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1. 1 4 Setting Up Your Work Area When choosing a location for your printer follow these guidelines a a Place the printer on a flat horizontal stable surface If the printer is tilted it cannot operate properly Always leave approximately 2 inches of clear area next to the knob on the printer s right side The printer will not print if anything is pressing against the knob Avoid places subject to rapid changes in temperature and humidity Also keep the printer away from direct sunlight strong light or heat sources Place the printer near a wall outlet where the plug can be easily unplugged Note for French speaking users Placez l imprimante pres d une prise de contacte o la fiche peut tre d branch e facilement Use a grounded power outlet do not use an adapter plug If you plan to use a printer stand follow these guidelines Y Y Use a stand that supports at least 32 lb 14 8 kg Never use a stand that tilts the printer It should always be kept level Setting Up 1 5 Plugging in and Turning on the Printer 1 Make sure you have removed all protective packing materials as described in the Notice Sheet 2 Make sure that the Operate button is turned off It is off when its surface is even with the button protectors on the left and right button protectors 3 Plug the power cord into a properly grounded electrical outlet 4 Turn on the printer by pressing the O
2. Printing with Windows 3 25 Settings guide table continued Printing Minimum type Desired results media setting Suggested settings Grayscale Clear low detail Plain poper Monochrome graphics images Halftone Diffused High speed 360 dpi resolution High quality Plain paper Monochrome detailed Halftone Diffused diagrams or Complex Diagroms drawings 360 dpi resolution High quality Special Monochrome photographic coated Halftone Diffused Images or paper Images equivalent 360 dpi 360 dpi resolution drawings Complex Sharp color Special Color CMYK Color graphics or coated 360 dpi resolution Images scanned images paper Halftone Diffused 360 dpi Images MicroWeave set to on Highest quality Special Color CMYK color graphics coated 720 dpi resolution or scanned paper 720 Halftone Diffused photographic dpi Ima ges images MicroWeave setto on Highest quality Transparency Color CMYK color graphics film 360 dpi resolution or scanned images for overhead presentations Halftone Diffused Images MicroWeave set to on 3 26 Printing with Windows Printing Color with Selected Windows Software You re ready to use your Windows software to make color selections for your documents Note If you have not installed the EPSON Windows Printer Driver see Chapter 1 Setting Up Making color selection in your software The following table shows
3. This drop down list box displays the available paper sizes Select the paper size you loaded in the printer The diagram changes according to the paper size you select and displays the printable area dimensions Your choices are Letter Legal A4 A5 B5 Statement Executive Envelope 10 Envelope DL Envelope C5 6 3 4 Envelope 8 1 2x11in 81 2 14in 210 x 297 mm 148 x 210 mm 182 x 257 mm 51 2x81 2in 71 210 in 41 8x91 2 110 x 220 mm 162 x 229 mm 35 8x61 2 in 3 12 Printing with Windows Orientation You can select the direction of the print on a document To change the orientation dick the appropriate option button Portrait prints up and down Landscape prints lengthwise Portrait Landscape Paper Source Your printer has a built in sheet feeder so you do not need to change this setting Auto sheet feeder Copies Note In most cases you should choose multiple copies with your application software not with the driver Besurethat you do not choose multiple copies in both the application and the driver You can print multiple copies using these settings To select multiple copies of your document click the copies text box and then enter the number from your keyboard 1 to 99 Printing with Windows 3 13 Collate Reverse Page Order The Collate and Reverse Page Order options are factory set to Off Note Because these settings often require additional system memory and hard disk
4. A 12 Specifications Optional interfaces The available interfaces are listed in Chapter 7 Please refer to the specifications in the user s guide packed with the optional interface card Initialization The printer can be initialized returned to a fixed set of conditions in these ways Hardware initialization The printer is turned on The printer receives an INIT signal from the parallel interface pin 31 goes LOW Software initialization Software sends the ESC initialize the printer command The last panel settings are kept Control panel initialization Hold down the Alt button and press the Pause button buffer clear The last panel settings are kept Each kind of initialization has slightly different effects All three methods reset the font according to the default settings selected using the control panel However ESC does not initialize the printer mechanism clear the input data buffer or clear the user defined character set The control panel initialization does not initialize the printer mechanism or clear the user defined character set Specifications A 13 Default Settings The table below shows the default settings that take effect when the printer is initialized Item Default setting Top of form position Current paper position Page length Single sheets 65 lines for A4 size paper 61 lines for letter size paper Left and rig
5. Maintenance 5 7 Transporting the Printer If you need to transport your printer some distance carefully repack it using the original box and packing materials as follows 1 5 6 Open the printer cover and make sure that the print head is capped in the far right position If the print head is not capped turn on the printer to cap it Then turn off the printer Caution Transporting the printer without the cartridges installed can damage the printer Unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet then disconnect the interface cable from the printer Remove the paper from the sheet feeder Attach the protective material to the printer See the Notice Sheet that came in the box Repack the printer in the original box Keep the printer flat in the box during transport If the printed image is faint has gaps or nothing prints when you first use the printer after transport clean the print heads See Cleaning the Print Heads earlier in this chapter If the printed image is misaligned calibrate the printer as described in Chapter 1 Setting Up 5 8 Maintenance Chapter 6 Troubleshooting Problems With Printing 2 2 i 2364 443484000 44440 6 2 Print Quality Problems 4 ca Ae eo 4 8 68 3 he Ge Gales Problems with Printing lt s 6 442464 4 s54 6844445 6 2 6 5 Paper Handling Problems 0 4 6 8 Clearing and preventing paperjams 6 8 Paper feeding p
6. Optionsin bold type indicate the driver s factory default settings An asterisk indicates settings not available when Monochrome is selected Printing with Windows 33 Driver settings continued Setting Dialog box Options Image Brightness 50 0 50 Settings Contrast 50 0 50 Enable ink density on correction O Off Saturation 50 0 50 Red Strength 50 0 50 Green strength 50 0 50 Blue strength 50 0 50 Enable ink color on correction O off Ink Ink Monochrome Resolution Color CMYK Resolution Super 720 x 720 dpi Best 360 x 360 dpi Draft 180 x 180 dpi Halftoning Halftone No halftoning Line art pattem Fine dither pattem Coarse dither pattem Diffused Pencil art Diffused High speed Diffused Images Diffused Complex Diagrams About Printer driver N A information Optionsin bold type indicate the driver s factory default settings An asterisk indicates settings not available when Monochrome is selected Printing with Windows Displaying the dialog boxes You can display the driver setup screen in two ways Q Double dick the Printers icon in the Control Panel dialog box Then click Epson Stylus COLOR in the Installed Printers list box to highlight it and dick the Setup button Choose Print Setup or a similar name from the File menu of your software Highlight Epson Stylus Color in
7. 3 Turn the printer around so that its back faces you and disconnect any interface cables 7 2 Using Optional Interfaces 4 Use a cross head screwdriver to remove the two screws securing the shield plate to the optional interface slot then lift off the plate l j J 5 Be sure to set any switches and jumpers on the card See the interface card manual for details If your interface card has a jumper named JG make sure that you set it to on or the card will not work properly 6 Slide the interface card along the slots on both sides of the interface compartment Push it in firmly to fully insert the connector at the rear of the interface card into the printer s internal socket Using Optional Interfaces 7 3 7 Secure the interface card in the slot with the two screws included with the interface card 8 Connect the proper interface cable to the interface card and to your computer Also connect other interface cables if you are using more than one computer 9 Make sure the printer is turned off Then plug in the power cord Before you use the optional interface you may need to change the settings for the interface option in the default setting mode See Chapter 4 To remove the interface card follow the above steps in reverse order The C823051 and C82307 1 serial interface cards To use the C823051 or C823071 interface card see the sections below to set the correct baud ra
8. Use the Load Eject button to eject the page The paper is too long Use paper that is within the specified size See Appendix A for exact size specifications Paper is feeding crooked The paper is old or creased Use only new smooth sheets of paper Too much paper is on the paper support Remove a few sheets The paper is not the proper size and quality See Appendix A for exact specifications 6 10 Troubleshooting Chapter 7 Using Optional Interfaces Optional Interfaces ssaa ehh ho gS RE OE OLE BO Bd 7 2 Installing optional interfaces 7 2 Using Optional Interfaces 7 1 Optional Interfaces You can use various interface cards to supplement the capabilities of your printer s built in hardware interfaces The following EPSON interface cards are compatible with your printer Interface card Model number Serial Interface Card C823051 32KB Serial Interface Card C82307 1 32KB Parallel Interface Card C823101 Twinax Interface Card C823151 Coax Interface Card C823141 If you are not sure whether you need an optional interface or if you want to know more about interfaces contact your dealer Installing optional interfaces 1 Turn off the printer 2 Unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet Warning W Do not install or remove an interface card when the printer is connected to the electrical outlet If you do you may damage your printer or computer
9. esse ss usa AR Before Printing for the First Time About printing with color lt lt Choosing required settings Setting Descriptions ess sara aa ARA Driver setup tabs and command buttons Choosing the Best Settings for your Document Printing Color with Selected Windows Software Making color selection in your software Printing your color Windows documents Printing Color with Selected DOS Software Making color selection in your software The EPSON Spool Manager e eee ee o The EPSON Despooler said Printing with Windows 3 1 About the Printer Driver This chapter describes how to use the EPSON Windows 3 1 or higher printer driver You ll also find on line help throughout the driver N ote If you are not using Windows choose the LQ 2550 printer driver in your software This lets you print in color but does not give you some EPSON Stylus COLOR features such as 720 dpi printing and M icroW eave A printer driver is a custom designed program that works with the software on your computer to send codes that run or drive your printer These software codes select the page size orientation resolution and other features of the document you are printing because color printing is more complex than black and white monochrome printing results and print speed vary depending on printer driver
10. 232C serial interface card or an additional parallel interface See Chapter 7 for more information about optional interface cards Note The RS 422 serial port is standard for the Apple Macintosh but is not often used for PCs By default interface mode is selected for automatic selection so the printer can automatically select the interface that is receiving data This allows you to connect the printer to more than one computer without having to specify the interface port If you wish you can set the interface mode for a specific interface However the printer will not detect print data that is received over a different interface Auto interface wait mode When you select Auto I F mode in the Interface mode option you can set the interface timeout to 10 seconds or 30 seconds The printer does not accept data from another interface unless it receives no data from the current interface for the period set in I F timeout 4 12 The Control Panel Character table Character tables contain the characters and symbols used by different languages The printer prints text based on the selected character table For the available character tables see Appendix B To change the character table see the next section Changing the default settings Changing the default settings To change the printer s default settings you use the control panel buttons the control panel lights show your selections 1 Make sure the printer is
11. About a 5 us pulse LOW indicates data has been received and the printer is ready to accept more data 11 29 BUSY OUT A HIGH signal indicates the printer cannot receive data The signal goes HIGH in the following cases 1 During data entry for each character 2 During initialization 3 During self test demonstration and default setting printing 4 During a printer error state 12 30 PE OUT A HIGH signal indicates the printer is in a paper out state or in an error state 13 SLCT OUT Pulled up to 5 V through 1 kQ resistance 14 AUTO IN When this signal is LOW the FEED paper is automatically fed XT one line after printing 15 NC Not used 16 GND Logic ground level A 10 Specifications Signal Return Pin Pin Signal Direction Description 17 CHASSIS Printer s chassis ground GND which is connected to the logic ground 18 NC Not used 19 30 GND Twisted pair return signal ground level 31 16 INIT IN When this signal goes LOW the printer controller is reset to its state when the power is first turned on and the print buffer is cleared This level is normally HIGH its pulse width must be more than 50 us at the receiving terminal 32 ERROR OUT This signal level goes LOW when the printer 1 Is out of paper 2 Is in an error state 3 Has no ink cartridges installed 33 gt GND Same as for Pins 19 30 34 NC Not used 35 7 5 V OUT Pulled
12. O ESC L n ESC Qn Print position motion ESC n1 n2 ESC n1 n2 ESC V nn ESC v nn ESC D nn HT ESC B nn VT ESC J n Font selection ESC k n ESC X nn ESC P ESC M ESC g ESC p 1 0 ESC xn ESC 4 ESC 5 ESC E ESC F ESC n Font enhancement SI DC2 SO ESC W 1 0 DC4 ESC w 1 0 ESC G ESC H ESC SO ESC S 1 ESC T ESC nn ESC 1 0 ESC q n Spacing ESC SP n ESC U nn ESC c n1 n2 Character handling ESC tnn ESC tn ESC R n ESC amp nn ESC 0n0 ESC n ESC 6 ESC 7 ESC nn Bit image ESC nn Graphics ESC G nn ESC nn Color ESCrn MicroWeave ESC ci B 2 Commands and Character Tables Character Tables These character tables are selected with the default setting mode or by using software commands All tables except the italic are the same as the PC437 table for hex codes 00 through 7F so only the PC437 table is shown completely The rest of the tables show only the characters for hex codes 80 through FF PC437 U S Standard Europe Commands and Character Tables B 3 PC850 Multilingual PC860 Portuguese PC861 Icelandic PC863 Canadian French B 4 Commands and Character Tables PC865 Nordic Abicomp BRASCII Commands and Character Tables B 5 Italic No characters are available for hex code 15 in the italic character table B 6 Commands and Character Tables International character sets You can select one of the following international ch
13. Recalibrating the printer In most cases you will only need to calibrate your printer once If however your text or graphics print quality declines repeat the calibration procedure 1 16 Setting Up Installing the EPSON Windows Printer Driver Now that you have calibrated your printer you can install the EPSON Windows printer driver It allows your computer to communicate with the printer Always use this printer driver when you print from Windows it is specifically designed to provide fast sharp printing while optimizing all of the printer s features Note Ifyou are not using Windows choose the LQ 2550 printer driver in your software This lets you print in color but does not give you some EPSON Stylus COLOR features such as 720 dpi printing and MicroWeave 1 Make sure Windows is running and that the Main window is open 2 Inthe Main window double click the Control Panel icon 3 Double click the Printers icon The Printers dialog box appears 4 Click the Add button A list of printers appears at the bottom of the box Click Install Unlisted or Updated Printer once to highlight it and then click Install The Install Driver box appears 5 Insert the EPSON printer driver disk into your computer Make sure the correct drive letter A or B is displayed in the Install Driver box and then choose OK 6 The Add Unlisted or Updated Printer box appears Select EPSON Stylus COLOR Setting Up 1 17 7 Cli
14. Unidirectional printing 4 10 Unpacking the printer User defined characters Glossary 4 V Vertical lines problem with 6 4 Vertical tab position Video driver problems with incompatibility 6 4 W Where to get help 3 4 Work area choosing Wrinkled paper 6 10 IN 4
15. hard disk space This will not affect printing The EPSON Despooler After you send a file to the printer a status box for the EPSON Despooler appears on the screen The despooler processes your file in sections thereby producing documents more quickly Once a section is finished the despooler updates the status message and begins processing another section The status box includes the following information Q a The time it takes the document to be sent and printed A series of bands representing the number of units into which the document is divided A message telling you which page is printing A message telling you which copy out of a total number of copies is printing An About button that gives general information about the EPSON Despooler Printing with Windows 3 33 Q A Hap button to help you understand the EPSON Spool Manager O Three icons Cancel to cancel print Pause to pause print and Restart to restart from the current page reprint the whole document or delay printing If you want to keep the EPSON Despooler status box from appearing use the View menu of the EPSON Spool Manager window 3 34 Printing with Windows Chapter 4 The Control Panel Using the Control Panel s sa esataria ereng tiaa Lights o ese 4 acy ea ow op A a aaa BUHONS 4 0 sis aaia pi e Soe He a Ge AR E Using Special Power On Functions 4 6 Selechte FONTS 5 55 244 ome oe ne a A
16. how often you use the print head cleaning function The ink freezes at 4 C 24 8 F for black ink and 6 C 21 2 F for color ink It thaws in approximately 2 hours at 25 C 77 F Specifications A 7 Caution C L The printer will be damaged if you use ink or cartridges not manufactured by EPSON or to EPSON s specifications Do not attempt to refill ink cartridges manually If you use substandard products with your EPSON printer you will damage the print heads and void your warranty Do not use an ink cartridge if the date on the package has expired Mechanical Paper feed method MTBF Print head life Total print volume Dimensions and weight Friction 4 000 power on hours 1 000 million dots per nozzle 75 000 pages Printing Width 470 mm 18 5 inches Depth 525 mm 20 7 inches Height 192 mm 7 56 inches No paper Width 470 mm 18 5 inches Depth 344 mm 13 5 inches Height 294 mm 11 6 inches Weight 7 4 kg 15 9 pounds including the ink cartridges Electrical 120 V model 220 240 V model Input voltage range 103 5 to 132 V 198 to 264 V Rated frequency range 50 to 60 Hz 50 to 60 Hz Input frequency range 49 5 to 60 5 Hz 49 5 to 60 5 Hz Rated current 0 6 A 0 4 A Power consumption Approx 20 W Approx 20 W during self test during self test printing at 10 cpi printing at 10 cpi Note Check the label on the back of the printer for the voltage of y
17. o Choosing required settings o o o Driver Settings and Options 224 rro vee Re ws Choosing the Best Settings for your Document Printing black text quickly 44 044 5644 54 a Printing Color with Selected Windows Software Making color selections in your software Printing your color Windows documents Printing Color with Selected DOS Software Making color selection in your software The EPSON Spool Manager o o The EPSON Despool l asar oh beac neg soy iv Chapter 4 The Control Panel Using the Control Panel o o ooo ooo A Erk wee ae Feo hee ee ee ok ee Buttons ea se i og hed paub mah oe Sore BS A Using Special Power On Functions SElECUNS PONS 6 atc eh eee be dhe et eee Seb oe gos Scalable fonts se s site da oe Re HS Oe e eR Selecting Condensed Printing 0 Using the Default Setting Mode 0 About the default settings oo Changing the default settings Chapter 5 Maintenance Replacing an Ink Cartridge Cleaning the Print Heads 4 6 4 64 6e ee et eee ee oe Cleanme the Printer 24 4 245 44 44 044 o A Transporting the Printer o o o ooo o o Chapter Troubleshooting Problems With Printing 450972 ca0eeh 942869 2 Print Quality Problems 4 4 2 44 446 25 654 Ss Problems with Printing 2 Bee BS ee ge ee we Paper Handling Probl
18. off this mode press the EConomy Condensed button until the Economy light goes off You might not be printing on the right side of the paper Flip the paper so the side that was face down is up and reload it Your video driver might not be compatible with the printer Use the standard Windows VGA driver or contact the manufacturer of your video card for an updated driver For information on changing the video driver see your Windows documentation Set the Network Interface Mode to on in the printer s default settings mode See Using the Default Setting Mode in Chapter 4 Vertical lines do not align or you see white banding Calibrate your printer as described in Chapter 1 The font selected on the control panel does not print Software settings override the control panel settings Use the font settings in your software Printing starts too high or too low on the page or the page length is not what you expect Use your software program to adjust the top and bottom margins Change the number of lines per page in your software The page length setting may not match the length of the paper loaded in the printer Change the page length setting within your software to match the paper you are using 6 4 Troubleshooting Hex dump mode Experienced users can use hex dump mode to pinpoint communication problems between the printer and a software program To turn on hex dump mode hold down the Load Eject and Font
19. own user ID and password A A complimentary subscription to CompuServe Magazine CompuServe s monthly publication To take advantage of this offer call 1 800 848 8199 in the United States and Canada and ask for representative 529 In other countries call 614 529 1611 or your local CompuServe access number If you are already a CompuServe member simply type GO EPSON at the menu prompt to reach the Epson America Forum 4 Getting Started Important Safety Instructions Read all of these instructions and save them for later reference Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the printer a a Unplug the printer before cleaning Clean with a damp cloth only Do not spill liquid on the printer Do not place the printer on an unstable surface or near a radiator or heat register Do not block or cover the openings in the printer s cabinet Do not insert objects through the slots Use only the type of power source indicated on the printer s label 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 Do not let the power cord become damaged or frayed If you use an extension cord with the printer make sure 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 ou
20. takes about one minute The Pause light flashes throughout the cycle and then stays on when the cleaning cycle is finished A You cannot perform both color and black print head cleaning operations at the same time 3 Press the Pause button to resume printing Note If the print quality does not improve after you perform cleaning three times replace the ink cartridge following the steps shown earlier in this chapter Maintenance Cleaning the Printer To keep your printer operating at its best you should clean it thoroughly several times a year ils Make sure the printer is turned off Then unplug the power cord Remove any paper from the sheet feeder Use a soft brush to carefully brush away all dust and dirt If the outer case or the inside of the sheet feeder is dirty clean it with a soft clean cloth dampened with mild detergent Keep the printer cover closed to prevent water from getting inside If the inside of the printer accidentally gets soiled with ink wipe it off with a damp cloth Caution Q Never use alcohols or thinners to clean the printer these chemicals can damage the components as well as the case O Be careful not to get water on the printer mechanism or electronic components A Do not use a hard or abrasive brush Q Do not spray the inside of the printer with lubricants unsuitable oils can damage the mechanism Contact your dealer or a qualified service person if lubrication is needed
21. the Installed Printers list box and then dick the Setup button When you display the driver setup screen the Paper dialog box appears The top of the screen looks like this Auto Sheet Feeder Ii i Choosing settings You can select settings in any of the following ways 0D oO oO OD O O Click the option button or name Click the check box Click the scroll box on the scroll bar and drag it Click the drop down list box then click the iten Click the text box then enter the number Hold down the Alt key on your computer keyboard and type the underlined character representing the setting Printing with Windows 3 5 Saving settings When you have selected the settings you want and you re ready to print choose the OK button This exits you from the driver setup and saves your selections Y our settings stay in effect until you make additional changes and choose the OK button again Restoring prior settings If you decide you want to use the driver s original factory settings click the Defaults button Getting help Whenever you want more information about the driver settings choose the Help button Once you are in Help you can also use the Search menu to look up specific topics When you are in a Help dialog box click once on underlined words and phrases to view related information If you want more information about using Help see your Mic
22. the resolution of your image 1 18 Setting Up Chapter 2 Choosing and Loading Paper Choosing Pape esos rriad eat mia ras 444 Spec A NE o A Biseages eee ea thee us Loading Paper s paap eE a a a S Loading plain Papel ser sessi Se ha aries Loading special coated and glossy paper Loading transparencies o oo o Loading envelopes v gr sad eee e e oR A Choosing and Loading Paper 2 1 Choosing Paper While most correspondence quality plain paper works well in your printer you should be sure the paper is suitable for ink jet printers For detailed paper specifications see Appendix A Special papers For the highest quality print output and overhead presentations EPSON offers the following special papers Q EPSON Special coated paper for 360 dpi dots per inch 5041028 for letter 5041025 for A4 Use this paper for high quality 360 dpi output Q EPSON Special coated paper for 720 dpi 5041029 for letter 5041026 for A4 This paper can be used only when printing at 720 dpi Q EPSON High Quality Glossy paper S041033 When you use this paper choose Special coated paper 360 or Special coated paper 720 in the Media Options section of the printer driver Note When printing at 720 dpi use only EPSON Special coated paper for 720 dpi or High Quality Glossy paper A EPSON Transparency film S041030 for letter S041027 for A4 Use this film with 360 dpi printing to produce hig
23. turned off and paper is loaded in the sheet feeder 2 Hold down the Economy Condensed button and turn on the printer to enter the default setting mode The printer loads a sheet of paper and prints a brief summary and instructions It instructs you to select the language that you want messages printed in English French German Italian or Spanish 3 Press the Font button until the Font lights indicate the language of your choice then press the Alt button to make your selection Language Font English Courier French Roman T PS German Sans Serif H PS Italian Roman Spanish Sans Serif The Control Panel 4 13 After you press the Alt button the printer prints the current default settings and the next instruction in the language you selected 4 To move to the feature you want to change press the Font button until the Courier Roman T PS and Sans Serif H PS lights indicate the appropriate selection Courier Roman T Sans Serif H Default setting menu light PS light PS light Print direction N O O Network interface mode O N O Auto line feed N N O Loading position O O N Interface mode O O N Auto interface O N N Character table N O O On N Off o For example if you want to change the loading position setting press the Font button until the Courier and Roman T PS lights are off and the Sans Serif H PS light is On 4 14 The Con
24. up to 5 V through 1 KQ resistance 36 gt NC Not used Note L The column heading Direction refers to the direction of signal flow as viewed from the printer L Return denotes the twisted pair return to be connected at signal ground level For the interface wiring be sure to use a twisted pair cable for each signal and to complete the connection on the return side L All interface conditions are based on TTL level Both the rise and fall times of each signal must be less than 0 2 microseconds A Data transfer must be carried out by observing the ACKNLG or BUSY signal Data transfer to this printer can be carried out only after receipt of the ACKNLG signal or when the level of the BUSY signal is LOW Specifications A 11 Timing chart The figure below shows the timing chart for the parallel interface BUSY E baa lt gt 0 5 us Min GEES 4 s O us Min Ops Min 5s yp Transition time both the rise and the fall of every signal must be less than 0 2 us Serial interface The printer s built in serial interface is based on the RS 422 standard This interface has the following characteristics Standard Based on RS 422 Synchronization Asynchronous Bit rate 57 6 Kbps Handshaking DTR and XON XOFF protocol Word format Data bit 8 bits Parity bit None Start bit 1 bit Stop bit 1 bit Connector 8 pin mini circular connector
25. your computer to the printer s built in parallel interface Note The printer also has an RS 422 serial port which is standard for the Apple Macintosh but is not often used for PCs 1 Make sure both the printer and computer are turned off 2 Plug the cable connector securely into the printer s interface connector Then squeeze the wire clips together until they lock in place on both sides 3 Plug the other end of the cable into the computer s parallel interface Setting Up 1 15 Calibrating the Printer Before calibrating the printer make a backup copy of the EPSON printer driver disk Then put away the original and use the backup for calibration and printer driver installation Use the print calibration utility to adjust your printer so that the vertical lines in text and graphics are correctly aligned This ensures the highest possible quality printing You can calibrate your printer in either DOS or Windows Just follow the appropriate steps below DOS 1 Insert the EPSON printer driver disk into drive A or B 2 At the DOS prompt type A CALIBRAT or B CALIBRAT 3 Follow the instructions on the screen Windows 1 Open Program Manager in Windows 2 Insert the EPSON printer driver disk into drive A or B 3 Pull down the File menu and choose Run 4 When the Run dialog box appears type A CALIBRAT or B CALIBRAT and press Enter 5 Follow the instructions on the screen
26. EPSON Stylus COLOR COLOR INK JET PRINTER All rights reserved No 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 No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained herein Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein Neither 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 against any damages or problems arising from the use of any options or any consumable products other than those designated as Original Epson Products or Epson Approved Products by Seiko Epson Corporation EPSON and EPSON ESC P are registered trademarks and EPSON ESC P 2 and EPSON Stylus are trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation Helvetica and Times are trademarks of Linotype AG and or its subsidiaries General Notice Other product names used herein are f
27. 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 Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user s authority to operate the equipment For Canadian Users This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the radio interference regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications Le pr sent appareil num rique n met pas de bruits radio lectriques d passant les limites applicables aux appareils num riques de Classe B prescrites dans le reglement sur le brouillage radio lectrique dict par le Ministere des Communications du Canada ii Contents Getting Started System Requirements a ssa 244 4 4 ta bead ne Deets Energy Star Compliant sesed ekee ruds nee ea e Energy saving UPS rare ee OO EE eh eS es Where to Get Help for U S and Canadian Users CompuServe on line support oo ooo Important Safety Instructions 0 Chapter 1 Setting Up Using Your Ink Jet Printer Safely and Efficiently Unpacking the Printer 24206435446 8 46466 Gb ws s Attaching the paper su
28. Font cpi cpi cpi Proportional EPSON Roman N N N N EPSON Sans Serif N N N N EPSON Courier N N N EPSON Prestige N N N EPSON Script N N N Select other font pitch combinations using ESC P 2 commands See the Command List in Appendix B Scalable fonts Font Min pt Max pt Increments EPSON Roman 8 32 2 pt EPSON Sans Serif 8 32 2 pt EPSON Roman T 8 32 2 pt EPSON Sans Serif H 8 32 2 pt Character tables Character sets 1 italic and 8 graphics character tables 14 international character sets and 1 legal character set Specifications A 3 Paper Note Since the quality of any particular brand or type of paper may be changed by the manufacturer at any time EPSON cannot guarantee the use of any particular brand or type of paper Always test samples of paper stock before purchasing large quantities or printing large jobs Paper path Sheet feeder front entry Single sheets ASF automatic sheet 100 sheets at 64 g m 17 lb paper feeder capacity 10 envelopes 50 transparency films 70 sheets of EPSON Special coated paper Size A4 210 mm x 297 mm Letter 8 5 x 11 inches Legal 8 5 x 14 inches A5 148 mm x 210 mm B5 182 mm x 257 mm Executive 7 5 x 10 inches Paper types Plain paper and special papers distributed by EPSON special coated paper and transparencies Paper thickness 0 08 to 0 11 mm 0 003 to 0 004 inches Paper we
29. M 10MB More than 10MB free hard disk space VGA monitor VGA or better monitor Your computer dealer can help you update your system if it does not meet these requirements EPA POLLUTION PREVENTER Your EPSON Stylus COLOR printer complies with the U S Environmental Protection Agency s Energy Star Program which promotes the manufacture of energy efficient printers computers and monitors The EPA estimates that if all desktop computers printers and other peripheral devices met Energy Star standards energy cost savings would exceed 1 billion annually and carbon dioxide emissions would be reduced by 20 million tons All of EPSON s ink jet printers conform to Energy Star standards The Energy Star emblem does not represent EPA endorsement of any product or service 2 Getting Started Energy saving tips Here are a few additional tips you can use to be even more energy wise a If your monitor isn t Energy Star compliant turn it off when you re not using it Use the print preview option on your software before you print something You ll be able to catch formatting errors before you commit them to paper If you have an electronic mail system available to you send E mail rather than memos Not only is this faster but you ll save paper and storage space too Where to Get Help for U S and Canadian Users Epson America provides local customer support and service through a nationwide network of aut
30. Panel The Alt button alters the functions of the other buttons Hold down the Alt button and press another button to change the functions as follows Reset Alt Pause Clears the printer s buffer and initializes the printer settings to their factory settings See Initialization in Appendix A Black print head cleaning Alt Load Eject Starts the black print head cleaning cycle See Cleaning the Print Heads on page 5 6 for details Color print head cleaning Alt Economy Condensed Starts the color print head cleaning cycle See Cleaning the Print Heads on page 5 6 for details Note Q Cleaning the print head uses ink Don t do it unless print quality declines Q When you clean a print head the printer ejects the page you are currently printing Paper thickness adjust Alt Font For special papers such as envelopes and transparencies you should change the paper thickness setting using this function See Loading Envelopes on page 2 6 for details The Control Panel 4 5 Using Special Power On Functions These functions are available when you hold down the following buttons when turning on the printer Self test Operate Load Eject Checks the paper length and performs self test printing See Chapter 1 Testing the Printer Hex dump Operate Font Load Eject Prints the print data in hexadecimal code See page 6 5 Demonstration Operate Alt Prints a demonstra
31. S Sa sg 4 Yo Se FOE POR eS ee OE 4 8 Selecting Condensed Printing 4 9 Using the Default Setting Mode About the default settings Changing the default settings The Control Panel 4 1 Using the Control Panel The lights and buttons on the control panel give you easy control over most common printer operations Note Software usually overrides control panel selections Use your software to select print functions whenever possible O Operate O Data O Paper Out AN O No Ink Cartridge Courier Font Roman T PS O Sans Serif H PS p Economy Roman O Condensed Sans Serif Prestige Load O Script Fic O Pause Reset Lights Operate On when the printer is on Flashes when the printer is turned on or off Data Flashes when data is being received by the printer On when data remains in the printer s memory 4 2 The Control Panel Paper Out On when the printer runs out of paper Rapid flashing indicates a paper jam No Ink Cartridge On when either ink cartridge is not installed The printer will not work unless both cartridges are installed Font Indicates the current font setting For instructions on selecting fonts see
32. a while without being used or when you turn the printer on after it has been off for a while The number of pages a black ink cartridge can print depends on the amount of text and graphics you use The number of pages a color cartridge can print depends on the amount of color you print You can replace black and color ink cartridges independently See Appendix A for ink cartridge capacities Setting Up 1 11 Loading Plain Paper The following procedure describes how to load plain paper copier quality or paper specifically designed for ink jet printers which works well for most color printing To load coated papers for higher quality output or to load transparencies and other special papers see Chapter 2 1 Open the sheet feeder cover by lifting the lever on the left until it clicks into place Then slide the left edge guide as far to the left as it will go 2 Fan a stack of paper then tap it on a flat surface to even the edges Note The sheet feeder holds up to 100 sheets of 17 Ib or 64 gm paper Do not load paper above the mark on the edge guide 1 12 Setting Up 3 While aligning the paper s edge with the right edge guide insert it with the printable surface the printable surface is marked with an arrow on most plain paper packaging face down into the sheet feeder until it meets resistance Then adjust the left edge guide as shown 4 Adjust the rear edge guide to match the length of your paper as sho
33. and software settings Therefore it s important that you use the EPSON driver that comes with your EPSON Stylus COLOR and that you install it correctly by using the Printers icon in the Windows Control Panel Installing the driver is described in Chapter 1 Setting Up Note Be sure you See the section in this chapter Called Before Printing for the First Time If you do not choose the right settings your printed output may be unsatisfactory 3 2 Printing with Windows Using the Printer Driver Your printer driver settings are divided into six categories which display as tabs This table shows you the printer driver settings dialog boxes and options It also lists factory settings Driver settings Setting Dialog box Options Paper Paper size Letter 8 1 2 x 11in Legal 8 1 2 x14 in A4 210 x 297 mm A5 148 x 210 mm B5 182 x 257 mm Satement 5 1 2 x 81 2 in Executive 71 2 10 in Envelope 10 41 8x 91 2 in Envelope DL 110 x 220 mm Envelope C5 162 x 229 mm 6 3 4 Envelope 3 5 8 x 61 2 in Orientation Portrait Landscape Paper source Auto Sheet Feeder Copies Number I 99 Collate EJ on O off Reverse order print E on O off Media Options Paper type Plain paper Special coated paper 360 dpi Special coated paper 720 dpi Transparency film Print options High Speed X on O off MicroWeave KX on O off
34. aracter sets with the default setting mode or the ESC R command For example when you select Italic France the characters in the France row on the table below are used in the italic character table The following eight international character sets can be selected with the default setting mode or with the ESC R command The following seven additional sets can be selected only with the ESC R command Commands and Character Tables B 7 Characters available with ESC command To print the characters in the table below use the ESC 4 command B 8 Commands and Character Tables Glossary The following definitions apply specifically to printers unless otherwise stated additive colors Colors that are produced by adding together the varying intensities of three colors red green and blue See also RGB bidirectional printing See high speed printing brightness The lightness or darkness level of an image characters per inch cpi A measure of the size of text characters sometimes referred to as pitch character table A collection of letters numbers and symbols that provides you with the characters used in a particular language CMYK Cyan blue green magenta yellow and black These colored inks are used to create the subtractive system array of printed colors condensed printing Printing in which the width of each character is approximately 60 of the width of standard characters Useful
35. buttons and turn on the printer Then send a print job The printer prints the exact codes it receives from the computer in hexadecimal format Problems with Printing If you cannot get the printer to print first check that paper is loaded in the printer Then check that the printer is plugged into a working electrical outlet that is not controlled by a switch or timer Verify that the interface cable is securely connected to the printer and computer If the problem is not with the power cord or interface cable print a self test as described in Chapter 1 If the self test does not print the problem is with the printer If the self test prints correctly the problem probably lies with your software After you perform the self test see the following specific problems The Data light is on and the Stylus COLOR window appears on screen but you cannot print There may be a conflict between the printer and your computer To resolve the problem do the following 1 Inthe Program Manager double click the Main program group to open it 2 Double click the File Manager icon Troubleshooting 6 5 3 Use the File Manager to open the System directory in the Windows directory 4 Locate and double click the EPSPLMGR EXE file 5 Double click the entry for the Stylus COLOR This brings up the Queue Setup dialog box 6 Select the Use Print Manager for this Port checkbox 7 Choose OK 8 Exit the dialog box Then exit the Fil
36. ck OK Windows automatically copies the new printer driver to your hard disk and adds it to the list of installed printers Choose the Set As Default Printer button so that your printer is selected whenever you begin using your Windows software Click Close If you want to use the driver s original factory settings simply choose Print in your Windows software and then choose OK To customize the printer settings and learn more about printing in color with your Windows software see Chapter 3 Printing with Windows C Caution Color printing of large photographs may require a large amount of free hard disk space To let you get back to work more quickly the Stylus COLOR sends print data to your hard disk for temporary storage before it is printed The amount of hard disk space required depends on the size and complexity of the image and on the application you are using Ordinary text and graphics use very little hard disk space but photographic images in color can use more Although your Windows driver compresses data a full page color photographic image at 360 dpi may require 10MB to 20MB of hard disk space or in some cases as much as 30MB A full page color photographic image at 720 dpi may require 40MB to 60MB or in some cases up to 125MB If you plan to print large photographic images be sure to have enough hard disk space available or do one of the following Q Reduce the size of your image Q Reduce
37. e Manager Printing has stopped and the Pause light is on Printing is temporarily suspended Press the Pause button to continue Printing has stopped but the Pause light is off One or both ink cartridges may be empty or too old A cartridge is too old if it has been used longer than six months or beyond the date on its packaging First clean the print heads as described in Chapter 5 If this does not solve the problem replace the ink cartridges The interface cable might not meet the specifications for the printer or computer The No Ink Cartridge light is on and the printer does not print One or both ink cartridges are not installed Install both ink cartridges 6 6 Troubleshooting The printer makes a grinding noise and does not feed paper Something is pressing against the knob on the printer s right side Turn off the printer and reposition it leaving approximately 2 inches of open area next to the printer s right side The printer will not work if anything is pressing against the knob All lights except the Operate light flash and nothing prints Contact your dealer or EPSON Printing stops and the Data and Pause lights flash There is a problem with the carriage Turn off the printer After a few seconds turn it back on and try printing again If the error is not cleared contact your dealer or a qualified service person The printer sounds like it is printing but nothing prints The print heads may
38. e Operate button L O Operate ol O Data BD Paper Out Alt O No Ink Cartridge Courier Font O Roman T PS Sans Serif H PS Economy Roman Condensed O Sans Serif O Prestige Load O Script Eject paper Pause thickness Reset lever Getting Started The EPSON Stylus COLOR printer gives you presentation quality color and monochrome printing with quiet operation To get started with your EPSON Stylus COLOR printer please a Make sure you have the equipment you need to use this printer as described below in System Requirements Read about using energy wisely and the important safety instructions in this introduction Read Chapter 1 Setting Up to test and install the Windows printer driver software Refer to the rest of this User s Guide for help with selecting paper choosing printer driver settings maintenance troubleshooting optional interfaces and printer specifications See the Color Printing Tips booklet to learn to produce high quality color documents If you need additional assistance see Where to Get Help for U S and Canadian Users on page 3 Getting Started 1 System Requirements To use your EPSON Stylus COLOR printer you need Microsoft Windows 3 1 or higher or Windows for Workgroups 3 1 or higher a shielded twisted pair parallel cable and Minimum system Recommended system 80386 16 MHz processor 80386 25 MHz or faster processor AMB RAM 8MB RA
39. e clicking the current image and using the dialog box to insert your own bitmap image There are two setting categories within Image Settings Image and Color Image The Image settings include Brightness Contrast and Enable Ink Density Correction Brightness The Brightness option changes the lightness or darkness of your image 50 0 50 Contrast The Contrast option changes the ratio between the brightest and the darkest parts of your image 50 0 50 Enable Ink Density Correction This setting takes into account the characteristics of the Stylus COLOR printer when it determines the amount of ink used to print the text or image Printing with this option turned off usually produces dark images u on O off Printing with Windows 3 19 Color The color settings allow you to modify the five color options Saturation Red Strength Green Strength Blue Strength and Enable Ink Color Correction These settings cannot be changed when Monochrome is selected in the Ink Resolution setting Saturation You can adjust the saturation vividness of a color using the scroll bar Negative saturation produces colors that are duller than those produced with positive saturation 50 0 50 Red Green Blue Strength You can adjust the strength of each primary color Red Green and Blue using the scroll bar Experiment with these settings if your printed colors do not appear as you expect and yo
40. e spacing problems with 4 11 DPI Driver see Printer driver IN 1 E Economy Condensed button 4 4 Economy light Economy printing Ejecting a page 4 4 Electrical specifications A 8 Enable Ink Color Correction 3 20 Enable Ink Density Correction Energy conservation tips Energy Star Compliance Envelopes loading 2 6 9 specifications A 4 Environmental specifications A 9 EPSON Accessories 4 EPSON Connection EPSON Despooler 3 33 34 EPSON Spool Manager 3 32 33 ESC P Glossary 2 F Faint output 6 3 Fine dither as Font button 4 4 4 7 Font light Fonts Glossary 2 problems with 6 4 selecting from control panel 4 7 8 G Glossy paper 2 2 Graphic mode assignment Graphics choosing a halftone pattern 3 23 24 Grayscale Green Strength H Halftoning Handshake timing 7 5 Help getting Bl in the printer driver 3 7 3 8 telephone Hex dump mode 4 6 6 5 Glossary 2 High Quality Glossy paper 2 2 loading High Speed 3 17 turning off for highest a uality Horizontal tab positions A 14 Hue Glossary 2 j Image Settings 3 18 Initialization Initializing the printer A 13 ink 3 21 conserving Ink cartridges 1 2 1 11 5 2 installing 1 7 11 life precautions problems with replacing 5 2 5 specifications A 7 8 Ink color correction 3 20 Glossary 3 Ink density correction 3 19Glossary 3 Ink ciao Ink Resolu
41. e up and the arrow on the cartridge pointing to the rear of the printer The larger color cartridge goes on the left the black ink cartridge on the right 5 4 Maintenance 9 Push the ink cartridge clamp toward the back of the printer until it locks in place The Pause light begins flashing 10 Press the Alt button again The printer mechanism moves while the Pause light continues to flash Caution C Never turn off the printer while the Pause light is flashing 11 When the Pause light quits flashing and stays on press the Pause button and close the printer cover Note If you have print quality problems after you replace the cartridge try cleaning the print heads as described in Chapter 5 Maintenance 5 5 Cleaning the Print Heads If print quality diminishes use the printer s built in print head cleaning cycle to enable the nozzles to deliver ink properly You can clean the color and black print heads separately To avoid wasting ink clean the print head only if print quality declines 1 Make sure the printer is turned on and press the Pause button Note When cleaning a print head make sure no paper is in the paper path Paper loaded in the printer is ejected automatically when you clean a print head 2 Hold down the Alt button and press Economy Condensed to clean the color print head Hold down the Alt button and press Load Eject to clean the black print head Note A The cleaning cycle
42. ect Text Select color Highlight range to color Press Enter Add colorto graph Press Shift gt for WYSIWYG menu Select Graph Select Edit Select cell in graph Press Enter Select objectto color Select color Select Inside Lines Text or Background Select colorfrom palette Select quit Freelance Graphics Rel 4 0 Add colorto objects Choose Edit Choos Color Choose Edge or Inside Choos color Add color to charts Choose Chart Choose Edit data for Style menu Choose chart component to color Press space bar Choose color Press F10 to draw chart Harvard Graphics 3 0 Add colorto text on spreadsheets Select Edit Chart Press F8 Select Text Attributes or other option Select colorfrom colorcolumn Select F3 Select color Select F2 Add color to objects Select Edit Chart Press F4 Select object Select color icon Select fill line text or shadow color Select color Select F4 Printing with Windows 3 31 Remember that printing in color takes longer than printing in monochrome The EPSON Spool Manager When you print your document the driver uses a print spool manager to send the data to your hard disk and then to the printer Then it uses a despooler to print the data The EPSON Spool Manager icon appears when you send data to the printer If you double click the spool manager icon a window appears that includes Q A queue m
43. eed in the M edia O ptions section of the printer driver Special coated paper 360 dpi To obtain good print quality use special coated paper for ink jet printers To print at 360 dpi useEPSON SO 41028 Letter Special coated paper for 360 dpi printing with this option EPSON paper is designed to work best with the ink used in your printer Also choose this option if you use other special coated paper for ink jet printers Special coated paper 720 dpi To get the highest print quality use EPSON SO 41029 Letter Special coated paper for 720 dpi printing and select this option You must use this EPSON paper for 720 dpi printing Do not use this paper if you are not printing in 720 dpi resolution Transparent yfilm To print transparencies use EPSON SO 41030 Letter Transparencyfilm and select this option Use only 360 dpi resolution when printing transparencies and use only EPSON transparency film 3 16 Printing with Windows Print Options These options allow you to select high speed printing or MicroWeave which gives you higher quality output High speed I on O off MicroWeave El on O off High Speed When you select this option the printer prints in both directions Bi directional printing is fast but for highest quality printing always turn off High Speed Note If the vertical lines in printing appear misaligned when you print with High Speed you may need to calibrate the printer as described i
44. ems oo ooooo coo Clearing and preventing paper jams Paper feeding problems i 2444 rasos cidad Chapter 7 Using Optional Interfaces Optional Interfaces 26 51 63 eGo dara 7 2 Installing optional interfaces oo 7 2 Appendix A Specifications General Specifications 3 4 144d eee aes ees dG PEM precia sados Dr ae Ae PAPEL oko Fe Ee Se dd AAA AAA BA Ink cartridges oss eree po Bae eh WR EOS neras wa A7 Mechanical ste cris ses aaa ds Electrical o ee e aree a ea aa ea e an Environmental rs adas a as Salety APprovals 30 toh oe Ue SG wie ee a Interface Specifications oo o e Parallel interface a rosessi 3445 de dia a a oeral Mtera e oun x yo a Ea A A Optional interfaces ira ad n eae eee es Initialization Lecaros or Se Default Settings lt lt 4 sb eee ene eee FEW eee mes Appendix B Commands and Character Tables Command List s 4404 5 4 64 6 bee wo OS EES Character Tables e ceca ee GR eS International character sets Characters available with ESC command Index iossary vi Printer Parts printer guide interface Er ee card cover interface AC inlet ink Control Panel cartridg
45. enu that allows you to place queues lists of print jobs on hold release them to be printed and identify if a queue is local or remote network printing Q A document menu that allows you to hold files from printing re order them for later printing delete them from the queue or save them for reprinting O A view menu that allows you to limit the amount of information that the spool manager displays and keep the despooler from appearing a An options menu that allows you to send files to a default directory adjust timers and adjust the default font for the spool manager window To view the EPSON Spool Manager Window 1 Select Print from the File menu of your application software and choose to print a document 2 Once the EPSON Spool Manager icon appears on your screen double click it The EPSON Spool Manager Window appears 3 32 Printing with Windows The spool manager window shows you the list of printers supported by the EPSON Stylus series printing system and a list of files currently printing or waiting to print If you wish to make changes affecting print timing or location if you are sending a file over a network for remote printing choose the Help menu in the EPSON Spool Manager window to learn about using the spool manager Note o Files are called journals or journal files throughout Help Q Ifyou print a large complex color document file the spool manager may break it down into smaller files to save
46. es ca e a A a Hoe Optional interfaces Initialization o o crm mo coo eed eee ee bees Default Settings 6 4454 4 64605 44 det Ge 0 oe oes Specifications A 1 General Specifications Printing Printing method On demand ink jet Nozzle configuration Monochrome black 64 nozzles 16 x 4 staggered Color 48 nozzles 16 x 3 Cyan Magenta Yellow Printable columns and print speed black Character pitch Printable Printing speed characters per inch columns characters per second 10 80 200 12 96 240 15 120 300 17 10 condensed 137 340 20 12 condensed 160 400 Print soeeds vary depending on system configuration software application and amount of page covered Print speed color Highest quality 5 5 MPP minutes per page MicroWeave on High quality and 3 MPP high speed Print soeeds vary depending on system configuration software application and amount of page covered Resolution 180 x 180 dpi 360 x 360 dpi or 720 x 720 dpi switchable using printer driver settings Print direction Bidirectional with logic seeking for text and graphics Auto print direction can be set in the default setting mode Control code ESC P 2 color A 2 Specifications Line spacing 1 6 inch 1 8 inch or programmable in 1 360 inch increments Paper feed speed 89 milliseconds per 1 6 inch line Input buffer 64KB Bitmap fonts 10 12 15
47. fect until you change them again 4 16 The Control Panel Chapter 5 Maintenance Replacing an Ink Cartridge o o o 5 2 Cleaning the Print Heads 04 8 0 44 4 oa hw ai 5 6 Cleaning the Printer e ss 6 4 ee hese eH Ew ES SESE ES 5 7 Transpotime the Printer 1 4 sc2 28 cae Sea hee ae ws 5 8 Maintenance 5 1 Replacing an Ink Cartridge When the printed image is faint has many gaps or nothing prints either wait until the document finishes printing or press the Pause button and then the Load Eject button to eject the page Then clean one or both of the print heads If three cleanings do not improve print quality replace one or both ink cartridges If the colors you print are very different from what you expect print a self test as described in Chapter 1 If one or more of the colors do not appear in the self test replace one or both ink cartridges Use these EPSON ink cartridges or cartridges manufactured to EPSON s specifications only Black ink cartridge 5020034 Color ink cartridge S020036 When you need new ink cartridges contact your dealer or call EPSON Accessories at 800 873 7766 1 Make sure the printer is on 2 Open the printer cover 3 Press the Pause button to turn the Pause light on 4 Hold down the Alt button for about five seconds until the print head moves slightly left to the ink cartridge install position The Pause light begins blinking 5 Lift the car
48. for fitting wide tables or spreadsheets onto the paper contrast The amount of difference between the darkest and lightest colors in an image The greater the difference the higher the contrast value cpi See characters per inch default A value or setting that takes effect when the equipment is turned on reset or initialized Glossary 1 diffused A halftoning or dithering method where dot patterns are used to represent blended images in millions of colors The printer driver has four diffused settings pencil art high speed images and complex diagrams dithering See halftoning dpi Dots per inch The dpi measures the resolution See also resolution driver See printer driver economy printing Printing in which images are printed with fewer dots to save ink ESC P Abbreviation for EPSON Standard Code for Printers See also ESC P 2 ESC P 2 The enhanced version of the ESC P printer command language Commands in this language produce laser like features such as scalable fonts and enhanced graphics printing font A style of type designated by a family name grayscale A method of portraying color images in black and white halftoning Methods of using tiny dot patterns to represent images hex dump A troubleshooting feature that helps advanced users find the cause of communication problems between the printer and the computer When the printer is in hex dump mode it prints each code it receives in
49. g procedure assumes you areusing 360 dpi resolution and plain paper for your document 1L Click the Setup button in the Print Setup dialog box You see the following 3 8 Printing with Windows 2 Select the paper size you have loaded in the printer from the Paper Size drop down list box The diagram on the screen changes the printable area according to the paper size you select 3 Select Portrait or Landscape orientation Portrait is up and down orientation landscape is lengthwise If you would like to print your document lengthwise select Landscape The diagram on the screen changes according to the orientation you select 4 Click the Ink Resolution tab at the top of the dialog box You see the following 5 Select the Ink option Select Color CMYK only when your document includes color 6 Select the Resolution Printing with Windows 3 9 7 Click the OK button at the bottom of the dialog box Note a Toprint with 720 dpi resolution or use special coated paper or transparencies you need to change other settings See Setting Descriptions bdow o The360 x 360 dpi Best option iS suitable for most types of documents The 180 x 180 dpi Draft option is useful for faster printing Now print your document A window with information abo
50. gning printer 1 16 Alignment problems 6 4 Alt button 4 4 5 Auto interface wait mode 4 10 4 11 Auto line feed 4 10 4 11 Auto print direction 4 10 B Banding problems Bidirectional printing Blue Strength 3 20 Blurred images Brightness 3 19 Buttons control panel 4 4 C Calibrating the printer 1 16 Cartridges see Ink cartridges Changing default settings 4 13 16 Changing resolution 3 22 Character tables 4 10 4 13 B 3 8 Characters per inch Glossary 1 Cleaning print heads 5 6 printer 5 7 Cleaning c cle 1 11 CMYK Coarse dither pattern Coated papers 2 2 2 4 Color considerations when printing 3 9 correcting 3 20 selecting color printing 3 21 Color photographs amount of hard disk space required 1 18 Color driver setting 3 18 3 20 from DOS applications 3 30 31 from Windows applications 3 27 28 Command list B 2 CompuServe on line support 4 Condensed light 4 3 Condensed printing 4 3 4 9 Connecting the printer to your computer 1 15 Contrast 3 19 Glossary 1 Control Panel Controlling the printer using the control panel 4 2 9 using the driver 3 2 26 Copies CPI see Characters per inch D Data light 4 2 Default settings 4 10 A 14 changing 4 10 16 Defaults button Deleting print jobs 3 32 Demonstration page 4 6 Despooler 3 33 34 Diffused Glossary 2 halftone methods 3 24 Dithering 3 24 Doubl
51. h quality overhead transparency presentations Do not use 720 dpi printing on transparencies 2 2 Choosing and Loading Paper Make sure to select the appropriate media type from the printer setup dialog box of your driver See Chapter 3 Printing with Windows for information about changing printer driver settings Thick paper You can also print on some kinds of thick paper and envelopes Note Ifyour printing becomes faint when you print on thick paper you need to adjust the paper thickness lever as shown in steps 1 through 5 in Loading envelopes later in this chapter Make sure to select the appropriate paper type in your printer driver setup See Chapter 3 Printing with Windows for information about changing printer driver settings Loading Paper You can select from several paper types for your printer s built in sheet feeder plain paper special ink jet paper coated ink jet paper transparency film and envelopes Loading plain paper To load plain paper see Loading Plain Paper in Chapter 1 Make sure to select Plain Paper as the paper type in your printer driver setup See Chapter 3 Printing with Windows for information about changing printer driver settings Choosing and Loading Paper 2 3 Loading special coated and glossy paper To load EPSON Special coated paper for 360 and 720 dpi and the EPSON High Quality Glossy paper 1 Make sure the printable surface of t
52. he paper is face down For coated paper the printable side is whiter than the other side For glossy paper the printable side is face down when the cut corner is toward you on the right as you insert paper in the sheet feeder Caution Cy Do not touch the printable surface hold the sheets by their edges Insert the paper into the sheet feeder until it meets resistance You can insert up to 70 sheets of coated paper and up to 50 sheets of glossy paper Select Special coated paper in the printer driver setup and either 360 or 720 dpi resolution Caution Q Do not print on 720 dpi paper with 360 dpi resolution likewise do not print on 360 dpi paper with 720 dpi resolution Q Return unused sheets to the original packaging Unfavorable storage conditions especially high temperature humidity and direct sunlight can damage the paper 4 Adjust the left and rear edge guides so the paper feeds straight into the paper path If you have paper feed or paper jam problems see Chapter 6 Troubleshooting When you need more special paper see your dealer or call EPSON Accessories at 800 873 7766 2 4 Choosing and Loading Paper Loading transparencies When printing on transparencies use only EPSON Transparency film S041030 Letter For best results use transparencies within six months of opening the package 1 Make sure the printable surface of the transparencies is face down The printable side is face d
53. hexadecimal notation and ASCII characters Also called data dump high speed printing Images are printed in both directions for faster printing hue The name of a color representing the color or its gradations Glossary initialization Returns the printer to its defaults fixed set of conditions ink color correction A function of the driver that takes into account the characteristics of the Stylus COLOR printer when it determines the colors of ink used to print the text or image ink density correction A function of the driver that takes into account the characteristics of the Stylus COLOR printer when it determines the amount of ink used to print the text or image ink jet A method of printing in which each letter or symbol is formed by precisely spraying ink onto paper intensity The relative strength caused by the amount of color See also saturation interface The connection between the computer and the printer A parallel interface transmits data one character or code at a time media Materials upon which data is printed such as envelopes plain paper special paper and transparency film MicroWeave Printing in which images are printed in finer increments to reduce the possibility of banding and to produce laser like images parallel interface See interface phosphor The materials in your computer monitor that give off red green or blue light when radiated by the monitor s electron gun printable a
54. horized EPSON dealers and Service Centers EPSON also provides the support services listed below through EPSON Connection U S users can call 800 922 8911 Canadian users can call 800 GO EPSON a Assistance in locating your nearest Authorized EPSON Reseller or Service Center Technical assistance with the installation configuration and operation of EPSON products EPSON technical information library fax service Product literature with technical specifications on EPSON s current and new products Customer Relations Getting Started 3 You can purchase supplies parts documentation and accessories by calling EPSON Accessories at 800 873 7766 U S sales only In Canada call 800 GO EPSON for sales locations When you call for technical assistance be ready to identify your system and its configuration and provide any error messages to the support staff If you need help with any software application program you are using see the documentation that came with that program for technical support information CompusServe on line support The fastest way to access helpful tips specifications drivers application notes and bulletins is through the Epson America Forum on CompuServe If you are not currently a member of CompuServe you are eligible for a free introductory membership as an owner of an EPSON product This membership entitles you to A An introductory 15 credit on CompuServe Q Your
55. ht margins Cancelled Line spacing 1 6 inch line spacing Character pitch Last font selected on control panel Vertical tab position Cleared Horizontal tab positions Every eight characters Font selection Last font selected on control panel Special printing effects Cancelled except condensed and economy printing User defined character set Hardware control panel initialization cleared Software initialization deselected only Graphic mode assignment ESC K ESC 0 ESC L ESC 1 ESC Y ESC 2 ESC Z ESC 3 In addition hardware and control panel initialization erases any text in the data buffer A 14 Specifications Appendix B Commands and Character Tables Command List 2 65444 454k ee 644065446465 644 4 B 2 Character Tables 24 624 04 4 4 40ee24e644 04224 International character sets 0 Characters available with ESC command B 8 Commands and Character Tables B 1 Command List This printer works with the following ESC P 2 commands If you need more information about using printer commands you can purchase the ESC P 2 Reference Manual ESCP2REF from EPSON Accessories by calling 800 873 7766 Use only the commands listed below General operation ESC ESC U 1 0 ESC EMR Paper feeding CR FF LF ESC 0 ESC 2 ESC 3 n ESC n Page format ESC c nn ESC C nn ESC C n ESC C On ESC Nn ESC
56. ight 64 to 90 g m 17 to 24 1b O Use 90 g m 24 lb paper under normal temperature and humidity conditions Envelopes ASF capacity 10 envelopes Size No 6 166x92 mm 6 5 x 3 6 inches No 10 240 x 104 mm 9 5 x 4 1 inches DL 220 mm x 110 mm 8 7 x 4 3 inches C5 162 mm x 229 mm Paper types Bond paper Paper thickness Less than 0 52 mm 0 020 inches Paper weight 75 to 90 g m 20 to 24 Ib Specifications Note a Use recycled paper under normal temperature and humidity conditions only 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 Envelope and transparency printing are available only under normal conditions Temperature 15 to 25 C 59 to 77 F Humidity 40 to 60 RH Use envelopes that do not curl The following EPSON genuine papers are available S041025 Special coated paper for 360 dpi printing A4 S041028 Special coated paper for 360 dpi printing Letter S041026 Special coated paper for 720 dpi printing A4 S041029 Special coated paper for 720 dpi printing Letter S041027 Transparency film A4 S041030 Transparency film Letter S041032 Starter Pack samples of 360 720 and transparency film special media Specifications A 5 Printable area Single sheets Envelopes A A The minimum top margin is 3 0 mm 0 12 inches B The minimum left margin is 3 0 mm 0 12 i
57. ing Up Q Before you unplug the printer be sure to turn it off by pressing the Operate button Then wait until the Operate light stops flashing before unplugging the power cord or turning off the power to the electrical outlet Q Do not remove the ink cartridges before transporting the printer Unpacking the Printer Your printer box should include an EPSON printer driver disk and these items paper separators black ink color ink cartridge cartridge N N la Ko Se Gf ISSN NS SZ e RAND Oka Nox U SN a paper Lx 7 support Remove all protective materials packed with your printer before you set it up and turn on the power Follow the directions on the Notice Sheet inserted with the printer to remove these materials Save all of the packaging and the protective materials in case you need to transport the printer in the future Setting Up 1 3 Attaching the paper support and the paper separators 1 Place the paper support s right side hole over the mounting post as shown in bubble 1 below Then push the support s left side notch onto the mounting post until it snaps in place as shown in bubble 2 Hold the wire paper separator marked with an R near its shortest tip and insert the longer tip into the third notch from the left as shown by arrow 1 below Next twist the other tip and fit it in the fourth printer notch as shown by arrow 2 below Repeat this procedure for the paper separator marked with an L
58. n Chapter 1 Setting Up Micro Weave When MicroWeave is selected your printer generates superior output because sections are printed in finer increments This reduces the possibility of banding light horizontal lines in graphics EPSON recommends you use special coated paper or transparency film when you use MicroWeave Note M icroW eave is recommended for printing in color Y ou can select M icroW eave for M onochrome printing to reduce banding but the printing time is significantly longer Printing with Windows 3 17 Image Settings You can modify a document s color or gray scale settings using this setting Note If you simply want to print high quality color or black and white do not change the original factory settings To make adjustments in brightness color and other settings affecting printed output use your computer software However if your software does not allow you to make adjustments and you want to modify your images experiment with the Image Settings dialog box until you achieve satisfactory results When you select Image Settings the following appears pso OLOR 3 18 Printing with Windows Note Q An image will appear in the dialog box giving you an impression of how your setting changes will affect printed images a You can replace the image by doubl
59. nches The right margin is 3 8 mm 0 15 inches for A4 B5 size paper and No 6 envelope 9 8 mm 0 38 inches for Letter and Legal size paper 13 8 mm 0 54 inches for DL envelope 33 8 mm 1 33 inches for No 10 envelope C The minimum bottom margin is 13 0 mm 0 51 inches A 6 Specifications Ink cartridges Black ink cartridge S020034 Color Print capacity Cartridge life Temperature Dimensions Color ink cartridge S020036 Colors Print capacity Cartridge life Temperature Dimensions Black Approximately 1 5 million characters 840 sheets A4 5 duty at 360 dpi 2 years from production date and within 6 months after opening the package at 25 C 77 F Storage 30 to 40 C 22 to 104 F 1 month at 40 C 104 F Transit 30 to 60 C 22 to 140 F 1 month at 40 C 104 F 120 hours at 60 C 140 F Freezing 4 C 24 8 F 26 9 mm W x 67 4 mm D x 41 8 mm H Cyan Magenta and Yellow In each color approximately 1 2 million characters 670 sheets color A4 5 duty at 360 dpi 2 years from production date and within 6 months of opening the package at 25 C 77 F Storage 30 to 40 C 22 to 104 F 1 month at 40 C 104 F Transit 30 to 60 C 22 to 140 F 1 month at 40 C 104 F 120 hours at 60 C 140 F Freezing 6 C 21 2 F 54 0 mm W x 67 4 mm D x 41 8 mm H The cartridge life may vary depending on
60. need cleaning See Chapter 5 for instructions One or both ink cartridges are empty or too old A cartridge is too old if it has been used longer than six months or beyond the date on its packaging First clean the print heads as described in Chapter 5 If this does not solve the problem replace the ink cartridges Ink cartridges do not last as long as expected The ink cartridge life varies based on the amount of ink used in printing and how often you clean the print heads If you often print pages with large graphics and dense text with little white space you will use up cartridges faster than if you print pages with lots of white space Troubleshooting 6 7 Paper Handling Problems This section describes how to clear paper jams inside your printer and how to ensure that paper feeds properly Clearing and preventing paper jams If paper has jammed inside the printer clear the paper as follows 1 Turn off the printer 2 Open the printer cover 3 Rotate the knob on the right side of the printer while pushing it in as shown below Do not feed paper backward If you do ink from the printed sheet can come off onto the printer and smear other sheets 4 Pull the paper out carefully If it tears make sure you remove any remaining pieces 6 8 Troubleshooting If paper is caught in the paper eject area gently pull it out of the printer Close the printer cover Turn on the printer to move the print heads
61. ographic images be sure to have enough hard disk space available or reducethe size or resolution of your image 3 22 Printingwith Windows Halftoning When you select Halftoning the following appears Ha Ifto ne The printer driver has seven halftoning settings which you select according to the type of image you are printing and a No halftoning selection The halftoning image you select displays on the screen You may need to experiment with different settings until your printed output is satisfactory Printing with Windows 3 23 Use this chart to select the appropriate halftoning method for your image Halftone method Use for No halftoning Black text and no graphics This is the fastest setting Do not use with color Line art pattern Simple line art and computer graphics Fine dither pattern Graphic images with signific ant detail but limited shading Coarse dither pattern Graphic images with limited detail and shadina Diffused Pencil art Art with fine gradations such as pencil dra
62. on the left the black ink cartridge on the right aa Setting Up 1 9 6 Push the ink cartridge clamps toward the back of the printer until they lock in place Caution C Once you install the ink cartridges do not open the clamps or remove them except to replace them with new ones Otherwise cartridges may become unusable 7 Press the Alt button again to return the print head to its home position Even if you do not press Alt the printer moves the print head back to its home position about 60 seconds after you install the cartridges 1 10 Setting Up 8 Close the printer cover The first time you install ink cartridges the printer automatically charges the ink delivery system This takes about one minute The printer mechanism moves while the system is charging Caution During the ink charging process the Pause light flashes Never turn off the printer while the Pause light is flashing 9 Press the Pause button 10 While holding down the Alt button press the Font button The carriage moves to the left 11 Look at the small blue lever in front of the ink cartridges Make sure that the left side of this lever is pressed down 12 Press the Alt button 13 Press the Pause button More about ink cartridges In order to maintain optimum print quality the printer periodically performs a cleaning operation You might notice the cleaning cycle being performed when the printer has been on for
63. or identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners EPSON disclaims any and all rights in those marks Copyright 1994 by Epson America Inc amp Printed on recycled paper User s Guide FCC Compliance Statement For United States Users This 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 These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This 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 However there is no 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 A Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna UA Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver A Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Q Consult the dealer or an experienced radio T V technician for help WARNING The connection of a non shielded equipment interface cable to this equipment will invalidate the
64. oting A For color or complex grayscale images turn on MicroWeave and turn off High Speed Q Use a higher quality paper Q For monochrome printing check that Monochrome is selected Q Make sure the Media Type setting matches the type of paper loaded in the printer Other problems may be caused by an incorrect driver setting If you re printing a scanned image check the scanner software settings If print quality does not improve see the following specific items Printed output is not what you expect or is faint or blurred Clean one or both print heads as described in Chapter 5 Replace one or both ink cartridges Make sure MicroWeave is on and High Speed is off Use a higher quality paper Also check that the Media Type setting in the driver is selected for the type of paper loaded If you are using 720 dpi resolution be sure to load special coated 720 dpi paper or High Quality Glossy paper Always use this special paper when printing at 720 dpi Check that the paper thickness lever is set correctly for the type of paper See Loading envelopes in Chapter 2 for more information Faint printouts can result if you print on plain paper when the paper thickness lever is set for thick paper Check whether your paper is moist or damp Ink jet printers are sensitive to moisture absorbed by paper Do not store paper in damp or humid places Troubleshooting 6 3 Check whether economy printing mode is on To turn
65. our printer A 8 Specifications Environmental Temperature Humidity Safety approvals Safety standards R F L Operation 10 to 35 C 50 to 95 F Storage 20 to 60 C 14 to 140 F 1 month at 40 C 104 F 120 hours at 60 C 140 F Operation 20 to 80 RH Storage 5 to 85 RH Stored in shipping container Without condensation UL 1950 with D3 CSA 22 2 950 with D3 FCC part 15 subpart B class B Interface Specifications Your printer is equipped with an 8 bit parallel interface and a serial interface Parallel interface The built in parallel interface has the following characteristics Data format Synchronization Handshake timing Signal level Connector 8 bit parallel STROBE pulse BUSY and ACKNLG signals TTL compatible 36 pin 57 30360 Amphenol connector or equivalent Specifications A 9 Pin assignments The parallel interface connector pin assignments and a description of the interface signals are shown in the table below Signal Return Pin Pin Signal Direction Description 1 19 STROBE IN STROBE pulse to read data 2 20 DATA 1 IN These signals represent 3 21 DATA 2 IN information in bits O to 7 of 4 22 DATA 3 IN parallel data respectively 5 23 DATA 4 IN Each signal is at HIGH level 6 24 DATA 5 IN when data is logical 1 and 7 25 DATA 6 IN LOW when it is logical 0 8 26 DATA 7 IN 9 27 DATA 8 IN 10 28 ACKNLG OUT
66. own when the cut corner is on the bottom right as you hold the transparencies in front of you Caution Do not touch the printable surface hold the sheets by their edges Insert up to 50 transparencies into the sheet feeder until they meet resistance Adjust the left and rear edge guides so that the transparencies feed straight into the paper path Select Transparency and 360 dpi resolution in the printer driver setup as shown in Chapter 3 Choosing and Loading Paper 2 5 Caution Q Do not print on transparencies using 720 dpi resolution Q Return unused sheets to the original packaging Unfavorable storage conditions especially high temperature humidity and direct sunlight can damage transparencies If you have paper feed or paper jam problems see Chapter 6 Troubleshooting When you need more transparencies see your dealer or call EPSON Accessories at 800 873 7766 Loading envelopes You can print up to 10 envelopes at a time First you need to adjust the paper thickness lever 1 Make sure the printer is turned on Then press the Pause button and open the cover Note When adjusting the paper thickness lever make sure no paper is in the paper path Paper loaded in the printer is ejected when you adjust this lever 2 6 Choosing and Loading Paper 2 While holding down the Alt button press the Font button The carriage moves to the lever adjusting position 3 Turn the lever clock
67. page 4 7 Economy On when the economy printing mode is selected In economy mode the printer uses less ink by printing fewer dots per character Use this mode for rough drafts of text only Condensed On when the condensed printing mode is selected In this mode the printer prints selected fonts so that more characters fit on a page See page 4 9 for more information Pause On when printing is paused This light flashes when you clean the print heads or replace ink cartridges Note The Data and Pause lights flash when an error occurs The Control Panel 4 3 Buttons Operate Turns the printer on and off Caution C Always turn off the printer by pressing the Operate button Then be sure to wait until the Operate light stops flashing before unplugging the printer Font Press this button to cycle through the font choices on the control panel font menu The Font lights indicate the current selection Load Eject Press this button to load or eject a sheet of paper Pause Press this button to stop printing temporarily Press it again to resume printing Economy Condensed Press this button to select economy or condensed mode The indicator light goes on or off next to the mode you select Alt Hold down this button about five seconds to move the carriage to the ink cartridge replace position when the Pause light is on See Replacing an Ink Cartridge on page 5 2 for details 4 4 The Control
68. perate button as shown below 5 KS se ON 1 6 Setting Up Installing the Ink Cartridges Caution C The ink cartridges are self contained units Under ordinary use ink will not leak from a cartridge If ink does get on your hands wash them thoroughly with soap and water If ink gets into your eyes flush them immediately with water Note Q Do not open an ink cartridge package until just before you install the cartridge or the ink may become unusable A Install both ink cartridges If either of the cartridges is not installed the printer will not work 1 Make sure the printer is turned on and then open the printer cover Press the Pause button Setting Up 1 7 2 Hold down the Alt button for about 5 seconds until the print head moves very slightly to the left which is the ink cartridge install position 3 Pull each of the ink cartridge clamps toward you to open them 1 8 Setting Up 4 Open the foil ink cartridge packages and remove the cartridges from their protective cardboard Remove the tape seal from each ink cartridge Your packaging may differ slightly from that shown below Caution You must remove the tape seal from the cartridges Leaving the tape on will permanently damage them 5 Lower the cartridges into their holders with the labels face up and the arrow on the top of the cartridge pointing toward the rear of the printer The color cartridge which is larger goes
69. pl 3 25 26 problems with 6 2 5 O Print queue viewing 3 32 Operate button 1 6 4 4 Print speed A 2 pj increasing Operate light Optional interfaces 7 2 5 Printable area Glossary 3 Orientation 3 13 IN 3 Printer calibrating 1 16 changing printer driver settings 3 3 8 3 12 24 changing the resolution 3 22 choosing best settings choosing a work area 1 5 cleaning 5 7 connecting to your computer 1 15 initializing safety instructions specifications A 2 3 testing 1 14 15 transportin turning on unpacking 1 3 Printer driver accessing 3 5 exiting 3 8 getting help 3 7 3 8 installing 1 17 18 restoring settings to their defaults settings 3 4 5 3 12 24 using LQ 2550 in DOS 1 173 2 Printing status 3 33 34 Printing text 3 25 Problems paper handling 6 8 10 print quality 6 2 5 printing 6 5 7 R RAM requirements 2 Red Strength 3 20 Replacing an ink cartrid RS 422 serial port 1 15 specifications Safety instructions Scalable fonts Serial interface port specifications Service Specifications A 2 14 Spool Manager 3 32 33 Subtractive colors Glossary 4 System requirements T Technical specifications A 2 14 Testing the printer 1 14 15 Text printing 3 25 Timers adjusting 3 32 Top of form position Transparency film Transporting the printer 5 8 Troubleshooting 6 2 10 Turning the printer on of 1 6 U
70. pport and the paper separators YOUR WOK AICE 2 305 64 Go Bes Pe adh ode OSs FES Plugging in and Turning on the Printer Installing the Ink Cartridges o o More about ink cartridges o oo Esadme Ci Papet sanos Date aa ie Testne the Printer saca a ae A AA AAA Connecting the Printer to Your Computer Calibrating the Printer ss rra 4444640 oka sis a Recalibrating the printer o ooo Installing the EPSON Windows Printer Driver iii Chapter 2 Choosing and Loading Paper Choosing Paper vxriesxesseorerres OAS BEE ee Wem peca DADES astra e eee he ee eee os Thick Paper A II Loading Pap r ss 2 45 204664440 een aaa A 12531 Loading plain paper s ss ss sad rta a Loading special coated and glossy paper Loading transparencies ooo o Loading envelopes 1 0 0 00000 0000008 Chapter 3 Printing with Windows About the Printer Driver 2 4 52 66s eee bee ee eee en Using the Printer Diver 444 3444 a6 4 42h edhe x a Displaying the dialog boxes o o oo CHOOSINE setings AA Be ee ae ee eee Using the command buttons o o o Saving setings 264456 bes bh ad be See ESE ERS Restoring prior settings ias ee Se Pee Zed Gettin DED s ash ok eae a eee A PRIME Ne CUVEE e peenar aoe dae ee eee Oe oe eR Before Printing for the First Time About printing with color o o oo
71. printed with EPSON Roman Scalable fonts The size of the Roman Sans Serif Roman T and Sans Serif H fonts can be selected from 8 to 32 points in 2 point increments through your software or by sending an ESC P 2 command See the documentation that came with your software for information on selecting the size of scalable fonts EPSON Roman EPSON Roman T scalable sample EPSON Sans Serif EPSON Sans Serif H 4 8 The Control Panel Selecting Condensed Printing Condensed printing reduces the size of characters to approximately 60 percent of their normal width allowing more characters to fit on a line This is useful for spreadsheets and other applications where you need to print the maximum amount of information on a page You can condense the current font by pressing the Economy Condensed button EPSON Roman T and EPSON Sans Serif H cannot be condensed You can condense printing that is 10 characters per inch cpi 12 cpi and proportionally spaced You cannot condense 15 cpi printing Note If your software controls fonts and can select the condensed mode you should select fonts and condensed mode through the software rather than with the control panel Program or command settings override control panel settings The Control Panel 4 9 Using the Default Setting Mode You can change several printer settings that control a variety of functions such as print direction and loading position Because these set
72. r Palette from Window and menu graphics Choose text tool in Tools menu color Select what you want to color Choose the color in Colors window CorelDRAW Select fill Select pointer tool from toolbox 2 01 color for Select object you want to color objects Click color from Color Palette with Fill tool icon Choose Uniform fill icon from flyout menu Select color from UNIFORM FILL Select color Select pointer tool from toolbox for text or Select text or object outline to color object Use Outline tool icon from toolbox outlines Use Custom Outline Colortoolicon Select color from one of sx dialog boxes CorelDRAW 2 01 offers additional dialog boxes for choosing colors See your software documentation for details 3 28 Printing with Windows Printing your colorWindows documents After you locate and make your color selections you can UA Choose Print from your software to print the document using the current EPSON printer driver settings or OY Choose Print and then Setup to access the EPSON printer driver settings Once you make your setting selections choose OK three times to print Remember that printing in color takes longer than printing in monochrome Printing Color with Selected DOS Software Because the EPSON printer driver requires Windows you cannot use it when working with non Windows software Instead choose the LQ 2550 printer driver in your software This lets you print in color but does not give you
73. rea The area of a page on which the printer can print It is smaller than the physical size of the page due to margins Glossary 3 printer driver A software program that sends commands for using the features of a particular printer resolution The number of dots per inch used to represent an image Your printer has three resolution settings 180 x 180 360 x 360 and 720 by 720 RGB Red green and blue These colors in phosphors radiated by the computer monitor s electron gun are used to create the subtractive system array of screen colors saturation The amount of ink used to represent the colors in an image See also intensity scanned image An image that is captured as software data by a scanning device software program A computer language device that helps you carry out a particular task such as word processing financial planning or image editing subtractive colors Colors produced by pigments that absorb some colors of light and reflect others See also CMYK unidirectional printing Printing in which the print head prints in one direction only Unidirectional printing is useful for printing graphics because it allows precise vertical alignment user defined characters Characters that are defined and stored in the printer by the user Also called download characters 4 Glossary Index A Accessories how to buy Additive colors Glossary 1 Adjusting paper thickness lever 2 7 9 Ali
74. roblems 6 9 Troubleshooting 6 1 Problems With Printing This chapter describes what you can do if you are having problems printing It is divided into the following sections Q Print quality problems See this section if the print quality is not good or not what you expect Q Problems with printing See this section if your printer is not printing QO Paper handling problems See this section if you have paper jams or other problems with paper feeding incorrectly If you have a printing problem check the appropriate section and follow all suggestions that apply to your problem If none of the suggested solutions solve your problem call the EPSON Connection at 800 922 8911 Canadian users can call 800 GO EPSON Print Quality Problems Print quality problems can often be solved by cleaning the print heads as described in Chapter 5 Note that it may take as many as three cleaning cycles to solve a print quality problem If cleaning the print heads does not improve the print quality try the following Q Check whether the ink cartridges are empty Print a self test as described in Chapter 1 After the first page prints the printer prints an entire page of text lines in various colors including black magenta cyan and yellow If the black lines don t print replace the black ink cartridge if the magenta cyan or yellow lines don t print change the color ink cartridge 6 2 Troublesho
75. rosoft Windows User s Guide 3 6 Printing with Windows Exiting the driver There are two ways to exit the setup screen a Click the OK button to save all settings you made and exit the printer driver Click the Cancel button to ignore all changes you made during your current printer driver setup session and exit the printer driver Before Printing for the First Time Before you start printing there are a few things you should know about printing with color in order to get the results you expect About printing with color We recommend you read the color guide that came with your printer before you begin printing Keep in mind these guidelines for improving printed output Q Q You can often improve quality by using the right paper For highest quality printing always turn on MicroWeave and turn off High Speed in the Media Options section of the printer driver You can make adjustments in the software you use to create your documents With scanned documents you can adjust scanner settings You can make adjustments through your printer driver Printing with Windows 3 7 Choosing required settings Choose the following driver settings to match your document requirements Paper size The size of the paper loaded in the printer Orientation The direction of printing on the document Resolution The number of dots per inch printed Ink Monochrome black or color CMYK ink Note Thefollowin
76. some EPSON Stylus COLOR features such as 720dpi printing and MicroWeave Making color selection in your software The following table shows you how to locate color settings in some popular DOS applications The table may not include all the steps for using color in the application For complete details see your software documentation Printing with Windows 3 29 Quick color selection locator for DOS Software Action Name Desired Action s or Selections s Required Microsoft Select text Select text that you want to color Word 5 5 color Choose Format Character Select font name in Font box Select point size in Point Size box Select colorin Color box Select Place cursor in paragraph paragraph Choose Format Borders sha ding Select shading percentage WordPerfect Select new Press Ctrl F8 5 1 text color Select Print Color 5 Selecta color PressF7 Type text you want in color Select text Move cursor right before text to color color Press Ctrl F8 Select Print Color 5 Selecta color Press F7 To end colortext move cursor just after color text Press Ctrl F8 Select Print Color 5 Selecta color Press F7 3 30 Printing with Windows Quick co or selection locator for DOS continued Software Name Action Desired Action s or Selections s Required Lotus 2 39 Rel 2 3 Add colorto text Press Shift gt for WYSIWYG menu Select Format Select Color Sel
77. space and may conflict with your software settings keep them turned off U sethem only for special circumstances To print multiple page documents in sets set Collate to on by dicking the check box so that an El appears QU To print more than one document set so that each set is in the correct order after printing click both the Collate and Reverse Page Order check boxes so that an Ed appears in each one a To print one multiple page document so that its pages are in the correct order after printing click Reverse Page Order so that an KI appears 3 14 Printing with Windows Media Options Use the Media Options tab to select paper type and printing options For highest quality printing always turn off High Speed in the Media Options section of the printer driver Media type Your Stylus COLOR can print on most types of paper However to get the best printing results it is important to match the driver settings to your paper type The available paper types are Plain Paper Special coated paper 360 dpi Special coated paper 720 dpi Transparency film Printing with Windows 3 15 Plain paper Select this option for most types of documents You can use either standard office copier paper or paper suitable for ink jet printers Select this option if your paper is not a special coated paper or transparency film Note For highest quality printing with the media types below always turn off High Sp
78. te handshake timing and error handling For all other data transfer conventions such as word structure and communications protocol see the C823051 or C823071 interface card manual Selecting the baud rate You can select from the following baud rates 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 and 19200 bps bits per second To set the baud rate see the bit rate selection table in the C823051 or C823071 interface card manual 7 4 Using Optional Interfaces Handshake timing When the vacant area for data in the input buffer drops to 256 bytes the printer outputs an X OFF code or sets the DTR flag to 1 MARK to indicate that it cannot receive data When the vacant area for data in the buffer increases to 512 bytes the printer outputs an X ON code or sets the DTR flag to 0 SPACE to indicate that it is ready to receive data Error hanaling When the printer detects a parity error it prints an asterisk The printer ignores all other errors including framing and overrun errors Using Optional Interfaces 7 5 Appendix A Specifications General Specifications Pe ee oot bee ee eee he ea eee eee PAPC os 4 6e oe EE ee os a INK CAMINO SCS 6 45 kaa fo ee eee Eh Re oe Mechanical esmas ka oe casara ee A Electrical sea kod eon ORG he Go A eee Envronmentdl iio 44d 6 BS 82S eee ee ee eS Dalety approval e 2 5 do wos AER OH Oo wy BHA Interface Specifications Parallel interface yea tad ds amp Bae A Serial interlace s e d
79. th graphics and character printing Bi d causes the print head to print in both directions This provides the fastest printing If vertical lines are not aligned calibrate your printer as shown in Chapter 1 When Auto is selected the printer switches automatically between bidirectional for text data and unidirectional for graphics data Network interface mode If your printer is connected to a single computer leave this feature off If you want to use the printer in a network and share it among multiple computers set this feature to on When this feature is set to on data may be present in the printer s buffer even though the printer is not printing Always make sure the Data light is off before turning off the printer Auto line feed When the auto line feed feature is on each carriage return CR code is accompanied by a line feed LF code If your printed text is unexpectedly double spaced set this feature to off If text lines print on top of each other set it to on The Control Panel 4 11 Loading position When you want to print more lines on a page set this feature to 3 mm If you set the top margin with your software that setting is added to the default setting value Interface mode The interface mode specifies which interface port can receive print data The EPSON Stylus COLOR has a parallel interface port and an RS 422 serial port You can also install an optional interface card including an RS
80. tings take effect each time you turn on the printer they are called default settings The factory default settings are designed to meet the needs of most users so you may not need to change them The table below lists the features you can select in the default setting mode Setting Options Print direction Auto Bi D Uni D Network interface mode On Off Auto line feed On Off Loading position 3 mm 8 5 mm Interface mode Auto F mode Parallel I F Serial I F Option F Auto interface wait mode 10 seconds 30 seconds Character table Italic U S A Italic France Italic Germany Italic U K Italic Denmark Italic Sweden Italic Italy Italic Spain PC437 PC850 PC860 PC863 PC865 PC 861 BRASCII or Abicomp Default setting For details see About the default settings below To change a setting see Changing the default settings on page 4 13 Note Most software controls the character table and auto line feed If your software controls these features you may never need to set them with the control panel 4 10 The Control Panel About the default settings Print direction Your printer has three direction settings Uni d Bi d and Auto Note Most software controls this setting If your software does you may never need to set it with the control panel Uni d causes the print head to print in one direction only This provides maximum alignment for bo
81. tion 3 21 Installation ink cartridges 1 7 11 printer 1 3 6 printer driver 1 17 18 Intensity Glossary 3 Interface Glossary 3 built in parallel 1 15 built in serial 1 15 optional interfaces specifications A 9 13 Interface mode 4 12 IN 2 L P Landscape orientation 3 13 Page length Language selecting for control Paper panel 4 13 choosing 2 2 Lights control panel 4 2 3 loading coated and glossy 2 4 Line art pattern halftone 3 24 loading plain 1 12 14 Line spacing printer driver settings 3 12 13 3 16 Load Eject button problems with 6 8 10 Loading size 3 13 A 4 envelopes 2 6 9 special papers 2 2 3 plain paper 1 12 14 specifications A 4 5 position 4 10 4 12 storing 2 4 special paper thick transparencies 2 5 6 Paper jams clearing 6 8 9 LQ 2550 printer driver 1 17 3 2 Paper Out light 4 31 Paper separators attaching 1 4 M Paper Source 3 13 Paper support attaching Maintenance 5 2 8 Paper thickness lever Margins problems with 6 4 adjusting 2 7 9 Media Glossary 3 checking the position 1 11 Media Options 3 15 Parallel interface 1 15 Media Type pin assignments A 10 11 MicroWeave specifications A 9 12 Monitoring print jobs 3 32 33 Pause button 4 4 a eon Pause light Power on functions 4 6 N Portrait orientation 3 13 Network interface mode 4 10 4 11 a reo Print qualit No Ink Cartridge light 4 3 6 6
82. tion page Default setting Operate Economy Condensed Enters the default setting mode See Using the Default Setting Mode on page 4 10 for details Note To exit the hex dump demonstration or default setting modes press the Pause button and then the Operate button to turn off the printer 4 6 The Control Panel Selecting Fonts Your printer has seven built in character fonts including two new EPSON fonts EPSON Roman T and EPSON Sans Serif H Roman T is similar to the Times font Sans Serif H is similar to Helvetica Note Font selections you make with your software override your printer s control panel selections For best results use your software to select fonts Press the Font button to select from the seven fonts listed on the control panel The indicator light comes on to indicate the active font Courier Font Roman T PS Sans Serif H PS Roman Sans Serif Hoaoadaaada Prestige Ser4pt The table below shows the available fonts Fonts Sample EPSON Courier EPSON Roman T EPSON Sans Serif H EPSON Roman EPSON Sans Serif EPSON Prestige EPSON Script The Control Panel 4 7 Note A Roman T and Sans Serif H fonts are available in proportional spacing only A Some of the character tables might not be able to print with EPSON Roman T and EPSON Sans Serif H fonts In these cases selected character tables are
83. tlet does not exceed 15 amperes Except as specifically explained in this User 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 change in performance Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions Getting Started 5 Chapter Setting Up Using Your Ink Jet Printer Safely and Efficiently 1 2 Unpacking the Printer 25 446 4 44 sa ae dies eee es Attaching the paper support and the paper separators 1 4 MOU WOM ATC iva asia ew oD ORR ew a 1 5 Plugging in and Turning on the Printer 1 6 Installing the Ink Cartridges uu ee casa el ezo More about ink cartridges o o ooo o 1 11 Loading Plain Paper sisusigorissds rd 1 12 Tesime ine PEO mn e eles 1 14 Connecting the Printer to Your Computer 1 15 Calibrating the Printer asa sacre sitos dais Recalibrating the printer n aaa 1 16 Installing the EPSON Windows Printer Driver 1 17 Setting Up 1 1 Using Your Ink Jet Printer Safely and Efficiently The EPSON Stylus COLOR uses two ink cartridges one black and one color Inside the print head tiny spray units shoot ink from the cartridges on
84. to the correct positions Adjust the left and rear paper edge guides on the paper support If you have frequent paper jams try the following corrective measures A Usea higher quality paper one that is not too thin or rough Make sure it is suitable for ink jet printers Also some types of paper should be fed one sheet at a time See Chapter 2 more information about loading paper A Fan the stack of paper before you load it A Do not load too many sheets in the sheet feeder You can load up to 100 sheets of plain paper 70 sheets of special coated paper or 50 sheets of transparency film or High Quality Glossy paper Paper feeding problems If paper is not feeding properly the most likely causes are the following Q Paper is curled or folded Use flat nondamaged paper A Too many sheets are loaded in the paper feeder Do not load more than 100 plain paper sheets or more than 70 special coated sheets Q The paper is too thin or thick For specifications see Appendix A Troubleshooting 6 9 Q The edge guides are too tight or too loose Adjust the edge guides for the size of the paper If you still have paper feeding problems see the following The printer loads more than one sheet at a time The paper is too thin or thick For specifications see Appendix A Ejected paper is wrinkled The paper is too thin or damp Do not store paper in damp or humid places Single sheet paper does not fully eject
85. to the page to form characters or graphics The printer will be damaged if you use ink or cartridges not manufactured by EPSON or which do not meet EPSON s specifications Do not attempt to refill ink cartridges manually If you use substandard products with your EPSON printer you will damage the print heads and void your warranty Q Under 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 Q Keep ink cartridges out of the reach of children Q Once you install an ink cartridge do not open the clamp or remove the cartridge except to replace it with a new one The cartridge may become unusable otherwise A Install an ink cartridge immediately after you remove it from its package Leaving a cartridge unpacked for a long time before use may result in poor print quality Q Do not use an ink cartridge beyond the date printed on the cartridge carton Use up the ink cartridges within six months of installing them A Do not shake an ink cartridge this can cause leakage Q Do not put your hand inside the printer or touch the cartridge during printing Q Before you turn off the printer make sure that the print head is capped in the far right position The print head is capped when no data is received for several seconds you can also cap the print head by pressing the Pause button 1 2 Sett
86. tridge lever up as far as it will go The cartridge rises partly out of the carriage 5 2 Maintenance 6 Lift the cartridge out of the printer and dispose of it properly Do not take the used cartridge apart or try to refill it Caution C Q fink gets on your hands wash them thoroughly with soap and water Ifink gets into your eyes flush them immediately with water Q Leave the old cartridge installed in the printer until you are ready to replace it with a new one Attempting to print without a cartridge installed can damage the printer Q Never use a refilled or reassembled cartridge If you use substandard products with your EPSON printer you will damage the print heads and void your warranty Note Q When replacing the ink cartridge make sure no paper is in the paper path Paper loaded in the printer is ejected automatically when you replace the cartridge A The carriage returns to the home position after 60 seconds if the ink cartridges are not removed Maintenance 5 3 7 Open the package containing the ink cartridge and remove the cartridges from their protective cardboard Remove the tape seal from the cartridge Your packaging may differ slightly from that shown below Caution C You must remove the tape seal from the cartridge Leaving the tape on when you install the cartridge will permanently damage it 8 Lower the ink cartridge into the cartridge holder with the label on the cartridge fac
87. trol Panel Then after the font lights indicate your selection press the Alt button until the Operate Data and Paper Out lights match your desired setting as shown in the tables below and on the next page Default setting Operate Data Paper out menu Settings light light light Print direction Auto N O O Bi d O N O Uni d N N O Network Off O O O interface mode On N O O Auto line feed Off O O O On N O O Loading position 3 MM O O O 8 5 MM N O O Interface mode Auto interface N O O mode Parallel O N O interface Serial N N O interface Option O O N interface Auto interface 10 seconds O O O wait mode 30 seconds N O O OnN Offo The Control Panel 4 15 Character table setting table Operate Data Paper out Character table light light light Italic U S A O O O Italic France N O O Italic Germany F O O Italic U K O N O Italic Denmark N N O Italic Sweden F N O Italic Italy O F O Italic Spain 1 N F O PC 437 F F O PC 850 O O N PC 860 N O N PC 863 F O N PC 865 O N N PC 861 N N N BRASCII F N N Abicomp O F N On N Offo Flashing F 6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 to change as many default settings as desired 7 Exit the default setting mode by turning off the printer Note You may exit the default setting mode any time by turning off the printer Any changes you have made remain in ef
88. u cannot change the colors with your software 50 0 50 Note Try using your software settings before you change printer settings to make color adjustments Enable Ink Color Correction This setting takes into account the characteristics of the Stylus COLOR printer when it determines the colors of ink used to print the text or image Printing with this option turned off usually produces dull colors J on O off 3 20 Printing with Windows Ink Resolution When you select Ink Resolution the following appears Use this tab to select the ink and resolution Ink This setting lets you select either monochrome or color Monochrome Color CM YK PrintingwithWindows 3 21 Resolution Three resolutions are available but 360 x 360 dpi Best is suitable for the majority of your documents Keep in mind that the higher the resolution the longer the printing time Super 720 x 720 dpi Best 360 x 360 dpi Draft 180 x 180 dpi Note Q You ll want to use720 dpi resolution and M icroW eave for your highest quality color photographic images a When you choose this resolution you must use only EPSON Special coated paper for 720 dpi printing Q For highest quality printing always turn off High Speed in the M edia O ptions section of theprinter driver Q A half page color photographic image at 360 dpi requires over 10MB of hard disk space or over 20M B at 720 dpi If you plan to print large phot
89. ut the print job appears on the screen This is the Despooler screen which is explained at the end of this chapter Setting Descriptions This section describes your printer driver settings Settings in bold print are the original factory settings Driver setup tubs and command buttons This printer driver has six categories which display as tabs a Epson Stylus COLOR mare 3 10 Printing with Windows Click a tab to make your selection The dialog box appears These four command buttons appear at the bottom of the screen OK Saves your settings and exits the driver setup Any changes you made go into effect when you exit using this button Cancel Cancels all setting changes you made during your current printer driver setup session and exits the driver setup Defaults Cancels all settings you made in your current printer driver setup session and returns to the driver s factory default settings Help Displays help dialog boxes for the printer driver To exit Help dick Exit in the File menu within Help or click anywhere outside a help dialog box Printing with Windows 3 11 Paper Select the paper size orientation paper source and number of copies Paper size
90. wings Diffused High speed This isa faster holftoning setting Diffused Images Photographic images or equivalent drawings Diffused Complex Detailed diagrams or drawings such as diagrams those produced with CorelDRAW Note a All four diffused methods give an air brushed look to images and Shaded areas a When printing at 720 dpi only the four diffused methods are selectable Caution U se the halftoning methods in the driver before you use the dithering options in your software About This tab gives you general information about your printer driver 3 24 Printing with Windows Choosing the Best Settings for your Document Use the Settings guide table below to help you get the best results with your Stylus COLOR Note When printing speed is important remember that the following settings take more time than standard black and white text printing a MicroWeave set toon with M onochrome a Color CMYK Q Diffused halftone methods for complex printing Q Higher resolution Settings guide table pencil drawings Printing Minimum type Desired results media setting Suggested settings Text and Sharp black text Plain paper 360 dpi resolution simple Monochrome graphics No halftoning Sharp black or Plain paper 360 dpi resolution color text and Color CMYK basic non tine art pattem gradated graphics Low detail Plain paper 360 dpi resolution Monochrome Halftone Diffused Pencil art
91. wise as far as it will go 4 Press the Alt button Pause button 5 Press the 2 7 Choosing and Loading Paper 6 Remove the rear edge guide from the printer and re install it as shown LO 7 Insert up to 10 envelopes into the printer as shown 8 Adjust the rear and left edge guides carefully so that the envelopes feed straight into the paper path 9 Choose the envelope size called paper type in your printer driver from the printer driver setup as shown in Chapter 3 2 8 Choosing and Loading Paper Note Q Do not use envelopes that are too thin they may curl during printing Q Return unused envelopes to the original packaging Unfavorable storage conditions especially high temperature humidity and direct sunlight can damage envelopes Q Do not choose 720 dpi resolution for envelope printing 10 Re adjust the paper thickness lever to its original position after you finish printing on envelopes or thick paper Otherwise the print on plain paper may be faint Choosing and Loading Paper 2 9 Chapter 3 Printing with Windows About the Printer Driver 2 ee ee ee Using the Printer Driver 4 2 040005 200s cee a daw es Displaying the dialog boxes lt lt Choosing SGLINGS seeeesebeveduseveda Saving SUNOS ses x ee ee ee cc Restoring prior settings 224 224 62 42 Se5 482 5 Gating TUG setae ae Secs sae ae sacar ae he ee ee ee Exiting the driver
92. wn below Then close the sheet feeder cover Setting Up 1 13 Testing the Printer Use paper at least 8 27 inches 210 mm wide otherwise the print head sprays ink directly on the platen which could smudge your next document 1 Make sure the printer is turned off 2 While holding down the Load Eject button press the Operate V button The self test begins by printing on the first and last lines of the first sheet of paper to measure the page length Then the printer prints character samples on the next sheet of paper in the available fonts and colors 3 To pause the test press the Pause button The test may continue to print for a few seconds Otherwise the test continues until the paper in the sheet feeder runs out To resume the test press the Pause button again 4 To end the self test press the Pause button and turn off the printer by pressing the Operate button Note Do not turn off the printer before pressing the Pause button Otherwise a cleaning cycle occurs when you turn it on again and ink is wasted If the quality of the test output is not good clean the print heads as described in Chapter 5 Note that it might take as many as three cleaning cycles to solve the problem If cleaning the print heads does not improve the print quality see Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 1 14 Setting Up Connecting the Printer to Your Computer You need a shielded twisted pair parallel cable to connect
93. you how to locate color settings in some popular Windows applications The table may not include all the steps for using color in the application For complete details see your software documentation Quick co or selection locator for Windows Software Action Name Desired Action s or Selections s Required Microsoft Color text Select text thot you wont to color Word for Choose Character from Formot menu Windows 2 0 Choose color from Color drop down Draw color Click drow icon in formatting ribbon graphics Draw graphic with Tools Choose colors beside Line and Fill WordPerfect Select text Select text that you wont to color for Windows color Choose Color from Font menu 5 1 Choose colors from Select Text Color Draw color Color graphics con be imported but graphics colorcannot be changed oradded Mic rosoft Select text Select cells that you wont to color Excel 4 0 color Choose Font from Format menu Choose Color from color drop down Select cell Select cells that you wont to color background Choose Pattems from Format menu color Try the 3 cell shading options Printing with Windows 3 27 Quick color selection locator for Windows continued Software Action Name Desired Action s or Selections s Required Aldus Customize Choose Define Colors from Element PageMaker color palette menu 4 0 Use New Edit Copy or Remove command buttons Select text Choose Colo

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