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Epson COLOR 850 User's Manual

1. Cause What to do Multiple common printer Use the table in Error indicators errors have occurred at one earlier in this chapter to determine time what combination of errors may have occurred and apply the recommended solutions The printer sounds like it is printing but nothing prints Cause What to do The print head nozzles are Clean the print heads See Cleaning clogged the Print Heads later in this chapter If this does not work after four or five times see the solution below One or both of the ink If cleaning the print heads does not cartridges have been used solve the problem replace the ink longer than six months or cartridges as needed If the 6 or amp ink beyond the date on the out light is not on or flashing see Ink packaging Cartridge Problems on page 9 37 to replace the ink cartridge 9 10 Troubleshooting The self test prints well but nothing prints from an application program Cause What to do Your printer is not selected in your software Select your printer in the printer setup section of your software The interface cable does not meet both the printer and computer requirements Use a printer cable that meets the requirements shown under System Requirements on page 1 4 Your computer system s memory is too small to handle the volume of data in your document Try reducing the image resolution of yo
2. 0off flashing imeleva nt Getting to Know Your Printer 1 3 System Requirements When using your printer with a PC To use your printer you need Microsoft Windows 3 1 Windows for Workgroups Windows 95 Windows NT 4 0 or DOS and a shielded twisted pair parallel cable To install and use the printer software printer driver and utilities included on the CD ROM or floppy disk packed with your printer the following is required Minimum system Recommended system 80386 25 MHz processor for Windows 3 1 Pentium or higher processor 80486 25 MHz processor forWindows 95 and NT4 0 ForWindows NT Intel or Intel x86 compatible processorsonly 16MB RAM 32MB RAM ormore 20MB hard disk space 50MB or more free disk space VGA monitor VGA or better monitor Your computer dealer can help you update your system if it does not meet these requirements 1 4 Getting to Know Your Printer When using your printer with a Macintosh To use this printer your Apple Macintosh must meet the following system requirements and you need a standard Apple System Peripheral 8 cable 8 pin mini circular connector or equivalent Applicable computer models as of July 1 1997 Macintosh LC II LC III LC475 LC520 LC575 LC630 Macintosh IIcx Ici Hsi Ivi IIvx Macintosh Quadra Series Macintosh Centris Series Macintosh PowerBook Series excluding PowerBook 100 Mac
3. 5 Click the Resources tab and click the Use automatic settings check box to deselect the Automatic Setting Write down the Input Output Range addresses shown in the Resource settings box EPSON Printer Port LPT1 Properties 21x General Driver Resources N EPSON Printer Port LPT1 M Besource settings Resource type Setting Input Output Range 0378 037F m Write down these Input Output Range Q 78 0778 a d d resses Basic configuran z Hen tf Eu automatic settings H Click here to remove Conflicting device list ES El the checkmark 6 Select a basic configuration setting from the Setting Based on list that uses the same Input Output Range addresses as you wrote down in Step 5 and make sure the Direct Memory Access channel and Interrupt Request numbers are allocated and displayed Confirm also that the Conflicting Device list box shows No conflicts EPSON Printer Port LPT1 Properties 21x General Driver Resources Ne Y EPSON Printer Port LPT1 Resource settings Resource type o Selecta configuration Input Output Range 0378 037F i Input Output Range 0778 0778 setting Setting based on Change Setting Confirm there are no conflicts Conflicting device list No conflicts z D i Q 2 Y E 2 Troubleshooting 9 31 7 Click OK to save the settings 8 Reopen the Speed amp Progress dialog box to verify whether DM
4. DE Chooser B Select a printer port Stylus COLOR_850 93008 SC 850 AT SP EX AppleTalk Zones hirooka 2 2F Area ether hirooka emc 1 ether hirooka emc 2 ether oe nee Background Printing hirooka S 1 2F Ether Qon eo hirooka S 3F ether Active hirooka T 123F ether AppleTalk G inactive 769 Click the name you assigned to your EPSON STYLUS COLOR 850 Click the Background Printing radio buttons to turn background printing on or off When background printing is on you can use your Macintosh while it is preparing a document for printing You must turn on background printing to use the EPSON Monitor3 utility to manage print jobs For more information see Controlling Background Printing on page 5 25 Close the Chooser Macintosh Getting Started 2 35 2 36 Getting Started Chapter 3 Starting to Print Loading Taper supina de 3 2 Printing With Windows 0 SS e dde dea a 3 5 Printing With Macintosh o ooo 3 8 Starting to Print 3 1 Loading Paper The following procedure describes how to load plain paper in the printer You can also print on ink jet paper photo quality glossy film or paper transparencies envelopes index cards and adhesive sheets For details on using such media see Chapter 6 Printing on Special Paper Note To print on transparencies you need to reposition the pap
5. Epson COLOR 850 WW J Operating NUM h The EPSON Status Monitor 2 window displays 4 22 Using the Printer Software for Windows Printer icon The color of the printer icon indicates the current printer status Green Ready Yellow Some kind of maintenance isnecessary Red Emorhasoccurred Dimmed Communication problem between Status Monitor 2 and printer Printer Name 4 The name of the EPSON printer connected directly to your computer appears in this column Note You can add or delete printers from the list To save computer memory delete printers you do not need to monitor This does not remove the printer driver from your computer Choose Add Printeror Delete Printer on the Settings menu Q You can rearrange the order of the printers in the list Click the Printer Name Status or Job Count title bar to change the order of the printers Status Brief messages appear here regarding the current status of the printer Windows Using the Printer Software for Windows 4 23 Job Count Shows the number of jobs waiting to print Note To get more information choose Job Status on the Printer menu or click the Job Status amp button on the tool bar To get more detailed information on the status of a particular printer open the Printer Status window by double clicking the printer name Note You can control the contents of the Status Monitor 2 window us
6. Replacing an Ink Cartridge e444 ter 8 2 Printing with an empty color ink cartridge 8 8 Cleaning th Primer ce AS 8 9 Transporting the Printer ia ea ae be oe ds 8 10 Maintenance Maintenance and Transportation 8 1 Replacing an Ink Cartridge The printer s indicator lights will inform you when it is time to obtain a replacement ink cartridge and when it is time to replace an empty cartridge Note If you need to replace an ink cartridge when the 6 black or amp color ink out light is off see Ink Cartridge Problems on page 9 37 EPSON recommends the use of genuine EPSON ink cartridges Other products not manufactured by EPSON may cause damage to your printer not covered by EPSON s warranties When the 6 ink out light is Q flashing obtain a replacement black ink cartridge S020108 a on replace the empty black ink cartridge When the amp ink out light is flashing obtain a replacement color ink cartridge S020089 a on replace the empty color ink cartridge Note When the color ink cartridge is empty the printer can continue to work using only black ink To print with black ink only see Printing with an empty color ink cartridge on page 8 8 Caution O Once you open the ink cartridge clamp the ink cartridge becomes unusable and cannot be reinstalled even if ink remains O Leave the old cartridge installed in the printer until you are ready to replace it wit
7. 5 20 Using the Printer Software for Macintosh Watermark Selecting this function enables you to print a watermark in the background of your printed documents or images Select the watermark you want to print from the Watermark list then select its position size color and intensity The position and size of the watermark can be changed by dragging it with your mouse in the preview window on the left You can also add or delete PICT files as custom watermarks to the Watermark list Follow the steps below to add custom wartermarks 1 Click the Add Delete button to the right of the Watermark list The following dialog box appears EPSON SC 850 5 07E Save Watermark List Name A Delete 2 Click Add Select the image file you want to add and click Open Picture 1 Eject Picture 2 es Picture4 Bl Picture 5 Picture 6 Macintosh Picture 7 Using the Printer Software for Macintosh 5 21 3 Enter a name for the watermark and click Save EPSON C 850 5 07E Watermark List Name Your custom watermark will appear in the Watermark list Print Layout You can print two or four pages on a sheet of paper by selecting 2 Pagesor 4 Pagesin the Print Layout box You can also choose to print a frame around each page on the sheet of paper Print Order You can determine the order in which you print multiple copies of your document Collated prin
8. Q Do not move the print heads by hand otherwise you may damage the printer Q Under normal circumstances ink will not come out of the cartridges If ink 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 2 Safety Instructions Q Do not dismantle the ink cartridges or try to refill them This could damage the print heads O Once you install an ink cartridge do not open the clamp or remove the cartridge except to replace it The cartridge may become unusable otherwise QU Install the ink cartridge immediately after you remove it from its package Leaving the cartridge unpacked for a long time before use may reduce print quality Q Donot use an ink cartridge beyond the date printed on the cartridge carton For best results use up the ink cartridges within six months of installing them Q Do not shake an ink cartridge this can cause leakage Q Always turn the printer off using the O power button When this button is pressed the power light flashes briefly Do not unplug the printer or turn off the power to the outlet until the O power light is off O Before transporting the printer make sure the print heads are in the home far right position and the ink cartridges are in place ENERGY STAR Compliance x As an ENERGY STAR Partner EPSON has Groggy determined that this product meets
9. Select the printer 8 Click OK and follow the messages on the screen Now you can send print jobs to your printer over the network 2 22 Getting Started With Windows NT 4 0 To set up the host computer see your Windows NT 4 0 manual To set up your computer as a client computer to use the printer on a network see below 2 1 Make sure the printer software is installed See page 2 14 if necessary 2 Click Start point to Settings and click Printers 3 Double click the Add Printericon 4 Click the Network printerradio button Click Next 5 Select the print queue where print jobs destined for this printer will be sent or select the network path to the printer Note Be sure to confirm all network settings with the network administrator Printer SEPSON QUEUEO02 Cancel Shared Printers I Expand by Default Help Y NetWare or Compatible Network a AA_EPSON El ABI_EPSON B BB_EPSON CC_EPSON EPSON E QUEVEDO e QUEUEOU2 QUEUEOO3 amp E QUEUEODS Y Windows Description Printer Information l Status Ready Documents Waiting 0 Getting Started 2 23 6 If the following dialog box appears click OK and go to the next step If this dialog box does not appear your printer is set up and ready to accept print jobs over the network see your printer manual for information on how to start printing Connect to Printer x The server on which the
10. Starting to Print 3 7 Printing With Macintosh To get started printing right away follow the printing method explained below which is typical of many Macintosh applications The actual way you print may vary depending on the application you use See your application manual for details Note While many Macintosh applications override the settings made with the printer driver some do not so you must verify the settings to get the results you expect 1 From your application open the document you want to print 2 Choose Page Setup from the File menu This brings up the dialog box shown below Paper Size A4 J Cancel Orientation Brora Landscape options O Rotate by 180 degrees Reduce or Enlarge Printable Area Maximum Centered 3 Select the paper size you loaded in the printer from the Paper Size list 4 Select lAl Portrait or 2 Landscape asthe Orientation option 5 After making your settings click the OK button to close the Page Setup dialog box Note You cannot print from the Page Setup dialog box You can only print from the Print dialog box 3 8 Starting to Print 6 Choose Print from the File menu This brings up the dialog box shown below EPSON zm B C CE Utility Cancel Copies Pages All o utility cancer Current Settings Mode
11. 399 07 Japan EPSON UK LTD Campus 100 Maylands Avenue Hemel Hempstead Herts HP2 7TJ U K Phone 44 01442 61144 Fax 44 01442 227227 EPSON FRANCE S A 68 bis rue Marjolin 92300 Levallois Perret France Phone 33 1 40 87 37 37 Telex 610657 EPSON SINGAPORE PTE LTD No 1 Temasek Avenue 36 00 Millenia Tower Singapore 039192 Phone 065 33 77 911 Fax 065 33 41 185 EPSON TAIWAN TECHNOLOGY amp TRADING LTD 10F No 287 Nanking E Road Sec 3 Taipei Taiwan R O C Phone 02 717 7360 Fax 02 712 9164 EPSON IBERICA S A Av de Roma 18 26 08290 Cerdanyola del Valles Barcelona Spain Phone 582 15 00 Fax 582 15 55 EPSON PORTUGAL S A R do Progresso 471 1 Perafita 4460 Matosinhos Portugal Phone 02 996 14 02 Fax 02 996 14 11 1996 October Color Ink Jet Printer EPSON STYLUS COLOR 850 User s Guide Printed in Japan 98 02 1
12. Cause What to do The paper is damp Do not store your paper in a damp or humid environment Store paper in its original packaging Paper does not eject fully Cause What to do The paper is too long Press the load eject button to eject the paper Use paper that meets the paper requirements for this printer See Paper in Appendix C Troubleshooting 9 17 Ne D i Q 2 Y E 2 Paper feed or paper jam problems occur frequently Cause What to do Sheets of paper are stuck Fan the stack of paper and align the together edges before loading The paper is too thin or rough Make sure the paper meets the paper requirements for this printer See Paper in Appendix C Too many sheets are loaded in the sheet feeder Check the paper package and Chapter 6 Printing on Special Paper for the amount of paper you can load in the sheet feeder The printable side of the paper is not correctly loaded Try turning the stack of paper over in the sheet feeder Most packages of paper indicate the printable side with an arrow on the end of the package Make sure the printable side is loaded face up 9 18 Troubleshooting Printing quality The printed image has gaps or faint areas Cause What to do The print head nozzles are clogged Clean the print heads See Cleaning the Print Heads later in this
13. Color Ink Jet Printer EPSON STYLUS COLOR 850 User s Guide 4008372 NOTICE NOTE Q Remove the blue protective material attched to the printer Q Use the ink cartridges packed with your printer the first time you install ink cartridges otherwise the printer may not ink charge properly HINWEIS A Entfernen Sie das blaue Transportsicherungsmaterial vom Drucker 0 Verwenden Sie bei der Erstinstallation der Tintenpatronen nur die dem Drucker beigepackten Tintenpatronen ansonsten kann der Drucker das Tintenzuleitungssystem nicht ordnungsgem aktivieren ATTENTION O Retirer le mat riel de protection bleu attach limprimante A Utiliser uniquement les cartouches d encre livr es avec votre imprimante la premiere fois que vous installez l imprimante sinon l encre ne pourrait pas se charger correctement NOTA Q Retire el material protector de color azul fijado en la impresora A Utilice los cartuchos de tinta que vienen con la impresora en la primera instalaci n de cartuchos de lo contrario la impresora no cargar a la tinta correctamente NOTA Q Rimuovere il materiale protettivo blu attaccato alla stampante Q La prima volta che installate la cartuccia d inchiostro usate quella inclusa nella stampante altrimenti la stampante potrebbe non caricare correttamente l inchiostro NOTA Q Retire o material de protec o de cor azul existente na impressora Q Quando instalar pela primeira vez os tinteiros
14. sierra Gh YA AAS SERS O08 9 37 Uninstalling Printer Software for Windows 95 only 9 39 Contacting Customer Support 22445 da eae A 9 40 For United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland users 9 40 POR Australiani users ei Arty ie dg Ste e aa ey wee 9 43 For Singapore users e NAAA A 9 45 For Hong Kong users 2 2 2 ee ee ee 9 45 For Philippines users 02 8 229 CO 8 Coors eek eee es 9 46 vi Appendix A Using the Printer with DOS Installing the Printer Software for DOS Programs A 2 Changing the Print Settings 4 iaa A ee A 3 Using the default settings ei eS a A 4 Changing the default settings A 7 Selecting fonts pu paesa E A 8 Cleaning the Print Heads ia il Region See A 10 Aligning the Print Heads Dado geen Sk ee ea A 11 Using the print head alignment utility A 11 Using the printer s control panel buttons A 12 Using Power On Functions o ooo ooo o A 13 Appendix B Tips for Color Printing Basics Of Color ria ee tate a ah B 2 Image Resolution and Image Size o ooo B 5 Basics of Color Documents so s cs02 04 4 a ee B 7 Appendix C Specifications Technical Specifications eiii es a C 2 Prati es soc Dd te oa EZ Paper o Jo Me o C 4 InKgeartridees pida RR be C 7 Mec anical ens im ket RADA SO De a de aS C 8 Electrical w so Js NN ee ete C 9 E Vvironmental toi dk YY Bokeh eb aac aci C 9 Dalety approyals pee coe E
15. C SP 700 SP EX Click the port AppleTalk Zones your printeris hirooka 2 2F Area7 ether kl connected to hirooka emc 1 ether hirooka emc 2 ether Deak pill Background Printing hirooka S 1 2F Ether eon On hirooka S 3F ether Active hirooka T 123F ether AppleTalk O Inactive 760 Note Tf you are using AppleTalk network an alert message may appear when you click the port In this case reselect the other port that is available or make AppleTalk setting Inactive then select the port again Caution If your Mactintosh has a 68030 CPU make AppleTalk Inactive whenever you print with your printer 3 Click the Background Printing radio buttons to turn background printing on or off Macintosh Getting Started 2 33 When background printing is on you can use your Macintosh while it is preparing a document for printing You must turn on background printing to use the EPSON Monitor3 utility to manage print jobs For more information see Controlling Background Printing on page 5 25 4 Close the Chooser 2 34 Getting Started Using the AppleTalk connection 1 2 Turn on your printer Choose Chooser from the Apple menu Click your printer s 2 icon If you don t see the appropriate icon use the arrows on the right to scroll through the available icons Select the AppleTalk zone you want to use A list of all the printers connected to the selected zone appears on the right
16. Paper feed method Paper path Sheet feeder capacity Total print volume Dimensions Weight Other products not manufactured by EPSON may cause damage to your printer not covered by EPSON s warranties Q Do not use an ink cartridge if the package date has expired Friction Sheet feeder rear entry 100 sheets at 64 g m 17 lb paper 75 000 pages A4 Text Storage Width 475 mm 18 7 inches Depth 274 mm 10 7 inches Height 177 mm 7 4 inches Printing standard Width 475 mm 18 7 inches Depth 610 mm 24 0 inches Height 315 mm 12 4 inches Printing on transparencies Width 475 mm 18 7 inches Depth 692 mm 27 2 inches Height 202 mm 7 95 inches 6 5 kg 14 3 pounds without the ink cartridges C 8 Specifications Electrical 120V Model 220 240V Model Input voltage range 103 5 to 132V 198 to 264V Rated frequency range 50 to 60 Hz Input frequency range 49 5 to 60 5 Hz Rated current 0 4A 0 2A Power consumption Approx 18W ISO 10561 Letter Pattem This product is also designed for IT power system with Phase to Phase voltage 220 240V Note Check the label on the back of the printer for the voltage of your printer Environmental Temperature Humidity Operation 10 to 35 C 50 to 95 F Storage 20 to 60 C 4 to 140 F 1 month at 40 C 104 F 120 hours at 60 C 140 F Operation 20 to 80 RH
17. below 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper Up to the arrow mark on the left and Photo Quality Ink edge guide For legal size paper Jet Paper halfway up to the arrow mark Photo Quality Ink Jet Up to 30 index cards Always Card place the included support sheet under the cards 6 2 Printing on Special Paper Photo Quality Glossy Up to 20 sheets Paper Note Do not use the Loading Support Sheet packed with the Glossy Paper otherwise it may cause paper feeding problems Photo Quality Glossy One sheet at a time for best Film results Always put a support sheet or a sheet of plain paper under the glossy film If you wish to load multiple sheets of glossy film load only up to 30 sheets and set the minimum top margin of the page to 30 mm Ink Jet Transparencies Up to 10 transparencies Always put a sheet of plain paper under the stack of transparencies Note You need to reposition the paper support See page 6 6 Photo Quality Self One sheet at a time Adhesive Sheet Photo Paper Up to 20 sheets Always put a support sheet under the stack of Photo Paper Photo Sticker One sheet at a time Always put a support sheet under the sticker Panoramic Photo Paper One sheet at a time and Iron On Cool Peel Transfer Paper Envelopes Up to 10 envelopes fa support sheet is packed with the paper load it undemeath the paper Printing on Special Paper 6 3 O If you are printing from DOS keep the following in mind When
18. faxing 01442 227271 in the UK or 0044 1442 227271 from the Republic of Ireland and via Email at info epson co uk They can provide the following information O Pre Sales information and literature on new EPSON products also available via our world wide web site at http www epson co uk O Where to purchase genuine EPSON consumables accessories and options For Australian users EPSON Australia wishes to provide you with a high level of Customer Service As well as this User s Guide we provide the following sources for obtaining information EPSON FAXBACK EPSON FAXBACK will fax you the latest specifications and pricing for most EPSON products offered in Australia There is also technical information including details of the latest software and drivers available Phone 02 9903 9075 and the system will guide you through a number of choices before faxing the information to your fax machine Ne EPSON Bulletin Board System This is where you can download the latest software and drivers Visit the BBS to check out the latest versions If you have a modem phone 02 9417 5090 D b 9 5 Q E 2 Troubleshooting 9 43 Internet URL http www epson com au Access the EPSON Australia World Wide Web pages Worth taking your modem here for the occasional surf You can get the same information as offered on the EPSON FAXBACK and the EPSON Bulletin Board plus more Your Dealer Don t forget that your
19. o ooo o A 13 Using the Printer with DOS A 1 Installing the Printer Software for DOS Programs Most DOS software programs include software for EPSON ESC P 2 printers They require you to select the printer name from a list to install the printer software You need to select the correct printer to take advantage of your printer s advanced built in scalable fonts and graphics handling If your printer is not included in the list contact your software manufacturer to obtain updated software If the manufacturer does not have an updatedprinter driver for your printer pick the first printer available in the list below When printing black only LQ 870 1170 LQ 570 1070 SQ 870 1070 LQ 850 LQ 500 When printing black and color EPSON Stylus PRO EPSON Stylus COLOR 500 EPSON Stylus COLOR II LQ 860 LQ 2550 Note The drivers for the printers listed above do not provide all EPSON STYLUS COLOR 850 features such as 720 dpi printing 1440 dpi printing and MicroWeave DOS software varies greatly See the printing section of your software manual for information on accessing the printer driver settings A 2 Using the Printer with DOS Changing the Print Settings You can change many print settings such as print direction and loading position Because these settings take effect each time you turn on the printer they are also called default settings The factory default settings are designed to meet
20. or if you want colors to print as varying shades of gray 7 Click the Papertab The Papermenu appears Main Paper Layout utility Paper Size Letter 8 1 2 x11 in Letter Copies Copies 1 E 27 ad I Collate 231 y TF Reverse Order Esp Orientation Portrait Landscape T Rotate by 180 Printable Area Maximum C Centered Cancel Help 3 6 Starting to Print 8 Select the size of the paper you loaded in the printer from the Paper Size list If you don t see your paper size in the list use the arrow on the right to scroll through the list Note If your paper size is not included in the list select User Defined and enter the paper size in the dialog box that appears For more information on the User Defined option see online help 3 9 Make the Orientation setting The effect of your setting is shown in the display to the left 10 Click OK at the bottom of the window You return to the Print dialog box or a similar dialog box 11 Click Close OK or Print to print You may need to click more than one of these buttons in different dialog boxes For Windows 95 and 3 1 users While your document is printing the EPSON Despooler dialog box Windows 3 1 or the EPSON Progress Meter Windows 95 appears showing the printing progress and the status of your printer For details see Checking Printer Status in Chapter 4 and online help Windows
21. 2 Using the Printer Software for Macintosh Using the Automatic Setting When Automatic is selected as the Mode setting in the Print dialog box the printer driver takes care of all detailed settings according to the Media Type and Ink settings you make see page 5 4 for details on the Media Type setting Usually you will never have to change this setting However if your application program does not give you enough control over the printout you may want to experiment with the predefined settings or make your own custom settings See page 5 5 for information on the predefined settings and page 5 8 for information on making custom settings EPSON SC 850 5 07E 3 Layout J Crm Copies NN Pages All o a emesis p Current Settings aeee pe A4 i GAutomatic Quality c speed 2 Portrait O Advanced f 2 No Watermark F Print Layout None Normal 360 dpi Ink Cf MicroWeave on Media Type Plain Paper z 6 Color 2 High Speed On O Black dig Color Adjustment i Mode EPSON EP More Settings Custom Se Save Settings Note Depending on the media you choose in the Media Type list while Automatic is selected a slide bar appears in the Mode box that lets you choose Quality or Speed Select Q uality when print quality is more important than speed Before printing verify the Media Type and Ink settings
22. 23 0 Head Cleaning Cleans the print heads to maintain the best print quality You can open this utility from the Utility dialog box in the printer software For more information see Using EPSON Printer Utilities in Chapter 5 and Cleaning the Print Heads on page 9 35 Q Print Head Alignment Adjusts the print heads so that vertical and horizontal lines are aligned You can open this utility from the Utility dialog box in the printer software For more information see Using EPSON Printer Utilities in Chapter 5 and Aligning the Print Heads on page 9 36 Epson Namer Assigns a unique name to the printer so that you can use it on an AppleTalk network To assign a name see page 2 31 A ColorSync 2 0 and Profiles Matches the colors in your printout with the colors displayed on your screen automatically Use this when printing scanned photographs or computer graphics To use this feature you may need to set the system profile for your monitor Access the ColorSync System Profile utility through the Control Panel and click the Set Profile button Select your monitor from the list of monitors that appears and then click Select Close the dialog box Macintosh Getting Started 2 29 Installing the printer software Follow the steps below to install your printer software If you are using the floppy disk version make a backup copy of the EPSON Macintosh printer software disk before you begin installatio
23. 8 Mbps Handshaking X ON X OFF DTR protocol Word format Data bit 8 bits Parity bit None Start bit 1 bit Stop bit 1 bit Connector 8 pin mini DIN Recommended cable Apple System Peripheral 8 cable part number M0197 Optional interface The available interfaces are listed in Chapter 8 Please see the specifications in the user s guide packed with the optional interface card Specifications C 11 Initialization The printer can be initialized returned to a fixed set of conditions in these ways Hardware initialization The printeristumed on The printer receivesan INITsignal from the parallel interface Software initialization Software sendsa ESC initialize the printer command The last panel settings are kept Hardware initialization When the printer is turned on the printer mechanism is initialized and the input data buffer print buffer and user defined characters are cleared Printer settings are returned to their default values as shown in the table below However if the printer is turned on within ten seconds after turning it off the printer mechanism is not initialized Software initialization Clears the print buffer and returns printer settings to the default values shown below However software initialization does not initialize the printer mechanism or clear the data buffer and user defined characters C 12 Specifications Default settings The table below s
24. Alignment aoe om ee de eee 5 24 Configura iO vu at ahh cata a 5 24 Controlling Background Printing 5 25 Using the Printer Software for Macintosh 5 1 Macintosh Printer Software The printer software includes a printer driver and printer utilities The printer driver lets you choose from a wide variety of settings to get the best results from your printer The printer utilities help you check the printer and keep it in top condition The quickest and easiest way to start printing is to leave the Mode option set to Automatic in the Print dialog box This way you only need to check the Media Type and Ink settings as described on page 5 3 Basically there are three levels of settings the Automatic setting the predefined settings which give you more control over printer settings and the custom settings which you make to suit your individual needs These settings are described in detail below To check the condition of the printer or perform a maintenance procedure see page 5 23 and Troubleshooting in Chapter 9 Making Changes fo Printer Driver Settings You will find the printer driver settings in the following dialog boxes A Print dialog box click Print on the File menu of your application or click Optionsin the Page Setup dialog box Q Page Setup dialog box click Page Setup on the File menu of your application U Layout dialog box click Layout in the Print dialog box 5
25. Clearsthe print buffer if pressed twice while the power powerison ny Cleans the black print head if pressed forabout three black print seconds Starts the black ink cartridge replacement head cleaning procedure if pressed while the 6 ink out light is flashing oron This button islocated inside the printercover ay Cleans the color print head if pressed forabout three ww color print seconds Starts the colorink cartridge replacement head cleaning Procedure if pressed while the amp ink out light is flashing oron This button islocated inside the printer cover Lights The lights on the front of the printer indicate the printer status such as receiving data paper jam or ink is low The following table describes what the lights mean Ci oe amp Printer Status w Receiving data replacing an ink cartridge charging ink orcleaning print heads Paperout Load paperin the sheet feeder then press the Y load eject button to resume printing Paper jam Remove the jammed paper then reload paperand press the load eject button to resume printing Ink low The black ink cartridge isnearly empty Ink out The black ink cartridge is empty Replace the black ink cartridge S020108 Ink low The colorink cartridge is nearly empty Ink out The colorink cartridge isempty Replace the colorink cartridge S020089
26. File menu The Print dialog box or a similar dialog box appears 3 Make sure your printer is selected and then click Printer Setup Properties or Options You may need to click more than one of these buttons in different dialog boxes The printer software window appears Main Paper Layout Utility Mode Quality y Speed o A de C Advanced Custom Setting y O g Media Type Ink gt Plain paper El e Color jain paper y C Black Current Settings ff Letter QY MictoWeave On 2 Portrait 22 High Speed Off 4 Normal 360dpi fa Color Adjustment 2 No Watermark Cancel Help Starting to Print 3 5 4 Click the Main tab if necessary and make sure the Mode option is set to Automatic Note When Automatic is selected the printer software optimizes other settings according to the Media Type and Ink settings you make 5 Click anywhere in the Media Type box and select the media you loaded in the printer If you don t see your media in the list use the arrow on the right to scroll through the list See Making the Media Type Setting on page 4 10 for more information Note Depending on the Media Type you choose a slide bar appears in the Mode box that lets you choose Quality or Speed Select Quality when print quality is more important than speed 6 Select Coloras the Ink setting if your document includes color Select Black if you are printing black text a draft
27. Head Alignment utility in the printer software If you are using DOS or you cannot align the print heads with this utility see Appendix A Note Do not start the Print Head Alignment utility while printing is in progress otherwise your printout may be marred For Windows users 1 Make sure paper is loaded in the sheet feeder Caution Y Use paper at least 210 mm 8 27 inches wide for example A4 size paper loaded short edge first Otherwise the print heads will spray ink directly onto the platen This may cause any documents you print afterwards to be smeared 2 Access the printer driver settings menu as described in Chapter 4 3 Click the Utility tab then click the Print Head Alignment button 4 Follow the messages on your screen to align the print heads 9 36 Troubleshooting For Macintosh users 1 Make sure paper is loaded in the sheet feeder Caution Y Use paper at least 210 mm 8 27 inches wide for example A4 size paper loaded short edge first Otherwise the print heads will spray ink directly onto the platen This may cause any documents you print afterwards to be smeared 2 Choose Utility from the Print dialog box You see the Utility dialog box 3 Click the Print Head Alignment button 4 Follow the messages on your screen to align the print heads Ink Cartridge Problems If output quality does not improve even after cleaning and aligning the print heads you may need to replace o
28. Intent Perceptual amp O Flip Horizontal 5 8 Using the Printer Software for Macintosh Print Quality The available Print Quality settings are SuperFine 1440 dpi Select this setting when you want the highest quality output at 1440 dpi This mode is best for your most important images so be sure to use this setting only with the highest quality media such as EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper Fine 720 dpi Select this setting when you want high quality output at 720 dpi With this setting be sure to use a high quality media 5 type such as EPSON Photo Quality media See page 5 4 for a complete list of EPSON special media Normal 360 dpi Select this setting for most types of documents Use this setting for plain paper EPSON Ink Jet Transparencies or EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper See page 5 4 for a complete list of EPSON special media Economy Select this option for printing rough drafts of text This setting speeds printing and saves ink by printing fewer dots per character Note The Print Quality settings limit the availability of Media Type settings Make the Print Quality settings before selecting the Media Type Macintosh Using the Printer Software for Macintosh 5 9 Media Type Ink Select the Media Type setting that matches the paper you loaded in the printer See page 5 4 for details Select Color if your printout includes color Select Blac k if you are printing black
29. Main menu the setting selected in the list changes to Custom Settings The custom setting that was previously selected is not affected by this change To return to your custom setting simply reselect it from the settings list Using the Printer Software for Windows 4 9 Making the Media Type Setting On the Main menu select the Media Type setting that matches the paper you loaded in the printer See the following to determine the Media Type setting shown in bold for your paper First find your paper then click the corresponding Media Type setting Note If the corresponding Media Type option for your paper is not shown in the Media Type list change the Print Quality setting in the More Settings dialog box select Automatic as the Mode setting or change the predefined setting in the Advanced settings list on the Main menu Plain Paper Plain paper Envelopes 360 dpi Ink J et Paper 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper A4 5041059 S041025 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper Letter S041060 S041028 Iron On Cool Peel Transfer Paper A4 S041154 Iron On Cool Peel Transfer Paper Letter S041153 5041155 Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper A4 S041061 S041026 Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper Letter S041062 S041029 Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper Legal S041067 S041048 Photo Quality Ink Jet Card A6 S041054 Photo Quality Ink Jet Card 5 x 8 in S041121 Photo Quality Ink Jet Card 8 x 10 in S041122 Photo Quality Self Adhesi
30. Photographic images look grainy or rough Cause What to do The printing position is Align the print heads with the Print misaligned Head Alignment utility See Aligning the Print Heads later in this chapter The resolution of the original image data or the resolution setting for the image in your image editing software may be too low Increase the image resolution in your image editing software Keep in mind that higher resolution images take longer to print Use of the EPSON PhotoEnhance feature is recommended for Printing photographic image On the printer driver s Main menu Windows or Print dialog box Macintosh click the Advanced button and select PhotoEnhance2 from the settings list The Status Monitor 2 window does not appear when you are using Windows 95 Cause What to do The Enable bi directional support for this printer option is not selected in the Spool Settings window You must select Enable bi directional support for this printer in the Spool Settings window to use the Status Monitor To access the Spool Settings window click the Start button point to Settings and click Printers Right click the icon for your printer and choose Properties from the drop down menu Click the Details tab then click Spool Settings Select Enable bi directional support for this printer 9 26 Troubleshooting When you clean the print heads using the Head Cleaning uti
31. Q Do not use the Nozzle Check Head Cleaning and Print Head Alignment utilities with printers connected to your computer through a network If necessary printing a self test can also help you to check the nozzles for clogging Q Do not use the Nozzle Check Head Cleaning and Print Head Alignment utilities while printing is in progress otherwise your printout may be marred Speed amp Progress for Windows 95 only Allows you to make certain print speed settings to your system Clicking this button shows the following dialog box Windows Speed amp Progress IV EPSON Printer Port High speed DMA transfer enabled High Speed Copy Folder c windows temp oK Cancel Help Using the Printer Software for Windows 4 17 High Speed Copies Turns on high speed printing for multiple copies This speeds up printing by using your hard disk space as a cache when printing multiple copies of your document Show Progress Meter Displays the Progress Meter every time you print See also page 4 19 EPSON Printer Port Turns on the EPSON printer port which is optimized for EPSON printers instead of the Windows default printer port This speeds up the data transfer rate to EPSON printers DMA Transfer A message may appear below the EPSON Printer Port setting stating the DMA transfer capability of your system If you do not see such a message DMA transfer is not available for your system One of the follo
32. Q 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 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 Using the Printer with DOS A 9 A Cleaning the Print Heads If print quality diminishes use the printer s built in print head cleaning cycle to ensure that the nozzles are delivering ink properly You must clean the color and black print heads separately To avoid wasting ink clean the print heads only if print quality declines 1 Make sure the printer is on 2 Make sure the output tray at the front of the printer is lowered then open the printer cover You see the and amp cleaning buttons 3 Make sure the corresponding light for the print head you want to clean is off Note If the or amp ink out light is on or flashing this operation will start the ink cartridge replacement procedure If you do not want to replace an ink cartridge at this time press the load eject button to return the print heads to their home position 4 Pr
33. Storage 5 to 85 RH Stored in shipping container Without condensation Specifications C 9 Safety approvals Safety standards U S model European model EMC U S model European model Australian model UL 1950 with D3 CSA C22 2 No 950 with D3 EN60950 VDE and NEMKO FCC part 15 subpart B class B CSA C108 8 class B EN 55022 CISPR Pub 22 class B EN 50082 1 EN 61000 3 2 EN 61000 3 3 AS NZS 3548 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 Foward channel Data format Synchronization Handshake timing Signal level Connector 8 bit parallel IEEE 1284 compatibility mode STROBE pulse BUSY and ACKNLG signals TTL compatible 57 30360 Amphenol connector or equivalent C 10 Specifications Reverse channel Transmission mode TEEE 1284 Nibble mode Connector 57 30360 Amphenol Connector or equivalent Synchronization Refer to the IEEE 1284 specification Handshaking Refer to the IEEE 1284 specification Signal level TEEE 1284 Level 1 device Data transmission timing Refer to the IEEE 1284 specification Serial interface The printer s built in serial interface is based on the RS 423 standard This interface has the following characteristics Standard Based on RS 423 Synchronization Synchronous Bit rate Approx 1
34. Untitled New Paper Size cancel Untitled1 Width Height menes Oem 3 Type the paper size name in the New Paper Size box 4 Specify the measurement unit as either inches or cm Macintosh 5 Type in the width and the height Using the Printer Software for Macintosh 5 19 6 Click OK You return to the Page Setup dialog box You can define up to 8 paper sizes The paper size names you create will appear in the Paper Size menu in the Page Setup dialog box To delete a custom paper size click Customize in the Page Setup dialog box select its name from the list in the Custom Paper dialog box and click Delete Modifying the Printout Method and Style To modify the printout style click Print on the File menu of your application and click Layout in the Print dialog box EPSON A4 fll Print Order CH oa ca 2 O Collate O Reverse Order m li Fit to Page OQ On off Paper Size Ad r 2 Watermark None 3 mapa Name Color Red Intensity TZ Print Layout Pages 1 Page Page Order Leftto Right O Print page frames Fit to Page Selecting this setting proportionally enlarges or reduces the size of the image to make it fit the paper size you selected in the Paper Size list To use this function select On and select the paper size you loaded in the printer from the list
35. When you clean the black print head make sure the 6 ink out light is off When you clean the color print head make sure the 0 ink out light is off Note Replace low or empty ink cartridges before you clean the print heads 2 Choose Utility from the Print dialog box 3 Click the Head Cleaning button 4 Follow the on screen messages While the printer performs the cleaning cycle the power light flashes It takes about two minutes to clean each print head Caution Never turn off the printer while power light is flashing Doing so may damage the printer 5 When the power light stops flashing click the Confirmation button in the Head Cleaning dialog box to print a nozzle check pattern and to reset the cleaning cycle Use the check pattern to confirm the heads are clean See page 9 34 to see a sample of the nozzle check pattern Ne In the check pattern if you find that any segments are missing from the test lines you may need to repeat the head cleaning and print the nozzle check pattern again If print quality does not improve after repeating this procedure four or five times try other recommendations listed in this chapter If the print quality still does not improve contact your dealer D b 9 5 Q E 2 Troubleshooting 9 35 Aligning the Print Heads If you notice a misalignment of vertical or horizontal lines you may be able to solve these problems from your computer using the Print
36. and solutions to specific printer problems Use the information presented in this chapter to pinpoint the source of your problem then apply the recommended solutions until the problem is solved Error indicators You can identify many common printer problems with the lights on the control panel If your printer stops working and the lights are on or flashing use the following table of panel light patterns to diagnose the problem then follow the recommended corrective measures 9 2 Troubleshooting Lights Problem and Solution Paper Out mo No paperisloadedin Load paperin the sheet feeder the printer then pressthe Y load eject button to tum the paper out light off The printer resumes printing The paperisnot Remove and reload paper then loaded corectly press the load eject to tum the fd paper out light off See Loading Paper in Chapter 3 Paper Jam ma Paper hasjammed in Pressthe load eject button The the printer printerloadsthe jammed paperand then resumes printing If the eroris not cleared open the printer cover and remove the jammed paper then reload paperin the sheet feeder and pressthe load eject button The printerresumes printing Ink Low black ink cartridge rie The black ink cartridge Obtain a replacement black ink isnearly empty cartridge S020108 Ink Out bla
37. at any time EPSON cannot attest to the quality of any non EPSON brand or type of paper Always test samples of paper stock before purchasing large quantities or printing large jobs Single sheets Size Paper types Thickness Weight Envelopes Size Paper types Thickness Weight Index cards Size Paper types A4 210 mm x 297 mm A5 148 mm x 210 mm B5 182 mm x 257 mm Letter 216 mm x 279 mm Legal 216 mm x 356 mm Half Letter 139 7 mm x 215 9 mm Executive 184 2 mm x 266 7 mm Plain bond paper special papers distributed by EPSON 0 08 mm to 0 11 mm 0 003 to 0 004 inch 64 g m 17 Ib to 90 g m 24 Ib No 10 240 mm x 104 mm DL 220 mm x 110 mm C6 114 mm x 162 mm Plain bond paper air mail 0 16 mm to 0 43 mm 0 006 to 0 017 inch 45 g m 12 Ib to 75 g m 20 Ib A6 105 mm x 148 mm 5 x 8 inches 127 mm x 203 mm 8 x 10 inches 203 mm x 254 mm Special papers distributed by EPSON C 4 Specifications Transparencies glossy film glossy paper Size A4 210 mm x 297 mm Letter 216 mm x 279 mm A6 105 mm x 148 mm G lossy film only Paper types Special papers distributed by EPSON Self Adhesive sheets iron on cool peel transfer paper Size A4 210 mm x 297 mm Letter 216 mm x 279 mm iron on cool peel transfer paper only Paper types Special paper distributed by EPSON Photo paper Size A4 210 mm x 297 mm Letter 216 mm x 279 mm 4 x 6 inches 102 mm x 1
38. be lost See Printing with an empty color ink cartridge on page 8 8 Troubleshooting 9 13 Ne D i Q 2 Y E 2 Print speed is not what you expect Cause What to do The image resolution and the amount of color used in the document may be too high Carefully considering your use of color and resolution can help you optimize your printing times For more details see Increasing the Print Speed later in this chapter Note High resolution printing and color printing significantly increase the amount of data to be processed These two factors have the greatest effect on print speed Something on the page is wrong or missing Cause What to do An unknown problem has Disconnect the interface cable from occurred the computer then try the self test described earlier in this chapter The printer settings within your application are incorrect Adjust the printer settings within your application and print again The interface cable is not plugged in securely Check that the cable is securely connected to the printer and the computer The data transfer rate does not match that of your computer Set the Parallel I F mode to Normal in the default setting mode See Changing the Print Settings in Appendix A 9 14 Troubleshooting Software settings are Always try making a setting in your overriding those made inthe applic
39. below 1 Make sure the printer software is installed See page 2 14 if necessary 2 Double click the My Computer icon 3 Double click the Printers folder 4 Right click the icon of your printer and click Properties 5 Click the Details tab Then click the Add Port button A Paper Layout uy General Coase Sharing Main g EPSON Stylus COLOR 850 Windows _Clickthistab to see this window Print to the following port EPSON Printer Port AddPor Delete Port Print using the following driver EPSON Stylus COLOR 850 v New Driver Capture Printer Port End Capture Then click here Timeout settings Not selected 15 seconds Transmission retry 45 seconds Spool Settings Part Settings Cancel EA Getting Started 2 21 6 Click Browse Add Port 21x Select the type of port you want to add Network Specify the network path to the printer A Click here to specify the network path C Other P Click the type of port you want to add 7 Double click the icon of the computer that is directly connected to the printer Then click the icon of the printer you plan to use on the network Browse for Printer 21x Select the network printer that you want to add Note Printers are usually attached to computers Network Neighborhood Select the co mp uter that is Y Entire Network connected to the printer E 3 EPSON it k epson H EPSON 3
40. bottom of your desktop or double click the Spool Managericon in the EPSON group For more information see online help V a 2 EPSON Spool Manager 4 gt Queue View Options Help Printer Document Name Status Size Time 7 EPSON Stylus COLOR850 on LPT1 Idle amp Ventura FRONT CHP Printing page 1 page 101 9 45 12 1 9 amp Ventura COVER2 CHP Queued 1 page 51b 9 45 12 19 Using the Printer Software for Windows 4 21 Using EPSON Status Monitor 2 for Windows 95 only If you installed the Status Monitor utility you can get detailed information on the printer status Note Q If you have not installed the Status Monitor yet see Installing the Status Monitor 2 utility later in this chapter O Before using the Status Monitor be sure to read the README file located in the EPSON Status Monitor 2 folder in the Epson folder on your hard drive There are two ways to access EPSON Status Monitor 2 O Double click the printer shaped background monitoring icon on the taskbar at the bottom of your computer screen Note You must restart your computer after installing EPSON Status Monitor 2 to view the background monitoring icon Q Click Start point to Programs click Epson and then click EPSON Status Monitor 2 You see the Status Monitor 2 window EXTENSA Biel ES Printer View Settings Help Elmo Po ce E E Eal 2 Installed Printers Plintertiame Status Fob Court __
41. chapter The paper quality has degraded due to age Use new paper The printer driver settings may not be correct Select Automatic on the printer driver s Main menu Windows or Print dialog box Macintosh and make sure the Media Type setting is appropriate for the type of paper loaded in the printer For DOS users The Economy mode is set to On in the default setting mode Turn Economy mode off in the default setting mode To enter the default setting mode see Changing the Print Settings in Appendix A The printed image is blurred Cause What to do Your paper is damp Do not store your paper in a damp or humid environment Store the paper in its original packaging The printer driver settings may not be correct Select Automatic on the printer driver s Main menu Windows or Print dialog box Macintosh and make sure the Media Type setting is appropriate for the type of paper loaded in the printer Troubleshooting 9 19 Ne D b 9 5 Q E 2 The printer driver s Ink setting is Coloreven though the printer is being used with an empty color ink cartridge installed Select Black as the Ink setting in your printer driver See Printing with an empty color ink cartridge on page 8 8 Replace the color ink cartridge For DOS users The print direction setting is set to Bi D in the default setting mode Set the print
42. dealer can often help identify and resolve problems The dealer should always be the first call for advice on problems They can often solve problems quickly and easily as well as give you advice on the next step to take EPSON Helpdesk EPSON Helpdesk is provided as a final backup to make sure our clients have access to advice Operators on the Helpdesk can aid you in diagnosing hardware and software problems They can also advise you on the latest EPSON products and where the nearest dealer or service agent is located Many types of queries are answered here The Helpdesk numbers are Phone 02 9903 9040 Fax 02 9903 9189 We encourage you to have all the relevant information on hand when you ring The more information you prepare the faster we can help solve the problem This information includes the User s Guide for your EPSON product type of computer operating system application programs and any other information you feel is required 9 44 Troubleshooting For Singapore users Contact the telephone and fax numbers below Phone 065 337 7911 Fax 065 334 1185 For Hong Kong users To obtain technical support as well as other after sales services users are welcome to contact EPSON Hong Kong Limited Internet home page EPSON Hong Kong has established a local home page in both Chinese and English on the Internet to provide users with the following information O Product information U Answers to Frequent
43. dots the printer can achieve excellent colors and subtle color gradation This method is best suited for printing documents that contain detailed graphics or photographic images B 4 Tips for Color Printing Image Resolution and Image Size The resolution of your original image affects the quality of your printouts Generally the higher the resolution the better the print quality However keep in mind that the higher the resolution the longer the wait for processing and printing a document Generally the printed image size is in inverse proportion to the image resolution as shown below The larger the image size the lower the image resolution Conversely the smaller the image size the higher the image resolution Note Some applications have a function that can correct this relationship 300 pixel Print 225 pixel gt 300 dpi 300 pixel Print 225 pixel E 150 dpi Tips for Color Printing B 5 400 pixel Print 292 pixel C gt 300 dpi 100 pixel Print 72 pixel C gt 75 dpi Since increasing the image size means decreasing the image resolution you must take care that print quality or color tone is not degraded when working with images pasted into documents created with word processing software To avoid print quality and color tone problems change the size and the resolution of the image in your graphics application before pasting it into your docu
44. graphics because it allows more precise vertical alignment than bidirectional printing user defined characters Characters that are defined and stored in the printer by the user Also called downloaded characters WYSIWIG What you see is what you get This term is used to describe printout that looks exactly like it appears on screen 6 Glossary Index A Adjust lever 1 2 6 4 5 Advanced setting Macintosh 5 5 5 8 Windows 4 6 4 8 See also online help Alignment print heads 9 36 37 A 11 12 See also Utilities AppleTalk 2 33 2 35 Automatic setting Macintosh 5 3 5 Windows 4 5 6 B Baud rate 7 5 Bidirectional printing A 4 See also High Speed setting Brightness B 2 Brightness setting Macintosh 5 13 Windows See online help Buttons 1 3 black print head cleaning a 1 3 8 3 A 7 A 10 A 12 color print head cleaning 1 3 8 3 A 7 A 10 A 12 Y load eject 1 3 8 7 0 power 1 3 Macintosh only Windows only C Cables See Interface cables Cartridges See Ink cartridges Character tables A 3 A 6 C 16 24 Chooser selecting printer with 2 32 35 Cleaning printer 8 9 print heads 9 32 35 A 10 11 Cleaning sheets 6 4 Coarse Dithering setting Macintosh 5 10 Windows See online help See also Halftoning settings Coated paper See Special paper Color tips on using B 2 8 Color Adjustment settings Macintosh 5 12 Windows See online help Colorimetric setting 5
45. head nozzles are Clean the print heads See Cleaning clogged the Print Heads later in this chapter One of the ink cartridges is Check the control panel to confirm if 9 low on ink the 6 or amp ink out light is flashing and replace the appropriate ink cartridge The MicroWeave optionin Turn on MicroWeave or MicroWeave 2 your printer driver is not and Superin your printer driver 3 selected 2 The Media Type setting in Make sure the Media Type setting S your printer driver is matches the type of paper loaded in 3 incorrect the printer se Troubleshooting 9 21 Vertical or horizontal printed lines do not align White banding appears between color and black graphics Cause What to do The print heads are misaligned Align the print heads using the Print Head Alignment utility See Aligning the Print Heads later in this chapter The printing position is misaligned Make sure the High Speed option in your printer driver is not selected For DOS users The print direction setting is set to Bi D in the default setting mode Set the print direction to Uni D in the default setting mode To enter the default setting mode see Changing the Print Settings in Appendix A Printing quality is not what you expect Cause What to do The paper loaded is not the paper selected in your application or the printer driver Make sure you loaded the correct paper i
46. latest drivers and utilities You can call the EPSON Bulletin Board Service on 01442 227479 in the UK or 0044 1442 227479 from the Republic of Ireland No membership is required Make sure that your communications software is set to 8 data bits 1 stop bit no parity bit ANSI terminal mode emulation and a modem speed of up to 28 8 Kbps Downloading protocols supported include Xmodem Ymodem and Zmodem See the documentation that came with your communications software and modem for more information When you first connect to the Bulletin Board Service you will be asked for your name company name phone number and a password which you can invent yourself Customer and Warranty Support Our Customer and Warranty Support teams can be contacted by calling 0870 163 7766 in the UK or 0044 0870 163 7766 from the Republic of Ireland They can provide the following services Q Technical information on installing configuring and operating your EPSON products Q Arranging for faulty EPSON products to be repaired within the warranty period A full list of EPSON Customer and Warranty Support services is available on the technical support section of our world wide web pages at http www epson co uk support and on Faxon EPSON faxback service in document number 5085 9 42 Troubleshooting Pre Sales Enquiry Desk The Enquiry Desk team can be contacted by calling 0800 220546 in the UK or 1 800 409132 from the Republic of Ireland by
47. may need to click a combination of these buttons depending on the software you are using Click the Help button at the bottom of the Main Paper Layout or Utility menu for help related to the items on that menu For Windows 95 and NT 4 0 users You can get specific help related to any item on a menu by right clicking the item then clicking the What s This prompt Accessing help from Windows 95 or NT 4 0 Click Start point to Progra msand Epson Windows 95 or EPSON Printers Windows NT 4 0 and then click EPSON Stylus COLOR 850 Help You see the help contents window Accessing help from Windows 3 1 Open the EPSON group and double click the EPSON Stylus COLOR 850 Help icon You see the help contents window 4 28 Using the Printer Software for Windows Chapter 5 Using the Printer Software for Macintosh Printer Software 200000 RE a RA ee 5 2 Making Changes to Printer Driver Settings 5 2 Using the Automatic Setting 5 3 Using the Predefined Settings 5 5 Customizing the Print Settings 5 8 Saving your settings 1 2 0 0 0 0 2c ee 5 16 Changing the Paper Size 22 4 222 e4 daa 5 17 Defining a Custom Paper Size 1 1 ee ee 5 19 Modifying the Printout Method and Style 5 20 Using EPSON Printer Utilities 5 23 EPSON StatusMonitor rias a ad ea od 5 23 Nozz leed unit ct a Gok a ad ee BE 5 24 HAMMER ga a aod 5 24 Print Head
48. on the desktop right click the background monitoring icon and choose Show on Top Installing the Status Monitor 2 utility Note Ifyou installed the Status Monitor 2 utility when you installed the printer software you do not need to install it again To use the Status Monitor 2 you need to install the software as described below 1 Make sure Windows 95 is running Insert the printer software CD ROM in the CD ROM driver For printer software floppy disk users insert the floppy disk in the floppy disk drive 2 Ifa dialog box appears click Quit 3 Click Start and select Run 4 TypeDA and specify your preferred language see page 2 17 followed by status2 in the box If your CD ROM uses a drive letter other than D substitute the appropriate letter If you use the floppy disk version substitute the letter of the floppy disk drive Windows 5 Click OK The installation starts Follow the instructions on the screen Using the Printer Software for Windows 4 27 Getting Information Through Online Help Your printer software has an extensive online help feature which will answer most of your questions about your printer software It provides you with instructions on printing making printer driver settings using printer utilities and troubleshooting printer errors Accessing help from your application Open the File menu and choose Print or Print Setup Then click Printer Setup Options or Properties you
49. out 9 3 specifications C 4 6 support 2 4 See also Special paper Paper matching with Media Type setting Macintosh 5 4 5 10 Windows 4 10 11 Paper loading 3 2 4 See also Special Paper Paper menut 3 6 7 See also online help Paper Size settings Macintosh 3 8 5 17 Windows 3 6 4 12 See also online help Perceptual setting 5 15 PhotoEnhance 2 Macintosh 5 6 5 13 Window 4 7 Photo paper 6 3 Photo quality paper 1 8 6 2 3 See also Special paper Photo setting Macintosh 5 6 Windows 4 7 See also online help Photo sticker 6 3 Power on functions A 13 Predefined settings IN 4 Macintosh 5 5 7 Windows 4 6 7 See also online help Print direction A 4 See also High Speed setting quality 9 19 27 speed 9 27 32 Printable Area setting Macintosh 5 18 Windows See online help Printable area specifications C 6 Print dialog box 3 9 5 2 3 Printer cleaning 8 9 parts 1 2 stand 2 4 transporting 8 10 unpacking 2 2 Printer driver DOS A 2 Macintosh 2 29 5 2 22 See also Printer software for Macintosh Windows 2 13 4 2 14 See also online help and Printer software for Windows Printer software for Macintosh accessing 3 8 5 2 Automatic setting 5 3 5 customized settings 5 8 16 installing 2 28 31 predefined settings 5 5 7 Printer software for Windows accessing 3 5 4 24 Automatic setting 4 2 4 5 customized settings 4 2 4 8 9 Macintosh only Windows only installing 2 13 25 pr
50. power button The power light will come on The power cord is not Turn off the printer make sure the properly plugged into the power cord is firmly plugged into the electrical outlet electrical outlet and turn the printer back on The electrical outlet is Use a different outlet If you must use controlled by an outside electrical outlets controlled by wall switch or automatic timer switches do not use the wall switches to control them The electrical outlet is outof Plug another electric device into the order outlet to determine whether the outlet is working If it is not use a different outlet Operation The power light is on but nothing prints Cause What to do The interface cable is not Confirm that the cable is fastened to 9 plugged in securely the printer and the computer securely If the cable is connected correctly run a self test as described on page 9 5 Your interface cable does not Use an interface cable that meets both meet both the printer and printer and computer specifications computer specifications See Interface Specifications in Appendix C D b 9 8 5 3 gt 2 Troubleshooting 9 9 Your software is not properly Make sure that your printer is set up for your printer properly selected in your software Install or reinstall the printer software as described in Chapter 2 Nothing prints and the control panel lights are on or flashing
51. printer resides does not have a suitable printer driver installed Click on OK if you wish to install the driver on your local machine Cancel Click Ha ve Disk Add Printer Wizard x Z Click the manufacturer and model of your printer If your printer came with an CP installation disk click Have Disk If your printer is not isted consult your printer documentation for a compatible printer Manufacturers Printers AGFA AccuSet v52 3 AGFA AccuSetSF v52 3 AGFA AccuSet 800 AGFA AccuSet 8005F v52 3 AGFA AccuSet 8005F v2013 108 AGFA AccuSet 1000 EE Click here 8 Insert the printer software CD or floppy disk in the appropriate drive For the English version of the CD ROM type D WINNT40 and click OK For the multiple language version CD ROM type D followed by your preferred language English Francais German Italian Portugal or Spanish Then type WINNT40 and click OK If you inserted the CD ina drive other than drive D substitute the appropriate letter If you use the floppy disk version of the printer software type AA WINNT40 and click OK If you inserted the FD ina drive other than A substitute the appropriate letter 2 24 Getting Started 10 Select your printer in the dialog box below and follow the on screen instructions Add Printer Wizard E lt lt Click the manufacturer and model of your printer If your printer came with an A instalation disk cick Have Disk
52. setting mode If you need to change any settings see Changing the Print Settings in Appendix A for instructions To remove the interface card follow the above steps in reverse order 7 4 Using Optional Interfaces Using the serial interface card C82305 C82306 When using a serial interface card C82305 C82306 see the sections below to set the correct baud rate handshake timing and error handling For all other data transfer conventions such as word structure and communications protocol see the C82305 C82306 interface card manual Selecting the baud rate You can select the following baud rates 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 and 19200 bps bits per second To set the baud rate see the bit rate selection table in the C82305 C82306 interface card manual 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 handling 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 7 6 Using Optional Interfaces Chapter 8 Maintenance and Transportation
53. that displays Easy Install Then click Remove Click Continue if necessary and click Resta rt See page 2 30 for instructions on installing the printer driver Printing starts too high or too low on the page Cause What to do Margins are set incorrectly in Check that the margins are set your application correctly in your program See the printable area specifications on page C6 9 12 Troubleshooting The size of the paper loaded in the printer does not match the paper size setting within your application program or printer driver Load the correct size of paper or change the paper size settings within your application program or printer driver to match the size of paper you are using Color documents print out in black and white Cause What to do Your printer is not selected in Select your printer in your software your software Color printing is not selected in your application or in the printer driver Select color printing in your application and the printer driver Try to print again If the image still comes out in black and white try printing from another program If this fixes the problem contact the manufacturer of the software with which you had trouble The printer is being used with an empty color ink cartridge installed Replace the color ink cartridge then turn the printer off and back on Be aware that any data sent to the printer will
54. the computer monitor s electron gun are used to create the additive array of screen colors sans serif A type of font that does not have serifs or lines crossing the ends of characters to enhance readability The entries in the index are printed in a sans serif font but the explanations are printed in a font with serifs scalable fonts Fonts that can be enlarged or shrunk Non scalable fonts are called bitmap fonts and they can t change in size Screen Pattern This setting prints shaded areas as they appear on screen instead of printing them as halftones self test A method for checking the operation of the printer When you run the self test the printer prints the characters stored in its ROM serial interface See interface Glossary 5 spool The process by which the printer driver converts the print data into codes that your printer understands This data is then sent to the printer directly or to the print server spool manager A software program that converts print data into codes that your printer understands See also spool status monitor 2 A software program that allows you to check the printer s status such as the amount of ink remaining before printing subfractive 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
55. 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 Settings Options Print direction Auto Bi D Uni D Font Courier Roman Sans Senf Prestige Script Roman T Sans Serif H Draft Pitch 10 cpi 12 cpi 15 cpi 17 1 cpi 20 cpi Proportional I F mode Auto Parallel Seral O ption Auto I F wait time 10 seconds 30 seconds Software ESC P 2 IBM X24E Auto CR IBM mode only Off On AGM IBM mode only Off On Charactertable Standard model Italic PC 437 PC 850 PC 860 PC 863 PC 865 PC 861 BRASCII Abicomp Roman 8 ISO Latin 1 All other models Italic PC 437 PC 437 Greek PC 850 PC 853 PC 855 PC 852 PC 857 PC 866 PC 869 MAZOWIA Code MJK ISO 8859 7 Bulgaria ISO Latin 1T PC 774 Estonia ISO 8859 2 PC 866 LAT PC 866 UKR PCAPTEC PC 708 PC720 PCAR864 PC 860 PC 865 PC 861 Intemational character set for Italic table Italic U S A Italic France Italic Germany Italic U K Italic Denma rk1 Italic Sweden Italic Italy Italic Spain1 Auto line feed Off On Network I F mode Off On Loading position 8 5 mm 3 mm Others Economy Off On Parallel I F transfer rate Fast Normal Using the Printer with DOS A 3 For more details see the next section Using the default settings To change a setting see Cha
56. use with your printer For United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland users If you purchased your printer in the UK or the Republic of Ireland EPSON UK LTD provides a range of customer services and technical support a a a a World Wide Web Faxon EPSON Faxback Bulletin Board Service Customer and Warranty Support 9 40 Troubleshooting Q Pre Sales Enquiry Desk See the following sections for details World Wide Web If you can connect to the Internet and have a Web browser you can access our Web site at http www epson co uk Here you will find information on the latest EPSON products software drivers on line user guides and answers to frequently asked questions Faxon EPSON Contact Faxon EPSON faxback service for support information including troubleshooting tips switch settings and driver information To use Faxon EPSON call 01442 227332 in the UK or 0044 1442 227332 from the Republic of Ireland using a touch tone phone You will be asked to follow a simple routine to register your document request Once you have entered your telephone and fax numbers Faxon EPSON will fax a copy of the document catalogue to your fax machine When you have found the documents that you need in the catalogue call Faxon EPSON again and enter the document ID numbers The documents will be faxed to you automatically Ne D i Q 2 Y E 2 Troubleshooting 9 41 Bulletin Board Service for
57. wide for example A4 size paper loaded short edge first Otherwise the print heads will spray ink directly onto the platen This may cause any documents you print afterwards to be smeared D a Q g uN E Troubleshooting 9 5 4 Hold down thel load eject button and press the O power button to turn the printer on Then release both buttons The printer prints a nozzle check pattern and samples of the factory default fonts and colors continuously until you end the test Courier I S S amp 0123456789 lt gt ABCDEFGHIUKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ A 1 3 amp 0123456789 lt gt ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPORSTUVWXYZ 1 The above sample isin black and white but the actual test prints in color 5 Toend the self test turn off the printer The printer ejects any paper from the paper path 9 6 Troubleshooting Hex dump mode Experienced users can use the hex dump mode to pinpoint communication problems between the printer and a software program To enter the hex dump mode follow these steps 1 Make sure the printer is turned off and paper is loaded into the sheet feeder Caution Y Use paper at least 210 mm 8 27 inches wide for example A4 size paper loaded short edge first Otherwise the print heads will spray ink directly onto the platen which could mar future printou
58. with this EPSON printer EPSON is not responsible for any use of this information as applied to other printers 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 the 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 operating and maintenance instructions SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION shall not be liable for any damages or problems arising from the use of any options or any consumable products other than those designated as 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 Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation General Notice Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners EPSON disclaims any and all rights in those marks Copyright 1998 by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION Nagano Japan Derintea on Recycled Paper User s Guide Declaration of Conformity According to ISO IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014 Manufacturer SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION Address 3 5 Owa 3 chome Suwa shi Nagano ke
59. your individual needs See page 4 8 Printout style settings Convenient functions for the printout Windows 95 and NT4 0 method and style See page 4 12 To check the condition of the printer or perform a maintenance procedure go to page 4 15 Accessing the Printer Software You can access the printer driver settings and printer utilities directly from any Windows application or from My Computer Windows 95 and NT 4 0 or Program Manager Windows 3 1 The print settings made in many Windows applications override similar settings made in the printer driver so in most cases you should access the printer software from your application to make sure that the settings are appropriate for the document you want to print Note Online help is available for details about the printer driver settings 4 2 Using the Printer Software for Windows From Windows applications How you should access the printer software varies depending on the application application version and Windows version you are using Read the following to get a general idea of how to access the software 1 Choose Print or Print Setup from the File menu 2 Click Printer Setup Properties or Optionsin the dialog box that appears You may need to click a combination of these buttons 4 The Main Paper and Layout for Windows 95 and NT 4 0 only menus contain the printer driver settings The Utility menu contains the printer utilities 3 Click th
60. 15 Color slide bars Macintosh 6 13 Windows See online help ColorSync setting 5 7 5 14 Command list C 14 Computer requirements 1 4 5 Connecting the printer to a Macintosh 2 26 27 to a PC 2 12 Consumable products 1 7 8 Contrast setting Macintosh 5 13 Windows See online help Control panel 1 2 A 12 Current Settings display Macintosh 3 9 5 3 Windows 3 5 4 5 IN 1 Customer support 9 40 46 Customizing paper size Macintosh 5 19 20 Windows 4 4 8 See also online help Customizing print settings Macintosh 5 8 17 Windows 4 8 9 Cyan Magenta Yellow setting Macintosh 5 13 Windows See online help D Default settings A 4 9 Despooler 4 20 See also online help Dithering B 4 See also Halftoning settings DMA transfer 4 18 9 30 32 DOS programs A 2 Driver See Printer driver E Economy setting Macintosh 5 7 5 9 Windows 4 7 See also online help See also Print Quality settings Edge guides 1 2 3 3 4 6 5 Envelopes loading 6 5 printable area C 6 specifications C 4 EPSON Despooler 4 20 EPSON Monitor3 5 25 26 Epson Namer 2 29 2 31 32 EPSON special media 1 8 See also Special paper EPSON Spool Manager 4 21 Macintosh only Windows only EPSON Status Monitor Macintosh 5 23 Windows 4 16 4 22 EPSON Stylus Printer Driver Package 2 28 29 Error diffusion B 4 Error Diffusion setting Macintosh 5 10 Windows See online help Error handling 7 5 E
61. 2 14 instead Make sure your printer model name is displayed on the screen Then click the Driver from disk provided by 2 hardware manufacturer button Do not select any of the other buttons Click OK You see the Install From Disk screen Insert the printer software CD shipped with your printer in the CD ROM drive Depending on the country the CD ROM may contain a multiple language version of the printer software First try typing DA Win95 and clicking OK O If no message appears Proceed to step 8 O If a message appears gt Click OK to return to the Install From Disk screen Type DA then specify your preferred language by typing English Francais German Italian Portugal or Spanish followed by Win95 Click OK If your CD ROM drive uses a drive letter other than D substitute the appropriate letter If you use the floppy disk version insert it in a disk drive Type AA Win95 and click OK If you inserted the floppy disk in a drive other than drive A substitute the appropriate letter At the next screen you can type a unique name for the printer in the Printer name box We recommend that you keep the model name as shown The program will copy the files to your hard disk and add an icon to the Printers folder using the printer name you assign To use this printer as the default printer for Windows 95 applications select Yes No is the default setting Windows Click Finish Getting Starte
62. 34 Panoramic Photo Paper 210 x 594 mm S041145 Photo Quality Glossy Film Photo Quality Glossy Film A4 S041071 Photo Quality Glossy Film Letter S041072 Photo Quality Glossy Film A6 S041107 Photo Stickers A6 S041144 Note The availability of special media varies by country Ink If your document includes color select Color If you are printing black text a draft or if you want colors to print as varying shades of gray choose Blac k Using the Predefined Settings If you click Advanced in the Print dialog box you can select a predefined setting The predefined settings are provided to help you optimize the print settings for a particular kind of printout such as presentation documents or images taken by a video or digital camera You will find the predefined settings in a list located between the More Settings and Save Settings buttons in the Print dialog box Macintosh Using the Printer Software for Macintosh 5 5 When you choose a predefined setting other settings such as Print Quality Halftoning and Color are set automatically Changes are shown in the Current Settings display on the right side of the Print dialog box Before printing be sure to verify the Media Type and Ink settings as they may be affected by the predefined setting you select See the previous section for more information on the Media Type and Ink settings The printer driver provides the following predefined settings Photo Thi
63. 52 mm Panoramic 210 mm x 594 mm Paper types Special papers distributed by EPSON Photo Stickers Size A6 105 mm x 148 mm with 16 frames Paper types Special paper distributed by EPSON Note Q 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 Q Do not load curled or folded paper A Use papers under normal conditions Temperature 15 to 25 C 59 to 77 F Humidity 40 to 60 RH Q EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Paper and Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheets should be stored under the following conditions Temperature 15 to 30 C 59 to 86 F Humidity 20 to 60 RH Specifications C 5 Printable area Single sheets a IA Indexcards B L BR A a Envelopes Ar S AAA BL BR ol c A The minimum top margin is 3 0 mm 0 12 When loading multiple sheets of EPSON Photo Quality Film the minimum top margin is 30 0 mm 1 2 B L The minimum left margin is 3 0 mm 0 12 B R The minimum right margin isas follows 3 0 mm 0 12 for C6 envelopesand single sheet except for letter and legal size 9 0 mm 0 35 for letterand legal size 7 0 mm 0 28 for DLenvelopes 28 0 mm 1 10 forNo 10 envelopes C The minimum bottom margin is 14 0 mm 0 54 Panoramic size BL lada A The minimum top margin is 3 0 mm 0 12 B L The minimum left margin is 3 0 mm 0 12 B R The minimu
64. 9 8 Operation een ge 8 asthe te Se ia i hie 9 9 Fape rhandline Acero ie ists cheer a ea as 9 16 Printing quality 28 fee eee ke ee kee ee ts 9 19 Increasing the Print Speed aia teenie heck es Wa ats 9 27 Using Speed amp Progress for Windows 95 only 9 29 Cleaning the Print Heads ui id A SA 9 32 Aligning the Print Heads 040000 9 36 Ink Cartridge Problems ee a ee 9 37 Uninstalling Printer Software for Windows 95 only 9 39 Contacting Customer Support o ooo o 9 40 For United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland users 9 40 For Australian users uba pda ea a 9 43 For Singapore users A NA a at 9 45 For Hong Kong users o o e ee 9 45 For Philippines USES LIE 9 46 Troubleshooting 9 1 Ne D 9 8 G 3 S 2 Diagnosing the Problem Troubleshooting printer problems is best handled in two easy steps first diagnose the problem then apply likely solutions until the problem is fixed The information that you need to diagnose the most common problems is provided by the printer s control panel lights and by the Status Monitor utility Windows 95 and Macintosh only In addition you can determine whether a problem lies with the printer itself or with the computer by performing a self test Experienced users may also want to use the printer s hex dump mode to pinpoint communication problems In Problems and Solutions later in this chapter you can find causes
65. C 10 Macintosh only Windows only Spool Manager 4 21 Status Monitor Macintosh 5 23 Windows 4 16 4 22 SuperFine 1440 dpi setting Macintosh 5 9 Windows See online help See also Print Quality settings System requirements 1 4 5 T Text Graph setting Macintosh 5 6 Windows 4 7 See also online help Transporting the printer 8 10 Transparencies 1 8 6 3 7 7 Troubleshooting Chapter 9 ink cartridges 9 37 38 operation 9 15 paper handling 9 16 18 power supply 9 8 9 printing quality 9 19 27 U Unpacking the printer 2 2 User Defined Paper Size dialog box See online help Utilities Macintosh 5 23 24 Windows 4 15 18 W Watermark setting Macintosh 5 21 Windows 4 14 IN 6 EPSON OVERSEAS MARKETING LOCATIONS EPSON AMERICA INC 20770 Madrona Ave P O Box 2842 Torrance CA 90509 2842 Phone 800 922 8911 Fax 310 782 5220 EPSON DEUTSCHLAND GmbH Z lpicher StraBe 6 40549 Dusseldorf Germany Phone 0211 56030 Telex 8584786 EPSON AUSTRALIA PTY LTD 70 GIBBES STREET CHATSWOOD 2067 NSW Phone 2 9903 9000 Fax 2 9903 9177 EPSON HONG KONG LTD Rooms 4706 10 47 F China Resources Bldg 26 Harbour Road Wanchai Hong Kong Phone 2585 4300 Fax 2827 7083 EPSON ITALIA S p A V le F lli Casiraghi 427 20099 Sesto S Giovanni MI Italy Phone 2 262331 Fax 2 2440750 SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION Hirooka Office 80 Harashinden Hirooka Shiojiri shi Nagano ken
66. C W DC 4 SO DC2 SI ESC w ESC G ESC H ESC T ESC S ESC ESC ESC q Spacing ESC Space ESC c ESC U Character handling ESC t ESC t ESC R ESC ESC amp ESC ESC 6 ESC 7 ESC 2 Bit image ESC Graphics ESC G ESC ESC i ESC e ESC ESC s Color ESC r ESC r Printing mode ESC K C 14 Specifications IBM X24E emulation control codes This printer emulates the IBM Proprinter with the following commands For detailed information see IBM s X24E reference manual General operation NUL DC3 ESC j BEL CAN DC1 ESC Q ESC K ESC U Paper feeding FF LF ESC 5 ESC A ESC A AGM ESC 0 ESC 1 ESC 2 ESC 3 ESC 3 AGM CR Page format ESC C ESC X ESC N ESC O ESC 4 Print position motion ESC d ESC R ESC D HT ESC B VT ESC J ESC J AGM Font selection DC2 ESC P ESC ESC E ESC F ESC I Font enhancement DC4 SO ESC SO ESC W ESC SI ESC SI ESC G ESC H ESC T ESC S ESC ESC _ Spacing BS SP ESC Character handling ESC 6 ESC 7 ESC T ESC ESC Bit image ESC K ESC L ESC Y ESC Z ESC g ESC AGM Altemate Graphics Mode Specifications C 15 Character Tables These character tables are selected with the default setting mode or by using software commands All tables except the italic character table are the same as the PC437 table for hex codes 00 through 7F so only the PC437 table is shown completely The
67. CM for Windows 95 Good for printing scanned photos Good for printing presentation documents such as graphs and charts Good for printing images captured using a video digital camera or scanner EPSON PhotoEnhance and PhotoEnhance2 automatically adjust the contrast saturation and brightness of the original image data to produce sharper more vivid color printouts The PhotoEnhance setting does not affect your original image data Note Printing with PhotoEnhance selected may increase print time depending on your computer system and the amount of data contained in your image Good for printing drafts of text ICM means Image Color Matching This feature automatically adjusts printout colors to match colors on your screen Using the Printer Software for Windows 4 7 Windows Customizing the Print Settings Many users will never need to make their own print settings manually However if you need more control over the driver want to make the most detailed settings available or just want to experiment see below 1 Click Advanced on the Main menu and then click More Settings The More Settings dialog box appears More Settings h Print Quality MEE be Color YX Media Type Color Adjustment Plain nepar El Mode Automatic sel Color Brightness o emi C Black Contrast o D El bY Halftoning Saturation o Fine Dithering
68. Choose this setting for rough drafts of text only Note Changing the Ink setting after Economy is selected returns the settings list to Custom Settings so always make your Ink setting before you select this option Colorsync This setting automatically adjusts printed colors to match the colors on your screen Note Selecting ColorSync automatically sets the Ink option to Color Changing the Ink setting after ColorSync is selected returns the settings list to Custom Settings Using the Printer Software for Macintosh 5 7 5 Macintosh Customizing the Print Settings Many users will never need to make their own print settings manually However if you need more control over the driver want to make the most detailed settings available or just want to experiment click the Advanced button in the Print dialog box Then click the More Settingsbutton The More Settings dialog box appears F gt F Color B Print Quality Normal 360 dpi amp aM Quality p Z Color Adjustment 7 Media Type Plain Paper Mode A z a e Brightness DE Color Ta f O Black Contrast o mm f Saturation o a Halftoning Cyan o g i Fine Dithering O Magenta o 2 O Yellow o amp MMicroweave O PhotoEnhance2 El Super OQ Colorsync i g o J Profile EPSONStandard gt ps PEE AGI SEAR ESTE ess M High speed Rendering
69. E EER aS Configuration e ce gous Sheed ta A Controlling Background Printing Chapter 6 Printing on Special Paper Loading Special Paper and Other Media About special media cleaning sheets Loading Envelopes lu ee tose AA oe ote Loading Transparencies xc cove yoy aH sh Gn SG Fe Chapter 7 Using Optional Interfaces Available Interfaces sa att ke te gh ease ge Rae A S amp B 7 2 Installing Optional Interfaces o o ooo oo oo 7 3 Using the serial interface card C82305 C82306 7 5 Chapter8 Maintenance and Transportation Replacing an Ink Cartridge ooo ooo 00048 8 2 Printing with an empty color ink cartridge 8 8 Cleaning the Printer adicto a A a os 8 9 Transporting the Printer 000 NN aca 8 10 Chapter9 Troubleshooting Diagnosing the Problem 2 4 008 aa se EE a 9 2 Error indicators boat acm ae SS ey BEE ee ees 9 2 Status MONDE iiie e 6 aa 9 4 Self ESO AREA e es 9 5 Hexdumpmod 0 10 Pd la A 9 7 Problems and Solutions 2 404 6548 040 pedis 9 8 Powersuppiy oooh sea ag BE ER ee oe 9 8 ODOC AON Sieh tect are ns a 9 9 Papet handling ars By he Stee aoe 9 16 Printing quality us develo re tere th SS BeBe E Sar aie ge dS 9 19 Increasing the Print Speed atu od 4A RARA 9 27 Using Speed amp Progress for Windows 95 only 9 29 Cleaning the Print Heads a 4 a ee We A 9 32 Aligning the Print Heads errar 9 36 Ink Cartridge Problems
70. If your printer is not isted consult your printer documentation for a compatible printer Printers EPSO Select your printer Note for Windows NT 4 0 users If your printer does not print correctly as a remote printer the following procedure may help you solve the problem 1 Install the Windows NT 4 0 printer software in your computer as described on page 2 14 2 Click Start and select Settingsand Printers 3 Right click the icon of your printer and click Properties 4 Select a printer port other than LPTl in the Port menu 5 From the DOS prompt type the network path to your printer For example type the following Canet use Ipt2 epserven printer Then press the Enterkey If you selected a port other than pt2 in step 4 substitute this port for Ipt2 in the command above You should also substitute the name of your print server for epserver and the name of the printer as defined on the print server for printer Windows 6 Restart your computer Note If you need to cancel this setting follow the instructions above and type CA net use Ipt2 d in step 5 Getting Started 2 25 Connecting the Printer to Your Macintosh There are two ways to connect the printer to your Macintosh using the printer s built in serial interface or using an optional interface card Using the built in serial interface To use the printer s built in serial interface you will need an Ap
71. R de ae ae gmat C 10 Interface Specifications losa Ass C 10 Parallel interface wc Ba Ret At a C 10 Seri l interface A agaaa a O C 11 IAM ZATION Ei DS RRA Ye de dt aAA C 12 Details etnias Ls eu i dy hh Ah Gee i ES C 13 vii Command List s senan ii eee a ae a a C 14 ESC P 2 control codes 0 00000008 G C 14 IBM X24E emulation control codes C 15 Character Tables ui he ak Oe a C 16 International character sets C 25 Characters available with ESC 4 command C 26 Glossary Index viii Safety Instructions Important Safety Instructions Read all of these instructions and save them for later reference Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the printer a Do not place the printer on an unstable surface or near a radiator or heat source Place the printer on a flat surface The printer will not operate properly if it is tilted or at an angle 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 use a damaged or frayed power cord If you use an extension cord with the printer make sure the total ampere rating of the devices plugged into the ext
72. TUP run O Run Minimized 4 If the dialog box below appears double click Install Printer Driver Utility Windows Double click here to install Getting Started 2 19 5 Select your printer icon in the EPSON Printer Utility Setup dialog box Click OK The installation program begins copying the printer software files EPSON Printer Utility Setup Printer Model Version 4 00E Copyright C 1996 SEIKO EPSON CORP All Rights Reserved 6 When the installation is complete click OK to exit the installation program The printer software is now installed The installation program automatically selects this printer as the default printer for Windows applications Before using the printer software be sure to read the README file located in the EPSON group For information on opening and using the printer driver see Printing With Windows in Chapter 3 2 20 Getting Started Using Your Printer on a Network To use your printer on a network you need to set up your printer as a network printer Setting up for a network must be done from the host computer first and then from the client computer Host Computer to which the printer is connected Client Any computer on the network which will use the printer With Windows 95 To set up the host computer see your Windows 95 manual To set up your computer as a client computer to use the printer on a network see
73. a printer stand 44 0 NN eee eee eee ees 2 4 Attaching the Paper Support 000 2 4 Plugging in the Printer ra oe SS 2 5 Installing the Ink Cartridges naaa aaa 2 6 Connecting the Printer to Your PC 2 12 Installing the Printer Software in Your PC 2 13 Installing in Windows 95 or Windows NT 4 0 2 14 Installing in Windows 95 using plug and play 2 16 Installing in Windows 3 1 0 0003 ad Ho A 2 19 Using Your Printer on a Network o o oo 2 21 With Windows 95 ti Ad do ida 2 21 With Windows NT 4 0 o o o ooo 0000005 2 23 Connecting the Printer to Your Macintosh 2 26 Using the built in serial interface 2 26 Using an optional EPSON interface card 2 27 Installing the Printer Software in Your Macintosh 2 28 Installing the printer software o o ooo 2 30 Assigning a name to the printer 2 31 Using the Chooser to select your printer 2 32 Using the AppleTalk connection 2 35 Getting Started 2 1 Unpacking the Printer Your printer box should contain a CD ROM which includes the printer software that runs your printer and the following items black ink cartridge colorink cartridge In some locations the power cord comes attached to the printer The shape of the AC plug varies by country be sure the plug included is the right shape for your location R
74. aA transfer has been enabled Note You may not be able to use DMA transfer on some computers even after you make the settings explained above Consult your computer maker for information on the DMA transfer capability of your computer Cleaning the Print Heads If you find that the printed image is unexpectedly faint or dots in the printed image are missing you may be able to solve these problems by cleaning the print heads which ensures that the nozzles are delivering ink properly You can clean the print heads from your computer using the Head Cleaning utility in the printer software If you are using DOS or you cannot clean the print heads with this utility you can use the printer s control panel instead For more details see Cleaning the Print Heads in Appendix A Note Q Print head cleaning uses ink To avoid wasting ink clean the print heads only if print quality declines Q Use the Nozzle Check utility to confirm that the print heads need to be cleaned Q Do not start the Head Cleaning or Nozzle Check utility while printing is in progress otherwise your printout may be marred 9 32 Troubleshooting To clean the print heads follow these steps For Windows users 1 When you clean the black print head make sure the 6 ink out light is off When you clean the color print head make sure the amp light is off Note Replace low or empty ink cartridges before you clean the print heads A
75. able oils can damage the mechanism Contact your dealer or a qualified service person if lubrication is needed Maintenance Maintenance and Transportation 8 9 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 Open the printer cover and make sure that the print heads are in the home far right position If they are not turn on the printer and then turn it off again The print heads return to the home position Close the printer cover Caution Y Leave the ink cartridges installed when you transport the printer Removing the cartridges during transport can damage the printer 2 Unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet then disconnect the interface cable from the printer 3 Remove the paper from the sheet feeder and remove the paper support 4 Push in the output extension tray and then raise the output tray 5 Attach the protective materials to the printer 6 Repack the printer and power cord in the original box 7 Keep the printer level during transport 8 10 Maintenance and Transportation Chapter 9 Troubleshooting Diagnosing the Problem esr vate tet go OAS So She 9 2 Errorindicators aaa dd 9 2 Dats MODO une te Us yds ds Ba Gk ake ah e 9 4 Self testing escasas 9 5 Hex CUM mode ccecce i eoni ea a a a 9 7 Problems and Solutions ss e a 9 8 Powersupply cae See ustra PYE Se eet 28
76. as described below because they also have an effect on the other settings You may also need to check the Page Setup dialog box for other basic settings such as paper size See page 5 17 for information on the Page Setup dialog box Macintosh Using the Printer Software for Macintosh 5 3 Media Type Select the Media Type setting that matches the kind of paper you loaded in the printer See below to determine which Media Type setting shown in bold best matches your paper Plain Paper Plain paper Envelopes 360 dpi Ink J et Paper 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper A4 5041059 S041025 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper Letter S041060 S041028 Iron On Cool Peel Transfer Paper A4 S041154 Iron On Cool Peel Transfer Paper Letter S041153 S041155 Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper A4 S041061 S041026 Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper Letter S041062 S041029 Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper Legal S041067 S041048 Photo Quality Ink Jet Card A6 S041054 Photo Quality Ink Jet Card 5 x 8 in S041121 Photo Quality Ink Jet Card 8 x 10 in S041122 Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheet A4 S041106 Ink J et Transparencies Ink Jet Transparencies A4 5041063 Ink Jet Transparencies Letter S041064 5 4 Using the Printer Software for Macintosh Photo Paper Photo Quality Glossy Paper A4 S041126 Photo Quality Glossy Paper Letter S041124 Photo Paper A4 S041140 Photo Paper Letter S041141 Photo Paper 4 x 6 in S0411
77. ation first If that is not possible default setting mode use the printer driver If that is also impossible use the default setting mode For DOS users The Network I F mode is set Set the Network I F mode to On in to Off the default setting mode To enter the default setting mode see Changing the Print Settings in Appendix A The New Hardware Found screen appears even though the printer software has already been installed Cause What to do This error may occur when Click the Do not installa driver using Windows 95 Windows will not prompt you again button then click OK The print heads moved to the ink cartridge replacement position unexpectedly Cause What to do The 4 or amp cleaning button One or both of the ink cartridges is was pressed while the 6 or amp low or out of ink Replace the ink light was flashing or on cartridges as described on page 8 2 Troubleshooting 9 15 Ne D i Q 2 Y E 2 Paper handling Paper does not feed properly from the sheet feeder Cause What to do Too many sheets are loaded in the sheet feeder Take the paper stack out of the feeder remove some sheets and reload the stack Before you load paper check the amount of paper you can load in the sheet feeder See Chapter 6 The edge guides are not set correctly Adjust the guides against the stack of paper See Loading Paper in C
78. ccess the printer driver setting menu as described in Chapter 4 Click the Utility tab then click the Head Cleaning button Follow the on screen messages While the printer performs the cleaning cycle the O power light flashes It takes about two minutes to clean each print head Caution Never turn off the printer while the O power light is flashing Doing so may damage the printer When the power light stops flashing click Print nozzle check pattem in the Head Cleaning dialog box and use the pattern to confirm that the heads are clean and to reset the cleaning cycle Troubleshooting 9 33 Ne D b 9 5 Q E 2 Nozzle check pattern Good sample any segments are missing The above sample isin blackand white but the actualcheck pattem printsin color In the check pattern if you find that any segments are missing from the test lines as shown above you may need to repeat the head cleaning and print the nozzle check pattern again If print quality does not improve after repeating this procedure four or five times try other recommendations listed in this chapter If the print quality still does not improve contact your dealer Troubleshooting For Macintosh users 1
79. ck here to insta Il lt lt EPSON Stylus Series Printer Software instllation program gt gt Please select from the following items make a floppy disk version of the printer Double click here to software mild If this dialog box does not appear double click the My Computer icon then double click the CD ROM drive icon or floppy disk drive icon for floppy disk users 2 14 Getting Started If this dialog box appears double click Install Printer Driver Utility If this dialog box still does not appear double click the Setup exe icon You may need to use the arrows to scroll through the folder to find it 3 If the dialog box below appears click OK to start the printer software installation EPSON Printer Utility Setup Printer Model Version 4 00E Copyright C 1996 SEIKO EPSON CORP All Rights Reserved OK Cancel 4 When the installation is complete click OK again 5 For Windows 95 the EPSON Status Monitor 2 utility installation starts automatically Note Q You can stop the EPSON Status Monitor 2 installation by clicking the Cancel button If you want to install it later see Installing the Status Monitor 2 utility on page 4 27 O Installing time varies depending on your computer system Windows Your printer software is now installed The installation program automatically selects this printer as the default printer for Windows applica
80. ck ink cartridge m The black ink cartridge Replace the black ink cartridge with is empty a new one S020108 See page 8 2 fordetails Ink Low color ink cartridge 34 The colorinkcartidge Obtain a replacement color ink isnearly empty cartridge S020089 Ink Out color ink cartridge ee The colorinkcartidge Replace the color ink cartridge with isempty a new one S020089 See page 8 2 fordetails E on O off 4 flashing Troubleshooting 9 3 Ne D Q g n E Lights Problem and Solution Carriage Error 10 The print head 1 Remove any paperfromthe paper camage iscaught by path by hand m jammed paperor If you are unable to remove otherforeign materal jammed paperby hand pressthe me and cannot retum to load eject button until the paper wa the home position isfully ejected If the paperisnot O ejected release the button then press it again The paperroller rotates in the opposite direction Release the button afterthe paper isfully ejected 2 Tum off the printer Aftera few seconds tum it on again If the erorisnot cleared contact your dealer Unknown Printer Error mia An unknown printer Tum off the printer and aftera few eN enorhasoccured seconds tum it on again If the eror isnot cleared contact your dealer ray HO E 0n O off 4 flashing Status Monitor If you are pr
81. clamp Install the color ink cartridge as described in steps 5 and 6 substituting color ink cartridge for black ink cartridge where appropriate Then go to step 9 to complete the ink cartridge installation 2 10 Getting Started 9 Close the printer cover then press the Y load eject button The printer moves the print heads and begins charging the ink delivery system Note Even if you do not press the load eject button the printer moves the print heads and begins the ink charging process about 60 seconds after you install the ink cartridges The ink charging process takes up to 4 minutes to complete during which time the power light flashes and the printer produces a variety of mechanical sounds These are normal When the ink delivery system has been charged the print heads return to their home position Caution Never turn off the printer while the power light is flashing The life of a cartridge depends on the amount of text and black and white graphics you print for a black cartridge and the amount and the number of colors used in your documents for a color cartridge Note When ink runs out see Replacing an Ink Cartridge in Chapter 8 Getting Started 2 11 Now you are ready to connect the printer to your computer To connect the printer to your PC see the following section To connect it to your Macintosh see page 2 20 Connecting the Printer to Your PC Connect
82. color quality has not improved clean the print heads as described later in this chapter The Media Type setting does Make sure the Media Type setting in not match the kind of paper your printer driver matches the type of loaded in the printer media you have loaded or load media that matches the Media Type setting 9 24 Troubleshooting Color dots are missing in printed characters or graphics The printed color image has gaps or faint areas Cause What to do The color print head nozzles Clean the color print head See are clogged Cleaning the Print Heads later in this chapter For DOS users The Network I F mode is set Set the Network I F mode to On in to Off the default setting mode To enter the default setting mode see Changing the Print Settings in Appendix A Black dots are missing in printed characters or graphics The printed black image is light or faint Cause What to do The black print head nozzles Clean the black print head See are clogged Cleaning the Print Heads later in this chapter Dots are missing in printed characters or graphics Cause What to do For DOS users The Network I F mode is set Set the Network I F mode to On in to Off the default setting mode To enter the default setting mode see Changing the Print Settings in Appendix A Troubleshooting 9 25 Ne D i Q 2 Y E 2
83. cted in your printer driver Set the Ink setting to Color The paper is not loaded printable side up Check that the printable side of the paper is facing up The Media Type setting does not match the paper loaded Change the Media Type setting in your printer driver to match the type of media you have loaded Load media that matches the Media Type setting you selected in the printer driver Troubleshooting 9 23 Ne D b 9 5 Q E 2 The print head nozzles fora Clean the print heads See Cleaning particular color of ink are the Print Heads later in this chapter clogged The ICM Windows95 or Select Automatic as the Mode setting ColorSync Macintosh in the printer driver setting in your driver is not appropriate for your document Your printer and monitor are See the user s guides of your not properly calibrated for image editing software and your color matching monitor for information on calibrating your system for color matching Since monitors and printers See Appendix B Tips for Color produce colors differently Printing printed colors will not always match on screen colors perfectly Colors are not very vibrant Cause What to do The image was printed on the Make sure that you are printing on the wrong side of EPSON Ink Jet coated side of the paper If necessary Paper flip over the paper and try printing again If the
84. ctrical outlet If you do you may damage the printer or your computer 3 Turn the printer around so that its back faces you and disconnect any existing interface cables 4 Useacross head screwdriver to remove the two screws securing the shield plate to the optional interface slot then lift off the plate Be sure to keep both screws you may need to use them again when you reinstall the shield plate 5 Be sure to set any switches and jumpers on the card See the interface card s manual for details If your interface card has a jumper labeled J G make sure that you set it to on or the card will not work properly Using Optional Interfaces 7 3 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 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 If the cable has a grounding wire connect it to one of the screws securing the parallel interface Also if you are using more than one computer reconnect the other interface cable 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 setting for the interface option such as I F interface mode in the default
85. d The following seven additional sets can be selected only with the ESC R command Specifications C 25 Characters available with ESC command To print the characters in the table below use the ESC command The characters in the right table are available with PC864 Arabic PC AR864 Arabic and PC APTEC Arabic C 26 Specifications Glossary The following definitions apply specifically to printers AGM Alternate Graphics Mode An option that improves the quality of your printout when using the printer in IBM X24E emulation mode application A software program that helps you carry out a particular task such as word processing or financial planning ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange A standardized coding system for assigning numerical codes to letters and symbols auto line feed When this feature is selected in the default setting mode each carriage return code CR is automatically followed by a line feed LF code banding The horizontal lines that sometimes appear when printing graphics This occurs when the print head carriage return is misaligned See also MicroWeave bidirectional printing Printing in which the print heads print in both directions This increases the speed of printing bit A binary digit 0 or 1 which is the smallest unit of information used by a printer or computer brightness The lightness or darkness of an image buffer The portion o
86. d 2 17 Note O The EPSON Status Monitor 2 utility installation starts automatically You can stop the installation by clicking the Cancel button If you want to install it later see Installing the Status Monitor 2 utility on page 4 27 O Installation time varies depending on your computer system If you use the floppy disk version click OK when the installation is completed Your printer software is now installed If you use your printer on a network with Windows 95 see page 2 21 Before using the printer software be sure to read the README file located in the EPSON folder For information on opening and using the software see Printing With Windows in Chapter 3 2 18 Getting Started Installing in Windows 3 1 Follow these steps to install the software using Windows 3 1 1 Make sure Windows 3 1 is running and the Program Manager 2 window is open 2 Insert the Printer Software CD shipped with your printer in the CD ROM drive If you use the floppy disk version insert it in a floppy disk drive 3 Select Run in the File menu You see the Run dialog box In the Command Line box type D EPSETUP and click OK If the CD ROM drive has a drive letter other than D substitute the appropriate letter If you are using the floppy disk version type A SETUP and click OK If the floppy disk drive has a drive letter other than A substitute the appropriate letter Type here to D EPSE
87. direction to Uni D in the default setting mode To enter the default setting mode see Changing the Print Settings in Appendix A The printed image is smeared Cause What to do The paper is too thick Open the printer cover and set the adjust lever to the position See Chapter 6 Printing on Special Paper Special paper was loaded without the support sheet or a regular sheet of paper under it though it requires one Load the support sheet or a piece of plain paper under the special paper See Chapter 6 Printing on Special Paper or the instructions packed with your paper Multiple sheets of EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film were loaded Load glossy film one sheet at a time with the loading support sheet or a piece of plain paper under it If you need to load multiple sheets of glossy film load only up to 30 sheets with the loading support sheet or a piece of plain paper under them and set the top margin of the page to 30 mm or more The print head nozzles are clogged Clean the print heads See Cleaning the Print Heads later in this chapter 9 20 Troubleshooting Ink has leaked on the platen Wipe the area shown below in blue inside the printer with a soft clean cloth Warning Be careful not to touch the gears inside the printer White horizontal lines appear in the printed image Cause What to do The print
88. document on one sheet of paper use the Print Layout feature on the Layout menu Windows Main Paper Layout Unity Proportional Printing Nomal C Fitto Page C Custom pe toe TE Click here to print 2 or 4 oie pages of your document ric on a single piece of paper I Einte Letter A I Watermark aio Cancel Help Using the Printer Software for Windows 4 13 The Page Order setting allows you to select the order of the printed pages The Print page frames setting allows you to print a frame around each page on the sheet of paper Printing a watermark on your document To print a watermark on your document click the Watermark check box Main Paper Layout Utity Proportional Printing Letter Gi C Fitto Page Custom zi Eroportion LF A Print Layout 1Page C 2Pages f r Click here to print C 4Pages T7 Frnt page teme Pane order J watermark TF Watermark Click the Watermark Settings button You can select from a list of predefined watermarks or you can select a bitmap BMP file as your own custom watermark The Watermark Settings dialog box also allows you to make a variety of detailed watermark settings for example you can select the size color and position of your watermark 4 14 Using the Printer Software for Windows Using EPSON Printer Utilities EPSON printer utilities allow you to perform some printer ma
89. dots dpi Dots per inch The dpi measures the resolution See also resolution driver A software program that sends instructions to a computer peripheral to tell it what to do For example your printer driver accepts print data from your word processing application and sends instructions to the printer on how to print this data economy printing Printing in which images are printed with fewer dots to save ink emulation Emulation means using the control codes of another kind of printer Most users will never need to make this setting but some experienced users may find this helpful error diffusion Error diffusion blends individual colored dots with the colors of the surrounding dots to create the appearance of natural colors By blending colored dots the printer can achieve excellent colors and subtle color gradation This method is best suited for printing documents that contain detailed graphics or photographic images Glossary ESC P Abbreviation for Epson Standard Code for Printers This system of commands gives you control of your printer from your computer It is standard for all EPSON printers and supported by most application programs for personal computers 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 Finest Detail This printer driver setting automatically makes your printout shar
90. e print heads when you transport the printer or move it to a different environment Using the print head alignment utility The print head alignment utility includes both black and color alignment features To install this utility on your hard drive insert the EPSON Printer Software CD ROM into your CD ROM drive and then type D SETUP If your CD ROM drive uses a different drive letter or you are using the floppy version substitute it for DA at the DOS prompt Depending on the country the CD ROM may contain multiple language versions of the printer software If the procedure above produced an error type D then specify your proferred language by typing English Francais German Italian Portugal or Spanish followed by SETUP Then press Enter Follow the directions on the screen After running the setup program change to the drive and directory that contains the utility or set the path to the directory Then type EPCALIB2 and press Enter The following window appears EPSON Print Head Alignment Utility The Print Head Alignment utility fixes misaligned vertical lines and gaps between black and other colors Please select your printer from the list Epson Stylus COLOR 850 Version 3 00 Copyright C 1998 SEIKO EPSON Tab Shift Tab Change field Space Select CursorKey Move in list Using the Printer with DOS A 11 Make sure your printer is selected Click Next then follow the directions on the screen Note Thi
91. e asterisk in the product number is a substitute for the last digit which varies by country Getting Started 2 27 2 Macintosh Installing the Printer Software in Your Macintosh Always use the EPSON STYLUS COLOR 850 Macintosh printer software when printing with your printer This software is specially designed to allow easy access to all the features of the printer Caution Turn off all virus protection programs before you install your printer software Your printer software includes U EPSON Printer Driver Package OQ SC850 The printer driver software that runs your printer if you are using the serial interface QU SC850 AT The printer driver software that lets you use the printer on an AppleTalk network U EPSON Monitor3 Monitors and manages background printing jobs You must turn on background printing in the Chooser to use this utility For more information see Controlling Background Printing on page 5 25 Q StatusMonitor Keeps track of the current status of your printer and alerts you when printer errors occur You can open it from the Utility dialog box in the printer driver software For more information see Using EPSON Printer Utilities on page 5 23 2 28 Getting Started O Nozzle Check Checks the print heads for clogging You can open this utility from the Utility dialog box in the printer software For more information see Using EPSON Printer Utilities on page 5
92. e corresponding tab at the top of the window to view a menu For information on the printer driver settings see online help and pages 4 5 to 4 14 in this chapter See page 4 15 for information on the printer utilities From Windows 95 or Windows NT 4 0 Follow these steps to access the printer software from My Computer 1 Double click the My Computer icon Windows 2 Double click the Printers folder 3 For Windows 95 right click your printer icon and click Properties For Windows NT 4 0 right click your printer icon then click Document Defaults Using the Printer Software for Windows 4 3 The Main Paper and Layout menus contain the printer driver settings The Utility menu contains the printer utilities Click the corresponding tab at the top of the window to view a menu For information on the printer driver settings see online help and pages 4 5 to 4 14 in this chapter See page 4 15 for information on the printer utilities From Windows 3 1 Follow these steps to access the printer software from Program Manager 1 Double click the Control Panel icon in the Main group 2 Double click the Printersicon 3 Choose your printer from the Installed Printers list 4 Choose Setup You see the Main menu of the printer software window The Main and Paper menus contain the printer driver settings The Utility menu contains the printer utilities 5 Click the corresponding tab at the top of the window to vi
93. edefined settings 4 2 4 6 7 See also online help Printer utilities See Utilities Print head alignment 9 36 37 A 11 12 cleaning 9 32 35 A 10 11 Printing basic steps Macintosh 3 8 9 Windows 3 5 7 Printing problems See Troubleshooting Print Quality settings Macintosh 3 9 5 9 Windows 3 6 4 8 See also online help Print settings DOS A 2 9 Macintosh 5 2 22 See also Printer software for Macintosh Windows 4 2 14 See also online help and Printer software for Windows Profile setting 5 14 Progress Meter 4 19 Q Quality vs Speed slide bar Macintosh 3 9 5 3 Windows 3 6 4 6 See also online help R Reduce or Enlarge setting Macintosh 5 18 Windows 4 13 IN 5 Rendering Intent setting 5 15 Replacing an ink cartridge See Ink cartridges Resolution image B 5 6 printing C 3 See also Print Quality settings Rotate by 180 setting Macintosh 5 18 Windows 4 12 S Safety approvals C 10 instructions Chapter 1 Saturation B 2 Saturation setting Macintosh 5 13 5 15 Windows See online help Self adhesive sheets 1 8 6 3 Self testing 9 5 Special media 1 8 See also Special paper Special paper 1 8 6 2 3 cleaning sheets 6 4 loading 6 2 10 Specifications C 2 12 default settings C 13 electrical C 9 environmental C 9 ink cartridges C 7 8 initialization C 12 interface C 10 11 mechanical C 8 paper C 4 6 printable area C 6 printing C 2 3 safety approvals
94. emove all protective materials packed with your printer before you set it up and turn on the power Follow the instructions inserted with the printer to remove these materials Save all packaging and protective materials in case you need to transport the printer later 2 2 Getting Started Choosing a Place for the Printer Follow the guidelines listed below when placing your printer Q Place the printer on a flat stable surface that is larger than the printer The printer will not operate properly if it is tilted or at an angle Q Place the printer close enough to the computer for the interface cable to reach it easily U Leave adequate room for easy operation and maintenance O Leave enough room on the table at the front of the printer to lower the output tray Q Avoid using or storing the printer in places subject to rapid changes in temperature and humidity Also keep it away from direct sunlight strong light or heat sources Q Avoid places subject to shocks and vibrations Q 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 Q Avoid electrical outlets controlled by wall switches or automatic timers If you must use electrical outlets controlled by wall switches do not use the wall switches to control them Also avoid outlets on the same circuit as lar
95. ension cord does not exceed the cord s ampere rating Also make sure the total ampere rating of all devices plugged into the wall outlet does not exceed the wall outlet s ampere rating Unplug the printer before cleaning Clean with a damp cloth only Do not spill liquid on the printer Except as specifically explained in this guide do not attempt to service the printer yourself Safety Instructions 1 O 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 O If you plan to use the printer in Germany observe the following To provide adequate short circuit protection and over current protection for this printer the building installation must be protected by a 16 Amp circuit breaker Bei Anschlufs des Druckers an die Stromversorgung muf sichergestellt werden dafs die Geb udeinstallation mit einem 16 A Uberstromschalter abgesichert ist A few precautions Even if you are familiar with other types of printers be sure to read through the following list of precautions before operating your ink jet printer Q Do not put your hand inside the printer or touch the ink cartridges during printing
96. er Using the Printer Software for Windows 4 19 From Windows 3 1 Despooler Write README WRI z Time 0 00 07 Page 1 of 27 Copy 1 of 1 EPSON Stylus COLOR 850 LPT1 This dialog box shows the progress of the current print job You can also cancel pause and resume and restart selected print jobs from the Progress Meter and the Despooler Stop Cancels printing Pause Pauses printing until you press it again Reprint Restarts printing from the current page reprints the whole document orholds the document for printing later 4 20 Using the Printer Software for Windows Understanding the EPSON Spool Manager The EPSON Spool Manager is similar to Windows Print Manager If it receives two or more print jobs at one time it puts them in a line with printers on a network this may be called a print queue in the order received When a print job reaches the top of the line the EPSON Spool Manager sends the job to the printer From Windows 95 Click the EPSON Stylus COLOR 850 button after it appears on 4 the taskbar You can see the status and information for the print jobs and also you can cancel pause and resume or restart selected print jobs from the Spool Manager Document Name Papaer Size Status Started At pmeter tif Letter Plain paper Printing 11 23 12 AM 97 07 Pause Resume Restart Help From Windows 3 1 Double click the EPSON Spool Managericon after it appears at the
97. er from others on the network 5 Click Rename and then click Done to quit the EPSON Namer Using the Chooser fo select your printer After you install the printer software you need to open the Chooser to select your printer You have to choose the printer the first time you use it or whenever you want to switch to another printer Your Macintosh will always print using the last printer selected If you are using the serial interface choose your printer driver as described in the following section Using the serial interface connection If your system is connected to an AppleTalk network see Using the AppleTalk connection on page 2 35 Note If you are using a Macintosh Quadra 950 or 900 you need to choose Compatible in the Serial Switch dialog box before selecting your printer from the Chooser To open the Serial Switch dialog box choose Control Panel from the Apple menu then choose Serial Switch 2 32 Getting Started Using the serial interface connection 1 Make sure the printer is connected to your Macintosh and turned on 2 Choose Chooser from the Apple menu Then click your 2 printer s icon and the port your printer is connected to If you don t see the appropriate icon use the arrows on the right to scroll through the available icons Oz Chooser Clic k your 35 Select a printer port printericon 4 amp BEJ SC 850 AT
98. er support as described in Chapter 6 1 Lower the output tray at the front of the printer and slide out the extension 3 2 Starting to Print 2 Slide the left edge guide to the left as far as it will go If you load long paper for example legal size paper pull up the paper support extension 3 Fan a stack of paper then tap it on a flat surface to even the edges Starting to Print 3 3 4 Load the stack of paper with the printable side up and the right edge of the paper resting against the right side of the sheet feeder Note Q Always load paper into the sheet feeder short edge first Load envelopes flap edge first with the flap side down Q Load preprinted forms or letterhead top edge first 5 Slide the left edge guide against the left edge of the paper Make sure the paper stack fits under both the edge guide tab and arrow mark as shown below 3 4 Starting to Print Printing With Windows To get started with printing right away follow the printing method explained below which is typical of many Windows applications The actual way you print may vary depending on the application you use See your application manual for details Note While many Windows applications override the settings made with the printer driver some do not so you must verify the settings to get the results you expect 1 From your application open the document you want to print 2 Click Print on the
99. eritas Be aA eS C 9 Environmental o o o oo a a C 9 Safety approvals cir do as ER Gyan A C 10 Interface Specifications 2 44 44 We week 4 64 we ees C 10 Parallel interface 2 2 0 0 0002 eee eee C 10 Seriabinterlade 244 9 icine proa aa doe C 11 Initialization 2 ee C 12 Default settings ue atoia ama d penaa e oe ies C 13 Command Liste s ooi aa epee aa me e Ea ee C 14 ESC P2controlcodes o o o ooo ooo C 14 IBM X24E emulation control codes C 15 Character Tables o oo ee C 16 International character sets o C 25 Characters available with ESC command C 26 Specifications C 1 Technical Specifications Printing Printing method On demand ink jet Nozzle configuration Monochrome black 128 nozzles 32 x 4 staggered Color 64 nozzles x 3 cyan magenta yellow Printable columns and printing speeds Character mode Character pitch Printing Draft speed LQ printing characters per inch column speed 10 80 533 cps 400 cps 12 96 640 cps 480 cps 15 120 800 cps 600 cps 17 10 condensed 137 912 cps 684 cps 20 12 condensed 160 1067 cps 800 cps cpsstandsforcharacters persecond Raster graphics mode Print quality Printable Available CRspeed area dots 180 dpi x 180 dpi 8 27 inches 1488 26 7 ips 360 dpi x 360 dpi 8 27 inches 2976 20 ips 720 dpi x 720 dpi 8 27 inch
100. es 5952 20 ips 1440 dpi x 720 dpi 8 27 inches 5952 20 ips ipsstandsforinchesper second C 2 Specifications Resolution Maximum 1440 dpi x 720 dpi 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 and expanded raster graphics code IBM X24E emulation code Line spacing 1 6 inch 1 8 inch or programmable in 1 360 inch increments Paper feed speed 100 milliseconds per 1 3 inch line Input buffer 32KB Bitmap fonts Font 10 cpi 12 cpi 15 cpi Proportional EPSON Roman O O O O EPSON Sans Serif O O O O EPSON Courier O O O EPSON Prestige O O O EPSON Script O O O Select other font pitch combinations using ESC P 2 commands See the Command List laterin this appendix Scalable fonts Font Minimum Maximum Increments point size point size EPSON Roman 8 32 2 EPSON Sans Serif 8 32 2 EPSON Roman T 8 32 2 EPSON Sans Serif H 8 32 2 Each font has four va nations nomal bold italic and bold italic Character tables 1 italic and 10 graphics character tables 30 graphical character tables are available in some countries Character sets 14 international character sets and 1 legal character set Specifications C 3 Paper Note Since the quality of any particular brand or type of paper may be changed by the manufacturer
101. es to print an image Keep in mind that High Speed should be switched off when high quality is important 5 Note If printed vertical lines appear misaligned when High Speed is selected you may need to align the print heads For details see Aligning the Print Heads on page 9 37 Flip Horizontal This feature inverts an image printing it reversed left to right Finest Detail If you select Fine 720 dpias the Print Quality setting you can turn on Finest Detail to print text and line art with very sharp edges Be aware that it may take considerably longer to print using this feature and it will increase your Macintosh memory requirements Additionally you may not be able to print some larger images and some patterns may not print correctly If you experience problems printing with Finest Detail on turn it off or add more memory Macintosh Using the Printer Software for Macintosh 5 11 Color Adjustment The Color Adjustment settings provide you with a level of control over printed colors that you will not find in many applications Mode There are four color adjustment modes as follows Automatic Analyzes the print data and optimizes color correction for the type of data sent to the printer Photo rea listic Provides output that closely matches the original data Use this setting for color photographs Vivid Intensifies the colors and lightens the midtones and highlights of an image Use this settin
102. ess the 4 or amp cleaning button for three seconds to clean the black or color print head The printer starts cleaning the print head and the 0 power light begins flashing If you want to clean the other print head wait until the ower light stops flashing then press the other cleaning button 4 or amp for three seconds It takes about two minutes to clean each print head Caution Never turn off the printer while the power light is flashing Doing so may damage the printer Note You cannot clean both black and color print heads at the same time 5 Close the printer cover 6 After the power light stops flashing print a few lines to confirm that the head is clean and to reset the cleaning cycle If you entered the print head cleaning mode while the printer was printing a document the printer feeds paper and resumes printing automatically A 10 Using the Printer with DOS If the print quality does not improve repeat step 4 then print a few lines to check the output If print quality hasn t improved after repeating this procedure four or five times see Problems and Solutions in Chapter 9 Aligning the Print Heads If you find that the printed image is fuzzy or the vertical or horizontal lines in your printout are not properly aligned you may need to align the print heads with the EPSON Print Head Alignment Utility This utility aligns the print heads to print images clearly You may need to align th
103. etting Vhs 4 5 Using the Predefined Settings 6 RSS we ees 4 6 Customizing the Print Settings acces gf oS tee 4 8 Making the Media Type Setting 4 10 Modifying the Printout Style Windows 95 amp NT 4 0 only 4 12 Using EPSON Printer Utilities RARA AAA 4 15 EPSON Status Monitor 2 for Windows 95 only 4 16 Nozzle Check AAA a a he We le Da a E 4 16 Head Clainni e gip ere ted So he ah Ree p as de ahs 4 17 Print Head Alignment acu ge eee aia 4 17 Speed Progress for Windows 95 only 4 17 Checking Printer Status for Windows 95 and 3 1 4 19 Using EPSON Status Monitor 2 for Windows 95 only 4 22 Getting Information Through Online Help 4 28 Accessing help from your application 4 28 Accessing help from Windows 95 or NT4 0 4 28 Accessing help from Windows 3 1 4 28 Using the Printer Software for Windows 4 1 Windows Printer Software The printer software includes a printer driver and printer utilities The printer driver lets you choose from a wide variety of settings to get the best results from your printer The printer utilities help you check the printer and keep it in top condition There are four levels of settings Automatic setting The quickest and easiest way to start printing See page 4 5 Predefined settings More control over printer settings according to the kind of printout See page 4 6 Custom settings Fit
104. ew a menu For information on the printer driver settings see online help and pages 4 5 to 4 14 in this chapter See page 4 15 for information on the printer utilities 4 4 Using the Printer Software for Windows Making Changes fo Printer Driver Settings The printer software contains the printer driver setting menus explained below and the Utility menu explained on page 4 15 Main Mode Media Type Ink Paper Paper Size Copies Orientation Printable Area Layout Proportional Printing Print Layout Watermark The Layout menu is available only for Windows 95 and NT 4 0 users Using the Automatic Setting When Automatic is selected on the Main menu the printer driver takes care of all detailed settings according to the Media Type and Ink settings you make see page 4 10 for details on the Media Type settings So the only settings you need to make are the the Media Type and Ink settings Most Windows applications feature paper size and page layout settings which override similar settings on the Paper menu but if your application does not you should verify the settings on the Paper menu Main Paper Layout Utility Mode Ka A gt 4 8 Media Type Ink Plain paper El a Color lain paper C Black Current Settings ff Letter QY Microweave On 2 Portrait 22 High Speed Off h Normal 360dpi amp Color Adjustment 2 No Watermark Cancel Help Using the Printer Sof
105. f the printer s memory used to store data before printing it byte A unit of information consisting of eight bits 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 Glossary 1 ColorSync Macintosh software that is designed to help you get WYSIWIG what you see is what you get color output This software prints colors as you see them on your screen control code Special codes used to control printer functions such as performing a carriage return or line feed cpi characters per inch A measure of the size of text characters sometimes referred to as pitch default A value or setting that takes effect when the equipment is turned on reset or initialized default setting mode A feature that allows experienced users to make special settings that they may not be able to make in their software or the driver dithering A halftoning method in which dots are arranged in an orderly pattern Dithering works best for printing images with solid colors such as charts and graphs See also Halftoning dot matrix A method of printing in which each letter or symbol is formed by a pattern matrix of individual
106. f the settings you can change and show you how the control panel lights appear for each selection Use the instruction sheets to change the settings from the control panel Using the Printer with DOS A 7 5 After making your changes exit the default setting mode by turning off the printer Note Q You may exit the default setting mode any time by turning off the printer Any changes you have made remain in effect until you change them again Q If you want to check the current default settings enter the default setting mode again and print the current settings The current settings are indicated with arrows Selecting fonts Your printer has eight built in character fonts including two 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 To select a font enter the default setting mode See Changing the default settings on page A 7 Note Font selections you make with your software override your printer s control panel selections For best results use your software to select fonts 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 Draft A 8 Using the Printer with DOS Note Q Roman T and Sans Serif H fonts are available in proportional spacing only
107. g box Note Q You cannot use a predefined settings name for your custom settings O To delete a custom setting click Save Settings in the Print dialog box to open the Custom Settings dialog box then select the setting and click Delete O You cannot delete the predefined settings 5 16 Using the Printer Software for Macintosh Using your saved settings To select your settings click Advanced in the Print dialog box then click in the settings list beside the More Settings button and select your setting If you change the Media Type or Ink option when one of your customized settings is selected in the settings list the selection shown in the list returns to Custom Settings The customized setting that was previously selected is not affected by this change To return to your customized setting simply reselect it in the list Changing the Paper Size To change a paper size choose Page Setup from the File menu of your application The following dialog box appears Paper Size A4 Cancel J Orientation Portrait Landscape O Rotate by 180 degrees Reduce or Enlarge Printable Area Maximum Centered Macintosh Using the Printer Software for Macintosh 5 17 Paper size You can select any of the following predefined paper sizes If you do not see your paper size in this list see the next page for instructions on defining a custom paper size A4 B5 A5 Lette
108. g for presentation graphics such as charts and graphs No Color The printer driver does not enhance Adjustment the color Choose this option only when making a ColorSync profile for this printer When printing normally choose one of the other modes 5 12 Using the Printer Software for Macintosh Slide bars For the settings below drag the slide bar to the right or left with your mouse or type a value in the box next to the slide bar to adjust a setting The range varies from 25 to 25 Brightness Changes the overall lightness or darkness of an image Contrast Magnifies or minimizes the difference between the bright or dark parts of an image Saturation Modifies the vividness of color Lower saturation produces colors that are dull and higher saturation produces colors that are rich Cyan Magenta Adjusts the amount of each of the Yellow three primary colors used in color printing For color printing only PhotoEnhance2 Select this option when printing images taken with a video camera digital camera or scanner EPSON PhotoEnhance2 automatically adjusts the contrast saturation and brightness of the original image data to produce sharper more vivid color printouts PhotoEnhance2 does not affect your original image data When PhotoEnhance 2 is selected other settings are dimmed meaning you cannot change those settings Macintosh Using the Printer Software for Macintosh 5 13 Note O Ph
109. ge motors or other appliances that can cause fluctuations in line voltage O Keep the entire computer system away from potential sources of electromagnetic interference such as loudspeakers or the base units of cordless telephones Getting Started 2 3 O Use a grounded power outlet do not use an adapter plug Using a printer stand When using a printer stand note the following O Use a stand that can support at least 15 0 kg 33 2 Ib O Never use a stand that tilts the printer The printer should always be kept level Attaching the Paper Support Insert the paper support into the slots at the rear of the printer as shown below Note To print on transparencies you need to reposition the paper support as described in Loading Transparencies in Chapter 6 2 4 Getting Started Plugging in the Printer 1 Make sure that the printer is turned off It is off when the power button protrudes slightly from the surface of the control panel 2 Check the label on the back of the printer to make sure the voltage required by the printer matches that of the electrical outlet you will be plugging it into Also make sure that you have the correct power cable for your power source Caution i It is not possible to change the printer s voltage If the rated voltage and your outlet voltage do not match contact your dealer for assistance Do not plug in the power cord 3 Ifthe power cord is not attached to
110. gh Speed On Off Ha lfto ning No Halftoning Enor Diffusion Finest Detail Off On Data characteristics Image size Small Large Resolution Low High The table below shows the factors related to print speed only Print speed Faster Slower Printer driver settings Ink Black Color Collate Off On Reverse Order Off On Flip Horizonta l Off On Data characteristics Variety of colors Grayscale Full color Hardware resources System speed Fast Slow HDD free space Large Small Memory free space Large Small 9 28 Troubleshooting Print speed Faster Slower Software status Running applications One Many Name may vary depending on the printer software and application software you are using G ra ysc ale means using black ink only to print varying shadesof gray from pure black to pure white Using Speed amp Progress for Windows 95 only You can make certain print speed settings with the Speed amp Progress dialog box To acces the Speed amp Progress dialog box double click the My Computer icon double click the Printer icon right click your printer icon and select Properties The printer driver window appears Click the Utility tab and click the Soeed amp Progress button High Speed Copies To print multiple copies of your document faster turn on High Speed Copies Ne Enable EPSON Printer Port To speed up the data transfer rate to EPSON printers turn on Enable EPSON P
111. gs menu and click Monitor from restart or Monitor now to enable Status Monitor Note The Background Monitoring and Status Alert settings are not available while the Status Monitor is inactive Using the Printer Software for Windows 4 25 4 Windows 2 Select the printer you want to monitor from the Installed Printers list and then click Monitoring Preferences on the Settings menu The dialog box below appears Monitoring Preferences x Printer Name Epson Stylus COLOR 850 Monitoring Interval gt Short Long 1 1 Setting a short monitoring interval may cause some applications to run more slowly aa Monitoring Status Alert gt V Show when printing Y Monitor this printer M Show when errors occur Cancel Q Monitoring Interval You can adjust the monitoring interval by dragging the slider Note Setting a short monitoring interval may slow down some applications Q Background Monitoring If this is turned on the Status Alert dialog box appears automatically while you are using some application programs You can specify when the Alert dialog box appears using the Status Alert options on the right O Status Alert You can select when you want the Status Alert dialog box to appear 3 Click OK to save your settings 4 26 Using the Printer Software for Windows Note If you want the Status Alert dialog box to appear in front of other windows
112. h a new one 8 2 Maintenance and Transportation To replace an ink cartridge follow these steps 1 Make sure the printer is on Determine which cartridge needs to be replaced as indicated by the 6 black or amp color ink out light Note If you press the 4 cleaning button when the ink out light is off or the amp cleaning button when the amp ink out light is off the printer starts cleaning that print head 2 Lower the output tray at the front of the printer if necessary y tt then open the printer cover You see the 4 and w cleaning buttons 3 Hold down the or cleaning button depending on which ink you need to replace for three seconds The print heads move left to the black or color ink cartridge replacement position as shown below and the power light flashes Maintenance Caution Y Do not move the print heads by hand Always press the cleaning button or the amp cleaning button to move them otherwise you may damage the printer Maintenance and Transportation 8 3 O Black ink cartridge replacement position Note The printer automatically moves the print heads back to their home far right position after 60 seconds if you have not started the replacement procedure 8 4 Maintenance and Transportation 4 Lift up the ink cartridge clamp as shown below The cartridge rises part way out of the cartridge holder Caution Y Once you open the ink cartridge clamp t
113. hapter 3 Paper is jammed in the paper path Press the load eject button The printer loads the jammed paper and then resumes printing If the error is not cleared open the printer cover and remove the jammed paper then reload paper in the sheet feeder and press the load eject button The printer resumes printing The paper stack does not fit under the edge guide tab inside the left edge guide Reload the paper so that it fits under the edge guide tab See Loading Paper in Chapter 3 The paper is curled or folded Use flat undamaged paper The paper is old or creased Use only new smooth sheets of paper The paper s size is not compatible with the printer Use paper that meets the paper requirements for this printer See Paper in Appendix C 9 16 Troubleshooting The printer loads more than one sheet at a time Cause What to do Too many sheets are loaded in the sheet feeder Take the paper stack out of the feeder remove some sheets and reload paper Before you load paper check the amount of paper you can load in the sheet feeder See Chapter 6 The edge guides are not set correctly Adjust the guides against the stack of paper See Loading Paper in Chapter 3 The paper is too thin Make sure the paper meets the paper requirements for this printer See Paper in Appendix C Ejected paper is wrinkled
114. he ink cartridge becomes unusable and cannot be reinstalled even if ink remains 5 Lift the cartridge out of the printer and dispose of it properly Do not take the used cartridge apart or try to refill it Warning If ink gets on your hands wash them thoroughly with soap and water If ink gets into your eyes flush them immediately with water Maintenance Maintenance and Transportation 8 5 6 Make sure the replacement ink cartridge is the correct one color or black Remove the ink cartridge from its protective bag Next remove only the yellow tape seal from the cartridge as shown below Remove blackink cartridge S020108 color ink cartridge S020089 Do not remove Caution u Q You must remove the yellow tape seal from the cartridge Leaving the tape on when you install the cartridge will permanently damage it O Do not remove the white portion of the tape seal from the top of the cartridge otherwise the cartridge may become clogged O Do not remove the tape seal from the bottom of the cartridge otherwise ink will leak 7 Lower the ink cartridge into the cartridge holder with the label on the cartridge face up and the arrow on the cartridge pointing to the rear of the printer 8 6 Maintenance and Transportation 8 Press the ink cartridge clamp down until it locks in place 9 If you need to replace the other ink cartridge as well press the appropriate cleaning button f
115. hows the default settings that take effect when the printer is initialized Item Default setting Top of form position Current paper postion Page length Single sheets 22 inches Left and right margins Cancelled Line spacing 1 6 inch line spacing Character pitch Last font selected using default setting mode Vertical tab position Cleared Horizontal tab positions Every eight characters Font selection Last font selected using default setting mode Special printing effects Cancelled except condensed and economy printing User defined characterset Hardware control panel initia lization cleared Software initialization deselected only Specifications C 13 Command List This section lists the available printer commands by topic Your printer works with the following commands ESC P 2 control codes Selecting EPSON ESC P 2 printer in your software allows you to use the most advanced font and graphics handling available See the ESC P Reference Manual for details General operation ESC ESC U ESC EM Paper feeding CR FF LF ESC 0 ESC 2 ESC 3 ESC Page format ESC C ESC C ESC C 0 ESC Q ESC 1 ESC c ESC N ESC O Print position motion ESC ESC ESC V ESC v ESC D HT ESC B ESC J VT Font selection ESC k ESC x ESC X ESC P ESC M ESC g ESC p ESC 4 ESC 5 ESC E ESC F ESC Font enhancement ES
116. i E A4 gp GAutomatic Quality amp Speed 2 Portrait O Advanced E No Watermark Sie ray F a EZ Print Layout None More Settings Custom Se Save Settings 2 Normal 360 dpi Ink Ef MicroWeave On Media Type Plain Paper 6 Color High Speed On O Black amp Color Adjustment 7 Make sure the Mode option is set to Automatic Note When Automatic is selected the printer software optimizes other settings according to the Media Type and Ink settings you make 8 Select the type of paper you loaded in the printer from the Media Type list See page 5 4 for details Note Depending on the Media Type you choose a slide bar appears in the Mode box that lets you choose Quality or Speed Select Quality when print quality is more important than speed 9 Select Color as the Ink option if your document includes color Select Black if you are printing black text a draft or if you want colors to print as varying shades of gray 10 Click Print to start printing Macintosh Starting to Print 3 9 3 10 Starting to Print Chapter 4 Using the Printer Software for Windows miso s 3 ascended A 4 2 Accessing the Printer Software o o oo 4 2 From Windows applications 4 3 From Windows 95 or Windows NT 4 0 4 3 From Windows 3 1 atadas Tea Sept We Me Mae tae tt ey 4 4 Making Changes to Printer Driver Settings 4 5 Using the Automatic S
117. if necessary Remove only the yellow tape seals from each cartridge as shown below Note Use the ink cartridges packed with your printer the first time you install the ink cartridges otherwise the printer may not charge ink properly black ink cartridge el Remove colorink cartridge Do not remove Caution Y O Remove the yellow tape seals from the cartridges before installing them otherwise the cartridge may become unusable A Do not remove the white portion of the tape seal from the top of the cartridge otherwise the cartridge may become clogged 2 8 Getting Started Q Do not remove the tape seals from the bottom of the cartridges otherwise ink will leak 5 Lower the black ink cartridge into the cartridge holder with the label face up and the arrow mark pointing to the rear Caution Y Once you install the ink cartridges do not open their clamps again until you replace the cartridges Otherwise the cartridges may become unusable Getting Started 2 9 Next press the ih cleaning button to install the color ink cartridge The printer moves the print heads to the color ink cartridge installation position The clamp which is marked with the amp symbol will appear Y Caution n Do not move the print heads by hand Press the t cleaning button to move them to the color ink cartridge installation position Otherwise you may damage the printer Lift up the color ink cartridge
118. in print quality and also after cleaning to confirm that the print head nozzles have been cleaned You can access the Head Cleaning utility directly from the Nozzle Check utility Head Cleaning You can clean the print heads with this utility You may need to clean the heads if you notice a decline in print quality Before and after print head cleaning use the Nozzle Check utility to check whether the print heads need to be cleaned again You can access the Nozzle Check utility directly from the Head Cleaning utility Print Head Alignment This utility aligns the print heads Use this utility if you notice a misalignment of vertical or horizontal lines Configuration Clicking this button displays the Configuration dialog box where you can choose how the StatusMonitor notifies you in case of an error or if a warning message becomes necessary You can also choose when the printer status check will be carried out and you can choose the folders for the temporary spooling of print data and for multiple copy print data storage 5 24 Using the Printer Software for Macintosh EPSON Configuration Settings Error notification Beep and text O Text only Warning Beep and text O Text only r Temporary Spool folder Temporary High Speed Copies folder gt External HD Spool Folder5 C Check for errors before starting to print U Check the ink level before starting to print Contr
119. inal in the plug marked with the letter L 4 Safety Instructions If damage occurs to the plug replace the cord set or consult a qualified electrician Replace fuses only with a fuse of the correct size and rating Warnings Cautions and Notes Warnings must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury Y Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment Notes contain important information and useful tips on the operation of your printer Safety Instructions 5 6 Safety Instructions Chapter Getting to Know Your Printer Printer Parts and Control Panel Functions 1 2 System Requirements ooo ooo o 1 4 When using your printer withaPC 1 4 When using your printer witha Macintosh 1 5 Options and Consumable Products 1 6 OPUS tyler geek tk gute Beas a ek a e 1 6 Consumable products die wheelie ala 1 7 Getting to Know Your Printer 1 1 Printer Parts and Control Panel Functions paper support extension paper support edge guides printer cover sheet feeder output tray ink cartridge clamps black print head cleaning button button colorprint head cleaning button 1 2 Getting to Know Your Printer Buttons Buttons Function M Loadsand ejects paper Starts charging ink after you finish the ink cartridge load eject replacement procedure l Tumsthe printeron and off O
120. ing the View menu See online help for Status Monitor 2 Printer Status window If you access the Printer Status window from the Status Monitor 2 window the following window appears 18 Printer Status EPSON Stylus COLOR 850 IP Note You can also access the Printer Status window from the Status Alert dialog box See the next section for infromation on the Status Alert dialog box 4 24 Using the Printer Software for Windows You can open the three menus described below by clicking the tabs at the top of the Printer Status window Q Current Status Provides you with detailed printer status information a graphic dispaly and status messages If a printer error occurs troubleshooting tips appear in the bottom message box LY Consumables Shows the graphic display for the amount of ink remaining Q Printer information Provides you with information about network connections and other printer resources for printers connected over a network For details see online help for Status Monitor 2 Making monitoring settings You can make monitoring settings such as selecting the monitoring interval and turning on or off background monitoring 1 Make sure the Status Monitor is active It is active if a printer shaped icon appears on the taskbar at the bottom of your computer screen Open the EPSON Status Monitor 2 window from Start as described on page 4 22 Then point to Background Monitonng on the Settin
121. ing the Printer Software in Your PC 2 13 Installing in Windows 95 or Windows NT 4 0 2 14 Installing in Windows 95 using plug and play 2 16 Installing in Windows 3 1 o o oo ooo o 2 19 iii Using Your Printer on a Network 2 21 With Windows OD eesi ies si aves me oe Je arene eek ge a 2 21 With Windows NT 4 0 o o o oo ooo 2 23 Connecting the Printer to Your Macintosh 2 26 Using the built in serial interface 2 26 Using an optional EPSON interface card 2 27 Installing the Printer Software in Your Macintosh 2 28 Installing the printer software o o ooo 2 30 Assigning a name tothe printer 2 18 22 es ewe ews 2 31 Using the Chooser to select your printer 2 32 Using the AppleTalk connection o o o o 2 35 Chapter 3 Starting to Print Loading Papa AE AAA 3 2 Printing With Windows 0 006 aparta e eee es 3 5 Printing With Macintosh orar aa 3 8 Chapter 4 Using the Printer Software for Windows Printer Softwaren it DS A RR de dd 4 2 Accessing the Printer Software oo oo 4 2 From Windows applications o o 4 3 From Windows 95 or Windows NT 4 0 4 3 From Windows 3 1 RES Be RRR Gea ae ded 4 4 Making Changes to Printer Driver Settings 4 5 Using the Automatic Setting asia 4 5 Using the Predefined Settings ds ic aaa 4 6 Customi
122. ing the printer to your computer using the built in parallel interface requires a shielded twisted pair parallel cable To connect the printer to a Macintosh see page 2 26 Follow the steps below to connect the printer to your computer 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 If your cable has a ground wire connect it to the ground connector below the interface connector 3 Plug the other end of the cable into the computer s parallel interface If there is a ground wire at the computer end of the cable connect it to the ground connector at the back of the computer 2 12 Getting Started Now see the next section for instructions on installing the printer software You must install the printer software before using your printer Installing the Printer Software in Your PC After connecting the printer to your computer install the Windows printer software It is included in the Printer Software for EPSON STYLUS COLOR 850 CD ROM shipped with your printer Your printer software includes O Printer driver The printer driver gives you complete control over your printer With it you can make settings such as Print Quality Media Type and Paper Size Q Utilities The Nozzle Check Head Cleaning and Print Head Alignment utilities help you to
123. intenance from your screen For Windows 95 utilities to check the current printer status are also available To access the utilities click the Utility tab in the printer software window then click the button for the utility you want to use The utilities are explained briefly below For more details see online help Main Paper Layout Utility For Windows 95 only EPSON Status Monitor2 w Use this utility to automatically check for errors and also checked the level of ink remaining Nozzle Check J R Use this utility if gaps or faint areas appear in your printout Head Cleanina D E gt Use this utility if your print quality declines or the Nozzle Check indicates clogged nozzles Print Head Alignment Y gt gt gt Use this utility if misaligned vertical lines appear in your printout EPSON Speedi HOTE For Windows 95 only Note Q The letter in parentheses after the utility name indicates the shortcut key for that utility Press Altand the letter on the keyboard to open that utility Windows Q While printing is in progress pressing any of the utility buttons except the EPSON Status Monitor 2 button may mar your printouts Using the Printer Software for Windows 4 15 EPSON Status Monitor 2 for Windows 95 only Provides you with printer status information such as the amount of ink remaining and checks for printer errors This utilit
124. inting with Windows 95 or a Macintosh you can use the Status Monitor 2 for Windows 95 or StatusMonitor for Macintosh to check the printer s current status For more details see Chapter 4 Using the Printer Software for Windows or Chapter 5 Using the Printer Software for Macintosh 9 4 Troubleshooting Self testing Printing a self test can help you determine whether the problem comes from the printer or the computer QO If the self test prints satisfactorily the printer itself is all right and the problem probably lies in the printer software settings application settings the interface cable be sure to use a Shielded cable or the computer itself If the self test does not print satisfactorily for example if any segment of the printed lines is missing there is a problem with the printer This could be a clogged ink nozzle or a misaligned print heads See Problems and Solutions for possible causes and solutions to the problem or go directly to Cleaning the Print Heads later in this chapter To print a self test follow these steps 1 2 Make sure both the printer and computer are turned off Unlock the wire clips on both sides of the interface connector and remove the ground connector if necessary Then disconnect the cable from the printer s interface connector Make sure that paper is loaded in the sheet feeder Ne Caution pA Use paper at least 210 mm 8 27 inches
125. intosh PowerBook Duo Series Macintosh Performa Series Power Macintosh Series Environment Minimum system Recommended system System 7 1 System 7 5 orlater 5MB of available memory 8MB ormore of available memory 10MB of available memory when background printing 16MB of available memory when istumed on backgound printing istumed on Note O The amount of available memory varies according to the number and kind of applications that are open To see how much memory is available choose About This Macintosh from the Apple menu and refer to the memory size listed in kilobytes under Largest Unused Block 1 024K 1MB O The memory requirements above are for printing on Letter size paper These requirements may vary depending on the size of the paper the type of application you are using and the complexity of the document you want to print Getting to Know Your Printer 1 5 In addition to these system and memory requirements you also need 8MB of free hard disk space to install your printer software To print you need extra hard disk space amounting to about double the size of the file you want to print Options and Consumable Products For information on what options are available for your printer see the following section Options Interface cards A number of optional interfaces are available to supplement the printer s built in parallel and serial interfaces See Chapter 7 for details If
126. iver Package and Epson Na mer if you connect the printer to your Macintosh over an AppleTalk network Confirm the destination for installation then click Insta ll For information on the included software see page 2 28 Note Click the icon to get information on each component 5 Whena message appears informing you that installation is finished click Restart to complete the installation and restart your computer If you are going to use the optional LocalTalk Interface Card C82312 or Type B Ethernet Interface Card C82357 you need to assign a name to your printer using the EPSON Namer utility as described below If you are using a serial interface skip to Using the Chooser to select your printer on next page Assigning a name fo the printer Use the following procedure to assign a name 1 Double click the Epson Na mericon It is located on your hard disk drive if installed If it is not installed insert the printer software CD ROM into your computer s CD ROM drive and open the utility from there If you use the floppy disk version insert it in a disk drive and open the utility from there 2 Click the SC 850 AT icon in the Device Types window 2 Getting Started 2 31 Macintosh 3 If there are multiple AppleTalk zones at your site select the zone where the printer is located 4 Under New Name enter a name for your printer You should assign a name that clearly distinguishes your print
127. keep your printer in top operating condition The Status Monitor 2 utility allows you to check the current status of your printer Q Online help Online help gives you instant on screen access to detailed information and instructions on how to use your printer O EPSON Status Monitor 2 for Windows 95 only The EPSON Status Monitor 2 allows you to view printer status information such as the amount of ink remaining and check for any printer errors Windows If you are using the floppy disk version of the software make a backup copy of the EPSON printer software disk before you begin installation Getting Started 2 13 If you wish to make a floppy disk version of the printer software on your CD ROM you can use the Driver disk creation utility included on the CD See below for Windows 95 and NT 4 0 or page 2 19 for Windows 3 1 Installing in Windows 95 or Windows NT 4 0 Follow the steps below to install the printer software in Windows 95 or NT 4 0 Note for Windows NT 4 0 users Printer driver installation may require network administration privileges Ask your network administrator for more details 1 Make sure Windows 95 or NT 4 0 is running and the printer is off 2 Insert the printer software CD in the CD ROM drive For floppy disk users insert it in the A drive Click Sta rt then click Run Type A SETUP and click OK If the dialog box below appears double click Install Printer Drive r Utility Double cli
128. lity the output quality does not improve Cause What to do You attempted to clean the Check the 6 or amp ink out light When print heads while the ink the ink cartridges are low or out the cartridges were low or out of Head Cleaning utility has no effect ink Replace the ink cartridges as needed See Chapter 8 Increasing the Print Soeed Just as printing at a high resolution requires more processing time printing in color takes longer than printing in black and white because the volume of data in a color document is much greater For this reason it is important to be selective in your use of color if you also require a faster print speed Even if your document requires the highest resolution and extensive use of color for example when printing a camera ready composite that includes color photographs it may still be possible to optimize the print speed by adjusting other printing conditions Keep in mind that changing some conditions to increase the print speed may also lower print quality Troubleshooting 9 27 Ne D i Q 2 Y E 2 The following table shows the factors that inversely affect print speed and print quality increasing one will decrease the other Print quality Lower Higher Print speed Faster Slower Printer driver settings Print Quality Economy SuperFine 1440 dpi MicroWeave Super Off On Hi
129. loading transparencies set the print direction to Uni D in the default setting mode See Changing the Print Settings in Appendix A Q If ink smears on your documents set the adjust lever to the position To change the setting open the printer cover and position the lever as shown below Note Return the adjust lever to the 0 position before printing on media of normal thickness Leaving the lever in the position may cause gaps in the printed image About special media cleaning sheets Cleaning sheets packaged with EPSON special media should not be used with this printer The cleaning function performed by these sheets is not necessary with this printer and the sheets could jam in the printer 6 4 Printing on Special Paper Loading Envelopes When printing on envelopes please follow the steps below 1 Make sure the envelopes are not curled or folded Also avoid using envelopes that are too thin they may curl during printing 2 Load envelopes flap edge first with the flap side down You can load up to 10 envelopes into the sheet feeder The available sizes for gt envelope are No 10 DL and C6 3 Select Plain Paperas the Media Type setting in the printer driver For more details on making printer driver settings see online help for Windows or Chapter 5 for Macintosh If ink smears on your documents Set the adjust lever to the position To change the setting open
130. ly Asked Questions FAQs U Latest versions of EPSON printer drivers Users can access our World Wide Web home page at http www epson com hk Ne Flectronic bulletin board system An electronic bulletin board system BBS is also available to obtain printer information and the latest versions of printer drivers You can log on to the following number for the BBS 2 service 9 2 BBS 852 2827 4244 S E Troubleshooting 9 45 Technical Support Hotline You can also contact our technical staff at the following telephone and fax numbers Phone 852 2585 4399 Fax 852 2827 4383 For Philippines users To obtain technical support as well as other after sales services users are welcome to contact the EPSON Philippines Representative Office at the telephone and fax numbers below Phone 632 813 6552 Fax 632 813 6545 BBS 632 814 0595 9 46 Troubleshooting Appendix A Using the Printer with DOS Installing the Printer Software for DOS Programs A 2 Changing the Print Settings css a aa A 3 Using the default settings o naaa aaa A 4 Changing the default settings A 7 Selecting fonts ee taena e ay Ah DEE e th ice E Re A A 8 Cleaning the Print Heads aaa aaa A 10 Aligning the Print Heads pal AE RR A dos A 11 Using the print head alignment utility A 11 Using the printer s control panel buttons A 12 Using Power On Functions
131. m right margin is 14 0 mm 0 54 C The minimum bottom margin is 3 0 mm 0 12 C 6 Specifications Note Always load paper into the sheet feeder short edge first However envelopes should be loaded long edge first Ink cartridges Black ink cartridge S020108 Color Black Print capacity 900 pages A4 ISO IEC 10561 Letter Pattern at 360 dpi Cartridge life 2 years from production date if unopened 6 months if opened at 25 C 77 F Temperature Storage 20 to 40 C 4 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 16 C 3 29F Dimensions 27 8 mm W x 52 7 mm D x 38 5 mm H Color ink cartridge S020089 Colors Cyan Magenta and Yellow Print capacity 300 pages A4 360 dpi 5 duty each color Cartridge life 2 years from production date if unopened 6 months if opened at 25 C 77 F Temperature Storage 20 to 40 C 4 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 18 C 0 4 F Dimensions 42 9 mm W x 52 7 mm D x 38 5 mm H The print capacity may vary depending on how often you use the print head cleaning function It thaws and become usable after approximately 3 hoursat 25 C 77 Specifications C 7 Caution Q EPSON recommends the use of genuine EPSON ink cartridges Mechanical
132. ment B 6 Tips for Color Printing Basics of Color Documents To help you use color to maximize your document s impact on its readers determine the who what when where why and how of color printing Know WHO your readers are and WHAT your purpose is Your documents are intended to communicate information opinions or feelings to one or more people and also to get results Therefore first you need to think about who is going to see your work customer co worker or other and what your purpose is to advise sell propose and so on For example A marketing proposal with generous quantities of bright fluorescent colors might fail to impress a conservative accounting firm yet win over a music video company Know WHEN fo use color While color can enhance any document you need to decide when color helps expand understanding of your message and when it distracts the reader Sometimes a serious business message is best delivered without additional colors Remember that white and black are colors too For example A job offer letter to a prospective employee works best in black and white while a list of safety rules benefits from attention getting color Decide WHERE color will most benefit your document If you use color on every page or all over a page you may lose not only the impact of color but also the clarity and readability of your work When used consistently and strategically color breaks up the monot
133. n 1 Turn on your Macintosh and insert the software CD in the CD ROM drive If you use the floppy disk version insert it in a disk drive The EPSON printer software disk opens automatically 2 Ifa single Insta llericon appears double click the icon If separate folders containing installer icons for several languages appear double click the folder for your preferred language then open the Disk 1 folder and double click the Insta ller icon inside it 3 After the initial screen appears click Continue The following dialog box appears Installer Easy Install v To use the Stylus Color850 printer click the Install button The following files will be installed Stylus Color850 Printer Driver Package Epson Namer ColorSync eColorSync System Profile eColorSync monitor and printer profiles Disk space available 475 902K Approximate disk space needed 9 230K Install Location __ m MI Z gt gt Macintosh_HD w rat on the disk Macintosh_HD 4 If you want to install all of the printer software included on your printer software CD ROM make sure the Install Location box shows the correct disk drive and click Install 2 30 Getting Started If you are low on disk space select Cusom Install from the pop up menu and click Serial Driver Package if you connect the printer directly to your Macintosh s serial port or Network Dr
134. n paper specifically designed for ink jet printers will meet most high quality printing needs 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper A4 S041059 S041025 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper Letter S041060 S041028 Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper A4 S041061 S041026 Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper Letter S041062 S041029 Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper Legal S041067 S041048 Photo Quality Ink Jet Card A6 S041054 Photo Quality Ink Jet Card 5 x 8 in S041121 Photo Quality Ink Jet Card 8 x 10 in S041122 Photo Quality Glossy Film A4 S041071 Photo Quality Glossy Film Letter S041072 Photo Quality Glossy Film A6 S041107 Photo Quality Glossy Paper A4 S041126 Photo Quality Glossy Paper Letter S041124 Ink Jet Transparencies A4 S041063 Ink Jet Transparencies Letter S041064 Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheet A4 S041106 Photo Paper A4 S041140 Photo Paper Letter S041141 Photo Paper 4 x 6 in S041134 Photo Stickers A6 S041144 Panoramic Photo Paper 210 x 594 mm 5041145 Iron On Cool Peel Transfer Paper A4 S041154 Iron On Cool Peel Transfer Paper Letter 5041153 S041155 Note Q The availability of special media varies by country Q Ink jet printers are particularly sensitive to the condition of your paper Keep unused paper in its original packaging and store it in a cool dry place 1 8 Getting to Know Your Printer Chapter 2 Getting Started Unpacking the Printer 7 pili UE 2 2 Choosing a Place for the Printer 2 3 Using
135. n 392 Japan Representative EPSON EUROPE B V Address Prof J H Bavincklaan 5 1183 AT Amstelveen The Netherlands Declares that the Product Product Name Ink Jet Printer Model P930A Conforms to the following Directive s and Norm s Directive 89 336 EEC EN 55022 Class B EN 50082 1 TEC 801 2 IEC 801 3 TEC 801 4 EN 61000 3 2 EN 61000 3 3 Directive 73 23 EEC EN 60950 February 1998 Y Ishii President of EPSON EUROPE B V ii Contents Safety Instructions Important Safety Instructions o oo oo 1 A few precautions a Shee a in deat ded 2 ENERGY STAR Compliance 2 02 22 RA 3 For United Kingdom Users o oooooo coo 4 Warnings Cautions and Notes naaa aaa 5 Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Printer Printer Parts and Control Panel Functions 1 2 System Requirements 1 2 0000000004 e 1 4 When using your printer withaPC 1 4 When using your printer with a Macintosh 1 5 Options and Consumable Products 1 6 E O SS ee a 1 6 Consumable products o ooa 6 a 1 7 Chapter2 Getting Started Unpacking the Printer sro i acei a 6S E a 2 2 Choosing a Place for the Printer 2 3 Using a printer stand rate o ee ea 2 4 Attaching the Paper Support rc a 2 4 Plugging in the Printer y 4 2 pn aaa Ge de 2 5 Installing the Ink Cartridges erica ad ds 2 6 Connecting the Printer to Your PC 2 12 Install
136. n the printer and that you selected the same media type in your application and or the printer software Make sure you are using paper that meets the paper requirements for this printer See Paper in Appendix C You are not printing on the correct side of the paper Check the paper packaging for the correct side for printing then load the printable side of the paper face up in the sheet feeder The High Speed setting is selected in the printer driver To obtain higher quality output make sure High Speed is not selected 9 22 Troubleshooting The printer driver settings are not correct Check the printer driver settings to make sure they are appropriate If these settings are correct check your application because some settings are overridden by application settings Also for more information on making printer driver settings see online help for Windows or Chapter 5 for Macintosh For DOS users The print direction setting is set to Bi D in the default setting mode To obtain higher quality output set the print direction to Uni D in the default setting mode To enter the default setting mode see Changing the Print Settings in Appendix A Colors are different from what you expect Cause What to do The color print head nozzles are clogged Clean the color print head See Cleaning the Print Heads later in this chapter Black ink is sele
137. na impressora utilize os tinteiros fornecidos com a impressora caso contr rio a impressora poder n o carregar a tinta correctamente 4008646 Copyright 1997 by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION C0100 Nagano Japan p Printed In Japan 98 02 50 Where to Find Infomation This User s Guide Provides you with all the information you need to use your EPSON STYLUS COLOR 850 and consumable products from setting up to troubleshooting If you use DOS see Appendix A to get information on installing the printer software changing the print settings and maintaining the printer using the control panel Appendix A also may be useful for Windows and Macintosh users Online Help Windows only Provides you with detailed information and instructions on the Windows based printer software that controls your printer Online help will be automatically installed when you install the printer software See Chapter 4 for information on accessing online help Color Guide Explains the ABC s of color printing and shows you how to get impressive results from your printer EPSON STYLUS coLor 850 Color Ink et 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 The information contained herein is designed only for use
138. ne or both of the ink cartridges To replace an ink cartridge before the 6 or Y ink out light is flashing or on follow these steps Ne If the or amp ink out light is flashing or is on replace the empty ink cartridge as described in Replacing an Ink Cartridge on page 8 2 Caution Once you remove an ink cartridge it becomes unusable and cannot be reinstalled even if ink remains in it D i Q 2 Y E 2 1 Make sure the printer is on Troubleshooting 9 37 2 Lower the output tray at the front of the printer then holding the tab on the cover open the printer cover You see the and amp cleaning buttons 3 Hold down both the and 5 cleaning buttons for more than three seconds until the print heads moves slightly to the left which is the black ink cartridge replacement position The power light flashes If you want to replace the color ink cartridge press the amp cleaning button again after the print heads have moved The print heads move to the color ink cartridge replacement position Caution Y Do not move the print heads by hand Always press the 4 cleaning or the amp cleaning button to move them otherwise you may damage the printer Note The printer automatically moves the print heads back to their home far right position after 60 seconds if you have not started the procedure 4 Complete the ink cartridge replacement procedure as described from step 4 of Re
139. ng cleaning button Enters the default setting mode See Changing the Print Settings in this chapter Hex dump load eject s cleaning buttons Prints the data sent from the computer in hexadecimal code See Hex dump mode on page 9 7 Print head alignment load eject 4cleaning buttons Enters the print head alignment mode See page A 12 for details Using the Printer with DOS A 13 A 14 Using the Printer with DOS Appendix B Tips for Color Printing Basics Of Color jo 9 cece nce ee eee eat cet eee BREE DRG Soe x B 2 Image Resolution and Image Size o o ooo ooo B 5 Basics of Color Documents B 7 Tips for Color Printing B 1 Basics of Color This section describes the basic properties of color the relationships between colors and how to use color to improve the quality of your printed documents Properties of color Color is composed of three properties Hue Saturation and Brightness Hue The name of the color such as red blue or violet The circle that represents the relationship between all hues is called the hue circle Saturation The vividness of the color This represents the amount of gray in proportion to the hue Brightness The relative lightness or darkness of the color The method for representing these properties is called the Munsell renotation color system The hue circle and the Munsell renotation color system are useful
140. ng EPSON interface cards are compatible with your printer Interface card Model number Serial Interface Card C82305 C 82306 32KB Serial Interface Card C82307 C 82308 32KB Parallel Interface Card C82310 32KB IEEE 488 Interface Card C82313 LocalTalk Interface Card C82312 Twinax Interface Card C82315 Coax interface Card C82314 Type B Ethemet Interface Card C82357 Type BBi directional C 82345 Parallel Interface Card The asterisk 3 isa substitute forthe last digit which varies by country If you are not sure whether you need an optional interface or if you want to know more about interfaces contact your dealer If you are planning to install the LocalTalk interface card in your printer you will need two LocalTalk Locking Connector Kits DIN 8 version Attach one connector box to the AppleTalk interface on the printer and the other box to the printer port on the Macintosh Then attach the LocalTalk cable between the two connector boxes See the owner s guide that comes with the connector kits for more details 7 2 Using Optional Interfaces Installing Optional Interfaces 1 Make sure the printer is turned off and all the printer s lights are off 2 Unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet and from the back of the printer if your printer s power cord is removable Caution EJ Do not install the interface card when the printer is connected to an ele
141. nging the default settings on page A 7 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 Using the default settings Print direction Your printer has three direction settings Auto Bi D and Uni D Note Most software controls this setting If your software does you may never need to set it with the control panel Auto causes the printer to switch automatically between bidirectional for text data and unidirectional for graphics data Bi D causes the print heads to print in both directions This provides the fastest printing If vertical or horizontal lines are not aligned align the print heads as described on page A 11 Uni D causes the print heads to print in one direction only This provides maximum alignment for both graphics and character printing Font Use this setting to select the default font Pitch With this setting you can specify the default character pitch font size I F mode Your EPSON printer has both a parallel and serial interface allowing you to share the printer between two computers A 4 Using the Printer with DOS If you select Auto the printer automatically selects the interface that is receiving data and uses that interface until the end of the print job A print job ends when no data is received from the selected interface for the amount of time specified in the Aut
142. nitor and printer See your image editing software user s guide for information on color matching monitor colors printer colors Se The range of colors that can be displayed Rape ete 7 N printer Note When printing a scanned image you may find it more difficult to match colors Because scanners create the original image data using CMYK the data format of your image will be changed twice Tips for Color Printing B 3 Process of color printing A printer produces color images by printing tiny patterns of ink dots using CMYK colors as mentioned in the previous section Because most ink jet printers are not able to print different gradations of the three primary colors they must use a halftoning method in order to represent millions of colors or the gradation of colors as follows T i Vr f li li li fi Dithering and error diffusion are the most commonly used halftoning methods Dithering Dithering uniformly aligns individual dots of different colored inks to create the appearance of neutral colors This method is suitable for printing documents that contain large areas of solid color such as bar charts and graphs Error diffusion Error diffusion blends individual colored dots with the colors of the surrounding dots to create the appearance of natural colors By blending colored
143. o I F wait time setting described below Set this option to Parallelif you want the printer to ignore data from the serial interface or to Serial if you want the printer to ignore data from the parallel interface Select Option if you have installed an optional interface card and want the printer to ignore data from the built in parallel interface If you don t know what type of interface your computer requires check your computer manual Auto I F wait time If you select Auto as the I F 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 Auto I F wait time Software Use this setting to specify the type of control codes you want to use to control the printer If you select ESC P 2 the printer emulates an EPSON ESC P 2 printer If you select IBM X24E the printer operates as an IBM Proprinter X24E If possible select EPSON ESC P 2 in your application programs This will allow you to use the most advanced font and graphics handling available Auto CR When Auto CR is on the auto carriage return option performs a carriage return line feed CR LF operation whenever the print position exceeds the right margin If this is off the printer does not print characters beyond the right margin and does not perform a linewrap until it receives a CR command This feature is a
144. ode for rough drafts only Parallel I F transfer rate This setting specifies the I F transfer rate For most printing leave this setting set to Fast If you encounter problems set it to Normal A 6 Using the Printer with DOS Changing the default settings To change the printer s default settings use the control panel buttons the control panel lights show your selections 1 Make sure the printer is turned off and paper is loaded in the sheet feeder Note Use paper at least A4 210 mm 8 27 inches size or wider Otherwise the print heads will spray ink directly onto the platen which could mar future printouts tt Hold down the s cleaning 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 Press the N cleaning button until the following lights indicate the language of your choice Language Ai w English French a Geman Italian a Spanish E E 0n O 0ff Flashing Press the amp cleaning button to print the current default settings and the next instructions in the language you selected The printed instructions include submenu tables that list all o
145. olling Background Printing After you send a print job to the printer you can use the EPSON Monitor3 utility to check or cancel print jobs that are queued for printing This utility also shows the status of the job currently being printed To use EPSON Monitor3 you must first turn on Background Printing in the Chooser Then after sending a print job to the printer select Epson Monitor3 from the Application menu at the right end of the menu bar This opens a dialog box similar to the following EPSON Monitors nj gt A Picture 1 User Koba Copies 1 Status Processing job sending data 3 Pages 1 1 Document Name Priority Printer Name fa Picture 2 Normal SC 850 B Picture 3 Normal SC 850 D gt Show details Note You can open EPSON Monitor3 by double clicking the EPSON Monitor3 icon in the Extensions folder Macintosh Using the Printer Software for Macintosh 5 25 To pause printing click the document and click W at the top of the dialog box The document name will move to the end of the print queue To restart printing the document which you have paused click the document and click gt at the top of the dialog box To cancel a print job click the document and click T at the top of the dialog box To prioritize print jobs in a print queue follows the steps below 1 Click the Show detailsarrow at the bottom of the dialog box You will see an extended dialog b
146. ony of black and white text reading Note Q Avoid placing too many color pictures tables or icons on a page Q Size your color images so that they do not overpower text or graphics Q Avoid using too much colored text It is more difficult to read than black on white or white on black text Tips for Color Printing B 7 Know WHY you are using color Color adds interest and clarity and makes documents appear easier to understand Just as you use fonts and graphics to create appeal and capture attention color provides an additional visual interpretation of a document that influences the reader For example An overhead presentation of sales results by territory is far more interesting and memorable if you show the figures with colored charts and graphs Know HOW to select colors Q Use just one hue in the hue circle to make your document unified Modify saturation a a or brightness to add interest a 6 a e aus Q Use contrasting hues to make your work more eye catching a Oo 6 a Q Use of complementary colors in documents is generally not recommended Q Determine a rule for using color throughout the document Note See the Color Guide for the hue circle B 8 Tips for Color Printing Appendix C Specifications Technical Specifications EEE ESSE C 2 Printings sh oh eae aa ag OR ee aed EZ Paper tan A a C 4 Ink cartridees iaa pai is a are C 7 Mechanical 2 2 ee E i e a e C 8 Electrical v
147. or black amp for color then repeat steps 4 through 8 10 Press the Y load eject button then close the printer cover The printer moves the print heads and begins charging the ink delivery system This operation takes about three minutes to complete Caution it The power light continues to flash while the printer g performs the ink charging operation Never turn off the printer while the power light is flashing Doing so can result in incomplete charging of ink Note Even if you do not press the M load eject button the printer moves the print heads and begins the ink charging process about 60 seconds after you replace the ink cartridge Maintenance When the ink charging process is finished the printer resumes printing any data remaining in its memory or returns the print heads to their home position Then the O power light stops flashing Maintenance and Transportation 8 7 Printing with an empty color ink cartridge Even if the color ink cartridge is empty you can still print documents with black ink as long as both cartridges are installed To continue printing when the amp ink out light is lit continuously turn the printer off and back on again Be aware that any data you sent to the printer before turning it off will be lost Note The empty color ink cartridge must be installed Before sending data to the printer choose Blac Kas the Ink setting in the printer driver For details on the p
148. otoEnhance2 is only available when Color is selected as the Ink option Q Printing with PhotoEnhance2 may take a longer time than other settings depending on your computer system and on the amount of data contained in the image ColorSync Select ColorSync when matching printed colors with the colors on your screen is important It automatically adjusts the color range to print colors the way they appear on your screen There are two settings Profile and Rendering Intent See below for details To use this feature make sure you have set the system profile for your monitor To set your monitor profile access the ColorSync System Profile utility through the Control Panel and click the Set Profile button Select your monitor from the list of monitors that appears and then click Select Close the dialog box Note ColorSync is available only when Coloris selected Profile Matches the colors in your output with the colors displayed on your monitor This software provides one profile EPSON Standard which is custom designed to work with your printer When this option is selected the printer software uses the profile provided by EPSON Some companies may provide other profiles with their products If installed these profiles will appear in the Profile list 5 14 Using the Printer Software for Macintosh Rendering Intent Transfers the color information using the profile you have chosen from the Profile list Perce
149. ox similar to the one below SS EPSON Monitor3 a Normal SC850 icture rior 2 Click a document name in the Document Name box to change its priority 3 Select Urgent Normal or Hold from the Priority list To cancel a print job click the name of the job and then click Cancel Printing 5 26 Using the Printer Software for Macintosh Chapter 6 Printing on Special Paper Loading Special Paper and Other Media 6 2 About special media cleaning sheets 6 4 Loading Envelopes is AAA 6 5 Loading Transparencies kk ie ea ae be a SEE 6 6 Printing on Special Paper 6 1 Loading Special Paper and Other Media When loading special paper distributed by EPSON read the instruction sheets packed with your special media first and keep the following in mind O Make sure the printable side of the paper is face up when loading media into the sheet feeder See the instruction sheets packed with the media to determine which side is the printable surface Some media features cut corners to help identify the correct loading direction as shown below cutcomer If your media featuresa cut comer load the sheet with the cut comer atthe top right O Make sure the paper stack fits under the edge guide tab and the arrow mark both of which are located on the inside surface of the left edge guide QO Loading capacity for EPSON special media is explained
150. per and clearer especially for text Be aware that this may increase the time required for printing font A style of type designated by a family name grayscale A scale of shades of gray from black to white Grayscale is used to represent colors when printing with black ink only halftones Patterns of black or colored dots used to reproduce an image halftoning A method of using dot patterns to represent an image Halftoning makes it possible to produce varying shades of gray using only black dots or a nearly infinite array of colors using only a few colors of dots 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 hexadecimal notation and ASCII characters Also called data dump high speed printing Printing in which images are printed in both directions This provides faster printing This is also called bidirectional printing ICM Image Color Matching This setting uses the Windows 95 color matching method to match the colors in your printout automatically with the colors displayed on your screen initialization Returns the printer to its defaults fixed set of conditions This happens every time you turn on the printer or reset the printer ink jet A method of printing in which each letter or symbol is formed by precisely spraying ink onto paper Glossar
151. placing an Ink Cartridge on page 8 5 9 38 Troubleshooting Uninstalling Printer Software for Windows 95 only If you need to uninstall the EPSON printer driver and utilities for Windows 95 follow the instructions below 1 Double click the My Computer icon and double click the Control Panel icon 2 Double click Add Remove Programs 3 Select EPSON Printer Software to uninstall the printer driver or select EPSON Status Monitor 2 to uninstall the utility from the software list 4 Click Add Remove If you are uninstalling printer software a dialog box appears and you need to select the printer icon for the driver you want to uninstall 5 Follow the instructions on the screen to uninstall the software Ne D i Q 2 Y E 2 Troubleshooting 9 39 Contacting Customer Support If your printer is not operating properly and you cannot solve your problem with the troubleshooting information in this guide and online help contact EPSON customer support services for assistance We will be able to help you much more quickly if you are able to give the exact information indicated below Serial number of your printer The serial number label is on the back of the printer Printer model Brand and model of your computer Printer software version Click About on the printer driver s Main menu Windows version 95 3 1 NT etc you are using Version of software applications you normally
152. ple System Peripheral 8 cable Read the following steps to connect the printer to your Macintosh 1 Make sure both your printer and Macintosh are switched off 2 Connect one end of the interface cable to the serial connector on the back of the printer 3 Connect the other end of the interface cable to either the modem port or printer port on the Macintosh The ports are marked with the following icons modem port printer port 2 26 Getting Started 4 Turn on the printer by pressing the power button 5 Turn on your Macintosh See the next page for instructions on installing the printer software You must install the printer software before using your printer Using an optional EPSON interface card An optional LocalTalk or Ethernet interface card lets you use your printer on an AppleTalk network To use the LocalTalk Interface Card C82312 you will need two LocalTalk Locking Connector Kits DIN 8 version Attach a connector box to the AppleTalk interface on the printer and to the printer port on the Macintosh Then attach the LocalTalk cable between the two connector boxes See the user s guide that comes with the connector kits for more details To use the Type B Ethernet Interface Card C82357 see the user s guide that comes with the card for setup information For information on installing these interface cards in the printer see Chapter 7 Using Optional Interfaces Note Th
153. ptual Saturation Colorimetric The best option for reproducing photographs and printouts that are not suited for the other options The best option for reproducing vivid images Use this setting for presentation graphics such as charts and graphics The best option when precise matching of colors is most important for example when printing a company logo Colorimetric attempts to reproduce colors the way the eye distinguishes them Keep in mind that Colorimetric or any other color matching method may not always reproduce colors perfectly due to differences in the way scanners printers and other devices process color data See Appendix B for more information After making your settings click OK Your settings will be applied and you will return to the Print dialog box To return to the Print dialog box without applying your settings click Cancel Using the Printer Software for Macintosh 5 15 5 Macintosh Saving your settings To save your custom settings as a group follow these steps 1 Click Save Settings in the Print dialog box The Custom Settings dialog box appears EPSON SC 850 5 07E Custom Settings Name Delete 2 Type a unique name up to 16 characters for your custom settings in the Name box 3 Click Save You can save up to 10 groups of settings You can select your saved group of settings from the settings list in the Print dialo
154. r Executive Legal Half Letter Envelope 10 C6 DL A6 Index card Index card 5x8in 8x 10 in EPSON Photo Paper4 x6 in Panoramic 210 x 594 mm Note Always load paper into the sheet feeder short edge first Load envelopes flap edge first with the flap side down Orientation Use this setting to specify the direction of printing on the page Portrait or Landscape Rotate by 180 degrees Select this setting when you want to print closer to the bottom edge of your paper This feature takes advantage of the fact that the printer can print closer to the top edge of the papre than to the bottom edge Reduce or Enlarge Use this setting to reduce or enlarge the size of your image Printable Area Select Maximum to make your printout as large as possible on the paper Select Centered to position your printout at equal distances from the edges 5 18 Using the Printer Software for Macintosh Defining a Custom Paper Size If your paper size is not included in the paper size list in the Page Setup dialog box follow the steps below to define a custom paper size 1 In the Page Setup dialog box click Customize The following dialog box appears EPSON C 850 5 07E Paper Size New Paper Size Untitled Delete 2 To define a new paper size click New The dialog box changes to allow you to enter a name for the new size EPSON C 850 5 07E A Paper Size Cancel
155. rest of the tables show only the characters for hex codes 80 through FF The tables with an asterisk after the table name are available only in certain areas PC437 U S Standard Europe C 16 Specifications PC850 Multilingual PC860 Portuguese PC861 Icelandic PC863 Canadian French Specifications C 17 PC865 Nordic Abicomp BRASCII Roman 8 C 18 Specifications ISO Latin 1 PC437 Greek Greek PC853 Turkish PC855 Cyrillic Specifications C 19 PC857 Turkish PC866 Russian PC869 Greek MAZOWIA Polish C 20 Specifications Code MJK CSFR ISO 8859 7 Latin Greek ISO Latin 1T Turkish Bulgaria Specifications C 21 PC774 LST 1283 1993 Estonia ISO 8859 2 PC866 LAT Latvian C 22 Specifications PC866 UKR Ukranian PC APTEC Arabic PC708 Arabic PC720 Arabic Specifications C 23 PC AR864 Arabic Italic No characters are available for hex code 15 in the italic character table C 24 Specifications International character sets You can select one of the following international character 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 comman
156. rinter Port D i Q 2 Y E 2 Troubleshooting 9 29 DMA transfer Using DMA transfer to send print data to the computer may help you speed up printing This is only available for computers that have a parallel port which supports ECP mode See your computer s manual to determine if it supports ECP mode and DMA transfer To make DMA transfer available see below 1 Ifa message appears on the Speed amp Progress dialog box compare it with the table below Message Action High Speed DMA Transfer DMA transferis already enabled Click enabled OK to close the dialog box For higher data transfer rates use DMA Transfer Go to step 4 lt No message gt Your system cannot use DMA transfer However if you change the parallel port setting to ECP orEnhanced using yourcomputer s BIOS Setup program you may be able to use DMA transfer Consult your computers manual or computer maker for instruc tio ns Note Before you run the BIOS Setup program uninstall the printer software After running the Setup program reinstall the printer software 2 Double click the My Computer icon and double click Control Panel 3 Double click the System icon and click the Device Manager tab Double click the Ports COM amp LPT icon and double click LPT1 If you have connected your printer to a port other than LPT1 double click the appropriate port icon 9 30 Troubleshooting
157. rinter driver settings see online help for Windows or Chapter 5 for Macintosh To switch back to color printing you must install a new color ink cartridge as described in this chapter wait for the ink to charge and then turn the printer off and back on again If the black ink runs out you cannot continue printing until you replace it even though the color ink cartridge still contains ink 8 8 Maintenance and Transportation Cleaning the Printer To keep your printer operating at its best you should clean it thoroughly several times a year 1 Make sure the printer is turned off and all the printer s lights are off Then unplug the power cord 2 Remove any paper from the sheet feeder 3 Use a soft brush to carefully clean away all dust and dirt 4 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 5 If the inside of the printer accidentally gets soiled with ink wipe it off with a damp cloth W Warning Be careful not to touch the gears inside the printer Caution 8 Q Never use alcohol 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 Do not use a hard or abrasive brush Do not spray the inside of the printer with lubricants unsuit
158. rror indicators 9 2 4 ESC P 2 control codes C 14 F Fine 720 dpi setting Macintosh 5 9 Windows See online help See also Print Quality settings Fine Dithering setting Macintosh 5 10 Windows See online help See also Halftoning settings Finest Detail setting Macintosh 6 11 Windows See online help Fit to Page setting Macintosh 5 20 Windows 4 13 Flip Horizontal Macintosh 5 11 Windows See online help Fonts built in A 8 9 G Glossy film 6 3 See also Special paper Glossy paper 6 3 See also Special paper IN 2 H Head See Print head Head Cleaning utility See Utilities Halftoning settings Macintosh 5 10 Windows See online help Handshake timing 7 5 Help online 2 13 4 28 Hex dump mode 9 7 High Speed setting Macintosh 5 11 Windows See online help Hue B 2 IBM X24 emulation control codes C 15 ICM setting 4 7 See also online help Image resolution and size B 5 Index cards 1 8 6 2 printable area C 6 specifications C 4 See also Special paper Ink cartridges 1 7 installing 2 6 11 printing with empty color cartridge 8 8 problems with 9 37 38 replacing 8 2 7 specifications C 7 8 Ink jet paper 1 8 6 2 See also Special paper Ink setting Macintosh 5 10 Windows See online help Ink low 9 3 Ink out 9 3 Macintosh only Windows only Installing DOS programs A 2 ink cartridges 2 6 11 interface cards 7 3 4 paper support 2 4 Macintosh prin
159. s setting provides you with excellent reproduction of scanned images or digitally captured images Note Changing the Ink setting after Photo is selected returns the settings list to Custom Settings so always make your Ink setting before you select this option Text Graph This setting is best for graphics intensive documents such as charts and graphs for presentations It intensifies the colors but lightens the midtones and highlights of an image Note Changing the Ink setting after Text Graph is selected returns the settings list to Custom Settings so always make your Ink setting before you select this option PhotoEnhance2 This setting is best for printing images captured using a video recorder digital camera or scanner The EPSON PhotoEnhance2 feature produces sharper images and more vivid colors by automatically adjusting the contrast saturation and brightness of the original image data 5 6 Using the Printer Software for Macintosh Note Q Selecting PhotoEnhance2 automatically sets the Ink option to Color Changing the Ink setting after PhotoEnhance2 is selected returns the settings list to Custom Settings Q Printing with PhotoEnhanc e2 selected may take a longer time than other settings depending on your computer system and the amount of data contained in your image Economy This setting provides you with faster printing and saves ink The printer uses less ink by printing fewer dots per character
160. s utility is designed to be run in DOS with or without a mouse Using the printer s control panel buttons If you cannot use the print head alignment utility program that came with your printer then follow these steps to align the print heads 1 Make sure that the printer is off and paper is loaded in the sheet feeder Note Use paper at least A4 210 mm 8 27 inches size or wider Otherwise the print heads will spray ink directly onto the platen which could mar future printouts 2 Open the printer cover You see the N and amp cleaning buttons 3 Hold down the load eject button and the N cleaning button and turn on the printer to enter the print head alignment mode Release the buttons The printer prints an instruction sheet in English French German Italian and Spanish that shows you how to align the print heads Follow these instructions 4 After aligning the print heads exit the print head alignment mode by turning off the printer A 12 Using the Printer with DOS Using Power On Functions The functions below in italics are available if you hold down the corresponding control panel buttons while turning on the printer LQ self test load eject button Checks the paper length and prints a self test at 360 dpi See Self testing on page 9 5 Draft self test cleaning button Checks the paper length and performs self test printing at 180 dpi See Self testing on page 9 5 Default setti
161. s you to align the print heads if you can t use the print head alignment utility See also print head alignment print head alignment A maintenance procedure you should perform when the black and color inks on your printout are misaligned or the printout seems fuzzy Glossary print server The print server acts as a post office for all print jobs sent over a network It receives the jobs and then distributes them to the assigned printer It also holds extra print jobs while the printer is busy See also print queue print queue When your printer is busy printing a print job any additional print jobs sent to the printer are placed in a waiting line or print queue until they can be printed The print queue may be on a network print server or on your local server depending on the computer to which the printer is connected RAM Random Access Memory The portion of the printer s memory used as a buffer and for storing user defined characters All data stored in RAM is lost when the printer is turned off reset To return a printer to its defaults either by sending a command an INIT signal or by turning the printer off and then back on resolution The number of dots per inch used to represent an image ROM Read Only Memory A portion of memory that can only be read and cannot be used for data storage ROM retains its contents when you turn off the printer RGB Red green and blue These colors in phosphors irradiated by
162. ted a set at a time or in Reverse order 5 22 Using the Printer Software for Macintosh Using EPSON Printer Utilities EPSON printer utilities allow you to check the current printer status and do some printer maintenance from your screen You can start the utilities from the Utility dialog box Click Utility in the Print dialog box to view the following dialog box EPSON ec eso s o7e KA EPSON StatusMonitor Configuration A rte level ofink remaining Nozzle Check Head Cleaning AWA cane wiityityour print quality decime or the Nerale Check indicates clogged nozzles Print Head Alignment gt AVAL ecc ut tmoalignedvertial lines appearin your printout EPSON StatusMonitor The StatusMonitor utility regularly monitors the printer status If it detects a printer error it will inform you with an error message You can also use this utility to check how much ink is remaining before printing To use the StatusMonitor click the EPSON StatusMonitor button in the Utility dialog box The following dialog box appears Macintosh Installed ink cartridge information Using the Printer Software for Macintosh 5 23 The StatusMonitor checks the amount of ink remaining when opened To update the ink level information click the Update button Nozzle Check You can check the print head nozzles for clogging with this utility Check the nozzles if you notice a decline
163. ter software 2 28 31 Windows printer software 2 13 15 Interface cards 1 6 2 27 7 2 5 cables 1 7 specifications C 10 11 serial 2 26 27 2 33 34 7 5 Iron on cool peel transfer paper 6 3 L Layout setting Macintosh 5 2 5 20 22 Windows 4 12 13 Lights 1 3 black ink out 1 3 8 2 3 amp color ink out 1 3 8 2 3 Q paper out 1 3 0 power 1 3 Loading paper See Paper M Main menut 3 5 6 4 5 6 See also online help Maintenance Chapter 8 Matching color B 2 4 Macintosh 5 7 5 14 Windows 4 7 See also online help IN 3 Media Type settings Macintosh 5 4 5 10 Windows 4 10 11 See also online help MicroWeave setting Macintosh 5 11 Windows See online help Mode settings Macintosh 5 12 Windows See online help More Settings dialog box Macintosh 5 8 Windows 4 8 See also online help N Network printing Macintosh 2 35 Windows 95 2 21 22 Windows NT4 0 2 23 25 No Halftoning setting Macintosh 5 10 Windows See online help See also Halftoning settings Normal 360 dpi setting Macintosh 5 9 Windows See online help See also Print Quality settings Nozzle Check utility Macintosh 5 24 Windows 4 16 O Online help 2 13 4 28 Optional interface cards 1 6 2 27 7 2 5 Macintosh only Windows only Options 1 6 Orientation setting Macintosh 5 18 Windows 4 12 See also online help Output tray 1 2 3 2 P Page Setup dialog box 3 8 5 17 Paper jam 9 3
164. text only a draft or if you want colors to print as varying shades of gray Halftoning The available settings are No Halftoning Select this setting when printing text only Although this setting provides faster printing it should never be used with color Error Diffusion Select this setting when printing documents that contain detailed graphics or photographic images Error diffusion blends individual colored dots with the colors of the surrounding dots to create the appearance of natural colors By blending colored dots the printer can achieve excellent colors and subtle color gradation Coarse Dithering Fine Dithering Dithering arranges dots in orderly patterns and is best suited for printing charts graphs and other images that require precise solid areas of bright colors Select Coarse Dithering for images with limited detail and shading Select Fine Dithenng for images with significant detail but limited shading 5 10 Using the Printer Software for Macintosh MicroWeave MicroWeave allows your printer to generate superior output because graphics data is re ordered and printed in finer increments This technology reduces the possibility of banding the light horizontal lines that can mar an image If any banding problems still occur even with Mic roWeave turned on select Super However the printing time is longer High Speed This setting activates bidirectional printing which reduces the time it tak
165. the ENERGY gt STAR guidelines for energy efficiency The International ENERGY STAR Office Equipment Program is a voluntary partnership with the computer and office equipment industry to promote the introduction of energy efficient personal computers monitors printers fax machines and copiers in an effort to reduce air pollution caused by power generation Safety Instructions 3 For United Kingdom Users Use of options EPSON UK LTD shall not be liable against any damages or problems arising from the use of any options or consumable products other than those designated as Original EPSON Products or EPSON Approved Products by EPSON UK LTD Safety information W Warning This appliance must be earthed Refer to rating plate for voltage and check that the appliance voltage corresponds to the supply voltage Important The wires in the mains lead fitted to this appliance are coloured in accordance with the following code Green and yellow Earth Blue Neutral Brown Live If you have to fit a plug As the colours of the mains lead of this appliance may not match coloured markings used to identify the terminals in a plug please proceed as follows The green and yellow wire must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter E or the Earth symbol The blue wire must be connected to the terminal in the plug marked with the letter N The brown wire must be connected to the term
166. the printer connect it to the AC inlet on the back of the printer 4 Plug the power cord into a properly grounded electrical outlet Getting Started 2 5 Installing the Ink Cartridges W Warning 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 Install the included ink cartridges as follows Caution 2 Use the ink cartridges packed with your printer the first time you install ink cartridges otherwise the printer may not charge ink properly Note Do not open the ink cartridge packages until just before you install them or the ink may dry up 1 Lower the output tray at the front of the printer then holding the tab on the cover open the printer cover 2 6 Getting Started 2 Turn on the printer by pressing the power button The print heads move slightly to the left which is the black ink cartridge install position color ink cartridge installation begins in step 7 The 6 and amp ink out lights come on and the power light flashes Caution Do not move the print heads by hand Otherwise you may damage the printer Getting Started 2 7 3 Lift up the black ink cartridge clamp which is marked with a symbol 4 Open the ink cartridge packages that came with your printer and remove the cardboard
167. the printer cover and reposition the lever See the illustration on page 6 5 Note Return the adjust lever to the 0 position which is the normal position after you finish printing on envelopes If you leave the lever in the position this may cause gaps to appear on the printouts when you print on other media Printing on Special Paper 6 5 Loading Transparencies When printing on transparencies follow the steps below 1 Reposition the paper support Remove the paper support Reinstall it into the slots 2 Place a stack of transparencies face up on a sheet of plain paper The stack is face up if the cut corner is at the top right when you hold the long edges of the transparencies Note You can load up to 10 transparencies 3 Load transparencies into the sheet feeder with the printable side up 4 Select Ink J et Transparenciesas the Media Type setting in the printer driver For more details on making printer driver settings see online help for Windows or Chapter 5 for Macintosh 6 6 Printing on Special Paper Chapter 7 Using Optional Interfaces Available Interfaces 5 tica E a 7 2 Installing Optional Interfaces o o o ooo 7 3 Using the serial interface card C82305 C82306 7 5 Using Optional Interfaces 7 1 Available Interfaces You can use various interface cards to supplement the capabilities of your printer s built in hardware interface The followi
168. tions If you use your printer on a network you need to set up your printer as a remote printer See Using Your Printer on a Network on page 2 21 Getting Started 2 15 Before using the printer software be sure to read the README file located in the EPSON Printers folder For information on opening and using the software see Printing With Windows in Chapter 3 Installing in Windows 95 using plug and play Follow these steps to install the printer software using Windows 95 plug and play capabilities Note To install the printer software using Windows 95 plug and play capabilities your computer s parallel port must be an IEEE 1284 compatible bidirectional parallel port See your computer documentation for more information 1 Make sure the printer is connected to the computer s parallel port 2 Turn off your printer and computer if necessary 3 Turn on the printer first then turn on the computer Your computer begins loading Windows 95 4 Ifyou defined a password enter it at the prompt You see the New Hardware Found screen New Hardware Found ae 2 EPSON Stylus COLOR 850 Select which driver you want to install for your new hardware E Wr C Do not install a driver Windows will not prompt you again Select from a list of alternate drivers OK Cancel 2 16 Getting Started If this screen does not appear click Cancel and follow the installation procedure on page
169. to understand the properties of color See also the Color Guide Synchronizing monitor colors and printer colors Your printer produces images by printing tiny patterns of ink dots on paper It uses the colors cyan C magenta M yellow Y and black K to create a blending effect that makes you think you are seeing millions of colors This type of color produced by pigments that absorb some colors of light and reflect others is called subtractive Note In theory pure cyan magenta and yellow should produce black but actually they produce a muddy brown and must be combined with black ink to produce a true black K Your monitor produces images by illuminating color phosphors on the screen with an electron gun A phosphor is a substance that gives off light when irradiated Each screen point pixel has three colored phosphors red R green G and blue B B 2 Tips for Color Printing Since the printer and monitor produce color images differently and the available range of color produced by the monitor and printer are different the image on the screen does not exactly match your printed output all of the time If you want to adjust or calibrate the printed color to more closely match the on screen color you may have to experiment with the printer driver settings Additionally color management software is available from a variety of software and monitor companies to help you match colors produced by your mo
170. ts 2 Open the printer cover 3 Hold down the load eject button and the 1 cleaning button and turn on the printer The printer prints Hex Dump Mode at the top of a page and stops Ne 4 Send data from the computer The printer prints the exact codes it receives from the computer in hexadecimal format D Q 2 Y 9 E Troubleshooting 9 7 Problems and Solutions This section divides printer problems into four categories Power supply page 9 8 Operation page 9 9 Paper handling page 9 16 Printing quality page 9 19 Go to the category for the type of problem you have and look for the description that most closely matches the problem The most likely causes and solutions are listed first so try them in the order that they are written until the problem is solved Power supply The lights come on briefly but then go off and stay off Cause What to do The printer s voltage rating Check the printer and the outlet may not match the voltage of voltage ratings If the voltages do your electrical outlet not match unplug the printer immediately and contact your dealer Warning Do not reconnect the power cord to an electrical outlet that does not have matching voltage 9 8 Troubleshooting The printer does not work and the control panel lights are off Cause What to do The printer is turned off Press the
171. tware for Windows 4 5 Note Depending on the media you choose in the Media Type list while Automatic is selected a slide bar appears in the Mode box that lets you choose Quality or Speed Select Quality when print quality is more important than speed Online help provides more information about the printer driver settings See page 4 28 for instructions on using online help Using the Predefined Settings The predefined settings are provided to help you optimize the print settings for a particular kind of printout such as presentation documents or images taken by a video or digital camera 1 Click Advanced on the Main menu You will find the predefined settings in the list below the Advanced button 2 Select the most appropriate setting from the list according to the type of document or image you will print When you choose a predefined setting other settings such as Print Quality Halftoning and Color are set automatically Changes are shown in the Current Settings display at the bottom of the Main menu 3 Before printing be sure to verify the Media Type and Ink settings as they may be affected by the predefined setting you select See page 4 10 for more information on the Media Type setting 4 6 Using the Printer Software for Windows The printer driver provides the following predefined settings Photo Text Graph PhotoEnhance for Windows 3 1 PhotoEnhance2 for Windows 95 and NT 4 0 Economy I
172. ur document in your image editing software Install more memory in your computer if you can Select lower resolution or fewer colors for your display setting as described below For Windows 95 and NT 4 0 choose a lower resolution setting as the Color Palette setting To access the Color Palette click Start point to Settings and choose Control Panel Then double click the Display icon and click the Settings tab For detailes see your Windows 95 or NT 4 0 user s guide For Windows 3 1 double click the Windows Setup icon on the Main menu then click Options and choose Change System Settings Then choose a lower resolution setting for your display from the Display pop up list For details see your Windows 3 1 user s guide Troubleshooting 9 11 Ne D i Q 2 Y E 2 If you have a display adapter setting utility use it to set lower resolution For detailed information see your display board user s guide For Macintosh choose Control Panel from the Apple menu and select Monitors Select a lower resolution For detailed information on making this setting see your Macintosh user s guide A SC 850 or SC 850 AT cannot be used error appears Macintosh only Cause What to do The printer driver has been Remove and reinstall the driver From corrupted the printer software floppy disk or CD ROM click Installer click Continue and select Remove from the pop up list
173. vailable when you select IBM X24E emulation as the Software setting Using the Printer with DOS A 5 AGM Alternate Graphics Mode When AGM is on the printer can use high resolution 24 pin graphics commands The default is off This feature is available when you select IBM X24E emulation as the Software setting Character table Character tables contain the characters and symbols used in different languages The printer prints text based on the selected character table For the available character tables see Appendix C 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 Network I F mode If your printer is connected to a single computer leave this feature off If you want to share the printer with another computer turn this feature on When this feature is on data may be present in the printer s buffer even though the printer is not printing Always make sure the printer does not receive data before turning off the printer Loading position If 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 Economy When Economy mode is on the printer uses less ink by printing fewer dots per character Use this m
174. ve Sheet A4 S041106 4 10 Using the Printer Software for Windows Ink J et Transparencies Ink Jet Transparencies A4 S041063 Ink Jet Transparencies Letter S041064 Photo Paper Photo Quality Glossy Paper A4 S041126 Photo Quality Glossy Paper Letter S041124 Photo Paper A4 S041140 Photo Paper Letter S041141 Photo Paper 4 x 6 in S041134 Panoramic Photo Paper 210 x 594 mm S041145 Photo Quality Glossy Film Photo Quality Glossy Film A4 S041071 Photo Quality Glossy Film Letter S041072 Photo Quality Glossy Film A6 S041107 Photo Stickers A6 S041144 Note The availability of special media varies by country Windows Using the Printer Software for Windows 4 11 Modifying the Printout Style Windows 95 amp NT 4 0 only You can modify your printout style using a variety of printer driver settings located on the Paper and Layout menus On the Paper menu you can specify the orientation of your printout and minimize the bottom margin On the Layout menu you can have the size of your document automatically fitted to the paper size print 2 or 4 pages of your document on one sheet and put a watermark on your document For details about the Paper and Layout menus see online help Adjusting page orientation and minimizing the bottom margin To change the orientation of your printout select Portrait tall or Landscape wide in the Orientation box on the Paper menu Main Paper Layout Utilit
175. wing messages may appear High Speed DMA Transfer enabled The DMA transfer is already enabled on your system a Forhigher data transfer rates use DMA transfer You may be able to make printing faster by enabling DMA transfer on your system See page 9 30 for instructions about how to enable DMA transfer 4 18 Using the Printer Software for Windows Checking Printer Status for Windows 95 and 3 1 When you send a print job to the printer from an application the Progress Meter Windows 95 or the Despooler Windows 3 1 appears on your computer screen From Windows 95 Progress Meter gt a Gi Document o 2 atus Monitor Black Ink E Auto Sheet Feeder Detail Color Ink Only appearsif the Status Monitor 2 utility is 4 insta lled This meter shows the progress of the current print job and provides printer status information when bidirectional communication between the printer and computer is established If you click the Detail button you can open the Printer Status window to obtain more detailed information Note The Progress Meter does not appear when Show Progress is turned off in the Speed amp Progress dialog box See page 4 17 for information Stop Cancels printing Do gt mj Pa use Pauses printing until you press it again 3 amp 4 Reprint Restarts printing from the current page reprints the whole document orholds the document for printing lat
176. y Paper Size Letter 81 211 in zi Letter Copies EE 1 57 E Collate ACA E Reres o Click here to Oinin minimize the blank Seino es area at the bottom ES i of your printout Printable Area Maximum C Centered Cancel Help To print closer to the bottom edge of your paper click the Rotate by 180 setting which rotates your document 180 degrees vertically This feature takes advantage of the fact that the priner can print closer to the top edge of the paper than to the bottom edge 4 12 Using the Printer Software for Windows Fitting your document to the paper size To fit the size of your document to the size of the paper you will print on use the Proportional Printing feature on the Layout menu Main Paper Layout utiy Toportional Printing letter G Normal C FittoPage C Custom a Ea Click to fitto page or Bl DE custo mize the size of A Penty 1 a document 1Page C 2Pages C 4 Pages H Far e EA TF Watermark v E The Fit to Page setting proportionally enlarges or reduces the size of your document to make it fit the paper size you select in the Paper Size list The Custom setting allows you to manually define the percentage you want to enlarge or reduce an image Click the arrows next to the Proportion box to select from 10 to 400 Printing 2 or 4 pages on one sheet Windows 95 only To print 2 or 4 pages of your
177. y 3 interface The connection between the computer and a peripheral such as a printer Generally printers have two interfaces parallel and serial A parallel interface transmits data one byte or eight bits at a time A serial interface transmits data one bit at a time italic A typestyle in which the characters slant This sentence is italicized line feed A control code that advances the paper one line space loading position The position to which the paper is automatically loaded IPS Inches per second This scale is used to measure the print head speed 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 See also banding monochrome This means printing with only one color of ink which is generally black ink parallel interface See interface power on functions These are special functions like a self test that you can do by holding down a control panel button while turning on the printer printable area The area of a page on which the printer can print It is smaller than the physical size of the page due to margins printer driver A software program that sends commands for using the features of a particular printer Often shortened to driver See also driver print head alignment mode This feature allow
178. y is available only when U You have installed the Status Monitor 2 if not see page 4 27 U The printer is connected directly to the host computer via the parallel port LPT1 and U Your system is configured to support bidirectional communication Note You can use the Status Monitor 2 utility that comes with the optional EPSON Type B Ethernet Interface Card must be installed when connecting over a network The online help included with the EPSON Status Monitor 2 utility provides you with detailed information about using EPSON Status Monitor 2 Click Help in the Printer Status window Nozzle Check Checks the print head nozzles for clogging Check the nozzles if you notice a decline in print quality and after cleaning to confirm that the print head nozzles have been cleared In case the nozzle check indicates the print heads need cleaning you can access the Head Cleaning utility directly from the Nozzle Check utility 4 16 Using the Printer Software for Windows Head Cleaning Cleans the print heads You may need to clean the heads if you notice a decline in print quality Before and after print head cleaning use the Nozzle Check utility to check whether the print heads need to be cleaned again You can access the Nozzle Check utility directly from the Head Cleaning utility Print Head Alignment Aligns the print heads Use this utility if you notice a misalignment of vertical or horizontal lines Note
179. you are not sure whether you need an optional interface or if you want to know more about interfaces contact your dealer Serial Interface Card C82305 C82306 32KB Serial Interface Card C82307 C82308 32KB Parallel Interface Card C82310 32KB IEEE 488 Interface Card C82313 Twinax Interface Card C82315 Coax Interface Card C82314 LocalTalk Interface Card C82312 Type B Ethernet Interface Card C82357 Type B Bi directional Parallel Interface Card C82345 Note The asterisk amp is a substitute for the last digit of the product number which varies by country 1 6 Getting to Know Your Printer Interface cables EPSON supplies several types of interface cables You can use any interface cable that meets the specifications listed below See your computer manual for any additional requirements Parallel Interface Cable shielded C83602 from D SUB 25 pin computer to Amphenol 57 printer Serial Interface Cable C83603 C83604 from D SUB 25 pin computer to D SUB 25 pin printer Serial Interface Cable C83605 C83606 from D SUB 9 pin computer to D SUB 25 pin printer Note The asterisk is a substitute for the last digit of the product number which varies by country Consumable products Ink cartridges Black ink cartridge 5020108 Color ink cartridge S020089 Getting to Know Your Printer 1 7 1 EPSON special media Most plain paper works well in your printer In additio
180. zing the Print Settings 4 8 Making the Media Type Setting 4 10 Modifying the Printout Style Windows 95 amp NT 4 0 only 4 12 Using EPSON Printer Utilities otros b ow dea 4 15 EPSON Status Monitor 2 for Windows 95 only 4 16 Nozzle Check se gcse ste hte a ua dde ade 4 16 IA a A eee a ane eee oe ee 4 17 Print Head Alignment aces oe Sein Ge hy ane Go Sele g 4 17 Speed amp Progress for Windows 95 only 4 17 iv Checking Printer Status for Windows 95 and 3 1 Using EPSON Status Monitor 2 for Windows 95 only Getting Information Through Online Help Accessing help from your application Accessing help from Windows 95 orNT40 Accessing help from Windows 3 1 Chapter 5 Using the Printer Software for Macintosh Printer Software seus pale a eee See A a tae Making Changes to Printer Driver Settings Using the Automatic Setting scsi we aa ee ee Using the Predefined Settings Customizing the Print Settings Saving your settings o o o Changing the Paper Size oi soc di Defining a Custom Paper Size o o oo o Modifying the Printout Method and Style Using EPSON Printer Utilities EPSON StatusMonitor sucia A a Noz le Check AA BB SOM ae Rohe Ye de de deaths Hera Cline tion e aota 2 a A ew Print Head Alignment 2s SAV
181. zl Gr o 2 j QAM Microweave o Magenta o fF I Supe 5 Yelk 0 ke 227 High Speed Deo 0 gt ES PhotoEnhance2 17 Flip Horizontal C C Cancel W i i 2 Select the Print Quality setting 3 Select the Media Type that you loaded in the printer See the next section for details 4 Choose Coloror Black in the Ink option 5 Make other settings For details see online help Note Some settings are enabled or disabled depending on the Print Quality Media Type and Ink settings you make 6 Click OK to apply your settings and return to the Main menu Click Cancel to return to the Main menu without applying your settings 4 8 Using the Printer Software for Windows To save your custom settings click Save Settingson the Main menu The Custom Settings dialog box appears Custom Settings Name Save Delete Cancel Type a unique name for your custom settings in the Name box and click the Save button Your settings will appear in the list under the Advanced button on the Main menu Note Q You can not use a predefined setting name for your custom settings Q To delete a custom setting click Save Settingson the Main menu select the setting in the Custom Settings dialog box and then click Delete You can not delete the predefined settings Windows If you change the Media Type or Ink setting when one of your custom settings is selected in the Advanced settings list on the

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