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  • Page 3: Where To Find Information

    Where to Find Information This User’s Guide Provides you with all the information you need to use your EPSON STYLUS PHOTO EX, and their consumable products, from setting up to troubleshooting. Online Help Provides you with detailed information and instructions on the printer software that controls your printer (online help will be automatically installed when you install the printer software).
  • Page 4 SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. The information contained herein is designed only for use with this EPSON printer. EPSON is not responsible for any use of this information as applied to other printers.

  • Page 5: Declaration Of Conformity

    Model: Conforms to the following Directive(s) and Norm(s): Directive 89/336/EEC: Directive 73/23/EEC: February 1998 Y. Ishii President of EPSON EUROPE B.V. SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 3-5, Owa 3-chome, Suwa-shi, Nagano-ken 392 Japan EPSON EUROPE B.V. Prof. J. H. Bavincklaan 5 1183...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Attaching the Paper Support ....2-4 Plugging in the Printer ..... . . 2-5 Installing the Ink Cartridges .
  • Page 7 Using the Printer Software for Windows The Printer Software ......4-2 Accessing the Printer Software ....4-2 From Windows applications .
  • Page 8 Modifying the Printout Method and Style ..5-20 Using EPSON Printer Utilities ....5-22 EPSON StatusMonitor .
  • Page 9 Printing quality ......8-17 Printer utilities ......8-24 Increasing the Print Speed .
  • Page 10 Appendix A Tips for Color Printing Basics of Color ......A-2 Image Resolution and Image Size ....A-5 Basics of Color Documents .
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  • Page 12: Important Safety Instructions

    Read all of these instructions and save them for later reference. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the printer. 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.

  • Page 13: 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. Do not put your hand inside the printer or touch the ink cartridges during printing. Do not move the print head by hand; otherwise you may damage the printer.
  • Page 14 Always turn the printer off using the P power button. When this button is pressed, the P power light flashes briefly. Do not unplug the printer or turn off the power to the outlet until the P power light is off.

  • Page 15: Energy Star Compliance

    For United Kingdom Users Use of options EPSON (UK) Limited 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) Limited.

  • Page 16: Warnings, Cautions, And Notes

    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. 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...
  • Page 17 Safety Instructions...
  • Page 18 System Requirements ......When using your printer with a PC ....

  • Page 19: Printer Parts And Control Panel Functions

    Printer Parts and Control Panel Functions paper support extension sheet feeder ink cartridge clamps print head Getting to Know Your Printer paper support edge guides adjust lever paper out light color ink out light black ink out light printer cover...
  • Page 20 B and A ink out lights are off. Lights The lights on the front of the printer indicate the printer status, such as receiving data, paper jam, or low on ink. The following table describes what the lights mean.

  • Page 21: System Requirements

    System Requirements When using your printer with a PC To use your printer with a PC, you need Microsoft Windows 3.1, Windows for Workgroups, Windows 95, or Windows NT 4.0; and a shielded, twisted-pair parallel cable. To install and use the printer software (printer driver and...

  • Page 22: When Using Your Printer With A Macintosh

    Macintosh Centris Series Macintosh PowerBook Macintosh PowerBook Duo Series Macintosh Performa Series Power Macintosh Series Interface cables To use your printer with a Macintosh, you need a standard Apple System Peripheral-8 cable (8-pin mini-DIN) or equivalent. Environment Minimum system System 7.1...

  • Page 23: Options And Consumable Products

    Options The following options are available for use with your printer. Interface cables EPSON supplies several types of interface cable. You can use any interface cable that meets the specifications listed below. See your computer manual for any additional requirements.

  • Page 24: Consumable Products

    See the table below for the names and product numbers of the different types of EPSON special media available. EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper (A4) EPSON360 dpi Ink Jet Paper (Letter)
  • Page 25 EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Card (A6) EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Card (5 8 in.) EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Card (8 10 in.) EPSON Ink Jet Transparencies (A4) EPSON Ink Jet Transparencies (Letter) EPSON Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheet (A4) S041106 EPSON Photo Paper (4 6 in.)
  • Page 26 Attaching the Paper Support ....Plugging in the Printer ..... . .

  • Page 27: Unpacking The Printer

    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. Remove all protective materials packed with your printer before you set it up and turn on the power.

  • Page 28: Choosing A Place For The Printer

    Leave adequate room for easy operation and maintenance. Leave enough room on the table at the front of the printer to lower the output tray. Avoid using or storing the printer in places subject to rapid changes in temperature and humidity.

  • Page 29: Using A Printer Stand

    Use a stand that can support at least 31.0 kg (68.3 lb). 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 slot at the rear of the printer as shown below. Getting Started...

  • Page 30: Plugging In The Printer

    Plugging in the Printer 1. Check the label on the back of the printer to make sure the voltage required by the printer matches that of the electrical outlet into which you will be plugging it. Also, make sure that you have the correct power cable for your power source.
  • Page 31 1. Lower the output tray at the front of the printer; then, holding the center edge of the cover, open the printer cover. 2. Turn on the printer by pressing the P power button. Getting Started...
  • Page 32 The P power light flashes and the B and A ink out lights come on. ink cartridge installment position Caution: Do not move the print head by hand; otherwise you may damage the printer. 3. Lift up the two ink cartridge clamps. Getting Started...
  • Page 33 4. Open the ink cartridge packages. Next, remove the yellow tape seals only from each cartridge as shown below. Do not remove the white portion of the tape black ink cartridge (S020093) Caution: You must remove the yellow tape seals from the cartridges.
  • Page 34 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. Caution: Once you install the ink cartridges, do not open their clamps again until you replace the ink cartridges.
  • Page 35 P power light stops flashing. Caution: Never turn off the printer while the P power light is flashing. Doing so can result in incomplete charging of ink and you will not be able to print with the printer.

  • Page 36: Connecting The Printer To Your Pc

    To connect the printer to your computer using the built-in parallel interface, you will need a shielded, twisted-pair parallel cable. To connect the printer to a Macintosh, see page 2-25. Follow the steps below to connect the printer to the computer: 1.

  • Page 37: Installing The Printer Software In Your Pc

    EPSON Status Monitor 2 (for Windows 95) 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.

  • Page 38: Installing In Windows 95 Or Windows Nt 4.0

    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.
  • Page 39 3. If the dialog box below appears, click OK to start the printer software installation. 4. When the installation is complete, click OK again. 5. For Windows 95, the EPSON Status Monitor 2 utility installation starts automatically. Note: You can stop the EPSON Status Monitor 2 utility installation by clicking the Cancel button.

  • Page 40: Installing In Windows 95 (Using Plug-And-Play)

    If you use your printer on a network, you need to set up your printer as a remote printer. See page 2-20 (for Windows 95) or page 2-22 (for Windows NT4.0). Before using the printer software, read the README file located in the EPSON (Printers) folder.
  • Page 41 If this screen does not appear, click Cancel and follow the installation procedure on page 2-13 instead. 5. Make sure your printer model name is displayed on the screen. Then click the Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer button. Do not select any of the other buttons.
  • Page 42 “A”, substitute the appropriate letter. 8. 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.

  • Page 43: Installing In Windows 3.1

    1. Make sure Windows 3.1 is running and the Program Manager window is open. 2. Insert the EPSON printer software CD shipped with your printer in the CD-ROM drive (if you use the floppy disk version, insert it in a disk drive).
  • Page 44 5. Select your printer icon in the EPSON Printer Utility Setup dialog box. Click OK. The installation program begins copying the printer software files. 6. When the installation is complete, click OK to exit the installation program.

  • Page 45: Using Your Printer On A Network

    (the client computers). To set up the print server so that the printer is shared across the network, see your Windows 95 documentation.
  • Page 46 Then click the icon of the printer you plan to use on the network. 8. Click OK and follow the messages on the screen. Now you can use the printer connected to the print server over the network from the client computer. Click here to specify the network path.

  • Page 47: With Windows Nt 4.0

    (the client computers). To set up the print server so that the printer is shared across the network, see your Windows NT 4.0 documentation.
  • Page 48 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 Chapter 3 for information on how to start printing.
  • Page 49 10. Select your printer in the dialog box below and follow the on-screen instructions. 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.

  • Page 50: Connecting The Printer To Your Macintosh

    Apple System Peripheral-8 cable. Read the following steps to connect the printer to your Macintosh: 1. Make sure both your printer and Macintosh are turned off. 2. Connect one end of the interface cable to the serial connector on the back of the printer.

  • Page 51: Installing The Printer Software In Your Macintosh

    EPSON Macintosh printer software disk before you begin installation. 1. Turn on your Macintosh and insert the EPSON printer software CD shipped with your printer into its CD-ROM drive (if you use the floppy disk version, insert it in a disk drive).
  • Page 52 CD. For information on the included software, see page 2-28. 3. If you want to install all of the printer software included on your printer software CD-ROM, make sure the Destination Disk box shows the correct disk drive and click Install.
  • Page 53 Nozzle Check Checks the print head 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 5-22. Head Cleaning Cleans the print head to maintain the best print quality.

  • Page 54: Using The Chooser To Select Your Printer

    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.
  • Page 55 AppleTalk active. Caution: Do not make AppleTalk inactive if the Macintosh is connected to an AppleTalk network. However, if your Macintosh has a 68030 microprocessor CPU, make AppleTalk inactive whenever you print with the EPSON STYLUS PHOTO EX. 2-30 Getting Started...
  • Page 56 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 Monitor 3 utility to manage print jobs. For more information, see “Using EPSON Printer Utilities” on page 5-22.
  • Page 57 2-32 Getting Started...

  • Page 58: Starting To Print

    Chapter 3 Starting to Print Loading Paper ......Printing With Windows Printing With a Macintosh ..... .

  • Page 59: Loading Paper

    For details on using such kinds of media, see Chapter 6, “Printing on Special Paper.” 1. Lower the output tray at the front of the printer and slide out the extension. Starting to Print...
  • Page 60 2. Slide the left edge guide so that the distance between the edge guides is slightly wider than the width of your paper. 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.
  • Page 61 4. Load the stack of paper with the printable surface up, the paper top edge first and the right edge of the paper stack resting against the right side of the sheet feeder. Note: Always load paper into the sheet feeder short edge first. Load envelopes flap edge first with the flap side down.

  • Page 62: Printing With Windows

    Macintosh. 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.
  • Page 63 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.
  • Page 64 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.

  • Page 65: Printing With A Macintosh

    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.
  • Page 66 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 information. Note: Depending on the Media Type you choose, a slide bar appears in the Mode box that lets you choose Quality or Speed.
  • Page 67 3-10 Starting to Print...
  • Page 68 Modifying the Printout Style (Windows 95 & NT 4.0) . . . Using EPSON Printer Utilities ....EPSON Status Monitor 2 (for Windows 95) ..

  • Page 69: The 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.

  • Page 70: From Windows Applications

    Windows you are using. Read the following for 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 Options in the dialog box that appears. (You may need to click a combination of these buttons.) The Main, Paper, and Layout (for Windows 95 and NT 4.0)

  • Page 71: From Windows 3.1

    2. Double-click the Printers icon. 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.

  • Page 72: Making Changes To Printer Driver Settings

    Making Changes to Printer Driver Settings Accessing the printer software will show you the following printer driver setting menus (tabs) as well as the Utility menu. Main Mode, Media Type, Ink Paper size, Copies, Orientation, Printable Area Paper Layout Proportional Printing, Print Layout, Watermark The layout menu is available only for Windows 95 and NT 4.0...

  • Page 73: Using The Predefined Settings

    Automatic is selected), a slide bar may appear 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 4-30 for instructions on using online help. Using the Predefined Settings...
  • Page 74 PhotoEnhance Good for printing images captured using a video, digital camera, or (for Windows 3.1) PhotoEnhance2 scanner. EPSON PhotoEnhance and PhotoEnhance2 automatically adjust (for Windows 95 and the contrast, saturation, and brightness NT 4.0 of the original image data to produce sharper, more vivid color printouts.

  • Page 75: Customizing The Print Settings

    1. Click Advanced on the Main menu and then click More Settings. The More Settings dialog box appears: 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 Color or Black in the Ink option.
  • Page 76 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...

  • Page 77: Making The Media Type Setting

    Advanced settings list on the Main menu. Plain Paper Plain paper 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper (A4) EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper (Letter) EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper (A3) EPSON Iron-On Cool Peel Transfer Paper (A4)
  • Page 78 EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Card (A6) EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Card (5 8 in.) EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Card (8 10 in.) EPSON Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheet (A4) S041106 Ink Jet Transparencies EPSON Ink Jet Transparencies (A4)

  • Page 79: Modifying The Printout Style (Windows 95 & Nt 4.0)

    The orientation box contains the Rotate by 180 setting. The Rotate by 180 setting rotates your document 180 degrees vertically, which allows you to print closer to the bottom edge. This is possible because the printer’s minimum top margin is smaller than the minimum bottom margin. 4-12...
  • Page 80 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 a scaling ratio from 10% to 400%. Using the Printer Software for Windows For Windows 95 only 4-13...
  • Page 81 4-14 Using the Printer Software for Windows Prints 2 or 4 pages of your document on a single piece of paper. Allows you to select the order of the printed pages.

  • Page 82: Using Epson Printer Utilities

    Press Alt and the appropriate letter on the keyboard to open that utility. 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...

  • Page 83: Epson Status Monitor 2 (For Windows 95)

    (LPT1), and Your system is configured to support bi-directional communication. 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.

  • Page 84: Print Head Alignment

    Printer and Option Information This utility allows the printer driver to confirm printer configuration information. It also provides specific information regarding certain characteristics of the printer such as Printer ID (Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 only). Using the Printer Software for Windows...
  • Page 85 1. Click the Settings Sheet button in the Printer and Option Information dialog box to print out information about your printer and options. This requires A4 or letter size paper.

  • Page 86: Speed & Progress (For Windows 95)

    Displays the Progress Meter every time you print. See also page 4-21. 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.
  • Page 87 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 a message, DMA transfer is not available on your system. One of the following messages may appear: High Speed (DMA) Transfer enabled.

  • Page 88: Checking Printer Status (For Windows 95 And 3.1)

    Checking Printer Status (for Windows 95 and 3.1) When you send a print job to the printer, the Progress Meter (Windows 95), or the Despooler (Windows 3.1) appears on your computer screen. From Windows 95 (Progress Meter ) This meter shows the progress of the current print job and...
  • Page 89 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 or the Despooler. 4-22 Using the Printer Software for Windows Stop Cancels printing Pause...

  • Page 90: Understanding The Epson Spool Manager

    Understanding the EPSON Spool Manager The EPSON Spool Manager is similar to the Windows Print Manager. If a print job or jobs are received by the EPSON Spool Manager while a print job is being processed, the new jobs are placed in a print queue, ready to be processd in the order in which they were received.

  • Page 91: Using Epson Status Monitor 2 (For Windows 95)

    Status Monitor 2 utility” later in this chapter. 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: Double-click the printer-shaped background monitoring icon on the taskbar at the bottom of your computer screen.
  • Page 92 Dimmed Communication problem between Status Monitor 2 and printer Printer Name 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).
  • Page 93 If you access the Printer Status window as described above, the following appears: Note: You can also access the Printer Status window from the Status Alert dialog box. See the next section for the Status Alert dialog box. 4-26 Using the Printer Software for Windows...
  • Page 94 Provides you with information about network connections and other printer resources (for printers connected over a network). For details, see online help for the EPSON Status Monitor 2 utility. Making monitoring settings You can make monitoring settings, such as selecting the monitoring interval and turning on or off background monitoring.
  • Page 95 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 Interval You can adjust the monitoring interval by dragging the slider. Note: Setting a short monitoring interval may slow down some applications.
  • Page 96 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 (if you are using floppy disks, insert the floppy disk in the floppy disk drive).

  • Page 97: Getting Information Through Online Help

    What’s This? prompt. Accessing help from Windows 95 or NT 4.0 Click the Start button, point to Programs and Epson (Windows 95) or EPSON Printers (Windows NT 4.0), and then click EPSON Stylus Photo EX Help. You see the help contents window.
  • Page 98 Modifying the Printout Method and Style ..Using EPSON Printer Utilities ....EPSON StatusMonitor .....

  • Page 99: The Printer Software

    These settings are described in detail below. To check the condition of the printer or perform a maintenance procedure, see “Using EPSON Printer Utilities” on page 5-22. Making Changes to Printer Driver Settings You will find the printer driver settings in the following dialog...

  • Page 100: Using The Automatic Setting

    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.
  • Page 101 EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper (A3) EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Card (A6) EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Card (5 8 in.) EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Card (8 10 in.) EPSON Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheet (A4) S041106...
  • Page 102 EPSON Photo Paper (4 6 in.) EPSON Photo Paper (A4) EPSON Photo Paper (Letter) EPSON Photo Paper (A3) EPSON Panoramic Photo Paper (210 594 mm) S041145 Photo Quality Glossy Film EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film (A4) EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film (Letter)

  • Page 103: Using The Predefined Settings

    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: Advanced Photo This setting provides you with excellent reproduction of scanned images or digitally captured images, though printing is slower with Advanced Photo.
  • Page 104 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.
  • Page 105 Economy This setting provides you with faster printing and saves ink. The printer uses less ink by printing fewer dots per character. 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.

  • Page 106: Customizing The Print Settings

    Select this setting when you want high-quality output at 720 dpi. With this setting, be sure to use a high quality media type, such as EPSON Photo Quality media. See page 5-4 for a complete list of EPSON special media.
  • Page 107 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.
  • Page 108 Error Diffusion Fine Dithering 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. Super (MicroWeave) will be selected, depending on other settings as described above.
  • Page 109 Mode There are four color adjustment modes as follows: Automatic 5-12 Using the Printer Software for Macintosh Analyzes the print data and optimizes color correction for the type of data sent to the printer.
  • Page 110 Vivid midtones and highlights of an image. Use this setting for presentation graphics, such as charts and graphs. The printer driver does not enhance the No Color color. Choose this option only when Adjustment making a ColorSync profile for this printer.
  • Page 111 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.
  • Page 112 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.

  • Page 113: Saving Your Settings

    You cannot use a predefined setting name for your custom settings. To delete a custom setting, select the setting in the Custom Settings dialog box and click Delete. You cannot delete the predefined settings. 5-16 Using the Printer Software for Macintosh...

  • Page 114: Using Your Saved Settings

    To return to your customized setting, simply reselect it in the list. Changing the Paper Size To change the paper size, choose Page Setup from the File menu of your application. The following dialog box appears: Using the Printer Software for Macintosh 5-17...
  • Page 115 5-18 Using the Printer Software for Macintosh Envelope #10 Envelope C6 Envelope DL A6 Index card Index card 5 Index card 8 EPSON Photo Paper 4 Panoramic 210 594 mm Ledger Landscape. 8 in 10 in 6 in...

  • Page 116: Defining A Custom Paper Size

    3. Type the paper size name in the New Paper Size box. 4. Specify the measurement unit as either inches or cm. 5. Type in the width and the height. Using the Printer Software for Macintosh 5-19...

  • Page 117: Modifying The Printout Method And Style

    Paper Size list. To use this function, select On and select the size of the paper you loaded in the printer from the list. 5-20 Using the Printer Software for Macintosh...
  • Page 118 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: 2. Click Add. Select the image file you want to add and click Open. Using the Printer Software for Macintosh 5-21...

  • Page 119: Using Epson Printer Utilities

    (printed a set at a time) or in reverse order. Using EPSON Printer Utilities EPSON printer utilities allow you to check the current printer status and do some printer maintenance from your screen. Click Utility in the Print dialog box to view the Utility dialog...

  • Page 120: Epson Statusmonitor

    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.

  • Page 121: Configuration

    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.

  • Page 122: Print Head Alignment

    Controlling Background Printing After you send a print job to the printer, you can use the EPSON Monitor3 to check or cancel any print jobs that are queued for printing. This utility also shows the status of the job currently being printed.
  • Page 123 You will see an extended dialog box similar to the one below. 2. Click a document name in the document name box to change its priority. 3. Select Urgent, Normal, or Hold from the Priority list. 5-26 Using the Printer Software for Macintosh at the top of at the top...
  • Page 124 Chapter 6 Printing on Special Paper Choosing Special Paper and Other Media ... . About special media cleaning sheets ... . . Loading Special Paper and Other Media .

  • Page 125: Choosing Special Paper And Other Media

    EPSON provides special media such as ink jet (coated) paper, transparencies, glossy paper, glossy film, index cards, and adhesive sheets that are formulated for the inks used in EPSON ink jet printers. EPSON recommends that you use media distributed by EPSON to ensure high-quality results.

  • Page 126: Glossy Film

    Since the name on the special media packaging may vary in certain markets, you may need to use the product number to confirm the type of special media you have. Current name EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Card...

  • Page 127: About Special Media Cleaning Sheets

    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: Make sure the printable surface of the paper is face up when loading media into the sheet feeder.
  • Page 128 EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper and Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Paper EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film EPSON Ink Jet Transparencies EPSON Photo Quality Adhesive Sheets Envelopes You can load paper up to the arrow mark on the left edge guide.
  • Page 129 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.

  • Page 130: Loading Envelopes

    Select Plain Paper as 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.

  • Page 131: Loading Transparencies

    Select Ink Jet Transparencies as 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. Printing on Special Paper...
  • Page 132 Replacing an Ink Cartridge ..... Cleaning the Printer ......

  • Page 133: Replacing An Ink Cartridge

    If you need to replace an ink cartridge when the B and A lights are off, see “Ink Cartridge Problems” on page 8-34. 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.
  • Page 134 To replace an ink cartridge, follow these steps. 1. Make sure the printer is on. The P power light should be on, but not flashing. Determine which cartridge needs to be replaced, as indicated by the B black and A color ink out lights.
  • Page 135 Note: If you press the the B and A ink out lights are off, the printer starts cleaning the print head. The printer automatically moves the print head back to its home (far right) position after about 60 seconds if you have not started the replacement procedure.
  • Page 136 5. Lift the cartridge out of the printer and dispose of it according to your local garbage disposal regulations. 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.
  • Page 137 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. The larger (color) cartridge goes on the right, the smaller (black) ink cartridge on the left.
  • Page 138 The P power light continues to flash while the printer performs the ink charging operation. Never turn off the printer while this light is flashing. Doing so can result in incomplete charging of ink and you will not be able to print with the printer.

  • Page 139: 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 control panel lights are off. Then unplug the power cord. 2. Remove any paper from the sheet feeder.

  • Page 140: Transporting The Printer

    1. Open the printer cover and make sure that the print head is capped. It is capped when it is in the far right (home) position. If the print head is not capped, turn on the printer;...
  • Page 141 7-10 Maintenance and Transportation...
  • Page 142 Status Monitor ......Printer operation check .....

  • Page 143: Diagnosing The Problem

    (Windows 95 only) and the StatusMonitor (Macintosh only) utility. In addition, you can determine whether a problem lies with the printer itself or with the computer by performing a printer operation check. In “Problems and Solutions” later in this chapter you can find causes and solutions to specific printer problems.
  • Page 144 Take all the paper out of the sheet feeder, reload the paper, then press the load/eject button. If the light continues to flash, turn off the printer and gently pull out any paper that may be jammed in the printer. If it tears and pieces...

  • Page 145: Status Monitor

    If the page resulting from operation check appears as shown in step 4 below, this means that the printer itself is all right and that 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.
  • Page 146 To perform a printer operation check, follow these steps: 1. Make sure both the printer and computer are turned off. 2. Unlock the wire clips on both sides of the interface connector and remove the ground connecter, if necessary. Then disconnect the cable from the printer’s interface connector.
  • Page 147 Here is a typical printout: The above sample is in black and white, but the actual test prints in color. 5. Press the P power button to turn off the printer after it finishes printing the operation check page. Troubleshooting...

  • Page 148: Problems And Solutions

    Problems and Solutions This section divides printer problems into five categories: Power supply ..page 8-7 Operation ..page 8-8 Paper handling . . . page 8-14 Printing quality . . . page 8-17...

  • Page 149: Operation

    The printer does not work and the control panel lights are off. Cause The printer is turned off. The power cord is not properly plugged into the electrical outlet. The electrical outlet is controlled by an outside switch or automatic timer.
  • Page 150 Nothing prints and the control panel lights are on or flashing. Cause Several common printer errors have occured at once. The printer sounds as though it is printing, but nothing prints. Cause The print head nozzles are clogged. One or both of the ink...
  • Page 151 Requirements“ on page 1-4. Select Use Print Manager for this port in the Queue Setup window. To access this window, click the EPSON Spool Manager4 icon in the EPSON folder (Windows 95) or double-click this icon in the EPSON program group (Windows 3.1), and select Setup from...
  • Page 152 Color documents print out in black and white. Cause Your printer is not selected in your software. Color printing is not selected in your application or in the printer driver. For Windows 3.1, double-click the Windows Setup icon on the Main menu;...
  • Page 153 Printing starts too high or too low on the page. Cause Margins are set incorrectly in your application. The size of the paper loaded in the printer does not match the paper size setting within your application program or printer driver. Print speed is not what you expect.
  • Page 154 B or A light was flashing or on. The New Hardware Found screen appears even though the printer software has already been installed. Cause This error may occur when using Windows 95. What to do Adjust the printer settings within your application and print again.

  • Page 155: Paper Handling

    If the light continues to flash, turn off the printer and gently pull out any paper that may be jammed in the printer. If it tears and pieces remain inside the printer, open the printer cover; then remove the pieces of paper.
  • Page 156 The printer loads more than one sheet at a time. Cause Too many sheets are loaded in the sheet feeder. The edge guides are not set correctly. The paper was not fanned before being loaded in the sheet feeder. The edges of the paper stack are not even.
  • Page 157 What to do Press the load/eject button to eject the paper. Use paper that meets the paper requirements for this printer. See “Paper” on page B-2. What to do Fan the stack of paper and align the edges before loading.

  • Page 158: Printing Quality

    What to do Clean the print head. See “Cleaning the Print Head” on page 8-30. Use new paper. 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.
  • Page 159 The paper is too thick. Special paper was loaded without the support sheet or a regular sheet of paper under it though it requires one. Multiple sheets of EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film are loaded. 8-18 Troubleshooting What to do Open the printer cover and set the adjust lever to the “+”...
  • Page 160 One of the ink cartridges is low on ink. Use a soft, clean cloth to wipe the area inside of the printer shown below (shaded area). Warning: Be careful not to touch the gears inside the printer.
  • Page 161 What to do Make sure you loaded the correct paper in 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.
  • Page 162 Check that the printable side of the paper is facing up. 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.
  • Page 163 Colors are not very vivid. Cause The image was printed on the wrong side of EPSON Ink Jet Paper. The Media Type setting does not match the paper loaded. Color dots are missing in printed graphics or characters.
  • Page 164 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 or PhotoEnhance2 feature is recommended for printing photographic images. On the printer driver’s Main menu (Windows) or...

  • Page 165: Printer Utilities

    8-24 Troubleshooting What to do 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.

  • Page 166: Increasing The Print Speed

    The following table shows the factors that inversely affect print speed and print quality (increasing one will decrease the other). Print quality Print speed Printer software settings Print Quality Halftoning High Speed MicroWeave Super Finest Detail...

  • Page 167: Using Dma Transfer (For Windows 95)

    Memory free space Software status Running applications Virtual memory *Varies depending on the printer software and application software you are using. **Grayscale means using black ink only to print varying shades of gray, from pure black to pure white. Using DMA transfer (for Windows 95) Using DMA transfer to send print data to the computer may help you speed up printing.
  • Page 168 To make DMA transfer available, see below. 1. Double-click the My Computer icon, double-click the Printer icon, right-click EPSON Stylus Photo EX, and select Property. The printer driver window appears. 2. Click the Utility tab and click the Speed & Progress button on the Utility menu.
  • Page 169 7. Click the Resources tab and click the Use automatic settings check box to deselect the Automatic Setting. (Make sure there is no check in the Use automatic settings check box.) Write down the Input/Output Range addresses shown in the Resource settings box. 8.

  • Page 170: Uninstalling Printer Software (Windows 95)

    DMA transfer capability of your computer. Uninstalling Printer Software (Windows 95) 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.

  • Page 171: Cleaning The Print Head

    To clean the print head, follow these steps: Using the Head Cleaning utility For Windows users: 1. Make sure that the printer is on, and the B and A ink out lights are off. 2. Access the Utility menu as described in Chapter 4. Then click the Head Cleaning button.
  • Page 172 This operation takes about two minutes to complete. Caution: Never turn off the printer while the P power light is flashing. Doing so may damage the printer. 4. When the P power light stops flashing, click Print nozzle...

  • Page 173: Cleaning Button

    For Macintosh users: 1. Make sure that the printer is on, and the B and A ink out lights are off. 2. Choose Utility from the Print dialog box. Then click the Head Cleaning button. 3. Follow the on-screen messages.

  • Page 174: Using The Control Panel

    Using the control panel To clean the print head using the control panel buttons, follow these steps. 1. Make sure that the printer is on and the B and A ink out lights are off. 2. Press the cleaning button for three seconds. The P power light begins flashing, and the printer ejects any paper in the paper path and starts cleaning the print head.

  • Page 175: Aligning The Print Head

    Caution: Before using this utility, make sure the paper loaded in the printer is at least 210 mm (8.27 inches) wide; for example, A4 size paper loaded short edge first. Otherwise, the print head will spray ink directly onto the platen, which could mar future printouts.
  • Page 176 Leave the old cartridge installed in the printer until you are ready to replace it with a new one. 1. Make sure the printer is on. The P power light should be on, but not flashing. 2. Lower the output tray at the front of the printer; then open the printer cover.
  • Page 177 To replace the black ink cartridge, lift up the smaller clamp on the left. 5. Lift the cartridge out of the printer and dispose of it according to your local garbage disposal regulations. Do not take the used cartridge apart or try to refill it.
  • Page 178 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. color S020110 Troubleshooting 8-37...
  • Page 179 The P power light continues to flash while the printer performs the ink charging operation. Never turn off the printer while this light is flashing. Doing so can result in incomplete charging of ink and you will not be able to print with the printer.

  • Page 180: Contacting Customer Support

    For United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland users If you purchased your printer in the UK or the Republic of Ireland, EPSON (UK) Limited provides a range of customer services and technical support. Note: For customers in the Republic of Ireland, please use the correct dialing codes when dialing the UK telephone numbers listed in the following sections.
  • Page 181 The enquiry desk team can be contacted by calling 0800 220546 in the UK or 1 800 409132 from the Republic of Ireland, by faxing 01442 227271, and via the Internet at info@epson.co.uk. They can provide the following information: Information and literature on new EPSON products (also...

  • Page 182: For Australian Users

    You will be asked to follow a simple routine to register your document request, and 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.
  • Page 183 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.

  • Page 184: For Singapore 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:...

  • Page 185: For Philippines Users

    Phone: Fax: 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: Fax: BBS:...

  • Page 186: Appendix A Tips For Color Printing

    Appendix A Tips for Color Printing Basics of Color ......Image Resolution and Image Size ....Basics of Color Documents .

  • Page 187: Basics Of 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.
  • Page 188 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.
  • Page 189 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...

  • Page 190: Image Resolution And Image Size

    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.
  • Page 191 400 pixel Print 292 pixel 300 dpi 100 pixel Print 72 pixel 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.

  • Page 192: Basics Of Color Documents

    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.
  • Page 193 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.

  • Page 194: Appendix B Specifications

    Appendix B Specifications Technical Specifications Printing ......Paper ....... Ink cartridges .

  • Page 195: Technical Specifications

    Since the quality of any particular brand or type of paper may be changed by the manufacturer 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.
  • Page 196 A4 (210 mm 297 mm) Letter (216 mm 279 mm) A6 (105 mm 148 mm)* *Glossy film only Special papers distributed by EPSON A4 (210 mm 297 mm) Special paper distributed by EPSON No. 10 (240 mm 104 mm) DL (220 mm 110 mm)
  • Page 197 If you encounter problems, switch to a higher grade of paper. Do not load curled or folded paper. Special papers distributed by EPSON are only usable under normal conditions: Printouts on EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film should be stored under the following conditions: Specifications A6 (105 mm 148 mm)
  • Page 198 Single sheets/index cards Envelopes A: The minimum top margin is 3.0 mm (0.12 inch). When loading multiple sheets of EPSON Photo Quality Film, the minimum top margin is 30 mm (1.2 inches). B: The minimum left margin is 3.0 mm (0.12 inch).

  • Page 199: Ink Cartridges

    Ink cartridges Black ink cartridge (S020093): Color Print capacity* Cartridge life Temperature Dimensions Color ink cartridge (S020110): Colors Print capacity* Cartridge life Temperature Dimensions * The print capacity may vary depending on how often you use the print head cleaning function. ** The cartridge will thaw and become usable after approximately 3 hours at 25°C (77°F).

  • Page 200: Mechanical

    Caution: 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. Do not use an ink cartridge if the date on the package has expired.

  • Page 201: Electrical

    Rated current Power consumption This product is also designed for IT power system 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 (without condensation): Specifications...

  • Page 202: Initialization

    However, the printer mechanism is not initialized if the printer is turned on within ten seconds after turning it off. In this case, the printer caps the print head, and ejects any paper in the paper path.

  • Page 203: Safety Approvals

    Safety approvals Safety standards: U.S. model European model EMC: U.S. model European model Australian model B-10 Specifications UL 1950 with D3, CSA C22.2 No.950 with EN60950 (VDE and NEMKO) FCC part 15 subpart B class B CSA C108.8 class B EN 55022 (CISPR Pub.

  • Page 204: Interface Specifications

    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: Reverse channel Transmission mode: Adaptable connector:...

  • Page 205: Serial Interface

    Serial interface The printer’s built-in serial interface is based on the RS-423 standard. This interface has the following characteristics: Standard: Synchronization: Bit rate: Handshaking: Word format: Data bit Parity bit Start bit Stop bit Connector: Recommended cable: B-12 Specifications Based on RS-423 Synchronous Approx.

  • Page 206: Glossary

    Printing in which the print heads print in both directions. This increases the speed of printing. 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.
  • Page 207 This has the opposite effect of the Finest Detail setting. 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 Raster A command language that gives you control of your printer from your computer.
  • Page 208 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.
  • Page 209 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 computer, depending on the computer to which the printer is connected.
  • Page 210 A software program that converts print data into codes that your printer understands. See also spool. status monitor A software program that allows you to check the printer’s status, such as the amount of ink remaining before printing. subtractive colors Colors produced by pigments that absorb some colors of light and reflect others.
  • Page 211 Glossary...
  • Page 212 Macintosh, 5-13 Windows. See online help Buttons, 1-2–3 cleaning, 1-3, 8-33 load/eject, 1-3 power, 1-3 Cables. See Interface cables Cartridges. See Ink cartridges Chooser*, selecting printer with, 2-29–31 Cleaning printer, 7-8 print head, 8-30–33 *Macintosh only Windows only Cleaning sheets, 6-4 Coated paper, 6-2–3.
  • Page 213 EPSON Despooler , 4-22 EPSON Monitor3*, 5-25 EPSON PhotoEnhance Macintosh, 5-14 Windows, 4-7 EPSON Photo Paper, 1-8, 6-5 EPSON special media, 1-7. See also Special paper EPSON Spool Manager , 4-23 EPSON Status Monitor Macintosh, 5-23 Windows, 4-16 EPSON Stylus Printer Driver Package*, 2-28–29...
  • Page 214 Ink low, 1-3, 7-2, 8-3 Ink out, 1-3, 7-2–3, 8-3 Ink setting Macintosh, 5-5 Windows. See online help Installing ink cartridges, 2-5–10 Macintosh printer software, 2-26–31 paper support, 2-4 Windows printer software, 2-12–19 Interface cables, 1-6, 2-11, 2-25 parallel, B-11 serial, B-12 specifications, B-11–12...
  • Page 215 2-2 Printer driver Macintosh, 2-26–29, 5-2–22. See also Printer software for Macintosh Windows, 2-12–19, 4-2–14. See also online help and Printer software for Windows Printer software for Macintosh accessing, 3-8, 5-3 advanced setting, 5-2, 5-6, 5-9 automatic setting, 5-2–5 customized settings, 5-2, 5-9–17...
  • Page 216 Windows. See online help Print settings 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*, 5-15 Progress meter, 4-21 Quality vs. Speed slide bar Macintosh, 5-3 Windows, 4-5–6. See also online...
  • Page 217 Windows, 4-7. See also online help Text setting Macintosh, 5-8 Windows, 4-7. See also online help Transparencies, 1-7, 6-3, 6-5 Transporting the printer, 7-9 Troubleshooting, Chapter 8 ink cartridges, 8-34–38 operation, 8-8–13 paper handling, 8-14–16 power supply, 8-7–8 printing quality, 8-17–23...
  • Page 218 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 Zülpicher Straße 6, 40549 Düsseldorf Germany Phone: (0211) 56030 Telex: 8584786 EPSON AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD.

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