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Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page vii Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Contents 4 Managing Print Jobs and Network Printing Managing Print Jobs With Windows Using the Spool Manager Using the Status Monitor Managing Print Jobs With Windows NT Managing Print Jobs on a Macintosh Using EPSON Monitor3 Using the Macintosh Status Monitor Network Printing on a PC Setting Up a Network Port on Windows XP or 2000 Connecting to the Printer on Windows NT 4.
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Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 1 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM / Introduction Your EPSON Stylus® COLOR 3000 printer is the ideal output device for high-quality, large format graphic and business communication pieces—such as color comps, checkplots, maps, presentations, banners, iron-on transfers, and backlit displays— or any project you create.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 2 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Introduction With standard parallel and high-speed serial ports and optional network connectivity, setting up your printer is fast and easy. EPSON’s specially formulated, quick-drying ink and wide variety of ink jet media give you the best quality output and the most flexibility for getting the results you want.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 3 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Introduction ◗ For parallel connection: a high-speed bidirectional, IEEE-1284 compliant parallel cable, 6 to 10 ft. (1.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 4 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Introduction How To Use Your Manuals To set up your printer and install your printer software, see the Quick Setup booklet. This User’s Guide contains the following information: Chapter 1, “Basic Printing,” gives step-by-step instructions for everyday printing with Windows or Macintosh. Chapter 2, “Custom Printing,” tells you how to print special projects with custom settings for print quality, special effects, and color management.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 5 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Introduction Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips You’ll find this information throughout your manual: Warnings must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury. Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment. Notes contain important information about your printer. Tips contain additional hints for great printing.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 6 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Introduction EPSON also provides technical assistance 24 hours a day through the World Wide Web. You can reach EPSON Support at http://support.epson.com. At this site, you can download drivers and other files, look at product documentation, access troubleshooting information, and receive technical advice through e-mail. You can purchase ink cartridges, paper, and accessories from EPSON at (800) 873-7766, or by visiting the EPSON Store at www.epsonstore.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 7 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Introduction Important Safety Instructions Before using your printer, read the following safety instructions to make sure you use the printer safely and effectively. ◗ Turn off and unplug the printer before cleaning. Clean with a damp cloth only. Do not spill liquid on the printer. ◗ Do not place the printer on an unstable surface or near a radiator or heating vent.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 8 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Introduction ◗ Unplug the printer and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions: If the power cord or plug is damaged; if liquid has entered the printer; if the printer has been dropped or the cabinet damaged; if the printer does not operate normally or exhibits a distinct change in performance. Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 9 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Introduction ◗ Do not use an ink cartridge beyond the date printed on the cartridge carton. For best results, use up the ink cartridges within six months of installing them. ◗ Do not shake an ink cartridge; this can cause leakage. ◗ Always turn the printer off using the P Operate button. When this button is pressed, the Operate light flashes briefly then goes out.
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Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 1 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM 1 Basic Printing It’s easy to print all your color and black-and-white documents with your EPSON Stylus COLOR 3000. First you have to set up your printer and install the software following the instructions in the Quick Setup booklet. Then read this chapter to find out about the following: Note: For instructions on printing HPGL or HPGL/2 plot files, see Appendix A.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 2 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Basic Printing Setting Printer Options from Windows Applications Note: The settings you select through your Windows application usually apply only until you exit that application. Then the driver settings may return to the driver’s default values or the Windows default values selected as described on page 1-5. This section describes the options you’ll need to set for all your everyday printouts.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 3 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Basic Printing 3. If you don’t see the dialog box shown in step 2, click the Main tab. For printing at the highest resolution (SuperFine quality at 1440 dpi), you need to use one of the photo quality media, the back light film, or the canvas cloth. For the best printing at any resolution, always use EPSON media. Note: The media selection on the control panel can be overridden by the Media Type setting you make in your printer driver or application.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 4 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Basic Printing 9. Click the Paper tab and choose your paper size and feeding source. The default Paper Source is Auto Sheet Feeder, for the paper tray at the front of your printer. (For instructions on printing with the other feeders, see Chapter 3.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 5 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Basic Printing While you’re printing, the EPSON Despooler dialog box appears, showing the printing progress and the status of your printer. (With Windows NT, you don’t see the Despooler.) See “Checking Printer Status” on page 1-7 for more information.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 6 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Basic Printing Setting Default Options in Windows 3.1 1. Double-click the Control Panel icon in the Main group. 2. Double-click the Printers icon. 3. Select EPSON Stylus COLOR 3000 from the list of printers and click Setup. You see the Main printer settings dialog box. 4. Change the settings as described on page 1-2 and click OK. Any changes you make become the default settings for all your applications and documents.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 7 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Basic Printing Checking Printer Status While your document is printing, the EPSON Despooler dialog box appears on your screen. (With Windows NT, you don’t see the Despooler. See the following section for more information.) If you don’t want the Despooler dialog box to appear each time you print, you can turn it off.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 8 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Basic Printing The following status information also appears: Note: If you are using Windows 98 or Me and connecting to the printer through your USB port or through a network, you will not see the status information. ◗ Media Check A check in the Perform Media Check before printing box means this function is selected (the default setting).
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 9 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Basic Printing Printing from a Macintosh When you print with a Macintosh, you need to check the printer software settings for each application you use. This section describes the settings you’ll need to choose for all your everyday printouts. See Chapter 2 for information about advanced settings for special print jobs. 1. Start the application you want to print from and create a document. 2. Choose Page Setup from the File menu.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 10 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Basic Printing 6. Choose Print from the File menu or click the print icon in your application. You see a dialog box like the following: Click for more information about printer settings Note: Whenever you change the Paper Source, Paper Size, or Orientation settings, check the printer illustration in the dialog box to see how your document will print.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 11 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Basic Printing 10. Press the Media Type button on the printer’s control panel to select the media you loaded in the printer and selected in step 9. If your media type is not listed on the control panel, select Other/Media Selection Off. Note: The media selection on the control panel can be overridden by the Media Type setting you make in your printer driver or application.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 12 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Basic Printing the Help button at the bottom of the dialog box for help related to the items on that dialog box. Then select a help topic. You can also access online help when you’re not using the software, as described below. Accessing Help from Windows 95 and Later With Windows 95 and later you can get specific help related to any item in the menus by right-clicking the item and then clicking the What’s This? prompt.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 13 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Basic Printing Using the Control Panel Operate light Ink Out lights Paper Out light Pause light Media Type selection lights Lights The lights on your printer’s control panel show the printer’s status and alert you to problems, such as paper jams or low ink. Operate Paper Out S The Operate light is on when the printer is on. When the Operate light flashes, the printer is receiving data.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 14 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Basic Printing Ink Out BYellow BMagenta BCyan BBlack Pause When an Ink Out light flashes, your ink supply is low. Make sure you have a replacement cartridge. When an Ink Out light comes on, you need to replace the ink cartridge. See Chapter 5 for instructions. When the Pause light is on, printing is paused. Press the Pause button to resume.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 15 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Basic Printing Buttons Operate P LF/FF Load/Eject Turns the printer on and off. Feeds paper line by line. Loads a single sheet or advances continuous or banner paper to the next top-of-form position if held down. When paper is not loaded, loads a sheet of paper or a single sheet of continuous paper. When paper is loaded, ejects a sheet of paper. Feeds continuous (tractor-fed) paper backward to the paper-park position. Ejects banner paper backward.
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Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 1 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM 2 Custom Printing When you want to print presentation graphics, photographs, or other special projects, you can use the custom settings in your EPSON Stylus COLOR 3000 software. You can choose predefined settings or adjust individual options like brightness, contrast, saturation, and halftoning. For professional-quality color accuracy, you can use Image Color Matching (ICM) with Windows or ColorSync with the Macintosh.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 2 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Custom Printing You see one of the following dialog boxes: Click Advanced, then click here to see a list of project types Note: When you use Advanced settings, the Quality/Speed slider disappears.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 3 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Custom Printing 3. Select Color or Black Ink. 4. Click Advanced, and then Custom Settings. You see a list of project types. Note: Always choose your Ink setting before you select a project setting from the Customs Settings list. Selecting Video/Digital Camera, ICM, or ColorSync automatically sets the Ink option to Color. 5. Follow these guidelines to choose the right setting for your project: ◗ Photo For printing scanned photographs.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 4 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Custom Printing 8. Select the correct Paper Source, Paper Size, and other options for the media and feeder you’re using. 9. Check the Current Settings box on the bottom of the menu to see if the other settings are correct for your document. If they’re correct, click OK or Print. (If you’re using Windows, click any other buttons that your application uses for printing.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 5 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Custom Printing 3. Click Advanced, and then click More Settings.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 6 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Custom Printing 4. Choose one of the following Print Quality options: ◗ Economy For low-resolution rough drafts on plain paper. Saves ink. Note: The Print Quality is selected automatically depending on the current Media Type. If you choose a Print Quality setting that is not appropriate for your media, the driver changes the Media Type setting. Be sure to check both of these settings to make sure they are correct for the media you loaded.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 7 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Custom Printing 9. Choose any of the following print options. Some of these settings are automatically selected or disabled by the Print Quality (resolution) and Media Type settings you chose. ◗ MicroWeave For improved print quality. Prints graphic data in finer increments to eliminate unwanted banding effects (light horizontal lines). Always use for color printing.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 8 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Custom Printing Customizing Color Settings You can choose from several color adjustment modes or manually adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, and individual CMY (cyan, magenta, yellow) colors. To achieve maximum color accuracy, you can use Image Color Matching (ICM) under Windows or ColorSync on the Macintosh. Follow these steps to customize your color settings: 1. Access the More Settings dialog box as described on page 2-4.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 9 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Custom Printing 2. Choose one of the following Color Adjustment Modes or choose another mode, as described in step 4: ◗ Automatic Analyzes the color information in your project and optimizes color correction accordingly. ◗ Photo-realistic For printing color photographs. ◗ Vivid For printing graphics-intensive documents like presentation pages with charts and graphs. Intensifies colors and lightens the midtones and highlights.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 10 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Custom Printing 4. To fine-tune color correction for video/digital images or to closely match screen colors, choose one of these modes instead of a Color Adjustment Mode: ◗ Note: When you choose Video/Digital Camera, ICM, or ColorSync, the individual color characteristics described in step 3 are preset. The availability of ICM depends on your Print Quality, Media Type, and Halftoning settings.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 11 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Custom Printing ColorSync uses profile information from each device— including your EPSON Stylus COLOR 3000—to achieve accurate color matching. First you set your monitor’s profile. Then you can use your printer software to specify the exact method of “gamut mapping” (color matching) you want to use. Follow these steps: 1. Click ColorSync System Profile under Control Panels on the Apple menu. 2. Click the Set Profile button. 3.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 12 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Custom Printing Saving Custom Settings Note: You can save up to 10 groups of settings. If you change the Media Type or Ink setting when your customized setting is selected, the setting selected in the list changes to Custom Settings. To return to your customized setting, reselect it in the list. To redefine a customized setting, see page 2-13.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 13 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Custom Printing Deleting Custom Settings If you no longer need a customized setting, follow these steps to delete it: 1. Select Advanced mode. 2. Click Save Settings. 3. Select the name of your custom setting group in the Custom Settings box, and click Delete. (You cannot delete any of the predefined document types.) Redefining Custom Settings To change the options in a customized setting group but keep the same name for it, follow these steps: 1.
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Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 1 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM 3 Printing on Special Media Your EPSON Stylus COLOR 3000 lets you print on just about any kind of paper you want to use. You can get great results printing on plain paper, letterhead, and envelopes. But you’ll get the best results with EPSON’s specially coated ink jet paper. Your printer’s versatile feeding options let you load media of almost any size or format, including single sheets, continuous paper, and roll paper for banners and signs.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 2 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Printing on Special Media Using Special Media Types The type of paper or other media you use is one of the most important factors in determining the quality of your printed output. You can use most plain paper with your printer and achieve good results. For better results, use EPSON specially coated ink jet paper because it provides the best surface for the ink used in your printer.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 3 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Printing on Special Media Media name Size Part number EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper Letter A4 Legal B Super A3/B A2 17 in. × 22 in. 16.5 in. × 49.2 ft roll S041062 S041061 S041067 S041070 S041069 S041079 S041171 S041102 EPSON Matte Paper Heavyweight Letter A3 Super A3/B S041257 S041260 S041263 EPSON Photo Paper 4 in. × 6 in. Letter A4 A3 11 in. × 17 in. Super A3/B 8.3 in. × 23.4 in 13 in. × 32.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 4 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Printing on Special Media Media Loading and Software Settings Guidelines Whether you print on plain paper or special media, you need to load it according to the guidelines in the table below. You must also be sure to select the correct Media Type setting in your printer software and on the printer’s control panel to match the media you loaded. See page 3-5 for additional guidelines.. When you load media with this name . . .
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 5 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Printing on Special Media Additional Media Loading Guidelines ◗ If the corresponding Media Type option for your paper is not shown in the Media Type list, change the Print Quality setting in the More Settings dialog box, select Automatic as the Mode setting, or change the predefined setting in the Custom Settings list on the Main menu. See Chapter 2 for more information.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 6 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Printing on Special Media cleaning sheet for more information. Be sure to load the cleaning sheet in the paper tray with the cut corner positioned as shown below: cut corner ◗ See the following sections for complete media loading instructions: ◗ See page 3-7 for paper tray (built-in sheet feeder) instructions ◗ See page 3-12 for manual feeder instructions ◗ See page 3-15 for continuous paper instructions.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 7 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Printing on Special Media Loading Paper in the Paper Tray Note: The maximum printable width is 16.3 inches (416 mm) on any size paper. You can load any type of paper up to 17 inches wide (432 mm) in the paper tray, but do not load the stack above the arrow mark on the right edge guide. If you load paper more than 14.3 inches (364 mm) wide, load a maximum of 30 sheets at a time, regardless of the paper type.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 8 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Printing on Special Media 4. Open the printer hood and remove the paper tray cover. 5. If you’ll be printing on paper that is 16.5 inches (420 mm) wide or less, slide the right edge guide all the way left until it clicks into place. If the paper is more than 16.5 inches (420 mm) wide, slide the right edge guide all the way right.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 9 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Printing on Special Media 6. Slide the left edge guide to match the approximate width of your paper. Then move the center support midway between the two edge guides. right edge guide center support left edge guide 7. If you are printing on paper longer than A4 (11.75 inches), fold down the rear edge guide and pull out the paper tray extension (the paper tray extension acts as the rear edge guide.) rear edge guide paper tray extension 8.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 10 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Printing on Special Media 9. Load the stack with the printable side face down and slide it all the way into the feeder. Gently press the stack against the right edge guide. If you are loading envelopes, place the envelopes face down with the flap edge leading into the feeder. You can load a maximum of 10 envelopes.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 11 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Printing on Special Media If you are loading 4 × 6-inch photo paper, place the paper face down with the short edge leading into the printer. 10. Slide the left edge guide against the left side of the paper. 11. Slide in the rear edge guide or paper tray extension to match the length of your paper. 12. Replace the paper tray cover and close the printer hood. If you’ve loaded paper longer than A4 (11.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 12 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Printing on Special Media 13. Now follow the instructions in Chapters 1 or 2 to select the correct Paper Source, Paper Size, and other settings in your printer software. Then send a print job. Note: Make sure that paper isn’t loaded in the manual feeder at the top of the printer before sending your print job. If paper is loaded in the manual feeder, the printer will print on it instead of the paper in the built-in sheet feeder.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 13 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Printing on Special Media 3. Set the thickness lever backward to the 0 position for plain paper, ink jet paper, transparencies, transfer paper, and labels. Set the thickness lever forward to the + position for envelopes, ink jet cards, and heavy paper. 4. If any paper is currently loaded in the paper path from the paper tray or the tractor feeder, press the Load/Eject button to eject the paper or park it out of the way. 5.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 14 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Printing on Special Media 6. Slide the left edge guide to the approximate width of your paper. 7. Load the paper with the printable side face up and its right edge against the right edge guide. Then gently slide it into the manual feeder until the printer pulls it in. You can load one envelope in the manual feeder face up with the flap edge leading into the feeder. Gently slide the envelope into the manual feeder until the printer pulls it in.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 15 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Printing on Special Media 8. Now follow the instructions in Chapters 1 or 2 to select the correct Paper Source, Paper Size, and other settings in your printer software. Then send a one-page print job. Note: Make sure that paper isn’t loaded from the paper tray before sending a print job for paper in the manual feeder. If paper is loaded from the paper tray, the printer will print on it instead of the paper in the manual sheet feeder.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 16 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Printing on Special Media 3. Move the paper-release lever forward to the continuous paper position. Caution: If you load continuous label paper, make sure the printer’s auto tear-off feature is turned off. If you have this feature turned on, labels could be fed backward and peel off inside the printer. See page B-8 for instructions on changing the auto tear-off setting using default-setting mode. 4. Set the thickness lever backward to the 0 position.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 17 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Printing on Special Media 6. Pull up the blue sprocket-lock levers to unlock them so you can slide the sprockets into position. center support sprocket-lock levers 7. Slide the left sprocket all the way right until it stops. Press down the sprocket-lock lever to lock it in place. 8. Slide the right sprocket to the approximate width of your paper.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 18 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Printing on Special Media 10. Arrange the continuous paper stack so the printable side is face up. Fit the first four holes over the sprocket pins on both sprockets; then close the sprocket covers. 11. Slide the right sprocket to remove any slack in the paper. Then press down the sprocket-lock lever to lock it in place. If necessary, align your stack of continuous paper so it will feed straight into the tractor feeder.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 19 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Printing on Special Media Caution: If you need to adjust the loading position, see page 3-21. Never use the knob on the left side of the printer to adjust the loading or tear-off positions. This would damage your printer and cause it to lose the top-of-form position. 14. Follow the instructions in Chapters 1 or 2 as necessary to send a print job. Be sure to select Tractor Feeder as the Paper Source option and then choose the correct Paper Size.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 20 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Printing on Special Media 2. Lift the printer hood and tear off the printed pages at the perforation by pulling it across the tear-off edge. If the paper’s perforation was not at the printer’s tear-off edge, adjust the tear-off position as described on page 3-22. Do not perform step 3. Caution: Never press Load/Eject when you have continuous label paper loaded in the printer.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 21 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Printing on Special Media Caution: Never use the knob on the left side of the printer to adjust the loading or tear-off positions. This would damage your printer and cause it to lose the top-of-form position. Adjust the paper’s loading position if you notice that printing is too high or low on the page and the position cannot be corrected in your software program.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 22 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Printing on Special Media Adjusting the Tear-off Position Caution: Never adjust the tear-off position when you’re printing labels. This could feed labels backward, causing them to tear off inside the printer. First make sure that continuous paper is loaded and parked in the current tear-off position (see page 3-19 for details). Follow these steps to adjust the tear-off position: 1.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 23 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Printing on Special Media 2. To switch to single sheet printing, move the paper-release lever backward to the single sheet position. Note: If the Pause and Paper Out S lights flash, you may have changed the paper-release lever position when paper was still loaded. Set the lever back to its original position and press the Load/Eject button to eject or park the paper. Then set the lever to its new position.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 24 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Printing on Special Media Loading Roll Paper 1. Before you load roll paper, follow the instructions on page B-8 to set up the printer for banner printer using default-setting mode. Select these options: ◗ Turn banner mode on so the printer doesn’t advance all the roll paper out of the printer if you press the LF/FF button. ◗ Turn auto tear-off mode on so the printer can advance the roll paper to the correct cut-off position.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 25 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Printing on Special Media 4. Open the banner paper cover. 5. Slide both edge guides as far away from the center as they can go. 6. Position the banner paper roll so that the paper feeds into the printer from the top of the roll (the printable side is face up). Place the banner paper roll on the right roll paper holder. Then slide the left banner paper holder to match the roll’s width.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 26 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Printing on Special Media 7. Make sure the roll paper is tightly wound on the roll. While holding both ends of the roll, slowly feed the paper into the manual feed slot until it meets resistance. The printer automatically feeds the paper to the loading position. (If the paper is crooked, press the Load/Eject button to backfeed the paper and try loading it again.) 8.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 27 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Printing on Special Media 4. Click the Paper tab. You see a dialog box like the following: Click to select a paper size Click to select a paper source Note: Your software application may allow you to print a banner longer than 44 inches. See your software documentation for details. 5. If you’re printing on roll paper, select Manual Feed Slot (Banner) from the Paper Source list.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 28 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Printing on Special Media 6. At the end of the Paper Size list, choose User Defined. The following dialog box appears: Note: With Windows NT, the User Defined Paper Size dialog box includes settings for units of measure, naming of the paper size (up to 16 characters), and saving of multiple user defined paper sizes. For instructions on using these settings, click the Help button at the bottom of the Paper dialog box.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 29 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Printing on Special Media 11. When your print job finishes printing, the printer feeds the paper to the default cut off (or tear off) position (as long as the auto tear-off feature is on in default-setting mode). If necessary, press the Micro Adjust buttons to move the paper forward or backward to the cut off position.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 30 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Printing on Special Media Printing a Banner from a Macintosh Follow these steps to print a banner or other custom-size project on a Macintosh: 1. Create the document in your word processor or other application software. You can create a banner in either portrait or landscape orientation. 2. Choose Page Setup from the File menu.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 31 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Printing on Special Media 6. Type a name for your custom size in the New Paper Size box. Then type your paper’s width in the Width field and a length of up to 44 inches for the Height. (This works for banners in either “landscape” or “portrait” orientation.) Click OK. Note: Your software application may allow you to print a banner longer than 44 inches. See your software documentation for details. 7.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 32 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Printing on Special Media Before printing on another type of paper, be sure to change the Paper Source, Paper Size, and Media Type settings in your printer software as described in Chapters 1 and 2. Also be sure to turn off banner mode using the default-setting mode instructions on page B-8.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 33 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Printing on Special Media 6. Press the Load/Eject button to eject the paper backward. 7. Using your hands, roll back the paper all the way out of the manual feed slot and onto the roll. When it’s completely out, the Pause and Paper Out S lights turn on. 8. Press the Pause button to turn off the lights. Note: You don’t need to remove the banner paper cutter when printing on other media.
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Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 1 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM 4 Managing Print Jobs and Network Printing Your printer software includes several utilities for managing print jobs. You can use them to monitor your printer’s status, set up large jobs to print later, and handle network printing. If you’re using your printer on a network, you need to follow the special setup procedures in this chapter.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 2 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Managing Print Jobs and Network Printing ◗ Note: EPSON Status Monitor will not display ink levels if you are using Windows 98 or Me and connecting to the printer through a USB port or through a network. The Status Monitor also starts automatically when you send a job to the printer. It displays on your screen to alert you about printer, paper, and ink status. Using the Spool Manager The Spool Manager works like the Windows Print Manager.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 3 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Managing Print Jobs and Network Printing Deleting a Stalled Print Job If you have trouble printing, it may be because of a stalled print job. Follow these steps to delete it so you can continue printing: 1. Open the Spool Manager as described on page 4-2. 2. Click on any print jobs marked Held, then open the Document menu and click Delete. 3. Click Yes. 4. Exit Spool Manager and try printing again.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 4 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Managing Print Jobs and Network Printing Using the Status Monitor Note: EPSON Status Monitor will not display ink levels if you are using Windows 98 or Me and connecting to the printer through a USB port or through a network. The Status Monitor displays automatically in the Despooler window when you send a print job to the printer. However, you can use it at any time to see how much ink you have left. Follow these steps: 1.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 5 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Managing Print Jobs and Network Printing 3. Click the EPSON Status Monitor icon. You see the Despooler window with the Status Monitor (Media Check, Paper Status, and Ink Status) at the top: Note: To scroll through the settings in the Paper Status box and see the full names of the listed options, click in the field you want to view and use the arrow keys to view the option name. Status Monitor Despooler 4.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 6 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Managing Print Jobs and Network Printing Managing Print Jobs With Windows NT Windows NT 4.0 servers and workstations include a messenger service to alert you to printer errors or let you know when a print job is finished. If you have appropriate network access privileges or you’re controlling printing from the server, you can also cancel, pause, or restart print jobs and set the sharing, security, scheduling, and port options.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 7 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Managing Print Jobs and Network Printing Using EPSON Monitor3 Note: Background printing is slower and may also slow down your system. The EPSON Monitor3 utility lets you continue to work on your Macintosh while your document is printing. To use this utility, however, you need to turn on background printing and increase the memory allocation for Monitor3. Follow these steps: 1.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 8 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Managing Print Jobs and Network Printing Using the Macintosh Status Monitor You can use the Status Monitor to check the level of ink in your printer and to control the way your software warns you about printer problems. Follow these steps: 1. Choose Print from the File menu or click the print icon in your application. You see the printer settings dialog box. 2. Click the Utility button.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 9 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Managing Print Jobs and Network Printing Network Printing on a PC Note: If you need to install a network interface card in your printer, see the Quick Setup guide for instructions. You can use your printer on a network under Windows or another network operating system. First you need to set up your printer using either the network’s printer port setup functions or your printer software’s built-in network support.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 10 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Managing Print Jobs and Network Printing You see this window: 4. Select Standard TCP/IP Port and click New Port. You see the Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port wizard. 5. Click Next. You see a window like this: 6. In the Printer Name or IP Address box, enter the printer’s name or IP address and click Next. 7. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the wizard. 8.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 11 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Managing Print Jobs and Network Printing Connecting to the Printer on Windows NT 4.0 Note: If you connected the printer directly to a Windows NT server or you’re using a different network protocol, see your Windows NT documentation for instructions on configuring your printer for the network. If you’re using an optional interface card, also see the documentation that came with the card.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 12 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Managing Print Jobs and Network Printing Using the Printer Software’s Built-in Network Support for Windows Me/98/95 To use your printer software’s built-in network support, you first need to install the printer software on all the network computers that will use the printer. See the Quick Setup booklet for instructions.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 13 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Managing Print Jobs and Network Printing Setting Up Remote Systems Follow these steps to set up client computers on the network: 1. Open the Spool Manager window as described on page 4-2. 2. In the Spool Manager window, double-click the queue you want to use for network printing. The Queue Setup dialog box appears. 3. Click the Spool to remote printer button. 4.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 14 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Managing Print Jobs and Network Printing 4. Click the Details tab. The following dialog box appears: 5. Click the Add Port button, then specify the network path to the printer and click OK. 6. Open the Spool Manager window as described on page 4-2. 7. In the Spool Manager window, double-click your printer’s queue. The Queue Setup dialog box appears. 8. Make sure the Use Print Manager for this port option is checked. Then click OK.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 15 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Managing Print Jobs and Network Printing Network Printing on a Macintosh If you want to use your printer on an AppleTalk® network, you need to install the optional Ethernet™ card as described in the Quick Setup guide. Then you can use the EPSON Namer utility and set up your printer in the Chooser. The EPSON Namer was installed on your hard drive along with the other printer software.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 16 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Managing Print Jobs and Network Printing Setting Up the Printer for AppleTalk Make sure your printer is turned on and then follow these steps to set up your printer on an AppleTalk network: 1. Open the Chooser from the Apple menu. 2. Click the SC3000(AT) icon. 3. Select the AppleTalk zone you want to use. A list of all printers connected to the selected zone appears on the right. 4.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 1 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM 5 Maintenance and Transportation It’s easy to keep your EPSON Stylus COLOR 3000 printer working at its best. All you have to do is follow the simple instructions in this chapter for replacing ink cartridges, performing routine maintenance, and moving the printer.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 2 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Maintenance and Transportation Using the Head Cleaning Utility Follow these steps to run the utility from a Windows computer or a Macintosh: Note: If any Ink Out lights are flashing or on, you need to replace the ink cartridge instead. See page 5-4 for instructions. If you were printing when you started cleaning the print heads, the Pause light may still be on. Press the Pause button to turn off the light and resume printing. 1.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 3 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Maintenance and Transportation Using the Control Panel 1. Make sure the printer is turned on and not printing. 2. Make sure all the Ink Out B lights are off. Note: If any Ink Out lights are flashing or on, you need to replace the ink cartridge instead. See page 5-4 for instructions. If you were printing when you started cleaning the print heads, the Pause light may still be on. Press the Pause button to turn off the light and resume printing. 3.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 4 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Maintenance and Transportation Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern Examine the nozzle check pattern you print. It should look something like this, with the lower pattern colored cyan, magenta, and yellow: W01372 C01267 Each staggered horizontal and straight vertical line should be complete, with no gaps or deflections (oversprayed dots of ink). You may need to use a magnifying glass or loupe to examine the printout in detail.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 5 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Maintenance and Transportation Removing and Installing an Ink Cartridge You should replace an ink cartridge only when its Ink Out B light is flashing or on. Caution: Leave the empty cartridge installed in the printer until you are ready to replace it. Once you remove an ink cartridge, it becomes unusable and cannot be reinstalled. Warning: If ink gets on your hands, wash them thoroughly with soap and water.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 6 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Maintenance and Transportation Printing in Black Ink With an Empty Color Cartridge If a color ink cartridge runs out of ink and its Ink Out B light comes on, you can still continue printing with black ink. (If the black ink cartridge runs out of ink, you cannot continue printing.) However, you will need to resend any print job you were printing when the color ink ran out. Follow these steps: 1. Turn off the printer. 2.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 7 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Maintenance and Transportation Aligning the Print Heads If your printouts contain misaligned vertical lines, you may need to align the print heads. There are several ways to do this: ◗ You can use the print head alignment utility in your printer software, as described below. ◗ You can also use the control panel to align the print heads. Use one of the utilities if your printer is connected directly to the computer.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 8 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Maintenance and Transportation Using the Control Panel 1. Load several sheets of paper at least 8.3 inches (210 mm) wide in the paper tray. 2. Move the paper-release lever backward to the single sheet position. 3. Turn off your printer. 4. Hold down the Pause button and turn on the printer to turn on print head alignment mode. Be sure to hold down both buttons for three seconds before releasing them.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 9 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Maintenance and Transportation 6. Press the Pause button. The printer prints instructions on aligning the print heads using the control panel. 7. Follow the instructions on the sheet. When the print heads are aligned, turn off the printer to exit print head alignment mode. 8. After five seconds, turn on the printer to resume printing.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 10 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Maintenance and Transportation 4. Turn off the printer and make sure the print heads are in the home (far right) position. If they are not, turn the printer back on, wait until they stop moving and are in the home position, then turn off the printer. Caution: If you don’t follow the procedures in this section, ink will leak when you transport the printer.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 1 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM 6 Troubleshooting As you use your printer, you may occasionally experience a paper jam or other problem. The first thing you should do is diagnose the problem following the guidelines in this chapter. Then try the most likely solutions until the problem is fixed.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 2 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Troubleshooting ◗ If you’re experienced with reading hexadecimal code, you can print a hex dump to identify possible communication problems. See page 6-3 for instructions. ◗ For the latest information, check the EPSON Stylus COLOR 3000 Help program and the ReadMe file in the EPSON program group or folder.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 3 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Troubleshooting The first page prints on the first and last lines to measure the page length. The next page contains a nozzle check pattern and multicolored character samples. Caution: Never turn off the printer while it is printing. To end the test, always press the Pause button, eject any loaded paper, then turn off the printer. To print test pages at 180 dpi, hold down the Load/Eject button while turning on the printer instead of LF/FF.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 4 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Troubleshooting Here are some detailed solutions to specific print quality problems. Printed image has horizontal banding. Possible cause Solution The Media Type setting doesn’t match the loaded paper. Make sure the Media Type setting matches the loaded paper or other media. Then the printer software can automatically select other settings for the best quality. See Chapters 1 through 3. The printable side of the paper is loaded upside down.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 5 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Troubleshooting Possible cause Solution The Halftoning and Color Adjustment Mode options are set incorrectly for your document type. Use the correct settings for the project you are printing, following the instructions in Chapter 2. The print head nozzles are clogged. Clean the print heads. See Chapter 5 for instructions. The ICM (Windows) or ColorSync (Macintosh) settings are incorrect for your document.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 6 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Troubleshooting Possible cause Solution You’re on a network and the Network I/F setting is turned off. Try turning on the Network I/F setting using default-setting mode to see if this solves the problem. See page B-8 for instructions. You’re using Economy mode. Turn off Economy mode. Economy mode is for printing drafts only. The printed image is blurry or smeared. Possible cause Solution The printer’s thickness lever is in the 0 position.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 7 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Troubleshooting Photographic images look grainy or rough. Possible cause Solution The print heads are misaligned. Align the print heads following the instructions in Chapter 5. The resolution of your image may be too low. Increase the image resolution using your image-editing software, or decrease the size of the image. Color documents print in black ink only. Possible cause Solution Your printer is not selected in your application.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 8 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Troubleshooting If you still can’t print, check the following solutions. All lights are off. Possible cause Solution The printer is not receiving power. Turn off the power and plug in the power cord securely. Only the Operate light is on, but nothing prints. Possible cause Solution The interface cable is not connected securely or does not meet both the printer and computer specifications. Turn off your printer and computer.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 9 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Troubleshooting The Paper Out light is flashing or on. Possible cause Solution If flashing, paper is jammed. Remove the paper and follow the guidelines for preventing jams on page 6-16. If on, paper is not loaded or is loaded incorrectly. Load paper or remove the stack and reload it as described in Chapter 3. Then press the Load/Eject button to turn off the light and resume printing.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 10 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Troubleshooting The printer has finished charging an ink cartridge, but the Pause light is still flashing. Possible cause Solution The printer needs to initialize. If the light is still flashing after 10 minutes and printer is not moving or making noise, turn the printer off. If the light is still flashing when you turn it back on, contact EPSON as described in the Introduction. The printer sounds like it’s printing but nothing prints.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 11 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Troubleshooting You see a spooling error message (Windows). Possible cause Solution Spooling error messages or very slow printing may be caused by temporary files. Change the Spool Manager default directory, following the instructions in Chapter 4. Your hard drive is too full. Delete unnecessary files to make room on the drive. Your computer doesn’t have enough memory for the file you’re printing.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 12 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Troubleshooting Printing is too slow. Possible cause Solution Your printer software options are set incorrectly. For the fastest printing, try the following: ◗ Set Print Quality to Economy. ◗ Turn High Speed on. ◗ Choose No Halftoning. ◗ Choose Black ink. See Chapters 1 and 2 for more information. Your system doesn’t have enough resources. ◗ ◗ ◗ ◗ ◗ Reduce the resolution of your image.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 13 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Troubleshooting The “Sorry, EPSON Stylus COLOR cannot be used” message appears (Macintosh). Possible cause Solution The printer driver has been corrupted. Remove and reinstall the driver: 1. Insert the printer software CD-ROM in your drive. If necessary, double-click the EPSON CD-ROM to open its window. Then double-click the EPSON icon. 2. Double-click Install Printer Driver for EPSON Stylus Color 3000. 3. At the next screen, click Continue.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 14 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Troubleshooting If you have problems with paper feeding, paper jams, or ejected paper, check here for solutions. Paper doesn’t feed correctly from the paper tray. Try this Then do this Remove the stack of paper from the paper tray. Check that the paper: ◗ Isn’t curled or creased. ◗ Isn’t too thick or thin (see Appendix B). ◗ Isn’t too old (see Chapter 3 or your paper packaging). ◗ Isn’t overloaded in the feeder (see Chapter 3 for guidelines).
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 15 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Troubleshooting Paper doesn’t feed correctly from the tractor feeder. Try this Then do this Remove the continuous paper from the tractor feeder following the instructions on page 3-19. Check that the paper: ◗ Isn’t curled or creased. ◗ Isn’t too thick or thin (Appendix B). ◗ Isn’t too old (see Chapter 3 or your paper packaging). ◗ Isn’t jammed inside the printer. (If the Paper Out light is flashing, paper is jammed. See page 6-16.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 16 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Troubleshooting Paper jams inside the printer. Try this Then do this Turn off your printer, open the cover, remove any loaded paper, and remove any little pieces that may have torn off inside. You may need to turn the knob on the left side of the printer counterclockwise to eject all the torn pieces of paper. Never turn this knob when the printer is on. You’ll lose the top-of-form position and may damage the printer.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 17 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Troubleshooting Solving Miscellaneous Printout Problems If your printout results are not what you expected, try these solutions. Characters are incorrect or garbled. Possible cause Solution Your printer is not the Windows default printer. Select your printer as the default Windows printer. See your Windows documentation or online help for instructions. Your printer is not selected in the Macintosh Chooser.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 18 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Troubleshooting The image is inverted as if viewed in a mirror. Possible cause Solution You used a Flip Horizontal option in your application software or the printer software. Turn off the Flip Horizontal or mirror setting in your application software or the printer software. See Chapter 2 for more information. The printer prints blank pages. Possible cause Solution The print head nozzles are clogged.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 1 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM A Using EPSON Plot! You can use the EPSON Plot! utility to open and scale HPGL or HPGL/2 plotter files and then print them on your printer. Follow the instructions in this Appendix to install the program and print with EPSON Plot! and your Windows printer driver. You can install and use EPSON Plot! on any system running Windows.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 2 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Using EPSON Plot! Printing With EPSON Plot! Before starting EPSON Plot!, do the following to prepare for printing: Note: When you create plot files for printing, use an HPGL/2 driver whenever possible. HPGL/2 drivers do a better job of maintaining the colors assigned in your CAD application than HPGL drivers, which may limit you to 8 or 16 pen colors.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 3 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Using EPSON Plot! live paper space handle 4. Select Printer Setup from the File menu. 5. Select the EPSON Stylus COLOR 3000 printer, if necessary, and click Options. You see the Main printer settings menu. Note: The gray area around the image represents the area you cannot print on. If you resize the plot file, EPSON Plot! retains the proportions of the original and preserves the X and Y coordinates.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 4 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Using EPSON Plot! See Chapters 1 and 4 for information on managing the print job while it prints. 11. When you’re finished printing with EPSON Plot!, select Exit from the File menu to exit the program.
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Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 2 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Specifications Fonts Bitmap fonts Font 10 cpi 12 cpi 15 cpi Proportional EPSON Roman x x x x EPSON Sans Serif x x x x EPSON Courier x x x — EPSON Prestige x x x — EPSON Script x x x — cpi=characters per inch.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 3 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Specifications Paper Paper type Size Paper types Single sheets Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) A4 (210 × 297 mm) A5 (148 × 210 mm) Legal (8.5 × 14 inches) Half Letter (5.5 × 8.5 inches) Executive (7.5 × 10 inches) A2 (420 × 594 mm) Super A3/B (13 × 19 inches) A3 (297 × 420 mm) Ledger (11 × 17 inches) US C (17 × 22 inches) B3 (364 × 514 mm) B4 (257 × 364 mm) B5 (182 × 257 mm) Plain bond paper and 0.0031 to 0.0059 inch special ink jet papers (0.08 to 0.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 4 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Specifications Paper type Size Paper types Thickness Continuous paper Minimum size each sheet: 4 to 16 × 4 inches (101.6 to 406.4 × 101.6 mm) Plain paper 0.0025 to 0.0039 inch 14 to 22 lb (0.065 to 0.1 mm) (52 to 82 g/m2) Plain continuous label paper — Maximum total thickness: 0.0079 inch (0.2 mm) Maximum label thickness: 0.0047 inch (0.12 mm) Continuous label Minimum size each backing paper sheet: 4 to 16 × 4 inches (101.6 to 406.4 × 101.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 5 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Specifications Envelopes A BR C BL A: The minimum top margin is 0.33 inch (8.5 mm). BL, BR: The minimum left and right margins are 0.12 inch (3.0 mm). C: The minimum bottom margin is 0.55 inch (14.0 mm). Continuous paper A A: The minimum top and bottom margins above and below the perforations are 0.35 inch (9.0 mm). B: The minimum right and left margins are 0.51 inch (13 mm). A Note: The maximum printable width is 15 inches (381 mm).
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 6 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Specifications Mechanical Paper feed method Friction, tractor feeder Paper path Sheet feeder, front entry Manual feeder, rear entry Tractor feeder, rear entry Sheet feeder capacity 100 sheets of 17 lb (64 g/m2) paper For detailed information, see Chapter 3. Total print volume 75,000 pages (A3, text only) Dimensions Width 31.9 inches (810 mm) Depth 22.3 inches (565 mm) maximum Height 9.4 inches (240 mm) Weight 37.8 lb (17.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 7 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Specifications Safety Approvals Safety standards UL 1950 with D3, CSA C22.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 8 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Specifications Changing Printer Settings With Default-Setting Mode Your printer includes internal default settings that are active whenever you turn on the printer. These settings control functions such as the print direction and paper loading positions. Because they are preset to the most likely settings you’ll want to use, you probably won’t need to change them.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 9 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Specifications 3. While holding down the Media Type button, press the Operate button to turn on the printer to enter default-setting mode. Hold down both buttons for three seconds, then release them. The printer loads a sheet of paper and prints an instruction sheet telling you how to select a language (the default setting is English). 4.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 10 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Specifications List of Default-Setting Options The table below lists all the options available for each default setting. The factory defaults are listed in bold type in the table below. The printer’s current settings are marked with a ⇐ on your printed instruction sheet.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 11 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Specifications Setting Options Description Auto CR (IBM XL24E mode only) Off, On In IBM XL24E mode, lets you select whether the printer performs a carriage-return line-feed operation when it reaches the right margin (On) or only when it receives a carriage-return code in the print job (Off). AGM (IBM XL24E mode only) Off, On In IBM XL24E mode, turns high resolution, 24-pin graphics command mode on or off.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 12 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Specifications Setting Options Description Banner mode Off, On When you turn this mode On, banner paper is treated as continuous paper, even with the paper-release lever in the single sheet position. This prevents the printer from advancing too much of the banner paper forward when you press the LF/FF button. Parallel I/F (interface) transfer rate Fast, Normal Sets the transfer rate for printing across the parallel port.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 1 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Glossary banding buffer The horizontal lines that sometimes appear when printing graphics. See also MicroWeave. The portion of the printer’s memory used to store data before printing it. character table A collection of letters, numbers, and symbols that provides you with the characters used in a particular language. characters per inch (cpi) A measure of the size of text characters, sometimes referred to as pitch.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 2 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Glossary Error Diffusion ESC/P This halftoning setting smooths out edges by randomly placing dots of varying colors. Abbreviation for Epson Standard Code for Printers. This system of commands gives you control of your printer from your computer. It is standard for all EPSON printers and supported by most application programs for personal computers. ESC/P 2 The enhanced version of the ESC/P printer command language.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 3 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Glossary media Materials upon which data is printed, such as envelopes, plain paper, special paper, and transparencies. MicroWeave Printing technology that produces images in fine increments to reduce the possibility of banding. See also banding. monochrome This means printing with only one color of ink, which is generally black ink. parallel interface See interface.
Loire-PLUS.BK.book Page 4 Friday, May 2, 2003 2:56 PM Glossary serial interface spool See interface. The process by which the printer driver converts the print data into codes that your printer understands. This data is then sent to the printer directly or to the print server. Spool Manager An EPSON software program that converts print data into codes that your printer understands. See also spool.
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