Epson IP-100 manuale d’uso

4010389 XXX-00 Color Ink Jet Printer Setup and Direct Printing Guide[...]

Setup and Direct Printing Guide Color Ink Jet Printer All rights reserved. No part of this publi cation ma y be reproduced, stored i n a retri eval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mecha nical, photocopyi ng, reco rding , or othe rwi se, with out the prior wr itten permiss ion of SEIKO EP SON CORP ORAT ION. T he infor[...]

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iii Contents Safety In structi ons Important Safety I nstructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 A Few Precaut ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 When using the prin ter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 When handling the ink cartridges . . . . .[...]

iv Chapter 3 Printing Photo Directly with PC Cards Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-2 Loading A4 paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 Loading A6 paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5 Loading EPSON Photo [...]

v Check that power is ON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5 Unable to star t printing o r make settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5 Printing sto ps halfway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5 The Frame mode cannot be set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6 Unable to print part[...]

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1 Safety Inst ructions Import ant Safety Inst ructions Read al l of the se inst ructio ns befo re usin g your print er. Also be sure to follow all warnings and instruc tions marked o n the print er. ❏ Do not bl ock or cove r the op enings in the printer cabinet. ❏ Do no t ins ert ob ject s thr ough the slo ts. T ake c are no t to sp ill liqu id[...]

2 ❏ Unpl ug the printer and re fer se rvicing to qu alif ied servi ce personnel und er the foll owing conditi ons: The powe r cord or plu g is da maged; liqui d has entered the printer ; the printer has been dropped or the cabinet d amaged; the print er does not o perate normal ly or exhib its a distinc t change in pe rformance. ❏ If you plan t[...]

3 When handling the ink cartridges ❏ Keep ink c artridg es out of the rea ch of children, and do not drink the ink . ❏ If ink get s on your skin , wash it off wi th soap and wate r. If it gets in you r eyes, flush them immediately wi th water. ❏ Do not shake a n ink cartr idge; this can c ause leakage. ❏ Instal l the ink c artridge imm edia[...]

4 ❏ Place the p rinter near a wa ll outlet where the pl ug can be easily unp lugged. Note for French-sp eaking users: Placez l’imprimante près d’une prise de contacte où la fiche peut être débranch ée facilem ent. Warnings, Cautions, a nd Note s w Warnings must be follo wed carefull y to avoid bod ily injury. c Cautions must be observed [...]

5 Printer Pa rts and Functio ns sheet feeder edge gui des output tray extension output tr ay printer cover paper support paper sup port ext ensio n input s witch adjus t leve r volume serial i nterface c onnector paral lel in terface connecto r power cord[...]

6 Control panel, front See the next page for informati on on the functions of the buttons and lights. replaceme nt position fo r ink cart ridges print head contr ol pane l, top PC card slot ink cartridge clamps contr ol panel , front[...]

7 Buttons Lights Button Function P Power Tur ns the printer on and off. E Load/Eject Loads or eje cts paper if pressed and rel eased with in 2 sec ond s. Resumes prin ting if pressed a nd released after a paper out error. R Maintenance Moves th e print head to the ink ca rtridge repla cemen t position if pressed for 3 seconds wh ile the B Blac k In[...]

8 Control panel, top P A P E R F O R M A T S E L E C T S E T Size Type Size Layout Photo No. Copies Quality Enhancement A6 Photo Paper Index Photo No. Frame No. Set No. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Effect No. High Frame Select Photo Quick Select Filter Cancel Processing • • • Change Settings Start Print Range One In[...]

1 Setting Up Your Printer 1-1 Chapter 1 Setting Up Your Printer Direct Pri nting or Pr inting wi t h a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Attaching t he Paper Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Plugging in t he Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Inst[...]

1-2 Setting Up Your Printer Direct Printing or Printing with a Computer You can us e this pr inter to pr int photos directly with a PC card or with a com puter . Set u p the print er f irst, r eferr ing to this c hapt er. For dir ect printi ng, see the rest of this gu ide to find informat ion about dail y operati on, maintenance, a nd troubleshoo t[...]

1 Setting Up Your Printer 1-3 Plugging in the Printer 1. Make sure that the pr inter is turned off. It is off when the P Power button pro trudes sligh tly from the surf ace of the cont rol panel. 2. Check the label o n the back of the printer to make sure th e voltage r equired by the print er matches t hat of the electri cal outlet you will be plu[...]

1-4 Setting Up Your Printer Note: ❏ Do not open the in k cartridge packages until just b efore you install them, or the ink may dry up. ❏ Use the ink cartridges packed with your printer the first time you install ink cartridges, otherw ise the printer may not charge the ink properly. Instal l the ink ca rtridg es as follows: 1. L owe r the outp[...]

1 Setting Up Your Printer 1-5 3. L ift up t he ink c artri dge cla mps. 4. Open the ink cartridge packages that came with y our printe r. Remove only the y ellow tape seals from each c artridg e. c Caution: ❏ Remove the yellow tape seals f rom the cartridges before installing them; otherwise the cartridges may become unusable. ❏ Do not remove t[...]

1-6 Setting Up Your Printer 5. P lace the ca rtri dges gent ly into thei r hold ers w ith t he la bels face-up. The col o r ink cartridge, whi ch is larger , goes on the right and the bl ack goes on the left. Do not press down on the cart ridge s. Note: Install both ink cartridges. If either of the c artridges is not installed, the printer will not[...]

1 Setting Up Your Printer 1-7 7. Press the R Mainte nance bu tto n. Th e print er mo ves t he print head and begin s charging the ink deliver y system. The ink charg i ng process may take about one minute to com plet e, d uri ng wh ich ti me th e Power li gh t flashe s and t he printer p roduces a va riety of mechani cal sounds. Th ese sounds are n[...]

1-8 Setting Up Your Printer[...]

2 Direct P rinting Introdu ction 2-1 Chapter 2 Direct Pr inting Intr oduction W h at You Can Do wit h T h is Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 Available Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5 Plain paper (A4, A6, 4 x 6 inch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

2-2 D irect Printi ng Introduction What You Ca n Do with This Pr inter This p rinter can pr int out photo grap hs in the follow ing ty pes of prints . Photo prints You can pr int photog raphs stored on y our digi tal camera ’s removable media. This printer simply makes it quick and easy. All you need to do is to load pa per and a PC card in the p[...]

2 Direct P rinting Introdu ction 2-3 Index prints All of y our digita l photographs on t he PC card can be printed out as an index on a single sheet of paper. This format is conveni ent for checking t he number of a spec ific photograph or crea ting a table of co ntents for an alb um. See “Printi ng Index Print” on page 3-16. Album p rints Phot[...]

2-4 D irect Printi ng Introduction Enlar gements on A4 paper With an A4 s ize sheet of paper, y ou can enlarg e your favorit e photograp hs to size 2L or 4L. Photo stickers You can prin t 16 photo sti ckers. To make setting s for stick ers, see “Making Set tings on the Display” on page 2-8. Note: Using the optional PC ca rd which includes color[...]

2 Direct P rinting Introdu ction 2-5 Available Paper The type and quality of paper deter mines the finish of your prints. Before use, be sure to read the following information and s elect the correct paper for your ne eds. This printer can print out photograp hs directly wit h PC cards in three sizes: 105 x 1 48 mm (A6), 114 x 175 mm (4 x 6 inch) a[...]

2-6 D irect Printi ng Introduction Note: ❏ When printing images through a computer, you can use more various media types and siz es using the printer software for IP-100 packed with your printer. See online User’ s Guide for more informati on. ❏ The availability of special media varies by country. c Caution: Use EPSON special paper under norm[...]

2 Direct P rinting Introdu ction 2-7 Abou t th e cle aning shee t The Cleaning Sh eet packaged wit h some special t ypes of paper can not be us ed wi th the p aper fe edin g mech anis m of thi s prin ter. Forcing i t into the pri nter c an advers ely affe ct the paper feeding mec han is m. Precau tions on pape r stora ge ❏ Store paper flat where [...]

2-8 D irect Printi ng Introduction Making Sett ings on the Displa y This section explains the PAPER, FORMAT, SELECT, and SET settings on the display. 1. Type This it em is for sele cting the ty pe of p aper t o prin t on. Photo Paper : Print on E PSON Photo Pap er. Ink Jet Paper: Print on EPSON Phot o Quality Ink Jet Ca rd, EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet Pa[...]

2 Direct P rinting Introdu ction 2-9 4x6: Print on 4 x 6 inch paper. ( 114 x 175 mm) A4: Print on A4 p aper. (210 x 297 mm) 3. Layout This item is for se lecti ng th e lay out o f the photo prin t. The settin gs available d epend on the s ize of paper select ed. Note: When you press the Index button, the index symbol appears on the display. : Prin [...]

2-10 Dire ct Printi ng Introducti on 4. Size The FORMAT Size sett ing is automat ically select ed depending o n the PAPER Size and F ORMAT Layout settings. * Crop Marks settin g is available. FORMAT Size PAPER Si ze A6 4x6 A4 4 L N / A N / A F u l l s i z e Approx . 258 x 182 mm 2L N/A N/A 2 images* Approx . 182 x 131 mm 4 x 6 N / A F u l l s i z e[...]

2 Direct Pri nting Introdu ction 2-11 Note: ❏ The print area sizes noted above specify the size of a single image. ❏ The print area size for EPSON Photo Stickers 16 or 4 x 6 Photo Paper is the size before peeling off or removing the perforated margines. After peeling off or removing the perforated margins the size of the printed image is slight[...]

2-12 Dire ct Printi ng Introducti on 7. Qualit y This it em is for sele ctin g the q ualit y of pho topr int. Note: The Quality settings are available depending on the PAPER Type settings. High: Prints with a g ood balance between speed , qualit y, a nd c ost. Draft : Prints fa st, savi ng ink. Th is setting is good for draft - prin ting. Supe r Hi[...]

2 Direct Pri nting Introdu ction 2-13 1. T urn the p rin ter of f and open the s ide co ve r. 2. Set the Inpu t switch t o INT. 3. T urn the p rin ter on. Print ing from the Macin tosh To connect to a Macintosh computer and pr int, set the Input switch to EXT. 1. T urn the p rin ter of f and open the s ide co ve r. 2. Set the Input swit ch to EXT. [...]

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3 Printing Photo Directly with PC Cards 3-1 Chapter 3 Printing P hoto Dir ectly with P C Cards Loa d ing Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 Loading A4 paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 -2 Loading A6 paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

3-2 Printi ng P hot o Di rec tly w ith PC Ca rds Loading P aper Loading A4 paper When you lo ad A4 size plai n paper and t he following EP SON special media, fo llow the steps below. Note: Read the instruction sheets packed with your EPSON special media before loading paper. EPSON 3 60 dpi In k Jet Paper EPSON P hoto Qual ity Ink Jet Paper EPSON P [...]

3 Printing Photo Directly with PC Cards 3-3 2. Lower the out p ut tray and slide out the extension. Pressing the part o f the output tray will rel ease it from the print er. 3. Fan a stack of paper; t hen tap it on a flat surf ace to even the edges.[...]

3-4 Printi ng P hot o Di rec tly w ith PC Ca rds 4. With the p r int side up, load the paper resting it agai nst the right edge g uide and slide it into t he sheet feeder. If the support s heet is necessar y, set the sheet first. See the table b elow. Paper Max. sheets Print side Support* sheet Pl ain pape r Up to d mark — Not required EPSON 360 [...]

3 Printing Photo Directly with PC Cards 3-5 5. Slide the l eft edge gui de against the paper. Note: Set the left edge guide flush against the paper or the paper will not be properly fed into the printer. Loading A6 paper Whe n you load A 6 siz e plai n paper and th e foll owin g EPS ON specia l media , follow the ste ps below . Note: Read the instr[...]

3-6 Printi ng P hot o Di rec tly w ith PC Ca rds 1. Shuffle the paper severa l times and fl atten them as shown below . 2. With the print side up, set the p aper against the right edge guide and sli de it int o the sheet feeder. If the support s heet is necessar y, set the sheet first. See the table b elow. Cards Max. sheets Support sheet* EPSON Ph[...]

3 Printing Photo Directly with PC Cards 3-7 3. Slide the le ft edge gui de against the ed ge of the pap er. Note: Set the left edge guide flush against the paper or the paper will not be properly fed into the printer. Loadi ng EPSO N Photo St ickers 16 To load photo sticker sheets in the printer, set the Loading Support Sheet included in the stic k[...]

3-8 Printi ng P hot o Di rec tly w ith PC Ca rds ❏ Load the paper pr intable side up with the perforat ed margins positioned as shown in the i llustratio n. ❏ Use flat, u ndamaged paper. If the paper or t he Loading Supp ort S heet is c urle d, flat ten it before l oadin g to av oid paper f eeding pro blems. ❏ Always place the included Loadi [...]

3 Printing Photo Directly with PC Cards 3-9 Note: The outside edge of your image might be cut off when you remove the perforated margins. ❏ Cut or tear th e paper at the perfor ation only a f ter pri nting. Do not cut, tear, or fol d the paper before printi ng. 3 mm (0.12 in.) 6 mm (0.24 in.) trim med siz e printed image siz e 3 mm 6 mm 17 mm (0.[...]

3-10 Printing Ph oto Directly with PC Cards Loading P C Ca rds Loadable storage media Digital photogra phs are stored either in t he digital camera memory or in a card-type memory whi ch can be loaded and unlo aded fro m the c ame ra. T he la tter is refe rred to as “stor age media.” Stora g e media appl icable to th is printer are shown below.[...]

3 Print ing Phot o Direct ly with PC Cards 3-11 Loading PC cards Load the PC card in to the PC card slo t as follows: 1. Insert the sto rage media into the PC card adapter. For CompactFl ash cards For S mar tMedi a 2. Load the PC c ard into t he printer ’s card slo t . Lo ad the car d wi th th e u mark up. c Caution: Slide the PC card horizontall[...]

3-12 Printing Ph oto Directly with PC Cards Ejecting PC cards 1. Check that t he Processing light is not on or flashing. c Caution: Do not eject PC cards or turn off power to the printer while the printer is processing (reading or writing) data. Data can be lost. 2. Press the button as shown to eject the PC card. c Caution: Do not remove or insert [...]

3 Print ing Phot o Direct ly with PC Cards 3-13 3. The PC card wi ll pop ou t far enough for you to pull i t out. Printing All P hotographs on the PC Card All of th e photographs on the PC card can be printed out in a specified numb er of copies. Th is is the defau lt mode when a PC card is lo aded into the printer . Note: Before starting printing,[...]

3-14 Printing Ph oto Directly with PC Cards Note: As soon as you load the PC card, if the All light starts flashing and Camera appears next to Photo No., the Photo No., Copies, and other settings are already set on the camera side. For more information, see “Printing with the camera’s settings” on page 3-15. 2. Press the Change S ettings butt[...]

3 Print ing Phot o Direct ly with PC Cards 3-15 5. Press the Star t Print button. When you make the abov e settings, the photos w ill be pr inted one by one on t he paper. If y ou want to pri nt all the photos on a single sheet , see “Printing a ll photos on a single sheet” on p age 3-15 . To sto p printin g To stop printing in progress, press [...]

3-16 Printing Ph oto Directly with PC Cards Printing In dex Print All photo graphs on a PC ca rd can be pri nted out as an ind ex on a single sheet of paper in the specified number of co pies. The Index mo de is su bdivided into super high and draft modes . Note: Before starting printing, set paper and a PC card containing digital photograph s in t[...]

3 Print ing Phot o Direct ly with PC Cards 3-17 ❏ Quality and Enhanced settings are changeable only when the Normal Index mode is selected. 4. Press the Change Sett ings buttons to make settings. For detai ls on the settings, see “Makin g Settings on the Display” o n page 2-8. 5. Press the Star t Print button. All photog raphs on the PC ca rd[...]

3-18 Printing Ph oto Directly with PC Cards Printing Select ed Photos It is possi ble to sele ct one specif ic photogr aph from the PC ca rd and p rint it out in a specif ied nu mber of c opies. When you w ant to p rint w ith a differe nt ph oto in t he sam e PC card conti nuously, see “Pr inting conti nuously differ ent photos” on page 3- 20. [...]

3 Print ing Phot o Direct ly with PC Cards 3-19 3. Press the Menus button s until the c ursor moves to t he item you want to set. Note: The Size setting in the PAPER m enu determines what Layout setting in the FORMAT men u is available, so you should always make the Size setting first. 4. Press the Change Sett ings buttons t o make the settings. Fo[...]

3-20 Printing Ph oto Directly with PC Cards Printing contin uously different photos To print d ifferent pho tos in the same PC card continu ously, follow the inst ructions b elow. ❏ Load the sa me size pape r as befor e. ❏ While printing , repeat steps 2 to 5 as described on pa ge 3-18. Printing a Se lected Range of Photos It is possibl e to se[...]

3 Print ing Phot o Direct ly with PC Cards 3-21 3. Press the Menus button to move the cursor to Copies, then press the Change Settin gs button s to select the photo number for the To. Note: This printer sorts photos in chronological order. The photo numbers may be different from the storage numbers in the digital camera. Print the index in advance [...]

3-22 Printing Ph oto Directly with PC Cards 6. Press the Start Prin t button. The photogr aphs in the sel ected range are printe d out on e after an other. Print ing the s elect ed range of p hotograph s on a singl e sheet Load an A4 size sheet o f paper, and select A4 for PAPER Size and either 2L/4x6 , L , E , or Card for Layout . Then, press the [...]

3 Print ing Phot o Direct ly with PC Cards 3-23 3. Press the Menus button s until the c ursor moves to S et No. next to Copies on the display. 4. Press the Change Settings but tons to change the sett ing for the selected it em. For details about t he settings, see the table belo w. No. Item Set No. Setting 1 Trim ming 0 Trim s the pho to image to f[...]

3-24 Printing Ph oto Directly with PC Cards Note: ❏ When you press the Cancel button in the Internal Set tings mode, the changed settings are al l ignored, and the last settings are valid. ❏ When you press any buttons other t han the Chan ge Settings button, or turn off the printer while making the Intern al settings, the printer will save the [...]

4 Using Filters and Frames 4-1 Chapter 4 Using Filters and Frames Printing P h otos wit h Specia l E ff ects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 -2 Printing Ph otos with Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4 Printing a li st of frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-[...]

4-2 Using Filters and Fr ames Printing Phot os with Special Eff ects You can manual ly adjust t he image of your photogr aphs. 1. Press the Filte r butt on. The Filt er light st arts flash ing and Effect No. appears next to Photo No. on the d isplay. Note: ❏ Pressing the Filte r button allows you to select the effects and turn the mode on and off[...]

4 Using Filters and Frames 4-3 Note: ❏ The selected Effect No. is retained until the printer is turned off. ❏ If you press any buttons other than the Change S ettings buttons while selecting the Effect No., the current number becomes valid and the printer turns on the Effect mode. No. Effe ct No. Effect 0 Off 17 Mo notone yell ow–green 1 High[...]

4-4 Using Filters and Fr ames 3. Press the Filte r button again. The Filt er light t urns on t o indicate the Effect mode is on. Note: If you press the Cancel button , the Effect mode is turned off with the current Effect No. being retained. 4. Load pap er and pri nt photos as describ ed in Chapter 3, “Printin g Photo Dir ectly with PC Car d s”[...]

4 Using Filters and Frames 4-5 1. L oad the op tio nal PC card whi ch in clud es co lorf ul fra mes into the printer ’s card sl ot. The Frame light automaticall y starts flashi ng and Frame No . appears next t o Copies on the display. If you do not see Frame No . , press the Fram e button. Note: Pressing t he Fra me button allows you to select fr[...]

4-6 Using Filters and Fr ames Note: ❏ The selected Frame No. is retained until the prin ter is turned off. ❏ If you press any buttons other than the Change Settings buttons while selecting the Frame No., the current number becomes valid and the printer turns on the Frame mode. 3. Press the Frame button agai n. The Fram e lig ht tu rns o n to in[...]

4 Using Filters and Frames 4-7 Printing a list of frames You can pri nt the list of frames stored i n the opti onal PC card which includ es frames. 1. Load the op tional PC ca rd includin g colorful frames in the card slot. 2. Set A6 paper i n the sheet feeder. 3. Press the Index button . The Index and Frame light s start flashin g. 4. Press the St[...]

4-8 Using Filters and Fr ames[...]

5 Maintenance and Transportation 5-1 Chapter 5 Maintenance and Transportation Rep l acing In k Cartri d ges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2 Checking the Print Head Nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7 Cleaning the Pri nt Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

5-2 Maintenance and Transportation Replacing Ink Car tridges The print er’s indicator l ights wi ll inform you when it is time t o obtain a replacement ink cartridge an d when it is ti me to replace an empty cart ridge. This ta ble descri bes the status of the li ghts on your printer and the a ctio ns yo u nee d to ta ke . c Caution: ❏ EPSON re[...]

5 Maintenance and Transportation 5-3 To re plac e an ink cart ridg e usin g the printe r’s co ntro l pane l, follow these steps. 1. M ake sure the pr inte r is o n. T he Pow er l ight s hou ld be on, b ut not flashing. (D etermine which ca rtridge needs to b e replaced as indi cated by t he B Black Ink and A Color Ink light.) 2. Lower the out p u[...]

5-4 Maintenance and Transportation 4. Lift up the cl amp that holds the cartr idge you want t o replace as far as it will go. The cartridge wi ll rise part ly out of th e cart ridge holde r. c Caution: Once you open the ink ca rtridge clamp, the ink cartridge becomes unusable and cannot be reinstalled even if ink remains. 5. Lift the cartri dge out[...]

5 Maintenance and Transportation 5-5 6. R emo ve the ink c artri dge fro m its prot ectiv e ba g. Ne xt, remove only t he yellow ta pe seal from the cartridge. c Caution: ❏ You must remove the yell ow tape seal from the cartridge. Leaving the tape on when you install the cartridge will permanently damage it. ❏ Do not remove the blue portion of [...]

5-6 Maintenance and Transportation 8. Press the i nk cartri dge clamp down unti l it locks in pla ce. c Caution: Once you install the cartridges, do not open their clamps again until you replace the ink cartridges. Otherwise, the cartridges may become unusable. 9. Press the R Maint enanc e butto n. T he prin ter m ov es the prin t head and b egin s[...]

5 Maintenance and Transportation 5-7 Checking the Print Head Nozzles If you find that the printed imag e is unexpected ly faint or d ots in the printed i mage are missing, you m ay be able t o solve these problems by checking the print head nozzles wi th the pri nter’s control pa nel butto ns. Note: You can also check the pri nt head nozzles from[...]

5-8 Maintenance and Transportation The print er prints a nozzle che ck pattern. Here is a typical printout : The abo ve samp le is in bla ck and white, bu t the ac tual tes t prints in color (CMYK). 3. Press the P Power b utton to turn off th e printer after it finishes prin ting the noz zle check pat tern. If the nozz le che ck pa ge does not p ri[...]

5 Maintenance and Transportation 5-9 Cleaning the Print Head If you find that the printed imag e is unexpected ly faint or d ots in the printed i mage are missing, you m ay be able t o solve these prob lems by cle anin g the pri nt hea d wit h the pr int er’s co nt rol panel button, which ensures that the nozz les are deli vering ink properly . N[...]

5-10 Maintenance and Transportation c Caution: Never turn off the printer while the Power light is fl ashing. Doing so may da mage the printer. 3. When the Power light stops f lashing, print a few lines fr om a document to confirm that the head i s clean and to reset the cleaning cy cle. If prin t qualit y hasn’t im proved a fter repe ating thi s[...]

5 Maintenance and Transportation 5-11 2. Press the Change Settin gs bu t t o n t o s e le c t 10 next to Photo No. on the display. 3. Load A4 or wider p a per in the s heet feeder. 4. Press the Star t Print but ton to print the alignment sheet. 5. Find the number of the corr ectly aligned lines. If all al ignment patterns ar e incorrect, choose the[...]

5-12 Maintenance and Transportation 8. Press the Start Prin t button. After the print head al ignment is set, the number next to Copies changes to 0 automa tica lly. 9. Press the P Power b utton to turn the printer o ff. If you coul d not find the best alignment pattern at step 5 , repeat the proced ures from step 3 u ntil you obt ain the best resu[...]

5 Maintenance and Transportation 5-13 c Caution: ❏ Never use alcohols or thinners to clean the printer; these chemicals can damage the compon ents as well as the case. ❏ Be careful not to get water on the printer mechanism or electronic components. ❏ Do not use a hard or abrasive brush. ❏ Do not spray the inside of the printer with lubrican[...]

5-14 Maintenance and Transportation 6. R epa ck th e prin ter an d po wer c ord in the o rig inal b ox. 7. K eep th e pri nter level duri ng tra nsp ort.[...]

6 Troubleshooting 6-1 Chapter 6 Troubles hooting Error In d icators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 Unable to Print Phot os . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5 Check that power i s ON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5 Unable[...]

6-2 T roubleshooting Error In dicat ors You c an id enti fy ma ny com mo n prin ter proble ms w ith th e li ghts on your pr inter’s contro l panel. If your printer stops working and the light s are on or flashi ng, use the fol l owing table of p anel light patterns to diagno s e the pr oblem, th en follow the recommend ed corr ecti ve mea sure s.[...]

6 Troubleshooting 6-3 o B Ink Out (black ink cartridge) The bl ack ink ca rtridge is empty. Replac e the b lack in k cartridge wit h a new one (S020093). See “Replacing Ink Cartridges” on page 5-2. f A Ink Low (col or ink cart ridge) The colo r ink cartri dge is nearl y empty. Obtain a replacem ent co lor ink cartridge (S020110). o A Ink Out (c[...]

6-4 T roubleshooting Disp lay indication Error A ction Printe r inter nal adjus tments. Turn the printer o ff. After a few seconds, turn it on again. If the error is not cleared, contac t your deal er. System erro r. T urn the p rinter off. Afte r a few seconds, turn it on again. If the error is not cleared, contac t your deal er. The In put s witc[...]

6 Troubleshooting 6-5 Unab le to Pr int Phot os Note: If you encounrer problems while using the printer with your computer, see “Problem Solver” in the Online Guide. Check that power is ON Check tha t the power card is plu gged into the electrical outlet. Unable to start printing or make settings Check that th e PC card is properly loa ded in t[...]

6-6 T roubleshooting The Frame mode cannot be set Check t hat the PC c ard conta ining the fr ame data has bee n properly in serted in the printer’s ca rd slot. Unable to print parts of a photograph Check the Trim ming setting. When Trim ming is set , the photograph is trimm ed to fi t in the pri nt area . For detai ls, s ee “Ch ang ing th e In[...]

6 Troubleshooting 6-7 Check that the adjust lever is properly set If ink s mears on thic k paper, set th e adjust l ever to the + p osition. 1. Open the printer’s sid e cover. 2. Slide the a djust lever t o the + posit ion. Note: After printing on thick paper, be sure to return the adjust lever to the 0 position. If you print on paper of normal t[...]

6-8 T roubleshooting Check if the ink has run out To ch eck the a moun t of i nk re maini ng in the c artri dge, follow the steps below: 1. Hold down the Ind ex b utton whil e the pri nter i s tur ned on . 2. Press the Change Setti ngs buttons and select the nu m ber of the i nk cart ridg e to c heck. 1 : Black 2 : Color 10 : Print Head Alig nment [...]

6 Troubleshooting 6-9 Where t o Get Help If your pr inter is not op erating properly and you cannot sol v e the prob lem u sing the tro ubl eshoo ting inform atio n in y our pr inte r documentation, contact customer support services for assistance. W e w i l l b e a b l e t o h e l p y o u m uc h m o r e q u i c k l y if y o u g i v e us t h e foll[...]

6-10 Troubleshooting Faxon EPSO N Conta ct Fa xon E PSON Faxb ack Se rvice for su ppor t info rmatio n, includi ng troubl eshooting ti ps, switch sett ings, and driver info rmation. To use Faxon E PSON, call 01 442 227332 in the UK o r 0044 1442 227332 fr om the Republi c of Ireland usi ng a touch-tone phone . You will b e asked to fol low a simple[...]

6 Troubleshooting 6-11 Custome r and Warrant y Supp ort Our Customer and Warra nty Support teams can be cont acted by calling 0 870 163 7766 i n the UK or 0 044 0870 163 7766 f rom the Republic of Irel and. They can provide the follo wing servic es: ❏ Tec hnica l infor mati on on in stall ing, c onfig uri ng, an d operating your EPSON products ?[...]

6-12 Troubleshooting For Austra lian Users EPSON Aust ralia wi shes to provi de you wit h a high lev el of Customer Service. As we ll as the user’s guide, we p rovide the follo wing sour ces f or obtai ning info rmatio n: EPSON FAXB ACK EPSON FAXBA CK w ill fax you the lat est spec ificatio ns and pricing for most EPS ON products offered i n Aust[...]

6 Troubleshooting 6-13 EPSON Help desk EPSON Helpde sk is provid ed as a final backup to make sure our clients hav e access to advice. Operators o n the He lpdesk can aid you in dia gnosing hardware and software problems. They c an also advi se you on the la test EPSON p roducts and where the nearest deal er or service ag ent is located. Many types[...]

6-14 Troubleshooting ❏ Product i nformation ❏ Answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) ❏ Lates t ver sions of EPS ON prin ter dri vers Users can access our World Wide Web ho me page at: http://w ww.eps on.com .hk Electro nic bulle tin bo ard syst em An electroni c bulletin b oard system ( BBS) is al s o avail able to obtain p rinter in fo[...]

7 For Use with a Comp uter 7-1 Chapter 7 For Use with a C omputer System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2 For PCs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2 For Macintosh computer s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7[...]

7-2 Fo r Use with a Compute r Syst em Requi rem ents For PCs To use your p r inte r, you need Micro soft ® , Windo ws ® 95, Wind ows ® 98, or Windows ® NT 4.0, and a shielded , twisted-pa ir parallel cable. Your computer should also meet the following system requirements: Your computer dealer can hel p you up date your system if i t does not me[...]

7 For Use with a Comp uter 7-3 Applica ble computer models (as of Apri l 1, 1998) Macintosh LC4 75, LC575, LC630 Macintos h Quadra Series Macintosh Centr i s Series Macintosh Power B ook™ Series (PowerBook 190 , 520, 540, 550 or la ter) Macintos h PowerBook Duo 28 0, 2300C/100 Macintosh Perf orma 475, 57 5, 588, 630, 52 10 or later Power Macinto [...]

7-4 Fo r Use with a Compute r Using th e Printer with a PC Connecting the printer To connect the print er to your computer using the built -in parallel interfa ce, you need a shielded, twist ed-pair pa rallel cable. Follow th ese steps to connect your p rinter. 1. M ake su re b oth the print er an d comp uter a re t urned off. 2. P lug th e cab le [...]

7 For Use with a Comp uter 7-5 Installing the printer software Af ter c onnec ting the p rin ter to your com put er, yo u n eed t o insta ll the software incl uded on the “Pri nter Software for EPSON IP-100” CD-ROM ship ped with y our print er. Print er softwa re compo nents Your pri nter softwa re includ es: ❏ Prin ter dr iver The print er d[...]

7-6 Fo r Use with a Compute r Installing on Windows Follow th ese steps to install th e printer so ftware: 1. Insert the printer softw are CD shipped with your printer i n the CD-ROM d rive. The Instal ler dialog bo x appears. 2. Click Install Printer Driver/Uti lity to st art t he pr inter s oftw are inst allati on. 3. When the inst allation is co[...]

7 For Use with a Comp uter 7-7 Using the Printer wit h a Macintosh Connecting the printer To use the printer’ s buil t-in seri al interf ace, you wi ll need an Apple System Per ipheral-8 cable. Follow these steps t o connect the p rinter: 1. Make sure both your printer and M acintosh ar e switched of f. 2. Connect one end of the inter face cable [...]

7-8 Fo r Use with a Compute r 3. Connect the ot her end of the inter face cable to ei ther the mod em po rt or p rinte r po rt on t he Ma cint osh. 4. S et the INPUT switch of your printer to t he EXT positi on. For details, s ee “Selecti ng the Inpu t Switch” on page 2- 12. See the next secti on for instructi o ns on inst alling the pr inter s[...]

7 For Use with a Comp uter 7-9 Print H ead Align ment Adjusts the pr int head so t hat vertical and horizontal li nes are aligne d. ColorSync 2.0 and Pr ofiles Matches t he colors in your p rintout wi th the colo rs displayed on your scree n automati cally. Use th is when printi ng scanned photograp hs or computer g raphics. c Caution: Turn off all[...]

7-10 For Use with a Comp uter 5. I f you w ant to in stall a ll of th e print er soft ware in clud ed on your pri nter softwa re CD-ROM, make su re the Ins tall Location box shows the correct disk drive and click In sta ll . 6. If you are low on disk space, select Custom Install from the pop-up menu and cl ick Seri al Driver Packag e . Confirm the [...]

7 For U se with a Comput er 7-11 2. Choose Chooser from the Appl e menu. Then click your printer’ s icon and the por t your pr inter is connected t o. Note: ❏ If you are using an AppleTalk network, an alert message may appear when you click the port. In this c ase, reselect the other port, or make the AppleTalk setting Inact ive then select the[...]

7-12 For Use with a Comp uter Loading P aper Follow th ese steps to load plain p aper in the printer. You can al so print on i nk jet pap er, phot o-quality glossy fil m or paper, pho to paper, transparencie s , enve lopes, index ca rds, and adhesive sheets. For details on using such media, see “Print ing on S pecial Pap er” in th e on line Use[...]

7 For U se with a Comput er 7-13 2. Lower the output tray and slid e out the extension. Next, slide the left edge gui d e so that t he distance between th e ed ge guid es is sl ightl y wide r than the wi dth of you r pape r. 3. Fan a stack of paper; t hen tap it on a flat surf ace to even the edges. edge gui de outp ut tra y outp ut tr ay exten sio[...]

7-14 For Use with a Comp uter 4. Load the st ack of pa per with th e print sid e up and the right edge of the paper resting ag ainst the ri ght side of the sheet feeder. Then slide the left edge guid e against the edge of the paper . Note: ❏ Always load paper into the sheet feeder short edge first. ❏ Make sure the paper stack fit s under the ar[...]

7 For U se with a Comput er 7-15 Printing Your Fir st Page for Windows After load ing the paper, y ou are ready to print your f irst page. I n order to c heck the operation of y our print er, we reco mmend printing the README file provided with your printer software. The README fi le contain s the latest i nformation about you r printe r software .[...]

7-16 For Use with a Comp uter 4. Click the Main tab if necess ary, then click anywhere in the Media Type b ox and select t he media you load ed in the printe r. 5. Select Col or as the Ink sett ing. 6. Make sure the Mode option is set t o Automatic . Whe n Automatic is sele cted, th e pri nter s oftw are op timi zes othe r sett ings accord ing to t[...]

7 For U se with a Comput er 7-17 Printing Your Fir st Page for Macintosh After load ing the paper, y ou are ready to print your f irst page. I n order to c heck the operation of y our print er, we reco mmend printing the R EADME file lo cated on you r printer softwa re CD. The README fi le contain s the latest i nformation about you r printe r soft[...]

7-18 For Use with a Comp uter 7. Choose Pri nt from the Fil e menu. This brings up the dial og box shown below. 8. Select the med ia you loa ded in the pri nter from the M edia Type list . 9. Select Col or as the Ink option. 10. Make sure the Mode option is se t to Automatic . Whe n Au tom ati c is selected, the pr inter so ftware o ptimiz es othe [...]

A Options and Consumable Products A-1 Appendix A Options and Consumable Products Inter f ace ca bl es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2 Ink cartri dges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2 EPSON special media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

A-2 Options and Consumable Products Interface cables You can use any i nterface cable that meet s the followi ng specific ations. See you r computer manual for any additi onal requirements. Parallel In terface Cable (shielded) C83602 ✽ from D-SUB 25- pi n (computer) to 36-pin Amphenol 57 S eries (printer) Note: The asterisk ( ✽ ) is a substitut[...]

A Options and Consumable Products A-3 Note: ❏ The availability of special media varies by country. ❏ All media types above are available when printing w ith a computer. For direct printing, see “Available Paper” on page 2-5. EPSO N Pho to Qu alit y Ink Je t Ca rd (8 × 10”) S0411 22 EPSON Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheet (A4) S041106 EPS[...]

A-4 Options and Consumable Products[...]

IN - 1 Index A Adjus t leve r, 5, 6-7 Album print, 2-3 All b utton, 8, 3-1 3 Available paper, 2-5 to 2-7 B Buttons front control pa nel, 7 top cont rol panel, 8 C Cancel bu tton, 8 Change Set tings b uttons, 8 Chooser, 7-11 Cleaning print er, 5- 12 to 5- 13 print head , 5-9 to 5 -10 ColorSync, 7-9 Comp actFlas h, 3-10 Consumable pr oducts, A-2 to A[...]

IN-2 Paper support, 5 atta ching , 1-2 Paper support extension, 5 Parallel in terface conne ctor, 5 PC card, 3-10 ejecting, 3-12 loading, 3-1 1 PC card slot, 6 Photo No., 2-11 Photo print, 2-2 Photo stickers, 2 -4 Power cord, 5 Printer clea ning, 5-1 2 to 5-13 connecting with a Macin tosh, 7-7 connecting with a PC, 7-4 plugging in, 1-3 selectin g i[...]

Printed in Japan 99.XX-XX Setup and Direct Printing Guide Color Ink Jet Printer[...]