Epson AcuLaser C8600 User manual

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.

Color Laser Printer

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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

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Original EPSON Products or EPSON Approved Products by SEIKO EPSON

CORPORATION.

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of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION.

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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

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

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

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

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