Epson Stylus Photo 785EPX manual

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iii Contents WELCOME! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 PRINT Image Matching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 About Your Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 About Your Documentation [...]

iv Enhancing Photos and Using Filt ers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Using PhotoEnhance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Adjusting Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Using Filters . . . . . . . [...]

v Printing Bord erless Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Opening Your Photos in Film Factory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Setting Up Yo ur Print Job . . [...]

vi 6 NOTICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Windows System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Macintosh System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 E NERGY S TAR Complia nce . . . . . . . . . . [...]

1 Welcome! Y our EPSON S tyl us ® Photo 785EPX is the i deal printe r for di gital photogr aphy . Y ou can pri nt your pi ctures directly from your digi tal came ra ’ s memor y card without even turning on your computer . Create true BorderF ree ™ photos d irectly from your prin ter — in 4 × 6, 5 × 7, or 8 × 10 si zes pe rfect for alb ums[...]

2 PRINT Image Matching Y our EPSON S tylus Photo 785EPX is the fi rst printer to support PRINT Ima ge Mat ch ing . ™ Th is new technology lets your digital camera and printer wo rk together automatic ally to produce the best prints possible. Digital camera manufacturers that suppor t PRINT Image Matching incl ude EP SON, Casi o, Konica , Kyocera,[...]

3 About Your Software The printer so ftware CD-R O M that came with your pri nter includes all the software you need for printing. (Y ou must have a CD-R OM or DVD drive ins talled in your comp uter .) See the Sta r t He re she et for i nstall ation instr uc tio ns. ■ Y our printer driver runs your printer and lets you control ho w your docum en [...]

4 About Your Documentation T o se t up your printer and inst all its softw are, see th e Start Here sheet. F or tips on printi ng without a computer , see the Quick Referen ce card. This book cont ains syst em requir ements, important safety informat ion, and inst ru ctio ns on : ■ Vi ewing y our o n -scr een Ref eren ce Gu id e ■ P rinting all[...]

5 Viewing Your On -Scr een Ref erence Guide Y our printer CD-R OM includes an on-s creen Reference G uide . Y ou need a bro wser — such as Mic rosoft Interne t Explo rer 3.0 or late r or Netscape N avigator 3.0 or later — to view it. I f you are using a differ ent brow ser , the pages may not display correctly . (A browser is not included on th[...]

6 3. Cl ick View Refe rence Gu ide . Y ou see this screen : Y ou can either v iew th e guide from the C D-R O M ( View Re ferenc e Guide ) or copy the guide to your har d drive ( Install Refere nce Guide ) and v iew i t fro m ther e. If y o u c o p y t h e g u i d e t o y o u r h a r d d r i v e , y o u c a n a c c e s s i t a t a n y t i m e , as [...]

7 Click a topi c on the left to expand the tab le of contents . After ex panding the table of contents, you can click on the topi c you want to view . ■ If t here ’ s a r ight arrow , clic k it to v iew s ubt opic s, the n clic k on a topic to go to it. ■ Click the dow n arrow to clo se a subtop ic list. If yo u see an icon for a graph ic whe[...]

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9 1 Printing Without a Computer Y our EPSON S tylus P hoto 785EPX lets you print your photos qu ickly and easily without a computer . J ust insert your digital c amera ’ s memory card in th e print er (wit h the ap propri ate ad apter), c hoose s ettin gs from th e control panel, and press the Print button. If your digital camera sup ports P RINT[...]

10 Getting Photos into the Prin ter Before you can print, you need to take the memo ry c ard out of your digital camera, inser t it in to the adapter , and then inser t the adapter into the printer . Y our EPSON Stylus P h oto 785E P X is desi gned to print digital came ra files that meet these requi rements: ■ JPEG files captured wi th a digital[...]

11 2. Insert the adapter into the p rinter ’ s card slo t. . Make sure th e card is str aigh t and goes in as fa r as i t can . If your computer is connected to your printer and turned on, you will see a message on yo ur screen the first time y ou insert a memory card. F ollo w the instructio ns in the next sectio n to respond t o the messag e an[...]

12 If yo u d on ’ t change th e default se ttings, this is what w ill happen whenever you inse rt a memor y card: ■ Pho to Start er will co py y our pic tu res to th e Pho tos fold er on you r desktop. ■ The pictures will be sto red by date. ■ F ilm F actor y will op en automatically . 3. Change any of the settings you want, then clic k Nex[...]

13 Using EP SON Paper When you print withou t a computer , you can use letter-size plain paper , or the followi n g type s of EPSON sp ecial pap er: These papers are designed to give you professional-quality photo s directly from y our printer . Many mo re paper type s and sizes ar e available when you pri nt from your co mput er . See the in side [...]

14 T o o rder E PSO N p ape r , con ta ct yo ur deal er or ca ll t he EPSO N Store ™ at (800) 8 73-7766 or visit our web site at www .epsonstore.co m (U .S. sale s only). I n Canada, please cal l (800) 8 73-7766 for deale r refer ral. Load ing Pa per Place your paper against th e right edge of the feede r . The n slide the l eft edge gui de a gai[...]

15 Using th e Contr ol Pane l Y ou can use the control panel to print ever ythin g from a quick snap shot to an 8 × 10 enlargement. Y o u can print a variety of layouts and even enhance your photo s — all without turning on your computer . Y ou use the arrow buttons to select most settings for printing. The control panel di splays the setti ngs [...]

16 Select ing P rint Se ttings Always check the sett ings before you start to p rint. Print Mode The Pr int Mode determines wh ich pho tos are printed. P rint a sh eet with s mall, numbered copies of all photos . U nles s you have the optional P revie w Mo nitor , always start by printing an index of all the photos on the memory card. P rint all th[...]

17 Page Layout Pr i n t b o rd e r l e s s p h o t o s — eithe r on roll pape r or one on eac h sheet of the selected p aper . Photos will be sli ghtly crop ped around th e edges and printing will be a bi t slower (especially near the edges). P rint photos with stand ard mar gins — one on each sheet of the select ed pap er . P rin t two photo s[...]

18 PhotoEnhance U se this setting if your ca mera suppor ts PRINT Image Matching. If not, you can still use PhotoEnhance to print wi th optimized contra st, saturatio n, and color balance . P rint wi thout PRINT Image Matching and wi thout enhancement. Changi ng the Default Se ttings The printer co mes with the following default settin gs for each [...]

19 Printing Yo ur Photos W h e n e v e r y o u p r i n t , y o u n e e d t o i n s e r t y o u r m e m o r y c a r d a n d l o a d p a p e r, as describ e d on pages 10 and 14. M ake sure your printe r is set up , plugged in, and turned on, as described on the Sta r t He re sh eet. ■ U nless you have the optional preview monitor , it ’ s a good[...]

20 Printing Sn apshots F irst pr int an index to identify the photo s on the memo ry c ard (as described on page 19). Then choose the pictures you want to print. F ollo w these steps to print snapsh ots on 4 × 6 paper without cutting or trimming. If you want to print a series of snapshots on rol l paper , see page 25. 1. L o ad up to 20 sheets of [...]

21 Y ou can press the or button to scroll through your picture numbers and check that the correct setting appears on the Copies menu. 7. I n the PhotoEnhance menu, select On (i f your came ra support s PRINT Image Matching o r to impro ve brightness and contrast) or Off . 8. P ress the large green Print button . The sn apsh ots you sele cted are pr[...]

22 3. At the P aper T y pe menu, selec t either Glossy or Matte , depending on the type of p aper you ’ re u s in g . ■ If yo u ’ re using E PSON Photo P aper , press the button and hold it until PP flashes on the Select P hoto menu. ■ If yo u ’ re using EP SON Photo Quali ty Ink J et paper , press the button and hold it until SF (SuperFi[...]

23 Printing Mult iple Photos on a Shee t Y ou can p rint 2, 3, 4, or 20 photos on one she et of pape r . The prin ter automatically sizes your photos to fit th e layout you choose o n any size paper — from let ter-si ze to 4 × 6. See page 24 f o r a list of photo sizes on various pape r si zes. Y ou can p rint multip le copi es of a sing le phot[...]

24 When yo u print multi-ph oto layout s, your photos are si zed to fit st andar d fram es an d wall et inser t s, as shown in the foll owing tabl es: Paper si ze Page layout Size of eac h photo ( inche s) Paper si ze Page layout Siz e of eac h photo (in ches) Let ter 8 × 10 5 × 75 × 7 7 × 54 × 6 3.5 × 5 3.5 × 2.5 5 × 3.5 2 × 2 2 × 2 3.5 [...]

25 Printing Sn apshots on Roll Paper Y ou can print up to 52 bo rderl ess snapsh ots at a time on roll p aper . Fi rst print an index to id entify the photos on the memor y card (as de scribe d on page 19). Then follow the instructions b e low to load ro ll paper and print. Load ing Roll Pa per 1. Make sure the r o ll paper adap ter is attached to [...]

26 5. Insert the tabs on the roll paper ho lders in to the slots at the back of the printer as shown. 6. F eed the end o f the paper i nto the pr inter as far as it will go , then slide the left edge guide against t he paper . 7. Hold the paper in pl ace whi le you press th e z roll paper b utton. The paper feed s into t he printe r . 8. Open the p[...]

27 Printing Yo ur Pict ures on Ro ll Paper 1. I n the P rint M ode menu, se lect Set . (If you want to print all the pictures on the card, select All .) 2. In the P aper T y pe menu, sel ect Glossy . 3. I n the P aper Size menu, select 4" Roll . P age Layout is automatically set to for borderless prints. If you want to print all the photos on [...]

28 9. D o one of the fol lowing: ■ If you want to continue printing on roll paper , press the z roll paper button. The pa per feeds back into the printer . F ollow the steps on page 2 7 to continu e pri nting. ■ If yo u ’ re finished printing on r o ll paper , press the z roll paper button and hold it down for about three se conds. Th e paper[...]

29 Enhancing Photos and U sing Filters The EPSON S tylus Photo 7 85EP X lets you enhance y our photos even without a computer . Several different types of enhancement are avail able: ■ If yo ur camera supports P RINT Image Matc h ing, you can use the PhotoEnhance sett ing to automatically match your captured images. ■ Without PRINT Image Matchi[...]

30 3. P ress the button to make your pictures 1 level lighter ( 1 is displayed). P ress the button again to make your pictures 2 levels ligh ter ( 2 is display ed). P ress the button o nce or twic e to make them 1 or 2 levels darker ( -1 or -2 is di splay ed). 4. P res s the Brightness button again to save the setting. The word Brightness stops fla[...]

31 Printing Stickers Y ou can turn y o ur favori te picture into photo stic kers, and even a dd a fun frame around each one. First print an index to iden tify the photo s on the memory card (as described on page 19). M ake sure you have a package of EPSON P hoto St ickers 16 (S041144). 1. F ollow the instructi ons in the pack age to load a sheet of[...]

32 5. Go bac k up to the P age Layout menu. P ress and hold the button until the layout icons disappe ar and SE flashes on the Sele ct Photo menu. 6. P ress the large green Print button to print your stic kers. Adding F un Fram es to Your Sticke rs Y ou can print ph oto sti ckers with any of these 5 fr ames. F oll ow steps 1 through 5 above to set [...]

33 2 Printing With Windows When you p rint from your computer , your EPSON S tylus Photo 7 85EP X works like any other printer . Y ou can edit and en hance y our photos, cr eate photo greeting cards or calendars, and then print the m out. Before you start, make sur e your printer softw are is installed as descri bed on the Sta r t He re sheet. When[...]

34 Loading Paper Make sure your printer and computer are turned on. Place your paper against the right ed ge of the sheet feed er and slide the left edge guide against the paper . Don ’ t push the pap er deeper i nto the feeder . F o llow these guideline s when loadi ng paper: ■ Load the pr int able side face up. It ’ s usually w hiter or bri[...]

35 Load ing En velo pes Y ou can load up to 10 envelo p es at a time, top edge first and printable side up . Place the envelopes agains t the right edge of the sheet feede r and slide the left edge guide against t hem. Set the thickness lever to the + position. (Remember to move the thic kness l ever bac k to th e 0 positio n when you ’ re done p[...]

36 Basic Printing Here ’ s w hat to do to pr int a basic document — such as a newsletter or school project. After you cr eat e your document in a software program, follow these s teps to p rint. 1. F rom the F ile menu, click Print . Y o u see a P rin t win dow (your window ma y look slight ly d ifferent) : 2. Make sur e EPSON Stylus Phot o 785[...]

37 Y ou see your print er P ro perties window . The most imp ortant thing to remember is to set the correct Media T ype for the p aper you ’ re using. I f necessary , click th e Main tab to displ ay th e settin gs sh own below: 4. Make th e following setti ngs on the Properties win dow: ■ Choos e the paper you ’ re printi ng on (click the arr[...]

38 5. Click the Paper tab at the top of the window if you need to change the paper si ze, number of copies, pag e orie ntation, or pri ntable area. 6. Click the Layout tab if you want to reduce or enlarge your pri nted image, print multiple lay outs, or add a watermark. 7. Click OK until you see the P rint wi ndow again. 8. At the Pr int window , c[...]

39 After a moment, this window appears and shows the progress of your print job. Y ou can use the button s to cancel, pause, or restar t printing. Y ou can also see how much ink you have left. F or mo re information on printi ng — for ex ample, previewi ng your printout or adding a watermark — see your on -scr een Reference G uide ( descri bed [...]

40 Customizi ng Yo ur P rint Se ttings Y ou can use custo m settings for faste r draft pri nting, color matching, or printing at highe r resolutions. 1. On the Properties wind ow , clic k Cust om , then clic k the Custom Settings list to open it. 2. Sele ct one of thes e settings: ■ Economy : F o r printing fast, rough drafts of text on plain pap[...]

41 3. T o acc ess adva nced settin gs, click Custom and then click the Advanced bu tton. Y ou see the Advanced wi ndow . 4. F or hig her quali ty printing (higher resol ution), se lect Photo -1440dpi or Photo - 2880dpi . Then click OK . After you custom ize your prin t settings, you can s ave them as a group so you can reuse them whe never you prin[...]

42 Selecting th e Corre ct Media Ty pe Y our printer automatic ally adjusts itself for the type of pap er you select in your pri nter software. Th at ’ s why th e Media T y pe setting is so impor tant . I t te lls your printer what ki nd of paper you ’ re us ing and adjus ts the in k coverage acco rdingl y . He re are t he set tings yo u should[...]

43 Printing Bo rderless Photos Y ou can print your photo s with no margins, extend ing the image all the way to the ed ges of the page. Although BorderF ree printi ng is a bit sl ower (especiall y near the edges) , you get perfect snap shots or e nlargements , without trimming. Bor derF ree printi ng from y our computer sup ports the foll owing pap[...]

44 ■ Load up to 20 she ets of EPSON Phot o P ape r or Matte P aper - Hea v y we ig h t. ■ Load EPSO N P rem ium Glossy , Semigl oss, a nd Lus ter Phot o P ap er one sheet at a time. The fo llowing secti ons tel l you how to prin t using F i lm F act or y . Y ou follow si milar s teps to print wi th oth er progra ms. Check EPSO N ’ s web sit e[...]

45 Y ou see the New Roll window: 3. Enter a name for the roll. 4. Click Use Existin g Image F older . 5. Click the Brows e button. Loc ate the da ted folder in the Photos folder on your Windows d esktop (or the fo lder w here your photos are stored). Th en click OK . 6. Click the Add button to add yo ur new roll of film. Y our photos appear in the [...]

46 Setting Up Your Print Job 1. When you ’ re rea dy to pr int , clic k the Pr int As sign me nt butto n. Y o u see v ariou s print ing op tions: 2. Selec t 4 × 6 , 5 × 7 , 8 × 10 , or letter as the Print Si ze setting, dependi ng on the p aper you ’ re u s in g. 3. Selec t Trim to Fit Print Size from the Height/Width Ratio pull-down menu. S[...]

47 5. Select ei ther Ma tte Pap er - Heavy wei g ht , Photo Paper , or Premium Glossy Photo Pa per as the M edia T ype setting, dependi ng on what p aper you ’ re using. S ee page 42 for detail s about sele cting the co rrect M edia T ype. . 6. Select PhotoEnhance if you want to increase the co ntrast, saturatio n, and co lor balance of y o ur ph[...]

48 Printing Yo ur Photos After you select your me dia type and oth er prin t settings, you need to select the paper si ze and numbe r of prints . 1. Click the Paper tab . 2. Click the No M a rgins box. When you see the war ning message, click OK. 3. Select your pape r size. 4. Click OK . Y ou return to the Pr int Assignments screen. 5. Click the Pr[...]

49 Y ou see additio nal printing options : 6. Select the number of copies you want for each pictur e. 7. Click the Print icon. Y our pictures are printed. Keep your p i ctures and unused paper away fr om high temperatures and humidity and out of direct s unlight. See page 13 for mor e information about storing and displaying your pictur es. Select [...]

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51 3 Printing on a Macintosh Wh en yo u pr int fro m yo u r Mac in t osh , yo ur EP SO N Styl us Pho to 785EPX wor ks like any oth er print er . Y ou can edit and enhance your photos, create ph oto greeting cards or calendars , and then pri nt them o ut. Befor e you start, make sur e your pr inter soft ware is installe d, as described on the St a r[...]

52 Loading Paper Make sure your printer and computer are turned on. Place your paper against the right ed ge of the sheet feed er and slide the left edge guide against the paper . Don ’ t push the pap er deeper i nto the feeder . F ollow these guid elines wh en loading pap er: ■ Load the pr int able side face up. It ’ s usually w hiter or bri[...]

53 Load ing En velo pes Y ou can load up to 10 envelo p es at a time, top edge first and printable side up . Place the envelopes agains t the right edge of the sheet feede r and slide the left edge guide against t hem. Set the thickness lever to the + position. (Remember to move the thic kness l ever bac k to th e 0 positio n when you ’ re done p[...]

54 Basic Printing Here ’ s w hat to do to pr int a basic document — such as a newsletter or school proje ct. After you create your doc ument, follow thes e steps to print. 1. F rom the Fi le menu, select Page Setup . Y ou se e the following: 2. Make sur e SP 78 5EPX is s electe d. If not, you need to select your pr inter in th e Chooser . 3. Se[...]

55 5. Make the fo llowing s etting s: ■ Choos e the paper you ’ re printi ng on (click the arrow to scroll through the Media Type list) . If you ’ re not sure whic h setting to select, s ee page 57. ■ Set the Ink option to Color to print a color document. T o print a blac k tex t docu me nt, click Black . ■ Set the M o de option to Automa[...]

56 Customizi ng Yo ur P rint Se ttings Y ou can use custo m settings for faste r draft pri nting, color matching, or printing at highe r resolutions. 1. In th e P rint wind ow , click Custom , then click the Cu st om S et tin gs list to open it. 2. Sele ct one of thes e settings: ■ Economy : F o r printing fast, rough drafts of text on plain pape[...]

57 Selecting th e Corre ct Media Ty pe Y our printer auto matically adju sts itself for the type of pape r you select in your pri nter software. Th at ’ s why th e Media T ype s etting is so impor tant . I t te lls your printer what ki nd of paper you ’ re us ing an d adjus ts the in k coverage acco rdingl y . He re are t he set tings yo u shou[...]

58 Printing Bo rderless Photos Y ou can print your photo s with no margins, extending the image all the way to th e edges of the page. Althou gh BorderF ree pri nting is a b it slower (especiall y near the edges) , you get perfec t snapshots or enlarge ments, without trimm ing. BorderF ree printing f rom your Macintosh sup ports th e foll owing pap[...]

59 ■ Load up to 20 shee ts of EPSO N Photo P ape r or Matte P aper - Hea v y we ig h t. ■ Load E PSO N P rem ium Glossy , Semigl oss, an d Luster Photo P aper one sheet at a time. The fol lowing s ections te ll you how to print using F ilm F actory . Y ou follow si milar s teps to print wi th ot her prog rams. Check EPSO N ’ s web site for in[...]

60 Y ou see the New Roll window: 3. Enter a nam e for the roll . 4. Click Use Existing Image F older . 5. Click the Browse button, locate the dated folder in the Photos f older on your desktop (o r the fold er where your photos are stored), then click Choose . 6. Click the Add button to add yo ur new roll of film. Y our photos appear in the F ilm F[...]

61 Setting Up Your Print Job 1. When you ’ re rea dy to pr int , clic k the Pr int As sign me nt butto n. Y ou see v ariou s print ing op tions: 2. Select 4 × 6 , 5 × 7 , 8 × 10 , o r Fit to Media Size as the P rint Size setting, depe nding on the paper you ’ re usin g. 3. Select Trim to Fit Print Size from the Height/Width Ratio pull-down m[...]

62 6. Click the No M a rgins box. When you see the war ning message, click OK. 7. Click OK . Y ou return to the Pr i nt Assignments window . Continue w ith the st eps in the ne xt section to p r int. Printing Yo ur Photos After you select your paper size, you need to select your media type and other setti ngs. 1. Click the Pr int button at the lef [...]

63 4. Select ei ther Ma tte Pap er - Heavy wei g ht , Photo Paper , or Premium Glossy Photo Pa per as the M edia T ype setting, dependi ng on what p aper you ’ re using. 5. Select PhotoEnhance if you want to increase the co ntrast, saturatio n, and co lor balance of y o ur pho to(s). ■ Se le c t Dig ital Came ra Corr ecti on to elimi nate commo[...]

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65 4 Maintaining Your Printer This ch apter de scribe s maintenance p rocedure s to keep y our printer workin g at its b e st, and pr eparation step s for mo ving your pr inter . Fo llow the inst ructions here for: ■ Cleaning the P rint Head on page 66 ■ Replacing an I nk Car tridge on page 68 ■ Aligning the P rint He ad on page 72 ■ Cleani[...]

66 Cleaning th e Print Head If your printouts are unexp ectedly light or faint, or dots or lines are missing f rom the image, y ou may need to clean the p rint head. This unclogs the nozzles so they can delive r ink properly . P rint head cleaning uses in k, so clea n it only if qua lity d ecli nes. This section explains how to cl e an the print he[...]

67 6. If the noz zle check patt ern has no gaps in its dots, click Finish . If the pattern is missing d ots, click Clean to clean the print head again. If you d on ’ t see any improvement after cleaning three or fo ur times, check the so lut ions b egin ning on pag e 82. Y ou c an als o tur n the printe r off and wait overnight — t his all ows [...]

68 Replaci ng an Ink Cartridg e When t he red b error li ght fla shes, an i nk car tri dge i s low on in k. T his is a g o o d t i m e t o m a k e s u r e y o u h a v e a n e w c a r t r i d g e . W h e n t h e r e d b light stays on , a cartridg e is empty and you need to replace it. Check the c ontrol panel to see whi ch cartr idge is l ow or emp[...]

69 Removing and Instal ling Ink Cartr idges 1. Make sure t he printer i s turned o n and not p rinting (the Processing light should be on, but not flashi ng), then open the pr inter cover . 2. P ress the e ink car tridge replacement b utton. The p rint head moves to the center and the Processing light fl ash es. 3. The colo r cartridge is on the ri[...]

70 5. U nwrap th e new ink cartri dge. The n remove only the yellow tape seal on top. 6. T i lt the ne w cart ridge toward you slightly as you in sert it. Lower the cartr idge so that the tabs rest on the hooks as shown: You mu st re move t he yellow tap e from the top of the cartri dge or yo u will perm anen tly da ma ge it . Don ’ t try to rem [...]

71 7. P ress down firm ly o n the in k ca rtr idge c lamp unt il it sn aps in p lac e. . 8. If you need to replace the other ink car tridge, repeat steps 3 t hrough 7 befo re co nt inui ng w it h ste p 9. 9. P ress the e ink cartrid ge replacement button and clos e the printer cover . Th e pri nter beg ins ch argi ng the in k del iver y sy stem . T[...]

72 Aligning the Print Head If you r printouts contain misaligned vertic al lines, you may need to align the print head. Y our printer must b e connected t o a local p o rt, not on a network, to use the Print H ead Alignment ut ility . 1. Make sure the printe r is turned o n, but not printing, and letter -size paper is loaded . 2. Do on e of the fol[...]

73 6. Click R e alignment to print ano ther test page. Make sure the pat tern numbered 8 in each row is the best ali gned. If not, repeat steps 5 and 6. 7. When you ’ re fi nished , cl ick Fi nish . Cleaning th e Printer T o kee p your prin ter workin g at its be st, you should cl ean it s everal tim es a year . F o llow these ste ps: 1. T urn of[...]

74 Transporting the Printer If y ou mo ve yo ur print er some d istanc e, you n eed to pr epar e it fo r transporta tion in it s original box or one of a similar siz e. Fo llow these steps: 1. T urn on the printe r , wai t until the print head locks in th e far right positio n, then turn of f the printer . 2. U n plug the power cord from the electr[...]

75 5 Problem Solving This se ction giv es you the basic s for diagnos ing and solving print er problems . F irst se e Diagnosing P rinter P roblems on page 77 to help determine what the cause of the prob lem may be. Refer to the pic tures on page 76 if you need help identifying parts of the pri nter . Then see these se ctions for i nstr uctions : ?[...]

76 Printer Pa rts power button maintenance button roll paper button processing light ink cartridge r eplacement button error light paper support preview monitor slot printer cover card eject button memory card slot output tr ay extensions output tr ay left edge guide roll paper adapter roll paper holders paper thickness lever preview monitor port U[...]

77 Diagnosing Printer Prob lems F irst, c heck the print er ’ s lights and messages as describ e d belo w: Lights Message Explanation Green Processi ng light flashes The printer is receiving a print job, reading a memory card, printing, or performing maintenance procedures. Red b light is on Your paper ran out, ink ran out, or paper is jammed. Yo[...]

78 Running a Pr inter Check Y ou can run a pri nter check to de termine whether a problem comes from the pr inter its elf or some other source. The pr inter check als o show s how much black and co lor ink you have left. 1. Make sure both the printer and compute r are turned off. Then disconnect the USB cable from the pr inter . 2. Make sure letter[...]

79 Solving Pro blems Setting Up the Printer or Installing Software The printer makes noise after ink cartridge installat ion. ■ The fir st time yo u install ink cartridg es, the print er must charge its print head f or about two minutes. W ait until charging finis hes (the green Pr ocessing light stops flashing ) before you turn off the printe r [...]

80 ■ In W indows 2000, d o n ’ t sele ct Block under Control Panel> System> Hardware> Driver Signing ; s elect Ignore or War n instead . ■ Make sur e Windows 98, M e, or 2000 was preinstalled on your system. The US B P r int er Device Driver may n ot instal l correctly if you ’ ve up graded your sys tem fro m an earlier v ersion of[...]

81 Printing is too slow . Mak e sur e your system meets t he requir ements lis t ed in “ No t i c e s . ” If you ’ re printin g a high-resolution image, you need more than the minimum r equirements li sted. Y ou may also need to: ■ Clear space on your har d drive or run a defragmentation utility . ■ Clos e open pro grams that you ’ re n[...]

82 Solving Prin t Quality P roblem s You see banding (lig ht lines). ■ The print head nozzles may need cleaning; see page 66 for inst ru ctio ns . ■ Make sure the M ed ia T ype se tting matches the paper you loaded; se e page 4 2 for g uide line s. ■ Mak e sure the pr intable si de of the pape r is face up . It ’ s usually whiter or shi nie[...]

83 Your printout is bl urry or smeared. ■ Mak e s u re y ou r p ap e r is n ’ t damp or curled, or loaded face do w n ( t h e p ri n t a b l e s id e s h o u l d b e fa c e u p ) . I f it ’ s dam p or curled, reload a new stack of paper . ■ U s e a support sheet wi th special pape r , or tr y loadin g your paper one sh eet at a time. ■ Ma[...]

84 You see wrong or missing colors. ■ Mak e sur e the I nk se tting is set to Color fo r color ima ges and y our softw ar e is se t for c olor pr inting. ■ The print head nozzles may need cleaning; see page 66 for instr uc tio ns. ■ Always use genuine EP SON ink ca rtridges and do not refill th em. Other products may c log the nozz les or dam[...]

85 Solvin g Prob lem s with Pa pe r Feeding Too many copies are printi ng. Make sure that the Copies op tion in your pri nter softw are or program is not set for mult iple copies. Paper doesn ’ t eject ful ly or is wrin kled. ■ If the paper d oesn ’ t eje ct fully , you may have set the wrong pap er size. Pre s s t h e b maintenance button to[...]

86 Roll pape r doesn ’ t feed correctly. ■ T o load paper correctly , ge ntly ho ld t he pape r in place wi th your hand while y ou press the z button. Don ’ t force the p aper to f eed into the printer . Allow the paper to feed automatic ally . ■ U se a tri angle or other to ol to make sure the end of the roll is cut perpendi cular to the [...]

87 Solving M iscellaneous Printout Prob lems The image is invert ed. Tu r n o f f Flip Horizontal in the Advanced window or the mi rror settin g in you r p ro gra m . (If yo u ’ re pr inti ng on EP SON Ir on-On Cool P eel T ransfe r Pa p e r, t h e i m a g e should be inverted.) The printer print s blan k pages. ■ Mak e sur e your printer is se[...]

88 The wrong photo is printe d. The photo number ing in the printe r may not match the numbe ring in you r c am era . If yo u ’ re printing w ithout a comput er , firs t print an index to identi fy you r photos . The wrong pa ge size or num b er of co pies pri nts (Window s). Open your printer P rop erties window and make the settings again. Inst[...]

89 10. When se tup is finis hed, se lect Yes to restart your computer and cli ck Finish . Leav e in th e CD-R OM. When your computer rest arts, you see the Found N ew Hardware Wizar d again. F ollo w the step s in the next sect ion to ins tall the SP 785EPX S torage Device d river . Instal ling the St orag e Device Dr iver After you insta ll the pr[...]

90 Uninstalling Printe r Software for Windows Y ou may need to uninstall and then r e install y o ur printer driver and utilities. F or example, thi s might be necessar y when you upgrad e your Windows o pera ting s yste m. Y ou don ’ t need to unins tall F ilm F actor y , PhotoImpre ssion , or your on-sc reen Reference Guid e . 1. Double- click [...]

91 Where To Get Help If you need help with your printer or F ilm F actory , see the contact information below . If you need help usi ng o ther software with your printe r , see the doc ument ation f or that softw are for techn ical su ppor t infor matio n. See the i nform ation on pa ge 92 if you ne ed h elp wi th PhotoImp ressio n. EPSON provides [...]

92 Y ou can purc hase ink cartridges, paper , manuals, and acc essories fr om EPSON at (800) 873-7766, or vis it the EPSON S tore at www .e psonstore.com (U.S. sales only). I n Canada, please call (800) 8 73-7766 fo r dealer r eferral. If y ou need hel p with ArcS oft PhotoI m pres sion, use this information: ■ W eb site: www .arcsoft.com /techma[...]

93 6 Notices This ch apter inc ludes sys t em r equire ments, safety ins t ructions, l e gal notice s, and other i mpor tant in form ation. Windows System Requirements T o use yo ur prin ter a nd its softw are, you r sys tem s hould h ave: ■ A Microsoft Win dows comp atibl e PC with a P entium ® or b etter proce ssor , 150 MHz (200 MHz or f aste[...]

94 Macintosh System Requirements T o us e your pr int er and its so ftware , your syst em shou ld ha ve: ■ An Apple ® iMac ™ ser ies or Pow er M aci nt osh G3 o r G 4 w ith bu ilt- in USB port ■ Mac ® OS 8.5.1 through 9.x . Check E PSON ’ s web si te for info rmation about support for M ac OS X. (http://support.epson.com) If yo u ’ re r[...]

95 Import ant Safety In struct ions Before usin g your p rinter , read the foll owing saf ety instr uctio ns to m ake sure you use the prin ter saf ely and ef fecti vely: ■ Be sur e to foll ow all warning s and instructi ons marked on the printer . ■ U se only the typ e of power source indic ated on the pri nter ’ s label. ■ Connect al l eq[...]

96 ■ Always turn the printe r off using the P power button. I t may take a moment for the printer to s hut off after you press the button. Don ’ t switch o ff the power strip or unplug the printe r until the green Processi ng light is of f. ■ Do not block or cover the openings in the printer ’ s case o r insert object s through the slots. ?[...]

97 Ink Cartr idge Sa fety In stru ctions ■ Keep ink cartr idges out of the reach of children and do no t drink the ink. ■ Be careful when you handle used ink cartridges; there may be ink re maining arou n d the ink supply port. If i nk gets on yo ur skin, wash it off with soap and water . If it gets in yo ur eyes, flush them immediately wi th w[...]

98 FCC Compliance Statement For Un ited S tates Users This equ ipme nt has been test ed and fou nd to com ply w ith the li mits fo r a Class B dig ital d evice, purs uant to Part 15 of the FCC Rul es. These li mits ar e designed to pr ovide reaso nable prot ection against harmful interference in a re s idential installation. This equipment gene r a[...]

99 Declaration of Conform ity According to 4 7CFR, Part 2 and 15 fo r Class B Personal Computers and Peripherals; and/or CPU Boards and Po wer Supplies used wit h Class B Perso nal Comp uter s: We: EPSO N AME RIC A, INC . Located at : MS: 6-43 3840 Kilro y Airpo rt Way Long B each, C A 908 06-2469 Telephone : (5 62) 290- 5254 Declar e und er sol e [...]

100 Epson America, In c. Limited Warranty What Is Cov ered: Epson America, Inc. ( “ Epson ” ) w arrants to the first retail purchas er that the EPSON printer covered by this limited warrant y statem ent, if pur chased and used in th e Unit ed Stat es or Canad a, con forms to the ma nufac turer ’ s s pecific ation s and will b e fr ee fr om de[...]

101 Index Numerics 360 dp i Ink Jet Paper, 42, 57 4 × 6-in ch Phot o Pape r Macintosh, 61 Windows, 46 without c o mputer, 20 A Accessories, 92 Advanced settings Macintosh, 56 Windows, 41 Aligning print head, 72 t o 73 ArcS oft PhotoIm pression, 3 Automat ic mode Macint osh, 54 to 55 Windows, 37 B Backg round pri nting, 55 Banding, 82 Blank pages, [...]

102 Edge-to-edge printi ng Macint osh, 58 to 63 Windows, 43 to 49 without c o mputer, 17 Electroni c manual, 4 , 5 to 7 Enlargements, pr i nting without co mputer, 21 to 22 EPSO N accessories, 92 help, 91 to 92 papers , 13 to 14, 42 to 44, 57 to 59 Sto re, 14 , 68, 92 F Faint i mages, 83 Files, p rinting without c omputer, 10 Film Fa c tory Macint [...]

103 M Macint osh Mac OS X, 94 print ing on, 51 to 63 problems inst alling software, 79 system requirem ents, 94 Main tainin g print er, 65 to 73 Margin less printi ng Macint osh, 58 to 63 Windows, 43 to 49 without c o mputer, 17 Margins, i n correct, 8 7 Matte Paper - Heavyweigh t Macint osh, 57 to 59 Windows, 42 to 44 without computer, 13 to 14, 2[...]

104 Pri nter cable , 93 to 94 check, 78 cleaning , 73 contro l panel, 15 to 18, 76 to 77 mainta ining, 65 to 73 noise, 80 parts, 76 probl ems, 77 to 78, 80 to 81 trans por ting, 74 Pri ntin g advanced, 41, 56 bor derle ss, 17, 43 to 49, 58 to 63 contro lling , 39, 55 from Macin tosh, 51 to 63 from W indow s, 33 t o 4 9 slow, 81 with cust om se ttin[...]