Epson AcuLaser CX21NFCT User Manual
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Product Features and Various Options31 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 fonts you need to create professional-looking documents. Adobe PostScript 3 Mode The printer’s Adobe PostScript 3 Mode provides you with the ability to print documents formatted for PostScript printers. Seventeen scalable fonts are included. IES (Intelligent Emulation Switch) and SPL (Shared Printer Language) support allow the printer to switch between the PostScript mode and other emulations as print data is received at the printer. The PostScript 3 Mode enables you to print PDF formatted files directly, which are transferred via network interface. PCL Emulation Mode The PCL Emulation mode provides you with the ability to print documents in the PCL6/5c printing language with this printer. Various Options This product provides you with a variety of different printing options. You can print in various formats, or you can print using many different types of paper. The following explains the procedure for each type of printing. Choose the procedure appropriate for your print job. Fit to page printing Resizing printouts on page 56 (Windows)
Product Features and Various Options32 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)
Product Features and Various Options33 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. XXXXX XXXXX
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 (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 20 mm thick stack Envelopes C5, C6, C10, DL, Monarch, IB5 Up to 20 sheets (a stack 20 mm thick) Labels A4, Letter (LT) Up to 75 sheets Thick paper Weight: 106 to 163 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 20 mm thick stack Extra thick paper Weight: 164 to 210 g/m²90 × 110 mm minimum 220 × 355.6 mm maximumUp to 20 mm thick stack
Paper Handling35 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 paper source that you want to use from the Paper Source list. 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 the paper source that you want to use from the Paper Source list and click OK. Coated paper Weight: 105 to 210 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 20 mm thick stack EPSON Color Laser PaperA4 Up to 180 sheets (a stack 20 mm thick) EPSON Color Laser TransparenciesA4, Letter (LT) Up to 75 sheets EPSON Color Coated paperA4 Up to 20 mm thick stack Paper Type Paper Size Capacity Plain paper Weight: 64 to 105 g/m²A4, Letter (LT) Up to 500 sheets in a cassette (a stack 56 mm thick) EPSON Color Laser Paper A4 Up to 56 mm thick stack
Paper Handling36 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 cassette unit installed: MP tray Lower Cassette Note: ❏Paper other than A4 or Letter size can be fed only from the MP tray. ❏If you make paper size settings or paper source settings in your application, these settings may override the printer driver settings. ❏If you select an envelope for the Paper Size setting, it can be fed only from the MP tray regardless of the Paper Source setting. ❏You can change the priority of the MP tray by using the MP Tray setting in the Setup menu. For details, see Setup Menu on page 244. Loading Paper This section describes how to load paper. If you use special media such as transparencies or envelopes, see also Printing on Special Media on page 41. MP tray Follow the steps below to load paper.
Paper Handling37 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.
Paper Handling38 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.
Paper Handling39 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.
Paper Handling40 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 face-down tray. This tray can hold up to 250 sheets.