Checking The Printer; Printing Test Pages - Epson ColorPage 8000 Printer Manual

2-4 | Monitoring the Printer

Checking the Printer

You can use the control panel to print test pages, check toner levels, and get
a count of total pages printed. You access these features through a series of
SelecType menus. For more information about the SelecType menus, see
page 3-4.

Printing Test Pages

Two types of test pages are available, the Status Sheet and the Color Test
Page. Both of these pages allow you to test the printer without sending a
print job (and without connecting the printer to the RIP). The Status Sheet
shows the current default settings and hardware configuration of the printer.
The Color Test Page gives you a sample color printout. You can also print
font samples for various emulations (see page 3-12 for information about the
font samples).
Follow these steps to print test pages:
1. Press the button. The light next to
Menu
display shows
Test Menu
Test
Menu
appears
here.
On Line
2. Press the button. The display shows
Item
• To print the Status Sheet, press the
flashes on the display while the sheet is printed.
• To print the Color Test Page, press the
display shows
page.
2-4
.
This light comes on.
Form Feed Continue
Reset Alt
. Press the
Color Test Page
comes on, and the
Menu
Paper Source Page Size Manual Feed
RITech Copies MP Tray Size
Menu Item Value
Menu Item Value
button button button
.
Status Sheet
button.
Enter Status Sheet
button again. The
Item
button to print the
Enter
Orientation
Out Bin
Enter
^
Enter
button