Epson Stylus Photo 900 manual

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Contents 3 Contents WELCOME! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 About Your Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 About Your Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 [...]

4 Contents Printing Borderless Photos on Cut Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Macintosh OS 8.6 to 9.x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Macintosh OS X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Contents 5 INSTALLING YOUR PRI NTER SOFTWARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Installing Printer Software on Macintosh OS 8 .6 to 9.x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Installing Your Printer Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Installing Optional So ftware . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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7 Welcome! Your EPSON Stylus ® Photo 900 is a full-featured phot o and CD/DVD printer. Outsta nding pr intouts resu lt from th ese adva nced features: ■ EPSON’s 6-color ph oto inks le t you print up to 5760 × 720 optimize d dpi (dots per inch) ■ Ultr a fine 4-p icol iter ink d rople ts gi ve you finer shadow detail, daz zling highlights, an[...]

8 Welc om e! About Your S oftware Your printer C D-ROM includes all the so ftware yo u need for print ing. See the Start Here sheet for ins tallati on inst ruction s. ■ Your printer driver runs your printe r and lets you control h ow your documents look. You can’ t print with out it. Tip: It’s a good ide a to check EPSO N’s support websi te[...]

Welcome! 9 About Your Docu mentation To set up y our printer and insta ll its software, s ee the Start Here sheet. This book contains system requirements, im portan t safety i nformat ion, your warranty, and instructions on: ■ Using the E PSON Printe r Info rmat ion Ce nter ■ Loading a ll typ es of pape r ■ Printing with Windows or on a Macin[...]

10 Welc ome! Using the EPSON Pr inter Information Center Need he lp loadin g paper, lo ading CDs or DVDs, or changing an ink cartridge? U se the EP SON Pri nter I nform ation C ent er (EPIC ) to vie w pr inter an ima tions t hat quickly show you h ow. EPIC al so includes an on-screen Us er’s Guide with addi tiona l prin ter de tail s. F ollo w th[...]

Welcome! 11 3. Click a title. Use the pro gram tools to pause a movie, repl ay a ste p, or skip ahe ad. 4. Click Exit to exit EPSON Print Sh ow. Launching the Man ual 1. Double-cl ick the EPSON Printer Informat ion Center icon on your desk top. 2. Click User ’s Guide . You se e this s creen : 3. Click o n the topic you want to view. Click a topic[...]

12 Welc ome![...]

13 Loading Paper You can load a variety of pa per types in yo ur printer, as describe d in thes e sections : ■ “Loading Single Shee ts” below ■ “Loading Roll Paper” on page 14 ■ “Loading Envelopes” on page 17 ■ “Loadin g Specia l Papers ” on pa ge 19 For informatio n about loading p aper in the ma nual feed s lot see “Prin[...]

14 Loading Paper Also be su re to: ■ Load the printabl e side face-up. It’s ofte n whit er or br ight er than the othe r side. ■ Load lett erhead o r prepri nted pa per into t he print er top edge first. ■ Don’t lo ad paper a bove the arrow o n the left edge gui de. ■ Load up to approximately 100 sh eets of plain paper at time. Loading [...]

Loading Paper 15 3. If the paper curls at th e end, fold a s heet of paper o ver the en d and roll it backward to uncurl it. Avoid tou chin g the pri ntable su rface o f the rol l paper . 4. Rem ove an y paper t hat’s in the sh eet fe eder at the to p of th e printer. Then re move the paper s upport , lower the o utput tray, and t urn on th e pri[...]

16 Loading Paper 6. Ins tall the roll pap er holder s on the printer. Insert th e left hol der into the far l eft slot, then i nsert the ot her h older into the appr opriat e slo t on th e rig ht (e ithe r the 4-inch slot as shown, or t he 8.3-i nch slot further on the right). 7. Pull out approxim ately s ix inches of paper a nd inse rt it in to th[...]

Loading Paper 17 If th e pape r is c rooke d, pre ss th e roll p aper butt on a nd hol d it for th ree seconds to back the paper all the way out. Then turn th e roll pape r holder knob s to roll up the paper. Pres s the roll paper button to cl ear the pa per ou t error. Repea t steps 7 throug h 9 to reloa d the pape r. Loading Envelopes 1. Ope n th[...]

18 Loading Paper 4. Set th e paper th ickness l ever to the po sition (remember to set it back to t he position when you’re do ne). Note: For be st res ults, p ress each e nvelo pe flat befo re load ing, or loa d one envelope at a tim e. Select th e following settin gs when p rinting on envelo pes: ■ Plain paper as the Type or Media Typ e setti[...]

Loading Paper 19 Loading Special Papers To load EPSO N ink jet papers, fol low these guide lines: ■ Load all p aper with th e print able side up . It’s us ually w hiter or bright er than th e other s ide. ■ If the pape r has a cu t corne r, po sitio n it in the up per righ t co rner as y ou load it in the sh eet feed er. ■ Check t he paper [...]

20 Loading Paper Storing Y our Photos With prope r care, photographs from your EP SON Stylus Pho to prin ter will last for many years. The special EPSON inks desi gned for y our prin ter ar e form ulated t o achieve i mproved lightfa stness whe n used with EPSON papers for p rints tha t are prop erly disp laye d or stored . Tip: For best res ults, [...]

21 Printing in Windows Before you start, make sure your printer is set up and its software is installed as described o n the Start Here sh eet. Whenever you prin t, make sure yo u do the followin g: ■ Use the right paper. For the best-loo king photos, most vivi d colors, and greatest detail, always use genuine EPSON pa pers a nd EPSON inks . ■ [...]

22 Printing in Windows Printing From an Application After yo u create a document in a software program , follow t hese s teps to print i t using the ba sic pr in ter s ettin gs: 1. From the file m enu, click Print . You see a Pr int window l ike this one: 2. Make sure EPSON Stylus Photo 900 is selected. 3. Click th e Prefe rences or Prope rties but[...]

Printing in Windows 23 4. Sele ct the fo llowing in the properti es window: 5. Sele ct from these Quality Types: Draft: for roug h dr aft s wi th redu ced prin t qua lit y Text: For text-only docume nts wi th hi gher text qual ity Text & Image: For documents with text an d images with hig her quality Photo: For phot os and gr aphics with good q[...]

24 Printing in Windows 8. Click OK . 9. At the Print window, click OK or Print to start printing. During printi ng, this win dow appears and shows the progress of your pr int job. Y ou can use the buttons to cancel , pause, or resume printing. You can also see how much ink you h ave le ft. Selecting Default Settings Your printer s etti ngs onl y ap[...]

Printing in Windows 25 Customizing Windows Pr int Settings You can use a dvanced setting s for colo r matching , printing a t a high er resolution , or selec ting a varie ty of sp ecial effects and layouts. 1. On the Main tab, click the Advanced butt on in the bot tom right corner of the window. 2. If you see a warning note, cli ck Continue . 3. Se[...]

26 Printing in Windows 4. Once you’ve finish ed s electing a dvanced se tting s, you can: ■ Click OK to save yo ur se ttings, re turn to the Print di alog bo x, and print. ■ Click the Bas ic button to return to the Basic setti ngs. ■ Click the Pa ge Layout tab and cont inue with step 5 to select layout opt ions. 5. Sele ct the following pag[...]

Printing in Windows 27 Selecting t he Correct Paper Type Selec t the c orrec t pa per Type setting so your prin ter knows what kind of pa per you’re using and adjus ts the ink cove rage acco rdingly. For this paper Select this paper Type setting Plain pa per shee ts or env elopes EPSON Prem ium Bright White Paper Plain pa per EPSON Iron-On T rans[...]

28 Printing in Windows Printing B orderless Phot os on Cut Sheets You can pri nt your phot os with no margins, extending the image all the wa y to the edge s of th e page. Note: For in struc tions on pri nting bo rderle ss ph otos on roll pa per, see “Load ing Roll P aper” on page 14. Althoug h borderless pri nting is a bit slower, you get beau[...]

Printing in Windows 29 You see the fol lowing scr een: 3. Sele ct Photo or Best Phot o as the Quality Type sett ing. 4. Choose Sheet as the paper Source setting . 5. Sele ct one o f the followi ng paper t ypes: ■ Matte Paper Heavyweight ■ Photo Paper ■ Glossy Photo Paper ■ Premium Glossy Photo Paper ■ Premium Luster Photo Paper ■ Premiu[...]

30 Printing in Windows[...]

31 Printing on a Macintosh Before you start, make sure your printer is set up and its software is installed as described o n the Start Here sh eet. Whenever you prin t, make sure yo u do the followin g: ■ Use the right paper. For the best-loo king photos, most vivi d colors, and greatest detail, always use genuine EPSON pa pers a nd EPSON inks . [...]

32 Printing on a Macintosh Printing wit h Macintosh OS 8.6 to 9.x Before you begi n make sure you selected y o ur printer in the Ch ooser as described in “Installin g Your Printer Driver” on page 87. 1. From th e File menu, se lect Page Setup . Se lect the fol lowing se ttings: 2. Click OK to close the Page Setup wi ndow. 3. From th e File menu[...]

Printing on a Macintosh 33 4. Sele ct the fo llowing s ettings : ■ Choose your pape r from t he Media Type lis t. Se e “Sel ecti ng th e Co rrect Media Type” o n page 42 for details. ■ Select Color to print a colo r document or black and whi te photograph. To prin t a bla ck t ext do cume nt, cl ick Black . ■ Choose Au tom atic to get goo[...]

34 Printing on a Macintosh 7. If you turned on backgrou nd printin g, you can s elect EPSON Monitor IV from the Ap plicati on menu in the uppe r right corn er of your sc reen. Yo u see t he EPSON Monitor window: Note: If you ’re no t using backgr ound pr inting a nd yo u need to canc el pri nting, hold down the key and pr ess t he . (period) key.[...]

Printing on a Macintosh 35 Printing wit h Macintosh OS X If you’re using an OS X co mpatible print ing application, fol low the step s below to print a document. (If you’re using an ap pli cation that’s compatibl e only wi th Macintosh Classic mode, follow the steps in “Printing with Macintosh OS 8.6 to 9.x” on page 32 instead.) Before yo[...]

36 Printing on a Macintosh 4. From th e File menu se lect Print . Yo u see a window li ke this on e: 5. Sele ct your pri nter name fro m the Pri nter drop-down list. Note: Make sure y ou cho se the s ame pr inter that you sele cted in step 2. 6. Sele ct Print Setting s from the list. 7. Sele ct the fo llowing Prin t Settings as ne cessary: Note: Fo[...]

Printing on a Macintosh 37 8. You ca n also ch oose other p rint setting s by se lecting t hese opt ions in the pull -dow n m enu: ■ Copies & Pages , to select the number of copie s or a page range ■ Layout , to sele ct page layout opt ions ■ Output Options , to save your print job as a PDF file ■ Color Management , to select ColorSync,[...]

38 Printing on a Macintosh Customizing Macintosh Prin t Settings Macintosh OS 8.6 to 9.x You can use a dvanced setting s for colo r matching , printing a t a high er resolution , or selec ting a varie ty of sp ecial effects and layouts. 1. On the printer set tings window, click Custom , then clic k the Custom Settin gs list t o op en it . Note: For[...]

Printing on a Macintosh 39 4. Sele ct these advanced setting s as necessary: Note: For the highes t prin t quali ty, selec t Phot o RPM . Please n ote tha t prin ting will tak e longer in this mode. For more informa tion on advanc ed s ettings, o r inst ructi ons on sa ving t hem as a group s o you ca n reuse them later , clic k the ? button . 5. C[...]

40 Printing on a Macintosh Macint osh OS X You can use a dvanced setting s for colo r matching , printing a t a high er resolution , or selec ting a varie ty of sp ecial effects and layouts. 1. On the printer set tings window, click Custom , then click the Custom Settings list t o op en it . 2. If you’re finished selec ting cus tom setting s, cli[...]

Printing on a Macintosh 41 4. Sele ct these advanced setting s as necessary: Note: For the highes t prin t quali ty, selec t Phot o RPM . Please n ote tha t prin ting will tak e longer in this mode. For more informa tion on advanc ed s ettings, o r inst ructi ons on sa ving t hem as a group s o you ca n reuse them later , clic k Help . 5. Click Pr [...]

42 Printing on a Macintosh Selecting t he Correct Med ia Type Select th e correct Media Ty pe setting so your printer kno ws what kind of paper you’re using an d adjusts th e ink coverag e accordingly. For this paper Select t his Me dia Type se tting Plain pa per shee ts or env elopes EPSON Prem ium Bright White Paper Plain pa per EPSON Iron-On T[...]

Printing on a Macintosh 43 Printing B orderless P hotos on Cut S heets You can pri nt your phot os with no margins, extending the image all the wa y to the edge s of th e page. Note: For in struc tions on pri nting bo rderle ss ph otos on roll pa per, see “Load ing Roll P aper” on page 14. Althoug h borderless pri nting is a bit slower, you get[...]

44 Printing on a Macintosh Macintosh OS 8.6 to 9.x 1. St art your photo program and op en your ph oto fil e. 2. Ope n the File menu an d click Page Setup . You see th e foll ow ing: 3. Sele ct your Pa per Size . 4. Choose Auto Sheet F eeder as the Paper Source. 5. Click th e Borderless checkbo x. Read the message and c lick OK . 6. Sele ct Portrait[...]

Printing on a Macintosh 45 Macint osh OS X 1. St art your photo program and op en your ph oto fil e. 2. Ope n the File menu an d click Page Setup . You see th e foll ow ing: 3. Sele ct Stylus Photo 900(Sheet Feeder - Borderless ) in the Format for drop-down li st. Caution: When print ing bor derles s photos, s elect one of the s upport ed pap er si[...]

46 Printing on a Macintosh 7. Ope n the File menu an d click Print . You see th e foll owin g: 8. Sele ct Stylus Phot o 900(Sheet Feeder - Borderl ess) in the Printer drop-d own list. Note: Make sure y ou cho se the s ame pr inter that you sele cted in step 3. 9. Sele ct Print Setting s from the list. 10. Select one o f the following Media Typ es: [...]

47 Printing on CDs and Special Media Your EPSON Stylus Photo 900 gives you se veral options for s pecializ ed printing : ■ You can prin t dire ctly on ink-je t pr inta ble C Ds and DVDs us ing yo ur own photos, text, and artwo rk. ■ You can p rint a s eries of photos on roll paper. ■ You can use the manual feed slot to prin t on heavy materia[...]

48 Printing on CDs and Spec ial Media Follow th e steps in thes e section s: ■ “Clea ning the Rolle r” on page 48 ■ “Desig ning CDs and DV Ds” on pa ge 49 ■ “Inserting a CD or DVD” on page 53 ■ “Printing Yo ur Design ” on page 56 ■ “Adjusti ng the Print Posi tion” on page 57 ■ “Adjusti ng the Prin t Density” on p[...]

Printing on CDs and Special Media 49 Designing CD s and DVDs You can use EPSON Print CD to crea te an d print a de sign with imag es, graph ics, and text. You can use your own photos o r choo se from a sel ection of p hotogra phic and abstract ima ges incl uded with t he program. Note: EPSON Print CD softw are is not av aila ble for Mac OS X. The e[...]

50 Printing on CDs and Spec ial Media 4. To chang e the background im age, clic k the Background icon (Windows) or choose Background from the Insert menu (Macintosh). You see a wi ndow like the followin g: 5. Click Select Im age (Windows) or Select Backgr ound (Macintosh). You see the followi ng: 6. Sele ct one o f the imag es included w ith th e p[...]

Printing on CDs and Special Media 51 If you want to choose one o f your own images, do one of the fo llowing: ■ Windows: Click th e File ta b, then click Br owse to locate the folder where your ima ges a re stor ed and click OK . You see thumbn ail ima ges of al l the fi les in the folder. Sele ct your image and click OK . ■ Macintosh: Locate t[...]

52 Printing on CDs and Spec ial Media 8. To edi t the text, do one of t he followi ng: ■ Windows : Double-cli ck any text block on t he CD image to o pen the text editing window. Enter your text and us e t he tabs to apply formatt ing and special effe cts, then click OK . ■ Macintosh : Use an y of the optio ns on th e Text Set tings palette . Y[...]

Printing on CDs and Special Media 53 Inserting a CD or DVD Make sure the data, mu sic, or video is burn ed on your ink-jet printable C Ds or DVDs before you print. Otherwise, dirt o r scra tches on the s urface may caus e errors wh en you burn th e data. If you pla n to pri nt la rge numbers of CDs or DVDs, it ’s a good idea to p rint a s mall sa[...]

54 Printing on CDs and Spec ial Media 3. Place the CD or DVD on t he CD tray with the w hite or printabl e side face-up. 4. Slide the edg e guide to th e right to make room for th e tray.[...]

Printing on CDs and Special Media 55 5. Insert the tray against the left side of the feeder. 6. Open t he pr inte r co ver and push the tr ay in to t he pr inte r, a ligni ng th e whi te lin e on the tr ay with the edges of t he printer ro llers. 7. Slide the edg e guide aga inst th e tray. White line Printer rollers[...]

56 Printing on CDs and Spec ial Media 8. Set th e paper th ickness l ever to the positi on. The paper lig ht goe s out. 9. Clos e the prin ter cover. The n follo w the instructio ns in “Pri nting Your Design ” below to p rint with EPS ON Print CD. Printing Your Des ign After you have crea ted your design and lo aded a CD or DVD, you’re ready [...]

Printing on CDs and Special Media 57 3. Click OK . 4. Ope n the File menu an d select Pr int , or click the Print butt on. Yo u see this screen: 5. Click OK (Windows) or Print (Macintosh). Note: After you print, ha ndle the C D or DVD caref ully. To allow the ink to dry fully, wait at leas t 24 hour s be fore pl aying t he dis c or i nserting it in[...]

58 Printing on CDs and Spec ial Media 3. Foll ow the i nstructions in “Printing Y o ur Design” on page 56 to make sure your EPSON Stylus Photo 900 is selecte d, and the Paper Source is set to Manual or Manual Feed . 4. Sele ct Prin t from the File menu, or click the Print button. You see this screen: 5. Sele ct Print Posi tion Confirmation (or [...]

Printing on CDs and Special Media 59 7. Ope n the File menu an d select Adju st Print Posit ion . You see th is screen: 8. Make sure Enter Values or Va lue Entry is checked, then input th e A distance in the Height (Top) or Top Spac e box. Enter the B distance in the Width ( Right) or Right Space box. 9. Click OK to save the m easuremen ts to th e [...]

60 Printing on CDs and Spec ial Media 4. Sele ct Prin t from the File menu, or click the Print button. You see this screen: 5. Sele ct Print Density Confirmat ion (or Check ) Pattern and click OK (Windows) or Print (Maci ntosh). 6. Afte r the pattern is printed, examin e the printed CD or DVD and make the Print Color Correcti on (or Color Correcti [...]

Printing on CDs and Special Media 61 Printing on Roll Paper Before you print on roll paper, ma ke sure the paper is loaded corre ctly, as described in “Loading Roll Paper” on page 14. Follow the ste ps in the ne xt sections to select your roll pape r setti ngs in Wi ndows o r Macinto sh. ■ “Windows” below ■ “Macintosh OS 8.6 to 9.x”[...]

62 Printing on CDs and Spec ial Media 5. Choose Roll as the pape r Source. The R oll Paper O ptions wi ndow pop s up, as shown abov e. 6. Sele ct one o f the fol lowing Ro ll Paper Op tions: ■ Banner Mode: Makes multi-p age documen ts print as one large page. Wh en the Save roll paper option is che cked, the printer stop s printin g after the las[...]

Printing on CDs and Special Media 63 Macintosh OS 8.6 to 9.x 1. Open your photo fi le and resize it as necessary. 2. Open the file m enu and select Page Setup . Yo u see th is sc reen: 3. Select the pho to size as th e Pa per Si ze. 4. Choose Roll Paper as the Pa per Source. 5. Click Bor derless if you w ant to pr int bo rder less phot os. 6. Sele [...]

64 Printing on CDs and Spec ial Media 10. Select Quali ty (for hi gher print qua lity) or Speed (for fast er printing) usin g the slider. 11. Click Print . After your photo s are p rinted, s ee “Remov ing You r Photo s and Pa per” on page 67 . Macint osh OS X 1. Open your photo fi le and resize it as necessary. 2. Ope n the File menu an d selec[...]

Printing on CDs and Special Media 65 6. Ope n the File menu an d select Pr int. 7. Sele ct Stylus Photo 900(Roll Paper) from the Print er drop-down lis t. If you sele cted a d iffer ent Roll Pa per op ti o n, make sure you select the same one as you chose in step 3. Note: Make sure y ou cho se the s ame pri nter t hat you sele cted in step 3. 8. Se[...]

66 Printing on CDs and Spec ial Media 9. Cho ose one of th e follo wing, depen ding on t he Roll Pa per se tting you selected : ■ Banner Mode: Makes multi-p age documen ts print as one large page. Wh en the Save roll paper opt ion is checke d, the printe r stops prin ting aft er the last word or im age is printed. ■ Cut Sheet Mode: Prints multi[...]

Printing on CDs and Special Media 67 Removi ng Your P hotos an d Pape r After your photo s are pr inted, you can eith er send another print job or cut off the photos and rem ove the paper fro m the printe r. 1. Press th e roll paper butt on to p rint a cuttin g line . The printer fe eds the pape r to the cutt ing po sitio n. 2. Cut the pap er along[...]

68 Printing on CDs and Spec ial Media 4. Turn the knobs t o roll the res t of the pa per onto t he holder. Th en press th e roll paper butto n to turn off th e red paper ligh t. 5. Pull th e roll paper ho lder out of its m ounting slo ts and remo ve the rol l paper from the ho lde r. 6. Return the unused roll t o its or iginal packa ge. Store your [...]

Printing on CDs and Special Media 69 Printing on Card Sto ck or Matte Boar d You can use the manual feed slot in the ba ck o f the printe r to print on w hi te card stock or matte board up to 1.3 mm (0.051 inch or 51 mil) thi ck, in the foll owing sizes: lett er , lega l, or A 4 siz e. Before you star t, remove the paper suppo rt. Then turn the p r[...]

70 Printing on CDs and Spec ial Media 4. Open the printer cover and place a sheet of card stock against the left si de of the manual feed slot, wi th the side you want to print on facing up. 5. Slide the card stock into the printer un til t he leading edge is 1 cm (0.4 inches) from th e gray rol lers. 6. Slide t he e dge gu ide ag ainst the c ard s[...]

Printing on CDs and Special Media 71 7. Set th e paper th ickness l ever to the positi on. (If the pri nt quali ty is not satisfa ctory, try se tting the pape r thickne ss lever to the positio n for the next prin t.) If you’re usi ng the ma nual feed s lot to prin t on paper ra ther than card stock, set the pap er thickness l ever to th e positio[...]

72 Printing on CDs and Spec ial Media[...]

73 Maintaining Your Printer Follow th e instructions in this ch apter to keep your printer workin g at its b est and to prepare it for moving , if necessary: ■ “Clean ing the P rin t Hea d” bel ow ■ “Replacin g an Ink Cartrid ge” on pa ge 76 ■ “Alig ning the Print Head” on page 81 ■ “Clean ing the P rin ter” on p age 8 4 ■[...]

74 Maintaining Your Printer Running the H ead Cleaning Utility 1. Make s ure the p rinter is turne d on but not printing, a nd the red ink light is off. (If the ink light is flashi ng or on, you need to replace a cartridge; see page 76 for d etails.) 2. Window s : Right-click th e printer i con on your ta skbar (in th e lower right corner of your s[...]

Maintaining Your Printer 75 The nozz le check p attern prin ts (see “ Examini ng the Nozz le Chec k Pattern” below for detai ls). 5. If the nozzle ch eck pattern h as no gaps o r white li nes, click Finish . If the pa ttern has wh ite lines , click Clean to clean th e print head a gain. If you don’t see any improveme nt after cl eaning three [...]

76 Maintaining Your Printer Replacing an Ink Cartridge ■ When the red ink lig ht fl ashes, one or more ink ca rtridges are low on ink. ■ When th e red ink light st ays o n, yo u need to repla ce the cartridge(s). When you print, you’ll als o see a mess age on your scre en telling you which cartrid ge is low or empt y. When a cartridge i s mor[...]

Maintaining Your Printer 77 You see a wi ndow like th is: Purcha sing Ink Cart ridge s Use thes e EPSON i nk cartridges within si x months of instal ling t hem and before t he expiratio n date on the pa ckage: Caution: To ensure good re sults, use ge nuine EPSON ink cartrid ges and do not refill the m. Other produc ts may ca use dama ge to y our pr[...]

78 Maintaining Your Printer Ink Cartridge Precautions Warning: Keep ink ca rtrid ges out of the rea ch o f child ren. If ink ge ts on you r hands, wash them thor oughly w ith soa p and wa ter. If ink gets in your eyes, f lush th em thoro ughly wi th wat er. Caution: To avoid damagi ng the p rinter, ne ver move the print h ead by h and. You canno t [...]

Maintaining Your Printer 79 The red light also begins to flash or remains on. ■ If it flas hes at th e same spee d as the gre en light, repl ace th e black cartridg e. ■ If it flashes twice as fast as the g r een ligh t, replace the color ink ca rtridge. ■ If it remains on, replace bot h cartridges. Note: You can also us e the S tatus M onito[...]

80 Maintaining Your Printer 6. Lower the ne w cartridge down in to the holder. Make sure the tabs rest on the hooks in back. Caution: Don’t plac e the c artridg e tabs und er the h ooks; you ma y damag e the clamp wh en you clos e it. 7. Press down firm ly on the ink cartridge clamp until it snaps in p lace. 8. If you need to replace the other in[...]

Maintaining Your Printer 81 The green power light fla shes and t he printer m akes noise . Chargi ng take s about ha lf a minute. Wh en it’s fin ished, th e green power lig ht stops flashi ng and stays on, and t he red light goe s out. Caution: Never tu rn off th e print er whil e the gr een power li ght is flashing, unless the print er hasn’t [...]

82 Maintaining Your Printer 5. On th e te st page , se lect the p att ern w ith th e tw o ver tical lin es mo st pr ecise ly prin ted on top of each oth er. You m ay n eed to use a mag nify ing glass or loup e. Select on e pattern ea ch for row s 1 through 3. Enter the number of the best patt ern for each row in t he co rrespon ding boxes on the sc[...]

Maintaining Your Printer 83 8. Afte r it prints, rem ove and relo ad the te st page as shown, with pattern row #1 on the ri ght. 9. Click Print ag ain t o print t he secon d test patte rn. 10. On the test page, select a box for columns 1 and 2 that does no t conta in any li ght or dark band ing.[...]

84 Maintaining Your Printer 11. Enter the number of the best l ooking bo x in each co lumn in th e corresp onding boxes on the screen and click Finish . If you can’t find a box that do esn’t c ont ain b anding , ch oose the one tha t lo oks t he best. Then click Realignment t o print an other test pa ge and repe at step s 6 through 11. Cleaning[...]

Maintaining Your Printer 85 4. If ink accident ally gets inside t he pr inter, wipe i t off with a damp cloth. Warning: Don’t touch the gears o r an y other parts i nside t he print er. Caution: Never use a h ard or a brasi ve b rush, o r be nzine, alco hol, or paint thinne r for clea ning; th ey can d amage t he printer componen ts and case. Don[...]

86 Maintaining Your Printer 4. Ope n the prin ter cover. Secure th e ink cartridge h older wi th the plastic insert that came with your pri nter (or secure it to the case with tape). Caution: Be sure to remove th e insert af ter in stallin g the p rinter in its new locat ion. 5. Clos e the prin ter cover, pus h in the o utput tray e xtens ion, then[...]

87 Installing Your Printer Software Before you inst all yo ur prin ter softwa re, follo w the s teps o n the Start Here shee t to se t up your printer and connect it t o your comp uter. If you’re using Windows XP , Wind ows 2000, Windows ME, Windows 98, or Macintosh OS X, follow the s oftware insta llation instruction s on the Start Here sheet . [...]

88 Installing Your Printer Software 6. After your Macintosh restarts, register your printer with EPSON as instructed. 7. Open the Choos er from the Apple men u. 8. Sele ct SP 900 and sele ct your USB port. 9. Turn on background printi ng , then cl ose the Chooser. Follow th e instructio ns in th e next sectio n to finis h the insta llation . Instal[...]

89 Solving Problems See “Dia gnosin g Printer Pro blems ” on pag e 91 to help determin e what th e cause of your printer pro blem may be. Th en see the se section s for soluti ons: ■ “Setup an d Software In stal lation Pro blems” on page 94 ■ “Printer Problem s” on page 95 ■ “Quality Probl ems” on pa ge 96 ■ “Paper Proble [...]

90 Solving Problems Printer Part s Roll paper button Ink button Paper button Powe r but ton Paper support Sheet feeder Edge guide Output tray Output tr ay extens ion Printer cover Manual feed edge guide Manual feed slot Paper thicknes s lev er Parallel interface USB interface Roll paper holders[...]

Solving Problems 91 Diagnosing Printer Problems First, check the printer’s lig hts (see be low) or run a printer che ck (see page 92). Lights Explanation Green power light flashes The printer is receiving a print job, replacing an ink cartr idge, charging ink, or cleaning the print head. Red pa per light on Your paper ran out. Load more paper and[...]

92 Solving Problems Runnin g a Pri nter Check You can run a pri nter check t o determ ine wheth er a problem co mes from th e printer or some othe r source. 1. Turn off yo ur printer and computer. 2. Disconnect the printer’s interface cable. 3. Load le tter-si ze paper in the printe r. 4. Hold down th e paper button , then pres s and rele ase the[...]

Solving Problems 93 ■ If the test page pri nts, the probl em probably li es in your soft ware settin gs, interface cable, or comput er, or your software may not be installed correctl y. ■ If the test page does n’t print , you may h ave a p roblem wit h your printer. Try the suggestions i n “Problems and Solutions” on page 94. If nothing w[...]

94 Solving Problems Problems and Solutions Setup and Softwa re Installation Prob lems The printer makes nois e after ink cartridge i nstallation. ■ When you i nstall ink cartridges, the prin ter must charge i ts print head for a minute or so. Wait until it’s fini shed (the gree n power light stops flashing) before you turn off the pri nter, or [...]

Solving Problems 95 Printer Proble ms Only the green power light is on, but nothing pri nts. ■ Make sure the in terface c able is securely connected at both ends and meets t he system requirement s; see page 105. ■ Run a prin ter check as desc ribed on page 92. If the test p age prints , make sure your software is installed correctly. ■ If yo[...]

96 Solving Problems Quality Problems You see banding (light lines). ■ Clean th e prin t head noz zles; see page 73 for instructions. ■ Select a h igher Qua lity Type or Print Quality and turn o ff High Speed mode; s ee “Printin g in Windows” on page 21 or “Printing on a Macintosh” on page 31. ■ Make sure th e paper Type (Windows) or M[...]

Solving Problems 97 ■ Use E PSON pap ers f or pro per saturation and ink abs orption. ■ Check t he paper th ickness l ever. Set it to for most papers an d for envelopes; for CDs or DVDs, see page 53 or for heavy stock , see page 69. ■ Align the print h ead as described on p age 81. Your printo ut is faint o r has gaps. ■ Clean th e prin t h[...]

98 Solving Problems ■ Try using Autom atic mode (Macintosh only). See “P rinting on a Macintosh” on page 31 for instructions. ■ Try changing the Gamma setting. Se e “Custo mizing Wind ows Prin t Se tti ngs ” on page 25 or “Custo mizing Macint osh Pr in t Sett ing s” on page 38 to a cce ss th e Adv anc ed settin gs. ■ Your printed [...]

Solving Problems 99 Roll paper doesn’t feed correctly or jams in the printer. ■ Cut t he en d of t he p aper straight acro ss. If it’s cut diagon ally, th e paper won ’t feed smooth ly. ■ If the roll paper en d is curled, plac e the end in sid e a fol ded sheet of pa per and roll it backwards agai ns t the curl. ■ As you loa d the pape [...]

100 Solving Problems Miscellan eous Problems The image is inverted, as if v iewed in a mi rror. Turn off Mirror Image or Flip Horizontal in the prin ter so ftware or the mirro r setting in your program. Se e “Customizi ng Wind ows Prin t Se tti ngs ” on page 25 or “Custo mizing Macint osh Pr in t Sett ing s” on page 38 to access A dvanced s[...]

Solving Problems 10 1 ■ If you’re usin g the manual fe ed slot, make sure the card sto ck is loaded as described on page 69. ■ Make sure the Borderle ss option is set co rrectly for your margins ; see page 28 or page 43 or “Printing on Roll Paper” on page 61. Too many copies are printing. Make sure that the C opies op tion i n your printe[...]

102 Solving Problems Uninstalling and Reinstalling Printer Software You may nee d to unin stall th en reins tall your prin ter driver and utili ties if, for exampl e, yo u upgrad e your W indo ws oper atin g system. Yo u don’t n eed to un instal l your othe r photo software , CD prin ting s oft ware, or the EPSON Pr inte r Info rmat ion Cente r. [...]

Solving Problems 10 3 Macint osh OS X 1. Open the Applications fo lder, then the Ut ilities fold er. 2. Select Print Center , hold d own the key and select all it ems labeled St ylus Photo 900 , then click the Delete button. 3. Restart your Macintosh, then see the Start Here sheet to rein stall yo ur so ftware. Where To Get Help EPSON provides tech[...]

104 Solving Problems ■ Computer co nfiguration and opera ting sys tem version ■ Descripti on of th e proble m You can pu rchase ink cartridge s, paper, manuals, and a ccessories from the EPSON Store at (800) 873-7766 or visit www.e psonstor e.com (U .S. sales only). In Canada, please call (800) 463-7766 for deale r referral.[...]

105 Requirements and Notices Windows System Requirements To use your printer a nd its softwar e, your system should have: ■ A Micros oft Wi ndow s compa tib le PC w ith a P entiu m ® II 266 MHz processor or better ■ Microsoft Windo ws 98, Me, 2 000, or X P ■ 128MB or more of RAM recommen ded ■ 200MB or more free hard disk space recommended[...]

106 Requirements and Not ices Important Safety Instructions Befo re us ing yo ur pr int er, rea d th ese safet y inst ruct ions to m ake su re y ou use it saf ely and ef fec tivel y: ■ Be sure t o foll ow all warnin gs and i nstru ctio ns mar ked on the pr inter . ■ Use only the ty pe of po wer source indi cated on the pr inter’ s label. ■ [...]

Requirements and Notices 107 Ink Cartridge Safety Instructions ■ Keep ink cartridges out of the reach of chi ldren. ■ Be c areful when you ha ndle used ink cartridges; there may be ink rema ining around the ink supply port. If ink gets on your skin , wash it o ff with soap and water. If it gets in you r eyes, flush t hem immediat ely with water[...]

108 Requirements and Not ices FCC Compliance Statement For United Sta tes Users This equipment has been tested and foun d to comply with t he limits for a Cl ass B digital devi ce, pursuant t o Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are desi gned to provi de reasonable protectio n agai nst h armf ul inte rfer enc e in a r esiden tia l inst alla tio[...]

Requirements and Notices 109 Declaration of Con formity According to 47CFR, Part 2 and 15 fo r Class B Per sonal Computers and Peripher als; and /or CPU Boards a nd Power Su pplies used wit h Class B Per sonal Com puters: We: EPSON AMERICA, INC. Located at: MS: 3- 13 3840 K ilroy Ai rport W ay Long Beach, CA 9 0806 Telephone: (562) 290-52 54 Declar[...]

110 Requirements and Not ices Epson America, Inc. Limited Warranty What Is Covered : Epson America, Inc . (“EP SON”) warra nts to the firs t retai l purc haser that t he EPSON printer covered by this limited warr anty statement, if purchased and used in the United States or Canada, conforms to the manufacturer’s specific ations and will be fr[...]

Requirements and Notices 111 THE WARRANTY AND REMEDY PR OVIDED ABO VE ARE E XCLUSIVE AND I N LIEU O F ALL OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARR ANTIES INCLUDING, BU T NOT LIMITE D TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRIN GEMENT OR FITNESS FOR A PAR TICULAR PURPOSE. SOME LAWS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLI ED WARRANTIES. IF THESE LAWS [...]

112 Requirements and Not ices[...]

Ind ex 11 3 Index A Acces sori es , ord eri ng, 1 04 Adobe Ph otoshop , P.I.M II plug-in for, 8 Advanced settings Macint osh, 38 to 41 Windows, 25 to 26 Aligning print head, 81 to 84 Animati ons Pri nt Sho w, 8 Animati ons, P rint S how, 10 to 11 Automat ic mod e Macint osh OS 8.6 to 9.x, 32 to 33 Macintosh OS X, 36 B Backgrou nd printing, 3 3 to 3[...]

114 Index D Declarat ion of Confor mity, 10 9 Default sett ings, Windows, 24 Documen tation, 9 to 1 1 Doub le- Side d Ma tte Pap er, 1 9, 27 , 42 E ECP/D MA m ode, 9 5 Electro nic ma nual, 9 to 11 Energy St ar com plian ce, 109 Envelope s, 17 to 18 EPSO N accessories, 10 4 Film Fa ctory, 8 help, 10 3 to 104 Monitor IV, 34 papers, 19, 27 , 42 Phot o[...]

Ind ex 11 5 L Layout pr oblems , 101 Layo ut settings Macint osh OS 8.6 to 9.x, 33 Macintosh OS X, 37 Windows, 26 Lett er hea d, 1 4 Lights, 91 to 92 Luster Photo Pap er, 14, 19 , 27, 28, 29, 42, 43, 44, 46 , 62 , 63, 66 M Macint osh basic prin ting , OS 8.6 to 9.x , 32 to 34 basic printin g, OS X, 35 to 37 Choo ser , 32, 88, 100 system requirem en[...]

116 Index Premium B right Whi te Paper, 1 9, 27, 42 Premium Glossy Photo Pape r, 19, 27, 42 Prem ium L uste r Pho to Pa per , 19 , 27, 42 Premium Semigloss P hoto P aper, 19, 27, 42 Preprinted paper, 14 Previe wing p rint out, 3 3 Print CD software, 8, 4 9 to 52, 5 6 to 60 Print Ce nter , Ma cint osh OS X, 3 5, 37 Pri nt he ad alig ning , 81 to 8 4[...]

Ind ex 11 7 Soft war e insta llati on pr oblem s, so lvin g, 9 4 install ing, 87 to 88 photo, 8 Print CD, 8, 49 t o 52, 56 to 60 reins talli ng, 102 to 103 uninsta lling , 102 to 103 SoundAd vice, 103 Stickers , 19, 27, 42 Support , 103 t o 104 System requirement s, 105 T Technical support , 103 to 104 Test ing pr in ter, 92 to 93 Thick paper, 69 t[...]

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