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Optional Paper Cassette Unit

Handling precautions
Installing the optional paper cassette unit
Removing the optional paper cassette unit

For details about the paper types and sizes that you can use with the optional paper cassette unit, see Optional paper cassette unit. For specifications, see Optional paper cassette unit.

Handling precautions

Always pay attention to the following handling precautions before installing the option:

The printer weighs about 37 kg (81.5 lb). One person should never attempt to lift or carry it alone. Two people should carry the printer, lifting it from the positions shown below.

    * Do not lift the printer by these areas.


Warning:

If you lift the printer incorrectly, you could drop it and cause injury.

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Installing the optional paper cassette unit

Follow the steps below to install the optional paper cassette unit.

Turn the printer off and unplug the power cord and interface cable.

Take the optional paper cassette unit out of the cardboard box, then remove the protective materials in the cassette.

Place the optional paper cassette unit where you intend to set up the printer. Then, put the printer onto the optional paper cassette unit. Align each of the printer’s corners with those of the unit, then lower the printer until it rests securely on the unit.


Warning:

Two people should lift the printer by the correct positions.

Open cover E.

Fasten the optional paper cassette unit to the printer with the provided plates and screws.

Close cover E.

Secure the unit to the left side of the printer with the remaining plate and screw.

Reconnect the interface cable and power cord, then turn the printer on.

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


Note for Windows users:

If EPSON Status Monitor 3 is not installed, you have to make settings manually in the printer driver. See Making Optional Settings.


Note for Macintosh users:

When you have attached or removed printer options, you need to delete the printer using Print Setup Utility (for Mac OS X 10.3), Print Center (for Mac OS X 10.2 or below), or Chooser (for Mac OS 9), and then re-register the printer.

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Removing the optional paper cassette unit

Turn off the printer and perform the installation procedure in reverse.

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