Epson EPL-N3000D, EPL-N3000DT, EPL-N3000DTS Reference Manual
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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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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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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cartridge
Control panel
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a. LCD panel Displays printer status messages and
control panel menu settings.
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Back button
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Up button
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Enter button
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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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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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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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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
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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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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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