Document Outline

• Copyright and Trademarks
• Operating System Versions
• Contents
• Safety Instructions
  • Warnings, Cautions, and Notes
  • Important Safety Instructions
    • Setting up the printer
    • Earth leakage circuit protector
    • Finding the place for the printer
    • Using the printer
    • Handling the consumables
  • Safety Information
    • Laser safety labels
    • Internal laser radiation
    • Ozone safety
• Getting to Know Your Printer
  • Printer Parts
    • Front view
    • Rear view
    • Inside the printer
    • Control panel
  • Options and Consumable Products
    • Options
    • Consumable products
  • Where to Find Information
  • Printer Features
    • Large paper input/output capacity
    • Sort function
    • Security printing
• Printing Tasks
  • Loading Paper into Your Printer
    • MP tray
    • Standard lower paper cassette
    • Optional paper cassette unit
    • Notes on loading A4 size paper
  • Selecting and Using Print Media
    • Labels
    • Envelopes
    • Thick paper
    • Transparencies
    • Custom paper size
  • Cancelling a Print Job
    • From the printer
    • From the computer
  • Setting the Print Quality
    • Using the Automatic setting
    • Using the Advanced setting
    • Customizing print settings
    • Toner Save mode
  • Setting the Advanced Layout
    • Duplex printing (with the Duplex Unit)
    • Output settings
    • Modifying the print layout
    • Resizing printouts
    • Printing watermarks
    • Printing headers and footers
    • Printing with an overlay
    • Printing with an overlay (with the storage)
    • Printing the copy-protected document
  • Printing Web Pages to Fit Your Paper Size
  • Using the Reserve Job Function
    • Sending the print job
• Using the Control Panel
  • Using the Control Panel Menus
    • When to make control panel settings
    • How to access the control panel menus
    • How to register menus as bookmarks
  • Control Panel Menus
    • Information Menu
    • System Information Menu
    • Tray Menu
    • Emulation Menu
    • Printing Menu
    • Setup Menu
    • Reset Menu
    • Quick Print Job Menu
    • Confidential Job Menu
    • Clock Menu
    • Parallel Menu
    • USB Menu
    • Network Menu
    • AUX Menu
    • PCL Menu
    • PS3 Menu
    • ESCP2 Menu
    • FX Menu
    • I239X Menu
    • Password Config Menu
    • Support Menu
    • Bookmark Menu
  • Status and Error Messages
  • Printing and Deleting Reserve Job Data
    • Using the Quick Print Job Menu
    • Using the Confidential Job Menu
  • Printing a Configuration Status Sheet
  • Canceling Printing
    • Using the Cancel Job button
    • Using the Reset menu
• 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
  • Stacker
    • Installing the Stacker
    • Removing the Stacker
  • Memory Module
    • Installing a memory module
    • Removing a memory module
  • Interface Card
    • Installing an interface card
    • Removing an interface card
  • CompactFlash Memory
    • Installing a CompactFlash memory
    • Removing a CompactFlash memory
• Replacing Consumable Products
  • Precautions During Replacement
  • Replacement Messages
• Cleaning and Transporting the Printer
  • Cleaning the Printer
    • Cleaning the pickup roller
  • Transporting the Printer
    • For long distances
    • For short distances
• Troubleshooting
  • Clearing Jammed Paper
    • Precautions for clearing jammed paper
    • Paper Jam A (Cover A)
    • Paper Jam B A (Cover B or A)
    • Paper Jam MP A (MP tray or Cover A)
    • Paper Jam C1 A, Paper Jam C2 A, Paper Jam C3 A, Paper Jam C4 A (All paper cassettes and Cover A)
    • Paper Jam DM (Duplex Unit’s cover)
    • Paper Jam STK (Stacker)
  • Printing a Configuration Status Sheet
  • Operational Problems
    • The Ready light does not turn on
    • The printer does not print (Ready light off)
    • The Ready light is on but nothing prints
    • The optional product is not available
    • The remaining service life of the consumables is not updated (Windows only)
    • Cannot install software or drivers
    • Cannot access the shared printer
  • Printout Problems
    • The font cannot be printed
    • Printout is garbled
    • The printout position is not correct
    • Graphics do not print correctly
  • Print Quality Problems
    • The background is dark or dirty
    • White dots appear in the printout
    • Print quality or tone is uneven
    • Half-tone images print unevenly
    • Toner smudges
    • Areas are missing in the printed image
    • Completely blank pages are output
    • The printed image is light or faint
    • The non-printed side of the page is dirty
    • Print quality decreased
  • Memory Problems
    • Insufficient memory for current task
    • Insufficient memory to print all copies
  • Paper Handling Problems
    • Paper does not feed properly
    • Paper cannot be output to the Stacker
  • Problems Using Options
    • The message Invalid AUX I/F Card appears on the LCD panel
    • Paper does not feed from the optional paper cassette
    • Feed jam when using the optional paper cassette
    • An installed option cannot be used
  • Correcting USB Problems
    • USB connections
    • Windows operating system
    • Printer software installation
  • Status and Error Messages
  • Canceling Printing
  • Printing in the PostScript 3 Mode Problems
    • The printer does not print correctly in the PostScript mode
    • The printer does not print
    • The printer or its driver does not appear in utilities in the printer configuration (Macintosh only)
    • The font on the printout is different from that on the screen
    • The printer fonts cannot be installed
    • The edges of texts and/or images are not smooth
    • The printer does not print normally via the USB interface
    • The printer does not print normally via the network interface
    • An undefined error occurs (Macintosh only)
  • Printing in the PCL6/5 Mode Problems
    • The printer does not print
    • The printer does not print correctly in the PCL mode (only for Epson PCL6 printer driver)
    • The printer does not start manual duplex printing (only for Epson PCL6 printer driver)
    • The font on the printout is different from that on the screen
    • The edges of texts and/or images are not smooth (only for Epson PCL6 printer driver)
    • Cannot print from Citrix Presentation Server 4.5 (only for Epson PCL6 printer driver)
• About the Printer Software for Windows
  • Using the Printer Driver
    • Accessing the printer driver
    • Printing a configuration status sheet
    • Making Extended Settings
    • Making Optional Settings
    • Displaying consumable information
    • Ordering Consumables
  • Using EPSON Status Monitor
    • Installing EPSON Status Monitor
    • Accessing EPSON Status Monitor
    • Detailed Status
    • Replacement Parts Information
    • Job Information
    • Notice Settings
    • Order Online
  • Uninstalling the Printer Software
• About the PostScript Printer Driver
  • System Requirements
    • Printer hardware requirements
    • Computer system requirements
  • Using the PostScript Printer Driver with Windows
    • Installing the PostScript printer driver for the parallel interface
    • Installing the PostScript printer driver for the USB interface
    • Installing the PostScript printer driver for the network interface
    • Accessing the PostScript printer driver
    • Using AppleTalk under Windows 2000
  • Using the PostScript Printer Driver with Macintosh
    • Installing the PostScript printer driver
    • Selecting the printer
    • Accessing the PostScript printer driver
• About the PCL Printer Driver
  • About the PCL Mode
    • Hardware requirements
    • System requirements (only for Epson PCL6 printer driver)
  • Using the PCL6 Printer Driver (Only for Epson PCL6 Printer Driver)
    • Installing the PCL6 printer driver
    • Accessing the PCL6 printer driver
• Technical Specifications
  • Paper
    • Available paper types
    • Paper that should not be used
    • Printable area
  • Printer
    • General
    • Environmental
    • Mechanical
    • Electrical
    • Standard and approvals
  • Interfaces
    • Parallel Interface
    • USB interface
    • Ethernet interface
  • Options and Consumable Products
    • Optional paper cassette unit
    • Duplex Unit
    • Memory modules
    • CompactFlash memory
    • A4 Stacker
    • Imaging Cartridge/Return Imaging Cartridge
• Where To Get Help
  • Contacting Customer Support
    • Before Contacting Epson
    • Help for Users in Europe
    • Help for Users in Australia
    • Help for Users in Singapore
    • Help for Users in Thailand
    • Help for Users in Vietnam
    • Help for Users in Indonesia
    • Help for Users in Hong Kong
    • Help for Users in Malaysia
    • Help for Users in India
    • Help for Users in the Philippines
• Index