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Epson Stylus Photo 790 Setup Manual

Epson Stylus Photo 790 Setup Manual

Epson stylus photo 790: install guide
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  • Page 2: Checking The Package Contents

    The package contents may vary in certain locations. The ink cartridges packaged with your printer are for initial setup. In order to maintain high quality printouts, your printer will use large quantities of ink during the setup process. As a result, the ink cartridges used for setup will empty faster than normal.

  • Page 3: Attaching The Paper Support

    Attaching the Paper Support Insert the paper support into the slots at the rear of the printer and place the printer on a flat, stable surface. Connecting the Printer Your printer connects to your computer via the parallel or USB interface.

  • Page 4: Using A Usb Interface For Windows And Macintosh Users

    USB port. Installing the Printer Software After connecting the printer to your computer, you need to install the software included on the “Printer Software for EPSON Stylus PHOTO 790” CD-ROM shipped with your printer. Your printer software includes: Printer driver and utilities The printer driver runs, or “drives,”...

  • Page 5: Installing In Windows

    Online guides The online Reference Guide helps you learn more about your printer. 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 Refer to the appropriate section below.
  • Page 6 7. When a message appears informing you that the installation is complete, click OK. Note: 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 details.

  • Page 7: Installing In Macintosh

    After the setup is complete, proceed to section Installing in Macintosh Follow the instructions in this section to install the printer software, select your printer in the Chooser, and install the EPSON PhotoQuicker. Caution: Turn off all virus protection programs before you install the printer software.
  • Page 8 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.

  • Page 9: Installing The Ink Cartridges

    However, some ink from both color and black ink cartridges is consumed each time a cartridge is inserted because the printer automatically checks reliability. Be sure to use the ink cartridges packed with your printer the first time that you install ink cartridges. Refer to the appropriate section below.
  • Page 10 1. Lower the output tray, then open the printer cover. 2. Turn on the printer by pressing the P power button. The print head moves to the center, which is the ink cartridge installation position. The P power light flashes and error light comes on.
  • Page 11 6. Lower the ink cartridge clamps until they lock into place. 7. Press the e ink cartridge replacement button. The printer moves the print head and begins charging the ink delivery system. This process takes about two and a half minutes.

  • Page 12: Checking The Printer

    8. Close the printer cover. Checking the printer Before printing your first page, you need to make sure that the printer is working correctly by loading paper, then printing a nozzle check page and, if necessary, cleaning the print head. Refer to the appropriate section below.
  • Page 13 Caution: Never turn off the printer while the P power light is flashing. Doing so may damage the printer. 3. When the P power light stops flashing, print a nozzle check pattern to confirm that the head is clean and to reset the cleaning cycle.

  • Page 14: Printing Your First Page

    For Windows users Follow these steps to print the sample file. 1. Make sure that A4 or Letter size EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper is loaded in the printer. 2. Insert the printer driver CD in the CD-ROM drive. If the Installer dialog box appears, click 3.

  • Page 15: For Macintosh Users

    1. Make sure that A4 or Letter size paper is loaded in the printer. 2. Insert the printer software CD in the CD-ROM drive. 3. Open the Install Printer Driver/Utility folder in the EPSON folder or the Installation folder in your preferred language folder, then double-click the README file.
  • Page 16 Media Type and Ink settings that you make. 12. Click Print to start printing. While printing is in progress, the EPSON Progress Meter is displayed, showing the printing progress and the status of your printer. Note: If the sample file does not print correctly, see “Problem Solver”...

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