Epson AcuLaser C9100DT User Manual

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Inside the printer
a. fuser unit
b. toner cartridge
c. waste toner collector
d. photoconductor unit
e. intermediate transfer unit
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Control panel
a. LCD panel Displays printer status messages and 
control panel menu settings.
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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 338.
f.Cancel Job  button Press once to cancel the current print job. 
Press and hold for more...

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Options and Consumable Products
Options
You can add to your printer’s capabilities by installing any of the 
following options.
500-sheet Paper Cassette Unit A3 (C12C802142) 
This unit increases paper feeding capacity up to 500 sheets of 
paper. h.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.
i.Start/Stop button When the printer is printing,...

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1500-sheet Paper Cassette Unit A3 (C12C802152) 
This unit holds three paper cassettes, and increases paper feeding 
capacity up to 1,500 sheets of paper.
Duplex Unit (C12C802132) 
This Duplex Unit allows for automatic printing on both sides of 
the paper.
Face-up Tray (C12C802162)
The face-up tray stacks your printouts with the printed surface 
facing up.
Hard Disk Drive (C12C824172)
This option expands the printer’s capacity by allowing you to 
print complex and large...

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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 1,024 MB for your printer.
Note:
Make sure that the DIMM you purchase is compatible with EPSON 
products. For details, contact the store where you purchased this printer 
or an EPSON qualified service representative.
Consumable products
The life of the following consumable products is monitored...

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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 Unit” on page 198
“Printing with the duplex unit” on page 79 (Windows)
“Printing with the duplex unit” on page 140 (Macintosh)
Lets you print on both sides of paper.
Note:
You need...

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Fit to page printing
“Resizing printouts” on page 62 (Windows)
“Resizing printouts” on page 130 (Macintosh)
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 64 (Windows)
“Modifying the print layout” on page 132 (Macintosh)
Lets you print two or four pages on a single sheet.
 

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Watermark printing
“Using a watermark” on page 66 (Windows)
“Using a watermark” on page 135 (Macintosh)
Note:
This function is not available with Mac OS X.
Lets you print a text or 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 70 (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.