Testing The Printer; Printing On Special Media; Additional Media Loading Guidelines - Epson Stylus C40UX Product Information

Testing the Printer

You can run a printer check to determine whether a problem
comes from the printer itself or some other source.
1. Make sure both the printer and computer are turned off.
Then disconnect the USB cable from the printer.
2. Make sure letter-size or larger paper is loaded in the printer.
3. Hold down the b maintenance button, then press and
release the Ppower button. Continue holding down the
b maintenance button until the P power light starts
to flash, then release it.
The printer prints one page showing its ROM version
number and a nozzle check pattern. (If the pattern has gaps
in its dots, you need to clean the print head; see page 6.)
4. Turn off the printer after it prints the check page. Then
reconnect the cable and turn on your printer and computer.
❏ If the check page prints, the problem probably lies in
your software settings, interface cable, or computer.
Your software may not be installed correctly.
❏ If the check page doesn't print, you may have a problem
with your printer. Try the suggestions in the electronic
Reference Guide on the printer software CD-ROM. If
nothing works, contact your dealer or EPSON.

Printing on Special Media

Select the Media Type setting according to the guidelines in
the table below.
For this paper name...
Plain paper and envelopes
EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper
EPSON Iron-On Cool Peel Transfer Paper
EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper
EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards
EPSON Photo Quality Self Adhesive
Sheets
EPSON Photo Paper
EPSON Glossy Photo Greeting Cards
EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film
EPSON Photo Stickers
EPSON Ink Jet Transparencies
EPSON Matte Paper - Heavyweight
Select this Media Type
setting
Plain paper
360 dpi Ink Jet Paper
Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper
Photo Paper
Photo Quality Glossy Film
Ink Jet Transparencies
Matte Paper - Heavyweight
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Additional Media Loading Guidelines

Don't use the cleaning sheets that may be included with
your special media; they may damage the printer.
❏ Always load paper short edge first, even when printing
landscape-oriented pictures.
❏ Always handle sheets by the edges, and don't touch the
printable surface.
❏ Be sure to load the printable (whiter) side of the media face
up in the sheet feeder.
❏ You can load paper up to the tab on the right edge guide.
❏ In addition to the
Media Type
the correct
Paper Size
software.
❏ If the special media has protective sheets between each sheet
of media, be sure to remove the protective sheets before
printing.
❏ Some special media have a cut corner that you need to
position in the upper right corner when you load it.
❏ You can load the following number of sheets of EPSON
special media:
For this paper name...
EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper
EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper
EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards
EPSON Glossy Photo Greeting Cards
EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film
EPSON Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheets
EPSON Iron-On Cool Peel Transfer Paper
EPSON Photo Stickers
EPSON Photo Paper (Panoramic size)
EPSON Ink Jet Transparencies
EPSON Photo Paper (4 × 6-inch size)
EPSON Photo Paper (A4- and letter-size)
Matte Paper - Heavyweight
EPSON Stylus C40UX
setting, remember to select
for your media in the printer
Load this number of
sheets
Up to 30 sheets
Up to 30 sheets; 10
sheets for legal-size
Up to 30 cards with the
included support sheet
beneath the stack
Up to 20 sheets (one
sheet at a time for
A6-size) with the
included support sheet
or a sheet of plain paper
beneath the stack
One sheet at a time
Up to 10 sheets
Up to 20 sheets with the
included support sheet
beneath the stack
One sheet at a time with
the included support
sheet beneath the sheet
Up to 20 sheets with the
included support sheet
beneath the stack
EPSON Stylus C40UX
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