Intel Windows NT4 0 or 2000 Windows 2000 Select Intel Windows NT4 0 or 2000 Windows XP Select x86 Windows NT4 0 Windows Server 2003 For Windows XP or 2000 clients Intel Windows 2000 Windows 2000 Intel Windows 2000 or XP Windows XP x86 Windows 2000 Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2003 130 Setting Up Your Printer on a Network ax ie You may install additional drivers so that users on the following systems You can install additional drivers so that users on the Following systems can download them automatically when they connect can download them automatically when they connect Environment O alpha O imet M Intel O intel O intel Environment Version installed Windows NT 3 1 Windows NT 3 5 or 3 51 Window
72. artridge from a cool to a warm environment wait for at least one hour before installing it to prevent damage from condensation W Warning d Do not touch the toner Keep the toner away from your eyes If toner gets on your skin or clothes wash it off with soap and water immediately 1 Keep toner cartridges out of the reach of children 1 Do not dispose of used toner cartridges in fire as they may explode and cause injury Dispose of them according to local regulations Q If toner is spilled use a broom and dustpan or a damp cloth with soap and water to clean it up Because the fine particles can cause a fire or explosion if they come into contact with a spark do not use a vacuum cleaner Replacing a toner cartridge Follow these steps to replace a toner cartridge 1 Confirm the color of the toner cartridge that needs to be replaced by checking the LCD panel or EPSON Status Monitor 3 182 Maintenance and Transportation 2 Remove the top cover Note Hold the knobs with both hands Maintenance and Transportation 183 4 Lift the toner cartridge out of the slot Note A small amount of the toner may adhere to the bottom of the cartridge Be careful not to spill this toner or get it on your skin or clothes D Put the used cartridge on a flat surface with the toner spout facing up to avoid spilling the toner D Dispose of the used toner cartridge by putting it into its disposal bag
73. ation in your computer s and printer s memory Caution 1 Leave adequate room around the printer to allow for sufficient ventilation D Avoid locations that are subject to direct sunlight excessive heat moisture or dust D Avoid using outlets that other appliances are plugged into D Use a grounded outlet that matches the printer s power plug Do not use an adapter plug I Only use an outlet that meets the power requirements for this printer 207 Checking color registration If you transported your printer for a long distance you need to check the color registration for possible misalignment Follow these steps to check the color registration 1 Turn on the printer 2 Load paper into the MP tray 3 Make sure the LCD panel displays Feats or leer then press the Enter button on the control panel twice 4 Press the Y Down button several times to display 5 Press the Enter button The printer prints a color registration sheet 208 6 Check the alignment of the lines at the zero position for each color If the color segment of the line is in alignment with the black segments on either side to make one straight line you do not need to adjust the registration for that color If the line segments are not aligned adjust the registration as explained below Color Registration Sheet ss s Ateeeete NOGhON O NOLOON NOO ss Ree eete NOPbON O NOLGGY r ss Abeeeeet NODE ON 0
74. ay the confirming window check box in the confirmation window Opens the Utility Settings dialog box and allows you to change the settings of the registered URL If you do not want the confirmation window to appear when you press the Order Now Find Dealerbutton select the Do not display the confirming window check box in the Utility Settings dialog box Closes the dialog box When this check box is selected the Order Online dialog box does not appear automatically 76 Using the Printer Software with Windows Setting Monitoring Preferences To make specific monitoring settings click Monitoring Preferences in the Utility tab of the printer driver The Monitoring Preferences dialog box appears Q Select Notification Event Screen Notification M Not Ready On E Communication Error On O Status Confirmation Error Off O Toner Low Off M Other Warninns ntf Select Shortcut Icon 2 M Shortcut Icon Example Double clicking the Shortcut Icon opens the Printer Status Window Job Management M Show job information I Notify when printing completed Oron monitoring of shared printers The following settings and buttons appear in the dialog box a Select Notification Use the check boxes in this area to select the types of error that you wish to be notified about b Default button Restores default settings Using the Printer Software with Windows 77 c Select Shortc
75. ck box and click Install Then follow the on screen instructions 7 When installation is complete click OK EPSON BarCode Fonts are now installed on your computer Printing with EPSON BarCode Fonts Follow these steps to create and print bar codes using EPSON BarCode Fonts The application featured in these instructions is Microsoft WordPad The actual procedure may differ slightly when printing from other applications 290 Working with Fonts 1 Open a document in your application and enter the characters you want to convert into a bar code Document WordPad File Edit View Insert Format Help oela sel aa ee a Jariaitwester He A B SE 12345 Select the characters then select Font from the Format menu Document WordPad a File Edit View Insert Help sll alc cla 61a arial Wester Paragraph E y abs Working with Fonts 291 3 Select the EPSON BarCode Font you want to use then set the font size and click OK Font 2 x Eont Font style Size EPSON Code39 CD Num Regular T EPSON Code128 2 Bo Italic 24 Cancel TT EPSON Code39 Tt EPSON Code39 CD EPSON Code39 CD Num Bold Italic TT EPSON Code39 Num TT EPSON EAN 13 Tr EPSON EAN 8 x A 2 Effects Sample I Strikeout K K F Underline A B Y Color a MB Black X Script Westem This is a TrueType font This same font will be used on both your screen and your printer Note In Windows
76. con and message shows the printer status The image at the upper left shows the printer status graphically The text box next to the printer image displays the current status of the printer When a problem occurs the most probable solution is displayed Clicking this button closes the dialog box Displays the paper size the paper type and the approximate amount of paper remaining in the paper source Information for the optional cassettes are displayed only if this option is installed Indicates the amount of remaining toner The toner icon flashes if toner is low Indicates the remaining functional life of the photoconductor unit 116 Using the Printer Software with Macintosh Setting Monitoring Preferences To make specific monitoring settings select Monitor Setup from the File menu The Monitor Setup dialog box appears Monitor Setup Q Select Notification Not Ready On k Communication Error On E3 Notify Toner Low Off Fuser Unit Service Life On Other Warnings Off The following settings and buttons appear in the dialog box a Select Notification b Default button c OK button Save button Select the types of error that you wish to be notified about Note You can choose Once a day for consumables Once a day When a notification occurs it is displayed once a day until resolved Restores default settings Saves new changes Save
77. contained in the developer cartridges that is used to print images on the paper Glossary 309 Index Numerics 500 Sheet 1000 Sheet Optional Paper Cassette Unit installing 161 500 Sheet 1000 Sheet Optional Paper Cassette Unit about 161 500 Sheet 1000 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit specifications 282 A Additional Driver using 127 Automatic print quality settings Macintosh 94 Automatic print quality settings Windows 49 C Canceling printing Macintosh 121 Canceling printing Windows 87 Clients with Macintosh 144 with Windows Me 98 or 95 134 with Windows NT 4 0 139 with Windows XP or 2000 135 Consumables fuser unit 193 order online 75 photoconductor unit 187 replacement messages 180 transfer unit 198 Contacting EPSON 269 Control panel settings 147 Control panel settings when to use 147 Customer support 269 Customizing print settings Macintosh 98 Customizing print settings Windows 53 310 Index D Double sided printing Macintosh 110 Double sided printing Windows 63 Duplex printing Macintosh 110 Duplex printing Windows 63 E Envelopes loading 42 specifications 275 the use of 41 EPSON BarCode Fonts about 287 formatting 294 inputting 294 installing 289 printing 290 specifications 295 system requirements 289 EPSON Color Laser Paper specifications 276 EPSON Color Laser Transparencies specifications 276 EPSON Status Monitor 3 about Macinto
78. d printer s name so that it appears only on the client computer With Windows XP or 2000 Follow these steps to set Windows XP or 2000 clients You can install the printer driver of the shared printer if you have Power Users or more powerful access rights even if you are not the Administrator Setting Up Your Printer on a Network 135 If the printer server s OS is Windows NT 4 0 confirm the following items A Ina Windows NT 4 0 printer server the additional driver for Windows XP or 2000 clients is the Windows NT 4 0 x86 driver which is installed beforehand as the printer driver for Windows NT 4 0 When installing the printer driver in the Windows XP or 2000 clients from Windows NT 4 0 printer server the driver for Windows NT 4 0 is installed You can not install the printer driver for Windows XP or 2000 as the additional driver in a Windows NT 4 0 printer server To install the printer driver for Windows XP or 2000 in Windows XP or 2000 clients the administrator installs the local printer driver in the clients from the CD ROM that comes with the printer then performs the following procedure For Windows 2000 clients click Start point to Settings and click Printers For Windows XP clients click Start point to Printers and Faxes For Windows XP Home edition users point to Control panel first then click Printers and Faxes For Window 2000 double click the Add Printer icon then click Next For Windows
79. document from your application The LCD panel shows Haruial Feed and the selected page size Press the O Start Stop button to print Paper is loaded and printed Loading Paper This section describes how to load paper into the MP tray and the optional paper cassette If you use special media such as transparencies or envelopes see also Printing on Special Media on page 38 Paper Handling 31 MP tray Follow these steps to load paper into the MP tray 1 Open the MP tray then pull out the expansion tray on the MP tray to accommodate the size of the media you want to load 2 Load a stack of the desired media with the printable surface facing down then slide the guides against the sides of the stack to get a snug fit 32 Paper Handling 3 Select the Paper Source and Paper Size settings that match the loaded media by using the printer driver or the printer s control panel Note To print on the back side of previously printed paper use the MP tray The duplex unit cannot be used for this purpose Standard lower cassette and optional paper cassette unit The paper sizes and types supported by the optional paper cassette units are the same as the standard lower cassette unit For more information see 500 Sheet 1000 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit on page 27 The paper loading procedure is the same for the standard lower cassette and the optional paper cassette unit In addition to plain paper
80. ds when Paper Set Print Overrun or Mem Overflow occurs Select the compression level for image data from the drop down list For example selecting Low Higher Quality provides better print quality but slows the printing speed Select this check box to have the printer driver analyze the printing data and automatically switch to monochrome mode if the printing data is black and white 66 Using the Printer Software with Windows Skip Blank Page check box High Speed Graphics Output check box Uses the collate settings specified in the application check box Uses the spooling method provided by the operating system check box Avoid Page Error check box Default button Help button Cancel button When you select this check box the printer skips blank pages Select this check box to optimize the printing speed of graphics composed of line drawings such as overlaid circles and squares Clear this check box if graphics do not print correctly Select this check box to enable the collate settings that are specified on the application Select this check box to enable the Spool function for Windows XP 2000 NT 4 0 or Server 2003 Select this check box to avoid Print Overrun errors when printing data which requires a lot of memory to print such as documents witha large number of complex fonts or graphics Doing so may slow down printing somewhat Click this button to retur
81. e Using the Printer Software with Macintosh 123 Chapter 5 Setting Up Your Printer on a Network For Windows Sharing the printer This section describes how to share the printer on a standard Windows network The computers on a network can share a printer that is directly connected to one of them The computer that is directly connected to the printer is the printer server and the other computers are the clients which need permission to share the printer with the printer server The clients share the printer via the printer server According to the versions of Windows OS and your access rights on the network perform the appropriate settings of the printer server and clients Setting the printer server 1 For Windows Me 98 or 95 see Setting up your printer as a shared printer on page 125 1 For Windows XP 2000 NT 4 0 or Server 2003 see Using an additional driver on page 127 Setting the clients 1 For Windows Me 98 or 95 see With Windows Me 98 or 95 on page 134 I For Windows XP or 2000 see With Windows XP or 2000 on page 135 124 Setting Up Your Printer on a Network 1 For Windows NT 4 0 see With Windows NT 4 0 on page 139 Note d When sharing the printer be sure to set EPSON Status Monitor 3 so that the shared printer can be monitored on the printer server See Setting Monitoring Preferences on page 77 When you are Windows shared pri
82. e to uninstall the current printer software beforehand Note When uninstalling EPSON Status Monitor 3 from a multi user Windows XP 2000 NT 4 0 and Server 2003 environment remove the shortcut icon from all clients before uninstalling You can remove the icon by clearing the Shortcut Icon check box in the Monitoring Preference dialog box Uninstalling the printer driver 1 Quit all applications 2 Click Start point to Settings then click Control Panel For Windows XP or Server 2003 click Start then click Control Panel 3 Double click the Add Remove Programs icon For Windows XP or Server 2003 click Add or Remove Programs 88 Using the Printer Software with Windows 4 Select EPSON Printer Software then click Add Remove Windows XP 2000 or Server 2003 select EPSON Printer Software then click Change Remove Add Remove Programs Properties 2 x Install Uninstall windows Setup Startup Disk To install a new program from a floppy disk or CD ROM drive click Install Install 722 Ihe following software can be automatically removed by w Windows To remove a program or to modify its installed components select it from the list and click Add Remove EpsonNet Direct Print 2 1aE Intel R PRO Ethernet Adapter and Software z 5 Click the Printer Model tab select your printer icon 88 EPSON Printer Utility Uninstall 21x Printer Model Utility Version 6 05E Us
83. e If you are using the USB interface use a correct interface cable Revision 2 0 cable Some error may have Check the LCD panel to see if an error occurred message appears Your application software is Make sure that the printer is selected in not properly set up for your your application software printer Your computer system s Try reducing the image resolution of memory is toosmalltohandle your document in the application the volume of data in your software or install more memory in document your computer if you can 230 Troubleshooting The optional product is not available Cause What to do If youare using Windows and_ Click the Optional Settings tab select EPSON Status Monitor 3isnot Update the Printer Option installed you have to make Information Manually then click settings manually in the Settings printer driver Sharing Problems Network printers cannot be monitored in a Windows 95 environment Cause What to do Your printer is in sleep mode Close the printer driver and EPSON Status Monitor3 then restart Status Monitor 3 Troubleshooting 231 Printout Problems Printout is garbled Cause What to do The interface cable may not be plugged in securely Make sure that both ends of the interface cable are plugged in securely You may not be using the correct interface cable If you are using the USB interface use a Revision 2 0 cable Note
84. e color setting in the Make sure that the settings in your application you are using is application are appropriate for color not appropriate for color printing printing The printout color differs when printed from different printers Cause What to do Printer driver default settings Set the Gamma setting to 1 5 inthe More and color tables vary by Settings dialog box in the printer driver printer model then print again If you still do not get the printouts you expect adjust the color using the slide bar for each color For details about the More Settings dialog box see Customizing print settings on page 53 for Windows or see Customizing print settings on page 98 for Macintosh 234 Troubleshooting The color looks different from what you see on the computer screen Cause What to do Printed colors do not exactly match the colors on your monitor since printers and monitors use different color systems monitors use RGB red green and blue while printers typically use CMYK cyan magenta yellow and black Although it is difficult to match colors perfectly selecting the printer driver s ICM setting for Windows XP Me 98 95 2000 or Server 2003 or ColorSync setting for Macintosh can improve color matching between different devices For details see Using the predefined settings on page 50 for Windows and Using the predefined settings on page 96 for Macintosh
85. e eee eee 117 Status Alert window us Gh ccc in Mind Rade eden paste ane 118 Using the Job Management function 00 118 Setting Up the USB Connection 0 00 c eee eee 120 Canceling Prints 5A namie Pio Ria Cea ena ae 121 Uninstalling the Printer Software 2 0 2c 04 giv erie Raw wa es 122 For MacOS 9X0 ces eked aun ahs i els Gosh hers as 122 FOr MacOS Xe ect ie nigel Meet nee on ek ltl nee celta 122 Chapter 5 Setting Up Your Printer on a Network FOr WindOWS sorisa a i trge e eaa E cuanto i th ee ara aE 124 Sharing the printer 7 si cnse hk yates ake ae a i 124 Setting up your printer as a shared printer 125 Using an additional driver 0 c cece eee eee 127 Setting up a clients nie ccsht anata aenls rnanera 133 Installing the printer driver from the CD ROM 141 For Macintosh sacs sires sanera ata eae oe Ride N ael CGAL as 143 Sharing the printer sacar ay neh ead as ae hee na ote 143 Setting up your printer as a shared printer 143 Accessing the shared printer 0e eee eee 144 BOR Mac OS Xarita a tad E AAR Rene ora GBS Wee 3 146 Chapter 6 Functions of the Control Panel Using the Control Panel Menus 0 0002 e scenes 147 When to make control panel settings 45 147 How to access the control panel menus 147 Control Panel Menus 0 0 0 0 6 151 Information Menu 6 s sicae ste sia a POE ES CR 151 T
86. e hs Font Javial hi Offset Bold P7 Style Italic lt o Underline xl F Let Right r Rotation E g Angle 30 Degree H Top Bottom z T AY Cancel Help Default 4 Adjust the image intensity of the watermark with the Intensity slider bar 5 Select Front to print the watermark in the foreground of the document or Back to print the watermark in the background of the document for the Position setting 6 Select the location on the page where you want to print the watermark from the Location drop down list 7 Adjust the horizontal or vertical Offset position 8 Adjust the size of the watermark with the Size slider bar 9 Click OK to apply the settings and return to the Special menu Using the Printer Software with Windows 61 Making a new watermark You can make a new watermark as follows 1 Click the Special tab 2 Select the Watermark check box 3 Click Watermark Settings The Watermark dialog box appears 4 Click New Delete The User Defined Watermarks dialog box appears Watermark 21x Watermark Name Confidential bal IEXT Confidential I Print on First Page only Position Color Red v Light Dark Intensity a Front C Back Font Setting Location Midde 7 Font vial x Oma e ann Bold F Style Italic oo Underline xl Leit Fion r Rotation Y Angle 30 Degree H Top Bottom e eR A T Steer The east Size
87. ealth and Safety Act of 1968 This means that the printer does not produce hazardous laser radiation Since radiation emitted by the laser is completely confined within protective housings and external covers the laser beam cannot escape from the machine during any phase of user operation CDRH regulations The Center for Devices and Radiological Health CDRH of the U S Food and Drug Administration implemented regulations for laser products on August 2 1976 Compliance is mandatory for products marketed in the United States The label shown below indicates compliance with the CDRH regulations and must be attached to laser products marketed in the United States This laser product conforms to the applicable requirement of 21 CFR Chapter subchapter J SEIKO EPSON CORP Hirooka Office 80 Hirooka Shiojiri shi Nagano ken Japan 280 Technical Specifications Interfaces USB interface USB 2 0 High Speed mode Note I Only computers equipped with a USB connector and running Mac OS 9 x and X or Windows XP Me 98 2000 or Server 2003 support the USB interface D Your computer must support USB 2 0 in order to use it as an interface LI Since USB 2 0 is fully compatible with USB 1 1 USB 1 1 can be used as an interface D USB 2 0 is applied for Windows XP 2000 and Server 2003 operating systems If your operating system is Windows Me or 98 use USB 1 1 interface Ethernet interface You can use a
88. ect the LCD panel display language Item Settings default in bold Lang English Fran ais Deutsch ITALIANO ESPANOL SVENSKA Dansk Nederl SUOMI Portugu s MP Mode Normal Last Size Ignore Off On Auto Cont Off On LCD Contrast 0 8 15 Lang Specifies the language displayed on the LCD panel and that printed on the status sheet MP Mode This setting determines whether the MP tray has the highest or lowest priority when Auto is selected as the Paper Source setting in the printer driver When i is selected as the MP Mode the MP tray has the highest priority as the paper source If you select Last the MP tray has the lowest priority Functions of the Control Panel 155 Size Ignore If you want to ignore a paper size error select fir When you turn this item on the printer keeps printing even if the image size exceeds the printable area for the specified paper size This may cause smudges because of the toner that is not transferred onto the paper properly When this item is turned off the printer stops printing if a paper size error occurs Auto Cont When you turn this setting on the printer automatically continues printing after a certain period of time when one of the following errors occurs Paper Set Print Overrun or Mem Overflow When this option is off you must press the O Start Stop button to resume printing LCD Contrast Adjusts the contrast of the LCD panel
89. ed Edit Text Intensity Light Dark E ie a Rotate by mouse Angle degrees Print on First Page only A4 A4 saiecth ea Prine O Print Layout Print Layout Settings elect Pages to Prin All Pages in Range O Duplex Duplex Settings al O Odd Pages Binding Left Top Right Even Pages CO Print the Frame 3 Click OK to apply the settings Using the Printer Software with Macintosh 101 Modifying the print layout You can print either two or four pages onto a single page and to specify the printing order automatically resizing each page to fit the specified paper size by using Layout printing You can also choose to print documents surrounded by a frame 1 Click the fj Layout icon on the Basic Settings dialog box The Layout dialog box appears 2 Select the Print Layout check box then click Print Layout Settings The Print Layout Setting dialog box appears EPSON aoa 2 O Fit to Page Output Paper Ad O Watermark Settings Watermark Confidential New Delete Color Red Edit Text Intensity Light 4 Dark Rotate by mouse Angle degrees om Layout Print Layout Settings 2 Select Pages to Print O Duplex Duplex Settings All Pages in Range fa Q odd Pages Binding Left Top Right Q Even Pages O Print the Frame 102 Using the Printer Software with Macintosh 3 Select the number of pages you want to print on one sheet of paper
90. ed in seven levels Ready The printer is ready to receive data and print In this mode the remaining amount of the toner cartridge for each color is displayed in seven levels Replace Photoconductor The photoconductor has reached the end of its service life Turn off the printer then replace the photoconductor unit with a new one See Photoconductor Unit on page 187 for instructions The error clears automatically after you replace the unit and close all printer covers The photoconductor service life counter is reset automatically Replace Toner xxxx The indicated toner cartridges are out of toner and need to be replaced The letters C M Y or K appear in place of XXXX and indicate the colors Cyan Magenta Yellow and Black respectively See Toner Cartridge on page 181 for instructions Replace TransferUnit The transfer unit has reached the end of its service life Turn off the printer then replace the transfer unit with a new one See Transfer Unit on page 198 for instructions Troubleshooting The error clears automatically after you replace the unit and close all printer covers The transfer unit service life counter is reset automatically Reset The printer s current interface has been reset and the buffer has been cleared However other interfaces are still active and retain their settings and data Reset All All printer settings have been reset to the default configuration o
91. eens 214 Jam AC cover A and paper cassettes 00 219 Jam B cover B 0 0 eee cee e Se Eia 223 Jam ABC cover A paper cassettes and cover B 225 Jam at the MP tray aes tease ora sence Hes De Na ied ea a ee hs Ws 226 Printing a Status Sheet nannaa hierar One a Puan nih 227 Operational Problems ckis iehahekaueh Mig rrera nrasane 229 The Ready light does not turnon 0 0 00 0008 229 The printer does not print Ready light off 229 The Ready light is on but nothing prints 229 The optional product is not available 231 Sharing Proplems cis haa patient ee ed aces Renae E een es 231 Network printers cannot be monitored in a Windows 95 environment 0 0 c cece eee 231 Printout Problems 45 4 ka kee eyes eae ei areata 232 Printout is garbled i periit iene adel vated d e aaa 232 Misalignment of colors ents ia eee ei tee oa es 232 The printout s orientation on the page is not correct 233 Graphics do not print correctly 00 233 Color Printing Problems iis oi6 spades aes Blaha a Ra teal 234 Cannot print in color 3 354 kes ty oe a ae a ee 234 The printout color differs when printed from different Printers icsse rena Pine ca een ay Way eee eee 234 The color looks different from what you see on the computer screen 6 eee ees 235 Print Quality Problems cair xxv ieee oie whee a 23
92. egistered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc EPSON is registered a trademark and EPSON AcuLaser is a trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation General Notice Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners Epson disclaims any and all rights in those marks Copyright 2004 by Seiko Epson Corporation Nagano Japan Where to Find Information Setup Guide Provides you with information on assembling the printer and installing the printer software Reference Guide this manual Provides you with detailed information on the printer s functions optional products maintenance troubleshooting and technical specifications Network Guide Provides network administrators with information on both the printer driver and network settings You need to install this guide from the software installation CD to your computer s hard disk before referring it Paper Jam Guide Provides you with solutions for paper jam problems about your printer you may need to refer to on a regular basis We recommend printing this guide and keeping it near the printer Contents Safety Informations anduia aia e weenie ce Stale ae 8 10 Warnings Cautions and Notes 0 00000 e cues 10 Safety Precattions os fant Aha usta say Sas Ube le oe 8 10 Important Safety Instructions 644 sasso ees eva See 13 Power On Off Cautions 0 0 0 0 0 cc cece eee eee ee eee 14 C
93. elect it from the List box then click Delete After removing it be sure to click Save to close the dialog box 6 Select the saved custom watermark from the Watermark drop down list on the Layout dialog box then click OK Printing with the duplex unit Duplex printing prints on both sides of the paper When printing for binding the binding edge can be specified as required to produce the desired page order As an ENERGY STAR partner Epson recommends the use of the double sided printing function Refer to ENERGY STAR Compliance for more information on the ENERGY STAR program 1 Click the Layout icon on the Basic Settings dialog box The Layout dialog box appears 2 Select the Duplex check box 3 Select a Binding position from Left Top or Right 4 Click Duplex Settings to open the Duplex Settings dialog box 110 Using the Printer Software with Macintosh 5 Specify the Binding Margin for the front and back sides of the paper EPSON AL CXOC 1 00 Duplex Setting Binding Margin Front o mm Back o mm Start Page From Front From Back 2 6 Select whether the front or back side of the paper is to be printed as the Start Page 7 Click OK to apply the settings and return to the Layout dialog box For Mac OS X users 1 Open the Print dialog box 2 Select Duplex Settings from the drop down list 3 Select the Duplex Settings check box 4 Select a Binding position from Le
94. ent has fonts that are unavailable on the printer server EPSON Shared Printer Information 1 00 Printer Name Shared Printer AL Cxxxx Machine Name ibook Installed fonts not present on this printer AGaramond 5 Click OK to close the message 6 Close Chooser For Mac OS X Use the Printer Sharing setting which is a standard feature of Mac OS X 10 2 or later This feature is not available with Mac OS X 10 1 See your operating system s documentation for details 146 Setting Up Your Printer on a Network Chapter 6 Functions of the Control Panel Using the Control Panel Menus You can use the printer s control panel to access a variety of menus that allow you to check the status of consumable products print status sheets and make printer settings This section describes how to use the control panel menus and when it is appropriate to make printer settings using the control panel When to make control panel settings In general printer settings can be made from the printer driver and do not need to be made using the control panel In fact printer driver settings override settings made using the control panel so use the control panel menus only to make settings you cannot make in your software or printer driver including the following D Specifying a channel and configuring the interface 1 Choosing the size of the memory buffer used to receive data How to access the control panel
95. ents m When using the LPR connection in Windows XP 2000 Server 2003 or NT 4 0 When using the Standard TCP IP connection in Windows XP 2000 or Server 2003 When using the EpsonNet Print TCP IP connection in Windows XP Me 98 95 2000 Server 2003 or NT 4 0 Note You cannot use this function in the following situations m m When using an optional Ethernet interface card that does not support the Job Management function Note that if the user account used to log on to a client is different from the user account used to connect to the server the Job Management function is not available 80 Using the Printer Software with Windows d When using a computer running Windows XP as a print server Note on deleting print jobs You cannot delete the print job spooling on client computers running Windows Me 98 or 95 using EPSON Status Monitor 3 when the following connections are used LY When using the shared Windows 2000 Server 2003 or NT 4 0 LPR connection D When using the shared Windows 2000 or Server 2003 standard TCP IP connection 1 When using the shared Windows 2000 Server 2003 or NT 4 0 EpsonNet Print TCP IP connection Using the Job Information menu To display the Job Information menu select the Show job information check box on the Monitoring Preferences dialog box See Setting Monitoring Preferences on page 77 for details then click the Job Information tab on t
96. er by the correct positions as shown below Do not lift the printer by these areas 164 Installing Options 6 Align the corners of the printer and the unit then lower the printer gently onto the unit so that the five pins on top of the unit fit into the holes on the bottom of the printer Installing Options 165 8 Fasten the front of the optional paper cassette unit to the printer with two of the provided screws 9 Remove the cover on the back of the standard lower cassette and secure the back of the unit to the printer with the remaining two screws Then reattach the cover 10 Reinsert the standard lower cassette into the printer 11 Reconnect all interface cables and the power cord 12 Plug the printer s power cord into an electrical outlet 13 Turn on the printer To confirm that the option is installed correctly print a Status Sheet See Printing a Status Sheet on page 227 166 Installing Options Note If you are using Windows and EPSON Status Monitor 3 is not installed you have to make settings manually in the printer driver Click the Update the Printer Option Information Manually button on the Optional Settings menu then click Settings Then select 500 Sheet 1000 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit from the Optional Paper Sources list on the Optional Settings dialog box and click OK Removing the optional paper cassette unit Follow these steps to remove the optional paper casset
97. er is writing data into the ROM module in the ROM slot P Wrong Photoconductor An inappropriate photoconductor unit is installed Install only the photoconductor unit listed in Consumable products on page 20 See Photoconductor Unit on page 187 for instructions on replacing the photoconductor unit Troubleshooting 265 Wrong Toner xxxx An inappropriate toner cartridge is installed Install only the toner cartridge listed in Consumable products on page 20 See Toner Cartridge on page 181 for instructions on replacing the photoconductor unit The letters C M Y or K appear in place of XXXX and indicate the colors Cyan Magenta Yellow and Black respectively XXXX Toner Low The indicated toner cartridges have less than 10 of toner remaining The letters C M Y or K appear in place of XXXX and indicate the colors Cyan Magenta Yellow and Black respectively You can continue to print until the F a Tore error message appears Waiting until this esses appears baton replacing the toner is recommended as toner may spill during replacement if toner remains in the cartridge When printouts become faint see Toner Cartridge on page 181 for instructions Note Do not replace the toner cartridge when the me message appears Toner remaining in the toner cartridge may spill out if you remove mhet toner ide i to replace it Replace the toner cartridge when the F a Toner xxxx message appea
98. er provides you with a variety of different printing options You can printin various formats or can print using many different types of paper The following explains the procedure for each type of printing Choose the appropriate one for your printing Double sided printing Printing with the duplex unit on page 63 Windows Printing with the duplex unit on page 110 Macintosh Lets you print on both sides of paper 23 Fit to page printing Resizing printouts on page 56 Windows Resizing printouts on page 101 Macintosh Note This function is not available with Mac OS X Lets you automatically enlarge or reduce the size of your document to fit the paper size you selected Pages per sheet printing Modifying the print layout on page 58 Windows Modifying the print layout on page 102 Macintosh 427 12 Lets you print two or four pages on a single sheet 24 Watermark printing Using a watermark on page 59 Windows Using a watermark on page 104 Macintosh Note This function is not available with Mac OS X Lets you print a text or image as a watermark on your printout For example you can put Confidential on an important document 25 Chapter 2 Paper Handling Paper Sources This section describes the combinations of paper sources and paper types that you can use
99. ewspaper photographs are common examples of halftones initialization The act of returning the printer to its defaults fixed set of conditions interface The connection between the printer and the computer A parallel interface transmits data one character or code at a time while a serial interface transmits data one bit at a time landscape Printing that is oriented sideways on the page This orientation gives you a page that is wider than it is high and is useful for printing spreadsheets memory The part of the printer s electronic system that is used to store information Some information is fixed and is used to control how the printer operates Information that is sent to the printer from the computer is stored in memory temporarily See also RAM orientation Refers to the direction in which characters are printed on a page This direction is either portrait where the length of the page is longer than its width or landscape where the width is longer than its length oufline font A font whose outline is described mathematically allowing it to be rendered printed or drawn smoothly at any size photoconductor unit A component of the printer that contains a photosensitive print drum pitch A measure of the number of characters per inch cpi for fixed width fonts point size The height of a particular font as measured from the top of the tallest character to the bottom of the lowest A point is a typographic unit
100. ft Top or Right 5 Specify the Binding Margin for the front and back sides of the paper 6 Select whether the front or back side of the paper is to be printed as the Start Page Using the Printer Software with Macintosh 111 7 Click Print to start printing Making Extended Settings You can make various settings in the Extended Setting dialog box for example Page Protect To open the dialog box click the Extended Setting icon on the Basic Settings dialog box For Mac OS X users open the Extension Settings dialog box a Offset b Ignore the selected paper size check box c Skip Blank Page check box d Automatically change to Monochrome mode check box Makes fine adjustments to the printing position on the front and the back of data ona page in 1 mm increments When you select this check box the printer prints on loaded paper regardless of size When you select this check box the printer skips blank pages Note This function is not available with Mac OS X Select this check box to have the printer driver analyze the printing data and automatically switch to monochrome mode if the printing data is black and white Note This function is not available with Mac OS X 112 Using the Printer Software with Macintosh e Adjust line thickness check box Auto Continue check box Avoid Page Error check box f Default button g Select button h Cancel button Adjus
101. ftware with Macintosh 2 Select the Watermark Settings check box then a watermark from the Watermark drop down list EPSON 1w 2 O Fit to Page Output Paper A4 Location UpperLeft Center atermark Settings Watermark Confidential New Delete Intensity Ligt U park Rotate by mouse Angle degrees O Print on First Page only Select P Pi O Print Layout Print Layout Settings elect Pages to Print All Pages in Range CO Duplex Duplex Settings ae O Odd Pages Binding Left Top Right Q Even Pages O Print the Frame 3 Select the location on the page where you want to print the watermark by dragging the watermark image on the preview window Also when you want to resize the watermark drag its handle 4 Adjust the image intensity of the watermark with the Intensity slider bar 5 For your own custom text watermark you can rotate it by inputting the degrees in the Angle box Or select the Rotate by mouse check box then rotate the text watermark with the pointer on the preview window 6 Click OK to apply the settings Making a new watermark You can make a new text or bitmap watermark with the following procedures Using the Printer Software with Macintosh 105 To make a text watermark 1 Click the Layout icon on the Basic Settings dialog box The Layout dialog box appears 2 Select the Watermark Settings check box then click New Delete The Cus
102. g it can be fed only from the MP tray regardless of the Paper Source setting You can change the priority of the MP tray by using the tF Mode setting in the control panel s Setup Menu For details see pes Menu on page 155 With optional 500 Sheet 1000 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit installed MP Tray Lower Cassette 1 Lower Cassette 2 Lower Cassette 3 Note m If you make paper size settings or paper source settings in your application these settings may override the printer driver settings If you select an envelope for the Paper Size setting it can be fed only from the MP tray regardless of the Paper Source setting You can change the priority of the MP tray by using the tF Mode setting in the control panel s Setup Menu For details see prs Menu on page 155 Paper Handling 29 Manually feeding paper Manual feeding is similar to normal paper feeding except that you need to press the O Start Stop button to print each page or each job This can be helpful when you want to set paper for the page or job Follow these steps to feed paper manually 1 Access the printer driver by one of the following methods 1 To access the printer driver from your application select Print or Page Setup from the File menu You also need to click Setup Options Properties or a combination of these buttons d Toaccess the printer driver from Windows XP Me 98 95 2000 NT 4 0 or Server 2003 click Start point t
103. g the Cancel Job button si wisi i Se ws 267 Using the Reset MOM UH iit usa oes Ruin ins ou seen en a 267 Contacting Customer Support sis iiaiigsta ay ee 269 Appendix A Technical Specifications Papet ae oeae EUER EEA SE E E A dala Maret Res ectnep tas ame 271 Available paper types tates eee Le he te Slee tet OE ee ae 272 Paper that should not be used 0 0000 eee aes 272 PEC MICA OMS rad esd erie SNe at reat AEM E ott ae 274 Printabl vareat eu isis Sa Pr pa OM ad ORR Oe AG a 276 niat Si eae SAN ee Sitti A Stl tds A eat As eB tell 277 General o se ace a A e A Caen eae aseo ae 277 Environmental sasa aoia ee hare ie we ich bee aera os 278 Mechanical re pudene ne ee as ne Ree aot 278 Electrical asst cate hes Set hea kage dee Liha 278 Standard and approvals 0 e cece eee eee 279 Interfaces kee Pyle ee ee ow eee 281 USB interfaces sachs dae ee eee peice oats 281 Ethernet interface 0 cee eee eee eens 281 Options and C onsumablest 24 c2n2certatisagAiargiesys grein 282 500 Sheet 1000 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit 282 Memory modules 1 Regie rgev ad te eialee ete ae eee 283 Tonercartridges sisena ca einai tea Cae E aak 284 Photoconductor unit 6 ee eee 285 Transfer unitesi sees ae ait it ee ee hae 285 Fuser amit 120 220 vv open ve Pe nsnls eels oes de Piast 286 Appendix B Working with Fonts EPSON BarCode Fonts Windows Only 00005 287 System requirements 0
104. ges Product number Yellow Magenta Cyan Black Storage temperature 0 to 35 C 32 to 95 F Storage humidity 15 to 80 RH Life of factory installed Black cartridges under conditions of A4 Yellow Magenta size paper continuous Cyan printing and 5 print ratio Life of replacement Black cartridges under conditions of A4 Yellow Magenta size paper continuous Cyan printing and 5 print ratio This product conforms to CE marking requirements in accordance with EC Directive 89 336 EEC The actual number of pages you can print with toner cartridges varies depending on the type of printing 0210 0211 0212 0213 Up to 2 000 images Up to 1 500 images Up to 4 500 images Up to 3 500 images 284 Technical Specifications Photoconductor unit Product number Storage temperature Storage humidity Life when using A4 or Letter size paper S051093 0 to 35 C 32 to 95 F 15 to 80 RH 30 000 pages of continuous printing Service life may be shortened by repeatedly warming up the printer or by frequently printing on envelopes labels thick paper or transparencies This product conforms to CE marking requirements in accordance with EC Directive 89 336 EEC The actual number of pages you can print with a photoconductor unit varies depending on the type of printing Transfer unit Product number Storage temperature Storage humidity Life when
105. h force T Installing Options 173 Caution 1 Do not force the memory into the slot 1 Be sure to insert the memory facing the correct way 1 Do not remove any modules from the circuit board Otherwise the printer will not work 6 Slide the circuit board tray into the printer 174 Installing Options 7 Fasten the circuit board tray with the two screws 8 Reconnect all the interface cables and the power cord 9 Plug the printer s power cord into an electrical outlet 10 Turn on the printer To confirm that the memory module is installed correctly print a status sheet See Printing a Status Sheet on page 227 for instructions If the total amount of memory listed does not include the size of the optional memory module try reinstalling the module Make sure that the module is securely seated into the memory slot on the circuit board Note for Windows users If you are using Windows and EPSON Status Monitor 3 is not installed you have to make settings manually in the printer driver Click the Update the Printer Option Information Manually button on the Optional Settings menu then click Settings Then select the number of bytes of the memory you installed from the Installed Memory drop down list on the Optional Settings dialog box and click OK Installing Options 175 Note for Macintosh users When you have attached or removed pri
106. h your custom paper Then click OK and your custom paper size will be saved 1 For Macintosh access the printer driver click Custom Size in the Paper Setting dialog box Then click New adjust the Paper Width Paper Length and Margin settings to match your custom paper Then enter the setting s name and click OK to save your custom paper size 46 Paper Handling Chapter 3 Using the Printer Software with Windows About the Printer Software The printer driver lets you choose from a wide variety of settings to get the best results from your printer The printer driver also includes EPSON Status Monitor 3 which is accessed through the Utility menu EPSON Status Monitor 3 lets you check the status of your printer See Monitoring Your Printer Using EPSON Status Monitor 3 on page 68 for more information Accessing the printer driver You can access the printer driver directly from any application programs from your Windows operating system The printer settings made from many Windows applications override the setting made when the printer driver is accessed from the operating system so you should access the printer driver from your application to make sure that you get the result you want From the application To access the printer driver click the Print or Page Setup from the File menu You also need to click Setup Options Properties or a combination of these buttons Windows XP or Server 2003 users
107. hapter 1 Getting to Know Your Printer Printer Parts 2 5 gsi Goh Sake tee Pee a Rasa dee tea ee 15 Bronte View erre inr he titans eae A crea eh aat e OE 15 REAP Vie Worren esin ciara taeda a e Sein ecb stealer Race Sek cen 16 Inside the printer 446 shir hen ipi Meee hae ChK ES pai 17 Control panelo Qe cds ieee a en a e E Ea 18 Options and Consumable Products 50004 19 OPON S iii iaia a ae nti EEEE EE Reta ean Rea 19 Consumable products 0 cece cee eee ee 20 Printer Features eraren sited eee age wees aaa iat em 21 High speed tandem printing engine 0005 21 D pl x Printing assen diao ea ta Raye in naan taken Ried 21 Pre defined color settings in printer driver 22 Toner SAVE modegier iee pede ec a ae ea 22 Resolution Improvement Technology RITech 22 Various Printing Options sscptoonctxens en caer tee ees 23 Double sided printing snusa Wate a hai rraren 23 Fit to page printing 0 6 eee eee 24 Pages per sheet printing isis von ees Ba eRe Ce 24 Watermark printing iiicd iodo i daa tae BS es 25 Chapter 2 Paper Handling Paper Sources angin tite tiea aa aaa aaa a e aa eia mayen a 26 MP ray tee steko a on AA A E Aar EE eel St N E EE E 26 Standard lower cassette aver ununun urrar 27 500 Sheet 1000 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit 27 Selecting a paper Source s uus ee eee 28 Loading Paper was satide iniae na a a a A i a A a
108. hat country or region appears Then click OK EPSON Printer Utility Setup E x Choose the country or region in which you use this printer By choosing a country or a region you will activate the online consumables order function Singapore Hong Kong No Setting Consumables Web Site URL http www epson com sg buy_laser html cance _ 70 Using the Printer Software with Windows Note A In this dialog box you can set the URL for the site where you can order consumables online See Order Online on page 75 for details D Selecting your country or region allows you to change the settings of the URL LI The URL for the site is not displayed when selecting NO Setting Also you cannot use the Order Online button on the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box d When you click the Cancel button the Web site s URL does not appear but the EPSON Status Monitor 3 installation continues 9 When the installation is complete click OK Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3 Follow the steps below to access EPSON Status Monitor 3 1 Access the printer driver then click the Utility tab Using the Printer Software with Windows 71 2 Click EPSON Status Monitor 3 Fast Auto Definition Color Adjustment RlTech On Toner save Off 72 Using the Printer Software with Windows Getting printer status details You can monitor printer status and obtain information on consumable products using
109. he one it came packaged in 8 Slide the circuit board tray into the printer 9 Fasten the circuit board tray with the two screws 10 Reconnect all the interface cables and the power cord 11 Plug the printer s power cord into an electrical outlet 12 Turn on the printer Installing Options 179 Chapter 8 Maintenance and Transportation Replacement Messages When you see the following messages on the LCD panel or the window of EPSON Status Monitor 3 replace the appropriate consumable products You can continue to print for a short time after a message appears but EPSON recommends early replacement to maintain print quality and extend the life of your printer Note Do not replace the toner cartridge when the _t message appears Toner remaining in the toner cartridge may spill out if you remove thet toner EAE to replace it Replace the toner cartridge when the F message appears LCD Panel Message Description Worn Photoconductor Tne photoconductor unit has reached the end of its service life Worn Fuser The fuser unit has reached the end of its service life Worn Transfer Unit The transfer unit is near the end of its service life Note To clear the warning select Clear Al panel s Reset Menu 3 from the control 180 Maintenance and Transportation If a consumable product reaches the end of its service life the printer stops printing and displays
110. he EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box Consumables Job Information b a f Status JobName User Computer L Waiting 7 Unknown Unknown gt C Printing Test Page XXXXXXX XXXXXXX Completed Test Page ees XXXXXXX Canceled Test Page Cc Using the Printer Software with Windows 81 a Status Waiting The print job which waiting to be printed Printing The print job which is printed currently Completed Displays only your jobs that have finished printing Canceled Displays only your jobs that have been canceled printing b Job Name Displays the user s print job file names Other user s print jobs are displayed as c Cancel Job Selecting a print job and clicking this button cancels button the selected print job d Refresh Clicking this button refreshes the information on this button menu Setting to notify when printing is completed When the Notify when printing completed check box is selected the Notify when printing completed function can be used 82 Using the Printer Software with Windows When this function is enabled the notify dialog box appears after your print job is completed EI Print job completed XXXXXXXXX Job Name untitled a Total Sheets 1 sheet s Computer gt XXXXXXXXX Notices eS b a Cc a d a Printing completed Displays the user s name document notice name
111. he USB device driver LY Once you uninstalled the USB device driver you cannot access any other EPSON printers connected with a USB interface cable 1 Follow steps 1 through 3 of Uninstalling the printer driver on page 88 Using the Printer Software with Windows 91 2 Select EPSON USB Printer Devices and click Add Remove Add Remove Programs Properties 2 x Install Uninstall windows Setup Startup Disk To install a new program from a floppy disk or CD ROM _ drive click Install TA The following software can be automatically removed by Windows To remove a program or to modify its installed components select it from the list and click Add Remove Adobe Acrobat 4 0 Adobe FrameMaker SGML v5 5 Adobe Illustrator 7 0 1 Adobe Photoshop 5 0 Limited Edition ASUS MEW V2 1 EPCON USE Printer Devine TIEF eet Co E E S d Intel R PRO Ethernet Adapter and Software xl OK Cancel Apply Note T EPSON USB Printer Devices appears only when the printer is connected to Windows Me or 98 with a USB interface cable LY Ifthe USB device driver is not installed correctly EPSON USB Printer Devices may not appear Follow the steps below to run the Epusbun exe file in the CD ROM that comes with your printer 1 Insert the CD ROM in your computer s CD ROM drive 2 Access the CD ROM drive 3 Double click the Win9x folder 4 Double click the Epusbun exe icon
112. he manual feed mode is specified for the current print job Make sure the paper size indicated by xxx is loaded then press the O Start Stop button For details on the manual feed mode see Manually feeding paper on page 30 Mem Overflow The printer has insufficient memory to execute the current task Press the O Start Stop button on the control panel to resume printing Or press the amp Cancel Job button to cancel the print job Menus Locked This message appears if you try to change the printer s settings through the control panel when the buttons are locked You can unlock them by using the EPSON WinAssist or Web Assist utility Refer to the Network Guide for information NonGenuine Toner xxxx The installed toner is not an EPSON genuine toner cartridge Using a non genuine toner cartridge may affect print quality EPSON shall not be liable for any damages or problems arising from the use of consumable products not manufactured or approved by EPSON Installing a genuine toner cartridge is recommended Press the O Start Stop button on the control panel to resume printing Offline The printer is not ready to print Press the O Start Stop button In this mode the remaining amount of the toner cartridge for each color is displayed in seven levels 260 Troubleshooting Optional RAM Error The optional memory module may be corrupted or incorrect Replace it with a new one Paper Out XXXXX YYYY There is no paper
113. he printer lowers the quality automatically so that the printer can continue printing Check to see if the printout is acceptable If not add more memory for a permanent solution or lower print quality temporarily in the printer driver Insufficient memory for current task Cause What to do The printer has insufficient memory for current task Add more memory for a permanent solution or lower print quality temporarily in the printer driver Insufficient memory fo print all copies Cause What to do The printer does not have sufficient memory to collate print jobs Only one set of copies will be printed Reduce the contents of print jobs or add more memory For information on installing more memory see Memory Module on page 170 Troubleshooting 241 Paper Handling Problems Paper does not feed properly Cause What to do The paper guides are not set correctly Make sure that the paper guides in all the paper cassettes are set in the correct paper size positions The paper source setting may not be correct Make sure that you have selected the correct paper source in your application There may be no paper in the cassettes Load paper The size of loaded paper differs from the control panel setting Make sure that the correct papera size is setin the control panel s Pare te and HF ze settings Troe Si Too many sheets may be loaded
114. hecking color registration on page 208 for instructions For short distances Always pay attention to the following handling precautions when you need to move the printer for a short distance A If you are moving the printer on its own two people should lift and carry the printer If you are moving the printer together with the optional paper cassette unit you can move it by using the casters on the unit See Moving the printer together with an optional paper cassette unit installed on page 204 Moving the printer Follow these steps to move the printer for a short distance 1 Turn off the printer and remove the following items Power cord 203 LI Interface cable Q Paper 1 Photoconductor unit 2 Besure to lift the printer by the correct positions as shown below Do not lift the printer by these areas 3 When moving the printer always keep it horizontal Moving the printer together with an optional paper cassette unit installed Follow these steps to move the printer together with the optional paper cassette unit For 1000 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit users 1 Turn off the printer and remove the following items Power cord 204 LI Interface cable Q Paper 1 Photoconductor unit 2 Unlock the two casters at the bottom of the unit 3 Roll the printer to the new location 4 Lock the casters after relocating the printer Caution Do not move the printer on
115. hould meet the following requirements Computer IBM PC series or IBM compatible with an i386SX or higher CPU Operating system Microsoft Windows XP Me 98 95 2000 NT 4 0 Server 2003 Hard disk 15 to 30 KB free space depending on the font Note EPSON BarCode Fonts can only be used with EPSON printer drivers Installing EPSON BarCode Fonts Follow these steps to install EPSON BarCode Fonts The procedure described here is for installation in Windows 98 the procedure for other Windows operating systems is nearly the same 1 Makesure that the printer is off and that Windows is running on your computer 2 Insert the printer software CD ROM in the CD ROM drive Note D Ifthe language section window appears select your country D Ifthe EPSON Installation Program screen does not appear automatically double click the My Computer icon right click the CD ROM icon and click OPEN in the menu that appears Then double click Epsetup exe Working with Fonts 289 3 Click Continue When the software license agreement screen appears read the statement and then click Agree 4 Inthe dialog box that appears click Local EPSON AcuLaser C3000 TEWaAare INSTAIHNATION Please select from the following items Local Set up the printer via a local connection PLES Network Set up the printer via a network connection ees Install Network Utility 5 Click Custom 6 Select the EPSON BarCode Font che
116. htm Egypt Ethiopia Ghana Gibraltar Iran Kenya Libya Malawi Nigeria Seychelles Sierra Leone Sudan Syria Tanzania Uganda Zambia www epson co uk welcome welcome_africa htm Lebanon Middle East United Arab Emirates www epson co uk welcome welcome_africa htm 270 Appendix A Technical Specifications Paper Since the quality of any particular brand or type of paper may be changed by the manufacturer at any time EPSON cannot guarantee the quality of any type of paper Always test samples of paper stock before purchasing large quantities or printing large jobs Technical Specifications 271 Available paper types Paper type Description Plain paper General copier paper Recycled paper is acceptable Envelopes No paste and no tape No plastic window Labels The backing sheet should be covered completely with no gaps between each label Thick paper Weight 106 to 162 g m 28 2 to 42 3 Ib Extra thick paper Weight 163 to 216 g m 42 5 to 57 4 Ib Laser printer paper EPSON Color Laser Paper Transparencies EPSON Color Laser Transparencies Colored paper Non coated Paper with letterhead Paper and ink of letterheads must be compatible with laser printers Use recycled paper only under normal temperature and humidity conditions Poor quality paper may reduce print quality cause paper jams and other problems In genera
117. ibed below High speed tandem printing engine Your printer s state of the art tandem engine features 400 MHz image processing and single pass technology that delivers 24 ppm pages per minute at 600 dpi color and monochrome printing Duplex printing This printer comes with a built in duplex unit allowing you to easily print on both sides of the page You can produce professional quality double sided documents Use this feature with any print job to cut costs and save resources As an ENERGY STAR partner EPSON recommends the use of the duplex printing function See ENERGY STAR Compliance for more information on the ENERGY STAR program Getting to Know Your Printer 21 Pre defined color settings in printer driver The printer driver offers many pre defined settings for color printing allowing you to optimize print quality for various types of color documents For more information see Making the print quality setting on page 48 for Windows or Making the print quality settings on page 94 for Macintosh Toner save mode To reduce the amount of toner used in printing documents you can print rough drafts using the Toner Save mode Resolution Improvement Technology RITech Resolution Improvement Technology RITech is an original EPSON printer technology that improves the appearance of printed lines text and graphics 22 Getting to Know Your Printer Various Printing Options This print
118. in the MP tray or paper cassettes Make sure that you have not tried to load too many sheets of paper For the maximum paper capacity for each paper source see MP tray on page 26 If paper does not feed from the optional 500 Sheet 1000 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit the unit may not be installed properly For instructions on installing the unit see 500 Sheet 1000 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit on page 160 Problems When Using Options To confirm your options are installed correctly print a status 242 Troubleshooting sheet See Printing a Status Sheet on page 227 for details Paper does not feed from the optional paper cassette Cause What to do The optional paper cassette may not be installed properly See 500 Sheet 1000 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit on page 160 for instructions on installing an optional paper cassette unit The paper source setting may not be correct Make sure you have selected the proper paper source in your application There may be no paper in the paper cassette Load paper Too many sheets may be loaded in the paper cassette Make sure that you have not tried to load in with too many sheets of paper The cassette can hold a maximum of 500 sheets of 75 g m paper Feed jam when using the optional paper cassette Cause What to do The paper is jammed at the See Clearing Jammed Paper on page optional paper cassette 211
119. ing the Printer Software with Macintosh 2 Select Background Printing to turn background printing on or off Note D Background printing must be turned on for the EPSON Status Monitor 3 to manage print jobs D When background printing is on you can use your Macintosh while it is preparing a document for printing 3 Close the Chooser Canceling Printing If the printouts are not what you expected and display incorrect or garbled characters or images you may need to cancel printing When a print job continues on the PC follow the instruction below to cancel the printing 1 Press the Period key while pressing the Command key to cancel printing Depending on applications the message shows the procedure to cancel printing during printing If this appears follow instructions in the message d During background printing open EPSON Status Monitor 3 from the Application menu Then stop printing from EPSON Status Monitor 3 or delete the file that is in sleep mode After the last page is output the Ready green light on the printer turns on Note You canalso cancel the current print job that is sent from your computer by pressing the Cancel Job button on the printer s control panel When canceling the print job be careful not to cancel print sent by other users Using the Printer Software with Macintosh 121 Uninstalling the Printer Software When you wish to reinstall or upgrade the printer driver be
120. ing the Printer Software with Windows 89 6 Click the Utility tab and confirm that the check box for the printer software you want to uninstall is selected J EPSON Printer Utility Uninstall 2 x Printer Model Utility q 1 2 Description The EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility checks the printer status and displays the printing progress Cancel Note If you uninstall only EPSON Status Monitor 3 select the EPSON Status Monitor 3 check box 7 To uninstall click OK I EPSON Printer Utility Uninstall 2 x Printer Model Utility JEPSON Status Monitor 3 for EPSO T EPSON Status Monitor 3 Monitored Printers Description The EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility checks the printer status and displays the printing progress Cancel 90 Using the Printer Software with Windows Note You can uninstall only the Monitored Printers utility of EPSON Status Monitor 3 When the utility is uninstalled you cannot change the setting of Monitored Printers from EPSON Status Monitor 3 of other printers 8 Follow the on screen instructions Uninstall the USB device driver When you connect the printer to your computer with a USB interface cable the USB device driver is also installed When you uninstalled the printer driver you also need to uninstall the USB device driver Follow the steps below to uninstall the USB device driver Note D Uninstall the printer driver before uninstalling t
121. its service life Printing after this message appears is not guaranteed Turn the printer off and reinstall the unit after it has cooled off 30 minutes Then replace the fuser unit with a new one See Fuser Unit on page 193 for instructions The error clears automatically after you replace the unit and close all printer covers 264 Troubleshooting Worn Photoconductor This message indicates that the photoconductor unit has reached the end of its service life Printing after this message appears is not guaranteed Turn the printer off then replace the photoconductor unit with a new one See Photoconductor Unit on page 187 for instructions The error clears automatically after you replace the unit and close the printer covers Worn TransferUnit This message warns you that the transfer unit is near ihe end of its service life You can continue to print until the F ce ii t error message appears but early replicementi is recommended to maintain high print quality To clear this warning message and continue printing select 12a 13 from the control panel s Reset Menu For instruction about accessing the control panel menus see How to access the control panel menus on page 147 Write Error ROM P The printer is unable to write data into the ROM module correctly You cannot remove the ROM P because the ROM P is a program ROM module Contact our Customer Support Center Writing ROM P The print
122. l thick and extra thick paper weighs between 106 g m and 220 g m However it is described as weighing from 106 to 216 g m in this guide Paper that should not be used You cannot use the following paper in this printer It may cause printer damage paper jams and poor print quality d Media meant for other color laser printers black and white laser printers color copiers black and white copiers or ink jet printers 272 Technical Specifications Previously printed paper by any other color laser printers black and white laser printers color copiers black and white copiers ink jet printers or thermal transfer printers Carbon paper carbonless paper thermal sensitive paper pressure sensitive paper acid paper or paper that uses high temperature sensitive ink around 210 C Labels that peel easily or labels that do not cover the backing sheet completely Coated paper or special surface colored paper Paper that has binder holes or is perforated Paper that has glue staples paper clips or tape on it Paper that attracts static electricity Moist or damp paper Paper of uneven thickness Overly thick or thin paper Paper that is too smooth or too rough Paper that is different on the front and back Paper that is folded curled wavy or torn Paper of irregular shape or paper that does not have right angle corners Technical Specifications 273 Specifications Plain paper Weight 60 to 105 g m 16
123. lick Copy files from D English wiNgx X Browse The folder name differs depending on the OS being used Client s OS Folder Name Windows Me 98 or 95 lt Language gt WIN9X Windows NT 4 0 lt Language gt WINNT40 When installing drivers in Windows XP 2000 or Server 2003 Digital Signature is not found may appear Click Yes for Windows 2000 or Continue Anyway for Windows XP or Server 2003 and continue installing 7 When installing in Windows XP 2000 or Server 2003 click Close When installing in Windows NT 4 0 the property window closes automatically Note Confirm the following items when sharing the printer d Be sure to set EPSON Status Monitor 3 so that the shared printer can be monitored on the printer server See Setting Monitoring Preferences on page 77 132 Setting Up Your Printer on a Network d Set the security for the shared printer access right for clients Clients can not use the shared printer without right For details see Windows help You need to set the client computers so that they can use the printer on a network See the following pages for details Ll With Windows Me 98 or 95 on page 134 L With Windows XP or 2000 on page 135 Ll With Windows NT 4 0 on page 139 Setting up a clients This section describes how to install the printer driver by accessing the shared printer on a network Note d To share the prin
124. lor of the paper bar codes may not be readable with all bar code readers Print a sample and make sure the bar code can be read before printing large quantities BarCode Font specifications This section contains details on the character input specifications for each EPSON BarCode Font EPSON EAN 8 m EAN 8 is an eight digit abbreviated version of the EAN bar code standard Because the check digit is added automatically only 7 characters can be input Character type Numbers 0 to 9 Number of characters 7 characters Font size 52 pt to 130 pt up to 96 pt in Windows XP 2000 NT 4 0 Server 2003 Recommended sizes are 52 pt 65 pt standard 97 5 pt and 130 pt The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be input by hand m m Left Right margin Left Right guard bar Center bar Check digit OCR B Working with Fonts 295 Print sample EPSON EAN 8 i 5670 EPSON EAN 13 1 EAN 13 is the standard 13 digit EAN bar code 1 Because the check digit is added automatically only 12 characters can be input Character type Numbers 0 to 9 Number of characters 12 characters Font size 60 pt to 150 pt up to 96 pt in Windows XP 2000 NT 4 0 Server 2003 Recommended sizes are 60 pt 75 pt standard 112 5 pt and 150 pt The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be input by hand D Left Right margin D
125. lt in bold USB I F On Off USB SPEED HS FS USB I F Allows you to activate or deactivate the USB interface USB SPEED Allows you to select the operation mode of USB interface Selecting HS is recommended Select FS if HS does not work on your computer system Network Menu See the Network Guide for each setting Functions of the Control Panel 159 Chapter 7 Installing Options 500 Sheet 1000 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit The following table summarizes the paper types and sizes that you can use with the optional paper cassette unit Paper Type Paper Size Capacity Plain paper A4 A5 BS Up to 500 sheets in Letter LT each cassette Legal LGL Total thickness Government Legal up to 56 mm for one GLG cassette Executive EXE Weight 60 to 105 g m2 16 to 28 Ib EPSON Color Laser A4 Letter LT Up to 500 sheets in Paper each cassette Note Load paper with the printable surface facing up Handling precautions Always pay attention to the following handling precautions before installing the option 1 The 500 sheet paper cassette unit weighs approximately 11 7 kg 25 8 Ib or the 1000 sheet paper cassette unit weighs approximately 19 0 kg 41 9 Ib always lift it with two or more people d When installing this option on the printer make sure to lock the two casters at the front of the unit 160 Installing Options d The printer weighs about 36 0 kg 79 1b One perso
126. m Min Min 88 9 mm 88 9 mm Note Envelopes that are DL size 220 x 110 can be used even if they do not meet the minimum size requirement shown above Labels You can load up to 10 mm thickness of labels into the MP tray at a time However you may need to feed some labels one sheet at a time or load them manually Note D Duplex printing is not available for labels D Depending on the quality of labels the printing environment or the printing procedure labels might be wrinkled Make a trial print run before you print on a lot of labels Paper Handling 43 The following table shows important settings you have to make when using labels Paper Source MP tray up to 10 mm thickness MP Tray Size setting in the Tray A4 orLT Menu Printer driver settings Paper Size A4 LT Paper Source MP Tray Paper Type Labels Note D You should only use labels designed for monochrome laser printers or monochrome plain paper copiers D To prevent the label adhesive from coming into contact with printer parts always use labels that completely cover the backing sheet with no gaps between the individual labels D Press a sheet of paper on top of each sheet of labels If the paper sticks do not use those labels in your printer D You may have to make the setting Thick for Paper Type in the Setup Menu When using especially thick labels set Paper Type to Ex Paper Handling Thick pa
127. menu settings Use these buttons to access the control panel menus where you can make printer settings and check the status of consumable products For instructions on how to use these buttons see Using the Control Panel Menus on page 147 On or flashes when an error has occurred Flashing slowly when the printer is not ready 18 Getting to Know Your Printer g Start Stop button When theprinter is printing pressing this button stops the printing When the error light is flashing pressing this button clears the error and switches the printer to ready status h Ready light On when the printer is ready indicating Green that the printer is ready to receive and print data Off when the printer is not ready i Data light On when print data is stored in the print Yellow buffer the section of printer memory reserved for receiving data but not yet printed Flashes when the printer is processing data Off when no data remains in the print buffer j Cancel Job button Press once to cancel the current print job Press and hold for more than two seconds to delete all jobs from the printer memory including jobs the printer is currently receiving saving to the printing Options and Consumable Products Options You can add to your printer s capabilities by installing any of the following options Getting to Know Your Printer 19 1 The 500 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit C12C802061 holds one paper ca
128. myprinter printer lt Back Next gt _ Cancel 5 Click the icon of the computer or server that is connected to the shared printer and the name of the shared printer Then click Next Add Printer Wizard Browse For Printer Locate your network printer gt Printer WORK2 EPSON XXXXXX Advanced Shared printers KN J Printer information Comment Status Ready Documents Waiting 0 cook Cre Note d The name of the shared printer may be changed by the computer or server that is connected to the shared printer To make sure of the name of the shared printer ask the administrator of the network 138 Setting Up Your Printer on a Network A If the printer driver is installed in the client beforehand you need to select either the new printer driver or the current printer driver When the prompt to select the printer driver appears select the printer driver according to the message If the local printer driver for Windows XP or 2000 is installed beforehand you can select the printer driver for Windows XP or 2000 as the current printer driver instead of the alternative driver in the Windows NT 4 0 server If the additional driver for Windows XP or 2000 NT 4 0 is installed in the Windows XP 2000 NT 4 0 or Server 2003 printer server go to the next step d If the additional driver is not installed in the Windows NT 4 0 printer server or the printer server s OS i
129. n IEEE 802 3 100BASE TX 10 BASE T straight through shielded twisted pair interface cable with an RJ45 connector Technical Specifications 281 Options and Consumables 500 Sheet 1000 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit Product number C12C802061 for 500 sheets C12C802071 for 1 000 sheets Paper size A4 A5 B5 Letter Legal LGL Government Legal GLG and Executive Paper weight 60 to 105 g m 16 to 28 Ib Paper feed Two paper cassettes mounted Automatic feed delivery system Cassette capacity up to 500 sheets for each of cassettes Paper types Plain paper EPSON Color Laser Paper Power supply DC 5V and 24V supplied by the printer Model KAA 4 C12C802061 KAA 2 C12C802071 Dimensions and weight For 500 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit Height 172 mm 6 8 in Width 439 mm 17 3 in Depth 563 mm 22 2 in Weight 11 7 kg 25 8 lb including all cassettes For 1000 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit 282 Technical Specifications Height 336mm 13 2 in Width 439 mm 17 2 in Depth 563 mm 22 2 in Weight 19 0 kg 41 9 Ib including all cassettes This product conforms to CE marking requirements in accordance with EC Directive 89 336 EEC Memory modules DRAM type Synchronous Dynamic RAM Dual In line memory module SDRAM DIMM Memory size 16MB 32 MB 64 MB 128 MB or 256 MB Only DIMMs produced specifically for EPSON products are compatible Technical Specifications 283 Toner cartrid
130. n should never attempt to lift or carry it alone Two people should carry the printer lifting it from the positions shown below Do not lift the printer by these areas Warning If you lift the printer incorrectly you could drop it and cause injury Installing the optional paper cassette unit Follow these steps to install the optional paper cassette unit Installing Options 161 1 Turn the printer off and unplug the power cord and interface cable OFF Caution Make sure to unplug the power cord from the printer to prevent getting an electrical shock 2 Carefully remove the optional paper cassette unit from its carton and place it on the floor Note D Make sure you have the four screws packed with the optional paper cassette unit D Remove the protective materials from the unit D Keep all protective materials in case you want to ship the optional paper cassette unit in the future 162 Installing Options 3 Remove the protective materials inside of the cassette trays 4 For 1000 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit users lock the two casters at the front of the unit W Warning Be sure to lock both casters before installing the unit on the printer Otherwise the unit may move and cause an accident 5 Carefully grasp the printer at the positions indicated below and lift it carefully with two or more people Installing Options 163 W Warning Two people should lift the print
131. n the driver settings to the initial settings Click this button to open online help Click this button to exit the dialog box or printer driver without saving the settings Using the Printer Software with Windows 67 p OK button Click this button to save the settings and to exit the dialog box or printer driver Making Optional Settings You can update the installed option information manually if you have installed options to your printer 1 Click the Optional Settings tab then select the Update the Printer Option Info Manuallly button 2 Click Settings The Optional Settings dialog box appears 3 Make settings for each installed option then click OK Monitoring Your Printer Using EPSON Status Monitor 3 EPSON Status Monitor 3 is a utility program that monitors your printer and gives you information about its current status Note for Windows XP users d Shared Windows XP LPR connections and shared Windows XP Standard TCP IP connections with Windows clients do not support the Job Management function 1 EPSON Status Monitor 3 is not available when printing from a Remote Desktop connection Note for Windows 95 users When monitoring network printers in a Windows 95 environment Windows Socket 2 must be installed Windows Socket 2 is available from Microsoft corporation 68 Using the Printer Software with Windows Installing EPSON Status Monitor 3 Follow the steps below to install EPSON Stat
132. n to the bar code characters themselves However EPSON BarCode Fonts are designed to add such codes automatically allowing you to easily print bar codes that conform to a variety of bar code standards EPSON BarCode Fonts support the following types of bar codes Bar code EPSON OCR B Check Comments Standard BarCode Digit EAN EPSON Yes Yes Creates EAN EAN 8 abbreviated version bar codes EPSON Yes Yes Creates EAN EAN 13 standard version bar codes UPC A EPSON Yes Yes Creates UPC A UPC A bar codes UPC E EPSON Yes Yes Creates UPC E UPC E bar codes Working with Fonts 287 Bar code EPSON OCR B Check Comments Standard BarCode Digit Code39 EPSON No No Printing of Code39 OCR B and check digits EPSON No Yes can be Code39 CD specified with the font name EPSON Yes Yes Code39 CD um EPSON Yes No Code39 um Code128 EPSON No Yes Creates Code128 Code128 bar codes Interleaved EPSON ITF No No Printing of 2 of 5 ITF OCR B and EPSON ITF No Yes check digits CD can be specified with EPSON ITF Yes Yes th font name CD Num EPSON ITF Yes No um Codabar EPSON No No Printing of Codabar OCR B and check digits EPSON No Yes can be Codabar specified with CD the font name EPSON Yes Yes Codabar CD Num EPSON Yes No Codabar um 288 Working with Fonts System requirements To use EPSON BarCode Fonts your computer system s
133. nal life Unit of the photoconductor unit The green level meter indicates the remaining life of the photoconductor unit that is set The level meter color turns to red when the life is low Order Online To order consumables online click the Order Online button on the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box The Order Online dialog box appears This window appears automatically when one or more consumables for Advanced are low The consumables listed below can be purchased online To check the remainine life of the printer s consumables see your beni status monitor To open the status monitor click Status lonitor a b Tf you would like to place an order online or find the dealer nearest you click Order Now Find Dealer to open your Web browser and connect to the Web site C Utility Settings Oo not display this window automatically Using the Printer Software with Windows 75 a Status Monitor button b Text box amp Order Now Find Dealer button d Utility Settings button e Close button f Do not display this window automatically check box Opens the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box Displays the consumables and codes Connects to the URL where you can place an order and find the dealer nearest you When you click this button a confirmation window asking if you wish to connect to the Web site appears If you do not want this window to appear select the Do not displ
134. nition Color Adjustment RiTech On Toner save Off Binding fe lle A Tian e Aight Note The percentage can be set between 50 and 200 in 1 increments 4 Click OK to apply the settings Using the Printer Software with Windows 57 If necessary select the paper size to be printed from the Output Paper drop down list Modifying the print layout Your printer can print either two or four pages onto a single page and specifies the printing order automatically resizing each page to fit the specified paper size You can also choose to print documents surrounded by a frame 1 Click the Layout tab 2 Select the Print Layout check box then click Print Layout Settings The Print Layout Settings dialog box appears General Details Color Management Sharing Basic Settings Layout Special Optional Settings Utility T Zoom Options Ofiteiiie Peiiap A4 210 x 297 mm Mimie fico Locatio G Uppe let Genter Print Layout Settings T Rotate by 180 Auto Definition Color Adjustment AlTech On T Duplex Vy Dff onora Binding Glet Ton Right Cancel 58 Using the Printer Software with Windows 3 Select the number of pages you want to print on one sheet of paper Then Select the Page Order in which the pages are printed on each sheet Print Layout Settings C 4Pages 1 i Page Order R amp Left to Righ C
135. nt or image you want to print For Mac OS X users 1 Open the Print dialog box 2 Select Printer Settings from the drop down list and select Basic settings tab 96 Using the Printer Software with Macintosh 3 Select Advanced You will find the predefined settings in the list on the right of Automatic 4 Select the most appropriate setting from the list according to the type of document or image you want to print When you choose a predefined setting other settings such as Printing Mode Resolution Screen and Color Management are set automatically Changes are shown in the Summary drop down list in the Print dialog box Mac OS X or in the current settings list on the left of the Basic Settings dialog box Mac OS 9 This printer driver provides the following predefined settings Automatic Standard Suitable for regular printing especially photos Text Graph Suitable for printing documents that include text and graphs such as presentation documents Graphic CAD Suitable for printing graphs and charts Photo Suitable for printing photos PhotoEnhance4 Suitable for printing images captured using the video input a digital camera or scanner EPSON PhotoEnhance4 automatically adjusts the contrast saturation and brightness of the original image data to produce sharper more vivid color printouts This setting does not affect your original image data Using the Printer Software with Macintosh 97 Note
136. nter options you need to delete the printer using Chooser for Mac OS 9 Print Setup Utility for Mac OS X 10 3 or Print Center for Mac OS X 10 2 or below and then re register the printer Removing a memory module Follow these steps to remove a memory module u Caution Before you remove a memory module be sure to discharge any static electricity by touching a grounded piece of metal Otherwise you may damage static sensitive components W Warning Be careful when working inside the printer as some components are sharp and may cause injury 1 Turn the printer off and unplug the power cord OFF 2 Remove all interface cables from the interface connectors 176 Installing Options 3 Loosen the two screws on the back of the printer W Warning Removing other screws and covers will expose high voltage areas Installing Options 177 4 Pull out the circuit board tray 5 Identify the memory slot Its position is shown below E jo e a Memory slot SO b Memory slot S1 6 Grasp both sides of the memory module and pull the module out 178 Installing Options Caution Do not remove any other modules from the circuit board Otherwise the printer will not work 7 Store the memory module in an anti static packet such as t
137. nter user in a Windows Me 98 or 95 environment on the server double click the Network icon in Control panel and make sure that the File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks component is installed Then on the server and clients make sure that the IPX SPX compatible Protocol or the TCP IP Protocol is installed The printer server and clients should be set on the same network system and they should be under the same network management beforehand The on screen displays on the following pages may differ depending on the version of Windows OS Setting up your printer as a shared printer When the printer server s OS is Windows Me 98 or 95 follow these steps to set the printer server 1 2 Click Start point to Settings and click Control Panel Double click the Network icon Click File and Print Sharing on the Configuration menu Select the want to be able to allow others to print to my printer s check box then click OK Click OK to accept the settings Setting Up Your Printer on a Network 125 Note d When Insert the Disk appears insert the Windows Me 98 or 95 CD ROM in the computer Click OK and then follow the on screen instructions d When the prompt to restart the computer appears restart the computer and continue with the settings See For users restarting the computer on page 126 For users restarting the computer 1 Double click the Printers icon on the co
138. ntrol panel 2 Right click EPSON AL C3000 Advanced icon and click Sharing in the menu that appears 3 Select the Shared As button type the name in the Share Name box and click OK Type a Comment and Password if needed Not Shared z Share Name EPSON 2 Comment Password j Note D Do not use spaces or hyphens for the share name or an error may occur D When sharing the printer be sure to set EPSON Status Monitor 3 so that the shared printer can be monitored on the printer server See Setting Monitoring Preferences on page 77 You need to set the client computers so that they can use the printer on a network See the following pages for details 126 Setting Up Your Printer on a Network Ll With Windows Me 98 or 95 on page 134 With Windows XP or 2000 on page 135 L With Windows NT 4 0 on page 139 Using an additional driver When the printer server s OS is Windows XP 2000 NT 4 0 or Server 2003 you can install the additional drivers in the server The additional drivers are for client computers that have different OS from the server Follow these steps to set a Windows XP 2000 NT 4 0 or Server 2003 as a printer server and install the additional drivers Note Ll You must access Windows XP 2000 NT 4 0 or Server 2003 as the Administrators of the local machine D If the printer server s OS is Windows NT 4 0 the additional driver can
139. number of sheets and computer name for the completed job b Notices Displays the number of notices including the one currently displayed C Previous Notice Clicking this button makes the button previous notify dialog box appear d Close button Clicking this button closes the dialog box Note When you canceled the target job the Notify when printing completed dialog box does not appear Using the Printer Software with Windows 83 Stopping monitoring You can stop monitoring the printing status by clearing the Monitor the Printing Status check box in the printer driver s Utility menu if you don t need to monitor the printer at all Note The Monitor the Printing Status check box is displayed in the Utility menu of Document Defaults in Windows NT 4 0 or in the Utility menu of Printing Preference in Windows XP 2000 or Server 2003 T You can find out the current printer status by clicking the EPSON Status Monitor 3 icon in the printer driver s Utility menu Monitored Printers settings You can use the Monitored Printers utility to change the types of printers that EPSON Status Monitor 3 will monitor When you install EPSON Status Monitor 3 this utility is also installed Usually it is not necessary to change a setup 1 Click Start point to Programs point to EPSON Printers then click Monitored printers 84 Using the Printer Software with Windows 2 Clear the check boxes of the type of printers yo
140. o Settings and click Printers Next right click the EPSON AL C3000 Advanced icon and click Properties in Windows Me 98 or 95 Printing Preferences in Windows XP 2000 or Server 2003 or Document Defaults in Windows NT 4 0 d To access the printer driver from Macintosh select Print from the File menu on any application or select Chooser from the Apple menu and click the AL C3000 icon beforehand d Toaccess the printer driver from Mac OS X register your printer in Print Center then click Print on the file menu of any application and select your printer 30 Paper Handling 2 For Windows click the Basic Settings tab then select the Manual Feed check box For Macintosh click the Manual Feed check box in the Basic Settings dialog box If you want to press the O Start Stop button before printing each page select the Each Page check box otherwise you only need to press the O Start Stop button once to start printing 3 Select the correct paper size from the Paper Size list 4 Ifpaper of the selected size is already loaded go on to the next step Otherwise remove any paper remaining in the tray Load a sheet or a stack of the selected size paper with the printable side up Adjust the paper guides to match the paper size you are loading Note Load paper into the MP tray with the printable surface facing down but load the standard and optional paper cassettes with the printable surface facing up 5 Print a
141. o return to your custom setting simply reselect it from the current settings list Using the Printer Software with Windows 55 Resizing printouts You can have your document enlarged or reduced during printing To aufomatically resize pages to fit the output paper 1 Click the Layout tab 2 Select the Zoom Options check box then select the desired paper size from the Output Paper drop down list The page will be printed to fit on the paper you have selected General Details Color Management Sharing Basic Settings Layout Special Optional Settings Utility 4210 x 297 mm gt Y 100 4 210 x 297 mm A4 210 x 297 mm F ZoomTo foa Z Output Paper i i Location UpperLeft C Center L A L c ze ra J Print Layout Fast F Rotate by 180 Auto Definition Color Adjustment RilTech On T Duplex Toner save Off Prinb bevout Settings Binding Cancel 3 Select Upper Left to print reduced page image at upper left corner of the paper or Center to print reduced page image with centering for Location setting 56 Using the Printer Software with Windows 4 Click OK to apply the settings Resizing pages by a specified percentage 1 Click the Layout tab 2 Select the Zoom Options check box 3 Select the Zoom To check box then specify the magnification percentage in the box so eas a Pgsenta Fs H location Aaa A Gerter Fast Auto Defi
142. or Black as the Color setting then choose desired printing resolution from 600 dpi or 300 dpi with the Resolution slider bar Using the Printer Software with Windows 53 Note When making the other settings see online help for details on each setting m m Auto Definition a P m m Note This screen may vary depending on your operating system version 4 Click OK to apply the settings and return to the Basic Settings menu 54 Using the Printer Software with Windows Saving your settings To save your custom settings click Advanced then click Save Settings on the Basic Settings menu The Custom Settings dialog box appears Custom Settings 2 x List Type a name for your custom settings in the Name box then click Save Your settings will appear in the list to the right of Automatic in the Basic Settings menu Note D You cannot use a predefined setting name for your custom settings T To delete a custom setting click Advanced click Save Settings in the Basic Settings menu select the setting in the Custom Settings dialog box then click Delete 1 You cannot delete predefined settings If you change any setting in the More Settings dialog box when one of your custom settings is selected in the Advanced Settings list on the Basic Settings menu the setting selected in the list changes to Custom Settings The custom setting that was previously selected is not affected by this change T
143. ore than 2 seconds because canceling just the job that caused the error may result defects in the next printing job Invalid N W Module There is no network program or the network program cannot be used with the AcuLaser C3000 Update the program Jam XXX The location where the paper jam occurred is displayed at xxx indicates the location of the error If a paper jam occurs at two or more locations simultaneously the corresponding multiple locations are displayed Location Description Jam AB Paper is jammed at the fuser unit For instructions on how to remove jammed paper at the fuser unit see Jam AB covers A and B on page 212 Jam A Paper is jammed at cover A For instructions on how to remove jammed paper at cover A see Jam A cover A on page 214 Jam AC Paper is jammed where it feeds into the printer or at the paper cassettes Forinstructions on clearing this type of paper jam see Jam AC cover A and paper cassettes on page 219 Jam B Paper is jammed inside the duplex unit For instructions on clearing this type of paper jam see Jam B cover B on page 223 Jam ABC Paperis jammed where it feeds into the printer or atthe paper cassettes and inside the duplex unit For instructions on clearing this type of paper jam see Jam ABC cover A paper cassettes and cover B on page 225 Troubleshooting 259 Manual Feed xxx T
144. osh 110 duplex printing Windows 63 extended settings Macintosh 112 extended settings Windows 65 making a new watermark Macintosh 105 making a new watermark Windows 62 print layout Macintosh 102 print layout Windows 58 print quality Macintosh 94 print quality Windows 49 print settings Macintosh 96 print settings Windows 50 resizing printout Macintosh 101 resizing printout Windows 57 saving Macintosh 99 saving Windows 55 USB connection Macintosh 120 314 Index USB connection Windows 85 using a watermark Macintosh 104 using a watermark Windows 59 Printer quality settings Macintosh 94 Printer settings feeding paper manually 30 Printer status Macintosh 115 Printer status Windows 73 Print layout Macintosh 102 Print layout Windows 58 Print quality settings Windows 49 R Removing memory modules 176 Resetting the printer 267 Resizing page Macintosh 101 Resizing page Windows 57 Resizing page automatically Windows 56 S Safety precautions 10 Saving customized settings Macintosh 99 Saving customized settings Windows 55 Status alert Macintosh 118 Status alert Windows 79 Status sheet printing 227 Stopping monitoring Windows 84 T Technical support 269 Thick paper driver settings 45 specifications 275 Toner cartridges specifications 284 Transfer unit handling precautions 198 replacing 199 specifications 285
145. per and extra thick paper The following table shows important settings you have to make when using thick for 106 to 162 g m paper or extra thick for 163 to 216 g m paper paper Paper Source MP tray up to 10 mm thickness Printer driver settings Paper Size A4 A5 B5 LT HLT EXE LGL GLG GLT F4 Paper Source MP Tray Paper Type Thick or Extra Thick Note When using thick and extra thick paper you cannot do duplex printing automatically Transparencies You can load transparencies up to 100 sheets into the MP tray The following table shows important settings you have to make when using transparencies Paper Source MP tray up to 100 sheets ize setting in the Tray Ad orLT Printer driver settings Paper Size A4 LT Paper Source MP Tray Paper Type Transparency Paper Handling 45 Loading a custom paper size You can load non standard size paper into the MP tray as long as it meets the following size requirements 88 9 x 139 7 mm to 215 9 x 355 6 mm for MP tray Paper Source MP tray Printer driver settings Paper Size User Defined Siz Paper Source MP Tray Paper Type Plain Thick or Extra Thick 1 For Windows access the printer driver then select User Defined Size from the Paper Size list on the Basic Settings menu In the User Defined Paper Size dialog box adjust the Paper Width Paper Length and Unit settings to matc
146. portation 191 8 Holding the handle firmly lower the photoconductor unit into the printer making sure the posts on the sides of the unit slide into the slots 9 Remove the protective sheet 192 Maintenance and Transportation 10 Close covers D and A Fuser Unit Prepare a new fuser unit for replacement when you get a message informing you to do so Handling precautions Note the following handling precautions before replacing the fuser unit Do not touch the surface of the fuser unit Doing so may impair print quality Maintenance and Transportation 193 W Warning D The fuser unit can be very hot if the printer has been in use Turn the printer off and wait for 30 minutes until the temperature has subsided before replacing the fuser unit 1 Do not dispose of the used fuser unit in fire as it may explode and cause injury Dispose of it according to local regulations 1 Keep the fuser unit out of the reach of children Replacing the fuser unit Follow these steps to replace the fuser unit 1 Turn off the printer and wait for 30 minutes until the temperature has subsided 2 Press the latch on cover B and open the cover 194 Maintenance and Transportation 3 Push the lever down and raise cover D Maintenance and Transportation 195 5 Lift the fuser unit out of the printer as shown below 6 Take the new fuser unit out of its package Maintenance and Transpor
147. quipment Program is a voluntary partnership with the computer and office equipment industry to promote the introduction of energy efficient personal computers monitors printers fax machines copiers scanners and multifunction devices and in an effort to reduce air pollution caused by power generation Their standards and logos are uniform among participating nations Power On Off Cautions Do not turn off the printer m After turning on the printer wait until Re the LCD panel i appears on While the Ready light is flashing While the Data light is on or flashing While printing 14 Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Printer Printer Parts Front view a control panel b cover A c output tray d power switch e latch on cover B f latch on cover A g standard lower cassette h MP tray Multi Purpose tray i expansion tray Getting to Know Your Printer 15 Rear view a stopper b Ethernet interface connector c USB interface connector d AC inlet 16 Getting to Know Your Printer Inside the printer S S a transfer unit b fuser unit c photoconductor unit d toner cartridge e cover D Getting to Know Your Printer 17 Control panel mana LCD panel Back button Up button Enter button Down button Error light Red Displays printer status messages and control panel
148. r Clean internal printer may be dusty printer components by printing three pages with only one character per page There may be a problem with Replace the photoconductor unit See the photoconductor unit Photoconductor Unit on page 187 238 Troubleshooting Areas are missing in the printed image Cause What to do Your paper may be moist or damp This printer is sensitive to moisture absorbed by the paper The higher the moisture content in the paper the lighter the printout Do not store paper in a humid or damp environment You may not be using the correct type of paper for your printer If the surface of your paper is too rough printed characters may appear distorted or broken EPSON special paper or smooth high quality copier paper is recommended for best results See Available paper types on page 272 for information on choosing paper Completely blank pages are output Cause What to do The printer may have loaded more than one sheet at a time Remove the paper stack and fan it Tap it on a flat surface to even the edges Then reload the paper There may be no toner left in the Toner cartridge If the message on the LCD panel or in the EPSON Status Monitor 3 indicates that the amount of toner is low see Replacing a toner cartridge on page 182 The problem may be with your application or interface cable Print out a status sheet See Printing a
149. r details see Tray Menu on page 153 Paper Handling 37 Note If you have installed and loaded paper into the optional paper cassette unit select LO1 Tare through LEZ Tare settings that match the loaded paper types Output Tray The output tray is located on the top of the printer Since printouts are output face down this tray is also referred to as the face down tray This tray can hold up to 250 sheets Raise the stopper to prevent your printouts from slipping off the printer Printing on Special Media You can print on special media such as EPSON Color Laser Paper EPSON Color Laser Transparencies thick paper envelopes and labels 38 Paper Handling Note Since the quality of any particular brand or type of media may be changed by the manufacturer at any time EPSON cannot guarantee the quality of any type of media Always test samples of media stock before purchasing large quantities or printing large jobs EPSON Color Laser Paper You can load EPSON Color Laser Paper in the following paper sources MP tray up to 100 sheets standard lower cassette up to 500 sheets optional paper cassette unit up to 500 sheets in each cassette EPSON Color Laser Transparencies EPSON recommends the use of EPSON Color Laser Transparencies Note Duplex printing is not available for transparencies Transparencies can be loaded into the MP tray only up to a 10 mm thick stack When using transparencies
150. r setting 4 Choose desired printing resolution from Fast 300 dpi or Fine 600 dpi Note When making the other settings see the 2 button for details on each settings 5 Click OK to apply the settings and return to the Basic Settings dialog box Note For details on each settings see the Online help Saving your settings To save your custom settings select Advanced then click Save Settings on the Basic Settings dialog box The Custom Settings dialog box appears Using the Printer Software with Macintosh 99 Type a name for your custom settings in the Name box click Save Your settings will appear in the list on the right of Automatic in the Basic Settings dialog box Note D You cannot use a predefined setting name for your custom settings T Todeletea custom setting select Advanced click Save Settings on the Basic Settings dialog box select the setting in the User Settings dialog box then click Delete 1 You cannot delete predefined settings If you change any setting in the Advanced Settings dialog box when one of your custom settings is selected in the Advanced Settings list on the Basic Settings dialog box the setting selected in the list changes to User Settings The custom setting that was previously selected is not affected by this change To return to your custom setting simply reselect it from the current settings list For Mac OS X users Use the following procedures to save your custom
151. r to the last settings that were saved Reset to Save A control panel menu setting was changed while the printer was printing Press the O Start Stop button to clear this message The setting will become effective after printing has finished ROM Check The printer is checking the ROM Self Test The printer is performing a quick internal check Service Req xyyyy A controller error or a print engine error has been detected Turn off the printer Wait at least 5 seconds and then turn it back on If the error message still appears write down the error number listed on the LCD panel xyyyy and turn off the printer unplug the power cord and contact a qualified service representative Troubleshooting 263 Sleep The printer is in sleep mode In this mode the remaining amount of the toner cartridge for each color is displayed in seven levels TonerCart Error xxxx A read write error has occurred for the indicated toner cartridges The letters C M Y or K appear in place of XXXX and indicate the colors Cyan Magenta Yellow and Black respectively Replace the toner cartridges If that fails to clear the error turn the printer off Install the indicated cartridges See Toner Cartridge on page 181 Unable Clear Error The printer cannot clear an error message because the error status still remains Try solving the problem again Worn Fuser This message indicates that the fuser unit has reached the end of
152. racter strings as needed Working with Fonts 303 Print sample EPSON ITF EPSON ITF CD EPSON ITF Num EPSON ITF CD Num 01234567 12345670 EPSON Codabar 1 Four Codabar fonts are available allowing you to enable and m disable the automatic insertion of check digits and OCR B The height of the bar code is automatically adjusted to 15 or more of its total length in conformance to the Codabar standard For this reason it is important to keep at least one space between the bar code and the surrounding text to prevent overlapping When either a Start or a Stop character is input Codabar fonts automatically insert the complementary character If neither a Start nor a Stop character is input these characters are automatically input as the letter A 304 Working with Fonts Character type Numbers 0 to 9 Symbols Number of characters No limit Font size When OCR B is not used 26 pt or more up to 96 pt in Windows XP 2000 NT 4 0 Server 2003 Recommended sizes are 26 pt 52 pt 78 pt and 104 pt When OCR B is used 36 pt or more up to 96 pt in Windows XP 2000 NT 4 0 Server 2003 Recommended sizes are 36 pt 72 pt 108 pt and 144 pt The following codes are inserted automatically and need not be input by hand 1 Check digit D Left Right quiet zone LI Start Stop character when not input
153. ray Menueta t e cried eed eS hin Rochen E sa earned 153 Set p Men tesien e Laake Menai gece EEE ee dha 155 Color Regist Men rsca pete Aiea BN Ghar one ke ae 156 Reset Menu aa ok ites i RR ee teers 157 WSB Menu sci insincere tans e AEE LAEN EAE RE erates 159 Network Men ri eiia tit ak ae a ets 159 Chapter 7 Installing Options 500 Sheet 1000 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit 160 Installing the optional paper cassette unit 161 Removing the optional paper cassette unit 167 Memory Module gos iorg Wei taw ihatea grea ids areetaanes 170 Removing a memory module 00 000 e ee eee 176 Chapter 8 Maintenance and Transportation Replacement Messages s s s icic Sohiadon votes angered pe eake 180 Toner Cartridge pre ni oai eee ns Soe et aod aac nee nate aie 181 Photoconductor Unit ini25 6 oaks ahi athe ised Baan gare a ean eee 187 Fuser Ut ie telnet eana a heidi cela metas vance tat aes ae S 193 Transfet WIG said au dean Serta E CMa une aa peo 198 Cleaning the Printer ohh Sect St da Caen a Mie it ee 202 Transporting the Printer 54 3 sain Maan s etal Cs ewenwe wake 202 Checking color registration ito was eo Satan 208 Chapter 9 Troubleshooting Clearing Jammed Paper rtaai ccna a egal hued Sage Rang eee eds 211 Precautions for clearing jammed paper 211 Jam AB covers A and B 00 ce eee eee eee 212 Jam A cover A enei ne a cece en
154. rinter This section describes how to share the printer on an AppleTalk network The computers on the network can share the printer that is directly connected to one of them The computer that is directly connected to the printer is the printer server and the other computers are the clients which need permission to share the printer with the printer server The clients share the printer via the printer server Note for Mac OS X users This function is available only with Mac OS X 10 2 or later To share your printer on a network use the Printer Sharing setting which is a standard feature of the Mac OS X 10 2 or later Setting up your printer as a shared printer Follow these steps to share a printer connected directly to your computer with other computers on an AppleTalk network Note This function is not available with Mac OS X However you can share your printer by installing an interface card with a FireWire port to the Type B Interface card slot 1 Turn on the printer 2 Select Chooser from the Apple menu and click the AL C3000 Advanced icon And select USB port in the Select a printer port box on the right Then click Setup The Printer Setup dialog box appears Setting Up Your Printer on a Network 143 Note Make sure On is selected under Background Printing 3 Under Printer Sharing Set Up click Printer Sharing Setup EPSON Printer Setup 1 00 2 Resolution Q Standard High Print Status
155. roubleshooting 223 1 Press the latch on cover B and open the cover 2 Gently remove any jammed or crumpled paper Note D Be sure to remove the jammed paper by pulling it upward LI If paper is torn be sure to remove all torn pieces 224 Troubleshooting W Warning Do not touch the fuser which is marked CAUTION HIGH TEMPERATURE or the surrounding areas If the printer has been in use the fuser and the surrounding areas may be very hot 3 Close cover B When the paper jam is cleared completely and cover B is closed printing resumes from the page that jammed Jam ABC cover A paper cassettes and cover B When there are paper jams where paper feeds into the printer or in the paper cassettes and at the duplex unit the LCD panel displays the I EC error message To clear the paper jam first clear the jammed paper where paper feeds as described in Jam AC cover A and paper cassettes on page 219 Then clear the jammed paper at the duplex unit as described in Jam B cover B on page 223 Troubleshooting 225 Note When a paper jam occurs repeatedly at the paper cassettes Jam AC or Jam ABC jammed or crumpled paper may still be inside the paper cassettes Remove the paper cassettes then remove the black unit that is located on the top part of the inside of the cassette slot and check whether any jammed paper is there Jam at the MP tray
156. rough handling can damage it When handling a toner cartridge always place them on a clean smooth surface Do not attempt to modify a toner cartridge or take them apart They cannot be refilled Do not touch the toner Keep the toner away from your eyes Do not dispose of used toner cartridges photoconductor units fuser units or transfer units in fire as they can explode and cause injury Dispose of them according to local regulations If toner is spilled use a broom and dustpan or a damp cloth with soap and water to clean it up Because the fine particles can cause a fire or explosion if they come into contact with a spark do not use a vacuum cleaner Wait at least one hour before using a toner cartridge after moving it from a cool to a warm environment to prevent damage from condensation 12 d When removing the photoconductor unit avoid exposing it to room light for more than five minutes The unit contains a green colored light sensitive drum Exposure to light can damage the drum causing dark or light areas to appear on the printed page and reducing the service life of the drum If you need to keep the unit out of the printer for long periods cover it with an opaque cloth 1 Be careful not to scratch the surface of the drum When you remove the photoconductor unit from the printer always place the unit on a clean smooth surface Avoid touching the drum since oil from your skin can permanently damage its s
157. rs To clear this error select Cles iina from the control panel s Reset Menu For instruction ab ut accessing the control panel menus see How to access the control panel menus on page 147 266 Troubleshooting Canceling Printing You can cancel printing from your computer by using the printer driver To cancel a print job before it is sent from your computer see Canceling Printing on page 87 for Windows or see Canceling Printing on page 121 for Macintosh Using the Cancel Job button The Cancel Job button on your printer is the quickest and easiest way to cancel printing Pressing this button cancels the currently printing job Pressing the amp Cancel Job button for more than two seconds deletes all jobs from the printer memory including jobs the printer is currently receiving or printing Using the Reset menu Selecting Re22t from the control panel s Reset Menu stops printing clears the print job being received from the active interface and clears errors that may have occurred at the interface Follow these steps 1 Press the Enter button to access the control panel menus 2 Press the Y Down button several times until appears on the LCD panel then press the e gt Enter bution 3 Press the Y Down button several times until display Troubleshooting 267 4 Press the Enter button Printing is canceled the printer is ready to receive a new print
158. ry up to 576 MB You may want to add additional memory if you are having difficulty printing complex graphics 170 Installing Options This printer has two memory slots To increase printer memory you can install two optional DIMMs Note The maximum expandable memory is 576 MB Follow these steps to install an optional memory module W Warning Be careful when working inside the printer as some components are sharp and may cause injury 2 Caution Before you install a memory module be sure to discharge any static electricity by touching a grounded piece of metal Otherwise you may damage static sensitive components 1 Turn the printer off and unplug the power cord and interface cable OFF Installing Options 171 2 Loosen the two screws on the back of the printer W Warning Removing other screws and covers will expose high voltage areas 3 Pull out the circuit board tray __ 172 Installing Options 4 Identify the memory slot Its position is shown below f OO Oo 0 O00 O00 a p o o o o b 4 o o b o i I a Memory slot SO b Memory slot S1 5 Hold the memory module above the memory slot and insert it into the slot until the clips come up to hold the memory module securely in place Do not apply too muc
159. s 0 to 99999999 Color Pages 0 to 99999999 B W Pages 0 to 99999999 This item appears only when the Network I F setting in the Network Menuis on Functions of the Control Panel 151 Status Sheet Prints a sheet showing the current printer settings and installed options These sheets can be useful to confirm whether options have been installed correctly Network Status Sheet Prints a sheet showing the working status of the network Color Regist Sheet Prints a sheet to check and adjust the registration position of each color Yellow Cyan and Magenta If you notice a misalignment of colors use this sheet to adjust the alignment as explained in Setup Menu on page 155 C Toner M Toner Y Toner K Toner Photoconductr Transfer Fuser Displays the amount of toner left in the toner cartridges and the remaining service life of the photoconductor unit transfer unit and fuser unit as shown below 100 to 84 83 to 67 66 to 51 50 to 34 33 to 17 16 to 1 EF 0 152 Functions of the Control Panel Total Pages Displays the total number of pages printed by the printer Color Pages Displays the total number of pages printed in color by the printer B W Pages Displays the total number of pages printed in black white by the printer Tray Menu This menu allows you to specify the size and type of paper loaded in the MP tray Accessing this menu also lets you check the si
160. s NT 4 0 Windows 2000 Windows 95 or 98 Windows NT 3 1 Windows NT 3 5 or 3 51 ws NT 4 0 or 2000 Windows NT 3 1 Windows NT 3 5 or 3 51 Windows NT 4 0 Windows NT 3 51 PowerPC Windows NT 4 0 Note shown above Version Windows NT 4 0 Windows XP Windows 2000 or XP Windows 95 98 and Me Windows NT 4 0 or 2000 Intel Windows 2000 for Windows 2000 Intel Windows 2000 or XP for Windows XP Installed No No Yes No No Cancel j 1 Thescreen in Windows Server 2003 is different from the screens T You do not have to install the additional drivers noted below because these drivers are preinstalled x86 Windows 2000 Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 for Windows Server 2003 1 Do not select additional drivers other than the drivers listed in the above table The other additional drivers are not available 5 When a prompt appears insert the CD ROM that comes with your printer in your CD ROM drive then click OK Setting Up Your Printer on a Network 131 6 According to the message type the appropriate drive and folder names in which the printer driver for clients is located then click OK Depending on the client s OS the displayed message may differ Printer Drivers for Windows 95 The file inf on Windows 95 Flat Share is needed Cancel Skip File ppe the path where the file is located and then c
161. s Windows Me 98 or 95 go to Installing the printer driver from the CD ROM on page 141 6 For Windows 2000 select whether to use the printer as the default printer or not then click Next 7 Make sure of the settings then click Finish Add Printer Wizard Completing the Add Printer Wizard ou uccessfully completed the Add Printer Wizard d the following printer settings EPSON OXXX Ad 1 Yes With Windows NT 4 0 Follow these steps to set Windows NT 4 0 clients Setting Up Your Printer on a Network 139 You can install the printer driver of the shared printer if you have Power Users or more powerful access rights even if you are not the Administrator 1 Click Start point to Settings and click Printers 2 Double click the Add Printer icon 3 Select Network printer server then click Next 4 Click the icon of the computer or server that is connected to the shared printer and the name of the shared printer Then click OK a E Cx 2 Printer WORK8 EPSON XXXXXX Adva Cancel Shared Printers Expand by Default Help pa EpsonPeripheralNetwork a 3 Microsoft Windows Network ASERVER E WORK1 E woRK2 E wWoRK3 E WORK4 4 gt p Printer Information Description Status Documents Waiting Note 4 You can also type the name of the computer that is locally connected to the shared printer the shared printer s name in network path
162. s new changes and closes the dialog box Note This function is only available with Mac OS X Using the Printer Software with Macintosh 117 d Cancel button Cancels any changes Status Alert window The Status Alert window indicates what type of error has occurred and offers you a possible solution The window closes automatically once the problem is cleared EPSONStatusMonitor3 EPSON XXXXXX USB Paper out ye Z Load paper Show Details Close This window will also appear according to the selected notification in the Monitor Setup dialog box If you wish to see information about printer consumables click Show Details for Mac OS X users click button If you click this button the Status Alert window will not disappear even after the problem is cleared To close the window you need to click Close Using the Job Management function You can obtain information on the print jobs on the Job Information menu on the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box 118 Using the Printer Software with Macintosh To display the Job Information menu select the Show job information check box on the Monitoring Preferences dialog box Then click the Job Information menu on the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box Consumables Job Information b 7 a Status w Job Name User Computer Job Type c E Pri test2 XXX XXXXXX Nor mal
163. select the Share this printer button then type the name in the Share name box Optional Settings Font Substitution Utility General Sharing Ports Advanced YAO You can share this printer with other users on your network To Sea enable sharing for this printer click Share this printer Do not share this printer 1 share this printer Share name Gama 2 128 Setting Up Your Printer on a Network Note Do not use spaces or hyphens for the Share name or an error may occur Select the additional drivers Note If the computers of the server and clients use the same OS you do not have to install the additional drivers Just click OK after step3 On the Windows NT 4 0 printer server Select Windows being used for clients For example select Windows 95 to install the additional driver for the Windows Me 98 or 95 clients Then click OK Shared Share Name EPSONEPL You may install alternate drivers so that users on the following systems can download them automatically when they connect Altemate Drivers indows NT 4 0 x86 Installed Windows NT 4 0 MIPS Windows NT 4 coe Windows NT 4 0 PI windows NT 3 5 or a 51 x86 hal To modify the permissions on the printer go to the Security tab Note T You do not have to select Windows NT 4 0x86 because that driver has been already installed T Do not select additional drivers other than Windows 95 The other additional drivers
164. settings For Mac OS 10 1 x users save your custom settings in Save Custom Setting Your settings will be saved as Custom in the Preset drop down list You can save only one set of custom settings For Mac OS 10 2 or 10 3 users save your custom settings in Save Custom Setting Type a name for your custom settings in the name box Your settings will be saved with this name in the Preset drop down list Note The Custom Setting option is a standard feature of Mac OS X 100 Using the Printer Software with Macintosh Resizing printouts The Fit to Page function in the Layout dialog box allows you to have your documents enlarged or reduced during printing according to the specified paper size Note LI This function is not available with Mac OS X D The enlarging or reducing rate is automatically specified according to the paper size selected in the Paper Setting dialog box I The modifying or reducing rate selected in the Paper Setting dialog box is not available 1 Click the Layout icon on the Basic Settings dialog box The Layout dialog box appears 2 Select the Fit to Page check box then select the desired paper size from the Output Paper drop down list The page will be printed to fit on the paper you have selected EPSON w Fit to Page 1 Output Paper 2 Location Upperleft Center O Watermark Settings Watermark Confidential New Delete Color R
165. sh 114 about Windows 68 how to access Macintosh 114 how to access Windows 71 how to install Windows 69 Job management Windows 79 Job management connections Windows 80 Job management how to use Windows 81 Job management setting to notify Windows 82 monitoring Windows 84 monitoring preferences Macintosh 117 monitoring preferences Windows 77 printer status Macintosh 115 printer status Windows 73 Status Alert window Macintosh 118 Status Alert window Windows 79 stopping monitoring Windows 84 Extended settings Macintosh 112 Extended settings Windows 65 Index 311 Extra thick paper specifications 275 F Fonts EPSON BarCode Fonts 287 Fuser unit handling precautions 193 replacing 194 specifications 286 G Guides Administrator s Guide 2 Quick Reference 2 Reference Guide 2 Setup Guide 2 I Imaging cartridges handling precautions 181 replacing 182 Installing 550 Sheet Universal Paper Cassette Unit 161 memory modules 170 J Job management Windows 79 connections 80 how to use 81 setting to notify 82 L Labels driver settings 44 specifications 275 the use of 43 Loading paper custom size paper 46 envelopes 42 312 Index transparencies 40 M Manually optional settings Windows 68 Memory modules installing 170 removing 176 specifications 283 Monitoring Macintosh 117 Monitoring Windows 77 84 O Operation
166. sic Settings dialog box Note The printer driver s online help provides details on printer driver settings Making Changes to Printer Settings Making the print quality settings You can change the print quality of printouts through settings in the printer driver With the printer driver you can make the print settings by choosing from a list of predefined settings or customizing the settings Choosing the print quality by using the Automatic setting You can change the print quality of printouts to favor speed or detail There are two levels of print output 300 dpi and 600 dpi 600 dpi provides high quality precise printing but requires more memory and slows the printing speed When Automatic is selected on the Basic Settings dialog box the printer driver takes care of all detailed settings according to the color setting you select Color and resolution are the only settings you need to make You can change other settings such as paper size or orientation in most applications 94 Using the Printer Software with Macintosh Note The printer driver s online help provides details on printer driver settings 1 Open the Basic Settings dialog box 2 Click Automatic on Print Quality then choose desired printing resolution from Fast 300 dpi or Fine 600 dpi with the slider bar EPSON C A4 gt A4 x by pee Pages All Q EE Zz Photo Realistic Accent LJ Collate O Reverse Order C Manual
167. sion of Windows OS Note d When installing in Windows XP 2000 or NT 4 0 clients you must access Windows XP 2000 or NT 4 0 with the Administrator Setting Up Your Printer on a Network 141 A If the additional drivers are installed or the computers of the server and clients use the same OS you do not have to install the printer drivers from the CD ROM 1 Access the shared printer and a prompt may appear Click OK and then follow the on screen instructions to install the printer driver from the CD ROM 2 Insert the CD ROM then type the appropriate drive and folder names in which the printer driver for clients is located then click OK Install From Disk xi Insert the manufacturer s installation disk into m the drive selected and then click OK Cancel Copy manufacturer s files from X Browse When installing drivers in Windows XP 2000 or Server 2003 Digital Signature is not found may appear Click Yes for Windows 2000 or Continue Anyway for Windows XP or Server 2003 and continue installing The folder name differs depending on the OS being used Client s OS Folder Name Windows Me 98 or 95 lt Language gt WIN9X Windows 2000 or XP lt Language gt WINXP_2kK Windows NT 4 0 lt Language gt WINNT40 3 Select the name of the printer then click OK Then follow the on screen instructions 142 Setting Up Your Printer on a Network For Macintosh Sharing the p
168. ssette It increases paper feeding capacity up to 500 sheets of paper L The 1 000 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit C12C802071 holds two paper cassettes It increases paper feeding capacity up to 1 000 sheets of paper 1 Optional memory modules expand your printer s memory allowing you to print complex and graphics intensive documents Consumable products The life of the following consumable products is monitored by the printer The printer lets you know when replacements are needed Toner Cartridge Yellow 0210 Toner Cartridge Magenta 0211 Toner Cartridge Cyan 0212 Toner Cartridge Black 0213 Photoconductor Unit S051093 Transfer Unit S053006 Fuser Unit 120 220 053011 S053012 Product number varies by location The EPSON special media listed below provide you with the best quality printouts EPSON Color Laser Paper A4 S041215 EPSON Color Laser Paper Letter S041218 EPSON Color Laser Transparencies A4 S041175 EPSON Color Laser Transparencies Letter 5041174 20 Getting to Know Your Printer Ga Caution d Do not use other EPSON media such as EPSON special media for ink jet printers as this can cause paper jams and damage the printer d Do not use the media listed above in other printers except when specified in the documentation Printer Features The printer comes with a full set of features that contributes to ease of use and consistent high quality output The main features are descr
169. stalled If a fuser unit is already installed turn the printer off and reinstall the unit after it has cooled off 30 minutes Then open cover B and D Remove the fuser unit then reinstall it properly Close covers D and B The error clears automatically if the fuser unit is properly installed If the error is not cleared the fuser unit is out of order Replace it with a new fuser unit Install LC The paper tray of the standard paper cassette is not installed or not installed properly Install the paper cassette correctly to clear this error Install LC2 The paper trays of the optional paper cassette unit are not installed or not installed properly Install the paper trays correctly to clear this error Install Photoconductor There is no photoconductor unit installed or the photoconductor unit is not installed properly Turn off the printer and install the photoconductor unit if it is not installed If a photoconductor unit is already installed confirm cover D is closed Otherwise turn off the printer open cover A and then open cover D Remove the photoconductor unit then reinstall it properly Close covers D and A The error clears automatically if the photoconductor unit is properly installed Troubleshooting 257 Install TransferUnit There is no transfer unit installed or the transfer unit is not installed properly Turn off the printer and install the transfer unit if it is not installed If a transfer
170. tation 196 printer making sure that the guide posts slide into the holes 7 Hold the new fuser unit by the handles and lower it into the on the bottom of the unit W gt A a D O 8 Lock the fuser unit 197 Maintenance and Transportation Note Make sure that the locks are completely in the locked position 9 Close covers D and B Transfer Unit Prepare a new transfer unit for replacement when you get a message informing you to do so Handling precautions Note the following handling precautions before replacing the transfer unit Do not touch the surface of the transfer unit Doing so may impair print quality 198 Maintenance and Transportation W Warning d Do not dispose of the used transfer unit in fire as it may explode and cause injury Dispose of it according to local regulations A Keep the fuser unit out of the reach of children Replacing the transfer unit Follow these steps to replace the transfer unit 1 Press the latch on cover A and open the cover A Maintenance and Transportation 199 2 Grasp the two orange tabs and pull the unit forward and down then lift the unit out of the printer SD Wwe gt amp 4 Take the new transfer unit from its package 200 Maintenance and Transportation 5 Hold the new transfer unit by the orange tabs and lower it into the printer making sure that it fits into the
171. te unit 1 Turn the printer off and unplug the power cord 2 Remove all interface cables from the interface connectors 3 For 1000 Sheet Paper Cassette Unit users lock the two casters at the bottom of the unit W Warning Be sure to lock both casters before removing the unit from the printer Otherwise the unit may move and cause an accident Installing Options 167 4 Remove the standard lower cassette from the printer 5 Remove the two screws securing the front of the unit to the printer W Warning Removing other screws and covers will expose high voltage areas 168 Installing Options 6 Remove the cover on the back of the standard lower cassette and remove the two screws securing the back of the unit Then reattach the cover W Warning Removing other screws and covers will expose high voltage areas 7 Insert the standard lower cassette into the printer Installing Options 169 8 Carefully lift up the printer with two or more people until the holes on the bottom of the printer are free from the five pins on the top of the unit and place it on a flat stable surface 9 Repack the optional paper cassette unit in its original carton 10 Reconnect all interface cables and the power cord 11 Plug the printer s power cord into an electrical outlet 12 Turn on the printer Memory Module By installing a Dual In line Memory Module DIMM you can increase printer memo
172. ter Devices should appear on the Device Manager menu System Properties 2 x General Device Manager Hardware Profiles Performance View devices by type C View devices by connection m Computer CDROM H Disk drives H Display adapters EPSON USB Printer Devices Ge EPSON USB Printer EPUSB1 H 6 Floppy disk controllers H 6 Hard disk controllers 4 Keyboard Modem H Monitors 4S Mouse H E Network adapters i Ports COM amp LPT lt S SCSI controllers Sound video and game controllers Properties Refresh Remove Print Cancel 250 Troubleshooting If EPSON USB Printer Devices does not appear on the Device Manager menu click the plus sign beside Other devices to view the installed devices System Properties 2x General Device Manager Hardware Profiles Performance View devices by type C View devices by connection 9 CDROM Disk drives Display adapters y Floppy disk controllers Hard disk controllers E Keyboard Network adapters ie Q Other devices H 7 Ports COM amp LPT rA Sound video and game controllers CMI8738 C3DX PCI Audio Device Gameport Joystick ees Device ome a Properties ae Refresh Remove Print Cancel If USB Printer or EPSON AcuLaser C3000 appears under Other devices the printer software is not installed correctly Proceed to step 5
173. ter on a Windows network you need to set the printer server For details see Setting up your printer as a shared printer on page 125 Windows Me 98 or 95 or Using an additional driver on page 127 Windows XP 2000 NT 4 0 or Server 2003 d This section describes how to access the shared printer on a standard network system using the server Microsoft workgroup If you cannot access the shared printer due to the network system ask the administrator of the network for assistance d This section describes how to install the printer driver by accessing the shared printer from the Printers folder You can also access the shared printer from Network Neighborhood or My Network on the Windows desktop d You cannot use the additional driver on the server system OS Setting Up Your Printer on a Network 133 d When you want to use EPSON Status Monitor 3 at clients you have to install both of the printer driver and EPSON Status Monitor 3 in each client from the CD ROM With Windows Me 98 or 95 Follow these steps to set Windows Me 98 or 95 clients 1 Click Start point to Settings and click Printers 2 Double click the Add Printer icon then click Next 3 Select Network printer then click Next 4 Click Browse and the Browse for Printer dialog box appears Note You can also type the name of the computer that is locally connected to the shared printer the shared printer s name in the network path
174. tes in the same way Troubleshooting 219 2 Gently remove any paper that has fed part way into the printer Note Confirm that the jammed paper is not still deep inside the printer 220 Troubleshooting Remove the stack of paper from the cassette tap it on a flat surface to even the edges then reinsert it into the paper cassette Be sure the paper is evenly aligned and the top of the stack is below the metal retaining clip and the maximum paper mark Troubleshooting 221 5 Press the latch on cover A and open the cover 6 Removeany jammed paper gently with both hands Be careful not to tear the jammed paper Note D Always try to remove jammed paper with both hands to avoid tearing it D If paper is torn be sure to remove all torn pieces 222 Troubleshooting d When a paper jam occurs repeatedly at the paper cassettes Jam AC or Jam ABC jammed or crumpled paper may still be inside the paper cassettes Remove the paper cassettes then remove the black unit that is located on the top part of the inside of the cassette slot and check whether any jammed paper is there When the paper jam is cleared completely and cover A is closed printing resumes from the page that jammed Jam B cover B When there is paper jammed at the duplex unit the LCD panel displays the Jam E error message Follow these steps to clear the jammed paper T
175. the Basic Settings menu the printer driver takes care of all detailed settings according to the color setting you select Color and resolution are the only settings you have to make You can change other settings such as paper size or orientation in most applications Note The printer driver s online help provides details on printer driver settings 1 Click the Basic Settings tab Using the Printer Software with Windows 49 2 Click Automatic Then choose desired printing resolution from Fast 300 dpi or Fine 600 dpi with the slider bar General Details Color Management Sharing Basic Settings l Layout Special Optional Settings Utility Paper Size Jaa 210 x 297 mm x Orientation Portrait C Landscape i Paper Source Jauto Selection 7 I Manual Feed Jo Each Page a e Paper Type Plain z CHA Color Color C Black Print Quality Automatic Fast Color Adjustment RilTech On C Advanced Toner save Off Copies fi T Collate ersion Info 3 Click OK to apply the settings Note If printing is unsuccessful or a memory related error message appears selecting a lower resolution may allow printing to proceed Using the predefined settings The predefined settings are provided to help you optimize print settings for a particular kind of printout such as presentation documents or images taken by a video or digital camera Follow the steps below to use the
176. the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box a b C d e f g Bil h i j Note This screen may vary depending on your operating system version a Icon Message The icon and message show the printer status Using the Printer Software with Windows 73 b Printer image c Text box d Close button e Consumables f Job Information g Paper h Toner i Order Online button The image at the upper left shows the printer status graphically The text box next to the printer image displays the current status of the printer When a problem occurs the most probable solution is displayed Clicking this button closes the dialog box Displays information for the paper trays and Consumables Displays information for the print jobs The Job Information menu is displayed when the Show job information check box on the Monitoring Preferences dialog box is on See Using the Job Information menu on page 81 for details Displays the paper size the paper type and the approximate amount of paper remaining in the paper source Information for the optional cassette is displayed only if this option is installed Indicates the amount of remaining toner The toner icon flashes if the toner is low Clicking this button enables you to order consumables online See Order Online on page 75 for details 74 Using the Printer Software with Windows j Photoconductor Indicates the remaining functio
177. to 28 Ib Size A4 210 x 297 mm A5 148 x 210 mm B5 182 x 257 mm Letter 216 x 279 mm 8 5 x 11 in Legal 216 x 356 mm 8 5 x 14 in Half Letter 140 mm x 216mm 5 5 x 8 5in Government Letter 203 x 267mm 8 0 10 5 in Government Legal 216 x 330 mm 8 5 x 13 in Executive 184 x 267 mm 7 25 x 10 5 in F4 210 x 330 mm Custom 88 9 x 139 7 mm to 215 9 x 355 6 mm 3 5 x 5 5 in to 8 5 x 14 0 in Paper Sources MP tray for all sizes standard lower cassette for A4 A5 B5 Letter Legal Government Legal Executive optional paper cassette unit for A4 A5 B5 Letter Legal Government Legal Executive 274 Technical Specifications Envelopes Size Paper Source Labels Size Paper Source Thick paper Weight Size Paper Source Extra thick paper Weight Monarch 3 7 8 x 71 2 in Commercial 10 41 8 x 91 2 in DL 220 x 110 mm C5 162 x 229mm C6 114 x 162 mm International B5 176 x 250 mm 7 x 9 8 in MP tray only A4 210 x 297 mm Letter 216 x 279 mm 8 5 x 11 in MP tray only 106 to 162 g m2 28 2 to 42 3 Ib 88 9 x 139 7 mm to 215 9 x 355 6 mm 3 5 x 5 5 in to 8 5 x 14 0 in MP tray only 163 to 216 g m2 42 5 to 57 4 Ib Technical Specifications 275 Size 88 9 x 139 7 mm to 215 9 x 355 6 mm 3 5 x 5 5 in to 8 5 x 14 0 in Paper Source MP tray only EPSON Color Laser Paper Size A4 210 x 297 mm Letter 216 mm x 279 mm 8 5 x 11
178. tom Watermark dialog box appears POON C O Fit to Page Output Paper A4 Location UpperLeft Center watermark Settings Watermark Confidential New Delete Color Red Edit Text Intensity Light a Dark Rotate by mouse Angle degrees O Print on First Page only Lj Print Layout Print Layout Settings Select Pages to Print All Pages in Range CO Duplex Duplex Settings z 2 QO Odd Pages Binding Left Top Right Q Even Pages C Print the Frame 3 Click Add Text on the Custom Watermark dialog box EPSON AL CXOOK 1 00 Save ust Name A Add Text Edit Text Delete 106 Using the Printer Software with Macintosh 4 Type the watermark text in the Text box select the Font and Style then click OK on the Text Watermark dialog box EPSON AL C300K 1 00 2 SAMPLE M Plain O outline O Bold O Shadow J Italic O Condense O Underline O Extend O Circle Note d To edit the saved text watermark select it from the List box then click Edit Text After editing be sure to click OK to close the dialog box d To remove the saved text watermark select it from the List box then click Delete After removing it be sure to click Save to close the dialog box Using the Printer Software with Macintosh 107 6 Select the saved custom watermark from the Watermark drop down list on the Layout dialog box
179. ts the width of the lines printed Note This function is not available with Mac OS X When you select this check box the printer continues to print ignoring the page size errors and memory shortage Select this check box to avoid Print Overrun errors when printing data which requires a lot of memory to print such as documents witha large number of complex fonts or graphics Doing so may slow down printing somewhat For Mac OS 9 users click this button to return the settings in the Temporary Spool Folder to the initial settings For Mac OS X users click this button to return the driver settings to the initial settings Selects spool file saving folder Note This function is not available with Mac OS X Click this button to exit the dialog box or printer driver without saving the settings Using the Printer Software with Macintosh 113 i OK button Click this button to save the settings and to exit the dialog box or printer driver The settings are effective until you make new settings then click OK again Note This function is not available with Mac OS X Monitoring Your Printer using EPSON Status Monitor 3 EPSON Status Monitor 3 monitors your printer and gives you information about its current status Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3 You can access EPSON Status Monitor 3 by selecting the EPSON Status Monitor 3 alias from the Apple menu Note A The appropriate printer port must alre
180. u do not want to monitor 1G EPSON Status Monitor 3 Monitored Printers Select or clear the appropriate check boxes below to specify the types of printers that EPSON Status Monitor 3 will monitor All of the check boxes are selected by default Do not clear any check boxes unless you have difficulty printing Clearing any of these check boxes may result in problems when printing and monitoring IV Monitor Windows shared printers IV Monitor LPR printers IV Monitor Netware printers OK Cancel 3 Click OK to apply the settings Setting Up the USB Connection The USB interface that comes with your printer complies with Microsoft Plug and Play PnP USB specifications Note d Only PC systems equipped with a USB connector and running Windows XP Me 98 2000 and Server 2003 support the USB interface D Your computer must support USB 2 0 in order to use it as an interface D Since USB 2 0 is fully compatible with USB 1 1 USB 1 1 can be used as an interface T USB 2 0 is applied for Windows XP 2000 and Server 2003 operating systems If your operating system is Windows Me or 98 use USB 1 1 interface Using the Printer Software with Windows 85 1 Access the printer driver 2 For Windows Me or 98 click the Details tab For Windows XP 2000 or Server 2003 click the Ports tab 3 For Windows Me or 98 select the EPUSB1 your printer USB port from the Print to the following port drop down
181. ubject to direct sunlight dust salty air or corrosive gases such as ammonia Avoid locations subject to extreme or rapid changes in temperature or humidity Maintenance and Transportation 187 d Do not tilt the photoconductor unit W Warning 1 Do not dispose of the used photoconductor unit in fire as it may explode and cause injury Dispose of it according to local regulations T Keep the photoconductor unit out of the reach of children Replacing the photoconductor unit Follow these steps to replace the photoconductor unit 1 Turn off the printer 2 Press the latch on cover A and open the cover 188 Maintenance and Transportation 3 Raise cover D 4 Hold the photoconductor unit by the handle and slowly lift it straight out of the printer Maintenance and Transportation 189 5 Take the new photoconductor unit and tear away the top portion of the bag along the dotted line to expose the handle Then grab the handle and remove the styrofoam insert and tear open the bag along the dotted line Note Always keep the cartridge positioned as shown in the illustration 6 Remove the protective material 190 Maintenance and Transportation Caution 1 Be careful not to touch or scratch the surface of the drum D Avoid touching the drum since oil from your skin may permanently damage its surface and affect print quality 7 Remove the protective tapes Maintenance and Trans
182. unit is already installed turn off the printer open cover A and remove the transfer unit Then reinstall the unit properly and close cover A The error clears automatically if the transfer unit is properly installed Install xxxx TnrCart The indicated toner cartridges are not installed in the printer or the protective tape has not been removed from a toner cartridge The letters C M Y or K appear in place of XXXX and indicate the colors Cyan Magenta Yellow and Black respectively Install the indicated cartridges See Toner Cartridge on page 181 If the protective tape has not been removed from a toner cartridge turn the toner cartridge knobs to the unlocked position and then return to the locked position Then remove the protective tape from the toner cartridge If that fails to clear the error turn the printer off and back on again Invalid Data The next job is printed when you delete a spool file or the data in the spooler of the host This error also occurs when received data is incorrect To continue printing press the Start Stop button The printer starts printing again from the next page To clear this error delete the data left in the printer by pressing the Cancel Job button after deleting the spool file in the driver Note When this error occurs the job data that caused the error is deleted 258 Troubleshooting d Werecommend canceling all printing job by pressing the Cancel Job button for m
183. urface and affect print quality 1 To get the best print quality do not store the photoconductor unit in an area subject to direct sunlight dust salty air or corrosive gases such as ammonia Avoid locations subject to extreme or rapid changes in temperature or humidity 1 Be sure to keep consumable components out of the reach of children I Donot leave jammed paper inside the printer This can cause the printer to overheat 1 Avoid sharing outlets with other appliances 1 Use only an outlet that meets the power requirements of this printer Important Safety Instructions 1 Connect your printer to an electrical outlet that meets the power requirements of this printer Your printer s power requirements are indicated on a label attached to the printer If you are not sure of the power supply specifications in your area contact your local power company or consult your dealer 13 1 If you are unable to insert the AC plug into the electrical outlet contact an electrician 4 Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions Improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage that requires repair by a qualified service representative ENERGY STAR Compliance As an International ENERGY STAR Partner nang EPSON has determined that this product meets the International ENERGY STAR Program guidelines for energy efficiency The International ENERGY STAR Office E
184. us Monitor 3 1 Makesure that the printer is off and that Windows is running on your computer 2 Insert the printer software CD ROM in the CD ROM drive Note D Ifthe language selection window appears select your country LI If the EPSON Installation Program screen does not appear automatically double click the My Computer icon right click the CD ROM icon click OPEN in the menu that appears then double click Epsetup exe 3 Click Continue When the software license agreement screen appears read the statement then click Agree 4 Inthe dialog box that appears click Local EPSON AcuLaser C3000 TEWAre INSTA Please select from the following items Local Set up the printer via a local connection i E 5 Network Set up the printer via a network connection oH Install Network Utility EPSON Bi Note See the Network Guide for information on installing EPSON Status Monitor 3 on a network Using the Printer Software with Windows 69 5 Click Custom 6 Select the EPSON Status Monitor 3 check box then click Install 7 Inthe dialog box that appears make sure that your printer icon is selected and click OK J EPSON Status Monitor 3 Setup x EPSON Status Monitor 3 f The EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility checks the printer status and displays the printing progress 8 Inthe dialog box that appears select your country or region and the URL for EPSON s Web site in t
185. using A4 or Letter size paper S053006 0 to 35 C 32 to 95 F 15 to 80 RH 25 000 pages of continuous printing Service life may be shortened by repeatedly warming up the printer or by frequently printing on envelopes labels thick paper transparencies or paper that is smaller than the print data s page size The actual number of pages you can print before replacing the transfer unit varies depending on the type of printing Technical Specifications 285 Fuser unit 120 220 Product number 053011 S053012 Product number varies by location Storage temperature 0 to 35 C 32 to 95 F Storage humidity 15 to 80 RH Life 100 000 pages of continuous printing when using A4 or Letter size paper and Service life may be shortened by single side printing repeatedly warming up the printer or by frequently printing on envelopes labels thick paper or transparencies This product conforms to CE marking requirements in accordance with EC Directive 89 336 EEC The actual number of pages you can print before replacing the fuser unit varies depending on the type of printing 286 Technical Specifications Appendix B Working with Fonts EPSON BarCode Fonts Windows Only EPSON BarCode Fonts let you easily create and print many types of bar codes Normally bar code creation is a laborious process requiring you to specify various command codes such as Start bar Stop bar and OCR B in additio
186. ut Icon To use the shortcut icon select the Shortcut Icon check box then choose an icon The icon you select appears on the right side of the task bar Once the shortcut icon is in the task bar you can double click it to open the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box Alternatively you can right click the shortcut icon then select Monitoring Preferences from the menu to open the Monitoring Preferences dialog box and your printer from the menu to open the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box d Job management To display the Job Information menu in the EPSON Status Monitor 3 window select the Show job information check box Note This menu is enabled only under the conditions given in Connections Supporting the Job Management function on page 80 To display the notification message when your print job is finished select the Notify when printing completed check box e Allow monitoring of When this check box is selected a shared printers check shared printer can be monitored by box other PCs f OK button Saves new changes g Cancel button Cancels any changes 78 Using the Printer Software with Windows h Help button Opens online help for the Monitoring Preferences dialog box Status Alert window The Status Alert window indicates what type of error has occurred and offers you a possible solution The window closes automatically once the problem is cleared IB EPSON Status Monitor 3 EPSON AL CXKM
187. velopes The print quality of envelopes may be irregular because different parts of an envelope have different thicknesses Print one or two envelopes to check the print quality Caution Do not use window envelopes The plastic on most window envelopes will melt when it comes into contact with the fuser Note m Depending on the quality of envelopes the printing environment or the printing procedure envelopes might be wrinkled Make a trial print run before you print on a lot of envelopes Duplex printing is not available for envelopes Paper Handling 41 The following table shows important settings you have to make when using envelopes Paper Source MP tray up to 10 mm thickness MP Tray Size setting in the Tray Menu fal PROM LE DL bo LE ino Printer driver settings Paper Size Mon C10 DL C5 C6 IB5 Paper Source MP Tray Paper Type Thick Please note the following tips for handling this media 1 Load envelopes with the short edge first and the printable side down as shown below D When printing on DL size envelopes load them with the long edge first and the printable side down _1 Do not use an envelope that has glue or tape on it 42 Paper Handling Caution Make sure that the minimum size of envelopes meets the following size requirements Height 139 7 mm Width 88 9 mm Min P Min 139 7 mm 4 139 7 m
188. ze of the paper currently loaded in the paper cassettes Functions of the Control Panel 153 The paper type settings in this menu can also be made from your printer driver Settings you make in your printer driver override these settings so use your printer driver whenever you can Item Settings default in bold MP Tray Size A4 AS B5 LT HLT LGL GLT GLG EXE F4 MON C10 DL C5 C6 IB5 LC1 Size A4 LT A5 B5 LGL GLG EXE LC2 Size A4 LT A5 B5 LGL GLG EXE LC3 Size A4 LT A5 B5 LGL GLG EXE MP Type Plain Letternead Recycled Color Trnsprncy Labels LC1 Type Plain Letterhead Recycled Color LC2 Type Plain Letterhead Recycled Color LC3 Type Plain Letterhead Recycled Color Default setting varies according to the country of purchase Available only when the optional paper cassette unit is installed MP Tray Size Select your paper size from this menu LC Size LC2 Size LC3 Size Displays the paper size loaded in the standard and optional paper cassettes MP Type Lets you set the paper type loaded in the MP tray LCI Type LC2 Type LC3 Type Lets you select the paper type loaded in the standard and optional paper cassettes 154 Functions of the Control Panel Setup Menu This menu allows you to make various basic configuration settings related to paper sources feeding modes and error handling You can also use this menu to sel

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