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How To / Using the Remote Control Panel Utility

For Macintosh Users

Remote Control Panel utility overview
Making printer settings
Resetting the toner and the photoconductor counters

Remote Control Panel utility overview

This section gives you an overall introduction to the functions of the Remote Control Panel utility and provides you with instructions on its installation and execution.

When to use the Remote Control Panel utility

The Remote Control Panel utility is the software interface that allows you to select the printer port and make settings you cannot usually make in the printer driver.

Operating environment

Operating system :	Mac OS 8.1 or later, 9.X
Memory :	210 KB to install
Hard disk space :	190 KB of free disk space
Interface :	USB 1.1 compliant/AppleTalk

Installing the Remote Control Panel utility

Follow the steps below to install the Remote Control Panel utility:

Insert the printer software CD-ROM containing the utility into your computer.

Drag the RCP for EPL-5900 icon directly to the desktop or anywhere on the hard disk.

Accessing the Remote Control Panel utility

Follow the steps below to access the Remote Control Panel utility:

Double-click the RCP for EPL-5900 icon. The Remote Control Panel utility for EPL-5900 dialog box appears.

Select a printer port, and then click Select.

Note:

When the printer is connected with the USB, click USB port.

When the printer is connected with the optional interface card, click AppleTalk.

Click the name of your printer, and then click OK.
When you select USB Port in the Remote Control Panel for EPL-5900 dialog box:

When you select AppleTalk in the Remote Control Panel for EPL-5900 dialog box:

Note:

AppleTalk Zones are displayed when the zone is set in the network. Select the zone which the printer is connected. About the zone which connected the printer, ask an administrator of the network.

The printer name might be changed when the printer is connected with the AppleTalk. Confirm the printer name with an administrator of the network.

Click Setting.

Note:

You can print a status sheet to click Status Sheet.

Make the desired settings and click OK when you are finished. For details, see Making printer settings.

Click Quit.

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Making printer settings

You can change printer settings through the Remote Control Panel utility. See Accessing the Remote Control Panel utilityto access the Remote Control Panel utility.

The following settings and buttons appear in the dialog box:

Reset button:	The settings inside the printer and the dialog box are reset to the factory default settings.
Default button:	The settings in the dialog box are reset to the default settings. To enable the settings click Execute.
Cancel button:	Terminates this utility without changing any settings.
Execute button:	Click this button to confirm the settings. The settings are available after clicking this button.

Note:

Settings made in the Remote Control Panel utility are not effective until you click Execute.

Standby

Allows you to set the Standby mode to Enable (default) or Disable. When Standby is enabled, the printer goes into sleep mode if it is not used for 15 minutes. The printer begins warming up as soon as you send data, and is ready to print in about 11 seconds. When Standby is disabled, the printer stays warmed up and ready to print all the time.

MP Tray Paper Size

You can set the paper size in the MP tray here.

Note:

The custom size paper set in the printer driver is not selectable here.

The Page Size options are as follows:

A4 (default)
A5
B5
LT (Letter)
HLT (Half letter)
LGL (Legal)
GLT (Government letter)
GLG (Government legal)
EXE (Executive)
F4
MON (Monarch)
C10 (Commercial 10)
DL
C5
C6
IB5 (International B5)

MP Tray Paper Type

Allows you to specify the type of paper used when printing from the MP tray. The available options are Plain (default), Letterhead, Recycled, Color, Trnsprncy, and Labels.

Cassette 1 Paper Type

Allows you to specify the type of paper used when printing from the optional 500-Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit A4. The available options are Plain (default), Letterhead, Recycled, and Color.

Note:

This setting is available only when the 500-Sheet Lower Paper Cassette Unit A4 is installed.

Time Out

Allows you to set the length of time the printer waits before looking for the next print job. If the printer is online and receives no new data for the number of seconds specified, the printer automatically switches to the next channel that receives data. You can set the timeout value in 1-second increments (the parameters are from 0 to 300).

Parallel I/F Buffer Size

Allows you to specify the amount of memory to be used for receiving and printing data through the parallel interface. If set to Maximum, more memory is allocated for receiving data. If set to Minimum, more memory is allocated for printing data. The factory default setting is Normal.

USB I/F Buffer Size

Allows you to specify the amount of memory to be used for receiving and printing data through the USB interface. If set to Maximum, more memory is allocated for receiving data. If set to Minimum, more memory is allocated for printing data. The factory default setting is Normal.

AUX I/F Buffer Size

Allows you to specify the amount of memory to be used for receiving and printing data through the optional interface card. If set to Maximum, more memory is allocated for receiving data. If set to Minimum, more memory is allocated for printing data. The factory default setting is Normal.

Toner Out Error

Allows you to set whether the printer should continue or stop printing when the printer encounters a Toner Out error. If set to Continue (default), the printer continues printing regardless of the error. This setting is recommended if you are physically distant from the printer. If set to Stop, the printer stops printing when it encounters the Toner Out error.

Auto Continue

Permits the printer to automatically recover from a Print Overrun, Insufficient Memory for Current Task, or Change Paper error. The printer continues printing within a few seconds after one of these problems occurs.

When Auto Continue is off, you must press the Start/Stop button to resume printing. In most cases, leave Auto Continue Disable (default) so you can tell when an error occurs and make the necessary corrections. You might want to set Auto Continue to Enable when printing long jobs or when you are away from the printer for long periods.

Avoid Error

When printing complicated data (data which includes a lot of words or graphics), a page error may occur because the printing speed is faster than the image processing speed. To avoid the page error, set the Avoid Error to On.

Note:

When this setting is On, the printing time may be long. When you do not print complicated data, set this setting to Off (default).

Dot Correction

This setting is relevant to 1200 dpi printing only. When set to On, the printing pattern of 1-dot lines is automatically corrected to improve appearance.

Note:

When the Print Mode in the printer driver is set to CRT, this setting is not available.