Epson AcuLaser C8600 User manual

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Setup Guide
Provides you with information on assembling the printer and
installing the printer software.
Reference Guide (this manual)
Providesyouwithdetailedinformationontheprinter’sfunctions,
optional products, maintenance, troubleshooting, and technical
specifications.
Administrator Guide
Provides network administrators with information on both the
printer driver and network settings.

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Color Laser Printer
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system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, mechanical, photocopying, recording,
or otherwise, without the prior written permission of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. No
patentliabilityisassumedwithrespecttotheuseoftheinformationcontainedherein.Neither
is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained
herein.
Neither SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION nor its affiliates shall be liable to the purchaser of
this product or third parties for damages, losses, costs, or expenses incurred by purchaser or
third parties as a result of: accident, misuse, or abuse of this product or unauthorized
modifications, repairs, or alterations to this product, or (excluding the U.S.) failure to strictly
comply with SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION's operating and maintenance instructions.
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION shall not be liable against any damages or problems arising
from the use of any options or any consumable products other than those designated as
Original EPSON Products or EPSON Approved Products by SEIKO EPSON
CORPORATION.
EPSON and EPSON ESC/P are registered trademarks and EPSON ESC/P 2 is a trademark
of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION.
General Notice: Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and
may be trademarks of their respective owners. EPSON disclaims any and all rights in those
marks.
Copyright © 2002 by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, Nagano, Japan
Reference Guide

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Contents
Chapter 1 Product Information
PrinterParts.........................................14
OptionsandConsumableProducts.......................16
Options.........................................16
Consumableproducts .............................17
AboutYourPrinter....................................18
ReserveJobfunction..............................19
HDDFormOverlayfunction.........................19
Pre-definedcolorsettingsinprinterdriver..............19
Duplexprinting...................................20
Resolution Improvement Technology (RITech) . . . . . . . . . .20
Chapter 2 Paper Handling
AvailablePaper ......................................21
EPSONspecialmedia.............................21
Generalpaper ...................................23
Paperthatshouldnotbeused.......................24
PaperSources.......................................25
MPtray.........................................26
Standardlowercassette............................27
250-SheetPaperCassetteA3W .....................27
500-SheetPaperCassetteUnit......................28
LargeCapacityPaperCassetteUnit..................29
Selectingapapersource...........................29
OutputTrays.........................................32
Face-uptray.....................................32
Face-downtray...................................33
How to select an output tray and optional lower cassette . . 34
Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . ..............................34
MPtray.........................................35
Standard and Optional Lower Cassettes ...............38

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PrintingonSpecialMedia...............................42
EPSONColorLaserPaper..........................42
EPSON Color Laser Coated Paper . . . . . . . ............43
EPSONColorLaserTransparencies..................44
Envelopes.......................................45
Labels..........................................47
Thickpaper/Extra-thickpaper........................48
Loadinganuncommonsizepaper........................48
Chapter 3 Using the Printer Software with Windows
AboutthePrinterSoftware..............................51
AccessingthePrinterDriver.............................51
MakingChangestoPrinterSettings.......................52
Makingtheprintqualitysetting.......................52
Resizingprintouts.................................58
Modifyingtheprintlayout...........................60
Usingawatermark................................63
Usinganoverlay..................................66
UsingHDDformoverlay............................72
Duplexprinting...................................76
MakingExtendedSettings..........................79
UsingtheReserveJobFunction..........................82
Re-PrintJob.....................................84
VerifyJob.......................................85
StoredJob ......................................86
ConfidentialJob..................................87
Monitoring Your Printer by Using EPSON Status Monitor 3. . . . .89
AboutEPSONStatusMonitor3......................89
Installing EPSON Status Monitor 3. . . . . . . . ............89
AccessingEPSONStatusMonitor3...................91
Gettingprinterstatusdetails.........................93
UsingtheJobManagementfunction..................94
SettingMonitoringPreferences ......................98
Status Alert window . . . ...........................100
Stoppingmonitoring..............................100
SettingMonitoredPrinters.........................101
SettingfortheUSBConnection.........................101

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CancelingPrinting ...................................103
Uninstalling the Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . .............104
Uninstalling the printer driver and
EPSONStatusMonitor3........................104
Uninstalling EPSON Status Monitor 3 only . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Chapter 4 Setting Up Your Printer on a Network
SharingthePrinter...................................111
SettingupYourPrinterasaSharedPrinter................112
UsinganAdditionalDriver.............................114
Settingfortheclients.................................119
WithWindowsMe/98/95...........................120
WithWindows2000/XP...........................122
WithWindowsNT4.0.............................125
Installing the Printer Driver from the CD-ROM..............127
Chapter 5 Using the Printer Software with Macintosh
About the Printer Software .............................129
AccessingthePrinterDriver............................129
MakingChangestoPrinterSettings......................130
Makingtheprintqualitysetting......................130
Resizingprintouts................................135
Modifyingtheprintlayout..........................136
Usingawatermark...............................139
PrintingwiththeDuplexUnit.......................145
MakingExtendedSettings.........................146
UsingtheReserveJobFunction ........................148
Re-PrintJob....................................150
VerifyJob......................................151
StoredJob.....................................152
ConfidentialJob.................................153
Monitoring Your Printer by using EPSON Status Monitor 3 ....155
AboutEPSONStatusMonitor3.....................155
AccessingtheEPSONStatusMonitor3 ..............155
Gettingprinterstatusdetails........................156

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SettingMonitoringPreferences .....................158
Status Alert window . . . ...........................159
UsingtheJobManagementfunction.................159
SettingfortheUSBconnection..........................161
CancelingPrinting....................................163
UninstallingthePrinterSoftware.........................163
Chapter 6 Functions of the Control Panel
ControlPanelOperation...............................165
UsingtheControlPanelMenus.........................167
Whentomakecontrolpanelsettings.................167
How to access the control panel menus...............167
PrintingandDeletingReserveJobData...................170
UsingtheQuickPrintJobMenu.....................170
UsingtheConfidentialJobMenu....................171
ControlPanelMenus .................................172
Controlpanelmenusummary.......................172
InformationMenu................................174
TrayMenu......................................177
EmulationMenu.................................179
PrintingMenu...................................179
SetupMenu ....................................182
QuickPrintJobMenu.............................187
ConfidentialJobMenu............................187
ResetMenu ....................................188
ParallelMenu...................................189
USBMenu .....................................190
LJ4Menu......................................192
GL2Menu......................................195
PS3Menu......................................197
ESCP2Menu...................................198
FXMenu.......................................201
I239XMenu ....................................203

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Chapter 7 Using Options
250-Sheet Paper Cassette A3W . . . . . . . . . . . .............207
Installing the 250-Sheet Paper Cassette A3W. . . . . . . . . .207
Removing the 250-Sheet Paper Cassette A3W. . . . . . . . . 209
500-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . .............209
Installing the 500-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit . . . . . . . . . . 210
Removing the 500-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit . . . . . . . . . 210
LargeCapacityPaperUnit.............................210
Installing the Large Capacity Paper Unit ..............212
RemovingtheLargeCapacityPaperUnit.............217
DuplexUnit.........................................218
Installing the Duplex Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............219
RemovingtheDuplexUnit.........................225
HardDiskDrive .....................................226
Installing the Hard Disk Drive. . . . . . . . . . .............226
ReformattingtheHardDiskDrive....................231
RemovingtheHardDiskDrive......................232
MemoryModule.....................................235
Installing a memory module . . . . . . . . . . . .............236
Removingamemorymodule.......................240
AdobePostScript3ROMModule........................243
Installing the Adobe PostScript 3 ROM module. . . . . . . . . 243
Removing the Adobe PostScript 3 ROM module. . . . . . . . 247
InterfaceCards......................................250
Installing an interface card . . . . . . . . . . . . .............250
Removinganinterfacecard........................253
PrintingaStatusSheet................................253
Chapter 8 Replacing Consumable Products
ReplacementMessages...............................255
PrecautionsDuringReplacement........................256
TonerCartridge .....................................257
Handlingprecautions.............................257
Replacingatonercartridge........................258
PhotoconductorUnit..................................262
Handlingprecautions.............................262

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Replacing the photoconductor unit. . . . . . . . ...........263
WasteTonerCollector................................267
Handlingprecautions.............................267
Replacingthewastetonercollector..................268
Chapter 9 Cleaning and Transporting the Printer
CleaningthePrinter..................................271
TransportingthePrinter...............................272
Chapter 10 Troubleshooting
ClearingJammedPaper...............................277
Error messages for paper jams . . . . . . . . . . ...........277
Precautionsforclearingjammedpaper...............280
PaperJam-theLowerCassette....................280
PaperJam-MPtray..............................282
PaperJam-CoverA(JamA).......................283
PaperJam-CoverB(JamB).......................285
PaperJam-UnitC(JamC)........................288
PaperJam-CoverD(JamD)......................292
PaperJam-CoverE(JamE).......................293
PaperJam-CoverF(JamF).......................295
PaperJam-UnitG(JamG)........................296
Operationalproblems.................................299
The Ready light does not turn on when you turn
the printer on......................................299
The printer does not print and the Ready light is off ......299
TheReadylightisonbutnothingprints...............299
Printoutproblems....................................301
The font selected in the application software
willnotprint...................................301
Some or all of the printout is garbled ...................301
Thepositionoftheprintoutisnotcorrect..............303
Graphicsdon’tprintcorrectly.......................303
The printed surface is rough when duplex printing
on coated paper ..................................303