Epson 900 manual

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77 EPSON I nk Jet Papers Us e EP SON’ s pap er and in ks to ge t the same pho to q uali t y re sul ts th at have ear ned you r pri nt e r all of its a wards! EPSON’s papers are s pecially coat ed to wor k with EPSON’s quic k drying inks. You ’ll notice tha t whe n pri nts co me o u t of y our pr int e r, yo u ca n im m ed ia tel y h an dle [...]

i Con ten t s WELCOME! 1 Ab out Your S oft wa re 1 About Your Documentation 2 Warning s, Cautions, Notes, and Tips 3 Windows Syst em Requi rement s 4 Macinto sh System Requi remen ts 5 E N ERGY STAR C omp liance 6 Year 2000 R eady 6 Pr inte r P art s 6 Im port a nt Sa f ety Ins tru ct io ns 7 Ink Cartr idge Safety Instructio ns 8 VIEWING Y OUR ELEC[...]

ii USING YOUR PRI NTER WITH DOS 30 Selecting a Pr inter Dr iver 30 Con tro l Pane l D efa ult S e tting s 31 Chang ing th e Defaul t Settin gs 34 Maint aining the Prin ter 36 Alignin g the Print Head with the DOS Utility 36 Ali gning th e P rint H ead U si ng the Cont ro l P anel Bu tto ns 37 CONFI GURING FOR A NE TWORK 38 Windows 95 an d Windows 9[...]

iii Rep lacing an Ink Cartridg e 51 Rem o vin g a nd I nsta lli ng I nk C art ri d ge s 52 Rep lacing an Outdat ed Ink C artrid ge 54 Ali gning th e Print Head 56 Clea ning the Prin ter 57 Transp or ting th e Print er 58 PRO BLEM SOLV ING 59 Diag nosing P rint er Pro ble ms 59 Checki ng the Con trol Panel L ights 59 Runn ing a P rint er C hec k 61 [...]

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1 Welcome! Yo ur E PSO N St yl us ® COLOR 900 Professional Series printer is the ideal output device fo r business graphics, digital photographs, and more. You can print anythi ng from rep orts and resume s to phot os and gre eting cards wit h fabulous result s. The printer comes with th es e features: ■ Resolutions up t o 1440 by 720 dpi, even [...]

2 If you hav en’t yet installed your p rinter so ftware fr om yo ur CD-ROM , see t he Start Here card f o r ins tru cti ons . If you ne e d to rer un the ins tal latio n p rogra m, i nse rt the CD-R OM and do the fo llo win g: ■ Wi ndow s ® 95, Wi ndow s 98 , or Wi nd ow s N T ® : Clic k St art , select Run , and type D :EPSON (where D is yo[...]

3 Warnin gs, Cauti ons, No tes, an d T ips Ple ase follow these guide lines: Wa rn ing s m us t be fo llow ed ca refull y to avo id b od ily inju ry. Ca utio ns m us t be obse rved to a void da m age to your equ ipm en t. No tes c on tain imp ort ant inf orm a tio n abo ut your pr int er. Tips con ta in ad diti onal h int s fo r be tte r prin ting.[...]

4 Windows Sy stem R equire ment s To use yo ur p rint e r an d i ts s of twa r e w ith a P C, yo ur s ys t em s ho uld h av e : ■ An IBM ® co mpatible PC with at least a 386/25 (f or Windows 3.1x), 486/25 MH z (for Wi ndows 95 or Wind ows NT 4.0), or 486/66 MHz (for Windows 98) processor ■ DOS, M icrosoft ® Wind ows 3.1, Windows 95, Wind ows [...]

5 M acin tos h S yste m Requ ire men ts To us e your printe r and it s software with a Macintosh, y our system should have: ■ One of th e fo llowing Macin tosh mod els: LC475, LC575, LC630 Qu ad ra se r ie s Centris ser ies PowerBo ok ® series (190, 520, 540, 550, or later) PowerBook Duo 280, 2300 c/100 Per forma ® 475, 575, 588 , 630, 5210 o r[...]

6 E NERGY S TAR Compliance As an E NE R G Y S TAR Pa rtn er, EP SON has det er mine d that th is pr oduc t me e ts th e E NERG Y S TA R g uidel ines for energ y efficiency. The EPA E NE R G Y S TAR of fi ce eq uip me nt progr am i s a v olu nta ry partne rs hi p with th e compu te r and off ice equ i pment indust ry to promo te the intr odu cti o n[...]

7 Important Saf ety Instruc tions Bef or e usin g your print er , read the fol lowi ng s afet y ins tru cti ons to mak e sure you us e the pri nter sa fe ly and eff ec tive ly: ■ Turn off and un plu g th e prin ter before cle aning . Cl ea n with a damp cloth only. Do not spil l liqu id on the print er. Alw ays tu rn th e p rint er o ff usin g th[...]

8 ■ Un plug th e pri n ter and ref er serv icing to qualif ied servic e pers onne l under the following condit ions: If the po wer co rd o r plu g i s d amag ed ; if liq uid h as en tere d the p rint e r; if the pri nter h as b een dr op ped or th e cas e d a maged ; if the pr inte r do es not opera te normally or exhibit s a distinct change in p[...]

9 Viewing Your Electr o nic Printer Manual Her e ar e some quick g u idel ines f or viewi ng you r el ectroni c print er m a nual u sing Adobe Acrobat ® Re ader . Opening Y our E lect ronic Ma nua l How you op en y ou r e lec troni c EP SON Stylus COLOR 900 M anual dep ends on your op eratin g system and whet her the manual is on yo ur hard disk o[...]

10 If you h aven’ t copi ed the manu al to your ha rd di sk, in sert the print er sof twar e CD-ROM i n your CD-ROM drive. Then f ollow the instructions belo w for you r operati ng system : ■ Windo ws 95, 9 8, an d NT : Cl ick Start , select Run , and ty pe D : EPSON (where D is yo ur CD-R OM driv e let ter) . At the Main Menu, select V iew El[...]

11 Navigati ng an Electroni c Manual When you o pen an el ectronic manual, you’ll see this toolbar : There are sever al ways t o naviga te t hrough elect ronic m anuals: ■ clic k on ho t t opic s, wh ich are us ua lly und erl in ed or d is playe d in a d i ff ere nt colo r. To fin d out if a top ic is ho t, mo ve your curs or ov er it. If th e [...]

12 Printing from Start to Finish Here’s what you need to d o to print a basic document—such as a memo, newsle tter, or ph ot ograph —fr om loa ding the paper to sele cting pr int se t tings to co ntr oll ing p rint jobs. Follow th e step-by-step instructions f or your op erating system in these sections: ■ “Printing with Windows” belo w[...]

13 Printing wit h W indo ws 1. Ma ke su re yo ur prin t er a nd c om put e r are tu rn ed on. 2. L oad a stack o f pl ain pa pe r wit h the p rint able side up and pl ace it aga inst th e r ight edge gui d e. The n slid e the left edge guid e aga inst th e pape r’ s left edge, making sure the stack i s lowe r than th e arr ow on th e gui de. If y[...]

14 6. If you r application’s Print dialog box co ntains a Properties button, click Prop er ties and go to s te p 7. If you see a Setu p, P rint er, or Op ti ons but ton , clic k it . Then c lic k Pr ope rti es on the next scr een. In Windows 3.1, you wo n’t see a Pr operties button; just click Setup, P rinter, or Option s u ntil you se e t he w[...]

15 8. C heck the fo llo wing se tting s: ■ Ma ke sure th e Med ia Type is set to Pl ain paper . (I f you lo ad a d i ff ere nt typ e of paper, sele ct the co rrespond ing Media Type f or it, as described on pag e 29. For ins truction s on loading special paper, see page 26.) ■ Ma ke su re Ink is se t to Co lor if yo u wa nt to pr in t in co lor[...]

16 10. Click the Layout ta b (not available with Windows 3.1) if you want to reduce o r enlar ge y o ur p ri nt ed i mage , pri nt mu ltipl e pa ges o n o ne she et o f pap er, or a dd a watermar k. 11. Click OK unti l you se e the Pr int d ialog box a g ai n. 12. Click OK t o star t pr inti ng. After a moment, the Pr ogres s Mete r (D espoo le r i[...]

17 Printing wit h a Mac intos h 1. Ma ke s u re yo ur pri nt er a nd M ac i ntos h ar e tu rn ed o n. 2. Load a stack o f pl ain pa pe r with t he p rinta ble side up and pl ace it again st the rig ht edge gui d e. The n slid e the left edge guid e aga inst th e pape r’ s left edge, making sure the stack i s lowe r than th e arr ow on th e gui de[...]

18 6. Now open t he File m enu and choose Prin t . You see the main pri nter setti ngs dial og box : 7. C heck the fo llo wing se tting s: ■ Ma ke sure th e Med ia Type is set to Pl ain Paper . (I f y ou l oad a diff ere nt type of paper, sel ect a corresponding M edia Type for it, as d escribed on page 29. For ins truction s on loading special p[...]

19 8. Click the La yout icon if you want to reduce or enlarge yo ur print ed image, pri nt multi pl e pa ges o n o ne she et o f pap er, or ad d a wa te rm ark. 9. Click the Backg round Printi ng icon if you wa nt to pri oritize or schedule yo ur pri nt jo b for pr inti ng . 10. Click the Preview icon, then click the Pre v iew bu tto n t ha t a ppe[...]

20 11. Click Pr int to sta rt pri ntin g. If you tu rn ed on ba ckgr oun d prin ting, you see th e EPSON Mon it or 3 dia log box to show you the print job’s pro gress. You can cance l , pause , or rest art your print j obs as necessary. For more in format i on on pr inti ng, s ee the ele ctr onic EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Ma n ua l . See p age 9 f o[...]

21 Foll ow t hese steps to pr in t with cu sto m p ro ject typ es: 1. Crea te your image or document in your applica tion softwar e. 2. Access the printer set tings dialog box as descri bed in “Printing with Windows” on pa ge 13 or “P rin ti ng w ith a Ma cin t osh” on pa ge 17. 3. Choos e the Me di a Typ e you wa nt to prin t on. ( If you [...]

22 Alw ays c ho ose yo ur Me dia T yp e and In k se tting be fo re y ou sele ct a cus tom pro ject type. Som e p roje c t type s ma y not be ava ilable w ith the Me dia Typ e or Ink settin gs you choo se . Prin tin g with Ph ot oEnh anc e 3 or Ph oto E nha nce ™ m ay t ake longe r on so me syst em s an d im age s. 6. C hoose t he righ t sett in g[...]

23 Using the Advan ced Dialog Box For maximu m cont rol ove r your pr oj ect, y ou can custom i ze your prin t set tin gs and special e ffe cts. You can even save your custom setti ngs as a grou p so you can use them when ever y ou print a si milar proje ct. For more inform ation , se e your ele ctr onic EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Manual . 1. Crea te y[...]

24 3. Choose the M e dia Ty pe and Ink se t tings you want to use. These settin gs are the same as th e ones you selecte d on the mai n prin ter se tt ings di alo g box. You ca n chang e them here as you customize yo ur settings , if needed. The a va ilable P rint Qu ality se tti ngs m a y be lim ite d by th e Me dia Ty p e you ch oo se. 4. Choos e[...]

25 7. Se lec t a colo r mana ge ment syste m (th e avai la bi lity de pends on your op eratin g system): ■ Color A dju s tm en t mo de let s you ch oose ju st th e le v el of a dj us tme nt y ou nee d, from Au tom atic mod e to No Colo r Adjus tme nt (for using oth er co lor man ageme nt softw ar e). Yo u can th e n indi vid ual ly adj ust the le[...]

26 Using Special Papers How can y ou ge t the be st -look in g p hotos , m ost v ivi d c ol ors , and sharpe st text ? Always use EPSON’s spec ial ink jet pap ers. To show you how much d ifference EPSON paper can m ake, we’ve inclu ded some fre e samples. Check o ut the EP SON Photo Pape r Pack that came wi th your pri nter. T hen fol low t he [...]

27 If you ’r e using 4 × 6 -inc h Ph oto Paper , follow the se step s: 1. Lo ad the p ape r aga inst th e r ight e dge gu ide with t he glos s y si d e fac in g u p and th e perf or ated ma rg ins p osi tion ed as show n: You can load up to 20 s heets of 4 × 6-inch Ph oto Pap er at a ti me. Ma ke sure you pl ace the incl ud ed su pp ort s he et[...]

28 Envelop es You ca n loa d up to 10 en ve lo pes at a ti me. Lo ad the enve lo pe fl ap e dg e first and pri n table si d e up. Place it agains t the right edg e guide and adju st the left edge guide as show n here. You may ge t bet ter resu lts if you press e ach enve l ope f lat b efo re l oad ing i t , o r try lo ading on e en velo pe at a t i[...]

29 Selecting the Correct Media Type When yo u print on special media, you need to be care ful about ch oosing the correct Med ia T ype sett in g in y our pr inte r softw ar e. Ch eck th e tabl e be l ow i f yo u’r e not sur e which se tting to choose. For details o n l oad ing special media, see yo ur electro nic EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Manual . I[...]

30 Us ing Your Printer w ith DOS To u se y our pr inter wi th DOS , you’l l need to fo llow the steps here for: ■ sele cting a pr in ter dr iver i n eac h ap pli cat ion ■ changing control panel set tings, if necessary. If yo u n eed to clean the p rin t head , us e th e pr inter’s cont rol panel a s described on page 50. Selecting a Printe[...]

31 Control Panel Def ault Settings Y our pr inter inc lud es inte r nal de fa ult s ettin gs that are a cti ve when ev er yo u tu rn on the pri nter . T hese se tting s co ntr ol fu nct ions such as p rint d irec tion an d l oad ing pos ition. Becau se the y are prese t to the most like ly se tting s you’ll w ant to use, you probabl y won’t nee[...]

32 I/ F m od e You may need to chan ge the I/F mode so that your printer a nd computer can c ommuni cate properly. Auto: printer automatica lly selec ts the interface that is receiving data, and uses that interface until the en d of the print job. A llows you to share the prin ter among multi ple computers w ithout c hanging the interface mode. Che[...]

33 Soft ware Specifies the type of control codes you want to use to c o ntrol the printer. I f you select ESC/P 2, the printer em ulates an E PSON ESC/P 2 printer. If you select IBM X24E, the printer opera tes as an IBM Proprinter™ X24E. If possible, select EPS ON ESC/P 2 in your app lica tion prog ra ms . Thi s will a llow y ou to use the most a[...]

34 Changing the Default Sett ings To chan ge the prin ter’ s defa ul t s ettin gs , use th e cont ro l panel b utton s; th e con tr ol pan el light s show you r selec tion s. 1. Make sure the printer is tur ned off and letter-si ze paper is loaded in the s heet feed er. 2. Hol d dow n the R clea ning butto n and tu rn on the print er to ente r de[...]

35 6. Af ter ma king y our cha nge s, e xit def ault- se tti ng m ode by tur ni ng of f the pri nter . You may exit de fa ul t-se tting mo de an y time by turn ing off the printe r. Any ch ang es you hav e mad e rem a in in ef fect un til you change t h em again. If you want to chec k the c urr en t def ault set tings , e nt er d ef aul t-sett i ng[...]

36 Sc al able Fo nts The size of the Roma n, Sans S erif, Roman T, an d Sans Serif H fonts ca n be selected from 8 t o 32 points in 2-p oint increments through you r software or by se n ding an ESC/P 2 com mand. See the document ation that came with you r ap plication for inform ation on sele cting the size of scalable fonts. Maintaining the Printe[...]

37 3. Aft e r instal li ng the utilit y, type C :EPCALIB2 (where C is your ha rd disk dr ive le tter ). T hen pr ess En ter . The following wind ow appears: 4. Ma ke s u re EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 is se le cte d . Cli ck Next , the n foll ow the directions on the screen to alig n the pr int head . Align ing the Pri nt Head Usi ng the Con trol Panel[...]

38 Configuri n g f or a Network Befo re yo u ca n use yo ur p rint e r on a net wor k , you mu st con fi gu re your co mpu ter as describe d in the following s ection s. Windows 95 and Wind ows 98 Users If you r computer is on a Wind ows 95 or Windows 98 network and you want o ther user s to share the pr inte r con nec ted to i t, you need to: ■ [...]

39 If a dia log box re qu es ting th e W ind ow s 95 or 98 CD- RO M app ears , i ns er t t he C D -ROM in t he CD -ROM d rive, then fol low the me s sa ges o n the scr ee n. If a dia log box a pp ears requ es tin g you to re s tart you r com pu te r, do s o. Th en o pe n the Print er fo lde r, an d con tin ue with step 6 . 5. In th e Con tro l Pan [...]

40 Windows N T 4.0 Users This sec tio n i s w ritte n for u s ers o n a sm a ll netw o rk. If y o u are on a larg e ne tw o rk a nd wo uld like to sh are y ou r printe r, con sult y ou r ne two rk ad m inistr a tor . Th is s ec ti on tell s y ou h ow to set up y our prin ter s o t hat oth er comp u ter s on the network can u se i t. First , y o u n[...]

41 3. Click Shared and ente r the S ha re N ame . 4. Click OK . Accessin g the Pr inter Thr ough a Network To acc e ss y our print er fr om an oth er co mput er on the netwo rk, fo llow t hese s t e ps. You r pri nte r mu st be set up as a sha red reso urc e on th e com pu te r to whi c h it is dire ctly con ne ct ed befo re yo u ca n access i t fr[...]

42 3. Click Ne two rk p rin te r se rver , th e n cl ick Next . 4. D oub le-c lic k t he icon of th e c o mpute r th at is dir ect ly co nne cte d to th e p ri nt er. Then clic k the pri nter ’s i con . Be su re to con firm a ll net wor k se ttin gs w ith the netw ork adm in istra to r. 5. Click OK a nd fo llow th e o n -scr een i nstru cti ons. [...]

43 M aci ntos h Use rs This sec tion tel ls yo u h ow t o s et up th e pr inte r so th at you ca n u se i t on an Apple Talk ® ne two rk . First , yo u nee d to instal l th e printe r softwa re on the com put ers i n the netw ork, fo l lo wi n g th e in s tr uc t io ns on t h e Start He re card. Then, you m ust select the printer in the Cho oser. [...]

44 Us ing Printer Softwa re Diskette s If your computer doesn’t have a CD-ROM drive, you can d ownload the d river or order pri nter softwa re d iskette s from EPSO N, as descr ibed i n th e ne xt secti on. O nce yo u have yo ur di sk et te s, fo llo w the s teps on page 45 to i ns tal l the pr inter soft ware. Only the prin te r drive r soft w a[...]

45 Fax: Send the fo llowing information by fax to EPSON at (310) 782-5266: ■ Name and Company name Street add ress (no P.O. boxes ple as e) Cit y, Sta te an d ZIP c o de ■ Dayti me te lephone nu mber ■ Payment m eth od (V ISA, Maste rC ard, or Am erican Express) Card nu mbe r an d expir ati on d ate Be s ure to sig n your fax; it is req uired[...]

46 IMP OR T A N T: If you conne cted your printer using the parallel port and you see a scr een telling you that Windows has d etected your pr inter and asking you to install a d river diskette , ALW AYS select Cance l . You cannot install your software that way. 4. Insert t he EPSON printe r so ftware diske tte 1. 5. Click Start , select Ru n , an[...]

47 Install ing Macin tosh Software 1. Ma ke s u re yo ur pri nt er a nd M ac i ntos h ar e tu rn ed o ff . 2. Turn on your M acintosh and wait un til you see the desktop ico ns, then turn o n you r pr inte r. 3. Insert t he EPSON printe r so ftware diske tte 1. 4. If nece ssar y, double-click the Di sk1 ic on to open th e di skette w indow. Then do[...]

48 Maintaining Y our Printer This secti on describe s the most co mmon maintenan ce pr ocedu res you ’ll need to perf or m to ke ep y ou r pr inte r wo rkin g at i ts be st and to p repa re i t for mo vi ng . J ust fo llo w th e i ns tr uctio ns i n th is c hapte r fo r: ■ cleani ng t he prin t h ead ■ repl a ci ng an ink cart ridg e ■ alig[...]

49 Using the Head Cleaning Util ity Fol low th ese steps to ru n the Head C leaning uti l ity: 1. Ma ke su re th e prin ter is turne d on but not pri nti ng, and b ot h the B black and A colo r ink ou t li ghts ar e of f . 2. Access the printer set tings dialog box as descri bed in “Printing with Windows” on pa ge 13 or “P rin ti ng w ith a M[...]

50 Usi ng the Control Panel Follow these steps to clean the prin t head: 1. Ma ke su re th e prin ter is turne d on but not pri nti ng, and b ot h the B black and A co lor in k o ut ligh ts ar e o ff. 2. Press t he R cleaning butto n and hold it down for three seconds. Cle aning tak es a litt le ov er a mi nute , dur ing wh ic h the p rint er make [...]

51 Examini ng the Nozzle Check Pattern Examin e th e nozzl e check patter n you pri nt. I t shou ld lo ok some t hing like t his: Each sta gger ed h orizo ntal and strai ght ver tic al line sh oul d be com ple te, with no gaps in the dot pat te rn . If your pri ntout loo ks o kay , you ’re d one . I f any dot s are missi ng, as shown to the righ [...]

52 When you need new ink cartr idges, contact your dealer or call EP SON Accessories at (800) 873-7766 (U .S. sales only). Or v isit our web sit e at www.epsonsupplies.com (U.S. sales only). In Can ada, please c all (800) 873-7766 f or dealer referral. If yo u n eed to replace an in k cart ridg e befo re t he li g hts flash (becaus e the ink is too[...]

53 To avo id d am agi ng the p rint er, ne v er m ove the p rint head by han d. D on ’t ope n the cla mp or re mo ve a cart ridge e x cept to repla ce it wi th a ne w one . Once yo u re mo ve a cart ridge, you can’t r euse it, even i f i t contai ns ink. 5. Pull up the ink cartridge clamp. The cartridge rises up f rom it s hol der. 6. Lif t th [...]

54 Replaci ng an Outdated In k Cartridge If an ink car tri dge i s more th an six mon ths old, yo u may need to repl ace it. How can you tell ? Y ou m ay n oti ce t hat y o ur p rin to uts d on’ t lo ok as g ood as th ey u sed to. If pri nt qual ity doesn’ t impr ov e afte r cle aning and ali gnin g the pr in t head , you ca n replace one or bo[...]

55 6. Pull up the ink ca rtridge clamp. The cartridge rises up f rom it s hol der. 7. L ift the cart ridg e out of t he pr inter an d di spo se of it c ar efull y. If ink ge ts on yo ur ha n ds, w ash the m th or ou ghly wit h s oap and wat er. I f ink ge ts into your eyes , flus h the m im me diat ely with wa ter . 8. Lower the new ink cartridg e [...]

56 Aligning th e Print Head If you r pr into uts con t ai n misa lig ne d ve r ti cal lin es , y ou m ay n eed to al ign the p rint head . Your prin te r mu st be conn ect ed to a loc al po rt , not on a networ k, to use the Print Head Alignment utility. If you are using DOS, f ollow t he in structions on page 36 instead. Fol low these step s: 1. M[...]

57 Cleaning the Printer To k e ep y our printe r w orkin g at it s best , y ou should clean it seve ral t imes a yea r . Fol low these step s: 1. Turn of f the printer, u nplug the p ower cord, and disconnect the p rinter cable. 2. Re move al l the pa per fr om th e sh ee t fee der. 3. C lean th e ext eri or of th e prin ter with a soft, damp cloth[...]

58 Tr an spor ting the P rint er If you mo ve yo ur pri nt er so me di stan ce, yo u ne ed to pr ep are i t for tran spor ta ti on in its o rigi nal box. Foll ow thes e step s: To avo id d am age , alw ays le ave the ink c artrid ge s ins talle d whe n tr ans po rtin g th e printe r. Be su re to rem o ve the ta pe us ed in step 4 a f ter installi n[...]

59 Problem Solving This section gives you the basics for diagnosing an d solving printer proble ms. First see “Diagno s ing Pr inte r Probl ems” bel ow to hel p de term i ne what th e caus e of th e prob lem may b e. The n see “Pro b lems and So lu tions ” on p age 62 fo r solu tion s t o comm on setu p and sof twar e probl ems . Ther e ar [...]

60 Follow these guidelin es when the control pan el lights come on or fl ash: P is on The P power light is on when the printer i s on and ready to print. It flas hes when the printer is receiv ing a print job or per forming a main tenance operation, such as cleaning the print head. S flashes When the S pa per out light f lashes, you have a pa per j[...]

61 Running a Printer Check You c an run a pri nt er chec k to dete rmi ne whe the r th e probl e m comes fr om th e pri nter i tself or som e other sour ce. Follo w thes e ste ps to ru n the printer che ck: 1. Ma ke su re both the pr inte r and compu ter are tur ned off . 2. Disconnect the interface cable f rom the printer. 3. Ma ke su re pape r is[...]

62 Prob lems and S olution s He re are some bas ic trou ble shoo tin g ti ps i f yo u have any pro bl ems se ttin g up yo ur pri nter , in stal ling sof twar e, or gett ing good print quality . Probl em s Sett ing Up the Pri nter or Install i ng I ts Software I f y o u i n st al le d t h e i n k cartri dges and the prin ter started making noise . .[...]

63 If yo ur printer icon d oesn’t appear in the Chooser (Macintosh ) . . . ■ Yo u r Ma c i nt os h ha s ex te n si on conflicts. Disable Quick Draw GX in the Exte nsio ns M ana ger. M ake sure EP SON Mon itor 3 a nd SC 900 a re enabled, an d then rest art your Maci ntos h. ■ You ma y have t o o ma ny i tems i n the Choo ser. Delete any unu se[...]

64 Pr oblems Getting Good Print Qual i ty If you see horizontal ban di ng . . . ■ Ma ke sure th e pri nt head nozz les are not clogged. To clean the print head , see p age 48. ■ Ma ke sure th e Med ia Type setti ng matc hes the pa per y ou lo aded . See page 29 for guid elines. ■ Ma ke sure th e pri ntabl e side of the pap er is fa ce u p. I [...]

65 If your printout i s blurry or smeared . . . ■ Ma ke sure your pape r isn’ t da mp or loaded face down (the printable side should be loaded face up). If it’s damp, reload a new stack of pape r. ■ Use a sup port sheet wi t h sp ecial medi a or try load i ng your medi a one shee t at a time. ■ Ma ke su re yo ur p ape r or m e dia meets t[...]

66 If your printout c ontains incorre ct or missi ng colors . . . ■ Make sure th e Ink setting is set to Color fo r co l or i ma g es . ■ Ma ke sure th e pri nt head nozz les are not clogged. To clean the print head , see p age 48. ■ Ma ke s ure th e i nk c art rid g es are n’ t low on ink or to o old. If eithe r ink out l igh t is fl ash i[...]

67 Uninstal ling Printer Software If you ne ed to un in stal l and rei nst all your printer soft wa re, foll ow the ste ps fo r you r operati ng system . Unin stallin g Win d ows 9 5, 98 , or N T S oftwa re If you u nin st all a nd th en reins tall th e pri nte r s oft ware in Wind ow s 95 , 98, or N T 4.0 , yo u m ust a lso un in sta ll and th en [...]

68 Unin stallin g Win d ows 3 .1 Sof tware 1. Double-click the Main prog ram group ic on, then doub le-c lick th e Con tro l Pa n el icon. 2. Double-click P r int ers . 3. Select EPSON Stylus COLOR 9 00 in th e Insta lled Print ers li st and click th e Remo v e button. 4. To reinstall yo ur software, s ee t he Start Here car d. Unin stallin g M ac [...]

69 Where To Get Help EPSO N p rovides te ch nical assi stanc e th rou gh au to mated t eleph one se rvice s and el ec tr on ic su ppor t se r vic e s 24 ho urs a day, as list ed in th e f o llo win g tab l es: Automated telephone services Ser vic e Ac ce ss EPSON SoundA dvice SM For pre-recorded answers to commonly asked que stions about EPSON prod[...]

70 To speak to a te chnical supp or t repre sen tativ e, dial : ■ U.S.: ( 3 10 ) 78 7-6 34 6 , 6 AM to 8 PM , Pacific Ti m e, Monday through Fr id ay and 7 AM to 4 PM , Sat urda y ■ Cana da: (905 ) 709 -2567 , 6 AM to 8 PM , Pacific Time, Monday through Friday and 7 AM to 4 PM , Sat urda y Toll o r long distance charges may apply. Befo re yo u [...]

71 Index Numer ics 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper, 29 A Accessor ies, 70 Adob e A croba t Re ader, 9 t o 1 1 Advanced mod e, 23 to 25 Advanced setti ngs print qu ality, 2 3 to 25 project types, 20 to 22 special effects , 23 to 25 Aligning print head DOS, 36 to 37 Win dows and M acintosh, 56 Autom atic mod e Mac into sh, 1 8 Wi ndow s, 15 B Background p rint[...]

72 G Graph setting, 22 Guided Printing Exercise , 12 H Halftoning setting, 24 Head Cleaning u tility, 49 Help , 69 to 70 High Spe ed setting, 24 I ICM (Im age C olor Ma tchi ng) setting, 2 2, 2 5 Incorrec t co lors in prin tout , 6 6 Ink ca rtridg e replacing , 51 to 53 replacing outdated, 51, 54 to 55 safe ty instru ctions, 8 Ink Jet Tr anspa renc[...]

73 Pr int head ali gning, DOS, 36 t o 37 aligning, Windows and Macintosh, 56 cleaning , 48 to 50 Print qual ity, 24, 64 Printabl e area setting, Ph oto Pap er, 27 Printer cable, 4, 5 noise, 62 parts, 6 Printer software, uninstalling, 67 to 68 Printing Macinto sh, 17 to 20 network, 38 to 43 Windows, 13 to 16 Progres s M eter, 1 6 Project types, cust[...]

74 Wi ndow s network printing, 38 to 42 Progres s M eter, 1 6 system req u irements, 4 uninsta lling s oftware, 67 US B, 4 , 6 3 Wor l d Wid e Web, 69 Y Year 2000, 6 bas i cs. b ook P ag e 74 Fri da y , Ja nu ar y 8 , 1 99 9 11 :5 7 AM[...]

75 Copyright Notice All rig hts rese rved . No par t of this publi cation m ay be rep roduced, st ored in a retri eval system , o r tra nsmitted in any form or by any means, electro nic, mechan ical, phot ocopyin g, recording, or oth erwise, without the prior writ ten per missi on of SEIK O EPSO N CORPORATI ON. The in form ati on contain ed herei n[...]

76 FCC Compli ance Statement For Unite d States Users This e quipm ent has been tested an d found to com ply with t he li mit s for a C lass B dig ital device, purs uant t o Par t 15 of the FCC Rul es. These limits a re desi gn ed t o provi de reas onable pr otecti on aga inst harmfu l i nterference i n a residentia l installation . This equipment [...]

79 How to Order EPSON I nk and Paper To order EPSO N ink cartr idges, paper, and other printing media , contact your dea ler or call E PSON Access o ries at (80 0) 873-7766 (U.S. sa les only) . O r visi t our w eb site at www.epsonsupplies.com (U.S. sal es only). In Canada, please call (800) 873-7766 for dealer refer ral. Ink C art r idg es Order t[...]