Epson 660 manual

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ii Copyright Notice All rig hts reser ved. No p art of t his pub lication m ay be r eproduced, stored in a ret rieval system , or t ransmitted in any form or by any means, electro nic, mechani cal, photocopyin g, recording, or othe rwise, withou t the prio r writ ten p ermissi on of SE IKO EPSO N CORPORATION . The info rmati on conta ined her ein i[...]

iii Con te nt s WELCOME! 1 Abou t Your S oft war e 2 Abou t Yo ur Do cume ntatio n 3 Warnings, Caution s, Notes, a nd Tips 3 Sys tem Requi rements 4 ENERGY STA R Complian ce 4 Year 2000 Ready 5 Impo rtant Saf ety In str uctio ns 5 Ink Ca rtrid ge S afety Inst ructi ons 6 VIEWING YOUR ELECTRONIC PRINTER MANUAL 7 Acc es sing Your Ele ctr oni c Pr in [...]

iv Using Sp ecia l Pape rs 22 EP SON Ph ot o Q ua li ty I nk Jet P aper 22 EP SON Ph oto P aper 22 Enve lopes 25 Sele ctin g the Co rre ct Medi a Type 26 MAINTAINING YOUR PRINTER 27 Clean ing t he Pr int Head 27 Us in g the He ad C lea ni ng U ti li ty 28 Usin g the Contro l Panel 29 Examin ing the Nozzle Che ck Patt ern 30 Rep laci ng an Ink Ca rt[...]

v Prob lem s and Sol utio ns 45 Solvi ng Pr ob lems Sett ing U p the Prin ter or I nstalli ng Its So ftwa re 45 Solvi ng P rob lems with Prin tin g 46 Solvi ng P rob lems Gettin g G ood P rint Qua lity 47 Solvi ng P rob lems with Pape r F eedi ng 50 Solvi ng M isce lla neous Pri ntout P roble ms 51 Unins tall ing Pr inte r Softw are 52 Reinsta llin[...]

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1 Welcome! Yo ur E PSO N Styl us ® COLOR 660 p rinter is the ideal o utput device for small office or home pr inti ng. You can print an yth ing from re port s and re sumes to ph oto s an d greet ing card s with grea t results. The printer comes with th e se feature s : ■ Resolutions up to 1440 by 720 d pi (dots per inch), ev en on plain p aper ?[...]

2 Ab out You r Soft wa re The printer software CD-ROM includes all t he software you need for printing: ■ Your print er dr iver r uns you r pri nter an d lets yo u cont rol how your doc ument s loo k. You c an’t us e you r printe r with out it . ■ Your creative software, including : ■ The EPSON Guid ed P rin t i ng E xerci se, a quick step-[...]

3 About Your Do cumentation To set up your printe r and install its softwar e, see the Start Here card. This book contain s syst em r equiremen ts, i mporta nt saf ety inf ormation, and in struct ions o n: ■ viewin g your electron ic prin te r manual ■ pri nting with Wi ndows ■ main taining t he prin ter ■ solving basi c problem s For more [...]

4 System R equirements To us e yo ur pri nt er a nd its sof twar e , your sys tem sho uld ha ve : ■ An IBM ® compatible PC with at least a 486/ 66 MHz ( for Windows ® 98) or 486/25 MH z (for Windows 95 o r Wind ow s NT ® 4.0) p rocessor (Pentium ® pro cesso r recom mended ) ■ Microsof t ® Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0 ■ At le[...]

5 Year 2000 Ready Your EPSON printer is Year 2000 Ready. However, be sure the other parts of your computer system are also ready fo r the ye a r 2000. Important Saf ety Instruc tio ns Bef ore us ing yo ur pr inter , read the foll owi ng saf ety ins tru ction s to ma ke sure you us e the printe r sa fely and eff ecti vel y: ■ Be sur e to follo w a[...]

6 ■ If yo u us e an extens ion c ord with the pr inte r, m ake su re the to tal amp ere rating of the devi ces p lug ged into the e xte nsion cor d do es no t ex ceed the cor d’s a mpe re ra ting. Also , mak e sur e the to tal a mpere r atin g of all d evi ces plu gged into t he wal l outle t do es not e xce ed t he w all ou tl et’s am pere r[...]

7 Viewing Your Electr onic Printer Manual Your p rinter so ftwar e CD-ROM includes an e lectronic E PSON Stylus C OL OR 660 Reference Guid e. Th e man ual is in H TML f ormat so you need a browser—such as Inte rnet E xplor er 3.0 or la ter or Nets ca pe Naviga tor 3. 0 or lat er—to view it. If y ou are us ing a diffe re nt brows er, the p ages [...]

8 3. Click Vie w Elec tron ic Do cum enta tion . The follo win g s creen a ppe ars: 4. Y o u can eith er view the manual from the CD-ROM ( View R efe rence G uide ) or copy th e man ual t o yo ur har d dr ive ( Install Refer en ce Guid e ) an d vi ew it fro m t her e. If you copy t he manual to your hard d rive, you can access it at a ny time by cl[...]

9 After expanding the table of cont e n ts, you can cl ick on the topic you want t o view. Cli ck t he ri ght a rro w to vi ew s ubto pi cs. Click on a topic t o go to it o r click the down arr ow to close the list. Exp and ed ta ble o f c onte nts ; click here to go to a topic Cl osed l ist, clic k to ex pand Click to go to to pic bas ic s.b ook P[...]

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11 Printing from Start to Finish Here’s what yo u nee d to d o to print a basic document—such as a memo, newsletter, or ph otogr aph—fr om loa ding the paper to sele cting pri nt set tings to co ntroll ing p rint jobs. Follow t he step-by-step ins tructions in this chapter. Y o u can even practice selecting set t i n gs u sing the EPSON Guide[...]

12 Printing with W indo ws This sect ion describes these basic printing steps: ■ loa ding pape r ■ op ening th e pri n ter soft ware ■ changi ng se tti ngs ■ contro lling printing Loading Pape r M ake sur e y ou r pr in te r an d co mp uter a re t ur ne d on . P lac e y our p ape r ag ai nst th e rig ht edge guide and sl ide the left edge g[...]

13 Openin g t he Printer Softw are Af ter y ou crea te yo ur docu me nt and l oad y our pap er, y ou’re read y to c hange your pri nter dr iver set tings. Make sur e the docu ment you wan t to print is op en and th en, from the File me nu, clic k P rint . You see t he P rint dia log bo x fo r your appl icati on (you r Prin t di alog b ox may loo [...]

14 Selecting You r Printer Software Setting s The most impor tant thing to re mem ber is to set the correc t Media T ype for th e paper you are u sing. The Medi a Typ e sett ing a ff ects t he oth er options you can choos e i n you r prin ter dr ive r. You c an selec t the Medi a Ty pe setti ng o n t he prin ter Prop erti es dialo g box. If necessa[...]

15 ■ Set th e Mode opt ion to Au toma tic . Thi s l ets the prin ter so ftwa re de term ine the best set ting s f or your pri nt job. It’ s the easi est way to get goo d prin ting resu lts on al l t ype s of pap er. ■ Set th e slide r in t he M ode box to Q uality or Speed . Thi s lets you choose between a h igher resolut ion or fa ster print[...]

16 Contr oll ing P rint ing Click OK to retu rn to y our ap plicat ion’ s P rin t di alog b ox, show n be low. Click OK (or P rint , depen ding on yo ur ap plication) to star t printi ng. Af ter a mo men t, the Pro gre ss M et er app ea r s and sh ows the prog re ss o f you r p rin t jo b. You c an use the bu tto ns to cancel, pause , or resta rt[...]

17 For m ore i nform ati on on p rint ing—f or exa mple, prev iew ing yo ur pr intou t, chan ging the paper siz e, or adding a wa termark— see th e electro nic EPSON Stylus COLOR 660 Reference Guid e . See page 7 for in structi ons o n vi ewing the manual . Printing Ph otograp hs The print er driver includes Ph otoEnhance ™ options th at can [...]

18 7. F or mo re fi ne t unin g, cli ck Stan dard . You see a li s t of speci alize d setting s for pho tograp hs. Sele ct the sett ing that mos t close ly mat ches you r photo graph ( Pe ople or Natur e ) or sel ect one of t h e special filters ( Soft F ocus or Sepia ) . You ma y nee d to e xpe ri ment wi th th ese s ett in gs to ge t th e e xact [...]

19 3. Ch o os e the Me di a Type you w ant to prin t on. (If yo u’re not sur e whic h setting to choos e, see “ Selectin g the Correct Media T ype” on page 26.) 4. Choose C olor or Blac k ink. 5. Click Cu st om , and the n clic k Custo m Se ttings . You see the li st of proje ct types. 6. Ch oose a settin g for your project f ollowing t hese [...]

20 7. If yo u need to ch ange your paper size, number o f copi es, orien tation, and pri ntable area , cli ck t he Paper tab. (Y o u can o ften make these sett ing s in your applic ation software. If so, you should make th e changes there.) 8. I f you ne ed to redu ce or en large the im age (pr opo rti onal prin ting), prin t mult ip le pages o n a[...]

21 3. Click Cus tom , and then cli ck the Advanced butt on. Yo u see the A dvan ced dial og box: 4. Check the M edi a Ty pe and Ink settings. These sett ings are the same as the ones you sele ct e d on t he Main dialog box. You can change them here as you custo m i ze your setting s, if needed. 5. Choose a P rint Qu ality setting . 6. Se lect a col[...]

22 Using Special Papers How can you get the b est -look ing p hotos , m ost v ivid col ors, and sharpe st text? Always use EPSON ’s special ink jet pa pers. To show you how much difference EPSON paper can make, we’v e inc lud ed so me f ree samp les. Ch eck out the EP SON Ph oto Q uali ty Me dia Pac k t hat ca me with yo ur pri nter . Instru ct[...]

23 If you’r e using le tter -size or A4-s ize Ph oto Pape r, follow the instru ctions starti ng on pag e 12 t o l oad an d prin t on th e pap er. Be sur e to sel ect Photo Paper as th e Media Type set ting. If you’re using 4 × 6-inch or Pan oramic Phot o Pape r, foll ow th e steps in the nex t sections. 4 × × × × 6-i nch P hot o Pa per 1. [...]

24 P anora mic P hoto Pa per 1. P ull up th e p ape r supp or t e xt en sion . L oa d o ne she et o f Pa no rami c pa per glossy si de up, then h old u p its top e dge and pre ss the E loa d/e je ct bu tto n to fe ed it in to the prin ter. 2. Choose Photo Paper as the M edia Type se tt in g a n d Pan oram ic 21 0 × 594 mm fo r the Pape r siz e set[...]

25 Envelop es You can loa d up to 1 0 en velo pes at a tim e. Load t he enve lope flap edg e fir st and pri nta ble sid e up. Pla ce it again st the rig ht edge gui de and adju st the lef t ed ge guide as sh own here. You ’ll g et bette r resu lts i f you pre ss each enve lope flat befor e l oadin g it, o r loa d one env elop e at a ti me. Select[...]

26 Selecting the Correct Media Type Your pri nte r aut oma ticall y ad justs itse lf f or t he type o f paper yo u se lect in y our prin ter so ft ware. Th at’s why the Medi a Typ e se ttin g is so i mport ant. It tel ls yo ur pri nter what ki nd of pape r you’r e using and ad just s the ink coverage a ccor dingl y. Before you print, al ways ch[...]

27 Maintaining Y our Printer This secti on descri bes the most co mmon mai ntenan ce procedu res you’l l need to perf orm to keep y our printe r w orki ng at its be st and to pre pare i t f or movi ng. J ust fo llow the i ns tructi ons i n this chap ter for: ■ cleani ng t he pri nt h ead ■ repl ac ing an ink ca rt ridg e ■ align ing the pr [...]

28 If any pape r you b uy com es w ith a c leanin g she et, do n’t us e the c lean ing sh eet w ith this printe r; it ma y jam inside the printe r. Using the Head Cleaning Util ity Fol low th ese step s to run t he He a d Cleanin g uti lity: 1. Ma ke sure the prin ter is tu rned on but not pri nting , and bot h the B black and A co lor in k o u t[...]

29 7. If th e nozzl e check patte rn is fill ed in comple tel y, clic k F inish . If the pa tter n is mi ssing d ots, click Clean to cl ean t he print h ead ag ain. I f y ou do n’t see an y improvem ent after cleanin g three or four ti mes, check the so lutions in “Solv in g P rob le ms Ge tt ing G oo d Pr int Qua li ty ” on pag e 47. You c a[...]

30 6. Make sure paper is l oaded in t he prin t e r, click t he N ozzle C he ck butt on, and click Next . The nozzle check pattern pri nts; see the next section for de t ail s. 7. If th e noz zle ch ec k p att ern h as no ga ps in its d ots , c lic k Finis h . If the pa tter n is mi ssing d ots, click Clean to cl ean t he pr int he ad ag ain. 8. I [...]

31 Replacing an Ink Cartridge When the B black or A color i nk o ut lig ht flashe s, the ind ic ated car trid ge is low on ink. Th is is a good tim e to ma ke sure you ha ve a new c artrid ge. W hen the li ght stay s on, the car tridge is empt y and yo u ne ed to rep lace it . You canno t prin t if eithe r ink c artri dge is e mpty . Le ave the emp[...]

32 Removing and Instal ling Ink Cartridg es You can r eplace a cartri dge when the B black or A color in k out ligh t i s ei ther flash ing or on. (I f you pe rform t hese st eps w hen b oth ink ou t lig hts are off, t he pri nter cleans the print heads as described on p age 27. ) Be sure yo u have a n ew ink c artr idg e befo re you begi n. On ce [...]

33 5. Pull up the ink ca rtrid g e clamp. The cartridge rises up from its holder. (The illu stratio n sho ws th e co lor i nk c artr idge repl aceme nt. To r eplace the bla ck ink car trid ge, li ft u p only the s ma ller c lamp on the le ft.) 6. Li ft t he c art ridg e ou t of the p rint er and disp ose of it c are full y. Kee p ink ca rtridg es o[...]

34 8. Press d own t he ink cartridge clamp until it lo cks in place. 9. If y ou ne ed to re pl ace t he ot he r ink cart rid ge , repe at st ep s 5 throug h 8 b e for e continuing with step 10. 10. Press t h e R cleaning button and cl ose the printer cover. The p rinter moves the pri nt head and begi ns chargi ng the ink del ivery system. The P po [...]

35 To avo id d amagi ng th e print er, ne ver m ove the p rint hea d by han d. Don ’t ope n the clamp or re mov e a cart ridge e xce pt to repla ce it with a ne w one . Onc e yo u remo ve a ca rtridg e, y ou can’t r euse it , even if it co n tai ns ink. 3. Unwrap the new ink cartrid g e . 4. Remove onl y the yello w part of t he tap e seal on t[...]

36 7. Lower the new ink cartridge i nto its h o ld er with the label facing up an d t oward the back of the pri nte r. 8. Press d own t he ink cartridge clamp until it lo cks in place. 9. Press th e E l oad/e ject bu tton ag ain and close the pr inte r cove r. T he prin ter mov es the print h ead and be gins cha rging t he ink d eli very syst em. T[...]

37 Aligning th e Print Head If yo ur pr in tout s c on tain mi sal igne d ver ti cal li nes , y ou may n eed t o a lig n the pr int head . Your pri n ter must b e connect ed to a loc al port , not on a netw ork, to u se the Print Head Alignm ent ut ility. For th e best resu lts, l oad EPSON ink jet paper i n the pri nter whe nev er you check the pr[...]

38 Cleaning the Printer To k eep yo ur p rinter wo rking at its be st, you sho uld clean it seve ral tim es a y ea r. Fol low these steps : 1. Turn of f the printer, u nplug the po wer cord, and disconnect the printer cable. 2. Re move al l the pape r fr om th e sh eet fee der. 3. C lean the e xteri or of the pr inter with a soft, d amp cl oth. 4. [...]

39 Tr an spor ting th e P rint er If you mo ve yo ur p rint er some distan ce, yo u nee d t o prep are it for tran sporta tion i n its o riginal box. F ollow th ese step s: To avo id d amage , alw ays le ave the ink cartrid ge s insta lled whe n tran spo rting th e pr inter. Be su re to rem o ve the tape u sed in step 4 after insta lling th e print[...]

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41 Problem Solving This section giv es you the basics for diagno sing and solv ing printe r problems. ■ Fi rs t see “D ia gno sing Pr inte r Pr obl em s” to h elp d ete rm in e wh at the caus e of th e prob lem may be . ■ Then see “P ro blems and S olu tion s” on p age 45 fo r solut ions to c ommon setup and so ftwa re p ro blems. It’[...]

42 Follow t h ese guidelines when the co n tro l panel lights come on or flash : P is on The P power light is on when the printer is on and r eady to print. It fla shes when the printer is r eceiving a print job, charging ink, or cleaning t he print head. S flashes When the S paper out light flashes, you have a paper ja m. Turn off the printer and [...]

43 Running a Prin ter Check You c an run a print er che ck to deter mine wh eth er the p roble m comes fr om the pri nter itse lf or som e other sourc e. Follo w these s teps to ru n the pri nter ch eck: 1. Ma ke sure both the pr inte r and compu ter ar e turne d off. 2. Disconnect the interface cable f ro m t he printer. 3. Ma ke sure paper is loa[...]

44 Printer P arts If you ne ed hel p iden tify ing the par ts of the p rint er, ref er to th e foll owing illu stratio ns: ink cartrid ge holde rs thi ckne ss lev er cont rol panel sheet fee der le ft e dge guid e out p ut tra y ex ten sions output tray printer cover pap er s u pport rig ht e dge guid e bas ic s.b ook Pa ge 44 Thur s day , Se pt em[...]

45 Prob lems and Solution s He re ar e so me ba sic trou ble sh oot ing t ips if yo u have any p rob lems set tin g up y our pri nter, in stalli ng softwar e, or gett ing good p rint qu ality. Solvin g Pr oblems Setting Up the Pri nter or Instal ling Its Software The pri nter started making n oise after you installed the in k cartridges . . . ■ T[...]

46 If you ins tall e d the so ft ware an d cable for the par allel connection and now wan t to use the USB/Parallel Adapter . . . Yo u mus t fir st uni ns tal l the pr in te r software as described on pa g e 52, then instal l the USB/P ara llel Ada pte r soft ware. If you installed the USB/Parallel Adap ter software and cable an d now want to use a[...]

47 The prin ter sounds as though i t is printing, but noth ing prints . . . Ma ke sure th e print head nozz les are not clogged . To clean t he print h ead , see p a ge 27. Printing is too slo w . . . Ma ke su re your sy s tem me et s t he requi rement s listed o n pag e 4. I f you are print ing a high-reso lution im age, you need more tha n t he m[...]

48 You see vertical banding . . . ■ M ake su re the pri nt h ead n oz zl es a re not clogged . To clean t he print hea d, see page 27. ■ Run the Pr int Head Ali gnme nt utilit y. See p age 37 f or instruct ions. ■ Ma ke su re th e pap er th ic kne ss le ver is in the 0 position, as shown below. Set th e thickne ss leve r to the + po sition wh[...]

49 Your print out is faint or has gaps i n the image . . . ■ M ake su re the pri nt h ead n oz zl es a re not clogged . To clean t he print hea d, see page 27. ■ Ma ke su re th e in k ca rt rid ges are n’t low on ink. To replace an ink cartr idge, see page 31. ■ Ma ke su re th e Me dia Ty pe setti ng matc hes th e pa per you ’re u sing. ?[...]

50 Your printout co ntains inco rrect characters . . . ■ Your prin ter’ s inte rface cabl e ma y not be securely connected. Check that the cable is locked firmly in place at both en ds to ensu re proper co mmunication be t ween you r pr inte r a nd comp uter . Af ter adj us ti ng th e ca bl e, t ry pr intin g fr om an ap pl i cat io n ag ai n. [...]

51 Paper doesn’t feed . . . Rem ove the stack of paper f rom the sheet feed er. Check that th e pa per: ■ Isn’t cu r l e d or creased ■ Isn ’t to o old ■ Isn ’t loade d abo ve th e arrow on the left edge guid e ■ Is n’ t jam med i nsi de th e pr in ter . (If the S pape r out li ght is flash ing , paper is jammed. ) The n relo ad t[...]

52 The image size or position is incorrec t . . . Mak e sure th e pape r and/ or layo ut opti ons ar e set cor rectly . The image is inverted, as i f viewed in a mirror . . . Tu rn of f Flip Ho riz onta l in the prin te r soft ware or the mirro r se tting in your applicat ion software. (If you are pr intin g o n EP SON Ir on-O n Cool P eel tr ansfe[...]

53 Where To Get Help If you need help with your pri n ter or its so ftware , see the contact information below. For help wi th the crea tive ap plic ati ons on th e pri nter sof twar e CD -ROM, se e page 54 fo r co ntac t in format io n. E PSON Tec hnic al Suppor t EPSO N prov ides tech nical assista nce throu gh e lectr onic suppo rt se rvic es a [...]

54 To speak to a te chnical suppor t r epre sentat ive, dial : ■ U.S.: (5 62 ) 27 6-7 533 , 6 AM to 8 PM , Pacific Ti me, Monday through Fr iday and 7 AM to 4 PM , Sa tu rda y ■ Cana da: (905 ) 7 09- 2567 , 6 AM to 8 PM , Pacific Time, Monday through Friday and 7 AM to 4 PM , Sat urday Toll o r long di stance ch a rg es may apply. Befo re y o u[...]

55 Index Nu merics 360 d pi I nk Jet P aper, 26 4 x 6- i n Photo P aper, 23 A Acc esso rie s, 4, 54 Advanc ed settings custo m p r oject types, 18 to 20 pr in t q ua l ity , 20 to 21 sp eci al e ffec ts, 1 8, 20 to 2 1 Aut omat ic mode, 15 B Bandin g, 47 Bo nus so ftw are , 2 Br ow ser, 7 C Cable , print er, 4 Clea ning print head , 27 to 30 printe[...]

56 Ink se tti ng, 1 4, 17, 19, 21 Inst allat ion sof twa re, 5 2 tr o ubl eshooti ng, 4 5 Iro n-On Co ol P eel T ran sfer Pa pe r, 26 L Layou t problems, 52 sett in gs, 1 8 Lev er , th ick nes s, 2 5, 47, 48 Low-resol ution images , 17 M Macinto sh, 4 Med ia Pack, 22 Med ia Typ e se tti ng, 14 , 19 , 2 1, 26 Mirro r images, 52 Monit oring ink l eve[...]

57 Spec ial pape rs, 22 to 26 , 28 sRG B (Stan da rd R ed Gre en Blu e) sett in g, 1 9 Support, 53 to 54 Sys tem re qu ire men ts, 4 T Text/Graph setting, 19 Thickne ss lever, 25, 47, 4 8 Trans fer Paper, Iro n-On Cool Peel, 26 Tra nspa ren ci es, 2 6 Trans porting printer , 39 Tro ublesho oting, 53 to 54 U Un in s tal li ng sof t wa re , 5 2 USB, [...]

58 FCC Compli a nc e Statement For Unite d States U sers This e quipment has been tested an d found to com ply with the li mits for a Cl ass B dig ital device, pursuant t o Part 1 5 o f th e F CC Rules . These limits ar e designed to provide r easonabl e protection a gainst harmful in terference in a residen tial installat ion. This equipment g en [...]

62 EPSON I nk Jet Papers Us e EPSO N’s p aper and i nks to ge t the sa me ph oto q uali ty re sult s tha t have earn ed you r pri nte r all of its a wards! EPSON’s pa pers are s pecially coated to work wi th EPSON’s q uick drying inks. You ’ll no tice tha t whe n pr ints com e ou t of you r pr inte r, y ou ca n im med iat el y h an dle them[...]

63 How to Order EPSON I nk and Paper To order EPS O N ink cartri dges, pape r, and other printi ng media, contac t your dealer or cal l EPSON Acces sories a t (800 ) 873-7766 or vis it our web site at www.epso nsupplies. com (U.S. sale s only). In Canad a, please call (800 ) 873-776 6 for dealer ref erral. Ink C artr id ges Black S 020187 Color S02[...]