Epson AcuLaser C2600DN User Manual

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❏Hard Disk Drive (C12C824172)
This option expands the printer’s capacity by allowing you to 
print complex and large print jobs at high speed. This option 
also enables you to use the Reserve Job function. By using the 
Reserve Job function, you can store print jobs in the printer’s 
hard disk and print them later directly from the printer’s 
control panel.
❏P5C Emulation Kit (C12C832641)
The P5C emulation kit provides you with the ability to print...

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2K: standard capacity toner cartridge (Magenta) 0231
2K: standard capacity toner cartridge (Cyan) 0232
Photoconductor unit 1107
Fuser unit 120 (110 - 120V) 3019
Fuser unit 220 (220 - 240V) 3018
Waste toner collector 0223
 

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Chapter 2 
Printer Features and Various Printing 
Options
Printer Features
The printer comes with a full set of features that contributes to 
ease of use and consistent, high-quality output. The main features 
are described below.
High-quality printing
When using the driver provided, your printer does 2400RIT* 
printing at a speed of up to 30 pages per minute when printing 
on A4 paper in monochrome mode. You’ll appreciate the...

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Color printing mode and monochrome printing 
mode
The printer can be used both for color and monochrome printing. 
The printer has three color modes: color printing mode, 
monochrome printing mode with one black toner cartridge, and 
monochrome printing mode with four black toner cartridges.
Toner save mode
To reduce the amount of toner used in printing documents, you 
can print rough drafts using the Toner Save mode.
Resolution Improvement Technology and...

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Adobe PostScript 3 Mode
The printer’s Adobe PostScript 3 Mode provides you with the 
ability to print documents formatted for PostScript printers. 
Seventeen scalable fonts are included. IES (Intelligent Emulation 
Switch) and SPL (Shared Printer Language) support allow the 
printer to switch between the PostScript mode and other 
emulations as print data is received at the printer.
P5C Emulation Mode
The P5C Emulation mode provides...

36Printer Features and Various Printing Options  Duplex printing on page 170 (Macintosh)
Lets you print on both sides of the paper.
Note:
You need an optional Duplex Unit installed on your printer in order to 
automatically print on both sides of the paper.
Fit to page printing
 Resizing printouts on page 75 (Windows)
 Resizing printouts on page 162 (Macintosh)
 

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Note:
This function is not available with Mac OS X.
Lets you automatically enlarge or reduce the size of your 
document to fit the paper size you selected.
Pages per sheet printing
 Modifying the print layout on page 78 (Windows)
 Modifying the print layout on page 163 (Macintosh)
Lets you print two or four pages on a single sheet.
Watermark printing
 Using a watermark on page 79 (Windows)
 

38Printer Features and Various Printing Options  Using a watermark on page 165 (Macintosh)
Note:
This function is not available with Mac OS X.
Lets you print text or an image as a watermark on your printout. 
For example, you can put “Confidential” on an important 
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Overlay printing
 Using an overlay on page 83 (Windows)
Lets you prepare standard forms or template on your printout 
that you can use as overlays when printing other documents.
Note:
The Overlay printing function is not available in the PostScript 3 mode.
Using the Reserve Job function
 Hard Disk Drive on page 298
 Using the Reserve Job Function on page 100 (Windows)
 Using the Reserve Job Function on page 174 (Macintosh)
Lets you...

40Printer Features and Various Printing Options Note:
 You need an optional hard disk drive installed on your printer in order 
to use the Reserve Job function.
Using the HDD form overlay function
 Hard Disk Drive on page 298
 Using HDD form overlay on page 88 (Windows)