Epson Aculaser M2010D User Manual

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Available paper source:
❏MP tray
Printer driver settings:
Note:
❏Set the envelope with the printable surface facing up.
❏Depending on the quality of envelopes, the printing environment, or the printing procedure, envelopes 
might be wrinkled. Make a trial print run before you print on a lot of envelopes.
❏Duplex printing is not available for envelopes.
Thick paper
Available paper source:
❏MP tray
Printer driver settings:Paper Size: MON, C10, DL, C5, C6, IB5
Paper Source: MP tray
Paper Size: A4, A5, B5, LT, EXE
Paper Source: MP tray
Paper Type: Thick (121 to 220 g/m² paper)
 
						

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Semi-thick paper
Available paper source:
❏MP tray
❏Standard lower paper cassette
❏Optional paper cassette
Printer driver settings:
Transparencies
Available paper source:
❏MP tray
Printer driver settings:
Custom paper size
Available paper size:
❏70.0 × 148.0 mm to 215.9 × 356.0 mm
Available paper source:
❏MP tray
Printer driver settings:Paper Size: A4, A5, B5, LT, EXE
Paper Source: Auto Selection
Paper Type: Semi-Thick (91 to 120 g/m² paper)
Paper Size: A4, LT
Paper Source: MP tray
Paper Type: Transparency
 
						

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Note:
Depending on the quality of the non-standard size paper, the printing environment, or the printing 
procedure, the paper might skew. Make a trial print run before you print on a lot of non-standard size paper.
Note:
❏For Windows, access the printer driver, then select User Defined Size from the Paper Size list on the 
Basic Settings tab. In the User Defined Paper Size dialog box, adjust the Paper Width, Paper Length, and 
Unit settings to match your custom paper. Then click OK and your custom paper size will be saved.
❏The saved paper sizes can only be used with the printer driver you saved them to. Even if multiple printer 
names are set for a printer driver, the settings can be available only for the printer name in which you 
saved the settings.
❏When sharing the printer on a network, you cannot create User defined size at the client.
❏For Mac OS X 10.2 or 10.3, follow the steps below to save your custom paper size.
1. Open the Page Setup dialog box.
2. Select Custom Page Size from the Settings drop-down list.
3. Click New.
4. Enter the settings name and specify the paper size, and then click OK.
❏For Mac OS X 10.4, follow the steps bellow to save your custom paper size.
1. Open the Page Setup dialog box.
2. Select Manage Custom Sizes from the Paper Size drop-down list.
3. Click  .
4. Double-click Untitled and enter the settings name.
5. Specify the paper size and click OK.
Cancelling a Print Job
From the printer
Press the +Cancel Job button on the printer’s control panel. Paper Size: User Defined Size
Paper Source: MP tray
Paper Type: Normal, Semi-Thick, or Thick
 
						

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From the computer
For Windows users
Double-click your printer’s icon on the taskbar. Select the job in the list, then click Cancel from the 
Document menu.
For Mac OS X users
Open Printer Setup Utility (for Mac OS X 10.3 and 10.4) or Print Center (for Mac OS X 10.2) and 
double-click your printer from the print queue. Then, select Delete Job from the jobs menu.
Setting the Print Quality
You can change the print quality of printouts through settings in the printer driver. 
In the Automatic setting, you can select a print mode according to your printing purpose. The 
printer driver makes optimal settings depending on the print mode you have selected. In the 
Advanced setting, you have more setting options.
Note:
The printer driver’s online help provides details on printer driver settings.
Note for Macintosh users:
Maximum cannot be selected from the Automatic settings. Select Advanced settings to select Maximum.
Using the Automatic setting
For Windows users
1. Click the Basic Settings tab.
 
						

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2. Select Automatic, then choose desired printing quality.
3. Click OK.
For Mac OS X users
1. Open the Print dialog box.
2. Select Printer Settings from the drop-down list, and select the Basic Settings tab.
 
						

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3. Select Automatic, then choose the resolution from the drop-down list.
Using the Advanced setting
For Windows users
1. Click the Basic Settings tab.
 
						

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2. Select Advanced. Then 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 and Screen 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.
For Mac OS X users
1. Open the Print dialog box.
2. Select Printer Settings from the drop-down list, and select the Basic Settings tab.
 
						

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3. Select Advanced, then click More Settings.
4. Set the appropriate setting in the Advanced dialog box.
When you choose a predefined setting, other settings such as Print Quality and Screen are set 
automatically. Changes are shown in the Summary drop-down list in the Print dialog box.
Customizing print settings
If you need to change detailed settings, make the settings manually.
Note:
To print the highest resolution, set Print Quality to Maximum.
For Windows users
1. Click the Basic Settings tab.
2. Select Advanced, then click More Settings.
3. Make appropriate settings. For details about each setting, see online help.
4. Click OK.
For Mac OS X users
1. Open the Print dialog box.
 
						

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2. Select Printer Settings from the drop-down list, and select Basic Settings tab.
3. Select Advanced, then click More Settings.
4. Make appropriate settings. For details about each setting, click the   button.
5. Click OK.
Saving your settings
You can save your custom settings.
Note:
❏You cannot use a predefined setting name for your custom settings.
❏The saved custom settings can only be used with the printer driver you saved them to. Even if multiple 
printer names are set for a printer driver, the settings can be available only for the printer name in which 
you saved the settings.
❏You cannot delete predefined settings.
For Windows users
Note:
When sharing the printer on a network, the Save Settings is grayed out and you cannot create a custom 
setting at the client.
1. Click the Basic Settings tab.
2. Select Advanced, then click Save Settings to open the Custom Settings dialog box.
3. Type a name for your custom settings in the Name box, then click Save. 
Your settings will appear in the list on the Basic Settings tab.
Note:
To delete a custom setting, follow the step 1 and 2, select the setting in the Custom Settings dialog box, then 
click Delete.
You can create new settings in the More Settings dialog box. When you create new settings, 
Custom Settings is displayed in the list on the Basic Settings tab. In this case, the original setting is 
not overwritten. To save the new settings, save them under a new name.
For Mac OS X users
1. Open the Print dialog box.
 
						

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2. Click Save or Save As in the Presets.
3. Type a name for your custom settings in the Name box, then click OK.
Your settings will appear in the Presets drop-down list.
Note:
❏To delete a custom setting, select the setting, then select Delete in the presets drop-down list.
❏The Custom Setting option is a standard feature of Mac OS X.
Toner Save mode
To reduce the amount of toner used in printing documents, you can print rough drafts using the 
Toner Save mode.
Note:
This function is for Windows only.
1. Click the Basic Settings tab.
2. Select Advanced, then click More Settings to open the More Settings dialog box.
3. Select the Toner Save check box, then click OK.
Setting the Advanced Layout
Duplex printing
This function allows you to print on both sides of the paper automatically.
For Windows users
1. Click the Basic Settings tab.