Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product R800 Epson
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User’s Guide.
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3 Contents Welcome! 7 PRINT Image Mat ching and Exi f Print 8 About PRINT Imag e Matching 8 About E xi f Prin t 9 About Your Software 9 About Your Documentation 10 View ing t he On- scre en Re feren c.
4 Contents Printing Special Photos 35 Printing on Ro ll Paper 35 Selectin g Roll Pap er Print Setti ngs 36 Removing Yo ur Printed Photos 41 Removi ng and Stori ng Roll Pape r 41 Usin g PRIN T Im age Matchi ng 42 Usin g Fi lm Fa cto ry 42 Usin g the P .
Contents 5 Adjust ing th e Print Dens ity 74 Windows 74 Macintosh O S X 75 Macintosh 8.6 to 9.x 76 Maintaining Yo ur Printer 77 Clean ing the Prin t Head 77 Automat ically Ch ecking and C leaning th e.
6 Contents Solving Probl ems 89 Printer Parts 90 Diagno sing Printer Problems 91 Runnin g a Pr inter C heck 92 Problems and Sol utions 93 Setup and Software Insta llation Problems 93 Printer Proble ms.
7 Welcome! Your Epson St ylus ® Photo R800 gives you fast, photo- quality, archival pri nts on a wide var iet y of gl ossy and ma tte pape rs. Your ou tstan ding pri ntouts resul t from th ese adv anced feat ures : ■ Eight indi vidually-re placeable Epson i nk cartridge s let you pri nt at up to 5760 × 1440 dpi (dots per inch).
8 Welc om e! PRINT Image Matching and Exif Print Your EPSON Stylus Photo R800 printer su p ports these innova tive dig ital image format s to g ive you the bes t photo prints poss ible: ■ PRINT Image Mat ching ™ (both P.I.M. and P.I.M. II ) ■ Exif Print Abou t PRIN T Imag e Match ing Epson’s revolution ary PRINT Image Matching (P.
Welcome! 9 Abou t Exif Print The Exif (E xcha ngeable I mage F ile) Prin t format includes informatio n about your digital camera se tting s in JPEG /TIFF file s so your prin ter and ap plicat ion can us e them to create accurate print set tings.
10 Welcome! 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 warra.
Welcome! 11 Viewing the On-screen Reference Guide Follow th e instructio ns on the Start Here sheet to instal l the o n-screen Reference Guid e , if you h ave n’t a lrea dy. Note: You ne ed a b rowser —suc h as Mi crosof t ® Int er net Ex pl orer 4.
12 Welcome! Printer Bu ttons and Lig hts The tables below summarize the functions of th e print er buttons and l ights. See the instructions in your do cumentation fo r deta ils on using the butto ns. To diagnose problems ind icated by the printe r lights, see page 91.
13 Loading Paper You can load a variety of pa per types in yo ur printer, as describe d in thes e sections : ■ “Loadin g Pape r in the S heet F eeder” be low ■ “Loading Envelopes” on page 15 ■ “Loading Roll Paper” on page 16 For inst ructions on loadin g CDs o r DVDs using the CD /DVD tray, se e page 63.
14 Loading Paper Check the f ol lowin g as you load p aper : ■ Always load the short edge first, even for prin ting lan dscape-orie nted documen ts. ■ Load the printable side face up. It’s usually whit er or brighter th an the o ther si de. ■ Load lett erhead o r prepri nted pa per into t he print er top edge first.
Loading Paper 15 Loading Envelopes You can load up to 10 envelopes at a tim e, as described belo w. Tip: For bes t resu lts, pres s each envel ope flat before loading it, or l oad on e envelope at a tim e. 1. Open the p aper support and pull up th e suppo rt extensio n 2.
16 Loading Paper Loading Roll Paper You can load 4-inch and 8.3-inch wide roll paper for printing mu l tiple p hotos or panoramics, with or without borders. Tip: It’s a go od idea to check an d make sure your in k cartrid ges are not low before loa ding and pri nting on roll pa per.
Loading Paper 17 6. Insert the left roll p aper holde r (marked with an orange triangle) into the fa r left sl ot (also marke d with an orange triang le).
18 Loading Paper.
19 Printing From Start to Finish Follow th e steps in these s ections t o print us ing your prin ter’s bas ic feature s: ■ “Basic Prin ting in Wi ndows” o n page 20 ■ “Customiz ing Yo ur Windows Prin t Settings ” on pa ge 23 ■ “Basic Prin ting With Macinto sh OS X” on page 25 ■ “Basic Printing With Macint osh OS 8.
20 Printing From Start to Finish Basic Print ing in Windows Follow th ese ste ps to prin t a document or imag e using the basi c printe r settin gs: 1. From the F ile menu, click Pr int . You se e a Print win dow like t his one : 2. Make sure EPSON Stylus Photo R800 is selecte d.
Printing From Start to Finish 21 5. Select on e of th ese docum ent ty pes as the Quality Op tion s etting: ■ Draft : For rough drafts with reduced prin t quality ■ Text : For t ext-only docum ent.
22 Printing From Start to Finish 11. Click OK . You return to the Pr in t wind ow. 12. Click OK or Print to st art pr inti ng. During prin ting, th is windo w app ears. Us e it to cancel, pause , or resu me printi ng and see how much ink you have le ft.
Printing From Start to Finish 23 Customizing Your Windows Print Settings 1. On the Main tab, click the Advanced button in the bo ttom r ight corn er. 2.
24 Printing From Start to Finish ■ Color Controls : Lets you ad just the Bright ness, C ontrast, Satura tion, and indi vidual c olors in your prin tout . ■ ICM : Uses standa rd color p rofil es for your p rinter to help mat ch colors in your image .
Printing From Start to Finish 25 Basic Printi ng With Macintosh OS X If you’re usi ng an OS X co mpatibl e applicatio n, follow th e steps belo w to prin t a document or image using t he basic setting s. (If you’re using a Macintosh Classic mode ap plicati on, follow t he st eps on pa ge 29 in stead.
26 Printing From Start to Finish 6. Select Pri nt from the F ile men u. You se e a scre en like this: 7. Op en th e Printer me nu and s elect the same prin ter an d feature setting you chose in the Pag e Setup window.
Printing From Start to Finish 27 10. For the in k setti ng, sele ct Color (for co lor documents and black an d white phot ograph s) or Black (for black text do cuments). 11. Select Automat ic as the Mode setting for the best res ults printi ng basic documents or images.
28 Printing From Start to Finish 15. To monitor the progress o f your print jo b, click the Print Center icon when it appears in the dock. Then double-click Styl us Photo R800 .
Printing From Start to Finish 29 Basic Printi ng With Macintosh OS 8.6 to 9.x Follow th e steps bel ow to prin t a document or image us ing the ba sic print set tings. Before you print, make sure you selected yo ur printe r in t he Cho oser a s des cribed on the Start Here shee t.
30 Printing From Start to Finish 4. Select th e directi on you want your image o r document to print a s the Ori entat ion setting. Se lect Portrai t for ve rtical orie ntat ion or Landscape for horizont al. 5. Click OK to close the Page Setup windo w.
Printing From Start to Finish 31 Caution: Don’t open E pso n Status Moni tor, pa use pri nting, o r resp ond to any on-scr een, l ow ink me ssages when your pr inter is in the middle of a pri nt job . Th is may caus e your pr inter t o pause a nd le ave an uneven surfac e on your printout .
32 Printing From Start to Finish You see the adv anced set tings: 3. In additi on to the basic se ttings, you can select these advanced options: ■ Print Qual ity : Lets you specify a print quality for your sel ected pape r type, incl uding Photo RPM for the highest print quality (5760 × 1440 dpi ) on certa in pa per ty pes.
Printing From Start to Finish 33 4. To select Co lor Manageme nt o ption s, do on e of the fo llowin g: ■ OS X : Select Color Manage ment from the pull- down menu. ■ OS 8.6 to 9.x : Selec t a Col or Man agemen t optio n on t he righ t of the screen .
34 Printing From Start to Finish Selecting t he Correct Med ia Type Select th e correct Type or Media Type settin g so y our pr inte r knows what kind of paper you’re using and adju sts the ink cov erage acco rdingly.
35 Printing Special Photos When you need to pr int pho tos using the special Styl us Photo R800 printing features, follow th e instructio ns in thes e section s: ■ “Printing o n Roll Pa per” bel.
36 Printing Special Photos Selecting Roll Paper Print Settings Follow th e steps in one of t hese section s to select y our roll pap er print set tings: ■ “Windows” below ■ “Macintosh OS X” on page 37 ■ “Macintosh 8.6 to 9.x” on page 39 Windows 1.
Printing Special Pho tos 37 7. Select th e roll pape r setti ngs bas ed on the type of printi ng you’ re doing, th en click OK : 8. Click OK . 9. Click OK or Print . Fo llow the s teps on page 4 1 to re move y our pri nte d phot os. Macintosh OS X 1.
38 Printing Special Photos 4. Sel ect t he pho to si ze as the Pa per S ize se tti ng. If you’re prin ting a pa noramic ph oto, cli ck the Sett ings pull-d own menu , select Custom Paper Si ze , and enter the size of your pho to. Make s ure the width of your photo is 4 or 8.
Printing Special Pho tos 39 10. Move the slide r to the Quality settin g. 11. Select Roll Paper Option from the pull-down menu. Yo u see th ese opt ions: 12. Select th e settin gs base d on the ty pe of prin ting you’re doing: 13. When you’re finished, click Print .
40 Printing Special Photos 4. Choo se Roll Paper as the Pa per S ource settin g. 5. If you’ll be printing ph otos wit hout any borders, click the Bor derless check box. 6. Select th e Roll Pap er Opti on setti ngs ba sed on the t ype of p rinting you’re doing : 7.
Printing Special Pho tos 41 Removing Your Printed Photos 1. Press the z roll paper button once to feed th e pa per fo rward. 2. Cut the pa per on the printe d cutting lin e. 3. If you wan t to prin t anot her jo b on rol l paper, press the z roll pa per button once a gain ; the pape r retu rns to the correct pri nt positi on.
42 Printing Special Photos Using PRINT Image Matching With P RINT Imag e Matching , speci al print in struct ions are saved in yo ur digi tal photo fi les. For exam ple, macro mo de pictures mi ght include print comma nds for sharpnes s and cla rity, whil e portrait mode pictures might emphas ize soft focusing an d subtl e flesh to nes.
Printing Special Pho tos 43 Photos hop does n’t retai n the PRIN T Image Ma tching or Exif Prin t informati on separately in the header fil e when you im port your P.I.M. o r Exif Print i mage. Instead, i t converts that in formation i n the file and embeds a color space cal led EPSON RGB 2001.
44 Printing Special Photos Follow th e steps for yo ur ope rating syst em in th ese se ctions to print BorderFree photo s on c ut sh eet p aper. ■ “Windows” below ■ “Macintosh OS X” on page 45 ■ “Macintosh 8.6 to 9.x” on page 47 Windows 1.
Printing Special Pho tos 45 Macint osh OS X 1. Start your prin ting app lication a nd open your ph oto file. 2. Click File > Page Setup . 3. Select Styl us Photo R800(Sheet Feeder - Bor derless) as the Format for settin g. 4. Select th e size of t he paper yo u loaded as the Pape r Size setting .
46 Printing Special Photos Note: Al ways sel ect th e same se tting as th e Form at fo r option in the Pa ge Setup w indow an d the Printer option in the P rint w indow. I f the se ttings are differen t, you ma y get un expect ed results. 9. Select Print S ettin gs from the pull -dow n m enu.
Printing Special Pho tos 47 Macintosh 8.6 to 9.x 1. Start your prin ting app lication a nd open your ph oto file. 2. Click File > Page Setup . 3. Select th e size of t he paper you loaded as the Paper Si ze settin g. 4. Select Auto Sheet Feeder as the Pape r Source settin g.
48 Printing Special Photos Managing Color wit h Profiles Follow th e steps in this se ction to us e color profile s for printin g with Ado be Photoshop (the i nstructions cover Photo shop 7.0). You may want to use profile-buildi ng software to create cust om profile s, such as Monaco Systems MonacoEZcolor ™ or GretagMacbet h ® ProfileM aker.
Printing Special Pho tos 49 4. Open the photo you want to pri nt. 5. If you see the message shown below, select Use the embedded profile (ins tead of the working space) o ption and click OK . It is gene rally best t o use the embe dde d pr ofi le. 6. If you see the me ssage shown below, select Ass ign working RGB: Adobe RGB (1998) and click OK .
50 Printing Special Photos Selecting Your Print Settings 1. Select File > P rint wi th Preview . You see this window: 2. Click the Pa ge Setup button to change the page s ize and o rienta tion setti ngs as ne cessar y, then click OK . 3. Click Show More Opti ons , then sel ect Color Management .
Printing Special Pho tos 51 Printing Your Color-Managed Photo 1. Click the Pr int button. 2. Select your pri nter from the Print er menu. 3. Select Pri nt Settings from the pull -down menu . 4. Select th e Media Ty pe setti ng for the pa per you’ll us e for the printer.
52 Printing Special Photos Windows Opening Your Image 1. Open Ado be Ph otos hop. 2. Select Edi t > Color Settings . 3. Select U.S. Prepress Defaults from the S ett ings pull -down men u. T his sets Adobe RGB (1998) as t he RGB working space and activates warning messages for profile mis matches an d missing profiles.
Printing Special Pho tos 53 7. When yo ur ima ge appe ars, e valua te the color ba lance a nd contras t as di spla yed on your monito r. If they need im provement, s elect Image > Mode > Assi gn Profile . S elect one of the fo llowing as the Profil e setting: ■ A different RGB working space, such as ColorMatch RGB or sRGB IEC61966-2.
54 Printing Special Photos 4. Select th e size of y our paper as the Size sett ing. 5. Select th e orien tation o f your image. 6. Click OK . 7. Select File > Pri nt with Previ ew . 8. Click Show More Opti ons , then select Color Mana gement from the pull-down menu.
Printing Special Pho tos 55 Printing Your Color-Managed Photo 1. Click the Pr int button. 2. Make sure your printe r is selected, a nd click the P roperties butto n. 3. Select the Phot o or Best P hoto settin g as the Qualit y Option. 4. Select th e Type set ting for t he paper yo u’ll use for th e print .
56 Printing Special Photos Solving Color Manag ement Problems If you selecte d the wrong co mbinatio n of so urce profile, p rinter prof ile, and col or managem ent sett ings, you’ ll get unexpe cted re sults.
Printing Special Pho tos 57 5. Select Same as Source as the Pri nt Spa ce: Profile s etting. 6. Click the Pa ge Setup button. 7. Select your pri nter from th e Format for pull-d own menu. 8. Select th e appropria te Paper Siz e and Orien tation s ettings , then cli ck OK .
58 Printing Special Photos 11. Select th e Media T ype setti ng for the pro file you’ re printing . 12. Click the Adva nced button. 13. Select Photo as the Print Quality s etting, th ough you can sel ect a lower o r higher qual ity se ttin g. 14. Turn off the High Speed and Ed ge Smoot hing opt ions, if they ar e avai lable.
Printing Special Pho tos 59 Windows 1. Open Ado be Ph otos hop a nd o pen th e pro file t arge t f ile. 2. If you see a missin g prof ile screen , select Leave as is (don’t color manage) .
60 Printing Special Photos 12. Click the ICM button under Color Man agement. 13. Click the Of f (No Color Adjustment ) button. 14. Click OK . 15. Click OK to print. 16. Repea t these ste ps to prin t a test t arget for e ach pape r type you p lan to prin t on.
61 Printing on CDs and DVDs Your printer i nclud es a specia l tray tha t lets you p rint customiz ed text, g raphics, and photos dire ctly on any ink-je t printa ble CD or DVD. The Epson Print CD software makes it ea sy to imp ort your o wn photos , add text, and modify your de signs with a variety of special effects.
62 Printing on CDs and DVDs Cleaning the Roller Before you print on CDs or DVDs, you ma y need to clean t he roller ins ide the printer. Yo u can do t his by feed ing and e jectin g several s heets of plai n paper. 1. Make sure the output tra y is in the lower positio n.
Printing on CDs and DVDs 63 Inserting a CD or DVD Make sure the data, mu sic, or video is burn ed on your ink-jet printable C Ds or DVDs before you print.
64 Printing on CDs and DVDs 5. Place the CD or DVD on the CD tray wit h the white o r printable side face -up. To print on a smal l CD (8 cm), pl ace the s mall CD ri ng on the tray first, th en plac e the CD inside th e ring.
Printing on CDs and DVDs 65 Designing CDs and DVDs You can use Epson Print CD to cre ate and pr int a di sc design with images and te xt. 1. Start Eps on Print C D. Windows : Click Sta rt > Programs or All Programs > EPSON Print CD > EPSON Print CD .
66 Printing on CDs and DVDs 4. To mod ify the tem plate or en hanc e your background image , click the or background icon, if necessary. You ca n adjust the brightness, contrast, and gamma, or apply mosaic, blur, o r special color effects, as follows: ■ Windows : Click th e Image Adjustment button, then clic k the Image Adjustment tab.
Printing on CDs and DVDs 67 Printing Y our Design After you have lo aded a CD or DV D and created your design , you’re rea dy to print. Follow the steps for yo ur operating system below.
68 Printing on CDs and DVDs If you nee d to ad just the print pos ition or colo r, see “A djusting the Print Posi tion” on page 70 o r “Adjusti ng th e Print Dens ity” on page 74. Macint osh OS X 1. Open th e File men u and s elect Page Setup .
Printing on CDs and DVDs 69 Macintosh 8.6 to 9.x 1. Open th e File men u and s elect Page Setup . 2. Make sure SP R800 ap pears at th e top of th e screen and thes e se tting s are selected: ■ Letter as the Pa per Si ze ■ Manual Feed as the Pape r Sou rce 3.
70 Printing on CDs and DVDs Adjusting the Pr int Position If your printe d images and te xt are not pos itioned the way you wan t, you may need to adjust the print po sition . Use the bl ank cardboard ch eck disk include d with yo ur printer or an extra CD.
Printing on CDs and DVDs 71 9. Open th e File men u and s elect Adjust Print Pos ition . You see a screen like thi s: 10. Make sure Enter Values is checked. 11. Enter the Top distance in t he Height (Top) box. Enter the Right distance in the Width (Right) box.
72 Printing on CDs and DVDs 8. Select EPSON Print CD from the pull -dow n m enu. 9. Select Pri nt Position Check Patt ern . 10. Click Print , th en click OK on th e next screen. The c onfir ma tio n pat tern is pr inte d on the check disc or CD and the prin ter ejects it.
Printing on CDs and DVDs 73 3. Open th e File men u and s elect Page Setup . 4. Make sure SP R800 ap pears at th e top of th e screen and thes e se tting s are selected: ■ Letter as the Pa per Si ze ■ Manual Feed as the Pape r Sou rce 5. Click OK .
74 Printing on CDs and DVDs Adjusting the Print Density If ink smears on yo ur printed CDs or DV Ds, you may need to adjust the color saturation or ink density. Discs from diffe rent manufacturers absorb ink differently, so you may n eed to a djust the density for each t ype of disc.
Printing on CDs and DVDs 75 Macint osh OS X 1. Insert a test CD or DVD for p rinting, as described o n page 63. 2. Start Eps on Print C D. 3. Open th e File men u and s elect Page Setu p . 4. Make sure Stylus Photo R800(Manual Feed) is selected as the Format for option and th e Paper S ize is set to US Letter .
76 Printing on CDs and DVDs Macintosh 8.6 to 9.x 1. Insert a test CD or DVD for print ing, as described on page 63. 2. Start Eps on Print C D. 3. Open th e File men u and s elect Page Setup .
77 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 P rin t Hea d” bel .
78 Maintaining Your Printer Automatic ally Check ing and Cleanin g the Print Head The Auto Nozzl e Check and Cleanin g utility prin ts a noz zle che ck pattern that th e prin ter the n r eads to see i f you hav e any c l ogged noz zles. I f cleaning is neede d, the printer aut omatical ly cleans th e print hea d.
Maintaining Your Printer 79 Running the H ead Cleaning Utility 1. Make sure the prin ter is t urned on but not print ing, and the re d H i nk light is off.
80 Maintaining Your Printer If the pattern has white lines or gaps (as shown below), click Clean to clean the prin t he ad agai n. If you don’t see any improveme nt after cl eaning three or four times, check the solutions beg inning on page 95.
Maintaining Your Printer 81 Checking the Ink Sup ply To check your ink supp ly, do one of the followin g: ■ Windows : Double-cli ck the icon on the Windows taskbar. You see a window like this: ■ Macintosh : OS X : Choo se Applications > EPSON Printer Uti lity > SP R800 > EPSON StatusMonitor .
82 Maintaining Your Printer When you need new ink cartri dges, contact your dealer, or call the Epson Sto re at (800) 873-7766 or visit www.epsonstore.com (U.S. sales only). In C anada, please call (800) 463-7766 for dealer referral. Ink Cartridge Precautions Warning: Keep ink ca rtrid ges out of the rea ch o f child ren.
Maintaining Your Printer 83 If the red H ink li ght is fla shing or on (indica ting a lo w or empty cartri dge), the prin t hea d mo ves to the _ positi on o n the pri nte r. Th e cartridge directly beneath the _ mark needs to be replaced. Make a note of which cartridge it is.
84 Maintaining Your Printer 6. Press in th e tab on the ba ck of the cartri dge, lift i t out of the p rinter, a nd dispose of it carefully. 7. Shake the new cartridge fo ur or five tim es before openin g its pa ckage. (Don ’t sh ake it afte r it’s unpacked.
Maintaining Your Printer 85 11. If you need to re place any ot her ink ca rtr idges, repeat step s 6 through 10 before continuing wi th step 12. 12. Cl ose th e cartr idg e cove r, the n close the pr inte r co ver. 13. Press the H ink button. The printe r begins chargin g the in k deli very sys tem.
86 Maintaining Your Printer You see a screen like this: 4. Click the Aut omatic button, i f necessary, then click OK . 5. On the next screen, click St art . The print er then prin ts and checks an a lignment pattern. It then prin ts an d c heck s tw o m ore pat terns .
Maintaining Your Printer 87 If box #5 is not the best-aligned bo x in each pattern, cl ick Realignment to pr in t anoth er test pa ge and repe at th is step. 6. When box #5 is the best-alig ned in all the pa tterns, cli ck Finish . Cleaning the Printer To keep your printe r working at its best, you s hould cl ean it se veral times a year.
88 Maintaining Your Printer Transpor ting t he Printer If you move your p rinter some distance, yo u nee d to remo ve th e ink cartri dges an d prepare it for transpo rtation in its origin al box or a s imilar on e. Follow th ese steps : 1. Turn on the prin ter and press the H ink button to mo ve the ink ca rtridges into load ing posi tion.
89 Solving Problems See “Dia gnosin g Printer Pro blems ” on pag e 91 to help determin e what th e cause of your printer pro blem may be. Th en see the se section s for soluti ons: ■ “Setup an.
90 Solving Problems Printer Part s Paper support and extension Sheet feeder Left edge guide Printer cover Outpu t tray (in upper position) Output tra y extensions Output tray (in lower position) CD/DV.
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 P power light flashes The printer is receiving a print job, printing, replacing an ink cartridge, charging ink, or cleaning the print head.
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 com puter, then disc onnect th e printer’s in terface cable . 2.
Solving Problems 93 Problems and Soluti ons Setup and Softwa re Installation Prob lems The printer ma kes noise af ter ink cartridge i nstallati on. ■ When you i nstall ink cartridg es, the prin ter m ust char ge its prin t head for about two and a half min utes.
94 Solving Problems Printer Proble ms Only the green P power light is on, but noth ing prints. ■ Make sure th e interfa ce cable is securely con nected at b oth en ds and me ets the system requirements on page 103. ■ Run a printer check as described on page 92.
Solving Problems 95 Quality Problems You see banding (light lines). ■ Clean the print hea d; see page 77 fo r instructions. ■ Select a h igher prin t quality an d turn off High Speed mo de; see page 23 (Windows) or page 31 (Macintosh). ■ Select the corre ct Type or Media Type setting fo r your paper; s ee page 34.
96 Solving Problems Your printo ut is faint o r has gaps. ■ Clean the print hea d; see page 77 fo r instructions. ■ The ink cartridges may be old or l ow on ink; see page 80. ■ Select the corre ct Type (Windows) or Media Type (Macintosh); see page 34.
Solving Problems 97 ■ Try turning off PhotoEnhance . Also check if you’ re using a special e ffect th at alters i mage colors, l ike Sepia. ■ Chan ge the Gamma setting. See page 23 (W indo ws) or page 31 (Maci ntosh). ■ Your printed col ors can never exactl y matc h your o n-screen colors.
98 Solving Problems 4. Remove any jamm ed paper from the shee t feed er or open the printe r co ver and remove an y paper j ammed in side. 5. Place the output tray in the lo wer pos ition (see pag e 62) and print again. Roll paper doesn’t feed correctly or jams in the printer.
Solving Problems 99 CD/DVD Problem s You can’t insert the CD/DVD tray easily. Don’t fo rce the C D/DVD tray into the printer. Make s ure your p rinter is turne d on, the output tray is in the uppe r posit ion , an d you foll ow all the inse rtion s teps beginni ng on page 63.
100 Solving Problems You see in corre ct charac ters. ■ Make sure th e interfa ce cable is securely con nected at b oth en ds and me ets the system requirements on page 103. ■ Make sure your prin ter is selected in th e Print window, or in the Maci ntosh Print Cente r or Ch oose r.
Solving Problems 101 Uninstalling and Reinstalling Printer Software You may nee d to un instal l and the n reinstall your printe r driver an d utiliti es if, for exampl e, yo u upgrad e your W indo ws oper atin g system. Yo u don’t n eed to un instal l your oth er phot o softwar e or the E pson Reference Guide .
102 Solving Problems Where To Get Help If you need hel p with your printer, Fi lm Factory, Epson Print CD, or the P.I.M. II Plug-in for Adobe Pho toshop, see the i nformation below.
103 Requirements and Notices Windows System Requirements To use your printer a nd its softwar e, we recommend tha t your syste m has: ■ Micros oft W indows compa tible PC with a Penti um ® III 500 .
104 Requireme nts and Notic es Important Safety Instructions Befo re us ing yo ur pr int er, rea d th ese safet y inst ruct ions to m ake su re y ou use it saf ely and ef fec tivel y: ■ Be sure to foll ow all warn ings an d inst ructio ns m arked on the printer .
Requirements and Notices 10 5 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 arou nd the ink supply port. If ink gets on your skin , wash it o ff with soap and water.
106 Requireme nts and Notic es FCC Compliance Statement For United Sta tes Users This equipment has been tested and foun d to comply with t he limits for a Cl ass B digital devi ce, pursuant t o Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Requirements and Notices 10 7 Declaration of Con formity According to 47CFR, Part 2 and 15 fo r Class B Per sonal Computers and Peripher als; and /or CPU Boards a nd Power Su pplies used wit h Class B Per sonal Com puters: We: EPSON AMERICA, INC.
108 Requireme nts and Notic es packagin g the d efectiv e unit a nd ret urnin g it to Ep son within fi ve (5 ) work ing days of recei pt of th e replacement. Epson requires a debit or a credit card number to secure the cost of the repl acement printer in the event that you fail to re turn the defective o ne.
Ind ex 109 Index A Adobe P hot oshop managing colo r with, 48 to 60 P.I.M. p lug-in for, 9, 42 to 43 Advanced settings Macint osh, 31 to 33 Windows, 23 to 24 Aligning print head, 85 to 87 Automat ic p.
110 Index E Edge S mooth ing s etting color managem ent, 51, 55, 58, 59 Macintosh, 32 Windows, 23 Electroni c manual, 1 0 to 11 Energy St ar com plian ce, 105 Enhanced Mat te Paper, 14, 34 Envelopes, .
Ind ex 111 M Macint osh basic prin ting , OS 8.6 to 9.x , 29 to 31 basic printin g, OS X, 25 to 28 Choo ser, 93, 10 0 custom pri nting, 31 t o 33 system requirem ents, 103 uninstalli ng software, 1 01.
112 Index Print position chec k disc, 70 to 7 3 Print Qu ality probl ems, 95 to 96 sett ing, 32 , 58 Print S ettings m enu, Mac intosh OS X , 26 Pri nter cable , 103 check, 92 cleaning , 87 control pa.
Ind ex 113 T Technical suppor t, 10 2 Test ing prin ter, 92 Text & Image setting, 21 Text setting, 21 Thick paper s ettin g, 15 , 27, 32, 95 Transporting pri nter, 88 Troublesho oting, 89 to 10 2 .
114 Index.
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