Epson ACULASER M2000, ACULASER M2010, ACULASER M2000DN User Manual

User’s Guide

NPD3240-00

Contents

Copyright and Trademarks

Operating System Versions

Safety Instructions

Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Warnings, Cautions, and Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Power On/Off Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Printer

Where to Find Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Printer Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Front view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Inside the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Options and Consumable Products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Consumable products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Chapter 2 Printing Tasks

Loading Paper into Your Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

MP tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Lower Paper Cassette Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Selecting and Using Print Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Labels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Thick paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Semi-thick paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Transparencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

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Custom paper size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Cancelling a Print Job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

From the printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

From the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Setting the Print Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Using the Automatic setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Using the Advanced setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Customizing print settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Toner Save mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Setting the Advanced Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Duplex printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Modifying the print layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Resizing printouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Printing watermarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Printing headers and footers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Printing with an overlay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Printing Web Pages to Fit Your Paper Size. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Chapter 3 Installing Options

Optional Paper Cassette Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Handling precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Installing the optional paper cassette unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Removing the optional paper cassette unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Memory Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Installing a memory module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Removing a memory module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Chapter 4 Replacing Consumable Products

Precautions During Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Precautions for Replacing the Toner Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Chapter 5 Cleaning and Transporting the Printer

Cleaning the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Cleaning the pickup roller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Cleaning inside the printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Transporting the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Finding a place for the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

For long distances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

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For short distances. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Chapter 6 Troubleshooting

Clearing Jammed Paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Precautions for clearing jammed paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Paper Jam around the standard lower cassette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Paper Jam around the 250-sheet Paper Cassette Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Paper Jam in the 250-sheet Paper Cassette Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Paper Jam inside the printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Paper Jam around the MP tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Paper Jam around the rear cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Paper Jam around the DM tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Printing a Status Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Operational Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

The Ready light does not turn on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

The printer does not print (Ready light off). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

The Ready light is on but nothing prints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

The optional product is not available . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

The remaining service life of the toner cartridge is not updated (For Windows users only)91

Printout Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

The font cannot be printed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Printout is garbled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

The printout position is not correct. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Graphics do not print correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Print Quality Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

The background is dark or dirty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

White dots appear in the printout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Print quality or tone is uneven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

A vertical line appears on the printout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Toner smudges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Areas are missing in the printed image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Completely blank pages are output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

The printed image is light or faint. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

The non-printed side of the page is dirty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Print quality decreased . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Memory Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Insufficient memory for current task . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Insufficient memory to print all copies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Paper Handling Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Paper does not feed properly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Problems Using Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

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Feed jam when using the optional paper cassette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

An installed option cannot be used. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Correcting USB Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

USB connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Windows operating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Printer software installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Network Connection Problems (only for the DN model) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Cannot install software or drivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Cannot access the shared printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Status and Error Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Canceling Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Printing in the PostScript 3 Mode Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

The printer does not print correctly in the PostScript mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

The printer does not print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

The printer driver or printer that you need to use does not appear in the Printer Setup Utility (Mac

OS 10.3.x and 10.4.x) or Print Center (Mac OS 10.2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

The font on the printout is different from that on the screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

The printer fonts cannot be installed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

The edges of texts and/or images are not smooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

The printer does not print normally via the USB interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

The printer does not print normally via the network interface (only for the DN model)109

An undefined error occurs (Macintosh only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Printing in the PCL6/PCL5 Mode Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

The printer does not print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

The printer does not print correctly in the PCL mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

The printer does not start manual duplex printing (PCL6 only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

The font on the printout is different from that on the screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

The edges of texts and/or images are not smooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Chapter 7 About the Printer Software for Windows

Using the Printer Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Accessing the printer driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Printing a status sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Changing the Printer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Making Extended Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Making Optional Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Displaying consumable information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Ordering Consumables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Using EPSON Status Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Installing EPSON Status Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Accessing EPSON Status Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

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Detailed Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Consumables Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Job Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Notice Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Order Online. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Uninstalling the Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Sharing the Printer on a Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Sharing the printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Using an additional driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Setting up clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Installing the printer driver from the CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Chapter 8 About the Printer Software for Macintosh

Using the Printer Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Accessing the printer driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Changing the Printer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Making Extended Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Using EPSON Status Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Accessing EPSON Status Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Detailed Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Consumables Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Job Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Notice Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Uninstalling the Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

For Mac OS X users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Sharing the Printer on a Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Sharing the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

For Mac OS X users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Chapter 9 About the PostScript Printer Driver

System Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Printer hardware requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Computer system requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Using the PostScript Printer Driver with Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Installing the PostScript printer driver for the parallel interface (only for the D model)142

Installing the PostScript printer driver for the USB interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Installing the PostScript printer driver for the network interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Accessing the PostScript printer driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Using AppleTalk under Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Using the PostScript Printer Driver with Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

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Installing the PostScript printer driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Selecting the printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Accessing the PostScript printer driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Chapter 10 About the PCL6/PCL5 Printer Driver

About the PCL Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Hardware requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

System requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Using the PCL6/PCL5 Printer Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Installing the PCL6 printer driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Accessing the PCL6 printer driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Appendix A Technical Specifications

Paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Available paper types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Paper that should not be used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Printable area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Standard and approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

USB interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Ethernet interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Options and Consumable Products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Optional paper cassette unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Memory modules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Toner cartridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Appendix B Customer Support

Contacting Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Before Contacting Epson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Help for Users in Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Help for Users in Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Help for Users in Singapore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Help for Users in Thailand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

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Help for Users in Vietnam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Help for Users in Indonesia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Help for Users in Hong Kong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Help for Users in Malaysia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Help for Users in India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Help for Users in the Philippines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Index

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Copyright and Trademarks

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 product or third parties for damages, losses,
costs, or expenses incurred by purchaser or third parties as a result of: accident, misuse, or abuse of this product or unauthorized
modifications, repairs, or alterations to this product, or (excluding the U.S.) failure to strictly comply with Seiko Epson Corporation’s
operating and maintenance instructions.

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.

Features Zoran Corporation Integrated Print System (IPS) for print language emulation.

A part of the ICC Profile contained within this product was created by Gretag Macbeth ProfileMaker. Gretag Macbeth is the registered
trademark of Gretag Macbeth Holding AG Logo. ProfileMaker is the trademark of LOGO GmbH.

IBM and PS/2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation.
Microsoft

Apple

EPSON and EPSON ESC/P are registered trademarks and EPSON AcuLaser and EPSON ESC/P 2 are trademarks of Seiko Epson
Corporation.

Coronet is a trademark of Ludlow Industries (UK) Ltd.

Marigold is a trademark of Arthur Baker and may be registered in some jurisdictions.

CG Times and CG Omega are trademarks of Agfa Monotype Corporation and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.

Arial, Times New Roman and Albertus are trademarks of The Monotype Corporation and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.

ITC Avant Garde Gothic, ITC Bookman, ITC Zapf Chancery and ITC Zapf Dingbats are trademarks of International Typeface
Corporation and may be registered in some jurisdictions.

Antique Olive is a trademark of Fonderie Olive.

Helvetica, Palatino, Times, Univers, Clarendon, New Century Schoolbook, Miriam and David are trademarks of Heidelberger
Druckmaschinen AG which may be registered in certain jurisdictions.

Wingdings is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation and may be registered in some jurisdictions.

HP and HP LaserJet are registered trademarks of the Hewlett-Packard Company.

®

and Windows® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States of America and other countries.

®

and Macintosh® are registered trademarks of Apple, Inc.

PCL is the registered trademark of Hewlett-Packard Company.

Adobe, the Adobe logo and PostScript3 are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated, which may be registered in certain
jurisdictions.

Copyright and Trademarks 9

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 © 2008 Seiko Epson Corporation. All rights reserved.

Copyright and Trademarks 10

Operating System Versions

In this manual, the following abbreviations are used.

Windows refers to Windows Vista, XP, Vista x64, XP x64, 2000, Server 2003, and Server 2003 x64.

❏ Windows Vista refers to Windows Vista Ultimate Edition, Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, Windows Vista

Home Basic Edition, Windows Vista Enterprise Edition and Windows Vista Business Edition.

❏ Windows Vista x64 refers to Windows Vista Ultimate x64 Edition, Windows Vista Home Premium x64 Edition,

Windows Vista Home Basic x64 Edition, Windows Vista Enterprise x64 Edition and Windows Vista Business x64
Edition.

❏ Windows XP refers to Windows XP Home Edition and Windows XP Professional.

❏ Windows XP x64 refers to Windows XP Professional x64 Edition.

❏ Windows 2000 refers to Windows 2000 Professional.

❏ Windows Server 2003 refers to Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition and Windows Server 2003 Enterprise

Edition.

❏ Windows Server 2003 x64 refers to Windows Server 2003 x64 Standard Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64

Enterprise Edition.

Macintosh refers to Mac OS X.

❏ Mac OS X refers to Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later.

Operating System Versions 11

Safety Instructions

Safety

Warnings, Cautions, and Notes

Warnings

w

must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury.

Cautions

c

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 the precautions carefully to ensure safe, efficient operation:

❏ Be sure to lift the printer by the correct positions as shown below.

Safety Instructions 12

❏ Be careful not to touch the fuser, which is marked CAUTION HOT SURFACE or the

surrounding areas. If the printer has been in use, the fuser and the surrounding areas may be
very hot. If you must touch one of these areas, wait 30 minutes to allow the heat to subside
before doing so.

1. CAUTION HOT SURFACE

2. Do not insert your hand deep into the fuser unit.

❏ 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,

rough handling can damage it.

❏ When handling a toner cartridge, always place it on a clean, smooth surface.

❏ Do not attempt to modify a toner cartridge or take it apart. It cannot be refilled.

❏ Do not touch the toner. Keep the toner away from your eyes.

❏ Do not dispose of used toner cartridge or photoconductor unit 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.

Safety Instructions 13

❏ Be careful not to scratch the surface of the drum. When you remove the photoconductor unit

from the printer, always place it on a clean, smooth surface. Avoid touching the drum, since oil
from your skin can permanently damage its surface and affect print quality.

❏ To get the best print quality, do not store the toner cartridge 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.

❏ To get the best print quality, when you temporarily remove the toner cartridge, the developer

unit, and the photoconductor unit from the printer, do not expose them to room light any
longer than necessary.

❏ Be sure to keep consumable components out of the reach of children.

❏ Do not leave jammed paper inside the printer. This can cause the printer to overheat.

❏ Avoid sharing outlets with other appliances.

Important Safety Instructions

Read all of the following instructions before operating your printer:

When choosing a place and power source for the printer

❏ Place the printer near an electrical outlet where you can easily plug in and unplug the power

cord.

❏ Do not place the printer on an unstable surface.

❏ Do not put your printer where the cord will be stepped on.

❏ Slots and openings in the cabinet and the back or bottom are provided for ventilation. Do not

block or cover them. Do not put the printer on a bed, sofa, rug, or other similar surface or in a
built-in installation unless proper ventilation is provided.

❏ All interface connectors for this printer are Non-LPS (non-limited power source).

❏ 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.

❏ If you are unable to insert the AC plug into the electrical outlet, contact an electrician.

❏ Use the type of power source indicated on the label. If you are not sure of the type of power

available, consult your dealer or local power company.

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❏ When connecting this product to a computer or other device with a cable, ensure the correct

orientation of the connectors. Each connector has only one correct orientation. Inserting a
connector in the wrong orientation may damage both devices connected by the cable.

❏ If you use an extension cord, make sure that the total of the ampere ratings on the products

plugged into the extension cord does not exceed the extension cord ampere rating.

❏ Unplug this printer from the wall outlet and refer servicing to a qualified service representative

under the following conditions:

A. When the power cord or plug is damaged or frayed.

B. If liquid has been spilled into it.

C. If it has been exposed to rain or water.

D. If it does not operate normally when the operating instructions are followed. Adjust only

those controls that are covered by the operating instructions since improper adjustment
of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a
qualified technician to restore the product to normal operation.

E. If it has been dropped or the cabinet has been damaged.

F. If it exhibits a distinct change in performance, indicating a need for service.

When using the printer

❏ Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the printer.

❏ Unplug this printer from the wall outlet before cleaning.

❏ Use a well-wrung cloth for cleaning and do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners.

❏ Do not use printer in a damp environment.

❏ Never push objects of any kind through cabinet slots as they may touch dangerous voltage

points or short out parts that could result in a risk of fire or electric shock.

❏ Never spill liquid of any kind on the printer.

❏ Except as specifically explained in the printer’s documentation, do not attempt to service this

product yourself.

❏ Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions. Improper adjustment

of other controls may result in damage and may require repair by a qualified service
representative.

Safety Instructions 15

Safety Information

Power cord

Caution:

c

❏ Be sure the AC power cord meets the relevant local safety standards.

Use only the power cord that comes with this product. Use of the another cord may result in fire
or electric shock.
This product’s power cord is for use with this product only. Use with other equipment may result
in fire or electric shock.

❏ If damage occurs to the plug, replace the cord set or consult a qualified electrician. If there are fuses

in the plug, make sure you replace them with fuses of the correct size and rating.

Laser safety labels

Warning:

w

The performance of procedures and adjustments other than those specified in the printer’s
documentation may result in hazardous radiation exposure.
Your printer is a Class 1 laser product as defined in the IEC60825 specifications. The label shown is
attached to the back of the printer in countries where required.

Internal laser radiation

Max. Average Radiation Power: 10 mW at laser aperture

Wavelength: 775 to 800 nm

This is a Class III b Laser Diode Assembly that has an invisible laser beam. The printer head unit is
NOT A SERVICE ITEM, therefore, the printer head unit should not be opened under any
circumstances. An additional laser warning label is affixed to the inside of the printer.

Safety Instructions 16

Ozone safety

Ozone emission

Ozone gas is generated by laser printers as a by-product of the printing process. Ozone is produced
only when the printer is printing.

Ozone exposure limit

The recommended exposure limit for ozone is 0.1 parts per million (ppm) expressed as an average
time-weighted concentration over an eight (8) hour period.
The Epson laser printer generates less than 0.1 ppm for eight (8) hours of continuous printing.

Minimize the risk

To minimize the risk of exposure to ozone, you should avoid the following conditions:

❏ Use of multiple laser printers in a confined area

❏ Operation in conditions of extremely low humidity

❏ Poor room ventilation

❏ Long, continuous printing together with any of the above

Printer location

The printer should be located so that the exhaust gases and heat generated are:

❏ Not blown directly into the user’s face

❏ Vented directly out of the building whenever possible

Power On/Off Cautions

Do not turn off the printer:

❏ While the Ready light is flashing.

❏ While the Data light is on or flashing.

❏ While printing.

Safety Instructions 17

Chapter 1

Getting to Know Your Printer

Where to Find Information

Setup Guide

Provides you with information on assembling the printer and installing the printer software.

User’s Guide (this manual)

Provides you with detailed information on the printer’s functions, optional products, maintenance,
troubleshooting, and technical specifications.

Network Guide (only for the DN model)

Provides network administrators with information on both the printer driver and network
settings.You need to install this guide from the Network Utilities CD-ROM
hard disk before referring it.

*

The Network Utilities CD-ROM may not be included with the product in some countries or

regions. In this case, you can install the Network Guide from the Software CD-ROM.

Font Guide

Provides you with information on fonts used on the printer. You need to copy this guide, or you
can open it directly from following directory on the software CD-ROM.
For Windows: /COMMON/MANUAL/ENG/FNTG
For Macintosh: MANUAL:ENG:FNTG

Online Help for printer software

Click Help for detailed information and instructions on the printer software that controls your
printer. Online help is automatically installed when you install the printer software.

*

to your computer’s

Getting to Know Your Printer 18

Printer Parts

Front view

a. top cover (cover A)
b. control panel
c. standard lower paper cassette
d. MP tray (Multi-Purpose tray)
e. subtray
f. stopper

Rear view

D model

Getting to Know Your Printer 19

DN model

a. rear cover
b. AC inlet
c. power switch
d. option cover
e. parallel interface connector (only for the D model)
f. USB interface connector
g. network interface connector (only for the DN model)

Note:

This manual uses D model as an example of the rear view illustrations.

Getting to Know Your Printer 20

Inside the printer

a. fuser unit
b. photoconductor unit
c. toner cartridge
d. developer unit

Getting to Know Your Printer 21

Control panel

a. Information button Prints status sheets when the Error light is off and no warning is

indicated. Prints a status sheet when pressed once. If your printer
is a DN model, pressing this button for more than two seconds
prints a network status sheet. Clears the warning when a warning
is indicated.

b. Job Cancel 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.

c. Data light (Green) On when print data is stored in the print 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.

d. Ready light (Green) On when the printer is ready, indicating that the printer is ready to

receive and print data. Off when the printer is not ready. This light
also comes on in combination with other lights to indicate error
situations.

e. Start/Stop button Switches the printer between ready and offline status.

f. Error light (Orange) On or flashes when an error has occurred.

g. Paper light (Orange) Turns on or flashes, and when in combination with the Error light,

usually indicates a paper-related problem. On usually indicates a
paper jam, while flashing usually indicates a paper-related error
or warning, such as when the paper source is empty.

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h. Toner light (Orange) On when the printer’s toner cartridge has run out of toner. Flashes

to indicate that toner is running low. If this light is flashing, have a
new toner cartridge ready.

i. Memory light (Orange) Usually turns on or flashes in combination with other lights to

indicate a memory-related error or warning.

Options and Consumable Products

Options

You can add to your printer’s capabilities by installing any of the following options.

❏ 250-sheet Paper Cassette Unit (C12C802461)

This unit increases paper feeding capacity up to 250 sheets of paper. You can install up to two
units.

❏ Memory Module

This option expands the printer’s memory by allowing you to print complex and
graphics-intensive documents. The printer’s RAM can be increased up to 288 MB (320 MB for
the DN models) by adding one additional 64, 128 or 256MB 90 pin SDRAM DIMM.

Note:

Make sure that the DIMM you purchase is compatible with EPSON products. For details, contact the
store where you purchased this printer or an EPSON qualified service representative.

Consumable products

The life of the following consumable products is monitored by the printer. The printer lets you
know when replacements are needed.

Product name Product code

High Capacity Toner Cartridge 0435/0439

Standard Capacity Toner Cartridge 0436/0440

Return High Capacity Toner Cartridge 0437/0441

Return Standard Capacity Toner Cartridge 0438/0442

Note:

❏ Toner cartridge part numbers vary by location.

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❏ Return toner cartridges are not sold in some areas.

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Chapter 2

Printing Tasks

Loading Paper into Your Printer

This section describes how to load paper. If you use special media such as transparencies or
envelopes, see also “Selecting and Using Print Media” on page 29. For specifications or details
about the paper types and sizes, see “Paper” on page 153.

Note:

After you load papers, make sure to set the paper size/paper type in the Printer Settings dialog in the printer
driver. Otherwise, paper may not feed properly.

MP tray

The MP tray (Multi-purpose tray) is the paper source that is available for various types of paper,
such as labels, envelopes, thick paper, and transparencies.

Note:

To load envelopes, see “Envelopes” on page 30.

1. Open the MP tray, then pull the subtray out.

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2. Slide the paper guides outward to accommodate the paper you are loading.

3. Load a stack of the desired paper on the center of the paper tray with the printable surface

facing up. Then adjust the paper guide to the size of the paper.

Note:

❏ Make sure to load the paper as far as it will go inside the MP tray.

❏ Make sure that you do not load paper beyond the limit tab.

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a. limit tab

4. Raise the stopper.

Note:

When you use the paper that is longer than A4 size, do not raise the stopper. To prevent printouts from
being stacked and pushed out of the output tray, every time the printer ejects a couple of the printouts,
remove them from the tray.

Lower Paper Cassette Unit

This cassette gives you a second paper source in addition to the MP tray.

1. Pull the paper cassette out from the unit.

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2. Pinch the tab and slide the paper guides to the size of paper.

3. Load a stack of the desired paper on the center of the paper cassette with the printable surface

facing down.

Note:

❏ Make sure that you do not load paper beyond the limit mark.

a. limit mark

❏ Load letterheads with the printable side facing down and with the letterhead portion at the top.

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4. Insert the loaded paper cassette back into the unit.

5. Raise the stopper.

Note:

When you use the paper that is longer than A4 size, do not raise the stopper. To prevent printouts from
being stacked and pushed out of the output tray, every time the printer ejects a couple of the printouts,
remove them from the tray.

Selecting and Using Print Media

You can use special media, such as labels, envelopes, thick paper, and transparencies.

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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.

Labels

Available labels:

❏ Labels designed for laser printers or plain-paper copiers

❏ Labels that completely cover the backing sheet, with no gaps between the individual labels

Available paper source:

❏ MP tray

Printer driver settings:

Paper Size: A4, LT

Paper Source: MP tray

Paper Type: Labels

Note:

❏ 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.

❏ Duplex printing is not available for labels.

❏ Press a sheet of paper on top of each sheet of labels. If the paper sticks, do not use those labels in your

printer.

Envelopes

Available envelopes:

❏ Envelopes that have no glue or no tape

Cautions

c

Do not use any window envelope other than the ones designed for laser printers. The plastic on most
window envelopes will melt.

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