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... codes that the printer understands. If you're using Windows, you access printer settings through the EPSON Control Panel for DOS: 1. EPSON ActionLaser 1100 Accessing printer driver settings in Windows To access printer settings from a Windows-based software program, choose Print or Page Setup from ... AL1100-3 At a C: prompt, change to select the ActionLaser 1100 driver. If you're using DOS, you access settings through software. When you choose the Options button, you see the following screen: The EPSON Control Panel for DOS. The five screens are controlled through...
... codes that the printer understands. If you're using Windows, you access printer settings through the EPSON Control Panel for DOS: 1. EPSON ActionLaser 1100 Accessing printer driver settings in Windows To access printer settings from a Windows-based software program, choose Print or Page Setup from ... AL1100-3 At a C: prompt, change to select the ActionLaser 1100 driver. If you're using DOS, you access settings through software. When you choose the Options button, you see the following screen: The EPSON Control Panel for DOS. The five screens are controlled through...
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Contents Getting Started Where to Get Help for Windows 1-7 Paper Handling 1-8 Loading paper 1-8 Choosing paper 1-9 Printing on special paper 1-10 Fonts 1-11 iii and Canadian Users 1 CompuServe On-line Support 2 Safety Information 3 Laser safety 3 CDRH regulations 3 Internal laser radiation 4 Ozone emission 4 Laser Printer Precautions 5 Important Safety Instructions 7 About this Guide 8 Chapter 1 Using Your Printer About Your Printer 1-2 Features 1-2 Adjusting the Power Save Mode 1-4 Monitoring the Printer Status 1-5 Front panel lights 1-5 EPSON Control Panel for U.S.
Contents Getting Started Where to Get Help for Windows 1-7 Paper Handling 1-8 Loading paper 1-8 Choosing paper 1-9 Printing on special paper 1-10 Fonts 1-11 iii and Canadian Users 1 CompuServe On-line Support 2 Safety Information 3 Laser safety 3 CDRH regulations 3 Internal laser radiation 4 Ozone emission 4 Laser Printer Precautions 5 Important Safety Instructions 7 About this Guide 8 Chapter 1 Using Your Printer About Your Printer 1-2 Features 1-2 Adjusting the Power Save Mode 1-4 Monitoring the Printer Status 1-5 Front panel lights 1-5 EPSON Control Panel for U.S.
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Chapter 2 Changing the Printer Settings Changing the Printer Settings 2-2 Accessing Printer Driver Setting in Windows 2-3 Print Driver Settings 2-4 Print settings 2-4 Option settings 2-9 Font Manager 2-12 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Resetting the Printer 3 - 2 ...the inside of the printer 3-11 Removing spilled toner 3-12 Cleaning the printer case 3-13 Deleting the EPSON Control Panel for Windows 3-13 Appendix A Technical Specifications Paper A-2 Paper specifications A-2 Printer A - 3 General A-3 Environmental A-4 Mechanical A-4 Electrical A-4 Toner cartridge A-5 Interface A-6 ...
Chapter 2 Changing the Printer Settings Changing the Printer Settings 2-2 Accessing Printer Driver Setting in Windows 2-3 Print Driver Settings 2-4 Print settings 2-4 Option settings 2-9 Font Manager 2-12 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Resetting the Printer 3 - 2 ...the inside of the printer 3-11 Removing spilled toner 3-12 Cleaning the printer case 3-13 Deleting the EPSON Control Panel for Windows 3-13 Appendix A Technical Specifications Paper A-2 Paper specifications A-2 Printer A - 3 General A-3 Environmental A-4 Mechanical A-4 Electrical A-4 Toner cartridge A-5 Interface A-6 ...
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...driver settings allow you to 5MB. 8 Getting Started This appendix is intended for users who do such things as change printer settings using the Windows" printer driver. Appendix D gives step-by-step instructions for installing a Single In-Line Memory Module (SIMM) so you can be used ...Appendix C lists the commands that can increase printer memory up the printer, see Read This First. Appendix B describes how to use the EPSON Control Panel for DOS to control the printer and load paper. Appendix A contains the technical specifications about installing and setting up to do ...
...driver settings allow you to 5MB. 8 Getting Started This appendix is intended for users who do such things as change printer settings using the Windows" printer driver. Appendix D gives step-by-step instructions for installing a Single In-Line Memory Module (SIMM) so you can be used ...Appendix C lists the commands that can increase printer memory up the printer, see Read This First. Appendix B describes how to use the EPSON Control Panel for DOS to control the printer and load paper. Appendix A contains the technical specifications about installing and setting up to do ...
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Chapter 1 Using Your Printer About Your Printer 1-2 Features 1-2 Adjusting the Power Save Mode 1-4 Monitoring the Printer Status 1-5 Front panel lights 1-5 EPSON Control Panel for Windows 1-7 Paper Handling 1-8 Loading paper 1-8 Choosing paper 1-9 Printing on special paper 1-10 Fonts 1-11 Using Your Printer 1-1
Chapter 1 Using Your Printer About Your Printer 1-2 Features 1-2 Adjusting the Power Save Mode 1-4 Monitoring the Printer Status 1-5 Front panel lights 1-5 EPSON Control Panel for Windows 1-7 Paper Handling 1-8 Loading paper 1-8 Choosing paper 1-9 Printing on special paper 1-10 Fonts 1-11 Using Your Printer 1-1
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...Windows or the MS-DOS® environment. The other main features are described below. 1-2 Using Your Printer From the Print menu, you the ability to 5MB. See Appendix D for more information about installing additional memory. You simply set it up your software program and use . The ActionLaser 1100...and use the Print menu option under your computer as described in EPSON's advanced line of diagonal lines in text and graphics and gives your document a clean crisp appearance. About Your Printer The ActionLaser 1100 is the latest in Read This First. It emulates the Hewlett-...
...Windows or the MS-DOS® environment. The other main features are described below. 1-2 Using Your Printer From the Print menu, you the ability to 5MB. See Appendix D for more information about installing additional memory. You simply set it up your software program and use . The ActionLaser 1100...and use the Print menu option under your computer as described in EPSON's advanced line of diagonal lines in text and graphics and gives your document a clean crisp appearance. About Your Printer The ActionLaser 1100 is the latest in Read This First. It emulates the Hewlett-...
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Note: If you are not using the printer in a Windows environment, Reporter, which promotes the manufacture of energy-efficient printers, computers, and monitors. Energy Star compliant Your EPSON printer complies with the EPSON Control Panel tfhoer DOS, keeps you informed of time (default is 15 minutes). Using ... electricity by 20 million tons. Toner saving mode The toner saving mode allows you to clear the error. EPSON Control Panel utility The EPSON Control Panel for Windows keeps you informed of the printer's status and notifies you of toner used in use for a specified period...
Note: If you are not using the printer in a Windows environment, Reporter, which promotes the manufacture of energy-efficient printers, computers, and monitors. Energy Star compliant Your EPSON printer complies with the EPSON Control Panel tfhoer DOS, keeps you informed of time (default is 15 minutes). Using ... electricity by 20 million tons. Toner saving mode The toner saving mode allows you to clear the error. EPSON Control Panel utility The EPSON Control Panel for Windows keeps you informed of the printer's status and notifies you of toner used in use for a specified period...
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... installed. For example, each time the paper tray is ready to receive print data. The orange Error light indicates an error condition. The EPSON Control Panel for DOS, the Reporter provides onscreen status and error messages to keep you informed of the printer status or notify you of an...is on the front panel allow you to keep you informed of the printer status. Using Your Printer 1-5 Note: If you are running the EPSON Control Panel for Windows automatically presents screens to monitor the status of the printer. Monitoring the Printer Status If you are running...
... installed. For example, each time the paper tray is ready to receive print data. The orange Error light indicates an error condition. The EPSON Control Panel for DOS, the Reporter provides onscreen status and error messages to keep you informed of the printer status or notify you of an...is on the front panel allow you to keep you informed of the printer status. Using Your Printer 1-5 Note: If you are running the EPSON Control Panel for Windows automatically presents screens to monitor the status of the printer. Monitoring the Printer Status If you are running...
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...of screens that appear automatically whenever the printer status changes and whenever the printer encounters an error. To make the EPSON Control Panel message window reappear, double-click the EPSON Control Panel icon at the bottom left comer of your software program until you minimize the screen by clicking the ...Minimize button ( ) in the following cases: The paper tray is warming up. For example, EPSON Control Panel messages appear in the upper right comer of the message window. The message remains open on screen status and error messages to keep you can do to correct the ...
...of screens that appear automatically whenever the printer status changes and whenever the printer encounters an error. To make the EPSON Control Panel message window reappear, double-click the EPSON Control Panel icon at the bottom left comer of your software program until you minimize the screen by clicking the ...Minimize button ( ) in the following cases: The paper tray is warming up. For example, EPSON Control Panel messages appear in the upper right comer of the message window. The message remains open on screen status and error messages to keep you can do to correct the ...
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... Feed option and turn off Auto Continue (see Chapter 2 for laser printers. To prevent the adhesive from coming into contact with printer parts, always use window envelopes unless they are specially designed for information on printer driver settings). Then send your print job. The plastic on most... window envelopes can print on special paper stock such as described in contact with the flap-side up and to press the reset button at a time. ...
... Feed option and turn off Auto Continue (see Chapter 2 for laser printers. To prevent the adhesive from coming into contact with printer parts, always use window envelopes unless they are specially designed for information on printer driver settings). Then send your print job. The plastic on most... window envelopes can print on special paper stock such as described in contact with the flap-side up and to press the reset button at a time. ...
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... are automatically transferred, or downloaded, from Agfa,® you need Intellifont for Windows." Fonts The printer comes with laser printers or plain-paper copiers. Downloaded fonts, which must first be transferred from memory. The resident bitmap fonts include ...
... are automatically transferred, or downloaded, from Agfa,® you need Intellifont for Windows." Fonts The printer comes with laser printers or plain-paper copiers. Downloaded fonts, which must first be transferred from memory. The resident bitmap fonts include ...
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Chapter 2 Changing the Printer Settings Changing the Printer Settings 2-2 Accessing Printer Driver Settings in Windows 2-3 Printer Driver Settings 2-4 Print settings 2-4 Option settings 2-9 Font Manager 2-12 Changing the Printer Settings 2-1
Chapter 2 Changing the Printer Settings Changing the Printer Settings 2-2 Accessing Printer Driver Settings in Windows 2-3 Printer Driver Settings 2-4 Print settings 2-4 Option settings 2-9 Font Manager 2-12 Changing the Printer Settings 2-1
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Normally you need to use the Printers icon only when you first set up a dialog box that comes with the ActionLaser 1100 allows you to control additional settings to do the following: Turn power save mode Turn on toner saving mode and specify what level of ... the Printers icon in this chapter. See Appendix B for more information. 2-2 Changing the Printer Settings Note: If you are not running Windows, you control printer setting through the EPSON Control Panel for more information. Double-clicking on and off and specify how long the printer is accessible through the File menu...
Normally you need to use the Printers icon only when you first set up a dialog box that comes with the ActionLaser 1100 allows you to control additional settings to do the following: Turn power save mode Turn on toner saving mode and specify what level of ... the Printers icon in this chapter. See Appendix B for more information. 2-2 Changing the Printer Settings Note: If you are not running Windows, you control printer setting through the EPSON Control Panel for more information. Double-clicking on and off and specify how long the printer is accessible through the File menu...
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... access the printer driver settings through the Setup dialog box. Depending on your software program. Accessing Printer Driver Settings in Windows If you're using a Windows-based software program, you to select the ActionLaser 1100 before the Setup screen appears. The way in the File menu of your software program, you need to select...
... access the printer driver settings through the Setup dialog box. Depending on your software program. Accessing Printer Driver Settings in Windows If you're using a Windows-based software program, you to select the ActionLaser 1100 before the Setup screen appears. The way in the File menu of your software program, you need to select...
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... printer uses the paper in the paper tray and prints pages continuously as long as when you exit Windows. Each time you are printing on envelopes; Use the Envelope setting if you start Windows, the paper feed is the default). Changing the Printer Settings 2-5 Paper Size Specifies the size of the following...
... printer uses the paper in the paper tray and prints pages continuously as long as when you exit Windows. Each time you are printing on envelopes; Use the Envelope setting if you start Windows, the paper feed is the default). Changing the Printer Settings 2-5 Paper Size Specifies the size of the following...
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..., which is provided in the printer. However, if the printer does not print the entire graphic on Image Compression, which produces the best looking graphics. Windows uses this chapter, or add more information about adding memory. Note that Graphics Resolution does not affect text. The options for printing. 2-6 Changing the Printer...
..., which is provided in the printer. However, if the printer does not print the entire graphic on Image Compression, which produces the best looking graphics. Windows uses this chapter, or add more information about adding memory. Note that Graphics Resolution does not affect text. The options for printing. 2-6 Changing the Printer...
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Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Resetting the Printer 3-2 General Problems 3-2 Print Quality Problems 3-5 Optimizing Print Quality 3-8 Adjusting edge smoothing 3-8 Adjusting print density 3-10 Cleaning the Printer 3-11 Cleaning the inside of the printer 3-11 Removing spilled toner 3-12 Cleaning the printer case 3-13 Deleting the EPSON Control Panel for Windows 3-13 Troubleshooting 3-1
Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Resetting the Printer 3-2 General Problems 3-2 Print Quality Problems 3-5 Optimizing Print Quality 3-8 Adjusting edge smoothing 3-8 Adjusting print density 3-10 Cleaning the Printer 3-11 Cleaning the inside of the printer 3-11 Removing spilled toner 3-12 Cleaning the printer case 3-13 Deleting the EPSON Control Panel for Windows 3-13 Troubleshooting 3-1
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... later in this does not solve the problem, replace the toner cartridge as described in your software program is not a Windows font and cannot be a problem with only one character per page. Remove the cartridge, shake it . To download non...-Windows fonts, you selected in the Read This First guide and print several pages to side, and then reinstall it...the Density setting to obtain the font screen software appropriate for the type of font (e.g., ATM, Intellifont for Windows).
... later in this does not solve the problem, replace the toner cartridge as described in your software program is not a Windows font and cannot be a problem with only one character per page. Remove the cartridge, shake it . To download non...-Windows fonts, you selected in the Read This First guide and print several pages to side, and then reinstall it...the Density setting to obtain the font screen software appropriate for the type of font (e.g., ATM, Intellifont for Windows).
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... toner cartridge as described in the Read This First guide. 3-6 Troubleshooting Clean internal printer components by the paper. Be sure to clean the laser scanner window, which is sensitive to side, and then reinstall it with only one character per page. Do not store your paper in the Read This First...
... toner cartridge as described in the Read This First guide. 3-6 Troubleshooting Clean internal printer components by the paper. Be sure to clean the laser scanner window, which is sensitive to side, and then reinstall it with only one character per page. Do not store your paper in the Read This First...
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... the toner cartridge, shake it . Be sure to distribute the toner, and then reinstall it gently from side to side to clean the laser scanner window, which is located immediately in front of the orange strip at the bottom of the printer interior. See "Adjusting print density" later in this chapter...
... the toner cartridge, shake it . Be sure to distribute the toner, and then reinstall it gently from side to side to clean the laser scanner window, which is located immediately in front of the orange strip at the bottom of the printer interior. See "Adjusting print density" later in this chapter...