Epson 1400 manual

Epson Stylus Photo 1400 User’s Guide ®[...]

2 Copyright Notice All rights reserved. No part o f this publication ma y be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, o r transmitted in any form or by any means, el ectronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission o f Seiko Epson Corporation. The information contained herein i s design ed on ly for[...]

3 Contents Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Exif Pri nt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 About Your Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Printing from Start to Finish . . [...]

4 Contents Aligning the Print Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Cleaning the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Transpor ting the Prin ter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Welcome 5 Welcome Y our E pson S t ylus ® Photo 1400 is a ful l-featur ed, wide-fo rmat photo pri nter . Wit h its ex ceptional spe ed and pri nt res oluti on, you can prin t superi or photographs and enlar gements and use it for all of your everyday printing. It provides you with these advanced feat ures: ■ Clari a ™ Hi-Defini tio n ink fo r [...]

6 Wel com e About Your Documentation T o set up your pr inter an d ins tall its so ftware, see the Start H ere sheet. This boo k contains instructions on load ing paper , printing wi th Wind ows and Mac in to s h, ® printing bord erless photos, printing on CDs and DVDs, d irect printi ng from a digi tal came ra or cam era phon e, main tain ing you[...]

Printing from Start to F inish 7 Printing from St art to Finish F ollow the ste ps in thes e sect ions to load p aper , CDs , or DVDs, and prin t from your compu ter , digital ca mera, or camera phone. ■ “Loading P aper” belo w ■ “P r inting with Windo w s ” on page 14 ■ “P r inting with a Maci ntosh ” o n page 18 ■ “Selecting[...]

8 Pr inti ng f rom S t art t o F ini sh 2. Open the front flap, then pull out the output tray and i ts extension . 3. P ress in the release bu tton on the left edge guide and slide th e guide to the lef t. Release button[...]

Loading Paper 9 4. Insert the p aper , printable s ide up, against the right edge guide and behind the tab. The printable side is usually whiter or glossier than the other side . Y ou can load abo ut 120 sheets of plain pa per . (S e e page 13 f or capacity guidel ines on sp ecial pap er , s uch as phot o or mat te pape r .) 5. P ress in the releas[...]

10 Pr inti ng f rom S t art t o F ini sh F ollow these guidelines when load ing paper : ■ Don ’ t load paper above the arrow mark on the left edge guide. Make sure the paper is un der the tabs on the left and right ed ge gui des. ■ Loa d the pr intable si de fac e-up. It ’ s of ten glossi er or w hiter tha n the other side . ■ Always load[...]

Loading Paper 11 Epson P remium Photo Pa per Glo ssy Epson P remium Glossy Photo Pap er Borderless 4 × 6 inche s S041808 S041727 Borderless 5 × 7 inche s S041464 Borderless 8 × 1 0 inch es S041465 Letter (8 .5 × 11 in ches) S041286 S041667 Borderless 11 × 14 inche s S041466 US B (11 × 17 inch es) S041290 A3 (11.7 × 16. 5 inches ) S0412 88 Su[...]

12 Pr inti ng f rom S t art t o F ini sh Y ou can pur chase ge nuine E pson ink and paper fr om an E pson author ized resel ler . T o find the nearest re seller , call 800-GO-EPSON (800 -463-7766 ). Or yo u can purchase onli ne at www .epsons tore.com (U.S. sales) or www .ep son.c a (Canadian sales ). Epson Prem ium Pres entatio n Paper Matte Doubl[...]

Loading Paper 13 When lo ading E pso n special papers , foll ow t hese cap acity guid elines: Paper name Loadin g ca pacity Epson P resentatio n Paper Matte Epso n Photo Qualit y Ink J et Pap er A3 or larger size s: 50 shee ts Small er size s: 100 s heet s Epson Bri ght Whi te Pape r Epson P remium Bright Wh ite Pap er 80 shee ts Epson U ltra Pr em[...]

14 Pr inti ng f rom S t art t o F ini sh Printing with Windows F ollow the ins tr uctio ns in this se ction to pr int a ba sic do cumen t or p hot o. F o r instructions on printing borderless photos, see pag e 23. F or more advanced printi ng ins truc tion s, see your o n-screen Refer ence Gu ide . 1. Open the File menu and select Print . Y ou see [...]

Printing with W indows 15 4. On the Main tab, select the basic print settings: Se le c t f ro m th e s e Quality Opti on settings: Draft : F or rough drafts with reduced print qualit y Text : F or text-only d ocuments with highe r text quality Text & Im age : For documents with text and images with higher quality Photo : F or photos and graphic[...]

16 Pr inti ng f rom S t art t o F ini sh 9. For more printing optio ns, cli ck the Ad vanced bu tton. Then s elect the follow ing s etting s as n ecess ar y . Note: When you select Photo RPM fo r the hi ghest prin t qual ity , printing will ta ke long er . For more informa tion abou t adva nced se ttings , or instruc tions on savi ng them as a grou[...]

Printing with W indows 17 During pri nti ng, t he foll owing w ind ow appe ars an d sh ows the p rogress of your print job. Y ou can use these buttons to ca ncel, pause, or r esume printing. Y ou can also see an estimate o f your ink level s. Tip: Y ou c an al so pre ss t he ) paper button on your p rinter to ca ncel prin ting. Select ing D efault [...]

18 Pr inti ng f rom S t art t o F ini sh Printing with a Macintosh F ollow the ins tr uctio ns in this se ction to pr int a ba sic do cumen t or p hot o. F o r instructions on printing borderless photos, see pag e 23. F or more advanced printi ng ins truc tion s, see your o n-screen Refer ence Gu ide . 1. Open the File menu and select Page Setup . [...]

Printing with a Ma cintosh 19 Note: In certa in progra ms you may need to selec t Advanced befo re y ou can se lect Print Settings . 9. Sele ct the fo llowin g Print Settin gs a s neces sar y: Note: For more informat ion abou t printer se ttings, cl ick the ? button. 10. Depending on your s ettings, you can choos e other opti ons from the p op-up m[...]

20 Pr inti ng f rom S t art t o F ini sh 11. Click the Advanced button and select the following settings as ne cessar y . Note: When you select Photo RPM fo r the hi ghest qua lity , printin g will ta ke longe r . 12. Clic k Print . 13. T o monitor the progress of your print jo b, click the printer ic on when it appears in the dock on the bottom of[...]

Selecting the Correct Paper Type 21 The fol lo wing windo w appears and s hows t he pr ogr ess of your p rint job . If necessar y , you can clic k the print jo b to select it, then use these buttons to cancel, pause, or resume printing. Tip: Y ou can also p ress th e ) paper bu tton on your pr inter to cancel p rinting . 14. When you ’ re finishe[...]

22 Pr inti ng f rom S t art t o F ini sh Epson P remium Photo Pa per Glo ssy Epson P remium Glossy Photo Pap er Premium P hoto Pa per Glossy Epson P hoto Paper Glossy Epson G lossy Photo P a per Photo Paper Gl ossy Epson P resentatio n Paper Matte Epso n Photo Qualit y Ink J et Pap er Epson P hoto Q uality Se lf Adhesiv e Shee ts Presentation Paper[...]

Printing Borderless Phot os 23 Printing Bo rderless Photos Y ou can print your pho tos with n o margins, extendi ng the image all the w ay to the edges of the p age. Al though bo rde rless p rin ting is a bit slo wer , you get beautiful snapshots and enlargements, with out trimming. Y ou can prin t borderless photo s on thes e papers and siz es: Pa[...]

24 Pr inti ng f rom S t art t o F ini sh See these se ctions fo r inst ructions on s electing printer settings: ■ “Borderless P rinting with Windows ” below ■ “Borderless P rinting with a Macintosh ” on page 27 ■ “S toring and Displaying Y our P rints ” on page 29 Border less Printin g with Windows These i nstr uction s cover prin[...]

Printing Borderless Phot os 25 3. Click the P rint icon at the bottom of the screen. 4. Click Ne xt . Y ou see a Pictur e Selecti on window: 5. Select the photo(s) you w ant to prin t and click Next . Y o u see the Printing Optio ns win dow: Select EPSON St ylus Photo 1400 Series Click Pr inting Preferences[...]

26 Pr inti ng f rom S t art t o F ini sh 6. S elect EPSON Stylus Photo 14 00 Seri es and click Printing Preferences . Y ou see the p rinter settings wind ow: 7. S elect Photo or Be st P hoto as the Quality Optio n setting. 8. Select one of the following for the paper T ype op tion, to match the paper you ’ re u si ng : ■ Ultra Premium Photo Pap[...]

Printing Borderless Phot os 27 11. S elec t Por trait or Landscape as the Orientation setting. Note: If you ne ed to a djust the amoun t of ima ge expa nsion necessa ry for bord erless printi ng, clic k the P age Lay out tab and adju st the Expa nsion sli der . 12. Click OK . Note: In Window s V ista, fo llow the on-sc reen in structi ons. 13. Clic[...]

28 Pr inti ng f rom S t art t o F ini sh 4. Select your P aper Size setting to match the p aper you ’ re using. See the list of support ed bor derle ss si zes begi nning on pag e 23. 5. Sele ct portr ait or landsc ape as the Orie nta tion se ttin g. 6. Click OK . 7. Open the File menu and select Print . 8. S elect St ylus Ph oto 1400 in the P rin[...]

Printing Borderless Phot os 29 10. Select one of the f ollowing M edia T ypes to match the paper you ’ re using: ■ Ultra Premium Photo Paper Glos sy ■ Premium Photo Pa per Glossy ■ Photo Paper Gloss y ■ Presentation Pa per Matte ■ Premium Photo Pa per Semi-Glo ss ■ Ultra Premium Photo Paper Lust er ■ Ultra Pr emium P resen tation Ma[...]

30 Pr inti ng f rom S t art t o F ini sh Printing o n CDs and DVDs Y our pr inter incl udes a special tray that le ts yo u print c ustomiz ed text, graphic s, and phot os dir ectly o n any ink j et-print able C D or D VD. The Ep son P rint CD softwar e makes it easy to import your own ph otos, ad d text, and modify y our designs wi th a va riety of[...]

Printing on CDs and DVDs 31 Inserting a CD or DVD Mak e sur e the da ta, musi c, or video is burne d on yo ur ink je t-pri ntable CDs o r D VDs befo re y o u print. Otherwise, dirt or scratche s on th e surface may cause errors when you burn the data. 1. T urn on your printer . Note: Before you i nsert a CD or DVD, ma ke sur e the printe r is turne[...]

32 Pr inti ng f rom S t art t o F ini sh 6. Place t he CD or DVD on the CD /DVD tray with the white or pr intable side face- up. M ak e sure the di sc lies flat in the tray . T o print on a small CD or D VD (8-cm), place the small CD/DVD ring on the tray first, then plac e the CD or DVD inside th e ring. Caution: Make sure you al ways use t he s ma[...]

Printing on CDs and DVDs 33 Designin g an d Printing a C D/DVD with W indows Y ou can use Ep son P rint CD to creat e and print a disc de sign with i mages, graphics, and text. Designing a CD/DVD with Windows 1. Dou ble-click the EPSON Print CD icon on your desktop . 2. T o add a background i mage, click the background icon. Y ou see a window like [...]

34 Pr inti ng f rom S t art t o F ini sh 4. T o add text, clic k the button. Enter your text and use the tabs to app ly formatt ing and spec ial effec ts, the n click OK . (T o open th e window again, double- click a ny bloc k of text. ) 5. T o cur ve a single line of text, cl ick th e text in the main window and drag the red “handle ” up or do[...]

Printing on CDs and DVDs 35 2. Make sur e EPSON Stylus Photo 1400 Series is sele cted. 3. S elect CD /DVD or CD/D VD Premium S urface as the Media T ype setting. 4. S elect None as the P rint Confi rmation P attern setting. 5. Click Print . Note: When you set the copi es settin g to 2 or more, remo ve each CD or DV D from the tray afte r it has bee[...]

36 Pr inti ng f rom S t art t o F ini sh 4. Make sur e EPSON Stylus Photo 1400 Series is sele cted, th en click Prin t Position Confirmation Pattern . 5. Click Print . The confir mation patte rn is printe d on the CD or DVD. 6. Remo ve the CD or D VD and measure the dis tance from the edge of the hole to th e small cross marks labeled Top and Right[...]

Printing on CDs and DVDs 37 6. After the patter n is prin ted, examine the print. If you need to adjust the color , make the Print Color Corr ection setting lighter or da rker as necessar y . Then repeat these steps , but select either Second or Third as the P rint Dens ity Confirmatio n P attern Position setting to print your se cond or third patt[...]

38 Pr inti ng f rom S t art t o F ini sh 5. T o add text, click the button. I n the T ext Settings wind ow , type your te xt, then use any of the opti ons in the wi ndow to format it. Y ou can also use options i n the Color Settings and Object Settings windows . 6. T o cur ve a single line of text, cl ick th e text in the main window and drag the r[...]

Printing on CDs and DVDs 39 5. Click Print . Note: When you set the copi es settin g to 2 or more, remo ve each CD or DV D from the tray afte r it has been pri nted, a nd then pla ce th e next dis c on t he tray (s ee page 31 ). Press the ) pape r button to re sume p rinting . After you p rint, handle the CD o r DVD carefully . T o allow the ink to[...]

40 Pr inti ng f rom S t art t o F ini sh 3. Open the File menu and select Print . 4. Make sur e Stylus Photo 1400 is selected, then cl ick Print Position Check Pattern . 5. Click Print . The confir mation patte rn is printe d on the CD or DVD. 6. Remo ve the CD or D VD and measure the dis tance from the edge of the hole to th e small cross marks la[...]

Printing on CDs and DVDs 41 Adjusting the Print Density with a Macintosh If i nk smear s on your p rinte d CDs or DVDs, you may need to adjus t the color satura tion or ink d ensity . CDs a nd DVDs fro m diff erent manu factu rers ma y absorb i nk diff erently , so you may need to ad just the d ensity fo r eac h type of disc . F ollow these instruc[...]

42 Pr inti ng f rom S t art t o F ini sh Direct Printing from a Digital Camera or Camera Phone Y ou c an con nect a dig ital cam era or cam era ph one th at su ppor ts Pict Bridge o r USB DIRECT -PRINT printing to the Epson Stylus Photo 1400 and use the ca m e r a o r p h o n e to co n t ro l p r in ti n g o f y o u r p h o t o s . ( A c a b l e m [...]

Maintaining Your Prin ter 43 Maintaining Your Printer F ollow the steps in these s ections to keep your Epson Stylus Photo 1400 in great shape and transport it, if necessary . ■ “Checking the Print H ead N ozzles ” below ■ “Cleaning the P rint H ead” on page 44 ■ “Replacing an I nk Cartridge ” on page 46 ■ “ Aligning the Print[...]

44 Maintaining Your Print er 4. F ollow the instruct ions on the screen to print the noz zle check pattern. 5. If there are no gaps or lines, clic k Finish . If there are gaps or lines, or the test patte rns are faint, click Cle an and follo w the on-screen i nstructi ons to clea n the print head. Cleaning th e Print Head If your printouts are unex[...]

Cleaning the Print Head 45 1. Make sure the printe r is turned o n but not pr inting, and the red H ink light is off. (If the red H ink light is flashing or on, you need to replace a cartri dge; see page 46 for d etails .) 2. D o one of th e fol lowi ng: ■ Win d ows : Ri ght-click the p rinter i con on your taskbar ( in the lower right co rner of[...]

46 Maintaining Your Print er Replaci ng an Ink Car tridg e When t he r ed H in k light flashes, o ne or more ink cartrid ges ar e low on ink . When t he r ed H ink light stays on, you need to replace one or more cartridges. Y ou ’ll also see a me ssag e on your s creen w hen you print tell ing you whic h cartr idg e is low or ex pended. When a ca[...]

Replacing an Ink Ca rtridge 47 ■ Maci nto sh: Open the Applications folder and s elect EPS ON Printer Utility2 . Select SP 1400 S eries in the printer list, c lick OK , then select EPSON StatusM onitor . Y ou see a wi ndow like this one: Purcha sing Ink Ca rtridges U se these Epson ink car tridges wi thin six mo nths of installing them and bef or[...]

48 Maintaining Your Print er Y ou can purc hase genuine Ep son ink and pap er from an aut horize d Epso n resel ler . T o find the nearest re seller , please call 800- GO-EPSON (800 -463-7766 ). Or yo u can purchase online at http ://www .epsons tore.com (U.S. sales) or http:/ /ww w . epson.c a (Canadian sales). Ink Cartri dge Prec aution s Warning[...]

Replacing an Ink Ca rtridge 49 Note: Y ou cannot continue printi ng with on e ink ca rtridge ex pended , even if t he othe r cartridg es still contain i nk. Before p rinting , replace the expen ded cartri dge. The IC chip on these ink cartridge s retains a variety o f cartridge related-in formation, such as the ink ca rtridge sta tus, so th at the [...]

50 Maintaining Your Print er If one of the car tridges is low o r expended, the p rint head moves that cartr idge to the _ mark. Go to step 5. If no car tridges are low or expended, the ca rtridge ho lder m oves directly to the ink cartr idge replacement posi tion. Go to step 6. Caution: T o avoid da ma ging t he p rint er , ne ver move the p rin t[...]

Replacing an Ink Ca rtridge 51 6. O pen t he cart rid ge co ver . 7. Squeeze the tab at the back of the cartri dge and lift it s traight out. Dispose o f it carefully . Don ’ t take the use d cartri dge apart or try to ref ill it. Warning: If in k ge ts on your ha nds, w as h the m th orou ghl y wit h soa p a nd wa ter . If i nk ge ts in your ey [...]

52 Maintaining Your Print er 9. Remo ve the yello w tape from the bottom of the ink c artridge. Caution: Y ou must remove the yellow tape from the cartrid ge befo re you in stall it; otherwis e, prin t quality may decline o r you m ay not be able to p rint. Don’t remove a ny other s eals from the cartridge ; this can cause leakage. 10. P lace t h[...]

Aligning the Print Head 53 12. Clo se the car tridge c over . 13. Close the pr inter cover and press the H ink button. The printer begins cha rging ink . The green P power light flashes and th e printer makes noise. C harging tak es about two minutes. W hen it’ s finished , the green P power light s tops fla shing and stays on, and the red H ink [...]

54 Maintaining Your Print er 3. Make sur e the ) paper and H i nk lights are not flashing or on. 4. D o one of th e fol lowi ng: ■ Win d ows : Ri ght-click the p rinter i con on your taskbar ( in the lower right co rner of your s creen). Select Print Hea d Alignment . ■ Maci nto sh: Open the Applications folder and s elect EPS ON Printer Utilit[...]

Transporting the Pr inter 55 4. If ink acc identally gets insid e the printer , wi pe it off w ith a da m p c l o t h i n th e are a s h ow n. Warning: Don’ t touch the gears or an y other pa rts inside the pri nter . Caution: Never use a ha rd or ab rasive brush, o r benz ine, alc ohol, or paint thi nner for cleanin g; they ca n dam age the prin[...]

56 Maintaining Your Print er[...]

Solving Problems 57 Solving Problems If y our Ep son S tylus Pho to 1400 has any pr oblems, se e these secti ons for soluti ons: ■ “Diagn os ing Print er Problem s ” below ■ “P ro blems and Solutio ns ” on page 60 If y ou need to uninst all and r einstal l your softwar e to solve a probl em, see “U ninstalling P rinter Software ” on[...]

58 Solving Problems Red ) pape r light flashes and gree n P power ligh t flashes If yo u’re printin g on p aper, it is jammed in the p rinter. Pres s the ) pap er button to e ject the pap er. If that doesn’ t work, turn off the printer, ope n the c over, and p ull the pap er out from th e front, inc luding a ny torn pie ces. Then tur n on the p[...]

Diagnosing Printer Problems 59 Running a Pr inter Check Y ou can run a prin ter check to det ermine wh ether a problem c omes from the printe r or so me oth er sourc e. Before you run a printer ch eck, make sure th e CD/DVD tray is not i nserted in the printer . 1. T u rn off both t he prin ter and computer . Th en disc onnect the US B cable from t[...]

60 Solving Problems Problems and Soluti ons Tip: If you do n’t f ind the informa tion y ou’re look ing fo r in this s ectio n, please check t he on-sc ree n Reference Guide . Setup an d Soft ware Inst allation Pr oblems Tip: Periodic ally , it ’ s a go od ide a to chec k Epson’ s support webs ite at epson.com/ support for free up dates to y[...]

Problems and Solutio ns 61 ■ If you are using a M acintosh and you d o not see the printer name in the F or mat for menu on the P age Setup scr een, you may need to set up your printer i n the P rinter Setup Utility or Print Center . See the Start H ere sheet for instr uc tio ns. ■ If you ’ re using Windows 2000 and you see an error mess age [...]

62 Solving Problems The printer sounds as thou gh it is printing, but nothin g prints. ■ If y ou ’ re using Windo ws, make sure y our pr inter is select ed. If you ’ re using a Maci ntosh, make sure y o ur printe r is sele cted in th e P age Setup and P rint windows. ■ The pr int head no zzles may need cl eaning; see page 4 4 for in str uct[...]

Problems and Solutio ns 63 Print Q uality Pr oblems You see banding (l ight lines). ■ The print head nozzles may need cleaning; see pag e 44 for in stru ctio ns . ■ Select a higher print q uality and turn off High Speed mo de; see pag e 15 ( Wind ows) or pag e 19 (Mac intosh ) for i nstr ucti ons. ■ Make sure the T ype or Media T ype setting [...]

64 Solving Problems ■ Make sure y ou ’ re usin g genu ine Epson ink c ar tridge s and you u se the m wi thin six months afte r you open the p ackages. ■ The printer won ’ t operate properly if it’ s tilted or at an angle. Place i t on a flat, stable su rface that extends beyond t he pr inter b ase in all d ire ctions. ■ The pr int head [...]

Problems and Solutio ns 65 Your p rinto ut is g rainy . ■ Make sure the printable s ide of the paper is face-up. It ’ s usually brighter or whiter . ■ T r y using a higher quality paper or select a higher Quality Option or P rint Qualit y sett ing; see page 15 (Win dows ) or pag e 19 (M acinto sh) for instr uc tio ns. ■ Run the Print Head A[...]

66 Solving Problems Paper do esn’t fe ed correc tly or jam s in the pri nter. ■ Mak e sur e the pape r support e xtension is pulled up. ■ If paper does n ’ t feed, remove it f rom the she et feeder , rel oad it against the right edge, then slide th e left edge guide agains t the pape r . ■ If mult iple page s feed at once, remove the pape[...]

Problems and Solutio ns 67 3. P ositio n the cleani ng sheet in the printer’ s s heet fe eder w ith the cut corner in the lo wer left. Mak e sur e the sti cky side of the cle aning sheet i s face up . 4. P ress the ) paper button to feed the she et through the prin ter . 5. When the shee t ejects, repeat st eps 3 and 4 to feed the sheet through t[...]

68 Solving Problems Printed CDs or DVDs are dirty. Clean the ro llers as d escribed on page 30. The CD /DVD won ’t fee d into th e pri nter . T urn on your printer and gently insert the CD/DVD tray along the tray guide until the arrows on the CD /DVD tray and tray guide match eac h other . F or more infor matio n, se e pag e 31. The CD/DVD tray i[...]

Problems and Solutio ns 69 ■ Us e th e Print Previ ew opti on i n your printer so ftware to ch eck yo ur ma rgin s befor e you print. ■ Make sure the paper is positione d all the way to the right of the sheet fee der . Slide the left edge guid e against the pa per . The image size or posit ion is incorrect. ■ Make sure the paper and layout op[...]

70 Solving Problems Uninstalling Printe r Software Y ou may need to unin stall and then r einstall your printer drive r and uti litie s. F or exampl e, this mi gh t be nece ssa r y whe n you up grad e your op erat ing sy stem . Y ou don ’ t n eed to un instal l Epson Print CD or your on -screen Reference Gu ide . Windows 1. T urn off t he pr inte[...]

Where To Ge t Help 71 Where To Get Help Epson Tec hnical Su pport Epson provides these techni cal suppo rt ser vice s: Internet Support Vi sit E p son ’ s support webs ite at epson.com/support and select your p roduct for solutions to common pr oblems. Y ou can downlo ad dr ivers and d ocum entat ion, get F AQs and troubleshooting advice, or e-ma[...]

72 Solving Problems Other So ftwa re Techn ical Suppo rt Adobe Photoshop Elem ents T elephone: (206) 675-6358 W eb: www .adob e.com/supp ort[...]

Requirements and No tices 73 Requirements and Notices Windows System Requirements To use your printer and its software , your system sho uld have: ■ A Microsoft ® Wi ndows co mpatib le PC with a Pentium ® III 800 MHz processor (Pentium 4 processor, 2 GHz or fa ster recommended) ■ Microsoft Windo ws 2000, Windows XP, Windows XP P rofessional x[...]

74 Requirements a nd Notices Import ant Safety In struct ions Before u sing th e prin ter, r ead and foll ow th ese safe ty ins truct ions. ■ Be sure to foll ow all warn ings an d inst ruct ions m arked on the printe r. ■ Use onl y the type of power so urce indica ted on the prin ter’s la bel. ■ Use only the power cord that comes with the p[...]

Important Safe ty Instructio ns 75 ■ Before tr ansporti ng the pri nter, make sure that t he print head is in the home (f ar right) position an d the ink cartri dges are in place. ■ Leave the ink cartridges insta lled. Removi ng the car tridges can dehydrate the pri nt head and may prevent the print er from printing. ■ Exce pt as spec ific al[...]

76 Requirements a nd Notices ■ The IC chip on these ink cartr idges retains a variety of cart ridge rela ted-information, such as the i nk cartridge stat us, so that the car tridge may be removed an d reinserted freely. However, each time the car tridge is inserted, some ink is consum ed because the printer aut omatic ally pe rforms a rel iabil i[...]

Declaration of Conformity 77 W ARNIN G: The connection o f a non-shi eld ed equipment interface cable t o this equipment will invali date the FCC Certification of t his device and may cause interference levels whi ch exceed the li mits establi shed by the FCC for thi s equipment. I t is the respon sib ilit y of the us er to obta in a nd use a shiel[...]

78 Requirements a nd Notices Epson Am erica, In c. L imited Warrant y What Is Co vered: Epson Americ a, Inc. (“Ep son”) warra nts to the ori ginal retail p urchas er that the E pson printer covered by this l imi ted warrant y statemen t, if p urchased and operated only i n the United States or Canada, will be fr ee from defects in workmanshi p [...]

Epson America, Inc. Limite d Warranty 79 fail to be pro perly mai ntained or fa il to functi on properly as a result of misuse, a buse, imprope r ins talla tion, negle ct, im proper shipp i ng, damage caused by disasters such as fire, flood, and lightnin g, improper electrical curren t, software problems , interaction with non - Epson prod ucts, or[...]

80 Requirements a nd Notices[...]

Ind ex 81 Index A Accessories, 71 Aligning print head, 53 to 54 Automatic mode, Ma cintosh, 19 B Bandin g, 63 Basic print ing Macint osh, 18 to 21 Windows, 14 to 17 Blank pages, 68 Blurry im ages, 63 Borderless expansion Macintosh, 29 Windows, 27 Borderless p rinti ng, 23 to 29 C Cable, USB , 73 Camera/phone, printing from, 42 Cancelli ng print ing[...]

82 Index F Faint i mage s, 64 FCC Complianc e, 76 to 7 7 Full bl eed print ing, 23 to 29 G Gamma setting, Macintosh, 19 Grainy prints, 6 5 H Head Cleani ng utility , 44 to 45 Help, Epson , 71 to 72 I Incorrec t charact ers, 69 Incorrec t colors, 65 Incorrect margins, 68 Ink ca rtri dge orderin g, 4 7 replac ing, 46 to 53 safety instru ctio ns, 48, [...]

Ind ex 83 Pri nt he ad alig ning , 5 3 to 5 4 cleaning , 44 to 45 Prin t Hea d Align ment ut ilit y, 53 to 54 Print q uali ty prob lems, 63 to 65 Pri nt wi ndo w Macintosh, 18 Windows, 14 Pri nter check, 59 cleaning , 54 to 55 mainta ining , 43 to 55 noise , 62 probl ems, 61 to 62 trans por ti ng, 5 5 Pri ntin g basic, 14 to 21 borde rless photos ,[...]

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4108129 Rev .1 1-B C 4108129 Rev .1 1-B M 4108129 Rev .1 1-B Y 4108129 Rev .1 1-B K Epson Paper and Ink— Designed to W ork T ogether For the best prints, use genuine Epson paper and ink. Y ou can purchase them online at www .epsonstore.com (U.S. sales) or www .epson.ca (Canadian sales). Y ou can also purchase genuine Epson paper and ink fr om an [...]