Epson AcuLaser M2300DN User Manual

							3. Click Stamp Function.
4. Select the Watermark check box, then click Watermark Settings.
5. Select a watermark from the Watermark drop-down list.
6. Make appropriate settings. For details about each setting, see online help.
7. Click OK.
Making a new watermark
For Windows users
1. Click the Advanced Layout tab.
2. Click New/Delete.
3. Select Text or BMP and type a name for the new watermark in the Name box.
4. If you select Text, type the watermark text in the Text b o x .  I f  y o u  s e l e c t  BMP, click Browse, select
the BMP file you want to use, then click Open.
5. Type the watermark name in the Name box.
6. Click Save. Your watermark will appear in the List box.
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							Note:
❏To edit the saved text watermark, select it from the List box, then follow the step 4 to 6.
❏T o  r e m o v e  t h e  s a v e d  w a t e r m a r k ,  s e l e c t  i t  f r o m  t h e  L i s t  b o x ,  t h e n  c l i c k  Delete. After removing it,
be sure to click OK to close the dialog box.
7. Click OK.
Note:
❏You can register up to 10 custom watermarks.
❏The saved watermarks 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.
❏When sharing the printer on a network, you cannot create an user defined watermark at the client.
For Mac OS X users
1. Open the Print dialog box.
2. Select Printer Settings from the drop-down list, and select Basic Settings.
3. Click Stamp Function.
4. Select the Watermark check box, then click Watermark Settings.
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							5. Click New/Delete.
6. Click Add Text or Add Image on the Custom Settings dialog box.
7. If you select Add Text, type the watermark text, select the Font and Style, then click OK on the
E d i t  T e x t  d i a l o g  b o x .  I f  y o u  s e l e c t  Add Image, select an image file (PDF, PNG, or JPG), then click
Open.
Note:
To type the watermark text, open the text input dialog box by clicking the text box. Type the text, then
click OK.
8. Type the file name in the Watermark box, then click Save.
Note:
❏To edit the saved text watermark, select it from the Mark List box, then click Edit Text. After
editing, be sure to click Save.
❏To remove the saved watermark, select it from the Mark List box, then click Mark Delete. After
removing it, be sure to click Save.
9. Select a custom watermark that has been saved from the Watermark drop-down list on the
Watermark Settings dialog box, and then click OK.
Note:
You can register up to 32 custom watermarks.
Printing headers and footers
This function allows you to print user name, computer name, date, time, or collate number, at the top
or bottom of each page in a document.
For Windows users
1. Click the Advanced Layout tab.
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							2. Select the Header/Footer check box, then click Header/Footer Settings.
3. Select the items from the drop-down list.
Note:
If you select Collate Number, the number of copies is printed.
4. Click OK.
For Mac OS X users
1. Open the Print dialog box.
2. Select Printer Settings from the drop-down list, and select Basic Settings.
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							3. Click Stamp Function.
4. Select the Header/Footer check box, then click Header/Footer Settings.
5. Select the items from the drop-down list.
Note:
If you select Collate Number, the number of copies is printed.
6. Click OK.
Printing with an overlay
This function allows you to print a standard form or letterhead onto the original document.
Note:
❏This function is for Windows only.
❏The overlay function is available only when High Quality (Printer) is selected for the Printing Mode
in the Extended Settings dialog box from the Optional Settings tab.
Creating an overlay
1. Open the file that you want to create an overlay.
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							2. From the application, access the printer driver. For details, see “Accessing the printer driver” on
page 116.
3. Click the Advanced Layout tab.
4. Select the Form Overlay check box.
5. Select Create Overlay Data, then click More Settings. The Create Form dialog box appears.
6. Type the form name in the Form Name box and its description in the Description box.
7. Select Foreground Document or Background Document to specify whether the overlay will
be printed as foreground or background of the document.
8. Select the Assign to Paper Source check box to display the form name in the Paper Source
drop-down list on the Basic Settings tab.
9. Click OK in the Create Form dialog box.
10. Click OK (For Windows 2000, click Apply) in the Advanced Layout tab.
Note:
To change the settings of the overlay form data you created, access the printer driver and repeat all the
steps in this page. Note that on the step 5, select Overlay Print, then click Edit Form.
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							Printing an overlaid document
You can select the registered form data from the Paper Source drop-down list on the Basic Settings tab.
For registering form data in the Paper Source, see step 8 in “Creating an overlay” on page 55. 
If overlay form data is not registered in the Paper Source or if you want to make detailed settings,
follow the steps below.
1. Open the file to print with overlay data.
2. From the application, access the printer driver. For details, see “Accessing the printer driver” on
page 116.
3. Click the Advanced Layout tab.
4. Select the Form Overlay check box.
5. Select the Overlay Print check box, then click More Settings. The Form Selection dialog box
appears.
6. Make appropriate settings. For details about each setting, see online help.
7. Click OK in the Form Selection dialog box.
8. Click OK in the Advanced Layout tab.
9. Click OK (For Windows 2000, click Print).
Saving an overlaid form pre-settings
This function allows you to save the settings you made from “Printing an overlaid document” on page
57.
1. From the Form Selection dialog box, click Save/Delete. To open the dialog box, see “Printing an
overlaid document” on page 57.
2. Type the pre-settings name in the Form Pre-Settings Name box, then click Save. Your
pre-settings name will appear in the Form Pre-Settings drop-down list in the Form Selection
dialog box.
3. Click OK. Your pre-settings name will appear in the Pre-Settings drop-down list in the Advanced
Layout dialog box.
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							Note:
❏To delete an overlaid form pre-setting, follow the step 1, select the pre-settings name you want to
delete from Form Pre-Settings drop-down list, click Delete. then click OK.
❏You can save up to 20 pre-settings.
Printing Web Pages to Fit Your Paper Size
This function allows you to make Web pages fit to your paper size when printing. Install EPSON
Web-To-Page from the printer Software Disc.
Note:
This software is for Windows only.
After you install EPSON Web-To-Page, the menu bar is displayed on the Microsoft Internet Explorer
Toolbar. If it does not appear, select Toolbars from the View menu of Internet Explorer, and then
select EPSON Web-To-Page.
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							Chapter 3
Installing Options
Optional Paper Cassette Unit
For details about the paper types and sizes that you can use with the optional paper cassette unit, see
“Lower Paper Cassette Unit” on page 30. For specifications, see “Optional paper cassette unit” on page
156.
Note:
You can add an optional paper cassette unit (Epson AcuLaser M2300/M2310 series) or two optional
paper cassette units (Epson AcuLaser M2400/M2410 series) to the printer.
Handling precautions
Always pay attention to the following handling precautions before installing the option:
Be sure to lift the printer from the positions shown below.
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Warning:
To lift the printer safely, you must hold it in the positions shown above. If carried incorrectly, the
printer may be dropped and damaged or cause an injury.
Installing the optional paper cassette unit
1. Turn the printer off and unplug the power cord and all the interface cables.
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Caution:
Make sure to unplug the power cord from the printer to prevent getting an electrical shock.
2. Carefully remove the optional paper cassette unit from its carton and place it where you intend to
set up the printer.
Note:
❏Remove the protective materials from the unit.
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