Epson AcuLaser 2600DTN User Manual

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Making changes to PostScript printer settings
You can change the PostScript printer settings in the PostScript 
printer driver. Balloon help is available to help you with the 
printer driver settings.
Using Balloon Help
Follow the steps below to use Balloon Help.
1. Click the Help menu, then select Show Balloons.
2. Place your cursor over the item that you need help with. 
Information on that item is displayed inside a floating 
balloon....

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For Mac OS 9 users
Follow the steps below to change the settings.
1. Access the printer driver.
2. Click the Printing menu, then select Change Setup.
3. Change the settings using the pop-up menus.
 

Using the Control Panel223
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Chapter 7 
Using the Control Panel
Using the Control Panel Menus
You can use the printer’s control panel to access a variety of 
menus that allow you to check the status of consumable products, 
print status sheets, and make printer settings. This section 
describes how to use the control panel menus, and when it is 
appropriate to make printer settings using the control panel.
When to make control panel settings
In general, printer settings can be made...

224Using the Control Panel 1. When the printer’s Ready light is on, press the Enter button 
to access the control panel menus.
2. Use the uUp and dDown buttons to scroll through the 
menus.
3. Press the Enter button to view the items in a menu. 
Depending on the menu, the LCD panel displays an item and 
the current setting separated (YYYY=ZZZZ), or only an item 
(YYYY).
4. Use the uUp and dDown buttons to scroll through the items, 
or press the lBack button to return to the previous level.
5. Press the...

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6. Press the NStart/Stop button to exit the control panel menus.
Control Panel Menus
Press the uUp and dDown buttons to scroll through the menus. 
The menus and menu items appear in the order shown below.
Note:
Some menus and items appear only when a corresponding optional 
device is installed or an appropriate setting has been done.
Information Menu
From this menu you can check the toner level and the remaining 
service life of consumable products. You...

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*1Available only in the Color mode or 4 × B/W mode.
*2Available only when the jobs are stored by using the Quick Print Job feature.
*3Available only when Form Overlay data exists.
*4Available only when the Network I/F setting is set to ON.
*5Available only when an optional Type B interface card is installed and the 
printer has been turned on when the AUX I/F setting is set to ON.
*6Available only when the printer is connected to a USB device with D4 support 
and has been...

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*7Varies depending on the mode (B/W mode, 4 × B/W mode, or Color mode).
*8Available only in the 4 × B/W mode.
*9Available only in the Color mode.
Status Sheet, AUX Status Sheet, PS3 Status Sheet
Prints a sheet showing the current printer settings and installed 
options. These sheets can be useful to confirm whether options 
have been installed correctly.
Toner Check Sheet
Prints a sheet showing the printing patterns using the currently 
installed toner...

228Using the Control Panel C Toner/M Toner/Y Toner/K Toner/Photocon/Fuser Unit
Displays the amount of toner left in the toner cartridges, and the 
remaining service life of the photoconductor unit and the fuser 
unit, as shown below:
Toner Ave.
This menu is available only when the printer is in the 4 × B/W 
mode. It displays the average amount of toner left in the four black 
toner cartridges.
Total Pages
Displays the total number of pages printed by the printer.
Color Pages
Displays the total number of...

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Tray Menu
This menu allows you to specify the size and type of paper loaded 
in the MP tray. Accessing this menu also lets you check the size 
of the paper currently loaded in the lower paper cassettes.
T he p ap er  ty p e sett ing s i n t his m enu can al so be m ad e fr om y our  
printer driver. Settings you make in your printer driver override 
these settings, so use your printer driver whenever you can.
*1Default setting varies according to the...

230Using the Control Panel Lets you select the paper type loaded in the standard and optional 
paper cassettes.
Emulation Menu
Use this menu to select the printer emulation mode. You can 
specify different emulations for each interface; in other words, for 
each computer you connect the printer to. Since each emulation 
mode has its own specific options, make settings in the LJ4, 
ESC P2, FX, GL2, or I239X menu, as necessary. The settings you 
can choose from are the same for every interface.
*1Available...