Epson Stylus Color 740 manual

EPSON Stylus COLOR 740 Manual[...]

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Page 3 Content s Introd uctio n 9 Windo ws Syste m Requ irements 10 Macintosh Syste m Requ irements 12 Prin ter Par ts 14 How T o Use Y ou r Manual s 15 War nings, Ca utions, No tes, an d Tips 16 ENERG Y STAR C ompli ance 16 Year 2000 Ready 17 Import ant S afet y Instructi ons 17 Basic Printing 20 Printin g fro m Windows 20 Setting Pri nter Options[...]

Page 4 Adv anced Prin ting 33 Using Custom Pr oject Types 34 Customizing Print Quality and Specia l Effects 37 Customizing Color Settings 41 Using Pho toEnhan ce3 or Digi tal Cam era Co rrec tion Mode 42 Using C ustom Color Manage ment Modes 43 Using a Col or C orre ction System 46 Using ColorS ync on the Maci ntosh 47 Selecting Pa per Size a nd Or[...]

Page 5 Printin g on Spe cial M edia 82 Selecting Special M edia 83 Medi a Loadi ng and Han dling Gu idel ines 85 Letterh ead, Pr eprint ed Forms , and L egal -s ize Paper 86 EPSON Phot o Quality G lossy P aper, Film, and Transp aren cies 86 Envelop es 88 EP SON Phot o Paper 89 EPSON Phot o Qual ity I nk Jet Cards 92 EPSON P hot o Stickers 93 EPSON [...]

Page 6 Managi ng P rint Job s on a Macinto sh 114 Using Monito r3 115 Using the M acintosh Sta tus Mo nitor 118 Selecting Confi guration Options 120 Main tena nce and Transpo rta tion 122 Rep lacing an Ink C artri dge 123 Removi ng and Inst al ling Ink Ca rtrid ges 124 Rep lacing an Outda ted In k Cartr idge 127 Clean ing the Pri nt Head 128 Using [...]

Page 7 Tr ou blesh oo tin g 135 Diagn osing Pro blems 136 Che cking the Contro l Panel Li ghts 137 Run ning a Printer O pera ti on Chec k 138 Con firming the P rin ter ID Nu mber 139 Improv ing P rint Qu ality 140 Solv ing Prin ti ng Prob lems 146 Solvin g Printe r Sof tware Pr oblem s 150 Fixi ng Paper Problem s 155 Solvi ng Miscel laneo us Printo[...]

Page 8 Spe cific at ions 167 Printin g 167 Pape r 168 Ink C artri dges 172 Mechanica l 173 Electri ca l 174 Enviro nmen tal 174 Safet y Approva ls 175 DOS S uppo rt 175 Con trol Pane l S et tings 176 Cha racter Ta bles 177 Interfa ces 178 Index 180[...]

Page 9 Intr oduction Your EP SON Sty lus ® COLOR 740 printe r is the ideal outpu t device for busi ness gra phi cs, layo ut proofs, d igital pho tography, o r any proj ect you creat e o n you r compu ter. W ith resol utio ns up to 144 0 b y 720 dpi and E PSON’s uni que vari able m icro d roplet techn ology, you get a mazing ly real istic p hotog[...]

Introdu ction Page 10 ◗ How T o Use Y ou r Manual s ◗ ENERGY STAR Complia nce ◗ Year 2000 Ready ◗ Import ant S afet y Instructi ons Window s System Requiremen ts To use your p rinter and its software with a PC, yo ur system sho uld have: ◗ An IBM ® compati ble PC with at least a 386 /25 MHz (for Windo ws 3.1x) , 486/2 5 MHz ( for Windows[...]

Introdu ction Page 11 ◗ For par all el conne ction, a high -spee d, bidire cti onal, IEEE- 1284 compli ant p aralle l cable ( 6 to 1 0 feet lo ng). The cabl e must have a D -SUB, 25 -pin, mal e connector for your com pute r and a 36-pi n, Centro nics ® compati ble connector f or th e prin ter. For U SB conne cti on to a com puter wit h Windows 9[...]

Introdu ction Page 12 Macintosh System Requi rements To use your p rinter and its software with a Macinto sh, you r system should ha ve: ◗ One of th e foll owing Macinto sh mo dels: LC4 75, LC5 75, LC6 30 Quadra seri es Centris ser ies PowerB ook ® seri es (190, 5 20, 54 0, 550 or la ter) Power Book Duo 28 0, 23 00c/10 0 Per forma ® 475, 57 5, [...]

Introdu ction Page 13 ◗ Dou ble-spe ed CD-ROM drive (qu ad-speed o r faste r recomm ende d) fo r insta lling the p rinter softw are ◗ For se rial con nection, an ImageW rite r ® II ser ial cable o r equi valent (8-p in mini DIN m ale/m ale, B elkin F 2V024 recomm ende d) For US B conne ction to an iMa c or P ower Maci nt osh G3, a shie lded US[...]

Introdu ction Page 14 Printer Parts pape r s upp or t print er cov er out p ut tr ay outp ut tr ay ext ens ion s edge guid es sheet fee der paper thi ckness lev er con trol pa ne l ink ca rtrid ge h olders[...]

Introdu ction Page 15 How To Use Your Manuals To set u p your prin ter a nd insta ll the pr inter software, see the Start Here card. T his ma nual contain s the fo llowing i nformatio n: Basic Printing cover s the b asics of p rinting with Windows or Macintosh. Advan ced Printi ng tells you how to p rint u sing custo m settings for pri nt qual ity,[...]

Introdu ction Page 16 Warnings, C autions, Notes, and Tips You’ll find this informat ion thr ough out your ma nual: Warn ing s must be followed care fully to av oid bodily injury. Cautions must b e obse rved t o avoid dama ge to your e qui pment. Notes contain im por tant inf orma tion ab out yo ur printer . Tip s contain addi tion al hints fo r [...]

Introdu ction Page 17 Year 2000 Ready Your EPSON prin ter is Yea r 200 0 Read y . However, be su re the othe r pa rts of your comput er syste m ar e also ready for th e year 20 00. Impo rtant Sa fety Ins truction s Befor e using your pri nter, r ead th e followi ng safety i n structio ns to make sur e you use the print er saf ely and effectively: ?[...]

Introdu ction Page 18 ◗ Place the printer near a wall outl et wh ere the pl ug can be easily unpl ugge d. Placez l’imprimante près d’une prise de contacte o ù la fiche peut êtr e dé bran chée fa cilement . ◗ Do n ot let t he po wer cor d beco me damag ed or fraye d. ◗ If you use an ext ension co rd wi th the pri nter, make sure the t[...]

Introdu ction Page 19 ◗ Keep ink cart ridges out of the r each o f childre n. ◗ Do not dismantle th e ink cartridges or try to refill them. T his coul d resul t in dam age to the pri nt head. ◗ Once you i nstal l an ink cartr idge, d o not open the cl amp or remove the ca rtrid ge exce pt to repl ace it with a n ew one. The cartri dg e may be[...]

Page 20 Basic Printing It’s e asy to print a ll y our co lor an d monochr ome d ocume nts with your E PSON Styl us COL OR 740. First set up y our p rinter and insta ll the software , follow ing the instr uctions in the Star t Here card. Rea d this cha pter to fi nd out a bout: ◗ Printin g fro m Windows ◗ Printin g from a M acintosh Printing f[...]

Basic Print ing Page 21 Setting Printer Options from Windows Applications This section descr ibes the settings you’ll need to che ck for all your everyday printo uts. S ee Advanced Prin ting for inform ation about advanced settings for sp ecial prin t jobs. 1 Open a W ind ows applic ati on and sel ect a fi le you wa nt to p rint. 2 Open the Fil e[...]

Basic Print ing Page 22 You t hen see the pri nter settin gs dialog box: 4 Click the Main tab if necessa ry. Then ch oose the Me dia Type you want to print on fr om the following list: ◗ Plai n pa per ◗ 360 dp i Ink Jet P aper ◗ Phot o Q ual it y Ink Jet Pape r ◗ Phot o P ape r ◗ Photo Quality G lossy Film ◗ Ink Je t Transpa rencies Cli[...]

Basic Print ing Page 23 The typ e of paper you cho ose determ ines the print quality (resolut ion) you ca n use. It’s ve ry im porta nt to sel ect the correct set ting for your paper. If you’re not sur e which t o choose, see Selecting Special M edia . 5 Choose Color or Black ink. 6 Now make su re the Mode opt i on is set t o Automatic . This i[...]

Basic Print ing Page 24 While yo ur docume nt is pr inting, a window ap pears showing the pri nter sta tus and the progress of your print job. S ee Checking Printe r Status for m ore inform ation. Setting Defa ult Prin ter O ptio ns When you ch ange pri nter setti ngs thr ough your so ftware appl ication, the settings ap ply only to the a pplicatio[...]

Basic Print ing Page 25 Setti ng Default Optio ns i n W indow s 3 .1 1 Double-click the Co ntro l Pane l icon in the Mai n group. 2 Double-click the Pri nte rs icon. 3 Select EPSO N Styl us COL OR 740 from the list of printe rs and click Set up . You see th e printer se ttings d i alog bo x shown un der Setting P rinte r Optio ns from W indows App [...]

Basic Print ing Page 26 Windo ws 95, Win dows 98, o r W indows NT 4.0 After you se nd a print j ob i n Windows 9 5, 98, or NT , the Progre ss Meter wi n dow ap pears on you r screen: The P rogress M eter shows th e progress of your prin t job an d the status of your printe r. You can use the button s to ca ncel, pa use, or restart your print job. I[...]

Basic Print ing Page 27 Win dow s 3. 1 After you se nd your pr i nt job, t he EPSON Desp ooler dialog b ox appear s on your scr een: This dialog box sho ws the p rogress of your print job and the stat us of your pri nter. If yo u run out of pap er while printing, for exam ple, the D espool er warns you . You can us e the butto ns to cancel, pause, [...]

Basic Print ing Page 28 Prin ting fr om a M a cint osh When you p rint with a Macintosh, yo u need to check the p rinter sof tware se ttings in each a pplication you use. This s ection describes t he settings you’ll n eed to check fo r all your everyday pri ntouts. Se e Advance d Printing for inf orm ation ab out a dvanced settings for special pr[...]

Basic Print ing Page 29 4 Now o pen th e File menu and click Prin t . Y o u see the m ain pri nter settings dialog box: 5 Cho ose the num ber of copies and indicate which pages you want to pr int. 6 Cho ose the M edia T ype you want to print on from the followin g list: ◗ Pla in Pap er ◗ 360 dp i Ink Jet P aper ◗ Phot o Q ual it y Ink Jet Pap[...]

Basic Print ing Page 30 The typ e of paper you cho ose determ ines the print quality (resolut ion) you ca n use. It’s ve ry im porta nt to sel ect the correct set ting for your paper. If you’re not sur e which t o choose, see Selecting Special M edia . 7 Choose Color or Bla ck in k. 8 Make sur e the Mode option is set to Auto matic . This is th[...]

Basic Print ing Page 31 12 If you w ant to previ ew your pr i ntout to view how t he current layo ut, wate rmark, pr int order, and o rientati on sett ings look, click the Preview icon , then click the Prev iew b utton. Se e Using P ri nt Preview o n the Macinto sh for detai ls. 13 Click Pr int whe n you’re finishe d checking your settings. If yo[...]

Basic Print ing Page 32 You se e the following d i al og box: 4 To tur n backgroun d printing on or off, click the On or Off ra dio button. 5 To select a pri ority for your print jo b in the queue of jobs waiti ng to pri nt, click one o f the followi ng: ◗ Normal to print i n the order the job is re ceived ◗ Urgent to print before any Normal pr[...]

Page 33 Adv anced Print ing When your pres entation gra phics, photogr aphs, or other p rojects have speci al printing requirements, yo u can use the advanced set tings in yo ur EP SON Stylus COL OR 740 softwar e. You can choose cust om project ty pes or adjust individual setti ngs like bri ghtness, contr ast, sharpn ess, and hal ftoni ng. For prof[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 34 Usin g Cu st om Proj ec t Ty pes Custo m project typ es provide an easy way to fine- tune your pri nter set tings for a spe cific type o f pro ject. F ollow these steps to print with custom project types: 1 Create yo ur image or docu ment i n your appli cat ion softwa r e. 2 Access th e printer se ttings dia log box as de[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 35 3 Choose the Medi a Ty pe you want to prin t on. (If you’ re n ot sure which setting to choo se, see Sele cting Special Medi a .) 4 Choose Col or or Bla ck ink. 5 Click Custom (in Windows 3.1, click Advanc ed ), and the n click Cus tom Se tti n gs . You see the list of project typ es. 6 Cho ose the ri ght setting for yo[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 36 ◗ Digital Camera (not av ailable wi th Windows 3.1 ) For p r inting images captur ed usin g a scanner or digital camera . Corrects no ise and other common flaw s. ◗ Text/ Graph For p r inting graphics-inte nsive document s like pre sentation pages w ith ch arts a nd graphs. Intensifies col ors and light ens the midto [...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 37 7 In Windows, click the Pap er and La yout ta bs (not a vailable o n Windo ws 3.1) to chec k or change any nece ssary settings, a s descri bed i n Selecting P ap er Opti ons in Wind ows and Cho osing Print Layout Options i n Wi ndows . On a Ma ci ntosh, ch eck or change any n ecessary setting s on the P age Setup and the [...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 38 You se e the Advanced d ialog box (called More Settings i n Windo ws 3.1): Windows 95, 98, N T Click he re to cha ng e you r Print Qual ity (r esol ution ) Som e of thes e opt ions are aut oma tic ally set or dis a bled by oth er se ttin gs you cho o se Click he re to ch ange y our P rin t Qual it y (resol ution ) Som e o[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 39 4 Choose the Medi a Ty p e and In k se ttings you want to use, follo wing the guidelines in Printing from Windows and Printi ng from a Macintosh . 5 Cho ose one of th e following P rint Qua lity options : ◗ Ec onom y For low -reso l ution r ough draft s on plain pape r. Saves ink. ◗ Norm al - 360 d p i For mos t docum[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 40 ◗ Phot o - 720 dpi Excellent high-resolut i on outp ut on plain pa per, Photo Pape r, or Photo Qu ality Ink Je t P aper. ◗ Phot o - 144 0 dp i For th e highest-r esolution outpu t on plain pap er, Photo Pape r, or Photo Qu ality med ia. 6 Cho ose one of th e following Ha lftoning option s: ◗ No Halftoning For p r in[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 41 ◗ Flip Hori zontal Prints a mirror image of your docu ment. Use w ith iro n-on transfer paper so your ir oned-on p r intou t will read corr ectly. ◗ Fines t Detail For p r inting text, graphics, and line art with very sh arp edges. S lows pr int speed and increases your system memor y requirem ents. 8 Click OK if yo u[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 42 Using Ph otoE nhanc e3 or Dig ital C ame ra Cor rec tion Mode To corr ect the exposure, ton e, and sharpness of d i g ital image s, you can use P hotoEnhance3 (PhotoEnh ance o n Window s 3 .1) and/or Digital Camer a Corr ection mode (not available w ith Window s 3. 1). 1 Create yo ur image or docu ment i n your appli cat [...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 43 5 You ca n customize you r image using these settings: ◗ Select a Tone settin g for your i mage: No rmal for st andard tones, Hard f or hi gh contrast, or Sepia fo r an old-fa shioned photo l oo k. ◗ Turn on Digital Camera Correction to correct noise and ot her fla ws comm on to di gital cam era i mages. ◗ Select Sh[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 44 4 Click the A dvanced button. T he Colo r Managem ent secti on of the A d vanced dialog box appears as shown here: 5 Cho ose one of th e following Co lor Adjustment Modes : ◗ Automatic Analyzes the color in formati on in yo ur pro ject and optimizes color cor rection accor dingly. ◗ Phot o- rea li sti c For p rinting [...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 45 ◗ No Color Adjustment Disable s the color ad justment featu res of the p rinter sof tware so you can use a stand-alone color mana gement utility. 6 If you want to specify individual color corr ection values, use the slider s to inc r ease (drag rig ht) or decrease (drag left) the set tings listed below. ◗ Bri ght ne s[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 46 Using a Co lor Cor rection System To achieve the maximum color accur acy, you can use Image C olor Matchi ng (IC M; Wind ows 95 and 98 only), Sta ndard R ed G reen Blue ( sRGB; Windows 95, 98, and NT only), o r Color Sync (Macinto sh only), if your system is set up to use them. 1 Create yo ur image or docu ment i n your a[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 47 5 Select o ne of these c olor correction system s: ◗ ICM (Windows 9 5 and Windows 98 only) For p r inting documents created in an ICM com patible appl ication. If you’re using an ICM compa tible moni tor, adj usts printed co l ors to closely match the screen colors. ◗ sRGB ( Standar d Red Gree n Bl u e; not availabl[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 48 Color Sync uses p r ofile in formation fr om each devi ce—including your EPS ON Stylus COLO R 740 printe r—to achieve accura te color matching. First you ha ve to make su re your mo nitor’s profile i s set. Then you can use your printer software to specify the exact method of color matchi ng you w ant to u se. Foll [...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 49 10 Cho ose one of th e following option s for Re nderin g Inte nt : ◗ Per ceptual For p rinting scanned photogra phs. ◗ Satu ratio n For p r inting graphics-inte nsive document s like pre sentation pages w ith ch arts a nd graphs. ◗ Colorime tric For m a tching colors on you r screen as e xactly as possibl e. Rep ro[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 50 Select ing Paper Options in Windows Foll ow thes e steps t o select p aper opti ons on th e Paper tab: 1 Create yo ur image or docu ment i n your appli cat ion softwa r e. 2 Access th e printer se ttings dia log box as descri bed in Printing from W ind ows . 3 Click the Pa per tab. Yo u see t he Paper dialog box: Click to[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 51 4 Click the Pa per Size dr op-d own list to select the size of p aper you l oade d in the print er. The sizes m arked with an asterisk (*; not a vailable with Windo ws 3.1) are l arger than you ca n load in the p r inter and can be u sed only with the Re duce/E nlar ge setting on th e Layout ta b; see Reducing and E nlarg[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 52 6 If you’ re printing multip l e copies o f a multi-pag e document and you w ant the copies printed in se ts, click th e Collate checkb ox. The pa ge graphics ch ange to show collated d ocume nts. 7 If you’ re prin ting a mu lti-page document and w ant the la st pag e pri nted fi rst so the pa ges come out without n e[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 53 10 Click a tab fo r the settings you want to check or ch ange next, or click OK to print your document. Creating User Defined Paper Size s You ca n create up to 10 custom pape r sizes (one i n Win dows 3.1) and add t hem to the Paper Siz e list using the User D efin ed option . This is usef ul if you’r e printing a cu s[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 54 4 Win dows 95, Windows 9 8, or Win dows NT Type a name (up to 24 charac ters) for your custom p aper si ze in t he Paper Size Nam e fie ld. Th en sele ct a Pa per Width and Pape r Heig ht for the paper . To use ce ntimeters inste ad of inches, click the 0.01c m op tion. Whe n you’re fini shed, cl ick Save . The paper si[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 55 Wind ow s 3 .1 You ca n chan ge the custom paper size, but can not delete it. Click User Defined in th e Paper Size l ist. The n, on the U ser D efined Pape r Size dialog box, chang e the Paper Wid th and Pap er He ig ht settings as n ecessary. Click OK when you’re done. Selec ting Paper Opti ons on a Macinto sh The Pap[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 56 Choosin g Paper Siz e and Orien tation Optio ns Foll ow thes e steps t o select t he Paper Size and Or ientation : 1 Create yo ur image or docu ment i n your appli cat ion softwa r e. 2 Open the File me nu and select Page S etu p . You see th e Page Setup dialog box: 3 Click the Pa per Size pop -up list to select the size[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 57 If you do n’t see the exact size you need, you can creat e a cust om paper si z e; see Creati ng custom paper sizes . 4 Select t he directi on of printin g on the page w ith the Orientatio n opti ons. To pr int your document oriented as sh own in one of the fol lowing i llus trations, select t he options listed below it[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 58 Creating cus tom paper siz es You ca n create up to 8 cu stom paper sizes an d add them to the Pape r Si ze list. This i s u seful if yo u’re printing a custom size documen t, such as a ba nner . You can select an y width fr om 3.5 to 9. 5 inches, and any hei ght (l ength) from 3.5 t o 44 in ches. Foll ow thes e steps t[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 59 6 To dele te a custom paper size, click the Cu stomize but ton. Then cli ck t he name of the custom p aper size, an d click Delet e . Click OK to retu rn to the Page Setup dia l og box. Selectin g Print Or der O ption s Foll ow thes e steps t o use t he Collate and Reverse Order opt ions: 1 Open you r application pr ogram[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 60 4 If you’ re prin ting a mu lti-page document and w ant the la st pag e pri nted fi rst so the pa ges come out without n eeding to be reord ered, click the Re verse Order checkbox. T he page graphi cs change to show later p ages printing first. 5 Click OK to close the Layout di alog box. Sel ectin g Prin t Layo ut Opti [...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 61 Reducing and Enlargin g Your Document Si ze When you wan t to make th e printed size o f a documen t differ ent from i ts actual size, you can use your pr inter softwar e’s Re du ce/ E nla rg e settings. Y ou can m ake the document fit into the pri ntable area on a selected paper size or you can choo se to reduce or enl[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 62 4 If the Pa per Siz e setting yo u selecte d is large r than the maximum size that can b e printed on your pri nter, you see the follo wing dial og box: In the Ou tput Paper list, select the act ual size of the p aper loa ded in the pri nter and cli ck OK . This automa tically turns on the Fi t to Pa ge setting so the d o[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 63 If you w ant to adju st the propo rtions or sizes, go to step 5 . If you’ re ready to print, go to step 7. 5 Click the Lay out tab . You see the Layout dia log box: Red uce/ Enla rge sett i ngs[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 64 6 Select o ne of the fo llowing R educe/ E nlar g e se ttings: ◗ Select Normal to set th e print pro portion to 1 00%. ◗ Select Fit to Pa ge to automati cally re duce or enla rge the documen t to fit on the paper size l oaded i n the pri nter. Th e Pape r S i ze optio n beneath the F it to Pa ge setting becomes act iv[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 65 Using M ultiple Prin t Layou ts and Page Frames If you’ re printing a mul tiple pa ge document, but yo u want a quick proof o f the images on ea ch page pri n ted on one p iece of paper , you can sel ect Print L a yout op tions in the printer software. Y ou can choose the w ay the pages are placed on the pap er and add [...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 66 5 If you wa nt to frame each pa ge’s contents wit h a black line, one dot w ide, click th e Prin t page frame s checkb ox. 6 If you’re fini shed selecting La yout options , click OK . If you want to select m ore options, see A dding a Watermark . Adding a Water mark You ca n add a watermar k to each page i n your do c[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 67 Then h ighlight one of the follow ing water marks: To tur n off your waterm ark, select None from th e dr op-dow n list. 4 To chan ge the water mark or sp ecify how it appea rs, click the Set tin gs button. You see the followi ng di alog b ox: 5 To load a custom water mark you’ve created as a bitmap file in an appl icat[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 68 You se e the following d i al og box: Click the Browse button. Y ou see a file selectio n dialog box. Naviga te to the fo lder co ntaining the bit m ap f ile you wan t to use, sel ect the fi le, and cl ick OK . Type a name for t he custom wate rma rk (up to 2 4 character s long) in the Water mark field. Click the S ave bu[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 69 6 Now se lect the way you want the waterm ark t o appear b y choosi ng the fol lowing options. The on-screen grap hic changes to refl ect all the se ttings yo u choose. ◗ Posi ti on selects where you want the w aterm ark t o appear on your page: Center , Top-L eft , Top- Cent er , To p-Ri ght , Lef t , Right , Bo ttom- [...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 70 Choosin g Print La yout Op tions on a Ma cintosh Foll ow the steps in t hese se ctions to use opti ons in th e Layo ut dia log box: ◗ Using the F it to Page Option ◗ Using Multiple Pr int Layo uts and Pa ge Fram es ◗ Adding a Watermar k Using th e Fit to Page Option When you wan t to make th e printed size o f a doc[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 71 If you w ant to pri nt this d ocument on 4 × 6-inch EPS ON Photo Pape r, you’ll us e the Fit to Pag e sett ing to red uce the documen t to that size. I f you want to print th i s document on Legal-size paper (8 1/2 × 14 inches), yo u’ll use the Fi t to Pa ge set ting to enla rge the document to that size. 4 Click OK[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 72 The Pape r Si ze option beneath the Fit to Pa ge se tting becomes active. Now se lect the size of the pap er you’ ve loade d in th e pri nter. This autom atically sets t he cor rect reduc tion or enl argement percentage to fit th e docu ment into the pri ntable area on th e selected pap er size. The selected documen t s[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 73 Using M ultiple Prin t Layou ts and Page Frames If you’ re printing a mul tiple pa ge document and yo u want a quick proof o f the images on ea ch page pri n ted on one p iece of paper , you can se l ect Print L ayout o ptions in the p rinter software. Y ou can choose the way the p ages are pla ced on the paper and add [...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 74 6 If you wa nt to frame each pa ge’s contents wit h a black line, one dot w ide, click th e Prin t page frame s checkb ox. 7 If you’re fini shed selecting La yout options , click OK . If you want to select m ore options, see A dding a Watermark . Adding a Water mark You ca n add a watermar k to each page i n your do c[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 75 5 To load a custom waterm ark you’ ve crea ted as a PICT file in an appl ication p rogram, cl ick the Add/Delete button. Y ou see th e follo wing dial og box: Click the Add button. Y ou see a di alog box fo r selec ting files. Naviga te to the folder cont aining the PICT file you want to u se, sele ct the file , and cli[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 76 ◗ Inten sity sets th e lightness or darkness of the w atermar k (from 5% to 100%) based on w here you move the slide bar. ◗ To adju st the size and p osition of the wa termark, move th e cursor o ver the Layo ut graphic. Four boxes appea r in th e corner s of the gra phic and the cursor changes to a hand. To move the [...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 77 Using Print Preview on the Macintosh You can get a preview of how you r document will pr int with the Print Previe w feature in yo ur Maci ntosh pri nter soft ware. Prin t Preview show s the resul ts of the fo llowing pr inter software setting s on you r documen t: ◗ Print layout se ttings such as Fit to Pag e , Page Or[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 78 3 Click the Print Preview icon. The Prin t butto n changes to the Previe w button. 4 Click the Previe w button. You se e the print preview dial og box: 5 The fir st preview page is the firs t page of yo ur docume nt. To change the prev i e w page, click the or button to go back or for w ard o ne page, or ente r a page num[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 79 Savi ng Cu sto m Setting s After you’ve f i ne-tu ned your printer settings for a special project, you can sa ve the settings a s a group. Then you can quickly reuse them th e next time you print a similar pro j ec t. You can save up to 10 (W indows) or 8 (Maci ntosh) gr oups of setting s. 1 Custo mize yo ur pri nter se[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 80 4 Click OK to close the Advan ced dialog box (not ne cessary with Windo ws 3.1). To use the settings, click Cu stom (i n Windows 3. 1, click Ad vanced) . Then op en the C ustom Se ttings list a nd double-cli ck the nam e you selected for your custom set tings group. (On a Macintosh, the custom se ttings group is autom ati[...]

Advanced Prin ting Page 81 4 Select the na me of the custom se ttings grou p you’re re defining in t he Custo m Settings dialog box. 5 If you’ re using Windo ws, click Sa ve . You se e the Save A s dia log box. C lick OK to save your redefi ned setti ngs. (Click Can cel to cance l your ch anges.) On a Macintosh, cli ck the Re def ine button. Th[...]

Page 82 Printi ng on Special Media Your EPSON Stylus COLOR 740 l ets you pr i nt on ju st about any kind of paper you w a nt to use. Yo u can ge t great resu lts printin g on various sizes of plain paper , letterhead , and envelop es, but you’ll get even better re sults with spe ci a lly coated ink jet paper . For th e best outpu t, use EPSO N ?[...]

Printing on Specia l Media Page 83 Selecting Special Media When you p rint on speci al medi a, you need to ch oose the cor rect M edia Type an d Pap er Siz e settings in yo ur printer softwar e. The tabl e below l ists the avail able EPSON med ia and the cor respondi ng M edia Type set ting for each one. Media name Size Part n um ber Media Type set[...]

Printing on Specia l Media Page 84 To or der EPSON papers and other medi a, contact your dealer or call EP S ON Accessories at (800) 87 3-7766 or visit our web si te at www.epsonsupp li es.com ( U.S. sales on ly). In Canada , please call (800) 873-7766 for deal er refe rral. EPSON Photo Qualit y G lossy Pape r Let ter A4 S041 12 4 S041 12 6 Pho t o[...]

Printing on Specia l Media Page 85 Me dia Load ing and Han dli ng G uid elin es The fo l lowin g tips help you g et the best results o n any type of pa per: ◗ Always han dle sheets by th e edges, and don’ t touch the pri ntable surfa ce. ◗ When you loa d pap er, make su re the prin table side is facing up. ◗ You ca n load paper up t o the a[...]

Printing on Specia l Media Page 86 ◗ EP SON Phot o Paper ◗ EPSON Phot o Quality Ink Jet C ards ◗ EPSO N Pho to Sticke rs ◗ EPSON P hot o Quality S elf Adh esive Sheets ◗ EPS O N Co ol P eel I r on- O n T ran s f er Pa pe r Lette rhead, Preprinted Forms, and Lega l-size Paper Load th e top edge f i rst. When you load long paper, pull u p t[...]

Printing on Specia l Media Page 87 If your m edia has a cu t corner, posi tion it in the printer as sho w n he re. Remove ea ch sheet fro m the outpu t tray imme diately after i t’s printed. Ma ke sure each she e t is dry befo re stacking. Note: It i s best not to u se th e Ma xim um print ab le ar ea se ttin g in t he print er s o ftwa re whe n [...]

Printing on Specia l Media Page 88 Envelopes You ca n load up to 10 envel opes f lap edg e first, with the printable side up, as shown b elow: Select Pl ai n pa per as t he Media T ype and choo se the correct envel ope size as the Paper Size setti ng in the pri nter softwar e. If ink smears w hen you pri nt on envel opes or oth er thick media, set [...]

Printing on Specia l Media Page 89 EPSON Photo Paper You ca n use EPSON Ph oto Paper to p rint photogr aphs that loo k alm ost as good as the one s you get fr om film pr ocessing. 4 × 6-inch Photo P aper i s perforate d around t he edg es, so you can trim your pri ntouts and “ bleed” the photo —extend it to th e edge of th e paper—o n all [...]

Printing on Specia l Media Page 90 ◗ If you’re loading 4 × 6-inch Photo P aper, fol low th ese ste ps: 1 Position the perfor ated margi ns as show n and l oad up to 20 sheet s with support sh eets A and B beneath the stack. 2 When you create the image you ’l l pri nt in your appl ication software, si z e it to 4.25 × 6.25 i nches so the i m[...]

Printing on Specia l Media Page 91 3 Choose the se printer so ftware settings: Phot o P ape r as the Me dia Type settin g EPS ON Ph oto Pa p er 4 × 6 in as t he Paper Size setting Maxim um as the P ri ntable Area se tting 4 After you p rint, fol d the paper back and for th alo ng the perfor ations and car efully te ar the margi ns off. You can u s[...]

Printing on Specia l Media Page 92 EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards You ca n load up to 30 cards at a time. Always p lace the included support sheet under the c ards a nd loa d them as sho wn below. Make sur e you set the pape r thickness lever to the + position as show n in Envelop es . When you’re ready to pr int, set the M edia Type to Photo [...]

Printing on Specia l Media Page 93 EPSON Photo Stickers Use t hese sheets of sti ckers t o prin t small, d ecorated photos fo r use on cards, invita tions, or other items. You’ll need to use an application t hat can create pho to stickers, such a s StickerPix. ™ Load on e sheet of Photo S t ickers at a time . Make sure to pl ace support sheets [...]

Printing on Specia l Media Page 94 EPS O N Cool Pe el Iron - On Tra nsf er Pa per You can print photo s, company logos, or anythin g else you want on these tr ansfer pape rs, and the n iron your images onto T-shir ts or ot her clo th item s. Load on e sheet of tr ansfer pap er at a time . S el ect 360 dp i Ink Jet Pape r as the M edi a Ty pe se tti[...]

Page 95 Ma na ging Print J obs Your print er software i ncl udes several u tilit ies for mana ging pr int job s. You can use them to moni tor your printer’s sta tus and check on the cu rrent pr int job o r jobs wa iting to print. This chapter p rovides instruct i ons for the followi ng: ◗ Managi ng P rint Job s in Window s 9 5, Windows 9 8, and[...]

Managing Pri nt Jobs Page 96 Man aging P rint Jobs in Wi ndows 9 5, Win dow s 98, an d Win d ow s NT 4 .0 Your pr inter softwa re offer s three ways to manage and mo nitor your pri nt jobs: ◗ Prog ress Met er, which appea rs each time you send a prin t job, as describe d in Checking P r inte r Status . Y ou can turn th e Prog ress Meter on or off[...]

Managing Pri nt Jobs Page 97 Sele cting the Spee d & P rogr ess Opti ons You ca n set up the w ay your print er software se nds print jobs and disp lays the Pro gress Meter using th e Speed and P r ogr ess dialog box. T o access the dialog box, you must open your pr inter software from th e Windows Prin ters utility as described b elow. 1 Click[...]

Managing Pri nt Jobs Page 98 You se e this dialog bo x: Select the followin g options: ◗ High Speed Copi es spee ds up printing of mu ltiple copie s of the same do cument using hard disk space as a ca che. ◗ Sho w Pro gress Meter let s you con trol whe ther or not the Prog ress Meter is displayed wh en you send a print job. S ee Checking Printe[...]

Managing Pri nt Jobs Page 99 ◗ EPS ON Prin ter Por t (not available with Windows NT 4.0) lets you op timize the tran sfer r ate of your printer p ort for EPSON p rinters instea d of usin g the Windows def ault pri nter port . Y o u may see on e of these m essages bene ath the EPSON Pr inte r Port option: ◗ Hig h speed (DMA) tr ansfer en abl ed [...]

Managing Pri nt Jobs Page 1 00 Using the Spool Manager The S poo l Mana ger (not a vailable wi th Window s NT) crea tes a tempor ary print job file and stores it in the C:TEMP or C:WIND OWSTE MP fold er. The softw are then se nds the file to your pr inter at the right time. To ope n Spool Manag er while you’re p rinting, cli ck the EPS ON Styl[...]

Managing Pri nt Jobs Page 1 01 Deletin g a Stalled P rint Job If you’ re havi ng troubl e pri nting , it may b e beca use of a stal led p rint job . Follow these steps to d elete it and continue printing : 1 Click the EPS ON Stylu s COL OR 740 b utton on the taskbar. 2 Click on any print jobs marked Held . 3 Click the Cancel butt on. 4 Exi t Spoo[...]

Managing Pri nt Jobs Page 1 02 Enabling Backgr ound Mo nitoring To tur n on background monitoring, f ollow these steps: 1 Click Sta rt , point to Prog ra ms , cl ick the Epso n folder, and click EPSO N Stat us Mon it or 2 . 2 Click EPSON St ylus COLO R 740 in the Printer Name list. T he name i s h ighli ghted. 3 Open the S e ttings m enu and sel ec[...]

Managing Pri nt Jobs Page 1 03 You se e the Monito ring P refere nces window : If you turn on one or m ore of the Status Aler t options, you’ll see the Statu s A ler t dialog box whe n the selected condition occurs. For example, i f you turn on S how wh en er r ors occur , the di alog bo x appear s only if a pri ntin g error occurs. If you se lec[...]

Managing Pri nt Jobs Page 1 04 The colo r of the pr inter icon in th e Status Alert dialog box indi cates the type of error, as descri bed in Interpret i n g the Installed P rinter icon . Using th e Status Monito r 2 Main Windo w Once you’ ve enable d backgroun d monitoring for your p rinter and set up your mo nitoring pr efere nces, there a re t[...]

Managing Pri nt Jobs Page 1 05 When you sta rt Statu s Monito r 2, you see the m ain window : If you ha ve more t han one pri nter you w an t to moni tor, you can a dd them usi ng the Ad d Pr in t ers option in the S etti ngs menu. T o save system re sources, you m ay want to delete an y printers from th e Statu s Monitor 2 list that you don’t ne[...]

Managing Pri nt Jobs Page 1 06 Other o ptions in Status Mo nitor 2 let you view mor e details on the pri nter or jo b status, as descr ibed in Using the Printer Status Windo w and U sing the Jo b Status Wi ndow . Interpre ting the Ins talled P rinter icon The color of the Instal led Printer icon indicates the prin ter statu s as follo ws: Using th [...]

Managing Pri nt Jobs Page 1 07 ◗ Right -click the printe r name in th e Instal led Printer s list and select Pr int er Stat u s fr om th e drop-d own menu. ◗ If you’ re currently using the printer software, click the Utility tab, the n click the EPS ON Sta tus Mon ito r 2 icon. ◗ You ca n also access the Printer S tatus w indow by clicking [...]

Managing Pri nt Jobs Page 1 08 The pr inter graphi c in the Printer Status w indo w gives stat us and error condition i nformati on: Graphic Condition R ead y to p rin t Pape r i sn’t load ed c orr ect ly Pap er is jam med Blac k i nk is out C olo r ink is out A c omm unic ati on erro r ha s occu rre d Ano t her typ e of pri nt er erro r has oc c[...]

Managing Pri nt Jobs Page 1 09 To check the amount of i nk you have , click the Cons uma bles tab. (The Print er Inf ormation tab doesn’t d isplay info rmatio n for your pri nter.) Using th e Job Status W indow To view detai led info rmation on the print j obs waiting to print, you can use th e Job Stat us window ( not available w ith Windows N T[...]

Managing Pri nt Jobs Page 1 10 You se e the Job Status wi ndow : Opti ons in th e Printer me nu let yo u pause pri nti ng or pur ge all waiting print jobs, se l ect or deselect the pr inter as your W indows defaul t, and acce ss the printer softwar e to change default setting s. The Docu ment menu option s let you pause or canc el prin ting of ind [...]

Managing Pri nt Jobs Page 1 11 Man aging P rint Jobs in Wi ndows 3 .1 Your Windows printer software includes two ma nage ment utilities: the S pool Manage r an d Despoo ler. ◗ The S pool Manag er star ts automa tically whe n you send a job to the pri nter. I t allows you to print in the background while you cont inue to wor k on your comput er an[...]

Managing Pri nt Jobs Page 1 12 To ope n Spool Manag er, do one of the followi ng: ◗ To ope n it while yo u’re p rinting , click the EPSON Spool Man a ger icon at the b ottom of your deskt op. ◗ You ca n open Spool M anager at any ti me by do uble-clicking the S pool M anager 4 icon in the EPSON p rogram g roup. You se e the Spool Ma nager win[...]

Managing Pri nt Jobs Page 1 13 Deletin g a Stalled P rint Job If you’ re havi ng troubl e pri nting , it may b e beca use of a stal led p rint job . Follow these steps to d elete it and continue printing : 1 Open the S p ool Ma nager as d escribed in Usi ng the S pool Manage r . 2 Click on any print jobs marked Held . 3 Open the Document me nu an[...]

Managing Pri nt Jobs Page 1 14 5 Choose D ef ault S poo l Di rect ory fro m the Options menu. 6 In the d i al og box , change the spool director y to the one you created in step 1. Th en click OK . 7 Close Spo ol Manager . Man aging P rint Jobs on a M acintos h Your Ma cintosh printe r softw are include s two print job managemen t ut ilities : Moni[...]

Managing Pri nt Jobs Page 1 15 Using Monitor3 The M onitor3 utility lets you continue to work on your M acintosh while y our docume nt is printi ng (how ever, back ground pr inting is slower and may also slow down your system). Y ou can then open the Mon itor3 dial og box to ch eck on your p rint job s and ca ncel, pause, o r restart t hem. To use [...]

Managing Pri nt Jobs Page 1 16 Monit oring Pr int Jobs with Monitor 3 While you’re printing, click the EPSON Mon itor3 icon on the Appli catio n menu at t he rig ht end of the men u bar. You see the follo wing dial og box: You ca n track the printer ’s progress with the cu rrent job, or doubl e-click a job an d use these co mmand bu ttons: ◗ [...]

Managing Pri nt Jobs Page 1 17 To set p r ioritie s for jobs waiting to pr i nt, click the job, then click the Show det a ils arrow at t he bottom o f the win dow. The Priori ty list b ecomes active. Cl ick th e arrow an d select one of the fol lowing settings: ◗ Normal prints the job in t he order it is receiv ed ◗ Urgent moves the j ob b efor[...]

Managing Pri nt Jobs Page 1 18 ◗ Prin t Ti me opens the dialog b ox below so you ca n set a specific print time; click OK after setting the da y and time Using the Macintosh St atus Monitor You ca n use the Status Monitor to check the level of ink in your pri nter. Foll ow these st eps: 1 Choose Page Set up or Pr in t fro m the Fi le m enu in you[...]

Managing Pri nt Jobs Page 1 19 3 Click the EP SON St at usMo nito r icon. The softwar e checks the amount of ink remain ing in the prin ter and displa ys the Status Moni tor w indow: 4 To recheck the ink level check, click the Update button. To close the Statu s Monitor dia l og box, click OK . Click to recheck the ink le vel[...]

Managing Pri nt Jobs Page 1 20 Sele cting Conf igurati on Op tions You can conf igure the way you want the pri nter to handle error and warning messa ges, ink level checks, and temporary spool folders in the C onfigu ration Se ttings dialog bo x. Follow these ste ps: 1 Choose Page Set up or Pr in t fro m the Fi le m enu in your appl ication. Y ou s[...]

Managing Pri nt Jobs Page 1 21 4 Select t he configura tion options you want as follows : ◗ Erro r no tif ic atio n lets you select wh ether you wan t your system to b eep and display err or message text o r just disp lay text if yo ur printer enco unters an error . ◗ Warn ing lets yo u choose w hether warning m essages beep and display text or[...]

Page 1 22 Mainte nance and Tr ansp or t at io n It’s easy to keep your EPSON Stylus C OLOR 740 prin ter wo rking at its best. Just follow the simple instructions in this chapter for: ◗ Rep lacing an Ink Cartri dge ◗ Clean ing the Pri nt Head ◗ Ali gning the Print H ead ◗ Clean ing the Pri nter ◗ Transp o rting the Printer[...]

Maintenan c e a nd Transp ortation Page 1 23 Replaci ng an In k Cartri dge When the B bla ck or A color ink out light flashe s, the indicated cartri dge i s low o n ink. This is a good time to make sur e you have a new cartri dge. Wh en the light stay s on, the cart ridge is empt y and you need to replace it. Use these E PSON ink cartr idges with i[...]

Maintenan c e a nd Transp ortation Page 1 24 Removing an d Insta lli ng Ink Cartridges You ca n replace a cartr idge whe n the B b lack or A color ink out light is either flashi ng or o n. (If you pr ess the R cleanin g button when both ink out lights are off , th e printer cleans th e prin t heads, as describe d in Cleaning the Print Head .) Foll [...]

Maintenan c e a nd Transp ortation Page 1 25 4 Press the R clea ning bu tton a nd hol d it for about thr ee seconds un til the print he ad moves left and th e P power light begi ns flash ing. (The p r int he ad ret urns to its h ome posi tion if you do n’t proceed to step 5 wi t hin 60 seconds. ) 5 Pull up the ink cartrid ge clamp. T he cartri dg[...]

Maintenan c e a nd Transp ortation Page 1 26 7 Low er the new ink cartri dge int o its hold er with the labe l facing up and toward the ba ck of the prin ter. 8 Press down the ink car tridge clamp until it locks i n place. 9 If you ne ed to replace the other ink cart ridge, repe at the precedi ng steps before goin g on to step 10. 10 Press the R cl[...]

Maintenan c e a nd Transp ortation Page 1 27 Replacin g an Outdate d Ink Cartridge If an i nk cartri dg e is mo re th an six months o ld, you may ne ed to repl ace it. How can yo u tell? You may n otice that your printouts don’ t look a s good as they used t o. If print qu ality doesn’ t improve af ter clea ning a nd align i ng the print head, [...]

Maintenan c e a nd Transp ortation Page 1 28 Cleaning t he Print Head If your p rinted image is unexpectedly lig ht or faint, o r dot s are mis sing fr om the i mage, yo u may need to clean t he print head. T his uncl ogs the nozzl es so they ca n deliver ink pr operl y. Clean ing the print head uses ink, so clean it only if pr int quality decl ine[...]

Maintenan c e a nd Transp ortation Page 1 29 6 Foll ow the instruct ions on the screen to clean the pr int head. Clean ing takes a cou ple minu tes, du ring wh ich the printe r makes som e noise and t he P p ower lig ht flashes. When the P power light sto ps flashing, run a nozzle check to test the r esults and reset the cleaning cycle. 7 Make su r[...]

Maintenan c e a nd Transp ortation Page 1 30 3 After the P power light sto ps flashing, prin t a page to test the print qu ality and reset the cleaning cycle. If you’ re connected di rectl y to th e printer, run a nozzle ch eck. Go to step 4. If you’ re using DOS or printing over a network, o pen an appl ication a nd print a d ocument con taini[...]

Maintenan c e a nd Transp ortation Page 1 31 Exa mi ni n g th e Nozzl e Ch eck Pa tte rn Examin e the nozzle che ck pattern you pri n t. It shoul d look something like this, with the lower pattern colored magenta, cyan, and yellow: Each st aggered horizont al and strai ght verti ca l line shou ld be complete, with no g aps in t he dot patte rn. If [...]

Maintenan c e a nd Transp ortation Page 1 32 Alignin g the Print Head If your p rintouts conta in misaligned ver tical lines, yo u ma y need to align the p rint head usin g the Pr int Head Align ment utility in your pri nter software . Y ou r printer m ust be connected to a l ocal por t, not on a network, to use this utility. Follow these steps: 1 [...]

Maintenan c e a nd Transp ortation Page 1 33 Cleaning t he Printer To keep your printer working at its best, you should clean i t severa l times a yea r, following the se steps: 1 Turn off the print er, u nplug t he powe r cord, an d disconnect the pri nter cable. 2 Rem ove all t he paper fr om the she et feeder. 3 Clean the exterior of the pr i nt[...]

Maintenan c e a nd Transp ortation Page 1 34 Tran sporti ng the Prin ter If you mo ve your prin ter some dist ance, you nee d to prepa re it fo r transpo rtation in its or iginal box. Fo l lo w these st eps: 1 Turn on the print er an d wait until the p rint head locks in the fa r right po si t ion. Then tu rn off the printe r. 2 Unp lug the power c[...]

Page 1 35 Troubleshoot ing As you use your printer, you may occasion ally experience a paper jam or other pro blem. The f i rs t thing you shoul d do i s diagn ose the probl em, foll owing the gu idelines i n thi s chap ter. Then try the mo st likely so l uti ons unti l the p roblem i s fixed. This chapter co vers the followi ng prob lems and solut[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 36 Diagn osing Probl ems There are a num ber of w ays t o diagn ose pri nter prob lems: ◗ To iden tify the most common problems, ch eck the printer’s light s; see Che cking the Contr ol Panel Li ghts for details. ◗ You ca n also view the P rinter S tatus window to i denti fy common problems, if you installed S tatus Mo[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 37 Checki ng the Contro l Pane l Lights Foll ow thes e guide lines when the control p anel lights come on or flash: S When the S paper out lig ht flashe s , paper i s jam m ed in the pri nter. Turn of f the printer , remove all the p aper (i ncluding any piece s torn off insid e), then reload th e stack. Tur n on the p rinte[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 38 Running a Printer Ope ration Che ck You ca n run a printer operation ch eck to d etermine whe ther the probl em come s from the pri nter i tself o r some oth er source. ◗ If the r esults are satisfa ctory, the pr oblem l ies in you r softwa re set tings, th e interf ace cabl e, or your computer. ◗ If the che ck page d[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 39 3 Make sur e paper is lo aded in the p rinter. 4 Hold down th e E load /eject button a nd press the P pow e r button. Ho ld down the E load/eject button until the P power l ight starts to flash, then re lease it. The pr inter prints its ROM ver sion numbe r and a noz zle check pattern (shown in Ex aminin g the No zzle Che[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 40 4 Click the Se ttin gs Sh ee t butto n. The pr i nter p r ints th e Printe r ID o n a sheet of paper. 5 Make sur e the Printer ID shown in the Printer an d Optio n Inform ation dialog box matc hes the ID on the Set tings Sheet. If they don ’ t match, chang e the ID num bers in the d ialog bo x to match th ose on the Set[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 41 ◗ Make su re Econ om y mode is tu rned off in the printer software, as describe d in Customizing Pr int Quality a nd Spec ial Effects . ◗ Check the status of the B black and A color ink ou t lights, the n repl ace the i nk cartri dges, i f n ecessary, as de scribed in Rep lacing an Ink Cartri dge . Here ar e some deta[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 42 Ver tical line s are m isaligned or ve rtical b andin g appea rs The p rinted im age has inc orrect o r mi ssi ng colo rs Possible c a use Solution The prin t hea d noz zles are c log ged. C lea n the p rint he ad . See Cl eaning th e Print Hea d for in str uction s. The paper thickness leve r is in t he + pos ition . Set[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 43 The prin table side of the p ape r is fac e dow n. R emo ve th e pape r an d re load it with the pr intab le sid e fac e up. See M edi a Load ing and Hand ling G uid elin es for in str uction s. The ICM (W i ndow s 95 or Wi ndo ws 98) , sRG B (W indo ws 9 5, 98, NT) , or ColorSync (Ma cint osh ) setti ngs are inc o rrect [...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 44 The p rinte d imag e is faint or h as gaps The p rinted im age is blur ry or sm eared Possible c a use Solution The prin t hea d noz zles are c log ged. C lea n the p rint he ad . See Cl eaning th e Print Hea d for in str uction s. The Media Ty pe settin g doesn’ t match the lo aded p ap er. Make sure the Media Type s e[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 45 You t rie d to prin t on card bo ard or ot her non-r ec om men ded med ia. M ake s ure yo ur paper or me dia me ets the spec ificat ions liste d in Pa per . If y our prin to uts are stil l blur ry afte r you chan ge p aper, clea n the prin t hea d as des crib ed in Clea ning t he Prin t He ad . The Media Ty pe settin g do[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 46 Solving Printing Problem s If the pr inter won’t print, fir st check that: ◗ The pr inter is turn ed on and t he P p ower ligh t is on, but no t flash ing. ◗ Pape r is loaded i n th e prin ter. ◗ The pr inter is plugge d into a workin g electrical outl et that’s n ot controlled by a switch or tim er. ◗ The int[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 47 Only t h e P power ligh t is on, but n o thin g prints Possible c a use Solution The interf ace cabl e is not co nnect ed securel y. Turn o ff yo ur pr inter and co mputer. Th en make sure th e cable is conn ect ed se cure ly an d mee ts the prin ter’s spe cific ation s. The prin ter ha s an inte rna l proble m. Turn of[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 48 The S pape r ou t light is fl ashing or on A B black o r A color in k out light is f lashing or on The P pow er and S pa per o u t lights a re flashing and the B blac k an d A c o lo r i n k o ut light s are on Possible c a use Solution If flash ing , pape r is jam med . R emo ve th e pape r an d follo w th e gu idelin es[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 49 All the lig hts a r e flash ing The p rinter h as f inis hed ch arging the ink car tridge, b u t the P powe r light is st ill fl ashing Possible c a use Solution You ha v en’t remo ved all t he pac kin g m ateri al from t he p rin ter. R emo ve th e tap e an d oth er pac king mat erial f ollo win g the in str uction s o[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 50 Solving Printer Software Problems If you ha ve trouble wi th yo ur printer software, fir st check th at you r pri nter is selected as the defau lt Windows pr inter or as the curren t pri nter i n the Maci nto sh Choo ser. If you still have pro blems with your printer software, check the following solutions. The p rinter s[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 51 You see a spoo ling erro r mess age (Wind ows ) You see a m em ory er ro r messa ge (Macinto sh) Possible c a use Solution If you see er ror mess a ges o r print in g is very s lo w, th e pro ble m may be ca use d by temp ora ry fil es (Win do ws 3. 1 only ). C han ge th e Spoo l M anag er de fau lt direc to ry (W indow s[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 52 In Wi ndow s 95, Win dow s 98 , or W ind ows NT, t he Sta tus Mo nitor 2 win dow does n’t appear Possible c a use Solution You di dn’ t res tart yo ur computer after instal ling Stat us Mo nito r 2. Click St art , select Shut Down , cl ick Restar t the com put er , and click Yes to re start yo ur compute r. Then tr y [...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 53 Pri nting is too s low Possible c a use Solution Your p rint er s oftwa re opti ons a re set inco rre ctly. Fo r the f astes t pri nting , try t he fol lowin g p rinte r softwa re settin gs: ◗ Set P rint Quali ty to E conomy . ◗ Tu rn Micr oWeave off. ◗ Tu rn High S peed on . ◗ C hoo se Black ink and No Halftoning[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 54 You r printe r s witches t o the modem p ort o r wo n ’t confir m on the printer port (Mac int os h ) You r pri nte r ic on doesn ’t appea r in th e Ch oos er (Ma cint osh) You r app lication pr ogram ca n’t open y our imag e file (Macin tosh) Possible c a use Solution Your M a cintos h has extensio n conflicts. Mak[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 55 The “ SC 740 can not b e used” m es sage appear s (Macinto sh ) Your p rinte r does n’t print co rr ectl y as a rem ote p rinter (W indo ws NT) Fixing Paper Problems To avoid most paper handl ing probl ems: ◗ Use sm ooth, high-qual ity m edia d esigned for ink jet pr inters that me ets the media specifications in [...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 56 If you ha ve any paper pro blems, check her e for solution s. Pape r do esn ’ t fe ed Mult iple pages f eed at t he same time Try this Then do this Remove the stack of pape r fr om the p rinte r. Ch eck that th e pape r is n’t: ◗ Cu rled or cre ased . ◗ Too old . (See Med ia Load ing and Han dlin g Guid elin es or[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 57 Pap er jams in si de the p rinte r Pap er doe sn't ejec t fully or is wrinkled Try this Then do this Turn off yo ur pr inter , open the cover , and rem ove a ll the pa pe r that’s in side, in cludi ng any li ttle p iece s th at may have to rn off. Loa d m ore pa pe r in the prin ter, fo llo wing th e inst ruc tions[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 58 Solving Miscellaneo us Printout Proble ms If your p rintout resu lts are not wha t you e xpected , try t hese solu tions. Ch aracter s are in correct or garbled Possible c a use Solution Your p rint er is not sele cte d in yo ur applic a tion or as the Wi ndows defa ult print er. Sele c t your prin ter in yo ur appli cat [...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 59 The i m age is inverted a s if viewed in a mirr or The i mage siz e or po sition is in correct Th e int erf ace ca ble is not s ecu rely connected. Tur n off yo ur prin te r and c omp uter . The n ma ke s ure th e cab le is con ne cted s ecu rel y and me ets the pr inter ’s sp ecif ica tions. Your v id eo driv er m ay b[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 60 The m argin s are in correct A portio n of yo ur im age doesn ’t print ( Macintosh) Possible c a use Solution Margins a re se t inco rre ctly in your applic a tion so ftwa re. Ch eck yo ur so ftwa re do cume nt atio n for in str uction s on s elec ting the cor rect marg ins for yo ur pape r siz e an d withi n its prin t[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 61 The pri nt er pr int s bl ank pag es Possible c a use Solution Your p rint er is not sele cte d in yo ur applic a tion or as the Wi ndows defa ult print er. Sel ec t your prin ter in y our a pp licatio n or s elec t it as the de faul t Wi ndo ws prin te r. Se e you r Wind ows doc ume ntat ion or onli ne h elp fo r instru [...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 62 Uninstal ling Printer So ftware If you need to u ninstall and rei nstall your printe r softwar e, follow the steps in the section for your op er at ing system: ◗ Windo ws 95, Windo ws 98, a nd Windows NT 4.0 Instru ctions ◗ Windo ws 3.1 Instructio ns ◗ Macintosh Instru ctions Windows 95, Windows 98, and Wind ows NT [...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 63 6 If you’ re usin g Windows 98 w ith a US B connectio n, you need to uninstall the EPSON USB Pr inter Device software also. Follow steps 3 an d 4 again. In step 3, select EPSON USB Pr int er Dev ices in the list. 7 Resta rt your com puter. To re i nstall your software, se e the Sta rt Here card or the USB So ftware Inst[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 64 5 Click the arrow in the list at th e top showing E asy In stall, and select Remove from the l ist. 6 Click the Remove button on the bottom of the screen. 7 Foll ow the instruct ions on the screen to uninstall the pri nter sof tware. Then resta rt your Maci ntosh. 8 To re i nstall your softw are, see the Start He re card [...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 65 Where To Get Help EPSON p rovides technica l assistance through ele ctronic suppor t servi ces an d automated telephone se rvices 24 hours a day. Th e follo wing table s list the co ntact inf ormati on: Elec tron ic su pp ort serv ice s Ser v ice Acc es s W orl d Wid e Web Fro m th e Intern et, you c an rea ch EP SO N’s[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 1 66 To speak to a tec hnical support rep resentative, dial (3 10) 974-1188 (U. S.) or (905) 709-256 7 (Canada) , 6 AM to 8 PM , Pacific Time, Monday through F riday a nd 7 AM to 4 PM , Satu rday. Toll or long distance cha rges may apply. Befor e you cal l, please have the fo llowing i nformatio n ready: ◗ Prod uct na me (EP[...]

Page 1 67 Specifi cation s Printing Printin g method On-dem and ink jet Nozzle configur ation 144 black n ozzles 144 col or nozzl es (48 cya n, 48 mage nta, 48 yel low) Reso lution Maximum 1440 × 72 0 dpi Input bu ffer 64KB Print direction Bidirec tional with lo gic seeking Con trol co de ESC/P 2 ™ and r aster gra phics code and EPSON R emot e C[...]

Specific ations Page 1 68 Scal able fonts ◗ EPSO N Roman ◗ EPSO N Sans S erif ◗ EPSO N Roman T ◗ EPSON San s S erif H All scalable fonts are available in size s from 8 to 32 points , in 2 point increment s, and four styles: normal, bold, italic, and bold italic. The prin ter always uses the fonts you sele ct with your software application. [...]

Specific ations Page 1 69 Photo P aper 4 × 6 inches (102 × 15 2 mm ) Lette r (8 .5 × 11 inches) A4 (210 × 297 mm) Panoramic (8.27 × 23.4 inches) Photo P aper distributed by EPSON —— Photo stickers A6 (105 × 148 m m) with 16 frames Photo st ickers distributed by EPSON —— Self a dhesive sheets an d iron-on c ool pe el transfer paper A4 [...]

Specific ations Page 1 70 Note: Print on ly und er the se c ondit ions : Temp era ture : 59 to 7 7 °F (1 5 to 25 °C) Humidity: 40 to 6 0% RH Store glossy fil m a nd self adhesive sheets under these conditions : Temp era ture : 59 to 8 6 °F (1 5 to 30 °C) Humidity: 20 to 6 0% RH Sinc e the qu ali ty of any pa rt icula r bra nd or type o f pape r[...]

Specific ations Page 1 71 Printa ble area A The m inimum top m argin is 0.12 in ch (3. 0 mm ). When prin ting m ultiple shee ts of EPSO N Photo Qual it y Glossy Film, the minimum top margin is 1.2 inches (30 mm ). BL The minim um left ma rg in is 0.12 inch (3.0 mm). BR T he mi ni mum r ight mar gin is: 0.35 inch (9.0 mm) for Lett er and Legal 1.10 [...]

Specific ations Page 1 72 Ink Cartridges * The prin t cap acity may v ar y dep endin g on how of ten you c lean t he prin t hea d. ** The ink th aws an d is usa ble af ter ap pro ximat ely 3 hou rs at 77 °F (25 °C ). Caution: To e nsur e good r esul ts, use g enuin e EPSON ca rt ridges and do no t refill them. Other produc ts may cause da mage to[...]

Specific ations Page 1 73 Mech an ic al Pape r feed met hod Fric tion with auto sheet feeder , re ar entry Shee t feeder capacity Maximum 100 sheets o f 17 lb (64 g/m 2 ) p aper Dimensions Stor age Width: 16.9 inche s (429 mm ) De pt h: 1 0. 3 in ch es ( 261 m m) Height: 6.6 in ches (16 7 mm) Printin g Width: 16.8 inche s (429 mm) De pt h: 2 4. 1 i[...]

Specific ations Page 1 74 Electrical * Al so designed fo r IT power syst e ms with P hase to Phase volta g e 220– 240 V Environmental Temp erature Operati on 50 to 95 °F ( 10 to 35 °C) Stor age* –4 to 10 4 °F (–20 to 40 °C) 1 month at 104 °F (40 °C) Transit * –4 to 14 0 °F (–20 to 60 °C) 120 hou rs at 140 °F (60 °C ) Humi dity O[...]

Specific ations Page 1 75 Safety Appro vals Safet y standards UL 1950, CSA 22.2 No. 95 0 EMC FCC part 15 subpart B class B DOS Sup port If dri ve r suppor t for the E PSON S tylus COLOR 740 is not available from yo ur software manufacturer, yo u can use one of the other EPSON ESC/P 2 pri nter drivers. T hese dri vers don’ t provide all the EPSON [...]

Specific ations Page 1 76 Control Pa nel Setting s You ca n change the fol lowing default settings f rom the printer ’s cont rol p anel: Cha nging co ntrol panel sett ings Foll ow thes e steps t o change the settings list ed ab ove: 1 Make sur e the printe r is tu rned off and has p aper loade d (at lea st 8.27 inches [210 m m] wide). 2 Hold down[...]

Specific ations Page 1 77 Character Tables All char acter tables e xcept Ita lic are the same as the P C437 table for hex codes 00 throug h 7F. Additiona l characte rs are availabl e for hex codes 80 through FF. Y ou can select th e following character tabl es through the control p anel or softwa re comman ds: ◗ PC437 (U.S./Standa rd Europe) ◗ [...]

Specific ations Page 1 78 Interfaces Parallel interface Forw ard cha nnel Spe cific ati on Des crip tion Da ta f orma t 8-bi t para llel , IEEE- 12 84 co mpa tibilit y m ode Sy nch ron izatio n ST ROB E puls e Ha nd sha ke tim ing BUSY an d ACK NLG sign als Sig nal l evel TTL co m pat ible Co nn ector 57-303 60 Amp hen ol co nn ector or equ ivale n[...]

Specific ations Page 1 79 Seria l interf ace USB in terface Spe cific ati on Des crip tion St an dard Bas e d on R S-423 Sy nch ron izatio n S ynch ron ou s Bit rate App rox im ately 1 .8 M bps Handshaking X -ON/X-OFF an d DTR prot ocol W ord forma t Da ta bit : 8 bits Pari ty bit : None St art bit : 1 bit Sto p bit : 1 bit Co nn ector 8-pi n min i[...]

Index Page 1 80 Inde x A Accessori e s, 84 , 123 , 166 Adv an ced m ode , s elec ting, 34 to 35 , 37 to 39 Advanced se ttings colo r, 41 to 49 layo ut, 60 to 76 orien ta tion , 49 to 53 , 56 to 57 pape r si ze, 49 to 59 print q uality, 37 to 41 projec t types, 34 to 37 saving cu stom, 79 to 81 special effects, 37 to 41 Align ing p rint h eads , 132[...]

Index Page 1 81 Custom set tings colo r, 41 to 49 delet in g, 81 layo ut, 60 to 76 orien ta tion , 49 to 53 , 56 to 57 pape r si ze, 49 to 59 print q uality, 37 to 41 projec t types, 34 to 37 redef in ing, 80 to 81 saving, 79 to 81 special effects, 37 to 41 Cyan setting, 45 D Defau lt co ntro l pa nel se ttings , 176 Defau lt print er opt ion s, se[...]

Index Page 1 82 H Halft on ing se tting, 40 , 14 2 Head Clean i ng ut ility, 12 8 to 12 9 Help , 16 5 to 166 High Sp eed c opies , 98 , 12 0 to 121 High Sp eed s etting , 40 , 140 , 142 Hor izont al ban di ng, 14 1 I IC M ( Ima ge Co lo r M atchin g) set ting , 36 , 46 to 47 In k cartrid ge spec ifica ti ons, 17 2 mon itori ng le vel, 10 9 , 118 to[...]

Index Page 1 83 Main t a b, 22 Mai ntain ing print er, 12 2 to 133 Manuals, h ow to u se, 15 to 16 Mar gin problems, 16 0 with mu l tipl e sheet s, 86 Mech an ical s pec ific ation s, 17 3 Media Typ e sett ing, 22 to 23 , 29 to 30 , 35 , 39 , 83 to 84 , 14 0 Memo ry alloc atio n, inc reas ing on Macin t osh, 11 5 MicroWeave se tting, 40 , 141 Monit[...]

Index Page 1 84 Phot o Q ualit y Ink Jet Pa per choosing, 22 , 29 , 83 to 84 loadin g, 85 sp ecif icat ions , 16 8 to 171 Phot o Q ualit y Self Ad he siv e Shee t s choosing, 83 to 84 loadin g, 85 , 93 sp ecif icat ions , 16 9 to 171 Phot o S ticke rs choosing, 83 to 84 loadin g, 85 , 93 sp ecif icat ions , 16 9 Phot oE nhan ce s ett ing, 35 , 41 t[...]

Index Page 1 85 Q Quali ty/Sp ee d slid er, 23 , 30 R ReadMe files, 136 Red uce /Enla rg e set ting, 51 , 61 to 64 Ren de ring In tent s ett ing, 49 Rep lacin g in k cart ridg es, 12 3 to 127 Reso lut ion, see Print qu ality Reve rs e Orde r set ting , 52 , 60 Rotate b y 180° se ttin g, 52 , 57 S Safe ty a pp rova ls, 175 Safety inst r uctio ns, 1[...]