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All rights reserved. 1 Where to Find Information Safety Instructions Sheet Provides you with important safety information about this product. Read this sheet before assembling the product. Setup Guide Provides you with information on assembling the product, setting up the fax basic settings, and installing the software that came with the product. User's Guide (this manual) Provides you with detailed information on the product'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 Network software CD-ROM to your computer's hard disk before referring to it. Basic Operation Guide Provides you with solutions for paper jam problems about your product, and information on the control panel, copy and fax operations you may need to refer to on a regular basis. We recommend printing this guide and keeping it near the product. Online Help for product software Click Help for detailed information and instructions on the software that controls your product. Online help is automatically installed when you have installed the software CD-ROM. 2 Note: The illustrations in this guide are for EPSON AcuLaser CX11F unless otherwise indicated. 3 Contents Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warnings, cautions, and notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Important safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power on/off cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 17 18 21 22 Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Printer Product Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Front view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inside the product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scanner parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Options and Consumable Products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consumable products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Product Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . About the EPSON AcuLaser CX11 series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . High-quality printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pre-defined color settings in the printer driver . . . . . . . . . . . Toner save mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Resolution Improvement Technology and Enhanced MicroGray technology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 23 24 25 26 27 31 31 31 32 32 32 32 33 33 Chapter 2 Printer Features and Various Printing Options Various Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fit to page printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages per sheet printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Watermark printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 34 35 36 4 Chapter 3 Paper Handling Paper Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 MP tray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Optional 500-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Selecting a paper source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 MP tray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Optional Paper Cassette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Output tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Printing on Special Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 EPSON Color Laser Paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 EPSON Color Laser Transparencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 EPSON Color Laser Coated Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Envelopes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Thick paper and extra thick paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 Loading a custom paper size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 Chapter 4 Using the Printer Software with Windows About the Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Accessing the printer driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Making Changes to Printer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Making the print quality setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Duplex printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 Resizing printouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72 Modifying the print layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74 Using a watermark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76 Making Extended Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79 Making Optional Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81 Setting information about consumables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82 Monitoring Your Printer Using EPSON Status Monitor 3 . . . . . . .83 Installing EPSON Status Monitor 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83 Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87 Getting printer status details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88 Order Online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90 Setting Monitoring Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92 5 Status Alert window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Job Management function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Stopping monitoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Monitored Printers settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Setting Up the USB Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Canceling Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Uninstalling the Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Uninstalling the printer driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Uninstall the USB device driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Sharing the Printer on a Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Sharing the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Setting up your printer as a shared printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Using an additional driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Setting up clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Installing the printer driver from the software CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Chapter 5 Using the Printer Software with Macintosh About the Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accessing the printer driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Making Changes to Printer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Making the print quality settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Modifying the print layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duplex printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Making Extended Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monitoring Your Printer using EPSON Status Monitor 3 . . . . . . Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Getting printer status details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting Monitoring Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Status Alert window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Job Management function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting Up the USB Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Canceling Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Uninstalling the Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sharing the Printer on a Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sharing the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 125 126 126 132 133 136 138 138 140 142 144 145 147 148 148 149 149 6 Chapter 6 Scanning About the Scanner Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150 EPSON Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150 TWAIN-compliant applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151 Accessing EPSON Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152 Setting Your Originals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154 Document table. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154 Auto Document Feeder (fax model only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159 Scanning an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162 Saving a Scanned Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164 From a TWAIN-compliant application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164 Using EPSON Scan directly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166 Selecting the Scanning Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169 Choosing appropriate scanning mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169 Changing the scanning mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171 Making Changes to Scanner Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171 Make suitable settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171 Create beautiful reproductions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183 Scan multiple images simultaneous ...