Epson C2600, 2600 User Manual

Color Laser Printer

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

Trademarks

IBM and PS/2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. Microsoft States of America and other countries. Apple

and Windows® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United

and Macintosh® are registered trademarks of

Apple Computer, Inc.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Antique Olive is a trademark of Fonderie Olive.

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

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

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

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

General Notice: Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners. Epson disclaims any and all rights in those marks.

Safety Instructions

Safety

Warnings, Cautions, and Notes

Warnings

must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury.

Cautions

must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment.

Notes

contain important information and useful tips on the operation of your printer.

Safety precautions

Be sure to follow the precautions carefully to ensure safe, efficient operation:

Safety Instructions 3

❏ Because the printer weighs approximately 37 kg (81.5 lb) with

consumable products installed, one person should not lift or carry it. Two people should carry the printer, lifting it by the correct positions as shown below.

* Do not lift the printer by these areas.

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

HIGH TEMPERATURE, or the surrounding areas. If the printer

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

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

2. CAUTION HIGH TEMPERATURE

❏ Do not insert your hand deep into the fuser unit as some

components are sharp and may cause injury.

❏ Avoid touching the components inside the printer unless

instructed to do so in this guide.

❏ Never force the printer’s components into place. Although the

printer is designed to be sturdy, rough handling can damage it.

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

smooth surface.

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❏ Do not attempt to modify a toner cartridge or take it apart.

They cannot be refilled.

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

❏ Do not dispose of used toner cartridge, photoconductor units,

fuser units, or waste toner collector in fire, as they can explode and cause injury. Dispose of them according to local regulations.

❏ If toner is spilled, use a broom and dustpan or a damp cloth

with soap and water to clean it up. Because the fine particles can cause a fire or explosion if they come into contact with a spark, do not use a vacuum cleaner.

❏ Wait at least one hour before using a toner cartridge after

moving it from a cool to a warm environment to prevent damage from condensation.

❏ When removing the photoconductor unit, avoid exposing it

to room light for more than five minutes. The unit contains a green-colored light-sensitive drum. Exposure to light can damage the drum, causing dark or light areas to appear on the printed page and reducing the service life of the drum. If you need to keep the unit out of the printer for long periods, cover it with an opaque cloth.

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

remove the photoconductor unit from the printer, always place the unit on a clean, smooth surface. Avoid touching the drum, since oil from your skin can permanently damage its 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.

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

children.

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

the printer to overheat.

❏ Avoid sharing outlets with other appliances.

❏ Use only an outlet that meets the power requirements of this

printer.

Important Safety Instructions

Read all of the following instructions before operating your printer:

When choosing a place and power source for the printer

❏ Place the printer near an electrical outlet where you can easily

plug in and unplug the power cord.

❏ Do not place the printer on an unstable surface.

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

❏ Slots and openings in the cabinet and the back or bottom are

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

❏ All interface connectors for this printer are Non-LPS

(non-limited power source).

Safety Instructions 7

❏ 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.

❏ Avoid using outlets that other appliances are plugged into.

❏ Use the type of power source indicated on the label. If you are

not sure of the type of power available, consult your dealer or local power company.

❏ If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet, contact a

qualified electrician.

❏ When connecting this product to a computer or other device

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

❏ If you use an extension cord, make sure that the total of the

ampere ratings on the products plugged into the extension cord does not exceed the extension cord ampere rating.

❏ Unplug this printer from the wall outlet and refer servicing

to a qualified service representative under the following conditions:

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

B. If liquid has been spilled into it.

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

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D. If it does not operate normally when the operating

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

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

damaged.

F. If it exhibits a distinct change in performance,

indicating a need for service.

When using the printer

❏ Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the printer.

❏ Unplug this printer from the wall outlet before cleaning.

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

aerosol cleaners.

❏ Avoid touching the components inside the printer unless

instructed to do so in the printer’s documentation.

❏ Never force printer components into place. Although the

printer is designed to be sturdy, rough handling can damage it.

❏ Be sure to keep consumables out of the reach of children.

❏ Do not use printer in a damp environment.

❏ Do not leave jammed paper inside of the printer. This can

cause the printer to overheat.

Safety Instructions 9

❏ Never push objects of any kind through cabinet slots as they

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

❏ Never spill liquid of any kind on the printer.

❏ Except as specifically explained in the printer’s

documentation, do not attempt to service this product yourself. Opening or removing those covers that are marked Do Not Remove may expose you to dangerous voltage points or other risks. Refer all servicing in those compartments to a qualified service representative.

❏ Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating

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

ENERGY STAR® compliance

As an ENERGY STAR® Partner, Epson has determined that this product meets the ENERGY

STAR

guidelines for energy efficiency.

The International ENERGY STAR

Office Equipment Program is a voluntary partnership with the computer and office equipment industry to promote the introduction of energy-efficient personal computers, monitors, printers, fax machines, copiers, scanners, and multifunction devices, and in an effort to reduce air pollution caused by power generation. Their standards and logos are uniform among participating nations.

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Safety Information

Power cord

Caution:

Be sure the AC power cord meets the relevant local safety

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

Laser safety labels

Warning:

The performance of procedures and adjustments other than those

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

Internal laser radiation

Max. Average Radiation Power: 15 mW at laser aperture

Wavelength: 770 to 800 nm

Safety Instructions 11

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

CDRH regulations

For information about the Center for Devices and Radiological Health of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, see "Standard and approvals" on page 409.

Ozone safety

Ozone emission

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

Ozone exposure limit

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

Minimize the risk

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

❏ Use of multiple laser printers in a confined area

❏ Operation in conditions of extremely low humidity

❏ Poor room ventilation

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❏ Long, continuous printing together with any of the above

Printer location

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

❏ Not blown directly into the user’s face

❏ Vented directly out of the building whenever possible

Power On/Off Cautions

Do not turn off the printer:

❏ After turning on the printer, wait until Ready appears on the

LCD panel.

❏ While the Ready light is flashing.

❏ While the Data light is on or flashing.

❏ While printing.

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Safety Instructions

Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Warnings, Cautions, and Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Safety Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Power On/Off Cautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Printer

Where to Find Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Printer Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Front view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Inside the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Options and Consumable Products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Consumable products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Chapter 2 Printer Features and Various Printing Options

Printer Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

High-quality printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Pre-defined color settings in the printer driver . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Color printing mode and monochrome printing mode . . . . 34

Toner save mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Resolution Improvement Technology and Enhanced MicroGray

technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Wide variety of fonts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Adobe PostScript 3 Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

P5C Emulation Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Various Printing Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Double-sided printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Fit to page printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Pages per sheet printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Watermark printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Overlay printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Using the Reserve Job function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Using the HDD form overlay function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Chapter 3 Paper Handling

Paper Sources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

MP tray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Standard lower paper cassette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Optional paper cassette unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Selecting a paper source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

MP tray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Standard lower paper cassette and optional paper cassette unit

Output tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Printing on Special Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

EPSON Color Laser Paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

EPSON Color Laser Transparencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Envelopes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Thick paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Loading a custom paper size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Chapter 4 Using the Printer Software with Windows

About the Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Accessing the printer driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Making Changes to Printer Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Making the print quality settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Resizing printouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Modifying the print layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Using a watermark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Using an overlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Using HDD form overlay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Duplex printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Making Extended Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Making Optional Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Printing a status sheet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Ordering Consumables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Using the Reserve Job Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Re-Print Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Verify Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Stored Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Confidential Job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Monitoring Your Printer Using EPSON Status Monitor 3 . . . . . . 108

Installing EPSON Status Monitor 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Getting printer status details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Order Online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Setting Monitoring Preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Status Alert window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Job Management function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Stopping monitoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Monitored Printers settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Setting Up the USB Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Canceling Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Uninstalling the Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Uninstalling the printer driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Uninstall the USB device driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Sharing the Printer on a Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Sharing the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Setting up your printer as a shared printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Using an additional driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Setting up clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Installing the printer driver from the CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . . 151

Chapter 5 Using the Printer Software with Macintosh

About the Printer Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Accessing the printer driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Making Changes to Printer Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154

Making the print quality settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154

Resizing printouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162

Modifying the print layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163

Using a watermark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165

Duplex printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170

Making Extended Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172

Printing a status sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174

Using the Reserve Job Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174

Re-Print Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176

Verify Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178

Stored Job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180

Confidential Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181

Monitoring Your Printer using EPSON Status Monitor 3 . . . . . . .184

Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184

Getting printer status details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186

Setting Monitoring Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188

Status Alert window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189

Using the Job Management function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190

Setting Up the USB Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192

For Mac OS X users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192

For Mac OS 9 users. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193

Canceling Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194

For Mac OS X users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194

For Mac OS 9 users. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194

Uninstalling the Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195

For Mac OS X users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195

For Mac OS 9 users. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196

Sharing the Printer on a Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197

Sharing the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197

For Mac OS X users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197

For Mac OS 9 users. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197

Chapter 6 Using the PostScript Printer Driver

About the PostScript 3 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201

Hardware requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201

System requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

Using the PostScript Printer Driver with Windows . . . . . . . . . . . 204

Installing the PostScript printer driver for the parallel interface

204 Installing the PostScript printer driver for the USB interface206 Installing the PostScript printer driver for the network interface

208

Accessing the PostScript printer driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

Making changes to PostScript printer settings . . . . . . . . . . . 212

Using the Reserve Job function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212

Using AppleTalk under Windows 2000 or NT 4.0. . . . . . . . 213

Using the PostScript Printer Driver with Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . 214

Installing the PostScript printer driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214

Selecting the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216

Accessing the PostScript printer driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

Making changes to PostScript printer settings . . . . . . . . . . . 221

Chapter 7 Using the Control Panel

Using the Control Panel Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

When to make control panel settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

How to access the control panel menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

Control Panel Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

Information Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

Tray Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

Emulation Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

Printing Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

Mode Config. Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238

Reset Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

Quick Print Job Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240

Confidential Job Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

Parallel Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

USB Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242

Network Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244

AUX Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244

LJ4 Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244

GL2 Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247

PS3 Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250

ESCP2 Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250

FX Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .253

I239X Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .256

Support Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .259

Printer Adjust Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .260

Status and Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .262

Printing and Deleting Reserve Job Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .278

Using the Quick Print Job Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .278

Using the Confidential Job Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .279

Printing a Status Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281

Canceling Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .282

Using the Cancel Job button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .282

Using the Reset menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .282

Switching the Printing Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283

Color mode to B/W mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283

Color mode to 4 x B/W mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .284

B/W mode to color mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .285

B/W mode to 4 x B/W mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .286

4 x B/W mode to B/W mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .287

4 x B/W mode to color mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .287

Chapter 8 Installing Options

Optional Paper Cassette Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .289

Handling precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .289

Installing the optional paper cassette unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .290

Removing the optional paper cassette unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . .293

Duplex Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .293

Installing the Duplex Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .293

Removing the Duplex Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .298

Hard Disk Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .298

Installing the Hard Disk Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .298

Removing the Hard Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .302

Memory Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .303

Installing a memory module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .303

Removing a memory module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .307

Interface Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .307

Installing an interface card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307

Removing an interface card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309

P5C Emulation Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309

Installing the P5C ROM module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309

Removing the P5C ROM module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312

Chapter 9 Replacing Consumable Products

Replacement Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313

Toner Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315

Handling precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315

Replacing a toner cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316

Photoconductor Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319

Handling precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319

Replacing the photoconductor unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320

Fuser Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326

Handling precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326

Replacing the fuser unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327

Waste Toner Collector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331

Handling precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331

Replacing the waste toner collector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331

Chapter 10 Cleaning and Transporting the Printer

Cleaning the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335

Cleaning the output tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336

Cleaning the pickup roller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337

Cleaning the photoconductor wire (knob [a]). . . . . . . . . . . . 338

Cleaning the exposure window (knob [b]) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339

Transporting the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340

For long distances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340

For short distances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341

Finding a place for the printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343

Chapter 11 Troubleshooting

Clearing Jammed Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .345

Precautions for clearing jammed paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .345

Jam A (cover A). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .346

Jam A, B (cover A and B). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .349

Jam MP, A (MP tray and cover A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .356

Jam A, C1 (cover A and standard lower paper cassette) . . .359

Jam A, E, C2 (cover A, E, and optional paper cassette) . . . .364

Printing a Status Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .370

Operational Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .370

The Ready light does not turn on. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .370

The printer does not print (Ready light off) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .370

The Ready light is on but nothing prints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .371

The optional product is not available . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .371

The Properties dialog box does not appear or it takes too much

time to open it. (For Windows users only). . . . . . . . . . . . .372

Printout Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .373

The font cannot be printed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .373

Printout is garbled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .373

The printout position is not correct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .374

Graphics do not print correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .374

Toner is no fixed to the paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .374

Color Printing Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .375

Cannot print in color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .375

The printout color differs when printed from different printers

375

The color looks different from what you see on the computer

screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .376

Print Quality Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .377

The background is dark or dirty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .377

White dots appear in the printout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .377

Print quality or tone is uneven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .378

Half-tone images print unevenly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .378

Toner smudges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .379

Areas are missing in the printed image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .379

Completely blank pages are output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .380

The printed image is light or faint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .380

The non-printed side of the page is dirty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .381

Memory Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .381

Print quality decreased . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .381

Insufficient memory for current task . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382

Insufficient memory to print all copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382

Paper Handling Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382

Paper does not feed properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382

Problems Using Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383

The message Invalid AUX /IF Card appears on the LCD panel

383

Paper does not feed from the optional paper cassette . . . . . 384

Feed jam when using the optional paper cassette . . . . . . . . 384

An installed option cannot be used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384

Correcting USB Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385

USB connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385

Windows operating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386

Printer software installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386

Status and Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393

Canceling Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393

Printing in the PostScript 3 Mode Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393

The printer does not print correctly in the PostScript mode394

The printer does not print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394

Printouts are black and white even though the Resolution setting

is set to Color in the printer driver. (For Mac OS X users only)

(only when printing with an AL-2600 model that is set to the

Color mode). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395

The printer driver or printer that you need to use does not appear

in the Printer Setup Utility (for Mac OS X 10.3), Print Center

(for Mac OS X 10.2), or Chooser (for Mac OS 9). . . . . . . . 396

The font on the printout is different from that on the screen396

The printer fonts cannot be installed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397

The edges of texts and/or images are not smooth . . . . . . . . 397

The printer does not print normally via the parallel interface

(Windows 98 only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398

The printer does not print normally via the USB interface. 398 The printer does not print normally via the network interface

399

An undefined error occurs (Macintosh only) . . . . . . . . . . . . 400

Insufficient memory to print data (Macintosh only) . . . . . . 400

Appendix A Customer Support

Contacting Customer Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .401

Technical Support Web Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .402

Appendix B Technical Specifications

Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .403

Available paper types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .403

Paper that should not be used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .404

Printable area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .405

Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .406

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .406

Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .407

Mechanical. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .408

Electrical. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .409

Standard and approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .409

Interfaces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .411

Parallel interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .411

USB interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .411

Ethernet interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .412

Options and Consumable Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .413

Optional paper cassette unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .413

Duplex Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .414

Memory modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .414

Hard Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .415

Toner cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .415

Photoconductor unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .415

Fuser unit 120/220 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .416

Waste toner collector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .416

Appendix C Information about Fonts

Working with Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .417

EPSON BarCode Fonts (Windows Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .417

Available fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .438

Adding more fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .445

Selecting fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445

Downloading fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445

EPSON Font Manager (Windows Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 446

Symbol Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449

Introduction to symbol sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449

In the LJ4 Emulation Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449

In the ESC/P 2 or FX Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453

In the I239X Emulation Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 456

In the EPSON GL/ 2 Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 456

In the P5C Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 457

Glossary

Index

Chapter 1

Getting to Know Your Printer

Where to Find Information

Setup Guide

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

User’s Guide (this manual)

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

Network Guide

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

Paper Jam Guide

Provides you with solutions for paper jam problems about your printer you may need to refer to on a regular basis. We recommend printing this guide and keeping it near the printer.

Online Help for printer software

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

Getting to Know Your Printer 25

Printer Parts

Front view

d e

a. output tray b. cover B c. latch on cover A d. cover A e. MP tray (Multi-Purpose tray) f. expansion tray 2 g. expansion tray 1 h. standard lower paper cassette i. cover D j. control panel

26 Getting to Know Your Printer

Rear view

a. Ethernet interface connector b. parallel interface connector c. USB interface connector d. interface card slot e. power switch f. AC inlet

Getting to Know Your Printer 27

Inside the printer

a. fuser unit b. photoconductor unit c. waste toner collector d. toner cartridge e. filter

28 Getting to Know Your Printer

Control panel

c eb

ijh

a. LCD panel Displays printer status messages and

control panel menu settings.

Back button

Up button

Enter button

Down button

f. Ready light

(Green)

g. Error light

(Red)

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 223.

On when the printer is ready, indicating that the printer is ready to receive and print data. Off when the printer is not ready.

On or flashes when an error has occurred.

Getting to Know Your Printer 29

h. Start/Stop button When the printer is printing, pressing

this button stops the printing. When the error light is flashing, pressing this button clears the error and switches the printer to ready status.

i. Data light

(Yellow)

j. Cancel Job button Press once to cancel the current print job.

On when print da ta 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.

Press and hold for more than two seconds to delete all jobs fro m the printer memory.

Options and Consumable Products

Options

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

❏ Optional Paper Cassette Unit (C12C802211)

This unit increases paper feeding capacity up to 500 sheets of paper.

❏ Duplex Unit (C12C802221)

This Duplex Unit allows for automatic printing on both sides of the paper.

30 Getting to Know Your Printer

+ 443 hidden pages

Epson C2600, 2600 User Manual

Safety Instructions

Safety

Warnings, Cautions, and Notes

Safety precautions

Important Safety Instructions

Safety Information

Power On/Off Cautions

Contents

Getting to Know Your Printer

Where to Find Information

Printer Parts

Front view

Rear view

Inside the printer

Control panel

Options and Consumable Products

Options