Epson 2000P Printer User Manual
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1. If an error message appears either the printer driver or the EPSON USB printer device driver is not installed correctly See Troubleshooting in the Daily Use guide for instructions VAAN After the setup is complete go to step W to print your first page Ensuring that the USB driver is installed correctly in Windows Follow the directions below to confirm that the USB driver is installed correctly 1 Click the Start button point to Settings and click Printers Make sure that the icon for your printer appears in the Printers folder 2 Click the icon for your printer then click Properties on the File menu 7 K X Lam gy Ea Back Forward Up Cut Copy Address Printers Add Printer EPSON Stylus Photo 2000P 3 Click the Details tab and make sure that EPUSBx EPSON Stylus Photo 2000P is displayed in the Print to the following port list box Cab Paper td Layout g Utility eneral Details Color Management Sharing gt EPSON Stylus Photo 2000P Print to the following port Wey SON Stul EPUSB1 EPSON Stylus Photo 2000P Miia Add Pott Delete Port Print using the following driver JEPSON Stylus Photo 2000P x New Driver Capture Printer Port End Capture Timeout settings Not selected fi 5 seconds Transmission retry 145 seconds Spool Settings Port Settings Note If the correct port is not displayed refer to the Trouble2. EPSON Color Ink Jet Printer EPSON STYLUS PHOTO 2000P Checking the Printer Installing the Ink Cartridges Q Installing the Printer Software Setup Guide XXXXXXX 00 Attaching the Paper Support Insert the paper support into the slots at the rear of the printer VA Plugging in the Printer Follow the steps below to plug in your printer 1 Make sure that the printer is turned off It is off when the O 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 y Caution 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 the printer connect it to the AC inlet at the back of the printer 4 Plug the power cord into a properly grounded electrical outlet PAPA If you are connecting the printer to a PC it is possible to use either the parallel or USB interface Macintosh computers must be connected via the USB interface Depending upon your geographic location you may need to acquire the appropriate cable See Options and Consumable Products in the Daily Use guid
3. artridges Note Do not open the ink cartridge packages until just before you install them If you leave a cartridge unpacked for a long time before using it normal printing may not be possible Install the ink cartridges as follows 1 Lower the output tray then open the printer cover AAA AAA AAA Turn on the printer by pressing the O power button The print head moves left to the ink cartridge installation position The power light flashes and the and amp ink out lights come on i Caution Do not move the print head by hand Doing so may damage the printer 3 Push back the release tabs and lift up the ink cartridge clamps 4 Open the ink cartridge packages Next remove only the yellow tape seals from each cartridge VAAN Caution Ly You must remove the yellow tape seals from the cartridges before installing them otherwise the cartridges will become unusable and you will be unable to print If you have installed an ink cartridge without removing the yellow tape seal you must remove the cartridge and install a new one Prepare the new cartridge by removing the yellow tape seal then install it in the printer Do not remove the EPSON label from the cartridges otherwise the cartridges may become clogged and unable to print Do not remove the tape seals from the bottom of the cartridges otherwise ink will leak Do not remove the green IC chip from the side of the cartridge If y
4. disk in a disk drive and double click the My Computer icon then the floppy disk drive icon and then Setup exe Copyright 2000 by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION Nagano Japan Printed in Japan 00 xx xx VAAN 4 Choose Install Printer Driver Utility then click Click OK in the dialog box that appears to start the printer software installation EPSON Installation Program IA a lt lt EPSON STYLUS Series Printer Software installation program gt gt Please select from the following ite Sa my Online Guide Gh Create Floppy based printer driver utility disks 5 Follow the on screen instructions to turn on your printer For Windows 98 users the printer port configuration starts automatically For printers connected via USB cable the USB device driver installation starts automatically at this point If a message appears asking you to restart your computer follow this instruction 6 After turning on the printer the Setup utility opens automatically Loading the Setup utility Follow the on screen instructions to install the ink cartridges check the print head nozzles and clean the print head When a message appears informing you that the setup is complete click OK Note If the Setup utility does not start go to step 5 to install the ink cartridges using the printer s control panel 7 When a message appears informing you that the installation is complete click OK Note
5. e for details Note In order to connect your PC via the USB interface your computer must be equipped with a USB port Connecting the Printer Using the parallel interface for PCs To connect the printer to a parallel port you need a shielded twisted pair parallel cable Follow the steps below 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 FAP Fi Pik FF Fk FF FPP FO Using the USB interface for PCs and Macintosh To connect the printer to a USB port you need a standard shielded USB cable Follow these steps 1 pa Make sure that both the printer and computer are turned off Plug the appropriate end of the cable into the USB port at the back of the printer The end that fits the printer has a different shape than the end that fits the computer Connect the other end of the cable to the computer s USB port VAAN Installing the Printer Software After connecting the printer to your computer you need to install the software included on t
6. e port your printer is connected to Background Printing Geen eon Active Q Inactive 762 AppleTalk 2 Select the appropriate Background Printing radio button 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 In order to use the EPSON Monitor3 utility to manage print jobs background printing must be turned on 3 Close the Chooser VAN Installing the Ink Cartridges This printer uses ink cartridges equipped with IC chips The IC chip accurately monitors the amount of ink used by each cartridge so even if a cartridge is removed and inserted again all of its ink can be used However a small amount of black and color ink is consumed each time the cartridge is inserted because the printer automatically checks reliability Be sure to use the ink cartridges packed with your printer the first time you install ink cartridges Using the Setup utility for Windows If you have Windows 95 98 or NT 4 0 installed on your computer the Setup utility should open automatically when the printer software installation is complete Macintosh users please refer to the following section Using the printer s control panel for PCs and Macintosh If you are a Macintosh user or are unable to access the Setup utility in Windows use the printer s control panel to install the ink c
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8. he Printer Software for EPSON Stylus Photo 2000P CD ROM shipped with your printer Your printer software includes L Printer driver and utilities The printer driver runs or drives your printer use it to make settings such as Print Quality Media Type and Paper Size The Nozzle Check Head Cleaning and Print Head Alignment utilities help you keep your printer in top operating condition EPSON Status Monitor 3 for Windows or EPSON StatusMonitor for Macintosh notifies you of printer errors and displays printer status information such as the amount of ink remaining The Status Monitor also guides you through the ink replacement process LJ Online guides The online Reference Guide and Color Guide help you learn more about your printer and color printing 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 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 Installing in Windows Follow these steps to install your printer software 1 Make sure that your printer is off 2 Turn on your computer and start Windows If the New Hardware Found screen or any other wizard appears click Cancel 3 Insert the printer software CD shipped with your printer in the CD ROM drive The Installer dialog box appears For floppy disk users insert the
9. issing then you should clean the print head as explained below If the printout is satisfactory you are ready to print your first page See Printing Your First Page for instructions Cleaning the print head Follow the steps below to clean the print head 1 Makesure thatthe power light is on and that both the black and amp color ink out lights are off 2 Hold down the oa cleaning button for three seconds The printer starts cleaning the print head and the power light begins flashing Print head cleaning takes about sixty seconds to complete Caution Never turn off the printer while the power light is flashing Doing so may damage the printer 3 When the power light stops flashing print a nozzle check pattern to confirm that the head is clean and to reset the cleaning cycle If print quality hasn t improved after repeating the nozzle checking and cleaning procedures four or five times contact your dealer VV Printing Your First Page After making sure your printer is operating correctly you are ready to print your first page To familiarize yourself with the printer software we recommend printing one of the sample files provided with your printer software To print a sample file or your own document double click the file or open it in the appropriate application make the Paper Size and Media Type settings then print the document For details on printing from an application s
10. ou install ink cartridges without an IC chip the printer may be damaged Do not touch the green IC chip on the side of the cartridge Doing so may prevent normal operation and printing goe Do not touch this part 5 Align the tabs on each ink cartridge so that they are resting on the tabs protruding from the base of the opened ink cartridge clamps Do not apply excessive force to the cartridges VV Caution Make sure the ink cartridge tabs are not under the tabs protruding from the base of the opened ink cartridge clamps as this could damage the clamps Note Install both ink cartridges If either of the cartridges is not installed the printer will not work 6 Press the ink cartridge clamps down until they lock in place 7 Press the orange ink cartridge replacement button The print head moves and the printer begins charging the ink delivery system This process takes about two and a half minutes i Caution Always press the orange ink cartridge replacement button to move the print head Do not move it by hand Doing so may damage the printer While the ink is charging the O power light flashes and the printer produces a variety of mechanical sounds These sounds are normal When the ink delivery system has been charged the print head returns to the home far right position and the power light comes on Caution Never turn off the printer while the power light is flashing 8 Close the p
11. rinter cover Before printing your first page you need to make sure the printer is working correctly by printing a nozzle check page and if necessary cleaning the print head Loading paper Follow these steps to load plain paper in the printer 1 Lower the output tray and slide out the extension Next slide the left edge guide so that the distance between the edge guides is slightly wider than the width of your paper 2 Fan a stack of paper then tap it on a flat surface to even the edges 3 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 Then slide the left edge guide against the left edge of the paper printable side up Note 1 Always load paper into the sheet feeder short edge first _ Make sure the paper stack fits under the arrow mark inside the edge guide VAAN AA Checking the print head nozzles Make sure that the printer is turned off Hold down the load eject button O in the illustration below and press the O power button in the illustration below to turn on the printer Then release both buttons Here are sample printouts Print head is clean p p n eT C L poo Sa Sa ell E Print head needs to be cleaned segments are missing If the nozzle check page does not print satisfactorily for example if any segment of the printed lines is m
12. shooting section of the Daily Use guide or the Online Guide VAAN Installing in Macintosh Ea Caution Turn off all virus protection programs before you install your printer software Follow these steps to install your printer software i Turn on your Macintosh and insert the software CD in the CD ROM drive The EPSON printer software disk opens automatically If a single Installer icon appears double click the icon If separate folders containing installer icons for several languages appear double click the folder for your preferred language then double click the Installer icon inside it At the initial screen click Continue The following dialog box appears To install the printer software included on your printer software CD ROM make sure the Install Location box displays the correct disk drive then click Install When a message appears informing you that the installation is complete click Restart to restart your computer VAAN Selecting your printer in the Chooser for Macintosh After you have installed the printer software on your Macintosh you need to open the Chooser and select your printer You must select a 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 1 Choose Chooser from the Apple menu Then click your printer s icon and th
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