EPSON C4100 User Manual

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Color Laser Printer

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained herein. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein.

Neither SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION nor its affiliates shall be liable to the purchaser of this 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.

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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.

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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:

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❏ 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.

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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.

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❏ 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.

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❏ 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

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Chapter 1

Getting to Know Your Printer

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Printer Parts

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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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Various Printing Options

This printer provides you with a variety of different printing options. You can print in various formats, or can print using many different types of paper.

The following explains the procedure for each type of printing. Choose the appropriate one for your printing.

Double-sided printing

“Printing with the duplex unit” on page 82 (Windows)

“Printing with the duplex unit” on page 135 (Macintosh)

Lets you print on both sides of paper.

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Fit to page printing

“Resizing printouts” on page 65 (Windows)

“Resizing printouts” on page 124 (Macintosh)

Note:

This function is not available with Mac OS X.

Lets you automatically enlarge or reduce the size of your document to fit the paper size you selected.

Pages per sheet printing

“Modifying the print layout” on page 67 (Windows)

“Modifying the print layout” on page 125 (Macintosh)

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Lets you print two or four pages on a single sheet.

Watermark printing

“Using a watermark” on page 68 (Windows)

“Using a watermark” on page 128 (Macintosh)

Note:

This function is not available with Mac OS X.

Lets you print a text or image as a watermark on your printout. For example, you can put "Confidential" on an important document.

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Overlay printing

“Using an overlay” on page 73 (Windows)

Lets you prepare standard forms or template on your printout that you can use as overlays when printing other documents.

Using the Reserve Job function

“Installing the Hard Disk Drive” on page 194

“Using the Reserve Job Function” on page 87 (Windows)

“Using the Reserve Job Function” on page 139 (Macintosh)

Lets you print jobs that you stored in the printer’s Hard Disk Drive later directly from the printer’s control panel.

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Chapter 2

Paper Handling

Paper Sources

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

MP tray

Paper Type Paper Size Capacity

Plain paper A4, A5, B5, Letter (LT),

Half-Letter (HLT), Executive (EXE), Government Legal (GLG), Legal (LGL), Government Letter (GLT), F4

Custom-size paper:

88.9 × 139.7 mm minimum

215.9 × 355.6 mm maximum

Envelopes Monarch (MON), C10, DL, C5,

C6, IB5

Labels A4, Letter (LT) Up to a 10 mm thick

Up to a 100 sheets (Total thick stack: less than 10 mm)

Up to a 10 mm thick stack

stack

Thick paper Weight: 106 to 159 g/m²

Extra thick paper Weight: 160 to 216 g/m²

88.9 × 139.7 mm minimum

215.9 × 355.6 mm maximum

88.9 × 139.7 mm minimum

215.9 × 355.6mm maximum

Up to a 10 mm thick stack

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EPSON Color Laser Paper

A4, Letter (LT) Up to100 sheets

(Total thickness: less than 10 mm)

EPSON Color Laser Transparencies

A4, Letter (LT) Up to a 10 mm thick

stack

Standard lower cassette

Paper Type Paper Size Capacity

Plain paper A4, A5, B5,

Executive (EXE), Letter (LT), Legal (LGL) Government Legal (GLG),

EPSON Color Laser Paper

A4, Letter (LT) Up to 500 sheets

Up to 500 sheets (Total thickness: less than 56 mm)

500-Sheet/1000-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit

Paper Type Paper Size Capacity

Plain paper A4, A5, B5,

EPSON Color Laser Paper

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Letter (LT), Executive (EXE), Legal (LGL) Government Legal (GLG),

A4, Letter (LT) Up to 500 sheets in each

Up to 500 sheets in each cassette (Total thickness: less than 56mm)

cassette

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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.

The printer will search for a paper source containing the specified paper size in the following order.

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Standard configuration:

MP Tray Lower Cassette 1

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 330.

With optional 500-Sheet/1000-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit installed:

MP Tray Lower Cassette 1 Lower Cassette 2 Lower Cassette 3

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 330.

Manually feeding paper

Manual feeding is similar to normal paper feeding, except that you need to press the N Start/Stop button to print each page or each job. This can be helpful when you want to set paper for the page or job.

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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-C4100 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-C4100 icon beforehand.

❏ To access the printer driver from Mac OS X, register your

printer in Print Center, then click Print on the file menu of any application and select your printer.

2. For Windows, click the Basic Settings tab, then select the Manual Feed check box. For Macintosh, click the Manual Feed check box in the Basic Settings dialog box. If you want to press the N Start/Stop button before printing each page, select the Each Page check box; otherwise, you only need to press the N Start/Stop button once to start printing.

3. Select the correct paper size from the Paper Size list.

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4. I f p ap er of th e s el ec te d s iz e i s already loaded, go on to the next step. Otherwise, remove any paper remaining in the tray. Load a sheet or a stack of the selected size paper with the printable side up. Adjust the paper guides to match the paper size you are loading.

Note:

Load paper into the MP tray with the printable surface facing down, but load the standard and optional paper cassettes with the printable surface facing up.

5. Print a document from your application. The LCD panel shows Manual Feed and the selected page size.

Press the N Start/Stop button to print. Paper is loaded and printed.

Loading Paper

This section describes how to load paper into the MP tray and the optional paper cassette. If you use special media such as transparencies or envelopes, see also “Printing on Special Media” on page 47.

MP tray

Follow these steps to load paper into the MP tray.

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1. Open the MP tray, then pull out the expansion tray on the MP tray to accommodate the size of the media you want to load.

2. Load a stack of the desired media with the printable surface facing down, then slide the guides against the sides of the stack to get a snug fit.

3. Select the Paper Source and Paper Size settings that match the loaded media by using the printer driver or the printer’s control panel.

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Note:

To print on the back side of previously printed paper, use the MP tray. The duplex unit cannot be used for this purpose.

Standard lower cassette and optional paper cassette unit

The paper sizes and types supported by the optional paper cassette units are the same as the standard lower cassette unit. For more information, see “500-Sheet/1000-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit” on page 36.

The paper-loading procedure is the same for the standard lower cassette and the optional paper cassette unit.

In addition to plain paper, you can also use special media such as EPSON Color Laser Paper in the paper cassettes.

Follow these steps to load paper into the standard and optional paper cassette units. The illustrations show the standard lower cassette.

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1. Pull the paper cassette out until it stops. Then lift up the front of the cassette and pull out the cassette.

2. Slide the guides to accommodate the paper you are loading. Tilt the rear guide forward to slide it.

3. To prevent the sheets from sticking together, fan a stack of paper. Then tap the edge on a firm surface to line it up.

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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, lining it up with both the back and right sides of the cassette. Make sure that all the paper is under the metal retaining clip, with the printable surface up.

Note:

❏ Loading the cassette with too much paper may cause paper jams.

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❏ When loading A5 size paper, attach the adjuster that comes with

the cassette, as shown below.

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5. Slide the paper guides to fit the paper you are loading.

6. Insert the paper cassette gently into the printer, and push it back it the printer.

7. Use the printer’s control panel to select the LC1 Type setting that matches the type of loaded paper. For details, see “Tray Menu” on page 325.

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Note:

If you have installed and loaded paper into the optional paper cassette unit, select LC1 Type through LC3 Type settings that match the loaded paper types.

Output Tray

The output tray is located on the top of the printer. Since printouts are output face-down, this tray is also referred to as the face-down tray. This tray can hold up to 250 sheets. Raise the stopper to prevent your printouts from slipping off the printer.

Printing on Special Media

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

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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 load EPSON Color Laser Paper in the following paper sources:

MP tray (up to 100 sheets) standard lower cassette (up to 500 sheets) optional paper cassette unit (up to 500 sheets in each cassette)

EPSON Color Laser Transparencies

EPSON recommends the use of EPSON Color Laser Transparencies.

Note:

Duplex printing is not available for transparencies.

Transparencies can be loaded into the MP tray only (up to a 10 mm thick stack). When using transparencies, you should make paper settings as shown below:

❏ Make settings on the Basic Settings menu (for Windows) or

the Basic Settings dialog box (for Macintosh) in the printer driver as shown below.

Paper Size: A4 or Letter

Paper Source: MP tray

Paper Type: Transparency

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❏ You can also make these settings on the Tray Menu in the

control panel.

MP Tray Size: A4 or LT

MP tray Type: Trnsprncy

Please note the following when handling this media:

❏ Hold each sheet by its edges, as oil from your fingers may

transfer to the surface and damage the printable surface of the sheet. The EPSON logo appears on the printable side.

❏ When loading transparencies in the MP tray, insert the short

edge first with the printable surface facing down.

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If transparencies are loaded incorrectly, the message Check Transparency appears on the LCD panel. Remove the transparencies from the MP tray and remove the jammed transparencies from the MP tray. Open and close cover A to clear the message on the LCD panel, then reload the transparencies. The printer resumes printing from the page that jammed.

❏ When using transparencies, load them in the MP tray and set

the Paper Type setting to Transparency in the printer driver.

❏ When the Paper Type setting in the printer driver is set to

Transparency, do not load any other type of paper except transparencies.

Caution:

Sheets that have just been printed on may be hot.

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

designed for laser printers. The plastic on most window envelopes will melt when it comes into contact with the fuser.

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.

❏ Duplex printing is not available for envelopes.

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The following table shows important settings you have to make when using envelopes.

Paper Source MP tray (up to 10 mm thickness)

MP Tray Size setting in the Tray Menu

Printer driver settings Paper Size: Mon, C10, DL, C5, C6, IB5

Please note the following tips for handling this media.

❏ Load envelopes with the short edge first and the printable

side down, as shown below.

Mon, C10, DL, C5, C6, IB5

Paper Source: MP Tray

Paper Type: Thick

❏ Do not use an envelope that has glue or tape on it.

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Caution:

Make sure that the minimum size of envelopes meets the

following size requirements:

Height: 139.7 mm Width: 88.9 mm

Min.

139.7 mm

Min.

88.9 mm

Min.

88.9 mm

Min.

139.7 mm

Labels

You can load up to 10 mm thickness of labels into the MP tray at a time. However, you may need to feed some labels one sheet at a time, or load them manually.

Note:

❏ Duplex printing is not available for labels. ❏ Depending on the quality of labels, the printing environment, or the

printing procedure, labels might be wrinkled. Make a trial print run before you print on a lot of labels.

The following table shows important settings you have to make when using labels.

Paper Source MP tray (up to 10 mm thickness)

MP Tray Size setting in the Tray Menu

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Printer driver settings Paper Size: A4, LT

Paper Source: MP Tray

Paper Type: Labels

Note:

❏ You should only use labels designed for monochrome laser printers

or monochrome 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.

❏ 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.

* When using especially thick labels, set Paper Type to ExtraThk.

Thick paper and extra thick paper

The following table shows important settings you have to make when using thick (for 106 to 162 g/m² paper) or extra thick (for 163 to 216 g/m² paper) paper.

Paper Source MP tray (up to 10 mm thickness)

Printer driver settings Paper Size: A4, A5, B5, LT, HLT, EXE, LGL,

GLG, GLT, F4

Paper Source: MP Tray

Paper Type: Thick or Extra Thick

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Note:

When using thick and extra thick paper, you cannot do duplex printing automatically. When you want to make duplex printing with thick paper, set the Page side setting on the control panel’s Setup Menu to Back or Front, then print manually.

Transparencies

You can load transparencies up to 100 sheets into the MP tray.

The following table shows important settings you have to make when using transparencies.

Paper Source MP tray (up to 100 sheets)

MP Tray Size setting in the Tray Menu

Printer driver settings Paper Size: A4, LT

A4 or LT

Paper Source: MP Tray

Paper Type: Transparency

Loading a custom paper size

You can load non-standard size paper into the MP tray as long as it meets the following size requirements:

88.9 × 139.7 mm to 215.9 × 355.6 mm for MP tray.

Paper Source MP tray

Printer driver settings Paper Size: User Defined Size

Paper Source: MP Tray

Paper Type: Plain, Thick or Extra Thick

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❏ 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, 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

For Windows

About the Printer Software

The printer driver lets you choose from a wide variety of settings to get the best results from your printer. The printer driver also includes EPSON Status Monitor 3, which is accessed through the Utility menu. EPSON Status Monitor 3 lets you check the status of your printer. See “Monitoring Your Printer Using EPSON Status Monitor 3” on page 94 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.

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 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-C4100 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).

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.

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.

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Follow these steps to use the predefined settings.

1. Click the Basic Settings tab.

2. Select the Advanced button. You will find the predefined settings in the list on the right of the Automatic button.

Note:

This screen is a Windows Me, 98 and 95 screen.

3. Select the most appropriate setting from the list according to the type of document or image you want to print.

When you choose a predefined setting, other settings such as Printing Mode, Resolution, Screen, and Color Management are set automatically. Changes are shown in the current settings list on the left of the Basic Settings menu.

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This printer driver provides the following predefined settings:

Automatic (Standard)

Suitable for regular printing, especially photos.

Text/Graph

Suitable for printing documents that include text and graphs, such as presentation documents.

Graphic/CAD

Suitable for printing graphics and charts.

Photo

Suitable for printing photos.

PhotoEnhance4

Suitable for printing video captures, images taken with a digital camera, or scanned images. EPSON PhotoEnhance4 automatically adjusts the contrast, saturation, and brightness of the original image data to produce sharper, more vivid color printouts. This setting does not affect your original image data.

ICM (Except for Windows NT 4.0)

ICM stands for Image Color Matching. This feature automatically adjusts printout colors to match colors on your screen.

sRGB

When using equipment which supports sRGB, the printer performs Image Color Matching with these pieces of equipment before printing. To confirm that your equipment supports sRGB, contact your equipment dealer.

Automatic (High Quality)

Suitable for printing high-quality printing documents.

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Advanced Text/Graph

Suitable for printing high-quality presentation documents that include text and graphs.

Advanced Graphic/CAD

Suitable for printing high-quality graphs, charts, and photos.

Advanced Photo

Suitable for printing high-quality scanned photos and digitally-captured images.

Customizing print settings

If you need to change detailed settings, make the settings manually.

Follow these steps to customize your print settings.

1. Click the Basic Settings tab.

2. Click the Advanced button, then click More Settings.

3. Choose Color or Black as the Color setting. Then choose desired printing resolution from 300 dpi or 600 dpi with the Resolution slider bar.

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Note:

When making the other settings, see online help for details on each setting.

Note:

This screen is a Windows Me, 98, and 95 screen.

4. Click OK to apply your settings and return to the Basic

Settings menu.

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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.

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. ❏ 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.

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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 tab.

2. Select the Zoom Options check box. Then select the desired

paper size from the Output Paper drop-down list. The page will be printed to fit on the paper you have selected.

3. 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.

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4. Click OK to accept the settings.

To resize pages by a specified percentage

1. Click the Layout tab.

2. Select the Zoom Options check box.

3. Select the Zoom To check box. Then specify the magnification

percentage in the box.

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Note:

The percentage can be set between 50% and 200% in 1% increments.

4. Click OK to accept the settings.

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If necessary, select the paper size to be printed from the Output Paper drop-down list.

Modifying the print layout

Your printer can print either two or four pages onto a single page and specifies the printing order, automatically resizing each page to fit the specified paper size. You can also choose to print documents surrounded by a frame.

1. Click the Layout tab.

2. Select the Print Layout check box, 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. Then Select the Page Order in which the pages are printed on each sheet.

4. Select the Print the Frame check box when you want to print the pages surrounded by a frame.

Note:

The Page Order choices depend on the number of pages selected above, and the paper orientation (Portrait or Landscape) selected on the Basic Settings menu.

5. Click OK to accept the settings and return to the Layout menu.

Using a watermark

Follow the steps to use a watermark on your document. In the Watermark dialog box, you can select from a list of predefined watermarks, or you can make an original watermark with text or a bitmap. The Watermark dialog box also allows you to make a variety of detailed watermark settings. For example, you can select the size, intensity, and position of your watermark.

1. Click the Special tab.

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2. Select the Watermark check box. Then click Watermark Settings. The Watermark dialog box appears.

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3. Select a watermark from the Watermark Name drop-down list. Then select the color from the Color drop-down list.

4. Adjust the image intensity of the watermark with the Intensity slider bar.

5. Select Front (to print the watermark in the foreground of the document) or Back (to print the watermark in the background of the document) for the Position setting.

6. Select the location on the page where you want to print the watermark from the Location drop-down list.

7. Adjust the horizontal or vertical Offset position.

8. Adjust the size of the watermark with the Size slider bar.

9. Click OK to accept the settings and return to the Special menu.

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Making a new watermark

You can make a new watermark as follows:

1. Click the Special tab.

2. Select the Watermark check box.

3. Click Watermark Settings. The Watermark dialog box

appears.

4. Click New/Delete. The User Defined Watermarks dialog box

appears.

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5. Select Text or BMP and type a name for the new watermark in the Name box.

Note:

This screen appears when you select the Text button.

6. If you select Text, type the watermark text in the Text box. If you select BMP, click Browse, select the BMP file you want to use, then click OK.

7. Click Save. Your watermark will appear in the List box.

8. Click OK to register the new watermark settings.

Note:

You can register up to 10 watermarks.

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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 the High Quality (Printer) is selected for the Graphic Mode in the Extended Settings dialog box from the Optional Settings menu.

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, Properties, or a combination of these buttons, depending on your application.

3. Click the Special tab.

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4. Select the Form Overlay check box, and click the Overlay

Settings. The Overlay Settings dialog box appears.

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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 Add Form

Name. The Add Form dialog box appears.

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7. Type the form name in the Form Name box and its description in the Description box.

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. Click Register to accept the settings and return to Form settings dialog box.

10. Click OK in the Form Settings dialog box.

11. Click OK in the Overlay Settings dialog box.

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, Properties, or a combination of these buttons, depending on the application you use.

3. Click the Special tab.

4. Select the Form Overlay check box, and click Overlay Settings

to open the Overlay Settings dialog box.

5. Choose the form from the Form list, then click OK and to

return the Special menu.

6. Click OK to print the data.

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.

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1. Re-access the printer driver as described in step 2 in “Creating an overlay” on page 73.

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 73.

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.

❏ 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.

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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 Network 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 tab.

2. Select the Form Overlay check box, and click the Overlay Settings button. The Overlay Settings dialog box appears.

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.

4. Click Printer’s HDD, then enter the registered form name.

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Note:

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. Then click OK and return to the Special menu.

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 Network Guide for details.

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Printing with the duplex unit

Duplex printing prints on both sides of the paper. When printing for binding, the binding edge can be specified as required to produce the desired page order.

As an

ENERGY STAR

the double-sided printing function. Refer to Compliance for more information on the ENERGY STAR

partner, EPSON recommends the use of

ENERGY STAR

program.

1. Click the Layout tab.

2. Select the Duplex check box. Then select the Left, Top, or Right

button as Binding position.

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3. Click Duplex Settings to open the Duplex Settings dialog box.

4. Specify the Binding Margin for the front and back sides of the paper. Then select whether the front or back side of the paper is to be printed as the Start Page.

5. 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.

6. Click OK to accept the settings and return to the Layout menu.

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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a. Printing mode: High Quality (PC):

Select this mode if you use a computer with higher specs to reduce the PC load. In this mode, functions such as "FormOverlay", and "Print true type with fonts with substitution" cannot be used.

High Quality (Printer): Select this mode if you use a computer with lower specs to reduce the PC load.

CRT: Select this mode if your printing results are not as good as you wish with "High Quality (PC)" or "High Quality (Printer)". In this mode, functions such as "PhotoEnhance4", "Print Layout", "Binding Method", "Watermark", "FormOverlay"and "Print true type with fonts with substitution" cannot be used.

b. Print True Type fonts as

bitmap button:

c. Print True Type fonts with

substitution button:

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Select this button to print, as bitmap, the True Type fonts that are not substituted with device fonts in the document.

Select this button to print the True Type fonts in the document as device fonts. This function is not available when the Graphic Mode setting is set to High Quality (PC).

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d. Setting button: Click this button to open the Font

Substitution dialog box. This button is available when the Print

True Type fonts with substitution

button is selected.

e. Uses the settings

specified on the printer

button:

Select this button to use the Offset, Skip blank page, and Ignore the selected paper size settings on the control panel.

f. Uses the settings

specified on the driver

button:

g. Offset Makes fine adjustments to the

h. Skip Blank Page check

box:

i. Ignore the selected paper

size check box:

j. Automatically change to

monochrome mode check box:

Select this button to use the Offset, the Skip blank page, and the Ignore the selected paper size settings in the printer driver.

printing position on the front and the back of data on a page in

1.0 mm increments.

When you select this check box, the printer skips blank pages.

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.

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k. High Speed Graphics

Output check box:

Select this check box to optimize the printing speed of graphics com po sed of l in e d raw in gs s uch as overlaid circles and squares.

Clear this check box if graphics do not print correctly.

l. Uses the spooling method

provided by the operating system check box:

m. Default button: Click this button to return the

n. Help button: Click this button to open online

o. Cancel button: Click this button to exit the dialog

p. OK button: Click this button to save your

Select this check box to enable the Spool function for Windows XP, 2000, or NT 4.0.

driver settings to the initial settings.

help.

box or printer driver without saving your settings.

settings and to exit the dialog box or printer driver.

Making Optional Settings

You can update the installed option information manually if you have installed options to your printer.

1. Click the Optional Settings tab, then select the Update the Printer Option Info Manually button.

2. Click Settings. The Optional Settings dialog box appears.

3. Make settings for each installed option, then click OK.

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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.

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 Lets 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.

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

Maximum Number of Jobs

64 (combined total)

When Maximum is Exceeded

Oldest job automatically replaced with newest

When Drive is Full

Oldest job automatically replaced with newest

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Reserve Job Option

Maximum Number of Jobs

When Maximum is Exceeded

When Drive is Full

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

After Printing After Turning Off Printer or Using

hard drive

data is cleared Data is cleared

manually

Reset All

Data is cleared

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.

1. Click the Basic Settings tab

2. Select the Collate in Printer check box. Specify the number of copies to be printed, and make other printer driver settings as appropriate for your document.

3. Click the Optional Settings tab and click Reserve Jobs Settings. The Reserve Job Settings dialog box appears.

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4. Select the Reserve Job On check box and click the Re-Print Job button.

5. Enter a user name and job name in the corresponding text boxes.

Note:

If you want to create a thumbnail of the first page of a job, select the Create a thumbnail check box. Thumbnails can be accessed by entering http:// followed by the internal print server’s IP address in a Web browser.

6. 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 317.

Verify Job

The Verify Job option allows you to print one copy in order to verify the content before printing multiple copies.

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Follow these steps to use the Verify Job option.

1. Click the Basic Settings tab.

2. Select the Collate OK check box. Specify the number of copies

to be printed, and make other printer driver settings as appropriate for your document.

3. Click the Optional Settings tab and click Reserve Jobs Settings. The Reserve Job Settings dialog box appears.

4. Select the Reserve Job On check box and click the Verify Job button.

5. Enter a user name and job name in the corresponding text boxes.

Note:

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6. 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 317 for instructions.

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. Click the Basic Settings tab.

2. Select the Collate OK check box. Specify the number of copies

to be printed, and make other printer driver settings as appropriate for your document.

3. Click the Optional Settings tab and click Reserve Jobs Settings. The Reserve Job Settings dialog box appears.

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4. Select the Reserve Job On check box, and the Stored Job

button.

5. Enter a user name and job name in the corresponding text boxes.

Note:

6. 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 317.

Confidential Job

The Confidential Job option allows you to apply passwords to print jobs stored on the Hard Disk Drive.

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Follow these steps to store print data using the Confidential Job option.

1. Make printer driver settings as appropriate for your document.

2. Click the Optional Settings tab and click the Reserve Jobs Settings button. The Reserve Jobs Settings dialog box appears.

3. Select the Reserve Job On check box and the Confidential Job button.

4. Enter a user name and job name in the corresponding text boxes.

5. Set the password for the job by entering a four-digit number in the password text box.

Note:

❏ Passwords must be four digits.

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❏ 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.

6. 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 317.

Monitoring Your Printer Using EPSON Status Monitor 3

EPSON Status Monitor 3 monitors your printer and gives you information about its current status.

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.

❏ EPSON Status Monitor 3 is not available when printing from a

Remote Desktop connection.

Note for Netware users:

When monitoring NetWare printers, a Novell Client that corresponds to your operating system must be used. Operation is confirmed for the versions below.

❏ For Windows 98, 95, or Me:

Novell Client 3.32 for Windows 95/98

❏ For Windows XP, 2000, or NT 4.0:

Novell Client 4.83+SP1 for Windows NT/2000/XP

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Installing EPSON Status Monitor 3

Follow these steps to install EPSON Status Monitor 3.

1. Make sure that the printer is off and that Windows is running on your computer.

2. Insert the printer software CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.

Note:

❏ If the language selection window appears, select your country. ❏ If the EPSON Installation Program screen does not appear

automatically, double-click the My Computer icon, right-click the CD-ROM icon, and click OPEN in the menu that appears.Then double-click Epsetup.exe.

3. Click Continue. When the software license agreement screen appears, read the statement and then click Agree.

4. In the dialog box that appears, click Install Software.

5. Click Custom.

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6. Select the EPSON Status Monitor 3 check box and click Install.

7. In the dialog box that appears, make sure that your printer’s

icon is selected, and click OK. Then follow the on-screen instructions.

8. 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.

Note:

The screen shot may vary depending on your printer.

a. Icon/Message: The icon and message show the

printer status.

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b. Printer image: The image at the upper left shows the

printer status graphically.

c. 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.

d. Close button: Clicking this button closes the dialog

box.

e. Paper: Displays the paper size, paper type

and the approximate amount of paper remaining in the paper source. Information for the optional cassette is displayed only if this option is installed.

f. Toner: Indicates the amount of remaining

toner. The toner icon flashes if the toner is low.

g. Photoconductor

Unit:

Indicates the remaining functional life of the photoconductor unit.

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Setting Monitoring Preferences

To make specific monitoring settings, click Monitoring Preferences in the Utility menu of the printer driver. The

Monitoring Preferences dialog box appears.

The following settings and buttons appear in the dialog box:

a. Select Notification: Use the check boxes in this area to

select the types of error that you wish to be notified about.

b. Default button: Restores default settings.

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EPSON C4100 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Where to Find Information

Safety Information

Warnings, Cautions, and Notes

Safety Precautions

Important Safety Instructions

Power On/Off Cautions

Getting to Know Your Printer

Printer Parts

Control panel

Options and Consumable Products

Options

Consumable products

Printer Features

High-speed tandem printing engine

Duplex printing

Reserve Job function

HDD Form Overlay function

Pre-defined color settings in printer driver

Wide variety of fonts

Toner save mode

Resolution Improvement Technology (RITech)

Various Printing Options

Double-sided printing

Fit to page printing

Pages per sheet printing

Watermark printing

Overlay printing

Using the Reserve Job function

Paper Handling

Paper Sources

MP tray

Standard lower cassette

500-Sheet/1000-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit

Selecting a paper source

Loading Paper

MP tray

Standard lower cassette and optional paper cassette unit

Output Tray

Printing on Special Media

EPSON Color Laser Paper

EPSON Color Laser Transparencies

Envelopes

Labels

Thick paper and extra thick paper

Transparencies

Loading a custom paper size

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About the Printer Software

Accessing the printer driver

Making Changes to Printer Settings

Making the print quality setting

Resizing printouts

Modifying the print layout

Using a watermark

Using an overlay

Using HDD form overlay

Printing with the duplex unit

Making Extended Settings

Making Optional Settings

Using the Reserve Job Function

Re-Print Job

Verify Job

Stored Job

Confidential Job

Monitoring Your Printer Using EPSON Status Monitor 3

Installing EPSON Status Monitor 3

Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3

Getting printer status details

Setting Monitoring Preferences