Epson EPL-6100 User manual

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Setup Sheet
Provides you with information on assembling the printer’s parts
and installing the printer’s software.
Reference Guide (this manual)
Providesyouwithdetailedinformationontheprinter’sfunctions,
optional products, maintenance, troubleshooting, and technical
specifications.
Online Help
Provides you with detailed information and instructions on the
printer software that controls your printer. Online help is
automatically installed when you install the printer’s software.

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Original EPSON Products or EPSON Approved Products by SEIKO EPSON
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The PCL6 compatible interpreter is a customized version of IPS-PRINT SIX (c) developed by
Xionics Document Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Oak Technology, Inc.
Copyright © 2002 by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, Nagano, Japan
General Notice: Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be
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Reference Guide

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Contents
Warnings,Cautions,andNotes...............................1
SafetyPrecautions..........................................1
ImportantSafetyInstructions................................5
PowerOn/OffCautions.....................................6
Chapter 1 Product Information
PrinterParts...............................................7
ControlPanel..............................................8
Indicatorlights........................................9
Buttons..............................................10
AboutYourPrinter........................................11
Features.............................................12
OptionsandConsumableProducts..........................13
Options..............................................13
Consumableproducts.................................14
Chapter 2 Paper Handling
PaperSources.............................................15
MPtray..............................................15
LoadingPaper............................................15
LoadingtheMPtray ..................................16
LoadingtheManualFeedslot..........................19
PrintingonSpecialMedia..................................20
Labels...............................................21
Envelopes............................................21
Thickpaper..........................................22
Transparencies.......................................22
LoadinganUncommonPaperSize ..........................23

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Chapter 3 Using the Printer Driver with Windows
AboutthePrinterDriver...................................25
AccessingthePrinterDriver................................25
MakingChangestoPrinterSettings.........................26
Choosingtheprintquality.............................26
Resizingprintouts....................................27
Modifyingtheprintlayout ............................29
Usingwatermarks....................................31
Usinganoverlay.....................................34
Resettingthetonerandthephotoconductorcounters......38
MonitoringYourPrinter(EPSONStatusMonitor3)...........41
AboutEPSONStatusMonitor3........................41
InstallingtheESPONStatusMonitor3..................41
AccessingtheEPSONStatusMonitor3..................43
Gettingprinterstatusdetails...........................45
SettingMonitoringPreferences.........................47
StatusAlertwindow..................................48
Stoppingmonitoring..................................49
SettingMonitoredPrinters.............................50
CancelingPrinting........................................51
UninstallingPrinterSoftware...............................51
Uninstall the printer driver and the EPSON Status Monitor 351
UninstallonlytheEPSONStatusMonitor3..............54
Chapter 4 Setting Up Your Printer on a Network
AbouttheSharedPrinter ..................................57
SettingUpYourPrinterasaSharedPrinter...................58
UsinganAdditionalDriver................................60
SettingfortheClients......................................66
WithWindowsMe,98,or95...........................67
WithWindowsXPor2000.............................68
WithWindowsNT4.0................................72
InstallingthePrinterDriverfromtheCD-ROM...............74
Chapter 5 UsingthePrinterDriverwithMacintosh

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AboutthePrinterDriver ...................................77
AccessingthePrinterDriver................................77
MakingChangestoPrinterSettings..........................78
Choosingtheprintquality .............................78
Resizingprintouts ....................................79
Modifyingtheprintlayout.............................81
Usingwatermarks ....................................83
MonitoringYourPrinter(EPSONStatusMonitor3)............87
About the EPSON Status Monitor 3 . ....................87
AccessingtheEPSONStatusMonitor3..................88
Gettingprinterstatusdetails ...........................89
SettingMonitoringPreferences.........................90
StatusAlertwindow ..................................91
CancelingPrinting.........................................91
UninstallingPrinterSoftware...............................91
Chapter 6 Installing and Removing Options
500-Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit A4. . .....................1
Installing the 500-Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit A4 . . . . . .1
Removing the 500-Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit A4 . . . . .6
Face-upTray...............................................7
InstallingtheFace-uptray...............................7
UsingtheFace-uptray..................................9
RemovingtheFace-uptray..............................9
MemoryModule..........................................10
Installingamemorymodule............................10
Removingamemorymodule...........................16
ROMModule.............................................19
InstallingaROMmodule..............................19
RemovingaROMmodule .............................25
InterfaceCards............................................29
Installinganinterfacecard.............................29
Removinganinterfacecard ............................31
PrintingaStatusSheet.....................................32

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Chapter 7 Using the Remote Control Panel Utility
ForDOSUsers............................................33
RemoteControlPanelutilityoverview..................33
Makingbasicprintersettings ..........................38
Choosingprinteremulation............................50
Otherspecialsettings.................................52
Printingfontsamples.................................60
ForMacintoshUsers ......................................60
RemoteControlPanelutilityoverview..................60
Makingprintersettings ...............................64
Resettingthetonerandthephotoconductorcounters......69
Chapter 8 Replacing Consumable Products
PrecautionsDuringReplacement ...........................73
ReplacingtheDeveloperCartridge..........................73
ReplacingthePhotoconductorUnit .........................80
Chapter 9 Cleaning and Transporting
CleaningthePrinter.......................................87
Cleaningtheinsideoftheprinter.......................87
Cleaningthepaperpathrollers.........................88
Cleaningtheprintercase..............................90
Removingspilledtoner ...............................91
TransportingthePrinter...................................91
Chapter 10 Troubleshooting
StatusandErrorLights....................................93
Indicatorlights.......................................93
PrintingaStatusSheet....................................104
ClearingJammedPaper...................................105
Precautionsforclearingjammedpaper.................105
Preventingpaperfeedandpaperjamproblems .........105

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Paper jam —insidetheprinter.........................106
Paperjam-MPtray..................................111
PaperJam-ManualFeedslot..........................113
PaperJam-Optionalpapercassette....................115
OperationalProblems.....................................118
PrintoutProblems........................................119
PrintQualityProblems....................................120
MemoryProblems........................................125
Appendix A Symbol Sets
IntroductiontoSymbolSets................................127
IntheLJ4EmulationMode/EPSONGL2Mode...............128
InternationalcharactersetsforISO.....................131
IntheESC/P2orFXModes................................132
Internationalcharactersets............................133
CharactersavailablewiththeESC(^command..........133
IntheI239XEmulationMode..............................134
Appendix B Working with Fonts
AvailableFonts ..........................................135
AddingMoreFonts.......................................139
SelectingFonts...........................................139
DownloadingFonts.......................................139
EPSONFontManager.....................................140
InstallingtheEPSONFontManager....................140
EPSONBarCodeFonts....................................141
Systemrequirements.................................143
InstallingEPSONBarCodeFonts.......................143
PrintingwithEPSONBarCodeFonts...................145
EPSONBarCodeFontspecifications....................149
Appendix C Contacting Customer Support
ForNorthAmericanusers.................................162

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ForLatinAmericanusers.................................163
ForEuropeanUsers......................................164
For United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland Users . . 164
ForUsersinGermany................................166
France.............................................166
Spain..............................................166
Italy...............................................167
Portugal............................................167
Austria.............................................167
Netherlands........................................167
Belgium&Luxemburg...............................168
Switzerland.........................................168
Glossary
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