Epson AcuLaser CX21N User Manual

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Job Information
You can check job information by right-clicking the tray icon on the taskbar, then selecting 
your printer name, then clicking Job Information.
a. Job Name: Displays the user’s print job names. Other user’s print jobs are 
displayed as --------.
b. Status: Waiting: The print job which is waiting to be printed.
Spooling: The print job which is being spooled on your 
computer.
Deleting: The print job which is being deleted.
Printing: The print job...

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Note:
You can see the status of the printer or information about consumables by clicking on the 
respective tab.
Note for Windows XP/XP x64 users:
Shared Windows XP LPR connections and shared Windows XP Standard TCP/IP connections with 
Windows clients do not support the Job Management function.
The Job Information tab is available when the following connections are used:
Server and Client Environments:
❏When using the shared Windows 2000, Server 2003, or Server...

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❏When using the shared Windows 2000, Server 2003, or Server 2003 x64 LPR connection.
❏When using the shared Windows 2000, Server 2003, or Server 2003 x64 standard TCP/IP 
connection.
❏When using the shared Windows 2000, Server 2003, or Server 2003 x64 EpsonNet Print 
TCP/IP connection.
Notice Settings
You can make specific monitoring settings by right-clicking the tray icon on the taskbar, 
then selecting your printer name, then clicking Notice Settings. The...

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Order Online
You can order consumables online by right-clicking the tray icon on the taskbar, then 
selecting your printer name, then clicking Order Online. The Order Online dialog box 
appears.
Note:
❏You can also order consumables online by clicking the Order Online button on the EPSON 
Status Monitor dialog box. The Order Online dialog box appears.
f.Display the Order Online 
window automatically check 
box:When this check box is selected, the Order Online...

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❏The Order Online dialog box also appears by clicking the Order Online button on the Basic 
Settings tab in the printer driver. 
Tray Icon Settings
You can access EPSON Status Monitor by double-clicking the tray icon on the taskbar. 
The menu that appears by double-clicking the tray icon when no printing job is being 
processed depends on the settings you select. Follow the steps below to set the tray icon 
settings.
1. Right-click the tray icon on the taskbar,...

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2. Confirm that your printer is selected. Select the menu you wish to display from the 
Information to display drop-down list. Then click OK.
Note:
You can also access EPSON Status Monitor by right-clicking the tray icon and selecting your 
printer’s name.
Setting Up the USB Connection
The USB interface that comes with your printer complies with Microsoft Plug and Play 
(PnP) USB specifications.
Note:
❏Only PC systems equipped with a USB connector and running...

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3. For Windows Me or 98, select the EPUSBX:(your printer name) USB port from the Print 
to the following port drop-down list.
For Windows XP, XP x64, 2000, Server 2003, or Server 2003 x64, select the USBXXX 
USB port in the list on the Ports tab.
Note:
This screen may vary depending on your operating system version.
4. Click OK to save the settings.
Canceling Printing
If the printouts are not what you expected and display incorrect or garbled characters or...

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After the last page is output, the Print (green) light on the product turns on.
The current job is canceled.
Note:
You can also cancel the current print job that is sent from your computer, by pressing the yCancel 
button on the product’s control panel. When canceling the print job, be careful not to cancel print 
jobs sent by other users.
Uninstalling the Printer Software
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4. Select EPSON Printer Software, then click Add/Remove.
For Windows XP, XP x64, 2000, Server 2003, or Server 2003 x64, select EPSON 
Printer Software, then click Change/Remove.
5. Click the Printer Model tab, select your printer’s icon.
6. Click the Utility tab, and confirm that the check box for the printer software you want to 
uninstall is selected.
Note:
If you wish to uninstall only EPSON Status Monitor, select the EPSON Status Monitor check 
box.
 

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7. To uninstall, click OK.
Note:
You can uninstall EPSON Network Utility. When the utility is uninstalled, you cannot display the 
printer status from EPSON Status Monitor of other printers.
8. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Uninstall the USB device driver
When you connect the product to your computer with a USB interface cable, the USB 
device driver is also installed. When you uninstalled the printer driver, you also need to 
uninstall the USB device...