Epson EPL N3000DTS User Manual
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338Technical Specifications Power On/Off Cautions Do not turn off the printer: ❏After turning on the printer, wait until Ready appears on the LCD panel. ❏While the Ready light is flashing ❏While the Data light is on or flashing ❏While printing
Functions of the Control Panel339 B B B B B B B B B B B B Appendix B Functions of the Control Panel Using the Control Panel Menus 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 menus, and when it is appropriate to make printer settings using the control panel. When to make control panel settings In general, printer settings can be made from the printer driver, and do not need to be made using the control panel. In fact, printer driver settings override settings made using the control panel, so use the control panel menus only to make settings you cannot make in your software or printer driver, including the following: ❏Changing the emulation modes and selecting the IES (Intelligent Emulation Switching) mode ❏Specifying a channel and configuring the interface ❏Choosing the size of the memory buffer used to receive data How to access the control panel menus For a complete description of the items and settings available in the control panel menus, see “Control Panel Menus” on page 343.
340Functions of the Control Panel 1. When the printer’s Ready light is on, press any of the control panel buttons shown below accesses the control panel menus. 2. Use the Up and Down buttons to scroll through the menus. 3. Press the Enter button to view the items in a menu. Depending on the menu, the LCD panel displays an item and the current setting separated by an asterisk (YYYY *ZZZZ), or only an item (YYYY). 4. Use the Up and Down buttons to scroll through the items, or press the Back button to return to the previous level. 5. Press the Enter button to carry out the operation indicated by an item, such as printing a status sheet or resetting the printer; or to view the settings available for an item, such as paper sizes or emulation modes. Use the Up and Down buttons to scroll through available settings, and press the Enter button to select a setting and return to the previous level. Press the Back button to return to the previous level without changing the setting. Note: You need to turn the printer off and then on to activate some settings. For details, see “Control Panel Menus” on page 343.
Functions of the Control Panel341 B B B B B B B B B B B B 6. Press the N Start/Stop button to exit the control panel menus. Printing and Deleting Reserve Job Data Print jobs stored on the printer’s optional Hard Disk Drive using the Re-Print Job, Verify Job, and Stored Job options of the Reserve Job function can be printed and deleted using the control panel’s Quick Print Job Menu. Jobs saved using the Confidential Job option can be printed from the Confidential Job Menu. Using the Quick Print Job Menu Follow these steps to print or delete Re-Print Job, Verify Job, and Stored Job data: 1. Make sure the LCD panel displays Ready or Standby, then press the Enter button to access the control panel menus. 2. Press the Down button repeatedly until Quick Print Job Menu appears on the LCD panel, then press the Enter button. 3. Use the Down or Up button to scroll to the appropriate user name, then press the Enter button. 4. Use the Down or Up button to scroll to the appropriate job name, then press the Enter button. 5. To specify the number of copies you want to print, press the Enter button, then use the Down and Up buttons to select the number of copies. To delete the print job without printing any copies, press the Down button to display Delete on the LCD panel.
342Functions of the Control Panel 6. Press the Enter button to start printing or to delete the data. Using the Confidential Job Menu Follow these steps to print or delete Confidential Job data: 1. Make sure the LCD panel displays Ready or Standby, then press the Enter button to access the control panel menus. 2. Press the Down button repeatedly until ConfidentialJobMenu appears on the LCD panel, then press the Enter button. 3. Use the Down or Up button to scroll to the appropriate user name, then press the Enter button. 4. Enter your 4-digit password by using the corresponding buttons, as shown below. Note: ❏Passwords are always 4 digits. ❏Passwords consist of numbers from 1 through 4. ❏If no print jobs have been saved with the password you entered, Password Error appears briefly on the LCD panel then the printer exits the control panel menus. Confirm the password and try again.
Functions of the Control Panel343 B B B B B B B B B B B B 5. Use the Down or Up button to scroll to the appropriate job name, then press the Enter button. 6. To specify the number of copies you want to print, press the Enter button, then use the Down and Up buttons to select the number of copies. To delete the print job without printing any copies, press the Down button to display Delete on the LCD panel. 7. Press the Enter button to start printing or to delete the data. Control Panel Menus For a summary of the control panel menus, see the table below. For details on the items and settings on the menus, see the descriptions for each menu later in this section. Control panel menu summary The following table shows the order in which control panel menus and menu items appear on the LCD panel.
344Functions of the Control Panel Press the Up and Down buttons to scroll through the menus. The menus and menu items appear in the order shown below. Menu Items Information Menu Status Sheet, Reserve Job List* 1, Form Overlay List*2, NetworkStatus Sheet*3, AUX Status Sheet*4, PS3 Status Sheet*4, PS3 Font List*4, LJ4 Font Sample, ESCP2 Font Sample, FX Font Sample, I239X Font Sample, Toner, Total Pages Tray Menu MP Tray Size, LC1 Size, LC2 Size* 4, LC3 Size*4, MP Type, LC1 Type, LC2 Type*4, LC3 Type*4, Emulation Menu Parallel, USB, Network, AUX* 4 Printing Menu Page Size, Wide A4, Orientation, Resolution, RITech, Toner Save, Density, Image Optimum, Top Offset, LeftOffset, T Offset B* 11, L Offset B*11 Setup Menu Lang, Time Out, Paper Source, Out Bin, Stacker*11, MP Mode, ManualFeed, Copies, Duplex*12, Binding*12, Start Page*12, Offset Stacking*11, Paper Type, Skip Blank Page, Auto Eject Page, Size Ignore, Auto Cont, Page Protect, Toner Out, LCD Contrast Reset Menu Clear Warning, Clear All Warnings, Reset, Reset All, SelecType Init, Reset Fuser Counter Quick Print Job Menu* 5- ConfidentialJobMe nu* 6- Parallel Menu* 9Parallel I/F, Speed, Bi-D, Buffer Size USB Menu* 9USB I/F, Buffer Size Network Menu* 9Network I/F, Network Config, Get IPAddress*7, IP*7*8, SM*7*8, GW*7*8, NetWare, AppleTalk, MS Network, Rendezvous, Link Speed, Buffer Size AUX Menu* 4 *9AUX I/F, AUX Config, Get IPAddress, IP, SM, GW, NetWare, AppleTalk, MS Network, Rendezvous, AUX Init, Buffer Size
Functions of the Control Panel345 B B B B B B B B B B B B *1 This item appears only when the jobs are stored by using the Quick Print Job feature. *2 This item appears only when Form Overlay data exists. *3 This item appears only when the Network I/F setting in the Emulation Menu is on. *4 This item appears only when the corresponding option is installed. *5 This Item appears only when there is print job data stored in the printer’s Hard Disk Drive to be printed by using the Quick Print Job Menu. *6 This Item appears only when there is print job data stored in the printer’s Hard Disk Drive to be printed by using the Confidential Job Menu. *7 Available only when Network Config is set to Yes. *8 When Get IPAddress is set to Auto, all items between IP and GW are not available. Their default values will be used. *9 The settings are activated after turning the printer off and then on. *10The item appears when the appropriate font setting is selected. *11The item appears when the optional Stacker is installed. *12The item appears when the optional Duplex Unit is installed. Information Menu From this menu you can check the toner level and the remaining service life of consumable products. You can also print status and sample sheets showing the printer’s current settings, available fonts, and a brief summary of available features. LJ4 Menu FontSource, Font Number, Pitch*10, Height*10, Symset, Form, Source Symset, Dest Symset, CR Function, LF Function, Tray Assign GL2 Menu GLMode, Scale, Origin, Pen, End, Join, Pen0 to Pen6 PS3 Menu Error Sheet, Image Protect ESCP2 Menu Font, Pitch, Condensed, T.Margin, Text, CGTable, Country, Auto CR, Auto LF, Bit Image, ZeroChar FX Menu Font, Pitch, Condensed, T.Margin, Text, CGTable, Country, Auto CR, Auto LF, Bit Image, ZeroChar I239X Menu Font, Pitch, Code Page, T.Margin, Text, Auto CR, Auto LF, Alt. Graphics, Bit Image, ZeroChar, CharacterSet Menu Items
346Functions of the Control Panel Press the Down or Up button to select an item. Press the Enter button to print a sheet or font sample. *1 This item appears only when the jobs are stored by using the Quick Print Job feature. *2 This item appears only when Form Overlay data exists. *3 This item appears only when the Network I/F setting in the Emulation Menu is on. *4 Available only when an optional interface card is installed. Status Sheet, AUX Status Sheet, PS3 Status Sheet Prints a sheet showing the current printer settings and installed options. These sheets can be useful to confirm whether options have been installed correctly. Reserve Job List Prints a list of reserved print jobs stored in the optional Hard Disk Drive. Item Settings (default in bold) Status Sheet - Reserve Job List* 1- Form Overlay List* 2- Network Status Sheet* 3- AUX Status Sheet* 4- PS3 Status Sheet - PS3 Font List - LJ4 Font Sample - ESCP2 Font Sample - FX Font Sample - I239X Font Sample - Toner E******F Total Pages 0 to 99999999
Functions of the Control Panel347 B B B B B B B B B B B B Form Overlay List Prints a list of the form overlays stored in the optional Hard Disk Drive. Network Status Sheet Prints a sheet showing the working status of the network. PS3 Font List, LJ4 Font Sample, ESCP2 Font Sample, FX Font Sample, I239X Font Sample Prints a list or sample of the fonts available for your selected printer emulation. Toner Displays the amount of toner left in the imaging cartridge as shown below: Total Pages Displays the total number of pages printed by the printer (0 to 99999999).E****** F(About 100 to 84%) E***** F(About 83 to 67%) E**** F(About 66 to 51%) E*** F(About 50 to 34%) E** F(About 33 to 17%) E* F(About 16 to 1%) EF(0%)