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Epson Stylus Color 850N User Manual

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  • Page 1 User’s Guide Printed on recycled paper with at least 10% post-consumer content...
  • Page 2 General Notice: Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners. disclaims any and all rights in those marks. EPSON The E emblem does not represent EPA endorsement of any product or service. NERGY Copyright © 1998 by Epson America, Inc. CPD-6494 5/98...

  • Page 3: Fcc Compliance Statement

    For United States Users This printer 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.
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  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    ENERGY STAR Compliance Year 2000 Ready Important Safety Instructions Basic Printing Printing from Windows Setting Printer Options from Windows Applications Setting Default Printer Options Checking Printer Status Printing from a Macintosh What To Do When the Printer Lights Flash Contents 1-10...
  • Page 7 Using ColorSync on the Macintosh Selecting Paper Size and Orientation Options Selecting Print Layout Options Saving Custom Settings Letterhead, Preprinted Forms, and Legal-size Paper EPSON 360 dpi, High Quality, and Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Paper, Film, and Transparencies Envelopes...
  • Page 8 Cleaning the Print Heads Using the Head Cleaning Utility Using the Control Panel Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern Aligning the Print Heads Using the Print Head Alignment Utility Using the Control Panel Cleaning the Printer Transporting the Printer Contents 4-10 4-13 4-14 4-14...
  • Page 9 Configuring for OS/2 Configuring for UNIX Using Novell NetWare Modes Changing the Routing Protocol for NetWare 4.x Installing EPSON Net! for DOS Finding Additional Resources for Using TCP/IP Printing a Status Sheet Reading the Indicator Lights Resetting the Ethernet Card...
  • Page 10 Using the Disk Creation Utility Copying Files Manually Installing EPSON Net! Installing EPSON Net! in Windows Installing EPSON Net! on a Macintosh Installing Status Monitor 2 Installing the Printer Software (Driver) in Windows Installing the Printer Software (Driver) in Macintosh...
  • Page 11 Contents Technical Specifications Printing Paper Ink Cartridges Mechanical Electrical Environmental Safety Approvals DOS Support Control Panel Settings Control Codes Character Tables Ethernet Card Glossary Index C-10...

  • Page 12: Introduction

    COLOR 850N printer is graphics in color, or razor-sharp black printing. All at the fastest identical to the EPSON speed of any EPSON ink jet printer. Stylus COLOR 850 except for the added network The printer software for Microsoft capabilities.

  • Page 13: Macintosh System Requirements

    Introduction Macintosh System Requirements To use your printer and its software with a Macintosh, your system should have: At least 50MB of free hard disk space for storing images (100MB or more is recommended) VGA, Super VGA, or better display adapter and monitor...

  • Page 14: Supported Network Protocols And Features

    Supported Network Protocols and Features The EPSON Stylus COLOR 850N’s Ethernet card supports the following network protocols: ® ® Novell NetWare Supports NetWare 3.x and 4.x (Bindery Emulation Mode) Allows your printer to function as a print server or remote printer.

  • Page 15: How To Use Your Manuals

    Chapter 7 provides solutions for any problems you may have. Appendix A gives instructions for creating diskettes from the CD-ROM and using them to install the software. Appendix B lists the EPSON accessories you can use with your printer. Appendix C provides technical details on your printer, Ethernet card, ink cartridges, and media.

  • Page 16: Warnings, Cautions, Notes, And Tips

    You’ll find this information throughout your manual: Warnings must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury. Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment. Notes contain important information about your printer. Tips contain additional hints for great printing.

  • Page 17: Where To Get Help

    EPSON Download Service You can call the EPSON Download Service at (800) 442-2007. Set your communications software to 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity. Modem speed can be up to 28.8 Kbps.

  • Page 18: Energy Star Compliance

    Year 2000 Ready Your EPSON printer is Year 2000 Ready. However, be sure the other parts of your computer system are also ready for the year 2000. , Pacific Time, Monday through Friday and 7...

  • Page 19: Important Safety Instructions

    Turn off and unplug the printer before cleaning. Clean with a damp cloth only. Do not spill liquid on the printer. Do not place the printer on an unstable surface or near a radiator or heating vent.
  • Page 20 Always turn the printer off using the Ppower button. When you press this button, the Ppower light flashes briefly then goes out. Do not unplug the printer or turn off the power to the outlet until the Ppower light is off.

  • Page 21: Basic Printing

    It’s easy to print all your color and black-and-white documents with your EPSON Stylus COLOR 850N. First set up your printer, install the software, and configure the card on the network, following the instructions in the Setup Guide. Then read this chapter to find out about:...

  • Page 22: Setting Printer Options From Windows Applications

    2. Choose Note: You can also set printer options by clicking Print Setup in the File menu, 3. Make sure your EPSON Stylus COLOR 850 printer is then clicking the Printer, Setup, Properties, or Options button. However, in most applications you’ll then...
  • Page 23 While your document is printing, a dialog box appears showing the printer status and the progress of your print job. See “Checking Printer Status” on page 1-5 for more information.

  • Page 24: Setting Default Printer Options

    , point to , and select Start Settings EPSON Stylus COLOR 850 Document Defaults see the printer software dialog box, as shown on page 1-2. Control Panel icon. Printers EPSON Stylus COLOR 850 and click . You see the printer software dialog box, as Setup shown on page 1-2.

  • Page 25: Checking Printer Status

    Monitor 2 The Progress Meter shows the progress of your print job and the status of your printer. You can use the buttons to cancel, pause, or restart your print job. If you installed Status Monitor 2, you also see information about how much ink you have left and can view the Status Monitor 2 Printer Status window.
  • Page 26 See your Windows NT documentation for details. Windows 3.1 After you send your print job, the EPSON Despooler dialog box appears on your screen: Click to pause...

  • Page 27: Printing From A Macintosh

    When you choose menu, you see the printer software dialog boxes that let you choose the settings that describe your print job—such as the media type you’ve loaded and the resolution you want to use.
  • Page 28 Photo Paper, or one of the Photo Quality media. For the best printing at any resolution, always use EPSON media. 8. Choose from the File menu in your application. Print You see the printer settings dialog box: want to print.
  • Page 29 Print If you chose background printing when you set up your printer, you can continue working while your document is printing. See “Using Monitor3” on page 4-17. Basic Printing . This lets you choose...

  • Page 30: What To Do When The Printer Lights Flash

    When the paper out light flashes, paper is jammed in the printer. Turn off the printer and gently pull out all jammed paper. Then press the E load/eject button. See page 7-14 for more information.

  • Page 31: Printing On Special Paper

    Note: paper, glossy paper, glossy film, index cards, and photo paper. Be careful when printing For special projects, you can use a variety of EPSON media on special paper over the designed for ink jet printers, ranging from transparencies to network.
  • Page 32 EPSON Ink Jet Transparencies Letter EPSON Iron-On Transfer Paper Letter To order EPSON papers and other media, contact your dealer or call EPSON Accessories at (800) 873-7766 (U.S. sales only) In Canada, call (800) 807-7766. The type of paper or other media you use is one of the most important factors in determining the quality of your printed output.

  • Page 33: Letterhead, Preprinted Forms, And Legal-Size Paper

    EPSON Quality Ink Jet Paper You can load paper up to the arrow mark on the left edge guide. If you use legal-size ink jet paper, don’t load it more than half Caution: Don’t use the cleaning...

  • Page 34: Envelopes

    Appendix C for more storage information. Envelopes You can load up to 10 envelopes as shown below: Note: Load the envelopes flap edge first and printable side up. Also select the correct envelope size for the Paper Size setting in the printer software.

  • Page 35: Epson Photo Paper

    0 position before you print on other media.) EPSON You can use EPSON Photo Paper to print photographs that look almost as good as the ones you get from film processing. 4 6-inch Photo Paper is perforated around the edges, so you Note: can trim your printouts and “bleed”...
  • Page 36 Printing on Special Paper You can use 4 6-inch EPSON Photo Paper like a postcard. Simply print your image on the glossy side of the paper using Photo Paper as the Media Type setting and let your image dry. Then print...

  • Page 37: Epson Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards

    EPSON You can load up to 30 cards at a time. Always place the included support sheet under the cards. When you’re ready to print, use your software to set the size card you’re using. Make sure you set the paper thickness lever to the + position as shown on page 2-5.

  • Page 38: Custom Printing

    When your presentation graphics, photographs, or other projects have special printing requirements, you can use the custom settings in your EPSON Stylus COLOR 850 software. You can choose predefined settings or adjust individual options like brightness, contrast, saturation, and halftoning. For...

  • Page 39: Using Predefined Advanced Settings

    Using Predefined Advanced Settings Predefined settings provide an easy way to fine-tune your printer’s operation for special image types. Follow these steps to print with predefined settings: 1. Create your image or document in your application 2. Access the printer settings dialog box as described on...
  • Page 40 5. Choose the right setting for your project following these Note: Always choose your Ink setting before you select a project from the Custom Settings list. Selecting PhotoEnhance or PhotoEnhance2, ICM, or ColorSync automatically sets the Ink option to Color. Printing with PhotoEnhance or PhotoEnhance2 may take...

  • Page 41: Customizing Print Quality And Special Effects

    1. Create your document, image, or project in your you can reuse them whenever you print a similar project. See 2. Access the printer settings dialog box as described on page 3-33 for instructions. 3. Click Click here to change your...
  • Page 42 Click here to change your Print Quality (resolution) Some of these options are automatically set or disabled by other settings you choose 4. Choose one of the following Note: The Print Quality is selected automatically depending on the current Media Type. If you choose a Print Quality setting that is not appropriate for your...
  • Page 43 For printing text, graphics, and line art with very sharp edges. Slows print speed and increases your system memory requirements. if you’re ready to return to the printer settings dialog box, or see the next section if you want to adjust your printer’s color settings.

  • Page 44: Customizing Color Settings

    Customizing Color Settings You can choose from several color adjustment modes or manually adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, and CMY color values. Or, to correct the colors and exposure of digital images, you can use PhotoEnhance2 (PhotoEnhance on Windows 3.1). To achieve the maximum color accuracy, you can use Image Color Matching (ICM;...
  • Page 45 Intensifies colors and lightens the midtones and highlights. No Color Adjustment Disables the color adjustment features of the printer software so you can use a stand-alone color management utility. use the sliders to increase (drag right) or decrease (drag left) the settings listed below.

  • Page 46: Using Colorsync On The Macintosh

    ColorSync uses profile information from each device— including your EPSON Stylus COLOR 850N printer—to achieve accurate color matching. First you have to make sure your monitor’s profile is set. Then you can use your printer software to specify the exact method of color matching you want to use.
  • Page 47 3-4. ColorSync. , choose Profile EPSON Standard ColorSync profile created especially for your printer. Don’t choose any other printer profile you may have on your system. Perceptual For printing scanned photographs. Saturation For printing graphics-intensive documents like presentation pages with charts and graphs.

  • Page 48: Selecting Paper Size And Orientation Options

    Selecting Paper Size and Orientation Options Your printer can print on paper up to 9.5 inches wide and up to 44 inches long in either portrait or landscape orientation. If you print multiple page documents or multiple copies of documents, you can print the pages collated and in reverse order.
  • Page 49 The sizes marked with an asterisk (*) are not available with Windows 3.1. These sizes are larger than you can load in your printer and can be used only with the setting on the Layout tab; see page 3-20 for more Printing information.
  • Page 50 Reverse Order graphics change to show later pages printing first. options. To print your document oriented as Orientation shown in one of the following printer graphics, select the options listed below it. Landscape orientation Landscape orientation Rotate by 180...
  • Page 51 Follow these steps to create a custom paper size with the Note: Defined In Windows 95 and Windows NT, the Paper 1. Follow the steps on page 3-11 to access the printer software Width and Paper Height units are in hundredth of an inch (or centimeter) 2. Click the increments.

  • Page 52: Selecting Paper Options On A Macintosh

    Follow the steps in these sections for selecting the paper options: Choosing paper size and orientation options Selecting print order options 3-15 Custom Printing paper size. Type the list and selected as the Delete , and/or settings Unit Paper Width when options for your printer...
  • Page 53 Half Letter Envelope #10 Envelope C6 Envelope DL A6 Index card Index card 5 8in Index card 8 10in EPSON Photo Paper 4 6in Panoramic 210 594mm 3-16 Orientation . You see the Click to select your Paper Size Click to select...
  • Page 54 If you don’t see the exact size you need in the list, you can create a custom paper size; see page 3-18 for instructions. options. To print your document oriented as Orientation shown in one of the following printer graphics, select the options listed below it. Landscape orientation Landscape orientation...
  • Page 55 Custom Printing Creating custom paper sizes You can create up to 8 custom paper sizes and add them to the Paper Size document, such as a banner. You can select any width from 3.94 to 9.5 inches, and any height (length) from 3.94 to 44 inches.
  • Page 56 Selecting Print Order Options Follow these steps to use the options: 1. Open your application program’s File menu and select 2. Click the Note: For information on the other settings on the Layout dialog box, see page 3-27. 3. If you’re printing multiple copies of a multi-page document 4.

  • Page 57: Selecting Print Layout Options

    You can also choose to reduce or enlarge it to a selected percentage. Follow these steps to use proportional printing: 1. Follow the steps on page 3-11 to access the printer software 2. Click the Using proportional printing...
  • Page 58 . This paper size is too large to fit in your Ledger 11 × 17 in printer, so you’ll need to proportion it to fit on a smaller paper size (by reducing the document size). If your document size is 5 × 8 inches, but you want it to fit in the maximum area on Letter-size paper, you’ll need to...
  • Page 59 5. Click the The selected , reduction percentage, and Paper Size settings now appear on the printer graphic. Output Paper If you want to adjust the proportions or sizes, go to step 5. If you’re ready to print, go to step 7.

  • Page 60: Using Multiple Print Layouts And Page Frames

    Note: If you previously selected a Paper Size setting that is larger than the maximum paper size for your printer and then choose Normal, the printer software changes the Paper Size to Letter 8 1/2 × 11 inches. 7. If you’re finished selecting Layout options, click...

  • Page 61: Adding A Watermark

    1. To print multiple pages of your document on one sheet of Note: You can select a page 2. If the page order of the layout shown in the printer graphic order only if it works with the proportion of your...
  • Page 62 Follow the steps in the correct section below to add a predefined or custom watermark. 1. To turn on the watermark feature, click the 2. The default watermark is See how your selections will look in the Layout graphic shown here 3.
  • Page 63 Custom Printing 4. To load a custom watermark you’ve created as a bitmap in Note: You can create up to 10 custom watermarks. In Windows 95, you can use any bitmap file up to 15MB in size. With Windows NT, the file can be any size.

  • Page 64: Choosing Print Layout Options On A Macintosh

    Using the Fit to Page Option When you want to make the printed size of a document different from its actual size, you can use your printer software’s option to proportion it to fit in the maximum, Fit to Page centered area on a selected paper size.
  • Page 65 6. Click the If you want to print this document at the maximum size on 4 × 6-inch EPSON Photo Paper, you’ll use the Fit to Page option to reduce the image to that size. If you want to print this image at the maximum size on Legal-size paper (8 1/2 ×...
  • Page 66 Fit to Page Select to set the print proportion to 100%. Select to automatically reduce or enlarge the document to fit on the paper size loaded in the printer. option beneath the Paper Size becomes active. Select the paper size you’ve...
  • Page 67 Follow these steps to use the Print Layout options: 1. To print multiple pages of your document on one sheet of 2. If the page order of the layout shown in the printer graphic Note: You can select a page...
  • Page 68 1. To use one of the predefined watermarks, click the arrow in Note: If you selected a multiple page print layout option (as described on page 3-29), your watermark will appear on each page in the layout. 2. To load a custom watermark you’ve created as a PICT file Note: You can create up to 10 custom watermarks from...
  • Page 69 Custom Printing 3. Now select the way you want the watermark to appear by Note: If your monitor displays only 16 colors, the Intensity adjustments are not shown in the Layout graphic. If you choose the No Halftoning setting, the Intensity setting does not determine how your watermark is printed.

  • Page 70: Saving Custom Settings

    2. Click the Windows 3. Type a unique name for your settings (up to 16 characters) The name you choose will now be available on the printer settings dialog box. To use the settings, click Note: open the Custom Settings list and double-click the name you If you change the Media selected for your custom settings group.

  • Page 71: Redefining Custom Settings

    To change the options in a customized settings group but keep the same name for it, follow these steps: 1. Select 2. Change the printer settings as necessary. (If you change the 3. Click 4. If you’re using Windows, click Deleting Custom Settings 1.

  • Page 72: Managing Print Jobs

    Managing print jobs in Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 Managing print jobs in Windows 3.1 Managing print jobs on a Macintosh EPSON Status Monitor 2 (Windows 95 and NT), which provides a variety of print monitoring options, as described on page 4-2.

  • Page 73: Using Status Monitor 2

    , point to , click the Start Programs and click EPSON Status Monitor 2 Double-click the icon (when background monitoring is enabled) on the taskbar in the bottom right corner of your screen. Access the printer software from your application or the...
  • Page 74 If you have more than one printer you want to monitor, you can add them using the menu. To save your computer memory and reduce network traffic, you may want to delete any printers from the Status Monitor 2 list that you don’t need to monitor. To do this, click...
  • Page 75 The color of the printer icon in the Status Alert dialog box indicates the type of error, as described on page 4-5.

  • Page 76: Using The Printer Status Window

    Using the Printer Status Window For more details on the status of your printer, you can use the Printer Status window. There are several ways to open the window: Double-click the printer name in the Installed Printers list. Click the printer name in the Installed Printers list to highlight it and click the from the Printer menu.
  • Page 77 Spool Manager. menu bar Information on jobs currently printing or waiting to be printed appears here Click the printer name in the Installed Printers list to highlight it and click the icon or select from the Printer menu.
  • Page 78 This lets you find out if paper runs out or if any other printing problem has occurred without opening Status Monitor 2. If you have trouble with network traffic or if you need to use EPSON Net!, you can disable background monitoring. Note:...
  • Page 79 EPSON TCP/IP printing where your EPSON Status Monitor 2 files are located (ESM2 is the default) and double-click installed, you see a screen asking you if you want to enable EPSON TCP/IP printing. Select...
  • Page 80 7. Check the current settings and click Tips for Network Administrators The following sections contain additional information about EPSON Status Monitor 2 that may be useful to network administrators. Controlling packet traffic on the network EPSON Status Monitor 2 communicates with the printer across the network.

  • Page 81: Selecting The Speed & Progress Options (Windows 95)

    Status Monitor 2 and want to add this option, see page 4-8. Selecting the Speed & Progress Options (Windows 95) You can set up the way your printer software sends print jobs and select whether to display the Progress Meter using the dialog box. To access the dialog box, Speed and Progress open your printer software as described below.
  • Page 82 2. Right-click the EPSON Stylus COLOR 850 and select from the drop-down menu. You see Properties the printer settings dialog box. 3. Click the tab. You see the Utility menu: Utility 4. Click the Speed & Progress 4-11 Managing Print Jobs printer icon Speed &...
  • Page 83 Meter. lets you optimize the transfer rate EPSON Printer Port of your printer port for EPSON printers instead of using the Windows default printer port. If you are printing over the network, ignore this option; it is for printing locally.

  • Page 84: Using The Spool Manager (Windows 95)

    The Spool Manager creates a temporary print job file and stores it in the C:\TEMP or C:\WINDOWS\TEMP folder. The software then sends the file to your printer at the right time. To open Spool Manager while you’re printing, click the...

  • Page 85: Additional Monitoring Options In Windows

    Windows NT 4.0 Windows NT 4.0 servers and workstations include a messenger service to alert you to printer errors or let you know when a print job is finished. If you have appropriate network access privileges or you’re controlling printing from the server, you can also cancel, pause, or restart print jobs and set the sharing, security, scheduling, and port options.
  • Page 86 You can open Spool Manager at any time by double-clicking the Spool Manager4 program group. queue print job file in the Spool Manager menu bar for Help Held click 4-15 Managing Print Jobs EPSON Spool icon in the EPSON . Then Delete...

  • Page 87: Managing Print Jobs On A Macintosh

    1. Then click If you’re using background printing, Monitor3 starts automatically when you send a job to the printer. It handles printing while you continue to work on your Macintosh, lets you track documents that are waiting to be printed, and lets you set printing priorities for waiting print jobs.

  • Page 88: Using Monitor3

    You can also use it at any time to see how much ink you have left. The Configuration utility lets you select how you want to be notified of printer errors and where you want print job files stored. Using Monitor3...

  • Page 89: Using The Macintosh Status Monitor

    You can track the printer’s progress with the current job and select a job that is currently printing or waiting to print and cancel, pause, or restart it. To set priorities for jobs waiting to print, click the job, then...
  • Page 90 Chapter 5 3. Click the EPSON StatusMonitor checks the amount of ink remaining in the printer and displays the Status Monitor window: 4. To update the ink level check, click the close the Status Monitor dialog box, click...

  • Page 91: Selecting Configuration Options

    Managing Print Jobs Selecting Configuration Options You can configure the way you want the printer to handle error messages, warnings, ink level checks, and temporary spool folders in the Configuration Settings dialog box. Follow these steps: 1. Choose 2. Click the 3.
  • Page 92 Speed Copies folder hard disk that store the temporary print job and high speed multiple-copy print job files created when you send a job to the printer. Click the change the folder from the default folder shown. Click the Check for errors before starting to print checkbox if you want your software to check for errors before starting your print job.

  • Page 93: Maintenance And Transportation

    It’s easy to keep your EPSON Stylus COLOR 850N printer working at its best. Just follow the simple instructions in this chapter for replacing ink cartridges, performing routine maintenance, and moving the printer in these sections: Warn users on your...

  • Page 94: Removing An Empty Ink Cartridge

    Maintenance and Transportation When the A color ink out light comes on, you can continue to print with black ink. Simply turn the printer off and then back on again. When you print, make sure you choose Ink setting in your printer software.
  • Page 95 If ink gets on your hands, wash them thoroughly with soap and water. If ink gets 6. Lift the cartridge out of the printer and dispose of it into your eyes, flush them immediately with water. 7. Follow the steps in the next section to install the new ink Maintenance and Transportation its holder.

  • Page 96: Installing The New Cartridge

    4. Press down the ink cartridge clamp until it locks in place. shown below. Don’t pull off the white portion or try to remove the clear seal underneath the cartridge. black cartridge color cartridge up and the arrow pointing to the back of the printer.

  • Page 97: Replacing An Outdated Ink Cartridge

    5. If you need to replace the other ink cartridge, follow the 6. Press the E load/eject button and close the printer cover. Caution: Never turn off the printer while the power light is flashing, unless the printer hasn’t moved or made any...

  • Page 98: Cleaning The Print Heads

    Using the Head Cleaning Utility Follow these steps to run the utility from a Windows computer or a Macintosh: 1. Make sure the printer is turned on but not printing, and 2. Access the printer settings dialog box as described in 3. Click the 4.

  • Page 99: Using The Control Panel

    Follow these steps to clean the print heads: 1. Make sure the printer is turned on and not printing, and 2. Open the printer cover, then press the Y black or X color Caution: 3. When the Ppower light stops flashing, repeat step 2 for the...

  • Page 100: Examining The Nozzle Check Pattern

    Print Head Alignment utility. above. If you don’t notice any improvement after doing this two or three times, check the print quality solutions in Chapter 7. With the print head alignment utility Using the printer’s control panel buttons missing dots...

  • Page 101: Using The Print Head Alignment Utility

    Using the Print Head Alignment Utility Follow these steps to run the utility (Windows or Macintosh): 1. Make sure the printer is turned on and paper is loaded. 2. Access the printer settings dialog box as described in 3. Click the 4.

  • Page 102: Cleaning The Printer

    If you plan to transport your printer some distance, you’ll need to repack it in its original box. Follow these steps: 1. Turn on the printer and wait until the print heads lock in 2. Unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet. Then...

  • Page 103: Using The Ethernet Card

    FCC Compliance Statement For United States Users This Ethernet card has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.

  • Page 104: Operating The Card

    Using the Ethernet Card Using the Ethernet Card Your EPSON Stylus COLOR 850N includes an EPSON Type B Ethernet interface card. This card allows you to connect your printer to a network using 10BASE-T or 10BASE2 cables. If you have Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0, or Windows 3.1x with NetWare, Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 95 with...

  • Page 105: Printing A Status Sheet

    Serial number Hardware address (MAC address) DLC address NetWare name TCP/IP address To print a status sheet, turn on the printer and then press the status sheet button. Using the Ethernet Card Ethernet twisted pair Ethernet thin coaxial (10BASE-T) connection...

  • Page 106: Reading The Indicator Lights

    Resetting the Ethernet Card When the Ethernet card’s indicator lights show an Error status condition, you may be able to correct it by resetting the printer memory. Press the E load/eject button on the printer’s control panel for about 30 seconds. Then press it again. Turn the printer off, wait a few seconds, and then turn it on.

  • Page 107: Initializing The Ethernet Card

    Follow the instructions below to install DLC protocol and configure the Ethernet card to use it. The first time you connect the printer to a network. EPSON Net! cannot recognize the card because its settings are incorrect. You reinstall the card in a different printer.

  • Page 108: Installing The Dlc Protocol

    5. Follow the instructions on the screen and reboot your Configuring the Ethernet Card After you have installed the DLC protocol, follow these steps to configure the card and your printer for Window NT 4.0: 1. Double-click 2. Double-click the 3.

  • Page 109: Configuring For Os/2

    , then follow the instructions on the screen for Next the DLC printer driver installation. Configuring for OS/2 To use EPSON Net! to configure the card, you must have OS/2 Warp Connect or Server with NetBEUI or NetBIOS over TCP/IP. EPSON Net! for OS/2 provides the following programs: NetBEUI RPRINT3, RSTAT3—LPT redirection...
  • Page 110 LPT1. 7. Reboot the workstation. All printed output spooled to the workstation is redirected to the EPSON Stylus COLOR 850 printer specified in the STARTUP.CMD entry. Obtaining Printer Status for Redirected Ports You can obtain printer status for each redirected port on your...

  • Page 111: Setting Up Piping To The Printer

    Print a status sheet following the instructions on page 6-3 to obtain the card serial number. Then follow these steps to copy the piping software to your computer: 1. Insert the EPSON CD-ROM or diskette into your workstation’s drive. 2. Open an OS/2 full command session.
  • Page 112 Choose a port name that identifies the printer, such as 850NPRN. You can use Configuring the Printer for Remote Print Service up to seven characters, but you can’t use any of Follow these steps to set up remote print service: the following: / \ .
  • Page 113 ADMIN) to add newly configured printers to the list of shared resources. See your OS/2 documentation for more information. Obtaining Printer Status for Piped Ports You can obtain printer status for each piped port on your workstation by typing the REMSTAT command: For TCP/IP, type REMSTAT...

  • Page 114: Sharing A Printer Among Several Workstations

    For TCP/IP, type: REMPRT <card serial number> <port name> For NetBEUI, type: REMPRT3 <card serial number> <port name> An initialization file for a printer that is shared by two workstations might look like the following: REMPRT 100900416 PORTA PORTB to include the...

  • Page 115: Configuring For Unix

    The EPSON Stylus COLOR 850N functions as a remote printer for systems using TCP/IP Ethernet transfer with remote printing protocol (lpr) or standard file transfer protocol (ftp).
  • Page 116 2. Start a continuous “ping” to the card, with the card IP 3. Edit the /etc/hosts file on the computer to include the new 4. Use ping again to make sure the printer is responding. You the hardware address of the Ethernet card, as follows: arp -s <IP address>...

  • Page 117: Setting Up The Printer As A Remote Printer

    For example, enter the following command: local printer being redirected to the EPSON Stylus COLOR 850N, followed by the Ethernet card name, then the path to the printer. If you want to set up the printer to support different lpr filters (listed in the table below), enter the printer option.

  • Page 118: Printing With Standard Unix Systems

    You can also append a form feed to the end of a print job by naming the destination file For example, if you want to set up the EPSON Stylus COLOR 850N (with an Ethernet card name of Printer and...

  • Page 119: Printing With Other Unix Systems

    Follow these steps to print using ftp: 1. Establish a connection to the EPSON Stylus COLOR 850N by typing: ftp open <printer name> 2. To send the print job, type the following command with any special commands or filters you want to use: send <filename>...
  • Page 120 Using the Ethernet Card If you create a printer with the SCO administration program (SYSADMSH), the printer model scripts are copied to the following directory: /usr/spool/lp/admins/lp/interfaces You can place a script directly into your interface directory, or you can type the following:...
  • Page 121 AIX uses the lpr function, which you set up using the SMIT utility. Follow these steps: 1. Complete the steps in “Setting Up the Printer as a Network Device” on page 6-13 and “Setting Up the Printer as a Remote Printer” on page 6-15.
  • Page 122 3. When you see a screen requesting information similar to 4. Check the entry for your queue under Remote Printer 5. Use 6. If you want the printer to support lpr filters, include a line the entries below, fill in the required data. For example: Name of queue...
  • Page 123 You use the SAM utility to set up both. Before starting SAM, enter a unique IP address and host name in the /etc/hosts file. See “Setting Up the Printer as a Network Device” on page 6-13 for information on assigning an IP address and host name.

  • Page 124: Using Novell Netware Modes

    Using Novell NetWare Modes You can use the card in one of three modes under Novell NetWare: Print Server mode, Remote Printer mode, or Auto Print Server/Remote Printer mode. This section offers an explanation of how these modes work. Setup for each of these modes is covered in the Setup Guide.

  • Page 125: Using Print Server Mode

    (or to interactively choose them from the RPRINTER program). You can set up these parameters on the Ethernet card with the EPSON Net! utility. Once the interface card is set up, it stores these settings, which means that you normally only need to do 6-23...

  • Page 126: Using Auto Print Server/Remote Printer Mode

    To use the Ethernet card as a print server/remote printer, you must set it up as both a print server and a remote printer. As a print server, the Ethernet card requires a connection to a file server.

  • Page 127: Installing Epson Net! For Dos

    7. In the IPX Protocol Configuration dialog box, make sure Installing EPSON Net! for DOS If you have Novell NetWare, you can install EPSON Net! on your DOS computer. Insert the EPSON Stylus COLOR 850N CD-ROM in your drive and use the DOS COPY command...

  • Page 128: Finding Additional Resources For Using Tcp/Ip

    Using the Ethernet Card Finding Additional Resources for Using TCP/IP The following books provide information on setting up and using TCP/IP: Microsoft Windows 95 Resource Kit (Redmond: Microsoft Press, 1995) ISBN: 1-55615-678-2 Microsoft Windows NT Workstation Resource Kit (Redmond: Microsoft Press, 1996) ISBN: 1-57231-343-9 Marshall Wilensky and Candace Leiden, TCP/IP for Dummies (Foster City: IDG Books Worldwide Inc., 1995)

  • Page 129: Troubleshooting

    Solving miscellaneous printout problems Solving network problems Uninstalling the software Diagnosing Problems Your printer provides a number of ways to help you diagnose problems: To identify the most common problems, check the lights on the printer’s control panel. See page 7-2 for details.

  • Page 130: Checking The Control Panel Lights

    See page 7-4 for instructions. For the latest information, check the Help programs and the ReadMe files in the Epson program group or folder. If any of the suggested solutions in this chapter tell you to uninstall and then reinstall your printer software, see page 7-20 for instructions.

  • Page 131: Running A Self Test

    Ppower button. Hold down the buttons until the Ppower light starts to flash, then release them. The printer prints on the first and last lines of one sheet of paper, then prints a nozzle check pattern (shown on page 5-8) and samples of fonts and colors on the next sheet.

  • Page 132: Using Hex Dump Mode

    Clean the print heads following the instructions in Chapter 5. Use higher quality paper appropriate for your print job. (See Chapter 2 for a list of EPSON papers.) Match the in the printer software to the type Media Type of paper you loaded in the printer.
  • Page 133 Run the Print Head Alignment utility. See Chapter 5 for misaligned. instructions. Make sure mode is turned off in the printer Economy software, as described in Chapter 3. Replace the ink cartridges as described in Chapter 5. (Check the status of the B black and A color ink out lights first.)

  • Page 134: The Printed Image Has Incorrect Or Missing Colors

    See Chapter 5 for instructions. colors are empty. The colors displayed on Because your monitor and printer use different technologies to your monitor don’t match represent colors, your printed colors can’t exactly match the the printed colors.

  • Page 135: The Printed Image Is Blurry Or Smeared

    See Chapter 1 for instructions. paper. Ink has leaked inside the Clean carefully inside the printer to remove spilled ink. See printer. Chapter 5 for instructions. You’re using the High Turn off High Speed following the instructions in Chapter 3. Run...

  • Page 136: Solving Printing Problems

    Only the P power light is on, but nothing prints. Possible cause Solution The interface cable is not Turn off your printer and computer. Then make sure the cable is connected securely. connected securely and meets the printer’s specifications. The printer has an internal Turn off the printer and computer, disconnect the interface cable, problem.
  • Page 137 30 seconds. Then press it again. Turn the printer off, wait a few seconds, and then turn it on and try printing again. If the error is not cleared, contact EPSON as described in the Introduction. load/eject button load/eject button for...

  • Page 138: Solving Printer Software Problems

    Turn off your printer, wait a few seconds, and turn it on again. If occurred. the lights still flash or stay on, contact EPSON as described in the Introduction. The printer has finished charging the ink cartridge, but the P power light is still flashing.
  • Page 139 You need to increase the Choose Get Info from the File menu when the application is active memory allocation for your or EPSON Monitor3 is selected and increase the memory application, EPSON requirements. See Chapter 4 for more information. If that doesn’t Monitor3, or both.

  • Page 140: Printing Is Too Slow

    Increase your system’s memory (RAM) Upgrade your CPU. You’re using background Select EPSON Monitor3 and choose Get Info from the File menu printing on a Macintosh. to increase the Memory Requirements for EPSON Monitor3. See Chapter 4 for more information. If that doesn’t work, turn off background printing (you won’t be able to use Monitor3).

  • Page 141: Fixing Paper Problems

    Chapter 2. If too many copies of a page or document are printing, check the Copies settings in both the printer software and your application program. See Chapter 1 for more information. Use smooth, high-quality media designed for ink jet printers that meets the media specifications in Appendix C.

  • Page 142: Paper Jams Inside The Printer

    Try this Then do this Turn off your printer, open Load more paper in the printer, following the instructions in the Setup Guide and in Chapter 2. If your paper jams frequently, make the cover, and remove all the paper that’s inside,...

  • Page 143: Solving Miscellaneous Printout Problems

    In Windows, delete the stalled print jobs in Spool Manager (in the spooler for Windows NT). On a Macintosh, select the stalled print jobs in Monitor3, or open the Extensions folder, EPSON folder, and Spool folder; then delete any queued files. See Chapter 4 for instructions.

  • Page 144: The Margins Are Incorrect

    Select your printer as the default Windows printer. See your in your application or as the Windows documentation or online help for instructions. Windows default printer. Select your printer in the Chooser as described in the Setup Your printer is not selected in the Macintosh Chooser. Guide .

  • Page 145: Solving Network Problems

    Uninstall EPSON Net! as described on page 7-20. Then reinstall correctly. EPSON Net! as described in the the Setup Guide . Make sure you check the settings carefully during installation. The printer is turned on and the P power light is on.
  • Page 146 Check all the settings of the gateway and the subnet masks. When segment of the network, you are using EPSON Net!, you must use a computer that is on the and the gateway or subnet same segment of the network as the printer to configure its mask is set up incorrectly.
  • Page 147 You may need to use a Select a different printer port in the printer’s Properties window different network path and and enter the new network path to your printer at the DOS prompt. printer port. Then restart your computer. See your Windows NT documentation for instructions on changing the printer port and network path.

  • Page 148: Uninstalling Printer Software

    Status Monitor 2 as 2. Double-click described in “Changing Status Monitor 2 3. To uninstall the printer software (Windows 95 only), select Settings” on page 4-8, or uninstall and reinstall it, so it can recognize your printer.

  • Page 149: Macintosh Instructions

    2. Select the 3. Select 4. In Program Manager, select the Macintosh Instructions 1. Insert the EPSON printer software CD-ROM in your 2. Double-click the Note: 3. Click the arrow in the list at the top showing Easy Install, To remove EPSON Net!

  • Page 150: Using Floppy Diskettes

    Setup Guide . Using the Disk Creation Utility Make sure you have several formatted diskettes ready, then follow these steps to use the EPSON Driver Disk Creation Utility in Windows 95/3.1x/NT 4.0: 1. Insert the EPSON Stylus COLOR 850N CD-ROM in...
  • Page 151 Using Floppy Diskettes 2. Select which program you want and click 3. Click You see the EPSON Installation Program screen: If the screen does not appear, go to double-click the CD-ROM icon to start the Epson EPSON Installation program. screen like the following: The screen lists the number of diskettes you need and lets you change the floppy drive letter, if necessary.
  • Page 152 5. If you have to create more than one disk, insert the next 6. When the diskettes have finished copying, click After you have created all the diskettes you need, you can install the software by reading the sections that start on page A-4.

  • Page 153: Copying Files Manually

    Macintosh (1 per file). *Substitute your CD-ROM drive letter for D. Installing EPSON Net! If you have the following network configurations and operating systems, you should install EPSON Net! to configure the card: Files Epnwde.dat Epnwde.exe Addport.cmd, Delport.cmd, Portchg.exe, Rembeu.exe, Remprt3.exe, Remstat3.exe...

  • Page 154: Installing Epson Net! In Windows

    TCP/IP and EPSON TCP/IP (included with Status Monitor 2) to configure the After you install EPSON Net!, you can use it to configure your Ethernet card and use the printer for NetWare (on page 16 in your Setup Guide) or for printer on the network.

  • Page 155: Installing Status Monitor 2

    Using Floppy Diskettes Installing Status Monitor 2 EPSON Status Monitor 2 is a single utility that you install on your computer in two parts. For each system that will monitor the printer, make sure you install the network part and the EPSON Stylus COLOR 850 part of EPSON Status Monitor 2.
  • Page 156 11. When you see the Setup Complete screen, select next hop and you may be charged for the line connection depending 12. Insert Status Monitor 2 for EPSON Stylus COLOR 850, on the number of hops you set. To prevent this and to keep network 13.

  • Page 157: Installing The Printer Software (Driver) In Windows

    Your printer is automatically set to your local port, LPT1. You need to change it to follow the network path to your printer by adding a port as described on pages 27 and 29 of your Setup Guide. virus protection programs you may have.

  • Page 158: Epson Accessories

    EPSON offers a variety of accessories for your EPSON Stylus COLOR 850N printer, from replacement ink cartridges to special ink jet paper and other creative media. To purchase EPSON accessories, contact your local printer retailer. You can also purchase ink cartridges, EPSON media, and manuals from EPSON Accessories at (800) 873-7766 (U.S.
  • Page 159 EPSON Accessories EPSON ink jet paper and other media Media name EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film EPSON Photo Paper EPSON Photo Sticker Kit (CD-ROM and paper) EPSON Photo Stickers (refill) EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards EPSON Ink Jet Transparencies...

  • Page 160: Technical Specifications

    Printing Printing method On-demand ink jet Nozzle configuration 128 black nozzles (32 4, staggered) 64 color nozzles 3 (cyan, magenta, yellow) Printable columns and printing speed Character pitch (characters per inch) 17 (10 condensed) 20 (12 condensed) Print quality 180 dpi 360 dpi 720 dpi 1440 dpi...
  • Page 161 The printer always uses the fonts you select with your software application. You need to use the printer’s internal fonts only if your application doesn’t allow you to select fonts.

  • Page 162: Paper

    Since the quality of any particular brand or type of paper may be changed by the manufacturer at any time, EPSON cannot guarantee the use of any particular brand or type of paper. Always test samples of paper stock before purchasing large quantities or printing large jobs.
  • Page 163 0.28 inch (7 mm) for DL envelopes 0.12 inch (3.0 mm) for all other paper sizes. The minimum bottom margin is 0.55 inch (14.0 mm). EPSON 4 (dotted lines indicate perforations) The maximum top margin is 0.67 inch (17.0 mm).

  • Page 164: Ink Cartridges

    The ink thaws and is usable after approximately 3 hours at 77 °F (25 °C). Caution: To ensure good results, use genuine EPSON cartridges and do not refill them. Other products may cause damage to your printer not covered by EPSON’s warranty.

  • Page 165: Mechanical

    Technical Specifications Mechanical Paper feed method Friction with auto sheet feeder, rear entry Sheet feeder capacity Maximum 100 sheets of 17 lb (64 g/m Dimensions Storage Width: 18.7 inches (475 mm) Depth: 10.7 inches (274 mm) Height: 7.4 inches (177 mm) Printing Width: 18.7 inches (475 mm) Depth: 24.0 inches (610 mm)

  • Page 166: Dos Support

    FCC part 15 subpart B class B CSA C108.8 class B DOS Support If driver support for the EPSON Stylus COLOR 850N is not available from your software manufacturer, you can use one of the other EPSON ESC/P 2 printer drivers. Choose the first printer...

  • Page 167: Control Codes

    1. Make sure the printer is turned off and has paper loaded. 2. Hold down the 3. Press the 4. After you make the changes you want, turn the printer off to save Control Codes ESC/P 2 control codes See the ESC/P commands.

  • Page 168: Character Tables

    Color: ESC r, ESC ( r Printing mode: ESC ( K IBM X24E emulation This printer emulates the IBM Proprinter with the following control codes commands. For detailed information, see IBM’s X24E reference manual. General operation: NUL, DC3, ESC j, BEL, CAN, DC1, ESC Q, ESC [ K, ESC U...

  • Page 169: Ethernet Card

    Technical Specifications Abicomp BRASCII Roman 8 ISO Latin 1 Italic (no characters available for hex code 15) International You can select a number of international character sets with the character sets control panel or the ESC R command. Other sets can only be selected with the ESC R command.

  • Page 170: Glossary

    The horizontal lines that sometimes appear in a printed image. See also MicroWeave. buffer The portion of the printer’s memory used to store data before printing it. character table A collection of letters, numbers, and symbols that provides you with the characters used in a particular language.
  • Page 171 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 2 The enhanced version of the ESC/P printer command language.
  • Page 172 A unit of data that can be sent over a network. parallel interface See interface. peripheral A device such as a printer or a scanner that works with a computer. ping A command that requests a response from a remote computer over a network.
  • Page 173 For example, a capital W receives much more space than a lowercase i. Also, a setting in the EPSON Printer Software that allows you to make the printed size of a document different from its actual size.
  • Page 174 A software program that converts print data into codes that your printer understands. status monitor A software program that allows you to check the printer’s status, such as the amount of ink remaining before printing. subnet mask A number used to separate different parts of a network, or subnets.

  • Page 175: Index

    Control panel, using Custom settings changing color deleting list print quality saving special effects Cyan setting Default control panel settings Default printer options, setting Deleting print job Despooler Diskettes installing software making Dithering DLC protocol using diskettes DOS support Driver...
  • Page 176 EPSON Accessories Customer Care Centers Electronic support services help media World Wide Web site EPSON Net! 6-25 OS/2 EPSON Spool Manager, see Spool Manager Error Diffusion setting Error notification 4-21 ESC/P 2 control codes Ethernet card 6-25 connectors DLC protocol...
  • Page 177 Packing printer Page frames 3-29 Page Order options Page Setup dialog box Pages per minute Panoramic Photo Paper, see Photo Paper Paper EPSON handling problems 7-13 loading ordering plain specifications Paper jams Paper support Paper tab Paper thickness lever...
  • Page 178 Safety approvals Safety instructions Saturation setting SCO UNIX Self Adhesive Sheets, see Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheets Self test Service Settings default Settings, printer software advanced, see Advanced settings checking reusing on Macintosh Slow printing 7-17 7-19 7-13 7-14 7-12...
  • Page 179 Troubleshooting 7-21 UNIX configuring printing HP-UX, 6-21 to 6-22 IBM AIX, 6-19 SCO UNIX, 6-17 to 6-19 using ftp, 6-16 setting up printer network device, 6-14 remote printer, 6-15 Utility button Windows 4-21 managing print jobs printing from Spool Manager...

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