Epson 740i Product Information Guide
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1. Cyan magenta and yellow Print capacity 900 pages text ISO IEC 10561 letter pattern 300 pages graphic 5 coverage 300 pages 15 coverage Cartridge life 2 years from production date and up to within 6 months after opening package at 77 C 25 F Storage 4 to 104 F 20 to 40 C emperature 1 month at 104 F 40 C Transit 22 to 140 C 30 to 60 F emperature 1 month at 104 F 40 C 120 hours at 140 F 60 C Freezing 3 2 F 16 C 0 4 F 18 C emperature Dimensions 1 09 W x 2 1 D x 1 5 H 1 7 W x 2 1 D x 1 5 H inches 27 8 W x 52 7 D x 38 5 H mm inches 42 9 W x 52 7 D x 38 5 H mm The print capacity may vary depending on how often you clean the print head The ink thaws and is usable after approximately 3 hours at 77 F 25 C Caution To ensure good results use genuine EPSON cartridges and do not refill them Other products may cause damage to your printer not covered by EPSON s warranty Do not use an ink cartridge after the expiration date on the package EPSON Stylus COLOR 740i Paper Paper type Size Paper types Thickness Weight Single sheets Letter 8 5 x 11 inches Plain paper and special ink jet 0 003 to 0 004 inch 17 to 24 Ib Legal 8 5 x 14 inches Half letter statement 5 5 x 8 5 inches Executive 7 5 x 10 inches A4 210 x 297 mm A5 148 x 210 mm2. lt To avoid damaging the printer never move the print gi head by hand Never turn off the printer while the power light is flashing unless the printer hasn t moved or made any noise for more than 5 minutes 4 Remove the old ink cartridge and install the new cartridge as described in steps 5 through 9 of Removing and Installing Ink Cartridges above Don t press any control panel buttons however 5 Press the load eject button and close the printer cover The printer moves the print head and begins charging the ink delivery system The power light flashes and the printer makes various sounds Charging takes a couple minutes When it s finished the O power light stops flashing and stays on Cleaning the Print Head If your printed image is unexpectedly light or faint or dots are missing from the image you may need to clean the print head This unclogs the nozzles so they can deliver ink properly Cleaning the print head uses ink so clean it only if print quality declines You can clean the print head in either of the following ways L With the Head Cleaning utility in your printer software when connected to a local port not over a network LJ Using the printer s control panel buttons EPSON Stylus COLOR 740i Using the Head Cleaning Utility Follow these steps to run the Head Cleaning utility 1 Make sure the printer is turned on but not printing and the black and color
3. paper out light comes on your paper ran out or is incorrectly loaded Load paper in the feeder and then press the load eject button When an ink out light flashes your ink supply is low Make sure you have a replacement cartridge When an ink out light comes on you need to replace the ink cartridge See Replacing an Ink Cartridge on page 11 for instructions When the power and paper out lights flash and the black and amp color ink out lights come on jammed paper may be blocking movement of the print head Turn off the printer wait a few seconds and turn it back on When all the lights flash your printer may have an internal error Make sure you removed all the packing material as described on the unpacking sheet in your printer box Then turn off the printer wait a few seconds and turn it on again EPSON Stylus COLOR 740i Installing an Ink Cartridge for the First Time Follow these steps to install ink cartridges for the first time 1 Plug the printer s power cord into a grounded outlet Pa p 2 Remove the ink cartridges from their packages Then Caution Don t use an outlet that can be turned off by a wall switch or timer or one on the same circuit as a large appliance This may disrupt the power which can erase the printer s memory or damage its power supply remove only the yellow part of the tape seal on top as shown black cartridge color cartridge Caut
4. B5 182 x 257 mm papers distributed by EPSON 0 08 to 0 11 mm for plain bond paper 64 to 90 g m Transparencies Glossy film Glossy paper Letter 8 5 x 11 inches A4 210 x 297 mm A6 105 x 148 mm glossy film only Transparencies glossy paper and glossy film distributed by EPSON Self adhesive sheets A4 210 x 297 mm Self adhesive sheets distributed by EPSON Envelopes o 10 9 5 x 4 1 inches 240 x 104 mm Plain bond paper or air mail paper 0 006 to 0 02 inch 12 to 20 Ib DL 8 7 x 4 3 inches 220 x 110 mm 0 16 to 0 52 mm 45 to 75 g m C6 4 4 x 6 4 inches 114 x 162 mm nk jet note card 5 2 x 8 7 inches 132 x 220 mm Ink jet cards A6 105 x 148 mm Ink jet cards distributed by EPSON 8 x 10 inches Photo paper Letter 8 5 x 11 inches A4 210 x 297 mm 4 x 6 inches 102 x 152 mm Panoramic 210 x 594 mm Photo paper distributed by EPSON Photo stickers A6 105 x 148 mm with 16 frames Photo stickers distributed by EPSON Iron On Cool Peel transfer paper Letter 8 5 x 11 inches Transfer paper distributed by EPSON Note Since the quality of any pa any non EPSON brand or type of paper Always test samples of paper stock before purchasing large quantit ticular brand or type of paper may be changed by the manufacturer at any time EPSON cannot attest to the quality of ies or printing large jobs Poor quality paper may re
5. capacity paper Dimensions Storage Width 16 9 inches 429 mm Depth 10 3 inches 261 mm Height 6 6 inches 167 mm Printing Width 16 9 inches 429 mm Depth 24 1 inches 613 mm Height 12 2 inches 309 mm Weight 11 5 lb 5 2 kg without the ink cartridges Electrical Specification 120V model 240V model Input voltage range 99V to 132V 198V to 264V Rated frequency range 50 to 60 Hz Input frequency range 49 5 to 60 5 Hz Rated current 0 4A 0 2A Power consumption Approx 18 W ISO 10561 Letter Pattern Approx 5 W in standby mode Also designed for IT power systems with Phase to Phase voltage 220 240V 4 EPSON Stylus COLOR 740i 4 99 Environmental Temperature Operation 50 to 95 F 10 to 35 C Storage 4 to 104 F 20 to 40 C 1 month at 104 F 40 C Transit 4 to 140 F 20 to 60 C 120 hours at 140 F 60 C Humidity Operation 20 to 80 RH Storage 5 to 85 RH without condensation Stored in shipping container Safety Approvals UL 1950 CSA 22 2 No 950 FCC part 15 subpart B class B Safety standards EMC EPSON Stylus COLOR 740i DOS Support If driver support for the EPSON Stylus COLOR 740i is not available from your software manufacturer you can use one of the other EPSON ESC P 2 printer drivers parallel port only These drivers don t provide all the EPSON Stylus COLOR 740i features such as 720 or 1440 dpi printing Choose th
6. inch 10 mm thick press the envelope edges to flatten them before stacking or load one envelope at a time 0 Ifyou re loading 4 x 6 inch Photo Paper follow these steps 1 Position the perforated margins as shown and load up to 20 sheets with t sheets A and B beneath the stack Select Plain paper as the Media Type and choose the correct acta A envelope size as the Paper Size setting in the printer software If ink smears when you print on envelopes or other thick media set the paper thickness lever to the position as shown below Return the lever to the 0 position before printing on other media 2 When you create the image you ll print in ma Trim size your application oo software size it to Printed image size 4 25 x 6 25 inches so the image covers the EPSON Photo Paper perforations as shown Choose these printer software settings Photo Paper as the Media Type setting EPSON Photo Paper 4 x 6 in as the Paper Size setting Maximum as the Printable Area setting You can use EPSON Photo Paper to print photographs that look almost as good as the ones you get from film processing 4 x 6 inch Photo Paper is perforated around the edges so you can trim your printouts and bleed the photo extend it to the edge of the paper on all sides 3 After you print fold the paper back and forth along the You can load up to 20 sheets of 4 x 6 inch Letter size or perforations and ca
7. ink out lights are off Start an application and open a document Access the printer settings dialog box as described in the Printer Basics book Click the Utility tab Windows or the Utility icon Macintosh You see the Utility menu Click the Head Cleaning icon Follow the instructions on the screen to clean the print head Cleaning takes a couple minutes during which the 7 I printer makes some noise and the O power light flashes When the power light stops flashing run a nozzle check to test the results and reset the cleaning cycle Caution Never turn off the printer while the 0 power light is y flashing unless the printer hasn t moved or made any noise for more than 5 minutes Make sure paper is loaded in the printer and click Print nozzle check pattern Windows or Confirmation Macintosh Then click Next The nozzle check pattern prints on your printer see Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern below for details If the nozzle check pattern is complete click Finish If the pattern is missing dots click Clean to run another cleaning cycle If you don t see any improvement after cleaning two or three times check the print quality solutions in the Printer Basics book Using the Control Panel Follow these steps to clean the print head 1 Make sure the printer is turned on and not printing and that the black and color ink out lights are off Press the ss cleaning button and hold
8. it down for three seconds Cleaning takes a couple minutes during which the I printer makes some noise and the O power light flashes Caution Never turn off the printer while the power light is Pd 1 flashing unless the printer hasn t moved or made any noise for more than 5 minutes 3 After the O power light stops flashing print a page to test the print quality and reset the cleaning cycle If you re connected directly to the printer run a nozzle check Go to step 4 If you re using DOS or printing over a network open an application and print a document containing black and color data Then go to step 8 4 Start an application open a document and access the printer settings dialog box 5 Click the Utility tab Windows or the R Utility icon Macintosh You see the Utility menu 6 Make sure paper is loaded in the printer and click the Nozzle Check icon then click Next The nozzle check pattern prints on your printer see Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern below for details 7 Ifthe nozzle check pattern is complete click Finish 8 Ifthe pattern is missing dots click Clean to run another cleaning cycle 9 Ifyou don t see any improvement after cleaning two or three times check the print quality solutions in the Printer Basics book Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern Examine the nozzle check pattern you print It should look something like this with the lower patter
9. E E S EPSON Stylus COLOR 740i 14 Transporting the Printers s ies eion ianiai aaie EPSON Stylus COLOR 740i 14 Related Documentado noiniaii N a e t eee Basta EPSON Stylus COLOR 740i 14 4 99 EPSON Stylus COLOR 740i edge paper support Media guides Media name Size Part number pam er never EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper Letter S041060 A4 S041059 EPSON High Quality Ink Jet Letter S041111 conte Paper A4 S041117 panel EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Letter S041062 output tray Paper A4 S041061 Legal S041067 EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Letter S041124 Paper A4 S041126 EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Letter S041072 output tray Film A4 S041071 extensions A6 S041107 EPSON Photo Paper Letter S041141 A4 S041140 4x6 S041134 Panoramic 8 3 x 23 4 5041145 paper thickness inches EPSON Ink Jet Letter S041064 Transparencies A4 S041063 EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet A6 041054 Cards 8x 10 S041122 EPSON Photo Stickers Kit A6 16 frames S041144 KIT CD ROM and paper EPSON Photo Stickers refill A6 16 frames 8041144 EPSON Iron On Cool Peel Letter 041153 Transfer Paper S041155 ink cartridge control panel EPSON Photo Quality Self A4 S041106 holders Adhesive Sheets Accessories Printer Specifications Ink Cartridges Cartridge Part number Black S020189 Color S020191 User Replaceable Parts Part name Part numbe
10. Horizontal setting in your printer software to do this see the Printer Basics book for instructions After you print follow the instructions that came with the paper to iron the image onto the shirt or other item Replacing an Ink Cartridge When the black or amp color ink out light flashes the indicated cartridge is low on ink This is a good time to make sure you have a new cartridge When the light stays on the cartridge is empty and you need to replace it Use these EPSON ink cartridges within six months of installing them and before the expiration date on the package Black ink cartridge S020189 Color ink cartridge S020191 Caution 7 To ensure good results use genuine EPSON cartridges and do not refill them Other products may cause damage to your printer not covered by EPSON s warranty If you need to replace an ink cartridge before the lights flash because the ink is too old for example follow the instructions in Replacing an Outdated Ink Cartridge on page 12 Removing and Installing Ink Cartridges You can replace a cartridge when the black or amp color ink out light is either flashing or on If you press the s cleaning button when both ink out lights are off the printer cleans the print head as described in Cleaning the Print Head on page 12 Follow these steps 1 Remove the new ink cartridge from its packaging 2 Remove only the yellow part of the tape seal on top as
11. PRODUCT INFORMATION GUIDE EPSON UPDATE 4 23 99 This package provides a new ink jet printer product section to be added to the EPSON Product Information Guide The table of contents of this section is listed below EPSON Stylus COLOR 7401 TABLE OF CONTENTS ACCESSOTIES 5 2 cat arghiitesddalsaas a euddaesunbynsetebelastedetatees eera aa EPSON Stylus COLOR 740i 1 Printer Specificato nsi kasne ernia E diaenia ties aurentviens EPSON Stylus COLOR 740i 1 DOS Sapport sieta taats heraa i aar KENE N EER EPSON Stylus COLOR 740i 5 VLC RIAs ences cence ts cose Ohe tract tests cadets ee asta tatuseeectata telean sees couneteanmnesteeneart aaa ttS EPSON Stylus COLOR 740i 6 Control Panels seteusis ia snc stele a na e ee aa T EPSON Stylus COLOR 740i 6 Installing an Ink Cartridge for the First Titne sssiccninsveintehsvsbenavesiataviercaraviesers EPSON Stylus COLOR 740i 7 Loading Paperin emona ai aAa a AR AE A A EPSON Stylus COLOR 740i 8 Festingthe Printer is ts acca anessna renin iaptrinn e a a e amy aE EPSON Stylus COLOR 740i 8 Using Special WS a si oa esd eiancusniyianereadonrrehaaboeslnaareua cor iaea ues AE N EPSON Stylus COLOR 740i 9 Repl cingan Ink Cartridge anonn a n a aa EPSON Stylus COLOR 740i 11 Cleaning the Print RCA ssopicnesamieatsccatatssal iieii ia e EPSON Stylus COLOR 740i 12 Alisrine the Print Head senian oteaan Onl reii nesi Uan SANN OEA abe EPSON Stylus COLOR 740i 14 Cleaning the PRATER oseh ae oa a EEA A E E
12. Special Media When you print on special media you need to choose the correct Media Type and Paper Size settings in your printer software The table below lists the available EPSON media and the corresponding Media Type setting for each one Media name Media Type setting EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper EPSON Iron On Cool Peel Transfer Paper 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper EPSON High Quality Ink Jet Paper EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper EPSON Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheets EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Paper Photo Paper EPSON Photo Paper EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film EPSON Photo Stickers Photo Quality Glossy Film EPSON Ink Jet Transparencies Ink Jet Caution Don t use the cleaning sheets that may be included with your special media they may jam inside the printer Transparencies Padi P Media Loading and Handling Guidelines The following tips help you get the best results on any type of paper Always handle sheets by the edges and don t touch the printable surface L When you load paper make sure the printable side is facing up L You can load paper up to the arrow mark on the left edge guide J Return unused sheets and envelopes to their original package as soon as possible See Paper on page 3 for more storage information 0 If your paper package included protective
13. ables except Italic are the same as the PC437 table for hex codes 00 through 7F Additional characters are available for hex codes 80 through FF You can select the following character tables through the control panel or software commands PC437 U S Standard Europe PC850 Multilingual PC860 Portuguese PC861 Icelandic PC863 Canadian French PC865 Nordic Abicomp BRASCII Roman 8 ISO Latin 1 Italic no characters available for hex code 15 E ee e ee ee ee ee A E E International You can select a number of international character sets character sets with the control panel or the ESC R command Other sets can only be selected with the ESC R command You can select additional characters with the ESC 4 command EPSON Stylus COLOR 740i 5 EPSON Stylus COLOR 740i Interfaces Control Panel USB interface Specification Description Standard Based on Universal Serial Bus Specifications Revision 1 0 Universal Serial Bus Device Class Definition for Printing Devices Version 1 0 Bit rate 12 Mbps full speed device Data encoding NRZI Adaptable connector USB Series B Recommended cable length 6 5 feet 2 meters maximum Serial interface Specification Description Standard Based on RS 423 Synchronization Synchronous Bit rate Approximately 1 8M bps Handshaking X ON X OFF and DTR protocol Word format Data bi
14. d select the correct alignment Cleaning the Printer To keep your printer working at its best you should clean it several times a year following these steps 1 Turn off the printer unplug the power cord and disconnect the printer cable 2 Remove all the paper from the sheet feeder Clean the exterior of the printer with a soft damp cloth Clean ink out of the printer s interior with a soft damp cloth Caution Don t touch the gears inside the printer a Never use alcohol or thinner for cleaning they can damage the printer components and case Don t use a hard or abrasive brush Don t get water on the printer components Don t spray lubricants or oils inside the printer 14 EPSON Stylus COLOR 740i If you move your printer some distance you need to prepare it for transportation in its original box Follow these steps 1 Turn on the printer and wait until the print head locks in the far right position Then turn off the printer Caution A 7 To avoid damage always leave the ink cartridges installed when transporting the printer 2 Unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet Then disconnect the interface cable from the printer 3 Remove any paper from the printer and remove the paper support 4 Push in the output tray extensions and close the tray 5 Repack the printer and attachments in the original box using the protective materials that came with it See the unpacking she
15. duce print quality and cause paper jams and other problems If you encounter problems switch to a higher grade of paper Print only under these conditions Temperature 59 to 77 F 15 to 25 C Humidity 40 to 60 RH Store glossy film and self adhesive sheets under these conditions Temperature 59 to 86 F 15 to 30 C Humidity 20 to 60 RH 4 99 EPSON Stylus COLOR 740i 3 EPSON Stylus COLOR 740i Printable Area A BL BR BL Single sheets and cards BR Envelopes The minimum top margin is 0 12 inch 3 0 mm When printing multiple sheets of EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film the minimum top margin The minimum bottom margin is 0 55 inch 14 0 mm using the Standard printable area setting This can be decreased to 0 12 inch 3 0 mm using the Maximum printable area setting However the print quality in the expanded printable area may be reduced A is 1 2 inches 30 mm BL The minimum left margin is 0 12 inch 3 0 mm BR The minimum right margin is 0 35 inch 9 0 mm for Letter and Legal 10 inches 28 mm for 10 envelopes 0 28 inch 7 0 mm for DL envelopes 0 12 inch 3 0 mm for all other paper sizes C Note Always load paper into the sheet feeder short edge first except envelopes Load envelopes long edge first Mechanical Paper feed Friction with auto sheet feeder rear entry method Sheet feeder Maximum 100 sheets of 17 lb 64 g m
16. e first printer available from the following two lists Black printing only LQ 870 1170 LQ 570 1070 SQ 870 1070 LQ 850 LQ 500 Color and black printing L EPSON Stylus PRO EPSON Stylus COLOR 500 EPSON Stylus COLOR II LQ 860 LQ 2550 DOCO O D O O O Control Panel Settings You can change the following default settings from the printer s control panel Setting Options Font Courier Roman Sans Serif Prestige Script Roman T Sans Serif H Draft Character Italic U S A Italic France Italic Germany Italic U K Italic table Denmark 1 Italic Sweden Italic Italy Italic Spain 1 PC 437 U S Standard Europe PC850 Multilingual PC860 Portuguese PC861 Icelandic PC863 Canadian French PC865 Nordic Abicomp BRASCII Roman 8 ISO Latin 1 Follow these steps to change the settings listed above 1 Make sure the printer is turned off and has paper loaded at least 8 27 inches 210 mm wide 2 Hold down the n cleaning button and press the power button The printer prints instructions for changing settings and choosing a language for the instructions 3 Press the amp load eject button to print a list of current settings indicated with arrows and additional instructions 4 After you make the changes you want turn the printer off to save the settings The settings remain in effect until you change them again 4 99 Character Tables All character t
17. eding steps before going on to step 10 10 Press the st cleaning button and close the printer cover The printer moves the print head and begins charging the ink delivery system Even if you don t press the button ink charging begins 60 seconds after you close the clamp The power light flashes and the printer makes various sounds Charging takes a couple minutes When it s finished the power light stops flashing and stays on Caution Never turn off the printer while the power light is flashing unless the printer hasn t moved or made any noise for more than 5 minutes 12 EPSON Stylus COLOR 740i Replacing an Outdated Ink Cartridge If an ink cartridge is more than six months old you may need to replace it How can you tell You may notice that your printouts don t look as good as they used to If print quality doesn t improve after cleaning and aligning the print head you can replace one or both cartridges Follow these steps to replace an ink cartridge before the black or amp color ink out light is flashing or on 1 Prepare your new ink cartridge for installation as described in steps 1 and 2 of Removing and Installing Ink Cartridges on page 11 2 Make sure the printer is turned on and not printing then open the printer cover 3 Press the I load eject button and hold it down for three seconds until the print head moves to the left The power light begins flashing Caution
18. et that was packed with your printer Be sure to keep the printer level as you transport it If you notice a decline in print quality after transporting the printer clean the print head see Cleaning the Print Head on page 12 if output is misaligned align the print head see Aligning the Print Head on this page Related Documentation TM SC467 EPSON Stylus COLOR 440 640 740 Service Manual PL SC740i EPSON Stylus COLOR 740i Parts Price List CPD 8359 EPSON Stylus COLOR 740i Printer Basics book CPD 8361 EPSON Stylus COLOR 740i Start Here card ESC740i0399 EPSON Stylus COLOR 740i Manual PDF
19. ion Use the ink cartridges packed with your printer the first time you install them or your printer won t charge ink properly You must remove the yellow tape from the cartridge or you will permanently damage it Don t pull off the blue portion or try to remove the clear seal from the bottom of the cartridge ink will leak out 3 Lower the printer s output tray and open the cover 4 Press the power button to turn on the printer The power light flashes and the black and color ink out lights come on The ink cartridge holders move into loading position Caution 7 Always use the power button to turn the printer on or off Never use an external switch such as a power strip switch 4 99 wa Lift up the two ink cartridge clamps Place the cartridges into their holders with the labels facing up and toward the back of the printer Then press down the clamps until they lock into place WARNING If ink gets on your hands wash them thoroughly with soap and water If ink gets in your eyes flush them immediately with water 7 Press the st cleaning button to begin charging the ink delivery system and close the printer cover Charging takes about a minute The oO power light flashes and the printer makes various sounds until it s finished Don t turn off the printer or interrupt the charging process or it will start over using more ink than necessary Charging is finished when the power light sto
20. n colored magenta cyan and yellow Each staggered horizontal and straight vertical line should be complete with no gaps in the dot pattern If your printout looks okay you re done If any dots are missing as shown below clean the print head again see Cleaning the Print Head on page 12 for instructions Missing dots 4 99 EPSON Stylus COLOR 740i 13 EPSON Stylus COLOR 740i Aligning the Print Head Transporting the Printer If your printouts contain misaligned vertical lines you may need to align the print head using the Print Head Alignment utility in your printer software Your printer must be connected to a local port not on a network to use this utility Follow these steps 1 Make sure the printer is turned on and paper is loaded Caution 7 Load paper that s at least 8 27 inches 210 mm wide e This prevents ink from spraying inside the printer and smudging your printouts For the best results load EPSON ink jet paper in the printer whenever you check the print head alignment 2 Start an application and open a document 3 Access the printer settings dialog box as described in the Printer Basics book 4 Click the Utility tab Windows or the Utility icon Macintosh You see the Utility menu Click the Print Head Alignment icon 6 Follow the instructions on the screen to print a test page an
21. ps flashing and stays on Caution Never turn off the printer while the power light is flashing unless the printer hasn t moved or made any noise for more than 5 minutes EPSON Stylus COLOR 740i 7 EPSON Stylus COLOR 740i Loading Paper 1 Open the output tray and its extensions Slide the left edge guide right until it is a little wider than your paper Load a stack of plain paper with the printable side up and place it against the right edge guide Then slide the left edge guide up against the paper s left edge Don t load paper higher than the arrow on the guide Load paper only up to Slide paper against the this arrow right edge guide Testing the Printer You can run a printer operation check to determine whether the problem comes from the printer or some other source m m If the results are satisfactory the problem lies in your software settings the interface cable or your computer If the check page does not print correctly you have a problem with your printer See the Printer Basics book for possible solutions Make sure both the printer and computer are turned off Disconnect the interface cable from the printer Make sure paper is loaded in the printer Caution 7 Load paper that s at least 8 27 inches 210 mm wide This prevents ink from spraying inside the printer and smudging your printouts 8 EPSON Stylus COLOR 740i 4 Hold down the load ejec
22. r Blueberry cover C814131 Grape cover C814161 Lime cover C814171 Strawberry cover C814151 Tangerine cover C814141 Printing Printing method On demand ink jet Nozzle 144 black nozzles configuration 144 color nozzles 48 cyan 48 magenta 48 yellow Resolution Maximum 1440 x 720 dpi Input buffer 64KB Print direction Bidirectional with logic seeking ESC P 2 and raster graphics code and EPSON Remote Control code Character tables 1 italic and 10 graphics character tables Character sets 14 international character sets and 1 legal character set EPSON Stylus COLOR 740i 1 EPSON Stylus COLOR 740i Bitmap fonts Scalable fonts EPSON Roman proportional EPSON Sans Serif proportional EPSON Courier EPSON Prestige EPSON Script All bitmap fonts are available in 10 12 and 15 cpi You can select other font pitch combinations using ESC P 2 commands EPSON Roman EPSON Sans Serif EPSON Roman T EPSON Sans Serif H All scalable fonts are available in sizes from 8 to 32 points in 2 point increments and four styles normal bold italic and bold italic The printer always uses the fonts you select with your software application You need to use the printer s internal fonts only if your application doesn t allow you to select fonts 2 EPSON Stylus COLOR 740i 4 99 Ink Cartridges Specification Black ink cartridge S020189 Color ink cartridge S020191 Color s Black
23. refully tear the margins off A4 size Photo Paper or 1 sheet of Panoramic paper at a time Make sure you place a support sheet beneath the paper if it is included in the paper package 10 EPSON Stylus COLOR 740i 4 99 EPSON Stylus COLOR 740i EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards You can load up to 30 cards at a time Always place the included support sheet under the cards and load them as shown below Make sure you set the paper thickness lever to the position as shown in Envelopes on page 10 When you re ready to print set the Media Type to Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper and the Paper Size setting to the card size in your printer software EPSON Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheets Use these sheets to print labels or stickers You can load one sheet at a time Make sure your adhesive sheets are fully adhered to their backing sheet before you load them When you re ready to print select Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper as the Media Type setting in your printer software EPSON Iron On Cool Peel Transfer Paper You can print photos company logos or anything else you want on these transfer papers and then iron your images onto T shirts or other cloth items Load one sheet of transfer paper at a time and select 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper as the Media Type setting Make sure you reverse your image before you print it especially if it includes text so it will read correctly when it s transferred You can use the Flip
24. sheets cover the printed side of your paper with these sheets before stacking your paper LY Use ink jet papers within one year of purchase Use glossy media and transparencies within six months LI Follow any specific instructions for your paper in the following sections Letterhead Preprinted Forms and Legal size Paper Load the top edge first When you load long paper pull up the paper support extension and both output tray extensions EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Paper Film and Transparencies Before you load glossy film or transparencies put a support sheet packed with the media or a plain paper sheet beneath the stack Don t use a support sheet with Photo Quality Glossy Paper You can load up to 20 sheets of glossy paper or glossy film or up to 30 transparencies On Photo Quality Glossy Film you may get better results by loading one sheet at a time With multiple sheets loaded the minimum top margin you can use is 1 2 inches 30 mm If you want to use a smaller top margin load and print one sheet at a time If your media has a cut corner position it in the printer as shown here cut corner Oo printable side up Remove each sheet from the output tray immediately after it s printed Make sure each sheet is dry before stacking Note It is best not to use the Maximum printable area setting in the printer software when printing on paper with a cut corner Part of your document may print in
25. shown below black cartridge color cartridge Caution You must remove the yellow tape from the top of the p f p f cartridge or you will permanently damage it Don t pull off the blue portion or remove the clear seal from the bottom of the cartridge ink will leak out To avoid damaging the printer never move the print head by hand 3 Make sure the printer is turned on and not printing then open the printer cover EPSON Stylus COLOR 740i 11 EPSON Stylus COLOR 740i 4 Press the s cleaning button and hold it for about three seconds until the print head moves left and the power light begins flashing The print head returns to its home position if you don t proceed to step 5 within 60 seconds 5 Pull up the ink cartridge clamp The cartridge rises up from its holder Caution Don t open the clamp or remove a cartridge except to replace it with a new one Once you remove a cartridge you can t reuse it even if it contains ink 6 Lift the cartridge out of the printer and dispose of it carefully WARNING x If ink gets on your hands wash them thoroughly with x soap and water If ink gets into your eyes flush them immediately with water 7 Lower the new ink cartridge into its holder with the label facing up and toward the back of the printer 8 Press down the ink cartridge clamp until it locks in place 9 Ifyou need to replace the other ink cartridge repeat the prec
26. t 8 bits Parity bit None Start bit 1 bi Stop bit 1 bi Connector 8 pin mini DIN Recommended cable Apple System Peripheral 8 cable preferably Belkin brand Parallel interface Forward channel Specification Description Data format 8 bit parallel IEEE 1284 compatibility mode Synchronization STROBE pulse Handshake timing BUSY and ACKNLG signals Signal level TTL compatible Connector 57 30360 Amphenol connector or equivalent Reverse channel Specification Description Transmission mode IEEE 1284 Nibble mode Adaptable connector 57 30360 Amphenol connector or equivalent Synchronization Refer to the IEEE 1284 specification Handshaking Refer to the IEEE 1284 specification Signal level IEEE 1284 Level 1 device Data transmission timing Refer to the IEEE 1284 specification 6 EPSON Stylus COLOR 740i 4 99 paper out light black ink out light color ink out light power button power light cleaning button load eject button Follow these guidelines when the control panel lights come on or flash qo ortn O Aaw When the paper out light flashes paper is jammed in the printer Turn off the printer remove all the paper including any pieces torn off inside then reload the stack Turn on the printer and press the I load eject button When the
27. t button and press the O power button Hold down the load eject button until the power light starts to flash then release it The printer prints its ROM version number and a nozzle check pattern shown in Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern on page 13 5 To end the check turn off the printer Then reconnect the interface cable and turn on your printer and computer Confirming the Printer ID Number If you re using Windows 95 98 or NT 4 0 you can use the Printer and Option Information utility to confirm the Printer ID Color quality may improve after you confirm the ID number If you re using Status Monitor 2 this information is updated automatically However if a message appears prompting you to enter settings or if you change the printer s configuration you ll need to update the Printer ID manually 1 Make sure letter size paper is loaded in your printer 2 Access the main printer settings dialog box 3 Click the Utility tab Then click the Printer and Option Information icon 4 Click the Settings Sheet button The printer prints the Printer ID on a sheet of paper 5 Make sure the Printer ID shown in the Printer and Option Information dialog box matches the ID on the Settings Sheet If they don t match change the ID numbers in the dialog box to match those on the Settings Sheet 6 Click OK to exit and save your settings EPSON Stylus COLOR 740i Using Special Media Selecting
28. the cut out area EPSON Photo Stickers Use these sheets of stickers to print small decorated photos for use on cards invitations or other items You ll need to use an application that can create photo stickers such as StickerPix Load one sheet of Photo Stickers at a time Make sure to place support sheets A and B that came with the stickers beneath the sheet When you re ready to print select Photo Quality Glossy Film as the Media Type setting and A6 Index card 105 x 148 mm as the Paper Size in your printer software EPSON Stylus COLOR 740i 9 EPSON Stylus COLOR 740i Envelopes Note To keep your printouts looking their best store them in a resealable plastic bag or other airtight covering and protect them from heat printable side up as shown below humidity and direct sunlight You can load up to 10 envelopes flap edge first with the Be sure to support your Panoramic Photo Paper as it ejects from the printer so it doesn t fall onto the floor Keep the following in mind when using EPSON Photo Paper I Load the paper with the whiter glossier side facing up LI If you re loading Panoramic Photo Paper pull up the paper support extension Then load the Panoramic paper and hold up its top edge while you press the load eject button to feed it into the printer Select Photo Paper as the Media Type setting and Note Panoramic 210 x 594 mm as the Paper Size setting If the stack of envelopes is more than 0 4
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