Epson DFX 8000 manual

U np ack in g an d S et up G ui d e EP SO N ® Co lorP age 8000 Set up .fm P age -1 Mo nda y, Jan uary 25, 1999 1:1 6 PM[...]

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Unpa ckin g an d Set up Gu ide | 1 H ere’ s w hat yo u need t o do to unpack and set up y our EP SON ® Color Page 8 0 0 0 : ■ Remov e t he pr inte r fr om th e ca rt on. ■ Remov e the packi ng ma teri als. ■ Insta ll the ext ension tr ay. ■ Insta ll the fac e-up tray . ■ Insta ll the to ner ca rtrid ges. ■ Insta ll the ph otocon duc [...]

2 | Unp acking and Setup Guide Fol l ow these step s t o re m ove the pr inter from the cart on: 1 Rem ove th e access ory bo xes, documentation box, and cardboard tray. 2 Lif t the ca rton of f of th e pr inter. Set up. fm P age 2 Mon day, J a nu ary 25, 1999 1: 1 6 PM[...]

Unpa ckin g an d Set up Gu ide | 3 3 Remov e t he pr otecti ve mater ials . 4 Lif t the pri nter of f the p all et. ■ Ma ke su re yo u have at le ast fo ur peop le li ft it. ■ Hold the pri nter at t he fou r “han d le” areas shown on the rig ht . ■ Try to ba lance th e print er’ s weigh t. (Th e back of the p rinter is heav i er th an t[...]

4 | Unp acking and Setup Guide 5 Ma ke sure you h ave a ll the p arts shown here : printer toner cartrid ges ph otoc on ducto r unit fuser o il roll face-up tray ext ens ion t ray power cord Set up. fm P age 4 Mon day, J a nu ary 25, 1999 1: 1 6 PM[...]

Unpa ckin g an d Set up Gu ide | 5 Locat ing the Prin ter If you do no t hav e t he lar ge ca paci ty pape r u nit, place th e pr inter on a fl at, st able surface. (I f yo u h a v e t he l arge capacity pa p er u nit , f ollow the inst ructio n s on p age 21 to i nsta ll th e p rint er on th e un it.) Ma ke sure you lo ca te the pri nter near a gr[...]

6 | Unp acking and Setup Guide R EMOV ING THE P AC KING M ATER IAL S To pro tect y our prin ter du ring sh ipp ing, ta pe has been place d on the outsid e and va rious t ype s of packing m aterial s hav e be en placed insi de th e p rint e r. Remo ve the tape from the out side o f th e pr inter and fol low th e in stru ction s in thi s sect ion to [...]

Unpa ckin g an d Set up Gu ide | 7 3 Pe el o ff the t ape to remo ve s tyro foam bloc k A . 4 Push in the fuser u nit. Unp ackin g the Pa per Ca sset t e Fol low thes e step s: 1 Grab th e ha ndle an d p ull out t he paper cassett e at the botto m of the printe r. 2 Sque eze the clips and slide th e edge guide toward the back of t he printer. Th en[...]

8 | Unp acking and Setup Guide 3 Peel of f th e tape and remove the square piece from th e casset t e as sh o wn: 4 Push in the pa per casse tte . Unp ackin g the Pa per Pa th Fol low thes e step s: 1 Gr ab th e han dle a nd pu ll ou t the pape r tr ay. Set up. fm P age 8 Mon day, J a nu ary 25, 1999 1: 1 6 PM[...]

Unpa ckin g an d Set up Gu ide | 9 2 Remov e the two or ange plas tic pie ces (ta gged wi th the le tter D ). 3 Remo ve the r ed wire f astened t o the left sid e of the paper rol ler ( E ). 4 Peel off t h e tape a nd remo ve the st yrofoam bl ock. 5 Push in the pa per tray . Set up. fm P age 9 Mon day, J a nu ary 25, 1999 1: 1 6 PM[...]

10 | Unpacki ng and S etup Gui de Unp ackin g th e To ner Cartr id ge S lots Fol low thes e step s: 1 O pen th e fro nt co ver of th e pri nter. 2 Pull ou t styr ofoam i nsert B . 3 Grab the tab of th e ca rtri dge slot i nsert and ca refully p ull it strai ght out. Set up. fm P age 10 Mo nd ay, Jan uar y 25 , 1999 1 : 16 PM[...]

Unpa cki ng and Setu p Gui de | 11 4 Push u p the switc h; the n let it go. T urn the knob in th e dire ction of the a rrow unt il it stops. You will hear a cl i ck and t h e switch will return to it s original position. If th e knob won’ t turn , don ’t fo rce it . Push up the switch an d try turn ing it a gain. 5 Gr ab the tab o f th e ca rtr[...]

12 | Unpacki ng and S etup Gui de 2 Sna p t he pin on th e left side int o the corresp onding hole. I NST ALLIN G THE F AC E - UP T RAY The face- up output tr ay allow s y ou t o pri nt on env elop es, tra nspar encie s, labels , and othe r ma terial s tha t don’ t wor k wit h th e fac e-down tray. Fol low these steps t o ins tall the face -up tr[...]

Unpa cki ng and Setu p Gui de | 13 3 Sna p t he pin on th e left side of th e tr ay in to the corr espo ndi ng ho le in the outp ut sl ot. I NST ALLIN G THE T ONE R C AR TRID GES Th e prin ter uses fo ur ton er cartrid ges. Bef ore you inst all th e cart ridg es, ma k e sur e they ar e at room tempe rature. Wai t at least an hour aft er m ovi ng ca[...]

14 | Unpacki ng and S etup Gui de 2 Check which of t he fou r col ors appe ars in the cartridge installation wi ndow. This is the one you w ill st art with . The cartridge ins tallation window rot ates in the dire ction shown: 3 Take the cartridge out of the package. Gentl y sh ake it b ack and for th a nd fr om front t o ba ck to dis tribu te the [...]

Unpa cki ng and Setu p Gui de | 15 5 Tu rn the ca rtri dge cl ockwis e 90 degrees , pushing it the r est o f the wa y into t he sl ot. Make sure you turn t he cartridge all the way, as shown in the illust ration. Otherwise , toner may leak. 6 Push u p the switc h, the n release it. 7 Turn the knob in the direct ion of the ar row until it st op s . [...]

16 | Unpacki ng and S etup Gui de I NST ALLIN G THE P HOTO CON D U CTOR U NI T The ph otocond uct or unit is hi ghly sens itive and requ ires c areful handli ng to prov ide the best print quality. Fo llow th ese guidelines when you install the photo co nd u ct or un it : ■ Avo id expo sing the un it to roo m ligh t any long er than nece ssary . ?[...]

Unpa cki ng and Setu p Gui de | 17 3 Take t he photo conduct or un it o ut of t he box a nd rem ove the protec tive bag. H o ld the handl e and remov e the prote ctive sh eet as shown. Don’t touch or scratch t he surface of the drum. Any toner y ou see on it will be automatica lly cleaned. Avoid exposing the drum to room light a ny l onger than n[...]

18 | Unpacki ng and S etup Gui de I NST ALLIN G THE F US ER O IL R OLL Ma ke sure you ha ndl e the f us er oi l r ol l ca ref ull y befo re y ou inst all i t. To av oid o il leak age a nd reduce d p r int quality, f ol l ow the s e guidelines: ■ Don’t tou ch o r scra tch the whi te roll sur fac e. ■ If the oi l gets on your skin or cloth es, [...]

Unpa cki ng and Setu p Gui de | 19 3 Take t he fuse r oil ro ll out of the b ox. Re move the ta pe, pl as tic tra y, an d shippi ng pi ns, as s hown: To avoid re duced print quality , do not touc h the white roll surface. 4 Hold the roll hand le an d inser t it int o the fuse r un it , ma tchin g the gr een mark s on th e r oll an d unit. 5 Pu sh t[...]

20 | Unpacki ng and S etup Gui de I NST ALLIN G THE A3W P APER C AS SETTE This cassette lets you pr in t on A3W-size paper (12.9 × 17.8 inches). If you don’t have the optiona l l ower pa per cassett e, s kip t o th e ne xt sec tio n. Foll ow thes e ste ps to inst all th e ca ssette : 1 Unpack the cassette and r emove the pr otect ive mate ri als[...]

Unpa cki ng and Setu p Gui de | 21 I NST ALLIN G THE L AR GE C AP ACITY P AP ER U NI T The large c apaci ty paper u nit has three p aper casset tes. This allow s y ou to have three addi tiona l t ype s o r sizes of p aper availabl e for y our prin ter at all t ime s. You pl ace the pri nter o n top of t he large cap acity paper un it, w hich i nclu[...]

22 | Unpacki ng and S etup Gui de 2 Pull ou t the to p cassett e and remove the f ollowi ng packing mater ials in this or der : ■ cardboard ➀ ■ styr ofoam ➁ ■ ta pe a nd pla sti c piece ➂ 3 Remov e t he c assett e from the unit by gen tly li fti ng it up. 4 Foll ow s teps 2 and 3 fo r th e oth er tw o casse ttes. 5 Remov e t he tw o pi [...]

Unpa cki ng and Setu p Gui de | 23 Ins tall ing th e Printe r on the Larg e Capacity Pape r Unit To instal l the pr inter , you nee d to place i t o n top of the large cap acity paper uni t. M a k e sur e fo ur peo ple are av ai labl e to li ft t he pr inter . To keep t he paper unit from moving, loc k the casters be fore you start the install a ti[...]

24 | Unpacki ng and S etup Gui de 3 Pos ition th e printer on the pap er unit so the thre e pins on th e top of the u nit fit i nto the hole s in the botto m of the p rint er. Ma ke sure the f ront of th e print er is alig ned wit h the f ron t of the pa per u nit, a s sh own: 4 Remov e the top cass ette from the pape r u nit (not the standa rd p a[...]

Unpa cki ng and Setu p Gui de | 25 5 Tigh ten t he two thumbscrews on the up per side of the p aper un it t o s ecu re i t t o th e pri nter. 6 Retu rn th e t op ca ssette to the p aper u nit. 7 Pull open the cable cover at the back of t he paper un it. Then rem ove th e connector cover at the back of the printer by sliding it down. 8 Gentl y pull [...]

26 | Unpacki ng and S etup Gui de T ESTI N G THE P RIN TER O n ce yo ur prin ter is se t up , yo u sh ould tes t i t to mak e sure it wor ks c orre ctly. This invo lves thr ee steps : ■ Pl uggi ng i n th e prin ter ■ Lo adi ng pa per ■ Pri nting a status sheet Pl uggi ng in the P rint er Foll ow t hese steps to pl ug in the pr inter : 1 Ma ke[...]

Unpa cki ng and Setu p Gui de | 27 Load in g Pape r You can lo a d u p t o 150 sheets in t he mult i purpose tray. Follow these step s: 1 Fan a stack of pl ain pap er and then ev en the ed ges. 2 Load th e pape r into th e multi purpose tr ay long edg e first. Push th e pa per ag ain st th e l eft edg e gu id e. Then slide the right edge guide agai[...]

28 | Unpacki ng and S etup Gui de 2 Press t he En ter button. Th e display shows Sta tus Sh eet. 3 Press t he En ter button again. Th e display message and Form Feed light flash whil e t h e St a tus Sheet is printed . 4 Chec k the Statu s Sheet to make su re the pr inti ng is cle ar and th e oil coati ng is even ly dist ribu ted. You ma y have to [...]