System Administration

By using this menu, you can maintain the product as a system administrator. It also allows you to restrict product features for individual users to suite your work or office style.

Select the menus on the control panel as described below.

Settings > General Settings > System Administration

Contacts Manager
Add/Edit/Delete:

Register and/or delete contacts for the Fax, Scan to Email, and Scan to Network Folder/FTP menus.

Frequent:

Register frequently used contacts to access them quickly. You can also change the order of the list.

Print Contacts:

Print your contact list.

View Options:

Change the way the contact list is displayed.

Search Options:

Change the method for searching contacts.

Print Head Cleaning Settings:

You can make the following settings for print head cleaning.

Auto Cleaning:

Check if the print head nozzles are clogged before printing or after printing.

Print head cleaning is performed automatically if it is necessary as a result of checking.

Periodic Cleaning:

Select On to perform print head cleaning when a certain number of pages are printed.

Copy Color Sensitivity:

Select the sensitivity setting to determine whether the document is monochrome or color when copying using Auto.

You can select the sensitivity from five levels between More B&W and More Color.

Documents tend to be scanned in monochrome when selecting it closer to More B&W, and in color when selecting it closer to More Color.

Scanner Cleaning Suggestion:

Select Off if you do not want to display a message notifying you when to clean the ADF scanning components.

Reset Page count:

Resets the total number of color and monochrome pages stored by interface: Standard network, Additional network, and Other.

However, the total number of prints and the number of pages printed by paper size is not be reset.

The number of pages printed from the optionally installed network interface is counted in "Additional Network", and the number of pages printed from the USB interface, fax, copy, etc. is counted in "Other".

You can check the current number of pages stored by interface on the Usage History Sheet (Settings > Printer Status/Print > Usage History Sheet).

Clear Internal Memory Data:
HDD Erase Settings:

Make settings for processing data stored in the internal hard disc.

Jobs for printing, copying, and scanning are temporarily saved to the hard disc in order to handle the data for authenticated printing and the large amount of copying, scanning, printing, etc. Make settings to safely erase this data.

Auto Erase Memory Setting:

When enabled, the target data is erased sequentially when it becomes unnecessary, such as when printing or scanning is completed. The target to be deleted is data written while this function is enabled.

Because access to the hard disc is necessary, the time to enter power saving mode will be delayed.

Erase All Memory:

Erases all data on the hard disc. You cannot perform other operations or turn off the device during formatting.

  • High Speed:

    Erases all data with a dedicated erase command.

  • Overwrite:

    Erases all data with a dedicated erase command, and overwrites other data in all areas to erase all data.

  • Triple Overwrite:

    Erases all data with a dedicated erase command, and overwrites three times other data in all areas to erase all data.

Security Settings:

You can make the following security settings.

Restrictions:

Permit to change the settings of the following items when panel lock is enabled.

  • Job Log Access

  • Access to Register/Delete Contacts

  • Fax Recent Access

  • Fax Transmission Log Access

  • Access to Fax Report

  • Access to Print Save History of Scan to Network Folder/FTP

  • Access to Recent of Scan to Email

  • Access to Show Sent History of Scan to Email

  • Access to Print Sent History of Scan to Email

  • Access to Language

  • Access to Thick Paper

  • Access to Quiet Mode

  • Access to Print Speed Priority

  • Access to Detect Double Feed

  • Protection of Personal Data

  • Access to Copy Output Tray

  • Accept Power Off

Access Control:

Select On to restrict product features. This requires users to log into the product control panel with their user name and password before they can use control panel features. In Accept Unknown User Jobs, you can select whether or not to allow jobs that do not have the necessary authentication information.

Admin Settings:
  • Admin Password

    Set, change, and clear an administrator password.

  • Lock Setting

    Select whether or not to lock the control panel using the password registered in Admin Password.

Password Policy:

Select On to set password policy.

Password Encryption:

Select On to encrypt your password. You can also connect a USB device to backup the encryption key. If you turn off the power while the restart is in progress, data may be corrupted and the printer settings will be restored to their defaults. If this occurs, set the password information again.

Audit Log:

Select On to record an audit log.

Program Verification on Start Up:

Select On to verify the printer's program when starting up.

Customer Research:

Select Approve to provide product usage information such as the number of prints to Seiko Epson Corporation.

Reset:

Reset the settings in the following menus to their defaults.

  • Network Settings

  • Copy Settings

  • Scan Settings

  • Fax Settings

  • Erase All Memory

    Erases all data on the hard disc. You cannot perform other operations or turn off the device during formatting.

    • High Speed

      Erases all data with a dedicated erase command.

    • Overwrite

      Erases all data with a dedicated erase command, and overwrites other data in all areas to erase all data.

    • Triple Overwrite

      Erases all data with a dedicated erase command, and overwrites three times other data in all areas to erase all data.

  • Erase All Data and Settings

    Erases all of the data on the hard disk as well as all of the settings on the printer. You cannot perform other operations or turn off the device during formatting.

    • High Speed

      Erases all data with a dedicated erase command.

    • Overwrite

      Erases all data with a dedicated erase command, and overwrites other data in all areas to erase all data.

    • Triple Overwrite

      Erases all data with a dedicated erase command, and overwrites three times other data in all areas to erase all data.

Firmware Update:

You can get firmware information such as your current version and information on available updates.

Automatic Firmware Update:

Select On to update firmware automatically. Select On to set the day of the week/start time to update.

Maintenance/Service Mode:

Select Off to disable Maintenance/Service Mode.