Epson SC-T5100 Series Manual

Operator’s Guide
This guide contains selected information on how to use the
printer and frequently used features of the printer.
See the User’s Guide (online manual) for detailed instructions
on using the printer.
Home Screen Operations ....................................... 2
Getting Ready to Print............................................. 4
Printing CAD Drawings ........................................... 6
Printing Banners ........................................................ 8
Printing at Non-Standard Sizes ............................ 10
Printing Outside the Oce.................................... 12

When you connect a compatible Epson scanner to the printer, the
Enlarged Copy button appears.
The Settings button appears when you touch .
Home Screen Operations
Approx. remaining levels of
consumables
As the ink is consumed or the maintenance box
becomes full, the corresponding bar becomes
shorter.
Touch this icon…
You can see the consumable product numbers.
The current printer status
Touch to load or remove paper.
U “Getting Ready to Print” on page 4
The network connection status
The icon changes according to the connection method.
While the printer is connected, is blue and indicates
the signal strength.
Wi-Fi (Wireless)
Wired (Ethernet)
Wi-Fi Direct
You can change the connection method.
For information on Wi-Fi Direct, see below.
U“Printing Outside the Oce” on page 12
Touch this icon…
Touch to check the printer status or
change the printer settings.
When ais displayed on bars, prepare a new ink
cartridge or a maintenance box. You can continue
printing until replacement is required.
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The home screen is displayed when the printer is turned on.
These pages show the available operations on the home screen.
Slide
Touch (tap)
Touch Panel Operations
Roll paper information
The paper type and roll paper width that have been set are displayed.
You can perform actions such as replacing
roll paper.
Instructions on how to load roll paper are displayed.
Touch after loading roll
paper...
The number of notices
The number of notices, such as ink low warnings, is displayed on the icon.
Touch this icon…
When you complete the actions for all the notices, the number disappears from the icon.
The scroll bar is displayed
when you can scroll up and
down.
A list of the notices that require your action is displayed. You can see instructions on what to do when you
touch each notice.
Touch before loading roll
paper...
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ATouch Paper Setting.
BSelect one of the paper sources.
CTouch See Guide to see the detailed on-screen
instructions.
When Load paper or Ready is displayed on the home screen, you
can open the cut sheet cover and load a cut sheet into the printer.
After you load a cut sheet, make sure to select Cut Sheet (1sheet)
in step B. Otherwise, the printer cannot detect the loaded cut sheet.
Getting Ready to Print
*The number of sheets loaded at one time varies according to
the paper type.
Roll Paper
Auto Sheet Feeder
Load the Paper Following the
On-Screen Instructions
Check the Paper Loading
Positions
Cut Sheet (1 sheet)
A4 to the maximum print width
One sheet at a time
A4 to A3
Multiple sheets can be
set at a time*
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These pages explain how to get the printer ready for printing.
Carefully follow these steps to get optimum print quality.
The setting items vary according to the paper.
If you select a paper type or size that does not match the loaded paper,
the printout will have creases, ink smudges, or banding.
Press OK after you complete
the settings
When Ready is displayed, you can
start printing.
You can load roll paper and then load cut
sheets on the auto sheet feeder. The printer
driver allows you to select either of these two
paper sources.
Paper Type Paper
Remaining
Amount or
Paper Size
Epson Special Paper
Select the paper name printed on the paper package.
Non-Epson Paper
Select one of the following.
- Plain Paper
- Coated Paper <Generic>
- Photo Paper <Generic>
- Tracing Paper
- Tracing Paper <LowDuty>
- Matte Film
Promptly select the settings because the paper will start being fed if
the screen is not used for 90 seconds.
Set the Paper Type and Paper Size Print
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Printing CAD Drawings
Using the Printer Driver
This method is best suited to printing CAD drawings, such as
appearance view of buildings, at high quality.
c Important
If lines or parts on your drawing are not printed properly,
use the HP-GL/2 or HP RTL mode.
The procedure below is for AutoCAD 2018.
AClick Plot.
BSelect the printer in Printer/plotter, and then
click Properties....
CClick Custom Properties.
The printer driver screen is displayed.
DSelect CAD/Line Drawing at Printer Settings
tab.
Windows
Mac
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Print CAD and GIS drawings using either of the following two
methods depending on the intended use of the drawing.
Using HP-GL/2 or HP RTL Mode
This method is best suited to printing CAD and GIS drawings,
such as maps and blueprints.
You can print from an application that supports HP-GL/2
(compatible with HP DesignJet 750C) and HP RTL.
The default paper source is Roll Paper and the default
print quality is Standard. If you want to change the
settings, change them from the printer setting menu before
performing the procedure below.
The procedure below is for AutoCAD 2018.
AClick Plot.
BSelect plotter in Printer/plotter.
Select the plotter name as shown below according to
your model.
SC-T5100 Series: HP DesignJet 750C C3196A
SC-T3100 Series: HP DesignJet 750C C3195A
SC-T5100N Series: HP DesignJet 750C C3196A
SC-T3100N Series: HP DesignJet 750C C3195A
When nothing is printed or text is garbled
Change the printer setting as follows.
Settings - General Settings - Printer Settings - Printing
Language - USB (or Network) - HP-GL/2
When you print using the printer driver, change the setting back
to Auto from HP-GL/2.
When you want to print on a cut sheet or change the
print quality setting
Select your target setting item from the printer setting menu
shown below.
Settings - General Settings - Printer Settings - Universal Print
Settings
When you want to change the pen width or pen color
Select your target setting item from the printer setting menu
shown below.
Settings - General Settings - Printer Settings - HP-GL/2
Unique Settings
When you want to print on oversized paper
Load the printer with paper larger than the original size, and
then change the printer setting as follows.
Settings - General Settings - Printer Settings - Universal Print
Settings - Page Margins option - Oversize
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Fitting the Original to the Roll
Paper Width
Fitting the short side of
the original to the roll
paper width.
Fitting the long side of
the original to the roll
paper width.
Original
Select Output Size - Fit to Roll Paper Width, and then select
whether to t the short side or long side of the original to the
roll paper width.
Windows
Mac
Printing Banners
Steps to print a banner
Create the original in the application*
Select the enlargement method
in the printer driver
Print
*For creating a non-standard size original, see below.
U “Printing at Non-Standard Sizes” on page 10
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These pages explain how to enlarge and print an original created at
a standard size for a banner.
Fitting the Original to the Output
Size
Select Output Size - Fit to Output Size, and then select the
output size.
Windows
Mac
Original
Output size
Select Output Size - Specify Size, and then select the output
size or enter magnication.
Windows
Mac
Specifying the Size
Original
Output size
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Printing at Non-Standard Sizes
Steps to print a non-standard size
Register and select the paper size
in the application
Create the original
Enlarge and print the original
These pages explain how to create an original that is about
one-third of the output size and then enlarge and print that
original to create a banner that ts the width of 24-inch (610
mm) roll paper.
Paper size (original)*
Output size
*You can congure the paper size as shown below.
Paper Width: 89 mm to maximum printing width
Paper Height: 127 mm to 18,000 mm (Windows)
Height: 127 mm to 15,240 mm (Mac)
Register and Select the Paper Size
Windows
AStart the application, click the File menu, and
then click Print.
BOn the Printer Settings tab, click Custom
Paper Size...
CEnter the following information on the User-
Dened Paper Size window.
Click Save, and then click OK to nish registering the
paper size.
DSelect the registered paper size.
Example: Microsoft Word 2016
Orientation: Landscape
Size: Banner
If the registered paper size is not displayed, check the paper
sizes supported in the application.
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