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Epson 220-240 V manual

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    EPSON Stylus Photo EX 3/98 EPSON Stylus Photo EX - 1 Accessories Ink Cartridges Media printer cover edge guides paper support extension paper support control panel output tray extensions output tray ink cartridge clamp cleaning button paper out light power light load/eject button black ink out light color ink out light thickness lever power button [...]

  • Page 2

    EPSON Stylus Photo EX 2 - EPSON Stylus Photo EX 3/98 Printer Specifications Printing Printing method EPSON’s exclusive drop-on-demand Micro Piezo ™ ink jet technology Nozzle configuration Black 32 nozzles Color 32 nozzles × 5 (cyan, magenta, yellow, light cyan, light magenta) Printable columns and printing speeds dpi = dots per in ch, ips = in[...]

  • Page 3

    EPSON Stylus Photo EX 3/98 EPSON Stylus Photo EX - 3 Paper Note: Since the quality of any particular brand o r type of paper may be changed by the manufacturer at any time, EPSON cannot attest to the quality of any non-EPSON brand or type of paper. Always test samples of paper stock before purch asing large quantities or printin g large jobs. Poor [...]

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    EPSON Stylus Photo EX 4 - EPSON Stylus Photo EX 3/98 Printable area A: The minimum top margin is 0.12 inch (3.0 mm). When loading multiple sheets of EPSON Photo Quality Film, the minimum top margin is 1.2 inches (30 mm). B-L, B-R: The minimum left and right margins are 0.12 inch (3.0 mm). The minimum right margin for envelo pes is as follows: 0.28 [...]

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    EPSON Stylus Photo EX 3/98 EPSON Stylus Photo EX - 5 Electrical * This product is also designed for an IT power system phase-to- phase voltage of 220 − 240 V. ** Check the label on the back of the printer for the voltage of your printer. Environmental Temperature Operation 50 to 95 °F (10 to 35 °C) Storage * − 4 to 140 °F ( − 20 to 60 °C)[...]

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    EPSON Stylus Photo EX 6 - EPSON Stylus Photo EX 3/98 Bit rate: Approx. 900Kbps Handshaking: X-ON/X-OFF and DTR protocol Word format: Data bit: 8 bits Parity bit: None Start bit: 1 bit Stop bit: 1 bit Connector 8-pin mini-DIN Recommended cable: Apple System Peripheral-8 cable (part number M0197) Control Panel The four lights on your printer’s cont[...]

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    EPSON Stylus Photo EX 3/98 EPSON Stylus Photo EX - 7 5. Pull up the two ink cartridge clamps. (The illustration shows the color ink cartridge clamp.) 6. Remove the ink cartridges from their foil packages. Then remove only the yellow part of the tape seal on the top of each cartridge. Do not remove the white part. Caution: You must remove the yellow[...]

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    EPSON Stylus Photo EX 8 - EPSON Stylus Photo EX 3/98 Printing on Special Media When you print on special media, you need to be careful about choosing the correct Media Type and Paper Size settings in your printer software. The following table lists the available EPSON media and the corresponding Media Type setting to select in your printer software[...]

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    EPSON Stylus Photo EX 3/98 EPSON Stylus Photo EX - 9 Replacing an Ink Cartridge Caution: To ensure good results, u se genuine EPSON cartridges and do not refill them. Other products may cause damage to your printer not covered by EPSON’s warranty. When a B black or A color ink out light flashes, the indicated cartridge is low on ink. This is a go[...]

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    EPSON Stylus Photo EX 10 - EPSON Stylus Photo EX 3/98 Replacing an Outdated Ink Cartridge If an ink cartridge is more than six months old, you may need to replace it. How can you tell? You may notice that your printouts don’t look as good as they used to. If print quality doesn’t improve after cleaning and aligning the print head, you may need [...]

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    EPSON Stylus Photo EX 3/98 EPSON Stylus Photo EX - 11 Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern Examine the nozzle check pattern after printing it. It should look something like this, with each of the six sections showing one of the ink colors: Each staggered horizontal and straight vertical line should be complete, with no gaps in the dot pattern. If you[...]

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    EPSON Stylus Photo EX 12 - EPSON Stylus Photo EX 3/98[...]