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Epson Stylus Pro XL Setup And Software Manual

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EPSON
STYLUS Pro and Pro XL
COLOR INK JET PRINTER
Setup and Software Guide for Macintosh
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  • Page 1 Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein. Neither Seiko Epson Corporation nor its affiliates shall be liable to the purchaser of this product or third parties for damages, losses, third parties as a result of: accident, misuse, or abuse of this product or unauthorized...
  • Page 2 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio or television reception.

  • Page 3: Printer Parts

    Printer Parts output tray interface interface ink cartridge clamps paper thickness lever Control Panel Operate button...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Guidelines for Connecting the Printer ....Setting Up the Printer ......1-3 Choosing a Location .
  • Page 5 Using the Macintosh Printer Driver ....2-7 Accessing the Driver ..... . . 2-7 Color /Halftone Setting .
  • Page 6 13 x 19 inches. Operation of the two printers is identical, except where noted in this manual. Your printer is easy to install and use. You simply set it up, connect it to your Apple@ Macintosh,@ and install the Macintosh printer driver, as described in this book.

  • Page 7: Optional Interfaces

    The printer supports a wide variety of settings that let you improve print quality or speed up printing. You can customize these settings with the printer driver to produce a variety of image types with EPSON’s specially formulated inks and papers. Three Resolutions to Choose From For printed images, resolution is measured in dots per inch (dpi).

  • Page 8: Special Papers

    Specially Formulated Ink EPSON’s black and color ink cartridges are specially formulated to work with EPSON papers and the printer driver to deliver the best looking images. Always use genuine EPSON ink cartridges and do not refill them. Other products may cause damage not covered by EPSON’s warranty.

  • Page 9: If You Are New To Color Printing

    If You Are New to Color Printing Color printing with the EPSON Stylus Pro or Pro XL produces amazing images, whether you print text, graphics, line drawings, photographs, or documents containing many different image types. However you use your color printer,...

  • Page 10: Where To Get Help

    Where to Get Help If you purchased your printer in the United States or Canada and you need technical assistance, you can call an EPSON Color Specialist at one of the following numbers: Cl For the EPSON Stylus Pro: (800) 788-0343 0 For the EPSON Stylus Pro XL: (800) 667-0664.

  • Page 11: Electronic Support Services

    EPSON Bulletin Board Service You can call the EPSON Bulletin Board Service (BBS) at (310) 782-4531. No membership is required. Make sure your communications software is set to 8 data bits with 1 stop bit, no parity bit, and a modem speed up to 28.8 Kbps.

  • Page 12: Important Safety Instructions

    Info and EPSON Contacts. Link to the EPSON Connection for the latest drivers and FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) and the EPSON Chat area. To get in touch with EPSON around the world, EPSON Contacts includes Contact Information for local EPSON subsidiaries.
  • Page 13 0 Do not let the power cord become damaged or frayed. 0 If you use an extension cord with the printer, make sure the total ampere rating of the devices plugged into the extension cord does not exceed the cord’s ampere rating.

  • Page 14: Installing The Printer

    To connect the printer to a network, you also need the optional LocalTalk or Ethernet interface card. To order either one, contact your dealer or call EPSON Accessories at (800) 873-7766 (U.S. sales only). In Canada, call (800) BUY-EPSON. Installing the Printer...

  • Page 15: Guidelines For Connecting The Printer

    Guidelines for Connecting the Printer You can connect the printer to your Macintosh in one of two ways: Cl Use the built-in serial interface to directly connect the printer to a single Macintosh. 0 Install the optional LocalTalk or Ethernet interface card and connect the printer to an AppleTalk or EtherTalk network.

  • Page 16: Setting Up The Printer

    3. Install the printer driver as described in Chapter 2. 4. Assign a name to the printer using the EPSON Namer. See “Assigning a Name to the Printer” in Chapter 2. 5. Use the Chooser to select the printer and select the network type in the Control Panels.

  • Page 17: Choosing A Location

    Unpacking the Printer In addition to this manual, your printer box should include two EPSON printer driver diskettes, a Reference Guide, a Setup and Software Guide for Windows, a package of EPSON special coated paper for 360 and 720 dpi printing, a Notice Sheet, and these...

  • Page 18: Attaching The Paper Tray And Output Tray

    You must remove all protective materials packed around and inside your printer before you set it up and turn on the power. Follow the directions on the Notice Sheet (packed with the printer) to remove these materials. Save all packaging and protective materials in case you need to ship the printer in the future.

  • Page 19: Plugging In And Turning On The Printer

    1. Make sure you have removed all protective packing materials from inside the printer. (See the Notice Sheet for more information.) 2. Make sure the printer is turned off by checking the position of the Operate when its surface is even with the button protectors on each side, as shown below.

  • Page 20: Installing The Ink Cartridges

    4. Turn on the printer by pressing the light flashes while the printer initializes itself. Pause Installing the Ink Cartridges Follow the steps below to install the printer’s ink cartridges. Warning: The ink cartridges are self-contained units. Under ordinary use, ink will not leak from a cartridge.
  • Page 21 The 5. Pull up each of the ink cartridge clamps to open them. Installing the Printer button. Make sure the button for about five seconds until the light begins flashing.
  • Page 22 7. Lower the cartridges into their holders with the label facing up and the arrow on top of the cartridge pointing toward the back of the printer. The color cartridge, which is larger, goes on the left. Install the black ink cartridge on the right.
  • Page 23 Be sure to install both ink cartridges. The printer will not work if only one cartridge is installed. 8. Push down the ink cartridge clamps until they lock in place. Caution: Once you install the ink cartridges, do not open the clamps or remove the cartridges except to replace them with new ones.

  • Page 24: Checking The Paper Thickness Lever

    See Chapter 3 of the Reference Guide for instructions. Note: When you need to replace ink cartridges, be sure to use only genuine EPSON ink cartridges and do not refill them. Other products may cause damage not covered by EPSON’s warranty. Checking the Paper Thickness Lever...

  • Page 25: Loading Paper

    Chapter 1 of the Reference Guide. (For complete specifications on the media you can use in your printer, see Appendix B of the Reference Guide.) Always load paper with the printable surface down. The printable surface is marked with an arrow on most plain paper packaging.
  • Page 26 3. Flip up the rear edge guide and slide it toward you as far as it will go. 4. Fan a stack of paper; then tap it on a flat surface to even the edges. l-13 Installing the Printer...
  • Page 27 6. Slide the rear guide the rear edge of the paper. edge against 7. Place the output tray on top of the paper tray. 1-14 Installing the Printer...

  • Page 28: Testing The Printer

    For the self test, use paper that is 8% inches wide if you have the Stylus Pro, or 13 inches wide if you have the Stylus Pro XL. Otherwise, ink sprays directly onto the platen and can smear subsequent pages. Be sure to load at least several sheets of paper, as described above.

  • Page 29: Connecting The Printer To Your Macintosh

    Apple System/ Peripheral-8 cable (part number M0197) or equivalent. Note: The printer also has a parallel port, which is standard for most PCs but is not used by the Macintosh. Make sure both your printer and Macintosh are turned off.
  • Page 30 3. Connect the other end of the interface cable to either the modem or printer port on the Macintosh, marked with the following icons: modem port Normally it is recommended that you use the modem port if you are not using an external modem. This frees up your printer port for connecting to an AppleTalk Network.

  • Page 31: Installing And Using The Printer Driver

    You do this by holding down the while you yes tart restart the computer without pressing protection programs. 1. Turn on your printer and your Macintosh. 2. Insert the EPSON Macintosh driver diskette into a diskette drive. driver diskette. your Macintosh. After installation, you can...
  • Page 32 If necessary, double-click the Driver Disk icon to open the Driver Disk window. Double-click the ReadMe 1st icon in the Driver Disk window to read the latest information on your printer and its driver. (You may want to print this file for reference.) Double-click the...
  • Page 33 0 Epson Monitor2. This component manages print jobs that have been sent to the printer. Background printing must be on to use the Epson Monitor2 utility; see Chapter 3 for more information. Q Bi-D Calibration Utility. This utility calibrates the printer so vertical lines are aligned.

  • Page 34: Assigning A Name To The Printer

    The Installer places the Bi-D Calibration Utility in the Stylus COLOR folder on your hard disk and places the Epson Monitor2 utility in the Extentions folder. If you installed the AT-StylusColor driver, you need to assign a name to the printer as described in the next section.

  • Page 35: Using The Chooser To Select The Printer

    Follow these steps to choose the printer: 1. Open the Ch ooser under the Apple menu. You see the Chooser window. 2. If you are using the serial interface on the printer and the printer port on the Macintosh, make AppleTalk inactive by clicking the restart your Macintosh to disable the AppleTalk network.)

  • Page 36: Selecting The Network Type

    7. If you wish, turn on background printing by clicking the button so you can print in the background while using your Macintosh for other tasks. (You must turn on background printing to use the Epson Monitor2 utility to manage print jobs, as described in Chapter 3.) Note:...

  • Page 37: Using The Macintosh Printer Driver

    Using the Macintosh Printer Driver The Macintosh printer driver contains settings that allow you to control your print job. The printer comes with default values for all the settings, as listed in the table on page 2-8. Change the printer driver settings only if you want to use values different from the default ones.
  • Page 38 To access the printer driver settings, choose the button. You see the following dialog box: Screen pattern (If you do not see this dialog box, the driver has not been installed correctly. See page 2-l for instructions on installing the driver.) The table below s ummarizes the printer driver (Factory defaults are in bold type.) Detailed descriptions of...

  • Page 39: Color /Halftone Setting

    (K). These colors are combined to create any of 16 million colors. When you select printer prints only black ink. If you are printing a color image Monochrome to grayscale values. When you want to print in color, select this is the default setting.
  • Page 40 (Increasing the amount of ink means it takes longer for the ink to dry.) Note: The slider is not accessible if 2-10 Installing and Using the Printer Driver halftone setting, No Halftoning, Automatic to speed printing for text or...

  • Page 41: Print Settings

    MicroWeave is automatically turned on and High Speed mode is turned off. For best results at 720 dpi, load EPSON special coated paper or 720 dpi or high-quality glossy paper. as the Media Type-described in the next section-if you load highquality glossy paper.)
  • Page 42 Media Type Sets up the printer for the type of paper you loaded. Depending on your one of the following: Plain Paper Transparency Coated Paper - 360 dpi Coated Paper - 720 dpi HQ Glossy Paper Note: You may not see all paper types listed because some are not available for all resolutions.

  • Page 43: Visual Effects Settings

    Note: If the vertical lines appear misaligned when you print using High Speed mode, calibrate the printer as described in Chapter 3. Finest Detail When select the Finest Detail with very sharp edges. It may take considerably longer to print using this mode and it will increase your Macintosh memory requirements.

  • Page 44: Selecting Paper Size And Orientation Using Page Setup

    Legal (Centered) Envelope #lO (4% x 9% inches) Envelope DL (110 x 220 mm) Statement (5% x 8% inches) * Stylus Pro XL only; for Stylus Pro, use your software to select landscape orientation. ** Stylus Pro XL only. Use one of the Centered paper sizes only if you have problems centering the image on the page and your software program does not have a setting that lets you do this.

  • Page 45: Defining Custom Paper Sizes

    4. Click to save the new paper size and return to the Page Setup dialog box. button on the Page Setup dialog box. Paper Inches (centimeters) to change the Installingand Using the Printer Driver Reduce or Enlarge Width Height 2-15...

  • Page 46: Using The Printer Driver Utilities

    Using the Printer Driver Utilities This chapter explains managing print jobs that you send to the printer with the Epson Monitor2 utility. It also tells you how to calibrate the printer using the Bi-D Calibration Utility if vertical lines in your printed output become misaligned.

  • Page 47: Calibrating The Printer With Bi-D Calibration

    Bi-D Calibration Utility. You may need to do this after moving the printer to a new location, for example. If you’re not sure if the printer needs to be calibrated, try running a self test first, as described in Chapter 1.
  • Page 48 Pattern 1 first pattern page. Wait for about two minutes while the printer prints a page containing multiple patterns of vertical lines, each assigned with an offset value. In most patterns, slightly misaligned. Look for the pattern that is most closely aligned.
  • Page 49 Draft printing Intro-3, 2-9, 2-11 Driver, see Printer driver Electromagnetic interference, 1-4 Electronic support services, Intro-6--7 Enlarge option, 2-15 Envelopes, 2-14 EPSON Accessories, Intro-6 America Forum, Intro-6 Bulletin Board Service, Intro-6 Color Specialist, Intro-5 Customer Care Centers, Intro-5 Monitor2 utility, 2-1, 2-3--4, 3-l--2...
  • Page 50 Landscape setting, 2-14-15 Left edge guide, 1-13 Lever, paper thickness, l-11--12 Light/Dark slider, 2-8, 2-10 Lines, aligning vertical, 2-3--4, 2-13, 3-l-3 Location, for printer, l-4 Macintosh driver see Printer driver model, l-l-2 Managing print jobs, 2-3, 3-l-2 Media Type setting, 2-9, 2-12...
  • Page 51 1-13-14 types, Intro-3, 2-9 width, 2-15 Paper thickness lever, 1-11-12 Parallel interface, Intro-l Pausing print jobs, 3-l-2 Plain paper, loading 1-12-14 Plugging in printer, l-6-7 Portrait setting, 2-14-15 Power cord, Intro-7-8, 1-7 switch/ l-6-7, 1-15 Print direction, 2-12...
  • Page 52 Temperature, l-4 Testing the printer, 1-15 Thickness lever, paper, 1-11-12 Transparencies, 2-9, 2-12 Transporting the printer, l-5 Turning the printer on and off, l-6-7 4 Index Unpacking the printer, l-4-5 Utilities, printer driver, 2-1, 2-3--4, 3-l-3 Vertical lines, aligning, 2-3--4, 2-13,...

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