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COLOR INK JET PRINTER All rights r eserved. No part of this pub licati on may be r eproduced, s tored in a retri eval syste m, or trans mitte d in any form or b y an y me an s, el ectr onic, me chan ical, p hotocopyi ng, recording, or othe rwise, without the prior w ritten p ermission of Seiko E pson Corp oration. No pate nt liability is assum ed w[...]
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FCC Complia nce Statement For United States Users This equi pment has been test ed and foun d to co mply with the l i mits for a Cla ss B digital devic e, pu rsua nt to Pa rt 15 of the FCC Rules. The se limits are desig ned to provide reasonable protection against h armful in terferenc e in a reside ntial insta llation. This equipment generates, us[...]
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Contents Intro duct ion About this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 Getting th e Most Out of Your Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2 Resolut ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2 Pap er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2 Micr oWe ave . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]
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Chapter 2 Controll ing the Printer Ch angin g Printe r S e ttings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 Usin g th e Pr inte r D riv er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 Cont rollin g t he color an d h alft one se ttin gs . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 Cont rollin g p rin t qua lit y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5 C[...]
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Appendix B Tec hn ic al Spe cific ati ons Prin ting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2 Pape r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3 Ink C ar tridg es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-6 Mech an ical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]
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Printer Pa rts printer cover knob cont rol pan el input tray output tray rear edge guide outp ut tra y l eve r (AC inlet) inte rfa ce card cover parallel inte rfa ce seria l inte rfa ce ink ca rtri dge clamps paper thickness l ever Control Pa nel Operate button[...]
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Changing Printer Settings The printer sett ings allow you to control your print jo b. With them you can specify the nu mber of copies, a page range, and the p aper size. You can also specify high-quality by turning on MicroWeave or fast printing by turning on Hig h Speed. All printer sett ings have default sett ings that are sufficie nt for most pr[...]
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Turn the printe r on and off Turn on economy mode Clean the bl ac k a nd co l o r print hea ds Pause the printer temporarily. For more information about t he control panel, s ee "Using the Con trol Pane l" late r in th is ch apte r.[...]
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Introduction The EPSO N ® Styl us ® COLOR is a high -quality, high -resolution ink jet p rin ter that can prin t up t o 1 6 million colo rs at a resolution of 720 dpi to produce full-color, ne ar-photographic images. It also produces realistic gray scale image s and sharp text and li ne art. The printer is quiet and eas y to install and use . You[...]
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Getting the Most Out of Your Printer Color p rinting takes time . How much time depe nds on the type of image and the final output quality y ou require. Simple graphic s suc h as bar graphs pri nt quic kl y. Compl ex gr aphi cs such as gray scale or fu ll-color image s ta ke long er, espe cia lly when you want the highest possibl e quality. For thi[...]
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Although you can achieve satisfactory result s with most plain paper, coated papers give you better results because they reduce the amount of ink that is absorbed. You will not achieve 720 dpi unless you use special coated paper for 720 dpi. EPSON provides special coated papers that are formulated spe cifica lly f or t he i nks used in th is p rint[...]
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High-Speed Mode When High -Speed Mode is on, the printer prints in bidi recti on al mo de : it p rin ts a li ne from rig ht t o le ft an d the next line from left to right. If High-Speed Mode is not on, all lines are p rinte d in t h e sam e dire ctio n. Printing i s faster when High-Speed Mode is on. However, the vertical ali gnment may not be as [...]
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Where to Get Help fo r U.S. and Canadian Users Epson America provides local customer support and service thro ugh a nationwide network of authorized EPSON dealers and Service Centers. EPSON also provide s the sup port services listed be low through EPSON Connection. SM U. S. user s can c all (800) 922-8911 ; Canadia n use rs can call (800) GO-EPSON[...]
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Chapter 1 Setting Up the Printer 1 Sys te m Re qu ire me nt s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Insta llatio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Unpa ckin g th e prin ter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Attaching the input tray and output tray supports . . . . . 1-4 Pluggin g in an d tur[...]
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System Requir ements To use t he Stylu s COLOR with your Macintosh using t he built-in seri al interfa ce, you need the follo wing: ❑ System 6.0.7 or later, or System 7.0 or later. ❑ 4MB RAM if you ar e running Sy stem 6. x or 5MB RAM if you are running System 7. x . ❑ Plenty of hard disk space to store and print color images. The amount you [...]
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Avoid places s ubject to rapid changes in temperat ure an d humidity. Also keep the printer away from direct sunlight and heat source s. Unpacking the printer In addition to this guide, your printer box sho uld include two EPSON printer driver disk ette s, the Color Printing Tips book let, a user’s guide for PC users, a Notice Shee t, and the se [...]
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Attaching the input tray and output tray supports 1. Place the right side hole of the input tray over t he mounting post as shown below. T hen push t he paper tray’s left side notch onto t he mounting post until it snaps in place . 2. Install the output tray s upports into the notches provide d for them. Each support is marke d with an L or R on [...]
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Plugging in and turning on the printer 1. Make sur e you have removed all protective packing materials from inside the printer. 2. Plug the power cord i nto a properly grounded electri cal outl et. 3. Turn on the printer by pressing the Operate button. Installing the ink cartrid ges c Caution: The ink cartridges a re self-contained units. Under o r[...]
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1. Make sure the printe r is turned on, and then open the printer cover. 2. Press the Pause button. 3. Hold down the Alt button for about five seconds until the print head moves slightly to the le ft, which is the ink cartridge install p osition. 1-6 Setting Up the Printer[...]
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4. Pull each of the ink cartridge clamps toward you to o pen them. 5. Open the foil i nk cartridge packages and remove the cartridges from thei r protect ive ca rdb oard. Remove the tape seal from each ink cartridge. c Caution: You must remove the tape seal from the cartridges. Leaving the tape on will permanen tly damage them. Setting Up the Print[...]
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6. Lower the cartridges into their holders with the labels face up and the arrow on the top of the cartridge pointing toward the rear of the pri nter. The colo r ca rtri dge, whi ch i s larger, goes on the left, the blac k i nk ca rtri dge on the right. 7. Push the ink car tridge clam ps t oward t he back of the prin t er un til th ey lock in p lac[...]
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8. Press the Alt button ag ain to return the print head to its home position. (Even if y ou do not press Alt , the printer moves the print head back to its home position about 60 seconds after you close the clamps.) 9. Close the printer cover. After you ins tall th e ink cartridges, the printer charges th e ink delivery syste m. This takes about on[...]
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4. Press the Alt button. Then pres s Pause . 5. Close the printer cover. Loading plain pape r The following procedure describes how to load plain bond paper. You can load up to 100 sheet s of plain paper. For information on loadi ng c oated paper, envelopes, or transparenc ies, see Chapter 3. 1. Raise the output tray by lifting the lever on the lef[...]
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3. While aligning the paper’s edge with the right edge guide, insert it with the printable surface face down into the input tray until it meets resistance. (The print able surface is marked with an arrow on most plain paper packaging. The n adjus t the le ft e dge guide as shown .) 4. Adjust the rear edge g uide to match the leng th of your paper[...]
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Testing the printer Use paper that is at least 8.25 inches (21 0 mm) wid e. Otherwise ink is sp rayed directly on t he plate n and can smear subseq uent pag es. 1. Turn off the printer. 2. Wh ile holdin g down the Load/Eject button, press the Operate ( ) button. The s elf test begins by printing on the first and last lines of the firs t sheet of pa[...]
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If you inst alled the opt ional LocalTalk int erface board, you need t o obtain two LocalTalk Locking Connector K its (DIN-8 vers ion). Attach a connector box both to the LocalTalk int erface on the printer and to the printer port on the Macintosh. Then attach the LocalTalk cable between the two connector boxes. For specific instruct ions, see th e[...]
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c Caution: Turn off any virus protection programs before you install printer software. You do thi s by holding down the Shift key while you restart your Macintosh. After installation, yo u can use the protection programs agai n. Before you begin installation, make a backup of the EPSON Macintosh printe r disk . Then do the following : 1. Turn on yo[...]
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If you are low on disk space and wish to specify what components to inst all, choose one o r more of the following: AT-Stylus COLOR This driver allows you to use the opt ional LocalTalk interface to conn ect the printer to an AppleTalk network. Stylus COLOR This driver allows you to use the serial i nterf ace to connect the printer directly to the [...]
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Choosing the Stylus COLOR printe r After you install the printer driver, open the Chooser to select it before you begin printing. You need t o choose the printer only the firs t time y ou use it or wheneve r you want to use another printer. Your Macintosh will alway s print us ing the last p rinter sel ect ed. 1. Open the Choos er under the Apple m[...]
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If you se lect the AT-Stylus COLOR icon , a list of pr inte rs appears at the right of the dialog box. Clic k the name of the printer you want to use. 4. If you wish, turn on background printing . Whe n background printing is on, you can print in the background while using your Macintosh for othe r tasks. You must t urn on back ground printing to u[...]
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3. Choose the Test 1 button to alig n the print heads. The printer prints a page that displays 16 alignment patte rns of v ert ical l ines . Each patte rn is ass ocia ted with an offset value . Look for t he alignme nt patte rn that is most closely aligne d. || | | Aligne d Not a ligne d Enter the appropriate offset value in the screen that appears[...]
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Chapter 2 Controlling the Printer Ch ang ing Prin ter S e tting s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 Usin g th e Pr inte r D riv er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 Cont rollin g t h e co lor a nd h alft on e s ett ings . . . . . . . . . 2-4 Cont ro lling pr int qu alit y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5 Cont ro[...]
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Changing Printer Settings The printer settings allow you to control your p rint job. With them you can specify the nu mber of copies, a page range, and the paper size. You can also change t he resolution and specify high-quality by t urning on MicroW eave or turning off High Speed. All printer se ttings have defau lt settings that are sufficie nt f[...]
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Some printe r sett ings are available thro ugh the p rinter’s control panel. You use the control panel to do the following : ❑ Turn the printe r on and off ❑ Turn on economy mode ❑ Clean the black and color print he ads ❑ Pause the printer temporarily. For more information about the control panel, see “Using the Con trol Pane l” lat e[...]
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To access the printer driver sett ings for the Stylus COLOR, choose the Options button of the Print dialog box. Th is brings up the following dialog box: Controlling the c olor and halfto ne settings The followi ng setti ngs control colo r qual ity and the halftone patte rn . Inks Specifies col o r (CMY K) or monochrom e pri nting. When you select [...]
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The Diffused se tting is bes t for photograp hic imag es. This setting is the default and should be used for most color images. Pattern 1 Dither is a fine dither pattern that can be used for pri nting imag es with si gni fican t det ail but limite d sha ding. Pattern 2 Dither is a coarse dith er pattern for images with limited detail and shading . [...]
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When speed is more important than qu ality and when a draft is good en ough, use 180-dpi resolution. Note: Printing at lower resolutio ns conserves ink. Media Type Sets up the printer for plain paper, coated paper, or transparen cies. Media Type can be one of the following: Plain paper Transparenc y Coated Paper - 360 dpi Coated Paper - 720 dpi Whe[...]
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Note: If the vertical lines in printing appear misaligned when you print with High-Speed Mode on, you might need to calibrate the printer as described in Chapter 1. Controlling visual effe cts The fo llowing set ting s allow you t o ch ange th e p rinte d imag e. Normally y ou only need t o use the se sett ings for achie ving special effects. ❑ F[...]
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You can se lect from the following prede fined sizes: Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) Executi ve (10 × 7.5 inc hes) A4 (21 0 × 297 mm) #10 envel o pe (9 .5 × 4 1/8 inches) Legal (8.5 × 14 inches) DL envelope (220 × 110 mm) A5 (14 8 × 210 mm) C5 envelope (229 × 162 mm ) B5 (182 × 257 mm ) 6 3/4 e nv elope (6.5 × 3.6 in ches ) Sta t emen t (8. 5 ?[...]
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You ca n def ine up to e ight p ape r size s. All pap er siz es you define are listed i n the left column and appear in the list of paper sizes in the Page Setup dialog box. Using the Control Panel The printer’s front control panel contains lights for display ing the p rinter status and buttons for controlling certain set tings. Normally the only[...]
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Lights Operate On when the printer is on. Flas hes when the printer is turning on or off. Data On when data is being rec eived by the printer or when data remains in printer memory. Paper Out On when the printer runs out of paper. Rapid flashing indicates a paper jam. No Ink Cartridge On when one or both ink cartridges are not installed. The p rint[...]
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Butto ns Operate Turns the printer on and off. c Caution: Always turn off the printer by pressing the Operate button. Then wait until the Operate light stops flashi ng before unplugging the printer. Never turn off the printer whi le the Pause light is fla sh in g. Font Does not apply to Macint osh computers. Use your software program to se [...]
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Using the EPSON Monitor Utility to Manage Print Jobs After you send a print job to the printer, you can use the EPSON Monitor Utility to see what print jobs are queued for printing and cancel a print job. You can also use the progre ss of the job currently being printed. To use t he EPSON Monitor Ut ility, you must specify background printing in th[...]
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Chapter 3 Paper Handling Choosing Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 Loading S pe cial Coate d Pape r a nd T ransp are ncie s . . . . . . . 3-3 Loading Enve lop es and Hea vy P ape r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 3 Paper Ha ndling 3-1[...]
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Choosing Paper You can use most plain paper with the Stylus COLOR and achieve good results. H owever, for bett er quality p rinting, use EPSON coated paper or pape r especially designed for ink jet printers. Coated paper reduces the amount of ink th at is absorbed by the paper to produce sharper, clearer printing. For the hig hest qualit y print ou[...]
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Loading Special Coate d Paper and Transparencie s Note: Loading pla in paper is described in Cha pter 1. 1. Make sure the printable surface is face down. For coated papers, the printable side is whiter than the other side. For transp arencies, the printable side is face down when the cut corner is as shown below. c Caution: Do not touch the printa [...]
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4. Chang e the M edia Type setting and check other se ttings to be sure they are appropriate for t he paper you loaded. You must change the Media Type set ting in the printer driver to e nsure it matches the pap er you jus t loaded. To change the M edia Type set ting, choose Print in the Fil e menu, th en choose the Options button. In the dialog bo[...]
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When printing on envelopes and heavy paper, you need to adjust the paper thickne ss lever t o compe nsate for the e xtra paper weight. 1. Make su re the printer is turned on. T hen press t he Pause button and open the cover. 2. Wh ile holdi ng down the Alt button, press the Font button. The carriage move s to the lever-adjusting position. Paper loa[...]
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6. Insert the pap er or envelopes into the printe r. If you’re loading en velope s, insert them as shown. You can insert up to 10 envelopes . The number of sheets of heavy pape r depends on the thickne ss of the pape r. Adjust the rear and left edge guides so the paper o r envelopes fe ed straight into the paper path. 7. From your s oftware progr[...]
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Chapter 4 Maintenance and Troubleshooting Clea nin g th e Prin t Hea ds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 Repl acing an In k C ar tridg e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3 Tra nspor ting t he Pr int er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6 Trou ble sh ootin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-[...]
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Cleaning the Print Heads The printer periodically cleans its print heads, so normally yo u should not need to cle an them. H oweve r, if print quality diminishes, use the built-in print head cleaning cyc le to enable the nozzles to deliver ink properly. You can clea n either or both print heads. Each c lea ning cy cl e takes about one minute. The P[...]
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Replacing an Ink Cart ridge If print q uality has declined and th ree attempt s to clean the print heads did not improve the quality, re place one or both ink cartridges. You can check print quality by doing a printer self test as described in Chapter 1. Use these EPSON ink cartridges or cartridges manufactured to EPSON’s spe cificat ions on ly: [...]
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The carria ge returns to the home position a fter 6 0 sec onds if the ink cartridge s are not re moved. 5. Lift the blue cartridge clamp up as far as it will g o. The cartridge rises partly out of the carriage. 6. Lift the cartridge out of the printer and dispose of it properly. Do not take the used cartridge apart or try to refill it. c Caution: I[...]
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8. Lower the ink cart ridge into the cartridge holder so the label is face up and the arrow on the cartridge point s to the re ar of the printer. The larger (color) cartridge g oes on the left. 9. Push the ink cartridge clamp toward t he back of the printe r un til it lock s in place . 10. Clean the print head s (optional). Cleaning the print head [...]
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If you replaced the black cartrid ge, hol d do wn the Alt button while you pres s the Load/Eject button. T his cle ans the blac k pri nt head . If you replaced the color cartridge, hold down t he Alt butt on while you pres s the Economy/Condensed button. This cleans the col or pri nt head. Afte r yo u clean th e p rint he ad, sk ip to ste p 12. 11.[...]
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4. Attach the prote ctive mate rial to the printer. See the Notice She et that came in th e box. 5. Repa ck th e p rin ter in the o rigin al box . When you first use the printer after transporting it, if the printed image is faint, has gaps, or nothing print s, cle an the print heads as de scribed at the be ginning of this ch apter. If t he printed[...]
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Print quality problems Print qual ity prob lems can often be sol ved by cl eani ng the print heads as describe d earlier in this chapter. Not e that it may take as m an y as thre e clea nin g cy cle s t o solv e a prin t qua lity problem. If cleaning the print heads does not improve the print quality, try the following: ❑ Check whether the i nk c[...]
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Use a higher quality paper. Al s o, chec k that the Media Type setting in t he driver is selected for the typ e of pape r loaded. If you are us ing 720-dp i re solu tion, b e s ure to load spec ial co ated 720-dpi paper. Al ways use this special paper w hen printing at 720 dpi. Check that the pape r thickne ss lever is set corre ctly for th e type [...]
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Problem s with printing If you cannot g et the printer to print, first che ck that paper is loaded in the printer. Then check t hat the printer is plugged into a working elect rical outlet that is not controlled by a switch or timer. Veri fy that the i nterface cab le is sec urely connected to the printer and computer. After you have done all t his[...]
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The printer makes a grinding noise and do es not feed paper. Something is pressing against the knob on the printer’s right side. Turn off the pri n ter and move it, l ea ving approxi mately 2 inches of open area ne xt to the knob on th e printe r’s righ t side. Th e printer will not work if anything is pressing against the knob. All lights exce[...]
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Paper handling prob lems This section describes how to clear paper jams inside your printer and how to ensure th at pape r feeds properly. Cleari ng and prev enting paper j ams If paper has jammed inside the printer, clear the paper as follows: 1. Turn off the printer. 2. Open the printer cover. 3. Rotate the knob on the right side of the printer w[...]
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5. If paper is caught in the paper eject area, gently pull it out of the printer. 6. Close the printer cover. 7. Turn on the print er to move the print heads to the correct positions. 8. Adjust the left and rear paper edg e guides. If you have frequent paper jams, try the following: ❑ Use a higher-quality pape r, one that is not too th in or roug[...]
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If you still have pape r feeding probl ems, see the following: The printer loads more than one sheet at a time. Remove the stack of paper and fan it. T ap it on a flat surface to even t he edges. Then reload the paper. The paper is too thin or thick. See Appendix B for exact sp ecif ication s. Ejected paper is wrinkled. The paper is too t hin or da[...]
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Appendix A Using the L ocalTalk Interface Wh en t o Us e the O ption al LocalTa lk In terf ace . . . . . . . . . A-2 Install ing the Opt ional Loca lTalk Int erf ace Boar d . . . . . . . A-2 Assig nin g a Name to t he P rin ter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4 Turn ing on th e Pr inte r’s Networ k Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4 A Using t[...]
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When to Use the Optional LocalTalk Interfac e If you want to connect the printer to an AppleTalk network so multiple Macintosh computers can share the printer, y ou need to obtain an EPSON Talk kit for the Stylus COLOR. T o purchase one, contact your dealer or call EPSON Access ories at (800 ) 873-7 766. You can also use LocalTalk to connect the pr[...]
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4. Use a cros s-head screwdriver to remove the two scre ws securing t he shield plate to the optional int erface slot; then lift out th e plate. 5. Slide the LocalT alk interface board along the slots on both side s of the interface compartment . Push it in firmly to fully ins ert the co nnector at the rear of the interface board into the printer?[...]
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Assigning a Name to the Printer After you install the L ocalTalk interface board and install the driver as de scribed in Ch apter 1, y ou must assig n a name to your printer before y ou can select it in the C hoose r. To assign a name to your printer: 1. Double-click the EPSON Namer icon. If you installed the EPSON Namer in Chapter 1, look on your [...]
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After the printer warms up, it prints a page listing t he avail able lan guage s. 3. Unl ess yo u wa nt t o cha nge the la nguage of t he con trol panel, press the Alt butt on. (Press t he Font button to change the langua ge sel ecti on.) The p rinter prints two instruction sheets that describe how to ch ange default printer sett ings. 4. Press the[...]
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Appendix B Technical Specifications Prin tin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2 Pap er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3 Ink Ca rt ridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-6 Me cha nica l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-7 Ele[...]
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Printing Print ing me th od : On-de ma nd ink je t Nozzle configur ation: Monochrome (black ) 64 nozzl es (16 × 4 stag gered) Color 48 nozzl es (16 × 3, Cyan, Magenta, Yell ow) Print sp eed (col or)*: Best pri nt q ualit y 5.5 M PP (m inut es p er p age ) Faster pr in t quality 3 MPP * P rint speed s va ry dep en din g on system con figura t ion,[...]
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Paper Note: Since the qual ity of any parti cular bran d 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. Paper path: Sheet f eed er, front en try Sing le sh ee ts: Ca[...]
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Note: ❑ Use recycled paper under normal temperature and humidity conditions o nly. Poor qu ality paper ma y reduce print qual ity and cause paper jams and other problems. If you encounter prob lems, switch to a higher grade of paper. ❑ Envelope and transparency printing are available o nly under normal conditio ns: Temperature 15 to 25°C (59 t[...]
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Printabl e area: Single s hee ts Envelop es A The minimum top margin i s 3.0 mm (0.12 inches). B The minimum l eft margin is 3.0 mm (0.12 inche s). Th e ri ght m arg in is : 3.8 mm (0.15 inches) for A4, B5 size paper, and No. 6 envel ope. 9.8 mm (0.38 inches) for L etter and Leg al size paper. 13.8 mm (0.54 inch es) for DL envelope. 33.8 mm (1.33 i[...]
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Ink C art rid ges Black in k cartr i d ge (S020034): Color Bl ack Print capacity* Approx imately 1.5 million c haracters (840 sheets , letter, 5% duty at 360 dp i) Cart ridg e lif e* 2 yea rs f rom p ro ductio n da te a nd up to 6 month s after opening the pac kage, at 25°C (77°F) Temperatur e Storag e: − 30 to 40°C ( − 22 to 104°F) 1 month[...]
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c Cauti on: ❑ The printer will be dama ged if you use ink or cartridges not manufactu red by EPS ON or t o EPSON’s specificatio ns. Do not attempt to refill ink cartridg es manually . If you u se substand ard produc ts with y our EPSON p rinter, you will damage t he p rint heads an d void your warranty. ❑ Do not use an ink cartridge after the[...]
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Environmental Temperatur e: Operation 10 to 35°C (50 to 95°F) Storag e* − 20 to 60°C (14 to 140°F) 1 month at 40°C (104°F) 120 hours at 60°C (140°F ) Humidity: Operation 20 to 80% RH Storage* ** 5 to 85% RH * S to re d in ship ping co nt a in er * * W it h out c on d ensa ti on Safety Approvals Safety stand ard s: UL 1950 with D3, CSA 22.[...]
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Index A Acc e ss ori e s, E P S O N , 4 A l ign i ng the p r in te r , 1 -16 Alignmen t problems , 4- 9 A l t button, 2-11 B Backgr oun d print ing, 1- 15 Ba n di n g, 4- 9 Best pri nt quality, 2, 2-4 BI-D Cali bration Util ity, 1-13, 1-16 Blurre d i mage, 4-8 Bright ness, 2 - 7 Buttons, contr ol pane l, 2-11 C Cable, 1-2 instal l ing, 1-12–13 Ca[...]
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H Hal fton e meth ods, 2-6 –7 Heavy pape r s, l oad i n g, 3-5–7 He l p, gett i n g , 3 Ho rizo n t al f li p p ing of ima ge, 2-1 0 I I n k con s erv i ng, 2-12 contro l l i n g the amount app l ied , 2-7 Ink cart r i dge s , 4-3 instal l ing, 1-5–10 life expe ctancy, B-6 rep l ac i ng, 4-3–6 s p e cifica t ions , B-6 Input buffe r, A-2 In[...]
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P r int j obs cancel i ng, 2-12 chang i ng the order, 2-12 viewing, 2-12 Print qual ity, 2, 2-4 pro b le ms with, 4 - 8–9 P r int s peed, A-2 Printab le area, A-5 Printe r, 1 cali b ra t i n g, 1-1 6 clea ni n g t h e pri n t h ea ds, 4 - 2 connect ing to the Ma c into s h , 1-12–13 contro l l i ng , 2-2– 1 3 problems wi th, 4-7–14 resetti [...]
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V Vertical l ines in image, 4-9 W Warranty, 4-3 Wrin kled pa per, 4-14 IN-4[...]