Epson EPL N3000DTS User Manual

							28Paper Handling
Printing on Special Media
You can print on special paper stock such as thick paper, 
envelopes, transparencies, and labels.
Note:
Since the quality of any particular brand or type of media may be changed 
by the manufacturer at any time, EPSON cannot guarantee the quality 
of any type of media. Always test samples of media stock before 
purchasing large quantities or printing large jobs.
Envelopes
The print quality of envelopes may be irregular because different 
parts of an envelope have different thicknesses. Print one or two 
envelopes to check the print quality.
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Caution:
Do not use window envelopes unless they are specifically 
designed for laser printers. The plastic on most window envelopes 
will melt when it comes into contact with the fuser.
Note:
❏Depending on the quality of envelopes, the printing environment, 
or the printing procedure, envelopes might be wrinkled. Make a trial 
print run before you print on a lot of envelopes.
 
						

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❏When printed envelopes are wrinkled, open cover B and push up the 
form feed pressure change levers at both sides of the fuser unit until 
they are in the vertical position. It may reduce the wrinkles in the 
envelopes. When using paper other than envelopes, be sure to push 
the levers back down.
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Warning:
Unless specifically instructed in this guide, be careful not to 
touch the fuser, which is marked CAUTION HOT 
SURFACE, or the surrounding areas. If the printer has been 
in use, the fuser and the surrounding areas may be very hot. 
If you must touch one of these areas, wait 40 minutes to allow 
the heat to subside before doing so.
The following table shows important settings you have to make 
when using envelopes.
Paper Source MP tray (up to 10 envelopes), standard lower 
cassette, optional lower cassette (up to 80 
envelopes)
MP Tray Size setting in the 
Tray MenuMon, C10, DL, C5, C6, IB5
 
						

							30Paper Handling Note:
When loading envelopes into the MP tray, set the envelope size on the 
MP Tray Size setting in the Tray Menu on the control panel.
Please note the following tips for handling this media.
❏Load envelopes with the flap closed and facing forward as 
shown below.
❏Do not use an envelope that has glue or tape on it.
Printer driver settings Paper Size: Mon, C10, DL, C5, C6, IB5
Paper Source: MP Tray, Lower Cassette 1, 
Lower Cassette 2, Lower Cassette 3
Paper Type: Thick
C5, IB5
Mon, DL, 
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Caution:
Make sure that the minimum size of envelopes meets the 
following size requirements:
MP tray:
Height: 76.2 mm
Width: 127.0 mm
Labels
You can load labels up to 100 sheets into the MP tray, up to 290 
sheets into standard lower paper cassette or 550-Sheet Paper 
Cassette Unit. However, you may need to feed some labels one 
sheet at a time, or load them manually.
The following table shows important settings you have to make 
when using labels.
Paper Source MP tray, standard lower cassette, optional 
lower cassette
MP Tray Size setting in the Tray 
MenuAuto (or A4, LT)
LC1, LC2, LC3 Size setting in the 
Tray MenuA4, LT
Printer driver settings  Paper Size: A4, LT
Paper Type: Labels 
Min.
127.0 mm
Min. 
76.2 mmMin.
127.0 mm
Min. 
76.2 mm
 
						

							32Paper Handling Note:
❏You should only use labels designed for monochrome laser printers 
or monochrome plain-paper copiers.
❏To prevent the label adhesive from coming into contact with printer 
parts, always use labels that completely cover the backing sheet, with 
no gaps between the individual labels.
❏Press a sheet of paper on top of each sheet of labels. If the paper sticks, 
do not use those labels in your printer.
❏You may have to make the setting Thick for Paper Type in the Setup 
Menu.
Thick paper/Extra thick paper
The following table shows important settings you have to make 
when using thick or extra thick paper.
Note:
When printing on thick paper, outputting it to the Face-up tray is 
recommended because thick paper curls easily.
Transparencies
You can load transparencies up to 100 sheets into the MP tray, 
standard lower cassette or 550-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit.
Paper Source MP tray (Total thickness: 17.5 mm 
maximum), standard lower cassette, 
optional lower cassette (Total thickness: 
49.4 mm maximum)
Printer  driver  settings Paper Size: A4, A5, B5, LT, HLT, EXE, LGL, 
GLG, GLT, F4
Paper Type: Thick or Extra thick
 
						

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The following table shows important settings you have to make 
when using transparencies.
Loading a custom paper size
You can load non-standard size paper into the MP tray as long as 
it meets the following size requirements:
76.2×127.0 mm to 215.9×355.6 mm for MP tray. 
Note:
When printing on custom size paper, make sure that the Paper Size 
setting on the printer driver is set to User Defined Size.
Paper Source MP tray, standard lower cassette, optional 
lower cassette
MP Tray Size setting in the Tray 
MenuAuto (or A4, LT)
LC1, LC2, LC3 Size setting in the 
Tray MenuA4, LT
Printer driver settings Paper Size: A4, LT
Paper Type: Transparency
Paper Source MP tray (up to 150 sheets (75 g/m²), up to 
150 sheets (64 g/m²))
Printer driver settings Paper Size: User Defined Size
Paper Source: MPTray
Paper Type: Plain, Thick, or Extra thick
 
						

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Chapter 3
Using the Standard Printer Software
About the Printer Software
The printer driver lets you choose from a wide variety of settings 
to get the best results from your printer. The printer driver also 
includes EPSON Status Monitor 3, which is accessed through the 
Utility menu. EPSON Status Monitor 3 lets you check the status of 
your printer. See “Monitoring Your Printer Using EPSON Status 
Monitor 3” on page 66 for more information.
Accessing the printer driver
You can access the printer driver directly from any application 
programs, from your Windows operating system.
The printer settings made from many Windows applications 
override settings made when the printer driver is accessed from 
the operating system, so you should access the printer driver from 
your application to make sure you get the result you want.
Note:
Online help provides details on printer driver settings.
❏To access the printer driver from your application, click the 
Print or Page Setup command on the File menu. You also 
need to click Setup, Options, Properties, or a combination of 
these buttons.
 
						

							36Using the Standard Printer Software ❏To access the printer driver from Windows, click Start, point 
to Settings, and click Printers. Next, right-click the EPSON 
EPL-N3000 Advanced icon and click Properties (in Windows 
Me, 98, or 95), Printing Preferences (in Windows XP or 2000) 
or Document Defaults (in Windows NT 4.0).
Making Changes to Printer Settings
Making the print quality setting
You can change the print quality of printouts through settings in 
the printer driver. With the printer driver, you can make the print 
settings by choosing from a list of predefined settings, or 
customizing the settings.
Resizing printouts
You can have your document enlarged or reduced during 
printing.
To automatically resize pages to fit the output paper
1. Click the Layout tab.
 
						

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2. Select the Zoom Options check box. Then select the desired 
paper size from the Output Paper drop-down list. The page 
will be printed to fit on the paper you have selected.
3. Click the Upper Left button (to print reduced page image at 
upper left corner of the paper) or the Center button (to print 
reduced page image with centering) for Location setting.
4. Click OK to accept the settings.
To resize pages by a specified percentage:
1. Click the Layout tab.
2. Select the Zoom Options check box.
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