Epson AcuLaser CX21NC User Manual

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3. Select the most appropriate setting from the list according to the type of document or 
image you want to print.
When you choose a predefined setting, other settings such as Print Quality, Screen, and 
Color Management are set automatically. Changes are shown in the current settings list on 
the Setting Information dialog box that appears by pressing the Setting Info button on the 
Optional Settings tab.
Note:
The printer driver’s online help provides details on printer driver settings.
Customizing print settings
If you need to change detailed settings, make the settings manually.
Follow the steps below to customize your print settings.
1. Click the Basic Settings tab.
2. Click Advanced, then click More Settings.
3. Choose Color or Black as the Color setting, then choose desired print quality with the 
Print Quality slider bar.
Note:
❏This screen may vary depending on your operating system version.
❏When making the other settings, see online help for details on each setting.
 
						

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❏The Web Smoothing check box is not available when PhotoEnhance is selected. Note 
this setting is effective for screens that include full color, 24, or 32 bit images. It is not 
effective for screens that include only illustrations, graphs, and text, and do not include any 
images.
4. Click OK to apply the settings and return to the Basic Settings tab.
Saving your settings
To save your custom settings, click Advanced, then click Save Settings on the Basic 
Settings tab. The Custom Settings dialog box appears.
Type a name for your custom settings in the Name box, then click Save. Your settings will 
appear in the list below of Advanced on the Basic Settings tab.
Note:
❏You cannot use a predefined setting name for your custom settings.
❏To delete a custom setting, click Advanced, click Save Settings on the Basic Settings tab, 
select the setting in the Custom Settings dialog box, then click Delete.
❏You cannot delete predefined settings.
If you change any setting in the More Settings dialog box when one of your custom settings 
is selected in the Advanced Settings list on the Basic Settings tab, the setting selected in 
the list changes to Custom Settings. The custom setting that was previously selected is not 
affected by this change. To return to your custom setting, simply reselect it from the current 
settings list.
Duplex printing
New :Duplex is stand ard  or  option.Duplex printing prints on both sides of the paper. When printing for binding, the binding 
edge can be specified as required to produce the desired page order.
 
						

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Doing duplex printing manually
1. Click the Basic Settings tab.
2. Make sure that the Manual Feed check box is off.
Note:
The manual feed function is not available when using the manual duplex function.
3. Select the Duplex (Manual) check box, then select Left, Top, or Right as the binding 
position.
4. Click Duplex Settings to open the Duplex Settings dialog box.
 
						

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5. Specify the Binding Margin for the front and back sides of the paper, then select 
whether the front or back side of the paper is to be printed as the Start Page.
6. When printing for binding as a booklet, select the Binding Method check box and 
make appropriate settings. For details about each setting, see online help.
7. Click OK.
8. Execute the print job.
Note:
The alert screen appears on the computer. Click the OK button on the screen.
9. After printing on one side, reload the paper into the MP tray with the printed surface 
face-down as shown below. Then, press the xB&W Start or Color Start button.
 
						

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Note:
❏Manual duplex printing may not be completed normally when printing a document for which the 
paper size, orientation, or paper source setting is set to change in the document.
❏When doing duplex printing manually with collate set on the printer driver, the printing may not 
be completed normally depending on the application you use.
❏Straighten the paper before loading it. If curled paper is loaded, it may not feed correctly.
Displaying information about consumables with the printer driver
The remaining service lives of the toner cartridges are displayed on the Basic Settings tab 
when EPSON Status Monitor is installed. The Order Online button is also available. You 
can set the interval at which the information about the consumables is updated on the 
Consumables Info Settings dialog box that appears by clicking the Consumables Info 
Settings button on the Optional Settings tab.
Note:
❏The driver and EPSON Status Monitor use different methods to measure the remaining service 
lives of the toner cartridges. Because of this, the information that is displayed in EPSON Status 
Monitor and the Basic Settings tab might be different. Use EPSON Status Monitor to get more 
detailed information.
❏The country/region and URL for a web site must be specified when installing EPSON Status 
Monitor to use the function for ordering consumables online.
 
						

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Ordering Consumables
To order consumables online, click the Order Online button on the Basic Settings tab. 
See Order Online on page 74 for details.
Resizing printouts
You can have your document enlarged or reduced during printing.
To automatically resize pages to fit the output paper
1. Click the Advanced Layout tab.
 
						

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2. Select the Zoom Options check box, then select the desired paper size from the 
Output Paper drop-down list. The page will be printed to fit on the paper you have 
selected.
3. Select Upper Left (to print reduced page image at upper left corner of the paper) or 
Center (to print reduced page image with centering) for Location setting.
4. Click OK to apply the settings.
Resizing pages by a specified percentage
1. Click the Advanced Layout tab.
2. Select the Zoom Options check box.
 
						

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3. Select the Zoom To check box, then specify the magnification percentage in the box.
Note:
The percentage can be set between 50% and 200% in 1% increments.
4. Click OK to apply the settings.
If necessary, select the paper size to be printed from the Output Paper drop-down list.
Modifying the print layout
Your printer can print either two or four pages onto a single page and specifies the printing 
order, automatically resizing each page to fit the specified paper size. You can also choose 
to print documents surrounded by a frame.
1. Click the Advanced Layout tab.
 
						

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2. Select the Print Layout check box and the number of pages you want to print on one 
sheet of paper. Then click More Settings. The Print Layout Settings dialog box 
appears.
3.  Select the Page Order in which the pages are printed on each sheet.
4. Select the Print the Frame check box when you want to print the pages surrounded by 
a frame.
Note:
The Page Order choices depend on the number of pages selected above, and the paper 
orientation (Portrait or Landscape) selected on the Basic Settings tab.
5. Click OK to apply the settings and return to the Advanced Layout tab.
 
						

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Using a watermark
Follow the steps below to use a watermark on your document. On the Advanced Layout 
tab or Watermark dialog box, you can select from a list of predefined watermarks, or you 
can make an original watermark with text or a bitmap. The Watermark dialog box also 
allows you to make a variety of detailed watermark settings. For example, you can select 
the size, intensity, and position of your watermark.
1. Click the Advanced Layout tab.
2. Select a watermark that you want to use from the Watermark drop-down list. If you want 
to make detailed settings, click Watermark Settings. The Watermark dialog box 
appears.
Note:
If you select User Name or Computer Name from the Water Mark drop-down list, the login 
account name or computer name is printed.