Epson AcuLaser C9100B User Manual

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Inside the printer
a. fuser unit
b. toner cartridge
c. waste toner collector
d. photoconductor unit
e. intermediate transfer unit
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Control panel
a. LCD panel Displays printer status messages and 
control panel menu settings.
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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 338.
f.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.
g.Error light
(Red)On or flashes when an error has 
occurred.
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Options and Consumable Products
Options
You can add to your printer’s capabilities by installing any of the 
following options.
500-sheet Paper Cassette Unit A3 (C12C802142) 
This unit increases paper feeding capacity up to 500 sheets of 
paper. h.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.
i.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.
j.Data light
(Yellow)O n  w h e n  p r i n t  d a t a  i s  s t o r e d  i n  t h e  p r i n t  
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 
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1500-sheet Paper Cassette Unit A3 (C12C802152) 
This unit holds three paper cassettes, and increases paper feeding 
capacity up to 1,500 sheets of paper.
Duplex Unit (C12C802132) 
This Duplex Unit allows for automatic printing on both sides of 
the paper.
Face-up Tray (C12C802162)
The face-up tray stacks your printouts with the printed surface 
facing up.
Hard Disk Drive (C12C824172)
This option expands the printer’s capacity by allowing you to 
print complex and large print jobs at high speed. This option also 
enables you to use the Reserve Job function. By using the Reserve 
Job function, you can store print jobs in the printer’s hard disk 
and print them later directly from the printer’s control panel.
Adobe PostScript 3 Kit (C12C832622)
The printer’s Adobe PostScript 3 Mode provides you with the 
ability to print documents formatted for PostScript printers. 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.
P5C Emulation Kit (C12C832621)
The P5C emulation kit provides you with the ability to print 
documents in the PCL5c printing language with this printer. This 
optional kit includes the ROM module and printer driver.
 
						

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Memory Module
This option expands the printer’s memory by allowing you to 
print complex and graphics-intensive documents. The memory 
can be installed up to 1,024 MB for your printer.
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.
Toner Cartridge (Yellow) 0195
Toner Cartridge (Magenta) 0196
Toner Cartridge (Cyan) 0197
Toner Cartridge (Black) 0198
Photoconductor Unit 1105
Waste Toner Collector 0194
 
						

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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.
Double-sided printing
“Duplex Unit” on page 198
“Printing with the duplex unit” on page 79 (Windows)
“Printing with the duplex unit” on page 140 (Macintosh)
Lets you print on both sides of paper.
Note:
You need an optional Duplex Unit installed in your printer in order to 
automatically print on both sides of paper. 
 
						

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Fit to page printing
“Resizing printouts” on page 62 (Windows)
“Resizing printouts” on page 130 (Macintosh)
Note:
This function is not available with Mac OS X.
Lets you automatically enlarge or reduce the size of your 
document to fit the paper size you selected.
Pages per sheet printing
“Modifying the print layout” on page 64 (Windows)
“Modifying the print layout” on page 132 (Macintosh)
Lets you print two or four pages on a single sheet.
 
						

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Watermark printing
“Using a watermark” on page 66 (Windows)
“Using a watermark” on page 135 (Macintosh)
Note:
This function is not available with Mac OS X.
Lets you print a text or image as a watermark on your printout. 
For example, you can put “Confidential” on an important 
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Overlay printing
“Using an overlay” on page 70 (Windows)
Lets you prepare standard forms or template on your printout 
that you can use as overlays when printing other documents.
Note:
The Overlay printing function is not available in the PostScript 3 mode.
 
						

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Using the Reserve Job function
“Installing the Hard Disk Drive” on page 208
“Using the Reserve Job Function” on page 84 (Windows)
“Using the Reserve Job Function” on page 144 (Macintosh)
Lets you print jobs that you stored in the printer’s Hard Disk Drive 
later directly from the printer’s control panel.
Using the HDD form overlay function
“Installing the Hard Disk Drive” on page 208
“Using HDD form overlay” on page 76 (Windows)