Epson EPL-5800 manual

4014119-03 C01[...]

Where to Find Information Unpacking Guide Prov ides you with infor mat ion and instru cti ons on how to unpack and place t he printe r. Before u sing t he printer , you need to rem ove all pr otec tive m ateri als as des crib ed in th e inst ruc tions contained in t his guide. Setup Guide (this man ual) Provide s you w ith i nformat ion o n assem b[...]

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iii Content s 1 Safety Instructions Laser Printer P recautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Important S afety Instructi ons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Warnings, Cautions, and Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2 Assembling and Connecting the Printer [...]

iv 4 Installing the Prin ter Driver For Windows Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 For Macintosh User s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Making Basic Driver Set tings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 For Windows users . . . . . . . [...]

Safety Instructions 1 1 Safety Instruc tions Laser Pr inter Pre cauti ons This pr inter use s laser technology . The fo llowing l ist of precautio ns applies whenev er you open the pri nter cover. Even if you are famili ar with ot her ty pes of printers, be sur e to follow these precauti ons caref ully to ensure safe , troub le-free ope ration. w W[...]

2 Safety Inst ruction s ❏ Neve r fo rce th e pr inter ’s c omp onen ts i nto pla ce. Al tho ug h the printer is d esigned to be st urdy, r ough handl ing can d amage it. ❏ When rem ovi ng the de velop er ca rtri dge, neve r tou ch th e dev elop ing roll er un de r the flap ; ot herw ise , pr int q ual ity will decl ine. ❏ Do not tu rn the c[...]

Safety Instructions 3 ❏ When removing or installing a photocon ductor unit , protect the light-s ensitive drum f rom exposure to ligh t any long er than necessary. The l ight-sensitive d rum is the green cyli nder visible thr ough the openi ngs in the uni t. Overexposing t he drum might cau se abnor mally dark or light areas to appear on the prin[...]

4 Safety Inst ruction s If you p lan to use the pr inter i n Germany, observe the fo llowing: To provi de ade quate short -circui t protect ion and ov er-current protec tion for th is print er, th e build ing insta llatio n must b e protected by a 10 or 16 amp ci rcuit br eaker. Note for German-speaking users: Bei Anschluss des Druckers an die Stro[...]

Safety Instructions 5 ❏ Connect your p rinter to the correct power sup ply. Your printer’ s power r equirements are ind icated on a label attached to the printer . If you are not s ure of the power supp ly specifica tions in your area , contact your local p ower company or consult y our dea ler. ❏ If y ou are un able to in sert the plug i nto[...]

6 Safety Inst ruction s ❏ Unplug thi s print er from the wall ou tlet a nd ref er servi cing to a quali fied serv ice rep resentativ e under the f ollowing conditi ons: Note: Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions, as improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and may require repairs by a qualifi[...]

Assemb ling and Connect ing the P rinter 7 2 Assembling and Connecting the Printer Finding a Pl ace for t he Printer ❏ Place your p rinter cl ose enough to t he computer or workstatio n for t he printer cable to reach.[...]

8 Assembling and Con necting t he Printer ❏ Leave adequat e room arou nd the p rinter to allow e asy operatio n and maintenanc e, and to ensur e sufficient ventilati on. The diagr am below shows th e minimum recommended amount of space. ❏ If you in stall the optional 500-Shee t Lower Pape r Cassette Unit, you wi ll need an a dditional 125 mm (4[...]

Assemb ling and Connect ing the P rinter 9 c Caution: ❏ Never place the printer on a stand that is narrower than the printer’s width a s this may damage t he printer. ❏ Avoid locati ons that are su bject to d irect sunl ight, extreme temperatures, mo isture, or dust. ❏ Place th e printer wh ere the po wer cord can be easil y unplugged . ❏[...]

10 Assembling and Conn ecting the Pr inter Loading P aper Follo w t he ste ps be low to loa d pap er in to the MP (Mu lti Pur pose) tray: 1. Insert the MP t ray into the slot at the f ront of t he printer and push it all th e way in.[...]

Assemblin g and Connecting t he Printer 11 2. Fan a stack of paper (u p to 150 sheets) , and al ign the edg es by tapping t he stack on a f lat surf ace. Wit h the pape r’s prin table side facing upwar d, place t he stack into the tra y. Slide the paper gui des against the sid es of the stack. Note: ❏ To widen the paper guides, you have to pres[...]

12 Assembling and Conn ecting the Pr inter 3. Place the cover on the MP tra y to protec t against du st and to allow manual -feed pri nting, as shown b elow. 4. Raise the out put tray an d lift up the pa per support on th e top to prevent pap er from fa lling off th e edge.[...]

Assemblin g and Connecting t he Printer 13 Note: The printer’s default paper size setting is A 4 or Letter, depend ing on the country of purchase. If you are printing on a different paper size from the default, you need to change the printer’s Paper Size setting in the printer driver. Attaching the Power Cord Follow the st eps below t o connect[...]

14 Assembling and Conn ecting the Pr inter 2. Insert the p ower cor d into the b ack of the p rinter an d pl ug the other end i nto a prop erly groun ded elec trical o utlet. Connecting t o the Com puter Your pr inter comes with two standard i nterface c onnectors, parallel and USB . Parallel interface for PCs Follow th e steps below t o connect th[...]

Assemblin g and Connecting t he Printer 15 2. P lug the c abl e con nec tor se cure ly i nto th e p rinte r’s paral lel interface conn ector. T hen squeeze t he wire cl ips toget her unti l t h e y l o c k i n to p l a c e o n bo th s i d e s . I f y o u r ca b l e h a s a gr o u n d wire, connect i t to the g round connecto r located below the i[...]

16 Assembling and Conn ecting the Pr inter 1. Plug the app ropriate end of the cable into the USB p ort on the back of the p rinte r, as shown b elow. (The end that fits the prin ter has a diffe rent shape from t he end that fi ts th e computer.) 2. Connect the ot her end of the cable to t he computer’ s USB port. Testing the Printer Connection T[...]

Assemblin g and Connecting t he Printer 17 2. Turn on the printe r as shown b elow. It i s on when th e | side of the power switch i s pushed in. Note: The On Li ne indicator light o n the control panel flashes to show that the printer is warming up. 3. When the printer is onli ne ( On Lin e indic ato r lig ht is on so lid) , simultaneously press t[...]

18 Instal ling the Options 3 Installing the Options 500-Sh eet Lower Pa per Cas sett e Unit The optional 500- Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit (C81336 ✽ ) giv es yo u a se con d pap er so urce , in a ddi tion to th e MP tray . Installing Follow the ins tructi ons below to inst all the 50 0-Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit: 1. Be sure that th e prin[...]

Installing the O ptions 19 2. Make sure the prin ter and th e 500-S heet Lower Pap er Cas sette Unit are faci ng the same way. Lift t he printer and alig n the pins on th e ca ssett e un it wi th th e ho les on the bo tto m of th e prin ter . Then , low er t he pr inter un til it re sts secur ely on th e cassette unit. To ve rify th at the 5 00-Sh [...]

20 Instal ling the Options Face-up Tra y The print er normal ly output s paper fa ce-down on t op of the printer. If y ou want face -up outp ut, you can install the opt ional Face-up Tr ay (C8133 7 ✽ ). This tra y gives you im media te vie wing of your printed outp ut and i s recom mended for pri nting on m edia that requi re a straig ht-through [...]

Installing the O ptions 21 2. A ttac h the Face -up T ray by slid ing th e mo unti ng pi ns in to th e correspo nding ho les, one at a time. Do not fo rce bot h sides i n at once.[...]

22 Instal ling the Options Note: The printer is factory set for face-down output. To output onto the optional Face-up Tray, push down the paper path selector at the rear right of the printer, as shown in the illustration below. Memo ry Module By installi ng a Dua l In-line Memory M odule (DIMM), you can increa se print er memory up to 256 MB (s tan[...]

Installing the O ptions 23 ❏ SDRAM type ❏ Capacity of 3 2, 64, 128 , or 256 MB ❏ 168-pin typ e, 64 bit, with SPD ❏ Access speed of 66.66 MHz or higher (15 ns or l ess) ❏ Height of less than 40 mm Installing Foll ow t he in struc tions belo w to insta ll a D IMM into t he pri nte r: w Warn in g: To avoid electrical shoc k, do not attempt t[...]

24 Instal ling the Options 3. Face the right sid e of the pr inter, and using a c rosshead screwdr iver, remove the two screws hold ing the side cover in place. Pul l the side co ver off toward yo u. Note: Be careful to avoid dropping screws into the printer when removing them. It may be helpful to use a magnetic screwdriver.[...]

Installing the O ptions 25 4. I den tify t he slot in to wh ic h the DI MM is to be ins tall ed— the long slot wi th the two cl ips at the ends. M ake sure that the clips are open (l eaning away from the slot). w Warni ng: Avoid touching the electrical components that are exposed after you remove the side cover. These components may become hot wh[...]

26 Instal ling the Options 5. Inse rt and pus h the DI MM fi rmly in to the sl ot, bu t without forcing it. Be sur e that the ends of th e DIMM enga ge the cli ps, so that the clips click cl osed over the ends as the DIMM snaps into pla ce.[...]

Installing the O ptions 27 6. S et th e sid e co ve r back into pla ce. 7. Fasten th e side cover with the two screws. 8. Gently close the printer cover.[...]

28 Instal ling the Options To veri fy that memory is correc tly i nstall ed, print a sta tus s heet. See “Testing the Prin ter Connectio n” on page 16. If an in correct amount of memory is sho wn on the status she et, turn of f the p rinter, u nplug i t, di sconnect al l inte rface cab les, and then review t he steps abov e to make sure you i n[...]

Installing the O ptions 29 3. Face the rig ht side of the print er, and u sing a cr osshead screwdriver , remove the two screws holdi ng the side cove r in place. Pull the sid e cover of f toward you. Note: Be careful to avoid dropping screws into the printer when removing them. It may be helpful to use a magnetic screwdriver.[...]

30 Instal ling the Options 4. I denti fy th e ROM sl ot. It is th e bla ck sl ot on the t op. I nse rt a nd push the ROM modul e evenly i nto the sl ot until the but ton comes up.[...]

Installing the O ptions 31 5. S et th e sid e co ve r back into pla ce. 6. Fasten th e side cover with the two screws. 7. Gently close the printer cover.[...]

32 Instal ling the Options To ve rify th at th e ROM modu le is corr ectl y ins talle d, pri nt a s tatu s sheet. See “Testi ng the Print er Connection ” on page 16. If the ROM modu le is no t lis ted un der th e Ha rdw are Configurati ons sectio n of the s tatus shee t, turn off the pri nter, unplug it, disco nnect all i nterface ca bles, and [...]

Installing the O ptions 33 2. R emo ve the tw o scr ews that s ecu re th e in terf ace sl ot c over and remo ve the cove r. 3. Slide the i nterface c ard into t he grooves of the i nterface sl ot, as shown below. Push the c ard in firmly to l ock it into p lace.[...]

34 Instal ling the Options 4. Secure the in terfa ce card wit h the two retaini ng screws. 5. When you finish i nstalling the option, pl ug in the power cable and reconnect the int erface cab les befor e turning t he pri nter on. To ve rify t hat th e op tion al i nter face card is co rre ctly in sta lled , print a st atus sheet. See “T esting t [...]

Installing th e Printer Driv er 35 4 Installing the Printer D river The printer driver is provid ed on the “E PSON EPL-580 0 Print er Software” CD-R OM shipped wi th your printer . It gives y ou control ov er your p rinter wi th Microsoft Windows Me/20 00/98/ 95/3.1, Micr osoft Windows N T ® 4.0/3.51, or Mac OS 8.1 or lat er. With it, not only[...]

36 Installi ng the Prin ter Driv er Note: For floppy disk users, insert the disk into the floppy disk drive, double-c lick th e My Com put er i con and then the floppy disk drive icon . Doub le-c lick Setup.e xe . 3. In the di alog box tha t appe ars, doubl e-click Instal l Pri nt er Driver/U tili ty , or select Inst all Pr inter Dri ver/Util ity a[...]

Installing th e Printer Driv er 37 4. In the dial og box that appear s, select EPSON E PL-58 00 Advanced and clic k OK . This au tom atic all y i nstall s th e prin ter dr ive r. 5. If you are runni ng Windows 95/3.1 or NT 4.0/3 .51, proceed to the next step. I f you are running Windows Me or 98, follow the on-scree n instruc tions t hat ask y ou t[...]

38 Installi ng the Prin ter Driv er Note: For printers connected through the USB interface, the USB device driver installation starts automatically at this point. If a dialog box appears asking whether you wish to restart your computer, click Yes . After restarting the computer, you need to check your printer port configuration. See “Ensuring th [...]

Installing th e Printer Driv er 39 2. Cl ick the pr inte r icon , an d select Properti es from the F ile men u.[...]

40 Installi ng the Prin ter Driv er 3. In Windows M e or 9 8, click the Detai ls tab and make sure that EPUSB1: (EPSON EPL -5800) is displa yed in the Prin t to th e following p ort li st box. In Windows 2000 , click Po rts tab and make sure that USB00 1 is selected. Note: If the correct port is not displayed, see “Troubleshooting” in the Refer[...]

Installing th e Printer Driv er 41 For Mac intosh User s Your computer must meet the following requ irements to use the Macintos h driver incl uded with the printer : ❏ 6 MB of fre e hard disk space ❏ The computer must be running Mac OS 8.1 or later.* * To turn off Qu ickDraw GX, fi rst make sure t he Caps Lock key is unlock ed. Then, while hol[...]

42 Installi ng the Prin ter Driv er 4. T he prin ter dr ive r has to be insta lled in to th e drive t hat contains the system software . Check that t he Install Loc ation box disp lays th e corr ect dr ive. Cl ick In sta ll . 5. Click Continue in the dialog box that appears. 6. When a message appears i nforming you th at the i nstallat ion has fini[...]

Installing th e Printer Driv er 43 1. Select Chooser from the Ap ple menu. Click your printer ’s icon and then click the port yo ur printer is connect ed to. 2. Click the Background Prin ting rad io butt on s to tu rn background prin ting on or off. Note: ❏ Background printing mu st be turned on for the EPSON Status Monitor 3 to mana ge print j[...]

44 Installi ng the Prin ter Driv er Making Basic D river Settings Before you start printing, y ou should make sure the driver settin gs match you r document requireme nts. While m any Windows appl ications overr ide the pr inter set tings made in the printer driv er when it is access ed direc tly fro m the opera ting system, some do not. Be sure to[...]

Installing th e Printer Driv er 45 5. S ele ct the pap er si ze yo u lo ade d into the print er fr om th e Paper Siz e setting . If you don’ t see your paper siz e on the list , use the arr ow on the right to s croll t hrough the l ist. 6. Select Portrait or Lands cape orient atio n. Th e di rect ion o f printing changes acco rding to the ori ent[...]

46 Installi ng the Prin ter Driv er 2. Turn o n the print er as shown bel ow. It is on when the | side of the power switch is pushed in. Note: The On Line indicator light on the control panel flashes to show that the printer is warming up. 3. Make sure tha t your computer is turned on and that Windows is running. 4. Click Start , po int to Settings[...]

Installing th e Printer Driv er 47 Note: ❏ If you installed an optional memory module of 128 MB or less, “Installed Memory” should show the total memory size (16 MB standard plus the size of the optional module). However, if yo u installed a 256 MB optional memory module, the status sheet would only show 256 MB, the maximum accessi ble memory[...]

48 Installi ng the Prin ter Driv er Note: ❏ If you installed an optional memory module of 12 8 MB or less, “Installed Memory” should show the total memory size (16 MB standard plus the size of the optional module). However, if you installed a 256 MB optional memory module, the status sheet would only show a size of 25 6 MB, the maximum access[...]

After This... 49 5 After This. .. What to do Next Afte r c ompl etin g th e ha rdwa re setup an d the dri ver inst allat ion , see the Reference Guide for det ailed inf ormati on about y our printer’ s functions, maintenance , troublesho oting, technical specifica tions and opti onal prod ucts. Using the Online Guide It contai ns detailed inst ru[...]

50 After This... System requirements For Windows For Maci ntosh System Windows Me/2000/98/95, o r Windows NT 4.0 CPU Pentium 150 MHz processor (for Windows Me) i486/66 MHz (for Windows 98) (Pentium or bett er recommen ded) i486/25 MHz (for Windows 95 / NT 4.0) (Pentium or bett er recommen ded) Pentiu m 133 MHz for Windows 2000 Memory 16 MB RAM for [...]

Safe ty Inf orma tio n 51 6 Safety Info rmatio n Laser Saf ety This print er is cer tified as a Cl ass 1 laser product under t he U.S. Departmen t of Healt h and Hu man Services ( DHHS) Radia tion Performance St andard ac cordin g to the Radiati on Contro l for Health and S afety Act o f 1968. Thi s means that the printer does not produc e hazard o[...]

52 Safety Information Denmark Advarsel Usynlig lase rstrå ling ved åb ning, når sikke rhedsaf brydere er ude af funktion. Undgå udsættelse for stråling. Klasse 1 lase r produkt d er opfyld er IEC60825 sik kerheds kr avene. Finlan d a nd Sw eden EPL-58 00 on laser toiminen siv ukirjoi tin. Laseri sta ei a iheudu käyttäj älle vaar aa, kun k [...]

Safe ty Inf orma tio n 53 Norway Advarsel Dersom appara tet brukes på annen måte enn spe sifisert i denne bruksanvisning, kan brukeren utsettes for unsynlig laserstråling som overskrider grensen for laser klasse 1. Dette er en ha lvleder laser . Maksimal effeckt til laserdiode er 5 mW og bølgelengd e er 770-8 10 nm. CDRH regulations The Center [...]

54 Safety Information Laser safety labels w War ning : The use of controls, or the performance of procedures other than those specified in th is guide may result in hazardo us radiation exposure. Your pr inter is a Class 1 laser product a s defi ned in IEC 6 0825 specif icat ions. The lab el sho wn b elow is atta ched in coun trie s where requir ed[...]

Safe ty Inf orma tio n 55 An additi onal las er warnin g label i s affi xed to th e inside of the printer, a s shown b elow. Ozone safety Ozo ne emis sion Ozo ne g as is g ener ated by l aser p rin ters as a by -pro duct o f th e printing process. Ozone i s produced only when the p rinter is printing . Ozo ne expos ure limit The recommende d expos [...]

56 Safety Information ❏ Do not use more than one l aser printer in a confi ned area (see “Ozone exposure limit” above) ❏ Do not use you r printer in cond itions of extremely low humidity ❏ Do not use you r prin ter in a ro om with p oor vent ilation ❏ Avoid long, c ontinuou s print ing in any o f the condi tions mentioned abov e Printer[...]

Safe ty Inf orma tio n 57 For Un ited Kingdom Users Use of options Epson (U K) Limi ted shal l not be l iable for any d amages or problems ari sing fro m the use of any optio ns or consumable products oth er than those designated as original EPSO N produ cts or EPSON-app roved pr oducts by E pson (UK) L imited. Safety information Warn in g: This ap[...]

58 Safety Information If damag e occurs t o the plug, replace the cord s et or c onsult a qua lified e lect ricia n. Replace fuses o nly with a f use of the correct size and rat ing.[...]

Index 59 Index Numerics 500-She et Lower P aper Ca ssett e Unit, installin g, 18 A Assem bling th e pri nter, 7 C CDRH regulation s, 53 Connectin g the prin ter, 7 Connec ting to the co mputer parallel in terfa ce, 14 USB interfac e, 15 D Driver basic s etting s, 44 installin g (Macint osh), 41 installin g (Windows), 35 E ENERGY STAR Complianc e, 5[...]

60 Index Parallel in terfa ce, 14 Power cor d, attachi ng, 13 Printer dr iver installi ng (Macintos h), 41 installi ng (Windows ), 35 Printing a stat us sheet for Macint osh, 47 for Windows, 4 5 R ROM module, i nstal ling, 28 S Safety information laser sa fety, 51 ozone, 55 Safety instru ctions , 4 Status she et printi ng from the cont rol pan el, [...]

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