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Hard Disk Drive

Follow these steps to install the optional Hard Disk Drive.

Warning:

Be careful when working inside the printer as some components are sharp and may cause injury.

Caution:

Before you install the Hard Disk Drive, be sure to discharge any static electricity by touching a grounded piece of metal. Otherwise, you may damage static-sensitive components.

Note:

If you used the Hard Disk Drive in other EPSON's printer before, such as the AcuLaser-C8600 or the AcuLaser-C4000, you have to format the Hard Disk Drive. See Formatting the Hard Disk Drive for details.

Turn the printer off and unplug the power cord.

Remove all interface cables from the interface connectors.

Loosen the five screws on the back of the printer, and remove the shield.

Warning:

Removing other screws and covers will expose high voltage areas.

Identify the Hard Disk Drive socket.

1. socket

Install the Hard Disk Drive securely with the screws.

Caution:

You should not remove any modules from the circuit board. Otherwise, the printer will not work.

Use the two clamps as shown below to hold the IDE cable in place.

Connect the connector of the cable as shown below.

Return the printer to its original state, as shown below.

Plug the printer's power cord into an electrical outlet.

Turn on the printer.

To confirm that the option is installed correctly, print a status sheet. See Printing a Status Sheet.

Removing the Hard Disk Drive

Perform the installation procedure in reverse.

Formatting the Hard Disk Drive

To format the Hard Disk Drive, follow the instructions below.

Make sure the printer is off and all interface cables are disconnected.

Hold down the Down button while you turn on the printer.

When you see the message Support Mode on the LCD panel, select HDD Format in the support menu.

Note:

After formatting the Hard Disk Drive, the printer will automatically reboot.

When you want to erase only the fonts installed from the optional Adobe PostScript 3 (PS3), follow steps 1 through 3 above. Select PS3 HDD Init when the optional Adobe PostScript 3 Kit is installed.

Other fonts installed from PS3 will also be erased.

When installing a Hard Disk Drive from other products, format it with this function.

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