EPSON C8600 User Manual
Setup Guide
Provides you with information on assembling the printer and
installing the printer software.
Reference Guide (this manual)
Providesyouwithdetailedinformationontheprinter’sfunctions,
optional products, maintenance, troubleshooting, and technical
specifications.
Administrator Guide
Provides network administrators with information on both the
printer driver and network settings.
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Copyright © 2002 by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, Nagano, Japan
Reference Guide
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Contents
Chapter 1 Product Information
PrinterParts.........................................14
OptionsandConsumableProducts.......................16
Options.........................................16
Consumableproducts .............................17
AboutYourPrinter....................................18
ReserveJobfunction..............................19
HDDFormOverlayfunction.........................19
Pre-definedcolorsettingsinprinterdriver..............19
Duplexprinting...................................20
Resolution Improvement Technology (RITech) . . . . . . . . . . 20
Chapter 2 Paper Handling
AvailablePaper ......................................21
EPSONspecialmedia.............................21
Generalpaper ...................................23
Paperthatshouldnotbeused.......................24
PaperSources.......................................25
MPtray.........................................26
Standardlowercassette............................27
250-SheetPaperCassetteA3W.....................27
500-SheetPaperCassetteUnit......................28
LargeCapacityPaperCassetteUnit..................29
Selectingapapersource...........................29
OutputTrays.........................................32
Face-uptray.....................................32
Face-downtray...................................33
How to select an output tray and optional lower cassette . . 34
Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . ..............................34
MPtray.........................................35
Standard and Optional Lower Cassettes ...............38
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PrintingonSpecialMedia...............................42
EPSONColorLaserPaper..........................42
EPSON Color Laser Coated Paper . . . . . . . ............43
EPSONColorLaserTransparencies..................44
Envelopes.......................................45
Labels..........................................47
Thickpaper/Extra-thickpaper........................48
Loadinganuncommonsizepaper........................48
Chapter 3 Using the Printer Software with Windows
AboutthePrinterSoftware..............................51
AccessingthePrinterDriver.............................51
MakingChangestoPrinterSettings.......................52
Makingtheprintqualitysetting.......................52
Resizingprintouts.................................58
Modifyingtheprintlayout...........................60
Usingawatermark................................63
Usinganoverlay..................................66
UsingHDDformoverlay............................72
Duplexprinting...................................76
MakingExtendedSettings..........................79
UsingtheReserveJobFunction..........................82
Re-PrintJob.....................................84
VerifyJob.......................................85
StoredJob ......................................86
ConfidentialJob..................................87
Monitoring Your Printer by Using EPSON Status Monitor 3 . . . . .89
AboutEPSONStatusMonitor3......................89
Installing EPSON Status Monitor 3. . . . . . . . ............89
AccessingEPSONStatusMonitor3...................91
Gettingprinterstatusdetails.........................93
UsingtheJobManagementfunction ..................94
SettingMonitoringPreferences ......................98
Status Alert window . . . ...........................100
Stoppingmonitoring..............................100
SettingMonitoredPrinters.........................101
SettingfortheUSBConnection.........................101
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CancelingPrinting ...................................103
Uninstalling the Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . .............104
Uninstalling the printer driver and
EPSONStatusMonitor3........................104
Uninstalling EPSON Status Monitor 3 only . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Chapter 4 Setting Up Your Printer on a Network
SharingthePrinter...................................111
SettingupYourPrinterasaSharedPrinter................112
UsinganAdditionalDriver.............................114
Settingfortheclients.................................119
WithWindowsMe/98/95...........................120
WithWindows2000/XP...........................122
WithWindowsNT4.0.............................125
Installing the Printer Driver from the CD-ROM..............127
Chapter 5 Using the Printer Software with Macintosh
About the Printer Software .............................129
AccessingthePrinterDriver............................129
MakingChangestoPrinterSettings......................130
Makingtheprintqualitysetting......................130
Resizingprintouts................................135
Modifyingtheprintlayout..........................136
Usingawatermark...............................139
PrintingwiththeDuplexUnit .......................145
MakingExtendedSettings.........................146
UsingtheReserveJobFunction ........................148
Re-PrintJob....................................150
VerifyJob......................................151
StoredJob.....................................152
ConfidentialJob.................................153
Monitoring Your Printer by using EPSON Status Monitor 3 ....155
AboutEPSONStatusMonitor3.....................155
AccessingtheEPSONStatusMonitor3 ..............155
Gettingprinterstatusdetails........................156
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SettingMonitoringPreferences .....................158
Status Alert window . . . ...........................159
UsingtheJobManagementfunction .................159
SettingfortheUSBconnection..........................161
CancelingPrinting....................................163
UninstallingthePrinterSoftware.........................163
Chapter 6 Functions of the Control Panel
ControlPanelOperation...............................165
UsingtheControlPanelMenus.........................167
Whentomakecontrolpanelsettings.................167
How to access the control panel menus...............167
PrintingandDeletingReserveJobData...................170
UsingtheQuickPrintJobMenu.....................170
UsingtheConfidentialJobMenu....................171
ControlPanelMenus .................................172
Controlpanelmenusummary.......................172
InformationMenu................................174
TrayMenu......................................177
EmulationMenu.................................179
PrintingMenu...................................179
SetupMenu ....................................182
QuickPrintJobMenu.............................187
ConfidentialJobMenu............................187
ResetMenu ....................................188
ParallelMenu...................................189
USBMenu .....................................190
LJ4Menu......................................192
GL2Menu......................................195
PS3Menu......................................197
ESCP2Menu...................................198
FXMenu.......................................201
I239XMenu ....................................203
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Chapter 7 Using Options
250-Sheet Paper Cassette A3W . . . . . . . . . . . .............207
Installing the 250-Sheet Paper Cassette A3W. . . . . . . . . . 207
Removing the 250-Sheet Paper Cassette A3W. . . . . . . . . 209
500-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . .............209
Installing the 500-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit . . . . . . . . . . 210
Removing the 500-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit . . . . . . . . . 210
LargeCapacityPaperUnit.............................210
Installing the Large Capacity Paper Unit ..............212
RemovingtheLargeCapacityPaperUnit.............217
DuplexUnit.........................................218
Installing the Duplex Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............219
RemovingtheDuplexUnit.........................225
HardDiskDrive .....................................226
Installing the Hard Disk Drive. . . . . . . . . . .............226
ReformattingtheHardDiskDrive....................231
RemovingtheHardDiskDrive......................232
MemoryModule.....................................235
Installing a memory module . . . . . . . . . . . .............236
Removingamemorymodule.......................240
AdobePostScript3ROMModule........................243
Installing the Adobe PostScript 3 ROM module. . . . . . . . .243
Removing the Adobe PostScript 3 ROM module. . . . . . . . 247
InterfaceCards......................................250
Installing an interface card . . . . . . . . . . . . .............250
Removinganinterfacecard........................253
PrintingaStatusSheet................................253
Chapter 8 Replacing Consumable Products
ReplacementMessages...............................255
PrecautionsDuringReplacement........................256
TonerCartridge .....................................257
Handlingprecautions.............................257
Replacingatonercartridge ........................258
PhotoconductorUnit..................................262
Handlingprecautions.............................262
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Replacing the photoconductor unit. . . . . . . . ...........263
WasteTonerCollector................................267
Handlingprecautions.............................267
Replacingthewastetonercollector..................268
Chapter 9 Cleaning and Transporting the Printer
CleaningthePrinter..................................271
TransportingthePrinter...............................272
Chapter 10 Troubleshooting
ClearingJammedPaper...............................277
Error messages for paper jams . . . . . . . . . . ...........277
Precautionsforclearingjammedpaper...............280
PaperJam-theLowerCassette....................280
PaperJam-MPtray..............................282
PaperJam-CoverA(JamA).......................283
PaperJam-CoverB(JamB).......................285
PaperJam-UnitC(JamC)........................288
PaperJam-CoverD(JamD) ......................292
PaperJam-CoverE(JamE).......................293
PaperJam-CoverF(JamF).......................295
PaperJam-UnitG(JamG)........................296
Operationalproblems.................................299
The Ready light does not turn on when you turn
the printer on......................................299
The printer does not print and the Ready light is off ......299
TheReadylightisonbutnothingprints...............299
Printoutproblems....................................301
The font selected in the application software
willnotprint...................................301
Some or all of the printout is garbled ...................301
Thepositionoftheprintoutisnotcorrect..............303
Graphicsdon’tprintcorrectly.......................303
The printed surface is rough when duplex printing
on coated paper ..................................303
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ColorPrintingProblems...............................304
Cannot print in color..................................304
The printout color differs when printed from
different printers ...................................304
The color looks different from what you see on
the computer screen ...............................305
Printqualityproblems.................................305
Thebackgroundisdarkordirty.....................305
Black or white bands appear in the printout ..............307
White dots appear in the printout where the
toner density is high................................307
Printqualityisunevenonthepage ..................307
Print quality is uneven on thick or coated paper. . . . . . . . .308
Half-tone images print unevenly........................308
Toner smudges......................................308
Areas are missing in the printed image..................310
Completely blank pages are output .....................310
The printed image is light or faint.......................312
The non-printed side of the page is dirty.................312
MemoryProblems ...................................312
The message
on the LCD panel ..............................312
The message
on the LCD panel ..............................314
The message
on the LCD panel ..............................314
The message
The message
The message
on the LCD panel ..............................315
Paperhandlingproblems..............................316
Paper does not feed from the proper paper source . . . . . . 316
StatusandErrorMessages............................316
CancelingPrinting ...................................331
Using the printer driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............332
Usingthecontrolpanel............................332
UsingtheJobCancelbutton.......................332
UsingtheResetMenu............................332
Collate was disabled
Duplex Men Overflow appears
Image Optimum
Mem Overflow
Need Momory
Print Overrun
appears
appears on the LCD panel...314
appears on the LCD panel. . .315
appears
appears
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Appendix A Technical Specifications
Paper .............................................335
Available paper types . . ...........................336
Papertypespecifications..........................337
Printablearea...................................340
Printer.............................................341
General........................................341
Environmental...................................343
Safetyapprovals.................................343
Mechanical.....................................346
Electrical ...........................................346
Interfaces..........................................347
Parallel interface. . . . . . ...........................347
USBinterface...................................347
Ethernetinterface................................347
OptionsandConsumables.............................348
250-SheetPaperCassetteA3W.....................348
500-SheetPaperCassetteUnit.....................348
LargeCapacityPaperUnit.........................350
DuplexUnit.....................................350
Memory module .....................................351
IEEE 1394 Interface (for Macintosh only) ...............352
HardDiskDrive..................................352
Tonercartridges.................................352
Photoconductorunit..............................353
Waste toner collector . . ...........................353
Appendix B Symbol Sets
IntroductiontoSymbolSets............................355
In the LJ4 Emulation Mode . . ...........................356
InternationalcharactersetsforISO..................358
IntheESC/P2orFXModes............................359
Internationalcharactersets ........................360
Characters available with the ESC (^ command. . . . . . . . .361
IntheI239XEmulationMode...........................361
In the EPSON GL/2 Mode. . . ...........................362
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Appendix C Working with Fonts
AvailableFonts......................................363
LJ4/GL2mode..................................363
ESC/P2andFXmodes...........................366
I239Xmode....................................366
Printingfontsamples.............................367
AddingMoreFonts...................................368
SelectingFonts......................................368
DownloadingFonts...................................368
EPSONFontManager(WindowsOnly)...................369
Installing EPSON Font Manager . . . . . . . .............369
EPSONBarCodeFonts(WindowsOnly)..................370
Systemrequirements.............................372
Installing EPSON BarCode Fonts . . . . . . .............373
PrintingwithEPSONBarCodeFonts.................374
BarCodeFontspecifications .......................378
Appendix D Contacting Customer Support
ForNorthAmericanusers .............................392
ForLatinAmericanusers..............................393
ForEuropeanUsers..................................394
For United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland Users. . . 394
ForUsersinGermany............................396
France ........................................396
Spain .........................................396
Italy...........................................397
Portugal.......................................397
Austria ........................................397
Netherlands....................................397
Belgium&Luxemburg............................398
Switzerland.....................................398
Appendix E Notice for Windows XP Users
Glossary
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Chapter 1
Product Information
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Printer Parts
control panel
face-down tray
right cover
front cover
Duplex Unit slot
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paper cassette
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slot cover
parallel interface
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USB interface
power switch
output path cover
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fuser unit
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Ethernet interface
connector
AC inlet
toner cartridge
fuser
face-up tray
photoconductor
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Control panel
LCD Panel
Up button
Enter button
Job Cancel button
Start/Stop button
Down button
Back button
Ready light
Data light
Options and Consumable Products
Options
You can add to your printer’s capabilities by installing any of the
following options:
❏ The 250-SheetPaper Cassette A3W(C813521) accommodates
250 sheets of A3W-size paper.
❏ The 500-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit (C12C813871) holds one
paper cassette. It increases paper-feeding capacity up to 500
sheets of paper.
❏ TheLarge CapacityPaperUnit (C12C813891)holdstwopaper
cassettes. It increases paper-feeding capacity up to 1,000
sheets of paper.
Error light
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The Duplex Unit (C12C813881) provides for automatic
printing on both sides of the paper.
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The Hard Disk Drive (C12C823921) expands the printer’s
capacity by allowing you to printcomplex and large printjobs
at high speed.
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An optional memory module expands your printer’s
memory, allowing you to print complex and
graphics-intensive documents.
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The Adobe
generates crisp PostScript output. It cannot be used for a
Macintosh
Card.
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The IEEE 1394 Type B Interface Card (C12C82372✽)canbe
used for Macintosh users. It can be connected to a Macintosh
FireWire
Note:
The asterisk (✽) is a substitute for the last digit of the product number,
which varies by country.
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PostScript®3™ ROM Module (C12C83249✽)
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Consumable products
The life of the followingconsumable products ismonitored by the
printer. The printer letsyou know whenreplacements are needed.
Toner Cartridge (Black)
Toner Cartridge (Yellow)
Toner Cartridge (Magenta)
Toner Cartridge (Cyan)
Photoconductor Unit
(includes the waste toner collector)
Waste Toner Collector
S050038/S050082
S050039/S050079
S050040/S050080
S050041/S050081
S051082
S050020
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The EPSON special media listed below provide you with the
best-quality printouts.
EPSON Color Laser Paper (A4)
EPSON Color Laser Paper (A3)
EPSON Color Laser Paper (A3W)
EPSON Color Laser Paper (Letter)
EPSON Color Laser Transparencies (A4)
EPSON Color Laser Transparencies (Letter)
EPSON Color Laser Coated Paper (A4)
EPSON Color Laser Coated Paper (A3)
Caution:
❏ Do not use other EPSON media such as EPSON special
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media for ink jet printers, as they can cause paper jams and
damage the printer.
❏ Donot usethe media listed above in any other printers, except
when specified in the documentation.
About Your Printer
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S041216
S041217
S041218
S041175
S041174
S041383
S041384
The printer comes with a full set of features that contributes to
ease of use andconsistent, high-qualityoutput. Themain features
are described below.
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Reserve Job function
The ReserveJob function lets you store aprint job on the printer’s
Hard Disk Drive and reprint it directly from the printer’s control
panelat anytimewithoutusingyourcomputer. Youcanalsoprint
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 JobFunction” on page 82 forWindows, or “Using the
Reserve Job Function” on page 148 for Macintosh.
Note:
You need an optional HardDisk Drive installed in your printerin 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 72.
Pre-defined color settings in printer driver
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The printer driver offers many pre-defined settings for color
printing, allowing you to optimize print qualityfor various types
of color documents.
For Windows, see “Usingthe predefined settings”on page 53.For
Macintosh, see “Making the print quality setting” on page 130.
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Duplex printing
EPSON provides optional Duplex Unit, allowing you to easily
print on both sides of the page. You can produce professional
quality double-sided documents. Use this feature with any print
job to cut costs and save resources.
Resolution Improvement Technology (RITech)
Resolution Improvement Technology (RITech) is an original
EPSON printer technology that improves the appearance of
printed lines, text, and graphics. RITech is also applied to color
printing.
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Chapter 2
Paper Handling
Available Paper
This section explains what kind of paper you can use with your
printer. Avoid using paper not mentioned in this section.
Note:
Theprinterisextremelysensitivetomoisture.Be sure to store your paper
in a dry environment.
EPSON special media
EPSON provides specialmedia that arecreated especially forthis
printer.
EPSON Color Laser Paper
This media is designed specifically for this printer. You can load
this media from the MP tray, the standard lower cassette, the
optional 250-Sheet Paper Cassette A3W, the optional 500-Sheet
Paper Cassette Unit, or the optional Large Capacity Paper Unit.
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S041215 (A4)
S041216 (A3)
S041217 (A3W)
S041218 (Letter)
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EPSON Color Laser Transparencies
This media is designed specifically for this printer. You can load
this media only from the MP tray.
S041175 (A4)
S041174 (Letter)
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❏ Do not use other EPSON media such as EPSON special
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media for ink jet printers, as they can cause paper jams and
damage the printer.
❏ Donot usethe media listed above in any other printers, except
when specified in the documentation.
EPSON Color Laser Coated Paper
EPSON Color Laser Coated Paperis designed specifically for this
printer. Thismedia isthicker than EPSONColor LaserPaper and
produces glossier and higher quality printing.To print on EPSON
Color Laser CoatedPaper, choose Coatedor Coated(Back)as the
Paper Type setting. This setting is optimized for printing on
coated paper, but paper can only be fed from the MP tray. If you
want to feed coated paper from the standard lower cassette, the
optional 500-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit, or the optional Large
CapacityPaperUnit,setthePaper Typesetting to Plain.However,
this setting producesprintouts that are inferior inquality to those
printed with the Coated or Coated (Back) setting.
S041383 (A4)
S041384 (A3)
Note:
❏ Coatedand Coated (Back) appear in the Basic Setting dialog box
when the Add Coated to the Paper Type settings check box is
selected in the Extended Settings dialog box accessed through the
Optional Settings menu in the printer driver for Windows.
For Macintosh, click the Extended Settings icon in the Basic
Settings dialog box to open the Extended Settings dialog box.
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Duplex printing using the optional Duplex Unit is not possible
when Coated or Coated (Back) is selected as the Paper Type
setting in the printer driver.
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General paper
You can usethe following paper in additionto the EPSONspecial
media introduced in the previous section.
Paper Type Description
Plain paper Recycled paper is acceptable.*
Weight:64to105g/m² (17 to 28 lb)
Envelopes No paste and no tape
No plastic window (unless specifically designed for
laser printers)
Labels The backing sheet should be c overed completely,
with no gaps between labels.**
Thick paper Weight: 106 to 250 g/m²
Colored paper Non-coated
* Use recycled paper only under normal temperature and humidity conditions. Poor
quality paper may reduce print quality, cause paper jams and other problems.
** Gaps betweenlabels maycause thelabelstopeeloff inside the printer and damage
the printer.
Note:
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Since the quality of any particular brand or type of media may be
changedbythemanufactureratanytime,EPSONcannot
guarantee the quality of any type of media. Always test samples of
media stock before purchasing largequantities or printing largejobs.
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You may use paper with preprinted letterheads, provided that the
paper and ink are both compatible with laser printers.
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Paper that should not be used
You cannot use the following paper in this printer. It may cause
printer damage, paper jams, and poor print quality.
❏ Media meant for other color laser printers, black-and-white
laser printers, color copiers, black-and-white copiers, or ink
jet printers
❏ Previously printed paper by any other color laser printers,
black-and-whitelaser printers,colorcopiers,black-and-white
copiers, ink jet printers, or thermal transfer printers
❏ Carbon paper, no-carbon paper, thermal-sensitive paper,
pressure-sensitive paper, acid paper, or paper that uses
high-temperature-sensitive ink (around 150°C)
❏ Labels that peel easily or labels that do not cover the backing
sheet completely
❏ Coatedpaperor special surface-colored paper, except EPSON
Color Laser Coated Paper
❏ Paper that has binder holes or is perforated
❏ Paper that has glue, staples, paper clips, or tape on it
❏ Paper that attracts static electricity
❏ Moist or damp paper
❏ Paper of uneven thickness
❏ Overly thick or thin paper
❏ Paper that is too smooth or too rough
❏ Paper that is different on the front and back
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Paper that is folded, curled, wavy, or torn
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Paper of irregular shape, or paper that does not have right
angle corners
Paper Sources
This section describes the combinations of paper sources and
paper types that you can use.
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MP tray
Paper Type Paper Size Capacity
Plain paper,
EPSON Color
Laser Paper
Envelopes Monarch (MON), C10, DL, C6,C5Up to 20 envelopes
Labels 90 × 139.7 mm minimum
Thick paper 90 × 139.7 mm minimum
EPSON Color
Laser
Transparencies
EPSON Color
Laser Coated
Paper
A3W*,A3*,A4,A5,B4*,B5,
Letter (LT),
Half-Letter (HLT),
Legal (LG)*,
Executive (EXE),
International B5 (IB5)
Government Legal (GLG)*,
Government Letter (GLT),
Ledger (B)*, F4*
Custom-size paper:
90 × 139.7 mm minimum
328 × 453 mm maximum
328 × 453 mm maximum
328 × 453 mm maximum
A4, Letter (LT) Up to 75 sheets
A4, A3* Up to 150 sheets
Up to 150 sheets
(Total thickness:
less than 16 mm)
Up to 75 sheets
Up to 75 sheets
* These sizes should be loaded short edge first
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Standard lower cassette
Paper Type Paper Size Capacity
Plain paper A3*, A4, B4*, B5,
Letter (LT),
Legal (LG)*,
Executive (EXE),
Ledger (B)*
EPSON Color Laser
Paper
EPSON Color Laser
Coated Paper**
* These sizes should be loaded short edge first.
** This media can be fed from this paper source only when Plain is selected as the
Paper Type setting in the printer driver.
A3*, A4, Letter (LT) Up to 250 sheets
A3*, A4 Up to 250 sheets
Up to 250 sheets
(Totalthickness: lessthan
26 mm)
250-Sheet Paper Cassette A3W
Paper Type Paper Size Capacity
Plain paper A3W*
(328 × 453 mm)
Up to 250 sheets
(Total thickness:
less than 26 mm)
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* A3W-size paper should be loaded short edge first.
A3W*
(328 × 453 mm)
Up to 250 sheets
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500-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit
Paper Type Paper Size Capacity
Plain paper A3*, A4, B4*, B5**,
Letter (LT),
Legal (LG)*,
Executive (EXE)**,
Ledger (B)*
EPSON Color Laser
Paper
EPSON Color Laser
Coated Paper***
* These sizes should be loaded short edge first.
** Availability varies by country.
***This media can b e fed from this paper source only when Plain is selected as the
Paper Type setting in the printer driver.
A3*, A4, Letter (LT) Up to 500 sheets
A3*, A4 Up to 500 sheets
Up to 500 sheets
(Total thickness:
less than 53 mm)
28
Paper Handling
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