Epson 900 manual

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Contents 3 Contents WELCOME! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 About Your Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 About Your Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 [...]

4 Contents Printing Borderless Photos on Cut Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Macintosh OS 8.6 to 9.x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Macintosh OS X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Contents 5 INSTALLING YOUR PRI NTER SOFTWARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Installing Printer Software on Macintosh OS 8 .6 to 9.x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Installing Your Printer Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Installing Optional So ftware . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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7 Welcome! Your EPSON Stylus ® Photo 900 is a full-featured photo and C D/DVD printer. Outsta nding pr intouts resu lt from th ese adva nced features: ■ EPSON’s 6-color ph oto inks le t you print up to 5760 × 720 optimize d dpi (dots per inch) ■ Ultr a fine 4 -pic olit er in k dropl ets gi ve you finer shadow detail, daz zling highlights, a[...]

8 Welc om e! About Your S oftware Your printer C D-ROM includes all the so ftware yo u need for print ing. See the Start Here sheet for insta llation inst ructions. ■ Your printer driver runs your printe r and lets you control h ow your documents look. You can’ t print with out it. Tip: It’s a good ide a to check EPSON’s support website per[...]

Welcome! 9 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: ■ Using the E PSON Printe r Info rmat ion Ce nter ■ Loading a ll typ es of pape r ■ Printing with Windows or on a Macin[...]

10 Welcome! Using the EPSON Pr inter Information Center Need he lp loadin g paper, lo ading CDs or DVDs, or changing an ink cartridge? U se the EP SON Prin ter Inf ormat ion Ce nter (EP IC) to vi ew pr inter an imati ons th at quickly show you h ow. EPIC al so includes an on-screen Us er’s Guide with addi tiona l prin ter de tail s. Fo llow the i[...]

Welcome! 11 3. Click a tit le. Use the pro gram tools to pause a movie, repl ay a ste p, or skip ahe ad. 4. Click Exit to exit EPSON Prin t Show. Launching the Man ual 1. Double-click the EPSON Printer Inf ormation Center icon on y our de skto p. 2. Click User’s Guide . You s ee th is sc reen: 3. Click on the topi c you want to view. Click a topi[...]

12 Welcome![...]

13 Loading Paper You can load a variety of pa per types in yo ur printer, as de scribed in th ese section s: ■ “Loading Single Shee ts” below ■ “Loading Roll Paper” on page 14 ■ “Loading Envelopes” on page 17 ■ “Loadin g Specia l Papers ” on pa ge 19 For informatio n about loading p aper in the ma nual feed s lot see “Prin[...]

14 Loading Paper Also be su re to: ■ Load the printabl e side face-up. It’s ofte n whit er or br ight er than the othe r side. ■ Load lett erhead o r prepri nted pa per into t he print er top edge first. ■ Don’t lo ad paper a bove the arrow o n the left edge gui de. ■ Load up to approximately 100 sh eets of plain paper at time. Loading [...]

Loading Paper 15 3. If the paper curls at the end, fo ld a sheet o f paper over the end and ro ll it backward to uncurl it. Avoid tou chin g the pri ntable su rface o f the rol l paper . 4. Remove any paper t hat’s in the shee t feeder at the top o f the prin ter. Then remove the paper s upport , lower the o utput tray, and t urn on th e printer.[...]

16 Loading Paper 6. Install t he ro ll paper ho lders on t he printer. In sert the l eft holder in to the fa r left slot, then i nsert t he oth er hold er in to the appr opriat e slot on th e right (eit her the 4-inch slot as shown, or t he 8.3-i nch slot further on the right). 7. Pull out ap proximatel y six inches of p aper and in sert it in to t[...]

Loading Paper 17 If th e pape r is cr ooked , press the roll p aper butto n and ho ld it for th ree seconds to back the paper all the way out. Then turn th e roll paper h older knobs to roll up the paper. Press the roll paper button to cl ear the pa per ou t error. Repea t steps 7 throug h 9 to reloa d the pape r. Loading Envelopes 1. Open the o ut[...]

18 Loading Paper 4. Set the p aper thickne ss lever to th e po sition (remember to set it back to the position when you’re do ne). Note: For be st res ults, p ress eac h enve lope fl at be fore lo ading, or load o ne envelope at a tim e. Select th e following settin gs when p rinting on envelo pes: ■ Plain paper as the Type or Media Typ e setti[...]

Loading Paper 19 Loading Special Papers To load EPSO N ink jet papers, fol low these guide lines: ■ Load all p aper with th e print able side up . It’s us ually w hiter or bright er than th e other s ide. ■ If the paper has a cut c orne r, posi tion it in the up per ri ght co rner as you l oad it i n the sh eet feed er. ■ Check t he paper p[...]

20 Loading Paper Storing Y our Photos With prope r care, photographs from your EP SON Stylus Pho to prin ter will last for many years. The special EPSON inks desi gned for y our prin ter ar e form ulated t o achieve i mproved lightfa stness whe n used with EPSON papers for p rints tha t are prop erly d ispla yed or st ored. Tip: For best res ults, [...]

21 Printing in Windows Before you start, make sure your printer is set up and its software is installed as described o n the Start Here sh eet. Whenever you prin t, make sure yo u do the followin g: ■ Use the right paper. For the best-loo king photos, most vivi d colors, and greatest detail, always use genuine EPSON pa pers a nd EPSON inks . ■ [...]

22 Printing in Windows Printing From an Application After yo u create a document in a s oftware prog ram, fo llow these steps to prin t it using the ba sic pr inte r setti ngs: 1. From the file menu, click Pri nt . You se e a Print win dow lik e this on e: 2. Make sure EPSON Stylus Photo 900 is selected. 3. Click the Pr eferences or Properties but [...]

Printing in Windows 23 4. Select th e following in the pro perties win dow: 5. Select from t hese Quality Types: Draft: for rough draf ts wi th redu ced prin t qua lity Text: For text-only docume nts wi th hi gher text qu alit y Text & Image: For documents with text an d images with hig her quality Photo: For phot os and gr aphics with good q u[...]

24 Printing in Windows 8. Click OK . 9. At the Print window, cli ck OK or Print t o start prin ting. During printi ng, this win dow appears and shows the progress of your pr int job. Y ou can use the buttons to cancel , pause, or resume printing. You can also see how much ink you h ave le ft. Selecting Default Settings Your printer s etti ngs onl y[...]

Printing in Windows 25 Customizing Windows Pr int Settings You can use a dvanced setting s for colo r matching , printing a t a high er resolution , or selec ting a variety o f sp ecial effects and layouts. 1. On the Main tab, click the Advanced button in the bottom right co rner of the window. 2. If you see a warning note, click Continue . 3. Sele[...]

26 Printing in Windows 4. Once you’ve finish ed selectin g advance d setti ngs, you can: ■ Click OK to save yo ur se ttings, re turn to the Print di alog bo x, and print. ■ Click the Bas ic button to return to the Basic setti ngs. ■ Click the Pa ge Layout tab and cont inue with step 5 to select layout opt ions. 5. Select the fo llowing page[...]

Printing in Windows 27 Selecting t he Correct Paper Type Selec t the c orrec t pape r Type setting so your printer know s what kind of paper you’ re using and adjus ts the ink cove rage accordin gly. For this paper Select this paper Type setting Plain pa per sheet s or envel opes EPSON Prem ium Br ig ht Whit e Paper Plain pa per EPSON Iron-On T r[...]

28 Printing in Windows Printing B orderless Phot os on Cut Sheets You can pri nt your phot os with no margins, extending the image all the wa y to the edge s of th e page. Note: For in struc tions on printin g bord erless photos on roll paper, see “Loadin g Roll P aper” on page 14. Althoug h borderless pri nting is a bit slower, you get beau ti[...]

Printing in Windows 29 You see the fol lowing scr een: 3. Select Phot o or Best Phot o as the Qua lity Type sett ing. 4. Choo se Sheet as the paper Source setting. 5. Select on e of th e following paper type s: ■ Matte Paper Heavyweight ■ Photo Paper ■ Glossy Photo Paper ■ Premium Glossy Photo Paper ■ Premium Luster Photo Paper ■ Premiu[...]

30 Printing in Windows[...]

31 Printing on a Macintosh Before you start, make sure your printer is set up and its software is installed as described o n the Start Here sh eet. Whenever you prin t, make sure yo u do the followin g: ■ Use the right paper. For the best-loo king photos, most vivi d colors, and greatest detail, always use genuine EPSON pa pers a nd EPSON inks . [...]

32 Printing on a Maci ntosh Printing wit h Macintosh OS 8.6 to 9.x Before you begi n make sure you selected y o ur printer in the Ch ooser as described in “Installin g Your Printer Driver” on page 87. 1. From the F ile men u, select Page Set up . Select the followi ng setti ngs: 2. Click OK to close the Page S etup windo w. 3. From the F ile me[...]

Printing on a Macintosh 33 4. Select th e following settin gs: ■ Choose your paper f rom th e Media Type list. S ee “ Select ing th e Corre ct Media Type” o n page 42 for deta ils. ■ Select Color to print a colo r document or black and whi te photograph. To prin t a bla ck text doc ument, click Black . ■ Choose Au toma tic to get good pri[...]

34 Printing on a Maci ntosh 7. If you turned on backgrou nd printing, yo u can select EPSON Monit or IV from the Ap plicati on menu in the uppe r right corn er of your sc reen. Yo u see t he EPSON Monitor window: Note: If you ’re not using ba ckgrou nd print ing and you need to canc el pri nting, hold down the key an d press the . (period) key. C[...]

Printing on a Macintosh 35 Printing wit h Macintosh OS X If you’re using an OS X co mpatible print ing application, fol low the step s below to print a document. (If you’re using an ap pli cation that’s compatibl e only wi th Macintosh Classic mode, follow the steps in “Printing with Macintosh OS 8.6 to 9.x ” on page 32 instead.) Before y[...]

36 Printing on a Maci ntosh 4. From the F ile men u sele ct Print . You se e a win dow like th is one: 5. Select yo ur printer na me from t he Print er drop-down list. Note: Make sure y ou chose the sa me print er tha t you se lected in step 2. 6. Select Pri nt Settin gs from the list. 7. Select th e following Print Se ttings a s necessar y: Note: [...]

Printing on a Macintosh 37 8. You can a lso choo se ot her pr int se ttings by sele cting the se option s in the pull -dow n men u: ■ Copies & Pages , to select t he number of co pies or a page range ■ Layout , to sele ct page layout opt ions ■ Output Options , to save your print job as a PDF file ■ Color Management , to select ColorSyn[...]

38 Printing on a Maci ntosh Customizing Macintosh Prin t Settings Macintosh OS 8.6 to 9.x You can use a dvanced setting s for colo r matching , printing a t a high er resolution , or selec ting a variety o f sp ecial effects and layouts. 1. On the printer settings window, cl ick Custom , then click the Cust om Sett ings list t o open it. Note: For [...]

Printing on a Macintosh 39 4. Select these advanced setti ngs as necessary: Note: For the highes t print quality, s elect Photo RP M. Pleas e note t hat prin ting will tak e longer in this mode. For more informat ion on advanced setti ngs, or ins tructi ons on sa ving t hem as a group s o you can r euse th em later, c lick the ? button . 5. Click O[...]

40 Printing on a Maci ntosh Macint osh OS X You can use a dvanced setting s for colo r matching , printing a t a high er resolution , or selec ting a variety o f sp ecial effects and layouts. 1. On the printer settings window, cl ick Custom , then click the Cust om Settings list t o open it. 2. If you’re finished sele c ting custom s ettings , cl[...]

Printing on a Macintosh 41 4. Select these advanced setti ngs as necessary: Note: For the highes t print quality, s elect Photo RP M. Pleas e note t hat prin ting will tak e longer in this mode. For more informat ion on advanced setti ngs, or ins tructi ons on sa ving t hem as a group s o you can r euse th em later, c lick Help . 5. Click Print . C[...]

42 Printing on a Maci ntosh Selecting t he Correct Med ia Type Select th e correct Media Ty pe setting so your printer kno ws what kind of paper you’re using an d adjusts th e ink coverag e accordingly. For this paper Select t his Medi a Type setti ng Plain pa per sheet s or envel opes EPSON Prem ium Br ig ht White Pa per Plain pa per EPSON Iron-[...]

Printing on a Macintosh 43 Printing B orderless P hotos on Cut S heets You can pri nt your phot os with no margins, extending the image all the wa y to the edge s of th e page. Note: For in struc tions on printin g bord erless photos on roll paper, see “Loadin g Roll P aper” on page 14. Althoug h borderless pri nting is a bit slower, you get be[...]

44 Printing on a Maci ntosh Macintosh OS 8.6 to 9.x 1. Start y our ph oto prog ram an d open you r photo file. 2. Open the F ile men u and cli ck Page Setup . You see t he fo llow ing: 3. Select yo ur Paper S ize. 4. Choo se Auto Sheet Feeder as the Paper Source. 5. Click the Bor derless checkbox. Read t he message and click OK . 6. Select Port rai[...]

Printing on a Macintosh 45 Macint osh OS X 1. Start y our ph oto prog ram an d open you r photo file. 2. Open the F ile men u and cli ck Page Setup . You see t he fo llow ing: 3. Select Styl us Photo 900(Sheet Feede r - Borderless ) in the Format for drop-down li st. Caution: When print ing bor derless p hotos, sel ect one of the sup ported pap er [...]

46 Printing on a Maci ntosh 7. Open the F ile men u and cli ck Print . You see t he fo llow ing: 8. Select St ylus Photo 900( Sheet Feeder - Bor derless) in th e Printer drop-down list. Note: Make sure y ou chose the sa me print er tha t you se lected in step 3. 9. Select Pri nt Settin gs from the list. 10. Select one of the followi ng Media Types:[...]

47 Printing on CDs and Special Media Your EPSON Stylus Photo 900 gives you se veral options for s pecializ ed printing : ■ You can prin t direc tly on ink-jet prin table CDs and DVDs us ing yo ur own photos, text, and artwo rk. ■ You can p rint a s eries of photos on roll paper. ■ You can use the manual feed slot to prin t on heavy materials [...]

48 Printing on CDs and Sp ecial Media Follow th e steps in thes e section s: ■ “Clea ning the Rolle r” on page 48 ■ “Desig ning CDs and DV Ds” on pa ge 49 ■ “Inserting a CD or DVD” on page 53 ■ “Printing Yo ur Design ” on page 56 ■ “Adjusti ng the Print Posi tion” on page 57 ■ “Adjusti ng the Prin t Density” on p[...]

Printing on CDs and Special Media 49 Designing CD s and DVDs You can use EPSON Print CD to crea te and pri nt a design with imag es, graphics, an d text. You can use your own photos o r choo se from a sel ection of p hotogra phic and abstract ima ges incl uded with t he program. Note: EPSON Print CD softw are is not av aila ble for Mac OS X. The ea[...]

50 Printing on CDs and Sp ecial Media 4. To change the background image, cl ic k the Background icon (Windows) or choose Background from the Insert menu (Maci ntosh). You see a window li ke the followin g: 5. Click Selec t Im age (Windows) or Select Backgr ound (Macintosh). You see the followi ng: 6. Select on e of th e images included with the pro[...]

Printing on CDs and Special Media 51 If you want to choose one o f your own images, do one of the fo llowing: ■ Windows: Click the File tab, then click Br owse to locate the folder where your ima ge s a re s to red a nd click OK . Y ou see t humbna il i ma ges o f al l th e fi les in the folder. Sele ct your image and click OK . ■ Macintosh: Lo[...]

52 Printing on CDs and Sp ecial Media 8. To edit the te xt, do one of the foll owing: ■ Windows : Double-cli ck any text block on t he CD image to o pen the text editing window. Enter your text and us e t he tabs to apply formatt ing and special effe cts, then click OK . ■ Macintosh : Use an y of the optio ns on th e Text Set tings palette . Yo[...]

Printing on CDs and Special Media 53 Inserting a CD or DVD Make sure the data, mu sic, or video is burn ed on your ink-jet pri ntable CDs or DVDs before you print. Otherwise, dirt o r scra tches on the s urface may cause erro rs when 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 [...]

54 Printing on CDs and Sp ecial Media 3. Place the CD or DVD on the CD tray wit h the white o r printable side face -up. 4. Slide the edge gui de to the rig ht to make room for the t ray.[...]

Printing on CDs and Special Media 55 5. Insert the tray against the left side of t he feeder. 6. Open the prin ter co ver and p ush t he tr ay into the prin ter, a ligni ng th e whi te lin e on the tr ay with the edges of t he printer ro llers. 7. Slide the edge g uide again st the tray. White line Printer rollers[...]

56 Printing on CDs and Sp ecial Media 8. Set the p aper thickne ss lever to the position. The paper light goe s out. 9. Close the printe r cover. Then fo llow the i nstructions in “Print ing Your Des ign” below to p rint with EPS ON Print CD. Printing Your Des ign After you have crea ted your desig n and lo aded a CD or DVD, you’re ready to p[...]

Printing on CDs and Special Media 57 3. Click OK . 4. Open th e File men u and s elect Print , or cli ck the Print bu tto n. You se e this screen: 5. Click OK (Windows) or Print (Macintosh). Note: After you print, ha ndle the C D or DVD careful ly. To allow the ink to dry ful ly, wait at least 24 hours before playin g the disc or i nserti ng it in [...]

58 Printing on CDs and Sp ecial Media 3. Follow th e instructio ns in “Print ing Yo ur Design” on page 56 to make sure your EPSON Stylus Photo 900 is selecte d, and the Paper Source is set to Manual or Manual Feed . 4. Select Print from the File menu, or click the Print button. You se e th is scree n: 5. Select Pri nt Position Confi rmation (or[...]

Printing on CDs and Special Media 59 7. Open th e File men u and s elect Adjust Pr int Pos ition . You s ee this scre en: 8. Make sure Enter Values or Va lue Entry is checked, then in put the A dista nce in the Height (Top) or Top Spac e box. Enter the B distance in the Width ( Right) or Right Space box. 9. Click OK to save t he meas urements to th[...]

60 Printing on CDs and Sp ecial Media 4. Select Print from the File menu, or click the Print button. You se e th is scree n: 5. Select Pri nt Density Confirmat ion (or Check ) Pat tern and click OK (Windows) or Print (Maci ntosh). 6. After the pa ttern is printed, exa mine the printed CD or DVD and make the Print Color Correcti on (or Color Corr ec[...]

Printing on CDs and Special Media 61 Printing on Roll Paper Before you print on roll paper, make sure the paper is loaded corre ctly, as described in “Loading Roll Paper” on page 14. Follow the steps in the ne xt sections to select your roll pape r setti ngs in Wi ndows o r Macinto sh. ■ “Windows” below ■ “Macintosh OS 8.6 to 9.x” o[...]

62 Printing on CDs and Sp ecial Media 5. Choo se Roll as the paper S ource. The Roll Paper Optio ns windo w pops up, as shown above. 6. Select on e of th e following Roll Pape r Optio ns: ■ Banner Mode: Makes multi-p age documen ts print as one large page. Wh en the Save roll paper option is checke d, the printer stop s printing after the last wo[...]

Printing on CDs and Special Media 63 Macintosh OS 8.6 to 9.x 1. Open your photo file and resize it as necessary. 2. Open the file menu and sele ct Page Setup . You se e this scre en: 3. Sel ect t he pho to size as th e Pape r Size . 4. Choo se Roll Paper as the Paper S ource. 5. Click Borderless if you wan t to pr int bo rde rless photo s. 6. Selec[...]

64 Printing on CDs and Sp ecial Media 10. Select Quality (f or higher prin t quality) or Spee d (for faster printin g) using the slider. 11. Click Print . After your photo s are p rinted, s ee “Remov ing You r Photo s and Pa per” on page 67 . Macint osh OS X 1. Open your photo file and resize it as necessary. 2. Open th e File men u and s elect[...]

Printing on CDs and Special Media 65 6. Open th e File men u and s elect Print. 7. Select Styl us Photo 900(Roll P aper) from t he Printer drop -down list. If you sele cted a di ffer ent Ro ll Pa per opti o n, make sure you select the same one as you chose in step 3. Note: Make sure y ou chose the sa me print er that y ou sele cted in step 3. 8. Se[...]

66 Printing on CDs and Sp ecial Media 9. Choose o ne of the fo llowin g, dependin g on the Roll Pape r setti ng you sele cted: ■ Banner Mode: Makes multi-p age documen ts print as one large page. Wh en the Save roll paper option is checke d, the printer stop s printing after the last word or im age is printed. ■ Cut Sheet Mode: Prints multi -pa[...]

Printing on CDs and Special Media 67 Removi ng Your P hotos an d Pape r After your photo s are pr inted, you can eith er send another print job or cut off the photos and rem ove the paper fro m the printe r. 1. Press the ro ll pap er button to p rint a cutt ing line . The printer fe eds the pa per to the cutt ing po sitio n. 2. Cut th e p aper a lo[...]

68 Printing on CDs and Sp ecial Media 4. Turn the knob s to rol l the rest of the pape r onto the holder. Then press the roll paper butto n to turn off th e red paper li ght. 5. Pull the roll paper ho lder out of its mountin g slots and remo ve the roll p aper from the ho lder . 6. Return the unus ed roll to it s origi nal package. Store your prin [...]

Printing on CDs and Special Media 69 Printing on Card Sto ck or Matte Boar d You can use the manual feed slot in the ba ck o f the printe r to print on w hi te card stock or matte board up to 1.3 mm (0.051 inch or 51 mil) thi ck, in the foll owing sizes: lett er, legal , or A4 size . Before you star t, remove the paper suppo rt. Then turn the p rin[...]

70 Printing on CDs and Sp ecial Media 4. Open the printer cover and place a sheet of card stock against t he left side of the manual feed slot, wi th the side you want to print on facing up. 5. Slide the card sto ck into the printer un til the leadi ng edge is 1 cm (0.4 inches) from th e gray rol lers. 6. Sli de the e dge gu ide against the card st[...]

Printing on CDs and Special Media 71 7. Set the p aper thickne ss lever to the position. (If the print q uality i s not satisfa ctory, try se tting the pape r thickne ss lever to the positio n for the next prin t.) If you’re usi ng the ma nual feed s lot to prin t on paper ra ther than card stock, set the pap er thickness l ever to th e position.[...]

72 Printing on CDs and Sp ecial Media[...]

73 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 Pri nt H ead” b elow ■ “Replacin g an Ink Cartrid ge” on pa ge 76 ■ “Alig ning the Print Head” on page 81 ■ “Clean ing the Pri nte r” on pag e 84 ■ ?[...]

74 Maintaining Your Printer Running the H ead Cleaning Utility 1. Make sure the printer is turned on but not prin ting, and th e red ink light is off. (If the ink light is flashi ng or on, you nee d to replace a cartridge; see page 76 for d etails.) 2. Windows : Righ t-click the printer icon on your taskb ar (in the lower rig ht corner of your scre[...]

Maintaining Your Printer 75 The nozz le check p attern prin ts (see “ Examini ng the Nozz le Chec k Pattern” below for detai ls). 5. If the no zzle check pa ttern has n o gaps or whit e lines, cl ick Finish . If the pa ttern has wh ite lines , click Clean to clean th e print head a gain. If you don’t see any improveme nt after cl eaning three[...]

76 Maintaining Your Printer Replacing an Ink Cartridge ■ When the red ink light fl ashes, one or more ink ca rtridges are low on in k. ■ When th e red ink light stay s on, yo u need to replace the cartridge( s). When you print, you’ll als o see a message on your scre en telling you whi ch cartridge is low or empt y. When a cartridg e i s more[...]

Maintaining Your Printer 77 You see a wi ndow like th is: Purcha sing Ink Cart ridge s Use thes e EPSON i nk cartridges within si x months of instal ling t hem and before t he expiratio n date on the pa ckage: Caution: To ensure good re sults, use ge nui ne EPSON ink cartrid ges and do not refill the m. Other pr oducts ma y caus e damage to your pr[...]

78 Maintaining Your Printer Ink Cartridge Precautions Warning: Keep ink ca rtridges out of the reac h of chi ldren. If ink ge ts on your h ands, wa sh them thoroug hly with s oap an d water. If ink gets in your eyes, f lush them t horough ly with water. Caution: To avoid damaging the pri nter, neve r move t he print h ead by h and. You canno t prin[...]

Maintaining Your Printer 79 The red light also begins to fl ash or remain s on. ■ If it flas hes at th e same spee d as the gre en light , replace the black ca rtridge. ■ If it flashes twice as fast as the g r een light, repla ce the colo r ink cartridge. ■ If it remains on, replace bot h cartridges. Note: You can also use the St atus Moni to[...]

80 Maintaining Your Printer 6. Lower the new cartridge down into the holde r. Make sure the tabs rest on the hooks in back. Caution: Don’t plac e the c artridge t abs und er the hook s; yo u may damag e the clamp wh en you close it. 7. Press down firmly o n the ink cartridge clamp until it snaps in place. 8. If you need to re place the other ink [...]

Maintaining Your Printer 81 The green power light flashes a nd the prin ter makes n oise. Ch arging ta kes about ha lf a minute. Wh en it’s fin ished, th e green powe r light st ops flas hing and stays on, and t he red light goes out. Caution: Never tu rn off th e printer while t he green power li ght is fl ashing, unless the print er hasn’t mo[...]

82 Maintaining Your Printer 5. On the te st pa ge, se lect the pa tter n with the two ver tic al lin es mo st prec ise ly prin ted on top of e ach ot her. Y ou may n eed to use a ma gnify ing gl ass or loupe. Select on e pattern each for row s 1 through 3. Enter the numbe r of th e best pattern for each row in t he co rrespon ding boxes on the scr [...]

Maintaining Your Printer 83 8. After it p rints, remove an d reload t he test page as shown, with pattern row #1 on the ri ght. 9. Click Print ag ain t o print t he se cond te st patte rn. 10. On the test page, select a box for columns 1 and 2 that does no t con tain an y li gh t or dark band ing.[...]

84 Maintaining Your Printer 11. Enter the number of the best looking bo x in ea ch column in the corres pond ing boxes on the screen and click Finish . If you can’t find a box that do esn’t c ontai n band ing, choo se the one t hat lo oks t he best. Then click Realignment t o print an other test pa ge and repe at step s 6 through 11. Cleaning t[...]

Maintaining Your Printer 85 4. If ink accidentally ge ts inside the pr inter, wip e it off with a damp cloth. Warning: Don’t touch the gears o r any o ther par ts inside the prin ter. Caution: Never use a har d or a brasive bru sh, or benzine, alco hol, or paint t hinne r for clea ning; th ey can d amage the p rinter compo nents a nd cas e. Don?[...]

86 Maintaining Your Printer 4. Open t he printe r cover. Secure the i nk cartridge h older with the plastic insert that came with your pri nter (or secure it to the case with tape). Caution: Be sure to remove th e insert af ter in stallin g the p rinter in its new locat ion. 5. Close the printe r cover, push i n the output t ray ex tension, then cl[...]

87 Installing Your Printer Software Before yo u inst al l yo ur prin ter so ftwa re, fo llo w th e s teps o n the Start Here shee t t o s e t up your printer and connect it t o your comp uter. If you’re using Windows XP , Wind ows 2000, Windows ME, Windows 98, or Macintosh OS X, follow the s oftware insta llation instruction s on the Start Here s[...]

88 Installing Your Printer Sof tware 6. After your Macin tosh restarts, registe r your printer with EPSON as instructed. 7. Open the Chooser from the Apple menu. 8. Select SP 90 0 and select yo ur USB port. 9. Turn on background printi ng, the n clos e the Choose r. Follow th e instructio ns in th e next sectio n to finis h the insta llation . Inst[...]

89 Solving Problems See “Dia gnosin g Printer Pro blems ” on pag e 91 to help dete rmine what the caus e 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 94 ■ “Printer Problem s” on page 95 ■ “Quality Probl ems” on pa ge 96 ■ “Paper Proble [...]

90 Solving Problems Printer Parts Roll paper button Ink button Paper butt on Powe r but ton Paper support Sheet feeder Edge guide Output tray Output tr ay extension Printer cover Manual feed edge guide Manual feed slot Paper thicknes s lev er Parallel interface USB interface Roll paper holders[...]

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 power light flashes The printer is receiving a print job, replacing an ink cartr idge, charging ink, or cleaning the print head. Red paper light on Your paper ran out. Load more paper and [...]

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 compute r. 2. Disconnect the printe r’s interface cable. 3. Load lett er-size paper in the p rinter. 4. Hold down the pa per button, the n press a nd releas e the[...]

Solving Problems 93 ■ If the test page prints, the probl e m probab ly lies in your s o ftware se ttings, interface cable, or comput e r, or your software may not be installed correctl y. ■ If the test page doesn’t pr int, you may h ave a problem wit h your printer. Try the suggestions i n “Problems and Solutions” on page 94. If nothing w[...]

94 Solving Problems Problems and Solutions Setup and Softwa re Ins tallation Problem s The printer makes nois e after ink cartridge i nstallation. ■ When you i nstall ink cartridges, the prin ter must charg e its print head for a minute or so. Wait until it’s fini shed (the gree n power light stops flashing) before you turn off the pri n ter, o[...]

Solving Problems 95 Printer Proble ms Only the green power light is on, but nothing pri nts. ■ Make sure the in terface cable is securely connected a t both ends and meets t he system requirement s; see page 105. ■ Run a prin ter check as described on page 92. If the test page prints , make sure your software is installed correctly. ■ If yo u[...]

96 Solving Problems Quality Problems You see banding (light lines). ■ Clean th e prin t head nozzl es; see page 73 for instructions. ■ Select a h igher Quality Type or Print Quality and turn o ff High Speed mode; s ee “Printin g in Windows” on page 21 or “Printing on a Macintosh” on page 31. ■ Make sure th e paper Type (Windows) or Me[...]

Solving Problems 97 ■ Use E PSON pap ers for prop er saturation and ink absorption. ■ Check t he paper thickness l ever. Set it to for most papers an d for envelopes; for CDs or DVDs, see page 53 or for heavy stock , see page 69. ■ Align the print head as described on p a ge 81. Your printo ut is faint or h as gaps. ■ Clean th e prin t head[...]

98 Solving Problems ■ Try using Autom atic mode (Macintosh only). See “ Printing on a Macintosh” on page 31 for instructions. ■ Try changing the Gam ma setting. Se e “Customizing Wind ows Prin t Se tting s” on page 25 or “Customizing Macint osh Pr int S etti ngs” on page 3 8 to a ccess the A dva nced settin gs. ■ Your printed colo[...]

Solving Problems 99 Roll paper doesn’t feed correctly or jams in the printer. ■ Cut t he en d of th e pap er straight acro ss. If it’s cut diagon ally, the p aper won’t feed smooth ly. ■ If the roll paper en d is curled, plac e the end in side a fold ed sheet of pa per and roll it backwards agai ns t the curl. ■ As you loa d the paper, [...]

100 Solving Problems Miscellan eous Problems The image is inverted, as if v iewed in a mi rror. Turn off Mirror Image or Fl ip Horizontal in the printer s oftware or the mirro r setting in your program. Se e “Customizing Wind ows Prin t Se tting s” on page 25 or “Customizing Macint osh Pr int S etti ngs” on page 38 to access Advanced settin[...]

Solving Problems 101 ■ If you’re usin g the manual feed slot, make sure the card sto ck is loaded as described on page 69. ■ Make sure the Borderle ss option is set correctly for your margins ; se e page 28 or page 43 or “Printing on Roll Paper” on page 61. Too many copies are printing. Make sure that the C opies optio n in your printer s[...]

102 Solving Problems Uninstalling and Reinstalling Printer Software You may nee d to uninstall th en reinstall your prin ter driver and utilities if, for exampl e, you up grade y our Wi ndows op erati n g system. Yo u don’t n eed to un instal l your othe r ph oto soft ware, CD printing soft ware, or th e EPSO N Prin ter Info rmat ion Cente r. Win[...]

Solving Problems 103 Macint osh OS X 1. Open the Applic ations folder, t h en the Util ities folder. 2. Select Pri nt Center , hold down the key and select all item s labeled Styl us Photo 900 , then click th e D elete button. 3. Restart your Macintosh, then see the Start Here sheet to reinstall your software. Where To Get Help EPSON provides techn[...]

104 Solving Problems ■ Computer co nfiguration and opera ting system version ■ Descripti on of the proble m You can pu rchase ink cartridges, paper , manuals, and acces sories from the EPSON Store at (800) 873-7766 or visit www.epsonstor e.com (U.S. sales only). In Canada, please call (800) 463-7766 for dealer referral.[...]

105 Requirements and Notices Windows System Requirements To use your printer and its softwar e, your system should have: ■ A Micr os oft Wi ndow s compat ible P C with a Pentiu m ® II 266 MHz pro c essor or better ■ Micros oft Windows 98, Me, 2000 , or XP ■ 128MB o r more of RA M recommended ■ 200MB or more free ha rd disk space recommende[...]

106 Requireme nts and Notices Important Safety Instructions Befo re usin g your prin t er, re ad th ese sa fety in stru ctio ns to m ake s u re y ou use it saf el y and e ffec tiv el y: ■ Be sure to foll ow all wa r nings and ins t ructio ns mar ked on the pr in ter. ■ Use onl y the type of po wer source indi cated on the printer’ s label. ?[...]

Requirements a nd Notices 107 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 around the in k supply port. If i nk gets on your ski n, wash it off with soa p and wat er. If it gets i n your eyes, flush them immediat ely with wate[...]

108 Requireme nts and Notices FCC Compliance Statement For United Sta tes Users This equipment has been tested and found to comply with t he limits for a Class B digita l device, pursuant t o Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are desi g ned to pr o vide reas o nable protection agai nst h ar mful inter f erenc e in a r esiden tia l in stal lat [...]

Requirements a nd Notices 109 Declaration of Con formity According to 47CFR, Part 2 and 15 fo r Class B Personal Computers and Perip herals; and /or CPU Boards and Power Suppl i es used with Class B Per so nal Computers: We: EPSON AMERICA, INC. Located at: MS: 3- 13 3840 K i lroy Airport W ay Long Beach, CA 9 0806 Telephone: (562) 290-52 54 Declare[...]

110 Requireme nts and Notices Epson America, Inc. Limited Warranty What Is Covered : Epson America, Inc . (“EPSON”) warra nts to the firs t retail pu rchaser that the EPSON printer covered by this limited warr anty statement, if purchased and used in the United States or Canada, conforms to the manufacturer’s specific ations and will be free [...]

Requirements a nd Notices 111 THE WARRANTY AND REMEDY PROVIDED ABOVE ARE E XCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU O F ALL OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANT IES INCLUDING, BU T NOT LIMITED TO , THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRIN GEMENT OR FITNESS FOR A PAR TI CULAR PURPOSE. SOME LAWS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLI E D WARRANTIES. IF THESE LAWS [...]

112 Requireme nts and Notices[...]

Ind ex 11 3 Index A Acces s ori es, o rde ri ng , 1 04 Adobe Ph otoshop , P.I.M II pl ug-in fo r, 8 Advanced settings Macint osh, 38 to 41 Windows, 25 to 26 Aligning print head, 81 to 84 Animati ons Pri nt Sho w, 8 Animati ons, Print S how, 10 to 11 Automat ic mode Macint osh OS 8.6 to 9.x, 32 to 33 Macintosh OS X, 36 B Backgrou nd printing, 3 3 to[...]

114 Index D Declarat ion of Confor mity, 109 Default sett ings, Windows, 24 Documen tation, 9 to 1 1 Doub le- Si ded Mat te Pap er, 1 9, 27 , 42 E ECP/D M A mode , 95 Electro nic ma nual, 9 to 11 Energy St ar com pl iance, 10 9 Envelope s, 17 to 18 EPSO N accessories, 10 4 Film Fa c tory, 8 help, 10 3 to 104 Monitor IV, 34 papers, 19, 27 , 42 Phot [...]

Ind ex 11 5 L Layout pr ob lems , 101 Layo ut setti ngs Macint osh OS 8.6 to 9.x, 33 Macintosh OS X, 37 Windows, 26 Lett er he ad , 14 Lights, 91 to 92 Luster Photo Pap er, 14, 19, 27, 28 , 29, 42 , 43, 44, 46 , 62, 63, 66 M Macint osh basic prin ting, OS 8. 6 to 9. x, 32 to 34 basic printin g, OS X, 35 to 37 Choo ser, 32, 88 , 10 0 system requirem[...]

116 Index Premium B right White Paper, 1 9, 27, 42 Premium Glossy Phot o Paper, 19, 27, 42 Prem ium Lu ster Photo Pap e r, 19 , 27, 42 Premium Semigloss Photo P aper, 19, 27, 42 Preprinted paper, 14 Previe wing print out, 33 Print CD software, 8, 49 to 52, 5 6 to 60 Print Cent er, M aci ntosh OS X, 3 5, 37 Pri nt head alig ning , 81 t o 84 cleaning[...]

Ind ex 11 7 Soft war e insta l lati on proble ms, solvi n g, 9 4 install i ng, 87 to 88 photo, 8 Print CD, 8, 49 to 52, 56 to 60 reins talling, 102 to 103 uninsta lling, 102 to 103 SoundAd vice, 103 Stickers , 19, 27, 42 Support , 103 to 104 System requirement s, 105 T Technical support, 103 t o 104 Test ing prin ter, 92 to 93 Thick paper, 69 to 71[...]

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