Epson EPL N3000DTS User Manual

							338Technical Specifications
Power On/Off Cautions
Do not turn off the printer:
❏After turning on the printer, wait until Ready appears on 
the LCD panel.
❏While the Ready light is flashing
❏While the Data light is on or flashing
❏While printing
 
						

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Appendix B
Functions of the Control Panel
Using the Control Panel Menus
You can use the printer’s control panel to access a variety of 
menus that allow you to check the status of consumable products, 
print status sheets, and make printer settings. This section 
describes how to use the control panel menus, and when it is 
appropriate to make printer settings using the control panel.
When to make control panel settings
In general, printer settings can be made from the printer driver, 
and do not need to be made using the control panel. In fact, printer 
driver settings override settings made using the control panel, so 
use the control panel menus only to make settings you cannot 
make in your software or printer driver, including the following:
❏Changing the emulation modes and selecting the IES 
(Intelligent Emulation Switching) mode
❏Specifying a channel and configuring the interface
❏Choosing the size of the memory buffer used to receive data
How to access the control panel menus
For a complete description of the items and settings available in 
the control panel menus, see “Control Panel Menus” on page 343.
 
						

							340Functions of the Control Panel 1. When the printer’s Ready light is on, press any of the control 
panel buttons shown below accesses the control panel menus.
2. Use the   Up and  Down buttons to scroll through the 
menus.
3. Press the   Enter button to view the items in a menu. 
Depending on the menu, the LCD panel displays an item and 
the current setting separated by an asterisk (YYYY
*ZZZZ), or 
only an item (YYYY).
4. Use the   Up and   Down buttons to scroll through the 
items, or press the   Back button to return to the previous 
level.
5. Press the   Enter button to carry out the operation 
indicated by an item, such as printing a status sheet or 
resetting the printer; or to view the settings available for an 
item, such as paper sizes or emulation modes. 
Use the   Up and  Down buttons to scroll through 
available settings, and press the   Enter button to select a 
setting and return to the previous level. Press the   Back 
button to return to the previous level without changing the 
setting.
Note:
You need to turn the printer off and then on to activate some settings. 
For details, see “Control Panel Menus” on page 343.
 
						

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6. Press the N Start/Stop button to exit the control panel menus.
Printing and Deleting Reserve Job Data
Print jobs stored on the printer’s optional Hard Disk Drive using 
the Re-Print Job, Verify Job, and Stored Job options of the Reserve 
Job function can be printed and deleted using the control panel’s 
Quick Print Job Menu. Jobs saved using the Confidential Job 
option can be printed from the Confidential Job Menu.
Using the Quick Print Job Menu
Follow these steps to print or delete Re-Print Job, Verify Job, and 
Stored Job data:
1. Make sure the LCD panel displays Ready or Standby, then 
press the   Enter button to access the control panel menus.
2. Press the  Down button repeatedly until Quick Print 
Job Menu appears on the LCD panel, then press the   Enter 
button.
3. Use the  Down or   Up button to scroll to the 
appropriate user name, then press the   Enter button.
4. Use the  Down or   Up button to scroll to the 
appropriate job name, then press the   Enter button.
5. To specify the number of copies you want to print, press the 
 Enter button, then use the  Down and   Up 
buttons to select the number of copies.
To delete the print job without printing any copies, press the 
 Down button to display Delete on the LCD panel.
 
						

							342Functions of the Control Panel 6. Press the   Enter button to start printing or to delete the 
data.
Using the Confidential Job Menu
Follow these steps to print or delete Confidential Job data:
1. Make sure the LCD panel displays Ready or Standby, then 
press the   Enter button to access the control panel menus.
2. Press the  Down button repeatedly until 
ConfidentialJobMenu appears on the LCD panel, then press 
the   Enter button.
3. Use the  Down or   Up button to scroll to the 
appropriate user name, then press the   Enter button.
4. Enter your 4-digit password by using the corresponding 
buttons, as shown below.
Note:
❏Passwords are always 4 digits.
❏Passwords consist of numbers from 1 through 4.
❏If no print jobs have been saved with the password you entered, 
Password Error appears briefly on the LCD panel then the 
printer exits the control panel menus. Confirm the password 
and try again.
 
						

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5. Use the  Down or   Up button to scroll to the 
appropriate job name, then press the   Enter button.
6. To specify the number of copies you want to print, press the 
 Enter button, then use the  Down and   Up 
buttons to select the number of copies.
To delete the print job without printing any copies, press the 
 Down button to display Delete on the LCD panel.
7. Press the   Enter button to start printing or to delete the 
data.
Control Panel Menus
For a summary of the control panel menus, see the table below. 
For details on the items and settings on the menus, see the 
descriptions for each menu later in this section.
Control panel menu summary
The following table shows the order in which control panel menus 
and menu items appear on the LCD panel.
 
						

							344Functions of the Control Panel Press the   Up and  Down buttons to scroll through the 
menus. The menus and menu items appear in the order shown 
below.
Menu Items
Information  Menu Status Sheet, Reserve Job List*
1, Form Overlay List*2, 
NetworkStatus Sheet*3, AUX Status Sheet*4, PS3 
Status Sheet*4, PS3 Font List*4, LJ4 Font Sample, 
ESCP2 Font Sample, FX Font Sample, I239X Font 
Sample, Toner, Total Pages
Tray Menu MP Tray Size, LC1 Size, LC2 Size*
4, LC3 Size*4, MP 
Type, LC1 Type, LC2 Type*4, LC3 Type*4, 
Emulation Menu Parallel, USB, Network, AUX*
4
Printing  Menu Page Size, Wide A4, Orientation, Resolution, RITech, 
Toner Save, Density, Image Optimum, Top Offset, 
LeftOffset, T Offset B*
11, L Offset B*11
Setup Menu Lang, Time Out, Paper Source, Out Bin, Stacker*11, 
MP Mode, ManualFeed, Copies, Duplex*12, 
Binding*12, Start Page*12, Offset Stacking*11, Paper 
Type, Skip Blank Page, Auto Eject Page, Size Ignore, 
Auto Cont, Page Protect, Toner Out, LCD Contrast
Reset Menu Clear Warning, Clear All Warnings, Reset, Reset All, 
SelecType Init, Reset Fuser Counter
Quick Print Job 
Menu*
5-
ConfidentialJobMe
nu*
6-
Parallel Menu*
9Parallel I/F, Speed, Bi-D, Buffer Size
USB Menu*
9USB I/F, Buffer Size
Network Menu*
9Network I/F, Network Config, Get IPAddress*7, IP*7*8, 
SM*7*8, GW*7*8, NetWare, AppleTalk, MS Network, 
Rendezvous, Link Speed, Buffer Size
AUX Menu*
4 *9AUX I/F, AUX Config, Get IPAddress, IP, SM, GW, 
NetWare, AppleTalk, MS Network, Rendezvous, AUX 
Init, Buffer Size
 
						

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*1 This item appears only when the jobs are stored by using the Quick Print Job feature.
*2 This item appears only when Form Overlay data exists.
*3 This item appears only when the Network I/F setting in the Emulation Menu is on.
*4 This item appears only when the corresponding option is installed.
*5 This Item appears only when there is print job data stored in the printer’s Hard Disk 
Drive to be printed by using the Quick Print Job Menu.
*6 This Item appears only when there is print job data stored in the printer’s Hard Disk 
Drive to be printed by using the Confidential Job Menu. 
*7 Available only when Network Config is set to Yes.
*8 When Get IPAddress is set to Auto, all items between IP and GW are not available. 
Their default values will be used.
*9 The settings are activated after turning the printer off and then on.
*10The item appears when the appropriate font setting is selected.
*11The item appears when the optional Stacker is installed.
*12The item appears when the optional Duplex Unit is installed.
Information Menu
From this menu you can check the toner level and the remaining 
service life of consumable products. You can also print status and 
sample sheets showing the printer’s current settings, available 
fonts, and a brief summary of available features.
LJ4 Menu FontSource, Font Number, Pitch*10, Height*10, 
Symset, Form, Source Symset, Dest Symset, CR 
Function, LF Function, Tray Assign
GL2 Menu GLMode, Scale, Origin, Pen, End, Join, Pen0 to Pen6
PS3 Menu Error Sheet, Image Protect
ESCP2 Menu Font, Pitch, Condensed, T.Margin, Text, CGTable, 
Country, Auto CR, Auto LF, Bit Image, ZeroChar
FX Menu Font, Pitch, Condensed, T.Margin, Text, CGTable, 
Country, Auto CR, Auto LF, Bit Image, ZeroChar
I239X  Menu Font, Pitch, Code Page, T.Margin, Text, Auto CR, Auto 
LF, Alt. Graphics, Bit Image, ZeroChar, CharacterSet Menu Items
 
						

							346Functions of the Control Panel Press the  Down or   Up button to select an item. Press 
the   Enter button to print a sheet or font sample. 
*1 This item appears only when the jobs are stored by using the Quick Print Job feature.
*2 This item appears only when Form Overlay data exists.
*3 This item appears only when the Network I/F setting in the Emulation Menu is on.
*4 Available only when an optional interface card is installed.
Status Sheet, AUX Status Sheet, PS3 Status Sheet
Prints a sheet showing the current printer settings and installed 
options. These sheets can be useful to confirm whether options 
have been installed correctly.
Reserve Job List
Prints a list of reserved print jobs stored in the optional Hard Disk 
Drive.
Item Settings (default in bold)
Status Sheet -
Reserve Job List*
1-
Form Overlay List*
2-
Network Status Sheet*
3-
AUX Status Sheet*
4-
PS3 Status Sheet -
PS3 Font List -
LJ4 Font Sample -
ESCP2 Font Sample -
FX Font Sample -
I239X Font Sample -
Toner E******F
Total Pages 0 to 99999999
 
						

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Form Overlay List
Prints a list of the form overlays stored in the optional Hard Disk 
Drive.
Network Status Sheet 
Prints a sheet showing the working status of the network.
PS3 Font List, LJ4 Font Sample, ESCP2 Font Sample, FX Font 
Sample, I239X Font Sample
Prints a list or sample of the fonts available for your selected 
printer emulation.
Toner
Displays the amount of toner left in the imaging cartridge as 
shown below:
Total Pages
Displays the total number of pages printed by the printer (0 to 
99999999).E****** F(About 100 to 84%)
E***** F(About 83 to 67%)
E**** F(About 66 to 51%)
E*** F(About 50 to 34%)
E** F(About 33 to 17%)
E* F(About 16 to 1%)
EF(0%)