Epson AcuLaser C2800N User Manual

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2. Click Automatic, then choose desired printing quality.
3. Click OK to apply the settings.
The printer driver provides the following quality modes.
Color
Draft, Text, Text&Image, Web, Photo
Monochrome
Draft, Text&Image, Photo
Note:
If printing is unsuccessful or a memory-related error message appears, selecting a different print quality may 
allow printing to proceed.
 
						

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Using the predefined settings 
The predefined settings are provided to help you optimize print settings for a particular kind of 
printout, such as presentation documents or images taken by a video or digital camera.
Follow the steps below to use the predefined settings.
1. Click the Basic Settings tab.
2. Select Advanced. You will find the predefined settings in the list below of Automatic.
Note:
This screen may vary depending on your operating system version.
3. Select the most appropriate setting from the list according to the type of document or image 
you want to print.
When you choose a predefined setting, other settings such as Print Quality, Screen, and Color 
Management are set automatically. Changes are shown in the current settings list on the Setting 
Information dialog box that appears by pressing the Setting Info. button on the Optional Settings 
tab.
Note:
The printer driver’s online help provides details on printer driver settings.
 
						

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Customizing print settings
If you need to change detailed settings, make the settings manually.
Follow the steps below to customize your print settings.
1. Click the Basic Settings tab.
2. Click Advanced, then click More Settings.
3. Choose Color or Black as the Color setting, then choose desired printing resolution with the 
Print Quality slider bar.
Note:
❏This screen may vary depending on your operating system version.
❏When making the other settings, see online help for details on each setting.
❏The Web Smoothing check box is not available when PhotoEnhance is selected. Note this 
setting is effective for screens that include full color, 24, or 32 bit images. It is not effective for screens 
that include only illustrations, graphs, and text, and do not include any images.
❏The RITech function is not available when you set the printing quality to Maximum.
4. Click OK to apply the settings and return to the Basic Settings tab.
 
						

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Saving your settings
To save your custom settings, click Advanced, then click Save Settings on the Basic Settings tab. 
The Custom Settings dialog box appears.
Type a name for your custom settings in the Name box, then click Save. Your settings will appear 
in the list below of Automatic on the Basic Settings tab.
Note:
❏You cannot use a predefined setting name for your custom settings.
❏The saved custom settings can only be used with the printer driver you saved them to. Even if multiple 
printer names are set for a printer driver, the settings can be available only for the printer name in which 
you saved the settings.
❏To delete a custom setting, click Advanced, click Save Settings on the Basic Settings tab, select 
the setting in the Custom Settings dialog box, then click Delete.
❏You cannot delete predefined settings.
❏When sharing the printer on a network, the Save Settings is grayed out and you cannot create a 
custom setting at the client.
If you change any setting in the More Settings dialog box when one of your custom settings is 
selected in the Advanced Settings list on the Basic Settings tab, the setting selected in the list 
changes to Custom Settings. The custom setting that was previously selected is not affected by this 
change. To return to your custom setting, simply reselect it from the current settings list.
 
						

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Duplex printing
Duplex printing prints on both sides of the paper. When printing for binding, the binding edge can 
be specified as required to produce the desired page order.
Printing with the Duplex Unit (models with Duplex Unit only)
Follow the steps below to print with the Duplex Unit.
1. Click the Basic Settings tab.
2. Select the Duplex check box, then select Left, Top, or Right as the Binding position.
Note:
The Duplex check box appears only when the Duplex Unit is recognized by the printer driver. If you 
selected Update the Printer Option Automatically on the Optional Settings tab, confirm that 
Duplex Print Unit is set to Installed. If you selected Update the Printer Option Manually on the 
Optional Settings tab, click the Settings button and select the Duplex Print Unit check box.
3. Click Duplex Settings to open the Duplex Settings dialog box.
 
						

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4. Specify the Binding Margin for the front and back sides of the paper, then select whether the 
front or back side of the paper is to be printed as the Start Page.
5. When printing for binding as a booklet, select the Binding Method check box and make 
appropriate settings. For details about each setting, see online help.
6. Click OK to apply the settings and return to the Basic Settings tab.
Doing duplex printing manually (models without Duplex Unit only)
1. Click the Basic Settings tab.
2. Make sure that the Manual Feed check box is off.
Note:
❏The manual feed function is not available when using the manual duplex function.
❏The Skip Blank Page function is not available when using the manual duplex function.
 
						

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3. Select the Duplex (Manual) check box, then select Left, Top, or Right as the binding position.
4. Click Duplex Settings to open the Duplex Settings dialog box.
5. Specify the Binding Margin for the front and back sides of the paper, then select whether the 
front or back side of the paper is to be printed as the Start Page.
 
						

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6. When printing for binding as a booklet, select the Binding Method check box and make 
appropriate settings. For details about each setting, see online help.
7. Click OK.
8. Execute the print job.
Note:
The alert screen appears on the computer. Click the OK button on the screen.
9. After printing on one side, reload the paper into the MP tray with the printed surface face-up 
as shown below. Then, press the NStart/Stop button.
Note:
❏Manual duplex printing may not be completed normally when printing a document for which the paper 
size, orientation, or paper source setting is set to change in the document.
❏When doing duplex printing manually with collate set on the printer driver, the printing may not be 
completed normally depending on the application you use.
❏Straighten the paper before loading it. If curled paper is loaded, it may not feed correctly.
 
						

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Displaying information about consumables with the printer driver
The remaining service lives of the imaging cartridges are displayed on the Basic Settings tab 
when EPSON Status Monitor is installed. The Order Online button is also available. You can set 
the interval at which the information about the consumables is updated on the Consumables Info 
Settings dialog box that appears by clicking the Consumables Info Settings button on the 
Optional Settings tab.
Note:
❏The driver and EPSON Status Monitor use different methods to measure the remaining service lives of 
the imaging cartridges. Because of this, the information that is displayed in EPSON Status Monitor and 
the Basic Settings tab might be different. Use EPSON Status Monitor to get more detailed 
information.
❏The country/region and URL for a web site must be specified when installing EPSON Status Monitor to 
use the function for ordering consumables online.
❏If imaging cartridges that are not genuine are used, the level bars and the alert icons that indicate the 
service life remaining in each imaging cartridge are not displayed.
 
						

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Ordering Consumables
To order consumables online, click the Order Online button on the Basic Settings tab. See “Order 
Online” on page 88 for details.
Modifying the print layout
Your printer can print either two or four pages onto a single page and specifies the printing order, 
automatically resizing each page to fit the specified paper size. You can also choose to print 
documents surrounded by a frame.
1. Click the Advanced Layout tab.