Epson AcuLaser C2600N User Manual
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21 Clearing Jammed Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345 Precautions for clearing jammed paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345 Jam A (cover A). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346 Jam A, B (cover A and B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349 Jam MP, A (MP tray and cover A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356 Jam A, C1 (cover A and standard lower paper cassette) . . . 359 Jam A, E, C2 (cover A, E, and optional paper cassette) . . . . 364 Printing a Status Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370 Operational Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370 The Ready light does not turn on. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370 The printer does not print (Ready light off) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370 The Ready light is on but nothing prints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371 The optional product is not available . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371 The Properties dialog box does not appear or it takes too much time to open it. (For Windows users only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372 Printout Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373 The font cannot be printed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373 Printout is garbled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373 The printout position is not correct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374 Graphics do not print correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374 Toner is no fixed to the paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374 Color Printing Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375 Cannot print in color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375 The printout color differs when printed from different printers 375 The color looks different from what you see on the computer screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376 Print Quality Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377 The background is dark or dirty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377 White dots appear in the printout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377 Print quality or tone is uneven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378 Half-tone images print unevenly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378 Toner smudges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379 Areas are missing in the printed image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379 Completely blank pages are output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380 The printed image is light or faint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380 The non-printed side of the page is dirty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381 Memory Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381 Print quality decreased . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
22 Insufficient memory for current task . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382 Insufficient memory to print all copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382 Paper Handling Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382 Paper does not feed properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382 Problems Using Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383 The message Invalid AUX /IF Card appears on the LCD panel 383 Paper does not feed from the optional paper cassette . . . . . 384 Feed jam when using the optional paper cassette . . . . . . . . 384 An installed option cannot be used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384 Correcting USB Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385 USB connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385 Windows operating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386 Printer software installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386 Status and Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393 Canceling Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393 Printing in the PostScript 3 Mode Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393 The printer does not print correctly in the PostScript mode 394 The printer does not print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394 Printouts are black and white even though the Resolution setting is set to Color in the printer driver. (For Mac OS X users only) (only when printing with an AL-2600 model that is set to the Color mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395 The printer driver or printer that you need to use does not appear in the Printer Setup Utility (for Mac OS X 10.3), Print Center (for Mac OS X 10.2), or Chooser (for Mac OS 9) . . . . . . . . 396 The font on the printout is different from that on the screen396 The printer fonts cannot be installed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397 The edges of texts and/or images are not smooth . . . . . . . . 397 The printer does not print normally via the parallel interface (Windows 98 only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398 The printer does not print normally via the USB interface . 398 The printer does not print normally via the network interface 399 An undefined error occurs (Macintosh only) . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 Insufficient memory to print data (Macintosh only) . . . . . . 400
23 Appendix A Customer Support Contacting Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401 Technical Support Web Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402 Appendix B Technical Specifications Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403 Available paper types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403 Paper that should not be used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404 Printable area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405 Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406 Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407 Mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408 Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409 Standard and approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409 Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411 Parallel interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411 USB interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411 Ethernet interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412 Options and Consumable Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413 Optional paper cassette unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413 Duplex Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414 Memory modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414 Hard Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415 Toner cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415 Photoconductor unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415 Fuser unit 120/220 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416 Waste toner collector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416 Appendix C Information about Fonts Working with Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417 EPSON BarCode Fonts (Windows Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417 Available fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438 Adding more fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445
24 Selecting fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445 Downloading fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445 EPSON Font Manager (Windows Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 446 Symbol Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449 Introduction to symbol sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449 In the LJ4 Emulation Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449 In the ESC/P 2 or FX Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453 In the I239X Emulation Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 456 In the EPSON GL/ 2 Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 456 In the P5C Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 457 Glossary Index
Getting to Know Your Printer25 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Printer Where to Find Information Setup Guide Provides you with information on assembling the printer and installing the printer software. User’s Guide (this manual) Provides you with detailed information on the printer’s functions, optional products, maintenance, troubleshooting, and technical specifications. Network Guide Provides network administrators with information on both the printer driver and network settings.You need to install this guide from the Network CD-ROM to your computer’s hard disk before referring it. Paper Jam Guide Provides you with solutions for paper jam problems about your printer you may need to refer to on a regular basis. We recommend printing this guide and keeping it near the printer. Online Help for printer software Click Help for detailed information and instructions on the printer software that controls your printer. Online help is automatically installed when you install the printer software.
26Getting to Know Your Printer Printer Parts Front view a. output tray b. cover B c. latch on cover A d. cover A e. MP tray (Multi-Purpose tray) f. expansion tray 2 g. expansion tray 1 h. standard lower paper cassette i. cover D j. control panel hg a b f c j id e
Getting to Know Your Printer27 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Rear view a. Ethernet interface connector b. parallel interface connector c. USB interface connector d. interface card slot e. power switch f. AC inlet e f a c d b
28Getting to Know Your Printer Inside the printer a. fuser unit b. photoconductor unit c. waste toner collector d. toner cartridge e. filter a e d c b
Getting to Know Your Printer29 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Control panel a. LCD panel Displays printer status messages and control panel menu settings. b. c. d. e.Back button Up button Enter button Down buttonUse these buttons to access the control panel menus, where you can make printer settings and check the status of consumable products. For instructions on how to use these buttons, see Using the Control Panel Menus on page 223. f.Ready light (Green)On when the printer is ready, indicating that the printer is ready to receive and print data. Off when the printer is not ready. g.Error light (Red)On or flashes when an error has occurred. ceb i jh gf da
30Getting to Know Your Printer Options and Consumable Products Options You can add to your printer’s capabilities by installing any of the following options. ❏Optional Paper Cassette Unit (C12C802211) This unit increases paper feeding capacity up to 500 sheets of paper. ❏Duplex Unit (C12C802221) This Duplex Unit allows for automatic printing on both sides of the paper. h.Start/Stop button When the printer is printing, pressing this button stops the printing. When the error light is flashing, pressing this button clears the error and switches the printer to ready status. i.Data light (Yellow)O n w h e n p r i n t d a t a i s s t o r e d i n t h e p r i n t buffer (the section of printer memory reserved for receiving data) but not yet printed. Flashes when the printer is processing data. Off when no data remains in the print buffer. j.Cancel Job button Press once to cancel the current print job. Press and hold for more than two seconds to delete all jobs from the printer memory.