Epson C1600 Manual

							About the Rotate Toner KEY
The Rotate Toner key allows you to switch the printer from normal operation mode to Change Toner
mode, Eject All Toner mode or Print Head Cleanup mode.
The mode that the printer enters depends on how long the Rotate Toner key is held down.
Length of time that the Rotate
Toner key is held downMode that the printer enters Indicators on the control panel
Less than 5 seconds Change Toner mode -
5 to 9 seconds Print Head Cleanup mode All indicators blink once after the key
has been held down for 5 seconds.
More than 10 seconds Eject All Toner modeAll indicators flash once after the key
has been held down for 10 seconds.
Note:
When the printer is switched to any of these operation modes, the magenta toner indicator lights up.
The Rotate Toner key is used in the following situations.
❏When replacing a toner cartridge
❏When removing all toner cartridges
❏When cleaning the print head window
When replacing a toner cartridge
Press the Rotate Toner key.
The printer enters Change Toner mode.
Note:
❏For details on replacing a toner cartridge, refer to “Replacing a Toner Cartridge” on page 39.
❏To return to normal operation mode from Change Toner mode, press the Clear key.
When cleaning the print head window
Hold down the Rotate Toner key for 5 seconds to 9 seconds.
The printer enters Print Head Cleanup mode.
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							Note:
❏For details on cleaning the print head window, refer to “Cleaning the Print Head Window” on page
57.
❏To return to normal operation mode from Print Head Cleanup mode, refer to “Cleaning the Print
Head Window” on page 57.
❏Print Head Cleanup mode is a mode that allows the user to clean the print head window more easily.
The print head window is not cleaned automatically.
When removing all toner cartridges
Hold down the Rotate Toner key more than 10 seconds.
The printer enters Eject All Toner mode.
Note:
❏For details on removing all toner cartridges, refer to “Removing All Toner Cartridges” on page
45.
❏To return to normal operation mode from Eject All Toner mode, press the Clear key.
About the Clear KEY
The Clear key allows you to:
❏Continue a print job after addressing an error message
❏Cancel a print job
❏Reset the printer after a toner cartridge is replaced
Note:
For details on resetting the printer after replacing a toner cartridge, refer to “Replacing a Toner
Cartridge” on page 39.
Continuing a Print Job after an Error Message
You can continue a print job after correcting the following types of errors:
❏No more media in the tray
❏Media other than that set in the printer driver was fed into the printer
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							Note:
For details on the error messages, refer to “Indicator Messages” on page 68.
If any of the errors listed above occur, press the Clear key to continue the print job.
Cancelling a Print Job
You can cancel a print job that is currently being processed.
While data is being processed or printed (the green Ready indicator is blinking), hold down the Clear
key for more than 5 seconds to cancel the print job.
Both the Ready and Error indicators blink when the print job is cancelled.
Software Disc
Drivers Use/Benefit
Windows 7/Vista/XP/Server 2008/
Server 2003/2000These drivers give you access to all of the printer features.
Windows 7/Vista/XP/Server 2008/
Server 2003 for 64bit
Utilities Use/Benefit
Remote Panel Program From the Remote Panel Program, the current status of this printer can be
checked.
For details, refer to “Working with the Remote Panel Program” on page 20.
Documentation Use/Benefit
Setup Guide This manual provides details on the initial operations that must be performed in
order to use this printer, such as setting up the printer and installing the drivers.
User’s Guide (this manual) This manual provides details on general daily operations, such as using the
drivers and control panel and replacing consumables.
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							System Requirements
❏Personal computer
Pentium II: 400MHz or higher
❏Operating System
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Basic/Home Premium/Home Professional/Home Ultimate,
Windows 7 Home Basic/Home Premium/Home Professional/Home Ultimate x64 Edition,
Windows Vista Home Basic/Home Premium/Ultimate/Business/Enterprise, Windows Vista
Home Basic/Home Premium/ Ultimate/Business/Enterprise x64 Edition, Windows XP Home
Edition/Professional (Service Pack 2 or later), Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows
Server 2008 Standard/Enterprise, Windows Server 2008 Standard/Enterprise x64 Edition,
Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition, Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4 or later)
❏Free hard disk space
256 MB or more
❏RAM
128 MB or more
❏CD/DVD drive
❏I/O interface
USB 2.0 High-Speed compliant port
Note:
❏The USB cable is not included with the machine.
❏This printer cannot be used as a shared printer.
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							Chapter 2
Using the Printer Driver
Uninstalling the Printer Driver
This section describes how to uninstall the printer driver if necessary.
Note:
❏You must have administrator privileges in order to uninstall the printer drive.
❏If the User Account Control window appears when uninstalling on Windows Vista, click the Allow
button or the Continue button.
1. Close all applications.
2. Choose Uninstall Program.
3. When the Uninstall dialog box appears, select the printer to be deleted, and then click Uninstall
button.
4. The printer driver will be uninstalled from your computer.
Printer Driver Settings
Common Buttons
The buttons described below appear on each tab.
❏OK
Click to exit the Properties dialog box, saving any changes made.
❏Cancel
Click to exit the Properties dialog box without saving any changes made.
❏Apply
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							Click to save all changes without exiting the Properties dialog box.
❏Help
Click to view the help.
❏Easy Set
Click Save to save the current settings. Specify a Name and Comment to access the settings for use
again later.
Name : Type in the name of the settings to be saved.
Comment : Add a simple comment to the settings to be saved.
Afterward, the saved settings can be selected from the drop-down list. To change the registered
settings, click Edit.
Select Default from the drop-down list to reset the functions in all tabs to their default values.
❏Printer View
Click the button to display an image of the printer in the figure area.
When this button is clicked, it changes to the Paper View button (when a tab other than the
Watermark tab or Quality tab is selected), the Watermark View button (when the Watermark tab
is selected), or the Quality View button (when the Quality tab is selected).
Note:
This button does not appear on the Version tab.
❏Paper View
Click the button to display a sample of the page layout in the figure area.
When this button is clicked, it changes to the Printer View button.
Note:
This button does not appear on the Watermark, Quality and Version tabs.
❏Watermark View
Click the button to display a preview of the watermark.
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							When this button is clicked, it changes to the Printer View button.
Note:
This button appears only when the Watermark tab is selected.
❏Quality View
Click the button to display a sample of the settings selected in the Quality tab.
When this button is clicked, it changes to the Printer View button.
Note:
This button appears only when the Quality tab is selected.
❏Default
Click the button to reset the settings to their defaults.
Note:
❏This button does not appear on the Version tab.
❏When this button is clicked, the settings in the displayed dialog box are reset to their defaults. The
settings on other tabs are not changed.
Basic Tab
The Basic Tab allows you to
❏Specify the orientation of the media
❏Specify the size of the original document
❏Select the output media size
❏Register/edit custom paper sizes
❏Zoom (expand/reduce) documents
❏Specify the number of copies
❏Turn on/off job collation
❏Specify the paper source
❏Specify the type of media
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							❏Select the paper used for the front page
Layout Tab
The Layout Tab allows you to
❏Print several pages of a document on the same page (N-up printing)
❏Print a single copy for enlargement and print several pages
❏Rotate the print image 180 degrees
❏Specify image shift settings
Note:
Double-Sided printing is not available with this printer.
Overlay Tab
Note:
B e  s u r e  t o  u s e  o v e r l a y s  w i t h  p r i n t  j o b s  w i t h a  m e d ia size and orientation that matches the overlay form. 
In addition, if settings have been specified for “N-up” in the printer driver, the overlay form cannot be
adjusted to match the specified settings.
The Overlay Tab allows you to
❏Select the form Overlay to use
❏Add, edit or delete overlay files
❏Print the form on all pages or only the first page
Watermark Tab
The Watermark Tab allows you to
❏Select the watermark to be used
❏Add, edit or delete watermarks
❏Print the watermark on the background
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							❏Print the watermark on only the first page
❏Print multiple copies of the selected watermark on a single page
Quality Tab
The Quality Tab allows you to
❏Specify whether to print in color or black and white
❏Specify the color matching for printing documents
❏Specify the resolution for the printout
❏Select whether or not economy print is used
❏Adjust the contrast (Contrast)
❏Control the darkness of an image (Brightness)
❏Adjust the saturation of printed image (Saturation)
❏Adjust the sharpness of the printed image (Sharpness)
Version Tab
❏The Version Tab allows you to view information about the printer driver.
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							Chapter 3
Remote Panel Program
Working with the Remote Panel Program
Introduction
The Remote Panel Program shows information about the current status of the printer and allows you
to specify various settings such as the time until the printer enters Energy Save mode.
Note:
In order to use the Remote Panel Program, install it after installing the printer driver.
Opening the Remote Panel Program
Follow the procedure described below to start up the Remote Panel Program.
1. Double-click the file Remote_Panel_P.exe, which is either on the desktop or any other location
on the computer.
(The Remote_Panel_P.exe is saved at the location specified when the Remote Panel Program was
installed.)
The Remote Panel Program icon appears in the Windows notification area (right end of the
taskbar).
2. Double-click the Remote Panel Program icon that appears in the notification area.
Note:
When starting Remote Panel Program again after it has been exited, double-click the file
Remote_Panel_P.exe.
Using the Remote Panel Program
The following functions are available from the Remote Panel Program.
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