Epson Aculaser C1700 User Manual

							Canceling a Job From the Desktop
1. Minimize all programs to reveal the desktop.
Click start — Printers and Faxes (for Windows XP).
Click Start — Printers and Faxes (for Windows Server
®
 2003).
Click Start — Devices and Printers (for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2).
Click Start — Control Panel — Hardware and Sound — Printers (for Windows Vista
®).
Click Start — Control Panel — Printer (for Windows Server 2008).
A list of available printers appears.
2. Double-click the printer you selected when you sent the job.
A list of print jobs appears in the printer window.
3. Select the job you want to cancel.
4. Press the Delete key.
Selecting Printing Options
Selecting Printing Preferences (Windows)
Printer preferences control all of your print jobs, unless you override them specifically for a job. For
example, if you want to use duplex printing for most jobs, set this option in printer settings.
To select printer preferences:
1. Click start — Printers and Faxes (for Windows XP).
Click Start — Printers and Faxes (for Windows Server 2003).
Click Start — Devices and Printers (for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2).
Click Start — Control Panel — Hardware and Sound — Printers (for Windows Vista).
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							Click Start — Control Panel — Printer (for Windows Server 2008).
A list of available printers appears.
2. Right-click the icon for your printer, and then select Printing Preferences.
The EPSON AL-C1700 Printing Preferences screen appears.
3. Make selections on the driver tabs, and then click OK to save your selections.
Note:
For more information about Windows print driver options, click Help on the print driver tab to view the
online Help.
Selecting Options for an Individual Job (Windows)
If you want to use special printing options for a particular job, change the driver settings before
sending the job to the printer. For example, if you want to use Photo print-quality mode for a
particular graphic, select this setting in the driver before printing that job.
1. With the desired document or graphic open in your application, access the Print dialog box.
2. Select the Epson AcuLaser C1700 series and click Preferences to open the print driver.
3. Make selections on the driver tabs. See the following table for specific printing options.
Note:
In Windows, you can save current printing options with a distinctive name and apply them to other
print jobs. Make selections on the Paper/Output, Image Options, Layout, Watermarks, or
Advanced Settings tab, and then click Save under Saved Settings on the Paper/Output tab.
Click Help for more information.
4. Click OK to save your selections.
5. Print the job.
See the following table for specific printing options:
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							Printing Options for Windows
Operating System Driver Tab Printing Options
Windows XP, Windows XP x
64bit, Windows Server 2003,
Windows Server 2003 x
64bit, Windows Vista,
Windows Vista x 64bit,
Windows Server 2008,
Windows Server 2008 x
64bit, Windows Server 2008
R2, Windows 7, or Windows 7
x 64bitPaper/Output tab❏Saved Settings
❏2 Sided Print
❏Output Color
❏Quantity
❏Collated
❏Paper Summary
❏Paper Size
❏Paper Type
❏Feed Orientation
❏Envelope/Paper Setup Navigator
❏Printer Status
❏Defaults
Image Options tab❏Output Color
❏Output Recognition
❏Image Adjustment Mode
❏Image Types
❏Image Auto Correction
❏Image Settings
❏Color Balance
❏Profile Settings
❏Defaults
Layout tab❏Image Orientation
❏Multiple-Up
❏Booklet / Poster / Mixed Document / Rotation
❏Fit to New Paper Size
❏Specify Zoom
❏Image Shift / Print Position
❏Defaults
Windows XP, Windows
Server 2003, Windows Vista,
Windows Server 2008, or
Windows 7Watermarks tab❏Watermarks
❏New Watermark
❏Edit Watermark
❏Delete Watermark
❏Apply to First Page Only
❏Annotation
❏Defaults
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							Operating System Driver Tab Printing Options
Windows XP, Windows XP x
64bit, Windows Server 2003,
Windows Server 2003 x
64bit, Windows Vista,
Windows Vista x 64bit,
Windows Server 2008,
Windows Server 2008 x
64bit, Windows Server 2008
R2, Windows 7, or Windows 7
x 64bitAdvanced Settings tab❏Skip Blank Pages
❏Draft Mode
❏Other Settings (Graphics Settings)
❏Items
❏Settings for
❏About
❏Defaults
Selecting Options for an Individual Job (Mac OS X)
To select print settings for a particular job, change the driver settings before sending the job to the
printer.
1. With the document open in your application, click File, and then click Print.
2. Select the Epson AcuLaser C1700 series from Printer.
3. Select the desired printing options from the menus and drop-down lists that are displayed.
Note:
In Mac OS
® X, click Save As on the Presets menu screen to save the current printer settings. You can
create multiple presets and save each with its own distinctive name and printer settings. To print jobs
using specific printer settings, click the applicable saved preset in the Presets list.
4. Click Print to print the job.
Mac OS X Print Driver Printing Options:
The table shown below uses Mac OS X 10.6 TextEdit as an example.
Printing options for Mac OS X
Item Printing Options
❏Copies
❏Collated
❏Pages
❏Paper Size
❏Orientation
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							Item Printing Options
Layout❏Pages per Sheet
❏Layout Direction
❏Border
❏Two-Sided
❏Reverse page orientation
❏Flip horizontally
Paper Handling❏Pages to Print
❏Page Order
❏Scale to fit paper size
❏Destination Paper Size
❏Scale down only
Cover Page❏Print Cover Page
❏Cover Page Type
❏Billing Info
Scheduler❏Print Document
❏Priority
Job Control❏Account Mode
Image Settings❏Brightness
❏Contrast
❏Chroma
Printer Features❏Basic
❏Output Color
❏Paper Type
❏Detailed Settings
❏Image Type
❏Image Rotation (180deg)
❏Skip Blank Pages
❏Draft Mode
❏Trapping
❏Image Enhancement
❏Sharpness Adjustment
❏Screen
❏Color Balance C/M/Y/K
❏Low Density
❏Medium Density
❏High Density
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							Item Printing Options
Summary
Printing Custom Size Paper
This section explains how to print on custom size paper using the print driver.
The way to load custom size paper in the MPF is the same as the one to load standard size paper.
See Also:
“Loading Print Media in the Multipurpose Feeder (MPF)” on page 37
Defining Custom Paper Sizes
Before printing, set the custom size on the print driver.
Note:
When setting the paper size on the print driver, be sure to specify the same size as the actual print media
used. Setting the wrong size for printing can cause printer failure. This is especially true if you configure a
bigger size when using a narrow width paper.
Using the Windows Print Driver
On the Windows print driver, set the custom size in the Custom Paper Size dialo g box . This  section
explains the procedure using Windows XP as an example.
For Windows XP or later, an administrator’s password only allows users with administrator rights to
change the settings. Users without the rights of administrator can only view the contents.
1. Click start — Printers and Faxes.
2. Right-click the icon for your printer, and then select Properties.
3. Select the Configuration tab.
4. Click Custom Paper Size.
5. Select the custom setup you want to define from Details.
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							6. Specify the length of the short edge and long edge under Settings for. You can specify the values
either by entering them directly or using the up arrow and down arrow buttons. The length of the
short edge cannot be longer than the long edge, even if it is within the specified range. The length of
the long edge cannot be shorter than the short edge, even if it is within the specified range.
7. To assign a paper name, select the Name Paper Size check box, and then enter the name in Paper
Name. Up to 14 characters can be used for the paper name.
8. If necessary, repeat steps 5 to 7 to define another custom size.
9. Click OK twice.
Printing on Custom Size Paper
Use the following procedures to print using either the Windows or Mac OS X print drivers.
Using the Windows Print Driver
This section explains the procedure using Windows XP WordPad as an example.
Note:
The way to display the printer Properties/Printing Preferences dialog box differs according to the
application software. Refer to the manual of your respective application software.
1. From the File menu, select Print.
2. Select the printer as the printer to be used and click Preferences.
3. Select the Paper/Output tab.
4. Select the size of the original document from Paper Size.
5. Select the appropriate paper type from Paper Type.
6. Click the Layout tab.
7. From Fit to New Paper Size, select the custom size you defined. If you have selected the custom
size from Paper Size in step 4, select Same as Paper Size.
8. Click OK.
9. Click Print in the Print dialog box to start printing.
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							Using the Mac OS X Print Driver
This section explains the procedure using Mac OS X 10.6 TextEdit as an example.
1. From the File menu, select Page Setup.
2. Select the printer as the printer to be used from Format For.
3. From Paper Size, select Manage Custom Sizes.
4. In the Custom Paper Sizes window, click +.
A newly created setting “Untitled” is displayed in the list.
5. Double-click “Untitled” and enter a name for the setting.
6. Enter the size of the original document in the Width and Height boxes of Paper Size.
7. Specify Non-Printable Area if necessary.
8. Click OK.
9. Make sure that the newly created paper size is chosen in Paper Size, and then click OK.
10. From the File menu, select Print.
11. Click Print to start printing.
Checking Status of Print Data
Checking Status (Windows Only)
You can check the printer status with Status Monitor. Double-click the Status Monitor printer icon on
the taskbar at the bottom right of the screen. The Select Printer window appears, which displays the
printer name, printer connection ports, and printer status. Check the column Status to know the
current status of your printer.
Status Setting button: Displays the Status Settings screen and allows you to modify the Status
Monitor settings.
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							Click the name of the desired printer listed on the Select Printer window. The Status Monitor
window appears. You can check the printer status and print job status.
For more information about Status Monitor, see Help. The following procedure uses Windows XP as
an example:
1. Click start — All Programs.
2. Select EPSON.
3. Select Status Monitor.
4. Select Status Monitor Help.
See Also:
“Status Monitor (Windows Only)” on page 19
Printing a Report Page
To confirm your printer settings, print a report page.
This section describes two methods of printing a report page.
Printing a Printer Settings Page
To verify detailed printer settings, print a Printer Settings page.
The Operator Panel
1. Press and hold the  (Start) button when the  (Ready/Data) indicator lights (ready status)
until the 
 (Ready/Data) indicator blinks.
The Printer Settings page, Panel Settings page, and Error History Report are printed.
The Printer Setting Utility
The following procedure uses Windows XP as an example.
1. Click start — All Programs — EPSON — EPSON Printer Software — EPSON AL-C1700 —
Printer Setting Utility.
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							Note:
The Select Printer window appears in this step, when multiple print drivers are installed on your
computer. In this case, click the name of the desired printer listed in Printer Name.
The Printer Setting Utility appears.
2. Click the Printer Settings Report tab.
3. Select Information Pages from the list at the left side of the page.
The Information Pages page is displayed.
4. Click Printer Settings.
The Printer Settings page is printed.
Printer Settings
You can select menu items and corresponding values from the Printer Setting Utility.
The following procedure uses Windows XP as an example.
Note:
Factory defaults may vary for different countries.
These settings are active until new ones are selected or the factory defaults are restored.
To select a new value as a setting:
1. Click start — All Programs — EPSON — EPSON Printer Software — EPSON AL-C1700 —
Printer Setting Utility.
Note:
The Select Printer window appears in this step, when multiple print drivers are installed on your
computer. In this case, click the name of the desired printer listed in Printer Name.
The Printer Setting Utility appears.
2. Click the Printer Maintenance tab.
3. Select the desired menu item.
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