Epson 740 Series manual

EPSON Stylus COLOR 740 Manual[...]

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Page 3 Content s Introd uctio n 9 Windo ws Syste m Requ irements 10 Macintosh Syste m Requ irements 12 Prin t er Par ts 14 How T o Use Y ou r Manual s 15 War nings, Ca utions, No tes, an d Tips 16 ENERG Y STAR C ompli ance 16 Year 2000 Ready 17 Import ant S afet y Instructi ons 17 Basic Printing 20 Printin g fro m Windows 20 Setting Pri nter Option[...]

Page 4 Adv anced Prin ting 33 Using Custom Pr oject Types 34 Customizing Print Quality and Specia l Effe cts 37 Customizing Color Settings 41 Using Pho toEnhan ce3 or Digi tal Cam era Co rrec tion Mode 42 Using C ustom Color Manage ment Modes 43 Using a Col or C orre ction System 46 Using ColorS ync on the Maci ntosh 47 Selecting Pa per Size a nd O[...]

Page 5 Printin g on Spe cial M edia 82 Selecting Special M edia 83 Medi a Loadi ng and Han dling Gu idel ines 85 Letterh ead, Pr eprint ed Forms , and L egal -s ize Paper 86 EPSON Phot o Quality G lossy P aper, Film, and Transp aren cies 86 Envelop es 88 EP SON Phot o Paper 89 EPSON Phot o Qual ity I nk Jet Cards 92 EPSON P hot o Stickers 93 EPSON [...]

Page 6 Managi ng P rint Job s on a Macinto sh 114 Using Monito r3 115 Using the M acintosh Sta tus Mo nitor 118 Selecting Confi guration Options 120 Main tena nce and Transpo rta tion 122 Rep lacing an Ink C artri dge 123 Removi ng and Inst al ling Ink Ca rtrid ges 124 Rep lacing an Outda ted In k Cartr idge 127 Clean ing the Pri nt Head 128 Using [...]

Page 7 Tr ou blesh oo tin g 135 Diagn osing Pro blems 136 Che cking the Contro l Panel Li ghts 137 Run ning a Printer O pera ti on Chec k 138 Con firming the P rin ter ID Nu mber 139 Improv ing P rint Qu ality 140 Solv ing Prin ti ng Prob lems 146 Solvin g Printe r Sof tware Pr oblem s 150 Fixi ng Paper Problem s 155 Solvi ng Miscel laneo us Printo[...]

Page 8 Spe cific at ions 167 Printin g 167 Pape r 168 Ink C artri dges 172 Mechanica l 173 Electri ca l 174 Enviro nmen tal 174 Safet y Approva ls 175 DOS S uppo rt 175 Con trol Pane l Settings 176 Cha racter Ta bles 177 Interfa ces 178 Index 180[...]

Page 9 Intr oduction Your EP SON St y lus ® COLOR 7 40 printe r is the ideal outpu t device for busi ness gra phi cs, layo ut proofs, d igital pho tography, o r any proj ect you create o n your computer. With resoluti ons up to 1440 b y 720 dpi and E PSON’s uni que vari able m icro d roplet techn ology, you get a mazing ly real istic p hotog rap[...]

Introdu ction Page 10 ◗ How T o Use Y ou r Manual s ◗ ENERGY ST AR Complia n ce ◗ Year 2000 Ready ◗ Import ant S afet y Instructi ons Window s System Req uiremen ts To use your p rinter and its software with a PC, yo ur system sho uld have: ◗ An IBM ® com patible PC wit h at l east a 386 /25 M Hz (for Windo ws 3.1x) , 486/2 5 MHz ( for W[...]

Introdu ction Page 11 ◗ For par all el conne cti on, a high -spee d, bidi re ctional , IEEE- 1284 compli ant p aralle l cable ( 6 to 10 feet long). The cable m ust have a D -SUB, 25-pin, m ale connector for your compute r and a 36-pi n, Centro ni cs ® co mpatib le conne ctor f or th e prin ter. For U SB conne cti on to a com puter wit h Windows [...]

Introdu ction Page 12 Macintosh System Requi rements To use your p rinter and its software with a Macinto sh, you r system should ha ve: ◗ One of th e foll owing Macinto sh mo dels: LC4 75, LC5 75, LC6 30 Quadra seri es Centris ser ies PowerB ook ® ser ies (1 90, 5 20, 540, 550 or l ater) Power Book Duo 28 0, 23 00c/10 0 Per forma ® 475, 575, 5[...]

Introdu ction Page 13 ◗ Dou ble-spe ed CD-ROM drive (qu ad-speed o r faste r recomm ende d) fo r insta lling the p rinter softw are ◗ For se rial con nection, an ImageW rite r ® II ser ial cable o r equi valent (8-p in mini DIN m ale/m ale, B elkin F 2V024 recomm ende d) For US B conne ction to an iMa c or P ower Maci nt osh G3, a shie l ded U[...]

Introdu ction Page 14 Printer Parts pape r s upp or t print er c ov e r out p ut tr ay outp ut tr ay ex t en s ion s edge guid es sheet fee der paper thi ckness lev er con tro l pa ne l ink ca rtrid ge h old ers[...]

Introdu ction Page 15 How To Use Your Manuals To set u p your prin ter a nd insta ll the pr inter software, see the Start Here card. T his manual contai ns the follo wing infor matio n: Basic Printing cover s the b asics of p rinting with Windows or Macintosh. Advan ced Printi ng tells you how to p rint u sing custo m settings for pri nt qual ity, [...]

Introdu ction Page 16 Warnings, C autions, Notes, and Tips You’ll find this informat ion thr ough out your ma nual: Warn ing s must be followed carefully to av oid bod ily injury. Cautions must b e obse rved t o avoid dama ge to your e qui pment. Notes contain im por tant inf orma tion ab out yo ur printer . Tip s contain additi onal hints fo r g[...]

Introdu ction Page 17 Year 2000 Ready Your EPSON prin ter is Yea r 200 0 Read y . However, be su re the other parts of your co mput er syste m are also r eady for th e year 20 00. Impo rtant Sa fety Ins tructi on s Befor e using your pri nter, r ead th e followi ng safety i n structio ns to make sur e you use the print er saf ely and effectively: ?[...]

Introdu ction Page 18 ◗ Place the pri nter n ear a wall outle t where the pl ug can be easily unpl ugge d. Placez l’imprimante près d’une prise de contacte o ù la fiche peut êtr e dé bran chée fa cilement . ◗ Do n ot let t he po wer cor d beco me damag ed or fraye d. ◗ If you use an ext ension co rd wi th the pri nter, make sure the [...]

Introdu ction Page 19 ◗ Keep ink cart ridges out of the r each o f childre n. ◗ Do not dismantle th e ink cartridges or try to refill them. T his coul d resul t in dam age to the pri nt head. ◗ Once you i nstal l an ink cartr idge, d o not open the cl amp or remove the ca rtrid ge exce pt to repl ace it with a n ew one. The cartri dg e may be[...]

Page 20 Basic Printing It’s e asy to print a ll y our co lor an d monochr ome d ocume nts with your E PSON Styl us COL OR 740. First set up y our p rinter and insta ll the softw are, followi ng the instructions in the Star t Here card. Rea d this cha pter to fi nd out a bout: ◗ Printin g fro m Windows ◗ Printin g from a M acintosh Printing f [...]

Basic Print ing Page 21 Setting Printer Options from Windows Applications This section descr ibes the settings you’ll need to che ck for all your everyday printo uts. S ee Ad vanced Prin ting for inform ation about advanced settings for sp ecial prin t jobs. 1 Open a W ind ows applic ati on and sel ect a fi le you wa nt to p rint. 2 Open the Fil [...]

Basic Print ing Page 22 You t hen see the p rinter setti ngs di alog box: 4 Click the Main tab if necessa ry. Then choose t he Medi a Typ e you want to print on fr om the following list: ◗ Plai n pa per ◗ 360 dp i Ink Jet Paper ◗ Phot o Q ual it y Ink Jet Pa per ◗ Phot o P ap e r ◗ Photo Qu ality G lossy Fil m ◗ Ink Je t Tran sparen cie[...]

Basic Print ing Page 23 The typ e of paper you choose de termines the print quality (resolut ion) you can use . It’s very im portant to select the correct set ting for your paper. If you’re not sur e which to choo se, see Selecting Special M edia . 5 Choose Color or Black ink. 6 Now make su re the Mod e option is set t o Au tomatic . T his is t[...]

Basic Print ing Page 24 While yo ur docume nt is printing, a wi ndow appears showi ng the pri nter sta tus and the progress of your print jo b. See Checking Printe r Status for m ore inform ation. Setting Defa ult P ri n te r O p tio ns When you change pri nter setti ngs thr ough your so ftware appl ication, the settings ap ply only to the a pplica[...]

Basic Print ing Page 25 Setti ng Defau lt Optio ns in W i ndows 3 .1 1 Double-click the Co ntro l Pane l icon in the M ain group. 2 Double-click the Pri nte rs icon. 3 Select EPSO N Styl us COL OR 7 40 from the list of pri nte rs and click Set up . You see th e printer se ttings dialog bo x shown un der Setting P r inter Optio ns from Windows A ppl[...]

Basic Print ing Page 26 Windo ws 95, Win dows 98, or Wind ows NT 4.0 After you send a print j ob i n Windows 9 5, 98, or NT , the Progre ss Meter window ap pears on you r screen: The P rogress M eter shows th e progress of your print job an d the status of your printe r. You can use the buttons to ca ncel, pause, o r restart your print j ob. If you[...]

Basic Print ing Page 27 Win do ws 3 .1 After you send your pr i nt job, t he EPSON Desp ooler dialog b ox appear s on your scr een: This dialog box shows the p rogress of your print job and the stat us of your pri nter. If yo u run out of paper while printing, for example, the D espool er warns you . You can u se the butto ns to cancel, pause, o r [...]

Basic Print ing Page 28 Prin ting fr om a M acintos h When you print with a Macintosh, yo u need to che ck the printer sof tware se ttings in each application you use. This s ection describes t he settings you’ll n eed to check for all you r everyday pri ntouts. Se e Advanced Printing for inf ormation ab out advanced settings for special print jo[...]

Basic Print ing Page 29 4 Now o pen the File menu and click Prin t . Y ou see the m ain pri nter settings dialog b ox: 5 Cho ose the num ber of copies and indicate whi ch pages you want to pr int. 6 Cho ose t he M edi a T y pe you want to print on from the followin g list: ◗ Pla i n Pap er ◗ 360 dp i Ink Jet Paper ◗ Phot o Q ual it y Ink Jet [...]

Basic Print ing Page 30 The typ e of paper you choose de termines the print quality (resolut ion) you can use . It’s very im portant to select the correct set ting for your paper. If you’re not sur e which to choo se, see Selecting Special M edia . 7 Choose Color or Bla ck ink. 8 Make sur e the Mode option is set to Automa tic . Th is is the ea[...]

Basic Print ing Page 31 12 If you w ant to previ ew your pr i ntout to view how t he current layo ut, wate rmark, pr int order, and orienta tion sett i ngs look, click the Preview icon , then click the Previ ew button . See Using P rint Preview o n the Macinto sh for details. 13 Click Pr int when you’r e finished checking your settings. If you ch[...]

Basic Print ing Page 32 You se e the followi ng dia log bo x: 4 To tur n background pr i nting on or off, click the On or Off radio button. 5 To select a pri ority for your pr i nt job in the queue of jobs wai ting to pri nt, click one o f the follow ing: ◗ Normal to print i n the order the job is recei ved ◗ Urgent to print before any Normal p[...]

Page 33 Adv anced Print ing When your presentati on gra phics, photogr aphs, or ot her projects have speci al printing req uirements, you can use the advan ced set tings in yo ur EPSON Stylus COL OR 740 softw are. Y ou can choose cust om project ty pes or adjust i ndi vidual se ttings like bri ghtness, contr ast, sharpn ess, and hal ftoning. For pr[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 34 Usin g Cu st om P roj ec t Ty pe s Custo m project typ es provide an easy way to fine- tune your printe r set tings for a spe cific type o f project. F o llow these steps to print with custom project types: 1 Create yo ur image or document i n your appl icat i on softwa re. 2 Access th e printer se ttings dialog box as de[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 35 3 Choose the Medi a Ty pe you want to prin t on. (If yo u’re not sur e which setting to choo se, see Selecting Speci al Medi a .) 4 Choose Col or or Bla ck in k. 5 Click Custom (in Window s 3.1, cl ick Advanc ed ), and the n click Cus tom Se tti n gs . You see the list of project typ es. 6 Cho ose the ri ght setting for[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 36 ◗ Digital Camera (not av ailable wi th Windows 3.1) For p rinting image s captured us ing a sca nner or d i gi tal camera . Corrects no i se and other common fl aws. ◗ Text/ Graph For p rinting grap hics-intensive docu ments li ke pres entatio n pages w ith ch arts and graphs. Intensifie s colors and light ens the mid[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 37 7 In Windows, click the Pap er and Layou t tabs ( not available o n Windo ws 3.1) to chec k or change any necessary setti ngs, as descri bed i n Selecting Pap e r Options in Wind ows and Cho osing Print Layout Options i n W indows . On a Ma ci ntosh, ch eck or chang e any necessar y settings on the P age Setup and the Lay[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 38 You se e the Advanced d ialog box (cal led More S ettings i n Windo ws 3.1): Windows 95, 98, N T Click he re t o cha ng e y ou r Prin t Qual ity (r esol ut ion ) Som e of t he se opt i ons ar e aut om a t ic ally s et or dis a ble d by oth er s e ttin gs you cho o se Click he re t o ch ange yo ur P r int Qual it y (r es o[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 39 4 Choose the Medi a Ty p e and In k setti ngs you w ant to use, follo w ing the guideline s in Printing from Window s and Printing from a Macintosh . 5 Cho ose one of th e following P rint Quality options : ◗ Ec onom y For low -reso l uti on rough drafts on pla i n paper. S aves ink. ◗ Norm al - 360 d p i For mos t do[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 40 ◗ Phot o - 720 dpi Excellent high-resolut i on output on plain paper, Photo Pape r, or Photo Qu ality Ink Jet Paper. ◗ Phot o - 144 0 dp i For th e highest-r esolution outpu t on plai n paper, Pho to Pape r, or Photo Qu ality media. 6 Cho ose one of th e following Half toning opti ons: ◗ No Halftoning For p rinting [...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 41 ◗ Flip Hori zo ntal Prints a mirror i mage of your docu ment. U se with i r o n-on transfer paper so your ir oned-on printou t will r ead corr ectly. ◗ Fines t Detail For p rinting text, gr aphics, and line art with very sh arp edges. S lows print speed and increases your system memor y requirem ents. 8 Click OK if yo[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 42 Using Ph otoE nhanc e3 or Dig ital C amer a Corr ectio n Mode To corr ect the exposu re, tone, and sharpness of d i gital images, you can use P hotoEnhance3 (Photo Enhance o n Windows 3 .1) and/or Digital Camer a Corr ection mode (not available w ith Window s 3.1). 1 Create yo ur image or document i n your appl icat i on [...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 43 5 You ca n customize you r ima ge using these setti ngs: ◗ Select a Tone settin g for your image: Norm al for st andard tones, Hard f or hi gh contrast, or Sepia fo r an old-fa shioned photo l ook. ◗ Turn on Digital Camera Correction to correct noise and ot her fla ws comm on to di gital cam e ra images. ◗ Select Sh[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 44 4 Click the A dvanced button. T he Color Ma nagement se ction of the A dvanced dialog box appears as shown here: 5 Cho ose one of th e following Color Adjus tment Modes : ◗ Automatic Analyzes the col or i n form ation in yo ur pro ject and opti mize s color cor r ection accor dingly. ◗ Phot o- rea li sti c For p rinti[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 45 ◗ No Color Adjustment Disable s the color ad justment featu res of the p rinter sof tware so you can use a stand-alone color mana gement utility. 6 If you want to specify individual color corr ection values, use the slider s to increase (drag rig ht) or decr ease (drag left) the set tings listed below. ◗ Bri ght ne ss[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 46 Using a Co lor Cor rection System To achieve the maximum col or accuracy, you can use Im age Col or Matchi ng (IC M ; Windows 95 and 98 only), Sta ndard R ed G reen Blue ( sRGB; Window s 95, 98, a nd NT only), o r ColorSync (Macinto sh only), if your system is set up to use them . 1 Create yo ur image or document i n your[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 47 5 Select o ne of these c olor correction system s: ◗ ICM (Windows 9 5 and Windows 98 only) For p rinting docum ents created i n an IC M compati ble appl ication. If you’ re usi ng an IC M compat ible mo nitor, adj usts printed co l ors to cl osely ma tch the screen col ors. ◗ sRGB ( Standard Red Green Blu e; not ava[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 48 Color Sync uses p rofile inform ation from each device—including your EPS ON Stylus COLOR 740 printe r—to achieve accura te color matching. First you have to m ake sure you r moni tor’s profile i s set. Then you can use your printer softw are to specify the exact method of color matchi ng you w ant to u se. Foll ow [...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 49 10 Cho ose one of th e following options for Re nderi ng I ntent : ◗ Per ceptua l For p rinting scanned photogra phs. ◗ Satu ratio n For p rinting grap hics-intensive docu ments li ke pres entatio n pages w ith ch arts and graphs. ◗ Colorime tric For m atching colors on your screen as e xactly as possi ble. Rep rodu[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 50 Select ing Pape r Options in Windows Foll ow thes e steps to select p aper opti ons on th e Paper tab: 1 Create yo ur image or document i n your appl icat i on softwa re. 2 Access th e printer se ttings dialog box as described in P rinting from W indows . 3 Click the Pa per tab. You see t he Paper dialog box: Click to sel[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 51 4 Click the Pa per Size dr op-down list to select the size of p aper you l oaded in the printer. The sizes m arked with an asterisk (* ; not av ailable wi th Windo ws 3.1) are l arger than you ca n load in the p rinter and can be u sed only with the Reduc e/Enlar ge setting on the Layout ta b; see Reducing and Enlar ging [...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 52 6 If you’ re printing multiple copies o f a multi -page docu ment and you w ant the copies p rinted in se ts, cl ick th e Collate checkbox. The pa ge graphics ch ange to show collated docume nts. 7 If you’ re pr inti ng a mu lti-page docu ment and w ant the la st pag e pri nted fi rst so the pa ges come out wi thout n[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 53 10 Click a tab fo r the setti ngs you want to check or ch ange next, or click OK to print your document. Creating User Defined Paper Size s You ca n create up to 10 custom pape r sizes (one in W indow s 3.1) and add t hem to the Pape r S iz e li st using the User D e fined option. This is usef ul if you’re prin ting a c[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 54 4 Windo ws 95, Windows 9 8, or Windo ws NT Type a name (up to 24 chara cters) for your custom p aper size in t he Pa per Si ze Name fie ld. Th en select a Paper Wi dth and Pape r Heig ht for the paper. To use centimeters i nstead of inches, click the 0.01c m op tion. Whe n you’re finishe d, click Save . The paper size n[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 55 Wind ow s 3 .1 You ca n change the custom paper size, but can not delete it. Click User Defined in th e Paper S ize l ist. The n, on the User Defined Pape r Size di alog box, change the Paper Wi dth and Paper Hei g ht settings as n ecessary. Click OK when you’re done. Selec ting Paper Opti ons on a Mac int o sh The Pape[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 56 Choosin g Paper Siz e an d Ori entation Optio ns Foll ow thes e steps to select t he Pa per Si ze and Orien t ation : 1 Create yo ur image or document i n your appl icat i on softwa re. 2 Open the Fil e me nu and select Page S etu p . You see th e P age Setup dialog box: 3 Click the Pa per Size pop -up list to select the [...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 57 If you do n’t see the exact size you need, you can creat e a cust om paper si z e ; see Creating custom pape r sizes . 4 Select t he dire ction of pri nting on th e page wi th the Orientatio n opti ons. To pr int your docu ment ori ented as sh own in o ne of the fol lowing i llus trations, select t he options li sted be[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 58 Creating cus tom paper siz es You ca n create up to 8 cu stom paper sizes and add them to the Pape r Si ze list. This i s useful if yo u’re printing a custom size documen t, such as a ba nner. You can select any width fr om 3.5 to 9. 5 inches, and any hei ght (l ength) from 3.5 t o 44 in ches. Foll ow thes e steps to cr[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 59 6 To dele te a custom p aper size, cl ick the Cus tomize button. Then cli ck the na me of the cu stom paper size, and cli ck Delete . Click OK to retu rn to the P age Setup dia l og box. Selectin g Prin t Order O ptions Foll ow thes e steps to use t he Collate and Reverse Order opt ions: 1 Open you r applicati on progr am[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 60 4 If you’ re pr inti ng a mu lti-page docu ment and w ant the la st pag e pri nted fi rst so the pa ges come out wi thout n eeding to be reord ered, click the R ever se Order che ckbox. The page graphi cs change to show later p ages printing first. 5 Click OK to close the Layout di alog box. Sel ecting Prin t Layo ut Op[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 61 Reducing and Enlargin g Your Document Si ze When you want to make th e printed si ze of a do cument differ ent from i ts actual size, you can use your pr inter softwar e’s Re du ce/ E nl arg e settings. Yo u can make the docu ment fit into th e pri ntable area on a selected paper size or you ca n choose to reduce or enl[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 62 4 If the Pa per Si z e setting yo u selected is large r than the maximum size that can b e printed on your printe r, you see th e follo w ing di alog box: In the Ou tput Paper list, select the actual size of the paper loa ded in the pri nter and cli ck OK . T his automa tically turns on the Fi t to Page s etting so the d [...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 63 If you w ant to adju st the propo rtions or sizes, go to step 5 . If you’ re ready to print, go to step 7. 5 Click the Lay out tab . Y ou see the Layout dia l og box: Red uce/ Enla rge sett i ngs[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 64 6 Select o ne of the fo l lowin g Red uce/En large se ttings: ◗ Select Normal to set th e print pro portion to 100% . ◗ Select Fit to Pa ge to autom atically re duce or enla rge the documen t to fit on the pape r size loa ded in the pr inter . Th e Pape r S i ze optio n beneath the F it to Pa ge setting becomes act iv[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 65 Using M ult iple Prin t Layou ts and Page Fram e s If you’ re printing a multiple pa ge document, but yo u want a qui ck proof o f the images on each page prin ted on one pi ece of paper , you can sel ect Print L ayout op ti ons in the printer softwar e. You can choose the w ay the page s are placed on the pap er and ad[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 66 5 If you wa nt to frame each page’ s contents with a bl ack li ne, one dot w ide, click th e Prin t page frame s checkbox. 6 If you’re fini shed selecting Layout option s, click OK . If you want to select m ore options, see Adding a Watermar k . Adding a Water mark You ca n add a water mark to e ach page in yo ur docu[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 67 Then h ighlight o ne of the fo l lowing water marks: To tur n off your waterm ark, select No ne from th e drop-d own list. 4 To chan ge the water m ark or sp ecify how it appears, click the Set tin gs button. You see the followi ng di alog box: 5 To load a custom water m ark you’ ve create d as a bitmap file in an appl [...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 68 You se e the followi ng dia log bo x: Click the Browse button. Yo u see a fi le selectio n dialog box. Naviga te to the fo lder co ntaining the bitmap f i le you wan t to use, sel ect the fi le, and cl ick OK . Type a name for t he custom wate rmark (u p to 24 character s long) in the Water mark field. C lick the S ave bu[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 69 6 Now se lect the way you wa nt the waterm ark to app ear by choosi ng the followi ng option s. The on- screen grap hic changes to refl ect all the se ttings you choo se. ◗ Posi ti on selects where you want the w aterm ark to appe ar on your page: Center , Top-L eft , Top- Cent er , To p-Ri ght , Lef t , Righ t , Botto [...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 70 Choosin g P rin t La yout O p ti ons on a Ma cintosh Foll ow the steps in t hese sections to use opti ons in the Layo ut dia log box: ◗ Using the F it to Page Option ◗ Using Multiple Print Layo uts and Page F rames ◗ Adding a Watermar k Using th e Fit to Pa ge Option When you want to make th e printed si ze of a do [...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 71 If you w ant to pri nt this d ocument on 4 × 6-inch EPS ON Photo Pape r, you’ll u se the Fit to Pag e set ting to red uce the documen t to that size. I f you want to pr int this document on Legal-size paper (8 1/2 × 14 inch es), you’ll use th e F it to Pa g e set ting to enla rge the document to that size. 4 Click O[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 72 The Pape r Si ze option beneath the Fit to Pa ge se tting becomes active. Now se lect the size of th e paper you ’ve loade d in the pri nter. This autom atically sets t he correct reduc tion or enl argement percentage to fit the docu m ent into the pri ntable area on th e selected pap er size. The selected documen t si [...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 73 Using M ult iple Prin t Layou ts and Page Fram e s If you’ re printing a multiple pa ge document and yo u want a qui ck proof o f the images on each page prin ted on one pi ece of paper , you can se l ect Print L ayout options i n the p rinter softwar e. You can choose the way the p ages are pla ced on the pa per and ad[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 74 6 If you wa nt to frame each page’ s contents with a bl ack li ne, one dot w ide, click th e Prin t page frame s checkbox. 7 If you’re fini shed selecting Layout option s, click OK . If you want to select m ore options, see Adding a Watermar k . Adding a Water mark You ca n add a water mark to e ach page in yo ur docu[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 75 5 To load a custom waterm ark you’ ve created as a PICT file in an appl ication p rogram, cl ick the Add/Delete button. Yo u see the follo w ing di alog box: Click the A dd button. You see a dialog box fo r selecting fi les. Naviga te to the folder cont aining the PICT file you want to u se, sele ct the file , and click[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 76 ◗ Inten sity sets the lightne ss or darkn ess of the watermar k (from 5% to 100%) based on whe re you move the slidebar. ◗ To adju st the size and p osition of the w atermark, m ove the cursor o ver the Layo ut graphic. F our boxes appear in th e corner s of the gra phic and the cursor chang es to a hand. To move the [...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 77 Using Print Preview on the Macintosh You can get a preview of how you r document will pr int with the Prin t Previe w feature in yo ur Macintosh printe r softw a re. Print Previ ew show s the resul ts of the fo llowing pr inter software settings on you r documen t: ◗ Print layout se ttings such as Fit to Pag e , Page Or[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 78 3 Click the Print Preview icon. The Prin t button changes to the Previe w button. 4 Click the Previe w button. Y ou see the print previ ew d ialog bo x: 5 The fir st preview page i s the f i rst pag e of your docume nt. To change the prev iew page, click the or button to go back or for w ard o ne page, or ente r a page n [...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 79 Savi ng Cu sto m Sett ing s After you’ve fine-tu ned your pri nter settings for a speci al p roject, you can sa ve the settings a s a group. Then you can quickly r euse them th e next time you print a similar proje ct. You can save up to 10 (W indows) or 8 (Macintosh) gr oups of setting s. 1 Custo mize yo ur pri nter se[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 80 4 Click OK to close the Advan ced di alog bo x (not ne cessary with Windo ws 3.1). To use the settings, click Cu stom (in Windows 3.1, click Ad vanced) . Then op en the Custom Se ttings list and dou ble-click the nam e you selected for your cust om settings gr oup. (On a Macintosh, the custom se ttings group is automatica[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 81 4 Select the na me of the custom settings grou p you’ re re defining in t he Custom Settings dialog box. 5 If you’ re using Windo ws, click Sa ve . Y ou see the Sa ve As dia log box. C lick OK to save your rede fined se ttings. (C lick Can cel to cance l your ch anges.) On a Maci nto sh, click the Re def ine button. T[...]

Page 82 Printi ng on Special Media Your E PSON Stylus CO LOR 7 40 lets yo u print on j ust abou t any kind of pape r you wa nt to use . Yo u can ge t gre at resu lts printi n g on various sizes of plain paper , letterhead, and envelopes, bu t you’ll get even better re sults with specia lly coated ink jet paper . For th e best outpu t, use EPSON?[...]

Printing on Specia l Media Page 83 Selecting Special Media When you print on speci al medi a, you need to ch oose the cor rect M edia Type an d Pa pe r Siz e settings i n your pr inter softwar e. The tabl e below lists the avail able EPSON media and the cor respondi ng M edia Type set ting for each one. Media name Size Part n um be r Media Type set[...]

Printing on Specia l Media Page 84 To or der EPSON papers and other me dia, cont act your dealer or call EP S ON A ccessories at (800) 87 3-7766 or visit our web site at www.epsonsupp li es.com ( U.S. sales only). In C anada , please call (800) 873-7766 for dealer referral . EPSON Photo Qualit y G lossy Pape r Le tter A4 S041 12 4 S041 12 6 P ho t [...]

Printing on Specia l Media Page 85 Me di a Load in g an d Han dl i n g Gui d elin es The fo l lo wing tips he lp you get the best results o n any ty pe of pa per: ◗ Always han dle sheets by th e edges, an d don’t touch t he pri ntable surface. ◗ When you load pap er, make su re the prin table side is facing up. ◗ You ca n load paper up to t[...]

Printing on Specia l Media Page 86 ◗ EP SON Phot o Paper ◗ EPSON Phot o Quality I nk Jet Cards ◗ EPSO N Pho to Sticke rs ◗ EPSON P hoto Quality S elf Adh esive Sheets ◗ EPS ON Co ol P ee l I r on - On Tr an s fe r Pa pe r Lette rhead, Preprinted Forms, and Lega l-size Paper Load th e top edge f i rst. W hen you l oad l ong paper , pull up[...]

Printing on Specia l Media Page 87 If your m edia has a cu t corner, p osition it i n the pr inter as sho w n he re. Remove ea ch sheet fro m the output tra y immedi ately af ter it’s printed. Make sure each she et is dry before sta cking. Note: It i s best not to use th e Ma xi mu m print ab le ar ea se ttin g in t he print e r so ftwa re whe n [...]

Printing on Specia l Media Page 88 Envelopes You ca n load up to 10 envelopes f l ap edg e first, with the printabl e side up, as shown b elow: Select Pl ai n pa per as t he Media T ype and choo se the corre ct envel ope size as the Paper S ize se tting in the printer softw are. If ink smears w he n you prin t on envelo pes or oth er thi ck medi a,[...]

Printing on Specia l Media Page 89 EPSON Photo Paper You ca n use EPSON Ph oto Paper to p r int photographs that look alm ost as good as the ones you get fr om film processi ng. 4 × 6 - inch Photo P aper i s perforated aro und the edg es, so you can trim yo ur pri ntouts and “ bleed” the photo—extend it to the edg e of the paper—o n all si[...]

Printing on Specia l Media Page 90 ◗ If you’re loading 4 × 6-inch Photo P aper, follow th ese steps: 1 Position the perfor ated marg ins as sho wn and load u p to 20 sheet s with supp ort sheets A and B benea th the stack. 2 When you create the i mage you ’l l p r int in your applicati on software, si ze it to 4.25 × 6.25 i nches so the i m[...]

Printing on Specia l Media Page 91 3 Choose the se printer so ftware settings: Phot o P ap e r as the Me dia Type settin g EPS O N Ph ot o Pa p er 4 × 6 in as t he Paper Size setti ng Maxim u m as the Printable A rea se tting 4 After you print, fol d the paper back and for th along the perfor ations and car efully tear th e margins o ff. You can u[...]

Printing on Specia l Media Page 92 EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards You ca n load up to 30 cards at a time. Always place the included support sheet under the cards a nd load them as sho wn below. Make sur e you set the paper thi ckness l e ver to the + position as show n in Envelop es . When you’re read y to pri nt, set the M edia Type to Photo [...]

Printing on Specia l Media Page 93 EPSON Photo Stickers Use t hese sheets of stickers t o print small, d ecorated ph otos for use on cards, invita tions, or other items. You’ll need to use an application t hat can crea te photo sticker s, such as StickerP ix . ™ Load on e sheet of P hoto St i ckers at a time. Make sure to place support sheets A[...]

Printing on Specia l Media Page 94 EPS O N C ool Pe el Ir on - On Tra n sf er Pa per You can print photo s, company logos, or anythi ng else you w ant on these tr ansfer pape rs, and the n iron your i mages onto T-shirts or ot her clo th item s. Load on e sheet of tr ansfer paper at a time. Se lect 360 dpi Ink Jet Pape r as the Me di a Type se ttin[...]

Page 95 Ma na ging Pr int Jobs Your printer sof tware incl udes several u til it i es for managing pr int job s. You can use them to monito r your prin ter’s status an d check on the cu rrent pr i nt job o r jobs waiti ng to print. This chapter p rovides instruct i o ns for the f ollowing: ◗ Managi ng P r int Job s in Windows 9 5, Windows 98, a[...]

Managing Pri nt Job s Page 96 Man aging P rint Jobs i n Win d ows 95, Win dow s 98 , an d W i n d o ws NT 4 . 0 Your printer software offers thr ee w ays to ma nage and monitor your pri nt jobs: ◗ Prog ress Met er, whi ch appea rs each time you send a prin t job, as describe d in Checki ng Printe r Status . You can turn the Prog ress Meter on or [...]

Managing Pri nt Job s Page 97 Sele cting the Spee d & Pr ogre ss Op tions You ca n set up the way your pri nter sof tware sends pr int jobs and disp lays the Pro gress M eter using th e S peed an d Pro gress d ialog box. T o acce ss the di alog box, you must open your pr inter softw ar e from th e Windows Prin ters utilit y as described b elow.[...]

Managing Pri nt Job s Page 98 You se e this dialog bo x: Select the followin g options: ◗ High Speed Copi es speeds up p r inting of mu ltiple copies of the same do cument using hard disk space as a cache. ◗ Sho w Pro g ress Meter let s you control whe ther or n ot the Prog ress M eter i s displayed wh en you send a print job. S ee Checking Pri[...]

Managing Pri nt Job s Page 99 ◗ EPS O N Prin ter Por t (not available with Windows NT 4.0) lets you op timize the tran sfer rate of your printer p ort for EPSON p rinters instea d of using the W indow s def ault pri nter port . You may see on e of these m essages beneath the EPSON Pr int e r Po rt option: ◗ Hig h speed (DMA) tr ansfer en abled [...]

Managing Pri nt Job s Page 1 00 Using the Spool Manager The S pool Mana ger (not av ailable w ith W in dows NT) creates a tempor ary print job file and stores it in the C:T EMP or C:WIND OWSTE M P fold er. The so ftware then sends the fi le to your pr inter at the right time. To ope n Spool Manag er while yo u’re p rinting , click the EPSON St[...]

Managing Pri nt Job s Page 1 01 Deletin g a Stalled P rint Job If you’ re h aving tr ouble pri nting , it may b e beca use of a stall ed p rint job . Follow these steps to d elete it and co ntinue printing : 1 Click the EPS ON Stylus COL OR 740 button on the taskbar. 2 Click on any print jobs marked Held . 3 Click the Cancel butt on. 4 Exi t Spoo[...]

Managing Pri nt Job s Page 1 02 Enabling Backgr oun d Monito ring To tur n on background monitori ng, fol low these steps: 1 Click Sta rt , point to Pr og ra ms , click the Eps on folder, and click EPSO N St at us Mon it or 2 . 2 Click EPSON St ylus COLO R 740 in the Printer Name list. T he name i s highli ghted. 3 Open the Settings m enu and sel e[...]

Managing Pri nt Job s Page 1 03 You se e the Monito ring Pref erences w indow: If you turn on one or m ore of the Status Aler t options, you’ll see the Statu s A lert dialog box when the selected condition occur s. For example, if you turn on Show when er r ors o ccur , the d ialog bo x appear s only if a pri ntin g error occurs. If you se lect a[...]

Managing Pri nt Job s Page 1 04 The colo r of the pr inter icon in th e Status Alert dialog b ox indicat es the type of error, as described in Interpretin g the Installed Printer icon . Using th e St atus Mo nito r 2 Main W indo w Once you’ ve enable d backgroun d monitoring for your p rinter and set up your mo nitoring pr eferences, th ere are t[...]

Managing Pri nt Job s Page 1 05 When you start Statu s Monitor 2, you see the main w indo w: If you ha ve more t han o ne pr i nter you wan t to m oni tor, you can a dd them usi ng the Ad d Pr i nt ers option in the Settings m enu. To save system re sour ces, you m ay want to de lete an y printers fr om the Statu s Mon it or 2 list that you do n’[...]

Managing Pri nt Job s Page 1 06 Other o ptions in Status Mo nitor 2 let you view more de tails on the pri nter or jo b status, as descr ibed in Using the Printer Status Windo w and U sing the Jo b Status Wi ndow . Interpre ting the Ins talled Printer icon The color of the In stalled P ri nter ic on i ndi cates the printer status a s follo ws: Using[...]

Managing Pri nt Job s Page 1 07 ◗ Right -click the printe r name in th e Installed P rinters l ist and select Pr int er St atu s from th e drop-d own me nu. ◗ If you’ re currently using the printer software, cli ck the Utility tab, the n click the EPS ON S ta tus Mon ito r 2 icon. ◗ You ca n also access the P rinter Status window by clickin[...]

Managing Pri nt Job s Page 1 08 The pr inter grap hic in the P rinter S tatus windo w gives status and error conditio n infor matio n: Graphic Condition R ead y to p rin t Pape r i sn’t lo ade d c orr ect ly Pap er is jam m ed Blac k i nk is ou t C olo r ink is out A c om m u nic a tion erro r ha s o ccu rre d Ano t he r typ e of pri nt er e rro [...]

Managing Pri nt Job s Page 1 09 To check the amount of i nk you have , click the Consumables tab. (The Print e r Information tab doesn’ t display info rmation for your pri nter.) Using th e Job St atus W indow To view detai led info rmation on the print job s waiting to print, you can use th e Job Stat us window ( not availabl e with W in dows NT[...]

Managing Pri nt Job s Page 1 10 You se e the Job Status wi ndow: Opti ons in th e Printer menu let yo u pause pri nti ng or purge all waiting print jobs, se l ect or deselect the pr inter as your Windows defaul t, and acce ss the printer software to change defau lt setting s. The Docu ment menu options let you pause or can cel printing of ind ividu[...]

Managing Pri nt Job s Page 1 11 Man aging P rint Jobs i n Win d ows 3.1 Your Windows printer software includes two ma nagement utilities: the S pool Manage r and Despoo ler. ◗ The Spool M anager starts au tomatically when yo u send a job to the pri nter. I t allows you to print in the background w h ile you cont inue to wor k on your compu ter an[...]

Managing Pri nt Job s Page 1 12 To ope n Spool M anager, d o one of the following: ◗ To ope n it while yo u’re p r inting , click the EPS ON Spo ol Man a ger icon at the bottom of your deskt op. ◗ You ca n open Spool M anager at any time by doubl e-clicking the S pool M anager 4 icon in the EP SON progr am group . You se e the Spool Manager w[...]

Managing Pri nt Job s Page 1 13 Deletin g a Stalled P rint Job If you’ re h aving tr ouble pri nting , it may b e beca use of a stall ed p rint job . Follow these steps to d elete it and co ntinue printing : 1 Open the Spool Ma nager as described in Using th e Spool Manage r . 2 Click on any print jobs marked Held . 3 Open the Document me nu and [...]

Managing Pri nt Job s Page 1 14 5 Choose D efault Spoo l Direct ory fro m the Options menu. 6 In the d i alog box , change the spool dir ectory to the one you created in step 1. Th en click OK . 7 Close Spo ol Manager . Man aging P rint Jobs on a Maci ntosh Your Macintosh printer so ftware includes two print job manag ement ut ilities : Monit or3 a[...]

Managing Pri nt Job s Page 1 15 Using Monitor3 The M onitor3 utility lets you con tinue to work on your Macintosh while y our docume nt is pri nting ( however , back ground pri nting is slower and may also slow down your system) . You can then open the Mon itor3 di alog b ox to check on yo ur print job s and cancel, pause, o r restart t hem. To use[...]

Managing Pri nt Job s Page 1 16 Monit ori ng Prin t Jobs wit h Mon itor 3 While you’re printing, click the EPSON Mon i to r3 icon on the Appli catio n menu at t he right end of the men u bar. Y ou see the follo w ing di alog box: You ca n track the p rinter’s pro gress with the cu rrent job, or doubl e-click a job and use these command bu ttons[...]

Managing Pri nt Job s Page 1 17 To set p r iorities for jobs waiting to print, click the job, then click the Show det a ils arrow at t he bottom of the win dow. The Priori ty list b ecomes active. Cl ick th e arrow and sel ect one of the fol lowing settings: ◗ Normal prints the job in the or der it is recei ved ◗ Urgent moves the j ob before an[...]

Managing Pri nt Job s Page 1 18 ◗ Prin t Ti me opens the dialog b ox below so you ca n set a specific print time; click OK after setting the da y and time Using the Macintosh St atus Monitor You ca n use the Status Monitor to check the level of i nk i n your pri nter. Foll ow these steps: 1 Choose Page Set up or Pr int from the File m enu in your[...]

Managing Pri nt Job s Page 1 19 3 Click the EP SON St at usMo nito r icon. The software checks the amount of ink remain ing in the pri nter a nd displays the S tatus Moni tor w indow: 4 To recheck the ink level check, click the Up date b u tton. To close the Statu s Monitor dia l og box, click OK . Click to r echeck the ink le vel[...]

Managing Pri nt Job s Page 1 20 Sele cti n g Conf igur ation O p ti ons You can conf i gure the way you want the pr inter to handl e error and warning messa ges, ink level checks, and temporar y spo ol fold ers in the C onfigu ration Se ttings dialog bo x. Follow t hese steps: 1 Choose Page Set up or Pr int from the File m enu in your appl ication.[...]

Managing Pri nt Job s Page 1 21 4 Select t he configura tion options you want as foll o ws: ◗ Erro r no t if ic atio n lets you select wh ether you wan t your system to b eep and disp lay error m essage text or just disp lay text if yo ur printer enco unters an er ror. ◗ Warn ing lets yo u choose w hether warning m essages bee p and display tex[...]

Page 1 22 Mainte nance and Tr ansp ort atio n It’s easy to keep your EPSON S tylus COL OR 740 printer wo rking at its best. Just fo llo w the simple instructions in this ch apter for: ◗ Rep l aci ng an Ink C artridge ◗ Clean ing the Pri nt Head ◗ Ali gning the Print Head ◗ Clean ing the Pri nter ◗ Transp orting the Prin ter[...]

Maintenan c e and T ransportat ion Page 1 23 Replaci ng an In k Cartri dge When the B bla ck or A color ink out light flashe s, the indicated cartri dg e is low o n i nk. Thi s is a good time to m ake sur e you have a new cartri dge. Wh en the light stay s on, the cart ridge is empt y and you need to replace it. Use these E PS ON ink cartridges wit[...]

Maintenan c e and T ransportat ion Page 1 24 Removing an d Insta lli ng Ink Car tridges You ca n replace a cartridge whe n the B b lack or A color ink out light is either flashi ng or o n. (If you pr ess the R cleanin g button when both ink out lights are off , th e printer cl eans th e print head s, as describe d in Cleaning the Print Head .) Foll[...]

Maintenan c e and T ransportat ion Page 1 25 4 Press the R clea ning button a nd hol d it for about thr ee seconds un til the p rint head m oves left and th e P power light begi ns flash i ng. (The p rint head ret urns to its home p osition if you do n’t proceed to step 5 within 60 seconds.) 5 Pull up the ink cartri dge cl amp. T he cartridge ris[...]

Maintenan c e and T ransportat ion Page 1 26 7 Low er the new ink cartridge int o its holder wit h the l abel facing up and toward the ba ck of the prin ter. 8 Press down the ink car tridge clamp until it locks i n place. 9 If you ne ed to replace the other i nk cart ridge, repe at the precedi ng steps before goin g on to step 1 0. 10 Press the R c[...]

Maintenan c e and T ransportat ion Page 1 27 Replacin g an Outd ated Ink Cartridg e If an i n k cartridg e is mo re than six m onths ol d, you may ne ed to repl ace it. How can you tell? Y ou may noti ce that your print outs don’ t look a s good as they used t o. If print qu ality doesn’ t improve af ter clea ning and align i ng the pri nt head[...]

Maintenan c e and T ransportat ion Page 1 28 Cleaning t he Print Head If your p rinted image is unexpectedly l ig ht or fai nt, or dot s are mis sing fr om the imag e, yo u m ay n eed to cl e an t he p rint head . T his uncl ogs the nozzl es so they ca n deliver ink pr operly. Clean ing the print head uses ink, so clean it only i f print qual ity d[...]

Maintenan c e and T ransportat ion Page 1 29 6 Foll ow the instruct i ons on the screen to cl ean the pr int head. Clean ing takes a cou ple minutes, du ring which the p rinter makes som e noise and t he P p o wer light flashe s. When the P power light sto ps flashing, run a nozzle check to test the r esults and re set the cleaning cycle. 7 Make su[...]

Maintenan c e and T ransportat ion Page 1 30 3 After the P power light sto ps flashing, pri nt a pa ge to test the print qu ality and reset the cleaning cycle. If you’ re connected di rectly to th e printer, run a nozzle ch eck. Go to step 4. If you’ re using DOS or printing over a network, o pen an appl ication a nd print a d ocument contai ni[...]

Maintenan c e and T ransportat ion Page 1 31 Exa m i ni ng the Nozzl e Check Pa tt e rn Examin e the nozzle che ck pattern yo u print. It sho u ld look something like this, with the lower pattern colored magenta, cyan, and yellow: Each st aggered hori zont al and straigh t vertica l lin e shoul d be complete, with no g aps in t he dot pattern. I f [...]

Maintenan c e and T ransportat ion Page 1 32 Alignin g the Print Head If your p rintouts conta in misalign ed verti cal lines, yo u may need to align the p rint head u sing the Print Head Alignment utility in your pri nter softw are . Your pr inter m ust be con nected to a local por t, not on a network, to u se this utility. Follow these steps: 1 M[...]

Maintenan c e and T ransportat ion Page 1 33 Cleaning t he Printer To keep your printer working at it s best, you should clean it severa l times a yea r, following the se steps: 1 Turn off the print er, unplug t he power cord, an d disconnect the pri nter cable. 2 Rem ove all t he paper fr om the sheet fee der. 3 Clean the exterior of the printer w[...]

Maintenan c e and T ransportat ion Page 1 34 Tran sporti ng the Pri nter If you mo ve your prin ter some d i stance, yo u need to p repare it for transpo rtation in i ts origi nal bo x. Follow these st eps: 1 Turn on the print er and wait until the p rint head locks in the fa r right po si t ion. Then tu rn off the printer. 2 Unp lug the power cord[...]

Page 1 35 Troubleshoot ing As you use your prin ter, you m ay occasionall y experi ence a pape r jam or other pro blem. The f irst thing you should do is diagn ose the probl em, foll owing the guidelines i n thi s chap ter. Then try the mo st likely so l uti ons until the p r oblem is fixed. This chapter co vers the follow ing probl ems and sol uti[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 36 Diagn os ing Probl ems There are a num ber of ways t o diagnose pr inter probl ems: ◗ To iden tify the most common problems, ch eck the printe r’s light s; see Che cking the Contr ol Panel Li ghts for details . ◗ You ca n also view the P r inter Status wi ndow to identify common problems, if you installed S tatus Mo[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 37 Checki ng the Contro l P ane l Li ghts Foll ow thes e guidelines when the control p anel light s come on or flash: S When the S paper out lig ht flashe s , paper i s jammed in the printer . Turn of f the printer , remove all the p aper (i ncluding any pieces torn off inside), th en reload th e stack. Tur n on the p r inte[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 38 Running a Printer Ope ration Check You ca n run a pri nter oper ation check to d etermine whe ther the probl em come s from the printe r itself o r some other sou rce. ◗ If the r esults are satisfa ctory, the pr oblem lies in you r software set tings, th e interf ace cabl e, or your computer. ◗ If the che ck page does[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 39 3 Make sur e paper is lo aded in the p rinter. 4 Hold down the E load /eject button a nd press the P pow e r button. Ho ld down the E lo ad/eject b utto n until the P power light starts to flash, then re lease it. The pr inter prints its ROM versi on numbe r and a noz zl e check pattern (shown in E xaminin g the Nozzle Ch[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 40 4 Click the Se tti n gs She et butto n. The printer p rints the Printe r ID o n a sheet of paper. 5 Make sur e the Printer ID shown in the Printer an d Option Inform ati on dialo g box matc hes the ID on th e Set tings Sh eet. If they don ’ t match, change the ID numbers in the dialog bo x to match th ose on the Setti n[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 41 ◗ Make su re Econ om y mod e is tu rned off in the pr inter softwar e, as describe d in Customizing Print Quality and Spec ia l Effects . ◗ Check the status of the B black and A color in k out lights, the n repl ace the i nk cartri dges, i f necessary, as de scribed in Rep l aci ng an Ink C artridge . Here ar e some d[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 42 Ver tical line s are misalig ned or ve r tical ban ding appea r s The p rinted im age ha s incorre ct or missi ng colo rs Possible c a use Solution The prin t hea d no zzles are c log ged . C lea n th e p rint he ad . See Clean ing the P rint H ea d for in s tr uc t ion s. The paper thickness leve r is in t he + pos ition[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 43 The prin ta ble side of the p ape r is fa c e dow n. R em o ve th e pa pe r an d re loa d it wi th th e pr int ab le sid e f ac e u p. See M edi a Lo ad ing and Hand lin g G uid elin es for ins tr uc t ion s . The ICM (W i nd ows 95 or Wi ndo w s 98) , sRG B (W in do w s 95, 98, NT) , or ColorSync (Ma ci nt os h ) se t ti[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 44 The p rinte d imag e is faint or h as gaps The p rinted im age is bl urr y or smear ed Possible c a use Solution The prin t hea d no zzles are c log ged . C lea n th e p rint he ad . See Clean ing the P rint H ea d for in s tr uc t ion s. The Media Ty pe settin g doesn’t ma tch the lo aded p ap er. Make sure the Media T[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 45 You t rie d to prin t on card bo ard or oth er non-r ec om m en ded med ia. M ak e s ure yo ur pap er or me dia meet s the spe c if ic at io ns liste d in Pa per . If y our prin tout s are stil l blur ry af te r y ou ch an ge pap er, c lea n the prin t hea d as d esc rib ed in Cleanin g the Prin t He ad . The Media Ty pe [...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 46 Solving Prin ting Problem s If the pr inter won’t print, fir st check that: ◗ The pr inter is turn ed on and t he P p o wer light is on, but no t flash ing. ◗ Pape r is load ed in th e prin ter. ◗ The pr inter is plugge d into a worki ng el ectrical outlet that’s not controlled by a switch or tim er. ◗ The int[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 47 Only t h e P power ligh t is on, but n othing prints Possible c a use Solution The int erf a ce c abl e is not co nnect ed securel y. Turn o ff your p rinter a nd computer. Th en make sure the ca ble is conn ec t ed se c ure ly an d m ee ts the prin ter’s s pe cif ic at ion s . The prin te r ha s an inte rna l pro ble m[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 48 The S pape r ou t lig ht is fl ashing or on A B black o r A color in k out light is flash in g or on The P pow er and S pa per o ut ligh ts a re flash ing and t he B blac k and A c o lo r i n k o ut light s are on Possible c a use Solution If flash ing , pape r is jam med . R em o ve th e pa pe r an d f ollo w th e gu ide[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 49 All the lig hts are flashing The p rinter h as finis h ed ch arging th e ink cartr idge, b ut th e P powe r light is st ill fl ashing Possible c a use Solution You ha v en ’t rem o ve d all t he pac kin g m at erial from t he p rin ter. R em o ve th e t ap e an d ot h er pa ck ing m at eri al follo w in g the in str uct[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 50 Solving Printer Software Problems If you ha ve trouble w ith yo ur pri nter softwar e, first check th at your pri nter is selected as the defau lt Windows pr inter or a s the cu rrent pri nter i n the Maci ntosh Choo ser. If you still have pro b lems with your printer software, check the following solutions. The p rinter [...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 51 You see a spoo ling erro r mess age (W indows ) You see a m emory erro r messa ge (Mac intosh) Possible c a use Solution If you se e er ror mess a ges o r pr intin g is very s lo w, th e p roble m may be ca us e d by temp ora ry fil es (Win do w s 3. 1 on ly). C han ge the Sp oo l Man ag er de f au lt d irec t o ry (W ind[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 52 In Window s 95, Win dows 98 , or Wi ndows NT, t h e Sta tus Mo nit o r 2 win dow does n’t appear Possible c a use Solution You di dn’ t res ta rt yo ur computer after instal ling Stat us Mo nito r 2. Click St art , select Shut Dow n , click Restart th e co m put er , and click Yes to re start yo u r computer. Then try[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 53 Pri nting is to o s low Possible c a use Solution Your p rint e r sof twa re opti ons a re s et inco rre ctly. Fo r t he f as t es t pri nt ing , try t he fol low in g p rint e r so f twa re se ttin gs: ◗ Set P rint Qu ality to E c onomy . ◗ Tu rn Micr oW eave off. ◗ Tu rn High S peed on. ◗ C hoo se Black ink and [...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 54 You r printe r switches t o the modem port or wo n’t confir m on t he pr inter port (M a ci nt osh ) You r pri nte r ic on doesn ’t appea r in th e Choos er (Ma cintosh ) You r app lication prog r am can’t open y o ur im age file (M acintos h) Possible c a use Solution Your M a c int os h has extensio n confli cts. [...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 55 The “ SC 740 can not be us ed” mes sage app ears ( Macintosh ) Your p rinter does n ’t pr int corr ectly as a remote p r inter (Windows NT ) Fixing Paper Problems To avoid most paper handling pr oblem s: ◗ Use sm ooth, high-qual ity m edia d esigned for ink jet pr inters that me ets the media specification s in Pa[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 56 If you ha ve any paper problems, ch eck here for solutions. Pape r do esn ’ t f e ed Mult iple pages f eed at t h e same tim e Try this Then do this Remove the stack of pape r fr om t he p rinte r. Ch ec k th at th e pa pe r is n’t : ◗ Cu rled or c re ased . ◗ Too old . (S ee Med ia Lo ad ing and H an dlin g G uid[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 57 Pap er j ams insi d e the pr inter Pap er doe sn 't ejec t fully o r is wrinkl ed Try this Then do this Turn of f yo ur pr int er , open the c ov er , and rem ov e a ll th e pa pe r that’s in si de, in cludi ng any li ttle p iec es th at may have to rn off. Loa d m o re pa pe r in t he prin t er, fo llo w ing the i[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 58 Solving Miscella neo us Printout Problems If your p rintout resu lts are not wha t you expected , try these solu tions. Ch aracter s are inco rrect or gar b l ed Possible c a use Solution Your p rint e r is not sele c te d in yo ur applic a t ion or as t he Wi ndo ws de fa ult print er. Sele c t your prin t er in yo ur ap[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 59 The i mage is inve rted a s if viewed in a mi r ror The i mage siz e or posit ion is incor rect Th e in te rfac e ca ble is not sec u rely connected. Tur n of f yo ur prin ter an d c om p uter . The n ma k e s ure the c ab le is con ne c te d s ec u rel y a nd m e et s th e pr inter ’s sp ec if ic a tions . Your v id eo[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 60 The m argin s are in correct A portio n of your im age do esn’t p r int ( Macintosh) Possible c a use Solution Margins a re set inco rre c tly in your applic a tion so ftwa re. Ch ec k yo ur so ftw a re do c um e nt at io n for in s tr uc t ion s on s ele c t ing the cor rec t m arg in s for yo ur p ape r siz e an d w i[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 61 The pri nt er pr int s b l a nk pa g es Possible c a use Solution Your p rint e r is not sele c te d in yo ur applic a t ion or as t he Wi ndo ws de fa ult print er. Sel ec t your prin ter in y our a pp licat io n or se lect it as th e def aul t Windo w s prin te r. Se e you r W ind ows do c um e ntat io n or onli ne help[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 62 Uninstal ling Printer So ftware If you need to u ninstall and r einstall your pri nter softwar e, follow the steps in the section for yo ur operat i ng system : ◗ Windo ws 95, Windo ws 98, a nd Windows NT 4.0 Instru ctions ◗ Windo ws 3.1 Instructio ns ◗ Macintosh Instru ctions Windows 95, Windows 98, and Wind ows NT[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 63 6 If you’ re using Win dows 98 with a USB connectio n, you need to uninstall the EPSON USB Pr inter Device software also. Follow steps 3 an d 4 again. In step 3, select EPSO N USB Pr i nte r Dev ices in the list. 7 Resta rt your com pute r. T o re install your softwar e, se e the Sta rt Here card or the USB So ftware In[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 64 5 Click the arrow in the list at the top showing Easy In stall, and select Remove from the l ist. 6 Click the Remove button on the botto m of the scr een. 7 Foll ow the instruct i ons on the screen to uni nstal l the pr inter sof tware. Then resta rt your M acintosh. 8 To re i nstall your software, see the Start He re car[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 65 Where To Get Help EPSON p rovides technica l assi stance through el ec tronic su pport servi ces an d automated telephone se rvices 24 hour s a day. Th e follo w ing tabl es list the co ntact inform ation: Elec t ron ic su pp ort s erv ic e s Ser v ice Acc es s W orl d W id e W eb Fro m th e I nt ern et , yo u c an rea c [...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 66 To speak to a tec hnical suppo rt represen tative, dial (310) 974-1188 (U. S .) or (905) 709 -2567 (C an ada), 6 AM to 8 PM , Pacific Time, Monday through F r iday and 7 AM to 4 PM , S aturday. Toll or long distance cha rges may apply. Befor e you call, please have the fo l lowin g information rea dy: ◗ Prod uct name (E[...]

Page 1 67 Specifi cations Printing Printin g method On-dem and ink jet Nozzle configur ation 144 black n ozzles 144 col or nozzl es (48 cya n, 48 mage nta, 48 yellow) Reso lution Maximum 1440 × 72 0 dpi Input bu ffer 64KB Print direction Bidirec tional with lo gic seeking Con trol co de ESC/ P 2™ and r aster gra phics cod e and EPS ON Remote Cha[...]

Specific ations Page 1 68 Scal able fonts ◗ EPSO N Roman ◗ EPSO N Sans S eri f ◗ EPSO N Roman T ◗ EPSON San s S erif H All scalable fonts are available in sizes from 8 to 32 points, in 2 poin t increments , and four styles: normal, bold, italic, and bold italic. The prin ter always uses t he fonts you sele ct with y our s oftware applica ti[...]

Specific ations Page 1 69 Photo P aper 4 × 6 inches (102 × 15 2 mm ) Lette r (8 .5 × 11 inches) A4 (210 × 297 m m) Panoramic (8.27 × 23.4 inches) Photo P aper distributed by EPSON —— Photo stickers A6 ( 105 × 148 m m) with 16 frames Photo st ickers distributed by EPSON —— Self a dhesive sheets an d iron-on c ool pe el transfer paper A[...]

Specific ations Page 1 70 Note: Print on ly und er the s e c on ditio ns : Temp era ture : 59 to 77 °F (1 5 t o 25 °C) Humidity: 40 to 6 0% RH Store glossy fil m and se lf adhesi ve sheets under these conditions : Temp era ture : 59 to 86 °F (1 5 t o 30 °C) Humidity: 20 to 6 0% RH Sinc e the qu ali ty of any part icula r bra nd or type of pa pe[...]

Specific ations Page 1 71 Printa ble area A The m inimum top m argin is 0.12 inch (3. 0 mm ). When prin ting m ultiple shee ts of EPSO N Phot o Qual ity Glo ssy Fil m, the minimum top margin is 1.2 inches (30 mm). BL The min im u m le f t ma rg in is 0.12 inc h (3 .0 mm) . BR Th e min imum r ig h t marg i n is: 0.35 inch (9.0 mm) for Lett er and Le[...]

Specific ations Page 1 72 Ink Cartridges * T he prin t cap ac it y m ay v ar y dep end in g on how of t en you c le an the prin t hea d. ** The ink th aw s an d is us a ble af te r ap pro xim at e ly 3 hou rs at 77 °F (25 °C ). Caution: To e n su r e g ood r esu l ts, use g enui n e EPSO N ca rt ridges and do not refill them . Oth er products m a[...]

Specific ations Page 1 73 Mech an ic al Pape r feed met hod Friction w ith auto sheet f eeder, re ar entry Shee t feeder capacity M aximum 100 sheets of 17 lb (64 g/m 2 ) p aper Dimensions Stor age Width: 16.9 inche s (429 mm ) De pt h : 10. 3 in c hes ( 2 61 m m) Height: 6.6 inche s (167 mm) Printin g W idth: 16.8 inches (42 9 mm) De pt h : 24. 1 [...]

Specific ations Page 1 74 Electrical * Also de signed fo r IT power systems with P hase to Phas e voltage 220– 240 V Environmental Temp erature Operati on 50 to 95 °F ( 10 to 35 °C) Stor age* –4 to 10 4 °F (–20 to 40 °C ) 1 month at 104 °F (40 °C) Transit * –4 to 14 0 °F (–20 to 60 °C) 120 hou rs at 140 °F (60 °C) Humi dity Oper[...]

Specific ations Page 1 75 Safety Appro vals Safet y standards UL 1950, C SA 22.2 No. 950 EMC FCC part 15 subpart B class B DOS Sup port If dri ver suppor t for the EPSON Stylus COLOR 740 is not availab le from yo ur software manufactur er, you can u se one of the other EPSON ESC/P 2 printe r dri vers. These drivers don’t p r ovide all the EPSON S[...]

Specific ations Page 1 76 Control Pa nel Setting s You ca n change the following default setti ngs from the printer ’s cont rol p anel: Cha nging contro l panel sett ings Foll ow thes e steps to change the settings l isted ab ove: 1 Make sur e the printe r is turned off and has paper loaded (at lea st 8.27 inches [210 m m] wide). 2 Hold down the [...]

Specific ations Page 1 77 Character Tables All char acter tables e xcept Italic are the same as t he PC437 tabl e for hex codes 00 throug h 7F. Additiona l characte rs are avail able for hex codes 80 through FF. You can select the followi ng chara cter tabl es through the control p anel or softwa re commands: ◗ PC437 (U.S./Standa rd Euro pe) ◗ [...]

Specific ations Page 1 78 Interfaces Parallel interface Forw ard cha nnel Spe cifi ca ti on Des cri pti on Da t a f orm a t 8 -bi t para llel , IEE E- 12 84 c o m pa tibilit y m od e Sy nch ron izat ion S T ROB E puls e Ha nd s ha ke ti m ing BU SY an d ACKN LG sign als Sig nal l evel TTL c om pat ible Co nn ec t or 57-3 03 60 Am p hen ol co nn ec [...]

Specific ations Page 1 79 Seria l interf ace USB in terface Spe cifi ca ti on Des cri pti on St an da rd Bas e d on RS-4 23 Sy nch ron izat ion S y nch ronou s Bit rat e App rox i mat ely 1 .8 M bps Handshaking X-ON/X-OFF and DTR protocol W ord fo rm a t Da t a bit : 8 bit s Pari t y bi t: No ne St art bit : 1 bit Sto p bi t: 1 bi t Co nn ec t or 8[...]

Index Page 180 Inde x A Accessori e s, 84 , 123 , 166 Adv an ced m ode , s ele cting, 34 to 35 , 37 to 39 Advanced se ttings colo r, 41 to 49 layo ut, 60 to 76 orien ta tion , 49 to 53 , 56 to 57 pape r si ze , 49 to 59 print q uality, 37 to 41 projec t types, 34 to 37 saving cu stom, 79 to 81 special effects, 37 to 41 Align ing p rin t h ead s, 13[...]

Index Page 181 Custom set tings colo r, 41 to 49 delet in g, 81 layo ut, 60 to 76 orien ta tion , 49 to 53 , 56 to 57 pape r si ze , 49 to 59 print q uality, 37 to 41 projec t types, 34 to 37 redef in ing, 80 to 81 saving, 79 to 81 special effects, 37 to 41 Cyan setting, 45 D Defau lt co nt ro l pa nel se ttin gs, 176 Defau lt prin ter op t ion s, [...]

Index Page 182 H Halft on ing set ti ng, 40 , 14 2 Head Clean i ng utili ty, 128 to 12 9 Help , 16 5 to 166 High Sp eed copi es , 98 , 12 0 to 121 High Sp eed set ti ng , 40 , 140 , 14 2 Hor iz ont a l ban di ng, 14 1 I ICM ( Image C olo r M at chin g) set ting , 36 , 46 to 47 In k cartrid ge spec if ic a ti ons , 17 2 mon it ori ng le vel, 10 9 , [...]

Index Page 183 Main t a b, 22 Mai nt ain ing prin t er, 12 2 to 13 3 Manuals, h ow to use, 15 to 16 Mar gin problems, 16 0 with mu l tiple sheets, 86 Mech an ical s pe c if ic at ion s, 173 Media Typ e setting , 22 to 23 , 29 to 30 , 35 , 39 , 83 to 84 , 14 0 Memo ry all ocat io n, inc re asin g on Macin t os h, 11 5 MicroWeave se tting, 40 , 141 M[...]

Index Page 184 Phot o Q ua lity Ink J et Pa pe r choosing, 22 , 29 , 83 to 84 loadin g, 85 sp ecif ic atio ns, 168 to 17 1 Phot o Q ua lity Self Ad he siv e Sh ee ts choosing, 83 to 84 loadin g, 85 , 93 sp ecif ic atio ns, 169 to 17 1 Phot o S ti cke rs choosing, 83 to 84 loadin g, 85 , 93 sp ecif ic atio ns, 169 Phot oE nh an c e s et t ing , 35 ,[...]

Index Page 185 Q Quali ty/ Sp ee d s lid er, 23 , 30 R ReadMe files, 136 Red uc e /E nla rg e se t tin g, 51 , 61 to 64 Ren de ring Int ent s et t ing , 49 Rep lac in g in k ca rt ridg es , 12 3 to 12 7 Reso lut io n, see Print qu ali ty Reve rs e O rde r s et ti ng , 52 , 60 Rotate b y 180° setti ng, 52 , 57 S Safe ty app rov als , 175 Safety ins[...]

Index Page 186 Statu s Mo nito r Macin t osh, 11 8 to 11 9 problems, 13 6 , 15 2 unins tal ling , 162 Win dow s, 26 , 10 1 to 110 Supp ort , 165 to 166 System r e quirements, 10 to 13 T Tech nic al s p ecific atio ns, 167 to 179 Text /Gra ph se ttin g, 36 , 43 Thick n ess le v er, 88 , 91 , 92 , 142 , 144 Tone setti ng, 43 Tran spa ren cies choosin[...]