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COL OR IN K J E T P R IN T ER U se r’s Guide All r i ghts r es erved. N o p art of this publ ication may be repr o duce d , stored i n a r etr ieval s ystem, or trans mitted in a n y form or by any m ean s, e l ectr o n ic , mechan i cal, phot ocopying, r eco rd in g, or ot h erw ise , wi t ho ut t he pr io r w r it ten pe rmi ssi on of Se iko Ep[...]
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Pr i n t e r P a rt s P r oo f Si gn-o ff: M a ry _______ M oi ra _______ C indy _______ paper s upport e dge gui de s prin t er cove r sh ee t f eede r co n tr ol p a ne l ta b tab ou tp u t tr a y extensio n o u tput t r a y paper thickne ss le ve r po wer swi tch pa ra llel interf ace co n ne cto r se ri al in te rfac e co nn ec to r ink ca rt r[...]
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F C C Comp l i ance St atem e nt F or Un ited St ates User s T h i s e qu ipm e n t has b e e n teste d and found to co mpl y wit h th e limits for a C la ss B d igital d evi ce, pursu an t to P ar t 1 5 of the FCC Rule s. Thes e limits are desig n e d to p ro vi de re aso nab l e p ro te cti on ag a i ns t ha rm ful i nte rfe re nc e in a re si d [...]
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Co n t e nt s In trodu ctio n Get t ing t he M ost O ut o f Y ou r Pr i nt er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 If Y ou Ar e New t o Co lor P r i nt ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 E n erg y St ar Co mpl ia nce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Ene rg y -s avi ng Ti p s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Ho w to Us e [...]
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Acc e ss ing t he Dr i v er F ro m Win do ws 3 .1 . . . . . . . . . . . 2 -10 Acc e ss ing t he Dr i v er F ro m Win do ws 9 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 -10 Usi ng the P rin t er Dr iv er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 11 Cha ngin g S et t in gs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 14 Usi ng O nli ne H elp . . . . [...]
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Mana gin g Pr int Job s on t he M a cintos h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5- 8 Using the St a tusMo nitor Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 -9 Usi ng the D efau lt S et ti ng M ode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 12 Chan gin g th e De fa ult S et tin gs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5- 15 Chapter 6 Mainte nan ce Cl ean i ng t he [...]
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Font s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 8 Int erf a ce S p ecif ic ation s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A -9 Para llel Int er face . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A -9 Seri a l I nte r face . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A -14 Init ializ atio n . . . . [...]
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Intr od uct i on Th e EP SO N ® Sty lus ® CO L O R 50 0 is an a ff or da bl e, hi g h -q ua lit y in k j e t pri nter tha t can p rint u p to 1 6 million col ors at a r es ol u t ion of 7 20 × 72 0 dpi to p ro du ce full-co lor , p h oto-qu ality im ages. I t a lso produc es rea listic g raysca le imag es, laser -qualit y tex t, a nd line ar t .[...]
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Ge tti ng the M o s t Out of Yo ur P rinter To a ch iev e th e h i gh es t qua lit y pr in tou t, yo u sh ould know a fe w o f the elemen ts that co nt r ib ute to out sta ndin g c olor pri n tin g: ❑ Resolu tion is a mea s ur e of t h e am ou nt o f de tail th a t ca n b e represen te d o n th e pag e. The h igh er the resolut ion, the more deta[...]
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❑ P r i nter driv er s ettings contro l ev ery aspect o f how your printer pr ints, so be su r e to select settin gs t h a t are app r opr ia te f or yo ur im ag es ea c h tim e you pr i nt . If yo u a re using Windo ws, see Chapter 2 for info rm a tion abo ut the p rin te r d riv er soft wa re. If yo u have a Mac intos h, se e Ch a p ter 3 . Bot[...]
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❑ Your sc reen colors w ill no t ex a ctly ma tch the p rinted colors b e c a use yo ur co mp ute r mo n i tor and pr in ter u se di ff ere nt meth ods to pro d uce the color s you s e e. If you sca n images u sin g a sca nner , the ima g e go es thro ugh ano ther in ter preti ve pr ocess th at al so affe c ts t h e c olor . M o nit or s an d s c[...]
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Ener gy-sav in g Tips H ere are a few tip s you ca n use to b e even mor e ener gy-wise : ❑ If y o ur monit or is n’t E nergy Star comp liant, t urn it off w he n yo u’ r e n o t us i n g it . ❑ T u rn off you r com pu t er, pr int er, and m onito r e a ch da y w he n yo u ar e do ne u s in g t h e m . ❑ Use the prin t pr eview optio n in[...]
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Cha pter 5 , “Con trollin g th e Printer, ” pro vi d es in s tru c t ions for mana g in g th e pr inter’s o p er ation thro u gh it s c ontr ol pan el, the prin ter s oftw are, and the pri n ter’s D ef aul t settin g mode . Cha pter 6 , “M ai n t e n an ce ,” c o nt ai ns i n s t ru ct i on s f o r c l e ani n g the p rin t hea ds, r e [...]
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❑ T e chnic al informatio n on the in st a llation, c onfigu ration, and op erati o n of EPSO N pro ducts ❑ C u stomer rela tions. Y o u can pu rc h as e in k ca r t r i d ges , pa pe r, p ar t s, pr i n t e d ma nu al s , and acce sso r ies f or EP SON pr oduc ts from EP SON Acc essori es at (8 0 0) 8 7 3-7766 (U.S. s ales ). I n Can ada, call[...]
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E PSO N I n te rn e t F TP Si te If y ou ha ve ac ces s t o th e I nte rn et and a n F T P clie nt , y o u c an downloa d driv ers, FAQ s, an d s ample file s from E PS ON ’s F TP s i t e. U s e yo ur FT P cl i e n t or W e b br o ws e r t o l o g on t o ft p.e pson.c om with t h e u ser name a non ymo us an d y ou r e -m ai l a ddre ss as the pa[...]
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To tak e a d va ntag e o f t his o f fe r, c all ( 8 00 ) 84 8- 8 19 9 in t he Un ited S ta t es an d C an a da a nd as k f or re p re s e n ta t iv e #5 29 . I n ot h e r c ountries, call the follo wing U .S. telepho ne n umber: ( 6 14 ) 52 9- 1 61 1 , or yo ur l o c a l C o m p uS e r v e ac c e s s n u mb e r. Im p or t a n t S a fe ty In str u [...]
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If the p ower c ord o r plug is da m a ged; if liq u id ha s entere d th e pri nte r; if th e pri n t e r h as b ee n dr opped o r the c abi n et da maged; if t he printer does no t opera te no rm ally or e x h ibits a di stin ct ch ang e i n per f orm an ce. A dju s t on ly th ose c ontr ols tha t ar e co v e red b y the operat ing ins tructions. [...]
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Ch ap t er 1 Se ttin g Up the Printe r P r oo f Si gn-o ff: M a ry _______ M oi ra _______ C indy _______ Sy s t em R eq uire ments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 -2 F o r an IB M C om pa ti ble P C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 -2 F o r a Macin t o s h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 -3 Ch oosin g a[...]
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Thi s chapter desc rib es h o w t o set up y ou r p r in ter , t e s t it , a nd connect it t o your c omput er. Refe r to th e illu s tr ation s on t h e in side f ront c over of this ma nual to ide nti fy the mai n com pon e nts w h il e setti ng u p the p ri n ter. Sy s t em R eq ui r em en t s See the a p p r opria te section below (PC o r Maci[...]
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F or a M aci n t os h To u s e you r p rinte r with a Mac i ntos h, we r eco mm end y ou h ave th ese computer system co mpon e nts: ❑ Any Mac int osh o r Pow er Ma cint o s h m odel ex cep t t he Ma cint o s h + , Mac int osh 51 2, o r Ma cintos h Power B o ok 10 0 ❑ Sys t em 7. 1 o r l a te r ❑ At lea st 8 MB of a vailable sys tem RAM ?[...]
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Un pa c k i n g t h e Pr i nt e r In ad dition t o t h is manu al, y o ur pr inter b ox sh ould include four EPSON printer d r iver disk ettes, a Q u ick Se tup Guid e , a Notice Sh eet , a regist r atio n card, a nd these it em s: R e mo vi ng th e Pr ot e cti v e Mat er i al s You m ust re mo ve all p ro t e cti ve m at eria ls p ack ed ar ou nd [...]
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1 . Lo wer the outp u t tray at th e f r on t of the printer. Th e n li ft up the p r inter cover . 2 . Lo osen the tra n sp orta tion sc r e w by t urning its h a n d le coun terclockwise, a s sho wn belo w. Th en lift it o ff t he carria ge. Sa ve the scr ew so y ou can rein s t a ll it if y ou transpo r t your p r inter later . ( See Cha p ter 6[...]
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Atta c h ing the Pa p e r Sup por t In ser t th e ta bs on the ba se of the pa per su pp ort int o the slots a t the back of the pr inter. Pl ugg in g In an d Tu rn in g O n t he P rint er Fol lo w these steps to p lug in and tu r n o n the pri n t e r: 1. M ak e su re you have r emove d the t r an sportati o n scr ew a nd al l pr ot ec ti v e p ac[...]
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2. Ma k e su re the p rinter is turned off b y chec king t h e p osition of th e PO WER swit c h, a s show n b e low . 3. Plug t h e po we r co r d into a p r op er ly ground ed electrica l ou t l e t. 4 . Turn on the p r in ter by pressing th e PO W ER swit ch. I ns ta llin g the In k Car tridg es Fo llow the s tep s in this sec t io n to inst all[...]
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2. L ower the ou tpu t tray a nd li ft u p the p r inter c over. 3 . Ho l d d o wn th e Lo a d/ E je ct but t on on th e co nt rol pane l fo r a b out fiv e seco nds u n til t h e p rint h ead m oves s lightly left , to t he in k ca r tridge in s t all p osition . The Po w er lig h t begins fla shing . c Ca ut ion: Ne ve r m ov e t he pri n t he a [...]
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5. Remove th e p r otective s h eet fro m the color c artr id ge h older, on the r ig h t. 6. Open the fo il ink ca rtridg e packages a nd t ake o u t th e ca rt rid g e s. R em ove t he ye llow ta p e s eal f r om the t o p o f ea ch one. c C aut io n: You must rem ove t he yell ow ta pe s eal f rom the to p o f eac h ca rtri dge; l eav i ng t he [...]
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B e s ur e t o in s ta ll b oth in k c artr id ges . Th e p r inte r will no t w ork if only o ne c artridge is in stalled . 8 . Push dow n the ink ca rtridge cla mps un til t hey loc k in p l a ce. c Ca ut ion: Onc e yo u i nst all th e ink ca rtri dg es, d o n ot o pen th e c l a mps or remo ve th e c artri d ges exc ep t to rep l ace them wi th [...]
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10. Make su re t h e Po w er ligh t is no longer f lashing , t h e n clo se the p r inter cover . To ma inta in optim u m pr int q u ality, the p rin t e r p eriodic ally per f orm s a c leaning cycle on t he print heads. You may notice th e cleaning cy cle bein g p erfo rmed whe n the prin ter has be en o n f o r a while witho u t b eing u s ed or[...]
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1. L ower the ou tpu t tray a t the front o f th e prin ter an d slide o u t th e e x t e n s i o n . 2 . B e fo re y o u lo ad p ap er, ma ke sur e that t h e pa p er t hic kn e ss l ev er, which con trols th e d is ta nce betw een the p a pe r a n d th e prin ter ca rria ge, is set co r rec tly. I f n ec essa ry, move th e l ever to t h e pla in [...]
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3. If you a re goin g t o load lon g pa per (for ex ample, legal s ize pa pe r ) , p ull up th e pa per sup po r t e xte n si o n . 4. Ma ke sure th e left ed ge g uide lo ck lever is in the d o wn (unloc k ed) p ositio n a nd slide the left edg e g uide to the left a s far as it w ill go. paper suppor t ext ension ew-12bn e left edg e gu id e ew- [...]
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5 . Lo a d a s t a c k o f p a p e r t o se t th e e d g e gu i d e s t o th e c o r r e c t w id t h. M a ke s u re th at t he rig ht e d ge of t he pa pe r res ts a gainst the rig ht side of the s heet fe eder. 6 . Slide the left edg e g uide ag ainst the left edge of the pape r; th en mo ve th e loc k lever up to sec ure th e left e dg e g uide.[...]
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8 . Re i ns e rt th e st ac k o f pa per , p rin ta bl e s i de to wa rd y ou (fac e up), straight in t o the p rin te r and then r est it again st t h e pa pe r supp or t. Th is ens u r es th a t the p aper i s pr op erly lo aded. Y o u can l oa d up t o 10 0 s h e e ts of p l ai n pa pe r. D o n o t l o a d pa pe r a bove the ar r ow p r inted on[...]
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2 . Ho l d d o wn th e Cl eani ng NN N but t on on t h e c o nt ro l pa nel w hile p re s sin g t h e PO WER sw itc h to turn on th e prin ter . T h e self t est begin s by p rintin g in black ink o n the fir st and last lines o f t he fir st s h eet of paper to measu re the pa g e leng t h . Then it print s ch aracter s amples o n the nex t sh eet[...]
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2. P lug the 36-pin end o f t he cable secu rely into th e p rinter ’ s inter face con nector. Then squeeze t he wire clip s t ogether unt il they lo ck in plac e on both s ides. If y ou r cab le ha s a g r ound wir e , a tta ch i t t o the g ro un d co nnec t or b elo w the int erfa ce co nne ctor. 3. P lug the 25 -p in end o f the ca bl e into [...]
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C on necti ng the P r i n ter to a Macint osh To c o nnect th e pr inter to a Maci nto sh usi n g the seri al in ter face, you need a n App le Sy ste m/P e rip heral-8 c able (part n umber M01 97 ) or e quiv a le nt . Do no t use an Apple T a lk cable; it will no t w or k. 1. M ake su re b o t h yo ur p r inte r and Ma c i nto sh are t ur ned o[...]
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Ch ap t er 2 I nsta llin g a n d Us ing th e W in dows Printer Sof tware P r oo f Si gn-o ff: M a ry _______ M oi ra _______ C indy _______ In s ta lling the Prin t e r So ft war e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 -2 In stalling t he Software fo r Win dows 3.1 . . . . . . . . . . . 2 -2 In stalling t he Software fo r Win dows 95 . . . . . . [...]
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This ch apt er descr ibes h ow t o insta ll an d use the Stylus C OL O R 50 0 W i n do ws p r i n te r s o f t w a re o n yo ur PC . I f yo u h av e a M acinto s h, see Ch apter 3 instea d. The p rin t e r so ftw are includ es a prin t er driver , wh ich allow s you r compu t e r to contr ol the print er; you mu s t install it t o use the p rin t e[...]
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5. Wh en you s ee the P r inter U til it y Set up dialog b ox, h ighligh t Ep son Sty lu s CO LO R 5 00 a nd click OK . The inst allat ion pro gram b egins copy ing the files. You se e a screen sh owing the p rog ress of t h e inst allation as it p ro ceeds. 6. Wh e n y ou se e t he pr om pt to ins ert S e t u p Di sk 2, rem ov e Dis k 1 and i n se[...]
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Ch a n g in g th e de f a ul t p ri n te r o r pr i n te r p o r t If yo u do n ot w a nt to u se t he EP SON St y lus CO LO R 5 00 printer d r iver a s yo u r d efault p rinter in Windo ws or if you want to use it o n a different p rin ter p ort, follo w these s t e ps: 1 . In the Ma in window , double-click the Con trol Pan e l ic on. 2 . Double [...]
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Inst alling t h e Soft w a re fo r W indo w s 95 Fo llow these s tep s to insta ll the p rinter d river using the W indow s 9 5 p lu g -and-play capabilities: 1 . Make sure t h e pr in ter is co n ne cte d to the c omputer ’s p aralle l po r t . 2 . Turn off the printer and y o ur c ompu te r , i f they ar e on. 3 . Turn on the printe r f irst ; [...]
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9 . At t he n ext s c reen you can g ive the p rinter a uniqu e na me. W e recommend tha t y ou k eep t h e mod el name, but y ou can type a ne w o ne in th e Pri n ter nam e b ox , if desi r ed. T o u se t he prin te r as t h e d efault p rinter for all Windows 9 5 a p plication s , s elect Ye s ( No is th e def aul t). 1 0. Click the Fi nis h but[...]
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In sta llin g the d r iv er wh ile ru nnin g W in dow s 95 If yo u ha d tro uble in stalling the p rin te r driver using t he plu g-and-p lay fea tu re, fo llow t hese s tep s to in stall t he p r inter dr iv e r: 1. M a ke su re Wind ow s 95 is ru nnin g. 2 . In sert the Window s Setup Di sk 1 di sk in a disk ette dr iv e . 3. Do u ble-c lic k t h[...]
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I n s tal lin g a D r iv er for DOS P r ogr ams Mo st DOS so ftwar e progr ams in clu de dri vers for EP SON ESC/ P 2 p r inters. If t h e Sty lus COLOR 5 00 driv er is n ot list ed in your s oft ware, c hoose t he fir st printe r av ailable in the list s be l ow. Als o che ck w i th y our s o f twar e ma nu f ac turer t o se e if a Stylus CO L[...]
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Ac ce s s in g t h e P ri n t e r D r i ve r You c a n a c ce ss the dri ver in di fferent w a ys , dep en d ing o n how yo u want t o u se the settin gs you sel ec t: ❑ I f yo u wa n t t h e c h an ge s t o ap p l y o n l y t o t h e d ocu m e n t ( s ) yo u will p rint in a part icular Windows application , see the fo llowing section . ❑ If y[...]
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Ac c es si n g t h e D r iv er Fr om Wi n do w s 3 . 1 Follow these s tep s to ac c ess t h e driver from t he Wi ndows C o nt ro l Pa ne l : 1 . Double -click the Con trol Pan e l ic on in the M a in pro gr am gr oup . 2 . Double -click the Pr i nt er s icon. 3. Choose E P SON St y l us Co l o r 5 00 from th e list of In s t alled Pr inter s. 4. C[...]
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Us in g th e Pri nte r D r i ver However you ac ce ssed th e printe r dri ver, you see the Mai n me n u tab : Th ere are two menu ta bs of p ri n ter dri ver setting s: Main ( s h ow n ab ov e ) and G r ap hi cs . T h e s e s e t t in g s, wh i ch a re li s t e d in the ta bl e s o n p age s 2 -13 and 2- 14 , l e t yo u c ont r o l t h e a p p ea r[...]
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The prin t e r driver includ es an Au to (Aut omatic) setting fo r Do cum ent T y p e. W hen Au t o is s ele c te d , the d riv er a utoma tic ally c hoo ses th e b est pri nt s e t tin g s for yo ur docu m ent b y ana l y zing the diff er ent types of d a ta to be printe d. I t a djust s the In k , C o lo r Ma tching, a n d Ha lf tonin g settings [...]
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Main me nu se ttin gs Se t t i n g Op t io ns Do c u men t Type Au to ( A uto mati c m o de ) Gr a ph (B usine ss Gr ap h ics) Ph ot o ( Ph ot og r ap hic I ma ge s) Vide o (Video/Digit al Camera) Ec on omy ( M on oc hro m e) In k M ono (Mon oc hro me P ri nt i ng ) C o l o r ( Fu ll C o lor Pr in ting ) P rintin g M ode Su pe r - 720 dpi Be st - 3[...]
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G rap hi c s me nu se tti n gs Setti n g Optio ns Colo r M atchi ng * Di s a bl ed Use W i ndo ws’ m at chi ng U s e Dri ver’ s ma tch i ng M atc h f or bu sin ess graph ic s Mat c h fo r photo ima g e s Mat ch f o r logo Colo r Balanc e * Satu rat i on –50% - 0% - + 50% Re d St re ngt h –50 % - 0% - + 50% Gre en St re ngt h –50% - 0% - +[...]
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I f yo u ma ke c h an ge s bef o re s e l e c t i n g App l y , and y ou w ant t o c ancel t hem , click the Cancel b utto n. This c loses th e pr in ter dr iv e r. Us in g O n li n e He l p Fo r co mplete info rm ation abou t u sing the p rinter d river, you c an easily ac cess t he drive r’s onlin e help a ny t ime. It provides detaile d d e s [...]
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For specific help rela ted to a ny it em in the m enus , r ig ht-c lick the item , then clic k the What’s Th is? pr om pt . To access o nline help fro m Start, c lick t he St art but ton, po int to Pr ogr am s , Epson , and then click E P SO N Sty lu s H el p . You see the h elp c onten ts win do w. If you need in s t r uctions o n ho w to use he[...]
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Ch ap t er 3 I nsta llin g a n d Us ing th e M ac in to sh Printer Sof tware P r oo f Si gn-o ff: M a ry _______ M oi ra _______ C indy _______ 3 In s ta lling the Prin t e r Dr iver So ft war e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 -2 U si ng th e Cho oser to S ele c t t he P rint er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 -5 U si ng th e P rint er Driv er . . . . [...]
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This ch apt er descr ibes h ow t o insta ll an d use the Stylus C OL O R 50 0 p ri nt er s of t w are on y o ur M acin to s h. I f y o u h av e a PC, see Cha p ter 2 in stead . The p rin t e r so ftw are includ es a prin t er driver , wh ich allow s you r compu t e r to contr ol the print er; you mu s t install it t o use the p rin t er . The d r i[...]
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5. Do u ble-c lic k t h e Ins talle r ic on to st ar t inst alling the printe r so ftw ar e . 6. Wh en you s ee the initial s c reen , click Con tinue . You see t he fol low in g s c reen : 7. C lick t he Se rial D ri ve r Pac k age c h e c k bo x to s e l e c t t h e printer driver a nd all it s componen ts. (Although t he driv er lets y ou ins ta[...]
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❑ Bi-D C a libra tio n calibr ates t he pr inter so vertica l an d horizont al lines a re a lig n ed . For mor e info rm atio n , see “ Calib r atin g the P r in ter ” in Ch ap ter 6. ❑ EPS O N St atu sMo nitor keep s t ra c k of t he c u r rent sta tus o f yo ur p r i n te r , and al e r ts yo u w h en pri n te r err ors o ccu r. Fo r m or[...]
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U sin g th e C ho os er t o Se le ct t h e Pr i nt er A ft er you inst a ll the p rinter d river, follo w the s teps b elow t o se l e ct th e pr i nt er be fo re y ou b egi n pr i nt i ng . Yo u n e ed to c h oo se th e printer on ly t he first time yo u use it o r w henever y ou want to u s e a nothe r p r in ter . ( You r Ma c in to sh alw ays p[...]
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5. If t h e St y l us C O LO R 5 00 is sh own, clic k OK . If th e wro n g pr inter is sh ow n , th e pri n t e r ma y b e tu rned off o r not co n ne cte d prop erly . Tu r n o n the pr in ter, if n eces s a ry, an d check the con nect i o ns ; t he n click RE TRY . If th e printer na m e is st ill w rong, chang e the p or t selection in th e Choo[...]
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Us in g th e Pri nte r D r iver Th e printer driv er comes with defa ult values fo r all t he settin gs, as li sted i n th e table o n p ag e 3-9. Th e driv e r als o includ e s an A u tomatic optio n (defa ult) for the Me th o d settin g. Th is option let s the p rinter d r iver a nalyz e each p age o f t he do cu men t y o u will p rint a nd then[...]
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To displ a y the Pr i nt d i alo g box , cho o se Pr in t from the file me nu of yo ur applic ation p rogra m. You see a dialog box s im ilar t o th e on e s h ow n b el ow . (T h e di a l og b ox y ou s e e d e p end s o n y ou r s of t wa re ap pli c at i on . ) To access t h e pr inter d r iver sett ings , ch oo se t h e Op t io n s b utto n. Yo[...]
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Th e followin g ta ble s u m marizes t h e p rinter d r iver sett ings , w ith fa ctory defa u lts in bold t y p e. D etailed des cri p tion s of ea ch settin g follo w the tab le . B o x ti t l e Se t t i ng Op ti o n s Co lor /Halft o ne Set ting In k s C olo r (C M YK) Mo no c h r o m e Me t h od No h a l f to ni ng Di th e r i n g A Di th e r i[...]
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In k s This set ting sp ecifies co lor (C M YK ) or mo no c hro me pr in t ing. CMYK refe rs t o th e printer’s color ed inks: cyan (blue-green), ma g e nt a, yel l o w, and b l ac k ( K ) . T he s e c ol o rs ar e c o mb i n e d t o cre ate any of 1 6 million colors. When y o u sele ct Mo n och ro me , the p rin t er p rints o nly black ink . If[...]
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❑ Erro r D iff u sio n is b est fo r p hoto g r aphic im a ges. It creat es c olo rs b y r and o mly d is t ribut ing d ot s, m aking e d g es an d c olors s ofter . Printing these images ta ke s longer, but it pr odu ces th e bes t p rin t qu ali ty fo r photo gr ap h s. ❑ Co l orSync a utoma tic ally adju sts the c olor range to b etter m atc[...]
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❑ Selec t Vi de o/D igi tal C am e ra ( Erro r D if fusio n) wh e n p rintin g ima ges yo u took with a vide o or digit al cam era. Thi s featur e inc rease s the b r ig htn ess an d sh a rpne ss to mak e p r inted imag es clea rer. L i ght/Da rk sl ider The slid er has five s e ttin gs that allow you to app ly m or e or les s in k on the pa per [...]
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W hen speed is im portan t and dra ft qualit y is good eno u g h, use Ec on o my (180 d p i). No te : Pri n ti ng at l ow er res olution s c on serv es i n k. Me di a Ty p e S elec tin g the media type sets up th e prin ter for th e type of p a pe r yo u l oa de d . D e p e n d i ng on yo ur Pr in t in g M o de sett i ng , Me di a Ty pe ca n b e on[...]
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M i cr oW ea ve Mod e MicroWeave reduces the p ossibilit y of b anding, th e lig h t ho ri zo nt al l i ne s t ha t can ma r a n i m ag e . W h e n y ou t u r n o n MicroWeave, the printer p r odu ces su perior outpu t becaus e graphic s d at a is r eor d er ed an d p rin t ed in fine incr e m ents. It slo ws the pr in t speed bu t is r ec ommende [...]
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Visu al Ef f ect s S et t in gs Th e followin g set tings a llow you to m anipulate t he pr inted im age to ac hieve sp ecial effects . Fl i p Ho ri z o nt al and Fl ip Ver tica l rota te the im ag e 180 ° al ong t h e ho r izo n t al or ve rt i cal ax i s . T e x t t he n ap pe ars b ac kw ar ds o r u p s i de do w n . Inv er t Ima ge c ha n g e [...]
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You can selec t one of the following p redefined p aper sizes: Lett e r (8 1 ⁄ 2 × 11 inch es ) L eg al (Ce nt e red ) Lette r (Center ed ) St a temen t (5 1 ⁄ 2 × 8 1 ⁄ 2 in ches) A4 (210 × 2 97 mm ) E x e cu t iv e ( 7 1 ⁄ 2 × 10 i n ch e s ) A4 ( Ce nt ered ) Env e lo pe #1 0 (4 1 ⁄ 8 × 9 1 ⁄ 2 inc hes) Leg a l (8 1 ⁄ 2 × 14 [...]
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D efini ng cus tom p ap er s izes To de fi ne a cu st om pa p e r si z e , clic k th e Pa per b utto n in th e Pa ge Setup dialog box . You see t he following dialog box : Clic k Ne w to cr eate a new pap e r si z e. Enter a new nam e f or the pap e r si z e in th e Ne w P a pe r Si ze box . Then e nter th e co r re c t va lu es in the Widt h an d [...]
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L El be+ A5 size Cha p ter 3 3-26-96 M T, pa ss 7 3- 18 I nstal l i ng an d U sing t he Maci ntosh Pri n ter Soft war e[...]
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Ch ap t er 4 Pa per H an dling P r oo f Si gn-o ff: M a ry _______ M oi ra _______ C indy _______ Ch oosin g Pa per and O the r M e d ia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 -2 Se ttin g th e Pa p e r Thi c k ne ss and Ad ju stme nt Le v er s . . . . . . 4 - 3 S ettin g th e P ap er T hic kn es s L e v e r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 3 S ettin g[...]
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Rea d thi s chap ter for info rmat io n ab out cho osing th e best p ap er o r o th er m ed ia fo r you r p ri n t i ng nee ds an d for instru ction s on loa d in g th em in y our p rinter . Ch oosi ng Pap e r an d O t her Media Y ou ca n u s e m o s t p la i n pa pe r wi t h yo ur pr i n t e r an d a c h i e v e goo d r esu lts. Coate d and g loss[...]
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Pa pe r o r ot her me di a S iz e Par t nu m be r Spec i al coate d paper fo r 72 0 dpi L ett er ( 8.5 × 11 inche s) Leg a l ( 8 .5 × 14 inc he s ) S041 062 S041 048 Spec i al coate d paper fo r 36 0 dpi L ett er ( 8.5 × 11 inche s) S041 060 High - qu al ity g l oss y pape r Le t te r ( 8.5 × 11 inch e s) S041 072 Tr anspare ncy fi lm Le tte r [...]
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Set th e lever to t h e posi tio n tha t best suit s the p a per or ot h er me dia y ou pla n t o u se , as s h own in t h e f ollo wing t a ble. Pap e r ty pe Pa pe r t hic k nes s l eve r pos it io n St a ndard ( pla in, co ated, o r glossy) pape r Pla i n pap e r Transpar ency fil m P lai n p aper E n v e lope s o r labels T hic k pa per Se tt i[...]
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S et the th ick nes s a dju stment l ever t o the po sition th at be st suits the pa per or ot h er medi a you pl a n to us e, a s s ho wn i n th e fo llowing t able. Pa p er typ e Thick n e s s a d just ment lever p osition Standard pape r (plain, coate d, or glossy ) 0 T r ansp a r en c i es 0 En v e lo pe s o r la b el s + Prev i ously smeared d[...]
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❑ Af t e r pr i n t i n g on h i g h- q ua l i t y gl o s s y p a p e r o r trans p a rencies , re mo ve ea ch sheet fr om the o utput tr ay immediately. Ma ke s ure each sheet is dr y befor e st ackin g . ❑ You can p rin t on sh eets of la be ls in your prin t e r; ju st follo w the in str uctions fo r lo ading p lain pa per in Cha p te r 1 . [...]
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Not e: If you l oad mul t i p l e sh eets o f gloss y pape r, th e mi n i m um top margi n is 1 .2 inc hes ( 30 mm). To pr i n t wi th a sm alle r t op margi n, load a nd p rint g l ossy pa per on e sh eet at a time. Fo llow these s tep s to load sp ecial paper or t ra n s parenc y fil m : 1 . Lo wer the outp u t tray at th e f r on t of the printe[...]
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2. Inser t th e st ack o f pap er in to t h e p ri nte r a nd adj u st the le ft e d ge g uide to the p a per’s width w hile the loc k lev er is in th e do wn po sitio n ; then s e t t he lo c k lever up to sec ur e t h e l ef t ed ge guide . 3 . Remo v e t he st ac k of p ape r a nd fa n it . The n tap it o n a fl at su rface to ev en th e edg e[...]
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Ma ke sure th e printa ble surfa ce faces u p. F o r c oat ed p a pers, the p r intable si de is w h iter th an the o the r sid e . Fo r glos sy paper and tr anspa re n ci es, the printa b le si de is f ace up when the cut c o r ner is p ositio ned as sho w n in the illus tratio n b elow. 5 . Change th e M edi a Type and o ther pri nter dri ver set[...]
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2 . You ca n load up to 10 envelo pes in the sh eet feeder w ith the fr ont ( prin table) side facing up as sho wn. 3 . Adj u st t he le ft ed ge g u ide so the envelop es fee d stra ig ht into the pa per pa th . 4 . C han ge th e M ed i a T y pe an d o t he r pr i n t e r d riv er s et t in g s s o th ey a re a ppr opriate fo r t h e envelo p e s [...]
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Ch ap t er 5 C ontro lli ng th e Print er P r oo f Si gn-o ff: M a ry _______ M oi ra _______ C indy _______ U si ng th e P rint er ’s Co nt ro l Pane l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 -2 Li g ht s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 -2 Bu t t ons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 -3 Ma [...]
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Thi s c h apter expla in s ho w to do the follo win g : ❑ Con t r ol th e pr inter u sing t he co n t r ol pan el ❑ Man age p rinting in Windows and o n the Maci n tosh ❑ Co n t rol add itiona l printe r f unc tions usin g the D e fault settin g m od e . Usin g th e Pri nte r’s Co ntro l Pan e l The p rin t e r’s control p a nel contain s[...]
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Ink O ut O F la shes w hen t h e bl ac k ink ca rtridge is lo w on ink. On wh en the blac k ink ca r tridge is empt y o r n ot installed. Th e p rinter will not work if the black ink ca r tridge is empty or not in stalled. Ink O ut NN N Flas hes w hen the co lor ink car tridge is low on ink. On w hen t he c olo r ink ca rtridg e is em pty o r not i[...]
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P o wer -o n fun c ti o n s The bu tton com binat i o ns belo w perfo r m add iti onal fu n c tio n s to c ontrol y our prin te r. Paper m u st b e lo aded in t h e p rinter for all t h ese o pera t ion s . Cl eani ng N NN + PO WER sw itch Ch e ck s the pa per l e ng th a n d pe r f or ms a pr i n te r se l f test. See “Testi n g the Pr inter” [...]
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C l ea ni ng O + Lo a d/ E j ec t + POWE R sw i t c h E n ter s pri nte r a dju stment mo de and p r ints a multiling u a l inst ructio n sheet o n c alibratin g th e p r inter. (Use t his m ode only if you ar e p rinting fr om DO S applicatio ns. Mana gi ng Pr i n t Jo b s i n Wi nd o ws W hen you p rint a doc u m ent fro m a Win d o ws applica ti[...]
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The D es pooler st a tus box, wh ic h is s im ilar to t he o ne sh ow n b e lo w , a llow s you to moni to r t he p ro g re ss o f the print job a n d St op , Pause , or Re p rint t h e p ri nt j ob . T he St op b utton ca ncels th e p rint jo b; Pa use hold s th e print jo b until yo u pr e s s t h e bu t ton ag ain ; and R e pr i n t l e ts you r[...]
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No te : If y ou ge t an erro r mes sag e wh i le tr yin g to prin t, the prob lem may be c au sed b y con f l ic ts wit h other temp orar y f il es or direc tori es. Se e Ch ap ter 7 for mo re i n f o rmati on. U sin g th e St a tus Mo ni t or i n W in d ow s 95 I f yo u are us i n g W i n do ws 9 5, th e S t at u s M on i to r b o x a pp e a r s i[...]
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The St a tus M o ni t or re p orts t he op era ti ng con dit io n o f yo ur pr i n te r b y c han gi n g t h e app ear anc e of th e pr i nt e r i c on i n t h e l o we r ri g ht c o rn e r , a s s h ow n b e l ow . Ch ecki ng t h e pr i n te r sta t us. An erro r has oc cu rre d. Your pr inte r can no t print. C he c k y ou r p r in te r. Th e pri[...]
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2. St a r t a pr in t j ob . 3. C lick the icon in the upp er r ig ht co r ner o f the dis p lay a n d pu ll d ow n t he me n u t h at a pp ear s . ( T h e s h ap e of th e ic on depends o n the soft ware you are us ing . ) 4. Se l e ct Epso n Mo ni tor 2 fr om the m e nu . Yo u see a dia log box sim ilar t o the fo llowing : Th e print job lis ted[...]
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Fol low t h es e step s . 1 . Double -click the E PSO N St a tu sMo ni t or ico n on y our ha rd disk. You see the follo wing d ia lo g box. 2 . C lick Se ri al and th en sp ecify wh et her yo ur p r inter is c o nnecte d to th e pri nte r p ort o r m odem port of your Ma cint o s h. If a prin t e r er r or occur s while t he Sta t us Monito r w in[...]
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No te : Th e St atu sMon ito r c hec ks th e p rinter statu s on c e ev ery three mi nutes a s a defau lt . Ho weve r, yo u can sp ec i fy the t i m e i n the In terv al me n u . To c hang e t he inter val, c lick In t er v a l ; t hen c ho ose y ou r t ime. If y ou w a n t to chec k the rem aini ng amou nt of bla ck o r c olo r in k, select t he I[...]
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Usin g t h e D efa ult Se tti ng Mode Addi tio nal prin ter fu nctio ns are avai lab le t h r o ugh the De fa ult settin g m od e . Bec au se th e p r in ter ’s facto r y defau lts are design ed to meet the n eed s of a lmos t all us ers, yo u r ar e ly n eed to c ha n g e t he prin ter fu n cti o ns l i s ted bel ow. I f necessa r y, how ever , [...]
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❑ P r i nt direction . Spe cifies ho w th e print hea d mo ves ac ross th e pag e. The o ptions a re U ni-D, Bi-D , and A u to (de fault). W hen Uni-D is o n, th e p r int hea d prints in o nly on e dir ection t o provide th e most precise a lign men t for graphic s and text . In Bi-D pri n ting , the pr in t h ea d prin ts i n both d i rections [...]
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❑ AGM (Altern ate Grap hics Mode) . Specifies th at the prin t er u se high-resolution, 24-pin g raph ics comman ds. (U sed in IB M X24 E mode o nl y .) ❑ Cha r acter table . S ele c ts t h e set o f ch ara c ter s a n d sy mbols tha t c an be p r inted . The def aul t is th e Ita li c U. S. A . ch aracter tab le . If y ou c ommon ly use a l a [...]
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C ha ng i n g t h e D ef a ul t Se tt in gs To change th e p r inte r ’ s de fau lt se t ting s, you use the co n trol pa nel button s; t he c ontr ol pan el lig hts show y our selec t io ns. 1. Ma k e sure t h e p rinter is t u r ned off a nd p aper is loaded. 2. H old d ow n t h e Lo a d / E je ct b utto n an d turn on th e p r inte r, conti nu[...]
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L El be+ A5 size Cha p ter 5 3-25-96 M T, pa ss 5 5- 16 C on t ro ll ing t he P rint er[...]
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Ch ap t er 6 Mai n t e na nc e P r oo f Si gn-o ff: M a ry _______ M oi ra _______ C indy _______ Cl ea ni ng th e Pr int Hea d s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 -2 Rep la cing I nk Car tri dges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 -3 S ele cti ng t he C o rre c t Ink Car tr idge s . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 -4 Re m ovin g a[...]
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Instruction s in this c hapt er tel l y o u how to do t he fo llow i ng t o m ai n ta i n a nd c a re f o r yo ur pr i n t e r: ❑ Clean the p rin t hea ds ❑ Re p lace t he i nk c artrid g e s ❑ Clean the p rin t e r ❑ Calibra te t he prin ter ❑ Transp o rt th e printe r. C l ea ni ng the Prin t Head s The p rin te r periodic ally clea ns [...]
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A fter yo u cl ean th e print h eads, tu r n off the pri nter; th en ho ld down th e Cl eani ng O b utton as yo u turn th e p rinter ba c k on . (Co ntinue ho ld ing it d ow n for a few seco nds after turning on th e printer. ) T his p rints a demo nstratio n page s o you ca n s ee if yo ur print qualit y ha s im p roved. If the p rint q uality is [...]
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❑ Onc e yo u i nst all th e ink ca rtri dg es, d o n ot o pen th e c l a mps or remo ve th e c artri d ges exc ept to rep l ace them wi th new ones. On ce you rem ove a c artrid ge, you c an no t reu se i t. When the co lor ink ca rtridg e is em pty, y ou can co ntinu e printing w it h t he blac k ink cartrid ge by s witch ing t o m onoch rom e m[...]
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Removin g and In stall in g Ink Car t ridge s Fo llow these s tep s to re place eithe r or b oth in k cartr id ges : 1 . Make sure t h e pr in ter is on an d not pri nti ng, and that o ne of the In k O ut ligh t s is flashin g or tu rned o n. 2 . Lo wer the outp u t tray on the front o f the p rinter ( if ne c essa r y) a nd th en lift u p the p ri[...]
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5. L ift the car tri dg e out o f the p rinter and di sp ose of it ca r efu l ly so an y excess ink d oes n ot sp ill out. Do no t t ake the u sed c ar t r id ge a part o r try to refill it. w Warning: If in k ge ts on y our ha nd s, wa sh th em t h oro u g hly wit h so ap and water. I f i nk gets i nt o your ey es, f lu sh t hem imme diat ely wi t[...]
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c C aut io n: You must re m ov e the tap e seal from the top of the ca rtri dge; l eav i ng t he tape on wi l l perm an ently damag e i t. Do not remo v e the tape sea l from the bottom of the c artrid g e; ink w ill l e a k ou t. 7. L ower th e ink ca rtridg e into its holder with th e label fa cing up a n d the a rro w poin tin g to t he bac k of[...]
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c Ca ut ion: Onc e yo u i nst all an in k c artri d ge, do not open th e i n k c artri d ge c lamp ag ai n or rem ove the ca r tridge exc ep t to re place i t wi th a new on e. O n c e y ou remo ve a c artridg e, d o n ot r e us e i t ; t hi s m ay dam a ge t he pri n t hea d. 9 . Pres s the Loa d /Ej e ct bu tton again . Th e printe r mo ves the p[...]
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4. Clea n t he ex t er ior of the p r inter w ith a soft clot h damp ened in mild det ergent. K eep t he printer cove r closed to prevent water from gett in g insid e . 5. T o clean ink o ut of t he printer ’ s interior, w ipe it gen tly wit h a d am p c l o th . c C aut io n: ❑ Nev er u se a lcoh ol or thinner to c le an the pri n ter; t h ese[...]
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Ca libra ti ng the P r inte r U s i ng W in dows If you ar e u sing Windows on your PC, follow the s t eps b elow to c alibrate t h e p rinter. If y ou inst alle d th e Windows p rinter driver, th e Calibra t ion u tilit y is inst alle d o n your hard d isk . 1 . I f yo u ar e us in g W i n do ws 3 . 1 , s e l e c t t he EPS ON P rinte r C alib rat[...]
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7. C lick Ne xt tw ic e t o prin t the mi salig ned p attern ’s Test Alignm ent Sh eet . This p rinto ut c ontains nu m bered line group s with v arying a lign men t. 8. H igh light t h e nu mber of the line gro up wi t h t he bes t a pp e ar anc e an d cli c k Ne x t to calibra te t he p rin t er . Click Ne xt to go to th e ne xt screen . 9. T o[...]
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6 . Follow the in str uc tio ns o n the s c reen to ch oose t h e p rint h ead yo u wan t t o calibr ate. Th en selec t Ne x t . 7 . Mak e sure t he prin ter is o n a nd pape r is lo aded. T hen select Nex t t o p ri nt th e Cu rren t A lig n me nt Sheet. 8. Selec t th e mi salig n ed patt er n. (If m o r e th an one pa tter n is m isaligned, selec[...]
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c C aut io n: Make s ur e tha t t he prin t er n ame you se le cted and t he actu al prin t e r to be ca lib rated are the sam e, and confi r m th at this printe r i s c o n nec ted to th e port you selecte d . Othe rwi se, th e p rinte r wil l b e da m age d. 4. In t h e next scr een, click t he Pr ev i ew butto n to pri nt th e cali b r a tio n p[...]
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Ca libra ti ng the P r inte r F rom t h e C ont ro l P ane l If for s ome reas on y o u ca n not use a ny of the cal ib rat ion u tility pro gram s th at came with yo ur pr inter, you c an cal ibra te t h e printer fro m the c ontr ol pan el. This is c alled the Pr in t er adjustment m o de. F o llow th ese st ep s : 1 . M a k e sure t he prin t er[...]
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5. Rem ove a ny p aper fr om the shee t feeder a nd remove the pa pe r supp o r t. 6 . In stall th e tr anspor tatio n s c rew to se cur e the pr in t h ea d to the ca r riage a s shown b elow. 7 . Pu sh in the outp ut tray e x tens ion and cl ose the tra y. 8 . Attac h any o ther pro tec tiv e m ateri als t o the pri n ter . S ee the Notic e Sh ee[...]
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L El be+ A5 size Cha p ter 6 3-25-96 M T, pa ss 5 6- 16 Ma i nt e nance[...]
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Ch ap t er 7 Tr oubl esho oti n g P r oo f Si gn-o ff: M a ry _______ M oi ra _______ C indy _______ Err or I nd icato rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 -2 P rin t Qualit y P rob lems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 -4 P ro blem s W it h P rin t in g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 9 P ape r [...]
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Thi s ch ap t er d es cr i bes w hat y o u c an d o if y ou a re ha vi ng problems pr in t ing. It is div id e d into the s e s ection s : ❑ Erro r In d ica tors . This sectio n explain s errors indic a ted by the c ontro l p ane l lig h t s . ❑ Print Qua lity Pro blems . Se e t his sectio n if the print qualit y is no t good o r no t wh at y o[...]
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Th e Pa pe r Ou t li gh t i s fl ashi ng . Pa p er may ha ve j am med in the p rinter . Tur n off th e prin ter a nd g ently pull all t he p a per out of th e p rinter. If it tear s and piece s rem ain inside t he printer , o pen the p rinter cover an d r emov e the p iece s of p aper. See “ Pape r H a ndling P roblem s” on p a ge 7- 13 . Th e [...]
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The Po w e r lig ht is on b ut not h ing p r int s. The in te rface ca ble may n ot be pl ugg e d in securely . Ch eck both ends o f t he cable between the p r inter a nd the c o m puter. M a ke su re your i n t erfa ce cabl e meets bo th th e printe r’s and computer ’s specific ation s. Mak e s u re y ou r so ft wa re i s p ro per ly se t up f[...]
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Not e: Do n ot u s e hi gh -qu al i t y gl o ss y p aper whe n y o u p r in t a t 36 0 d pi . ❑ M a ke su r e th e Medi a Type se ttin g matc hes the typ e of pa p er or other media loaded in the p rin ter. ❑ If yo u’ r e pr in t i ng a s can n e d i ma g e an d th e co l ors a re not r ig h t, fir st tr y to fix t h e p ro b lem u si n g yo [...]
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If y ou ar e p ri nt in g c o lor gr ap hi cs at 36 0 or 720 d pi , ma k e s ur e MicroWeave is o n a nd High Sp eed m ode is off. A lso c heck tha t the Br ightness an d Con trast settin g s (Win dows drive r) or Ligh t/D ark setting (M ac in t osh driver ) a r e app ro pria te for t he imag e. Try u s in g the p rinter d r iver’s Au t o (A u t [...]
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Prin t jobs may be h eld in the EP SON Sp oo l Manag er (W indow s) o r th e E p so n Mon it o r2 utility (Mac intosh). Select a ny p rint jo bs m ar ked p ending , waiting, o r h eld ; then sel ect Del ete or C a nc el P ri n ting . If yo u s t ill se e incorrec t or garb led cha racte rs, prin t a dem on s tr atio n pag e to see if the p ro blem [...]
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If you ar e p rinting from a DOS a pplica tion using Eco no m y mode , black tex t or g raphic s will appea r gra y on y our p rin t out ; tu rn off E con omy mo de usin g the pr int er’s Defa u lt setti ng mode t o achieve de eper blacks . See Chapt er 5 for instru ction s. Clean the c olor p rint he ad a s des cr ibed in Cha pter 6. Th e p r in[...]
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Pr ob l em s W it h Pri nti ng If y ou c a n no t get th e pri n ter to p rint, fi rst chec k that p aper is lo aded in t h e p rinter . Then chec k that the p rin t e r is plugg ed in t o a work ing electr ica l o utle t t h at is n ot co ntro lled by a sw it ch o r t im er. V erif y t hat th e i nt erf a ce c ab le i s se cu rel y c o nnecte d to[...]
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Th e p r in te r s o un ds lik e i t i s pri n ti n g, but n o t hi n g pr in ts . The prin t heads m ay nee d clea n ing. See Ch apter 6 for instru ction s. One or bot h ink c artridges a re em pty o r too old. A ca rtridg e is too old if it h as b ee n u s ed lon ger t ha n s ix mo nt hs o r b ey ond the da te on its pa c kagi n g . F i r s t cle[...]
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7 . In the dia lo g box , c hange th e spo ol dir ec tory to the on e y ou cr eated in step 1 . Then select OK . 8. C lo se t he S p oo l M an ag er . The pr i nte r p rin ts blan k p age s . Make sure EP SON S t ylus COLO R 5 0 0 is select e d as th e de faul t W indow s p rin ter driver or is the la st print er selec ted in the Ch oos e r (Ma c i[...]
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Ink ca rtri dges do no t l ast as long a s expec ted. The in k c ar tr id ge life d e pen d s o n the amount of ink used in prin tin g. I f you often pri nt pag es with large gr a phics an d den se text with li t tle wh ite sp ac e, you wi ll use up cartridg es faster than if you p rint p ages w it h lots o f wh ite s p a ce. T h e p rinter als o u[...]
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O n a Mac intosh, releas e an y p rin t j obs t hat may b e held in the Ep son Monito r2 ut ility . Click the u p per rig ht co rne r of th e sc re en a nd select Mo n ito r2 from t he menu . Clic k any print job sh own under Wa it ing and c lick Ca nce l Print i ng . Make sure EP SON S t ylus COLO R 5 0 0 is select e d as th e de faul t W indow s [...]
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Pa per H and lin g P roble ms Thi s sec tion desc r i be s h o w t o p re ven t pa p er jams an d ensure t h at pa pe r fe e d s pr op e rl y . P ap e r J am P ro b le ms Use a higher q uality pa per that is su itab le fo r ink jet p rinter s a n d is no t too th in, to o thic k, or r o ug h . Fo r b est qua li ty, us e EPSON specia l co ated a nd [...]
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Th e paper w as exp osed to ex cess humidity , o ver 6 0 % . See A ppendix A for sp ecific atio n s on requir ed enviro nm ental c onditio ns. Th e left edg e g u ide is t o o tight or too loose; a djust it for t h e size of th e pap er. To o man y sh eets are loa ded in the sh eet feed er. You ca n lo a d up to 100 sheets of pla in pa p er , 7 0 s[...]
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Paper d oes not ful ly eje ct. Use t he Lo a d/ E j e c t bu tto n to e jec t t h e pa ge. Th e pa per m ay be too lon g. U se pa per th a t is wi th i n the spe cified size. See “ Te chni c al Specific ation s” in Appen dix A . Eject ed pa per i s wrinkle d. The p ap er is too t h i n o r d am p . Do not s to re p ap er in d am p or hu mid p l[...]
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A ppendix A Te chni cal Sp eci fica t i o ns P r oo f Si gn-o ff: M a ry _______ M oi ra _______ C indy _______ P rin t in g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A- 2 P ape r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3 In k Ca rt rid g es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-[...]
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Pr i n ti ng Pri n ti ng me thod : On -deman d in k jet Nozzle co nfi guration : 64 monoch ro m e ( b l ack) n o zzl es 60 color (cyan , mage n ta, yel l o w ) nozzl es (20 × 3; 2 0 fo r each co lor) Prin tabl e co l u mn s an d p rin ting speed: * C h ar a ct er pi t ch (c harac ters p er inch ) Print a bl e co lu mn s Print in g sp e ed (ch a r [...]
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P ape r Note: Sinc e the quality of a ny particular b rand or type of paper may be changed by the manufac turer at any time, EP SON cannot g u arantee the use of any partic ula r b rand or type of paper. Always test samples of paper stock before purc ha sing large q uantities or printing large jobs. Paper path: S hee t fe e der, to p e ntry S heet [...]
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En vel opes : Si ze N o . 10 9. 5 × 4. 1 inches (240 × 104 m m) D L 8. 7 × 4. 3 inches (220 × 110 m m) Pape r type s P l ain , bon d, or air mai l pap e r Thickness 0.006 t o 0. 02 in ch (0. 16 to 0. 52 mm) Paper weight 12 t o 24 lb (45 t o 90 g/m 2 ) Transparencies: Size A4 (210 × 297 m m) Le tte r (8. 5 × 11 inches) Thickness 0.003 to 0.003[...]
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Printabl e area: Sin g le s he ets E n velope s A The minimum t op m argin is 0. 12 in ch (3.0 mm). No te : W h en p r i n tin g mu lti p le sh ee ts o f g l os sy p ape r , t he m in i m u m t op m a r g i n i s 1. 2 in ch es (30 m m) . BL The minimum le ft margin is 0. 12 i nch (3.0 m m). BR Th e minimum ri ght margi n is: 0. 12 in ch (3. 0 mm ) [...]
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In k Car tridg es Black i nk cartridge (S020093): Color B l ack Print capacity* 620 page s (A4 paper; te xt) Cartridge life* 2 years from pro duction d ate a nd up to 6 m onths afte r op en in g the p ackage at 77°F (25° C ) Temperature Storage: –4 to 104°F (–20 to 40°C) 1 mon th at 104°F (40°C) Tran sit: –22 to 140°F (–30 t o 60°C)[...]
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c Caution: ❑ Use only genuine EPSON ink c artridges and do not refill them. Other products may cause damage not covered b y EPSON’s warra nty. ❑ Do not use an ink cartridge after the expiration date on the p a ckage. Me cha ni c al Paper feed method : Fri cti on with auto sheet fee der, top entry T otal print volume: 75, 000 page s (A4 pap e [...]
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En vi ro nm en t a l Tem pe rature : Ope ration 50 to 95°F (10 to 35°C) Storage* − 4 to 14 0°F ( − 20 t o 60°C) 1 mon th at 104°F (40°C) 120 h ours at 140°F (60°C ) Humidity: Ope ration 20 to 80% RH Storage* 5 to 85% RH ( wi tho ut c ond e ns a t i o n) * S to re d in sh i p p in g co n ta i n er Saf ety A pprova ls Safety st andar ds: [...]
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S calable fo nts Fo nt s Mi nim um po in t s ize Ma x i m um po int si z e Incr eme nts EP S ON Ro man 8 32 2 EPSON Sans Se rif 8 32 2 EP S ON Ro man T 8 32 2 EPSON Sans Seri f H 8 32 2 Fo nt sa m p l e s In ter f a ce S peci f i ca ti ons T his printer is equipped with an 8-bit parallel in terface and a s erial i nterface. Par alle l I n ter face [...]
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Pin as si gn men ts S i gn al Pin Retu rn P in Sign al Dir e c t io n D e sc rip tio n 11 9 ST ROBE IN STROBE pu lse to r ead dat a. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 DAT A 0 DAT A 1 DAT A 2 DAT A 3 DAT A 4 DAT A 5 DAT A 6 DAT A 7 IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN Th ese sig n a ls repr es ent in f o rma t ion i n b its 0 to 7 of pa ra lle l d ata re s[...]
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S ign al Pin Re t u rn Pi n S i gnal Di rect i on Desc ript i on 1 8 — Log i c H OUT Pu lle d u p to + 5 V t hr o ug h 3. 9 K Ω resi stan ce 1 9-30 — GND — Twis ted -pa ir re tur n sig nal gr o un d l e ve l 31 30 I NIT IN Wh en t h is sig n al g o es L OW, the pr inter c ontr o ller is r ese t to it s st ate wh en t he pow er is fi r st tu[...]
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Revers e cha nnel Transmission mode : IEEE-1284 Nibbl e m ode Adaptable co nnector: 57-30360 (Am phen o l ) or e quiv ale n t S ynch r o nization: Refer t o the IEEE-1284 s p e cificati on Han ds h akin g: Refer t o the IEEE-1284 s pecification S ign al leve l: IEEE-1284 level 1 de vice Data tra nsmissi on timing: Re fer t o the IEEE-1284 s pecific[...]
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Pi n n o. Si gnal name GN D In /O ut De sc r ipt ion 10 P trClk 2 8 Out Use d to q u alif y da ta bein g sent to th e h ost . Set LO W th en H I GH to ca u se an interru pt indi ca ti n g t o h o st t h a t data is avai la ble. 11 PtrB usy / Dat aB it -3,7 2 9 Out D at a bit s 3 th e n 7 indi ca te for w a r d c ha n ne l b u sy st a t us . 12 ACkD[...]
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Pi n no . S ig nal na m e G ND I n/ O u t De scri p tio n 16, 3 3 , 19-30 GN D - - Sign al GND. 15 ,34 N C - - Not conn e ct ed. Note: The c ol umn heading “In/ Out” refers to the direction of signal flow as viewed from the printer. Tim in g ch art Tr a n si tion time (th e ris e an d t he f all) o f e v e r y s igna l must b e less tha n 0.2 ?[...]
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W ord format: Da ta b i t Pa r i t y b i t Star t bi t S top bi t 8 bits None 1 bit 1 bit Con nector: 8-pin m ini-circular c o n nector R ecommende d cable: Apple S ystem Peripheral-8 c abl e (M0197) I niti aliz atio n T he p rinter can be in i tialized (returned to a fix ed s e t of co n dition s) in th e se ways : Ha rd war e init ializ atio n ?[...]
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Def a ult Se tti ngs The t abl e be l o w s h ows th e default se tt i ngs th at take effe ct w hen t h e pr inte r is ini ti aliz e d. Item D ef a u lt se tt in g Top-o f-f orm positi on Cur rent paper pos i ti on P ag e le ngt h Sin g le sh eet s: me asure d by self-t est pr in ting Le ft an d r i g ht ma rg i ns Ca n c el le d Li n e sp a ci n g[...]
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A ppendix B C o mm an ds an d Ch ar ac t e r Tab le s P r oo f Si gn-o ff: M a ry _______ M oi ra _______ C indy _______ Co mmand Li st . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B -2 EP S ON E SC / P 2 C om ma nd s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B- 2 IB M X 2 4E Emu lat io n C o d es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3 Ch ara c[...]
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Co mm a nd Li st Thi s prin ter works w ith the two sets o f comm ands d e s c ribed in this s ectio n. EP SON E SC / P 2 C om m a nd s Select th e E PSON ESC/ P 2 prin te r comman d s in your softw ar e p rogra ms fo r the most a d v anc ed f onts a nd g rap hic s av a il abl e. If you need m ore info rmat ion about usin g prin t er comman d s, y [...]
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IBM X 2 4E Em u l at ion Co des Th is printer em u lates the IB M P ropr inter with th e foll o wing c ommands . (For d eta iled info r mat ion, see t he IBM X2 4E re f er e nc e ma n ua l . ) Ge ne ral ope rat i on: N UL, D C3, ESC j, BE L, CA N, DC1, ESC Q, ESC [ K, ESC U P ape r fe e ding: F F, LF, ESC 5, ESC A , ES C A (AGM*), E SC 0, ESC 1[...]
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Ch aract er T abl es The print e r c omes with an in stalled set o f cha r a cte r ta bles. Ho we v e r , wh e n p ri nt i n g f r om W in d ow s an d mo st DOS so ftw are p rogra ms, th e pr inter pr in ts th e c haracte rs yo u see on scree n an d does no t u se it s b uilt -in ch aracter table s . Unless y ou’r e p rinti ng fro m a DO S p ro g[...]
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P C850 (M ult il ing ua l) P C860 (Port ug ues e) P C861 (Icel andic) P C863 (Ca na dian-F rench ) 850,860 861,863 R El b e + A5 siz e Appendix B 3-25-96 M T, pass 2 Commands a n d Cha r acter T a bles B-5[...]
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PC865 (N ordic) Abi comp BRA SCII 865, Abi c omp BR A SC I I L El be+ A 5 size Appendix B 3-25-96 MT, p a ss 2 B -6 Comma nds and C haract er Tab les[...]
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It a lic No character s are av ailable for h e x code 15 in t h e italic ch aracte r table . Ita lic R El b e + A5 siz e Appendix B 3-25-96 M T, pass 2 Commands a n d Cha r acter T a bles B-7[...]
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I n te rna ti onal C har a c te r S e ts You can selec t one of the following inter natio na l chara c ter sets u sing t h e p rin ter ’s D efa ult sett ing m o d e o r t h e ESC R co mm and . F o r e x am p le , w he n y ou s e l e c t “I t al ic F r an ce , ” t he chara cters in t he “ F r anc e” row on t h e tab le below are u se d in [...]
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Cha rac t ers Availabl e W ith t h e ESC ( ^ C o m mand To p ri nt th e ch ara cters i n the ta ble belo w , use th e ESC ( ^ co mm an d . ESC ( c ar et R El b e + A5 siz e Appendix B 3-25-96 M T, pass 2 Commands a n d Cha r acter T a bles B-9[...]
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L El be+ A 5 size Appendix B 3-25-96 MT, p a ss 2 B -10 Co mm a nds and Ch aract er Tab le s[...]
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Glossary aut o l ine feed W hen t h is feat ure is se lecte d in th e pr i nter’s De fault settin g mode, each car riage re turn code (C R) is aut o matical ly followed by a line fe e d (LF) code . bi dire c tional pr inting Pri ntin g in wh ic h t he pr in t h ead pr ints in bo t h d ire ct io ns (b idir ectio n ally) . T his incre ases p rin t [...]
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e con om y mode pr i nti ng Prin ti ng i n whi ch images are p rinted wi th fe wer do ts to sav e i nk. Economy mode prin tin g is faster, too . e rror diffu s i on A h alftoni n g met hod w here dot pat te rn s are ran dom l y dist ribute d in an image to create s o ft e dges . ES C/P ® EPSON Standard Co de fo r Printers. The system of co mmands [...]
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int er f a ce T he conne c ti o n (v ia a cable ) be tween t he comput e r and t he printer over w hich p rin t d at a is t ra nsmi t t e d t o the p rin t er. media M aterials u pon wh ich data is p rinted such as envelope s, plain p ape r, coate d pap er, glossy pape r, and tra nsp ar e n cy film. Mi cr oWea v e A p rinti ng me t hod in which ima[...]
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L El be+ A 5 si ze G lossary 3-25-96 MT, p a ss 3 4 Glossa ry[...]
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In dex A Accessories, purchasin g, In tro-7, 6-4 Adjustm e n t mode, 5-5 Ali gni ng ve rtical lines, see C ali br at ing the prin ter Altern ate G raph ics Mode , 5-14 Appl e Maci ntos h, c o n nectin g to, 1-18 dr i v e r , see Pr in ter drive r s of t war e m anaging p rint jobs , 5- 8 to 5-9 sy s t em r eq u ir em e n t s , 1 - 3 Apple Talk, 1-1[...]
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Co l o r in k op tion, 2-13 Co l o r matc h i ng gu ide line s , Intro - 4 setting, 2-14 Col or prin t i ng g ui d elin e s, In tr o-3 t o Intro-4 Co l o r p roblem s, 7-7 t o 7-8 Co l o r Syn c, 3-9, 3-11 Co mmands ESC/P 2, 5-13, B-2, ESC @ , A-15 ESC R, B -8 ESC (^, B-9 IBM X24 E , 5-13, B-3 Co mpos ite black, 3-10 Co mpuS erv e, In tro-8 to Int [...]
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Error diffus i on, 2-14, 3-9, 3-11 Error me ss ages, 5-7, 7-9 to 7 -10 ES C ( ^ com m and, B-9 ES C @ command, A-15 ES C R com man d, B-8 ES C/ P 2, 2-8 c o mman ds, 5-13, B-2 F Factory defaul ts , 5-12 Fai nt i m ages , 7-5 to 7-6, 7-8 Fast p rinting, 3-14, 5-13 Fax -o n -dema nd, In tro-8 Feed sp eed, A- 2 Fee ding pro bl ems, 7-14 to 7-16 Fi lm,[...]
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Interface cable, 7-9 mode, 5-13 parallel, 1-16 t o 1-17, 5-13, A-9 to A-14 seri al , 1-18, 5-13, A - 14, to A-15 specifi cation s, A-9 t o A-15 wait t i m e, auto, 5-13 Intern ation al character tables, B-8 In tern et, In tro- 7 to In tro-8 Inv ert Image s et tin g, 3-9, 3-15 J Jammed p aper, pre ve n ting, 7-14 L Landscape s ett in g, 2-13, 3-16 L[...]
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O O nli n e help, 2-15 t o 2-16 O nl i ne su pport, In tro- 7 to Intr o-8 O rie nt ation of p aper, 2-13, 3-16 O u tpu t tray, 1-5, 1-8, 4-7 e xtension , 1 -12 P Page len gt h, A-16 Paper c e n t ere d, 3-16 co a t e d , see Coate d pap ers c o pies setting, 2-13, 7-15 c u st om s ize s, 3-17 e jectin g, 5-3 , 7-16 en ve l o pe s , see En vel opes [...]
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Pri n t s pee d increasing, 5-13 , 7-11 specifi cation s, A-2 Prin table are a, 3-16, A-5 Pri n table c olumns , A-2 Prin table surface, 1-11, 4-5 identifyi ng, 4-9 Pri n ter adjust me nt mod e , 5-5 buffe r , A-2 cable, 1-2 to 1-3, 1-17 to 1-18, 7-9 calib ra tin g, see Cali brati ng the pri nt er choosing, 2-4, 3-5 to 3-7 choosing l ocation fo r ,[...]
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R RAM require m en t s, 1-2 to 1-3, 3-14 ReadMe icon, 3-2, 7-2 Redu ce opt i o n, 3-16 Requ irements, s ystem, 1-2 to 1-3 Res o l u ti o n , Intro-2, A-2 s ele ct i ng, 2-13, 3-9, 3-12 Res tarting p r in t jobs , 5-6 Reve rse page orde r, 2-13 RGB meth od, Intro -4 Ri ght margi n , A-5, A-16 S S afety approvals, A-8 S afety i n s tructions, In tro-[...]
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