EPSON C1900 User Manual

Setup Sheet
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.
Provides network administrators with information on both the printer driver and network settings.
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Color Laser Printer
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Copyright © 2002 by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, Nagano, Japan
Reference Guide
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Contents

Contents
Warnings, Cautions, and Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Important Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Power On/Off Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Chapter 1 Product Information
Chapter 1 Printer Parts
Options and Consumable Products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Consumable products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
About Your Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Reserve Job function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
HDD Form Overlay function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Pre-defined color settings in printer driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Duplex printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Resolution Improvement Technology (RITech) . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Chapter 2 Paper Handling
Available Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
EPSON special media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
General paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Paper that should not be used. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Paper Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
MP tray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
500-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Selecting a paper source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
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Output Tray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
MP tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Optional Lower Cassette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Printing on Special Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
EPSON Color Laser Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
EPSON Color Laser Coated Paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
EPSON Color Laser Transparencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Labels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Thick paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Loading a custom paper size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Chapter 3 Using the Printer Software with Windows
About the Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Accessing the Printer Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Making Changes to Printer Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Making the print quality setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Resizing printouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Modifying the print layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Using a watermark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Using an overlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Using HDD form overlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Printing with the Duplex Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Making Extended Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Using the Reserve Job Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Re-Print Job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Verify Job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Stored Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Confidential Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Monitoring Your Printer by Using EPSON Status Monitor 3. . . . .84
Installing EPSON Status Monitor 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
Getting printer status details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Using the Job Management function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Setting Monitoring Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Status Alert window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
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Stopping monitoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Setting Monitored Printers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Setting for the USB Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Canceling Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Uninstalling the Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Uninstalling the printer driver and EPSON Status Monitor 3101
Uninstalling only EPSON Status Monitor 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Chapter 4 Using the Printer Software with Macintosh
About the Printer Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Accessing the Printer Driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Making Changes to Printer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Making the print quality setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Resizing printouts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Modifying the print layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Using a watermark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Printing with the Duplex Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Making Extended Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Using the Reserve Job Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Re-Print Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Verify Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Stored Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Confidential Job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Monitoring Your Printer by using EPSON Status Monitor 3. . . . 135
Accessing the EPSON Status Monitor 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Getting printer status details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Setting Monitoring Preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Status Alert window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Using the Job Management function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Setting for the USB connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Canceling Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Uninstalling the Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
Chapter 5 Setting Up Your Printer on a Network
For Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
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Sharing the printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
Setting up your printer as a shared printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146
Using an additional driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
Setting for the clients. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
Installing the printer driver from the CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . .162
For Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164
About the shared printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164
Setting up your printer as a shared printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164
Accessing the shared printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166
Chapter 6 Installing Options
500-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169
Duplex Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175
Hard Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181
Memory Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186
Adobe PostScript 3 ROM Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190
Interface Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193
Printing a Status Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196
Chapter 7 Functions of the Control Panel
Using the Control Panel Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199
When to make control panel settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199
How to access the control panel menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199
Printing and Deleting Reserve Job Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201
Using the Quick Print Job Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201
Using the Confidential Job Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202
Control Panel Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203
Control panel menu summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203
Information Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205
Status Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208
Tray Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208
Emulation Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210
Printing Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210
Setup Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213
Quick Print Job Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218
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Confidential Job Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Reset Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Parallel Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
USB Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Network Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
AUX Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
LJ4 Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
GL2 Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
PS3 Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
ESCP2 Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
FX Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
I239X Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Chapter 8 Replacing Consumable Products
Precautions During Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Replacement Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Developer Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Photoconductor Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Waste Toner Collector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Transfer Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Chapter 9 Cleaning and Transporting the Printer
Cleaning the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Cleaning the pickup roller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Cleaning the print head filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Transporting the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Chapter 10 Troubleshooting
Clearing Jammed Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Precautions for clearing jammed paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Jam A (Cover AB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Jam B (Cover AB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Jam C (Cover C). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
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Jam DM (Cover DM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .280
Operational Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .282
The Ready light does not turn on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .282
The printer does not print (Ready light off). . . . . . . . . . . . . .282
The Ready light is on but nothing prints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .282
The optional product is not available . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .284
Printout Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .284
The font will not print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .284
Printout is garbled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .284
The printout position is not correct. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .286
Graphics do not print correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .286
The surface is rough (duplex printing, coated paper) . . . . .286
Color Printing Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .287
Cannot print in color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .287
The color differs when printed from different printers . . . .287
The color looks different from the computer screen. . . . . . .287
Print Quality Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .288
The background is dark or dirty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .288
Black or white bands appear in the printout . . . . . . . . . . . . .290
White dots appear in the printout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .290
Print quality is uneven on the page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .290
Print quality is uneven (thick or coated paper) . . . . . . . . . . .291
Half-tone images print unevenly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .291
Toner smudges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .291
Areas are missing in the printed image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .293
Completely blank pages are output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .293
The printed image is light or faint. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .295
The non-printed side of the page is dirty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .295
Paper Handling Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .295
Paper does not feed properly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .295
Status and Error Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .296
Canceling Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .309
Using the Cancel Job button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .310
Using the Reset Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .310
Appendix A Technical Specifications
Available Paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
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Available paper types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Printable area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Environmental. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Standards and approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Parallel interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
USB interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Ethernet interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Options and Consumables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
500-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Duplex Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Memory module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
IEEE 1394 Interface (for Macintosh only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Hard Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Developer cartridges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Photoconductor unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Transfer unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Waste toner collector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Appendix B Symbol Sets
Introduction to Symbol Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
In the LJ4 Emulation Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
International character sets for ISO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
In the ESC/P 2 or FX Modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
International character sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Characters available with the ESC (^ command. . . . . . . . . . 336
In the I239X Emulation Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
In the EPSON GL/ 2 Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Appendix C Working with Fonts
Contents 11
EPSON BarCode Fonts (Windows Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
System requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Installing EPSON BarCode Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Printing with EPSON BarCode Fonts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
BarCode Font specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Available Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
LJ4/GL2 mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
ESC/P 2 and FX modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
I239X mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Printing font samples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Adding More Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Selecting Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Downloading Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
EPSON Font Manager (Windows Only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Installing EPSON Font Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Available Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
LJ4/GL2 mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
ESC/P 2 and FX modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
I239X mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Printing font samples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Adding More Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Selecting Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Downloading Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
EPSON Font Manager (Windows Only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Installing EPSON Font Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Contacting Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
For users in Latin America. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
For users in Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
For users in Singapore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
For users in Thailand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
For users in Indonesia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
For users in Hong Kong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
For users in Malaysia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
For users in India. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
For users in the Philippines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Appendix D Notice for Windows XP Users
Glossary
12 Contents
Index
Contents 13
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Warnings, Cautions, and Notes

Warnings must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury.
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Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment.
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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:
Because the printer weighs approximately 30 kg (66.1 lb), one
person should not lift or carry it. Two people should carry the printer, lifting it by the correct positions as shown below.
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Unless specifically instructed in this guide, be careful not to
touch the fuser, which is marked CAUTION Hot Surface Avoid Contact, or the surrounding areas. If the printer has been in use, the fuser and the surrounding areas may be very hot.
Unless specifically instructed in this guide, do not insert your hand into the fuser unit, as it may be very hot.
Do not insert your hand 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 developer cartridges or photoconductor
units, always place them on a clean, smooth surface.
Do not attempt to modify developer cartridges or take them
apart. They cannot be refilled.
Do not touch the toner. Keep the toner away from your eyes.
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Do not dispose of used developer cartridges, waste toner
collectors or photoconductor units in fire, as they can explode and cause injury. Dispose of them according to local regulations.
Wait at least one hour before using a developer cartridge or
a photoconductor unit after moving it from a cool to a warm environment to prevent damage from condensation.
When removing the photoconductor unit, avoid exposing it
to light for more than 5 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.
Be sure not to scratch the surface of the photoconductor unit’s
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 surface and affect print quality.
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.
Be sure to keep all 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.Use only an outlet that meets the power requirements of this
printer.
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Important Safety Instructions

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.
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
The International
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, and scanners, in an effort to reduce air
pollution caused by power generation.
®
Compliance
As an International ENERGY STAR® Partner, EPSON has determined that this product meets the International for energy efficiency.
ENERGY STAR
ENERGY STAR
®
Office Equipment Program
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Program guidelines

Power On/Off Cautions

Do not turn off the printer:
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For at least 180 seconds after turning on the printer. Wait
until Ready appears on the LCD panel.
While the Ready light is flashingWhile the Data light is on or flashingWhile printing
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Chapter 1

Product Information

Printer Parts

control panel
1 1 1
face-down tray
1
Cover AB
1 1 1
front cover
1
Product Information 21
1 1 1 1
Ethernet interface connector
Type B Interface card slot cover
parallel interface connector
USB interface connector
power switch
MP tray (Multi-Purpose tray)
AC inlet
transfer unit
photoconductor unit
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developer cartridge
waste toner collector
Control panel
1
Error light
Start/Stop button
LCD panel Displays printer status messages and
Back button Up button Enter button Down button
Cancel Job button Press once to cancel the current print job.
Ready light
LCD Panel
Data light
control panel 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 199.
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 Hard Disk Drive, or printing.
Back button
Cancel Job button
Up button
Enter button
Down button
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Data light
(Yellow)
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
Ready light
(Green)
Start/Stop button When the printer is printing, pressing
Error light
(Red)
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 button stops the printing. When the error light is flashing, pressing this button clears the error and switches the printer to ready status.
On or flashes when an error has occurred

Options and Consumable Products

Options

You can add to your printer’s capabilities by installing any of the
following options.
The 500-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit (C12C813911) holds one
paper cassette. It increases paper-feeding capacity up to 500 sheets of paper.
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The Duplex Unit (C12C813921) provides for automatic
printing on both sides of the paper.
The Hard Disk Drive (C12C823921) expands the printer’s
capacity by allowing you to expand the printer’s receive buffer when the Ethernet interface is used and to print complex and large print jobs at high speed.
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An optional memory module expands your printer’s
memory, allowing you to print complex and graphics-intensive documents.
®
The Adobe
allows your printer to print documents in the PostScript printing language. It cannot be used for a Macintosh connected with an IEEE 1394 Type B Interface Card.
The IEEE 1394 Type B Interface Card (C12C82372) can be
used for Macintosh users. It can be connected to a Macintosh FireWire
You can install various optional interface cards to supplement
your printer’s built-in parallel, USB, and Ethernet interfaces to provide added network compatibility.
Note:
The asterisk () is a substitute for the last digit of the product number, which varies by country.
PostScript® 3™ ROM Module (C12C832531)
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port.
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Consumable products

The life of the following consumable products is monitored by the
printer. The printer lets you know when replacements are needed.
Developer Cartridge (Black) Developer Cartridge (Yellow) Developer Cartridge (Magenta) Developer Cartridge (Cyan) Photoconductor Unit Waste Toner Collector Transfer Unit
The EPSON special media listed below provide you with
best-quality printouts.
EPSON Color Laser Paper (A4) EPSON Color Laser Paper (Letter)
EPSON Color Laser Transparencies (A4) EPSON Color Laser Transparencies (Letter)
EPSON Color Laser Coated Paper (A4)
Caution:
Do not use other EPSON media such as EPSON special
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media for ink jet printers, as they can cause paper jams and damage the printer.
S050100 S050097 S050098 S050099 S051083 S050101 S053009
S041215 S041218
S041175 S041174
S041383
Do not use the media listed above in any other printers, except
when specified in the documentation.
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About Your Printer

The printer comes with a full set of features that contributes to ease of use and consistent, high-quality output. The main features are described below.
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Reserve Job function

The Reserve Job function lets you store a print job on the printer’s Hard Disk Drive and reprint it directly from the printer’s control panel at any time without using your computer. You can also print one copy in order to verify the content before printing multiple copies. If the content of the print job is confidential, you can set a password to limit access to it. For more information, see “Using the Reserve Job Function” on page 77 for Windows, or “Using the Reserve Job Function” on page 128 for Macintosh.
Note:
You need an optional Hard Disk Drive installed in your printer in order to use the Reserve Job function.

HDD Form Overlay function

Enables faster printing with form overlays by allowing you to save the overlay data on the optional Hard Disk Drive instead of your computer. This feature is only available for Windows. For details, see “Using HDD form overlay” on page 70.
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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.
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For Windows, see “Using the predefined settings” on page 51. For
Macintosh, see “Using the predefined settings” on page 111.

Duplex printing

EPSON provides optional 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.

Resolution Improvement Technology (RITech)

Resolution Improvement Technology (RITech) is an original
EPSON printer technology that improves the appearance of
printed lines, text, and graphics. RITech is also applied to color
printing.
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Chapter 2

Paper Handling

Available Paper

This section explains what kind of paper you can use with your printer. Avoid using paper not mentioned in this section.
Note:
The printer is extremely sensitive to moisture. Be sure to store your paper in a dry environment.

EPSON special media

EPSON provides special media that are created especially for this printer.
EPSON Color Laser Paper
This media is designed specifically for this printer. You can load this media from the MP tray and the optional 500-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit.
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S041215 (A4) S041218 (Letter)
EPSON Color Laser Transparencies
This media is designed specifically for this printer. You can load this media only from the MP tray.
S041175 (A4) S041174 (Letter)
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Caution:
Do not use other EPSON media such as EPSON special
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media for ink jet printers, as they can cause paper jams and damage the printer.
Do not use the media listed above in any other printers, except
when specified in the documentation.
EPSON Color Laser Coated Paper
EPSON Color Laser Coated Paper is designed specifically for this
printer. This media is thicker than EPSON Color Laser Paper and
produces glossier and higher quality printing. To print on EPSON
Color Laser Coated Paper, choose Coated or Coated (Back) as the
Paper Type setting. This setting is optimized for printing on
coated paper, but paper can only be fed from the MP tray.
S041383 (A4)
Note:
Duplex printing using the optional Duplex Unit is not possible when
Thick or Thick (Back) is selected as the Paper Type setting in the printer
driver.
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General paper

You can use the following paper in addition to the EPSON special media introduced in the previous section.
Paper Type Description
Plain paper Recycled paper is acceptable.*
Weight: 60 to 90 g/m² (16 to 24 lb)
Envelopes No paste and no tape
No plastic window (unless specifically designed for laser printers)
Labels The backing sheet should be covered completely,
with no gaps between labels.** Thick paper Weight: 91 to 163 g/m² (24 to 43lb) Colored paper Non-coated
* Use recycled paper only under normal temperature and humidity conditions. Poor
quality paper may reduce print quality, or cause paper jams and other problems.
** Gaps between labels may cause the labels to p eel off inside the printer an d damage
the printer.
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.
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You may use paper with preprinted letterheads, provided that the
paper and ink are both compatible with laser printers.

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.
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Media meant for other color laser printers, black-and-white
laser printers, color copiers, black-and-white copiers, or ink jet printers
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 180°C)
Labels that peel easily or labels that do not cover the backing
sheet completely
Coated paper or special surface-colored paper other than
EPSON Color Laser Coated Paper
Paper that has binder holes or is perforatedPaper that has glue, staples, paper clips, or tape on itPaper that attracts static electricityMoist or damp paperPaper of uneven thicknessOverly thick or thin paperPaper that is too smooth or too roughPaper that is different on the front and backPaper that is folded, curled, wavy, or tornPaper of irregular shape, or paper that does not have right
angle corners
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Paper Sources

This section describes the combinations of paper sources and paper types that you can use.

MP tray

Paper Type Paper Size Capacity
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Plain paper, EPSON Color Laser Paper
Envelopes Monarch (MON), C10, DL, C6,
Labels 92 × 148 mm minimum
Thick paper 92 × 148 mm minimum
EPSON Color Laser Transparencies
EPSON Color Laser Coated Paper
* All sizes should be loaded short e dg e first.
A4, A5, B5, Letter (LT), Half-Letter (HLT), Executive (EXE), Government Letter (GLT)
Custom-size paper: 92 × 210 mm minimum 216 × 297 mm maximum
C5, IB5
216 × 297 mm maximum
216 × 297 mm maximum A4, Letter (LT) Up to 50 sheets
A4, Letter (LT) Up to 50 sheets
Up to 200 sheets (Total thickness: 23 mm maximum)
Up to 10 envelopes
Up to 50 sheets
Up to 50 sheets
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500-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit

Paper Type Paper Size Capacity
Plain paper A4 Up to 500 sheets
(Total thickness: less than 57 mm)

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.
Using the printer’s control panel
Access the control panel’s Setup Menu, then select Paper Source 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 Auto using the printer’s control panel.
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The printer will search for a paper source containing the specified paper size in the following order.
Standard configuration:
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MP tray
Note:
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 MP Mode
setting in the control panel’s Setup Menu. For details, see “Setup Menu” on page 213.
With optional 500-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit installed:
MP tray Lower cassette
Note:
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.
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You can change the priority of the MP tray by using the MP Mode
setting in the control panel’s Setup Menu. For details, see “Setup Menu” on page 213.
Manually feeding paper
Manual feeding is similar to normal paper feeding, except that you need to press the N Start/Stop button to print the rest of the pages after the first page is printed. This can be helpful when you want to check the print quality after the first page is printed.
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Follow these steps to feed paper manually.
1. Access the printer driver by one of the following methods. 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.
To access the printer driver from Windows Me, 98, 95, XP,
2000, or NT 4.0, click Start, point to Settings, and click
Printers. Next, right-click the EPSON AL-C1900 Advanced icon and click Properties (in Windows Me, 98, or 95), Printing Preferences (in Windows XP or 2000), or Document Defaults (in Windows NT 4.0).
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-C1900 icon beforehand.
2. For Windows, click the Basic Settings tab, then select the Manual Feed check box. For Macintosh, click the Manual Feed check box on the Basic Settings dialog box.
3. Select the correct paper size from the Paper Size list.
4. If paper 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 and the optional lower cassette with the printable surface facing up.
5. Print a document from your application. The LCD panel shows Manual Feed and the selected page size.
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Press the N Start/Stop button to print. A sheet of paper is loaded and printed.
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Output Tray

The face-down tray is located on the top of the printer. Your printouts will be stacked facing down.
Raise the paper support to prevent your printouts from slipping off the printer.
You can use the face-down tray with the following types of paper.
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Paper type: All types of paper that are supported can be used. Capacity: Up to 200 sheets of plain paper
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Loading Paper

This section describes how to load paper into the MP tray, and the optional lower cassette. If you use special media such as EPSON Color Laser Transparencies or envelopes, see also “Printing on Special Media” on page 41.

MP tray

The MP tray is the most flexible paper source, accommodating various paper sizes and media types. It is also the paper source for feeding paper manually. See “MP tray” on page 33 for details.
Follow these steps to load paper into the MP tray.
1. Remove the MP tray cover and open the MP tray flap.
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2. Pinch the paper guide and tab on the right, then slide the paper guide to the widest position.
2 2 2 2
3. Load a stack of the desired media on the center of the tray with the printable surface facing up. Then slide the right paper guide against the right side of the stack to obtain a snug fit. The left paper guide also slides toward the center. Then, close the MP tray flap.
4. Set the MP Tray Size in the Tray Menu and the Paper Size in the Printing Menu to match the loaded media through the control panel.
Note:
To print on the back side of previously printed paper, use the MP tray. The optional Duplex Unit cannot be used for this purpose.
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Optional Lower Cassette

Note:
To use the optional 500-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit, select it in the printer driver’s Optional Settings menu after installing it on the printer.
Follow these steps to load paper into the optional lower cassette.
1. Pull the paper cassette out until it stops.
2. Press down on the metal plate in the cassette until it clicks into place.
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3. Fan a stack of paper, and then tap the edge of the stack against a hard surface until all sheets are even.
Note:
If your printouts are curled or do not stack properly when using plain paper, try turning the stack over and reloading it.
4. Insert the stack into the cassette, as shown below. Make sure that all the paper is under the metal retaining clip with the printable surface up.
2 2 2
Note:
Loading the cassette with too much paper may cause paper jams.
5. Push the cassette in all the way.
6. Set the LC Type setting to match the type of loaded paper through the Tray Menu. For details, see “Tray Menu” on page
208.

Printing on Special Media

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You can print on special paper stock such as EPSON Color Laser Paper, EPSON Color Laser Transparencies, EPSON Color Laser Coated Paper, thick paper, envelopes, and labels.
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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.

EPSON Color Laser Paper

You can use EPSON Color Laser Paper for the following paper sources.
Paper Source Capacity
MP tray up to 200 sheets

EPSON Color Laser Coated Paper

Printing on EPSON Color Laser Coated Paper produces glossier and higher quality printouts. You can use EPSON Color Laser Coated Paper for the following paper sources.
Paper sources Paper type settings Capacity
MP tray Coated or Coated
(Back)
up to 50 sheets
For optimal printing on this media, choose Coated or Coated (Back) as the Paper Type setting.
Note:
When printing on the back side of previously printed paper, select Coated (Back).
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EPSON Color Laser Transparencies

EPSON recommends the use of EPSON Color Laser Transparencies for presentations or other applications.
Note:
Duplex printing is not enabled with transparencies.
The following table shows important settings you have to make when using EPSON Color Laser Transparencies.
Paper Source MP tray only (up to 50 sheets) MP Tray Size setting in the Tray
Menu MP Type setting in the Tray Menu Trnsprncy Printer driver settings Paper Size: A4 or Letter
Please note the following tips for handling this media. Hold sheets by their edges, as oil from your fingers may
transfer to the surface and damage their printable surfaces. The EPSON logo appears on the printable side.
A4 or LT (Letter)
Paper Source: MP tray Paper Type: Transparency
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You may have to make the setting Trnsprncy
in the Setup Menu.
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When loading transparencies in the MP tray, insert the short
edge first and with the printable surface facing up.
Caution:
Sheets that have just been printed on may be hot.
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Envelopes

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 unless they are specifically
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Note:
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.
The following table shows important settings you have to make when using envelopes.
Paper Source MP tray only (up to 10 envelopes)
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MP Tray Size setting in the Tray Menu
Printer driver settings Paper Size: Mon, C10, DL, C6, C5
Please note the following tips for handling this media. Load envelopes with the flap closed and facing forward as
shown below.
Do not use an envelope that has glue or tape on it.
Mon, C10, DL, C6, C5, IB5
Paper Source: MP tray Paper Type: Envelope
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Caution:
Make sure that the minimum size of envelopes meets the
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Height: Width:
Min. 92 mm
Min. 148 mm
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Labels

You can load more than one sheet 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.
Min. 92 mm
The following table shows important settings you have to make when using labels.
Paper Source MP tray only (up to 50 sheets) MP Tray Size setting in the Tray
Menu Printer driver settings Paper Size: (Select appropriate size)
(Select appropriate size)
Paper Source: MP tray Paper Type: Thick
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Note:
You should only use labels designed for laser printers or
plain-paper copiers.
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.
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Press a sheet of paper on top of each sheet of labels. If the paper
sticks, do not use those labels in your printer.
You may have to make the setting Thick for Paper Type in the
Setup Menu.

Thick paper

The following table shows important settings you have to make when using Thick.
Paper Source MP tray only (up to 50 sheets) MP Tray Size setting in the Tray
Menu Printer driver settings Paper Size: (Select appropriate size)

Loading a custom paper size

(Select appropriate size)
Paper Source: MP tray Paper Type: Thick
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You can load non-standard size paper into the MP tray as long as it meets the following size and weight requirements:
Plain paper 92 × 210 mm to 216 × 297 mm
(3.6 × 8.3 in. to 8.5 × 11.7 in.) (Weight: 60 to 90g/m²)
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Thick paper, Envelope, Label 92 × 148 mm to 216 × 297 mm
(3.6 × 5.8 in. to 8.5 × 11.7 in.) (Weight: 91 to 163g/m²)
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 match your custom paper. Then, click OK and your custom paper size will be saved.
For Macintosh, access the printer driver, click Custom Size in
the Paper Setting dialog box. Then, click New, and 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.
If you cannot use the printer driver as explained above, make this setting at the printer by accessing the control panel’s Printing Menu and selecting CTM (custom) as the Page Size setting.
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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 the EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility, which is accessed through the Utility menu. The EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility lets you check the status of your printer. See “Monitoring Your Printer by Using EPSON Status Monitor 3” on page 84 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 settings 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.
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Note:
The printer driver’s online help provides details on printer driver settings.
To access the printer driver from your application, click the
Print or Page Setup command from the File menu. You also need to click Setup, Options, Properties, or a combination of these buttons.
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To access the printer driver from Windows, click Start, point
to Settings, and click Printers. Next, right-click the EPSON AL-C1900 Advanced icon and click Properties (in Windows Me/98/95), Printing Preferences (in Windows XP/2000) or Document Defaults (in Windows NT 4.0).

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.
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 the Automatic button is selected in 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:
Online help provides more information on printer driver settings.
1. Click the Basic Settings tab.
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2. Click the Automatic button. Then choose desired printing resolution from Fast (300 dpi) or Fine (600 dpi) with the slider bar.
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3. Click OK to accept the setting.
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 these steps to use the predefined settings.
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1. Select the Advanced button on the Basic Settings menu. You will find the predefined settings in the list on the right of the
Automatic button.
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This screen is a Windows Me, 98 and 95 screen.
2. 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:
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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 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.
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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.
Advanced Text/Graph
Suitable for printing high-quality presentation documents that include text and graphs.
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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
If you need to change detailed settings, make the settings manually.
Follow these steps to customize your print settings.
1. Click the Advanced button in the Basic Settings menu, then click More Settings. The following dialog box appears.
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Note:
This screen is a Windows Me, 98, and 95 screen.
2. Choose Color or Black as the Color setting.
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3. Choose desired printing resolution from 300 dpi or 600 dpi with the Resolution slider bar, then make other settings. For details on each settings, see online help.
4. Click OK to apply your settings and return to the Basic Settings menu. Click Cancel to return to the Basic Settings menu without applying your settings.
Saving your settings
To save your custom settings, click the Advanced button and click Save Settings on the Basic Settings menu. The Custom Settings
dialog box appears.
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Type a name for your custom settings in the Name box, and click
Save. Your settings will appear in the list to the right of the Automatic button in the Basic Settings menu.
Note:
You cannot use a predefined setting name for your custom settings.
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To delete a custom setting, click the Advanced button and click
Save Settings in the Basic Settings menu, select the setting in the Custom Settings dialog box and then click Delete.
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. To return to your custom setting, simply reselect it from the current settings list.

Resizing printouts

You can have your document enlarged or reduced during printing.
To automatically resize pages to fit the output paper
1. Click the Layout menu.
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2. Select the Zoom Options check box.
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3. 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.
4. Click the Upper Left button (to print reduced page image at upper left corner of the paper) or the Center button (to print reduced page image with centering) for Location setting.
5. Click OK to accept the settings.
To resize pages by a specified percentage:
1. Click the Layout menu.
2. Select the Zoom Options check box.
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3. Select the Zoom To check box.
4. Specify the magnification percentage in the box, then click OK. The percentage can be set between 50% and 200% in 1% increments.
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.
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1. Click the Layout menu.
2. Select the Print Layout check box, and click Print Layout
Settings. The Print Layout Settings dialog box appears.
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3. Select the number of pages you want to print on one sheet of paper.
4. Select the Page Order in which the pages are printed on each sheet. 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 close the Print Layout Settings dialog box.
6. Click OK on the Layout menu to accept the settings.
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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 menu.
2. Select the Watermark check box.
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3. Click Watermark Settings. The Watermark dialog box appears.
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4. Select a watermark from the Watermark Name drop-down list.
5. Select the location on the page where you want to print the watermark from the Location drop-down list.
6. Adjust the horizontal or vertical Offset position.
7. Select the color from the Color drop-down list.
8. Adjust the image intensity of the watermark with the Intensity slider bar.
9. Adjust the size of the watermark with the Size slider bar.
10. 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.
11. Click OK to accept the settings.
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Making a new watermark
You can make a new watermark as follows:
1. Click the Special menu.
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.
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5. Select Text or BMP and type a name for the new watermark in the Name box.
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.
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7. Click Save. Your watermark will appear in the List box.
8. Click OK to register the new watermark settings.
Note:
You can register up to 10 watermarks.

Using an overlay

The Overlay Settings dialog box allows you to prepare standard forms, or templates, that you can use as overlays when printing other documents. This feature can be useful for creating corporate letterheads or invoices.
Note:
The overlay function is available only when High Quality (Printer) is selected as the Printing Mode in the More Settings dialog box.
Creating an overlay
Follow these steps to create and save a form overlay file.
1. Open your application and create the file that you want to use as an overlay.
2. When the file is ready to be saved as an overlay, choose Print or Print Setup from the File menu of your application. Then click Printer, Setup, Options, or Properties, or click a combination of these buttons, depending on your application.
3. Select the Special menu.
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4. Select the Form Overlay check box, and click the Overlay Settings button to open the Overlay Settings dialog box.
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5. Click the Create Overlay Data button, then click Settings. The Form Settings dialog box appears.
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6. Select the Use Form Name check box. Then click the Add Form Name button. The Add Form dialog box appears.
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7. In the Add Form dialog box, type the form name in the Form Name box and its description in the Description box.
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Note:
If you want to name and save the form data you made here to the optional HDD, be careful to use only the characters shown below. A - Z, a - z, 0 - 9, and ! ’ ) ( - _ %
8. Click the To Front or To Back button to specify whether the overlay will be printed as background or foreground of the document.
9. In the Add Form dialog box, click Register.
10. In the Form Settings dialog box, click OK.
11. In the Overlay Settings dialog box, click OK.
12. Print the file saved as overlay data. It is possible to save any kind of file as an overlay. The overlay data is created.
Printing with an overlay
Follow the steps to print a document with overlay data.
1. Open the file to print with overlay data.
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2. From the application, access the printer driver. Open the File menu and choose Print or Print Setup. Then click Printer, Setup, Options, or Properties, or click a combination of these buttons, depending on the application you use.
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3. Select the Special menu.
4. Select the Form Overlay check box, and click the Overlay Settings button to open the Overlay Settings dialog box.
5. In the Overlay Settings dialog box, choose the form from the Form list, then click OK.
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6. Click OK to print the data.
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Different printer settings overlay data
The overlay data is made with the current printer settings (such as Resolution: 600 dpi). If you want to make the same overlay with different printer settings (such as 300 dpi), follow the instructions below.
1. Re-access the printer driver as described in step 2 in “Creating an overlay” on page 64.
2. Make the printer settings and exit the printer driver.
3. Send the same data that you made by application to the printer like step 12 in “Creating an overlay” on page 64.
This setting is available only for Form Name data.

Using HDD form overlay

This function enables faster printing with form overlay data. Windows users can use the form data registered in the optional Hard Disk Drive installed in the printer though only an administrator can register or delete the form data in the Hard Disk Drive. You can access this function from the Form Selection dialog box in the printer driver.
Note:
This function is not available when the Color setting is set to Black
in the printer driver’s Basic Settings menu.
This function is not available if the optional Hard Disk Drive is not
installed.
Use this function by inputting the registered form name after
printing the Print List.
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When the document’s resolution, paper size or paper orientation
settings are different from the form overlay data that you use, you cannot print the document with the form overlay data.
This function is available in the ESC/Page Color mode.
Register the form overlay data on the Hard Disk Drive
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Only a network administrator using Windows XP/2000/NT 4.0 is allowed to register the form overlay data on the optional Hard Disk Drive. See the Administrator’s Guide for details.
Printing with HDD form overlay
All Windows users can use the registered form data in the optional Hard Disk Drive. Follow these steps to print with HDD form data.
1. Select the Special menu.
2. Select the Form Overlay check box, and click the Overlay Settings button to open the Overlay Settings dialog box.
3. Select No Form name in the Form text box, and click Details. The Form Selection dialog box appears.
Note:
Make sure that the No Form Name is selected. If any form name is selected, another dialog box will appear.
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4. Click Printer’s HDD, then enter the registered form name. If you need the list of the registered form data, click Print List to print it and confirm the form name. Also, if you need a sample print-out of the form data, enter the form name and click the Print Sample button.
5. Choose To Back or To Front to print the form data as background or foreground of the document.
6. Click OK to print data.
Delete the form overlay data in the Hard Disk Drive
Only a network administrator using Windows XP/2000/NT 4.0 is allowed to delete or edit the form overlay data in the optional Hard Disk Drive. See the Administrator’s Guide for details.

Printing with the Duplex Unit

Duplex printing with the optional Duplex Unit 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.
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As an ENERGY STAR® partner, EPSON recommends the use of the double-sided printing function. Refer to Compliance for more information on the ENERGY STAR program.
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1. Click the Layout tab.
2. Select the Duplex check box.
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3. Select the Left, Top, or Right button as a Binding Position.
4. Click Duplex Settings to open the Duplex Settings dialog box.
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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.
7. When printing for binding as a booklet, click the Binding Method check box and make appropriate settings. For details about each setting, see online help.
8. Click OK to close the Duplex Settings dialog box.
9. Click OK on the Layout menu to accept the settings.

Making Extended Settings

You can make detailed settings such as font setting or offset setting in the Extended Settings dialog box. To open the dialog box, click Extended Settings on the Optional Settings menu.
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Print True Type fonts as bitmap button:
Select this button to print, as bitmap, the True Type fonts that are not substituted with device fonts in the document.
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Print True Type fonts with substitution button:
Settings button: Click this button to open the Font
Uses the settings specified on the printer
button:
Uses the settings specified on the driver
button:
Select this button to print the True Type fonts in the document as device fonts. This function is not available when the printing mode setting on the More Settings dialog box is set to CRT or High Quality (PC). For details about the printing mode setting, see “Customizing print settings” on page 54.
Substitution dialog box. This button is available when the Print
True Type fonts with substitution
button is selected. Select this button to use the Offset,
the Skip blank page, and the Ignore the selected paper size settings on the control panel.
Select this button to use the Offset, the Skip blank page, and the Ignore the selected paper size settings in the printer driver.
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Offset Makes fine adjustments to the
printing position on the front and the back of data on a page in
0.5 mm increments.
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Skip Blank Page check box:
When you select this check box, the printer skips blank pages.
Ignore the selected paper size check box:
Automatically change to monochrome mode check
box:
High Speed Graphics Output check box:
Uses the spooling method provided by the operation system check box:
OK button: Click this button to save your
When you select this check box, the printer prints on loaded paper, regardless of size.
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.
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 Spool function for Windows XP/2000/NT 4.0.
settings and to exit the dialog box or printer driver.
Cancel button: Click this button to exit the dialog
box or printer driver without saving your settings.
Help button: Click this button to open online
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Default button: Click this button to return the
driver settings to the initial settings.

Using the Reserve Job Function

The Reserve Job function allows you to store print jobs in the printer’s Hard Disk Drive and to print them later directly from the printer’s control panel. Follow the instructions in this section to use the Reserve Job function.
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Note:
You need an optional Hard Disk Drive installed in your printer in order to use the Reserve Job function. Make sure that the drive is correctly recognized by the printer driver before you start using the Reserve Job function.
The table below gives an overview of the Reserve Job options. Each option is described in detail later in this section.
Reserve Job Option Description
Re-Print Job Lets you print the job now and store it for later
reprinting.
Verify Job L ets you print one copy now to verify the content
before printing multiple copies. Stored Job Lets you save the print job without printing it now. Confidential Job Lets you apply a password to the print job and save
it for later printing.
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Jobs stored in the Hard Disk Drive are handled differently depending on the Reserve Job option. Refer to the tables below for details.
Reserve Job Option
Re-Print Job + Verify Job
Stored Job 64 Delete old jobs Confidential
Job
Reserve Job Option
Re-Print Job data remains in Verify Job Stored Job Data remains in hard drive Confidential
Job
Maximum Number of Jobs
64 (combined total)
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After Printing After Turning Off Printer or Using
hard drive
data is cleared Data is cleared
When Maximum is Exceeded
Oldest job automatically replaced with newest
manually
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Data is cleared
When Drive is Full
Oldest job automatically replaced with newest
Delete old jobs manually

Re-Print Job

The Re-Print Job option allows you to store the job you are currently printing so that you can reprint it later directly from the control panel.
Follow these steps to use the Re-Print Job option.
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1. Select the Collate in Printer check box on the Basic Settings menu in the printer driver. Specify the number of copies to be printed, and make other printer driver settings as appropriate for your document.
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2. Click the Optional Settings tab and click Reserve Jobs Settings. The Reserve Job Settings dialog box appears.
3. Select the Reserve Job On check box and click the Re-Print
Job button.
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4. Enter a user name and job name in the corresponding text boxes. If you want to create a thumbnail of the first page of a job, select the Create a thumbnail check box. Thumbnails ca be accessed by entering http:// followed by the internal print server’s IP address in a Web browser.
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5. Click OK. The printer prints your document, and stores the print job data on the Hard Disk Drive. To reprint or delete this data using the printer’s control panel, see “Printing and Deleting Reserve Job Data” on page 201.
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Verify Job

The Verify Job option allows you to print one copy in order to verify the content before printing multiple copies.
Follow these steps to use the Verify Job option.
1. Select the Collate OK check box on the Basic Settings menu in the printer driver. Specify the number of copies to be printed, and make other printer driver settings as appropriate for your document.
2. Click the Optional Settings tab and click Reserve Jobs Settings. The Reserve Job Settings dialog box appears.
3. Select the Reserve Job On check box and click the Verify Job button.
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5. Click OK. The printer prints one copy of your document, and stores the print data with information on the number of remaining copies on the Hard Disk Drive. After you have confirmed the printout, you can print the remaining copies or delete this data using the printer’s control panel. See “Printing and Deleting Reserve Job Data” on page 201 for instructions.
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Stored Job

The Stored Job option is useful for storing documents you print on a regular basis, such as invoices. The stored data remains on the Hard Disk Drive even if you turn off the printer or reset it using the Reset All function.
Follow these steps to store print data using the Stored Job option.
1. Select the Collate OK check box on the Basic Settings menu in the printer driver. Specify the number of copies to be printed, and make other printer driver settings as appropriate for your document.
2. Click the Optional Settings tab and click Reserve Jobs Settings. The Reserve Job Settings dialog box appears.
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3. Select the Reserve Job On check box, and the Stored Job button.
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4. Enter a user name and job name in the corresponding text boxes. If you want to create a thumbnail of the first page of a job, select the Create a thumbnail check box. Thumbnails ca be accessed by entering http:// followed by the internal print server’s IP address in a Web browser.
5. Click OK. The printer stores the print data in the Hard Disk Drive. To print or delete this data using the printer’s control panel, see “Printing and Deleting Reserve Job Data” on page
201.

Confidential Job

The Confidential Job option allows you to apply passwords to print jobs stored on the Hard Disk Drive.
Follow these steps to store print data using the Confidential Job option.
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1. Make printer driver settings as appropriate for your document, then open the Optional Settings menu and click the Reserve Jobs Settings button. The Reserve Jobs Settings dialog box appears.
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3. Enter a user name and job name in the corresponding text boxes.
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4. Set the password for the job by entering a four-digit number in the password text box.
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Passwords must be four digits.
Only numbers from 1 through 4 can be used for passwords.
Keep passwords in a safe place. You must enter the correct
password when printing a Confidential Job.
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5. Click OK. The printer stores the print job in the Hard Disk Drive. To print or delete this data using the printer’s control panel, see “Printing and Deleting Reserve Job Data” on page
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Monitoring Your Printer by Using EPSON Status Monitor 3

The EPSON Status Monitor 3 monitors your printer and gives you information about its current status.
Note:
Before using EPSON Status Monitor 3, be sure to read the README file under the ESM3 folder. This file contains the latest information on the EPSON Status Monitor 3.
Note for Windows XP users:
Shared Windows XP LPR connections and shared Windows XP
Standard TCP/IP connections with Windows clients do not support the Job Management function.
The EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility is not available when printing
from a Remote Desktop connection.
Note for Windows 95 users:
Network printers can not be monitored with EPSON Status Monitor 3.

Installing EPSON Status Monitor 3

Follow these steps to install EPSON Status Monitor 3.
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1. Insert the printer software CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. The Installation Program screen appears as shown below.
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If it does not appear, double-click the My Computer icon. Click the CD-ROM icon, then select Open from the file menu.Then double-click SETUP.EXE.
2. In the Installation Program screen, double-click Install Software.
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3. Click the Advanced button.
4. Select EPSON Status Monitor 3, and click Install.
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5. In the dialog box that appears, make sure that your printer’s icon is selected, and click OK. This automatically installs the utility program.
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6. When the installation is complete, click OK.
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Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3

Here is the way to access EPSON Status Monitor 3: Open the printer software, click the Utility tab, then click the EPSON Status Monitor 3 button.
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Getting printer status details

You can monitor printer status and obtain information on consumable products using the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box.
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Note:
The screen shot may vary depending on your printer.
1. Icon/Message: The icon and message show the
printer status.
2. Printer image: The image at the upper left shows the
printer status graphically.
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3. Text box: 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.
4. Close button: Clicking this button closes the dialog box.
5. Paper: Displays the paper size and the approximate amount of paper remaining in the paper source. Information for the optional cassette is displayed only if this option is installed.
6. Toner: Indicates the amount of remaining toner. The toner icon flashes if the toner is low.
7. Photoconductor
Unit Life:
8. Waste toner
collector:
Indicates the remaining functional life of the photoconductor unit.
Blinks when the waste toner collector is not installed correctly or is near full.

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.
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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 95 for details.) Then click the Job Information tab on the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box.
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1. 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.
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Held: The print job to be hold.
2. Job Name:Displays the user’s print job file names. Other users
print jobs are displayed as --------.
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3. Job Type: Displays the job type. When the Reserve job function is used, the jobs are displayed as Stored, Verify, Re-Print, and Confidential respectively. About the Reserve Job function, see “Using the Reserve Job Function” on page 77.
4. Refresh
button:
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6. Cancel
Job button:
Clicking this button refreshes the information on this menu.
Displays the dialog box to print the spooled and Held status job. See “Re-printing your print job” on page 92 for details.
Selecting a print job and clicking this button, cancels the selected print job.
Re-printing your print job
Clicking the Print button on the EPSON Status Monitor 3 screen lets you print a spooled job. Follow the steps below to re-print your job.
Note:
You cannot re-print your jobs in the following cases.
The status of the job is other than Held. ❏ The job is sent by someone other than you.When multiple jobs are selected
1. Access EPSON Status Monitor 3. See “Accessing EPSON
Status Monitor 3” on page 88 for details.
2. Click Job Information tab.
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3. Click the Print button. The following screen appears.
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4. In the screen, confirm the job name and select a copy number from 1 to 999.
5. Click OK to reprint your job.
Supporting connection to use the Job Management function
The Job Management function is available when the following connections are used:
When using the EPSON Net Direct Print TCP/IP connection
(in Windows Me, 98, 95 and XP, 2000 or NT 4.0)
When using the LPR connections (in Windows XP, 2000 and
NT 4.0)
When using standard TCP/IP connections (in Windows XP
and 2000)
Shared Windows XP, 2000 and NT 4.0 LPR connections and
shared Windows XP and 2000 Standard TCP/IP connections with Windows Me, 98, 95, XP, 2000 and NT 4.0 clients
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You can not use this function in the following situ at ions:
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When using an optional Ethernet interface card that doesn’t support
the Job Management function.
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When the NetWare connections do not support the Job Management
function.
When the printing jobs from NetWare and NetBEUI are displayed
as “Unknown” on the Job Management menu.
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.
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.
To use this function, click the specified print job from the print job list on the Job Information menu in the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box. When the target job is completed, the Notify when printing completed dialog box appears.
Note:
When you canceled the target job, the Notify when printing completed dialog box does not appear.
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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.
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The following settings and buttons appear in the dialog box:
1. Select Notification: Use the check boxes in this area to
select the types of error that you wish to be notified about.
2. Event: Displays the events where
notification screens appear.
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3. Screen Notification: Displays which event is set for notification.
4. Default button: Restores default settings.
5. Select Shortcut Icon: To use the shortcut icon, select the Shortcut Icon check box and 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 and select Monitoring Preferences to open the Monitoring Preferences dialog box, and EPSON AL-C1900 Advanced to open the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box.
6. Show job information
check box:
7. Allow monitoring of
shared printers check box:
8. OK button: Saves new changes.
9. Cancel button: Cancels any changes.
10. Help button: Opens online help for the
Displays the job information menu in the EPSON Status Monitor 3 window.
To monitor a shared printer, select this check box. You need to make this setting on the server.
Monitoring Preferences dialog box.
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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.
This window will also appear according to the selected notification in the Monitoring Preferences dialog box.
If you wish to see information about printer consumables, click EPSON Status Monitor 3 button. Once this button is clicked, the Status Alert window will not disappear even after a problem is cleared. Click Close to close the window.

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.
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You can find out the current printer status by clicking the EPSON
Status Monitor 3 icon in the printer driver’s Utility menu.

Setting Monitored Printers

You can use Monitored Printers utility to change the type 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.
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1. Click Start, point to Programs, point to EPSON Printers, then
click the Monitored printers.
2. Clear the check box of the printers which are not monitored.
3. Click OK to accept the setting.

Setting for the USB Connection

The USB interface that comes with your printer complies with Microsoft Plug and Play (PnP) USB specifications.
Note:
Only PC systems equipped with a USB connector and running Windows Me, 98, XP, and 2000 support the USB interface.
1. Click Start, point to Settings, then click Printers.
2. Right-click the EPSON AL-C1900 Advanced icon, and click
Properties on the menu that appears.
3. Click the Details tab. In Windows 2000, click the Port tab.
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4. Select the appropriate USB port from the Print to the following port drop-down list. In Windows Me or 98, select EPUSB1(EPSON AL-C1900 Advanced). In Windows XP/2000, select USB001 in the list on the Ports menu.
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Note:
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5. Click OK to save this setting.
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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 the printer icon on the task bar, then click Purge Print Documents from the Printer menu.
After the last page is output, the Ready (green) light on the printer turns on.
The current job is canceled.
Note:
You can also 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.
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