Epson AcuLaser C3800N User Manual

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Printer Parts
Front view
a. front cover (cover A)
b. control panel
c. output tray
d. latch on front cover (cover A)
e. USB Host interface
f. MP tray (Multi-Purpose tray)
g. standard lower paper cassette
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Rear view
a. power switch
b. stopper
c. controller option expanded aperture plate
d. interface cover
e. AC inlet
f. Ethernet interface connector
g. Type B interface card slot cover
h. USB interface connector
Inside the printer
a. fuser unit
b. paper guide
c. transfer unit
d. imaging cartridges
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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 165.
f.Ready light (Green) On when the printer is ready, indicating...

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Options and Consumable Products
Options
You can add to your printer’s capabilities by installing any of the following options.
❏550-sheet Paper Cassette Unit (C12C802291)
This unit increases paper feeding capacity up to 550 sheets of paper.
❏Duplex Unit (C12C802301)
This unit allows for automatic printing on both sides of paper.
❏Memory Module
This option expands the printer’s memory by allowing you to print complex and 
graphics-intensive...

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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-speed tandem printing engine
Your printer’s state-of-the-art tandem engine features 600 MHz image processing and 
single-pass technology that delivers 20 ppm (pages per minute) at 4800 RIT*...

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Wide variety of fonts
The printer comes with a selection of 84 scalable fonts, and 7 bitmap fonts in ESC/Page 
mode to provide you with the fonts you need to create professional-looking documents.
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...

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Various Printing Options
This printer provides you with a variety of different printing options. You can print in various 
formats, or can print using many different types of paper.
The following explains the procedure for each type of printing. Choose the appropriate one 
for your printing.
Double-sided printing
Duplex printing on page 51 (Windows)
Duplex printing on page 128 (Macintosh)
Lets you print on both sides of the...

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Pages per sheet printing
Modifying the print layout on page 59 (Windows)
Modifying the print layout on page 113 (Macintosh)
Lets you print two or four pages on a single sheet.
Watermark printing
Using a watermark on page 60 (Windows)
Using a watermark on page 115 (Macintosh)
Lets you print text or an image as a watermark on your printout. For example, you can put 
“Confidential” on an important document.
 

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Header/Footer printing
Using headers and footers on page 63 (Windows)
Using headers and footers on page 126 (Macintosh)
Lets you print a header and footer on the top or bottom of the paper.
Overlay printing
Using an overlay on page 64 (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...

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Using the Reserve Job function
Memory Module on page 220
Using the Reserve Job Function on page 72 (Windows)
Using the Reserve Job Function on page 133 (Macintosh)
Lets you print jobs that you stored in the printer’s memory later directly from the printer’s 
control panel.
Using the storage form overlay function
Using storage form overlay on page 68 (Windows)
Web-Page Printing
EPSON Web-To-Page lets you make Web pages fit to...