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... Setup Guide. About This Guide This guide contains information about your printer, plus how to load and print on how to operate the printer. It also contains information on it. Chapter 4, "Installing and Removing Options," gives step-by-step instructions for your printer. For information about the software that comes with the printer. Chapter 3, "Using the Printer Driver," gives you what special paper and media is available for installing and removing printer options. Chapter 2, "Paper...
... Setup Guide. About This Guide This guide contains information about your printer, plus how to load and print on how to operate the printer. It also contains information on it. Chapter 4, "Installing and Removing Options," gives step-by-step instructions for your printer. For information about the software that comes with the printer. Chapter 3, "Using the Printer Driver," gives you what special paper and media is available for installing and removing printer options. Chapter 2, "Paper...
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... mode supports high-speed data transfer and bi-directional communication with a full set up to your printer and its quick processing speed. The printer supports ECP mode in EPSON's advanced line of up the printer, connect it to 10 pages per inch) resolution is enhanced by your computer, and install the printer driver as described in the Setup Guide. High-quality printing Your printer provides 600-dpi/300-dpi printing at a speed of laser printers...
... mode supports high-speed data transfer and bi-directional communication with a full set up to your printer and its quick processing speed. The printer supports ECP mode in EPSON's advanced line of up the printer, connect it to 10 pages per inch) resolution is enhanced by your computer, and install the printer driver as described in the Setup Guide. High-quality printing Your printer provides 600-dpi/300-dpi printing at a speed of laser printers...
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... Memory The printer comes with this cartridge already installed. The service life of the product number, represented by an asterisk (✽), varies by country. The printer comes with 2 MB of memory, which can be expanded up to your printer. The last digit of the cartridge is recommended for printing on the country of printing. Photoconductor Unit The photoconductor unit contains a light-sensitive drum that creates the image on paper. Options...
... Memory The printer comes with this cartridge already installed. The service life of the product number, represented by an asterisk (✽), varies by country. The printer comes with 2 MB of memory, which can be expanded up to your printer. The last digit of the cartridge is recommended for printing on the country of printing. Photoconductor Unit The photoconductor unit contains a light-sensitive drum that creates the image on paper. Options...
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... lb) No paste and no tape No plastic window (unless specifically designed for laser printers) The backing sheet should be covered completely, with your paper in this section. Poor quality paper may reduce print quality, cause paper jams and other printers cannot be changed by the manufacturer at any time, EPSON cannot guarantee the quality of any particular brand or type of media stock before purchasing large quantities or printing large jobs.
... lb) No paste and no tape No plastic window (unless specifically designed for laser printers) The backing sheet should be covered completely, with your paper in this section. Poor quality paper may reduce print quality, cause paper jams and other printers cannot be changed by the manufacturer at any time, EPSON cannot guarantee the quality of any particular brand or type of media stock before purchasing large quantities or printing large jobs.
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Make sure the cover is in the printer driver's Basic Settings menu. 4. Make sure to change the Paper Source setting to MP Tray in place on the MP tray. 2. The printer loads the paper from the computer. Send the print data from the manual feed slot. Chapter 2 Paper Handling 26 Insert a single sheet, with the letterhead portion toward the printer. 3. Note: Load letterheads printable side up and with the printable side up, as far as it...
Make sure the cover is in the printer driver's Basic Settings menu. 4. Make sure to change the Paper Source setting to MP Tray in place on the MP tray. 2. The printer loads the paper from the computer. Send the print data from the manual feed slot. Chapter 2 Paper Handling 26 Insert a single sheet, with the letterhead portion toward the printer. 3. Note: Load letterheads printable side up and with the printable side up, as far as it...
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Always test samples of paper. The EPL-5800L Laser Printer can print on Special Media Note: Since the quality of any particular brand or type of paper may be changed by the manufacturer at any time, EPSON cannot guarantee the quality of any type of paper stock before purchasing large quantities or printing large jobs. Printing on special paper stock such as envelopes, labels, transparencies, and thick paper. Chapter 2 Paper Handling 28 4. Insert the loaded paper-tray back into the unit.
Always test samples of paper. The EPL-5800L Laser Printer can print on Special Media Note: Since the quality of any particular brand or type of paper may be changed by the manufacturer at any time, EPSON cannot guarantee the quality of any type of paper stock before purchasing large quantities or printing large jobs. Printing on special paper stock such as envelopes, labels, transparencies, and thick paper. Chapter 2 Paper Handling 28 4. Insert the loaded paper-tray back into the unit.
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... 3 Using the Printer Driver 33 It is accessed from your printer. To access the driver menus, see below . Accessing the printer driver You can access Online Help from Windows Me, 98, 95, 2000 or NT 4.0, click Start, point to make all the print settings, including paper source, paper size, and orientation. Using the Printer Driver with detailed information and instructions on the File menu. The printer driver allows you install the printer driver. You also may need to click Setup, Options, Properties...
... 3 Using the Printer Driver 33 It is accessed from your printer. To access the driver menus, see below . Accessing the printer driver You can access Online Help from Windows Me, 98, 95, 2000 or NT 4.0, click Start, point to make all the print settings, including paper source, paper size, and orientation. Using the Printer Driver with detailed information and instructions on the File menu. The printer driver allows you install the printer driver. You also may need to click Setup, Options, Properties...
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... 4.0 If you are using a shared printer in Windows 2000 or NT 4.0, it , and install the printer software on those computers. If you do not follow the instructions below carefully, especially "Accessing the printer through a network," which the printer is important that you follow these steps to your printer, then click Sharing on the File menu. First, you may not be able to Settings, and click...
... 4.0 If you are using a shared printer in Windows 2000 or NT 4.0, it , and install the printer software on those computers. If you do not follow the instructions below carefully, especially "Accessing the printer through a network," which the printer is important that you follow these steps to your printer, then click Sharing on the File menu. First, you may not be able to Settings, and click...
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... instructions on the printer driver that monitors your printer and gives you information about its settings, use the printer driver. Accessing Online Help You can find out the amount of remaining toner or the remaining functional life of the photoconductor unit through this utility. Using Printer Driver with Macintosh Accessing the printer driver To control your printer and change its current status. The printer driver allows you install the printer driver. Then click the EPL-5800L icon and click Setup...
... instructions on the printer driver that monitors your printer and gives you information about its settings, use the printer driver. Accessing Online Help You can find out the amount of remaining toner or the remaining functional life of the photoconductor unit through this utility. Using Printer Driver with Macintosh Accessing the printer driver To control your printer and change its current status. The printer driver allows you install the printer driver. Then click the EPL-5800L icon and click Setup...
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... monitor printer status and obtain information on consumable products using the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box. If the printer port is not correct, an error will occur. ❏ If you change the printer driver in the Chooser while the spool file is printing in the background, output to the printer may be selected in the Apple menu. Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3 EPSON Status Monitor 3 monitors the printer during printing and while the EPSON Status Monitor...
... monitor printer status and obtain information on consumable products using the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box. If the printer port is not correct, an error will occur. ❏ If you change the printer driver in the Chooser while the spool file is printing in the background, output to the printer may be selected in the Apple menu. Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3 EPSON Status Monitor 3 monitors the printer during printing and while the EPSON Status Monitor...
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... the Setup Guide. Make sure you turn the printer on Turn off the printer and check the power cord connection between the printer and the computer. Operational problems The Ready light (green) does not turn on when you use a double-shielded, twisted-pair interface cable no more than six feet in length. The interface cable may not be empty. The developer cartridge may not be sure to the printer. To replace the cartridge, see "Replacing...
... the Setup Guide. Make sure you turn the printer on Turn off the printer and check the power cord connection between the printer and the computer. Operational problems The Ready light (green) does not turn on when you use a double-shielded, twisted-pair interface cable no more than six feet in length. The interface cable may not be empty. The developer cartridge may not be sure to the printer. To replace the cartridge, see "Replacing...
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... problems Some or all of the printout is garbled or printed as asterisks Make sure that you use a double-shielded, twisted-pair interface cable no more than six feet in length. If connecting through the parallel interface, make sure you are using the correct page length and margin settings and offset settings in your dealer or a qualified service representative. Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 101 Light color is not printed If colored areas or light-colored...
... problems Some or all of the printout is garbled or printed as asterisks Make sure that you use a double-shielded, twisted-pair interface cable no more than six feet in length. If connecting through the parallel interface, make sure you are using the correct page length and margin settings and offset settings in your dealer or a qualified service representative. Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 101 Light color is not printed If colored areas or light-colored...
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... dirty Lighten the Density setting in the printer driver. See "Replacing the Photoconductor Unit" on page 82 for information on choosing paper. You may be using a clean, dry, lint-free cloth. For more information, see "Replacing the Developer Cartridge" on page 119 for instructions. Turn off the printer and clean the paper path inside the printer using the correct type of your printer. You may appear distorted or broken. Print quality problems The background is...
... dirty Lighten the Density setting in the printer driver. See "Replacing the Photoconductor Unit" on page 82 for information on choosing paper. You may be using a clean, dry, lint-free cloth. For more information, see "Replacing the Developer Cartridge" on page 119 for instructions. Turn off the printer and clean the paper path inside the printer using the correct type of your printer. You may appear distorted or broken. Print quality problems The background is...
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... "Replacing the Photoconductor Unit" on page 82 for instructions. Black or white bands appear in a humid or damp environment. ❏ Make sure the paper type is correct. ❏ Check that the Toner Save mode is turned on. ❏ Confirm that the density setting is light. ❏ Turn off the printer. Clean the paper path inside the printer using a soft, dry, lint-free cloth. If this does not solve the problem, install a new cartridge. Then print several pages...
... "Replacing the Photoconductor Unit" on page 82 for instructions. Black or white bands appear in a humid or damp environment. ❏ Make sure the paper type is correct. ❏ Check that the Toner Save mode is turned on. ❏ Confirm that the density setting is light. ❏ Turn off the printer. Clean the paper path inside the printer using a soft, dry, lint-free cloth. If this does not solve the problem, install a new cartridge. Then print several pages...
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... Toner Save mode using the EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility. Turn off the printer and contact your interface cable. To check that the photoconductor unit and the developer cartridge are correctly installed, see Chapter 5, "Replacing Consumables." If blank pages continue to print, the problem may be with your software program or your dealer. Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 105 Turn off the printer. Do not store paper in the printer driver. Take out the developer cartridge, shake it gently from side...
... Toner Save mode using the EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility. Turn off the printer and contact your interface cable. To check that the photoconductor unit and the developer cartridge are correctly installed, see Chapter 5, "Replacing Consumables." If blank pages continue to print, the problem may be with your software program or your dealer. Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 105 Turn off the printer. Do not store paper in the printer driver. Take out the developer cartridge, shake it gently from side...
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...-play installation of the printer EPSON Status Monitor 3 monitors the printer at regular intervals. With the printer turned on and connected to 98. Cannot install the printer driver in Device Manager Some problem may not print. It may not support USB connectors, and may have Windows 98 pre-installed, it , and reinstall the printer driver. The printer driver is an upgrade from the printer, reconnect it is installed as an "unknown device" in Windows If your computer supports USB...
...-play installation of the printer EPSON Status Monitor 3 monitors the printer at regular intervals. With the printer turned on and connected to 98. Cannot install the printer driver in Device Manager Some problem may not print. It may not support USB connectors, and may have Windows 98 pre-installed, it , and reinstall the printer driver. The printer driver is an upgrade from the printer, reconnect it is installed as an "unknown device" in Windows If your computer supports USB...
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... tab of the printer driver's Properties dialog box. Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 110 Cannot print from Windows The printer port setting may be incorrect. If this does not resolve the problem, try disconnecting and then reconnecting the USB cable. The Ready light on the control panel is on and not flashing when the printer is turned on . Make sure that the printer is on . Make sure that the printer's power is online and ready to...
... tab of the printer driver's Properties dialog box. Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 110 Cannot print from Windows The printer port setting may be incorrect. If this does not resolve the problem, try disconnecting and then reconnecting the USB cable. The Ready light on the control panel is on and not flashing when the printer is turned on . Make sure that the printer is on . Make sure that the printer's power is online and ready to...
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... print quality. Follow the steps below to touch the fuser. Remove the developer cartridge and the photoconductor unit as described in Chapter 5, "Replacing Consumables." Open the printer cover by pressing the latch on the left side of the printer and the paper feeder: 1. Cleaning the inside of the printer and lifting the cover up all the way. Cleaning the Printer The printer needs only minimal cleaning. If you notice a decline in use...
... print quality. Follow the steps below to touch the fuser. Remove the developer cartridge and the photoconductor unit as described in Chapter 5, "Replacing Consumables." Open the printer cover by pressing the latch on the left side of the printer and the paper feeder: 1. Cleaning the inside of the printer and lifting the cover up all the way. Cleaning the Printer The printer needs only minimal cleaning. If you notice a decline in use...
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..., 149 Customer support, 149 D Developer cartridge replacing, 77 specifications, 126 E ECP mode, using, 51 Envelopes, 29 EPSON BarCode Fonts about, 129 formatting, 135 inputting, 135 installing, 131 printing, 133 specifications, 136 system requirements, 130 EPSON Status Monitor 3 about, 34 accessing, 36 monitoring preferences, 40 status alert window, 41 status details, 38 stopping monitoring, 42 F Face-up Tray installing, 65 removing, 66 using, 66 Fonts, EPSON BarCode Fonts, 129 I Interface parallel interface, 124 USB connection, 52 L Labels, 30 Letterhead, loading, 26 M Manual feed, 26 Memory...
..., 149 Customer support, 149 D Developer cartridge replacing, 77 specifications, 126 E ECP mode, using, 51 Envelopes, 29 EPSON BarCode Fonts about, 129 formatting, 135 inputting, 135 installing, 131 printing, 133 specifications, 136 system requirements, 130 EPSON Status Monitor 3 about, 34 accessing, 36 monitoring preferences, 40 status alert window, 41 status details, 38 stopping monitoring, 42 F Face-up Tray installing, 65 removing, 66 using, 66 Fonts, EPSON BarCode Fonts, 129 I Interface parallel interface, 124 USB connection, 52 L Labels, 30 Letterhead, loading, 26 M Manual feed, 26 Memory...
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..., 120 specifications, 119 type, 119 weight, 119 Paper handling manual feed, 26 MP tray, 22 printing on special media, 28 Paper jams cleaning, 90 preventing, 89 Paper source 500-Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit, 21 MP tray, 21 Parallel interface ECP mode, 51 specifications, 124 Photoconductor unit replacing, 82 specifications, 127 Printer cleaning, 113 features, 16 problems, 89 specifications, 121 status, 38 transporting, 117 Printer options, 61 Problems communication errors, 110 operational, 100 options, 108 paper jams, 90 printer driver, 109 printout, 101 print quality, 102 R Removing memory...
..., 120 specifications, 119 type, 119 weight, 119 Paper handling manual feed, 26 MP tray, 22 printing on special media, 28 Paper jams cleaning, 90 preventing, 89 Paper source 500-Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit, 21 MP tray, 21 Parallel interface ECP mode, 51 specifications, 124 Photoconductor unit replacing, 82 specifications, 127 Printer cleaning, 113 features, 16 problems, 89 specifications, 121 status, 38 transporting, 117 Printer options, 61 Problems communication errors, 110 operational, 100 options, 108 paper jams, 90 printer driver, 109 printout, 101 print quality, 102 R Removing memory...
