Epson AcuLaser C2800N User Manual

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Chapter 1 
Getting to Know Your Printer
Where to Find Information
Setup Guide
Provides you with information on assembling the printer and installing the printer software.
User’s Guide (this manual)
Provides you with detailed information on the printer’s functions, optional products, maintenance, 
troubleshooting, and technical specifications.
Network Guide
Provides network administrators with information on both the printer driver and network 
settings.You need to install this guide from the Network Utilities CD-ROM* to your computer’s 
hard disk to be able to refer to it.
* The Network Utilities CD-ROM may not be included with the product in some countries or 
regions. In this case, you can install the Network Guide from the Software CD-ROM.
Paper Jam Guide
Provides you with solutions for paper jam problems about your printer you may need to refer to 
on a regular basis. We recommend printing this guide and keeping it near the printer.
Font Guide
Provides you with information on fonts used on the printer. You need to copy this guide, or you 
can open it directly from following directory on the software CD-ROM.
For Windows: /COMMON/MANUAL/ENG/FNTG
For Macintosh: MANUAL:ENG:FNTG
Online Help for printer software
Click Help for detailed information and instructions on the printer software that controls your 
printer. Online help is automatically installed when you install the printer software.
 
						

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Printer Parts
Front view
a. front cover (cover A)
b. control panel
c. output tray
d. latch on front cover (cover A)
e. MP tray (Multi-Purpose tray)
f. standard lower paper cassette
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Rear view
a. power switch
b. stopper
c. controller option expanded aperture plate
d. interface cover
e. AC inlet
f. Ethernet interface connector
g. USB interface connector
* Do not open or remove this cover.
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Inside the printer
a. fuser unit
b. paper guide
c. transfer unit
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Control panel
a. LCD panel Displays printer status messages and control panel menu settings.
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c.
d.
e.Back button
Up button
Enter button
Down buttonUse these buttons to access the control panel menus, where you 
can make printer settings and check the status of consumable 
products. For instructions on how to use these buttons, see “Using 
the Control Panel Menus” on page 146.
f.Ready light (Green) On when the printer is ready, indicating that the printer is ready to 
receive and print data.
Off when the printer is not ready.
g.Error light (Red) On or flashes when an error has occurred.
h.Start/Stop button When the printer is printing, pressing this button stops the 
printing.
When the error light is flashing, pressing this button clears the 
error and switches the printer to ready status.
i.Data light (Yellow) On when print data is stored in the print buffer (the section of 
printer memory reserved for receiving data) but not yet printed.
Flashes when the printer is processing data.
Off when no data remains in the print buffer.
j.Cancel Job button Press once to cancel the current print job. Press and hold for more 
than two seconds to delete all jobs from the printer memory.
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Options and Consumable Products
Options
You can add to your printer’s capabilities by installing any of the following options.
❏550-sheet Paper Cassette Unit (C12C802291)
This unit increases paper feeding capacity up to 550 sheets of paper.
❏Duplex Unit (C12C802301)
This unit allows for automatic printing on both sides of paper.
❏Memory Module
This option expands the printer’s memory by allowing you to print complex and 
graphics-intensive documents. The printer’s RAM can be increased up to 640 MB by adding 
one additional 512 MB RAM DIMM.
Note:
Make sure that the DIMM you purchase is compatible with EPSON products. For details, contact the 
store where you purchased this printer or an EPSON qualified service representative.
Consumable products
The life of the following consumable products is monitored by the printer. The printer lets you 
know when replacements are needed.
Product name Product code
High Capacity Imaging Cartridge (Yellow) 1158
High Capacity Imaging Cartridge (Magenta) 1159
High Capacity Imaging Cartridge (Cyan) 1160
High Capacity Imaging Cartridge (Black) 1161
Standard Capacity Imaging Cartridge (Yellow) 1162
Standard Capacity Imaging Cartridge (Magenta) 1163
Standard Capacity Imaging Cartridge (Cyan) 1164
Standard Capacity Imaging Cartridge (Black) 1165
Transfer Unit 3024
Fuser Unit (110-120 V) 3026
Fuser Unit (220-240 V) 3025
 
						

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Chapter 2 
Printer Features and Various Printing Options
Printer Features
The printer comes with a full set of features that contributes to ease of use and consistent, 
high-quality output. The main features are described below.
High-speed tandem printing engine
Your printer’s state-of-the-art tandem engine features 400 MHz image processing and single-pass 
technology that delivers 20 ppm (pages per minute) at 4800 RIT* color printing and 25 ppm black 
and white printing on A4 paper. 
* Epson AcuLaser Resolution Improvement Technology
Pre-defined color settings in the printer driver
The printer driver offers many pre-defined settings for color printing, allowing you to optimize 
print quality for various types of color documents.
For Windows, see “Making the print quality settings” on page 50 for more information.
For Macintosh, see “Making the print quality settings” on page 104 for more information.
Toner save mode
To reduce the amount of toner used in printing documents, you can print rough drafts using the 
Toner Save mode.
Resolution Improvement Technology and Enhanced MicroGray 
technology
Resolution Improvement Technology (RITech) is an original Epson printer technology that works 
by smoothing out the jagged edges of diagonal and curved lines in both text and graphics. 
Enhanced MicroGray improves the halftone quality of graphics.
 
						

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Wide variety of fonts
The printer comes with a selection of 84 scalable fonts, and 7 bitmap fonts in ESC/Page mode to 
provide you with the fonts you need to create professional-looking documents.
Adobe PostScript 3 Mode
The printer’s Adobe PostScript 3 Mode provides you with the ability to print documents formatted 
for PostScript printers. Seventeen scalable fonts are included. IES (Intelligent Emulation Switch) 
and SPL (Shared Printer Language) support allow the printer to switch between the PostScript 
mode and other emulations as print data is received at the printer. 
The PostScript 3 Mode enables you to print PDF formatted files directly, which are transferred via 
network interface.
PCL Emulation Mode
The PCL Emulation mode provides you with the ability to print documents in the PCL6/5c 
printing language with this printer.
Various Printing Options
This printer provides you with a variety of different printing options. You can print in various 
formats, or can print using many different types of paper.
The following explains the procedure for each type of printing. Choose the appropriate one for 
your printing.
 
						

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Double-sided printing
“Duplex printing” on page 55 (Windows)
“Duplex printing” on page 118 (Macintosh)
Lets you print on both sides of the paper.
Fit to page printing
“Resizing printouts” on page 62 (Windows)
“Resizing printouts” on page 108 (Macintosh)
Lets you automatically enlarge or reduce the size of your document to fit the paper size you 
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Pages per sheet printing
“Modifying the print layout” on page 60 (Windows)
“Modifying the print layout” on page 109 (Macintosh)
Lets you print two or four pages on a single sheet.
Watermark printing
“Using a watermark” on page 63 (Windows)
“Using a watermark” on page 110 (Macintosh)
Lets you print text or an image as a watermark on your printout. For example, you can put 
“Confidential” on an important document.