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Epson Stylus Photo Ink Jet Printer User's Manual

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1. Install the ink cartridge immediately after you remove it from its package Leaving the cartridge unpacked for along time before use may result in reduced print quality Introduction Do not use an ink cartridge beyond the date printed on the cartridge carton For best results use up the ink cartridges within six months of installing them Do not shake an ink cartridge this can cause leakage Always turn the printer off using the power button W hen this button is pressed the power light flashes briefly then goes out Do not unplug the printer or turn off the power to the outlet until the power light is off Before transporting the printer make sure the print head is capped in the far right position and the ink cartridges are in place X Note If you need driver software for Windows NT and it s not included in your box you can download it from EPSON See page 5 in the Introduction for more infomation B asic P rinting It s easy to print with your new EPSON Stylus Photo First you have to set up your printer following the instructions in the Quick Setup guide T hen install the printer driver software on your Digital Darkroom CD Read this chapter to find out about the following D Printing from Windows D Printing from aM acintosh bd Choosing paper and other media D What to do when the printer lights flash Printing from Windows W hen you want to print from your Windows application you cl
2. T he number of dots per inch used to represent an image Read Only Memory M emory area in your printer or computer that cannot be modified ROM retains its contents when you turn off the printer or computer T he depth or vibrancy of acolor the amount of gray See interface Glossary spool Spool M anager Status M onitor T he process by which the printer driver converts the print data into codes that your printer understands T his data is then sent to the printer directly or to the print server An EPSON software program that converts print data into codes that your printer understands See also spool An EPSON software program that displays the printer s status such as paper out or the amount of ink remaining before printing Advanced mode selecting E Advanced settings custom 2 4 to predefined 2 I to 2 4 Aligning print heads 5 8 6 4 Automatic mode 1 3 I 7 Background printing M acintosh Banding 6 3 to 6 4 Blank pages 6 14 Blurry printouts 6 5 Brightness setting 2 8 Cards see Photo Quality Ink Jet media Characters garbled 6 13 Cleaning E print heads 5 1 to 5 3 printer Cleaning s as B Color Adjustment A odes p Color problems 6 4 Colorimetric settin ColorSync 2 3 Himn CompuServe b Contrast setting Control code A 1 Control panel lights using T 9 6 6 to 6 9 Custom paper size ETNE ndex Custom Boe color 2 7 to 2 9 p
3. printer kesn t movedor 6 M ake sure paper is loaded in the printer and click Print made any noise for more nozzle check pattern W indows or Confirmation than 5 minutes M acintosh See page 5 3 for instructions on examining the nozzle check pattern If your print quality has not improved repeat the steps above f you don t notice any improvement after doing this four or five times check the print quality solutions in Chapter 6 U sing the C ontrol Panel 1 Makesure the printer is turned on and not printing and that the black and color ink out lights are off 2 Press thes cleaning button and hold it for three seconds Cleaning takes about two minutes during which the printer makes some noise and the power light flashes Caution To ensure good results use genuine EPSON cartridges and do not refill them Other products may cause damage to your printer not covered by EPSON s warranty M aintenance and Transportation After the cleaning cycle is complete and the power light stops flashing you need to run a nozzle check 3 Access the M ain printer settings dialog box as described in Chapter 1 4 Click the Utility tab Windows or the Utility button M acintosh You see the Utility menu 5 Click the Nozzle Check icon See the next section for instructions on examining the nozzle check pattern If your print quality has not improved repeat the steps above If you don t notice any im
4. 3 Remove any paper from the sheet feeder and remove the paper support 4 Push in the output tray extensions and close the tray 5 Repack the printer and attachments in the original box using the protective materials that came with it See the N otice Sheet that was packed with the printer Be sure to keep the printer flat as you transport it If you notice adeclinein print quality after transporting the printer clean the print heads if output is misaligned align the print heads See the instructions in this chapter a T roubl shooting As you use your printer you may occasionally experience a paper jam or other problem The first thing you should do is diagnose the problem following the guidelines in this chapter Then try the most likely solutions until the problem is fixed T his chapter tells you everything you need to know about the following bd Diagnosing problems Improving print quality Solving printing problens Fixing paper jams and other paper problems Solving miscellaneous printout problems Diagnosing Problems Your printer includes anumber of ways to help you diagnose problems D Toidentify the most common problems check the lights on the printer s control panel See W hat To Do When the Printer Lights Flash on page 1 9 b You can also use the Status M onitor utility to identify common problems For instructions see page 4 4 Windows 95 or page 4 7 M acintosh Troubleshooting D To d
5. 9 P i The printer is currently printing L The ink level is low or empty check the or amp Laren Ink Out light on the control panel and replace the cartridge if necessary Basc Printing zl Note On the Macintosh printer settings are saved with your document but you can t save them from one application to another You ll have to check your settings each time you print from a new application If you want to reuse settings you can create document templates for your favorite applications Printing from a M acintosh W hen you set up anew printer for your M acintosh you need to check the page setup for documentsin each application you use You can then click the print icon or choose Print from the File menu You s a dialog box that lets you choose the settings that describe your print job T his section describes the preferences you ll need to set for all your everyday printouts See C hapter 2 for information about special settings like PhotoEnhance Follow these steps to check printer settings from your word processor or other M acintosh application Choose Page Setup from the File menu You see the Page Setup dialog box 2 Choose your paper size and other page setup options and click OK 3 Choose Print from the File menu or click the print icon in your application You see a dialog box like the following Click for more information about printer settings Coe Cees Current sal tinge i
6. Remove the new ink cartridge from its packaging M aintenance and T rangportation 2 Remove the yellow tape seal as shown e _ O O Caution You must remove the tape seal from the top of the cartridge leaving the tape on will permanently damage it Do not remove the clear seal from the bottom of the cartridge ink will leak out black cartridge color cartridge 3 Lower theink cartridge into its holder with the label facing up and the arrow pointing to the back of the printer The larger cartridge color goes on the right the black ink cartridge on the left M aintenance and Transportation 4 Press down the ink cartridge clamp until it locksin place 5 If you need to replace the other ink cartridge remove it as described in Removing an Empty Ink Cartridge on page 5 4 Then follow steps 1 through 4 in this section 6 Press theses cleaning button and close the printer cover Sd O pe T he printer moves the print heads and begins charging the ink delivery system Even if you don t press the button ink a p O charging begins 60 seconds after you close the clamp Caution The power light flashes and the printer makes various Never tum of the printer sounds Charging takes about two minutes W hen it s while the O power light finished you can print again is flashing unless the printer hasn t moved or made any noise for more than 5 minutes Replacing an O utdated Ink Cartridge
7. Then try printing again Open the Extensions folder EPSON folder and Spool folder Then delete any queued files Increase the memory requirements for EPSON Monitor2 following the instructions in Chapter 4 AppleTalk is activated on a Macintosh If your printer is connected to the printer port open the Chooser and make sure AppleTalk is inactive The interface cable is not securely connected Tum off your printer and computer Then make sure the cable is connected securely and meets the printer s specifications You re using a switch box with your printer Connect the printer directly to your computer and try printing again Troubleshooting The margins are incorrect Possible cause Solution Margins are set incorrectly in your software application Check your software documentation for instructions on selecting the correct margins for your paper size Make sure the margins are within the printable area of the page See the Appendix for more information Paper settings in the printer software are incorrect for your paper size Select the correct paper settings for your paper size Make sure the Printable Area setting is correct for your project See Chapters 1 and 3 for more information The image is inverted as if viewed in a mirror Possible cause Solution You used a Flip Horizontal option in your application software or the printer software Tum off the Flip Horizo
8. U sing M onitor2 in Chapter 4 Basc Printing Choosing Paper and O ther M edia You can use most types of paper with your printer but you ll get better results with specially designed EPSON ink jet paper or other media Following isa list of the media available for EPSON ink jet printers See Chapter 3 for moreinformation on using special paper and other materials Media name Size Part number EPSON 360 dpilnkJetPaper A4 S041059 Letter S041060 EPSON High Quality Ink J et Letter S041111 Paper EPSON Photo Quality Ink J et A4 S041061 Paper Letter S041062 Legal S041067 EPSON Photo Quality Glossy A4 S041126 Paper Letter 5041124 EPSON Photo Quality Glossy A4 S041071 Film Letter 5041072 EPSON Photo Paper 4x6 S041134 EPSON InkJet Transparencies A4 S041063 Letter S041064 EPSON Photo Quality InkJet A6 S041054 Cards 5x8 S041121 10x8 S041122 EPSON Iron On Transfer Paper Letter S041001 10 sheets Letter S041002 50 sheets EPSON Photo Quality Self A4 S041106 Adhesive Sheets To order EPSON papers and other media contact your dealer or call EPSON Accessories at 800 873 7766 U S sales only In Canada please call 800 873 7766 for dealer referral oe oe 16 amp Oem Oem Basc Printing W hat T o Do When the Printer Lights Flash paper light power light black ink out light color ink out light cleaning load eject power button button button T
9. Click OK when you re finished checking your settings In the printing dialog box click Close OK or Print You may need to click a combination of these buttons W hile your document is printing the EPSON D espooler dialog box appears showing the printing progress and the status of your printer See page 1 5 for more information Basc Printing Note a Some application settings override printer settings such as Paper Size or Orientation so it s a good idea to check the settings in your application before you print Setting D efault Printer O ptions W hen you change printer settings through your software application the settings apply only to the application you re using If you want to adjust the default settings for all your W indows applications you can access the dialog box through the W indows 95 Settings option or the W indows 3 1 Control Panel M ake sure all your software applications are closed before you start If not you ll have to close and then reopen them to have the new default settings take effect Setting D efault O ptionsin Windows 95 Follow these steps 1 Click Start point to Settings and then point to Printers 2 Right click the EPSON Stylus Photo icon 3 Select Properties Then click the Main tab You see the M ain printer settings dialog box as shown on page 1 2 Any changes you make will become the default settings for all your applications and documents Setting D efault
10. Economy Turn MicroWeave off bd Turn High Speed on Choose No Halftoning Choose Black ink See Chapters 1 and 2 for more information Your system doesn t have enough resources bd Clear space on your hard disk drive or run a defragmentation utility bd Don t run too many applications at the same time Dd Turn off virtual memory bd Increase your system s memory RAM You re using background printing on a Macintosh Choose Get Info from the File menu and increase the memory requirements for EPSON Monitor2 See Chapter 4 for more information Or tum off background printing you won t be able to use Monitor2 Your port settings are incorrect in Windows 95 Change your default spool directory and disable port settings as described in Chapter 4 Your printer switches to the modem port or won t confirm on the printer port Macintosh Possible cause Your system has extension conflicts Solution Make sure AppleTalk is inactive In the Extensions Manager disable the AppleShare FileShare and PrinterShare extensions Set your printer and any unused printers to the printer port Then restart your system You re using an AppleTalk cable Make sure you re using a standard Apple System Peripheral 8 cable and it s securely connected at both ends lt a gt Troubleshooting Your printer icon doesn t appear in the Chooser Macintosh Possible cause Solu
11. O ptionsin Windows 3 1 Follow these steps 1 Doubleclick the Control Panel icon in the M ain group 2 Double click the Printers icon 3 Select EPSON Stylus Photo from thelist of printers and click Setup You see the M ain printer settings dialog box as shown on page 1 2 Any changes you make will become the default settings for all your applications and documents Note a The Status Monitor appears only if you re using Windows 95 and you re not printing over a network Basc Printing Checking Printer Status W hile your document is printing the EPSON Despooler dialog box appears on your screen a EPSOM Sige PHOTO LET Bl E Ties ET The name of Peper of T the file you re Cape 7 of T A be Click to printing Prints Test Page W _ pause printing LTA appears here Click to cancel E iw a Click to printing About Hale restart printing T his dialog box shows the progress of your print job and the status of your printer If you run out of paper while printing for example the D espooler warns you You can use the buttons to cancel pause or restart your print job T he Status M onitor at the bottom of the dialog box shows how much ink is left in your printer along with these status icons i The Status M onitor is checking the printer s status An eror has occurred Check your printer or see Chapter 6 for troubleshooting information T The printer is ready to print r O
12. a lower resolution for your monitor bd Add more memory to your computer In Windows 95 the Status Monitor box does not appear with the Despooler Possible cause Solution The Windows Print Make sure Use Print Manager for this port is not checked in the Manager is interfering with Spool Manager Queue setup See Chapter 4 for more information the Status Monitor You see a type 11 or memory error message Macintosh Possible cause Solution You may need to increase Choose Get Info from the File menu when your application is the memory allocation for active and increase the memory requirements See Chapter 4 for your application EPSON more information Or tum off background printing you won t be Monitor2 or both able to use M onitor2 Troubleshooting A portion of your image doesn t print Macintosh Possible cause Solution Your system doesn t have enough available memory You may need to increase the memory allocation for your application EPSON Monitor2 or both Close any other applications you are running or tum off background printing Choose Get Info from the File menu and increase the memory requirements See Chapter 4 for more information Or tum off background printing you won t be able to use Monitor2 Printing is too slow Possible cause Solution Your printer software options are set incorrectly For faster printing try the following Set Print Quality to
13. and an outstanding collection of CD ROM images Introduction Note a If you don t have a CD ROM drive you can get the printer driver software on diskettes or download it through your modem Contact EPSON as described on pages 4 and 5 W indows System Requirements To use your printer and its software with aPC your system should have An IBM compatible PC with at least a 486 D X2 66 MHz or faster processor DOS Windows 3 1x Windows for W orkgroups 3 11 or Windows 95 At least 16M B of RAM At least 50M B of free hard disk space for storing images VGA Super VGA or better display adapter and monitor D ouble speed CD ROM drive quad speed or faster recommended A shielded twisted pair parallel cable 6 to 10 feet long to connect your computer to the printer the cable must have a D SUB 25 pin male connector for your computer and a 36 pin Centronics compatible connector for the printer Macintosh System Requirements To use your printer and its software with a M acintosh your system should have Any Macintosh or Power M acintosh model except the M acintosh Classic M acintosh M acintosh 512 or PowerBook 100 System 7 1 or later At least 16M B of built in RAM At least 50M B of free hard disk space for storing images VGA 8 bit 640 x 480 or better display adapter and monitor Introduction D Doublespeed CD ROM drive quad speed or faster recommended D Standard Apple System Perip
14. arrow mark on the left edge guide Adjust the left edge guide to fit the width of your paper Troubleshooting Paper doesn t eject fully or is wrinkled Possible cause Solution If the paper doesn t eject fully you may have set the wrong paper size Press the amp load eject button to eject the paper Then make sure you select the correct paper size in your application or printer software See the paper specifications in the Appendix for the paper sizes you can print with If it s wrinkled when it comes out the paper may be damp or too thin See the paper specifications in the Appendix for paper thicknesses you can print with as well as environmental requirements for storage Solving M iscellaneous Printout Problems If your printout results are not what you expected try these solutions Characters are incorrect or garbled Possible cause Solution Your printer is not the Windows default printer Select your printer as the default Windows printer See your Windows documentation or online help for instructions Your printer is not selected in the Macintosh Chooser Open the Chooser and select your printer See the Quick Setup guide for instructions Printing is stalled in Spool Manager Windows If you re using background printing on a Macintosh spooled data may be corrupted Delete the stalled print jobs in Spool M anager following the instructions in Chapter 4
15. doesn t appear in the C hooser M acintosh W hen you select your printer in the Chooser you see a message that it can t be used You get a type 39 error on the M acintosh Fixing Paper Problems Paper doesn t feed M ultiple pages feed at the same time Paper jams inside the printer Paper doesn t eject fully or is wrinkled Solving M iscellaneous Printout Problems Characters are incorrect or garbled T he margins are incorrect The image is inverted as if viewed in a mirror The printer prints blank pages Something on the page is wrong or missing As pecif ications Printing Paper Ink Cartridge M echanical Electrical Environmental Safety Approvals Interface G lossary ntroduction Your EPSON Stylus Photo printer is the ideal output device for full color layout proofs digital photography photo editing or any imaging project you create on your computer T he printer includes the following features Exclusive M icro Piezo ink jet technology for smaller cleaner dots Six color printing for photo reproduction quality on plain paper or a variety of special media Fastest color print speeds in its class Compatibility with M icrosoft Windows and M acintosh PhotoEnhance for optimizing the contrast saturation and brightness of your pictures at the touch of a button Resolutions up to 720 x 720 dpi EPSON Digital D arkroom software inclucing Live Picture Macintosh LivePix Windows 95
16. down Solution Press down on the clamp to lock it into place Packing material remains in the printer Remove the packing material following the instructions on the Notice Sheet in the box The printer needs to initialize If the printer is not moving or making noise but the light is still flashing for more than 5 minutes tum the printer off If the light is still flashing when you turn it back on contact EPSON as described in the Introduction Troubleshooting The printer software installed with Windows 3 1 does not work correctly after you upgrade to Windows 95 Possible cause Solution Your printer software is not Reinstall the printer software after installing Windows 95 set up correctly for Windows 95 After you install your printing software you see the Windows 95 New Hardware found window Possible cause Solution An operating system error Click Do not install a driver and then click OK has occurred You see a spooling error message Windows Possible cause Solution Spooling errormessages or Change the Spool Manager default directory following the very slow printing may be instructions in Chapter 4 caused by temporary files Your hard drive is too full Delete unnecessary files to make room on the drive Your computer doesn t Try one of the following have enough memory for p Reduce the resolution of your image the file you re printing Select fewer colors or
17. emie D atare Quali S ipea ba ae GN Forineri Bf liora Mbiri g bra a T High Ipi oN Coler Adjunirrasi Click to see list of media types 4 Choosethenumber of copies and indicate which pages you want to print Basc Printing 5 M ake surethe M ode option is set to Automatic T he printer software determines the best settings for your print ip job This isthe easiest way to get good printing results on all types of paper e If you click Advanced 6 Choose the Media Type you want to print on from the instead of Automatic following list If you are not sure which setting to select you can choose refer to the table on page 3 2 PhotoEnhance from the list of modes See Chapter 2 for more information Plain Paper 360 dpi Ink J et Paper Photo Quality Ink J et Paper Photo Quality Glossy Paper Photo Quality Glossy Film D InkJ et Transparencies T he type of media you choose determines the print quality or resolution you can use 7 Choose Color or Black ink If you re printing grayscale images choose Black for faster output 8 Set theslider to Quality or Speed This lets you choose between the highest resolution or fastest printing for the media you re using T he slider is not available for certain media types 9 Click Print when you re finished checking your settings If you chose background printing when you set up your printer you can continue working while your document is printing See
18. few tips you can use to be even more energy wise bd If your monitor isn t ENERGY STAR compliant turn it off when you re not using it D Turn off your computer printer and monitor each day when you are done using them bd Usethe print preview option in your software so you can catch errors before you print something Bb Send email rather than distributing memos N ot only is this faster but you ll save paper and storage space too Important Safety Instructions Before using your printer read the following safety instructions to make sure you use the printer safely and effectively D Turn off and unplug the printer before cleaning Clean with adamp cloth only Do not spill liquid on the printer D Donot placethe printer on an unstable surface or near a radiator or heating vent D Donot block or cover the openings in the printer s cabinet or insert objects through the slots bd Useonly thetype of power source indicated on the printer s label D Connect all equipment to properly grounded power outlets Avoid using outlets on the same circuit as photocopiers or air control systems that regularly switch on and off bd Place the printer near a wall outlet where the plug can be easily unplugged Place l imprimante pr s d une prise de contacte o la fiche peut tre d branch facilement Introduction Do not let the power cord become damaged or frayed If you use an extension cord with the printer make sure
19. he four lights on your printer s control panel show the printer s status and alert you to problems like paper jams W hen the paper light comes on your paper ran out or is incorrectly loaded Load paper in the feeder and then press the W load eject button W hen an ink light comes on you need to replace the ink cartridge See Chapter 5 for instructions W hen an ink light flashes your ink supply is low M ake sure you have areplacement cartridge W hen the paper light flashes and the ink out lights are on you have a paper jam Turn off the printer and gently pull out all jammed paper Then press the load eject button The power light is on when the printer is on The power light flashes when the printer is receiving a print job or performing a maintenance operation W hen the power and paper lights flash and the ink out lights are on your printer has a carriage error Press the button twice to reset the printer See C hapter 6 for more information W hen all the lights flash your printer may have an internal error See Chapter 6 for more information Custom P rinting W hen your photographs or other projects have special printing requirements you can use the custom settings in your EPSON Stylus Photo software You can choose predefined settings like PhotoEnhance or adjust individual options like brightness contrast saturation and halftoning For professional quality color accuracy you can use mage Col
20. heads Replacing an ink cartridge Aligning the print heads Cleaning the printer Transporting the printer Cleaning the Print H eads If your printed image is unexpectedly light or faint or dots are missing from the image you may need to clean the print heads T his unclogs the nozzles so they can deliver ink properly Cleaning the print heads uses ink so clean them only if print quality declines You can use either of the following to clean the print heads D TheH ead Cleaning utility in your printer software if the printer ison alocal port rather than a network D Theprinter s control panel buttons M aintenance and T rangportation U sing the H ead C leaning U tility Follow these steps to run the utility from a Windows computer or aM acintosh 1 Makesure the printer is turned on but not printing and the black and color ink out lights are off 2 Access the M ain printer settings dialog box as described in Chapter 1 3 Click the Utility tab Windows or the Utility button M acintosh You see the Utility menu 4 Click the Head Cleaning icon a a 5 Follow the instructions on the screen to clean the print ie O heads C leaning takes about two minutes during which the O printer makes some noise and the power light flashes Caution W hen the power light stops flashing you need to run a Never turn off the printer nozzle check while the power light is flashing unless the F
21. in your application software size it to 4 25 x 6 25 inches 67 in trim size printed image size 24 in 12 in 12in 24in N A Note Use ink jet papers within one year of purchase Use glossy media and transparencies within six months Retum unused sheets and envelopes to their original package as soon as possible and avoid exposing them to heat humidity and direct sunlight See the Appendix for more storage information Printing on Special M edia 4 Choose EPSON Photo Paper 4 x 6 in as the Paper Size Setting and Maximum as the Printable Area setting 5 Choose Photo Quality Glossy Paper as the Media Type Setting 6 After you print your picture fold the paper back and forth along the perforations and carefully tear the margins off To keep your printouts looking their best store them in a resealable plastic bag or other airtight covering and protect them from heat humidity and direct sunlight EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Paper Film and T ransparencies Follow these steps to print on glossy media or transparencies 1 To print on transparencies only remove the paper support and reinstall it in the rear paper support slot as shown below For glossy paper and film leave the paper support in the normal position Printing on Special M edia 2 Before you load the media placetheincluded support sheet or aplain paper sheet beneath the stack You can load up to 20
22. the screen to print a test page and select the correct alignment J O Caution Don t touch the gears inside the printer Never use alcohol or thinner for cleaning they can damage the printer components and case Don t use a hard or abrasive brush Don t get water on the printer components Don t spray lubricants or oils inside the printer M aintenance and T rangportation Cleaning the Printer T o keep your printer working at its best you should clean it several times a year following these steps 1 Turn off the printer unplug the power cord and disconnect the printer cable Remove all the paper from the sheet feeder Carefully clean away dust and dirt with a soft brush Clean the exterior of the printer with a soft damp cloth Keep the printer cover closed so water doesn t get inside Clean ink out of the printer s interior with a damp cloth M aintenance and T rangportation Jo IO Caution To avoid damage always leave the ink cartridges installed when transporting the printer T ransporting the Printer If you want to move your printer some distance you need to prepare it for transportation and repack it in the original box Follow these steps 1 Turn on the printer and wait until the print heads lock in the far right position Then turn off the printer 2 Unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet Then disconnect the interface cable from the printer
23. the total ampere rating of the devices plugged into the extension cord does not exceed the cord s ampere rating Also make sure the total of all devices plugged into the wall outlet does not exceed 15 amperes Except as specifically explained in this U ser s Guide do not attempt to service the printer yourself Unplug the printer and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions If the power cord or plug is damaged if liquid has entered the printer if the printer has been dropped or the cabinet damaged if the printer does not operate normally or exhibits a distinct changein performance Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions Even if you are familiar with other types of printers be sure to read through the following list of precautions before operating your ink jet printer Do not put your hand inside the printer or touch the cartridge during printing U nder normal circumstances ink will not come out of the cartridge If it does get on your skin wash it off with soap and water If it gets in your eyes flush them immediately with water K eep ink cartridges out of the reach of children Do not dismantle the ink cartridges or try to refill them T his could result in damage to the print head O nce you install an ink cartridge do not open the clamp or remove the cartridge except to replace it with a new one T he cartridge may become unusable otherwise
24. you re printing on envelopes EPSON Photo Paper or other special size media make sure you select the correct paper size If you re using Windows click the Paper tab If you re using a M acintosh choose Page Setup from thefile menu of your application See Chapter 3 for more information about printing on special media Click OK or Print If you re using Windows click any other buttons that your application uses for printing Customizing Print Quality and Special Effects If you need the maximum control over your photos or you want to experiment with special effects you can adjust individual settingsin your printer software Follow these steps 1 2 Create your image or project in your application software Access the M ain printer settings dialog box as described on page 1 2 Windows or page 1 6 M acintosh Click Advanced and then click More Settings You see the M ore Settings dialog box Some of these options are automatically set or disabled by other _ settings you choose 4 Note The Print Quality option you choose limits your choice of Media Types Be sure to check both of these settings fe Prat waia 5E neta Tine Cugom Printing Cder W Coor idjoni rani Feie Auimpuiir rigira Coirmai AMLAN h n Epai Hager Peller D Pralina D D origms Prniiie Sefer bed ce O Fie dorinanial GO Frac Cel Macintosh Choose one of the following Print Quality options Ec
25. 210 x 297 mm A5 148 x 210 mm B5 182 x 257 mm Transparencies Letter 8 5 x 11 inches Transparencies Glossy film A4 210 x 297 mm glossy paper and Glossy paper A6 105 x 148 mm glossy glossy film film only distributed by Photo paper 4 x 6 inches EPSON Adhesive A4 210 x 297 mm Self adhesive sheets sheets distributed by EPSON Envelopes No 10 9 5 x 4 1 inches Plain bond paper or 0 006 to 0 017 inch 12 to 20 Ib 240 x 104 mm air mail paper 0 16 to 0 43 mm 45 to 75 g m DL 8 7 x 4 3 inches 220 x 110 mm C6 4 4 x 6 4 inches 114 x 162 mm Index cards A6 105 x 148 mm Ink jet cards 5 x 8 inches 127 x 203 mm distributed by 10 x 8 inches 254 x 203 mm EPSON Note Since the quality of any particular brand or type of paper may be changed by the manufacturer at any time EPSON cannot attest to the quality of any non EPSON brand or type of paper Always test samples of paper stock before purchasing large quantities or printing large jobs Poor quality paper may reduce print quality and cause paper jams and other problems If you encounter problems switch to a higher grade of paper Do not load curled or folded paper EPSON ink jet papers and other special media are only usable under normal conditions Temperature 59 to 77 F 15 to 25 C Humidity 40 to 60 RH Printouts on EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film should be stored under the following conditions Temperature 59 to 86 F 15 to 30 C
26. 6 3 to 6 6 printing 6 6 to o 11 solving 6 1 to 6 15 unexpected printout results 6 13 to 6 15 Quality Speed setting 1 3 Rendering Intent setting 2 10 Replacing ink cartridges 5 3 JEET Resolution 2 5 A 1 Safety approvals A 5 instructions to 9 Saturation setting 2 8 2 10 Self adhesive sheets choosing 1 8 printing 3 8 specifications A 2 Specifications electrical environmental ioe Spool M anager probit 6 7 6 9 6 13 using 4 2 to 4 4 Status M onitor M acintosh 4 7 to 4 9 problems 6 I 6 9 Windows 1 5 4 4 Support EPSON Wto 6 System requirements 2 Technica specifications Din T esting prin T ext G raph aha MEE Thickness lever T ransparencies choosing printing 3 5 to specifications A 2 Transporting printer Troubleshooting 6 1 to 6 15 T shirt transfer paper 3 8 U ser Defined paper size 3 11 Utilities H ead Cleaning N ozzle Check aa Eea Print H ead Alignmen W indows g print jobs from ee printing trom 1 1 to Spool M nae Atoi System requirements 2 Windows 95 ing W orld Wide W eb Yellow setting 2 8
27. Click to define your own paper size 3 Choose Portrait or Landscape depending on the orientation you want Set the printable area if necessary 4 Click the Customize button T he following dialog box appears Paper aire hee Paper ire Lites i o Click to create a new paper size Type a name for your size eer HH here ECES DES is O be ih icra 6 Typeaname for your custom size in the New Paper Size box a Tip ae If you re using computer paper choose Plain paper forthe Media Type setting If you re using coated banner paper try the Photo Quality InkJ et Paper setting Printing on Special M edia To print a panoramic image type 8 5 inches for the Width and up to 44 inches for the Height T his works for both landscape and portrait style images Click OK then OK again Choose Print from the File menu or click the print icon in your application You see a printer settings dialog box like the one shown on page 1 6 M ake sure you choose the appropriate media type and the other settings you want to use and then click Print to print your banner Note a The Status Monitor doesn t appear if you re printing over a network M anaging P rint J obs and N work P rinting Your printer software includes several utilities for managing print jobs You can use them to monitor your printer s status set up large jobs to print later and handle network printing If yo
28. EE 1284 specification Theprinter s built in serial interface is based on the RS 423 standard T his interface has the following characteristics Standard Based on RS 423 Synchronization Synchronous Bit rate Approx 900 K bps H andshaking X ON X OFF DTR protocol W ord format D ata bit 8 bits Parity bit N one Start bit 1 bit Stop bit 1 bit Connector 8 pin mini circular connector coy cable Apple System Peripheral 8 cable Part number M0197 T heprinter can beinitialized returned to afixed set of conditions in these ways Hardware The printer is tumed on initialization The printer receives an INIT signal from the parallel interface Software Software sends the ESC initialize the printer command initialization W hen the printer is turned on the printer mechanism is initialized the input and print buffers are cleared and all settings return to their default values H owever the printer mechanism is not initialized if the printer is turned on within 10 seconds after being turned off In this ae the printer caps the print head and ejects any paper in the paper path Software initialization clears the print buffer and returns all settings to their default values H owever software initialization does not initialize the printer mechanism or clear the data buffer banding bidirectional buffer character table CMYK ColorSync default dithering dpi driver G lossary T he ho
29. EPSON veel ole U sa sG uide Printed on recycled paper with at least 10 post consumer content paper support extension ae paper support edge guides printer cover control panel output tray output tray q extensions i ink cartridge ne clamp papet light thickness lever a E ink out light color ink out light cleaning button All rights reserved N o part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION The information contained herein is designed only for use with this EPSON printer EPSON is not responsible for any use of this information as applied to other printers N either SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION nor its affiliates shall be liable to the purchaser of this product or third parties for damages losses costs or expenses incurred by purchaser or third parties as a result of accident misuse or abuse of this product or unauthorized modifications repairs or alterations to this product or excluding the U S failure to strictly comply with SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION s operating and maintenance instructions SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION Shall not be liable for any damages or problems arising from the use of any options or any consumable products other than those designated as O riginal EPSON Prod
30. F 30 to 60 C temperature 1 month at 104 F 40 C 120 hours at 140 F 60 C Freezing 3 2 F 16 C 0 4 F 18 C temperature Dimensions 0 7 W x 2 1 D x 1 5 H inches 2 0 W x 2 1 D x 1 5 H inches 19 8 W x 52 7 D x 38 5 H mm 51 4 W x 52 7 D x 38 5 H mm Caution l O _ 1oensure good results use genuine EPSON ink cartridges Other products may cause damage to your printer not covered by EPSON s warranty The print capacity may vary depending on how often you use the print head cleaning function It thaws and is usable after approximately 3 hours at 77 F 25 C 27 4 inches 695 mm when printing transparencies 7 7 inches 196 mm when printing transparencies Don t use an ink cartridge if the date on the package has expired M echanical Paper feed method Friction Paper path Sheet feeder rear entry Sheet feeder capacity 100 sheets at 17 Ib 64 g m2 paper Dimensions Storage Width 16 9 inches 429 mm Depth 10 8 inches 275 mm H aight 6 6 inches 168 mm Printing Width 16 9 inches 429 mm Depth 24 1 inches 613 ut Haight 12 2 inches 309 mm Weight 11 5 pounds 5 2 kg without the ink cartridges Electrical Specifications Specification 120V Model 220 240V Model Input voltage range 103 5 to 132V 198 to 264V Rated frequency range 50 to 60 Hz Input frequency range 49 5 to 60 5 Hz Rated current 0 4A 0 2A Power consumption A
31. For even more fine tuning choose PhotoEnhance ICM Windows 95 or ColorSync M acintosh PhotoEnhance Produces sharper images and more vivid colors by automatically adjusting the contrast saturation and brightness C orrects for over or under exposure of the original photograph ICM Windows 95 only Automatically adjusts printout colors to match colors on the screen ColorSync M acintosh only Automatically adjusts printout colors to match colors on the screen See U sing ColorSync on the M acintosh for more information Click OK to return to the M ain printer settings dialog box Click Save Settings if you want to save your custom settings as a group that you can reuse for special projects See page 2 11 for more information about saving settings Click OK Windows or Print M acintosh If you re using Windows click any other buttons that your application uses for printing U sing C olorSync on the M acintosh Every device you use for viewing or producing colors your monitor scanner and printer uses a different color technology T hat s why it s difficult to get printed colors to match the colors displayed on your monitor Each device has its own gamut or range of colors that it can reproduce T he M acintosh C olorSync system translates colors from one gamut to another so your monitor s colors match your printer s as closely as possible Custom Printing Note The EPSON Stand
32. Humidity 20 to 60 RH Specifications Printable area A ENARE BL d eee 5 N BR f ai i BL B R aa ARRE EARE AL aah Stab SAEIA IE TESSAN eee Mes C RE HO R R C Single sheet Envelope The minimum top margin is 0 12 inch 3 0 mm When loading multiple sheets of EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film the minimum top margin is 1 2 inches 30 mm The minimum left margin is 0 12 inch 3 0 mm The minimum right margin for letter and legal size paper is 0 35 inch 9 0 mm The minimum right margin for other sizes of paper is 0 12 inch 3 0 mm The minimum right margin for envelopes is as follows 0 28 inch 7 mm for DL envelopes 1 10 inches 28 mm for No 10 envelopes 0 12 inch 3 mm for C6 envelopes The minimum bottom margin is 0 54 inch 14 0 mm Note Always load paper into the sheet feeder short edge first However envelopes should be loaded long edge first Specifications Ink Cartridge Specification Black ink cartridge S020093 Color ink cartridge S020110 Color s Black Cyan Magenta Yellow Light M agenta Light Cyan Print capacity 540 pages A4 ISO IEC 10561 Letter Pattern 190 pages A4 360 dpi 5 duty each color at 360 dpi Cartridge life 2 years from production date if unopened within 6 months after opening package at 77 F 25 C Storage 4 to 104 F 20 to 40 C temperature 1 month at 104 F 40 C Transit 22 to 140
33. If an ink cartridge is more than six months old you may need to replace it H ow can you tell You may notice that your printouts don t look as good as they used to If print quality doesn t improve after cleaning and aligning the print heads you can replace one or both cartridges M aintenance and T rangportation Follow these steps to replace an ink cartridge before the black a p or amp color ink out light is flashing or on q O 1 M ake sure the printer is turned on and not printing Caution 2 Lower the output tray and raise the printer cover To avoid damaging the printer never move the 3 Press the load eject button and hold it down for a few print hende by handi seconds until the print heads move to the left 4 Pull up theink cartridge clamp T he cartridge rises up from its holder 5 Lift the cartridge out of the printer and dispose of it carefully 6 Follow the sepsin the previous section Installing the N ew Cartridge to install the new ink cartridge Aligning the Print H eads If your printouts contain misaligned vertical lines you may need to align the print heads Follow these steps 1 M ake surethe printer is turned on and paper is loaded 2 Accessthe M ain printer settings dialog box as described in Chapter 1 3 Click the Utility tab Windows or the Utility button M acintosh You see the Utility menu 4 Click the Print Head Alignment icon 5 Follow the instructions on
34. If you re using coated banner paper try the Photo Quality Ink J et Paper setting Printing on Special M edia T he following dialog box appears iser Dotined Paper Size inch irion aa z For panoramic Papis Hiig n mhea printing type any size up to 44 inches T ype 8 5 inches for the Paper Width and any size up to 44 inches for the Paper Height T his works for both landscape and portrait style images Click OK Choose Portrait or Landscape if you haven t already specified the orientation in your application software Set the printable area if necessary Click the Main tab to return to the M ain printer settings dialog box M ake sure you choose the appropriate media type and the other settings you want to use and then click OK Click Close OK or Print to print your image You may need to click a combination of these buttons Printing a Panoramic Image from a M acintosh Follow these steps to print a panoramic image or other custom size project on a M acintosh 1 Create the document in your graphics application or other software You can create it in either portrait or landscape orientation Choose Page Setup from the File menu Printing on Special M edia You see a dialog box like the following Click to display list of paper sizes C3 Options a i Ml lui Orientation Em Camia Pauper Size Recece ar Crierge Priniabis aroun E Hesimem Geriered
35. M acintosh 1 To makea 44 inch print with continuous form computer paper first tear off four sheets and remove the perforations at the edges If you are using non perforated banner paper cut the paper to the length you want for easier handling 2 Insert the paper in the printer as shown T he right edge of the paper should be against the right edge guide 3 Slide the left edge guide next to the left edge of the paper 4 Follow theinstructions below to print your image on either a Windows computer or a M acintosh Printing on Special M edia Printing a Panoramic Image from Windows Follow these steps to print a panoramic image or other custom size project on a Windows computer 1 Create the project in your graphics application or other software You can create it in either portrait or landscape orientation 2 Click the print icon or choose Print or Print Setup from the File menu You seea printing dialog box 3 M ake sure your printer is selected and then click the Printer Setup Properties or Options button You may have to click a combination of these buttons You see the M ain printer settings dialog box as shown on page 1 2 4 Click the Paper tab You see a dialog box like the following Mae Papas usiey Click to display list of paper sizes 5 Choose User Defined from the Paper Size list e Lip Pid If you re using computer paper choose Plain paper for the Media Type setting
36. M acintosh Choosing Paper and O ther M edia W hat To Do When the Printer Lights Flash 2 Custom P rinting U sing Predefined Advanced Settings Customizing Print Quality and Special Effects Customizing Color Settings U sing ColorSync on the M acintosh Saving Custom Settings 3 P rinting on S pecial M edia Using Special M edia Letterhead Pre printed Forms and Legal size Paper EPSON 360 dpi High Quality and Photo Q uality Ink Jet Paper EPSON 4 x 6 Photo Paper EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Paper Film and Transparencies Envelopes EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards EPSON Iron On T ransfer Paper EPSON Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheets Printing Panoramic Images and O ther Custom Size Projects Printing a Panoramic mage from W indows Printing a Panoramic mage from aM acintosh 4 m anaging P rint obs and N work P rinting M anaging Print Jobsin Windows U sing the Spool M anager U sing the Status M onitor M anaging Print Jobs on a M acintosh Using M onitor2 Using the M acintosh Status M onitor N etwork Printing on aPC Setting U p the H ost System Setting U p Remote Systems Setting U p Your N etwork Path in Windows 95 M aintevance and T ransportation Cleaning the Print H eads U sing the H ead Cleaning Utility Using the Control Panel Examining the N ozzle Check Pattern Replacing an Ink Cartridge Removing an Empty Ink Cartridge Installing the N ew Cartridge Replacing an O utdated Ink Cartridge Aligning t
37. What s This aree a ai Click for more im ae __ Hele information If you don t see the dialog box shown in step 2 click the Main tab e Tip Pg If you click Advanced instead of Automatic you can choose PhotoEnhance from the list of modes See Chapter 2 for more information Basc Printing 3 MakesuretheM ode option is set to Automatic T he printer software determines the best settings for your print job This isthe easiest way to get good printing results on all types of paper Choose the Media Type you want to print on from the following list you may need to scroll through the list If you are not sure which setting to select refer to the table on page 3 2 bd Plain paper 360 dpi InkJ et Paper b Photo Quality Ink J et Paper bd Photo Quality Glossy Paper db Photo Quality Glossy Film bd Inkjet Transparencies T he type of media you choose determines the print quality or resolution you can use Choose Color or Black ink If you re printing grayscale images choose Black for faster output Set the slider to Quality or Speed T his lets you choose between the highest resolution or the fastest printing for the media you re using T he slider is not available for certain media types If necessary click the Paper tab and choose your paper size number of copies and orientation If your software application lets you control these settings you don t need to use the Paper tab
38. ard profile is custom designed for your printer If you use a scanner or other color imaging equipment you may have other profiles available ColorSync uses profile information from each device including your EPSON Stylus Photo to achieve accurate color matching First you have to make sure your monitor s profile is set Then you can use your printer software to specify the exact method of gamut mapping color matching you want to use Follow these steps to set your monitor s C olorSync profile and use your printer software s C olorSync features 1 Open ColorSync System Profile under Control Panels on theApple menu 2 Click the Set Profile button 3 Select your monitor from the list and then click Select 4 Close ColorSync System Profile 5 Access the M ore Settings dialog box as described on page 2 4 6 Click ColorSync 7 For Profile choose EPSON Standard Choose one of the following options for Rendering Intent D Perceptual Scales the displayed colors to fit within the printer s gamut M aintains the relationship between colors Dd Saturation For printing graphics intensive documents like presentation pages with charts and graphs at Fine 720 dpi Print Quality on Photo Quality media only M aintains the relative saturation of colors from one gamut to another D Colorimetric For matching colors as precisely as possible at Fine 720 dpi Print Quality on Photo Quality media only M ainta
39. d your computer Troubleshooting Improving Print Quality You can often improve print quality by doing one of the following db Clean the print heads see Chapter 5 for instructions db Usehigher quality paper appropriate for your print job see Chapter 3 for alist of EPSON papers D Match the Media Type setting in the M ain printer settings dialog box to the type of media you loaded in the printer see Chapter 3 for details bd Makesure High Speed mode is off see Chapter 2 for details D Makesure Economy mode is off see Chapter 2 for details dD Replace the ink cartridges Check the status of the black and color ink out lights first See C hapter 5 for instructions H ere are some detailed solutions to specific print quality problems The printed image has horizontal banding Possible cause Solution The Media Type setting doesn t match the loaded paper Make sure the Media Type setting matches the loaded paper or other media Then the printer software can automatically select other settings for the best quality See Chapters 1 and 3 The printable side of the paper is face down Remove the paper and reload it with the printable side face up See Chapter 3 for instructions The print head nozzles are clogged Clean the print heads See Chapter 5 for instructions The ink cartridges are low on ink Check the black and color ink out lights to see which cartridge y
40. delines to choose the right setting for your project Photo For printing scanned photographs with increased contrast Text Graph For printing graphics intensive documents like presentation pages with charts and graphs Intensifies colors and lightens the midtones and highlights PhotoEnhance Produces sharper images and more vivid colors by automatically adjusting the contrast saturation and brightness C orrects for under and over exposure of the original image Text For faster printing of text only documents on plain paper Economy For rough drafts of text only on plain paper Saves ink ICM Windows 95 only Automatically adjusts printout colors to match the colors on your screen ColorSync M acintosh only Automatically adjusts printout colors to match the colors on your screen For more information see page 2 9 Choose the Media Type you want to print on If you re not sure which setting to select refer to the table on page 3 2 The available media are limited by the project you choose For example you can t use plain paper or transparencies with the ICM or ColorSync settings Custom Printing a Note After you customize your print settings for a special project you can save them as a group Then you can reuse them whenever you print a similar project See page 2 11 for instructions Some of these options are automatically set or disabled by other settings you choose i If
41. des customer support and service through a network of authorized EPSON Customer Care C enters Dial 800 922 8911 for the nearest location or the following services D Fax on D emand access to EPSO N s technical information library db Literature on current and new products D Thelocation of your nearest Authorized EPSON Reseller or Customer Care C enter Technical information on the installation configuration and operation of EPSON products D Customer relations For answers to commonly asked questions about EPSON products 24 hours a day seven days a week call EPSON Sound Advice at 800 442 2110 Introduction You can purchase ink cartridges paper manuals accessories and parts from EPSON Accessories at 800 873 7766 U S sales only In Canada please call 800 873 7766 for dealer referral If you need help using software with an EPSON product see the documentation for that program for technical support information Electronic Support Services You can access helpful tips specifications DIP switch or jumper settings drivers FAQs sample files application notes and EPSON product bulletins 24 hours a day seven days a week using amodem and one of the online services below World Wide Web From the Internet you can reach EPSON s H ome Page at http www epson com EPSON Internet FTP Site If you have Internet FT P capability use your W eb browser or other software for FT P downloading to lo
42. dows 95 or at the bottom of your desktop Manager icon if the Windows 3 1 Program Manager or i current window is Toopen it at any time doubleclick the Spool Manager4 maximized Make the icon in the EPSON program group or folder window smaller to see the Spool M anager icon You see the Spool M anager window af EPSON GpH Manager menus Queue Dowumani VWew Gpions Hep Prien Document Mane Bia queue EPSON iyus Press on LETI joumal file T he Spool M anager window displays the status of your print queues and journal files and lets you control them a Tip a For information about any of these procedures use the Spool M anager Help menu M anaging Print Jobs and N ework Printing H ere are some of the things you can do H old or release a queue Send journal files to your printer over a network H old requeue or delete a journal file Select the information you want to see in the Spool M anager window Prevent the D espooler popup window from appearing on your screen whenever you print Change your default spool directory D edeting a Stalled Print Job If you re having trouble printing it may be because of a stalled print job Follow these steps to delete it so you can continue printing l Zi O pen the Spool M anager as described on page 4 2 Click on any print jobs marked Held then open the Document menu and click Delete Click Yes Exit Spool M anager and try printing again Changing the D
43. e two interfaces parallel and serial A parallel interface transmits data one byte or eight bits at a time A serial interface transmits data one bit at a time media M icro Piezo M icroW eave parallel interface print queue print server printable area printer driver RAM reset resolution ROM saturation serial interface Glossary M aterials upon which data is printed such as envelopes plain paper special paper and transparencies Ink jet technology that uses an electronic pulse to precisely force the ink through the print head T his results in smaller cleaner dots sharp lines and crisp text Printing technology that produces images in fine increments to reduce the possibility of banding See also banding See interface Print jobs that are sent to the printer while it is busy are stored in awaiting line or print queue until they can be printed T he computer connected to the printer It receives the jobs and then distributes them to the assigned printer It also holds extra print jobs while the printer is busy See also print queue T he area of a page on which the printer can print It is smaller than the physical size of the page due to margins See drive Random Access M emory T he area of your computer s memory that runs programs and stores data To return aprinter to its defaults either by sending a command or an INIT signal or by turning the printer off and then back on
44. ee Chapter 3 for information The sheets entering the output tray are smearing the ink on ejected pages Ink has leaked inside the printer Remove each sheet from the output tray as soon as it is printed to prevent smearing especially if you use transparencies Clean carefully inside the printer to remove spilled ink See Chapter 5 for instructions The color ink cartridge is empty Replace the color ink cartridge following the instructions in Chapter 5 or choose Black ink in your printer software You re using the High Speed and MicroWeave settings with a misaligned print head Tum off High Speed following the instructions in Chapter 2 Run the Print head Alignment utility following the instructions in Chapter 5 Troubleshooting Photographic images look grainy or rough Possible cause Solution The print heads are misaligned The resolution of your image may be too low Run the Print Head Alignment utility See Chapter 5 for instructions Use the PhotoEnhance setting You can also try to increase the image resolution using your image editing software or decrease the size of the image Color documents print in black and white Possible cause Solution Your printer is not selected Select your printer and port in your software application in your application Color printing is not selected Select color printing in your application and the printer software A
45. efault Spool Directory If you get an error message when you try to print or printing is very slow you can try changing your default spool directory Follow these steps 1 M ake a directory on your hard disk where you want Spool M anager to store journal files for example C SPLTEM P O pen the Spool M anager as described on page 4 2 Choose Default Spool Directory from the O ptions menu M anaging Print Jobs and N ework Printing 4 In thedialog box change the spool directory to the one you created in step 1 Then click OK 5 MakesureEPSON Stylus Photo is selected and then choose Setup from the Q ueue menu T heQ ueue Setup dialog box appears 6 M ake sure the spool directory is the one you created in step 1 Also make sure Use Print Manager for this port is checked T hen click OK If you are using W indows 95 and don t see the Status M onitor when you print make sure it s unchecked 7 Close Spool M anager U sing the Status M onitor T he Status M onitor available only if you re using W indows 95 displays automatically when you send a job to the printer H owever you can useit at any time to see how much ink you have left Follow these steps 1 Access the M ain printer settings dialog box as described on page 1 2 2 Click the Utility tab M anaging Print J obs and N ework Printing You see the Utility menu For information about these three utilities see Chapter 5 3 Cl
46. ending on your image Photo realistic consistently increases contrast You may have to experiment to choose the best setting for your needs Choose one of the following Color Adjustment M odes BD Automatic Analyzes the color information in your image and optimizes color correction accordingly Dd Photo realistic For increased contrast in color photographs dD Vivid For printing graphics intensive documents like presentation pages with charts and graphs Intensifies colors and lightens the midtones and highlights No Color Adjustment M acintosh only Choose this mode only if you re using C olorSync If you want to specify individual color correction values use the sliders to increase drag right or decrease drag left the settings listed below If you want to use the options described in step 4 you won t be able to specify individual color correction values D Brightness M akes your image lighter or darker Dd Contrast Increases or decreases the difference between the bright or dark parts of an image dD Saturation M akes colors more vivid or less vivid Dd Cyan Magenta Yellow Increases or decreases individual color values The Cyan and Magenta settings also affect the light cyan and light magenta inks U se these sliders to fine tune the color balancein your printout Note When you choose PhotoEnhance ICM or ColorSync all the other color options are preset 4 Custom Printing
47. erral Removing an Empty Ink Cartridge You can replace a cartridge when the black or amp color ink out light is either flashing or on Follow these steps 1 Makesure the printer is turned on and not printing 2 Determine which cartridge needs to be replaced 3 Lower the output tray and raise the printer cover 4 Press the ss cleaning button and hold it for three seconds T he print heads move slightly left and the power light begins flashing T he print heads return to their home position if you don t proceed to step 5 within 60 seconds 5 Pull up theink cartridge clamp T he cartridge rises up from its holder Although the illustration shows the color ink cartridge the procedure is the same for replacing the black ink cartridge Caution Don t open the clamp or remove a cartridge except to replace it with anew one Once you remove a cartridge you can t reuse it Even if the cartridge contains ink reusing it may damage the print head X Waming If ink gets on your hands wash them thoroughly with soap and water If ink gets into your eyes flush them immediately with water M aintenance and T rangortati on 6 Lift the cartridge out of the printer and dispose of it carefully 7 Follow the steps in the next section to install the new ink cartridge Installing the N ew Cartridge O nce you have removed the empty cartridge you re ready to install the new one Follow these steps 1
48. etermine whether the problem is caused by the printer itself run a printer operation check See Running aPrinter Check for instructions For the latest information check the EPSON Stylus Photo H elp program and the ReadM efilein the EPSON program group or folder If none of the suggested solutions in this chapter solve your problem contact EPSON asdescribed under W hereto G et H elp in the Introduction Running a Printer C heck You can run aprinter check to determine whether the problen comes from the printer itself or some other source If the results are satisfactory the problem lies in software settings the interface cable or your computer If the printer check does not print correctly you havea problem with your printer See the suggestions in this chapter for possible solutions Follow these steps to check the printer I Zi 3 M ake sure both the printer and computer are turned off D isonnect the interface cable from the printer M ake sure paper is loaded in the printer H old down the load eject button and press the power button H old down the buttons until the power light starts to flash Then release both buttons T he printer prints one page containing a nozzle check pattern shown on page 5 3 the printer s ROM version ink counter code and character table After it prints the page turn off the printer Remember to reconnect the interface cable then turn on the printer an
49. g M aintaining printer _ to 5 9 M anaging print j obs M acintosh 4 6 W indows F i cr Margins eect r specifications A 3 with multiple sheets 3 6 M echanical specifications Ta M Bea 1 3 1 7 mo a sating M irror images 2 6 Ea M onitor2 4 6 M oving printer 5 10 N etwork path Pina Nozzle C hec pattern utility oe p 3 Panoramic i pe eo loading Fadel Z Pea nting ron alien naar gi rar rom W indows BIB paper coated glossy se Photo Q uality G lossy media handling problems photo e ER paper 4 x 6 plain 3 2 fe specificati or aad A 2 tofA 3 support tab 1 3 ree pen B 7 types L 3 1 7 tofl 8 Paper jams 1 0 12 Paper size custom 3 9 to 3 13 Perceptual setting 2 10 Photo paper 4 x 6 B 4 to B 5 Photo Q ualit a media choosing 1 8 printing Fo 3 6 specifications Photo Quality Ink J amp media choosing printing 3 3 3 4 specifications oe Photo setting 2 3 PhotoEnhance 2 3 2 8 2 9 Predefined avane Paes 2 1 to 2 4 eee a gna utility 6 4 Print heads aligning 5 8 cleaning 5 1 to 5 3 Print job deleting 4 3 Print quality problems 6 3 to 6 6 Print Quality setting 2 5 Print queue 4 3 Printable area A 3 Printer driver accessing Control Pand 1 4 Settings option L 4 Windows applications Printer check Printer status Windows 1 5 Problems diagnosing 6 1 to 6 2 paper ar ee print quality
50. g onto ftp epson com with the user name anonymous and your e mail address as the password EPSON Download Service You can call the EPSON Download Service at 800 442 2007 Set your communications software to 8 data bits 1 stop bit no parity M odem speed can be up to 28 8 K bps Introduction lot EPSON Fax on D emand Service You can access EPSO N s technical information library by calling 800 442 2110 or 800 922 8911 and selecting the appropriate phone option You must provide a return fax number to use Fax on D emand EPSON Forum on CompuServe M embers of CompuServe can type GO EPSON at the menu prompt to reach CompuServe s Epson America Forum As an owner of an EPSON product you are eligible for a free introductory CompuServe membership which entitles you to an introductory credit and your own user ID and password T o take advantage of this offer in the U S or Canada call 800 848 8199 and ask for representative 529 ENERGY STAR Compliance Asan ENERGY STAR Partner EPSON has determined that this product meets the EN ERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency The EPA ENERGY STAR Office Equipment program is a voluntary partnership with the computer and office equipment industry to promote the introduction of energy efficient personal computers monitors printers fax machines and copiers in an effort to reduce air pollution caused by power generation Introduction Energy saving T ips H ere area
51. greeni ion en ab Fi ptf areal agra verted Bees ap pet yar enari 3 Click the Status Monitor icon T he software checks the amount of ink remaining in the printer and displays the Status M onitor window Staluaroe lor ink Gan Ben iskremeising taval Li Block Bd Color lig Magenta Lil Oyen Lid Felly Click to control messages Click to recheck and wamings ink level 4 If you want to change printer messages and warnings click the Configuration button M anaging Print J obs and N ework Printing You see the following dialog box EPSOM Cond iparation een tine Printing stops when these messages Error seliltcoiion appear Printing continues when these messages appear 5 Choose the options you want and click OK N etwork Printing on a PC You can use your printer on a network under W indows 95 or other network operating systems T he Spool M anager sends journal files from your computer to a shared directory ona network server_T hese files can then be printed from another computer attached to the printer First you need to install the EPSON Stylus Photo printer software on each computer that is going to print on the network Then run Spool M anager and identify the shared directory to use for journal files After you set this up on the system connected to the printer the host system you need to perform a similar procedure on each remote system on the network U nder Windows 95 y
52. he Print H eads Cleaning the Printer Transporting the Printer T roubl shooting Diagnosing Problems Running a Printer C heck Improving Print Q uality The printed image has horizontal banding Vertical lines are misaligned or vertical banding appears The printed image has incorrect or missing colors The printed image is faint or has gaps The printed image is blurry or smeared Photographic images look grainy or rough Color documents print in black and white Solving Printing Problems All lights are off WW CO NI OF BY GWU GJ NO NO e Only the power light is on but nothing prints The i paper out light is flashing or on A black or color ink out light is flashing or on The and lights are flashing All the lights are flashing The printer has finished charging the ink cartridge but the power light is still flashing The printer software installed with Windows 3 1 does not work correctly after you upgrade to Windows 95 After you install your printing software you see the W indows 95 N ew H ardware found window 6 9 6 9 You see a spooling error message W indows In Windows 95 the Status M onitor box does not 6 7 appear with the D espooler You seeatype 11 or memory error message M acintosh 16 9 A portion of your image doesn t print M acintosh Printing is too slow Your printer switches to the modem port or won t confirm on the printer port M acintosh Your printer icon
53. he best quality See Chapters 1 and 3 The loaded paper is damaged old or dirty Remove the paper and reload a new stack with the printable side face up See Chapter 3 for instructions The ink cartridges are low on ink Check the black and color ink out lights to see which cartridge you may need to replace See Chapter 5 for instructions The printed image is blurry or smeared Possible cause Solution The printer s thickness lever is in the 0 position The paper is damp or the printable side is face down Set the thickness lever to the position and try printing again See Chapter 3 for instructions Remove the paper and reload a new stack with the printable side face up See Chapter 3 for instructions You loaded special media without a support sheet Follow the special media loading instructions in Chapter 3 and on the paper packaging for media that require support sheets Also try loading your media one sheet at a time You tried to print on cardboard or other non recommended media Make sure your paper or media meets the specifications listed in the Appendix If your printouts are still blurry after you change paper clean the print heads as described in Chapter 5 The Media Type setting does not match the loaded paper Make sure the M edia Type setting matches the media you loaded Then the printer software can automatically select other settings for the best quality S
54. heral 8 cable or equivalent RS 422 8 pin mini DIN male male Belkin F2V 024 recommended H ow To Use Your M anuals T o set up your printer see the Quick Setup guide T his U s s G uide contains the following information Chapter 1 covers the basics of printing with W indows or M acintosh Chapter 2 tells you how to print special projects with custom settings for print quality and color management Chapter 3 gives guidelines for selecting and using the right paper or other media for your print job and instructions for printing panoramic images Chapter 4 explains how to manage print jobs check printer status and set up your PC system for network printing Chapter 5 gives instructions for replacing ink cartridges cleaning and aligning the print heads and cleaning and transporting the printer Chapter 6 provides solutions for any problems you may have T he Appendix provides the technical details on your printer ink cartridges and EPSON media A Glossary and an Index are included at the end of the book Introduction SS e9 Vj O O Sa F MA da W arnings Cautions N otes and T ips You ll find this information throughout your manual Warnings mus be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment Notes contain important information about your printer Tips contain additional hints for great printing W here to G et H elp EPSON provi
55. ick the EPSON Status Monitor icon Y ou see the D espooler window with the Status M onitor at the bottom EPSON Stylus PHOTO LPT1 4 Check the amount of ink you have left For more information about the D espooler window see page 1 5 M anaging Print Jobs and N ework Printing M anaging Print Jobs on a M acintosh Your M acintosh printer software includes two management utilities M onitor2 and Status M onitor db If you re using background printing M onitor2 starts automatically when you send ajob to theprinter It handles printing while you continue to work on your M acintosh and lets you track documents that are waiting to be printed bd The Status M onitor alerts you to any problems that occur during printing You can also use it at any time to see how much ink you have left U sing M onitor2 T he M onitor2 utility lets you continue to work on your M acintosh while your document is printing H owever background printing is slower and may also slow down your system If you want to use this utility you need to turn on background printing in the Chooser and increase the memory allocation for M onitor2 Follow these steps 1 Open the Chooser from the Apple menu and select the EPSON Stylus EX icon Then click either the printer or modem icon 2 Under Background Printing click On and close the Chooser 3 To increase the memory allocated to M onitor2 select EPSON Monitor2 in the Extensions folder in your Syste
56. ick the print icon or choose Print from the File menu You can then choose which pages to print the number of copies and other options T he settings that describe your print job whether you want to use full color or black ink only for example are part of your printer driver software T he following sections tell you how to set printer options from W indows applications how to change the default printer settings and how to check your printer s status Basc Printing Setting Printer O ptions from Windows Applications T his section describes the preferences you ll need to set for all your everyday printouts See Chapter 2 for information about special settings like PhotoE nhance Follow these steps to check printer settings from your graphics application or other W indows software 1 Choose Print or Print Setup from the File menu You sea printing dialog box If you choose Print you first see a Print dialog box that contains the settings you change most often including the number of copies and the pages you want printed 2 Makesure your EPSON Stylus Photo printer is selected and then click the Printer Setup Properties or Options Lip button You may haveto click a combination of these buttons You seea dialog box like the following e For more information Main tab gn Faen oam about printer settings pzs click the Help button In Windows 95 you can right click any item on the screen and then click
57. initialization ink jet interface T his halftoning setting smooths out edges by randomly placing dots of varying colors T his has the opposite effect of the Finest D etail setting A version of the ESC P Epson Standard C ode for Printers command language which gives you control of your printer from your computer Commands in this language produce enhanced graphics printing T his setting automatically makes your printed images sharper and clearer T his has the opposite effect of the Error Diffusion setting Be aware that this may increase the time required for printing A style of type designated by aname T he range of colors that a device such as a printer or monitor can accurately reproduce A scale of shades of gray from black to white G rayscale is used to represent colors when printing with black ink only A method of using dot patterns to represent an image H alftoning makes it possible to produce varying shades of gray using only black dots or a nearly infinite array of colors using only a few colors of dots T he computer connected directly to the printer in a network Process that returns the printer to its defaults fixed set of conditions T his happens every time you turn on or reset the printer A method of printing in which images lines letters or symbols are formed by precisely spraying ink onto paper T he connection between the computer and a peripheral such as a printer Some printers hav
58. ins colors that fall within the gamut of both the monitor and printer but may lose some detail in areas where the colors are outside the printer s density range lt i gt Custom Printing 9 Click OK and then click Print lt i Saving C ustom Settings Note After you ve fine tuned your printer settings for a special pee eer a w project you can save your settings as a group Then you can easily select the settings the next time you print a similar project Follow these steps 1 Customize your printer settings as described in this chapter 2 Click the Save Settings button on the M ain printer settings dialog box You see one of the following Contos Sothern 3 Typeauniquename for your settings up to 16 characters and click the Save button The name you choose will now be available on the M ain printer settings dialog box when you click Advanced and then Custom Settings P rinting on S peial M edia Your EPSON Stylus Photo lets you print on just about any kind of paper you want to use You can get great results printing on various sizes of plain paper letterhead and envelopes You ll get even better results with specially coated ink jet paper For the best output use EPSON s Photo Paper or other photo quality media For special projects you can use a variety of EPSON media designed for ink jet printers ranging from transparencies to iron on transfer paper You can even set up your printer to use c
59. ll lights are off Solving Printing Problems If the printer won t print first check that D Theprinter is turned on and the power light is on db Paper is loaded in the printer Theprinter is plugged into a working electrical outlet that s not controlled by a switch or timer Theinterface cable is securely connected to the printer and computer and both are turned on If you still can t print check the following solutions Possible cause Solution The printer is not receiving Try these solutions power gt Make sure the printer is tumed on gt Turn off the power and plug in the power cord securely bd Make sure the outlet is not controlled by a switch or timer and is operable Troubleshooting Only the power light is on but nothing prints Possible cause Solution The interface cable is not connected securely Tum off your printer and computer Then make sure the cable is connected securely and meets the printer s specifications Use a fully shielded parallel cable on a PC or a Macintosh serial cable The printer has an internal problem Tum off the printer and computer disconnect the interface cable and run a printer check as described on page 6 2 Your printer software or application software is installed incorrectly If you ran a printer check successfully make sure your printer and application software are installed correctly If you re printing
60. m folder 4 Choose Get Info from the Filemenu M anaging Print J obs and N ework Printing 5 Under Memory Requirements set the Prefered Size to 3000K 6 Whileyou re printing click the EPSON Monitor2 icon on the Application menu at the right end of the menu bar You see a dialog box like the following job currently ___ printing jobs queued for printing appear here 5E Epson Monitor Printing SimpleText untitled Waiting Cancel Printing Printing untitled One page remaining Page Printing Driver EPSON Stylus EX Printing Status Processing job gt gt sending data 3 7 You can select User Print Time Tue Dec 3 1996 2 06 PM ajob and cancel it or just use this window to track the printer s progress U sing the M acintosh Status M onitor You can use the Status M onitor to check the level of ink in your printer and to cont printer problems F 1 ChoosePrint f rol the way your software warns you about ollow these steps rom the File menu or click the print icon in your application You see the printer settings dialog box M anaging Print Jobs and N ework Printing 2 Click the Utility button You see the Utility menu mas CE H iia briidi bmi al m i bhii fin bevel pi mpa ie bmt OTET For information about these k i three utilities j f P rii AhHrHams paimi qumi bg dim B ea a Eee Barka Chen see Chapter 5 TERTE iai att 10 Head ali
61. nect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Db Consult the dealer or an experienced radio T V technician for help WARNING The connection of anon shielded equipment interface cable to this equipment will invalidate the FCC Certification of this device and may cause interference levels which exceed the limits established by the FCC for this equipment It is the responsibility of the user to obtain and use a shielded equipment interface cable with this device If this equipment has more than one interface connector do not leave cables connected to unused interfaces C hanges or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user s authority to operate the equipment For Canadian U sers This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian I nterference C ausing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil num rique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du R glement sur le materiel brouilleur du Canada C ontents ntroduction W indows System Requirements M acintosh System Requirements H ow To UseYour M anuals W arnings Cautions N otes and Tips Where to Get H elp Electronic Support Services ENERGY STAR Compliance Energy saving T ips Important Safety Instructions B asic P rinting Printing from Windows Setting Printer O ptions from W indows Applications Setting D efault Printer O ptions Checking Printer Status Printing from a
62. ntal or mirror setting in your application software or the printer software See Chapter 2 for information The printer prints blank pages Possible cause Solution Your printer is not the Windows default printer Select your printer as the default Windows printer See your Windows documentation or online help for instructions Your printer is not selected in the Macintosh Chooser Open the Chooser and select your printer See the Quick Setup guide for instructions Paper settings in the printer software are incorrect for your paper size Select the correct paper settings for your paper size See Chapter 1 for more information The print head nozzles are clogged Clean the print heads following the instructions in Chapter 5 Troubleshooting Something on the page is wrong or missing Possible cause Solution Settings in your application software are incorrect The interface cable in not connected properly Adjust the settings in your application Make sure the cable is securely connected to both the printer and computer You have the wrong port selected on your Macintosh If your Macintosh has only one serial port open the Chooser click the EPSON Stylus EX icon and then select the modem port Your Macintosh has a built in modem Connect the interface cable to the printer port Then open the Chooser click the EPSON Stylus EX icon and then select the printe
63. on a Windows 95 network you may need to set up your printer for network printing as described in Chapter 4 Your computer doesn t have enough memory to handle the data in the file you are printing Try one of the following bd Reduce the resolution of your image Select fewer colors or a lower resolution for your monitor Add more memory to your computer Printing is stalled in Spool Manager Windows Delete the stalled print jobs in Spool Manager and resume printing see Chapter 4 for instructions Your printer can t use the modem port Macintosh If your Macintosh has a built in modem connect the printer to the printer port Printing is stalled in M onitor2 Macintosh Open the Extensions folder EPSON folder and Spool folder Then delete any queued files The print heads are clogged or the ink cartridges are too old If the printer sounds like it s trying to print but doesn t feed paper clean the print heads see Chapter 5 for instructions If cleaning doesn t help replace the cartridges For information on cartridge life and replacement instructions see Chapter 5 The paper out light is flashing or on Possible cause Solution If flashing paper is jammed Remove the paper and follow the guidelines for preventing jams on page 6 12 If on paper is used up or loaded incorrectly Load paper or remove the stack and reload it as described in the Q
64. onomy For low resolution rough drafts on plain paper Saves ink Normal 360 dpi For printing on plain paper transparencies or 360 dpi Ink Jet paper Fine 720 dpi For the highest resolution output W orks best on photo quality media Choose the Media Type and Ink settings you want to use following the guidelines in Chapters 1 and 3 Choose one of the following Halftoning options No Halftoning For black text only Error Diffusion For photographic images Blends each dot of color with surrounding dots Fine Dithering For charts graphs and other images that require precise solid areas of bright colors Arranges dots in orderly patterns Custom Printing e Tip Fa If vertical lines in your printout are misaligned when you use the High Speed setting you may need to align the print heads See Chapter 5 for instructions Choose any of the following options Some of these settings are automatically selected or disabled by the Print Quality resolution you choose MicroWeave For improved print quality Prints graphic data in finer increments to eliminate unwanted banding effects light horizontal lines Always use for color printing Super MicroWeave Use with Photo Quality media if M icroW eave doesn t completely eliminate banding in your printout Printing is slower High Speed For fast bidirectional printing at lower quality Flip Horizontal Prints a mirror image of your document U se f
65. or printing with iron on transfer paper W hen you iron the printout onto aT shirt or other item it will read correctly Finest Detail For printing text graphics and line art with very sharp edges Slows print speed and increases your sytem memory requirements Click OK if you re ready to print or see the next section if you want to adjust your printer s color settings Custom Printing Customizing C olor Settings You can choose from several color adjustment modes or manually adjust brightness contrast and saturation For professional color correction you can set individual CM Y color values T o achieve the maximum color accuracy you can use Image Color M atching ICM under Windows 95 or ColorSync on the M acintosh Follow these steps to customize your color settings 1 Access the M ore Settings dialog box as described on page 2 4 T he color settings appear on the right side of the dialog box as shown Click to set Color Adjustment Mode ie Cole Color Adjustment Aree Brighinass Tord reel Drag sliders to Sy barat i set values s Cyan between 25 a Magara and 25 gt Yey PRHE Aii CP Talo aa Profile Randaring inbant Windows ICM is available only for Windows 95 Custom Printing e Tip ae The Photo realistic setting and the PhotoEnhance setting have similar effects However PhotoEnhance intelligently analyzes your image data and its effect varies widely dep
66. or M atching ICM under Windows 95 or ColorSync on the M acintosh T his chapter includes the following information bd Using predefined advanced settings Customizing print quality and special effects Customizing color settings Using ColorSync on the M acintosh Saving custom settings U sing Predefined Advanced Settings Predefined settings provide an easy way to enhance your photos and fine tune your printer s operation Follow these steps to print with predefined settings 1 Create your image or project in your application software 2 Access theM ain printer settings dialog box as described on page 1 2 Windows or page 1 6 M acintosh Custom Printing Note When you use advanced settings the Quality Speed Slider disappears You see one of the following dialog boxes Click Advanced then click here to see a list of project types 9 Macintosh Click Advanced then click here to see a list of project types Sug paai or i Color aiem ip The Photo setting and the PhotoEnhance setting have similar effects However PhotoEnhance intelligently analyzes your image data and its effect varies widely depending on your image The Photo setting consistently increases contrast You may have to experiment to choose the best setting for your needs Cugom Printing Select Color or Black Ink Click Advanced and then Custom Settings You see the list of project types Follow these gui
67. other media X al Note When you load paper make sure the printable side is facing up Some special media have a cut comer that you need to position correctly follow any instructions in the package Always handle sheets by the edges and don t touch the printable surface JOll O Caution Don t use the cleaning sheets that may be included with your special media they may damage the printer Printing on Special M edia Letterhead Pre printed Forms and Legal size Paper Always load the top edge first If you re loading legal size paper pull out the paper support extension EPSON 360 dpi H igh Quality and Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper You can load paper up to the arrow mark on the left edge guide If you use legal size ink jet paper don t load it more than half way to the arrow mark Printing on Special M edia EPSON 4 x 6 Photo Paper Photo paper 4 x 6 is perforated around the edges so you can trim your printouts and bleed the photo extend it to the edge of the paper on all sides Follow these steps to print on EPSON Photo paper 1 Load the paper with the whiter side facing up and the perforated margins positioned as shown You can load up to 20 sheets of Photo paper at atime M akesure you place the included support sheet beneath the stack but don t print on it 2 Slide the left edge guide so it fits snugly against the paper 3 When you create the image
68. ou also need to specify the port and network path to the printer M anaging Print Jobs and N ework Printing Setting U p the H ost System Follow these steps to set up the computer connected to the printer l 2 Placethisicon in the Startup folder 3 Open the Spool M anager window as described on page 4 2 4 Inthe Spool M anager window double click the queue you want to use for network printing The Q ueue Setup dialog box appears 5 Click the Remote Despool tab and then click the Printing from remote queues option 6 Click the Browse button and select the remote server directory that will receive journal files 7 Click OK and minimize the Spool M anager Setting U p Remote Systems Follow these steps to set up computers on the network 1 Create an icon for the EPSON Spool M anager EPSPM GR4 EXE in the WINDOWS SYST EM folder 2 Open the Spool M anager window as described on page 4 2 3 Inthe Spool M anager window double click the queue you want to use for network printing The Q ueue Setup dialog box appears 4 Click the Spool to remote printer button Create an icon for the EPSON Spool M anager EPSPM GR4 EXE in the WINDOWS SYST EM folder M anaging Print J obs and N ework Printing 5 Click the Browse button and select the directory you re using for journal files on the remote server 6 Click OK and minimize the Spool M anager Setting U p Your N etwork Path in Windows 95 If you want to use your
69. ou may need to replace See Chapter 5 The MicroWeave or Super MicroWeave option is not set Turn on MicroWeave or Super MicroWeave in the advanced printer settings dialog box See Chapter 2 for more information Troubleshooting Vertical lines are misaligned or vertical banding appears Possible cause Solution The print head nozzles are clogged High Speed mode is turned on Clean the print heads See Chapter 5 for instructions Tum off High Speed mode if vertical lines are misaligned See Chapter 2 for information The print heads are misaligned Run the Print Head Alignment utility See Chapter 5 for instructions The printed image has incorrect or missing colors Possible cause Solution The Ink option is set to Black Change the Ink setting to Color See Chapter 1 for instructions The Media Type setting doesn t match the loaded paper The printable side of the paper is face down Make sure the Media Type setting matches the paper or media you re using Then the printer software can automatically select other settings for the best quality See Chapters 1 and 3 Remove the paper and reload it with the printable side face up See Chapter 3 for instructions The Halftoning and Color Adjustment Mode options are set incorrectly for your document type Use the correct settings for the project you re printing following the instructions in Chapter 2 The
70. pprox 15W ISO IEC 10561 Letter Pattern Note Ne Check the label on the back of the printer for the voltage of your printer Environmental T emperature H umidity Safety Approvals Safety standards EMC Interface Parallel interface Forward channel Operation 50 to 95 F 10 to 35 C Storage 4 to 140 F 20 to 60 C stored in shipping container 1 month at 104 F 40 C 120 hours at 140 F 60 C Operation 20 to 80 RH without condensation Storage 5 to 85 RH stored in shipping container without condensation UL 1950 with D3 CSA C22 2 N 0 950 with D3 FCC part 15 subpart B class B CSA C 108 8 class B Your printer is equipped with an 8 bit parallel interface and a serial interface The built in parallel interface has the following characteristics D ata format 8 bit parallel IEEE 1284 compatibility mode Synchronization STROBE pulse H andshake timing BU SY and ACKNLG signals Signal level TTL compatible Connector 57 30360 Amphenol connector or equivalent Specifications Reverse channel Serial interface Initialization H ardware initialization Software initialization Transmission mode EEE 1284 Nibble mode Adaptable connector 57 30360 Amphenol Connector or equivalent Synchronization Refer to the EEE 1284 specification H andshaking Refer to the IEEE 1284 specification Signal level IEEE 1284 Level 1 device D ata transmission timing Refer to the E
71. print head nozzles are clogged Clean the print heads See Chapter 5 for instructions The ICM Windows 95 or ColorSync Macintosh settings are incorrect for your document Use the Automatic mode setting or choose a different project type or Rendering Intent setting See Chapter 2 for more information The ink cartridges are low on ink or one or more ink colors are empty Check the black and amp color ink out lights to see which cartridge you may need to replace See Chapter 5 for instructions The colors displayed on your monitor don t match the printed colors The color settings in your application software need adjustment Because your monitor and printer use different technologies to represent colors your printed colors cannot exactly match the colors you see on your monitor screen Use the ICM Windows 95 or ColorSync Macintosh settings See Chapter 2 for more information You may be able to adjust various color settings in your application software See your software documentation for more information Troubleshooting The printed image is faint or has gaps Possible cause Solution The print head nozzles are clogged The Media Type setting doesn t match the loaded paper Clean the print heads See Chapter 5 for instructions Make sure the Media Type setting matches the loaded paper or other media Then the printer software can automatically select other settings for t
72. printer on a network running Windows 95 you need to set up the port and network path on the computer connected to the printer Follow these steps 1 Click Start point to Settings and then point to Printers 2 Right click the EPSON Stylus Photo icon and choose Properties Click the Details tab You see the dialog box shown below Bama Diah tering hiar Paper Uitte Pren mo hae amr Coca Delete Pii Praen appari thes holoas his Imm JEPSON Shu Phata saa Cemi Erican Ti Hoi giecik ee aok Trenance pip je macnn feel Pr Por Taing ee ne 3 Click the Add Port button then specify the network path to the printer and click OK M anaging Print Jobs and N ework Printing 4 Open the Spool M anager window as described on page 4 2 5 Inthe Spool M anager window double click your printer s queue The Q ueue Setup dialog box appears 6 Makesurethe Use Print Manager for this port option is checked T hen click OK NS JO 10 Caution Don t use the cleaning sheets that may be included with your special media they may damage the printer Maintenance and T ransportation It s easy to keep your EPSON Stylus Photo printer working at its best All you have to do is follow the simple instructions in this chapter for replacing ink cartridges moving the printer and performing routine maintenance T his chapter covers the following procedures Db Cleaning the print
73. provement after doing this four or five times check the print quality solutions in Chapter 6 Examining the N ozzle C heck Pattern Examine the nozzle check pattern you print It should look something like this with each of the six sections showing one of the ink colors Each staggered horizontal and straight vertical line should be complete with no gapsin the dot pattern If your printout looks okay you re done If any dots are missing clean the print heads again as explained in the previous sections Replacing an Ink Cartridge When a black or amp color ink out light flashes the indicated cartridge is low on ink T hisis a good time to make sure you have a new cartridge When the light stays on the cartridge is empty and you need to replace it M aintenance and T rangportation ale Caution If you press the ets cleaning button when no ink out light is flashing or on the printer cleans the print heads as described on page 5 2 If you need to replace an ink cartridge before the lights flash because the ink is too old for example follow the instructions on page 5 7 Use these EPSON ink cartridges within six months of installing them and before the expiration date on the package Dd Black ink cartridge S020093 Color ink cartridge S020110 W hen you need new ink cartridges contact your dealer or call EPSON Accessories at 800 873 7766 U S only In Canada please call 800 873 7766 for dealer ref
74. r port Printing Printing method N ozzle configuration Printablecolumnsand printing speeds Resolution Print direction Control code Line spacing Paper feed speed Input buffer Character tables S peifications EPSO N s exclusive drop on demand M icro Piezo ink jet technology 32 nozzles x 6 black cyan magenta yellow light cyan light magenta 20 inches per second printable area 8 26 inches Print quality Available dots 180 dpi 1488 360 dpi 2976 720 dpi 5952 M aximum 720 dpi x 720 dpi Bidirectional with logic seeking ESC P Raster 1 6 inch programmable in 1 360 inch increments 66 6 milliseconds per 1 6 inch line 64KB The characters for PC 437 US Standard Europe and PC 850 M ultilingual can be selected using the following procedure When the printer is off hold down the s cleaning button and press the power button Then release both buttons This changes the character table to PC 850 Repeat the procedure to change it back to PC 437 You can run a printer check as described on page 6 2 to verify the current character table Specifications Paper Paper type Size Paper types Thickness Weight Single sheets Letter 8 5 x 11 inches Plain bond paper and 0 003 to 0 004 inch 17 to 24 Ib Legal 8 5 x 14 inches special ink jet papers 0 08 to 0 11 mm 64 to 90 g m Statement 5 5 x 8 5 inches distributed by Executive 7 5 x 10 inches EPSON A4
75. rint as 2 4 to 2 6 project oe saving special as 2 4 to 2 6 Customer Care C enters W Cyan setting 2 8 a printer options setting De EN ies oe bem ES Dithering 2 5 Draft MaE Economy im Electrical specifications ENERGY STAR f Energy saving tips Envelopes printing penato EA Environmental speci ications A 5 EPSON Accessories fj Customer Care C enters fi roe Support Services ie f melig Jeepa 3 2 W orld Wide W eb site Faint printouts Fax on D emand 6 Film see Photo Quality Glossy media Flip H orizontal setting 6 14 Forms printing 3 3 Glossy media choosing 1 8 printing 3 5 to specifications A 2 H alftoning setting H ead en utility 5 2 H dp acl H orizontal banding 6 3 ICM ImageColor M atching 2 Ea 2 9 Index cards see Photo Q uality Ink J amp media initeoation Ink cartridge replacing b 3 tob 7 specifications A 4 Ink jet cards choosing printing 3 8 specifications Ink jet paper choosing 1 8 printing 3 3 Interface specifications parallel A 5 serial Internet 5 Iron On Transfer Paper choosing 1 8 printing 2 6 J Jammed paper 1 9 6 12 Journal files 4 2 4 10 Legal size paper Letterhead Lever Woe Lights using 1 4 6 1 6 6 to 6 8 M acintosh interface specifications managing print jobs from printing from 11 6 to 1 system requirements 2 M agenta settin
76. rint photos postcards or greeting cards You can load up to 30 cards at atime with the included support Sheet or a sheet of plain paper beneath the stack W hen you re ready to print use your software to set the Paper Size option for the size card you re using and set the M edia Type to Photo Quality Ink J et Paper If ink smears on the cards set the thickness lever to the position as shown on page 3 7 EPSON Iron On T ransfer Paper You can print photos company logos or anything else you want on this paper and then transfer your images to T shirts or other cloth items Load one sheet of transfer paper at a time and set the Media Type option to 360 dpi InkJ et Paper After you print follow the instructions that came with the paper to iron the image onto the shirt or other item EPSON Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheets U se these sheets to print labels or stickers Load one sheet at a time and set the Media Type option to Photo Quality Ink et Paper M ake sure your adhesive sheets are fully adhered to their backing sheet before you load then Printing on Special M edia Printing Panoramic I mages and O ther C ustom Size Projects You can use banner paper or ordinary continuous form computer paper to print an image up to 44 inches long You can also print on any size paper that fits into the printer at least 3 94 x 3 94 by using the custom page size feature of your printer software on either a Windows computer or a
77. rizontal lines that sometimes appear in a printed image See also M icroW eave M oving the print head from left to right and right to left for faster output T he portion of the printer s memory used to store data before printing it A collection of letters numbers and symbols that provides you with the characters used in a particular language Cyan blue green magenta yellow and black T hese colored inks are used to create printed colors T he addition of light magenta and light cyan increases the accuracy of photographic images for virtual continuous tone printing M acintosh software that is designed to help you get WYSIWIG what you see is what you get output T his software prints colors as you see them on your screen A value or setting that takes effect when the equipment is turned on reset or initialized A halftoning method in which dots are arranged in an orderly pattern Dithering works best for printing images with solid colors such as charts and graphs See also halftoning D ots per inch The dpi measures the resolution See also resolution A software program that sends instructions to a computer device to tell it what to do For example your printer driver accepts print data from your image processing application and sends instructions to the printer on how to print this data Glossary Error Diffusion ESC P Raster Finest D etail font gamut grayscale halftoning host system
78. sheets of glossy paper 30 sheets of glossy film or 10 transparencies H owever you may get better results by loading one sheet at atime With multiple sheets loaded the minimum top margin you can use is 1 2 inches 3 Makesureyou load the media with the printable side facing up If the sheets have a cut corner position them as shown cut comer 4 Remember to choose the correct Media Type setting in your printer software following the guidelines on page 3 2 Note a Before you print make sure you set the Paper Size option for the type of envelope you re using Set the Media Type to Plain paper Printing on Special M edia Envelopes You can load up to 10 envelopes at a time Adjust the left edge guide and load the envelopes as shown flap edge first and printable side up Set the thickness lever to the position when you print on envelopes or if ink smears when you print on other thick media O pen the printer cover and position the lever as shown below T hen close the cover and print M ake sure you return the lever to the 0 position before you print on thin media Printing on Special M edia e Tip ar For iron on transfers make sure you reverse your image before you print it especially if it includes text Then the text will read correctly when it s transferred You can use the Flip Horizontal option in your printer software EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards U se these cards to p
79. t feed Try this Then do this Remove the stack of paper Check that the paper from the sheet feeder b Isn t curled or creased bd Isn t too old see Chapter 3 or your paper packaging for more information Isn t loaded above the arrow on the left edge guide Isn t jammed inside the printer If the 2i paper out light is flashing paper is jammed Then reload the paper as described in Chapter 3 making sure the left edge guide is adjusted to fit the paper s width Multiple pages feed at the same time Try this Then do this Remove the stack of paper Make sure the paper isn t too thin see the paper specifications in the Appendix bd Fan the edges of the stack of paper to separate the sheets bd Reload the paper as described in the Quick Setup guide and Chapter 3 dD If too many copies of a page or document are printing check the Copies settings in both the printer settings dialog box and your application program See Chapter 1 for more information Paper jams inside the printer Try this Then do this Tum off your printer open the cover and remove all the paper that s inside including any small pieces that may have tom off Reload the paper as described in the Quick Setup guide and Chapter 3 If your paper jams frequently make sure you Use smooth high quality paper loaded printable side up Fan the stack and then even the edges before loading it Don t load paper above the
80. tion Your system has extension conflicts In the Extensions M anager disable Quick Draw GX Make sure EPSON Monitor2 and EPSON Stylus Color are enabled then restart your Macintosh When you select your printer in the Chooser you see a message that it can t be used Possible cause A system crash may have corrupted your printer software Solution In your Extensions folder delete EPSON Stylus EX EPSON Monitor2 and the EPSON folder Then reinstall the printer driver software You get a type 39 error on the Macintosh Possible cause Solution You re using System 7 5 2 Run a printer check as described on page 6 2 If the printer works correctly remove and reinstall your printer driver software To remove it delete EPSON Stylus EX EPSON Monitor2 and the EPSON folder from your Extensions folder Then reinstall the driver You may also need to upgrade your system software Fixing Paper Problems You can avoid most paper handling problems by doing the following D Usesmooth high quality media designed for ink jet printers that meets the media specifications in the Appendix dD Follow all loading and handling instructions included with the media bd Load themediawith the printable side face up as described in the Quick Setup guide or Chapter 3 If you have problems with paper feeding paper jams or ejected paper check here for solutions Troubleshooting Paper doesn
81. u re using your printer on a network you need to follow Special setup procedures T his chapter provides instructions for the following D Managing print jobs in Windows D Managing print jobs on aM acintosh D Network printing on aPC M anaging Print Jobs in Windows Your Windows printer software includes two management utilities the Spool M anager and Status M onitor D The Spool M anager starts automatically when you send a job to the printer It allows you to print in the background while you continue to work on your computer and to hold jobsto print at a later time If you re using your printer on a network it also handles multiple print jobs that come in at the same time D TheStatus M onitor which is available only if you re using W indows 95 also starts automatically when you send ajob to the printer It displays on your screen to alert you about printer and ink status M anaging Print Jobs and N ework Printing U sing the Spool M anager The Spool M anager works like the W indows Print M anager W hen you send ajob to your printer your printer software creates a temporary journal file stores it in the C T EM P or xe C WINDOWS TEMP folder or directory and assigns it to a print queue T he software then sends the file to your printer at a the right time Note Toopen the Spool M anager while you re printing click In Windows 3 1 you the Spool Manager icon that appears on the T askbar may not see the Spool Win
82. ucts or EPSON Approved Products by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION EPSON EPSON Stylus and ESC P are registered trademarks and ESC P Raster is a trademark of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION General N otice O ther product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners EPSON disclaims any and all rights in those marks The ENERGY STAR emblem does not represent EPA endorsement of any product or service Copyright 1997 by Epson America Inc 4007083 4 97 FCC Compliance Statement For U nited States U sers T his equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules T hese limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation T his equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio or television reception H owever there isno guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause interference to radio and television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures dD _Reorient or rdocate the receiving antenna D Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Dd Con
83. uick Setup guide or Chapter 3 Then press the load eject button to turn off the light and resume printing Troubleshooting A black ort color ink out light is flashing or on Possible cause Solution If flashing the ink supply is getting low If on the ink cartridge is empty You need to replace the indicated ink cartridge soon Make sure you have a new cartridge then see Chapter 5 for instructions You must replace the indicated ink cartridge see Chapter 5 for instructions The and lights are flashing Possible cause Solution A carriage error has occurred Remove any paper in the printer Press the load eject button for about 30 seconds Then press it again Tum the printer off wait a few seconds and then turn it on and try printing again If the error is not cleared contact EPSON as described in the Introduction All the lights are flashing Possible cause You haven t removed all the packing material from the printer Solution Remove the packing material following the instructions on the Notice Sheet in the box An intemal error may have occurred Tum off your printer wait a few seconds and tum it on again If the lights still flash or stay on contact EPSON as described in the Introduction The printer has finished charging the ink cartridge but the power light is still flashing Possible cause The ink cartridge clamp isn t locked
84. ustom paper sizes to print panoramic images T his chapter covers the following bd Using special media D Printing panoramic images and other custom size projects U sing Special M edia W hen you print on special media you need to be careful about choosing the correct Media Type and Paper Size settings in your printer software U se the table on the next page to help you match the paper or media you loaded in the printer with the Media Type setting in the software Printing on Special M edia Select this Media Type For this media name setting Plain paper Plain paper Envelopes Plain paper EPSON 360 dpi Ink J et Paper 360 dpi Ink J et Paper EPSON Special Coated Paper for 360 dpi Printing EPSON High Quality Ink J et Paper Photo Quality Ink J et Paper EPSON Photo Quality Ink J et Paper EPSON Special Coated Paper for 720 dpi Printing EPSON Photo Quality Ink J et Cards EPSON 720 dpi Index Cards EPSON Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheets EPSON Photo Paper Photo Quality Glossy Paper EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Paper EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film Photo Quality Glossy Film EPSON High Quality Glossy Paper EPSON Iron On Transfer Paper EPSON InkJ et Transparencies Ink J et Transparencies T he type of paper or other media you use is one of the most important factors in determining the quality of your printed output The following tips will help you get the best results on any type of paper or

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