Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 1200 Epson
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EPSON ® Stylus Photo 1200 Pr inter Basics.
1 EPSON I nk Jet Papers Us e EP SON’ s pap er and in ks to ge t the same pho to q uali t y re sul ts th at have ear ned you r pri nt e r all of its a wards! EPSON’s papers are s pecially coat ed to wor k with EPSON’s quic k drying inks.
i Con ten ts WELCOME! 1 Ab out Your S oftw are 1 You r Bon us So ftwa re A ppl ica tions 2 About Your Documentation 3 Warning s, Cautions, Notes, and Tips 3 Windows Syst em Requi rement s 4 Macinto sh.
ii Usin g EPSON Special Paper s 18 Photo Paper (4 × 6-inch) 18 Phot o Qu ality Ink J et Pape r 19 Phot o Qu ality Glo ssy Fi lm 19 Enve lopes 19 Photo Paper (13 i n × 32.
iii Pro ble ms and Solu ti ons 40 Pro ble ms Sett in g Up th e Printe r or Instal ling I ts So ftwa re 40 Pro ble ms Getti n g G ood Pri nt Qua li ty 42 Uninst alling Prin t er Softwa re 45 Where To G.
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1 Welcome! Yo ur E PSO N St yl us ® Photo 1200 p rinter is the ideal la rge format output d evice for digi t al photo gra phs, fu ll -color gra ph ic s, lay out pr oof s, and more . You can print anyth ing f rom r e ports and r esum es to pa nor amic ph oto s an d ba nner s wi th fab ulo us resu lt s.
2 If you h ave n’t yet in stal le d the printe r soft ware from y ou r CD-R OM, se e the S tart Here card f or instru ction s. Your Bonus Software Application s Your printer software CD-ROM contains these bonus softw are applicat io ns that y ou can insta ll fr om EPSON Digi tal Pho toLab Pr o: * Adobe Ph otoshop 5 .
3 About Your Do cu menta tion To set up your printe r and install its software , see the Start Here car d. This book contai ns instruct ions on: ■ Using the E PSON D igital P ho toLab Pr o ■ Viewi.
4 Windows Sy stem R equire ment s To us e yo ur prin t er a nd it s sof tw ar e with a PC, yo ur syst e m s hould hav e : ■ An IBM ® compatible PC wit h at least a 486/25 M Hz ( for Windows 95 or Windows NT ® 4.
5 M acin tosh S ystem Requi reme nts To us e your printe r and it s sof tware with a Macinto sh, y o ur system s hould have: ■ One of th e fo llowing Macin tosh models: LC475, LC575, LC630 Qu ad ra .
6 E NERGY S TAR Compliance As a n E NERGY S TA R Pa rtner, EP SO N has det ermined that thi s prod uc t meets the E NERG Y S TAR gui d elines for energy efficiency.
7 Important Saf ety Instructions Bef ore usin g your pr in ter , read the foll o wi n g s afet y inst ructi o ns to mak e sure you us e the pri nter sa fe ly and eff ec tive ly: ■ Turn off and un plu g th e prin ter before cle aning . Cl ea n with a damp cloth only.
8 ■ Un plug th e pri n ter and ref er servic ing to qual ified servic e pers on nel un der the following condit ions: If the po wer co rd o r plu g i s d amag ed ; if liq uid h as en tere d the p ri.
9 EPSON Digital PhotoLab Pro We’ve packed lots of fun an d informative software with your pri nter. E PS ON Di gital P hotoL ab Pr o co ntain s a c oll ecti on of photo - edi ting , en lar geme nt, and c olo r cor rec ting softw a re.
10 N avi gatin g Thr ough EPSO N Di git al Phot oLab Pro In t he main menu , you can se lec t fr om th e f ol lowi ng: ■ INSTALL BONUS SOFTWARE contains a collection of award-winning creative softw are ; see the list o n p a ge 2. F o llow the ins tructi o ns o n s cre en to in stall th e progr ams .
11 Viewing Your Electr o nic Printer Manual Her e ar e some quick g uidelines for viewi ng your electroni c print er manu al usin g Adobe Acrobat Re ader. Your bonus soft ware may also include electr onic manu als; check th ei r progr am fo lder s or Help me nu opti on s to locat e these manu als.
12 Navigating an Electronic Manual When you o pen an el ectronic manual, you’ll see this toolbar at the t op: There are s everal ways to n avigate t hrough el ectronic ma nuals: ■ Click on hot topics , which ar e usually underline d or d isplayed in a dif f eren t color.
13 Printing from Start to Finish Here ’s w hat yo u do to pri nt a basi c docum e nt—su ch as a memo, newsl e tter , or photo gr aph— from lo adi ng t he paper t o s el ecti ng pr int set tings to c o ntroll i ng prin t jobs.
14 3. Ope n a Wi ndow s a ppl icati on progr am and sel ect a do cum ent t o prin t. 4. Open th e File menu and click Print . Yo u se e a Pr int dialo g bo x, su ch as th is: 5. Ma ke s ure EPSON Stylus Photo 1200 is selected. 6. If you r application’s Print dialog box contains a Properties button, click Prop er ties and go t o s tep 7.
15 8. Che ck the fo llo wing se tting s: ■ Ma ke sure th e Med ia Type is set to Pl ain paper . (I f you lo ad a d i ff ere nt typ e of pa pe r, sel ect t he corr e spo nding se tt ing for it , as d esc rib ed on pag e 2 1. For instr uct ions on loa ding spe cia l pa per, see page 1 8.
16 Printing wit h a Mac intos h 1. Ma ke s ure yo ur pri nt er a nd M ac in tos h ar e tu rn ed on . 2. Load a s tack of pl ain p aper an d place it a gai nst th e r igh t edge guid e. Th en slide the left edge guid e again st th e pape r’s le ft edge, making sur e the stack is lower than the arr ow o n the guide.
17 6. Now open t h e Fil e menu and cho ose Prin t . You see t he main pri nter setti ngs dial og box : 7. Che ck the fo llo wing se tting s: ■ Ma ke sure th e Med ia Type is set to Pl ain Paper . (I f y ou l oad a di ffe re n t type of pa pe r, sel ect t he corr e spo nding se tt ing for it , as d esc rib ed on pag e 2 1.
18 Using EPSON Special P apers How can you get the best-looking photos, most v i vid colors, and sharpest text? Always use EP SON’s sp e cial ink je t papers. To show you how much di fference E PSON pap er can make, we’ve includ e d some fr ee sample s.
19 Photo Qual ity Ink Jet Paper This low-cost p aper makes all your pri ntouts lo ok t heir be st . Load th e pa per only up to the a rro w o n the le ft edge guid e and choo se Ph oto Q ual ity Ink J e t Paper as the Media Type setti ng in y our pr inte r sof twar e.
20 Photo Paper ( 13 in × 32.8 f t roll) You c an us e Banne r Ph oto P aper on a rol l to pr int ph ot ogr aphi c banne r s, pa nor amas , and si gn s u p to 4 4 i nche s long . Be fore l oad ing t h e pap er, cu t i t to t he de sire d len gth of your image plus 2 inches to account f or the necessary m a rgins.
21 Choosi ng the Right Setting s for EPSON Papers Your pr inte r aut oma ti call y adjus ts i tsel f f or the t ype of paper you select in yo ur printer software. That’s why the M edi a T ype sett i ng is so i mpo rt ant. I t tel ls you r prin ter w hat ki nd of pape r you’ r e usi ng and ad justs the in k cove rage acc ord ingly.
22 Printing wit h Cu stom Set tings Your E PSON Stylus Pho to 1200 printer soft ware includes co nvenient p roject type setting s f or sp e cific t ypes of d ocume nts or i mage s—suc h as ph otogr aph s, gr aphi cs, te x t, an d dr aft s—and a va rie ty of in divi dua l cust om se tti ng s to fi t your n eed s.
23 ■ PhotoEnhance3 For prin ting im a ges cap t ured using a video ca mera, d igit al cam era, or scanner . Auto ma ticall y ad justs th e c o ntrast , satu ra tion, an d b rightn es s an d c orre cts overal l und er- or ov er-e xposu re of the origina l im age.
24 Customizi ng Print Settings For maximu m cont rol ove r your pr oj ect, y ou can custom i ze your prin t set tin gs and exper ime nt with sp ecia l ef fe cts and co lor m anag em ent. Y ou ca n e ven sav e y our custom se tt ings as a grou p so you can use the m whene ver yo u prin t a simil ar proj ec t.
25 ■ Mic ro Weave , High Speed , Flip Horizontal , and Fi nest Detail MicroWeave d eters ho rizontal banding by printin g in finer incr em ents. High Spee d e nables b idi rect ional printi n g for fast ou tput. Flip H ori zon tal c rea t es a mi rro r im ag e of yo ur doc u ment fo r iro n- on tr an sf e rs.
26 Preservin g Ph otos on EPS ON P hoto Paper EPSO N Photo Pap e r ha s been spe ci ally fo rm ula te d to wor k with EPS ON ’s ink to creat e pri nts that last as long as tradit ional ph ot ograph s when prot ect ed from li ght in photo al bum s o r si milar a rchi va l co ndit ions.
27 Maintaining Y our Printer Thes e sectio ns d escribe the most co mmon m aintenan ce proced ures you ’ll ne ed to perf or m to keep you r pri nte r w o rking w ell an d t o pr ep are i t f or m o .
28 Using the Head Cleaning Util ity 1. Ma ke sure th e printe r is turned on bu t not pr i ntin g, and t he B black a nd A co lor ink ou t li gh ts are of f.
29 Usi ng the Con trol Panel 1. Ma ke sure th e printe r is turned on bu t not pr i ntin g, and t he B black a nd A co lor ink ou t li gh ts are of f. 2. Press t he R cleaning button and hold it d own fo r th ree s eco nds . Clea ning ta kes a li tt le ov er a mi nu te, dur ing which the pr i nter ma kes so me no ise and th e P power light flashes.
30 Examini ng the Nozzle Check Pa t tern Exa min e th e no zzl e ch eck pa tte rn you pri nt. It shou ld look some thi ng like th is: Each st agg ered horizon tal and st raight ve rtical l ine shou ld be co mplet e, with no ga ps in th e do t pat te rn.
31 Removing and Instal ling Ink Cartridg es You can r eplace a cartri dge when the B black or A color in k ou t ligh t is ei the r flash ing or on. If you perf or m th ese steps w hen bot h ink out li ghts ar e off , t he pri nter cle ans th e pr int head, as des cribed o n pa ge 27.
32 5. Remove the new ink cartri dge from its p ackaging. 6. Re move only th e yello w part of the tape seal on to p as shown: Don’t pull off the b lue port ion or try to remove th e clear seal undernea th the cartridge. You m u st r em ov e t he y e llow ta pe fr om t he t op o f the cartri dge or y ou will pe rm ane ntly dam a ge it.
33 Replaci ng an Outdated In k Cartridge If an ink car tri dge i s more th an six mon ths old, you may need to repl ace it. How can you tell ? Y ou m ay n oti ce t hat y o ur p rin to uts d on’ t lo ok as g ood as th ey u sed to.
34 5. Remove the new ink cartri dge from its p ackaging. 6. Re move only th e yello w part of the tape seal on to p as shown: Don’t pull off the b lue port ion or try to remove th e clear seal undernea th the cartridge. You m u st r em ov e t he y e llow ta pe fr om t he t op o f the cartri dge or y ou will pe rm ane ntly dam a ge it.
35 Aligning t he Pr int Head If you r pr into uts c onta in misa lig ned verti cal li nes, yo u m ay n eed t o a li gn th e p r int head . Your prin te r mu st be conn ect ed to a loc al po rt , not on a networ k, to use the Print Head Al ig nmen t util ity.
36 4. Cle an ink out of the pr inter’ s inte r ior with a soft, damp c loth . Don ’t tou c h the ge ars inside the prin ter . Neve r us e alc o ho l or thinn er fo r c lean ing ; th ey ca n dam a ge the pr i nter co mponents and case . Don ’t us e a ha rd or abra sive bru sh .
37 Problem Solving This section gives you the basics for diagno sing and solvin g printe r problems. ■ First se e “ D iag nosi n g P rint er Pr oble ms” be lo w to d ete rm ine the p robl em’ s cau se . ■ Then se e “ P ro ble ms and S olu ti on s” on p age 40 fo r sol utio ns to prob lems.
38 Follow these guidelin es when the control pan el lights come on or fl ash: P is on The P power light is on when the pr inter i s on and ready to print . It flas hes when the printer is receiving a print job or perform ing a main tenance operation, such as cleaning the print head.
39 Running a Prin ter Operatio n Check You c an run a pri nt er opera ti on ch eck to determi ne w het her the prob lem c omes fr om the printer or some othe r source. ■ If the resu lts are satisf acto ry , th e prob le m most like ly li es i n your sof twar e setti ngs , the int er fa ce cab le, or your co mpu te r.
40 Prob lems and S olution s He r e ar e some bas ic tr oub lesh ooti ng ti ps i f yo u have a n y pro bl ems: ■ Sett in g up you r pri nter or install i ng sof twar e ■ Getti n g good print quali.
41 Your printer icon doesn’ t appear in the Chooser (Macintosh ) . . . ■ Yo u r Ma c i nt os h ha s ex te ns i on conflicts. Disable Quick Draw GX in the Exte nsio ns M ana ger. M ake sure EP SON Moni tor 3 an d SP 1200 are enabled, and t hen rest art your Mac intos h.
42 Pr oblems Getting Good Print Qual ity If you see horizontal ban di ng . . . ■ Ma ke sure th e pri nt head nozz les are not clogged. To clean the print head , see p age 27. ■ Ma ke sure th e Med ia Type setti ng matc hes the pa per y ou lo aded .
43 If your printout i s blurry or smeared . . . ■ Ma ke sure your pape r isn’ t da mp or loaded face down (the printable side should be loaded face up). If it ’s damp, reload a new stack of pape r. ■ Use a s upport sheet wi t h sp ecial medi a or try load i ng your medi a one shee t at a time.
44 If your printout i s fai nt or has gaps in the image . . . ■ Ma ke sure th e pri nt head nozz les are not clogged. To clean the print head , see p age 27. ■ Ma ke su re you r pap e r i sn’ t da mag ed , old, d irty, or loaded face down (the pri ntabl e su rf ace sh ou ld b e l oad ed face up ).
45 Uninstal ling Printer Software If you e ver need to uninsta ll and rein stal l your print er soft w ar e, foll ow th ese steps . Unin stallin g Wind ows S oft war e 1. Click Start , po in t t o Setti ng s , th en d oub le- clic k th e Contro l P ane l icon.
46 4. Click the Remo v e but ton on the botto m of the screen . 5. Follow the instru ct ions on the screen to un install the pr inter software. Then r estar t your Ma cint o sh .
47 To speak to a te chnical supp or t repre sen tativ e, dial : ■ U.S.: (3 10 ) 53 3-4 01 8 , 6 AM to 8 PM , Pacific Ti me , M onday through Fr iday and 7 AM to 4 PM , Sat urda y ■ Cana da: (9 05) 7 09- 2567 , 6 AM to 6 PM , Pacific Time, Monday through Friday and 7 AM to 4 PM , Sat urday Toll o r long distance charges may apply.
48 Bonus Soft w are Technical Support For tech nica l suppo rt on an y of t he creati ve ap plic at ions on the EP SON CD-R OM, first check th e Help menu or electro nic manuals t hat came with the bonus software. If you still need help, contact t he software ma nufacturer as d escribed below.
49 Us ing Printer Softwa re Diskette s If your co mpute r d oe sn’ t have a CD -RO M dri ve, y ou c a n d ownl oad or o rd er pr in ter software diskett es f rom EP SON, as d escribe d in th e nex t sectio n. Once you have you r diskett e s, fol low the steps on page 50 to install the pri nte r sof twar e from them.
50 Fax: Send the fo llowing information by fax to EPSON at (310) 782-5266: ■ Name and Company name Street add ress (no P.O. boxes ple as e) Cit y, Sta te an d ZIP c o de ■ Dayti me te lephone nu m.
51 5. Click Start , select Run , and ty pe A :Setup (where A is you r di ske tte dr ive le tter ). Then click OK . 6. Fo llow the i n st ruc ti ons on th e scr een to i nst all th e so ftw ar e. Yo ur pr inter so ftw are icons app ear i n the EPSO N fol der and y our pr inte r i s set as th e Wi ndo ws d efau lt pri nte r.
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53 Configuring for a Windows Network If you r computer is on a Windows 95 or Windows 98 netwo rk and you want other user s to share the pr inte r con nec ted to i t, you need to: ■ Set up t he syste.
54 Setting Up Client Systems 1. Click Start , po in t t o Setti ng s , and select P rint ers . 2. Right-click the EPSON Styl us Photo 1 200 i con and ch oos e Pr op ert ies . 3. Click the Detail s tab. You se e the foll owi ng dial og box: 4. Click the Add P ort bu tto n, th en c lick Brows e to spe cify th e netwo rk pat h to the pri nte r.
55 Index A Accesso ries, 30, 47 Acrob at Reader , 11 to 12 Aligning print head, 35 Autom atic mode, 15, 1 7 B Backgro und p rinti ng , 15, 17 Bonus software, 1 to 2, 9 t o 10 , 48 C Cleaning print h e.
56 I ICM (Im age C olor Ma tchi ng) setting, 2 3, 2 5 Ink replacin g cartridg e, 30 to 32 replacing ou tdated car tridge, 33 to 3 4 setting, 15, 17 L Layout icon, 17 tab, 15 Lights, 37 to 39 M Macin t.
57 Softw are bonus, 1 to 2, 9 to 10, 48 Digit al PhotoLab Pro, 1 to 2, 9 t o 10 diskettes, 49 to 51 print er, 1 to 2, 13 t o 17, 45 pro blems, 40 to 41 uninsta l ling, 45 sRGB (standard R ed Gre en Bl.
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59 FCC Compli ance Statement For Unite d States U sers This e quipm ent has been tested an d found to com ply with t he li mit s for a C lass B dig ital device, p ursuant t o P art 15 of t h e FCC Rules. These limits are designed t o provide reasonab le protect ion against har mful inter ference in a residential install ation.
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1 How to Order EPS ON Ink and Paper To or der EPSO N ink cartridge s or pa per, co ntact you r deal er or cal l EPSO N A ccessories at (80 0) 873-7 766 (U.S. sal es on ly). O r vis it our w eb site at w ww. epson supplies .com (U.S . sal es only ). In Canada, please call (8 00) 873 -7766 fo r de aler refe rral.
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If you have not bought Epson 1200 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Epson 1200 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Epson 1200 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Epson 1200 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Epson 1200, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Epson 1200.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Epson 1200. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Epson 1200 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
