Epson B 500DN User Manual

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1. Click Add/Del under Watermark on the Page Layout window. The following window 
appears.
2. Do one of the following:
❏To use an image file as a watermark, select BMP. Click Browse to locate the bitmap 
file you want to use, then click Open. Type a name for your watermark in the Name 
text box, then click Save.
❏To create a text-based watermark, select Text. Type your text in the Text box. This 
text will also be used as the watermark name. If you want to change...

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4. Click Settings. The following window appears: 
5. Make sure that the appropriate watermark is selected in the Watermark list, then select 
Color, Position, Density, Size, Font, Style, and Angle settings. (For details, see the 
online help.) Your settings are reflected in the preview window.
6. When you finish making settings, click OK.
 

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Chapter 5 
Using the Control Panel
Introduction
You can use the printer’s control panel to access a variety of menus that allow you to check 
the status of consumable products, print status sheets, and make printer settings. This 
section describes how to use the control panel.
For B-500DN Users
Explains how to use the control panel for B-500DN.
❏“Buttons and Lights” on page 104
❏“Icons on the LCD” on page 106
❏“How to Access the Control Panel Menus” on page 107
❏“Control Panel...

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For B-500DN Users
The control panel of the printer consists of 7 buttons, 3 lights, and a liquid crystal display 
(LCD).
Buttons and Lights
The table below describes the functions of the buttons on the control panel.
Button Description
Power buttonTurns the printer on or off.
Cancel buttonCancels the print job if pressed during printing.
Returns to the Ready status when pressed in Menu mode.
Left buttonReturns to the previous level when pressed in Menu mode.
 

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The table below describes the meanings of the lights on the control panel. The lights let you 
know the status of the printer and the type of an error when it occurs.
Up buttonChanges the parameter in the reverse order when selecting a desired 
parameter in Menu mode.
Down buttonChanges the parameters in forward order when selecting a desired 
parameter in Menu mode.
Right buttonEnters Menu mode when pressed in the Ready status.
Selects a desired menu when pressed in Menu...

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Icons on the LCD
This section describes the meaning of icons displayed on the LCD screen.
The table below describes the meaning of ink cartridge status icon.
The table below describes the meaning of maintenance box status icon.
Power light (green)On:
The printer is in the Ready status.
Flashing:
The printer is starting.
The printer is printing.
The printer is cleaning the print head.
The printer is charging the ink.
The printer is canceling printing.
Off:
The printer is off....

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How to Access the Control Panel Menus
This section describes how to enter Menu mode and make settings with the buttons on the 
control panel.
Note:
❏Press the +Cancel button whenever you want to exit Menu mode and return to the Ready 
status.
❏Press the lLeft button to return to the previous step.
1. Make sure that READY appears on the LCD screen, and then press the rRight button. 
The first menu appears on the LCD screen.
2. Press the dDown or uUp button to scroll through the...

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Printer Setting Menu
This menu allows you to configure the basic printer setting.
Language
You can select the language displayed on the LCD screen from the following list: English, 
French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Japanese.
Test Print Menu
This menu allows you to make settings related to test print.
Nozzle check
You can print a print head nozzle check pattern for each ink cartridge. From the printing 
results, you can check whether the nozzles are...

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Head alignment
You can print a head alignment test pattern. From the printing results, you can adjust the 
head alignment.
Cleaning
You can clean the print head. You can also print a nozzle check pattern before cleaning.
Cleaning sheet
You can clean up the rollers inside the printer.
Contrast adj.
You can adjust the contrast of the LCD screen. Press the uUp or dDown button to adjust 
contrast.
Network Setting Menu
This menu allows you to make network settings.
Network setup
You...

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Status and Error Messages
This section describes the meaning of messages displayed on the LCD screen.
The table below describes the status messages.
The table below contains error messages, a brief description of each message and 
suggestions for correcting the problem.
Message Description
Cancel The print job is canceled.
Charging ink The printer is charging the ink.
Cleaning The printer is cleaning the print head.
Please wait The printer is starting.
The printer is...