Epson 500 manual

COL OR IN K J E T P R IN T ER U se r’ s Guid e All r i ghts rese r ve d . N o part of this p ublicatio n may be r e p r o duce d , stored in a retr i eval s ys t e m , o r tran s mitt e d i n a n y f o r m o r by an y m e ans, e l ectr o n i c, mechanical, p h o tocopying, r eco rd ing , or oth erw ise , wi t h o ut the prio r w rit ten pe r m i [...]

Pr i nt e r P a rt s P roo f Si g n-o ff: M a ry _______ M o i ra _______ C i ndy _______ paper s uppo rt e dge guide s prin t er cove r sh ee t f eede r co n tr ol p ane l ta b tab ou tp u t tr a y extensio n o u tp ut t ray paper t h i ckne ss l eve r po w er sw itch pa ra llel interfa ce co n ne cto r se ri al in te rfac e co nn ec to r ink cart[...]

F C C Comp l i ance St atem e nt F or Un ited St ates Users T h is equip m ent has b ee n teste d and found to co mp ly with the l i mits for a Cla s s B digital d e vice , p u rsuant to P art 1 5 o f t h e F C C Rule s. T hese li mi ts are desig n ed to pro vi de re aso nab l e p ro te cti on aga i ns t ha rm ful i nte rfe re nc e in a re si d en [...]

Co n t e nt s In t r o ductio n Get t ing t he M ost O ut o f You r Pr int er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 If Y ou Ar e New t o Co lor Pr int ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 E n erg y S t ar Comp lia nce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Ene rg y -s avi ng Ti p s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Ho w to Us e T [...]

Acc e ss ing t he Dr i v er F ro m Win d ows 3 .1 . . . . . . . . . . . 2 -10 Acc e ss ing t he Dr i v er F ro m Win d ows 9 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 -10 Usi ng the P rin t er Dr iv e r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 11 Cha ngin g S et tin gs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 -14 Usi ng O nli ne H elp . . . . .[...]

Mana gin g Pr int Job s on the Ma cint osh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 8 Using the StatusMo nitor Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 -9 Usi ng the D ef aul t S et t ing M ode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 -12 Chan gin g th e Defa ult S ettin gs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 -15 Chapter 6 Mainte nance Cl ean i ng t he P rint[...]

Font s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A -8 Int erf a ce S p ecif ic ati on s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 9 Para lle l Int er f ace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 9 Seri a l I nte r face . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 14 Init ializ atio n . .[...]

Intr oduct ion Th e EP SON ® St ylu s ® CO LO R 50 0 is an a ff or d a bl e , hi g h-q ua l it y in k j e t p ri nter tha t ca n p rint u p to 16 m illion col or s a t a r e s olu t ion of 7 20 × 72 0 dpi t o produce full-co lor , p h oto-quality im ages. I t also pr oduc es rea listic g raysca le imag es, laser -qualit y tex t, a nd line ar t .[...]

Ge tting the Mos t Ou t of Yo u r Pr i n ter To ach ie v e th e h igh est qua li ty pr in tou t, yo u sh ould kn ow a fe w o f the ele men ts th at co nt rib ute to out sta ndi n g c olo r pr i nting: ❑ Resolu tio n is a mea s ur e of t h e amou nt o f d etai l t ha t ca n b e represen te d on th e page. The h ig h er the resolut ion, the more de[...]

❑ P r i nter driv er settings contro l ev ery aspect o f ho w your printer pr i n ts, so be su r e to sel ect settin gs t h at are app ropr ia te for yo ur im ag es ea c h tim e you pri n t . If yo u are using Windo ws, see Cha pter 2 for info rm ation about the p rin t er d riv er s oft wa re. If you have a Mac int osh, s ee Ch apter 3 . Both dr[...]

❑ Your sc reen colors w ill no t ex actly match th e p rinted co lor s b e c a use yo ur co mp uter mo n it or an d pr i nt e r u se di ff e ren t meth ods to pro d uce the co lors you s e e. If you sca n im ages u sin g a scanner , the image go es t hrough a no t h er in te r pr e ti ve p r o ce ss th a t a lso a f fe cts t h e colo r. M oni t o[...]

Ener gy-saving Tips H ere are a few tip s you ca n use to b e even mor e ener gy-wi s e : ❑ If y our mo nitor isn’t Energy Star comp liant, t urn it off w h e n yo u’ r e n o t us i n g i t . ❑ T u rn off y ou r compu te r, pr i nter, and m onit o r ea ch da y w h e n yo u ar e do ne u s i n g t h e m . ❑ Use the prin t prev iew optio n i[...]

Cha pte r 5 , “Co n trollin g th e P rinter, ” pro v i d es in st ru ct ions for mana g in g th e pr inter’s o per ation t hrough it s c on tr ol pan el, the prin ter s o ftwar e , and th e pri nter’s D e f au l t se tti n g m ode . Cha pte r 6 , “M ai n t e nan ce ,” co n t ai n s in s t r u c t i ons f o r c l e ani n g the p rin t he[...]

❑ T e chnical in formatio n on the in s t allatio n, c on figu ra tio n, and op era ti o n o f EPS O N p ro ducts ❑ C u stomer rela tions. Y o u c an pu r c h as e i n k c ar t r i d ge s , pa pe r , p ar t s, pr i nt e d ma nu al s , and acce sso r ies f o r EP SON pr odu c ts fr o m EP SON Acce ssori e s at (800) 8 73-7766 ( U.S. s ales ). I [...]

E PSO N In te r ne t F T P Si te If y ou ha v e ac ce s s t o t h e Int e rn et and a n F T P cli ent , yo u c an downloa d d r ivers, FAQ s, an d sample file s from EPS ON ’s F TP s i t e . Us e yo ur FT P cl i e nt or W e b br o ws e r t o l o g o n t o ft p.e pson.c om wi th the u ser na me a non ymo us and y ou r e -m ai l a ddr ess as the pa[...]

To t ake a dva nt age o f t his o f fer, c all ( 8 00 ) 84 8- 8 19 9 in the Un it ed S ta t e s an d C ana da a n d as k f or rep r es e n ta t iv e #5 29 . I n ot h e r c ountries, call the follo wing U .S. telepho ne n umber: ( 6 14 ) 52 9- 1 61 1 , o r yo ur l oc a l C o m p uS e r v e a c c e s s n u mb e r . Im p o r ta nt S afe ty In st r u c[...]

If the p ower c ord o r plug is da maged; if liquid ha s entere d th e pri n te r ; if th e pr i nt e r has b e en drop ped or the c abi net da maged; if t he printer does no t opera t e no rmally or e xh ibit s a d is tin ct ch ang e in per f orm an ce . A dju s t on l y th ose c ontr ols tha t ar e co v e red by the opera ting instru ctions. L El[...]

Ch ap t er 1 Se ttin g Up the Pr inter P roo f Si g n-o ff: M a ry _______ M o i ra _______ C i ndy _______ Sy s t em R eq uire ments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 -2 F o r an IB M Com pa t ible P C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 -2 F o r a Macin to sh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 3 Ch oosin g a[...]

Thi s c h apter de sc r ib e s how t o set u p y ou r p rinte r , t e s t it , a n d connect it t o y our c om p u ter. Refe r to th e illu s tr atio n s on t he in si de fr ont cover of th i s ma n ua l to i de n ti f y th e ma i n com po ne nts w hile settin g up th e p r i nter. Sy s t em R eq ui r em en t s See the app rop riat e section b elow[...]

F or a M a ci n tos h To u se yo u r p rint er wit h a M ac i ntos h, we r e co mm end y ou h ave th ese co mpu ter system compone nts : ❑ Any Mac int osh o r P ow e r Ma cint o s h m ode l ex ce p t the Ma cint o s h + , M ac int osh 51 2, o r M a ci ntos h Power Bo ok  10 0 ❑ Sys t em 7. 1 o r l a te r ❑ At lea st 8 MB of availa ble syst[...]

Un pa c k i n g t h e Pr i nt e r In ad dition t o t h is manu al, yo ur pr inter b ox sh ould include four EPSON printer d river dis ket t es, a Qu ick Se tup Guid e , a Notice Sh eet , a regist r ation card, a nd t hese item s: R e mo vi ng th e Pr ot e ct iv e M at er ia ls You m ust re mo ve all p ro te ct iv e m ateri a ls p ack e d ar ou nd a[...]

1 . Lo wer the o utp ut tray a t th e f ron t of th e pr i nter. Th e n lif t up the pr in ter cover . 2 . Lo osen th e tra nsporta tio n sc r e w by t ur ning its h and l e coun terclockwise, a s sho wn belo w. Th en lift it o ff t he carria ge. Sa ve the scr ew so y ou can rein s t all it if y ou transpo r t your p r i nter l ater . ( Se e Cha pt[...]

Atta c hi ng the P a p e r S upp ort In se r t the ta bs o n the ba se of the pa per supp ort int o the sl ots a t the ba c k of the pr i nter. Pl ugg in g In an d Tu rn in g On t he P rin t er Fol l o w these ste ps to p l ug in and tu r n on the pr i nt e r: 1. M ak e su r e you h ave r e mo ved th e tra n spo rtati o n scr ew a nd al l pr ot e c[...]

2. Ma ke sure t he p rinter is turned off by chec king t h e p ositio n of th e PO W ER swit c h, a s s how n b el ow . 3. P lu g t he power co rd in to a p r op er ly gro und ed electrical ou t l e t. 4 . Turn on th e printer by p ressin g th e PO W E R sw it c h. I ns ta llin g th e In k Car t ridg es Fo llow the st ep s in this s ec tion to inst[...]

2. L o we r the ou tpu t tr ay a nd lift u p th e p r in ter c o ver . 3 . Ho l d d o wn th e Lo ad/ Eje ct bu tt on on th e co nt rol pane l f o r a b out five seco nds until t he p rint h ead m oves slig htly left, to t he in k ca r t ridge in stall p osition . The Po w er lig h t begins fla shi ng . c Ca ution: Ne ve r mov e t he pri n t he ad b[...]

5. Rem ove th e pr otective s h eet fro m the color c ar tr id ge h older, on the rig h t. 6. O pen t he fo il ink ca rtridge p ackages a nd take o ut th e ca rt rid g e s. R em ove t he ye ll ow tap e s eal fr om t he to p o f ea ch one. c C autio n: You must rem ove t he yell ow ta pe s eal from the to p o f eac h ca rtri dge; l eav i ng t he tap[...]

B e sure to in s ta ll b oth in k cartr idges. Th e print er w ill no t w ork if only o ne c artridge is in stalled . 8 . P ush down t he ink cartrid ge cla mps un til t hey loc k in pl ace. c Ca ution: Onc e yo u i nstal l t h e i nk ca rt ridg es, d o n ot o pen t h e c la mps or remo ve th e c artri d ges excep t to rep l ace t hem wit h new one[...]

10. Make su re t h e Po w er li g h t is no long er flashi ng, th en clo s e the pr in ter cover . To ma inta in optim u m pr int qu ality , the p rin te r periodic ally per f orms a clean ing cycle o n the pr int hea d s. You may notice th e cleaning cy cle bein g perfo rmed whe n the p rin ter ha s be en o n f o r a while wit ho ut b e ing u s ed[...]

1. L o we r the ou tpu t tr ay a t the fr ont o f th e pri n ter a n d sl i de o u t th e e x t e n s i o n . 2 . Befo re y o u lo ad p ap e r, ma ke s ur e t hat th e pa p er t hi c kn es s l ev er, which con trols th e d is tance between the pape r an d th e prin ter ca r ri a ge, is set co r rec tly. If necessa r y, move th e l ever to t h e p l[...]

3. If y ou a re goin g t o load lon g pa p er (for ex ampl e, leg al size pa per ), p ul l up the pa per sup po rt e xte n sio n . 4. Ma ke su re the left edg e g uide lock lever is in the do wn (unloc k ed) positio n a nd slide the left ed g e guide to the left a s far as it w ill go. paper suppor t ext ension ew-12bn e left edg e gu i d e ew- 13n[...]

5 . Lo a d a s t a c k o f p a p e r t o se t th e e d g e gu i d e s t o th e c o r r e c t w id t h. M a ke s u re th at t he rig ht ed ge of t he pa pe r res t s a gainst the rig ht side of the s heet fe eder. 6 . Slid e the left ed ge g uide ag ainst the left ed g e of the pape r; th en mo ve th e loc k lever up to sec ure th e lef t edg e g ui[...]

8 . Re i ns e rt t h e st ac k of pa pe r , p r in ta ble s i de t o wa r d y ou ( fac e up), straight in to the p rin te r and then r est it again st t h e pa per supp ort . Th is ens u res t h a t the p aper is pr op erly lo aded. Y o u c an l oa d up t o 10 0 s h e e ts of p l a i n pa pe r. D o n o t l oa d pa pe r a bove the arrow p r inted on[...]

2 . Ho l d d o wn th e Cl e ani ng NN N butt on on t h e c o nt r o l p a nel w hile p re s s in g the PO WER sw i tc h to tur n o n the pri n te r . T h e self te st b egin s by p rintin g in black ink o n the fir st and last lines o f t he fir st s heet of paper to measure t h e pa g e length . Then it p rint s ch aracter s amples o n the next sh[...]

2. P lu g the 36-pin end o f the ca ble securely into the p rinter ’ s inter face con nector. Then sq u eeze the wire clips toget her unt il they lo ck in p lace on bot h sides . If y ou r cab le ha s a gr ou nd wir e , a tta ch it t o the g ro un d co nnec t or b el o w t he int e rfa ce co nne ct or. 3. P lu g the 25-pin end o f the cable into [...]

C on necti ng the P r i n ter to a Macint o s h To con n ect th e printer to a Maci n to sh u sin g th e ser i al in terf ace , you need a n App le Sy ste m/P e ripheral-8 c able (p ar t n umber M01 97 ) or e quiv a le nt . Do no t use an Appl eT a l k  ca ble; it will no t wor k. 1. M ake s u re bo th yo ur p r i n te r an d Ma c i nto sh ar e [...]

Ch ap t er 2 I nsta llin g and U sing th e W in dows Printer Sof t w are P roo f Si g n-o ff: M a ry _______ M o i ra _______ C i ndy _______ In s ta lling the P rin t e r So ft w ar e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 -2 In stalling t he Software fo r Win dows 3.1 . . . . . . . . . . . 2 -2 In stalling t he Software fo r Win dows 95 . . . . [...]

This ch apt er descr ibes h ow t o inst a ll and use t he St ylus C OL O R 50 0 W i n do w s p r i n te r s of t w a re on yo ur PC . I f yo u h av e a M acinto sh, see C hapt er 3 instea d. The p rin t e r softw ar e includes a prin te r driver , wh ich allows you r compu t e r to c ontr ol the p r inter; you mu st inst all it to use the p rin t e[...]

5. Wh en you s ee the P r inter U t il it y Setu p d ialog b ox, h ighligh t Ep son Sty lu s C O LO R 5 00 a nd click OK . The inst allat ion pro gr am b e gin s copy i ng the files. Yo u se e a screen showing the pr og ress of th e installat ion as it p roceeds . 6. Wh en y ou s ee th e pr om pt t o ins ert S e tup Di sk 2, rem ove Dis k 1 and i n[...]

Ch a n g i ng th e de f aul t p r i n ter o r pr i n ter p or t If yo u do not w ant to use t h e EP SON St ylus COLO R 500 printer d riv er as your d efault p rinter in Windo ws o r if y ou want to use it o n a different pr int er por t , follow these s t e p s: 1 . In the Ma in w indow, double-c lick t he Con trol Pa nel ic on. 2 . Do ub le -clic[...]

Inst allin g th e S oft w a re for W in dow s 95 Fo llow these s tep s to insta ll t he printer driver using the W indow s 9 5 p lu g-and-p la y ca p a bilities: 1 . Make sur e t h e prin ter is c o n ne c ted to the c om puter ’s p a ralle l po r t . 2 . Turn off th e pr i nter and y o ur c om pu ter, if th e y a re on. 3 . Turn on th e p r inte[...]

9 . At the n ex t s c reen you ca n give the p rinter a uniqu e na me. W e rec om m end tha t you k eep t he mo del na me, b ut y ou can type a ne w o n e in th e Pr i nter n a m e b ox , if de si r e d. T o u se t he prin te r a s the d efault p rinter for all Windows 9 5 a p plication s , s elect Ye s ( No is th e defau lt). 1 0. Click the Fi n i[...]

In st a llin g t he d r iv e r wh ile r u nnin g Win dow s 95 If yo u had trouble in s talling the p rin te r driver using the plu g -a nd-p lay featu re, follo w t hese s tep s to install the pr inter dr iv e r: 1. Ma ke su re Wi nd ow s 95 is ru nnin g. 2 . In sert the Wi nd ow s S e tup Disk 1 disk in a disk ette dr iv e . 3. Do uble-c lic k t h[...]

I ns tal ling a D river for DO S Pr o gr ams Mo st D OS so ftwa r e program s i n clu de dri vers for EP SON ESC/ P 2  print ers. If t h e Sty lu s CO L OR 5 00 d river is n ot listed in your s oftwa re, choos e the fir st print er av ailable in the list s be l ow. Als o che ck w i th y our s o ftw ar e ma nu fac t ure r t o s ee i f a Stylus CO[...]

Ac ce ss in g t he P ri nt er D r i ve r You ca n a ccess th e dri ve r in di f f erent w a ys , dep en d ing on h ow yo u wa nt t o use the se tti n gs yo u sel e c t: ❑ I f yo u w a n t t h e c han ge s t o ap p l y o n l y t o t h e d o cu m e nt ( s ) yo u will p rint in a par ticular Window s application , see t he fo llowing section . ❑ I[...]

Ac c es sin g t h e D ri v er Fr om Win do ws 3 .1 Follow these s tep s to ac ces s t he d river from t he Wi ndow s C o nt ro l P a nel : 1 . Do ub le -click the Con trol Pa nel ic on in the M ain p rogr am gr o up . 2 . Do ub le -click the Pr i nt er s ico n. 3. Cho o se E P SON Sty l us C ol or 5 00 fro m th e list of In stalled Pr inter s. 4. C[...]

Us i n g th e Pr int e r D r iver However yo u acc essed th e printe r dri ve r, yo u see th e Mai n me n u tab : Th ere are two men u ta bs o f p r in ter dr iver setting s: Main ( s h ow n ab ov e ) an d G r ap h ic s . T h e s e s e t t i n g s, wh ich a re l i s t e d i n the t a ble s o n p age s 2 -13 an d 2- 14 , le t yo u c on t r o l t h e[...]

The prin t e r driver includes an Au to (Aut omatic) setting fo r Do cum ent T y p e. W hen Aut o is s ele c te d, t he d riv er a uto matic ally ch oo se s th e b e st pr i n t s e t ti ngs for yo ur docu m ent b y a na l yzin g th e di ff e r en t ty pes of d a ta to b e printe d. It a djust s the I nk, C o lo r Ma tc hing, a n d Ha lfto ni n g s[...]

Main me nu se tt in gs Se tti n g Op t io ns Do cum en t Type Au to (A uto mati c mo de ) Gr a p h ( B usine ss G r ap hics) Ph ot o ( Ph ot og r a p hic I m a ge s ) Vide o (Video/Digit al Camera) Ec on om y ( M on oc hro m e) In k M ono (Mon oc h r o me P r i n t i ng ) C ol o r ( Fu ll Co lo r Prin tin g ) P rintin g Mode Su pe r - 720 dpi Be st[...]

G raphi c s m e nu s e t t in gs Setti ng O p tions Colo r Ma t chi ng * Di s a bl ed Use Wi ndo w s’ m atchi ng U s e Dri ver’ s m a t ch i ng M atc h f or bu sin ess g r aph ic s Mat ch fo r phot o i ma g e s Mat ch fo r logo Colo r Bal anc e * Satu rat ion –50% - 0% - + 50% Re d St re ngth –5 0% - 0% - + 50% Gre en St re ngth –5 0% - 0[...]

I f yo u ma ke c ha n ge s be fo re s e l e c t i n g App l y , and y ou w ant to c ancel t hem , click the Canc el b utto n. This c loses the pri n ter dr iv e r. Us in g O n li n e H el p Fo r co mplete info rm ation abou t u sing the p rinter d river, you c an easily ac cess t he drive r’s onlin e help a ny t ime. It provides detaile d d e s c[...]

For specific help rela ted to a ny it em in the m enus , r ig ht-c lick the item , then click the Wh at’s Th is? pr o m pt . To access o nline help fro m Start, c lick t he St art but ton , po int to Pr ogr am s , Epso n , a nd then click E P SO N Sty lu s H el p . Yo u see the h elp c onten ts win do w. If you need in s t ructions o n ho w to u [...]

Ch ap t er 3 I nsta llin g and U sing th e M ac in to s h Printer Sof t w are P roo f Si g n-o ff: M a ry _______ M o i ra _______ C i ndy _______ 3 In s ta lling the P rin t e r Dr iver So ft w ar e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 -2 U si ng th e Cho ose r to Se lec t t he P rint e r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 -5 U si ng th e P rint er Driv er . [...]

This ch apt er descr ibes h ow t o inst a ll and use t he St ylus C OL O R 50 0 p r in t e r s of t w ar e on y o ur M aci n to s h. If y o u h av e a P C, see Cha pter 2 in ste ad . The p rin t e r softw ar e includes a prin te r driver , wh ich allows you r compu t e r to c ontr ol the p r inter; you mu st inst all it to use the p rin t er. T he [...]

5. Do uble-c lic k t h e I ns talle r ic on t o st ar t installing t he pr inter so ft ware. 6. Wh en you s ee the initial s creen , clic k Con tinu e . You see t he fol lo win g screen : 7. Click the Se ri al D ri ve r Pac k ag e c h e c k b o x to s e l e c t t h e printer driver a nd all it s co mponen ts. (Althoug h the driv er lets y ou ins ta[...]

❑ Bi-D C alibration calibr ates the pr inter so v ertica l an d horizont al lines a re a lig n ed. F or mor e info rmation , see “ Cali b r atin g the P rinte r ” in Ch ap ter 6. ❑ EPS O N St atu s Mo ni tor keeps track of t he c urrent sta tus o f yo ur p r i nte r , an d al e r ts yo u w hen pr i n ter err ors o ccu r. Fo r m or e in fo r[...]

U si n g th e C ho os e r t o Se le ct t h e Pr i nt er A ft er you inst a ll the p rinter d river, follo w the s teps b elow to se l e ct t h e pr int e r be fo r e y ou b egi n pr int ing . Yo u ne e d to c h o o s e th e p rinter only the first t ime yo u use it o r w henever y ou want to u s e an o ther p rin ter . (Y ou r Macin to sh alw a ys [...]

5. I f th e St yl us CO LO R 5 00 is sh ow n, click OK . If th e wro ng pr i nter i s sh o w n, the pr i nt er may b e tu r n ed off o r not co n nec te d pr op er ly . Tu r n on the pr i n te r, i f n ece ss a ry, an d check th e con nect i o ns ; t hen click RETRY . I f th e p rinter name is s till w ron g , chang e the p ort selection in th e Ch[...]

Us i n g th e Pr int e r D r iver Th e printer d r iv er comes with defa ult va lu es for all t he settin gs, as liste d i n th e ta ble o n p ag e 3-9. Th e dr iv e r als o includ e s an Au tomatic optio n (defa u lt) for the Me th o d setting. Th is opt ion lets t he p rinter d riv er analyz e eac h page o f the do cu men t yo u will p rint a nd [...]

To displ a y th e Pr int d ial o g bo x, c ho o se Pr i n t fro m the file me nu of yo ur applic ation p rogra m. You see a d ialo g box s im ilar t o th e on e s h ow n b e l ow . (T h e d i a l og b ox y ou s ee de p e n d s o n you r s oft wa re ap pl ic at i on . ) To access t h e pr inter d riv er setting s, ch oose t h e Op t io ns b utton . [...]

Th e followin g table sum mariz es th e printer d riv er sett ings, w ith fa ctory defa u lts in bold type. D etailed d escription s of ea ch settin g fo llo w the tab l e . B o x ti t l e Se t t i n g Op ti o n s Co lo r/Halfto ne Set t ing In k s Colo r (C M YK) Mo no c h r om e Me t h od No h a l f t o ni ng Di th er i n g A Di th er i n g B E r[...]

In k s This set ting sp ecifies co lor (C M YK ) or monochro me pr in ting. CMYK refe rs t o th e printer’s color ed inks: cyan (blue-green), ma g e n t a, ye l l o w, an d b l ac k ( K ) . T h es e c ol o rs ar e co mb i n ed t o cre ate any of 1 6 million colors. When y ou sele ct Mo n oc h ro me , the p rin t er p rints o nly black ink. If you[...]

❑ Erro r D i ff u s io n is b e st fo r p ho t o g r aphic im a ges. It crea tes c olo rs b y r ando mly d is t ribu ti ng d ots , m ak ing ed g e s an d c olors s ofter . Printing these images ta ke s longer, but it pr odu ces th e bes t p rin t qu a l ity fo r phot ogr ap hs. ❑ Co l o r Sync auto m a ticall y a dju sts the c o lo r range to b[...]

❑ Selec t Vi de o/D ig i t al C am e ra ( E rro r D if fus io n ) wh en p r inti n g i ma ges yo u took w ith a video o r digit al cam e ra. Thi s featu re inc r ea ses th e b rig htn ess a n d sh ar pne ss to mak e p r inted imag es clearer. L i gh t/Dark sl ide r The slid er has five s e t tin gs that allow you to app ly mo re or les s in k o n[...]

W hen speed is im portan t and draft q u ality is g ood eno u g h, use Ec on o my (1 8 0 d p i). No te : Pri n ti ng at l ow er res oluti ons c onserv es in k. Me di a Ty p e S elec ting th e medi a type sets up th e printe r for the type of p a pe r yo u l oa ded . De p e n d i n g o n yo ur Pr in ti n g M o de sett i ng , Me di a Ty pe ca n b e o[...]

M icr oWea ve Mod e MicroWeave reduces the p ossib ility of b anding, th e ligh t ho r izo n t al l i ne s t ha t can ma r a n i m ag e . W h en y ou t u r n o n MicroWeave, the p rinter pr oduces su per ior output becaus e graphic s d at a is r eor d er ed and prin ted in fine incre ments. It slo ws the pri n t spee d bu t is recom men de d f o r [...]

Visu al Ef f ec t s S ett in gs Th e followin g settings a llow you to m anipu late the pr inted im age to ac hieve sp ecial effects . Fl i p Ho ri zo nt al an d Fl ip V er t ica l rotate the im a g e 1 80 ° a l ong t h e h o ri zo nt al or ve rt ic al ax i s . T e x t t h e n ap pe ar s b ac kw ar ds o r u p s i de do w n . Inv ert Imag e ch a ng[...]

You can selec t one of the follo win g predefined paper sizes: Lett e r ( 8 1 ⁄ 2 × 11 inch es ) L eg al ( Ce nt ere d ) Lette r (Center ed ) St a temen t (5 1 ⁄ 2 × 8 1 ⁄ 2 in ches) A4 (210 × 297 mm ) E x e cu t iv e ( 7 1 ⁄ 2 × 10 i nc h e s ) A4 ( Ce nt ered ) E nv elo pe #1 0 (4 1 ⁄ 8 × 9 1 ⁄ 2 inc hes) Leg a l (8 1 ⁄ 2 × 1 [...]

D efini ng cus tom p ap er s izes To d ef ine a cu s t om pap er s iz e, cli c k th e Pa per butto n in th e Pa ge Setup dialog box . You s ee the follo w ing d ial og box : Clic k Ne w to cr e ate a new pap e r siz e. Ente r a ne w nam e f o r th e pap er si z e i n th e Ne w P a pe r Si ze box . Then e nte r the co r re c t va lu es in the Widt h[...]

L El be+ A5 size Chapter 3 3-26-96 M T , pa ss 7 3- 18 In st al l i ng and Using t he Maci ntosh P rin t er Soft w ar e[...]

Ch ap t er 4 Pa per H an dlin g P roo f Si g n-o ff: M a ry _______ M o i ra _______ C i ndy _______ Ch oosin g P a per and O the r M e dia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 2 Se ttin g th e Pa p e r Thi c kne ss and Ad j u s t me nt L ev er s . . . . . . 4 -3 S ettin g th e P ape r Th ic kn es s Le ve r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 3 S etti[...]

Rea d thi s ch ap te r fo r in fo r m at ion ab ou t cho o sin g the best p ap er o r o th er m ed ia f o r y ou r p rin t i ng nee d s an d for instru ction s on loa d ing th em in y our p rinter . Ch oosi ng Pap er an d Ot her Me dia Y ou c a n u s e m os t p l ai n pa pe r wi t h yo ur pr in t e r an d a c h i e v e goo d r esu lts. Coa te d and[...]

Pa pe r or ot her me di a S i z e Par t nu m be r Spec i al coated paper fo r 72 0 dpi L e tt e r ( 8.5 × 11 inche s) Leg a l ( 8 .5 × 14 inc he s) S041 062 S041 048 Spec i al coated paper fo r 36 0 dpi L e tt e r ( 8.5 × 11 inche s) S041 060 High - qu ality g l os sy paper Le t t er ( 8. 5 × 11 inc h es) S041 072 Tr ansparency film Le t te r ([...]

Set th e lever to t he posi ti o n tha t b est suit s th e p a per or ot h er me dia y ou pla n t o u se , as s h own in th e follo wing ta ble. Pap er ty pe Pa pe r t hic k nes s l e ve r po sit io n St a ndard ( pla in, co ated, o r glossy) paper Pla in pap e r Transpar e ncy film P lain p ape r E nve lope s o r labels T h ic k p ap er Se tt i ng[...]

S et the th ic k ne s s a dju stm ent le ve r t o the posi ti on th at b est suits the pa per or ot h er medi a yo u pl a n to use, as sh o wn in th e fo llowing t able. Pa p er t yp e Thick n e s s a djustmen t l ever p osit ion Standard pape r (plai n, co ate d, or glossy ) 0 T r ansp a r en c ies 0 En ve lo p e s o r la b el s + Prev i ousl y sm[...]

❑ Af t e r pr in t i n g on h i g h - q ua l i t y gl o s s y p ap er or trans p arenc ies, re mo ve each s heet fr om the o utput tr ay immediately. Ma ke s ure eac h sheet is d r y befor e stac king. ❑ You can p rin t on sh eets of la be ls in your p rin te r; just follo w the in str uctions fo r lo ading p lain pa per in Cha p te r 1 . ❑ R[...]

Not e: If you l oad mul t i pl e sh eet s o f gloss y p ape r, t h e mi n i m um top margi n is 1 .2 i nches ( 30 mm). To pr int wit h a sm alle r top margi n, load a nd p rint g l ossy pa per on e sh eet at a t ime. Fo llow these s tep s to lo ad sp ecia l paper or t rans p arenc y fil m: 1 . Lo wer the o utp ut tray a t th e f ron t of th e pr i [...]

2. In se r t the st ack of p ap er in to t h e prin ter an d adj ust the l eft e d ge gu id e to the paper’s width w hile the lock lever is in th e do wn po sitio n ; th e n s e t t h e lo ck lever up to se c ure t he l e ft ed ge guid e. 3 . Re mo ve t he s tac k of p ap er a nd fa n it . The n tap it o n a f lat su rface to ev en th e edges. 4.[...]

Ma ke sure th e printa ble surfa ce faces u p. F or c oated pa per s , the p r i ntable si de is w h iter th an th e o th e r sid e . For glo s sy paper a nd tr a nspa renci es , th e printa b le si de i s fac e up when th e cut co r ner is p ositio ned as sho w n in the illus tratio n b elow. 5 . Change th e M edia Ty pe and o th er pr i n te r dr[...]

2 . Yo u can load up to 10 envelo pes in the sh eet feeder w ith the fr ont ( p rint able) side fa cing up a s sho wn. 3 . Adj us t t he le ft ed ge g uide so the envelopes fee d straig ht int o the pa per pa t h . 4 . Ch an ge th e M e d i a T y pe an d o t h e r pr i nt e r d r iv e r s e t t i n g s so th ey a re app r op ri a te fo r t h e enve[...]

Ch ap t er 5 C o ntrolli ng th e Print er P roo f Si g n-o ff: M a ry _______ M o i ra _______ C i ndy _______ U si ng th e P rint er ’s Co nt ro l Pa nel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 -2 Li g ht s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 2 Bu t t ons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 -3 [...]

Thi s c h apter expla i ns ho w to do the f ollo wing : ❑ Con t rol th e printer u sing the control p ane l ❑ Man age p rinting in Windows an d o n the M ac in t osh ❑ Co nt rol add itiona l printe r func ti ons usin g th e D e fault settin g mod e . Usin g t h e P ri nt e r’s Co ntro l Pan e l The p rin t e r’s co n t rol pa nel contain [...]

Ink Out O F lashes w hen t h e bl ac k ink ca rtridg e is lo w on ink . On when t he b lack ink car tridge is empty o r not installed. Th e p rinter will n ot w ork if the black ink ca rt ridge is empty or not in stalled . Ink Out NN N Flas hes w hen th e color ink ca rt ridge is low on ink . On when t he c olor ink cartridg e is em p ty o r no t i[...]

P owe r- on f u n cti on s The bu tton com bin a t i on s belo w perf o r m add itional f u n cti o ns to c ontrol y our prin te r. Paper m u st be loaded in t h e p rinter for all t h es e opera tion s . Cl e a ning N NN + PO WER swi tch Ch eck s the pa per le n g th a nd pe r f orms a pr in ter se lf test. S ee “Te sti n g th e Pr i nter” in [...]

C l ea ni ng O + Lo a d/ E j ec t + POWE R sw i t c h E n ter s pr i n te r adju stm en t mo de and p r ints a multiling u al inst ructio n sheet o n c alib ra tin g th e p rint er. (Use this m ode o nly if y ou are p rinting fr om DO S applic atio ns. Mana gi ng Pr i n t Jo b s i n Wi ndo ws W hen you p rint a do cument from a Win dows a pplicat i[...]

The D es pooler st at u s box, wh ich is sim ilar t o the o ne sh own b elow , all ow s yo u to m onito r the pro gress of the pr i nt job a n d St op , Pa use , or Re p rint th e p rint j ob. T he S t op b utto n ca n cel s th e p r i nt job; Pa use hold s th e p rint jo b until yo u pr es s t h e but ton ag ai n ; an d Re pr in t l e ts y ou res [...]

No te : If y ou ge t an erro r mes sag e wh ile tr yin g to prin t , the pro blem may b e c au sed b y con f l ic ts wi th other t emp orar y fi l es or di rec tori es. Se e Ch ap ter 7 for mo re i n formati on. U si n g th e St a t us Mo ni tor i n W in d ow s 95 I f yo u a re us i n g W i n do ws 9 5, th e S t a t u s M o n ito r b o x a p p e a [...]

The St a tus M o nit or re p ort s t he ope ra t ing con ditio n o f yo ur pr i n ter b y c h an gin g th e ap p e ar anc e of t h e pr int er i c on i n t h e l o we r ri g ht c o rn e r , a s s ho w n b e l ow . Ch ecki ng t h e p r in te r sta t us. An e rro r has o c cu rre d. Y our pr i n te r can no t print . C he c k y ou r p r i nte r. Th e[...]

2. S t a r t a pr i nt j ob . 3. Click the icon in the upp er r igh t cor ner of t he disp lay a n d pu ll d ow n t h e men u th at a pp e ar s . ( T h e s h ap e of th e ic on depen ds o n the soft w a re you a re us i ng .) 4. S e l e c t Epso n Mo ni tor 2 fr om the m enu . Yo u see a d ia l og bo x sim ilar t o the fo llow ing: Th e p rint job [...]

Fol low thes e st eps . 1 . Do ub le -click the E PSO N St a t u s Mo ni tor ico n on y our ha rd disk. You se e the follo w ing d i alo g b ox. 2 . Click Se ri al and th en sp ecify wh ether y o ur printer is c o n nec ted to th e pri n ter p or t o r m odem port of yo ur Ma cint o s h. If a prin t e r err or occ u r s while the Sta t usMonito r w[...]

No te : Th e S tatu sM onito r c hec ks th e p ri nter st atu s onc e ev ery t hree mi n utes a s a defau l t. Ho weve r , yo u can sp ec ify the time in t he Int erv al me nu. To c ha ng e the inte r v al, c lick In t e rva l ; then c ho ose y ou r ti me. If y ou w a n t to c h eck th e rem ain ing am ou nt of bla ck o r c o lo r in k, select t he[...]

Usin g t h e D efa ult Setti ng Mo de Addi ti o nal prin te r fu nctio n s ar e ava ilab l e t h ro ug h th e De fa u lt settin g mod e . Bec a u s e th e printe r ’s facto r y defau l ts are design ed to m eet t he n eeds of almo st all users, y o u rare ly n eed to cha n ge t h e prin te r fu nctio ns li s ted belo w . I f nece ssa r y , how e [...]

❑ P r i nt direction . Spe cifies ho w th e print hea d moves across th e pag e. The opt io ns a re U ni-D, Bi-D , an d A u to (de fault). W hen U ni-D is on, th e pr int hea d pr ints in o nly on e dir ection to provide th e mos t pr ecise a lig n ment for graphic s a nd te xt . In Bi -D printing , the pri n t hea d pr i n ts in both d irection [...]

❑ AGM (Altern ate Gr ap hic s Mo d e) . Specifies th at the p rin ter u se high-resolutio n, 24-pin gra p h ics comman ds. (U sed in IB M X24 E m ode o nly .) ❑ Cha r ac ter table . Se l e cts t h e set o f ch ara c ter s a n d sy mb o ls tha t c an b e p r in ted . The defau lt is th e Ital i c U. S.A . ch arac ter tab le . If y ou c omm on ly[...]

C ha ng in g t h e Def aul t Se tt in g s To change th e p rinte r’ s de f au l t set ti ngs, yo u use th e co n t rol pa nel button s ; the c ontr ol p ane l light s show you r selec tions. 1. Ma ke sure t he p rinter is turned off and p aper is loa ded . 2. H ol d d o w n t h e Lo a d / E j e ct b utton an d turn on th e printe r , conti n uing[...]

L El be+ A5 size Chapter 5 3-25-96 M T , pa ss 5 5- 16 Co nt roll ing t he Pr int er[...]

Ch ap t er 6 Mai n t ena nc e P roo f Si g n-o ff: M a ry _______ M o i ra _______ C i ndy _______ Cl ea ni ng th e Pr int Hea d s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 -2 Rep la cin g Ink C ar t rid ges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 -3 S el ect ing t he C o rre c t I nk C ar tr idges . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 -4 Re mo vin[...]

Instruction s in this c hapt er tel l y ou how t o do t he fo llow i ng t o m ai n t a in a nd c a re fo r yo ur pr i n te r: ❑ Clean the p rin t heads ❑ Re p lace t he ink c art rid g es ❑ Clean the p rin t e r ❑ Calibra te t he prin ter ❑ Transp o rt th e p r inter . C l eani ng the Prin t Head s The p rin te r periodic ally clea ns it [...]

A fter you c l ean th e print h eads, tu r n off the pr i n ter ; th e n ho ld down th e Clea ning O b utton as yo u tur n th e p r inte r ba c k o n . (Co ntinue ho ld ing it d ow n for a few s econds after tur ning on th e p rinter. ) This p rints a d emonst ra tion p age so y ou can s ee if yo ur print qualit y has imp roved. If th e p rint qu a[...]

❑ Onc e yo u i nstal l t h e i nk ca rt ridg es, d o n ot o pen t h e c la mps or remo ve th e c artri d ges except to rep l ace t hem wit h new ones. On ce y ou rem ove a c artri d ge, you c an no t reu se i t. When the co lor ink ca rtridg e is em pty, y ou can co ntinu e printing w it h t he blac k in k cartrid g e by switch ing t o m onoc h r[...]

Removin g and In stall in g Ink Car t r idges Fo llow these s tep s to re place eithe r or b oth in k c ar tr id ges: 1 . Make sur e t h e prin ter is o n an d n ot pr i n ti n g, and that o n e o f the In k O ut lights is flashin g or tu rned o n. 2 . Lo wer the o utp ut tray o n the fr ont o f th e p r in ter ( i f ne cessa r y) and th en lift u [...]

5. L ift th e car tr idg e out o f the p r inte r a nd di sp o se of it c a r efu l ly so an y excess ink d oes n ot sp ill out. Do no t t ake the u sed c ar t ridge a p ar t or t ry to refill it . w Warning: If in k ge ts on y our ha nd s, wa sh th em t horo ughly wit h so ap and water. If ink gets into your ey es, flu sh them imme diat ely wi th [...]

c C autio n: You must re move the tap e sea l fro m the top of th e ca rtri dge; l eav i ng t he tape on wi l l perm anentl y da mag e i t. Do not rem o ve the tape sea l f r om the bottom of the c artr idge; ink w ill l e ak ou t . 7. Low er th e ink ca rtridg e into its holder with th e label fa cing up an d the a r r ow p o in ti n g to t h e ba[...]

c Ca ution: Onc e yo u i nstal l an i n k c artrid ge, do not open th e i n k c artri d ge c lamp ag ai n or rem ove t he car tri dge excep t t o re plac e it wit h a n ew one. O nc e y ou remo ve a c artri dg e, d o n ot r e use i t ; t hi s m a y dam a ge t he pr i n t he a d. 9 . Pr ess the Load /Eje c t bu tto n ag ain . The p rinte r m o ves t[...]

4. Clea n the exterior of the pr inter wit h a soft clot h damp ened in mild det ergent. K eep the p rinter co v e r closed to prevent water fr o m gett in g i nsid e . 5. To clean ink o u t o f the p rinter ’s interio r, wipe it g en tly with a d am p clo th . c C autio n: ❑ Nev er u se a lcoh ol or thinner to c le an the p ri n ter; th ese ch[...]

Ca libra t i n g t he Pr in te r Usi n g Wi ndows If you ar e u sing Windows on your PC, follow the s t eps b elow to c alibrate t h e p rinter. If you ins talle d th e Windows p rinter driver, th e Calibra t ion u tility is inst alle d on you r har d d isk. 1 . If yo u a re us i n g W i n do w s 3 . 1 , s e l e c t t h e EPS ON P rin te r C alib r[...]

7. Click Ne xt twi c e t o prin t the m i salig n ed p atter n ’s Test Alignm ent Sh eet . This p rinto ut c ontains nu m bered line group s with v arying a lign men t. 8. H igh lig h t t he nu mber of the line gro up wi t h the b est a pp e ar an c e an d cl i ck Ne x t t o calibrat e the p rin ter . Click Ne xt to g o to the next sc r een . 9. [...]

6 . F ollow t he in s tr uc tions o n the sc reen t o ch oose t h e p rint h ead yo u wan t t o ca librate. Th en selec t Ne x t . 7 . M a k e sure the p rin ter is o n a nd pa p e r is lo aded. Then select Nex t t o prin t th e Curre n t Alig n me n t Sheet. 8. Sel e c t the m i sali g n ed patt er n. (I f m o r e than one pa ttern is m isaligned,[...]

c C autio n: Make s ur e tha t the prin t er n ame you se le cted an d the actu a l prin t e r to be ca li brated are th e sam e, and confirm th a t this printe r i s c onnected to th e port you selected. Othe rwi se, th e p rinte r wi ll be dam age d. 4. In t he nex t scr een, click the Pr ev ie w butto n to prin t th e cali b r a ti o n patter n [...]

Ca libra t i n g t he Pr in te r Fro m th e C o nt rol P an el If for s ome reas on y ou ca n no t us e a ny of the cal ibr ation utility pro grams th a t cam e with yo ur printer, you c an cal i br a te t h e printer from the c ontr ol pan el. This is c alled the Pr in ter adjustment m ode. Fo llow t h ese st ep s : 1 . M a ke s ure t he prin t er[...]

5. Rem ove any paper fr om t he shee t feeder a nd remove the pa per supp ort . 6 . In stall th e tr a nspo r tation s c rew to se cu r e the pri n t h ea d to the ca rriage a s shown b elow. 7 . Pu sh in th e o utp ut tray ex te ns ion and c lose the tray. 8 . Attac h any o th er pr o tec tiv e mater i als t o the pri nter. S e e the Notic e Sheet[...]

L El be+ A5 size Chapter 6 3-25-96 M T , pa ss 5 6- 16 M a i ntenance[...]

Ch ap t er 7 Tr ou bl esho oting P roo f Si g n-o ff: M a ry _______ M o i ra _______ C i ndy _______ Err or Ind icato rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 2 P rin t Qualit y P rob le ms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 4 P ro blem s W it h P rin tin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 9 P ape [...]

Thi s ch ap t er d es cr ibes w hat yo u c an do if y ou a re ha vi ng problems pr in ting . It is d ivide d into the s e section s: ❑ Erro r In d ica tors . T his sectio n exp lain s errors ind ic ated by the c ontro l p ane l lig h ts. ❑ Print Qua lity Problems . Se e t his sectio n if the pr int qualit y is no t good o r no t wh at y ou e xp[...]

Th e Pa pe r Ou t li gh t i s fl ashi ng . Pa p er m ay ha ve j am m ed in th e p rinte r . Tu r n off the prin te r a nd g ently pull all t he p a per out of th e p rinter. If it tear s and piece s rem ain inside t he printer , open t he printer cover and r emov e the p iece s of paper. See “ Pape r Handling P roblem s” on p a ge 7-13 . Th e I[...]

The Po w er lig ht is o n b ut no t hing p rint s. The in te rface ca ble may n ot be pl ugg e d in securely . Ch eck bot h ends o f t he cable between the printer a nd t he c omputer. M ak e su r e your i nt e rfac e cabl e meets bo th th e printer ’s a nd computer ’s specific ation s. Mak e s u re y ou r so ft wa re is p ro per ly s e t up fo[...]

Not e: Do n ot u se hi gh - qu a l i t y gl os sy p a per whe n y o u p r in t a t 36 0 d pi . ❑ M a ke su re the Medi a Ty pe settin g ma tc he s the typ e o f pa p er or other media loa ded in the prin ter. ❑ If yo u’ r e pr i n t i ng a s can ne d i ma g e an d th e co l ors a r e n ot r ig h t, fi r st try to fix t he pro blem u si ng you[...]

If y ou ar e p ri nt in g c o l or gr ap hi c s at 36 0 or 720 d pi, ma k e s ur e MicroWeave is on a nd H ig h Sp eed mod e is off. A lso c heck t hat the Br igh tn e ss and Co ntrast settings (Win d ows drive r) or Ligh t/D ark set ting (Macintosh driver ) ar e appropriate for the imag e. Try u s in g t h e p rinter d riv er’s Au t o ( Au t om [...]

Prin t job s may be h eld in the EP SON Sp ool M anag er (W indow s) or th e Epso n Monitor2 u tility (M acintosh). Select a ny p rint jo bs m ar ked p ending , w aiting, o r h eld ; then sel ect Del ete or C anc e l P rin t ing . If yo u s till se e incorrec t or garbled chara cters, p rin t a dem on s tr ation pa ge t o see if t he pro blem is w [...]

If you ar e p rinting from a DOS a pplica tion using Eco no my mode , black tex t or g raphic s will appea r g ray on y our p rin t out ; tu r n off E c on om y mode usi n g th e pr i nt e r’s Def a ult setti n g mode t o achieve de eper blacks . See Chapt er 5 for instru ction s. Clean the c olor p rint he ad as descr ibed in Cha pter 6. Th e p [...]

Pr ob lem s W i t h Pri nti ng If y ou ca n no t get the pri nter to p rint, fir st che c k that p ap e r is lo aded in t he p rinter . T hen chec k that the p rin te r is plugg ed in t o a work ing electr ica l ou t le t t h at is n ot co ntro lled by a sw it ch o r t i m er. V erify th at th e i nte rfa ce c ab le is se cu rel y c o n nec ted to [...]

Th e p r in te r s o u n ds l ik e i t i s pr in tin g, bu t n o t hi ng pr i n ts . The prin t hea ds m ay nee d clea ning . See Ch apt er 6 for instru ction s. One or bot h ink c artridges a re em pty o r too old. A ca rtridg e is too old if it h as b e en u s ed lon ger t ha n si x mont hs o r b ey ond t he da te on i ts pa ckag i ng. F i rs t c[...]

7 . In t h e dia log b ox , ch ange th e spool di r ector y to th e on e y o u cr eated in step 1 . Then select OK . 8. C l o se t he S p oo l M an ag e r. The pri nte r p rin ts blan k p ages . Make sure EP SON S t ylus COLO R 50 0 is sel e ct ed a s th e de fau l t W indow s print er driver or is the la st printer selec ted in the Ch o o s e r (M[...]

Ink ca rtri dges do no t last as long a s expec ted. The in k c ar tr id ge life d e pends on t he amou nt of ink u sed in prin ting. I f you often pr i n t pa g es with large gra p hi cs an d dense text with li t tle white spac e, you wi ll use up ca rtridges faster than if you p rint p ages w it h lots o f wh ite s p ace. The p rinter als o u se [...]

O n a Mac intosh, releas e an y pr in t job s that m ay b e held in the Ep son Monito r2 utilit y . Click t he up per right corne r of t h e sc r een a nd select Mo n ito r2 from the m enu. Clic k any p rint job sh own und er Wait ing and c lick Ca nc e l Print ing . Make sure EP SON S t ylus COLO R 50 0 is sel e ct ed a s th e de fau l t W indow s[...]

Pa per H and lin g P ro ble ms Thi s se c ti on de sc ri b e s how t o p reve n t pap e r jams and e nsu re t ha t pa pe r f e e d s pr op e r ly . P ape r Ja m P rob lems Use a higher q uality pa per that is su itab le fo r ink jet p rinter s a nd is no t too th i n, to o thi c k, or roug h. Fo r b e st qua lity, us e EPSON specia l co ated a nd h[...]

Th e paper w as exp osed to ex cess humidity , over 60% . See A ppendix A for specific ation s on required environm ental c onditio ns. Th e left edg e g uide is to o tight or too loos e; adjust it for t he s ize of t h e pap e r. To o man y sh eets are loa ded in the sh eet feeder. You can load up to 10 0 shee ts of plai n pa pe r, 7 0 she ets of [...]

Paper d oes not ful ly eje ct. Use t he Lo a d/ E j e c t butto n to e je c t t h e page. Th e pa per m ay be t oo lon g. Us e pa pe r tha t i s wi th in the spe cified size. See “ Te chni c al Specific atio n s” in Appen d ix A . Eject ed pa per i s wrinkle d. The p ap er is t oo th in o r d am p . Do not s t o re p ape r in d am p or hu mid p[...]

A ppen d ix A Te chni cal Sp eci fi ca t i o ns P roo f Si g n-o ff: M a ry _______ M o i ra _______ C i ndy _______ P rin tin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2 P ape r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3 In k Ca rt rid g e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Pr i n ti ng Pri nting method: On -deman d in k jet Nozzle co nfi guration: 64 monoch ro me ( b lack) n ozzles 60 color (cyan , mage n ta, ye llow ) nozzl e s (20 × 3; 2 0 for each co lor) Prin tabl e colu m n s and prin tin g sp e e d: * C h ar a c t e r pi t ch (c har ac t ers p er inch ) Print a b le co l u m ns Print in g sp e ed (ch a r acter[...]

P ape r Note: Sinc e the quality of a ny particular b rand or type of paper may be changed by the manufac turer at any time, EP SON cannot g u arantee the use of any partic ula r b rand or type of paper. Always test samples of paper stock before purc ha sing large q uantities or printing large jobs. Paper path : Shee t fe ede r, to p e n try S heet[...]

En v e lopes : Si z e N o. 10 9.5 × 4. 1 in ches (240 × 104 mm ) D L 8.7 × 4.3 in ches (220 × 110 mm ) Pape r type s P l ai n, bon d, or ai rmai l pap e r Thickness 0.006 t o 0.02 in ch (0. 16 t o 0. 52 mm) Paper weight 12 to 24 lb (45 to 90 g/m 2 ) Transparencies: Size A4 (210 × 297 mm ) Le tt er (8. 5 × 11 inches) Thickness 0.003 to 0.0033 [...]

Printabl e area: Sin g le s he et s E n velope s A The minimum t op m argin is 0. 12 in ch (3.0 mm). No te : W h en p r i n tin g m u l tip l e sh ee ts o f g los sy p ape r , t he m in im u m t op m a r g i n is 1. 2 in ch es (30 m m ) . BL The minimum le ft margin is 0. 12 i nch (3.0 mm ). BR Th e minimum ri ght margi n is: 0. 12 inch (3. 0 mm ) [...]

In k Car t ridg es Black i nk cartridge (S020093): Color B l ack Print cap acity* 620 pages (A4 pap er ; t ext) Cartridge life* 2 years from pro duction d ate a nd up to 6 m onths afte r opening th e package at 77°F (25° C ) Temperature S torage: –4 to 104°F (–20 to 40°C) 1 mon th at 104°F (40°C) Tran sit: –22 to 140°F (–30 to 60°C)[...]

c Caution: ❑ Use only genuine EPSON ink c artridges and do not refill them. Other products may cause damage not covered b y EPSON’s warra nty. ❑ Do not use an ink cartridge after the expiration date on the p a ckage. Me cha ni c al Paper feed method : Fric tion wi th auto sheet feed er, top e n try T otal print volum e: 75,000 p ages (A4 p ap[...]

En vi ro nm en t a l Tem pe rature: Ope ration 50 to 95°F (10 t o 35°C) Storage* − 4 to 14 0°F ( − 20 t o 60°C) 1 mon th at 104°F (40°C) 120 h ours at 140°F (60°C ) Humidity: Ope ration 20 to 80% RH Storage* 5 to 85% RH ( wi tho ut c ond e ns a t io n) * S to re d in s h ip p in g co n ta in er Saf ety A pprova ls Safety st andar ds: U [...]

S calable fo n ts Fo nt s Mi nim um po in t s i ze Ma x i mum po int si z e I ncr eme nts EP S O N Ro man 8 32 2 EPSON Sans Se rif 8 32 2 EP S O N Ro man T 8 32 2 EPSON Sans Seri f H 8 32 2 Fo nt sa m p l e s In ter fa ce S p eci f i ca ti ons T his print e r is e quipp e d with an 8-bit parallel in te rface an d a s e rial i nterface. Par allel I [...]

Pin as si gn me n ts S i gn al Pin Ret u rn P in Sign a l Dir ec t ion D e sc rip tion 11 9 ST ROBE IN ST ROBE p u lse to r ead d at a. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 DAT A 0 DAT A 1 DAT A 2 DAT A 3 DAT A 4 DAT A 5 DAT A 6 DAT A 7 IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN Th ese sig n a ls repr es ent in f o rma t i on in b its 0 to 7 of pa ra lle l d ata r[...]

S ign al Pin Re turn Pi n S ign al Di rect ion D esc ript i on 1 8 — Log ic H O UT Pu l le d u p to + 5 V t hro ug h 3. 9 K Ω resi stan ce 1 9-30 — GND — Twi s te d- pai r re t ur n s ig nal gr o un d le ve l 31 30 IN IT I N When t h is sig n al g o es L OW, the pr inter c on tro ller is r ese t to it s st ate when t h e p ow er is fi r st [...]

Revers e cha nnel Transmission mode : IEEE-1284 Nibbl e mo de Adaptable co nnector: 57-30360 (Amphen o l ) or equi v ale nt S ynch r onization: Refer t o the IEEE-1284 specification Han ds h aking: Re fe r t o t he IEEE-1284 specification S ign al level: IEEE-1284 leve l 1 de vice Data tra nsmis sion timing: Re fe r t o t he IEEE-1284 specification[...]

Pi n n o . Si gna l name G ND In /O ut De sc ript ion 10 P trClk 28 O u t Use d to qu a lify d ata bein g sen t to th e h ost . Set LO W th en H I G H to ca u s e a n interru pt indi cati n g t o h o st t h a t data is avai la ble. 11 PtrB u sy / Dat aB it -3,7 2 9 Out D ata bits 3 t h en 7 indi ca te f or wa r d c ha n ne l b u sy st a t u s . 12 [...]

Pi n no . S ig nal na m e G ND I n/ O u t De s cri pti o n 16, 3 3, 19-30 GN D - - Sign al GND. 15 ,34 N C - - Not conn ect ed. Note: The c ol umn heading “In/ Out” refers to the direction of signal flow as viewed from the printer. Tim in g ch art Tr a n si tio n time (th e ris e an d t he fa ll) o f e ve ry s ignal m ust be less th an 0 .2 µ [...]

W ord format: Da ta b i t Pa r i t y b i t Star t bi t S top bi t 8 bits None 1 bit 1 bit Con nector: 8-pin m ini-circular c onnector R ecommende d cable : Apple S ys t em P e r ipheral-8 c abl e (M0197) I niti aliz at io n T he p rinter can be ini tiali zed (re turned to a fixed s et of con ditions) in th e se ways : Ha rd war e init ializ atio n [...]

Def a ul t Se tti ng s The t abl e be l o w sho ws t he de fault s e tt i ngs t hat take e ffe ct w hen the pr inte r is ini ti aliz e d. Item D ef a u lt sett ing Top-o f-f orm po siti on Cur rent paper po siti on P ag e le ngt h Sin g le sh eet s: me asure d b y self-t est p rin tin g Le f t an d ri g ht m arg in s C anc el le d Li n e s p a ci n[...]

A ppen d ix B C o m m an ds an d Ch ar ac te r Tab le s P roo f Si g n-o ff: M a ry _______ M o i ra _______ C i ndy _______ Co mm and L is t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B - 2 EP S ON E SC / P 2 C om ma nd s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B -2 IB M X 2 4E Emu lat io n C o d es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B -3 [...]

Co mm a nd Li st Thi s pr i n te r works w ith the tw o sets o f comm ands d e s cribed in this s ectio n. EP SON E SC / P 2 C om m a nd s Select th e E PSON ESC/ P 2 prin te r comman d s in y our software p rogra ms fo r t he mo st a d v anc ed f onts a nd g rap hic s av a il abl e. If you need m ore info rmat ion about usin g prin t er comman d s[...]

IBM X 24E Emul ation Co de s Th is print er emu lates t he IBM Pro printer  w ith th e f ollo w ing c ommands . (For d etailed informat ion, s ee the IBM X2 4E re f e r e nc e m a n u a l . ) Ge ne ral ope rat ion: N UL, DC3, ESC j, BEL, CAN, DC1, ESC Q, ESC [ K, ESC U P ap e r f eedi ng: F F, LF, ESC 5, ESC A, E S C A (AGM*), ESC 0, ESC 1 , E S[...]

Ch aract er T abl es The pri nt e r c o m e s with an in sta lle d set o f cha rac ter tables. Ho we v e r , wh e n p r in t i n g f r om W i nd ow s an d mo st D OS so ftw a re p r o gra ms, th e p r i nter pri n ts th e ch aracte r s you see on scree n an d does no t u se its built-in ch aracter t able s . Unless y ou’r e p rint ing f ro m a DO[...]

P C850 (M ult il ing ua l) P C860 (Port ug ues e) P C861 (Icel andic) P C863 (Ca na dian-F rench ) 850,860 861,863 R El b e + A5 siz e Appendix B 3-25-96 M T , pass 2 Commands a n d C har act er T a b les B-5[...]

PC865 (N ordic) Abi comp BRA SCII 865, Abi c omp BR A SC II L El be+ A 5 si ze A pp endix B 3-25-96 MT, p a ss 2 B -6 C om m a nds an d Ch aract er Tab l es[...]

It a lic No ch aracte rs are available for h e x code 15 in t h e italic ch aracte r table . Ita lic R El b e + A5 siz e Appendix B 3-25-96 M T , pass 2 Commands a n d C har act er T a b les B-7[...]

I n te rna ti onal C ha r ac te r S e ts You can selec t one of the follo win g inter national cha ra ct er sets us in g t h e prin ter’s D efa ult sett in g mod e o r t h e ESC R co mm and . F o r e x am p l e , w h en y o u s e l e c t “I t al i c F ran c e ,” t h e chara cters in t he “ F r an ce” r ow on th e table b elow ar e u s e d[...]

Cha racters Av ailabl e W ith t he ESC ( ^ C o mman d To p ri n t th e char a c ter s i n the ta ble bel o w , use th e ES C ( ^ co mm an d. ESC ( c a r et R El b e + A5 siz e Appendix B 3-25-96 M T , pass 2 Commands a n d C har act er T a b les B-9[...]

L El be+ A 5 si ze A pp endix B 3-25-96 MT, p a ss 2 B -10 C o mm a nds an d Ch aract er Tab l e s[...]

Glossary aut o line feed W hen t h is feat ure is s el e cte d in t he p ri nter’s Default s et tin g mo de , e ach car riage re tu r n code (C R) is automatically followed by a li ne fe e d (LF) code . bi dire c tional printing Pri nt in g in wh ich t he p rin t h ead pr ints in b ot h dire c t ions ( bid ir ectio n a lly) . T his incre ases pri[...]

e con omy mode pr in tin g Prin ti ng i n whi ch image s are prin ted wi th fe we r do ts to s ave i nk. Economy mode prin tin g is fas ter, to o. e rror d i ffus i o n A h alftoni ng m ethod w here do t patt e rns are ran do m ly dist ribute d in an image to create s o ft edges . ES C/P ® EPSON Standard Co de fo r Printers. The system of co mmand[...]

int er fa ce T he conne c ti o n (v ia a cable ) be tween the compu te r and the prin ter o ver w hich p rin t da ta is t ra ns mi tted to t he p r in t er. media M aterials u pon wh ich data is prin ted s uch as envelope s , p lain pap er, coate d pap er, glossy pape r, and tra nsp ar e ncy film. Mi cr oWea ve A p rinti ng m e t hod in which im ag[...]

L El be+ A 5 si ze Glossar y 3-25-96 MT, p a ss 3 4 G lossa ry[...]

In dex A Accessories, p urchasing, In t ro-7, 6-4 Adjustm e nt mode, 5-5 Ali gni ng ve rtical line s, see C a li br at ing t he p rin t er Altern ate G rap h ics Mode, 5-14 Appl e Maci ntos h, c on necting to, 1-18 dr i v e r , see P rin ter d rive r s o f tw are m anaging prin t jobs, 5- 8 t o 5-9 sy s t em r eq u i r em e n t s , 1 - 3 Apple Talk[...]

Co l o r ink o ption, 2-13 Co l o r matc h i ng gu ide line s , Intr o- 4 setting, 2-14 Col or p rin ti ng g u i d e lin e s, In tr o-3 t o Intro-4 Co l o r proble m s, 7-7 to 7-8 Co l o r Syn c, 3-9, 3-11 Co mmands ESC/P 2, 5-13, B-2, ESC @ , A-15 ESC R, B -8 ESC (^, B-9 IBM X24 E , 5-13, B-3 Co mp os ite black, 3-10 Co mpuServ e, In tro-8 to In t[...]

Error diffus i o n, 2-14, 3-9, 3-11 Error me s s age s , 5-7, 7-9 to 7 -10 ES C ( ^ command, B-9 ES C @ command, A-15 ES C R com man d, B-8 ES C/ P 2, 2-8 c ommands, 5-13, B-2 F Factory defaul t s, 5-12 Fai nt i m ages, 7-5 t o 7-6, 7-8 Fast p rinting, 3-14, 5-13 Fax -o n -de m a nd, In tro-8 Feed sp eed, A-2 Fee ding pro bl e m s, 7-14 t o 7-16 Fi[...]

Interface cable, 7-9 mode, 5-13 parallel, 1-16 t o 1-17, 5-13, A-9 to A-14 seri al , 1-18, 5-13, A - 14, to A-15 specifi cat ion s , A-9 t o A-15 wait t i m e , aut o, 5-13 Intern ation al character tables, B-8 In ternet, In tro-7 to In tro-8 Inv e rt Im age setting, 3-9, 3-15 J Jammed p aper, pre ve nting, 7-14 L Landscape setting, 2-13, 3-16 Le f[...]

O O nli n e h e lp, 2-15 t o 2-16 O nl ine s u pport, In tro-7 to Intr o-8 O rie nt ation of pap e r , 2-13, 3-16 O u tput tray, 1-5, 1-8, 4-7 e xtension, 1 -12 P Page len gt h, A-16 Paper c en tered, 3-16 co a t e d , see Coate d pap ers c opie s s etting, 2-13, 7-15 c ustom s ize s, 3-17 e jecting, 5-3 , 7-16 en v e lo pe s , see En v el opes fe [...]

Pri nt s peed increasing, 5-13 , 7-11 specifi cation s , A-2 Prin table area, 3-16, A-5 Pri n tabl e c ol umns, A-2 Prin table s u rface, 1-11, 4-5 identifyi n g, 4-9 Pri nter adjust m ent mod e , 5-5 buffe r , A-2 cable, 1-2 to 1-3, 1-17 t o 1-18, 7-9 calib ra tin g, see Calibr ati ng the pri n t er choosing, 2-4, 3-5 to 3-7 choosing l ocat ion fo[...]

R RAM require m e n t s , 1-2 to 1-3, 3-14 ReadMe icon , 3-2, 7-2 Redu ce o pt i on, 3-16 Requ irements, s ystem, 1-2 to 1-3 Res o l u ti o n , Intro-2, A-2 s electing, 2-13, 3-9, 3-12 Res tarting p r int j o bs , 5-6 Reve rse page order, 2-13 RGB meth od, Intro - 4 Ri ght m argi n, A-5, A-16 S S afety approvals, A-8 S afety i n structions, In tro-[...]

V Ve r t i cal lines, ali g ning, see Cali br ati ng th e p r in ter Ve r t i cal tab position , A-16 VG A mo ni tor, 1-2 Video /Digital Came ra, 3-12 Video op t i o n , 2-13 Vi rus prote cti on, 3 -2 Vis ual effects, 3-9, 3-15 W Wait t ime, auto interface, 5-13 We i ght pape r , A-3 print er, A-7 Whi te ban din g, 3-14 , 7-6 Win dows, see Micr oso[...]