Epson EPL N3000 User Manual

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Setup Guide
Provides you important safety information about this printer, 
information on assembling the printer and installing the printer 
software. It also contains information on installing the optional 
memory module, hard disk drive and interface card.
Reference Guide (this manual)
Provides you with detailed information on the printer’s functions, 
optional products, maintenance, troubleshooting, and technical 
specifications.
Network Guide
Provides network administrators...

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of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION.
Coronet is a trademark of Ludlow Industries (UK) Ltd.
Marigold is a trademark of Arthur Baker and may be registered in some jurisdictions.
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Contents
Chapter 1  Getting to Know Your Printer
Printer Parts  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Front view  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Rear view  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Inside the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Chapter 2  Paper Handling
Paper Sources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
MP tray  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Standard lower paper cassette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Optional 550-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit A4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Selecting a paper source  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Output Tray . . . . . . ....

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Confidential Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Monitoring Your Printer Using EPSON Status Monitor 3 . . . . . . . 66
About EPSON Status Monitor 3  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Installing EPSON Status Monitor 3  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Getting printer status details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Setting...

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Chapter 6  Setting Up Your Printer on a Network
Sharing the Printer  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171
Setting Up Your Printer as a Shared Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172
Using an additional driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174
Setting for the Clients  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180
Using AppleTalk Under Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4.0  . . .188
Installing the Printer Driver...

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Jam DM (Duplex Unit cover) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Jam STK  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Printing a Status Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Operational Problems  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
The Ready light does not turn on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
The printer does not print (Ready light off)...

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Paper does not feed from the optional 550-Sheet
Paper Cassette Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283
Feed jam when using the optional 550-Sheet
Paper Cassette Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .284
An installed option cannot be used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .285
Correcting USB Problems  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .285
USB connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Parallel interface  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
USB interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Ethernet interface  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Options and Consumable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
550-Sheet Paper...