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Copyright © 2004 by Seiko Epson Corporation, Nagano, Japan. 1 Where to Find Information Setup Guide Provides you with information on assembling the printer and installing the printer software. Reference Guide (this manual) Provides you with detailed information on the printer's functions, optional products, maintenance, troubleshooting, and technical specifications. Network Guide Provides network administrators with information on both the printer driver and network settings.You need to install this guide from the Network utility CD-ROM to your computer's hard disk before referring it. Paper Jam Guide Provides you with solutions for paper jam problems about your printer you may need to refer to on a regular basis. We recommend printing this guide and keeping it near the printer. 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. 2 Contents Safety Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Warnings, Cautions, and Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Power On/Off Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Printer Printer Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Inside the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Control panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Options and Consumable Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Consumable products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Various Printing Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Double-sided printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Fit to page printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Pages per sheet printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Watermark printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Chapter 2 Paper Handling Paper Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 MP tray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Optional paper cassette unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Selecting a paper source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 MP tray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Optional 500-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Output tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 3 Printing on Special Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EPSON Color Laser Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EPSON Color Laser Transparencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EPSON Color Laser Coated Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thick paper and extra thick paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transparencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loading a custom paper size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 32 33 34 35 37 38 38 39 Chapter 3 Using the Printer Software with Windows About the Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accessing the printer driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Making Changes to Printer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Making the print quality setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Resizing printouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Modifying the print layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using a watermark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duplex printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Making Extended Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Making Optional Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monitoring Your Printer Using EPSON Status Monitor 3 . . . . . . . Installing EPSON Status Monitor 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Getting printer status details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Order Online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting Monitoring Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Status Alert window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Job Management function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stopping monitoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monitored Printers settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting Up the USB Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Canceling Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Uninstalling the Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Uninstalling the printer driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Uninstall the USB device driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 40 41 41 48 50 52 56 60 62 63 63 66 67 69 71 73 73 77 77 78 80 81 81 84 4 Chapter 4 Using the Printer Software with Macintosh About the Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86 Accessing the printer driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87 Making Changes to Printer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88 Making the print quality settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88 Resizing printouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96 Modifying the print layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97 Using a watermark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99 Duplex printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 Making Extended Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107 Monitoring Your Printer using EPSON Status Monitor 3 . . . . . . .110 Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110 Getting printer status details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112 Setting Monitoring Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114 Status Alert window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116 Using the Job Management function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117 Setting Up the USB Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119 Canceling Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120 Uninstalling the Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121 For Mac OS X. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121 For Mac OS 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122 Chapter 5 Setting Up Your Printer on a Network For Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123 Sharing the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123 Setting up your printer as a shared printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124 Using an additional driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126 Setting up clients. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132 Installing the printer driver from the CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . .140 For Macintosh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142 Sharing the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142 For Mac OS X users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142 For Mac OS 9 users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142 5 Chapter 6 Installing Options Optional Paper Cassette Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Handling precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing the optional paper cassette unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Removing the optional paper cassette unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duplex Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing the Duplex Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Removing the Duplex Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Memory Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing a memory module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Removing a memory module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 146 147 149 150 150 154 155 155 158 Chapter 7 Maintenance and Transportation Replacement Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Toner Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Handling precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacing a toner cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Photoconductor Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Handling precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacing the photoconductor unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cleaning the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cleaning the pickup roller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cleaning the print head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transporting the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...