Epson AcuLaser CX21NF User Manual

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Resolution Improvement Technology
Resolution Improvement Technology (RITech) is an original Epson printer technology that 
works by smoothing out the jagged edges of diagonal and curved lines in both text and 
graphics. With the driver provided, the product’s 600 dpi (dots per inch) resolution is 
enhanced by RITech technology.
Wide variety of fonts
The printer comes with a selection of 84 scalable fonts, and 7 bitmap fonts in ESC/Page 
mode to provide you with the...

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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 58 (Windows)
Modifying the print layout on page 97 (Macintosh)
Lets you print two or four pages on a single sheet.
Note:
In copy mode, you can print up to two pages on a single page. 
Watermark printing
Using a watermark on page 60 (Windows)
 

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Note:
This function is not available with Mac OS X.
Lets you print text or an image as a watermark on your printout. For example, you can put 
“Confidential” on an important document.
Header/Footer printing
Using headers and footers on page 62 (Windows)
Using headers and footers on page 105 (Macintosh)
Lets you print a header and footer on the top or bottom of the paper.
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Paper Handling34
Chapter 3 
Paper Handling
Paper Sources
This section describes the combinations of paper sources and paper types that you can 
use.
MP tray
Paper Type Paper Size Capacity
Plain paper
Weight: 64 to 80 g/m²A4, A5, B5, Letter (LT), Government 
Letter (GLT), Half Letter (HLT), Legal 
(LGL), Government Legal (GLG), F4, 
Executive (EXE)
Custom-size paper: 
90 × 110 mm minimum
220 × 355.6 mm maximumUp to 180 sheets
(a stack 20 mm thick)
Semi-Thick paper
Weight: 81 to 105 g/m²A4, A5, B5, Letter...

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Optional 500-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit
Selecting a paper source
You can specify a paper source manually, or set the product to select the paper source 
automatically.
Manual selection
You can use the printer driver to select a paper source manually. To access the printer 
driver, for Windows, see Accessing the printer driver on page 48, or for Macintosh, see 
Accessing the printer driver on page 93.
❏For Windows:
Access the printer driver, click the Basic Settings tab, and select the...

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Auto selection
❏For Windows:
Access the printer driver, click the Basic Settings tab, and select Auto Selection as 
the paper source. Then click OK.
❏For Macintosh:
Access the printer driver, select Printer Settings from the drop-down list and click the 
Basic Settings tab. Then, select Auto Selection as the paper source and click OK.
The product will search for a paper source containing the specified paper size in the 
following order.
Standard configuration:
MP tray
With optional paper...

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1. Open the MP tray cover.
2. Slide the right paper guide outward while pinching the knob and the paper guide 
together.
3. Load a stack of the desired paper on the center of the tray with the printable surface 
facing up. Then slide the side paper guide while pinching the knob and the paper guide 
together until it is against the right side of the stack to get a snug fit.
 

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Note:
Do not load the paper that exceeds the maximum stack height.
4. Close the MP tray cover.
Note:
After loading paper, press the  Setup button on the control panel, select Printer Settings, 
select Tray Menu, and then set the MP Tray Size and MP Type settings to match the loaded 
paper size.
Optional Paper Cassette
Follow the steps below to load paper.
1. Pull out the optional paper cassette.
 

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2. Slide the paper guide while pinching the knob.
3. Load a stack of paper on the center of the cassette unit with the printable surface facing 
up.
Note:
❏Load the paper after aligning the edges of the paper carefully.
❏Do not load paper that exceeds the maximum stack height.
❏When loading the paper, insert the short edge first.
 

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4. Slide the paper guide while pinching the knob until it is against the sides of the stack to 
get a snug fit.
5. Reinsert the cassette into the unit.
Note:
After loading paper, press the  Setup button on the control panel, select Printer Settings, 
select Tray Menu, and then set the LC Size and LC Type settings to match the loaded paper size.
Output tray
The output tray is located on the top of cover B. Since printouts are output face-down, this 
tray is also referred to as the...