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.

Laser Printer

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contained herein.

Neither SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION nor its affiliates shall be liable to the purchaser of

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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.

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Original EPSON Products or EPSON Approved Products by SEIKO EPSON

CORPORATION.

EPSON and EPSON ESC/P are registered trademarks and EPSON ESC/P2 is a trademark

of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION.

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.

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.

Reference Guide

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

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

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

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

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