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Duplex Unit

Installing the Duplex Unit
Removing the Duplex Unit

For the paper types and sizes that you can use with the Duplex Unit, see Paper Sources or Printing on Special Media. For specifications, see Duplex Unit.

Installing the Duplex Unit

Follow the steps below to install the optional Duplex Unit.

Turn the printer off and unplug the power cord.

Open the MP tray, and remove the protective cover (gray tape) on the left of the printer as shown below.

Insert the left and right projections of the Duplex Unit into the openings of the printer. Then press down the Duplex Unit.

Note:

If the line of the Duplex Unit matches that of the printer as shown below, the Duplex Unit is correctly installed.

Open cover D of the Duplex Unit. Then lift the green lever and secure the Duplex Unit with the two screws provided.

Lower the lever to its original position, and close cover D of the Duplex Unit.

Remove the small plastic cover on the left of the printer by pressing the cover stopper and pulling it.

Press and hold the latch on cover B to unlock the hooks, then open cover B.

Plug the connector of the Duplex Unit into the socket on the printer.

Close cover B.
When closing the left cover, be careful not to trap the connector cable.

Attach the supplied small cover as shown below.

Plug the power cord into the printer, then turn it on.

To confirm that the optional Duplex Unit is installed correctly, print a Status Sheet. See Printing a Status Sheet.

Note for Windows users:

If you are using Windows, and 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 Duplex Unit

Follow the steps below to remove the optional Duplex Unit.

Turn the printer off and unplug the power cord.

Perform the installation procedure in reverse.

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