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EPSON
AcuLaser C380
0
User's Guide
Rear view
a. power switch
b. stopper
c. controll
er opti
on expa
nded
apertur
e plate
d. interface cover
e. AC in
let
f. Ethern
et interf
ace connect
or
g. Type B int
erface card slot c
over
h. USB i
nterface
conne
ctor
Inside the printer
a. fuser unit
b. paper guide
c. transfer unit
d. imagi
ng cartri
dges
b
h
e
d
c
g
f
a
d
c
a
b
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Table of Contents
Copyright and Trademarks
2
Table of Contents
4
Safety
13
Warnings, Cautions, and Notes
13
Safety Precautions
13
Important Safety Instructions
15
Safety Information
17
Laser Safety Labels
18
Internal Laser Radiation
18
Ozone Safety
18
Ozone Emission
18
Power On/Off Cautions
19
Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Printer
20
Where to Find Information
20
Printer Parts
21
Front View
21
Rear View
22
Inside the Printer
22
Control Panel
23
Options and Consumable Products
24
Options
24
Consumable Products
24
Chapter 2 Printer Features and Various Printing Options
25
Printer Features
25
High-Speed Tandem Printing Engine
25
Pre-Defined Color Settings in the Printer Driver
25
Toner Save Mode
25
Resolution Improvement Technology and Enhanced Microgray Technology
25
Wide Variety of Fonts
26
Adobe Postscript 3 Mode
26
PCL Emulation Mode
26
Secure Direct Printing with USB Memory
26
Various Printing Options
27
Double-Sided Printing
27
Fit to Page Printing
27
Pages Per Sheet Printing
28
Watermark Printing
28
Header/Footer Printing
29
Overlay Printing
29
Using the Reserve Job Function
30
Using the Storage Form Overlay Function
30
Web-Page Printing
30
Creating Direct Printing Data with USB Memory
31
Chapter 3 Paper Handling
32
Paper Sources
32
MP Tray
32
Standard Lower Paper Cassette
33
550-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit
33
Selecting a Paper Source
34
Loading Paper
35
MP Tray
35
Standard Lower Paper Cassette and Optional Paper Cassette Unit
36
Output Tray
39
Printing on Special Media
40
EPSON Color Laser Paper
40
EPSON Color Laser Transparencies
40
EPSON Color Laser Coated Paper
42
Envelopes
42
Labels
43
Thick Paper and Extra Thick Paper
44
Loading a Custom Paper Size
45
Chapter 4 Using the Printer Software with Windows
46
About the Printer Software
46
Accessing the Printer Driver
46
Making Changes to Printer Settings
47
Making the Print Quality Settings
47
Customizing Print Settings
49
Saving Your Settings
50
Duplex Printing
51
Displaying Information about Consumables with the Printer Driver
55
Ordering Consumables
56
Resizing Printouts
57
Modifying the Print Layout
59
Using a Watermark
60
Using Headers and Footers
63
Using an Overlay
64
Using Storage Form Overlay
68
Making Extended Settings
71
Making Optional Settings
71
Printing a Status Sheet
72
Using the Reserve Job Function
72
Re-Print Job
73
Verify Job
74
Confidential Job
76
Monitoring Your Printer Using EPSON Status Monitor
77
Installing EPSON Status Monitor
77
Accessing EPSON Status Monitor
80
Information on EPSON Status Monitor
81
Simple Status
81
Detailed Status
82
Consumables Information
83
Job Information
84
Notice Settings
86
Order Online
88
Tray Icon Settings
89
Setting up the USB Connection
90
Canceling Printing
91
Uninstalling the Printer Software
92
Uninstalling the Printer Driver
92
Uninstall the USB Device Driver
94
Sharing the Printer on a Network
95
Sharing the Printer
95
Setting up Your Printer as a Shared Printer
96
Using an Additional Driver
97
Setting up Clients
100
Installing the Printer Driver from the CD-ROM
104
Chapter 5 Using the Printer Software with Macintosh
106
About the Printer Software
106
Accessing the Printer Driver
106
Making Changes to Printer Settings
107
Making the Print Quality Settings
107
Resizing Printouts
111
Modifying the Print Layout
113
Using a Watermark
115
Using Headers and Footers
126
Duplex Printing
128
Making Extended Settings
132
Printing a Status Sheet
132
Using the Reserve Job Function
133
Re-Print Job
134
Verify Job
135
Confidential Job
137
Monitoring Your Printer Using EPSON Status Monitor
139
Accessing EPSON Status Monitor
139
Simple Status
140
Detailed Status
140
Consumables Information
141
Job Information
142
Notice Settings
143
Setting up the USB Connection
144
For Mac os X Users
144
For Mac os 9 Users
145
Canceling Printing
145
For Mac os X Users
145
For Mac os 9 Users
146
Uninstalling the Printer Software
146
For Mac os X Users
146
For Mac os 9 Users
147
Sharing the Printer on a Network
147
Sharing the Printer
147
For Mac os X Users
147
For Mac os 9 Users
148
Chapter 6 Using the Postscript Printer Driver
150
About the Postscript 3 Mode
150
Hardware Requirements
150
System Requirements
150
For Macintosh
151
Mac os X
151
Using the Postscript Printer Driver with Windows
152
Installing the Postscript Printer Driver for the USB Interface
152
Installing the Postscript Printer Driver for the Network Interface
154
Accessing the Postscript Printer Driver
155
Making Changes to Postscript Printer Settings
156
Using Appletalk under Windows 2000
156
Using the Postscript Printer Driver with Macintosh
156
Installing the Postscript Printer Driver
156
Selecting the Printer
157
Accessing the Postscript Printer Driver
160
Making Changes to Postscript Printer Settings
161
Chapter 7 Using the PCL6/PCL5 Printer Driver
163
About the PCL Mode
163
Hardware Requirements
163
System Requirements
163
Using the PCL6/PCL5 Printer Driver
164
Chapter 8 Using the Control Panel
165
Using the Control Panel Menus
165
When to Make Control Panel Settings
165
How to Access the Control Panel Menus
165
Control Panel Menus
166
Information Menu
166
Index Print Menu
169
Document Print Menu
169
Image Print Menu
171
Tray Menu
172
Emulation Menu
173
Printing Menu
173
Setup Menu
175
Color Regist Menu
179
Reset Menu
179
Quick Print Job Menu
180
Confidential Job Menu
180
USB Menu
180
Network Menu
181
AUX Menu
181
USB Host Menu
181
PCL Menu
182
PS3 Menu
184
Password Config Menu
185
ESCP2 Menu
186
FX Menu
188
I239X Menu
190
Status and Error Messages
192
Printing and Deleting Reserve Job Data
203
Using the Quick Print Job Menu
203
Using the Confidential Job Menu
204
Printing a Status Sheet
205
Adjusting Color Registration
206
Printing Directly from a USB Memory
206
Index Printing
207
Document Printing
207
Image Printing
209
Canceling Printing
210
Using the Cancel Job Button
210
Using the Reset Menu
210
Chapter 9 Installing Options
211
Optional Paper Cassette Unit
211
Handling Precautions
211
Installing the Optional Paper Cassette Unit
212
Removing the Optional Paper Cassette Unit
215
Duplex Unit
215
Installing the Duplex Unit
215
Removing the Duplex Unit
219
Memory Module
220
Installing a Memory Module
220
Removing a Memory Module
224
Interface Card
225
Installing an Interface Card
225
Removing an Interface Card
227
Chapter 10 Replacing Consumable Products
228
Replacement Messages
228
Imaging Cartridge
228
Handling Precautions
228
Replacing an Imaging Cartridge
229
Fuser Unit
233
Handling Precautions
233
Replacing the Fuser Unit
233
Transfer Unit
238
Handling Precautions
238
Replacing the Transfer Unit
238
Chapter 11 Cleaning and Transporting the Printer
242
Cleaning the Printer
242
Cleaning the Pickup Roller
242
Transporting the Printer
244
Finding a Place for the Printer
244
For Long Distances
245
For Short Distances
246
Chapter 12 Troubleshooting
247
Clearing Jammed Paper
247
Precautions for Clearing Jammed Paper
247
Paper Jam MP C1 a
248
Paper Jam C1 a
250
Paper Jam C2 C1 a
252
Paper Jam a B
254
Paper Jam a D
257
Printing a Status Sheet
259
Operational Problems
259
The Ready Light Does Not Turn on
259
The Printer Does Not Print (Ready Light Off)
259
The Ready Light Is on but Nothing Prints
260
The Optional Product Is Not Available
260
The Amount of a Toner Remaining Is Not Updated (for Windows Users Only)
260
Printout Problems
261
The Font Cannot be Printed
261
Printout Is Garbled
261
The Printout Position Is Not Correct
261
Misalignment of Colors
262
Graphics Do Not Print Correctly
262
Transparencies Are Output Blank from the MP Tray
262
Color Printing Problems
263
Cannot Print in Color
263
The Printout Color Differs When Printed from Different Printers
263
The Color Looks Different from What You See on the Computer Screen
263
Print Quality Problems
264
The Background Is Dark or Dirty
264
White Dots Appear in the Printout
264
Print Quality or Tone Is Uneven
264
Half-Tone Images Print Unevenly
265
Toner Smudges
265
Areas Are Missing in the Printed Image
266
Completely Blank Pages Are Output
266
The Printed Image Is Light or Faint
267
The Non-Printed Side of the Page Is Dirty
267
Memory Problems
268
Print Quality Decreased
268
Insufficient Memory for Current Task
268
Insufficient Memory to Print All Copies
268
Paper Handling Problems
269
Paper Does Not Feed Properly
269
Problems Using Options
269
The Message Invalid AUX /IF Card Appears on the LCD Panel
269
Paper Does Not Feed from the Optional Paper Cassette
270
Feed Jam When Using the Optional Paper Cassette
270
An Installed Option Cannot be Used
270
Correcting USB Problems
271
USB Connections
271
Windows Operating System
271
Printer Software Installation
271
Status and Error Messages
276
Canceling Printing
276
Printing in the Postscript 3 Mode Problems
276
The Printer Does Not Print Correctly in the Postscript Mode
276
The Printer Does Not Print
277
Or Chooser (Mac os 9)
277
The Font on the Printout Is Different from that on the Screen
278
The Printer Fonts Cannot be Installed
278
The Edges of Texts And/Or Images Are Not Smooth
278
The Printer Does Not Print Normally Via the USB Interface
279
The Printer Does Not Print Normally Via the Network Interface
279
An Undefined Error Occurs (Macintosh Only)
280
Insufficient Memory to Print Data (Macintosh Only)
280
Appendix A Customer Support
281
Contacting Customer Support
281
Before Contacting Epson
281
Help for Users in Australia
281
Help for Users in Singapore
282
Help for Users in Thailand
283
Help for Users in Vietnam
283
Help for Users in Indonesia
283
Help for Users in Hong Kong
284
Help for Users in Malaysia
285
Help for Users in India
286
Help for Users in the Philippines
287
Appendix B Technical Specifications
288
Paper
288
Available Paper Types
288
Paper that Should Not be Used
289
Printable Area
290
Printer
290
General
290
Environmental
291
Mechanical
292
Electrical
292
Standard and Approvals
292
Interfaces
294
USB Interface
294
Ethernet Interface
294
USB Host Interface
294
Options and Consumable Products
295
Optional Paper Cassette Unit
295
Duplex Unit
296
Memory Modules
296
Imaging Cartridge
296
Fuser Unit
297
Transfer Unit
297
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