Epson 5500 manual

PRINTER GUIDE E P SO N St ylus ® Pro 5 5 0 0[...]

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EPSON S tylu s ® Pro 5500 PRINTER GUIDE[...]

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iii | iii Declarat ion of Confor mity According to 47CFR, Part 2 and 15 for Class B Personal Compute rs and Peripherals; and/ or CPU Boards and Power Supplies u sed with Class B Personal Computers: We: EPSON AMERICA , INC. Locat ed at : MS: 6 -43 3840 Kilro y Air port Way Long Beac h, CA 9080 6-2469 Tel: (562) 29 0-5254 Declare under sole responsib[...]

iv iv | FCC Complianc e Statement F or United S tat es Users This equipment has been tested and found to co mply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FC C Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residentia l install ation. Th is equipment gene rates, use[...]

v Introduct ion Optional Equipment and Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Using This Pr inter Gu ide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Warnings and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Macintosh System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

-vi vi | Contents 2 Printing on Various Papers Selecting a Paper Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 Using the Standard and Optional Paper Trays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 Paper Tray Loading Capacities and Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 Setting the Paper Tray Levers . . . . . . . .[...]

-vii Contents | vi i 6 Maintaining and Transport ing the Print er Running a Cleaning Cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1 Using the Head Cleaning Util ity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 Cleaning the Print Head Using the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3 Running a Printer Check . . . . [...]

1 The EPSON Stylus ® Pro 5500 c olor ink jet pr inter is the ke y compon ent in a revolutionary new digital color printi ng system. The pr inter provid es resolutio ns up to 2880 × 720 dpi using EPSON ’ s variabl e size drople t, MicroP iezo ® DX3 ™ print head for unsurpassed image qualit y. Proprietary ASICs (applica tion-speci fic integrat[...]

2 2 | Introduction Optional Equipment and Software Your EPS ON Stylus Pro 5 500 offers these optional upgrades to enhance your prin t product ivity: You can purc hase optional equip ment and softwa re, ink cartridges , paper, and manuals from EPSO N at (800) 873-7766 or visit the EPSON Store ™ at www .epsonstore.com (U.S. sales only). In Canad a,[...]

3 Introduction | 3 Chapte r 7 provides troubles hooting t ips and solut ions fo r any print ing problems you may have. Append ix A provides the technical detail s on y our prin ter, ink cartr idges, and E PSON m edia . An Index is included at the end of the book. Warnings and Cautions You ’ ll find this informatio n throug hout this gui de: W ar [...]

4 4 | Introduction • For USB connection: a compliant USB port and a shielded USB “ AB ” cable fro m Series A (co mputer) to Serie s B (printer), up to 6.6 f t. (2 meters) long For FireWi re or networ k connection: an optio nal FireWir e or Ethernet interface card (descri bed on page 2) and compatible cable Windows System Requirements To use y[...]

5 Introduction | 5 Where T o Get Help EPSO N prov ides tele phon e suppo rt and in form ation on the ins tallati on, configuration, and operation of professi onal graphics products through the EPSON Preferr ed Protection Pl an. Dial (888) 377-6611, 6 A. M. to 8 P.M ., Pacifi c Time, Monday through Friday, and 7 A.M. to 4 P.M . , Pacific Time, Satur[...]

6 6 | Introduction Import ant S afety I nstructio ns Before using yo ur printe r, read the follow ing safet y instruc tions to make sure you use the equip ment safely and effectively. • Turn off a nd un plug t he pr inte r bef ore cl eani ng. Clean with a da mp cloth o nly. Do not sp ill liq uid on the printer . • Do not place the printer on an[...]

7 Introduction | 7 Even if you are familiar wi th other types of pri nters, be sure to read through the fo llowing l ist of precautio ns befor e operati ng your ink j et pri nter: • Do not put your hand ins ide the printer or touch the print head during printing. Do not mov e the print head by hand. • Under normal circumstances, ink will not le[...]

8 8 | Introduction[...]

1 To set up your EPSON Stylus Pro 5500, you need to unpack it , instal l the paper tray(s) and ink cartridges, load paper, and run a printer check. Once the print er is set up, you nee d to inst all the p rinter dr iver and util ities from the printer sof tware CD-ROM and then align the pr int head. This ch apter covers th e follow ing informat ion[...]

1-2 1-2 | Setting Up the Prin ter Follow these steps to unp ack your printe r and place i t in a safe locati on: 1. Follow the instructio ns on the i llustrated sheet in the box to remove the tape and prote ctive materials. Save all packaging so you can use i t if you need to transport the printer late r. 2. Place the printer on a flat, stable surf[...]

1-3 Settin g Up the Pr inter | 1-3 3. Place your printer o n top of the ca ssette as shown : 4. Attach the prin ter and cassette using the tw o screws that come wit h the cassette. Use the hexago nal wrench that comes w ith the cassette to tighten the screws . W arning Hold the bo ttom of the printer at th e depr ession on the si des so y our finge[...]

1-4 1-4 | Setting Up the Prin ter Installing th e Paper Tray Insert th e paper tr ay into the s lots at th e front of th e printer as shown belo w: If you installe d the lower p aper cassette, i nsert the pap er tray that came with it in the same way. W arning If you nee d to move the printer after yo u attach the cassette , have one person li ft i[...]

1-5 Settin g Up the Pr inter | 1-5 Install ing th e Ink Cartr idges Always use new ink cartridges. Re installing partial ly empty ink cartri dges prevents th e ink counter f rom accurately indi cating the amount of ink remaini ng. 1. Plug in the printer and turn it on by pr essing the P Operat e button. Press the button and ho ld it for a second un[...]

1-6 1-6 | Setting Up the Prin ter 3. Open one of the ink c artridge p ackages and sh ake the cartrid ge gently, as shown . 4. Lift u p the ink c artrid ge clamp f or the cor responding ink slot . 5. Hold the ink cartridge with the ar row mark fa ce-up and po inting to the rear of the p rinter, and ful ly insert the cartridge i nto the slot. Note Yo[...]

1-7 Settin g Up the Pr inter | 1-7 6. Close the clamp until it clicks in to place. The corre sponding H ink ou t light goes out. Repeat step s 3 through 6 for the other i nk cartridges. 7. Make sure all the H ink out lights are of f, then close the ink compartment doors. The p rinter begins charging the advanc ed ink delivery system. The P Ope rate[...]

1-8 1-8 | Setting Up the Prin ter 2. Lift o ff th e pape r tray co ver and r aise th e pape r guide roller . 3. Slide the swit ch to the roller po sition that matches the paper si ze you ’ re load ing. 4. If you ’ re us ing le gal-size or l arger paper, rele ase th e exte nsion l ocks and pull out the paper tray ex tension completely. roller sw[...]

1-9 Settin g Up the Pr inter | 1-9 5. Slide both edge guides out as far as they will go. 6. Fan a stack of paper and then even the edges. 7. Load the stack of paper with the printabl e surface dow n and the right edge of the paper r esting against the right side o f the paper tray. Don ’ t load paper abo ve the arrow mark ins ide the left edge gu[...]

1-10 1-10 | Se tting Up t he Prin ter 8. Slide the ed ge guides against the pape r stack. 9. Close th e paper guide rolle r. 10. Replace the paper tray co ver. (If you p ulled out the p aper tray ex tension, slide out the cov er extension before you re place the cover.) paper tr ay cover extension[...]

1-11 Sett ing Up the Printer | 1-1 1 11. Pus h in the pa per tray u ntil it meet s resi stance. T he Paper Out light goes out. 12. Set the paper size and media typ e levers for the p aper you ’ re us ing. For letter -size Archiv al Matte Paper , set the levers as fo llows: • Paper siz e: LTR • Media type: Archi val Matte Paper The lever s don[...]

1-12 1-12 | Se tting Up t he Prin ter Running a Printer Check You can use the pri nter check to make sur e that your printer is operating correctly b efore you conn ect it to your computer. 1. Turn off the p rinter. 2. Make sure letter-si ze (or larger) p aper is loaded in the main paper tray. 3. Hold do wn the Reset button and press the P Operate [...]

1-13 Sett ing Up the Printer | 1-1 3 • If the p attern has missing segments, as in the follo wing example , your printer may have a clogged ink nozzle. Run a cleaning cyc le as described on page 6-1. • If nothing prints at all, make sure your ink cartridges are correctly installed. Then run a cleaning cycle, as described on page 6-1. Connecting[...]

1-14 1-14 | Se tting Up t he Prin ter Connecting to the USB Port To connect the p rinter to a USB port, you need a standard shielded USB cable. Foll ow the steps b elow to connec t the printer to yo ur computer. 1. Make sure bo th the printer and yo ur computer are turned off. 2. Connect the square end of the USB cable to your printe r ’ s USB po[...]

1-15 Sett ing Up the Printer | 1-1 5 Connecting to a Par allel Port (Wi ndows Only) To use the pri nter ’ s built-in parall el interf ace, yo u need a shi elded, bidirectional, par allel cable. Follow the steps below to conne ct the printer to your computer. 1. Make sure bo th the printer and yo ur computer are turned off. 2. Connect the larger e[...]

1-16 1-16 | Se tting Up t he Prin ter Connecting to an Opti onal Interface Card The op tional int erface c ards l isted be low let y ou use yo ur printe r on a FireWire inter face or a network. The Ethernet card automatically detects the protocols on your networ k, so you ca n print from Wi ndows 95, 98 , Me, 2000, or NT 4.0, or a Mac intosh on an [...]

1-17 Sett ing Up the Printer | 1-1 7 5. Slide the interface c ard along the slots inside the in terface compartment. Push it in firmly to f ully insert the connecto r at the rear of the interf ace card into th e printer ’ s in ternal so cket. 6. Secure the inter face card with the two screws inc luded with the card . 7. Connect a compatible inter[...]

1-18 1-18 | Se tting Up t he Prin ter Installing Pr inter Soft ware for Wi ndows After conne cting the printer to your computer , you need to install the printer driver and utiliti es includ ed on yo ur printe r softwar e CD-RO M. Follow these steps : 1. Make sur e your pr inter is turned off . 2. Turn on your computer and start Windows. If the New[...]

1-19 Sett ing Up the Printer | 1-1 9 7. When you see a message informi ng you that installation is complete, click OK . 8. Click the icon to exit the installer. 9. If you ’ re usin g Wind ows 95 or NT, or if the final instal latio n completion screen asked you to do so , restart your comp uter now. If you ’ ll be using your printer on a network[...]

1-20 1-20 | Se tting Up t he Prin ter 6. Select the default pape r size you want the pr inter softwar e to use and click OK . 7. When you see a message informi ng you that installation is complete, click Restar t to restart your compute r. 8. Afte r your Macin tosh restart s, select Chooser from the Apple menu. If you ’ re going to be sh aring th[...]

1-21 Sett ing Up the Printer | 1-2 1 Setting Up Your Printer on a Network Follow the steps in th e appropriate s ection to c onfigure your com puters to use the printe r on a network: • “ Setting Up on a Windows 95, 98, or Me Networ k ” below • “ Setting Up o n a Windows NT 4. 0 or Windo ws 2000 Netwo rk ” on page 1-23 • “ Setting U[...]

1-22 1-22 | Se tting Up t he Prin ter 6. In the Control Pa nel, double-clic k Printers . 7. Select your printer , then choose Sh aring on the File me nu. 8. Selec t Shared A s , enter the printe r informati on as needed, then click OK . Configuring the Client Computers Perform these step s on eve ry computer that will need to access the printer: 1.[...]

1-23 Sett ing Up the Printer | 1-2 3 Setting Up on a Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2 000 Network This section tells yo u how to set up your printer so that compute rs on the network can shar e it. First install th e printer software on every c omputer that will nee d to access the printer, as d escribed on page 1-18. Then conf igur e th e ho st com put[...]

1-24 1-24 | Se tting Up t he Prin ter 5. In the te xt box, ty pe the ap propriat e informat ion for yo ur syste m using the syntax below, then clic k OK : name of computer connected to the printer name of the shared printer 6. In the Printer Ports dialog box, click Close . 7. On the P orts sc reen, m ake s ure the new port is add ed and its c [...]

1-25 Sett ing Up the Printer | 1-2 5 3. Click the Setup button. The following dialog box appears: 4. Click the Share this Prin ter checkbo x, then type a name for the pr inter and pa ssword infor matio n as need ed. 5. Clic k OK . The name of the sh ared printer appears in the por t list in the Choos er. 6. Clo se the Choo ser. Configuring the Clie[...]

1-26 1-26 | Se tting Up t he Prin ter 2. If you ’ re promp ted for a passw ord, enter the p assword for the prin ter and click OK . 3. Select the appr opriate Back ground Printing radio button to turn backgr ound prin ting on or off. 4. Clo se the Choo ser. For ins tructi ons on u sing yo ur pri nter so ftware , see Cha pter 3. Aligning the Print[...]

1-27 Sett ing Up the Printer | 1-2 7 3. Macintosh: Click the utility button. Windows : Click the Utility tab. 4. Click the Print Head Alignment button. 5. Follow the in structions on the screen to pr int a test page . Printing takes several mi nutes. You see this window: 6. On the printe d page, select the p attern that sho ws the two vertic al lin[...]

1-28 1-28 | Se tting Up t he Prin ter[...]

1 Your EPSON Styl us Pro 5500 pri nts on a variety of substrates , from plain paper to high- quality matte and glossy medi a. With four paths to choo se from ( if you have the op tional l ower ca ssette), you ca n use pape r sizes f rom 4 × 6 inches to 13 × 19 in ches. Th e straig ht-t hroug h rear m anual f eed slot lets y ou print on stock up t[...]

2-2 2-2 | Printing on Various Papers The fo llowing table in dicates the paper sizes yo u can pr int fro m the four pape r pat hs : Using the Standar d and Optional Paper Trays You can use these tr ays for most sizes of paper up to 1 3 × 19 inches. Howeve r, the trays can ’ t handle paper sho rter than 11 inches ( letter-size ). To determ ine ho[...]

2-3 Printing on Various Papers | 2-3 Paper Tray Loading Capacities and Gui delines The loading cap acity of the paper trays depends o n the type of pap er you ’ re loading. Use this table to deter mine the number of sheet s you can load: When you ’ r e loading th e pape r tray s, follo w the se guide lines: • Don ’ t touch the pr intable su[...]

2-4 2-4 | Printing on Various Papers • Load pap er befo re you send your p rint job. If the pape r runs ou t during a print job, you can have the printer automatically switch to th e other tray. (The paper size and me dia type levers mus t be set the same for bo th trays, or the leve rs must be set to Other on the lower tray. See the nex t sectio[...]

2-5 Printing on Various Papers | 2-5 The fo llowing table id entifies the paper s ize lev er setting s: 1. Load th e pape r foll owing the ins truct ions on page 1-7. The trays can hol d 250 sheets o f plain pape r (24 lb bond, f or example). Follow the guidelines for tray cap acities on page 2-3 when you use EPSON media or similar papers. 2. Set t[...]

2-6 2-6 | Printing on Various Papers Loading Paper in the Optional Lower Tray Always pull the paper tray completely out of the low er paper cassette bef ore you inse rt paper. To print o n paper in th e lower tray, select Paper Tray (Lower) or Auto Select in yo ur printe r softwar e before you send th e print j ob. Using the Front Manual Feed Slot [...]

2-7 Printing on Various Papers | 2-7 3. Pull out t he cover extens ion and place the cover back o n the paper t ray. 4. Align the right ed ge of the paper with the right edge guide and inser t the paper in the sl ot until i t meets r esistance . The printer automatically feeds the paper , and it starts print ing when it receives a pr int job. If t [...]

2-8 2-8 | Printing on Various Papers 3. Pull out t he cover extens ion and place the cover back o n the paper t ray. 4. Open the rear manual slot cover. 5. Slide the edge guid e to match your paper s ize. 6. Align the r ight edge of the paper with the edge guide and ins ert the paper in the slot , printa ble side u p, until i t meets resistanc e. T[...]

2-9 Printing on Various Papers | 2-9 Selecting EPSON Paper You can use many types of coated, glossy, and o ther papers with your EPSON Stylus Pr o 5500. EPSON media, whic h is special ly formulate d for the inks used in yo ur printer, ensu re high-quality res ults. The fo llowin g tabl e lists th e produ ct cod es for th e avail able s izes of EPSO[...]

2-10 2-10 | Printing on V arious Papers Clearing Paper Jams If the Pap er Out light and all three paper lights on the printer ’ s control panel are flashing, you have a paper jam. Follow as many of the steps below as necess ary to clear the pape r path. 1. Turn off the p rinter. 2. Remove th e upper pap er tray and check f or jammed pape r. 3. Ge[...]

2-11 Printing on Various Papers | 2-11 5. Open the rear manual feed co ver. 6. Pull on the manual feed c over to open the p aper path cover, and if necess ary, open t he pa per guide inside. 7. Gen tly p ull ou t the j ammed pape r. If the jammed pape r comes out, close the pap er path cover, re place the paper tray, turn the p rinter back on, and [...]

2-12 2-12 | Printing on V arious Papers 8. Open the prin ter cover. Gen tly pull out the jammed pape r. 9. Replace the paper trays, close the cover s, and turn the printer back on. Then pres s th e Eject/Continue button to make sure p aper is fe eding properl y.[...]

1 The EPSON Stylus Pro 5500 come s with drivers that let you use the printer in non-P ostScript mode and util ities t hat allow yo u to manage background print ing jobs. ICC p rofile s for Co lorSyn c ® 3.0 are incl uded, so you c an use the advanced co lor management fe atures of your appl ications or th e driver itself. This ch apter co vers t h[...]

3-2 3-2 | Printing wit h EPSON Drivers for Macintosh 3. Select the way you want the printer to load paper fr om the Paper Source list. • Auto Selec t Lets th e printer se lect which pap er tray to load fr om. • Paper Tray Load s paper on ly from the main pa per tra y. • Paper Tray (Lowe r) (only appears if installed) Load s paper on ly from t[...]

3-3 Printing with EPSON Drivers for Macintosh | 3- 3 2. Choo se the number of Copies and indicate which Pages you want to print. 3. Select a Me dia Type setting appropriate for the media you ’ re p rinting on, as list ed in “ Selecti ng the Correct Me dia Type ” on page 3-4. 4. Selec t Color or Black ink. 5. Set the Mode opti on as follows: ?[...]

3-4 3-4 | Printing wit h EPSON Drivers for Macintosh 7. Choose from the fo llowing b uttons to acc ess addi tional featur es: • Click to acce ss the pr inter monito ring and maintenanc e utilitie s. See page 3-8 or Chapter 6 f or more i nformation. • Click if you want to reduce or enlarge your image, print a watermark, select a multiple page op[...]

3-5 Printing with EPSON Drivers for Macintosh | 3- 5 Choosing Advanc ed Print O ptions The advance d print optio ns give you complete cont rol over printi ng. Use these settings to experiment or to fi ne-tune a range of optio ns to meet your individual needs. Follo w these steps to print with advanced settings: 1. Follow st eps 1 through 4 b eginni[...]

3-6 3-6 | Printing wit h EPSON Drivers for Macintosh 5. C hoose any of th e fo llow ing: • Micr oWeave This se tting eliminate s unwanted banding ef fects and is automatically sele cted for all media types. • High Speed For fast, bidirectional printi ng. If vertical lines in yo ur printout are misaligned when you use the High Speed s etting, yo[...]

3-7 Printing with EPSON Drivers for Macintosh | 3- 7 7. Clic k Save S ettings if you want to have your advanced settings available for reuse. Then type a name for the group of settings and click Save . The name is added to your list of custom s ettings. 8. When you ’ re finish ed settin g advan ced pr inter op tions, c lick OK . Color Management [...]

3-8 3-8 | Printing wit h EPSON Drivers for Macintosh Managing Print Jobs Your printe r comes with se veral utilitie s that let you check on yo ur print jobs and schedule, cance l, pause, or restart them. First you need to set up background printing, so you can continue to w ork on your Macintosh while a file is being printed . No te that bac kgro u[...]

3-9 Printing with EPSON Drivers for Macintosh | 3- 9 4. To sel ect a pr iority fo r you r print job in the qu eue of jobs waitin g to print, c lick on e of the fo llow ing: • Urgent to print before any Nor mal priority job • Normal to print in the order the job is received • Print at: to print at the specific time you enter in the day and tim[...]

3-10 3-10 | Printing with E PSON Drivers for Macintosh You ca n also doub le-clic k a file in the li st to pr eview it, or dou ble-cl ick Copies to change the number of cop ies to be printed. If you want to view details on a print jo b, click the jo b, then clic k the Show details arrow. The Priority li st becomes active in case you want to change [...]

1 The EPSON Stylus Pro 5500 comes with driv ers and utiliti es that let you print and manage print jo bs in non-PostScrip t mode without a RIP. ICC profiles are included, so you can use advanced color management features of your app lications o r the driv er itself . This chapt er include s the fol lowing infor mation: • Choo sing bas ic prin t o[...]

4-2 4-2 | Printing with EPSON Drivers for Wi ndows A dialog box like the fo llowing appears: 3. Select a Me dia Type setting appropriate for the media you ’ re p rinting on, as list ed in “ Selecti ng the Correct Me dia Type ” on page 4-3. 4. Selec t Color or Black ink. 5. Set the Mode opti on as follows: • Clic k Automatic to have the prin[...]

4-3 Printing with EPSON D rivers for Windows | 4-3 • Clic k Custom and then choose one of the print job type s from the custo m settings list, as descri bed belo w: 6. When you ’ re f inished choos ing print options, click the Paper tab and follo w the inst ruct ions o n page 4 -4 to choo se pap er and layout option s . Selecting the Correct Me[...]

4-4 4-4 | Printing with EPSON Drivers for Wi ndows Choosing Paper and Layout Options Follow thes e steps to c hoose pape r and layout optio ns for your p rint job: 1. On the Pr operties di alog box, cli ck the Paper tab. You see this window: 2. Select the way you want the printer to load paper fr om the Paper Source list. • Auto Selec t Lets th e[...]

4-5 Printing with EPSON D rivers for Windows | 4-5 If your size is not li sted, select User Defi ned . Then enter the si ze in hundredths of an inch (or centimeters). 4. Make the settings yo u want for Copies , Orientation , and Pr intable Area . 5. If you want to reduce or enlarge your image, select a multiple paper option, or print a watermark , [...]

4-6 4-6 | Printing with EPSON Drivers for Wi ndows You see a dial og box like the foll owing: 3. If necessary, you can c hange your Media Type and Ink settings. 4. Choos e one of th e follow ing Print Quality settings (these are limited by the Media Type setting): • Economy To sav e ink • Fine - 720dpi For drafts and everyday printing • Super[...]

4-7 Printing with EPSON D rivers for Windows | 4-7 5. C hoose any of th e fo llow ing: • Micr oWeave This setting e liminate s unwanted banding ef fects and is automatically sele cted for all media types. • High Speed For fast, bidirectional printi ng. If vertical lines in yo ur printout are misaligned when you use the High Speed s etting, you [...]

4-8 4-8 | Printing with EPSON Drivers for Wi ndows 7. Clic k Save S ettings if you want to have your advanced settings available for reuse. Then type a name for the group of settings and click Save . The name is added to your list of custom s ettings. 8. When you ’ re finish ed settin g advan ced pr inter op tions, c lick OK . Color Manage ment S[...]

4-9 Printing with EPSON D rivers for Windows | 4-9 Managing Print Jobs Your printe r comes with se veral utilitie s that let you check on yo ur print jobs and schedule, cancel, pause, or restart them. The Progress Meter opens each time you send a print job. The Spool Manager (not available with Windows NT) appears o n the task bar when y ou print. [...]

4-10 4-10 | Printing wi th EPSON Drivers for Windows Using the Spool Manager The Spool M anager (not avail able wit h Window s NT) d ispl ays th e st atus of your pr int job fi les and let s you contro l them. To open s pool manager w hile you ’ r e printing, clic k the EPSON Stylus Pro 5500 ico n that appears on the taskbar at the bottom of the [...]

1 The EPSON Stylus Pro 5500 includes a numbe r of utili ties for mo nitoring the printer ’ s s tatus . The p rinter ’ s cont rol panel lights alert you when a problem occurs or your consumables run out. Status monitoring software utilit ies fo r both Ma cintosh and W indo ws syst ems are i nclud ed with th e EPSON dri vers. Th ese re port print[...]

5-2 5-2 | Monitoring the Printer Ink Out light fla shi ng and o ne or m ore H ink out li ghts flas hing Correspond ing ink c artridge nearly e mpty Obtain a replacem ent ink cartridge. See pa ge 6- 5. Ink Out l ight on an d one or m ore H ink out li ghts on Correspond ing ink c artridge empty or n ot instal led Replace the ink ca rtridge (or m ake [...]

5-3 Monitoring the Printer | 5-3 Checking Printer Status from a Macintos h The Macintos h Status Monitor uti lity lets you check the printer ’ s ink levels , view paper information, and configure error messages and spooling features. 1. Click the utility button on the Print or Page Setup dialog box. You see the utility menu: Paper Out and P Opera[...]

5-4 5-4 | Monitoring the Printer 2. Click the EPSON Status Monitor button. Thi s windo w opens, show ing remaini ng ink levels and the si zes, types, and quanti ty of paper in the trays (as indic ated by the lever po sitions and p rinter sensor ): 3. To close the Status Moni tor, click OK . Configuring Printer Monitoring You can confi gure the way [...]

5-5 Monitoring the Printer | 5-5 3. Selec t from the following c onfigurat ion option s: • Erro r notifi cation lets you choos e whether error message s beep and display t ext or just disp lay tex t. • Warning lets you choose w hether warning me ssages b eep and display tex t or display te xt only. • Temporary Sp ool folder and Temporary High[...]

5-6 5-6 | Monitoring the Printer 2. Click the Utility tab. You see the Utility menu: 3. Click the EPS ON Status Monitor 3 button. The foll owin g wind ow appears. (It also opens automatically when an error occurs.) click to run Status Monitor 3 Note If ther e ’ s a prin ting probl em, su ch as low ink or jamm ed pap er, Statu s Monitor 3 displ ay[...]

5-7 Monitoring the Printer | 5-7 Setting Monitoring Preferences You can have Status Mo nitor 3 alert you to any error conditions while you ’ re working. This let s you know i f one of your cart ridges is low o n ink or if any other problems occur. Follow these steps to set moni toring preferen ces: 1. Clic k Start , point to Settings , and cl ick[...]

5-8 5-8 | Monitoring the Printer 5. Click the M onitoring Preferences button. You see the Monitoring Pref ere nces wi ndow : 6. Select the Noti fication options yo u want to use. 7. If you want to have the Status Monitor 3 icon appear in your Windo ws taskba r, clic k the Shortcut Icon checkbo x. Then sele ct the icon yo u want to use. After you en[...]

1 Your EPSON Stylus Pr o 5500 requires v ery little maintenance to keep worki ng at its best. T his ch apter descri bes the follow ing rou tine pro cedur es: • Running a cleaning cyc le • Running a printer operation ch eck • Replacing ink cartridges • Aligning the print head • Running the S peed & Progr ess util ity (Wind ows only) ?[...]

6-2 6-2 | Maintaining and Tr ansporting the Printer Using the Head C leaning Utility Follow these steps to r un the Head Cl eaning utility: 1. Make sure the pr inter is turned o n but not printing, and the Ink Out light is off. If the Ink Out light is flashing or on , you need to replace the ink ca rtridg e(s) — indicate d by the H ink out lights[...]

6-3 Maintaining and Tran sporting the Printer | 6-3 Examining the Noz zle Check P attern Examine the nozzle check pattern you print. Each staggered horizontal and straigh t vert ical lin e should be com plete, with no g aps in the dot patte rn. If your pr intout look s okay, you ’ re d one. If any dots are missing (as shown here), clean the print[...]

6-4 6-4 | Maintaining and Tr ansporting the Printer Running a Printer Check You can use the pri nter check to make sur e that your printer is operating correctly and the p rint head nozzles are clean. 1. Turn off the p rinter. 2. Make sure letter-si ze (or larger) p aper is loaded in the main paper tray. 3. Hold do wn the Reset button and press the[...]

6-5 Maintaining and Tran sporting the Printer | 6-5 • If the p attern has missing segments, as in the follo wing example , your printer may have a clogged ink nozzle. Run a cleaning cyc le as described on page 6-1. • If nothing prints at all, make sure your ink cartridges are correctly installed. Then run a cleaning cycle, as described on page [...]

6-6 6-6 | Maintaining and Tr ansporting the Printer 1. Make sure the pr inter is turned o n, and determine w hich ca rtridge needs to be replaced by checking the control panel ligh ts. 2. Open the appropri ate ink cartri dge compartment door. The compartment for the black and cyan cartridges is on the lef t; the compartment for magenta and yellow i[...]

6-7 Maintaining and Tran sporting the Printer | 6-7 Aligning the Print Head If banding ap pears on your prints , or vertic al lines are not straig ht, you need to ali gn the print head. Befor e you be gin, load seve ral shee ts of one of thes e types of paper , letter-size or larger, in the mai n paper tray: • Archival Matte Paper • Premium G l[...]

6-8 6-8 | Maintaining and Tr ansporting the Printer 5. Follow the in structions on the screen to pr int a test page . Printing takes several mi nutes. You see this window: 6. On the printe d page, select the p attern that sho ws the two vertic al lines most precis ely printed on to p of each ot her. Select one pa ttern each for rows 1, 2, and 3. Th[...]

6-9 Maintaining and Tran sporting the Printer | 6-9 Aligning the Print Head from the Control Panel 1. Turn off the printer, if nec essary. 2. Hold down both the Reset and Eject/C ontinue buttons while you pr ess and h old the P Operate button to turn on the printer . Release all three buttons when the P Operat e light starts flashing. The printer e[...]

6-10 6-10 | Maintai ning and Transporting t he Printer 7. Press the Eject/Continue button (to mo ve forward) or the Rese t butt on (to move b ackward ) until the H ink out light(s) rep resenting the correctly aligned p attern come(s) on. See th e table below. For example, to s elect the correc t alignment pattern 8 from the sam ple above, pre ss th[...]

6-11 Maintaining and Transporting the Print er | 6-11 Running the Speed & Progres s Utility for Improved Wi ndows Pri nting With the Speed & Pro gress utility, you can speed up the way your pr inter drive r proc esses multiple- copy pri nt jobs , optimize your pr inter ’ s p arallel port for t he fastest data transfer rate, and co ntrol d[...]

6-12 6-12 | Maintai ning and Transporting t he Printer • Check Pape r lets you co ntrol whether or not the Paper C heck dialog box is display ed when the paper setting s in yo ur printe r soft ware do n ’ t match the paper tray lever settings. • EPSON Printer Port (Wi ndows 95, 98, or Me with parallel connection only) lets yo u optimize the t[...]

6-13 Maintaining and Transporting the Print er | 6-13 Keep the pr inter cove r and ink cartr idge compar tments closed to prevent water fr om gett ing insi de. 5. If th e insi de of th e printe r accide ntally gets soil ed wi th ink, w ipe it o ff with a damp clot h. Transportin g the Print er If you need to sh ip your printer , you must prepare it[...]

6-14 6-14 | Maintai ning and Transporting t he Printer If it ’ s not, turn the printer back on, wai t until the print head stops moving and is in the home positio n, then turn off the printe r. After you turn it off, the P Operate l ight may flash for a whil e. Do not unplug the power cor d until the light goes off. 5. Unplug the power cor d from[...]

6-15 Maintaining and Transporting the Print er | 6-15 9. Repack the printer, paper tray, and any other parts in the original boxes. Remember to keep th e printer level d uring transport. To set up the print er after tr anspor ting it , follow the instr uctions in Chapte r 1, ex cept: • Turn of f the printer bef ore reins talling the ca rtridges, [...]

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1 As you use your printer, you may occasionally experience a problem. The first thi ng you shou ld do i s diagno se the p roblem foll owing th e guid elines i n this chapter. The n try the most likely solutions until the problem is fixed. This ch apter p rovides in struc tions fo r the fo llowin g: • Diagnosing problems • Improv ing print qu al[...]

7-2 7-2 | Troubleshooting If this happe ns: Try this: Your prin tout has horiz ontal or vert ical banding . • Make sure your paper i s loaded with the pri ntable side in the cor rect orientation. The printable side should be face-down i n the tray or front manual feed slot; face up in the rear manual feed slot. • Make sure the Medi a Ty pe se t[...]

7-3 Troubleshooting | 7-3 Solving General Printing Problems If the printer won ’ t print, first c hec k that: • The printer is turned on and the P Ope rate light is on. • Paper is loaded in the pr inter. • The printer is pl ugged se curely i nto a w orking elect rical ou tle t that ’ s not contr olled b y a switc h or time r. • The int [...]

7-4 7-4 | Troubleshooting Ink Out lig ht flashing and one or more H ink out lights flashi ng • The corresponding ink cartridge n early empty. Obtain a replacement ink cartridge, then replace it follo wing the instructions o n page 6-5. Ink Out light on an d one or mo re H ink out lights on • The corresponding ink cartridge empty or not installe[...]

7-5 Troubleshooting | 7-5 Paper Out and P Operate lights flashing, Ink Out an d Paper Size/Type lights on, all paper tra y lights flash , and H ink out l ights are on • Printer ma intena nce is req uired now. Tur n off the p rinter a nd co ntact EPSON a s des cribe d on pag e 5. All con trol panel l ights fla shing • An unknown error has oc cur[...]

7-6 7-6 | Troubleshooting Sol ving Paper Pro blems You ca n avoi d most p aper h andli ng pro blem s by doin g the follow ing: • Use smo oth, high-qu ality pap ers de signed for ink je t printers, and ma ke sure th ey meet th e specif ications in Appendix A. • Make sure the paper is dry and flat before loading it. • Follow all loading and han[...]

7-7 Troubleshooting | 7-7 Uninstalling and Reinstalling the Printer Software If you need to uninstal l and then reinstal l the printer software for any reason, follo w the inst ruct ions in the appro priate s ection below. Macinto sh 1. Inse rt you r printe r soft ware CD -ROM. T hen dou ble-cl ick the CD-RO M icon to ope n it, if n ecessary . Doub[...]

7-8 7-8 | Troubleshooting 3. Click the Add/Remove button ( Change/Remove button in Windows 2000 ) and foll ow the instr uctions. 4. If you ’ re usi ng the U SB p ort in Wi ndo ws 98 or Me, c lic k EPSON USB Printer Devices in the program list; then click the Add/ Re mov e button. 5. Res tart yo ur comp uter. Th en fo llow the i nstru ction s begi[...]

1 Printing Paper * Since th e quality of an y particu lar brand or type of paper m ay be ch anged by the manuf acturer at any ti me, EPSON cannot a ttest to the quality o f any non-EPS ON bran d or typ e of pape r. Always test sam ples of paper stock b efore p urchasin g large qu antities or print ing large jobs. Poo r quali ty pa per may re duce p[...]

A-2 A-2 | Specifi cations Printable Areas Single sheets Ink Car tridges * The pr int capa city ma y vary, d epending on how often you run cl eaning c ycles. ** Ink thaw s and i s usabl e after app roximat ely 3 ho urs at 77 ° F (25 ° C). Caution To ensure good re sults, use genui ne EPSON i nk cartridges. Othe r products m ay cau se damage to yo [...]

A-3 Specificati ons | A-3 Mechanical Paper feed method Friction Paper path Paper tray, front and rear manual feed slots, optional lower p aper cassette Paper tray capacity 250 sheet s of 17 lb (64 g/ m 2 ) pl ain pape r; for EPSON m edia capaci ty, se e page 2-3 Output tray ca pacity 75 sheets of 24 lb (90 g/m 2 ) pla in pa per Dimensions St o r a [...]

A-4 A-4 | Specifi cations Electri cal Environmental Safety Approvals Note Check th e label o n the back of the printer for your p rinte r ’ s vol tage. Specificatio n 120V mo del 220 − 240 V model Input vol tage range 99 to 132V 198 to 264V Rated frequ ency range 5 0 to 60 Hz Input frequ ency rang e 49.5 to 60. 5 Hz Rated curre nt 1.0A Power co[...]

A-5 Specificati ons | A-5 Interfaces Parallel I nterface USB Int erface Com patib ility mod e F or war d channel Data format: 8-b it parallel, I EEE-1284 compati bility mode Synchronization: STRO BE pul se Handshake timing: BU SY and ACKN LG signals Signal le vel: TTL comp atible Connector: 57 -30360 Amphenol co nnector or e quivalent Re ver se cha[...]

-1 A Accessories, 2, 5, 2-9 Advanced pri nting Macintosh, 3-5 to 3-8 Windows, 4-5 to 4- 8 Alig ning th e print h ead, 1-26 to 1-2 7, 6-7 to 6 -10 Archival Mat te Paper, 2-3 to 2-4, 2-9 B Backg round p rintin g, Maci ntosh, 3-4, 3-8 to 3 -10 Banding, 7-2 Basic pri nting Macintosh, 3-2 to 3-4 Windows, 4-1 to 4- 5 Blurr y printou ts, 7-2 C Cancelin g [...]

-2 2 | Index F Faint p rintout s, 7-2 FCC statement, iv Finest Deta il setting, 3-6 FireWire card, inst alling, 1-16 to 1- 17 connection requirements, 4 optio ns, 2 Flip Ho rizont al setting , 3-6, 4-7 Fron t manual feed sl ot, 2- 6 to 2-7 G Gamm a set ting, 3 -7, 4- 8 Glossy paper, 2- 3 to 2-4, 2-9 Grai ny prin touts , 7-2 Grap h set ting , 3- 3, [...]

-3 Index | 3 Manual feed slots fee din g pape r i nto, 2-3 t o 2-4 front, 2-6 to 2-7 rear , 2- 7 to 2-8 selecting, 2- 2 Manuals, h ow to use, 2 to 3 Mechanic al specif icati ons, A-3 Medi a type l ever a nd card s, 1- 11, 2-2 to 2 -5 Media Type s etting, 3-3 to 3-4, 4-2 to 4 -3, 7-1 MicroWeave set ting, 3-6, 4 -7 Monito r3, 3-9 to 3-10 Monito ring [...]

-4 4 | Index Phot oEnhance s etting , 3-3, 3-6 to 3 -7, 4-2 , 4-7 to 4-8 Phot oshop co lor mana gement settings, 3-3 Power problems , 7-3 speci ficat ions, A-4 Premium Gloss y Photo Paper, 2-3 to 2 -4, 2-9 Premium Lust er Photo Paper, 2-3 to 2 -4, 2-9 Print hea d alig ning , 1-26 to 1- 27, 6- 7 to 6- 10 cleaning , 6-1 to 6 -3 Prin t jobs canceling [...]

-5 Index | 5 Status Mo nitor Macintosh, 5-3 to 5-5 Windows, 5-5 to 5- 8 Support , EPSON, 5 System re quirements, 3 to 4 T Technical specificati ons, A-1 to A-5 Technical support, 5 Test ing pr inter, 1-12 to 1-13, 6-4 to 6 -5 Text/Grap h setting, 3- 3, 4-3 Thick paper, 2-3 to 2-4, 2-8 Transpo rting the pr inter, 6-13 to 6-15 Troub leshoot ing, 7- 1[...]

1 left edge guide paper tray extension release levers print head (beneath cove r) front edge guide paper tray extension magenta and yellow ink out lights black and cyan ink out lights manual feed, standard, and lower paper tray lights Ope rate button Operate light Reset button Cleaning button Eject/Continue button Ink Out, Paper Out, and Paper Size[...]