Testing The Printer; Printing On Special Media - Epson Stylus Color 440 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.
If the results are satisfactory, the problem lies in software
settings, the interface cable, or your computer.
If the printer check does not print correctly, there is a
problem with your printer.
Follow these steps to check the printer:
1. Make sure both the printer and computer are turned off.
2. Disconnect the interface cable from the printer.
3. Make sure paper is loaded in the printer.
4. Hold down the E load/eject button and press the P power
button. Hold down the buttons until the P power light
starts to flash. Then release both buttons.
The printer prints one page containing the printer's ROM
version, ink counter code, and a nozzle check pattern. Only
the nozzle check pattern is shown below:
5. After it prints the page, turn off the printer. Remember to
reconnect the interface cable, then turn on the printer and
your computer.

Printing on Special Media

Whether you print on plain paper or special media, you need
to load it according to the guidelines in the table below.
For this media Load a maximum of
name... this many sheets...
Plain paper, letter 100 (load preprinted
size forms top edge first)
Plain paper, legal 100 (pull up the paper
size support extension)
Envelopes 10 (set the thickness
lever to the + position)
Labels (single 1
sheets)
EPSON 360 dpi Ink 70 letter size
Jet Paper 30 legal size
EPSON Iron-On Cool 1
1
Peel Transfer Paper
EPSON High Quality 65 letter size
Ink Jet Paper 25 legal size
EPSON Photo
Quality Ink Jet Paper
EPSON Photo 30 cards (use a
Quality Ink Jet Cards support sheet)
EPSON Photo 30 cards (use a
Quality Note Cards support sheet)
EPSON Photo 1
Quality Self
Adhesive Sheets
EPSON Photo 20 (use a support
Quality Glossy Paper sheet)
EPSON Photo Paper 20 (use a support
sheet)
EPSON Panoramic 1
Photo Paper
EPSON Photo 30 (use a 1.2 inch top
2
Quality Glossy Film margin and a support
sheet)
EPSON Photo 1 (use the support
Stickers sheets)
EPSON Ink Jet 30 (use a support
Transparencies sheet)
1
Use the Flip Horizontal option to reverse your image before you
print it—especially if it includes text—so the image will appear
correctly when it's transferred.
2
For better results, load EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film one
sheet at a time. This also allows you to use a smaller top margin.
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Then select this
Media Type setting
in your printer
software...
Plain paper
360 dpi Ink Jet Paper
Photo Quality Ink Jet
Paper
Photo Paper
Photo Quality Glossy
Film
Ink Jet Transparencies
EPSON Stylus COLOR 440
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