Epson EPL N3000DT User Manual

							18Paper HandlingFor 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.
❏Using the printer’s control panel
Access the control panel’s Setup Menu, then select Paper 
Source and specify the paper source you want to use.
Auto selection
If you want the printer to select the paper source containing the 
appropriate size of paper automatically, select Auto Selection in 
the printer driver or Auto using the printer’s control panel. 
The printer will search for a paper source containing the specified 
paper size in the following order.
Standard configuration:
MP Tray
Lower Cassette 1
Note:
❏If you make paper size settings or paper source settings in your 
application, these settings may override the printer driver settings.
❏You can change the priority of the MP tray by using the MP Mode 
setting in the control panel’s Setup Menu. For details, see “Setup 
Menu” on page 352.
 
						

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With one or two optional 550-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit A4 
installed:
MP Tray
Lower Cassette 1
Lower Cassette 2
Lower Cassette 3
Note:
❏If you make paper size settings or paper source settings in your 
application, these settings may override the printer driver settings.
❏You can change the priority of the MP tray by using the MP Mode 
setting in the control panel’s Setup Menu. For details, see “Setup 
Menu” on page 352.
❏When Auto is set for the paper source setting on the control panel 
or the printer driver, A4, A5, B5, LT, LGL, GLG, EXE paper can 
be fed automatically with the standard or optional lower cassettes. 
Other paper sizes can be fed when the specified cassette is set for the 
paper source.
Manually feeding paper
Manual feeding is similar to normal paper feeding, except that 
you need to press the N Start/Stop button to start printing.
You can either choose to press the N Start/Stop button once to 
start printing all pages, or press the N Start/Stop button to print 
each page one by one.
Follow these steps to feed paper manually:
1. Access the printer driver by one of the following methods:
❏To access the printer driver from your application, select 
Print or Page Setup from the File menu. You also need to 
click Setup, Options, Properties, or a combination of these 
buttons.
 
						

							20Paper Handling❏To access the printer driver from Windows Me, 98, or 95, 
click Start, point to Settings, and click Printers. Next, 
right-click the EPSON EPL-N3000 Advanced icon and 
click Properties. 
❏To access the printer driver from Windows XP, 2000, or 
NT 4.0, click Start, and click Printers and Faxes. Next, 
right-click the EPSON EPL-N3000 Advanced icon and 
click Printing Preferences (in Windows XP or 2000) or 
Document Defaults (in Windows NT 4.0).
2. Click the Basic Settings tab, then click the Manual Feed check 
box.
3. Click the EachPage check box to feed all pages manually one 
by one.
To feed only the first page manually, leave the check box 
unchecked.
4. Select the correct paper size from the Paper Size list.
5. If paper of the selected size is already loaded, proceed to the 
next step. Otherwise, remove any paper remaining in the tray. 
Load a sheet or a stack of the selected size paper with the 
printable side up. Adjust the paper guide to the size of the 
paper you are loading.
Note:
Make sure to load paper with the printable surface facing up.
6. Send the print data from the computer. The LCD panel shows 
Manual Feed and the selected page size.
7. Press the N Start/Stop button to start printing.
If you checked the EachPage check box in step 3, press the N 
Start/Stop button to print each page.
Otherwise, all pages are printed automatically.
 
						

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Output Tray
Face-down tray
Face-up tray
Installing the Face-up tray
Follow these steps to install the face-up tray. Paper  size: All types of paper that are supported can be used.
Paper type: 76.2 × 127.0 mm to 215.9 × 355.6 mm
Capacity: Up to 500 sheets of plain paper
 
						

							22Paper Handling 1. Insert the right and left tabs of the face-up tray into the holes 
at the back of the printer.
2. Push up the lever and pull out the extension tray.
Paper  type: All types of paper that are supported can be used.
Paper size: 76.2 × 127.0 mm to 215.9 × 297.0 mm
Capacity: Up to 70 sheets of plain paper (Up to 10 mm 
thickness)
 
						

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Loading Paper
This section describes how to load paper into the MP tray and the 
paper cassettes. If you use special media such as transparencies 
or envelopes, see also “Printing on Special Media” on page 28.
MP tray and standard lower paper cassette
The MP tray is the most flexible paper source, accommodating 
various paper sizes and media types. See “MP tray” on page 15 
for details.
For information on the paper sizes and types supported by the 
standard lower paper cassette, see “Standard lower paper 
cassette” on page 16.
Note:
MP tray can be set into the upper cassette slot only, and standard lower 
paper cassette can be set into the lower cassette slot only. Do not set into 
the different slot by force.
Follow these steps to load paper into the MP tray.
Note:
The procedure for loading paper into the standard lower paper cassette 
is the same as that for the MP tray.
 
						

							24Paper Handling 1. Pull out the MP tray.
Note:
When pulling out the MP tray, raise it and pull it at an angle.
2. Remove the MP tray cover.
3. Adjust the cassette size to accommodate the paper you are 
loading.
 
						

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Slide the side paper guide outward while pinching the knob. 
Then, slide the end paper guide while pinching the knob, to 
accommodate the paper you are loading.
4. Load a stack of the desired media on the center of the cassette 
with the printable surface facing up. Then slide the side paper 
guide while pinching the knob until it is against the right side 
of the stack to get a snug fit.
 
						

							26Paper Handling 5. Replace the MP tray cover, making sure the front edge is flush 
and as far forward as possible. And reinsert the cassette in the 
printer.
Note:
The following paper sizes are detected automatically. When loading 
other paper sizes or fixing the paper size despite the loaded paper 
size, use the control panel to set the paper size. For details, see “Tray 
Menu” on page 348.
Detected paper sizes:
 
						

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6. Extend the paper support to accommodate the size of the 
paper loaded in the MP tray or lower paper cassette to prevent 
it from slipping off the printer.
550-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit
The paper sizes and types supported by the optional 550-Sheet 
Paper Cassette Unit are the same as the standard lower paper 
cassette. For more information, see “Optional 550-Sheet Paper 
Cassette Unit A4” on page 17.
The paper-loading procedure is also the same as that for the 
standard lower paper cassette. For detailed information, see “MP 
tray and standard lower paper cassette” on page 23.MP tray: A4, A5, B5, Letter (LT), Legal 
(LGL), Executive (EXE), 
Government Legal (GLG)
Standard lower paper 
cassette:A4, A5, B5, LT, LGL, EXE, GLG