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Setup Guide 4013162-00 C01 Printed in Japan XX.XX-XX Setup Guide Color Ink Jet Printer Color Ink Jet Printer.
R4C4850 Setup Guide Rev .C COVER.FM A5 size 8/17/ 00 L Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey All r igh ts r eserv ed. No p art of this pu blicat ion may be re produc ed, st.
i R Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey R4C485 0 Setup Guide Rev.C FRONT.FM A5 size 9/4/0 0 Where to Find Inform ation This Setup Guide This guide provid es you with t he basic in formation you need to start using yo ur EPSON STYL US PRO 5500 and its o ptional and consumable products .
ii L R4C4850 Setup Guide Rev .C FRONT.FM A5 size 9/4/0 0 Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey Online H elp Onli ne hel p pro vide s yo u with deta iled infor mati on an d instru ctions on the printer software t hat contro ls your p rinte r.
iii R Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey R4C485 0 Setup Guide Rev.C FRONT.FM A5 size 9/4/0 0 To use your printer with a Macintosh To use thi s printer, your App le ® Macint osh ® must meet the following syst em requirements.
iv L R4C4850 Setup Guide Rev .C FRONT.FM A5 size 9/4/0 0 Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey To use the Onlin e Guide with a PC To use the Onlin e Guide with a Ma cintosh System Microsoft Windows 98, 95, 2000 or NT 4.0 CPU i486/25 MHz (for Windows 95/NT 4.
v R Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey R4C485 0 Setup Guide Rev.C START.TOC A5 size 8/17 /00 Content s Cha pter 1 S afety Ins truc tions Important S afety Instructi ons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
vi L R4C4850 Setup Guide Rev .C START. TOC A 5 size 8/17/ 00 Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey Chapte r 3 Se ttin g up the P rin ter with Your Com pute r Connecting the Pr inter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 Safety In struct ions 1-1 R4C485 0 Setup Guide Rev.C SAFTY.F M A5 size 8/17 /00 R Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey Chapter 1 Safety Instruct ions Important S afety Instructi ons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1-2 Safety In structio ns R4C4850 Setup Guide Rev .C SAFTY.FM A5 size 8/17/ 00 L Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey Important Safety Instructions Read all of th ese in struc tion s befor e usin g your print er. A lso be sure to follow al l warni ngs and i nstruct ions mark ed on the printe r.
1 Safety In struct ions 1-3 R4C485 0 Setup Guide Rev.C SAFTY.F M A5 size 8/17 /00 R Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey The power cord or pl ug is damaged; liquid has ent.
1-4 Safety In structio ns R4C4850 Setup Guide Rev .C SAFTY.FM A5 size 8/17/ 00 L Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey When hand ling the ink cartridges ❏ Keep in k cartri dges out of the r each of chi ldren. Do not dr ink the ink.
1 Safety In struct ions 1-5 R4C485 0 Setup Guide Rev.C SAFTY.F M A5 size 8/17 /00 R Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey When cho osing a place for the printer ❏ Place the print er on a flat, s table surf ace that is l arger than the printer.
1-6 Safety In structio ns R4C4850 Setup Guide Rev .C SAFTY.FM A5 size 8/17/ 00 L Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey For United Kingdom Users Use of option s Epson (UK ) .
1 Safety In struct ions 1-7 R4C485 0 Setup Guide Rev.C SAFTY.F M A5 size 8/17 /00 R Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey The brow n wi re mu st b e con nec ted to the ter mina l in th e p lug marked with t he lett er L. If damage occurs to the p lug, repl ace the co rd set or con sult a qua lifie d el ec trici an.
1-8 Safety In structio ns R4C4850 Setup Guide Rev .C SAFTY.FM A5 size 8/17/ 00 L Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey.
2 Assemblin g the Printe r 2-1 R4C485 0 Setup Guide Rev.C ASSEM.FM A5 size 8/17 /00 R Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey Chapter 2 Assembling the Printer Choosing a Pla ce for the Prin ter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2-2 Assem bling th e Printe r R4C4850 Setup Guide Rev .C ASSEM. FM A5 size 8/17/ 00 L Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey Choosing a Place for the Printer Follow th e guide lines lis ted belo w when placing your prin ter.
2 Assemblin g the Printe r 2-3 R4C485 0 Setup Guide Rev.C ASSEM.FM A5 size 8/17 /00 R Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey ❏ Avoid electric al outlets co ntrolled by wall switches or auto mat ic ti mer s.
2-4 Assem bling th e Printe r R4C4850 Setup Guide Rev .C ASSEM. FM A5 size 8/17/ 00 L Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey Unpacking the Printer Your print er box shou ld .
2 Assemblin g the Printe r 2-5 R4C485 0 Setup Guide Rev.C ASSEM.FM A5 size 8/17 /00 R Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey Installing the Paper Tray Ins ert th e p aper t ray into t he sl ots a t th e fron t of th e p rinte r as shown below.
2-6 Assem bling th e Printe r R4C4850 Setup Guide Rev .C ASSEM. FM A5 size 8/17/ 00 L Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey Taking a Look at Your Printer Front view Rear vi.
2 Assemblin g the Printe r 2-7 R4C485 0 Setup Guide Rev.C ASSEM.FM A5 size 8/17 /00 R Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey Inside view Control panel s front edge gu ide pa.
2-8 Assem bling th e Printe r R4C4850 Setup Guide Rev .C ASSEM. FM A5 size 8/17/ 00 L Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey Installing the Ink Cartridges w War ning : The ink cartridges are self-contained u nits. Under ordinary use, ink will not leak fr om a cartridge.
2 Assemblin g the Printe r 2-9 R4C485 0 Setup Guide Rev.C ASSEM.FM A5 size 8/17 /00 R Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey 2.
2-10 Assem bling th e Printe r R4C4850 Setup Guide Rev .C ASSEM. FM A5 size 8/17/ 00 L Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey 4.
2 Assemblin g the Printe r 2-11 R4C485 0 Setup Guide Rev.C ASSEM.FM A5 size 8/17 /00 R Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey 7. Repeat steps 3 th rough 6 fo r all four c olor in k cartri dges. 8. Close the ink cartrid ge compartment doors after inst alling all four ink cartri dges.
2-12 Assem bling th e Printe r R4C4850 Setup Guide Rev .C ASSEM. FM A5 size 8/17/ 00 L Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey.
3 Setting up the Printer with Your Co mputer 3-1 R4C485 0 Setup Guide Rev.C SETTING.FM A5 size 8/21 /00 R Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey Chapter 3 Setting up the Printer with Y our Computer Connecting the Printer . .
3-2 Setting up t he Printe r with Your Com puter R4C4850 Setup Guide Rev .C SETTING.FM A5 size 8/21/ 00 L Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K.
3 Setting up the Printer with Your Co mputer 3-3 R4C485 0 Setup Guide Rev.C SETTING.FM A5 size 8/21 /00 R Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K.
3-4 Setting up t he Printe r with Your Com puter R4C4850 Setup Guide Rev .C SETTING.FM A5 size 8/21/ 00 L Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey 3. Connect the ot her end of the cable to t he computer’s USB port. Now see “I nstalling the Printer Software ” on p age 3-7.
3 Setting up the Printer with Your Co mputer 3-5 R4C485 0 Setup Guide Rev.C SETTING.FM A5 size 8/21 /00 R Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey 1. Make sure the pri nter is turned off. 2. Make sure that th e power cor d is unplu gged fro m the electrical outl et.
3-6 Setting up t he Printe r with Your Com puter R4C4850 Setup Guide Rev .C SETTING.FM A5 size 8/21/ 00 L Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey 6. Slide the interfa ce card along the slots o n both sides of the int erface comp artm ent .
3 Setting up the Printer with Your Co mputer 3-7 R4C485 0 Setup Guide Rev.C SETTING.FM A5 size 8/21 /00 R Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K.
3-8 Setting up t he Printe r with Your Com puter R4C4850 Setup Guide Rev .C SETTING.FM A5 size 8/21/ 00 L Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey For Windows Follow th ese step s to inst all your p rinte r software. 1. Make sure that y our printer i s off.
3 Setting up the Printer with Your Co mputer 3-9 R4C485 0 Setup Guide Rev.C SETTING.FM A5 size 8/21 /00 R Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey 5. Windows 95 a nd NT users should p roceed to st ep 6. For Windows 98 u sers, follow the on-screen instruc tions to turn on your print er.
3-10 Setting up t he Printe r with Your Com puter R4C4850 Setup Guide Rev .C SETTING.FM A5 size 8/21/ 00 L Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey 2. C lick t he icon for yo ur p rinte r, th en c lick Properties on the File menu.
3 Setting up the Printer with Your Co mputer 3-11 R4C485 0 Setup Guide Rev.C SETTING.FM A5 size 8/21 /00 R Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey For Macintosh c Caution: Turn off all virus protection programs before you install your printer software.
3-12 Setting up t he Printe r with Your Com puter R4C4850 Setup Guide Rev .C SETTING.FM A5 size 8/21/ 00 L Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey Selecting your printer in the Ch ooser for Macintosh After you have ins talled the printer s oftware on y our Macintosh, you need t o open the Chooser and sel ect your printe r.
3 Setting up the Printer with Your Co mputer 3-13 R4C485 0 Setup Guide Rev.C SETTING.FM A5 size 8/21 /00 R Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey Accessing the Printer Software To access the printer software installed in your computer, follow the in struc tions b elow .
3-14 Setting up t he Printe r with Your Com puter R4C4850 Setup Guide Rev .C SETTING.FM A5 size 8/21/ 00 L Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K.
3 Setting up the Printer with Your Co mputer 3-15 R4C485 0 Setup Guide Rev.C SETTING.FM A5 size 8/21 /00 R Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey Setting up your p rinter as a shared printer Follow these steps t o share a printer co nnected directly to your computer wit h other computers on a net work.
3-16 Setting up t he Printe r with Your Com puter R4C4850 Setup Guide Rev .C SETTING.FM A5 size 8/21/ 00 L Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey 8. Select Shared As , enter th e pr inte r info rmat ion as nee ded , then click OK .
3 Setting up the Printer with Your Co mputer 3-17 R4C485 0 Setup Guide Rev.C SETTING.FM A5 size 8/21 /00 R Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey 4. Click N etwork printer , then cl ick Next . 5. Click Browse . 6. Double-cli ck the icon o f the comput er that is d irectly connected to the printer.
3-18 Setting up t he Printe r with Your Com puter R4C4850 Setup Guide Rev .C SETTING.FM A5 size 8/21/ 00 L Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey For Windows 2000 and NT 4.0 Note: This section is written for small network users only.
3 Setting up the Printer with Your Co mputer 3-19 R4C485 0 Setup Guide Rev.C SETTING.FM A5 size 8/21 /00 R Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey 3. Click Shared and enter the Share Name. 4. Click OK . Note: Do not choose any drivers from the Alternate Drivers list.
3-20 Setting up t he Printe r with Your Com puter R4C4850 Setup Guide Rev .C SETTING.FM A5 size 8/21/ 00 L Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey 1. Instal l the pri nter driver to the client co mputer from the software CD-RO M.
3 Setting up the Printer with Your Co mputer 3-21 R4C485 0 Setup Guide Rev.C SETTING.FM A5 size 8/21 /00 R Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey 4. The following dialog box appea rs. Select Loc al Port , then click New Port .
3-22 Setting up t he Printe r with Your Com puter R4C4850 Setup Guide Rev .C SETTING.FM A5 size 8/21/ 00 L Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey 7. In the P rinter Por ts dialog box, click Cl ose to return to the Ports menu.
3 Setting up the Printer with Your Co mputer 3-23 R4C485 0 Setup Guide Rev.C SETTING.FM A5 size 8/21 /00 R Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey For Macintosh This sect ion te lls y ou ho w to set up t he print er for u se o n an AppleTalk network.
3-24 Setting up t he Printe r with Your Com puter R4C4850 Setup Guide Rev .C SETTING.FM A5 size 8/21/ 00 L Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey 3. Click the Se tup butto n. The following d ialog bo x appears. 4. Select the Shar e this Pr inter check bo x, then t ype the prin ter name and password informatio n as needed.
3 Setting up the Printer with Your Co mputer 3-25 R4C485 0 Setup Guide Rev.C SETTING.FM A5 size 8/21 /00 R Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey 2. On each computer from which you want to access the printer, select Chooser from the Apple men u.
3-26 Setting up t he Printe r with Your Com puter R4C4850 Setup Guide Rev .C SETTING.FM A5 size 8/21/ 00 L Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey Testing the Printer Befo re printi ng your f irst page, you need to check t he prin ter nozzles and c onfirm the print head alignment.
3 Setting up the Printer with Your Co mputer 3-27 R4C485 0 Setup Guide Rev.C SETTING.FM A5 size 8/21 /00 R Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey 3 . I f y o u l o a d A 3 , U S B , S u p e r A 3 / B , o r l a r g e r p a p e r , r e l e a s e t h e extension l ock and pul l out the paper t ray to the f ull leng th.
3-28 Setting up t he Printe r with Your Com puter R4C4850 Setup Guide Rev .C SETTING.FM A5 size 8/21/ 00 L Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey 5. Load the sheets of pap er with the pr intable surface d own and the right e dge of the paper rest ing against the r ight side o f the paper tray.
3 Setting up the Printer with Your Co mputer 3-29 R4C485 0 Setup Guide Rev.C SETTING.FM A5 size 8/21 /00 R Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey 7. Slide the swi tch to the paper gu ide roller posit ion to match the paper si ze you are l oading.
3-30 Setting up t he Printe r with Your Com puter R4C4850 Setup Guide Rev .C SETTING.FM A5 size 8/21/ 00 L Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey Note: If you have extended the paper tray, first slide out the paper tray cover then attach the paper tray cover.
3 Setting up the Printer with Your Co mputer 3-31 R4C485 0 Setup Guide Rev.C SETTING.FM A5 size 8/21 /00 R Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K.
3-32 Setting up t he Printe r with Your Com puter R4C4850 Setup Guide Rev .C SETTING.FM A5 size 8/21/ 00 L Proof Sign-off: DAI A. Kobayashi K. Ar aki K. Nishi DAI K. Ramsey If the p rinted p attern is faint or some do ts are missing, like in the sample shown below, y ou need to clean the prisnt hea d s.
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Setup Guide 4013162-00 C01 Printed in Japan XX.XX-XX Setup Guide Color Ink Jet Printer Color Ink Jet Printer.
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