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❏Memory Module
This option expands the printer’s memory by allowing you to 
print complex and graphics-intensive documents. The 
memory can be installed up to 640 MB for your printer.
Note:
Make sure that the DIMM you purchase is compatible with EPSON 
products. For details, contact th e store where you purchased this 
printer or an EPSON qualified service representative.
❏ 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 (C12C832661)
The P5C emulation kit provides you with the ability to print 
documents in the PCL5c printing language with this printer. 
This optional kit includes the ROM module and printer 
driver.
Consumable products
The life of the following consumable products is monitored by the 
printer. The printer lets you know when replacements are needed.
Product name Product code
Toner Cartridge (Yellow) 0242
Toner Cartridge (Magenta) 0243
Toner Cartridge (Cyan) 0244
Toner Cartridge (Black) 0245
Photoconductor Unit 1109
 
						

							
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Transfer Unit 3022
Fuser Unit (110-120 V) 3020
Fuser Unit (220-240 V) 3021
 
						

							
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Chapter 2 
Printer Features and Various Printing 
Options
Printer Features
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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 25 
ppm (pages per minute) at 4800 RIT* color printing and 35 ppm 
black and white printing on A4 paper. 
* Epson AcuLaser Resolution Improvement Technology
High-quality printing
When using the driver provided, your printer delivers 25 ppm 
(pages per minute) at 4800 RIT color printing and 35 ppm black 
and white printing on A4 paper. You’ll appreciate the 
professional print quality produced by your printer and its quick 
processing speed.
 
						

							
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Pre-defined color settings in the printer driver
The printer driver offers many pre-defined settings for color 
printing, allowing you to optimize print quality for various types 
of color documents.
For Windows, see Making the print quality settings on page 62 
for more information.
For Macintosh, see Making the print quality settings on page 
147 for more information.
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 
Enhanced MicroGray technology
Resolution Improvement Technology (RITech) is an original 
Epson printer technology that works by smoothing out the jagged 
edges of diagonal and curved lines in both text and graphics. 
Enhanced MicroGray improves the halftone quality of graphics.
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.
 
						

							
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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 you with the ability to print 
documents in the PCL5c printing language with this printer. 
Installing this optional P5C Emulation Kit into your printer, this 
printer driver allows your computer to control the P5C printer.
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
N ew :Duplex Option/including  the
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Duplex printing on page 163 (Macintosh)
Lets you print on both sides of the paper.
Fit to page printing
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Resizing printouts on page 154 (Macintosh)
 
						

							
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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
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Modifying the print layout on page 155 (Macintosh)
 
						

							
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Lets you print two or four pages on a single sheet.
Watermark printing
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Using a watermark on page 158 (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 
document.
Overlay printing
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Using an overlay on page 81 (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
New :Using  HDD
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Using the Reserve Job Function on page 96 (Windows)
Using the Reserve Job Function on page 167 (Macintosh)
Lets you print jobs that you stored in the printer’s Hard Disk Drive 
later directly from the printer’s control panel.
 
						

							
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Using the HDD form overlay function
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Using HDD form overlay on page 87 (Windows)