Testing The Printer; Loading Envelopes; Connecting The Printer To Your Computer - Epson Stylus Color 200 Manual

EPSON Stylus COLOR 200
3. Stack the paper or transparencies with the printable surface
face up. For coated papers, the printable side is whiter than
the other side. For glossy paper and transparencies, position
the cut corner as shown below.
Load the paper or transparencies straight down into the
printer with the printable surface face up; then rest it against
the paper support.
4. Slide the left edge guide against the left edge of the paper,
then push up the lock lever to secure its position.
5. Change the Media Type and other printer driver settings so
they are appropriate for the paper or transparency film you
loaded.

Loading Envelopes

Do not use envelopes that are curled or folded, or ones that are
too thin; they may curl during printing. Also, do not choose
720 dpi resolution for envelope printing.
Follow these steps to load envelopes:
1. Make sure you set the paper thickness and thickness
adjustment levers to the correct positions for envelope
printing.
2. You can load up to 10 envelopes in the sheet feeder with the
printable side facing up as shown.
3. Adjust and lock the left edge guide so the envelopes feed
straight into the paper path.
4. Change the paper size and other printer driver settings so
they are appropriate for the envelopes you loaded.
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Testing the Printer

For the self test, use paper that is at least 8.25 inches (210 mm)
wide.
1. Press the Power switch to turn off the printer.
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Caution:
Never turn off the printer by unplugging it or turning off a
power strip. Always turn it off with the Power switch.
2. Hold down the Cleaning button while pressing the Power
switch to turn on the printer. Keep holding down Cleaning
until the printer begins feeding a page.
The test prints in black on the first and last lines of the first
sheet to measure the page length.
3. After the first page prints, press Load/Eject to print the
next page containing character samples of the internal fonts
and, when the color print head is installed, available colors.
4. To end the self test, wait until the printer ejects the paper
and then turn off the printer.
If the quality of the test output is not good, you may need to
clean the print heads. (It may take as many as five cleaning
cycles to fully solve the problem.)

Connecting the Printer to Your Computer

You need a shielded, twisted-pair parallel cable (6 to 10 feet
long) to connect your computer to the printer's built-in parallel
interface. The cable must have a D-SUB, 25-pin, male connector
for your computer and a 36-pin, Centronics compatible
connector for the printer.
Follow these steps to connect the cable:
1. Make sure both the printer and computer are turned off.
2. Plug the 36-pin end of the cable 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, attach it to the ground connector below the
interface connector.)
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