Epson EPL-N1200 User manual

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FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT

FOR AMERICAN USERS

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital

device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide

reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This

equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed

and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio and

television reception. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a

particular installation. If this equipment does cause interference to radio and television

reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is

encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

❑Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna

❑Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver

❑Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the

receiver is connected

❑Consult an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

WARNING

The connection of a non-shielded equipment interface cable to this equipment will

invalidate the FCC Certification of this device and may cause interference levels that

exceed the limits established by the FCC for this equipment. It is the responsibility of the

user to obtain and use a shielded equipment interface cable with this device. If this

equipment has more than one interface connector, do not leave cables connected to unused

interfaces.

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the

user’s authority to operate the equipment.

FOR CANADIAN USERS

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from

digital apparatus as set out in the radio interference regulations of the Canadian

Department of Communications.

Le présent appareil numérique n’émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites

applicables aux appareils numériques de Classe B prescrites dans le règlement sur le

brouillage radioélectrique édicté par le Ministère des Communications du Canada.

Printer Parts

top cover

latch

AC inlet

parallel C

interface

parallel B

interface

optional

interface

card slot

cover

optional

LocalTalk/

Serial

interface

access

cover

fuser

power switch

control

panel

paper stopper front

cover

imaging cartridge

guides

Contents

Introduction

PostScript Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2

LJ4 Plus or GL2 (PCL5e) Mode Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-3

How to Use Your Manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-4

Warnings, Cautions, and Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-5

Where to Get Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-5

Electronic Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-6

Energy Star Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-7

Energy-saving Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-7

Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-8

Laser Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-9

Chapter 1 Paper Handling

Choosing Paper or Other Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Loading Paper in the Built-in Paper Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Feeding Envelopes or Paper by Hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Printing Two-sided Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

Printing on Custom-size Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7

Loading Paper in an Optional Paper Cassette . . . . . . . . . . 1-8

Chapter 2 Printing With the Windows Printer Drivers

Accessing the Printer Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

From Windows Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

From Windows 95 Printer Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

From Windows 3.1 or Windows NT Control Panel . . . . . 2-4

Using the EPSONScript Driver in Windows 95 . . . . . . . . . 2-4

Using the EPL-N1200 Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7

Checking the Basic Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

Printer Driver Settings Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10

Using Groups of Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16

iii

Installing and Using the Windows NT 3.51 Drivers . . . . . . . 2-17

Installing the EPSONScript Driver for Windows NT . . . . 2-18

Installing the EPL-N1200 Driver for Windows NT . . . . . . 2-20

Chapter 3 Using the Control Panel

Reading the Indicator Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Using the Control Panel Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

Using OneTouch Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

OneTouch Mode Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

Using SelecType . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

Changing SelecType Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

SelecType Menu Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

Test Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

Emulation Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10

Printing Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11

Tray Size Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11

Config Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12

Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14

Parallel B and Parallel C Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15

Serial Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15

LT and AUX Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16

LJ4 Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17

PS Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18

ESCP2 and FX Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18

1239X Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20

Chapter 4 Installing Options

Available Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

Installing Optional Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

Installing a LocalTalk/Serial Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4

Installing an Interface Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8

Using a Serial Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10

Installing Lower Paper Cassettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12

Installing Memory Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13

Chapter 5 Maintenance

Replacing the Imaging Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

Adjusting the RITech Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5

Cleaning the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8

Transporting the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10

Chapter 6 Troubleshooting

Diagnosing Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2

Reading Control Panel Display Messages . . . . . . . . . . 6-2

Using Hex Dump Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7

Paper Feeding Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8

Fixing Paper Jams in the Built-in Paper Tray . . . . . . . . 6-9

Fixing Paper Jams in an Optional Lower Paper Cassette . . 6-10

Printing Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10

Print Quality Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14

Appendix A Specifications

Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3

Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4

Mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4

Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4

Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5

Parallel B Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5

Parallel C Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6

Using ECP Mode in Windows 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6

Serial Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7

500 Sheet Lower Paper Cassette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-10

Imaging Cartridge (S051016) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-10

Index

Introduction

Your EPSON®EPL-N1200 is a PostScript®-compatible, 600-dpi

laser printer that uses EPSON’s latest quality-enhancement and

energy-efficiency technologies to print crisp, clean output at up

to 12 pages per minute. The built-in EPSONScriptLevel 2

interface lets you print any document formatted for PostScript

output, including professional graphics formats and special

effects.

Your printer offers a variety of interface options that allow

you to connect up to four different computers or network

interfaces simultaneously. In addition, you can change the

printer’s emulation mode from the standard PostScript to

Hewlett-Packard®LaserJet 4Plus (PCL5e) or four other modes

to give you maximum flexibility.

The parallel C interface lets you connect the printer to an ECP

port on your computer, for even faster printing under

Microsoft®Windows®95.

Easy-to-use software for Windows (3.1, 95, or NT 3.51) or

MS-DOS®makes it easy to adjust printer settings, even when

you’re controlling the printer from a remote location on a

network. And if the printer is right at your desk, you can

change additional settings using the printer’s control panel.

You can also install a variety of optional equipment in your

printer to enhance its operation, such as extra paper cassettes,

additional printer memory, and serial and network interfaces.

Introduction 1

PostScript Fonts

Your printer includes the standard 35 PostScript fonts. When

you install the EPSONScript software, the screen fonts that

match the printer fonts are also installed, ensuring that the

screen display matches the final printed output.

You select fonts from the Font menu of your software

application. In most cases, a screen font has the same name as

the corresponding printer font. In other cases, the name of the

font you select is different from the name of the font that prints,

even though the appearance is almost the same.

The following table lists the standard font names, available

styles, and the corresponding printer font names (if different):

PostScript fonts

Font name Scalable styles Printer font

Times® Roman Roman, Bold, Italic,

Bold Italic Dutch 801 Roman

Courier Medium, Bold, Italic,

Bold Italic

Helvetica® Medium, Bold,

Oblique, Bold Oblique Swiss 721

Helvetica Narrow®Medium, Bold,

Oblique, Bold Oblique Swiss 721 Narrow

Palatino® Roman Roman, Bold, Italic,

Bold Italic Zapf Calligraphic 801

ITC Avant Garde

Book Book, Demi, Oblique,

Demi Oblique

ITC Bookman Light Light, Demi, Light Italic,

Demi Italic

New Century

Schoolbook Roman Roman, Bold, Italic,

Bold Italic Century 702

Schoolbook Roman

ITC Zapf Chancery

Medium Italic

ITC Zapf Dingbats

SymbolSet

2 Introduction

LJ4 Plus or GL2 (PCL5e) Mode Fonts

The EPL-N1200 includes a number of resident fonts that you

can use in the LJ4 Plus or GL2 (PCL5e) emulations, as listed

below. When you select these fonts in your application, choose

the font name listed in the “HP equivalent name” column.

PCL5e Fonts

Resident font name Scalable styles HP equivalent name

Dutch801 SWC Roman, Bold, Italic,

Bold Italic CG Times®

Zapf Humanist 601

SWC Demi, Bold, Demi

Italic, Bold Italic CG Omega®

Ribbon 131 SWC — Coronet

Clarendon

Condensed SWC —Clarendon

Condensed

Swiss742 SWC Medium, Bold, Italic,

Bold Italic,

Condensed, Bold

Condensed,

Condensed Italic

Bold Condensed Italic

Univers®

Incised 901 SWC Medium, Black Italic Antique Olive

Original Garamond

SWC Medium, Bold, Italic,

Bold Italic Garamond

Andrey Two SWC — Marigold

Flareserif 821 SWC Medium, Extra Bold Albertus

Swiss 721 SWM Roman, Bold,

Oblique, Bold Oblique Arial®

Dutch 801 SWM Roman, Bold, Italic,

Bold Italic Times New

Symbol Set SWA — Symbol

More Wingbats SWM — Wingdings

Courier SWC Medium, Bold, Italic,

Bold Italic Courier

Letter Gothic SWC Roman, Bold, Italic Letter Gothic

Line Printer — Line Printer

Introduction 3

For information about the resident fonts available for other

emulation modes, see the Technical Information manual.

How to Use Your Manuals

For instructions on setting up your printer, connecting it to

your computer, and installing your printer software, see the

Quick Setup card. This User’s Guide contains the information

you need to use your printer and control it with the Windows

printer driver or the printer’s control panel.

If you’ll be using advanced features of your printer or

controlling it from DOS or from a remote location on a

network, you’ll find the additional information you need in the

Technical Information manual.

Chapter 1,“Paper Handling,” tells you how to select the right

paper or other media, load it in your printer, and handle

special print jobs.

Chapter 2,“Printing With the Windows Printer Driver,”

explains how to access the printer driver and gives guidelines

for selecting printer driver settings.

Chapter 3, “Using the Control Panel,” explains how to use the

printer’s control panel to manage printer operations.

Chapter 4, “Installing Options,” tells you about the options

available for your printer, such as additional interfaces and

paper cassettes, and how to install them.

Chapter 5, “Maintenance,” gives instructions for replacing the

imaging cartridge and for cleaning and transporting the

printer.

Chapter 6, “Troubleshooting,” contains guidelines for solving

any print quality or printer operation problems you may have.

4 Introduction

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