Epson AcuLaser C9100 User Manual

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For Mac OS 9 users
1. Make printer driver settings as appropriate for your 
document, open the Basic Settings menu, then click the  
Reserve Jobs icon. The Reserve Jobs Settings dialog box 
appears.
2. Select the Reserve Job On check box, then select Stored Job.
3. Enter a user name and job name in the corresponding text 
boxes. 
Note:
If you want to create a thumbnail of the first page of a job, select the 
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Confidential Job
The Confidential Job option allows you to apply passwords to 
print jobs stored on the Hard Disk Drive.
Follow the steps below to store print data using the Confidential 
Job option.
For Mac OS X users
1. Open the Print dialog box and select Printer Settings from the 
drop-down list, then click the Basic Settings tab.
2. Click the Reserve Job button. The Reserve Job dialog box 
appears.
3. Select the Reserve Job On check box, then select...

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For Mac OS 9 users
1. Make printer driver settings as appropriate for your 
document, open the Basic Settings dialog box, then click the 
 Reserve Jobs icon. The Reserve Jobs Settings dialog box 
appears.
2. Select the Reserve Job On check box, then select 
Confidential Job.
3. Enter a user name and job name in the corresponding text 
boxes.
4. Set the password for the job by entering a four-digit number 
in the password text box....

154Using the Printer Software with Macintosh 5. Click OK. The printer stores the print job on the Hard Disk 
Drive. 
To print or delete this data using the printer’s control panel, see 
“Using the Confidential Job Menu” on page 341.
Monitoring Your Printer using EPSON Status 
Monitor 3
EPSON Status Monitor 3 monitors your printer and gives you 
information about its current status.
Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3 
For Mac OS X users
1. Click Print in the File menu of any application. The Print 
dialog...

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3. Click your printer’s icon.
For Mac OS 9 users
You can access EPSON Status Monitor 3 by selecting the EPSON 
Status Monitor 3 alias from the Apple menu. 
Note:
❏The appropriate printer port must already be selected in the Chooser 
so that necessary information can be received from the selected 
printer driver when the EPSON Status Monitor 3 starts. If the 
printer port is not correct, an error will occur.
❏If you change the printer...

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Getting printer status details
You can monitor printer status and get information on 
consumable products using the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog 
box.
Note:
This screen may vary depending on your operating system version.
a. Icon/Message: The icon and message shows the 
printer status.
b. Printer  image: The image at the upper left shows 
the printer status graphically.
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c. Text box: The text box next to the printer 
image displays the current status 
of the printer. When a problem 
occurs, the most probable 
solution is displayed. 
d.Close button: Clicking this button closes the 
dialog box. 
e.Consumables: Displays information for the 
paper trays and consumables.
f.Job Information: Displays information for the 
print jobs. The Job Information 
menu is displayed when the 
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Setting Monitoring Preferences
To make specific monitoring settings, select Monitor Setup from 
the File menu. The Monitor Setup dialog box appears.
The following settings and buttons appear in the dialog box:
a. Select Notification: Use the check boxes in this area to 
select the types of error that you wish 
to be notified about.
To select the notification item to be 
displayed, select the corresponding 
check box in Event. The current 
status of the...

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d.Cancel button: Cancels any changes.
e.Save button: Saves new changes and closes the 
dialog box.
Note:
This function is only available with Mac 
OS X.
f. Job Management Select the Show job information 
check box to display the Job 
Information menu in the EPSON 
Status Monitor 3 window. When this 
check box is selected, the Job 
management icon appears on the 
the task bar during printing.
To display the notification message 
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Status Alert window
The Status Alert window indicates what type of error has 
occurred and offers you a possible solution. The window closes 
automatically once the problem is cleared.
This window will also appear according to the selected 
notification in the Monitoring Preferences dialog box.
If you wish to see information about printer consumables, click 
 button (for Mac OS X) or Details (for Mac OS 9). If you click 
this button, the Status Alert Window...