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Setup & Maintenance / Installing Options

500-Sheet/1000-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit

Installing the optional paper cassette unit
Removing the optional paper cassette unit

The following table summarizes the paper types and sizes that you can use with the optional paper cassette unit.

Paper Type	Paper Size	Capacity
Plain paper	A4, A5, B5 Letter (LT), Legal (LGL), Government Legal (GLG) Executive (EXE),	Up to 500 sheets in each cassette (Total thickness: less than 56 mm for one cassette) (Weight: 60 to 105 g/m², 16 to 28 lb)
EPSON Color Laser Paper	A4, Letter (LT)	Up to 500 sheets in each cassette

Note:

Load paper with the printable surface facing up.

Handling precautions

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

The optional paper cassette unit weighs approximately 18.5 kg (8.4 lb); always lift it with two or more people.

When installing this option on the printer, make sure to lock the two casters at the front of the unit.

The printer weighs about 36.0 kg (79 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.

Installing the optional paper cassette unit

Follow these steps to install the optional paper cassette unit.

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

* OFF

Caution:

Make sure to unplug the power cord from the printer to prevent getting an electrical shock.

Carefully remove the optional paper cassette unit from its carton and place it on the floor.

Note:

Make sure you have the four screws packed with the optional paper cassette unit.

Remove the protective materials from the unit.

Keep all protective materials in case you want to ship the optional paper cassette unit in the future.

Remove the protective materials inside of the cassette trays.

For 1000-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit users, lock the two casters at the front of the unit.

Warning:

Be sure to lock both casters before installing the unit on the printer. Otherwise, the unit may move and cause an accident.

Carefully, grasp the printer at the positions indicated below and lift it carefully with two or more people.

Warning:

Two people should lift the printer by the correct positions as shown below.

* Do not lift the printer by these areas.

Align the corners of the printer and the unit, then lower the printer gently onto the unit so that the five pins on top of the unit fit into the holes on the bottom of the printer.

Remove the standard lower cassette from the printer.

Fasten the front of the optional paper cassette unit to the printer with two of the provided screws.

Remove the cover on the back of the standard lower cassette, and secure the back of the unit to the printer with the remaining two screws. Then reattach the cover.

Reinsert the standard lower cassette into the printer.

Reconnect all interface cables and the power cord.

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.

Note:

If you are using Windows, and EPSON Status Monitor 3 is not installed, you have to make settings manually in the printer driver. Click the Update the Printer Option Information Manually button on the Optional Settings menu, then click Settings. Then select 500-Sheet/1000-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit from the Optional Paper Sources list on the Optional Settings dialog box and click OK.

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Removing the optional paper cassette unit

Follow these steps to remove the optional paper cassette unit.

Turn the printer off and unplug the power cord.

Remove all interface cables from the interface connectors.

For 1000-Sheet Paper Cassette Unit users, lock the two casters at the bottom of the unit.

Warning:

Be sure to lock both casters before removing the unit from the printer. Otherwise, the unit may move and cause an accident.

Remove the standard lower cassette from the printer.

Remove the two screws securing the front of the unit to the printer.

Warning:

Removing other screws and covers will expose high voltage areas.

Remove the cover on the back of the standard lower cassette, and remove the two screws securing the back of the unit. Then reattach the cover.

Warning:

Removing other screws and covers will expose high voltage areas.

Insert the standard lower cassette into the printer.

Carefully lift up the printer with two or more people until the holes on the bottom of the printer are free from the five pins on the top of the unit, and place it on a flat stable surface.

Repack the optional paper cassette unit in its original carton.

Reconnect all interface cables and the power cord.

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

Turn on the printer.

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