Epson R800 manual

User’s Guide[...]

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3 Contents Welcome! 7 PRINT Image Mat ching and Exi f Print 8 About PRINT Imag e Matching 8 About E xi f Prin t 9 About Your Software 9 About Your Documentation 10 View ing t he On- scre en Re feren ce G uide 11 Printer Butt ons and Ligh ts 12 Loading Paper 13 Loading P aper in the Sheet Feeder 13 Loadi ng Sp ecia l Pa per 14 Loadin g En velo pes 1[...]

4 Contents Printing Special Photos 35 Printing on Ro ll Paper 35 Selectin g Roll Pap er Print Setti ngs 36 Removing Yo ur Printed Photos 41 Removi ng and Stori ng Roll Pape r 41 Usin g PRIN T Im age Matchi ng 42 Usin g Fi lm Fa cto ry 42 Usin g the P .I.M. II Plug -in f or Adob e Pho tosh op 42 Printing Bord erless Cut Sheets 43 Windows 44 Macintos[...]

Contents 5 Adjust ing th e Print Dens ity 74 Windows 74 Macintosh O S X 75 Macintosh 8.6 to 9.x 76 Maintaining Yo ur Printer 77 Clean ing the Prin t Head 77 Automat ically Ch ecking and C leaning th e Print Head 78 Runn ing the H ead Cl eaning U tility 79 Rep laci ng an I nk C art ri dge 80 Checki ng th e Ink Supply 81 Purchasing Ink Cartridge s 81[...]

6 Contents Solving Probl ems 89 Printer Parts 90 Diagno sing Printer Problems 91 Runnin g a Pr inter C heck 92 Problems and Sol utions 93 Setup and Software Insta llation Problems 93 Printer Proble ms 94 Qual ity Prob lems 95 Paper Pro blems 97 CD/DVD Proble ms 99 Miscella neous Proble ms 99 Uninsta lling and Rein stal ling Printe r Software 101 Wh[...]

7 Welcome! Your Epson St ylus ® Photo R800 gives you fast, photo- quality, archival pri nts on a wide var iet y of gl ossy and ma tte pape rs. Your ou tstan ding pri ntouts resul t from th ese adv anced feat ures : ■ Eight indi vidually-re placeable Epson i nk cartridge s let you pri nt at up to 5760 × 1440 dpi (dots per inch). ■ Large gamut,[...]

8 Welc om e! PRINT Image Matching and Exif Print Your EPSON Stylus Photo R800 printer su p ports these innova tive dig ital image format s to g ive you the bes t photo prints poss ible: ■ PRINT Image Mat ching ™ (both P.I.M. and P.I.M. II ) ■ Exif Print Abou t PRIN T Imag e Match ing Epson’s revolution ary PRINT Image Matching (P.I.M.) tech[...]

Welcome! 9 Abou t Exif Print The Exif (E xcha ngeable I mage F ile) Prin t format includes informatio n about your digital camera se tting s in JPEG /TIFF file s so your prin ter and ap plicat ion can us e them to create accurate print set tings. Most di gital cam eras sto re Exif Prin t information such as shutter speed, metering , flash, and expo[...]

10 Welcome! About Your Docu mentation To set up y our printer and insta ll its software, s ee the Start Here sheet. This book contains system requirements, im portan t safety i nformat ion, your warranty, and instructions on: ■ Viewing the on-s creen Reference Gui de ■ Loading a ll typ es of pape r ■ Printing with Windows ® or on a Macintosh[...]

Welcome! 11 Viewing the On-screen Reference Guide Follow th e instructio ns on the Start Here sheet to instal l the o n-screen Reference Guid e , if you h ave n’t a lrea dy. Note: You ne ed a b rowser —suc h as Mi crosof t ® Int er net Ex pl orer 4. 0 or l ate r, o r Netscape ® Navigator ® 3.0 or l ater, or Saf ari ™ 1.0— to v iew the ma[...]

12 Welcome! Printer Bu ttons and Lig hts The tables below summarize the functions of th e print er buttons and l ights. See the instructions in your do cumentation fo r deta ils on using the butto ns. To diagnose problems ind icated by the printe r lights, see page 91. Printer buttons Butto n Uses P p ower Turns the prin ter on a nd off. H old dow [...]

13 Loading Paper You can load a variety of pa per types in yo ur printer, as describe d in thes e sections : ■ “Loadin g Pape r in the S heet F eeder” be low ■ “Loading Envelopes” on page 15 ■ “Loading Roll Paper” on page 16 For inst ructions on loadin g CDs o r DVDs using the CD /DVD tray, se e page 63. Loading Paper in the Sheet[...]

14 Loading Paper Check the f ol lowin g as you load p aper : ■ Always load the short edge first, even for prin ting lan dscape-orie nted documen ts. ■ Load the printable side face up. It’s usually whit er or brighter th an the o ther si de. ■ Load lett erhead o r prepri nted pa per into t he print er top edge first. ■ Don’t lo ad paper [...]

Loading Paper 15 Loading Envelopes You can load up to 10 envelopes at a tim e, as described belo w. Tip: For bes t resu lts, pres s each envel ope flat before loading it, or l oad on e envelope at a tim e. 1. Open the p aper support and pull up th e suppo rt extensio n 2. Open the o utput tr ay and its ext ensions. Make sure the t ray is in t he lo[...]

16 Loading Paper Loading Roll Paper You can load 4-inch and 8.3-inch wide roll paper for printing mu l tiple p hotos or panoramics, with or without borders. Tip: It’s a go od idea to check an d make sure your in k cartrid ges are not low before loa ding and pri nting on roll pa per. If you ne ed to re place a cartri dge wit h roll pape r loaded ,[...]

Loading Paper 17 6. Insert the left roll p aper holde r (marked with an orange triangle) into the fa r left sl ot (also marke d with an orange triang le). Then insert the oth er holder in to the corre spondin g slo t on the r ight. 7. Load t he pa per pa rt of the way i nto the roll p aper feeder, then slide th e right ro ll pap er edge gu ide to f[...]

18 Loading Paper[...]

19 Printing From Start to Finish Follow th e steps in these s ections t o print us ing your prin ter’s bas ic feature s: ■ “Basic Prin ting in Wi ndows” o n page 20 ■ “Customiz ing Yo ur Windows Prin t Settings ” on pa ge 23 ■ “Basic Prin ting With Macinto sh OS X” on page 25 ■ “Basic Printing With Macint osh OS 8.6 to 9.x?[...]

20 Printing From Start to Finish Basic Print ing in Windows Follow th ese ste ps to prin t a document or imag e using the basi c printe r settin gs: 1. From the F ile menu, click Pr int . You se e a Print win dow like t his one : 2. Make sure EPSON Stylus Photo R800 is selecte d. 3. Click the Pr operties or Pr eferences button. (If yo u see a Setup[...]

Printing From Start to Finish 21 5. Select on e of th ese docum ent ty pes as the Quality Op tion s etting: ■ Draft : For rough drafts with reduced prin t quality ■ Text : For t ext-only docum ents (like letters) wit h good pr int quality ■ Text & Image : For docum ents wit h text an d image s with high er print qua lity ■ Photo : For p[...]

22 Printing From Start to Finish 11. Click OK . You return to the Pr in t wind ow. 12. Click OK or Print to st art pr inti ng. During prin ting, th is windo w app ears. Us e it to cancel, pause , or resu me printi ng and see how much ink you have le ft. Caution: Don’t open E pso n Status Moni tor, pa use pri nting, o r resp ond to any on-scr een,[...]

Printing From Start to Finish 23 Customizing Your Windows Print Settings 1. On the Main tab, click the Advanced button in the bo ttom r ight corn er. 2. Click Continue . T he Basi c setti ngs cha nge to th e Advan ced setti ngs: Note: If you wa nt to u se the Ad vanc ed sc reen ea ch time you acce ss you r printe r settings , sele ct the S how th i[...]

24 Printing From Start to Finish ■ Color Controls : Lets you ad just the Bright ness, C ontrast, Satura tion, and indi vidual c olors in your prin tout . ■ ICM : Uses standa rd color p rofil es for your p rinter to help mat ch colors in your image . If you’re us ing custom profi les in an applica tion su ch as Photos hop, sel ect ICM then cli[...]

Printing From Start to Finish 25 Basic Printi ng With Macintosh OS X If you’re usi ng an OS X co mpatibl e applicatio n, follow th e steps belo w to prin t a document or image using t he basic setting s. (If you’re using a Macintosh Classic mode ap plicati on, follow t he st eps on pa ge 29 in stead.) Make sure you added yo ur printer to Pri nt[...]

26 Printing From Start to Finish 6. Select Pri nt from the F ile men u. You se e a scre en like this: 7. Op en th e Printer me nu and s elect the same prin ter an d feature setting you chose in the Pag e Setup window. Note: Al ways sele ct the same sett ing as the Format for opti on i n the P ag e Set up window a nd the Printer op tion in the Print[...]

Printing From Start to Finish 27 10. For the in k setti ng, sele ct Color (for co lor documents and black an d white phot ograph s) or Black (for black text do cuments). 11. Select Automat ic as the Mode setting for the best res ults printi ng basic documents or images. (For instructions on using Advanced mode , see page 31.) 12. Move the slide r t[...]

28 Printing From Start to Finish 15. To monitor the progress o f your print jo b, click the Print Center icon when it appears in the dock. Then double-click Styl us Photo R800 . You see this screen: 16. Monitor the p rogress of y our print job or do on e of the fol lowing : ■ Click the p rint jo b, then click Del ete to de lete the job ■ Click [...]

Printing From Start to Finish 29 Basic Printi ng With Macintosh OS 8.6 to 9.x Follow th e steps bel ow to prin t a document or image us ing the ba sic print set tings. Before you print, make sure you selected yo ur printe r in t he Cho oser a s des cribed on the Start Here shee t. 1. From the F ile men u, select Page Setup . Y ou s ee a scr een lik[...]

30 Printing From Start to Finish 4. Select th e directi on you want your image o r document to print a s the Ori entat ion setting. Se lect Portrai t for ve rtical orie ntat ion or Landscape for horizont al. 5. Click OK to close the Page Setup windo w. 6. From the F ile men u, select Pri nt . You s ee a scr een lik e thi s: 7. Select the ty pe of p[...]

Printing From Start to Finish 31 Caution: Don’t open E pso n Status Moni tor, pa use pri nting, o r resp ond to any on-scr een, l ow ink me ssages when your pr inter is in the middle of a pri nt job . Th is may caus e your pr inter t o pause a nd le ave an uneven surfac e on your printout . If your in k is running low, w ait unt il pri nting f in[...]

32 Printing From Start to Finish You see the adv anced set tings: 3. In additi on to the basic se ttings, you can select these advanced options: ■ Print Qual ity : Lets you specify a print quality for your sel ected pape r type, incl uding Photo RPM for the highest print quality (5760 × 1440 dpi ) on certa in pa per ty pes. ( Print ing takes a b[...]

Printing From Start to Finish 33 4. To select Co lor Manageme nt o ption s, do on e of the fo llowin g: ■ OS X : Select Color Manage ment from the pull- down menu. ■ OS 8.6 to 9.x : Selec t a Col or Man agemen t optio n on t he righ t of the screen . 5. Select Co lor Manage ment opti ons as follows: ■ Color Controls : Let you adjust the Brigh[...]

34 Printing From Start to Finish Selecting t he Correct Med ia Type Select th e correct Type or Media Type settin g so y our pr inte r knows what kind of paper you’re using and adju sts the ink cov erage acco rdingly. Paper or other media loade d Type or Media Type setting Plain pa per shee ts Envelo pes Epson Premiu m Bright Whit e Paper Plain P[...]

35 Printing Special Photos When you need to pr int pho tos using the special Styl us Photo R800 printing features, follow th e instructio ns in thes e section s: ■ “Printing o n Roll Pa per” below ■ “Using PRINT Image Matching” on page 42 ■ “Printin g Borderles s Cut Shee ts” on page 43 ■ “Manag ing C olor with Profil es” on[...]

36 Printing Special Photos Selecting Roll Paper Print Settings Follow th e steps in one of t hese section s to select y our roll pap er print set tings: ■ “Windows” below ■ “Macintosh OS X” on page 37 ■ “Macintosh 8.6 to 9.x” on page 39 Windows 1. Start y our print applica tion, o pen your p hoto file, a nd res ize it as necessary[...]

Printing Special Pho tos 37 7. Select th e roll pape r setti ngs bas ed on the type of printi ng you’ re doing, th en click OK : 8. Click OK . 9. Click OK or Print . Fo llow the s teps on page 4 1 to re move y our pri nte d phot os. Macintosh OS X 1. Start y our print applica tion, o pen your p hoto file, a nd res ize it as necessary. 2. Click Fi[...]

38 Printing Special Photos 4. Sel ect t he pho to si ze as the Pa per S ize se tti ng. If you’re prin ting a pa noramic ph oto, cli ck the Sett ings pull-d own menu , select Custom Paper Si ze , and enter the size of your pho to. Make s ure the width of your photo is 4 or 8.3 i nches maximum, dep end ing on the wi dth of the roll paper you loade [...]

Printing Special Pho tos 39 10. Move the slide r to the Quality settin g. 11. Select Roll Paper Option from the pull-down menu. Yo u see th ese opt ions: 12. Select th e settin gs base d on the ty pe of prin ting you’re doing: 13. When you’re finished, click Print . 14. Follow th e steps on page 41 to re move your printe d photos. Macintosh 8. [...]

40 Printing Special Photos 4. Choo se Roll Paper as the Pa per S ource settin g. 5. If you’ll be printing ph otos wit hout any borders, click the Bor derless check box. 6. Select th e Roll Pap er Opti on setti ngs ba sed on the t ype of p rinting you’re doing : 7. Click OK to close the Page S etup dial og box. 8. Click File > Print to o pen [...]

Printing Special Pho tos 41 Removing Your Printed Photos 1. Press the z roll paper button once to feed th e pa per fo rward. 2. Cut the pa per on the printe d cutting lin e. 3. If you wan t to prin t anot her jo b on rol l paper, press the z roll pa per button once a gain ; the pape r retu rns to the correct pri nt positi on. 4. Follow th e steps i[...]

42 Printing Special Photos Using PRINT Image Matching With P RINT Imag e Matching , speci al print in struct ions are saved in yo ur digi tal photo fi les. For exam ple, macro mo de pictures mi ght include print comma nds for sharpnes s and cla rity, whil e portrait mode pictures might emphas ize soft focusing an d subtl e flesh to nes. If your dig[...]

Printing Special Pho tos 43 Photos hop does n’t retai n the PRIN T Image Ma tching or Exif Prin t informati on separately in the header fil e when you im port your P.I.M. o r Exif Print i mage. Instead, i t converts that in formation i n the file and embeds a color space cal led EPSON RGB 2001. This profile supports al l the P.I.M. colo r advanta[...]

44 Printing Special Photos Follow th e steps for yo ur ope rating syst em in th ese se ctions to print BorderFree photo s on c ut sh eet p aper. ■ “Windows” below ■ “Macintosh OS X” on page 45 ■ “Macintosh 8.6 to 9.x” on page 47 Windows 1. Start your pri nting applicatio n and open your photo file . 2. Open the F ile men u and cli[...]

Printing Special Pho tos 45 Macint osh OS X 1. Start your prin ting app lication a nd open your ph oto file. 2. Click File > Page Setup . 3. Select Styl us Photo R800(Sheet Feeder - Bor derless) as the Format for settin g. 4. Select th e size of t he paper yo u loaded as the Pape r Size setting . Caution: When print ing bor derles s photos, s el[...]

46 Printing Special Photos Note: Al ways sel ect th e same se tting as th e Form at fo r option in the Pa ge Setup w indow an d the Printer option in the P rint w indow. I f the se ttings are differen t, you ma y get un expect ed results. 9. Select Print S ettin gs from the pull -dow n m enu. 10. Select th e type o f paper y ou loade d as the Medi [...]

Printing Special Pho tos 47 Macintosh 8.6 to 9.x 1. Start your prin ting app lication a nd open your ph oto file. 2. Click File > Page Setup . 3. Select th e size of t he paper you loaded as the Paper Si ze settin g. 4. Select Auto Sheet Feeder as the Pape r Source settin g. 5. Click the Bor derless checkbox. 6. Select Portrait or Landscape as t[...]

48 Printing Special Photos Managing Color wit h Profiles Follow th e steps in this se ction to us e color profile s for printin g with Ado be Photoshop (the i nstructions cover Photo shop 7.0). You may want to use profile-buildi ng software to create cust om profile s, such as Monaco Systems MonacoEZcolor ™ or GretagMacbet h ® ProfileM aker. ™[...]

Printing Special Pho tos 49 4. Open the photo you want to pri nt. 5. If you see the message shown below, select Use the embedded profile (ins tead of the working space) o ption and click OK . It is gene rally best t o use the embe dde d pr ofi le. 6. If you see the me ssage shown below, select Ass ign working RGB: Adobe RGB (1998) and click OK . 7.[...]

50 Printing Special Photos Selecting Your Print Settings 1. Select File > P rint wi th Preview . You see this window: 2. Click the Pa ge Setup button to change the page s ize and o rienta tion setti ngs as ne cessar y, then click OK . 3. Click Show More Opti ons , then sel ect Color Management . Additional optio ns ap pear : 4. Under Print Space[...]

Printing Special Pho tos 51 Printing Your Color-Managed Photo 1. Click the Pr int button. 2. Select your pri nter from the Print er menu. 3. Select Pri nt Settings from the pull -down menu . 4. Select th e Media Ty pe setti ng for the pa per you’ll us e for the printer. 5. Click the Adva nced button. 6. Turn off the Hig h Speed and Edge S mooth i[...]

52 Printing Special Photos Windows Opening Your Image 1. Open Ado be Ph otos hop. 2. Select Edi t > Color Settings . 3. Select U.S. Prepress Defaults from the S ett ings pull -down men u. T his sets Adobe RGB (1998) as t he RGB working space and activates warning messages for profile mis matches an d missing profiles. Then cl ick OK . 4. Open th[...]

Printing Special Pho tos 53 7. When yo ur ima ge appe ars, e valua te the color ba lance a nd contras t as di spla yed on your monito r. If they need im provement, s elect Image > Mode > Assi gn Profile . S elect one of the fo llowing as the Profil e setting: ■ A different RGB working space, such as ColorMatch RGB or sRGB IEC61966-2.1 ■ A[...]

54 Printing Special Photos 4. Select th e size of y our paper as the Size sett ing. 5. Select th e orien tation o f your image. 6. Click OK . 7. Select File > Pri nt with Previ ew . 8. Click Show More Opti ons , then select Color Mana gement from the pull-down menu. Additio nal optio ns appe ar: 9. Under Print Space: Pro file, select a profile f[...]

Printing Special Pho tos 55 Printing Your Color-Managed Photo 1. Click the Pr int button. 2. Make sure your printe r is selected, a nd click the P roperties butto n. 3. Select the Phot o or Best P hoto settin g as the Qualit y Option. 4. Select th e Type set ting for t he paper yo u’ll use for th e print . 5. Click the Adva nced button. 6. Turn o[...]

56 Printing Special Photos Solving Color Manag ement Problems If you selecte d the wrong co mbinatio n of so urce profile, p rinter prof ile, and col or managem ent sett ings, you’ ll get unexpe cted re sults. Try th ese sol utions: ■ If your printed image is da rker than ex pected and h as a st ro ng green cast, you proba bly turned off c ol o[...]

Printing Special Pho tos 57 5. Select Same as Source as the Pri nt Spa ce: Profile s etting. 6. Click the Pa ge Setup button. 7. Select your pri nter from th e Format for pull-d own menu. 8. Select th e appropria te Paper Siz e and Orien tation s ettings , then cli ck OK . 9. Click the Pr int button. 10. Select your pri nter from th e Printer me nu[...]

58 Printing Special Photos 11. Select th e Media T ype setti ng for the pro file you’ re printing . 12. Click the Adva nced button. 13. Select Photo as the Print Quality s etting, th ough you can sel ect a lower o r higher qual ity se ttin g. 14. Turn off the High Speed and Ed ge Smoot hing opt ions, if they ar e avai lable. 15. Select Color Mana[...]

Printing Special Pho tos 59 Windows 1. Open Ado be Ph otos hop a nd o pen th e pro file t arge t f ile. 2. If you see a missin g prof ile screen , select Leave as is (don’t color manage) . 3. Select Fil e > Print wit h Preview . 4. In the Print window, clic k the Show More Options checkbox, then ch oose Color Management in t he dr op-d own men[...]

60 Printing Special Photos 12. Click the ICM button under Color Man agement. 13. Click the Of f (No Color Adjustment ) button. 14. Click OK . 15. Click OK to print. 16. Repea t these ste ps to prin t a test t arget for e ach pape r type you p lan to prin t on. Creating a Custom Prof ile If you’re creatin g a cust om profil e for y o ur printer, f[...]

61 Printing on CDs and DVDs Your printer i nclud es a specia l tray tha t lets you p rint customiz ed text, g raphics, and photos dire ctly on any ink-je t printa ble CD or DVD. The Epson Print CD software makes it ea sy to imp ort your o wn photos , add text, and modify your de signs with a variety of special effects. You can print o n both regula[...]

62 Printing on CDs and DVDs Cleaning the Roller Before you print on CDs or DVDs, you ma y need to clean t he roller ins ide the printer. Yo u can do t his by feed ing and e jectin g several s heets of plai n paper. 1. Make sure the output tra y is in the lower positio n. If it isn’t, li ft the tray as shown belo w, th en pl ace o ne han d on the [...]

Printing on CDs and DVDs 63 Inserting a CD or DVD Make sure the data, mu sic, or video is burn ed on your ink-jet printable C Ds or DVDs before you print. Otherwise, dirt o r scra tches on the s urface may caus e errors wh en you burn th e data. If you pla n to pri nt la rge numbers of CDs or DVDs, it ’s a good idea to p rint a s mall sa mple, th[...]

64 Printing on CDs and DVDs 5. Place the CD or DVD on the CD tray wit h the white o r printable side face -up. To print on a smal l CD (8 cm), pl ace the s mall CD ri ng on the tray first, th en plac e the CD inside th e ring. Caution: Make su re yo u always use the small C D rin g when p rinting 8 -cm CDs and tha t the C D and ri ng lay f lat o n [...]

Printing on CDs and DVDs 65 Designing CDs and DVDs You can use Epson Print CD to cre ate and pr int a di sc design with images and te xt. 1. Start Eps on Print C D. Windows : Click Sta rt > Programs or All Programs > EPSON Print CD > EPSON Print CD . Mac OS X : Open the Applicat ions folder , then op en the EPSON Print CD folder and sele c[...]

66 Printing on CDs and DVDs 4. To mod ify the tem plate or en hanc e your background image , click the or background icon, if necessary. You ca n adjust the brightness, contrast, and gamma, or apply mosaic, blur, o r special color effects, as follows: ■ Windows : Click th e Image Adjustment button, then clic k the Image Adjustment tab. Whe n you [...]

Printing on CDs and DVDs 67 Printing Y our Design After you have lo aded a CD or DV D and created your design , you’re rea dy to print. Follow the steps for yo ur operating system below. Caution: Don’t open E pso n Status Moni tor, pa use pri nting, o r resp ond to any on-scr een, l ow ink me ssages when your pr inter is in the middle of a pri [...]

68 Printing on CDs and DVDs If you nee d to ad just the print pos ition or colo r, see “A djusting the Print Posi tion” on page 70 o r “Adjusti ng th e Print Dens ity” on page 74. Macint osh OS X 1. Open th e File men u and s elect Page Setup . 2. Make sure Stylus Photo R800( Manual Feed) is selected as the Format fo r option and th e Paper[...]

Printing on CDs and DVDs 69 Macintosh 8.6 to 9.x 1. Open th e File men u and s elect Page Setup . 2. Make sure SP R800 ap pears at th e top of th e screen and thes e se tting s are selected: ■ Letter as the Pa per Si ze ■ Manual Feed as the Pape r Sou rce 3. Click OK . 4. Open th e File men u and s elect Print. 5. Select CD/DVD as the Media Typ[...]

70 Printing on CDs and DVDs Adjusting the Pr int Position If your printe d images and te xt are not pos itioned the way you wan t, you may need to adjust the print po sition . Use the bl ank cardboard ch eck disk include d with yo ur printer or an extra CD. You can als o use thes e steps to check the print po sition be fore you print on a CD or DVD[...]

Printing on CDs and DVDs 71 9. Open th e File men u and s elect Adjust Print Pos ition . You see a screen like thi s: 10. Make sure Enter Values is checked. 11. Enter the Top distance in t he Height (Top) box. Enter the Right distance in the Width (Right) box. 12. Click OK to save the measu reme nts. Macint osh OS X 1. Place the cardboard check dis[...]

72 Printing on CDs and DVDs 8. Select EPSON Print CD from the pull -dow n m enu. 9. Select Pri nt Position Check Patt ern . 10. Click Print , th en click OK on th e next screen. The c onfir ma tio n pat tern is pr inte d on the check disc or CD and the prin ter ejects it. 11. Remove the check disk or CD and measure the distance from the edge of the[...]

Printing on CDs and DVDs 73 3. Open th e File men u and s elect Page Setup . 4. Make sure SP R800 ap pears at th e top of th e screen and thes e se tting s are selected: ■ Letter as the Pa per Si ze ■ Manual Feed as the Pape r Sou rce 5. Click OK . 6. Open th e File men u and s elect Print . 7. Select CD/DVD as the Media Type settin g. 8. Selec[...]

74 Printing on CDs and DVDs Adjusting the Print Density If ink smears on yo ur printed CDs or DV Ds, you may need to adjust the color saturation or ink density. Discs from diffe rent manufacturers absorb ink differently, so you may n eed to a djust the density for each t ype of disc. F ollow th e instruction s here to prin t a col or satur atio n c[...]

Printing on CDs and DVDs 75 Macint osh OS X 1. Insert a test CD or DVD for p rinting, as described o n page 63. 2. Start Eps on Print C D. 3. Open th e File men u and s elect Page Setu p . 4. Make sure Stylus Photo R800(Manual Feed) is selected as the Format for option and th e Paper S ize is set to US Letter . 5. Click OK . 6. Open th e File men u[...]

76 Printing on CDs and DVDs Macintosh 8.6 to 9.x 1. Insert a test CD or DVD for print ing, as described on page 63. 2. Start Eps on Print C D. 3. Open th e File men u and s elect Page Setup . 4. Make sure SP R800 ap pears at th e top of th e screen and thes e se tting s are selected: ■ Letter as the Pa per Si ze ■ Manual Feed as the Pape r Sou [...]

77 Maintaining Your Printer Follow th e instructions in this ch apter to keep your printer workin g at its b est and to prepare it for moving , if necessary: ■ “Clean ing the P rin t Hea d” bel ow ■ “Replacin g an Ink Cartrid ge” on pa ge 80 ■ “Alig ning the Print Head” on page 85 ■ “Clean ing the P rin ter” on p age 8 7 ■[...]

78 Maintaining Your Printer Automatic ally Check ing and Cleanin g the Print Head The Auto Nozzl e Check and Cleanin g utility prin ts a noz zle che ck pattern that th e prin ter the n r eads to see i f you hav e any c l ogged noz zles. I f cleaning is neede d, the printer aut omatical ly cleans th e print hea d. 1. Make sure the prin ter is t urne[...]

Maintaining Your Printer 79 Running the H ead Cleaning Utility 1. Make sure the prin ter is t urned on but not print ing, and the re d H i nk light is off. (If the H ink light is flashing or on, you need to replace a cartridge ; see page 80.) 2. Do one of the following : Windows : Righ t-click th e icon on your ta sk bar (in the lower right corne r[...]

80 Maintaining Your Printer If the pattern has white lines or gaps (as shown below), click Clean to clean the prin t he ad agai n. If you don’t see any improveme nt after cl eaning three or four times, check the solutions beg inning on page 95. You can also turn the printe r off and wait overni ght—this allows a ny dried i nk to softe n—and t[...]

Maintaining Your Printer 81 Checking the Ink Sup ply To check your ink supp ly, do one of the followin g: ■ Windows : Double-cli ck the icon on the Windows taskbar. You see a window like this: ■ Macintosh : OS X : Choo se Applications > EPSON Printer Uti lity > SP R800 > EPSON StatusMonitor . OS 8.6 to 9.x : Choose Fi le > Print , t[...]

82 Maintaining Your Printer When you need new ink cartri dges, contact your dealer, or call the Epson Sto re at (800) 873-7766 or visit www.epsonstore.com (U.S. sales only). In C anada, please call (800) 463-7766 for dealer referral. Ink Cartridge Precautions Warning: Keep ink ca rtrid ges out of the rea ch o f child ren. If ink ge ts on you r hand[...]

Maintaining Your Printer 83 If the red H ink li ght is fla shing or on (indica ting a lo w or empty cartri dge), the prin t hea d mo ves to the _ positi on o n the pri nte r. Th e cartridge directly beneath the _ mark needs to be replaced. Make a note of which cartridge it is. 4. Press the H button again. If anothe r cartridge is l ow or empty, the[...]

84 Maintaining Your Printer 6. Press in th e tab on the ba ck of the cartri dge, lift i t out of the p rinter, a nd dispose of it carefully. 7. Shake the new cartridge fo ur or five tim es before openin g its pa ckage. (Don ’t sh ake it afte r it’s unpacked.) 8. Remove the new cartridge from it s package. 9. Slide the new cartridge into i ts sl[...]

Maintaining Your Printer 85 11. If you need to re place any ot her ink ca rtr idges, repeat step s 6 through 10 before continuing wi th step 12. 12. Cl ose th e cartr idg e cove r, the n close the pr inte r co ver. 13. Press the H ink button. The printe r begins chargin g the in k deli very sys tem. The gr een P po wer light and red H ink lights fl[...]

86 Maintaining Your Printer You see a screen like this: 4. Click the Aut omatic button, i f necessary, then click OK . 5. On the next screen, click St art . The print er then prin ts and checks an a lignment pattern. It then prin ts an d c heck s tw o m ore pat terns . 6. When alignment is fini shed, click Finis h on the la st scre en. Manually Ali[...]

Maintaining Your Printer 87 If box #5 is not the best-aligned bo x in each pattern, cl ick Realignment to pr in t anoth er test pa ge and repe at th is step. 6. When box #5 is the best-alig ned in all the pa tterns, cli ck Finish . Cleaning the Printer To keep your printe r working at its best, you s hould cl ean it se veral times a year. 1. Turn o[...]

88 Maintaining Your Printer Transpor ting t he Printer If you move your p rinter some distance, yo u nee d to remo ve th e ink cartri dges an d prepare it for transpo rtation in its origin al box or a s imilar on e. Follow th ese steps : 1. Turn on the prin ter and press the H ink button to mo ve the ink ca rtridges into load ing posi tion. 2. Foll[...]

89 Solving Problems See “Dia gnosin g Printer Pro blems ” on pag e 91 to help determin e what th e cause of your printer pro blem may be. Th en see the se section s for soluti ons: ■ “Setup an d Software In stal lation Pro blems” on page 93 ■ “Printer Problem s” on page 94 ■ “Quality Probl ems” on pa ge 95 ■ “Paper Proble [...]

90 Solving Problems Printer Part s Paper support and extension Sheet feeder Left edge guide Printer cover Outpu t tray (in upper position) Output tra y extensions Output tray (in lower position) CD/DVD tr ay Ink cart ridge holder (in home position) Buttons a nd lights (control panel) Roll paper edge guide Roll paper holder IEEE 1394 (FireWire) port[...]

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

92 Solving Problems Runnin g a Pri nter Check You can run a pri nter check t o determ ine wheth er a problem co mes from th e printer or some othe r source. 1. Turn off your printer and com puter, then disc onnect th e printer’s in terface cable . 2. Load lett er-size paper in th e sheet feed er. 3. Hold down the ) pa per button , then pres s and[...]

Solving Problems 93 Problems and Soluti ons Setup and Softwa re Installation Prob lems The printer ma kes noise af ter ink cartridge i nstallati on. ■ When you i nstall ink cartridg es, the prin ter m ust char ge its prin t head for about two and a half min utes. Wait un til it’ s fini shed (the green P power li ght stop s flashi ng) before you[...]

94 Solving Problems Printer Proble ms Only the green P power light is on, but noth ing prints. ■ Make sure th e interfa ce cable is securely con nected at b oth en ds and me ets the system requirements on page 103. ■ Run a printer check as described on page 92. If the test page prints, m ake sure your software is installed correctl y. ■ If yo[...]

Solving Problems 95 Quality Problems You see banding (light lines). ■ Clean the print hea d; see page 77 fo r instructions. ■ Select a h igher prin t quality an d turn off High Speed mo de; see page 23 (Windows) or page 31 (Macintosh). ■ Select the corre ct Type or Media Type setting fo r your paper; s ee page 34. ■ Make sure the prin table[...]

96 Solving Problems Your printo ut is faint o r has gaps. ■ Clean the print hea d; see page 77 fo r instructions. ■ The ink cartridges may be old or l ow on ink; see page 80. ■ Select the corre ct Type (Windows) or Media Type (Macintosh); see page 34. ■ Make sure your paper isn ’t da maged, old , dirty, or loaded face down. For best resul[...]

Solving Problems 97 ■ Try turning off PhotoEnhance . Also check if you’ re using a special e ffect th at alters i mage colors, l ike Sepia. ■ Chan ge the Gamma setting. See page 23 (W indo ws) or page 31 (Maci ntosh). ■ Your printed col ors can never exactl y matc h your o n-screen colors. Howeve r, you can use a col or man agement syst em [...]

98 Solving Problems 4. Remove any jamm ed paper from the shee t feed er or open the printe r co ver and remove an y paper j ammed in side. 5. Place the output tray in the lo wer pos ition (see pag e 62) and print again. Roll paper doesn’t feed correctly or jams in the printer. ■ Cut t he end o f the pa per straigh t across. If it’ s cut diago[...]

Solving Problems 99 CD/DVD Problem s You can’t insert the CD/DVD tray easily. Don’t fo rce the C D/DVD tray into the printer. Make s ure your p rinter is turne d on, the output tray is in the uppe r posit ion , an d you foll ow all the inse rtion s teps beginni ng on page 63. The CD/DVD tray ejects wh en you start a CD/DVD pri nt job. Follow th[...]

100 Solving Problems You see in corre ct charac ters. ■ Make sure th e interfa ce cable is securely con nected at b oth en ds and me ets the system requirements on page 103. ■ Make sure your prin ter is selected in th e Print window, or in the Maci ntosh Print Cente r or Ch oose r. ■ If you’re using a switch bo x or USB hu b with your print[...]

Solving Problems 101 Uninstalling and Reinstalling Printer Software You may nee d to un instal l and the n reinstall your printe r driver an d utiliti es if, for exampl e, yo u upgrad e your W indo ws oper atin g system. Yo u don’t n eed to un instal l your oth er phot o softwar e or the E pson Reference Guide . Windows 1. Click Start , and selec[...]

102 Solving Problems Where To Get Help If you need hel p with your printer, Fi lm Factory, Epson Print CD, or the P.I.M. II Plug-in for Adobe Pho toshop, see the i nformation below. Epson provi des technica l assistanc e 24 hours a day th rough the e lectronic sup port services an d automate d telep hone se rvices lis ted bel ow: To speak to a tech[...]

103 Requirements and Notices Windows System Requirements To use your printer a nd its softwar e, we recommend tha t your syste m has: ■ Micros oft W indows compa tible PC with a Penti um ® III 500 MHz or h igher processor ■ 128MB (W indows 98SE or Me) or 25 6MB (Wind ows 2000 o r XP) or m ore of RAM ■ 200MB or more of free hard disk space re[...]

104 Requireme nts and Notic es Important Safety Instructions Befo re us ing yo ur pr int er, rea d th ese safet y inst ruct ions to m ake su re y ou use it saf ely and ef fec tivel y: ■ Be sure to foll ow all warn ings an d inst ructio ns m arked on the printer . ■ Use onl y the typ e of power so urce indica ted on the prin ter’s la bel. ■ [...]

Requirements and Notices 10 5 Ink Cartridge Safety Instructions ■ Keep ink cartridges out of t he reach of children. ■ Be careful when you handle used in k cartridges; there may be ink remaining arou nd the ink supply port. If ink gets on your skin , wash it o ff with soap and water. If it gets in you r eyes, flush t hem immediat ely with water[...]

106 Requireme nts and Notic es FCC Compliance Statement For United Sta tes Users This equipment has been tested and foun d to comply with t he limits for a Cl ass B digital devi ce, pursuant t o Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are desi gned to provi de reasonable protectio n agai nst h armf ul inte rfer enc e in a r esiden tia l inst alla ti[...]

Requirements and Notices 10 7 Declaration of Con formity According to 47CFR, Part 2 and 15 fo r Class B Per sonal Computers and Peripher als; and /or CPU Boards a nd Power Su pplies used wit h Class B Per sonal Com puters: We: EPSON AMERICA, INC. Located at: MS: 3-13 3840 K ilroy Ai rport W ay Long Beach, CA 9 0806 Telephone: (562) 290-52 54 Declar[...]

108 Requireme nts and Notic es packagin g the d efectiv e unit a nd ret urnin g it to Ep son within fi ve (5 ) work ing days of recei pt of th e replacement. Epson requires a debit or a credit card number to secure the cost of the repl acement printer in the event that you fail to re turn the defective o ne. If your printer i s being repa ired, Eps[...]

Ind ex 109 Index A Adobe P hot oshop managing colo r with, 48 to 60 P.I.M. p lug-in for, 9, 42 to 43 Advanced settings Macint osh, 31 to 33 Windows, 23 to 24 Aligning print head, 85 to 87 Automat ic print head alig ning, 85 to 86 print head c leaning, 78 Automatic mode, Ma cintosh, 30 B Backgrou nd printing, 2 8, 30 Banding, 95 Basic print ing Maci[...]

110 Index E Edge S mooth ing s etting color managem ent, 51, 55, 58, 59 Macintosh, 32 Windows, 23 Electroni c manual, 1 0 to 11 Energy St ar com plian ce, 105 Enhanced Mat te Paper, 14, 34 Envelopes, 15, 2 1, 27, 29, 3 4, 95 Epso n Film Fa ctory, 9 , 42 help, 102 Monito rIV, 31 papers, 14, 34 , 43 Phot oCente r, 9 Prin t CD, 65 to 76 SoundAd vice, [...]

Ind ex 111 M Macint osh basic prin ting , OS 8.6 to 9.x , 29 to 31 basic printin g, OS X, 25 to 28 Choo ser, 93, 10 0 custom pri nting, 31 t o 33 system requirem ents, 103 uninstalli ng software, 1 01 Main tainin g print er, 77 to 87 Margins, i ncorrect, 1 00 Matte Bl ack in k ca rtridg e, 7, 81 Matt e paper , 14 , 34, 43 Media Type setting envelop[...]

112 Index Print position chec k disc, 70 to 7 3 Print Qu ality probl ems, 95 to 96 sett ing, 32 , 58 Print S ettings m enu, Mac intosh OS X , 26 Pri nter cable , 103 check, 92 cleaning , 87 control panel, 90 to 92 mainta ining , 77 to 87 noise , 94 parts, 90 probl ems, 91 to 92, 94 trans por ting, 88 Pri ntin g advanced, 2 3 to 24, 31 to 33 CDs and[...]

Ind ex 113 T Technical suppor t, 10 2 Test ing prin ter, 92 Text & Image setting, 21 Text setting, 21 Thick paper s ettin g, 15 , 27, 32, 95 Transporting pri nter, 88 Troublesho oting, 89 to 10 2 Type setting envelopes, 15 sel ectin g co rre ct, 3 4 selecting, Wi ndows, 21, 36 U Uninstalli ng software, 10 1 USB, 93, 1 00, 10 3 Util itie s Auto [...]

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