Printer User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Copyright and Trademarks
- Operating System Versions
- Contents
- Safety Instructions
- Getting to Know Your Printer
- Printing Tasks
- Using the Control Panel
- Installing Options
- Replacing Consumable Products
- Cleaning and Transporting the Printer
- Troubleshooting
- Clearing Jammed Paper
- Printing a Configuration Status Sheet
- Operational Problems
- Printout Problems
- 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
- Paper Handling Problems
- Problems Using Options
- Correcting USB Problems
- 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
- About the PostScript Printer Driver
- About the PCL Printer Driver
- Technical Specifications
- Where To Get Help
- Index
Note:
❏ This function is available only when EPSON Status Monitor is installed.
❏ This information might be different from the information displayed in EPSON Status Monitor. Use
EPSON Status Monitor to get more detailed information about consumables.
❏ If the genuine consumables are not used, the level indicator and the alert icon showing the remaining
service life are not displayed.
Ordering Consumables
Click the Order Online button on the Basic Settings tab. See “Order Online” on page 214 for details.
Note:
This function is available only when EPSON Status Monitor is installed.
Using EPSON Status Monitor
EPSON Status Monitor is a utility program that monitors your printer and gives you information
about its current status.
Installing EPSON Status Monitor
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 Epson Installation Program screen does not appear automatically, click
Start, then
click Computer (for Windows Vista or Server 2008) or click the My Computer icon on the
desktop (for Windows XP, 2000 or Server 2003). Right-click the CD-ROM icon, click Open in
the menu that appears, then double-click Epsetup.exe.
❏ If the language selection window appears, select the desired language.
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