Epson EPL-6000 User Manual download pdf

EPL-6000 LASER PRINTER

Assembling the Printer

Before you can use the printer, you need to install a few important

parts. Before proceeding, familiarize yourself with the components

shown below. The basket is inside the printer and must be removed

when you install certain parts. The other parts shown were shipped

in the accessory pack.

Face-up output tray

Cleaning pad

Cotton swab

Developer cleaner

Printer Specifications

Printing

Printing method:

Laser beam scanning and dry

electrophotographic process.

Resolution:

Print speed:

First print:

Warm-up time:

Internal fonts:

Cartridges:

Drum type: OPC

Exposure:

Laser

beam scanning

Fusing: Heat fixing

300 x 300 dpi

6 pages per minute (letter or A4)

Less than 21 seconds (letter/A4 face up)

Approximately 65 seconds at 73°F (23°C)

with 512K RAM.

6 font styles:

Courier 12 pt. portrait 10 cpi

Courier 12 pt. landscape 10 cpi

Courier Bold 12 pt. portrait 10 cpi

Courier Bold 12 pt. landscape 10 cpi

Line Printer 8.5 pt. portrait 16.66 cpi

Line Printer 8.5 pt. landscape 16.66 cpi

2 cartridge slots are available for identity

and font cartridges.

Paper and paper delivery

Paper specifications:

Epson does not recommend or guarantee

the use of any particular brand of paper.

Because paper characteristics are subject to

change by individual manufacturers, it is

the user's responsibility to ensure the

quality of paper used with the printer.

Paper weight: Cassette feed (plain paper):

16 to 27 lb. (60 to 101

g/m’)

Manual feed (plain paper):

14 to 34 lb. (52 to 128

g/m’)

Paper size:

Standard sizes:

Range of paper

width and length:

210 x 297 mm (8.3x 11.7 inches)

7.25 x 10.5 inches

Printer Specifications

Paper feed

alignment and

direction:

Center alignment for all sizes; lengthwise

direction for standard sizes.

Paper feed:

Paper eject:

Paper eject

capacity:

Printable area:

Cassette or manual feed (paper cassette

capacity: up to 150 sheets of 20 lb. paper).

Face-up or face-down selection.

Facedown:

150 sheets (20 lb. paper)

Faceup:

20 sheets (20 lb. paper)

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Summary of Contents

Page 1 - Printer Specifications

EPL-6000 LASER PRINTER1 Assembling the Printer 1Before you can use the printer, you need to install a few importantparts. Before proceeding, familiari

Page 2 - Interface Specifications

EPL-6000 LASER PRINTERMechanicalDimensions andweight:1 Interface Specifications 1Recommendedduty cycle:MPBF (Mean PrintsBetween Failures):MTBF (Mean T

Page 3 - Transmission procedures

EPL-6000 LASER PRINTERInterface timingThe figure below shows the timing for the parallel interface.SELECT-ADATA’-a 4DATA STROBEke.T‘“iBUSYACKA: 1 ps (

Page 4 - Printing Methods Summary

EPL-6000 LASER PRINTER) Switch Settings )I IThe DIP switches are located at the back of your printer and arenumbered 1 through 8.The DIP switch settin

Page 5 - Self-Test

EPL-6000 LASER PRINTERTo take advantage of HP emulation, simply choose a printer driverfrom the list below. They are listed in order of priority.HP La

Page 6 - Error Messages

EPL-6000 LASER PRINTER2.Locate the density control knob, which is in the front rightcomer inside the printer.3.To make the print darker, turn the knob

Page 7 - Cleaning schedule

EPL-6000 LASER PRINTERIf the message remains, the drum unit and the drum replacementcartridge must be replaced. See the section on replacing the drumu

Page 8 - General Printer Maintenance

EPL-6000 LASER PRINTERCleaning the laser beam lensNote: Cleaning the lens is required at an interval of 10,000 pages(the same interval as for changing

Page 9 - Installation/Support Tips

EPL-6000 LASER PRINTER2 Insert the hooked edge of the developer cleaner about a half inch(13 mm) between the developer roller and the brass blade, ass