Epson Aculaser CX16NF User Manual

							Loading a document into the ADF (AcuLaser CX16NF only)
1. Put the document into the ADF document feed tray face up.
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* Document
Note:
❏Before loading a document into the ADF, check that no document pages remain on the original
glass.
❏Load the document pages so that the top of the document is toward the back or the right side of the
machine.
2. Adjust the document guides to the document size.
Note:
For details on copying the placed or loaded document, refer to “Using the Copier” on page 77. For
details on scanning, refer to “Using the Scanner” on page 89.
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							Chapter 4
Using the Printer Driver
Uninstalling the Printer Driver (for Windows)
This section describes how to uninstall the printer driver if necessary.
Note:
❏You must have administrator privileges in order to uninstall the printer driver.
❏If the User Account Control window appears when uninstalling on Windows Vista, click the Allow
button or the Continue button.
1. Close all applications.
2. Choose Uninstall Program.
3. When the Uninstall dialog box appears, select the printer to be deleted, and then click Uninstall
button.
4. The printer driver will be uninstalled from your computer.
Printer Driver Settings (for Windows / Macintosh)
Common Buttons
The buttons described below appear on each tab.
❏OK
Click to exit the Properties dialog box, saving any changes made.
❏Cancel
Click to exit the Properties dialog box without saving any changes made.
❏Apply
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							Click to save all changes without exiting the Properties dialog box.
❏Help
Click to view the help.
❏Easy Set
Click Save to save the current settings. Specify a Name and Comment to access the settings for use
again later.
Name: Type in the name of the settings to be saved.
Comment: Add a simple comment to the settings to be saved.
Afterward, the saved settings can be selected from the drop-down list. To change the registered
settings, click Edit.
Select Default from the drop-down list to reset the functions in all tabs to their default values.
❏Printer View
Click the button to display an image of the printer in the figure area.
When this button is clicked, it changes to the Paper View button (when a tab other than the
Watermark tab or Quality tab is selected), the Watermark View button (when the Watermark tab
is selected), or the Quality View button (when the Quality tab is selected).
Note:
This button does not appear on the Version tab.
❏Paper View
Click the button to display a sample of the page layout in the figure area.
When this button is clicked, it changes to the Printer View button.
Note:
This button does not appear on the Watermark, Quality and Version tabs.
❏Watermark View
Click the button to display a preview of the watermark.
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							When this button is clicked, it changes to the Printer View button.
Note:
This button appears only when the Watermark tab is selected.
❏Quality View
Click the button to display a sample of the settings selected in the Quality tab.
When this button is clicked, it changes to the Printer View button.
Note:
This button appears only when the Quality tab is selected.
❏Default
Click the button to reset the settings to their defaults.
Note:
❏This button does not appear on the Version tab.
❏When this button is clicked, the settings in the displayed dialog box are reset to their defaults. The
settings on other tabs are not changed.
Basic Tab
The Basic Tab allows you to
❏Specify the orientation of the media
❏Specify the size of the original document
❏Select the output media size
❏Register/edit custom paper sizes
❏Zoom (expand/reduce) documents
❏Specify the number of copies
❏Turn on/off job collation
❏Specify the paper source
❏Specify the type of media
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							❏Select the paper used for the front page
Layout Tab
The Layout Tab allows you to
❏Print several pages of a document on the same page (N-up printing)
❏Specify booklet printing (when the duplex option is installed) (AcuLaser CX16NF only)
❏Print a single copy for enlargement and print several pages
❏Rotate the print image 180 degrees
❏Specify Double-Sided printing (when the duplex option is installed) (AcuLaser CX16NF only)
❏Specify image shift settings
Overlay Tab
Note:
B e  s u r e  t o  u s e  o v e r l a y s  w i t h  p r i n t  j o b s  w i t h a  m e d ia size and orientation that matches the overlay form. 
In addition, if settings have been specified for “N-up” or “Booklet” (AcuLaser CX16NF only) in the
printer driver, the overlay form cannot be adjusted to match the specified settings.
The Overlay Tab allows you to
❏Select the form Overlay to use
❏Add, edit or delete overlay files
❏Print the form on all pages or only the first page
Watermark Tab
The Watermark Tab allows you to
❏Select the watermark to be used
❏Add, edit or delete watermarks
❏Print the watermark on the background
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							❏Print the watermark on only the first page
❏Print multiple copies of the selected watermark on a single page
Quality Tab
The Quality Tab allows you to
❏Specify whether to print in color or black and white
❏Specify the color matching for printing documents
❏Specify the resolution for the printout
❏Select whether or not economy print is used
❏Adjust the contrast (Contrast)
❏Control the darkness of an image (Brightness)
❏Adjust the saturation of printed image (Saturation)
❏Adjust the sharpness of the printed image (Sharpness)
Version Tab
❏The Version Tab allows you to view information about the printer driver.
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							Chapter 5
Using the Copier
Making Basic Copies
This section contains descriptions of the basic copy operation procedure and the functions that are
frequently used when making copies, such as specifying the zoom ratio and the copy density.
Note:
❏For AcuLaser CX16NF, before making copies, check that the Copy key is lit up in green. If the key is
not lit up in green, press the Copy key to enter Copy mode.
❏The default paper size setting can be changed with TRAY1 PAPER SETUP in the UTILITY menu. For
details, refer to “TRAY1 PAPER SETUP Menu” on page 34.
If, while specifying settings, no key is pressed for the length of time specified for AUTO PANEL RESET,
the entered settings are canceled and the main screen (Copy mode) is displayed.
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							Basic Copy Operation
1. Position the document to be copied.
Note:
For details on positioning the document, refer to “Placing a document on the original glass” on page
69 and “Loading a document into the ADF (AcuLaser CX16NF only)” on page 71.
2. For AcuLaser CX16NF, press the Copy key. 
For AcuLaser CX16, go to the step 3.
3. Specify the desired copy settings.
4. Using the keypad, specify the desired number of copies.
Note:
If the number of copies was incorrectly entered, press the Back key, and then specify the correct
number of copies.
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							5. To print color copies, press the Start-Color key. To print monochrome copies, press the Start-
B&W key.
Copying begins.
Note:
If the Stop/Reset key is pressed while copying, JOB CANCEL appears. To stop copying, select YES. To
continue copying, select NO.
Specifying the Copy Quality Setting
Select the document type and copy density appropriate for the contents and density of the document
to be copied.
Selecting the Document Type
1. In the main screen (Copy mode), press the u or d key to select the current copy quality setting, and
then press the Select key.
2. Press the u or d key to select MODE, and then press the Select key.
3. Press the u or d key to select MIX, TEXT, PHOTO, FINE/MIX, FINE/TEXT or FINE/PHOTO, and then
press the Select key.
The main screen (Copy mode) appears again.
Specifying the Copy Density
1. In the main screen (Copy mode), press the u or d key to select the current copy quality setting, and
then press the Select key.
2. Press the u or d key to select DENSITY, and then press the Select key.
3. Press the l or r key to select the desired copy density, and then press the Select key.
As the indicator is moved to right, the density becomes darker.
The main screen (Copy mode) appears again.
Note:
If TEXT or FINE/TEXT is selected as the copy mode, select either AUTO or MANUAL i n  s t e p  3 .  I f  MANUAL
is selected, specify the copy density.
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							Specifying the Zoom Ratio
The zoom ratio can be specified either by selecting a preset zoom ratio or by specifying a custom zoom
ratio.
Selecting a Preset Zoom Ratio
1. In the main screen (Copy mode), press the u or d key to select the current zoom ratio setting, and
then press the Select key.
2. Press the u or d key to select FIXED, and then press the Select key.
3. Press the u or d key to select the desired zoom ratio, and then press the Select key.
The main screen (Copy mode) appears again.
Specifying a Custom Zoom Ratio
1. In the main screen (Copy mode), press the u or d key to select the current zoom ratio setting, and
then press the Select key.
2. Press the u or d key to select MANUAL, and then press the Select key.
3. Use the keypad to type in the desired zoom ratio, or press the u or d key to specify the zoom ratio,
and then press the Select key.
The main screen (Copy mode) appears again.
Note:
Each press of the u or d key changes the zoom ratio by 1%.
A setting between 50% and 200% can be specified.
Selecting the Media Tray (AcuLaser CX16NF only)
Note:
If an optional 500-sheet paper cassette unit is not installed, this setting is not available.
1. In the main screen (Copy mode), press the u or d key to select the current media tray setting, and
then press the Select key.
2. Press the u or d key to select the desired media tray, and then press the Select key.
The main screen (Copy mode) appears again.
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