EPSON C4100 User Manual

Where to Find Information

Setup Guide

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

Reference Guide (this manual)

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

Network Guide

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

Paper Jam Guide

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

Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Warnings, Cautions, and Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Power On/Off Cautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Printer

Printer Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Options and Consumable Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Consumable products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Printer Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

High-speed tandem printing engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Duplex printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Reserve Job function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

HDD Form Overlay function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Pre-defined color settings in printer driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Wide variety of fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Toner save mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Resolution Improvement Technology (RITech) . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Various Printing Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Double-sided printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Fit to page printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Pages per sheet printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Watermark printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Overlay printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Using the Reserve Job function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Chapter 2 Paper Handling

Paper Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

MP tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Standard lower cassette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

500-Sheet/1000-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Selecting a paper source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

MP tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Standard lower cassette and optional paper cassette unit . . .42

Output Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Printing on Special Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

EPSON Color Laser Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

EPSON Color Laser Transparencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Labels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Thick paper and extra thick paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Transparencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Loading a custom paper size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Chapter 3 For Windows

About the Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Accessing the printer driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Making Changes to Printer Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Making the print quality setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Resizing printouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Modifying the print layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Using a watermark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Using an overlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Using HDD form overlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Printing with the duplex unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Making Extended Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

Making Optional Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Using the Reserve Job Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Re-Print Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

Verify Job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Stored Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

Confidential Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

Monitoring Your Printer Using EPSON Status Monitor 3 . . . . . . .94

Installing EPSON Status Monitor 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

Getting printer status details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

Setting Monitoring Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

Status Alert window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

Using the Job Management function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Stopping monitoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Monitored Printers settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Setting Up the USB Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Canceling Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Uninstalling the Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Uninstalling the printer driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Uninstall the USB device driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Chapter 4 For Macintosh

About the Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Accessing the printer driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Making Changes to Printer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Making the print quality settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Resizing printouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Modifying the print layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Using a watermark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Printing with the duplex unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Making Extended Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Using the Reserve Job Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Re-Print Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Verify Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Stored Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Confidential Job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Monitoring Your Printer using EPSON Status Monitor 3 . . . . . . 148

Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Getting printer status details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Setting Monitoring Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Status Alert window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Using the Job Management function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Setting Up the USB Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Canceling Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Uninstalling the Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

For Mac OS 8.6 to 9.X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

For Mac OS X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Chapter 5 Setting Up Your Printer on a Network

For Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159

Sharing the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159

Setting up your printer as a shared printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160

Using an additional driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162

Setting up a clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168

Installing the printer driver from the CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . .176

For Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178

Sharing the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178

Setting up your printer as a shared printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178

Accessing the shared printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179

For Mac OS X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181

Chapter 6 Installing Options

500-Sheet/1000-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183

Installing the optional paper cassette unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184

Removing the optional paper cassette unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190

Hard Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193

Installing the Hard Disk Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194

Removing the Hard Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198

Memory Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200

Removing a memory module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205

Adobe PostScript 3 ROM Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209

Installing the Adobe PostScript 3 ROM module . . . . . . . . . .209

Removing the Adobe PostScript 3 ROM module . . . . . . . . .213

Interface Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216

Removing an interface card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219

Chapter 7 Replacing Consumable Products

Replacement Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221

Toner Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222

Photoconductor unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228

Fuser unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .234

Transfer unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238

Cleaning the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242

Transporting the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242

Checking color registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248

Chapter 8 Troubleshooting

Clearing Jammed Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251

Precautions for clearing jammed paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251

Jam AB (covers A and B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252

Jam A (cover A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254

Jam AC (cover A and paper cassettes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258

Jam B (cover B). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263

Jam ABC (cover A, paper cassettes and cover B) . . . . . . . . . 265

Jam at the MP tray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266

Printing a Status Sheet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267

Operational Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

The Ready light does not turn on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

The printer does not print (Ready light off) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

The Ready light is on but nothing prints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

The optional product is not available. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

Printout Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

The font cannot be printed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

Printout is garbled. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

Misalignment of colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

The printout’s orientation on the page is not correct . . . . . . 273

Graphics do not print correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

Color Printing Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

Cannot print in color. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

The printout color differs when printed from different printers

275

The color looks different from what you see on the computer

screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

Print Quality Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276

The background is dark or dirty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277

White dots appear in the printout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277

Print quality or tone is uneven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277

Half-tone images print unevenly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279

Toner smudges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279

Areas are missing in the printed image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281

Completely blank pages are output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281

The printed image is light or faint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283

The non-printed side of the page is dirty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283

Memory Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283

Print quality decreased . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .284

Insufficient memory for current task. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .284

Insufficient memory to print all copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .284

Paper Handling Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .284

Paper does not feed properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .285

Problems When Using Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .285

The message Invalid AUX I/F Card appears on the LCD panel

286

Paper does not feed from the optional paper cassette . . . . .286

Feed jam when using the optional paper cassette. . . . . . . . .286

An installed option cannot be used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .287

Correcting USB Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .287

USB connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .287

Windows operating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .288

Printer software installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .288

Status and Error Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .296

Canceling Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311

Using the Cancel Job button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311

Using the Reset menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311

Chapter 9 Functions of the Control Panel

Using the Control Panel Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .313

When to make control panel settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .313

How to access the control panel menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .313

Printing and Deleting Reserve Job Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .317

Using the Quick Print Job Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .317

Using the Confidential Job Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .318

Control Panel Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .319

Control panel menu summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .319

Information Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .322

Tray Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .325

Emulation Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .327

Printing Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327

Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330

Quick Print Job Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336

Confidential Job Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336

Reset Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336

Parallel Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337

USB Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338

Network Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339

AUX Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339

LJ4 Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340

GL2 Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343

PS3 Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345

ESCP2 Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346

FX Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349

I239X Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351

Appendix A Technical Specifications

Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355

Available paper types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356

Paper that should not be used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358

Printable area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360

Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361

Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363

Mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363

Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363

Standard and approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364

Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366

Parallel interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366

USB interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366

Ethernet interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366

Options and Consumables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367

500-Sheet/1000-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367

Memory modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368

Hard Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369

Toner cartridges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369

Photoconductor unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .370

Transfer unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .370

Fuser unit 120/220 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .371

Appendix B Working with Fonts

EPSON BarCode Fonts (Windows Only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .373

System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .375

Installing EPSON BarCode Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .375

Printing with EPSON BarCode Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .377

BarCode Font specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .381

Available Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .392

LJ4/GL2 mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .393

ESC/P 2 and FX modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .395

I239X mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .396

Printing font samples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .396

Adding More Fonts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .397

Selecting Fonts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .397

Downloading Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .397

EPSON Font Manager (Windows Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .398

System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .398

Installing EPSON Font Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .398

Appendix C Symbol Sets

Introduction to Symbol Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .401

In the LJ4 Emulation Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .401

International character sets for ISO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .404

In the ESC/P 2 or FX Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .405

International character sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .407

Characters available with the ESC (^ command . . . . . . . . . .407

In the I239X Emulation Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .408

In the EPSON GL/ 2 Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .408

Contacting Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .409

For users in Latin America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .410

For users in Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .410

For users in Singapore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .412

For users in Thailand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412

For users in Indonesia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413

For users in Hong Kong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414

For users in Malaysia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415

For users in India. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416

For users in the Philippines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418

Glossary

Color Laser Printer

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Neither SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION nor its affiliates shall be liable to the purchaser of this product or third parties for damages, losses, costs, or expenses incurred by purchaser or third parties as a result of: accident, misuse, or abuse of this product or unauthorized modifications, repairs, or alterations to this product, or (excluding the U.S.) failure to strictly comply with SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION’s operating and maintenance instructions.

SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION and its affiliates shall not be liable against any damages or problems arising from the use of any options or any consumable products other than those designated as Original EPSON Products or EPSON Approved Products by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION.

IBM and PS/2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States of America and other countries.

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.

Microsoft

Apple

and Windows® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

and Macintosh® are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.

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 Information

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 these precautions carefully to ensure safe, efficient operation:

❏ Because the printer weighs approximately 36.0 kg (79lb) 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.

❏ 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.

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 an imaging cartridge, always place them on

a clean, smooth surface.

❏ Do not attempt to modify an imaging cartridge or take them

apart. They cannot be refilled.

❏ Do not touch the toner. Keep the toner away from your eyes. ❏ Do not dispose of used toner cartridges, photoconductor

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

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

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

❏ Wait at least one hour before using an imaging 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.

❏ 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

❏ 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

Office Equipment Program

Program guidelines

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

Chapter 1

Getting to Know Your Printer

Getting to Know Your Printer 21

Printer Parts

22 Getting to Know Your Printer

Getting to Know Your Printer 23

Control panel

b c

d e

a. LCD panel Displays printer status messages and

control panel menu settings.

Back button

Up button

Enter button

Down button

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 313.

f. Error light

(Red)

On or flashes when an error has occurred. Flashing slowly when the printer is not ready.

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g. 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.

h. Ready light

(Green)

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

i. Data light

(Yellow)

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

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.

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.

Options and Consumable Products

Options

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

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❏ The 500-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit (C12C802061) holds one

paper cassette. It increases paper-feeding capacity up to 500 sheets of paper.

❏ The 1,000-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit (C12C802071) holds two

paper cassettes. It increases paper-feeding capacity up to 1,000 sheets of paper.

❏ The Hard Disk Drive (C12C824061) expands the printer’s

capacity by allowing you to print complex and large print jobs at high speed. This option also allows you to use the Reserve Job function, allowing you to save overlay data and print job data. These allow you to print overlay data fast and reprint the print job later directly from the printer’s control panel.

❏ Optional memory modules expand your printer’s memory,

allowing you to print complex and graphics-intensive documents.

❏ The Adobe

PostScript® 3™ ROM Module (C12C832571) generates crisp PostScript output. It cannot be used for Macintosh connected over the IEEE 1394 Type B Interface Card.

❏ The IEEE 1394 Type B Interface Card (C12C82391) can be used

for Macintosh users. It can be connected to a Macintosh FireWire

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.

Toner Cartridge (Yellow) Toner Cartridge (Magenta) Toner Cartridge (Cyan) Toner Cartridge (Black) Photoconductor Unit Transfer Unit Fuser Unit 120/220

* Product number varies by location.

The EPSON special media listed below provide you with the best-quality printouts.

EPSON Color Laser Paper (A4) EPSON Color Laser Paper (Letter)

EPSON Color Laser Transparencies (A4) EPSON Color Laser Transparencies (Letter)

S050148 S050147 S050146 S050149 S051093 S053006 S053011/S053012*

S041215 S041218

S041175 S041174

Caution:

❏ Do not use other EPSON media such as EPSON special

media for ink jet printers, as this can cause paper jams and damage the printer.

❏ Do not use the media listed above in other printers, except

when specified in the documentation.

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Printer Features

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

High-speed tandem printing engine

Your printer’s state-of-the-art tandem engine features 400 MHz image processing and single-pass technology that delivers 24 ppm (pages per minute) at 600 dpi color and monochrome printing.

Duplex printing

This printer comes with a built-in duplex unit, allowing you to easily print on both sides of the page. You can produce professional quality double-sided documents. Use this feature with any print job to cut costs and save resources.

As an

ENERGY STAR

the duplex printing function. See for more information on the

partner, EPSON recommends the use of

ENERGY STAR

program.

Compliance

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 87 for Windows, or “Using the Reserve Job Function” on page 139 for Macintosh.

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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 79.

Note:

You need an optional Hard Disk Drive installed in your printer in order to use the HDD Form Overlay function.

Pre-defined color settings in printer driver

The printer driver offers many pre-defined settings for color printing, allowing you to optimize print quality for various types of color documents.

For more information, see “Making the print quality setting” on page 58 for Windows, or “Making the print quality settings” on page 118 for Macintosh.

Wide variety of fonts

The printer comes with a selection of 80 Laser-Jet-compatible scalable fonts, and 3 bitmap fonts in LJ4 emulation mode to provide you with the fonts you need to create professional-looking documents.

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Toner save mode

To reduce the amount of toner used in printing documents, you can print rough drafts using the Toner Save mode.

Resolution Improvement Technology (RITech)

Resolution Improvement Technology (RITech) is an original EPSON printer technology that improves the appearance of printed lines, text, and graphics.

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