Epson EPL-N3000D, EPL-N3000DT, EPL-N3000DTS Reference Manual

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Where to Find Info rmati o n

Setup Guide
Provides you important safety information about this printer, information on assembling the printer and installing the printer software. It also contains information on installing the optional memory module, hard disk drive and interface card.
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 (PDF guide)
Provides you with solutions for paper jam problems about your printer you may need to refer to on a regular basis. We recommend printing this guide and keeping it near the printer.
Online Help for printer software
Click Help for detailed information and instructions on the printer software that controls your printer. Online help is automatically installed when you install the printer software.
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Neither SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION nor its affiliates shall be liable to the purchaser of this product or third parties for damages, losses, costs, or expenses incurred by purchaser or third parties as a result of: accident, misuse, or abuse of this product or unauthorized modifications, repairs, or alterations to this product, or (excluding the U.S.) failure to strictly comply with SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION’s operating and maintenance instructions.
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION and its affiliates shall not be liable against any damages or problems arising from the use of any options or any consumable products other than those designated as Original EPSON Products or EPSON Approved Products by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION.
Adobe, the Adobe logo and PostScript3 are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated, which may be registered in certain jurisdictions.
The PCL6 compatible interpreter is a customized version of IPS-PRINT SIX © developed by Xionics Document Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Oak Technology, Inc.
NEST Office Kit Copyright © 1996, Novell, Inc. All rights reserved.
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.
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EPSON and EPSON ESC/P are registered trademarks and EPSON ESC/P 2 is a trademark of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION.
Coronet is a trademark of Ludlow Industries (UK) Ltd.
Marigold is a trademark of Arthur Baker and may be registered in some jurisdictions.
CG Times and CG Omega are trademarks of Agfa Monotype Corporation and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.
Arial , Times New Roman and Albertus are trademarks of The Monotype Corporation and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.
ITC Avant Garde Gothic, ITC Bookman, ITC Zapf Chancery and ITC Zapf Dingbats are trademarks of International Typeface Corporation and may be registered in some jurisdictions.
Antique Olive is a trademark of Fonderie Olive.
Helvetica, Palatino, Times, Univers, Clarendon, New Century Schoolbook, Miriam and David are trademarks of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG which may be registered in certain jurisdictions.
Wingdings is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation and may be registered in some jurisdictions.
HP and HP LaserJet are registered trademarks of the Hewlett-Packard Company.
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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.
Copyright © 2003 by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, Nagano, Japan
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Contents

Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Printer
Printer Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Inside the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Options and Consumable Products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Consumable products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Printer Futures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Adobe PostScript 3 Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
High-quality printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
EPSON Quick Fuser Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Wide variety of fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Toner save mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Reserve Job function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Duplex printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
HDD Form Overlay function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Resolution Improvement Technology (RITech) . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Various Printing Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Duplex printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Fit-to-page printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Pages per sheet printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Watermark printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Overlay printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Using the Reserve Job function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
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Chapter 2 Paper Handling
Paper Sources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
MP tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Standard lower paper cassette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Optional 550-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit A4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Selecting a paper source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Output Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Face-down tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Face-up tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
MP tray and standard lower paper cassette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
550-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Printing on Special Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Labels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Thick paper/Extra thick paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Transparencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Loading a custom paper size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Chapter 3 Using the Standard Printer Software
About the Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Accessing the printer driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Making Changes to Printer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Making the print quality setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Resizing printouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Modifying the print layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Using a watermark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Using an overlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Using HDD form overlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Printing with the Duplex Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Making the Extended Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Making the Optional Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Using the Reserve Job Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Re-Print Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Verify Job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Stored Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
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Confidential Job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Monitoring Your Printer Using EPSON Status Monitor 3 . . . . . . . 66
About EPSON Status Monitor 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Installing EPSON Status Monitor 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Getting printer status details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Setting Monitoring Preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Status Alert window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Using the Job Management function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Stopping monitoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Selecting printers to be monitored . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Setting Up the USB Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Canceling Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Uninstalling the Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Uninstalling the printer driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Uninstall the USB device driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Chapter 4 Using the PostScript Printer Software (Windows)
About the PostScript Printer Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Using the PostScript Printer Driver with Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Windows Me, 98, and 95 users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Windows NT 4.0 users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Windows XP and 2000 users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Using online help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Reserve Job function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Using AppleTalk under Windows 2000 or NT 4.0 . . . . . . . . 125
Chapter 5 Using the PostScript Printer Software (Macintosh)
About the PostScript Printer Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Using the PostScript Printer Driver with Macintosh. . . . . . . . . . . 128
Mac OS 8.6 or 9.x users. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Mac OS X users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
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Chapter 6 Setting Up Your Printer on a Network
Sharing the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171
Setting Up Your Printer as a Shared Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172
Using an additional driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174
Setting for the Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180
Using AppleTalk Under Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4.0 . . .188
Installing the Printer Driver from the CD-ROM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189
Chapter 7 Installing Options
550-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit A4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191
Duplex Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195
Stacker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199
Memory Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204
Hard Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210
Interface Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217
Chapter 8 Replacing the Consumable Product
Precautions During Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221
Replacement Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222
Imaging Cartridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .223
Fuser Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228
Cleaning the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .233
Cleaning the pickup roller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .234
Transporting the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237
Chapter 9 Troubleshooting
Clearing Jammed Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243
Precautions for clearing jammed paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243
Jam A (Cover A). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .244
Jam A B (Cover A or B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248
Jam MP A, Jam C1 A, Jam C2 A, Jam C3 A
(All paper cassettes and Cover A). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .254
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Jam DM (Duplex Unit cover). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Jam STK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Printing a Status Sheet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Operational Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
The Ready light does not turn on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
The printer does not print (Ready light off) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
The Ready light is on but nothing prints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
The optional product is not available. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Printout Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
The font will not print. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Printout is garbled. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
The printout position is not correct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Graphics do not print correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Print Quality Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
The background is dark or dirty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
White dots appear in the printout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Print quality is uneven darkness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Half-tone images print unevenly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Toner smudges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Areas are missing in the printed image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Completely blank pages are output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
The printed image is light or faint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
The non-printed side of the page is dirty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Memory Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Print quality decreased. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Insufficient memory for current task . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Insufficient memory to print all copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Paper Handling Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Paper does not feed properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Problems Printing in the PostScript 3 Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Problems printing PostScript documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
General printing problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Font and image problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Problems printing via the parallel interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Problems printing via the USB interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Problems printing via the network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Problems Using Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
The message Invalid AUX/IF Card appears
on the LCD panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
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Paper does not feed from the optional 550-Sheet
Paper Cassette Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283
Feed jam when using the optional 550-Sheet
Paper Cassette Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .284
An installed option cannot be used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .285
Correcting USB Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .285
USB connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .285
Windows operating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .285
Printer software installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .286
Status and Error Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .294
Canceling Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .306
Using the Cancel Job button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .307
Using the Reset menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .307
Contacting Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .307
For users in Latin America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .308
For users in Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .309
For users in Singapore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .310
For users in Thailand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
For users in Indonesia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
For users in Hong Kong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .313
For users in Malaysia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .314
For users in India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315
For users in the Philippines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .317
Appendix A Technical Specifications
Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .319
Available paper types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .319
Paper that should not be used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .320
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .321
Printable area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .323
Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .324
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .324
Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .326
Mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .326
Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .326
Standards and approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .327
PostScript. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .329
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Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Parallel interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
USB interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Ethernet interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Options and Consumable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
550-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit A4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Stacker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Duplex Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Hard Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Memory modules (EPL-N3000 only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Imaging cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Fuser Unit 120/220 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Warnings, Cautions, and Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Power On/Off Cautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Appendix B Functions of the Control Panel
Using the Control Panel Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
When to make control panel settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
How to access the control panel menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Printing and Deleting Reserve Job Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Using the Quick Print Job Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Using the Confidential Job Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Control Panel Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Control panel menu summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Information Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Tray Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Emulation Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Printing Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Quick Print Job Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Confidential Job Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Reset Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Parallel Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
USB Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
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Network Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .361
AUX Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .361
LJ4 Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .362
GL2 Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .365
PS3 Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .367
ESCP2 Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .368
FX Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .371
I239X Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .373
Support Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .376
Appendix C Working with Fonts
Available Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .377
LJ4/GL2 mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .377
ESC/P 2 and FX modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .379
I239X mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .380
PS 3 mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .381
Printing font samples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .381
Adding More Fonts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .381
Selecting Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .382
Downloading Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .383
Installing PostScript Screen Fonts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .383
EPSON Font Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .384
System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .384
Installing EPSON Font Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .384
EPSON BarCode Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .386
System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .387
Installing EPSON BarCode Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .388
Printing with EPSON BarCode Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .390
BarCode Font specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .394
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Appendix D Symbol Sets
Introduction to Symbol Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
In the LJ4 Emulation Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
International character sets for ISO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410
In the ESC/P 2 or FX Modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
International character sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413
Characters available with the ESC (^ command. . . . . . . . . . 413
In the I239X Emulation Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
In the EPSON GL/ 2 Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
Appendix E PostScript Font Samples
Appendix F Notice for Windows XP Users
Glossary
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Chapter 1

Getting to Know Your Printer

Printer Parts

Front view

face-down tray top cover
locking clip
jpaper support
control panel
right side cover
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ipower switch
paper indicator
MP tray
standard lower paper cassette
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Rear view

paper path lever Type-B interface card slot cover Ethernet interface connector
parallel interface connector

Inside the printer

cover B
upper option cover
AC inlet
USB interface connector
cover A
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Control panel

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b c d
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a. LCD panel Displays printer status messages and
control panel menu settings.
b.
Back button
c.
Up button
d.
Enter button
e.
Down button
f. Error light On or flashes when an error is detected.
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 339.
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g. Start/Stop button Switches the printer between ready and
offline status while no error has occurred. When the printer is offline and the data light is on, press it down for more than two seconds to print the specified copies of the first page of print job that the printer is currently receiving. When the error light is flashing, press this button to clear the error and switch the printer to ready status. When the error light is on, perform necessary procedures to clear the error, and then press this button to switch the printer to ready status.
Note:
When the error light is flashing, the printer may automatically switch to ready status if you set the Auto Continue to ON with the control panel menu. See “Setup Menu” on page 352 for more information.
h. Ready light 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 On or flashes when the printer is
processing data, or when print data is stored in the print buffer (the section of printer memory reserved for receiving data) but not yet printed. Off when no data remains in the print buffer.
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j. Cancel Job button Press once to cancel the current print job.
Press it down for more than two seconds to delete all data in the print buffer, all jobs, and all data the printer is receiving or currently printing.

Options and Consumable Products

Options

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You can add to your printer’s capabilities by installing any of the
following options.
550-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit A4 (C12C802091)
This unit increases paper feeding capacity up to 550 sheets of
paper, and you can install up to three optional cassette units. For
details, see “550-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit A4” on page 191.
Duplex Unit (C12C802101)
The Duplex Print Unit provides for automatic printing on both
sides of the paper. For details, see “Duplex Unit” on page 195.
Stacker (C12C802111)
This unit provides the offset function. The printouts are output in
offset stacks. The Stacker can stack up to 500 sheets of paper. For
details, see “Stacker” on page 199.
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Hard Disk Drive (C12C824061)
This option expands the printer’s capacity by allowing you to print complex and large print jobs at high speed. This option also enables you to use the Reserve Job function. By using the Reserve Job function, you can store print jobs in the printer’s hard disk and print them later directly from the printer’s control panel. For details, see “Hard Disk Drive” on page 210.
Memory Module
Memory module expands your printer’s memory, allowing you to print complex and graphics-intensive documents. For details, see “Memory Module” on page 204.
Note:
Make sure that the DIMM you purchase is compatible with EPSON products. For details, contact the store where you purchased this printer or an EPSON qualified service representative.
Interface Card
You can install various optional interface cards to supplement your printer’s built-in parallel, USB, and Ethernet interfaces to provide added network compatibility. For details, see “Interface Cards” on page 217.

Consumable products

Imaging Cartridge (S051111)
The life of the cartridge is monitored by the printer. The printer lets you know with a message on the control panel when replacements are needed.
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Fuser Unit 120 (S053016)
The life of the unit is monitored by the printer. The printer lets
you know with a message on the control panel when
replacements are needed.
Fuser Unit 220 (S053017)
The life of the unit is monitored by the printer. The printer lets
you know with a message on the control panel when
replacements are needed.

Printer Futures

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.

Adobe PostScript 3 Mode

The printer’s Adobe PostScript 3 Mode provides you with the
ability to print documents formatted for PostScript printers.
Seventeen scalable fonts are included. IES (Intelligent Emulation
Switch) and SPL (Shared Printer Language) support allow the
printer to switch between the PostScript mode and other
emulations as print data is received at the printer.
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High-quality printing

When using the driver provided, your printer does 600-dpi
printing at a speed of up to 34 pages per minute when printing
on A4 paper. You’ll appreciate the professional print quality
produced by your printer and its quick processing speed.
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EPSON Quick Fuser Technology

The printer warms up faster than conventional printers. About 25 seconds are required from power ON to when printing can be done at normal temperature. The time depends on the printer’s optional configuration. Furthermore, if printing data is received in the sleep mode, printing will be started after a warm up time of about 17 seconds.

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.

Toner save mode

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

Reserve Job function

The Reserve Job function let 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 details, see “Using the Reserve Job Function” on page 58.
Note:
You need an optional Hard Disk Drive installed in your printer in order to use the Reserve Job function. For instructions on installing the Hard Disk Drive, see “Hard Disk Drive” on page 210.
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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.

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. For details, see “Using HDD form overlay” on
page 51.
Note:
You need an optional Hard Disk Drive installed in your printer in
order to use the HDD Form Overlay function. For instructions on installing the Hard Disk Drive, see “Hard Disk Drive” on page 210.
You can not use the HDD Form Overlay function with the
PostScript driver.

Resolution Improvement Technology (RITech)

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Resolution Improvement Technology (RITech) is an original
EPSON printer technology that works by smoothing out the
jagged edges of diagonal and curved lines in both text and
graphics. Enhanced MicroGray improves the halftone quality of
graphics. With the driver provided, the printer’s 600 dpi (dots per
inch) resolution is enhanced by RITech and Enhanced MicroGray
technology.
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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. Choose to use the appropriate one according to your printing needs.

Duplex printing

Lets you print on both sides of paper.
See “Duplex Unit” on page 195 and “Printing with the Duplex Unit” on page 54 for details.
Note:
You need the optional Duplex Print Unit installed in your printer in order to use this printing option. See “Duplex Unit” on page 195 for instructions.
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Fit-to-page printing

Lets you automatically enlarge or reduce the size of your
document to fit the paper size you selected.
See “Resizing printouts” on page 36 for details.

Pages per sheet printing

Lets you print two or four pages on a single sheet.
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See “Modifying the print layout” on page 39 for details.
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Watermark printing

Lets you print a text or image as a watermark on your printout. For example, you can put “Confidential” on an important document.
See “Using a watermark” on page 40 for details.
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Overlay printing

Lets you prepare standard forms or template on your printout
that you can use as overlays when printing other documents.
See “Using an overlay” on page 45 for details.
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Note:
The overlay printing is not available in the PostScript 3 mode.

Using the Reserve Job function

Lets you print jobs that you stored in the printer’s Hard Disk
Drive later directly from the printer’s control panel.
See “Duplex Unit” on page 195 and “Using the Reserve Job
Function” on page 58 for details.
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Note:
You need the optional Duplex Print Unit installed in your printer in order to use this printing option. See “Duplex Unit” on page 195 for instructions.
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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,
Letter (LT), B5, Half-Letter (HLT), Executive (EXE), Legal (LGL), Government Letter (GLT), Government Legal (GLG), F4
Custom-size paper:
76.2 × 127.0 mm minimum
215.9 × 355.6 mm maximum
Envelopes Monarch (MON), C10, DL, C5, C6,
IB5
Up to 150 sheets (75 g/m²) (Total thickness:
17.5 mm maximum)
Up to 20 envelopes (Total thickness:
17.5 mm maximum)
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Labels A4, Letter (LT) Up to 100 sheets
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Thick paper/Extra thick paper
Transparencies A4, Letter (LT) Up to 100 sheets
A4, A5, Letter (LT), B5, Half-Letter (HLT), Ex ecutive (EXE), Legal (LGL), Government Letter (GLT), Government Legal (GLG), F4
Custom-size paper:
76.2 × 127.0 mm minimum
215.9 × 355.6 mm maximum

Standard lower paper cassette

Paper Type Paper Size Capacity
Total thickness:
17.5 mm maximum
Plain paper A4, A5, Letter (LT), B5,
Envelopes Monarch (MON), C10, DL, C5, C6,
Labels A4, Letter (LT) Up to 290 sheets
Transparencies A4, Letter (LT) Up to 100 sheets
Thick paper/Extra thick paper
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Executive (EXE), Legal (LGL) Government Legal (GLG)
IB5
A4, A5, Letter (LT), B5, Executive (EXE), Legal (LGL), Government Legal (GLG)
Up to 550 sheets (Total thickness:
59.4 mm maximum)
Up to 80 sheets (Total thickness:
49.4 mm maximum)
(Total thickness:
49.4 mm maximum)
(Total thickness:
12.4 mm maximum)
Up to 160 sheets (Total thickness:
49.4 mm maximum)
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Optional 550-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit A4

2
Paper Type Paper Size Capacity
Plain paper A4, A5, Letter (LT), B5,
Executive (EXE), Legal (LGL), Government Legal (GLG)
Envelopes Monarch (MON), C10, DL, C5, C6,
IB5
Labels A4, Letter (LT) Up to 290 sheets
Transparencies A4, Letter (LT) Up to 100 sheets
Thick paper/Extra thick paper
A4, A5, Letter (LT), B5, Executive (EXE), Legal (LGL), Government Legal (GLG)

Selecting a paper source

Up to 550 sheets (Total thickness:
59.4 mm maximum)
Up to 80 sheets (Total thickness:
49.4 mm maximum)
(Total thickness:
49.4 mm maximum)
(Total thickness:
12.4 mm maximum)
Up to 160 sheets (Total thickness:
49.4 mm maximum)
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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
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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.
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.
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.
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 352.
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With one or two optional 550-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit A4 installed:
MP Tray
Lower Cassette 1
Lower Cassette 2
Lower Cassette 3
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Note:
If you make paper size settings or paper source settings in your
application, these settings may override the printer driver settings.
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 352.
When Auto is set for the paper source setting on the control panel
or the printer driver, A4, A5, B5, LT, LGL, GLG, EXE paper can be fed automatically with the standard or optional lower cassettes. Other paper sizes can be fed when the specified cassette is set for the paper source.
Manually feeding paper
Manual feeding is similar to normal paper feeding, except that
you need to press the N Start/Stop button to start printing.
You can either choose to press the N Start/Stop button once to
start printing all pages, or press the N Start/Stop button to print
each page one by one.
Follow these steps to feed paper manually:
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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.
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To access the printer driver from Windows Me, 98, or 95,
click Start, point to Settings, and click Printers. Next, right-click the EPSON EPL-N3000 Advanced icon and click Properties.
To access the printer driver from Windows XP, 2000, or
NT 4.0, click Start, and click Printers and Faxes. Next, right-click the EPSON EPL-N3000 Advanced icon and click Printing Preferences (in Windows XP or 2000) or Document Defaults (in Windows NT 4.0).
2. Click the Basic Settings tab, then click the Manual Feed check
box.
3. Click the EachPage check box to feed all pages manually one
by one. To feed only the first page manually, leave the check box unchecked.
4. Select the correct paper size from the Paper Size list.
5. If paper of the selected size is already loaded, proceed 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 guide to the size of the paper you are loading.
Note:
Make sure to load paper with the printable surface facing up.
6. Send the print data from the computer. The LCD panel shows Manual Feed and the selected page size.
7. Press the N Start/Stop button to start printing.
If you checked the EachPage check box in step 3, press the N Start/Stop button to print each page. Otherwise, all pages are printed automatically.
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Output Tray

2

Face-down tray

Paper size: All types of paper that are supported can be used. Paper type: 76.2 × 127.0 mm to 215.9 × 355.6 mm
Capacity: Up to 500 sheets of plain paper
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Face-up tray

Installing the Face-up tray
Follow these steps to install the face-up tray.
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1. Insert the right and left tabs of the face-up tray into the holes at the back of the printer.
2. Push up the lever and pull out the extension tray.
Paper type: All types of paper that are supported can be used. Paper size: 76.2 × 127.0 mm to 215.9 × 297.0 mm
Capacity: Up to 70 sheets of plain paper (Up to 10 mm
thickness)
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Loading Paper

This section describes how to load paper into the MP tray and the paper cassettes. If you use special media such as transparencies or envelopes, see also “Printing on Special Media” on page 28.
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MP tray and standard lower paper cassette

The MP tray is the most flexible paper source, accommodating various paper sizes and media types. See “MP tray” on page 15 for details.
For information on the paper sizes and types supported by the standard lower paper cassette, see “Standard lower paper cassette” on page 16.
Note:
MP tray can be set into the upper cassette slot only, and standard lower paper cassette can be set into the lower cassette slot only. Do not set into the different slot by force.
Follow these steps to load paper into the MP tray.
Note:
The procedure for loading paper into the standard lower paper cassette is the same as that for the MP tray.
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1. Pull out the MP tray.
Note:
When pulling out the MP tray, raise it and pull it at an angle.
2. Remove the MP tray cover.
3. Adjust the cassette size to accommodate the paper you are loading.
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Slide the side paper guide outward while pinching the knob. Then, slide the end paper guide while pinching the knob, to accommodate the paper you are loading.
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4. Load a stack of the desired media on the center of the cassette with the printable surface facing up. Then slide the side paper guide while pinching the knob until it is against the right side of the stack to get a snug fit.
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5. Replace the MP tray cover, making sure the front edge is flush and as far forward as possible. And reinsert the cassette in the printer.
Note:
The following paper sizes are detected automatically. When loading other paper sizes or fixing the paper size despite the loaded paper size, use the control panel to set the paper size. For details, see “Tray Menu” on page 348.
Detected paper sizes:
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MP tray: A4, A5, B5, Letter (LT), Legal
(LGL), Executive (EXE), Government Legal (GLG)
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Standard lower paper cassette:
6. Extend the paper support to accommodate the size of the paper loaded in the MP tray or lower paper cassette to prevent it from slipping off the printer.

550-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit

A4, A5, B5, LT, LGL, EXE, GLG
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The paper sizes and types supported by the optional 550-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit are the same as the standard lower paper cassette. For more information, see “Optional 550-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit A4” on page 17.
The paper-loading procedure is also the same as that for the standard lower paper cassette. For detailed information, see “MP tray and standard lower paper cassette” on page 23.
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Printing on Special Media

You can print on special paper stock such as thick paper, envelopes, transparencies, and labels.
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.

Envelopes

The print quality of envelopes may be irregular because different parts of an envelope have different thicknesses. Print one or two envelopes to check the print quality.
Caution:
Do not use window envelopes unless they are specifically
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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.
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When printed envelopes are wrinkled, open cover B and push up the
form feed pressure change levers at both sides of the fuser unit until they are in the vertical position. It may reduce the wrinkles in the envelopes. When using paper other than envelopes, be sure to push the levers back down.
Warning:
Unless specifically instructed in this guide, be careful not to
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touch the fuser, which is marked CAUTION HOT SURFACE, or the surrounding areas. If the printer has been
in use, the fuser and the surrounding areas may be very hot. If you must touch one of these areas, wait 40 minutes to allow the heat to subside before doing so.
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The following table shows important settings you have to make when using envelopes.
Paper Source MP tray (up to 10 envelopes), standard lower
cassette, optional lower cassette (up to 80 envelopes)
MP Tray Size setting in the Tray Menu
Mon, C10 , DL, C5, C6, IB5
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Printer driver settings Paper Size: Mon, C10, DL, C5, C6, IB5
Paper Source: MP Tray, Lower Cassette 1, Lower Cassette 2, Lower Cassette 3
Paper Type: Thick
Note:
When loading envelopes into the MP tray, set the envelope size on the MP Tray Size setting in the Tray Menu on the control panel.
Please note the following tips for handling this media. Load envelopes with the flap closed and facing forward as
shown below.
C5, IB5
Mon, DL, C6, C10
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
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following size requirements:
MP tray: Height: 76.2 mm Width: 127.0 mm
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127.0 mm
Min.
76.2 mm
Min.
76.2 mm
Min.
127.0 mm

Labels

You can load labels up to 100 sheets into the MP tray, up to 290 sheets into standard lower paper cassette or 550-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit. However, you may need to feed some labels one sheet at a time, or load them manually.
The following table shows important settings you have to make when using labels.
Paper Source MP tray, standard lower cassette, optional
lower cassette
MP Tray Size setting in the Tray Menu
LC1, LC2, LC3 Size setting in the Tray Menu
Auto (or A4, LT)
A4, LT
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Printer driver settings Paper Size: A4, LT
Paper Type: Labels
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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.

Thick paper/Extra thick paper

The following table shows important settings you have to make when using thick or extra thick paper.
Paper Source MP tray (Total thickness: 17.5 mm
maximum), standard lower cassette, optional lower cassette (Total thickness:
49.4 mm maximum)
Printer driver settings Paper Size: A4, A5, B5, LT, HLT, EXE, LGL,
GLG, GLT, F4
Paper Type: Thick or Extra thick
Note:
When printing on thick paper, outputting it to the Face-up tray is recommended because thick paper curls easily.

Transparencies

You can load transparencies up to 100 sheets into the MP tray, standard lower cassette or 550-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit.
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The following table shows important settings you have to make when using transparencies.
Paper Source MP tray, standard lower cassette, optional
lower cassette
MP Tray Size setting in the Tray Menu
Auto (or A4, LT)
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LC1, LC2, LC3 Size setting in the Tray Menu
Printer driver settings Paper Size: A4, LT
A4, LT
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:
76.2 × 127.0 mm to 215.9 × 355.6 mm for MP tray.
Paper Source MP tray (up to 150 sheets (75 g/m²), up to
Printer driver settings Paper Size: User Defined Size
Note:
When printing on custom size paper, make sure that the Paper Size setting on the printer driver is set to User Defined Size.
150 sheets (64 g/m²))
Paper Source: MPTray
Paper Type: Plain, Thick, or Extra thick
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Chapter 3

Using the Standard Printer Software

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 66 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 settings made when the printer driver is accessed from the operat ing sy stem, so y ou should access the printer driver from your application to make sure you get the result you want.
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Note:
Online help provides details on printer driver settings.
To access the printer driver from your application, click the
Print or Page Setup command on 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 EPL-N3000 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.

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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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3. Select the Zoom To check box. Then specify the magnification
percentage in the box.
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The percentage can be set between 50% and 200% in 1% increments.
4. Click OK to accept the settings.
If necessary, select the paper size to be printed from the Output Paper drop-down list.
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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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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 45.
2. Make the printer settings and exit the printer driver.
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3. Send the same data that you made by application to the printer like step 12 in “Creating an overlay” on page 45.
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 H ard Disk Drive. You can access this function from the Form Selection dialog box in the printer driver.
Note:
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 mode.
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Register the form overlay data on the Hard Disk Drive
Only a network administrator using Windows XP, 2000, or NT
4.0 is allowed to register the form overlay data on the optional
Hard Disk Drive. See the Network Guide for details.
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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. Click 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 to return to the Special menu.
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6. Click OK to print data.
Delete the form overlay data in the Hard Disk Drive
Only a network administrator using Windows XP, 2000, or 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 with the optional Duplex Print Unit prints on both sides of the paper. When printing for binding, the binding edge can be specified as required to produce the desired page order.
ENERGY STAR
As an the duplex 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.
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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.
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Making the 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. Graphic Mode: Specify the graphic mode. In the
HighQuality (Printer) mode, the driver sends the printing data to the printer using ESC/Page language as much as possible. In the High Quality (PC) mode, rendering is done in your computer and the driver sends the printing data to the printer using a low level language.
b. Print True Type fonts as
bitmap button:
c. Print True Type fonts with
substitution button:
d. Setting button: Click this button to open the Font
e. Uses the settings
specified on the printer
button:
f. Uses the settings
specified on the driver
button:
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).
Substitution dialog box. This button is available when the Print
True Type fonts with substitution
button is selected.
Select this button to use the Offset, Skip blank page, and Ignore the selected paper size settings on the control panel.
Select this button to use the Offset, the Skip blank page, and the Ignore the selected paper size settings in the printer driver.
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g. Offset: Makes fine adjustments to the
printing position on the front and the back of data on a page in
1.0 mm increments.
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h. Density: Sets the print density. The options
are 1 through 5.
i. Skip Blank Page check
box:
j. Ignore the selected paper
size check box:
k. High Speed Graphics
Output check box:
l. Uses the spooling method
provided by the operating system check box:
m. Default button: Click this button to return the
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 optimize the printing speed of graphics composed of line drawings such as overlaid circles and squares.
Clear this check box if graphics do not print correctly.
Select this check box to enable the Spool function for Windows XP, 2000, or NT 4.0.
driver settings to the initial settings.
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n. Help button: Click this button to open online
help.
o. Cancel button: Click this button to exit the dialog
box or printer driver without saving your settings.
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p. OK button: Click this button to save your
settings and to exit the dialog box or printer driver.

Making the 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.

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.
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The table below gives an overview of the Reserve Job options. Each option is described in detail later in this section.
Reser v e Jo b Op ti o n De sc r ip tion
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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
Jobs stored in the Hard Disk Drive are handled differently depending on the Reserve Job option. Refer to the tables below for details.
Reserve Jo b Option
Re-Print Job + Verify Job
Stored Job 64 Delete old jobs
Confidential Job
Maximum Number of Jobs
64 (combined total)
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When Maximu m is Exceeded
Oldest job automatically replaced with newest
manually
When Drive is Full
Oldest job automatically replaced with newest
Delete old jobs manually
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Reser v e Jo b Option
Re-Print Job data remains in
Verify Job
Stored Job Data remains in hard drive
After Printing After Turning Off Printer or Using
Reset All
Data is cleared
hard drive
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Reser v e Jo b Option
After Printing After Turning Off Printer or Using
Reset All
Confidential Job
data is cleared Data is cleared

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.
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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.
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To reprint or delete this data using the printer’s control panel, see “Printing and Deleting Reserve Job Data” on page 341.

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.
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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.
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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 341 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.
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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.
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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 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 341.

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.
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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 341.

Monitoring Your Printer Using EPSON Status Monitor 3

About EPSON Status Monitor 3

EPSON Status Monitor 3 is a utility program that monitors your printer and gives you information about its current status. For example, you can find out the amount of remaining toner through this utility. If a print error occurs, the utility provides you with a message describing the error. EPSON Status Monitor 3 is accessed from within the printer driver. See the following section for more information.
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.
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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.
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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
Note for Windows 95 users:
Network printers can not be monitored with EPSON Status Monitor 3.

Installing EPSON Status Monitor 3

Follow these steps to install EPSON Status Monitor 3.
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.
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3. Click Continue. When the software license agreement screen appears, read the statement and then click Agree.
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4. In the dialog box that appears, click Install Software.
5. Click Custom.
6. Select the EPSON Status Monitor 3 check box and click Install.
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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.
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8. When the installation is complete, click OK.
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Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3

To access EPSON Status Monitor 3, open the printer software, click the Utility tab, then click the EPSON Status Monitor 3 button.
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Getting printer status details

You can monitor printer status and obtain information on consumable products using the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box.
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Note:
The screen shot may vary depending on your printer.
1. Icon/Message: The icon and message show the
printer status.
2. Printer image: The image at the upper left shows the
printer status graphically.
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3. Text box: The text box next to the printer image displays the current status of the printer. When a problem occurs, the most probable solution is displayed.
4. Close button: Clicking this button closes the dialog box.
5. Consumables: Displays information for the paper trays and toner.
6. Job Information: Displays information for the print jobs. The Job Information menu is displayed when the Show job information check box on the Monitoring Preferences dialog box is on.
7. 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.
8. Toner: Indicates the amount of remaining toner. The toner icon flashes if the toner is low.
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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.
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The following settings and buttons appear in the dialog box:
1. Select Notification: Use the check boxes in this area to select the types of error that you wish to be notified about.
2. Default button: Restores default settings.
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3. Select Shortcut Icon: To use the shortcut icon, select the
Shortcut Icon check box and choose an icon. The icon you select appears on the right side of the task bar. Once the shortcut icon is in the task bar, you can double-click it to open the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box. Alternatively, you can right-click the shortcut icon and select Monitoring Preferences to open the Monitoring Preferences dialog box, and EPSON EPL-N3000 Advanced to open the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box.
4. Job management: To display the job information menu in the EPSON Status Monitor 3 window, select the Show job information check box.
To display the notification message when your print job is finished, select the Notify when printing completed check box.
5. Allow monitoring of
shared printers check box:
6. Help button: Opens online help for the
7. Cancel button: Cancels any changes.
8. OK button: Saves new changes.
When this check box is selected, a shared printer can be monitored by other PCs.
Monitoring Preferences dialog box.
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Status Alert window

The Status Alert window indicates what type of error has occurred and offers you a possible solution. The window closes automatically once the problem is cleared.
This window will also appear according to the selected notification in the Monitoring Preferences dialog box.
If you wish to see information about printer consumables, click the EPSON Status Monitor 3 button. Once this button is clicked, the Status Alert window will not disappear even after a problem is cleared. Click Close to close the window.
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Using the Job Management function

You can obtain information on the print jobs on the Job Information menu on the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box.
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To display the Job Information menu, select the Show job information check box on the Monitoring Preferences dialog box. (See “Setting Monitoring Preferences” on page 73 for details.) Then click the Job Information tab on the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box.
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1. Status: Waiting: The print job which waiting to be
printed.
Printing: The print job which is printed currently.
CompletedDisplays only your jobs that have
finished printing.
Canceled: Displays only your jobs that have been
canceled printing.
Held: Job is on held.
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2. Job Name:Displays the user’s print job file names. Other user’s print jobs are displayed as --------.
3 Job Type: Displays the job type. When the Reserve job
function is used, the jobs are displayed as Stored, Verify, Re-Print, and Confidential respectively. About the Reserve Job function, see “Using the Reserve Job Function” on page 58.
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Clicking this button refreshes the information on this menu.
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Re-printing your print job
Clicking the Print button on the EPSON Status Monitor 3 screen lets you print a spooled job. Follow the steps below to re-print your job.
Note:
You cannot re-print your jobs in the following cases.
The status of the job is other than Held. ❏ The job is sent by someone other than you. When multiple jobs are selected
1. Access EPSON Status Monitor 3. See “Accessing EPSON
Status Monitor 3” on page 70 for details.
Display the dialog box to print the spooled and held status job.
Selecting a print job and clicking this button, cancels the selected print job.
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2. Click Job Information tab.
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3. Select the job to re-print.
4. Click the Print button. The following screen appears.
5. In the screen, confirm the job name and select a copy number from 1 to 999.
6. Click OK to reprint your job.
Supporting connection to use the Job Management function
The Job Management function is available when the following connections are used:
When using the EPSON Net Direct Print TCP/IP connection
(in Windows Me, 98, 95 and XP, 2000 or NT 4.0)
When using the LPR connections (in Windows XP, 2000 and
NT 4.0)
When using standard TCP/IP connections (in Windows XP
and 2000)
Shared Windows 2000 and NT 4.0 LPR connections and
shared Windows 2000 Standard TCP/IP connections with Windows XP, Me, 98, 95, 2000 and NT 4.0 clients
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You can not use this function in the following situations:
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When using an optional Ethernet interface card that doesn’t support
the Job Management function.
When the NetWa re connections do not support the Job Management
function.
When the printing jobs from NetWare and NetBEUI are displayed
as “Unknown” on the Job Management menu.
Note that if the user account used to log on to a client is different
from the user account used to connect to the server, the Job Management function is not available.
Setting to notify when printing is completed
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When the Notify when printing completed check box is selected, the Notify when printing completed function can be used.
To use this function, click the specified print job from the print job list on the Job Information menu in the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box. When the target job is completed, the Notify when printing completed dialog box appears.
Note:
When you canceled the target job, the Notify when printing completed dialog box does not appear.

Stopping monitoring

You can stop monitoring the printing status by clearing the Monitor the Printing Status check box in the printer driver’s Utility menu if you don’t need to monitor the printer at all.
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The Monitor the Printing Status check box is displayed in the
Utility menu of Document Defaults in Windows NT 4.0, or in the Utility menu of Printing Preference in Windows XP or 2000.
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You can find out the current printer status by clicking the EPSON
Status Monitor 3 icon in the printer driver’s Utility menu.

Selecting printers to be monitored

You can use the Monitored Printers utility to change the types of printers that EPSON Status Monitor 3 will monitor. When you install EPSON Status Monitor 3, this utility is also installed. Usually, it is not necessary to change a setup.
1. Click Start, point to Programs, point to EPSON Printers, then click Monitored printers.
2. Clear the check box of the printers which you do not want to be monitored.
3. Click OK to accept the setting.

Setting Up the USB Connection

The USB interface that comes with your printer complies with Microsoft Plug and Play (PnP) USB specifications.
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Note:
Only PC systems equipped with a USB connector and running Windows Me, 98, XP, and 2000 support the USB interface.
1. Click Start, point to Settings, then click Printers. In Windows XP, click Start, then click Printers and Faxes.
2. Right-click the EPSON EPL-N3000 Advanced icon, and click Properties on the menu that appears.
3. Click the Details tab. In Windows XP or 2000, click the Ports tab.
4. Select the appropriate USB port from the Print to the following port drop-down list. In Windows Me or 98, select EPUSB1: (EPSON EPL-N3000). In Windows XP or 2000, select USB001 in the list on the Ports menu.
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Note:
This screen is a Windows 98 screen.
5. Click OK to save this setting.

Canceling Printing

If the printouts are not what you expected and display incorrect or garbled characters or images, you may need to cancel printing. When the printer icon is displayed on the taskbar, you can cancel printing from your computer, as the transfer of data is not yet complete. Follow the instructions below to cancel the printing.
Double-click the printer icon on the task bar. Select the task in the list, then click Cancel from the Document menu.
If a part of the print data is already sent to the printer, the Ready (green) light on the printer turns on after the last page of the data is output.
The current job is canceled.
If the transfer of a print data is not yet started, you can cancel the whole print job.
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Note:
You can also cancel the current print job that is sent from your
computer, by pressing the + Cancel Job button on the printer’s control panel. When canceling the print job, be careful not to cancel print sent by other users.
To cancel all print data in the printer’s memory, press down the +
Cancel Job button on the printer’s control panel for about two seconds.

Uninstalling the Printer Software

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When you wish to reinstall or upgrade the printer driver, uninstall the printer driver that has been installed already.

Uninstalling the printer driver

1. Quit all applications.
2. Click Start, point to Settings, and click Control Panel.
3. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.
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4. Select EPSON Printer Software, and click Add/Remove.
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5. Click the Printer Model tab, select the EPSON EPL-N3000 Advanced icon, then click OK.
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If you uninstall only EPSON Status Monitor 3, select the EPSON Status Monitor 3 check box.
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7. To uninstall the Monitored Printers utility, select the EPSON Status Monitor 3: Monitored Printers check box, and click OK.
Note:
You can uninstall only the Monitored Printers utility of EPSON Status Monitor 3. When the utility is uninstalled, you cannot change the setting of Monitored Printers from EPSON Status Monitor 3 of other printers.
8. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Uninstall the USB device driver

When you connect the printer to your computer with a USB interface cable, the USB device driver is also installed. When you uninstalled the printer driver, you also need to uninstall the USB device driver.
Follow these steps to uninstall the USB device driver:
Note:
Uninstall the printer driver before uninstalling the USB device
driver.
Once you uninstalled the USB device driver, you cannot access any
other EPSON printers connected with a USB interface cable.
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1. Follow steps 1 through 3 of “Uninstalling the printer driver” on page 83.
2. Select EPSON USB Printer Devices, and click Add/Remove.
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EPSON USB Printer Devices appears only when the printer
is connected to Windows Me or 98 with a USB interface cable.
If the USB device driver is not installed correctly, EPSON USB
Printer Devices may not appear. Follow these steps to run the
“Epusbun.exe” file in the CD-ROM that comes with your printer:
1. Insert the CD-ROM in your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
2. Access the CD-ROM drive.
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