Epson Stylus Color 580 manual

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This manual is divided into two sections: Eng l i sh and F rench. The English manual begins o n the next page. The F rench manual begins on th e page labelled “F rançais.” Ce ma nuel est divi s é en deux sections, l’une c ontenant le manue l anglais et l’autre le man uel f ran çais . Le manu el ang lai s co mmence à la pa ge sui van te.[...]

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iii Contents WELCOME! 1 Abo ut You r So ftwa re 1 Abou t Your Documentation 2 Warnings, Ca u tio ns, Notes, a nd Tips 2 View ing Yo ur Electr onic Printer M anual 3 PRINTING FR OM S T AR T TO FINISH 5 Printing w i th Windows 5 Loa din g P a pe r 5 O pening the Pri nter So f twa re 6 Selec ting Prin ter Software Settings 7 Controlling Printing 9 Pri[...]

iv MAINTAININ G Y O UR PRINTER 20 Cleaning the Print H e a d 20 Printing a N oz z le C heck 21 Using the Head Cle a ning Utility 22 Aligning the Print Head 24 Rep lac ing an In k Ca rt ridg e 26 Ink Cartridg e Precauti ons 27 Repla cing a Low or Empty Ink C artridg e 27 Repla cing a n Outdated Ink Cartridg e 28 Cleaning the Printer 29 Transpor ting[...]

1 Welcome! Yo u r E P S O N S t y l u s ® Color 580 is a user-f riendly , photo qualit y printer that ’ s pe rfect for printing all your h ome projects— from homework ass ignments and e nvelope s to fu ll-co lor greetin g cards and b a n ners . T h e prin ter comes with these features: ■ EPS ON’ s exclusive Micro Piezo ® ink jet technolog[...]

2 About Your Documentation T o s et up your printer a nd install i ts software, see the Start He re sheet. This book contains sys tem requirements, im portant saf ety information, a nd instruc ti o ns on: ■ Viewing y our el ectronic printer manual ■ P rinting w i th W indows ® or on a Macintosh ® ■ Usin g sp ec ial pa p ers ■ Maintaining [...]

3 V i e wing Your Electro nic Pri nter M a nu al Y ou r printer sof tware CD- R OM in cludes a n electronic Re fe ren c e Gu ide for y our p rint er . T he m anu al is in HTM L forma t, so you n eed a brows er— such a s In ternet Explorer or Netscap e Navigator , version 3.0 or la ter—to vie w i t . I f you are usin g a di f ferent browser , th[...]

4 Navigat in g Your Electron ic Printer Man u al Wh en you first open the Re fere nc e Guide , you see this s creen: Click a topi c on th e le ft to expand the table of contents. After expa nding the table of contents, you can clic k on the topic you want to view . If th ere ’ s a right arrow , cl ick it to v iew subt opics, then click on a topic[...]

5 Printing from Start to F inish Here ’ s what to do to print a basic docu ment—such a s a mem o, newsletter , or pho tograph—f rom load i n g the pape r to selec ti n g prin t settings to c ontrolling the print job. F ollow the instructions in “Pr inting with Windows” be l ow or “P rinting o n a Maci ntosh” on page 10. If you ’ re [...]

6 Keep the following in mind when loading pap er: ■ Load the pr i nta ble side fa ce up. It ’ s usua lly whiter o r brig h ter than th e other side. ■ Load letterhe a d or preprinted paper i nto the p ri n ter top ed ge first. ■ Don ’ t lo ad paper abo v e the arrow on the left edge g u ide. Op enin g th e Pri nter Soft ware After you ope[...]

7 Make the following selections on the P rint dialog box: ■ Ma ke su re EPSON S tylus COLOR 580 is s el ected. ■ Cli ck the Pr opertie s button. (If you see a Setu p , Printe r , or Option s button, click i t . Then cl ick Pr operties on the next s c reen. ) Se lecting Pri nter Soft ware Se ttings Onc e y ou cl ic k Properties , you see your pr[...]

8 Make the following setting s on the P roperti es dialog box: ■ Ch oose the M edia T ype you ’ re printing on (click the a rrow button to scroll throug h the list). If y ou ’ r e not sure which sett ing to sel ect, see page 1 9. ■ Set the Ink option to Colo r unless you ’ r e printing i n black onl y . ■ Set the M o de o ption t o Auto[...]

9 Con trolling Pr inting At th e P rint d ialog box, click OK (o r m a ybe Pri nt ) to s t art printing . After a mom ent, the P rogress Meter a ppears an d shows the progress of y o ur prin t job. Y ou can u s e the but tons to ca ncel, pause, or restart p rinting. Y o u can also see how much in k yo u have left a nd vi ew p rin ting tips . F o r [...]

10 Printing on a Macintosh This sec tion descr ibes these ba sic st eps for p rinting on a Macint o s h: ■ Load i ng paper below ■ “Opening the Printer Software” on page 1 1 ■ “Selecting Printer So ftwar e Settings” on page 12 ■ “C ontrolling Printing” on pa ge 13 (T o print with Windows, see page 5.) Loadin g Paper Mak e sure y[...]

11 Op ening t he Pri nter Softwa re After you open you r application p rog ra m and cr eate your document, you ’ re ready to s elect your p age setu p and o th er printer s oftware setting s. Fr om t h e Fi le m e nu , c l i ck Pag e Set up . Y o u see your applica tion ’ s page s etup di a lo g box (you r dialog box may l ook slightly d i f fe[...]

12 Se lecti ng Prin ter S oftw are S ettin gs N ow o pen t he F ile me nu a nd cli ck Pri nt . Y ou see the main printer se tti ng s dia log box f or your appl i c ation (yours may l ook slightly d i f ferent): The m ost im portant thing to rememb er is to set the correct Media T ype for the p aper you ’ re u si ng . The Medi a T ype setti ng aff[...]

13 Con trolling Pr inting O nce you ’ ve cli cked Pri nt , y o ur printer begins printing. If you turned on background printing in the Chooser , you can use EP SON Mo ni tor 3 to ch eck th e progress of your pri nt job. Select EPS ON Mo ni tor3 from th e Application menu a t the right side of the menu b a r . Y ou see the EP SON Monitor 3 dialog [...]

14 Using PhotoEnhance, Custom, and Advance d Settings Wh en you ’ re printing speci a l projects, you can custom ize your p rinter softwa r e setting s, a s d escribed in these sections: ■ “U sing PhotoEnhance” below ■ “U sing Cu stom S e t tings” on page 15 ■ “U sing A dvanced Settings” on page 15 F or additional info rmation o[...]

15 Usi ng Custom Settings Y ou r printer sof tware includes cu stom p roj e ct types with preset pri nting options. T h is lets you quickly selec t a color- matching m ethod for your pro j ec t. Y ou can sel ect f rom th es e project t ypes : ■ IC M (Ima g e Color Matc h ing ; W indows only): F or printing documents created in an I CM compatible [...]

16 Using Special Pape rs How c a n you get the best-looki ng photos, most vivid colors, and shar pest text? Alwa ys use E PSON’ s special ink jet papers. Instructions fo r pri nting on EPS ON Photo P aper and o n envelopes are giv en in the f ol l o wing sections. F or instructions on loading and using other EPSON s pecial ink jet papers, see you[...]

17 4 × 6- inch Phot o Pa per EPSON 4 × 6-inch Photo P ape r is micro- perfo ra ted around the ed ges so you can tri m your printo uts and “bleed” the photo— extend it to the ed ge of the pa p er— on all sides. 1. Loa d the p a pe r against th e right edge of the sheet f e eder with the glossy s ide facing up and the p erforated m a rg i n[...]

18 Pa nora mic Ph oto P ape r 1. Load one sheet of P anoramic paper , g lossy side up. 2. Ch oose Phot o Paper as the M ed i a T ype setting and Pan orami c 210 × 594 mm as the P aper Size setting in your pri nter softwa r e. 3. Send your print job, then hold up the pape r ’ s top edge as it begins feeding into the p rinter . Al so sup port the [...]

19 Selecting the Correct Medi a Type Befo r e printing, alw a ys chec k the Media T ype setting in your printer software. The pri nter uses the Media T ype setting to adjust the ink c o verag e for the type o f paper yo u are usi ng. T h e Media T ype setting for your paper m ay not be the same name as your paper . T o b e s u re y ou are usin g th[...]

20 Mainta ining Your Printer This sec tion descr ibes maintenance procedures to keep y our print er working a t its best and prepara tion steps for movi ng your p r inter . F oll ow the ins tru c tions here f or: ■ Cleaning the print head below ■ “ Alignin g the Print Head” on page 24 ■ “Replacing an Ink Cartridg e” on pa g e 26 ■ ?[...]

21 Print ing a Noz zle Check F o ll ow t hese steps for you r operating s ystem t o run th e N ozzle Check u til i ty: 1. Make sure the p rinter is p l ug ged in bu t not prin tin g. 2. Windows : Right-click the S ta tus Monitor 3 icon on your Windows task bar , then sel ect Nozz l e Chec k in the menu that a ppears. Or , if yo u have an a p pl ica[...]

22 5. Exam ine the n ozzle check pattern you p r i nt. Eac h stag gered ho rizo ntal and s trai ght verti cal line should be complete, with no gaps in th e dot pa ttern. I f you r print out looks okay , cl ick Fi ni sh . If any dots ar e mi ssing , as sh own h ere , c lick Clean and f ollo w the in structions o n the screen to clean the p rint head[...]

23 3. Wh en th e utility st a r ts , you see this window: 4. Cli ck Star t (Wind ows) or Ne xt (Maci nto sh) to start cleaning. C l ea ni ng ta kes abou t 30 sec onds, du ri n g which th e prin t head moves a nd the pri nter make s some noise . 5. When cleaning is fini sh ed , run a nozzle check to confirm the print head n ozzles are cl ea n . Neve[...]

24 6. Make su r e letter-size or larger paper is l oaded i n the printer and c lick Print Noz z l e Check Pa t ter n (Wind ows) or Co nfi rmat ion (Ma cin tos h). T hen follow the instructions on the screen. 7. See page 22 for details on examini ng th e nozz le check p attern. If th e nozzle chec k pattern isn ’ t mi s sin g any dots, cli ck Fin [...]

25 Or , if yo u have an a p pl ication running, you can also run the u tility by acc ess i ng the pr i nte r setti ngs dialog bo x a s des cribed on p age 6. C lick th e U til ity tab, then cl ick the Print Head Al ignmen t button. Macin tosh : Access the printer settings dialo g box as de scribed o n page 11. Cli ck the Util ity bu tton, then clic[...]

26 Replacin g an Ink Cartr i dge Wh en you r in k lev els are low , S ta tus M oni tor 3 (Wi ndows) or Stat usM o nito r (Macinto sh) displays a messag e on yo u r sc r een. When you see the messa ge, it’ s a good time to make s ure you have a n ew ca rtridge o r replace it r ight awa y . Wh en an ink cartridg e is emp ty , Statu s M onito r 3 (W[...]

27 Ink Car tridg e Precaut ions Befo r e you replace an ink cartridg e, f ol low thes e p r ecau ti o ns: Re pl a cing a Low or Empty Ink Car tridge Wh en ink lev el s are low or y o u ’ re out of ink, S ta tus Monitor 3 (Windows ) or Sta tusMo nitor (Macint o s h) disp l a ys a message on your scree n. Befo r e y ou begin, make sure you have a n[...]

28 Repl acing an O utdated Ink Cart ridge If you need to r e pl a ce an ink cartridg e before you see a S tatus Monitor 3 (W indows) or S tatusMonitor ( M ac i n tosh) messa ge, follow the s te ps here to use the Ink Cartr i d ge Replacement utility . Befo r e you begi n, make sure you ’ ve read the ink car tridge precautions on page 27. 1. Make [...]

29 3. Cli ck the U til ity ta b (Windows ) or the Util ity button ( Macintosh), th en cl ick th e Ink Cartr idge Repl acement button. 4. F o llow the instr uctions on th e screen t o replace the i nk cartridg e. 5. After you ’ ve inst a l led the ca rtridge, th e printer b egins ch a rg ing ink for several m i nu tes. W a i t until you see a mess[...]

30 Transporting the Printer If you mo v e your pri nter s o me distance, you need to prepare it f or tra nsportation in its origina l bo x or one o f a si milar size. F ollo w these steps: 1. Plug i n the printer , w a i t until the print hea d locks i n the far r i g ht position, then unplu g the printer . 2. Disconne ct the pri nter cable f r o m[...]

31 Pr obl em S ol vi ng Beca use y o ur printer consta ntl y m onitors its sta tus, it wi l l repor t to you if it has a pr obl em suc h as jam med pap er or lo w i nk lev els . I t does thi s b y dis play in g an EPS ON Status Monito r 3 (Windows) or S ta tusMonitor (Macintos h) mes s age on your s creen telling you what th e problem i s and gu id[...]

32 Identifying Printer P arts If you need help identifying the parts of the printer , refer to these illustrations : shee t fe eder lef t ed ge gui de pri nter c over paper supp ort ink ca rtri dge h olde r s (do n o t remove) ou tp u t tray ink cartrid ge clamps Pba sics .boo k Page 32 W edn esday, Augus t 9, 2 000 10:2 6 AM[...]

33 Problems a nd Solutions Here are so me basic trou bleshooting ti p s if you h a v e any prob l em s setting u p your pri nter , ins t alling software, g etting good print q ua l ity , fe eding pap er , or other m i sce llaneous probl ems. F o r addition a l tips , see your el ectronic Refe rence Guid e as described on page 3. P r obl ems Se ttin[...]

34 Proble ms with Pri nti n g The p rinter is plugged in and c onnected, but no thing prints. If your compute r can ’ t send the p rint job successfu lly , you may see a com munication error window on you r screen. Click th e Stop button, th en try the fo llowing: ■ Make su r e the pr i nte r cable is connected securely a nd that the cable meet[...]

35 Yo u m a y a l s o n e e d t o : ■ Cl ear spac e on your hard d i sk or run a defragm entation utility . ■ Cl ose open appl i c a tions that you ’ re no t using. ■ Incr ease your system ’ s me mory ( R A M ). F o r the fastest p rinting, tr y the f oll o w i ng : ■ Ch oose Bl ack ink if you r docu ment d oesn ’ t in clude color . ?[...]

36 ■ Run the P rint H ead Alignment util ity using EPSON ink jet paper . See page 24 for instructio ns. ■ Tu r n o f f High Speed printing in the Advanced dialog box. Your printout is blurry or smeared . ■ Make su r e your pa per isn ’ t damp, cur led, or l oade d fac e do wn (t he printa ble side s hould be loaded f a ce u p). I f it’ s [...]

37 You see wrong or missing colors. ■ Ma ke sur e y ou se lect ed t he Colo r ink setting and your a pp lication is set for col or pri nti n g. ■ Make sure the p rint head noz zles are not cl ogged. T o clean the print hea d, see page 20. ■ If you ’ re low o n ink, y o u ’ll see a low ink er r or w i nd o w . C lick How To and foll o w th[...]

38 Problem s with Pape r Feed ing Too m any copies are print ing. Mak e sure th e Copi e s settings in the printer software and your application aren ’ t both s et for m ultiple copi es. Pap er doesn’t eject f u lly o r is wrinkled . ■ If th e paper do es n ’ t ej ect fully , y o u may see a pa per jam erro r window on your screen. Click th[...]

39 If your pap er ja ms fr eque ntl y: ■ Use smoo th, high-qua lity paper , loaded p ri n table sid e up (the whiter or shinier side on s pecial ink jet pa per). ■ F an the stack and then e ven th e edg es befo r e loading it. ■ Don ’ t load paper above the arrow mark on t he l eft edg e guide. ■ Alw ays load the correct size pape r for y[...]

40 The printe r prints blank pages. ■ Make su r e the paper settings in the prin ter software a r e correct for you r paper size. See your electronic Reference Guide for instruc tions . ■ Make su r e the pr i nt head nozz les are not clogged. T o clean the print head , see page 20. ■ If you recently repla ced a n ink car tridge, make sure th [...]

41 Where T o Get Help If you need help with your printer or its software, see the conta ct informat i o n be lo w . For help wi th the bon us software that came on your p rinter software CD -R O M, see page 4 2 for co nta ct inform a tion. If you need help us i ng other so f twa r e with an EPSON product, see the documentati on for that software fo[...]

42 EPS ON Ac cess or ies Wh en you need new ink cartri dges, contact your dea l er or cal l EPS ON a t (800) 873-7766 . Y ou can also visit the EPSON S tore ™ at www .ep son.c om (U.S. sal es o nly). In Ca na da, please ca ll (800) 873-7766 f or dealer ref erral. Bonus Softw are Technical Sup port Before contacting tech nical sup port, know th e [...]

43 Requirements and Notices System Requ irements Win dows T o use your pr i nter and its so f tware, your system should have: ■ An IBM ® comp a t ible PC with at least a 486/66 M Hz (for W indows 9 8) or Pe n t i u m ® 133 MHz ( for Windows 2000) pr ocessor (P entium or higher processo r r e co mmended) ■ Microsof t W indows 98 or Windows 200[...]

44 Maci ntosh T o use your printer and its software, you r syst em sh o uld have: ■ An A ppl e ® iMa c ™ s eries or P ow er Macinto sh ® G3 with USB port ■ Fo r i M ac : Ma c ® OS 8. 1 or later ( Mac OS 8.5.1 or later r ecommended) F or P ower Macintos h G3: Mac OS 8.5.1 or later ■ At l east 16MB of ava ilable R A M (32MB r ecommended) ?[...]

45 Important Safety Instructions Before using y o u r pr inter , read the follo wing sa f e ty instructions to make s ure you us e the prin ter safely a nd effectively: ■ Be sure to follo w a l l warning s an d instr uctions marked on the printer . ■ Use o nly the type of power source indicated on the printer’ s label. ■ Co nnect al l equi [...]

46 ■ Unplug the printer bef ore cleaning. Clean wi t h a damp clo th only . Do not spill liquid on the printer . ■ Except as specifically explained in this ma nual, do not attem pt to ser vice the printe r yourself. ■ Unplug th e printer and refer to y ou r warranty on pag e 48 for s er vice instructio ns. Ink Cartri dge Sa f e ty Inst ructio[...]

47 FCC Compliance Statement For Unit ed S tates U ser s Th i s equip men t has be en tested a nd fo un d to co mply with th e limi ts for a Cla ss B di gital de vice, pursu an t to Part 15 of the FCC R ules. T hese limits are desi gned to prov ide rea s on a b le protec tion agai n s t harm f ul in terference i n a residen tial in s t allation. T h[...]

48 Limited War ranty What is Covered: Epson Ameri c a, Inc. (“Epson ” ) warrants to th e first retail purc haser that the Epson printer covere d by this l imited warranty statem ent, i f purchased a n d used i n the U n i ted States or Canada, conforms to the ma nufacturer’s specific a ti ons and wil l be free f r om defects i n workman ship [...]

49 Index Nume ric s 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper , 19 4 × 6-inch P hoto Pape r, 16 to 17 A Access ories , 26, 42 Advanced setti ngs , 15 Alignin g p r int head , 24 to 25 , 36 Automatic mode, 7 t o 8, 12 B Backgrou nd printing , 13 Ban d i ng , 1 8, 35 Bl ank pa ge s, 40 Blurry i mages, 36 Bonu s softw are , 1, 42 Bro w se r, 3 C Cable, p rinter , 34, 43[...]

50 Hi gh Sp eed s ett ing, 18, 35 High-re solution imag es, 14, 37 I ICM (Imag e Color Matchin g) setting, 15 Incorr ect charac ters, 3 7 Incor rect col ors, 37 Ink cartri dge orderi ng, 26, 42 replacing low o r empty, 27 re pl aci ng ou td ate d, 28 to 2 9 safety instructions , 27, 46 Ink Je t Transpare ncies, 19 Ink level, 9 , 2 6 to 27 In k sett[...]

51 Print qual ity problems , 35 to 37 Printabl e Area setting , 11, 17 Printer cable , 34 , 43, 44 cleani ng, 29 fe atu re s , 1 maintainin g, 20 to 29 noise , 33, 35 pa rt s, 32 problems , 34 to 35 stat us , 9, 1 3 transpor ting, 30 Printing advanced , 15 control ling, 9, 13 Macint o s h, 10 to 13 Windows , 5 to 9 wi t h custom pr oject types, 15 [...]

52 W Watermark , 9 , 13 Windows printer status, 9 printing with, 5 to 9 Status Mo nitor 3, 21 to 28, 31 sy stem r equi remen ts , 43 unins talling print er s o ftware, 40 USB, 4 3 World Wid e Web, 31, 4 1 Pba sics .boo k Page 52 W edn esday, Augus t 9, 2 000 10:2 6 AM[...]