User`s guide

The following procedure uses Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP as an example.
1. Click start — All Programs — EPSON — Status Monitor — Activate Status Monitor.
The Select Printer window appears.
2. Click the name of the desired printer from the list.
3. The Printer Status window appears.
For details about the functions of Status Monitor, refer to the online Help.
Conserving Supplies
You can change several settings in your print driver to conserve toner cartridge and paper.
The following descriptions use the PCL 6 driver as an example.
Supply Setting Function
Toner cartridge
Draft Mode in the
Advanced Settings tab
This check box allows the users to select a print mode that uses
less toner. The image quality will be lower when this feature is
used.
Print media
Multiple-Up in the Layout
tab
The printer prints two or more pages on one side of a sheet.
Values for Multiple-Up are 2 Pages Up, 4 Pages Up, 8 Pages Up,
16 Pages Up, 32 Pages Up. Combined with the duplex setting,
Multiple-Up a l lo w s y o u t o p ri n t up to 6 4 pa g e s o n o ne s h ee t of
paper (32 images on the front and 32 on the back).
Checking Page Counts
The total number of printed pages can be checked at the operator panel. Three meters are available:
Total Impression, Color Impression, and Black Impression.
The Billing Meters counts the number of pages printed properly. Single side color print (including
N-up) is counted as one job, and 2-sided print (including N-up) is counted as two. During 2-sided
printing, if an error occurs after one side is printed properly, it is counted as one.
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