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AL-M300/AL-M400 Series User's Guide
Printing Tasks
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Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
5
Important Safety Instructions
13
Safety Instructions
13
Setting up the Printer
13
Warning, Caution, Important and Note
13
Finding the Place for the Printer
15
Using the Printer
17
Handling the Consumable Products and Maintenance Parts
18
Laser Safety Labels
19
Safety Information
19
Internal Laser Radiation
20
Ozone Safety
20
Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Printer
21
Printer Parts
21
Front View
21
Rear View
22
Inside the Printer
23
Control Panel
24
Options
25
Consumable Products
26
Maintenance Parts
26
Where to Find Information
27
Printer Features
27
Power Saving Performance
27
Print Job Arranger
28
Chapter 2 Printing Tasks
29
Loading Paper into Your Printer
29
MP Tray
29
Lower Paper Cassette
33
Output Tray
37
Selecting and Using Print Media
37
Labels
37
Envelopes
38
Thick Paper
40
Custom Paper Size
41
Cancelling a Print Job
42
From the Printer
42
From the Computer
43
Setting the Print Quality
43
Using the Automatic Setting
43
Using the Advanced Setting
44
Customizing Print Settings
45
Toner Save Mode
46
Improving the Clarity of Color Documents
47
Adjusting the Weight of Thin Lines
48
Setting the Advanced Layout
49
Duplex Printing
49
Modifying the Print Layout
50
Resizing Printouts
51
Printing Watermarks
52
Printing Headers and Footers
53
Printing with an Overlay
54
Printing the Copy-Protected Document
57
Printing Multiple Print Jobs at Once
58
Using the Reserve Job Function
58
Sending the Print Job
59
Chapter 3 Using the Control Panel
61
Using the Control Panel Menus
61
When to Make Control Panel Settings
61
How to Access the Control Panel Menus
61
How to Register Menus as Bookmarks
62
Control Panel Menus
63
Information Menu
63
System Information Menu
65
Tray Menu
66
Emulation Menu
67
Printing Menu
67
Setup Menu
70
Reset Menu
74
Quick Print Jobmenu
75
Confidentialjobmenu
75
Clock Menu
76
Parallel Menu (for AL-M300D Only)
76
USB Menu
77
Network Menu
78
PCL Menu
78
PS3 Menu
80
ESCP2 Menu
81
FX Menu
83
I239X Menu
85
Password Config Menu
87
Energy Saver Menu
88
Support Menu
89
Printer Adjust Menu
90
Bookmark Menu
95
Status and Error Messages
95
Printing and Deleting Reserve Job Data
107
Using the Quick Print Jobmenu
107
Using the Confidentialjobmenu
108
Printing a Configuration Status Sheet
109
Canceling Printing
110
Using the Pause/Release Button
110
Interrupting Printing
110
Chapter 4 Installing Options
112
Optional Paper Cassette Unit
112
Handling Precautions
112
Installing the Optional Paper Cassette Unit
113
Removing the Optional Paper Cassette Unit
117
Memory Module
117
Installing a Memory Module
117
Removing a Memory Module
120
Compactflash Memory (for AL-M400 Series Only)
121
Installing a Compactflash Memory
121
Removing a Compactflash Memory
124
Chapter 5 Replacing Consumable Products/Maintenance Parts
125
Precautions During Replacement
125
Replacement Messages
125
AL-M300 Series
126
AL-M400 Series
126
Chapter 6 Cleaning and Transporting the Printer
127
Cleaning the Printer
127
Cleaning the Pickup Roller
128
Transporting the Printer
134
For Long Distances
134
For Short Distances
135
Chapter 7 Troubleshooting
137
Clearing Jammed Paper
137
Precautions for Clearing Jammed Paper
138
Paper Jam B (Cover B)
138
Paper Jam MP, C1, C2, B (MP Tray, Cassette1-2, Cover B)
141
Paper Jam C2, C3, C4, E2, E3, B (Cassette2-4, Cover E2-E3, Cover B)
146
Printing a Configuration Status Sheet
152
Operational Problems
152
The Ready Light Does Not Turn on
152
The Printer Does Not Print (Ready Light Off)
153
The Ready Light Is on but Nothing Prints
153
The Remaining Service Life of the Consumables Is Not Updated (Windows Only)
154
Cannot Install Software or Drivers
154
Cannot Access the Shared Printer
154
Printout Problems
155
The Font Cannot be Printed
155
Printout Is Garbled
155
The Printout Position Is Not Correct
156
Graphics Do Not Print Correctly
156
Print Quality Problems
156
The Background Is Dark or Dirty
156
Dots Appear in the Printout
157
Print Quality or Tone Is Uneven
157
Half-Tone Images Print Unevenly
158
Toner Smudges
159
Areas Are Missing in the Printed Image
159
Completely Blank Pages Are Output
160
Printouts Are Extremely Curled
160
The Printed Image Is Light or Faint
161
The Non-Printed Side of the Page Is Dirty
161
Print Quality Decreased
162
Memory Problems
162
Insufficient Memory for Current Task
162
Insufficient Memory to Print All Copies
163
Paper Handling Problems
163
Paper Does Not Feed Properly
163
The Printout was on the Wrong Side of the Paper When I DID Duplex Printing
164
Problems Using Options
164
Paper Does Not Feed from the Optional Paper Cassette
164
An Installed Option Cannot be Used
165
The Optional Product Is Not Available
165
Correcting USB Problems
165
USB Connections
165
Windows Operating System
165
Printer Software Installation
166
Status and Error Messages
166
Canceling Printing
166
Printing in the Postscript 3 Mode Problems
167
The Printer Does Not Print Correctly in the Postscript Mode
167
The Printer Does Not Print
167
The Font on the Printout Is Different from that on the Screen
168
The Printer Fonts Cannot be Installed
168
The Edges of Texts And/Or Images Are Not Smooth
168
The Printer Does Not Print Normally Via the USB Interface
169
The Printer Does Not Print Normally Via the Network Interface
169
An Undefined Error Occurs (Mac os Only)
169
Chapter 8 About the Printer Software
170
Using the Printer Software for Windows
170
Using the Printer Driver
170
Using EPSON Status Monitor
172
Uninstalling the Printer Software
179
Sharing the Printer on a Network
179
Using the Postscript Printer Driver
189
System Requirements
189
Using the Postscript Printer Driver with Windows
190
Using the Postscript Printer Driver with Mac os
193
Using the PCL Printer Driver (for Windows Only)
195
Using Epson Universal Printer Driver
195
Appendix A Technical Specifications (AL-M300 Series)
197
Paper
197
Available Paper Types
197
Paper that Should Not be Used
197
Printable Area
198
Printer
199
General
199
Environmental
200
Mechanical
201
Electrical
201
Standard and Approvals
201
Interfaces
202
Parallel Interface (for AL-M300D Only)
202
USB Interface
202
Ethernet Interface (for AL-M300DN Only)
203
Options
203
Optional Paper Cassette Unit
203
Memory Modules
203
Consumable Products
204
Toner Cartridge/Return Toner Cartridge
204
Maintenance Parts
204
Photoconductor Unit
204
Fuser Unit
204
Appendix B Technical Specifications (AL-M400 Series)
205
Paper
205
Available Paper Types
205
Paper that Should Not be Used
205
Printable Area
206
Printer
207
General
207
Environmental
208
Mechanical
209
Electrical
209
Standard and Approvals
209
Interfaces
210
USB Interface
210
Ethernet Interface
210
Options
211
Optional Paper Cassette Unit
211
Memory Modules
211
Compactflash Memory
211
Consumable Products
212
Toner Cartridge/Return Toner Cartridge
212
Photoconductor Unit
212
Maintenance Parts
212
Maintenance Unit
212
Appendix C Where to Get Help
213
Contacting Epson Support
213
Before Contacting Epson
213
Help for Users in Europe
213
Help for Users in Taiwan
213
Help for Users in Singapore
214
Help for Users in Thailand
215
Help for Users in Vietnam
215
Help for Users in Indonesia
216
Help for Users in Hong Kong
218
Help for Users in Malaysia
219
Help for Users in India
219
Help for Users in the Philippines
220
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