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Epson AcuLaser C8500 Quick Reference Manual

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You can hang this guide on the printer
using the hook provided.
4012465-00
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  • Page 1: Quick Reference

    Color Laser Printer Quick Reference You can hang this guide on the printer using the hook provided. 4012465-00...

  • Page 2: Replacing Consumable Products

    Replacing Consumable Products You need to replace the following consumable products when a notice message is displayed on the LCD panel or the window of the EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility Toner Cartridge (Black) Toner Cartridge (Yellow) Toner Cartridge (Magenta)
  • Page 3 Push up the switch located on the top left, then release it. Turn the upper knob located just above the cartridge installation window clockwise until it stops. The switch automatically drops down to the lower position and the next toner cartridge appears in the installation window.

  • Page 4: Replacing The Photoconductor Unit

    Follow these steps to replace the photoconductor unit: Turn off the printer. Open the front cover. Turn the large lever 90 degrees counterclockwise. Turn the small lever to the right.

  • Page 5: Replacing The Waste Toner Collector

    Holding the photoconductor unit by its handle, place the unit on the guide rails and push it all the way into the printer. Turn the small lever to the left. 10. Turn the large lever 90 degrees clockwise.

  • Page 6: Clearing Jammed Paper

    Close the front cover. Clearing Jammed Paper When paper is jammed in the printer, the printer’s LCD panel and the EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility provide alert messages. Error messages for paper jams If the following messages appears on the LCD panel, you must clear all jammed paper.
  • Page 7 Paper is jammed inside the paper path unit (unit C). Paper is jammed inside the paper cassette cover on the right side of the printer (cover D). If you cannot find any jammed paper in this cover, check the optional Duplex Unit’s inverter cover (cover F), then its main unit (unit G).

  • Page 8: Clearing The Mp Tray

    Push the lower cassette back into the printer. When the paper jam is cleared completely and the lower cassette is pushed back into the printer, the jammed page’s print data is automatically reprinted. Clearing the MP tray Follow these steps to clear paper jams at the MP tray: Pull the jammed paper out gently.
  • Page 9 Follow these steps to clear paper jams in the output path cover: Open the output path cover on the left side of the printer. Remove any jammed paper gently with both hands. Be careful not to tear the jammed paper.
  • Page 10 Push the fuser unit back into the printer firmly. When the paper jam is cleared completely and the fuser unit (unit B) is pushed back into the printer, the jammed page’s print data is automatically reprinted. Clearing the paper path unit (Jam C)
  • Page 11 Push the paper path unit back into the printer firmly. When the paper jam is cleared completely and the paper path unit (unit C) is pushed back into the printer, the jammed page’s print data is automatically reprinted. Clearing the paper cassette cover (Jam D)
  • Page 12 When the paper jam is cleared completely and the cover on the right side of the Large Capacity Paper Unit (cover E) is pushed back into the printer, the jammed page’s print data is automatically reprinted. Clearing the optional Duplex Unit’s inverter...
  • Page 13 Open the Duplex Unit’s inverter cover (cover F) on the left side of the printer. Gently remove the jammed paper inside the inverter cover. Note: If paper is torn, be sure to remove all torn pieces. Close the inverter cover.
  • Page 14 (cover D). Removing the main unit Be sure to remove the Duplex Unit’s main unit from the printer only when you cannot clear the jammed paper. Follow these steps to remove the Duplex Unit’s main unit. Identify the jammed paper in the side of the main unit.

  • Page 15: Error Messages

    Drive. If this error occurs, print only one copy and end printing. Cover A, the output path cover on the left side of the printer, is open. Close the cover and the error is automatically cleared. Cover D, the paper cassette cover on the right side of the printer, is open.
  • Page 16 Continue button or turn off the printer and remove the ROM module. The front cover is open. Close the cover and the error is automatically cleared.
  • Page 17 This message appears if you try to change the printer’s settings through the control panel when the buttons are locked. You can unlock them by using the EPSON WinAssist utility or WebAssist. Refer to the Administrator’s Guide Administrator’s Guide Administrator’s Guide for Administrator’s Guide...
  • Page 18 Messages Description The installed photoconductor unit has a problem. Turn off the printer, remove the photoconductor unit and install a new photoconductor unit. The required time to process the print data exceeds the print engine speed because the current page is too complex.
  • Page 19 Messages Description The photoconductor unit has reached the end of its service life. Turn off the printer, then remove the photoconductor unit and install the new photoconductor unit. The error clears itself once you have replaced all the items and close all printer covers.
  • Page 20 You can continue to print until the message appears, but early replacement is recommended to maintain high print quality. Copyright © 2000 by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, Nagano, Japan Messages error Description : The letters C, M, Y, or K appear in place of .

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