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Contents Printer Parts and Control Panel Functions Printer Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Driver settings for Mac OS 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Printing Text. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Handling single sheets of paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Driver settings for Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Driver settings for Mac OS X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Driver settings for Mac OS 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Driver settings for Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Driver settings for Mac OS 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . How to make a poster from your printouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . Watermark Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printing the watermark for Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printing the watermark for Mac OS 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating your own watermark for Windows . . .
Chapter 4 Using Your Software Software Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196 Overview of EPSON Creativity Suite. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198 EPSON File Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199 Starting EPSON File Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200 Printing Photos the Easy Way . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 6 Improving Print Quality Checking the Printer Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . For Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . For Mac OS X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . For Mac OS 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Checking the Print Head Nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Nozzle Check utility .
Multiple pages feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283 The paper jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283 Paper improperly loaded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .285 Paper is not ejected fully or is wrinkled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .285 Thick Paper is ejected when sending a thick paper print job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Using the Speed & Progress dialog box (Windows only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Updating and Uninstalling Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Updating the printer software in Windows Me, XP, or 2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Uninstalling the printer software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Uninstalling the User's Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Media type settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .369 Making User Defined paper sizes for Windows . . . . . . . . . .372 Making User defined paper sizes for Mac OS X . . . . . . . . . .374 Making User Defined paper sizes for Mac OS 9 . . . . . . . . . .376 Appendix A Customer Support Contacting Customer Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .379 Technical Support Web Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Printer Parts and Control Panel Functions Printer Parts paper support extension top printer cover paper support front printer cover output tray extension edge guides output tray roll paper support rear edge guide rear manual feed slot USB interface cable connector roll paper knob roll paper holder 10 IEEE 1394 interface cable connector Printer Parts and Control Panel Functions
cartridge cover ink out light front edge guide print head front manual feed slot control panel Printer Parts and Control Panel Functions 11
Control Panel Buttons Button Function P Turns the printer on and off. power ) Loads or ejects paper. paper Resumes printing if pressed after a paper out error or double feed error. Cancels the printing of a print job if pressed while printing. H ink Moves the print head to the ink cartridge replacement position. Move the print head to the ink check position when an empty ink cartridge is detected. Returns the print head to its home position after ink cartridge replacement.
Lights Light Description P On when the printer is on. power Flashing when the printer is receiving data, printing, having an ink cartridge replaced, charging ink, or cleaning the print head. m On when the printer is out of paper. paper out Flashing when the paper tray is jammed, or when the output tray is in an incorrect position. Flashing when paper is not fed straight into the rear manual feed slot. H On when an ink cartridge is empty or not installed.
Safety Instructions Important Safety Instructions Read all of the instructions in this section before using your printer. Also, be sure to follow all warnings and instructions marked on the printer. When setting up your printer Observe the following when setting up the printer: ❏ Do not block or cover the vents and openings in the printer. ❏ Use only the type of power source indicated on the printer’s label. ❏ Use only the power cord that comes with this product.
❏ Keep the entire computer system away from potential sources of electromagnetic interference, such as loudspeakers or the base units of cordless telephones. ❏ Do not use a damaged or frayed power cord. ❏ If you use an extension cord with the printer, make sure that the total ampere rating of the devices plugged into the extension cord does not exceed the cord’s ampere rating.
When choosing a place for the printer Observe the following when choosing a place for the printer: ❏ Place the printer on a flat, stable surface that extends beyond the base of the printer in all directions. If you place the printer by the wall, leave more than 40 cm between the back of the printer and the wall. The printer will not operate properly if it is tilted at an angle. ❏ When storing or transporting the printer, do not tilt it, stand it on its side, or turn it upside down.
❏ Do not put your hand inside the printer or touch the ink cartridges during printing. ❏ Do not move the print head by hand; otherwise, you may damage the printer. ❏ Always turn the printer off using the P power button. When this button is pressed, the P power light flashes. Do not unplug the printer or turn off the power to the outlet until the P power light stops flashing.
❏ Do not remove or tear the label on the cartridge; this can cause leakage. ❏ Install the ink cartridge immediately after you remove it from its package. If you leave a cartridge unpacked for a long time before using it, normal printing may not be possible. ❏ Do not use an ink cartridge beyond the date printed on the cartridge carton: otherwise, it may result in reduced print quality. For best results, use up the ink cartridges within six months of first installing them.
ENERGY STAR® Compliance As an ENERGY STAR® Partner, Epson has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR® guidelines for energy efficiency. The International ENERGY STAR® Office Equipment Program is a voluntary partnership with the computer and office equipment industry to promote the introduction of energy-efficient personal computers, monitors, printers, fax machines, copiers, scanners, and multifunction devices in an effort to reduce air pollution caused by power generation.
Chapter 1 How to Print Introduction This section guides you through the procedures for different kinds of printing. “Printing Photos” on page 23 Explains how to print color or black-and-white photos on various sizes or kinds of single-sheet paper.
“Printing on Roll Paper” on page 29 Explains how to use the main function of the roll paper setting, printing banners. This allows you to print panoramic photos or continuous documents on roll paper. 1 1 1 1 1 “Printing on Thick Paper” on page 38 Explains how to print documents and images on thick paper.
“Printing Text” on page 43 Explains how to print documents and images on various sizes or kinds of single-sheet paper. “Printing Web Pages” on page 49 Explains how to print web pages on various sizes or kinds of single-sheet paper.
Printing Photos 1 1 1 1 1 1 Handling single sheets of paper Refer to the section below for details on loading single sheets of paper. “Loading single sheets of paper” on page 346 Some types of special media, such as Velvet Fine Art Paper, Watercolor Paper-Radiant White and UltraSmooth Fine Art Paper, should be loaded into the rear manual feed slot. Refer to the section below for details on loading single sheets of paper into the rear manual feed slot.
Using software such as EPSON Easy Photo Print or EPSON Darkroom Print, which are included on the CD-ROM, is the easiest way to make printouts on this printer. For details, see the following section. “EPSON Creativity Suite” on page 198 Driver settings for Windows Note: If you want to print high quality black-and-white photos, use Advanced B&W Photo. For more details, see the following section. & See “B&W Photo Printing” on page 60 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Access the printer driver.
7. Select Portrait (tall) or Landscape (wide) to change the orientation of your printout. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8. Click OK to close the printer driver settings dialog box. 1 9. Print your data. 1 Driver settings for Mac OS X 1 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Access the Page Setup dialog box. “Accessing the printer software for Mac OS X” on page 367 1 3. Select Stylus Photo R2400 as the Format for setting. 4. Make the appropriate Paper Size and Orientation settings.
5. Click OK to close the Page Setup dialog box. 6. Access the Print dialog box. “Accessing the printer software for Mac OS X” on page 367 7. Select Stylus Photo R2400 as the Printer setting, then make the Copies & Pages settings. Note: The Copies & Pages settings available are a standard feature of Mac OS X. See your operating system’s documentation for details. 8. Select Print Settings from the pop-up menu. 9. Make the appropriate Media Type, Color, and Mode settings.
Note: If you want to print high quality black-and-white photos, use Advanced B&W Photo. For more details, see the following section. & See “B&W Photo Printing” on page 60 1 1 10. Click Print to start printing. 1 1 1 1 1 1 Driver settings for Mac OS 9 1 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Access the Page Setup dialog box. “Accessing the printer software for Mac OS 9” on page 368 1 3. Make the appropriate Paper Size setting. You can also define a custom paper size.
4. Select Auto Sheet Feeder as the Paper Source when feeding paper into the sheet feeder. Select Manual - Roll as the Paper Source when feeding paper into the rear manual feed slot. 5. Select Portrait (tall) or Landscape (wide) to change the orientation of your printout. 6. Click OK to save the settings and close the Page Setup dialog box. 7. Access the Print dialog box. “Accessing the printer software for Mac OS 9” on page 368 8. Make the appropriate Media Type setting.
9. Click Print to start printing. 1 1 1 1 Printing on Roll Paper Printing on roll paper allows you to perform high quality banner printing. This means you can print panoramic photos, or a continuous document, rather than individual pages. 1 1 1 1 1 Handling roll paper 1 Refer to the section below for loading roll paper.
Driver settings for Windows Note: ❏ You can change the margins for roll paper with the printer driver settings. Refer to the section below to print without margins on either side of your printout. & See “Borderless Printing” on page 66 ❏ In this section you will learn how to print a banner on roll paper with margins on both sides of your printout. 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Access the printer driver. “Accessing the printer software for Windows” on page 366 3.
8. Select the appropriate Size setting. 1 9. Select Portrait (tall) or Landscape (wide) to change the orientation of your printout. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Note: Do not select Sheet as the Source setting when roll paper is loaded in the rear manual feed slot. Doing so causes unnecessary paper to feed after each document. If you have already started printing, cancel printing from the printer software.
10. Click OK to close the driver setting dialog box. 11. Print your data. 12. Cut the roll paper. “Cutting the roll paper” on page 364 Note: Wait until the printer stops printing and feeding paper. Cut off the paper at the back of the printer, and then turn off the printer. The remaining paper is ejected. Driver settings for Mac OS X Note: ❏ You can change the margins for roll paper with the printer driver settings. Refer to the section below to print without margins on either side of your printout.
6. Click OK to close the Page Setup dialog box. 1 1 1 1 7. Access the Print dialog box. “Accessing the printer software for Mac OS X” on page 367 1 8. Select Stylus Photo R2400 as the Printer setting, then make the Copies & Pages settings. 1 Note: The Copies & Pages settings available are a standard feature of Mac OS X. See your operating system’s documentation for details. 1 1 1 1 9. Select Print Settings from the pop-up menu. 1 10. Make the appropriate Media Type, Color, and Mode settings.
“Media type settings” on page 369 11. Select Roll Paper Option from the pop-up menu. 12. Make the appropriate Roll Paper Option setting. 13. Click Print to start printing.
Note: This screen shot appears when A4 (roll paper) is selected as the paper size. 14. Cut the roll paper. 1 1 “Cutting the roll paper” on page 364 Note: Wait until the printer stops printing and feeding paper. Cut off the paper at the back of the printer, and then turn off the printer. The remaining paper is ejected. 1 1 1 Driver settings for Mac OS 9 Note: ❏ You can change the margins for roll paper with the printer driver settings.
Selecting Banner means you can print data as a banner. This allows you to print long documents as a continuous sheet rather than as individual sheets. Selecting Cut sheet means you can print standard-sized data. This allows you to print documents as individual sheets rather than as a continuous sheet. 7. Click OK to save your settings and close the Page Setup dialog box. Note: Do not select Auto Sheet Feeder as the Paper Source setting when roll paper is loaded in the rear manual feed slot.
Note: Do not select PhotoEnhance as the Mode setting, because it may cause gaps in your printout. 10. Click Print to start printing. 1 1 1 1 1 11. Cut the roll paper. 1 “Cutting the roll paper” on page 364 Note: Wait until the printer stops printing and feeding paper. Cut off the paper at the back of the printer, and then turn off the printer. The remaining paper is ejected.
Printing on Thick Paper You can print high quality images and documents on thick paper. Refer to the section below for loading thick paper. “Loading Thick Paper” on page 347 Driver settings for Windows 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Access the printer driver. “Accessing the printer software for Windows” on page 366 3. Click the Main tab, then make the Quality Option setting. See the following section for details on the Quality Option settings. & See “Quality Option” on page 126 4.
5. Make the appropriate Type setting. 1 “Media type settings” on page 369 6. Make the appropriate Size setting. 1 7. Select Portrait (tall) or Landscape (wide) to change the orientation of your printout. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8. Click OK to close the driver setting dialog box. 1 9. Print your data.
Driver settings for Mac OS X 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Access the Page Setup dialog box. “Accessing the printer software for Mac OS X” on page 367 3. Select Stylus Photo R2400 as the Format for setting. 4. Make the appropriate Paper Size setting, make sure the paper size you select is followed by Manual - Front, for example A4 (Manual - Front). Note: Borderless printing is not available when Manual - Front is selected. 5. Make the appropriate Orientation setting. 6.
Note: The Copies & Pages settings available are a standard feature of Mac OS X. See your operating system’s documentation for details. 1 1 1 1 1 9. Select Print Settings from the pop-up menu. 10. Make the appropriate Media Type, Color, and Mode settings. & See “Print Settings” on page 161 1 “Media type settings” on page 369 1 1 1 1 1 1 11. Click Print to start printing.
Driver settings for Mac OS 9 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Access the Page Setup dialog box. “Accessing the printer software for Mac OS 9” on page 368 3. Make the appropriate Paper Size setting. 4. Select Manual - Front as the Paper Source setting. Note: Borderless printing is not available when Manual - Front is selected. 5. Select Portrait (tall) or Landscape (wide) to change the orientation of your printout. 6. Click OK to save the settings and close the Page Setup dialog box. 7.
9. Click Print to start printing. 1 1 1 1 Printing Text 1 1 1 1 1 Handling single sheets of paper Refer to the section below for details on loading single sheets of paper. “Loading single sheets of paper” on page 346 1 1 When using special media, refer to the section below.
Driver settings for Windows 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Access the printer driver. “Accessing the printer software for Windows” on page 366 3. Click the Main tab, then make the Quality Option setting. See the following section for details on the Quality Option settings. & See “Quality Option” on page 126 4. Select Sheet as the Source setting. 5. Make the appropriate Type setting. “Media type settings” on page 369 6. Make the appropriate Size setting. You can also define a custom paper size.
7. Select Portrait (tall) or Landscape (wide) to change the orientation of your printout. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8. Click OK to close the printer driver settings dialog box. 1 9. Print your data. 1 Driver settings for Mac OS X 1 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Access the Page Setup dialog box. “Accessing the printer software for Mac OS X” on page 367 1 3. Select Stylus Photo R2400 as the Format for setting. 4. Make the appropriate Paper Size and Orientation settings.
5. Click OK to close the Page Setup dialog box. 6. Access the Print dialog box. “Accessing the printer software for Mac OS X” on page 367 7. Select Stylus Photo R2400 as the Printer setting, then make the Copies & Pages settings. Note: The Copies & Pages settings available are a standard feature of Mac OS X. See your operating system’s documentation for details. 8. Select Print Settings from the pop-up menu. 9. Make the appropriate Media Type, Color, and Mode settings.
10. Click Print to start printing. 1 1 1 1 1 1 Driver settings for Mac OS 9 1 1. Open the file you want to print. 1 2. Access the Page Setup dialog box. “Accessing the printer software for Mac OS 9” on page 368 3. Make the appropriate Paper Size setting. You can also define a custom paper size. For details, see the following section. “Making User Defined paper sizes for Mac OS 9” on page 376 4. Select Auto Sheet Feeder as the Paper Source. 1 1 5.
6. Click OK to save the settings and close the Page Setup dialog box. 7. Access the Print dialog box. “Accessing the printer software for Mac OS 9” on page 368 8. Make the appropriate Media Type setting. “Media type settings” on page 369 9. Click Print to start printing.
Printing Web Pages 1 1 1 1 1 Handling single sheets of paper Refer to the section below for details on loading single sheets of paper. “Loading single sheets of paper” on page 346 1 1 1 When using special media, refer to the section below. “Using special media” on page 354 1 Using EPSON Web-To-Page for Windows Using the EPSON Web-To-Page application enables you to print web pages easily and fit the pages to print within the width of your selected paper. 1. Open the file you want to print.
2. Click the Print button on the toolbar. The Print dialog box appears. Note: If you want to preview the layout of your printout, click the Preview button on the toolbar. For more information on EPSON Web-To-Page, choose User’s Guide from the Web-To-Page pulldown menu on the toolbar. 3. Right-click on the icon of your printer, and choose Printing Preferences in Windows XP and 2000, or Properties in Windows Me and 98. 4. Click the Main tab, then make the Quality Option setting.
8. Select Portrait (tall) or Landscape (wide) to change the orientation of your printout. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9. Click OK to close the printer driver settings dialog box. 1 10. Print your data. 1 Using the Printer Driver for Mac OS X Note: EPSON Web-To-Page is an application only available to Windows users. Macintosh users can print web pages using the printer driver in Mac OS X. 1 1 1. Open the file you want to print. 1 2. Access the Page Setup dialog box.
3. Select Stylus Photo R2400 as the Format for setting. 4. Make the appropriate Paper Size and Orientation settings. 5. Click OK to close the Page Setup dialog box. 6. Access the Print dialog box. “Accessing the printer software for Mac OS X” on page 367 7. Select Stylus Photo R2400 as the Printer setting, then make the Copies & Pages settings. Note: The Copies & Pages settings available are a standard feature of Mac OS X. See your operating system’s documentation for details.
8. Select Print Settings from the pop-up menu. 9. Make the appropriate Media Type, Color, and Mode settings. “Print Settings” on page 161 1 1 “Media type settings” on page 369 1 10. Click Print to start printing. 1 1 1 1 1 1 Using the Printer Driver for Mac OS 9 Note: EPSON Web-To-Page is an application only available to Windows users. Macintosh users can print web pages using the printer driver in Mac OS 9. 1 1 1. Open the file you want to print. 1 2. Access the Page Setup dialog box.
3. Make the appropriate Paper Size setting. You can also define a custom paper size. For details, see the following section. “Making User Defined paper sizes for Mac OS 9” on page 376 4. Select Auto Sheet Feeder as the Paper Source. 5. Select Portrait (tall) or Landscape (wide) to change the orientation of your printout. 6. Click OK to save the settings and close the Page Setup dialog box. 7. Access the Print dialog box. “Accessing the printer software for Mac OS 9” on page 368 8.
9. Click Print to start printing.
Chapter 2 Various Printing Options Introduction to Various Printing Options This printer provides you with a variety of different printing options. You can print in various formats, and you can print using many different types of paper. The sections that follow the introduction explain procedures for each type of printing. Click the title of each printing option to see more details. “B&W Photo Printing” on page 60 Lets you print black-and-white photos using the Advanced B&W Photo mode.
“Borderless Printing” on page 66 2 Lets you print without margins on all four sides of the paper. 2 2 2 “Double-Sided Printing” on page 75 Lets you print on both sides of the paper. 2 Note: This feature is not available with Mac OS X. 2 2 2 2 “Fit to Page Printing” on page 91 Lets you automatically enlarge or reduce the size of your document to fit the paper size selected in the printer software.
Note: This feature is not available with Mac OS X. “Pages Per Sheet Printing” on page 96 Lets you print two or four pages on a single sheet of paper. “Poster Printing” on page 105 Lets you enlarge material on a single document page to cover 4, 9, or 16 printed sheets of paper, and then make a poster.
Note: This feature is not available with Mac OS X. 2 2 2 2 2 “Watermark Printing” on page 114 Lets you print text or an image as a watermark on your printout. 2 2 Note: This feature is not available with Mac OS X. 2 For example, you can put “Confidential” on an important document.
B&W Photo Printing Advanced B&W Photo mode allows you to print high quality black-and-white photos. Compatible media You can use the following media with this feature.
Driver settings for Windows 1. Open the file you want to print. 2 2. Access the printer driver. For details, see the following section. 2 “Accessing the printer software for Windows” on page 366 2 3. Click the Main tab, and then click Advanced. 4. Select Sheet as the Source setting when feeding paper into the sheet feeder. Select Manual - Roll as the source setting when feeding paper into the rear manual feed slot. 5. Make the appropriate Type setting. For details, see the following section.
8. Select Advanced B&W Photo as the Color Management setting. This makes the Color Toning drop-down menu available. Select one of the following settings. Neutral Applies standard color correction for black-and-white photos. Cool Applies a cool tone to your photos. Warm Applies a warm tone to your photos. Sepia Applies a sepia tone to your photos. For details on making advanced settings in this mode, see the following section. “Advanced B&W Photo” on page 136 9.
Driver settings for Mac OS X 1. Open the file you want to print. 2 2. Access the Page Setup dialog box. For details, see the following section. 2 “Accessing the printer software for Mac OS X” on page 367 2 3. Select Stylus Photo R2400 as the Format for setting. 2 4. Make the appropriate Paper Size and Orientation settings. 5. Click OK to close the Page Setup dialog box. 2 6. Access the Print dialog box. “Accessing the printer software for Mac OS X” on page 367 7.
Warm Applies a warm tone to your photos. Sepia Applies a sepia tone to your photos. For details on making advanced settings in this mode, see the following section. “When Advanced B&W Photo is selected as the Color setting in Print Settings” on page 164 11. Click Print. Driver Settings for Mac OS 9 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Access the Page Setup dialog box. For details, see the following section.
3. Make the appropriate Paper Size setting. You can also define a custom paper size. For details, see the following section. 2 “Making User Defined paper sizes for Mac OS 9” on page 376 4. Select Auto Sheet Feeder as the Paper Source when feeding paper into the sheet feeder. Select Manual - Roll as the Paper Source when feeding paper into the rear manual feed slot. 5. Select Portrait (tall) or Landscape (wide) to change the orientation of your printout. 6.
If you select Custom as the Mode setting, the Advanced button is available. For more details on advanced settings, see the following section. “Advanced B&W Photo:” on page 183 11. Click Print to start printing. Borderless Printing This printer allows you to print without margins on all four sides of the paper. Follow the steps described below for Borderless printing. Note: This feature is not available for all media and driver settings.
Compatible media 2 You can use the following media with this feature: 2 Matte Paper - Heavyweight A3+, A3, A4 Archival Matte Paper A3+, A3, A4 Premium Glossy Photo Paper A3+, A3, A4, 10 × 15 cm (4 × 6 in.
Preparing the print data Because this option enlarges the image to a size slightly larger than the paper size, the portion of the image that extends beyond the edges of the paper is not printed.
For Windows 1. Access EPSON Easy Photo Print. For Windows XP, click the Start button, point to All Programs, point to EPSON Creativity Suite, then choose EPSON Easy Photo Print. For Windows Me, 98, and 2000, click the Start button, point to Programs, point to EPSON Creativity Suite, then choose EPSON Easy Photo Print. 2. Print images from EPSON Easy Photo Print. To learn how to print your photos, click the Help button to view instructions in the EPSON Easy Photo Print User's Guide.
2. Click the Main tab, then make the Quality Option setting. See the following section for details on the Quality Option settings. & See “Quality Option” on page 126 3. Select the Borderless check box. 4. Make the appropriate Type setting. “Media type settings” on page 369 5. Make the appropriate Size setting. 6. Click OK to close the printer driver settings dialog box. After finishing all steps above, start printing. Print one test copy and examine the results before printing an entire job.
Note: You can control the amount of the image that extends beyond the edges of the paper during borderless printing. When the Borderless check box is selected on the Main menu, the Borderless Expansion slider becomes available on the Page Layout menu. 2 2 Driver settings for Mac OS X 2 After you have loaded the media, change your printer driver settings for Borderless printing. 2 1. Access the Page Setup dialog box. “Accessing the printer software for Mac OS X” on page 367 2.
7. Select Stylus Photo R2400 as the Print setting, then make the Copies & Pages settings. Note: The Copies & Pages settings available are a standard feature of Mac OS X. See your operating system’s documentation for details. 8. Select Print Settings from the pop-up menu. 9. Make the appropriate Media Type, Color, and Mode settings.
10. Click Print to start printing. 2 2 2 2 2 2 Note: ❏ Print one test copy and examine the results before printing an entire job. ❏ You can control the amount of the image that extends beyond the edges of the paper during borderless printing. & See “Expansion” on page 168 2 2 2 Driver settings for Mac OS 9 After you have loaded the media, change your printer driver settings for Borderless printing. 2 1. Access the Page Setup dialog box. “Accessing the printer software for Mac OS 9” on page 368 2.
4. Click OK to save the settings and close the Page Setup dialog box. 5. Access the Print dialog box. “Accessing the printer software for Mac OS 9” on page 368 6. Make the appropriate Media Type setting. “Media type settings” on page 369 7. Click Print to start printing. Note: ❏ Print one test copy and examine the results before printing an entire job.
❏ You can control the amount of the image that extends beyond the edges of the paper during borderless printing. When the Borderless check box is selected on the Page Setup dialog box, the Borderless Expansion slider becomes available. 2 2 2 2 2 Double-Sided Printing There are two types of double-sided printing available. Standard double-sided printing allows you to print the odd-numbered pages first.
✽ 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 9 11 Single-fold booklet ✽: Binding edge A booklet can be created by printing pages 1 and 4 on the first sheet of paper, pages 5 and 8 on the second sheet of paper, and pages 9 and 12 on the third sheet of paper. After these sheets are reloaded into the sheet feeder, you can then print pages 2 and 3 on the back of the first sheet of paper, pages 6 and 7 on the back of the second sheet of paper, and pages 10 and 11 on the back of the third sheet of paper.
❏ Depending on the media type, stacks of up to 30 sheets can be loaded into the sheet feeder during double-sided printing. ❏ Only use media types that are suitable for double-sided printing. Otherwise, the printout quality may deteriorate. ❏ Depending on the media type and the amount of ink used to print text and images, ink may bleed through to the other side of the paper. ❏ The surface of the paper may be smeared during double-sided printing.
6. Select Portrait (tall) or Landscape (wide) to change the orientation of your printout. 7. Click the Page Layout tab, then select the Double-Sided Printing check box.
8. Click Margins to open the Margins dialog box. 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 9. Specify the edge of the paper where the binding will be placed. You can choose Left, Top, or Right. 10. Choose cm or inch as the Unit setting. Then, specify the width of the binding margin. You can enter any width from 0.3 cm to 3.0 cm, or from 0.12 inches to 1.18 inches.
Note: The actual binding margin may be different from the specified settings depending on your application. Experiment with a few sheets to examine actual results before printing the entire job. 11. Click OK to return to the Page Layout menu. Then, click OK to save your settings. 12. Load paper into the sheet feeder, then send the print job from your application. Instructions for generating the even-numbered pages will be displayed while the odd-numbered pages are printed.
❏ If a paper jam occurs, refer to the following. & See “The paper jams” on page 283 2 14. Once the paper is reloaded, click Resume to print the even-numbered pages. 2 Standard double-sided printing for Mac OS 9 2 Follow the steps below to print odd- and even-numbered pages onto opposite sides of the sheet. 2 1. Access the Page Setup dialog box. “Accessing the printer software for Mac OS 9” on page 368 2. Make the appropriate Paper Size setting. 2 2 3. Select Auto Sheet Feeder as the Paper Source.
7. Specify the edge of the paper where the binding will be placed. You can choose Left, Top, or Right. 8. Specify the width of the binding margin in the text box. You can enter any width from 0.12 inch to 1.18 inch or from 0.3 cm to 3.0 cm. Note: The actual binding margin may be different from the specified settings depending on your application. Experiment with a few sheets to examine actual results before printing the entire job. 9. Click OK to return to the Page Setup dialog box.
“Loading single sheets of paper” on page 346 2 2 2 2 13. Follow the on-screen instructions to reload the paper. Note: ❏ The paper may curl during printing due to the amount of ink used. Should this occur, slightly curl the sheets in the opposite direction before reloading them into the printer. ❏ Align the sheet stack by tapping its edges against a hard, flat surface before reloading the stack into the printer. ❏ Follow the instructions provided when reloading the printouts.
1. Access the printer driver. “Accessing the printer software for Windows” on page 366 2. Click the Main tab, then make the Quality Option setting. See the following section for details on the Quality Option settings. & See “Quality Option” on page 126 3. Select Sheet as the Source setting. 4. Make the appropriate Type setting. “Media type settings” on page 369 5. Make the appropriate Size setting. 6. Select Portrait (tall) or Landscape (wide) to change the orientation of your printout.
7. Click the Page Layout tab and select the Double-Sided Printing check box. Then, select the Folded Booklet check box. 8. Click Margins to open the Margins dialog box. 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 9. Specify the edge of the paper where the binding will be placed. You can choose Left, Top, or Right. 2 Note: When Portrait is selected as the Orientation setting on the Main menu, the Left or Right binding positions are available.
10. Choose cm or inch as the Unit setting. Specify the width of the binding margin. You can enter any width from 0.3 cm to 3.0 cm, or from 0.12 inches to 1.18 inches. The specified margin width will be used on both sides of the fold. For example, if a 10-mm margin is specified, a 20-mm margin will be inserted (a margin of 10 mm will be placed on each side of the fold).
11. Click OK to return to the Page Layout menu. Then, click OK to save your settings. 12. Load paper into the sheet feeder, then send the print job from your application. Instructions for printing the inside pages will be displayed while the outside pages are printed. “Loading single sheets of paper” on page 346 2 2 2 13. Follow the on-screen instructions to reload the paper. Note: ❏ The paper may curl during printing due to the amount of ink used.
1. Access the Page Setup dialog box. “Accessing the printer software for Mac OS 9” on page 368 2. Make the appropriate Paper Size setting. 3. Select Auto Sheet Feeder as the Paper Source. 4. Select the Double-Sided Printing check box. Then, select the Folded Booklet check box. 5. Click Margins. 6. Specify the edge of the paper where the binding will be placed. You can choose Left, Top, or Right.
7. Specify the width of the binding margin in the text box. You can enter any width from 0.12 inch to 1.18 inch or from 0.3 cm to 3.0 cm.The specified margin width will be used on both sides of the fold. For example, if a 10-mm margin is specified, a 20-mm margin will be inserted (a margin of 10 mm will be placed on each side of the fold). 2 2 2 2 ✽ ✽✽ 2 2 Portrait 2 Landscape 2 ✽: Folding edge ✽✽: Margin 8. Click OK to return to the Page Setup dialog box.
10. Make the appropriate Media Type setting. “Media type settings” on page 369 11. Load paper into the sheet feeder, then click Print to start printing. Instructions for printing the inside pages will be displayed while the outside pages are printed. “Loading single sheets of paper” on page 346 12. Follow the on-screen instructions to reload the paper. Note: ❏ The paper may curl during printing due to the amount of ink used.
14. Once printing is complete, fold the sheets and bind them together using a stapler or other binding method. 2 2 Fit to Page Printing You can use the Fit to Page printing function when you want to print, for example, an A4 size document on another size paper. 2 Fit to Page printing automatically fits images or text you want to print to the paper size you select in the printer software, or it allows you to manually resize the image. 2 2 2 2 2 Note: ❏ This feature is not available with Mac OS X.
2. Click the Main tab, then make the Quality Option setting. See the following section for details on the Quality Option settings. & See “Quality Option” on page 126 3. Select Sheet as the Source setting. 4. Make the appropriate Type setting. “Media type settings” on page 369 5. Make the appropriate Size setting. 6. Select Portrait (tall) or Landscape (wide) to change the orientation of your printout.
7. Click the Page Layout tab, then select the Reduce/Enlarge Document check box. You can select the following settings to change the size of your document. 2 By Output Paper Size Proportionally enlarges or reduces the size of your document to make it fit the paper size selected in the By Output Paper Size list. 2 By Percentage Allows you to manually reduce or enlarge an image. Click the arrows to select a percentage between 10 and 400. 2 8.
Driver settings for Mac OS 9 1. Access the Page Setup dialog box. “Accessing the printer software for Mac OS 9” on page 368 2. Make the appropriate Paper Size setting. 3. Select Auto Sheet Feeder as the Paper Source. 4. Select Portrait (tall) or Landscape (wide) to change the orientation of your printout. 5. Click OK to save the settings and close the Page Setup dialog box. 6. Access the Print dialog box. “Accessing the printer software for Mac OS 9” on page 368 7. Make the appropriate Media Type setting.
8. Click the Layout icon button. 2 2 2 9. Select the Fit to Page check box. 2 10. Select the paper size loaded in your printer from the Output Paper Size list. 2 11. Click OK to save the settings and close the Layout dialog box. 2 2 2 2 2 2 12. Click Print to start printing.
Pages Per Sheet Printing Pages Per Sheet printing allows you to print two or four pages on single sheets of paper. Note: This feature is not available when selecting the Borderless check box on the Main menu (Windows) or in the Page Setup dialog box (Mac OS 9). Driver settings for Windows 1. Access the printer driver. “Accessing the printer software for Windows” on page 366 2. Click the Main tab, then make the Quality Option setting. See the following section for details on the Quality Option settings.
6. Select Portrait (tall) or Landscape (wide) to change the orientation of your printout.
7. Click the Page Layout tab, select Multi-page, then select Pages Per Sheet. 8. Make the following settings for Pages Per Sheet printing. 2, 4 Prints two or four pages of your document on a single piece of paper. Print Page Borders Prints frames around the pages printed on each sheet. Page Order Allows you to specify the order in which the pages will be printed on the sheet of paper. Some settings may be unavailable, depending on the Orientation setting on the Main menu. 9.
Driver settings for Mac OS X 2 1. Access the Page Setup dialog box. “Accessing the printer software for Mac OS X” on page 367 2 2. Select Stylus Photo R2400 as the Format for setting. 2 3. Make the appropriate Paper Size and Orientation settings. 4. Click OK to close the Page Setup dialog box. 2 2 2 2 5. Open the Print dialog box. 2 “Accessing the printer software for Mac OS X” on page 367 6. Select Stylus Photo R2400 as the Printer setting, then make the Copies & Pages setting.
Note: The Copies & Pages settings available are a standard feature of Mac OS X. See your operating system’s documentation for details. 7. Select Layout from the pop-up menu. 8. Make the following settings. 100 Pages per Sheet Prints multiple pages of your document on a single piece of paper. You can choose from 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, or 16. Layout Direction Allows you to specify the order in which the pages will be printed on the sheet of paper. Border Prints a border around the pages printed on each sheet.
Note: The Layout settings available are a standard feature of Mac OS X. See your operating system’s documentation for details. 2 2 2 2 2 9. Select Print Settings from the pop-up menu. 10. Make the appropriate Media Type, Color, and Mode settings.
11. Click Print to start printing. Driver settings for Mac OS 9 1. Access the Page Setup dialog box. “Accessing the printer software for Mac OS 9” on page 368 2. Make the appropriate Paper Size setting. 3. Select Auto Sheet Feeder as the Paper Source.
4. Click OK to save the settings and close the Page Setup dialog box. 2 2 2 2 2 5. Access the Print dialog box. “Accessing the printer software for Mac OS 9” on page 368 6. Make the appropriate Media Type setting. 2 “Media type settings” on page 369 7. Click the 2 Layout icon button.
8. Select the Multi-Page check box in the Layout dialog box, then select Pages per Sheet. 9. Make the following settings for Pages Per Sheet printing. 2 Pages, 4 Pages Prints two or four pages of your document on a single piece of paper. Page Order Allows you to specify the order in which the pages will be printed on the sheet of paper. Some settings may be unavailable, depending on the Orientation setting in the Page Setup dialog box.
Poster Printing 2 Poster printing allows you to print poster-size images by enlarging one page to cover several sheets of paper. 2 2 2 2 Note: ❏ This feature is not available with Mac OS X. ❏ This feature is not available when selecting the Borderless check box on the Main menu (Windows) or in the Page Setup dialog box (Macintosh). Driver settings for Windows 2 2 2 1. Access the printer driver. “Accessing the printer software for Windows” on page 366 2.
5. Make the appropriate Size setting. 6. Select Portrait (tall) or Landscape (wide) to change the orientation of your printout.
7. Click the Page Layout tab and select Multi-Page, then select Poster Printing. Click the up or down arrow to select 2x2, 3x3, or 4x4.
8. Click Settings to adjust the way your poster will print. The Poster Settings dialog box opens. 9. Make the following settings. Print Cutting Guides Select this check box to turn the cutting guide options on. Overlapping Alignment Marks Slightly overlaps the panels and prints alignment markers so that the panels can be aligned more precisely. Trim Lines Prints border lines on the panels to guide you when trimming the pages.
Driver settings for Mac OS 9 2 1. Access the Page Setup dialog box. “Accessing the printer software for Mac OS 9” on page 368 2 2. Make the appropriate Paper Size setting. 3. Select Auto Sheet Feeder as the Paper Source. 2 4. Select Portrait (tall) or Landscape (wide) to change the orientation of your printout. 2 5. Click OK to save the settings and close the Page Setup dialog box. 2 2 2 2 2 6. Access the Print dialog box. “Accessing the printer software for Mac OS 9” on page 368 7.
8. Click the Layout icon button. 9. Select the Multi-Page check box in the Layout dialog box, then select Poster. 10. Make the following settings. 110 1 page covers xx sheets Specifies how many printed sheets of paper the enlarged document page will cover. You can choose from 4, 9, or 16 sheets. Overlapping Alignment Marks Slightly overlaps the panels and prints alignment markers so that the panels can be aligned more precisely.
Trim Lines Prints border lines on the panels to guide you when trimming the pages. Panel Selection Click the panels you do not need to print, then click the OK button to print the remaining panels. 2 2 Note: If you want to print only a few of the panels without printing the entire poster, click Panel Selection, click the panels that you do not wish to print, then click OK. 2 11. Click OK to save the settings and close the Layout dialog box. 2 12. Click Print to start printing.
1. Cut off the margin of Sheet 1 along a vertical line through the center of the top and bottom cross marks, as shown in the illustration below. 2. Place the edge of Sheet 1 on top of Sheet 2 and align the cross marks, then temporarily tape the two sheets together from the back side. 3. Cut the taped sheets in two along a vertical line through the alignment markers (this time, a line to the left of the cross marks), as shown in the illustration below.
4. Align the edges of the paper together using the alignment markers and tape them from the back side of the paper. 2 2 2 5. Repeat the instructions from step 1 to step 4 to tape Sheets 3 and 4 together. 2 6. Repeat the instructions from step 1 to step 4 to tape the top and bottom faces of the paper. 2 2 2 2 2 2 7. Cut off the remaining margins. w 2 Warning: Be careful when using sharp tools.
Watermark Printing Watermark printing allows you to print a text-based or an image-based watermark on your document. Note: ❏ This feature is not available with Mac OS X. ❏ This feature is not available when selecting the Borderless check box on the Main menu (Windows) or in the Page Setup dialog box (Macintosh). Printing the watermark for Windows 1. Access the printer driver software. “Accessing the printer software for Windows” on page 366 2. Click the Main tab, then make the Quality Option setting.
5. Make the appropriate Size setting. 2 6. Select Portrait (tall) or Landscape (wide) to change the orientation of your printout.
7. Click the Page Layout tab, choose the desired watermark from the Watermark list, then click Settings.
8. Specify the necessary settings for the watermark. You can change the position and size of the watermark by dragging the image within the preview window at the left of the dialog box. 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 9. Click OK to return to the Page Layout menu. 2 10. Click OK to close the printer driver settings dialog box. 11. Print the data from your application. 2 Printing the watermark for Mac OS 9 2 1. Access the Page Setup dialog box. “Accessing the printer software for Mac OS 9” on page 368 2 2.
4. Select Portrait (tall) or Landscape (wide) to change the orientation of your printout. 5. Click OK to save the settings and close the Page Setup dialog box. 6. Access the Print dialog box. “Accessing the printer software for Mac OS 9” on page 368 7. Make the appropriate Media Type setting. “Media type settings” on page 369 8. Click the 118 Layout icon button.
9. Select the Watermark check box in the Layout dialog box, then choose the desired watermark from the Name list. 2 2 2 2 2 10. Specify the necessary settings for the watermark. You can change the position and size of the watermark by dragging the image within the preview window at the left of the dialog box. 11. Click OK to save the settings and close the Layout dialog box.
12. Click Print to start printing. Creating your own watermark for Windows You can add your own text-based or image-based watermarks to the watermark list. 1. Click Add/Del under Watermark on the Page Layout menu. The following dialog box appears. 2. To use an image file as a watermark, select BMP. Click Browse to specify the bitmap file you want to use, then click OK. Type a name for your watermark in the Name text box, then click Save. To create a text-based watermark, select Text.
4. Click Settings. The following dialog box appears. 2 2 2 2 2 5. Make sure that the appropriate watermark is selected in the Watermark list, then make Color, Position, Density, Size, Font, Font Style, and Angle settings. (For details, see online help.) Your settings are reflected in the display at the left of the dialog box. 6. When you finish making settings, click OK. 2 2 2 2 Creating your own watermark for Mac OS 9 You can add your own text-based or image-based watermarks to the watermark list.
1. Click Add/Del beside the Name list. The following dialog box appears. 2. To use an image file as a watermark, click Add PICT. Specify the desired image file, then click Open. To create a text-based watermark, click Add Text. Type the text in the Text text box, select a font and a text style, then click OK.
3. The image file name or the watermark text appears in the Mark Name list in the Watermark dialog box. To change the name of an image watermark, select it from the list, then type a new name. When a text watermark is selected in the Name list, you can edit the text or change the font and text style by clicking Edit Text. 2 2 2 2 2 4. Click OK to add your watermark to the Name list in the Layout dialog box.
Chapter 3 Printer Software Settings For Windows Printer software introduction Printer driver menus The printer software that comes with your printer includes a printer driver and printer utilities. The printer driver lets you choose from a wide variety of settings to get the best results from your printer. The printer utilities help you check the printer and keep it in top operating condition. For details on each printer driver setting and utility, see the following.
Getting more information Online help provides more information about the printer software. & See “Getting information through online help” on page 154 Making settings on the Main menu You can make Quality Option, Paper Options, Print Options, Orientation, and Advanced settings, and also check the ink levels on the Main menu. Refer to the appropriate section below.
Quality Option You can select one of the following quality types. Draft For economical, high-speed printing. Text For medium-quality, standard text printing. Text & Image For high-quality, standard text and graphics printing. Photo For high-quality photographic printing. Best Photo For top-quality photographic printing. User Defined (your unique name) If you create custom settings and then select one of them on the Advanced menu, it will appear as an icon.
Size Select the paper size that you want to use. You can also add a custom paper size. To add your own paper size setting, see the following. “Making User Defined paper sizes for Windows” on page 372 Banner Mode Select this mode when you want to print multi-page data continuously rather than as individual pages. When this is selected, the Save roll Paper check box is available. Cut Sheet Mode Select this mode when you want to print multi-page data as individual pages rather than continuously.
When you send a print job to the printer, the Print Preview window opens, allowing you to make changes before printing. The Print Preview toolbar contains several icon buttons to perform the following functions. Icon 128 Button name Function Drag ’n’ Drop Click this button to select and move watermarks. Zoom Click this button to enlarge or reduce the size of the previewed page. Fit To Screen Click this button to scale the previewed page so that it fits the size of the window.
Printable Area On/Off Click this button to display or hide the borderlines which indicate the printable area. The printer cannot print anything which is outside of this area. Watermark Click this button to open the Watermark dialog box, where you can add watermarks to the document and change any of the current watermark settings. Reset Watermark Settings Click this button to return all watermark settings to what they were when the EPSON Print Preview dialog box was first opened.
❏ Apply watermarks. The watermark that you select will be displayed on the previewed image. & See “Watermark Printing” on page 114 ❏ Specify which pages of the document you would like to print. To add or remove a page, click the page icon in the list at the left side of the preview window, and then add or remove it using the commands on the Print Options menu. After you have previewed the document, click Print to print the document, or click Cancel to cancel printing.
Show Settings When you click Show Settings, the Current Setting window appears. To hide the window, click Hide Settings on the Main menu or Close in the Current Setting window. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Reset Defaults Click the Reset Defaults button to return the settings to their factory default values. Technical Support Click the Technical Support button to access the EPSON website. Here you can find information covering a broad range of EPSON support. Advanced 3 3 3 3 Shows the Advanced menu.
Making the Advanced settings The settings in the Advanced dialog box give you complete control over your printing environment. Use these settings to experiment with new printing ideas or to fine-tune a range of print settings to meet your individual needs. Once you are satisfied with your new settings, you can give them a name and add them to the Custom Settings. Note: ❏ Advanced settings are recommended for experienced users only. Incorrect settings can reduce print speed or quality.
To open the Advanced menu, click Advanced on the Main menu. If the following Note dialog box appears, click Continue.
Paper & Quality Options Source Select Sheet to print on normal paper. Select Roll to print on roll paper. Select Manual - Roll to print single sheets fed into the rear manual feed slot. Select Manual - Front to print on thick paper fed into the front manual feed slot. Borderless Select this check box when you want to print without margins. With this feature, you can print to all four edges of the paper.
Print Options 3 Reverse order Lets you print your documents in reverse order, starting with the last page. High Speed Activates bidirectional printing so your printer prints both left-to-right and right-to-left. High Speed mode speeds up printing, but decreases print quality. Grayscale Prints your printout in grayscale. Edge Smoothing Improves the print quality of low-resolution images by smoothing jagged edges and lines. This setting has no effect on high-resolution images or on text.
PhotoEnhance This mode provides a variety of image correction settings that you can apply to your photos before printing. PhotoEnhance does not affect your original data. Note: Printing with PhotoEnhance selected may increase the time required for printing, depending on your computer system and the amount of data contained in your image. Selecting PhotoEnhance also makes the Digital Camera Correction check box available. Selecting this check box makes the Smooth Skin check box available.
Note: Advanced B&W Photo is available depending on the ink cartridge installed (Photo Black or Matte Black), the media type setting, and the print quality setting. For most media types, select Best Photo or Photo RPM as the print quality setting.
Here you can use the following tools to make detailed adjustments to your photos. Color Toning Select one of the following settings. 138 Neutral Applies a standard color correction to black-and-white photos. Cool Applies a cool tone to your photos. Warm Applies a warm tone to your photos. Sepia Applies a sepia tone to your photos. Fine Adjustment This appears when you change the Tone, adjust the settings using the slide bars or the color circle, or select the Highlight Point Shift check box.
Tone 3 Adjusts the tone by five levels. Light Applies a harder tone to your photos. Normal Applies a hard tone to your photos. Dark Applies a soft tone to your photos. Darker Applies a softer tone to your photos. Darkest Applies the softest tone to your photos. 3 3 Slide Bars 3 The tone enhancement slide bars adjust the following options. Drag the slide bar to the right or left to adjust the settings. You can also enter a value in the boxes next to the slide bars.
Default Click the Default button to return the settings to their default values. ICM This setting uses the Windows color matching method to automatically adjust printout colors to match colors on your screen. Select this setting when printing scanned photographs or computer graphics. Note: ❏ Be aware that the ambient light and the age, quality, and settings of the monitor can affect the quality of your color matching.
❏ The following settings are available for Windows XP/2000 only. Off (No Color Adjustment) Only use this setting when you create a new color profile or if the other Mode settings do not produce satisfactory results. Turning this setting off by selecting Off (No Color Adjustment) is generally not recommended, because it does not allow the printer driver to enhance or adjust the color. ICM Mode Select the ICM mode from Host ICM, Driver ICM (Basic), or Driver ICM (Advanced).
Show all profiles Shows all profiles in the Input Profile and the Printer Profile pull-down menu. This setting is not available when Host ICM is selected as the ICM Mode setting. Save Settings To save your Advanced settings in the Custom Settings list, click Save Setting. The Custom Settings dialog box appears. Type a unique name for your settings in the Name text box, then click Save. The name can contain a total of up to 16 letters and numerals.
If you change a setting while one of your custom settings is selected in the Custom Settings list, the selection in the list returns to Custom Settings and the user-defined choice under Quality Option on the Basic menu changes to User. The custom setting that was previously selected is not affected by the change and remains in the list.
Color Density Use this to adjust the strength of color density when printing on non-EPSON media. You can adjust the density by dragging the scroll bar to the left or right, or by entering a value between -50 and 50 in the text box. Drying Time per Print Head Pass Use this to add a waiting time when the print head reaches the end of every pass to allow the ink to dry. You can adjust the setting by dragging the scroll bar to the left or right, or by entering a value between 0 and 50 in the text box.
More Options 3 Adjust the printing data as follows. Rotate 180° Prints the pages rotated 180 degrees. Mirror Image Prints an image as it would appear in a mirror. (Text and graphics appear backwards.) 3 3 Reduce/Enlarge Document Adjust the size of your document to fit the size page you want to print on. & See “Fit to Page Printing” on page 91 3 3 Copies Select the number of copies that you want to print. 3 You can select from the following settings.
Borderless When the Borderless check box is selected on the Main menu, the Borderless Expansion slider becomes available. Using the slider, you can control the amount of the image that extends beyond the edges of the paper during borderless printing. For most print jobs, selecting Max is recommended in order to eliminate margins on all sides of the paper.
Making settings on the Maintenance menu Epson printer utilities allow you to check the current printer status and maintain certain features of your printer from your computer. To use the utilities, click the Maintenance tab in the printer software, then click the button for the utility that you want to use. Refer to the section below to access the printer software.
Refer to the appropriate section below. Status Monitor 3 EPSON Status Monitor 3 provides you with printer status information, such as the amount of ink remaining, and checks for printer errors. This utility is only available when both of the following conditions are met: ❏ The printer is connected directly to the host computer via the USB or IEEE 1394 port. ❏ Your system is configured to support bidirectional communication.
Head Cleaning The Head Cleaning utility cleans the print head. You may need to clean the print head if you notice that print quality has declined. Use the Nozzle Check utility first to confirm that the print head needs to be cleaned. You can access the Nozzle Check utility directly from the Head Cleaning utility. & See “Checking the Print Head Nozzles” on page 248 Print Head Alignment The Print Head Alignment utility can be used to improve the print quality of your documents.
Printer Information acquisition Depending on the configuration of your system, the information displayed in the Printer and Option Information dialog box may be updated automatically, or may need to be entered manually. If a message appears in the Current Settings window prompting you to enter settings, or if you change the printer configuration, follow the steps below to make the necessary settings manually. 1.
Speed & Progress You can make settings related to print speed and progress in this dialog box. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 The following are the available settings: Note: The specific features available in the printer software vary depending on the printer model and version of Windows that you are using. 3 3 High Speed Copies To print multiple copies of your document faster, select High Speed Copies. This speeds up printing by using your hard disk space as a cache when printing multiple copies of your document.
Show Progress Meter To display the progress meter every time you print, select Show Progress Meter. Always spool RAW datatype (for Windows XP and 2000) Select this check box to have Windows NT based clients spool documents using the RAW format instead of the EMF (metafile) format (Windows NT based applications use the EMF format by default). Try using this option if documents spooled in EMF format do not print correctly.
Print as Bitmap (Windows XP and 2000) Select this checkbox when the print speed is extremely slow or when the print head stops for a few minutes while printing. Try this option if Always spool RAW datatype and Page Rendering Mode do not solve the problem. Monitoring Preferences Click this button to open the Monitoring Preferences dialog box, where you can make settings for EPSON Status Monitor 3. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 You can make the following settings.
Select Shortcut Icon Select the Shortcut Icon check box and choose an icon type to have a shortcut icon placed in your Windows taskbar. You can click the shortcut icon in the taskbar to open EPSON Status Monitor 3 or right-click the icon to access some of the printer utilities. Allow monitoring of shared printers Select this check box to allow monitoring of a shared printer by other computers.
For Windows Me, 98, and 2000, click Start, point to Settings, then click Printers. 2. For Windows XP and 2000, select your printer, then click Printing Preferences on the File menu. 3 3 For Windows Me and 98, select your printer, then click Properties on the File menu. 3 The printer software opens. You can get specific help related to any item on a menu by right-clicking the item, then clicking the What’s This? command.
For Mac OS X Printer software introduction Printer driver dialog boxes The printer software that comes with your printer includes a printer driver and printer utilities. The printer driver lets you choose from a wide variety of settings to get the best results from your printer. The printer utilities help you check the printer and keep it in top operating condition. The following dialog boxes are available.
Page Setup Dialog Box Note: Page Setup dialog box is a standard feature of Mac OS X. See your operating system’s documentation for details. Page Setup dialog box settings Allows you to make the appropriate Settings, Format for, Paper Size, Orientation, and Scale settings that you want to use for printing. Settings Format for Page Attributes Displays the page setup settings. Custom Paper Size Displays your custom paper size settings. Summary Displays the list of current setting items.
Paper Size Manual - Front Select this mode to print on thick paper fed into the front manual feed slot. Roll Paper - Borderless Banner Select this mode when you want to print multi-page data continuously on roll paper without margins. Roll Paper - Borderless Select this mode to print on roll paper without margins. Roll Paper Select this mode to print on roll paper with standard margins. Sheet Feeder Borderless Select this mode to print without margins.
Print Dialog Box Note: Print dialog box is the standard feature of Mac OS X. See your operating system’s documentation for details. Print dialog box settings Allows you to make the appropriate Printer and Presets settings that you want to use for printing. Printer Stylus Photo R2400 Select your printer. Presets Standard Prints with the current settings. Custom Prints with the custom saved settings. Note: Save Custom Setting is the standard feature of Mac OS X.
& See “Printable area” on page 335 Note: Always match the Format for setting in the Page Setup dialog box and the Printer setting in the Print dialog box. Otherwise the data may not be printed correctly. Copies & Pages Allows you to make the appropriate Copies, Collated, and Pages settings that you want to use for printing. Note: Copies & Pages is the standard feature of Mac OS X. See your operating system’s documentation for details.
Print Settings Media Type Determines what other settings are available in the Print dialog box, so you should always make this setting first. Select the Media Type setting that matched the paper that is loaded in the printer. To find what media type you are using, find your media in the Media Type Setting list. “Media type settings” on page 369 Note: For the latest information on available media, visit our regional customer support web site.
Color Color Print in color. Advanced B&W Photo Print photos in high quality black and white. Black Print in grayscale. Advanced B&W Photo To access the Advanced B&W Photo settings select Advanced B&W Photo as the Color setting. Then, from the pop-up menu, select Color Management. For more details see the following section. Note: Advanced B&W Photo is available depending on the ink cartridge installed (Photo Black or Matte Black), the media type setting, and the print quality setting.
Automatic mode Provides the quickest and easiest way to start printing. The printer software takes care of all detailed settings based on the current Media Type and Color settings. Note: Depending on the media selected in the Media Type list (while Automatic is selected), a slider appears to the right of the Mode options, which lets you choose Quality or Speed level. Select Quality when print quality is more important than speed.
Finest Detail Depending on the Print Quality setting you make, you can select the Finest Detail check box to print text, solid graphics, and line art with very sharp edges. Finest Detail takes longer to print and increases your memory requirements. Also, you may not be able to print some larger images, and some patterns may not print correctly. If you experience problems printing in this mode, turn it off or add more memory.
Color Toning Select one of the following settings. Neutral Applies a standard color correction to black-and-white photos. Cool Applies a cool tone to your photos. Warm Applies a warm tone to your photos. Sepia Applies a sepia tone to your photos. Fine Adjustment This appears when you change the Tone, adjust the settings using the slide bars or the color circle, or select the Highlight Point Shift check box. Tone Adjusts the tone by five levels. Darkest Applies the softest tone to your photos.
Highlight Tonality Adjusts the highlight tonality within a range of -25 to +25. Max Optical Density Adjusts the focus of the print. Create a soft focus print by setting the density to low within a range of -50 to 0. Highlight Point Shift Select this check box to add a little more ink to white areas to give it a glossy look. Color circle Click in the color circle to adjust the color tone of your black-and-white photo.
Note: The Color Management controls shown above are available when Color is selected as the Color setting in Print Settings. Color Controls Select this setting to use the color matching and adjustment methods provided with the printer driver. Mode EPSON Vivid Based on your data, enhances color balance for optimum print results. This setting is recommended for most print jobs. EPSON Standard (sRGB) Provides output that closely matches the original data.
Expansion Using the slider, you can control the amount of the image that extends beyond the edges of the paper during borderless printing. For most print jobs, selecting Max is recommended in order to eliminate margins on all sides of the paper. Moving the slider towards Min decreases the amount of the image that extends beyond the edges of the paper; however, as this amount decreases, margins may begin to appear on one or more sides of the paper.
Summary Displays the list of current setting items. Note: Summary is the standard feature of Mac OS X. See your operating system’s documentation for details. Preview Button Allows you to see how your document will look before actually printing it. Note: Preview button is the standard feature of Mac OS X. See your operating system’s documentation for details.
EPSON Printer Utility Epson printer utility functions Epson printer utilities allow you to check the current printer status and perform certain maintenance procedures from your computer. EPSON StatusMonitor Monitors the printer status. If it detects a printer error, it will inform you with an error message. You can also use this utility to check how much ink is remaining before printing. To use the EPSON StatusMonitor, click the EPSON StatusMonitor button.
Nozzle Check Checks the print head nozzles for clogging. Check the nozzles if you notice print quality has declined and after cleaning, to confirm that the print head nozzles have been cleared. If the nozzle check indicates that the print head needs cleaning, you can access the Head Cleaning utility directly from the Nozzle Check utility. & See “Checking the Print Head Nozzles” on page 248 Head Cleaning The Head Cleaning utility cleans the print head.
For Mac OS 9 Printer Software Introduction Printer driver dialog box The printer software that comes with your printer includes a printer driver and printer utilities. The printer driver lets you choose from a wide variety of settings to get the best results from your printer. The printer utilities help you check the printer and keep it in top operating condition. The printer driver dialog boxes are listed below.
Page Setup Dialog Box Paper Size Select the paper size that you want to use. You can also add a custom paper size. To add your own paper size setting, see the following. “Defining a custom paper size” on page 376 Paper Source Select Auto Sheet Feeder to Print on normal paper. Select Roll Paper to print on roll paper. Select Manual - Front to print on thick paper fed into the front manual feed slot. Select Manual - Roll to print single sheets fed into the rear manual feed slot.
Borderless Check this box when you want to print without margins. This feature prints to all four edges of the paper. Expansion button: When the Borderless check box is selected, the Expansion button becomes available. Click the Expansion button to open the Borderless Expansion dialog box, where you can control the amount of the image that extends beyond the edges of the paper during borderless printing.
Roll Paper Option The Roll Paper Option settings are only available when Roll Paper is selected as the Paper Source setting. The available settings are described below. Banner: Select this mode when you want to print multi-page data continuously rather than as individual pages. When this is selected, the Save roll paper check box is available. Cut sheet: Select this mode when you want to print multi-page data as individual pages, rather than continuously.
Print Dialog Box Print Dialog Box Basic settings Copies Enter the number of copies that you want to print in the Copies text box. Pages Choose All or Range. If you select Range, enter the appropriate range of pages in the Range text boxes. Media Type Determines what other settings are available, so you should always make this setting first. Select the Media Type setting that matches the paper that is loaded in the printer.
Color Color Print in color. Advanced B&W Photo Print photos in high quality black and white. Black Print in grayscale. Mode The Mode settings give you three levels of control over the printer software, as explained below. Automatic Provides the quickest and easiest way to start printing. & See “Automatic mode” on page 177 Custom Lets you choose from a list of your personalized settings suited to the kind of document that you want to print.
Advanced Settings You can create and save your own custom settings. & See “Advanced settings” on page 178 When you select a custom setting, other settings, such as Print Quality and Color Management, are made automatically. Changes to these settings are reflected in the display at the left side of the Print dialog box. Follow the steps below to select a custom setting. 1. Confirm that the Media Type and Color settings in the Print dialog box are correct. 2. Select Custom.
To open the Advanced dialog box, select Custom and click Advanced. Note: ❏ The PhotoEnhance feature only affects images, not text or graphs. For example, if Sepia is selected from the Tone list (available when PhotoEnhance is selected), only the images in a document will be printed in sepia. Any colored text or graphs in the same document will be printed in color. ❏ Some settings may not be available, depending on the Media Type, Color, and Print Quality settings that you make.
Color Color Print in color. Advanced B&W Photo Print photos in high quality black and white. Black Print in grayscale. Print Quality Select the desired setting from the Print Quality list. Note: The availability of the Print Quality setting depends on the Media Type setting. Therefore, make the Media Type setting before you set the Print Quality. High Speed This setting activates bidirectional printing so your printer prints both left-to-right and right-to-left.
Edge Smoothing Improves the print quality of low-resolution images by smoothing jagged edges and lines. This setting has no effect on high-resolution images or on text. Thick paper Adjusts the size of the gap between the platen and print head. Select this check box if your printouts are rubbed while printing. Color Management Color Controls For use with the color matching and image enhancement methods provided by the printer driver.
PhotoEnhance This mode provides a variety of image correction settings that you can apply to your photos before printing. PhotoEnhance does not affect your original data. Note: Printing with PhotoEnhance selected may increase the time required for printing, depending on your computer system and the amount of data contained in your image. Tone You can select from the following settings. Auto Correct Applies Epson standard tone adjustment to your photos. Sepia Applies a sepia tone to your photos.
Profile: Matches the printout colors to the colors displayed on your monitor according to the information stored in the selected profile. EPSON Standard is a custom-designed profile that works with your printer. Rendering Intent: You can select from the following settings. Perceptual The most commonly used option for reproducing photographs. Saturation The best option for reproducing vivid images. Use this setting for presentation graphics, such as charts and graphics.
Here you can use the following tools to make detailed adjustments to your photos. Note: Advanced B&W Photo is available depending on the ink cartridge installed (Photo Black or Matte Black), the media type setting, and the print quality setting. For most media types, select Best Photo or Photo RPM as the print quality setting. Color Toning Select one of the following settings. 184 Neutral Applies a standard color correction to black-and-white photos. Cool Applies a cool tone to your photos.
Tone Adjusts the tone by five levels. Darkest Applies the softest tone to your photos. Darker Applies a softer tone to your photos. Dark Applies a soft tone to your photos. Normal Applies a hard tone to your photos. Light Applies a harder tone to your photos. Slide Bars The tone enhancement slide bars adjust the following options. Drag the slide bar to the right or left to adjust the settings. You can also enter a value in the boxes next to the slide bars.
Default button Click the default button to return the settings to their default values. Paper Config This mode allows you to make the following detailed paper settings. Color Density Use this to adjust the strength of color density when printing on non-EPSON media. You can adjust the density by dragging the scroll bar to the left or right, or by entering a value between -50 and 50 in the text box.
Type a unique name for your settings in the Name text box, then click Save. The name can contain a total of up to 16 letters and numerals. You can also use up to eight, double-byte characters; however, they may not be displayed correctly on the screen depending on your operating system settings. Your custom setting will be added to the Custom Settings list, and the latest custom setting will be selected. You can save up to 100 custom settings.
1. Click the Background Printing icon button in the Print dialog box. 2. Make the appropriate Background Printing setting. 3. Select Urgent, Normal, Print at, or Hold as the Print Time setting. If you select Print at, use the arrows beside the date and time boxes to specify the date and time when you want the document to be printed. Note: Make sure that the computer and printer are turned on at the date and time you specify. 4. Click OK. The Background Printing dialog box closes. 5.
Note: You can check or change the priority of print jobs using the EPSON MonitorIV utility. & See “Using EPSON MonitorIV” on page 245 Previewing your printout The Preview feature allows you to see how your document will look before actually printing it. Follow these steps to preview your document. 1. Make your printer driver settings. 2. Click the Preview icon button in the Print dialog box. The Print button changes into the Preview button.
3. Click the Preview button. The Preview dialog box opens and displays a preview of your document. The Preview dialog box contains several icon buttons that you can use to perform the following functions. Icon 190 Button name Function Edit Watermark Click to select, move, and resize watermarks. Zoom Click to enlarge or reduce the size of the previewed page. Show/Hide Printable Area Click to display or hide the borderlines which indicate the printable area.
Add page Click to add or remove selected pages from the list of pages to be printed. Remove page 4. If you are satisfied with the previewed image, click Print. If you are not satisfied with the appearance of the image, click Cancel. The Preview and Print dialog boxes close with the current print settings preserved. Open the Print dialog box again to make additional changes to the print settings.
3. Click the SaveFile button. The following dialog box appears. 4. Select the location where you want to save the file, then type a file name in the Save As text box and click Save. 5. When you want to print the document, double-click the file to open EPSON MonitorIV, make sure that the correct document is selected, then click the Resume button to send the data to the printer.
Fit to Page Enlarges or reduces the size of the image to make it fit a selected paper size. Select the Fit to Page check box, and then select the paper size in the Output Paper Size list. & See “Fit to Page Printing” on page 91 Watermark Prints a text or image as a watermark on your printout. & See “Watermark Printing” on page 114 Multi-Page Allows you to choose between the Pages Per Sheet and Poster settings.
To use the utilities, click the Utility icon button in the Print or Page Setup dialog box, then click the button for the utility that you want to use. EPSON StatusMonitor Monitors the printer status. If it detects a printer error, it will inform you with an error message. You can also use this utility to check how much ink is remaining before printing. To use the EPSON StatusMonitor, click the EPSON StatusMonitor button.
Head Cleaning Cleans the print head. You may need to clean the print head if you notice print quality has declined. Use the Nozzle Check utility first to confirm that the print head needs to be cleaned. & See “Cleaning the Print Head” on page 252 Print Head Alignment The Print Head Alignment utility can be used to improve the print quality of your documents.
Chapter 4 Using Your Software Software Information Printer Driver (and Status Monitor 3) The printer driver is the software that allows you to adjust printer settings. In the printer settings window, you can specify options such as paper type or paper size. User’s Guide Your User’s Guide describes your printer features and provides step-by-step instructions for using them. It also tells you how to maintain your printer, solve any problems you may encounter, and contact customer support, if necessary.
EPSON Web-To-Page (For Windows Only) 4 EPSON Web-To-Page makes printing web pages easier by sizing them to fit your paper and giving you a preview of your printed output. You can easily select it from your Microsoft Internet Explorer toolbar after installing software. 4 4 4 EPSON Easy Photo Print EPSON Easy Photo Print lets you lay out and print digital images on various kinds of paper.
EPSON RAW Print (For Windows XP and 2000 Only) EPSON RAW Print lets you process, view, and print RAW data. EPSON Creativity Suite The EPSON Creativity Suite is a group of programs that let you scan, save, manage, edit, and print your images. Using the main program, EPSON File Manager, you can scan and save your images, and then display them in an easy-use window. From there you can print them, attach them to an e-mail message, or open them in an image-editing program.
Note: When you install the software from the CD that came with your printer, all of the applications are automatically installed on your computer. For more information on installing software, see the Start Here sheet that came with your printer. The following sections describe the applications and how to access them.
❏ View images as a slideshow ❏ Retouch images Starting EPSON File Manager There are three ways to start EPSON File Manager: ❏ Double-click the EPSON File Manager icon on the desktop. ❏ Drag and drop images or a folder to the EPSON File Manager icon on the desktop. ❏ For Windows Click Start, point to All Programs (Windows XP) or Programs (Windows Me, 98, or 2000), point to EPSON Creativity Suite, point to File Manager, and then click EPSON File Manager.
Printing Photos the Easy Way 4 4 4 4 4 EPSON Easy Photo Print lets you lay out and print digital images on various kinds of paper. The step-by-step instructions in the window let you preview the printed images and get the effects you want without having to make any difficult settings. ❏ Using the Custom Print function, you can perform one-click printing with the settings you select. ❏ Using layout or P.I.F. Frames, you can make calendars or greeting cards.
❏ For Windows: Click Start, point to All Programs (Windows XP) or Programs (Windows Me, 98, or 2000), point to EPSON Creativity Suite, then click EPSON Easy Photo Print. For Mac OS X: Double-click the Applications folder in Macintosh HD, then double-click the EPSON folder. Next, double-click the Creativity Suite folder, Easy Photo Print folder, and finally double-click the EPSON Easy Photo Print for X icon. For more information, select User’s Guide from the Help menu in this application.
Starting EPSON Darkroom Print 4 There are two ways to access EPSON Darkroom Print. ❏ Double-click the EPSON File Manager icon on the desktop, select the images to use, then click the Advanced Photo Print icon in the upper part of the EPSON File Manager window. ❏ For Windows: Click Start, point to All Programs (Windows XP) or Programs (Windows Me, 98, or 2000), point to EPSON Creativity Suite, then click EPSON Darkroom Print.
EPSON RAW Print lets you print photos from a supported digital camera in the RAW file format. Note: This software is for Windows XP and 2000 only. Starting EPSON RAW Print Make sure that EPSON Easy Photo Print software in EPSON Creativity Suite is already installed. You need EPSON Easy Photo Print to use EPSON RAW Print. Click Start, point to All Programs (Windows XP) or Programs (Windows 2000), point to EPSON RAW Print, then click EPSON RAW Print.
Attach To Email lets you send e-mail with images. It supports various e-mail systems and allows you to resize images before attaching them. 4 4 Starting EPSON Attach to E-mail There are two ways to access EPSON Attach to E-mail: ❏ Double-click the EPSON File Manager icon on the desktop, then click the Attach to e-mail icon in the upper part of the EPSON File Manager window.
Note: This software is for Windows only. Accessing EPSON Web-To-Page After you install EPSON Web-To-Page, the menu bar is displayed on the Microsoft Internet Explorer Toolbar. If it does not appear, select Toolbars from the View menu of Internet Explorer, and then select EPSON Web-To-Page.
EPSON Easy Print Module 4 EPSON Easy Print Module lets you make paper settings in EPSON application software. This module is automatically installed on your computer when you install the other software. Note: The latest version of the module can be downloaded from the EPSON web site. 4 4 4 Uninstalling Creativity Suite Applications You can uninstall applications you don’t need. Follow the steps below.
4. Click Change/Remove in Windows XP or 2000, or Add/Remove in Windows Me or 98. 5. When the confirmation message appears, click Yes. 6. Follow the on-screen instructions. For Mac OS X Note: ❏ To uninstall applications you must log on to a Computer Administrator account. You cannot uninstall applications if you log on as a Limited account user. ❏ Depending on the application, the Installer may be separated from the Uninstaller. 1. Insert the software CD into the CD-ROM drive.
Chapter 5 5 Replacing Ink Cartridges 5 Replacing an Empty Ink Cartridge This printer uses ink cartridges equipped with IC chips. The IC chip accurately monitors the amount of ink used by each cartridge, so even if a cartridge is removed and later reinserted, all of its ink can be used. However, some ink is consumed each time the cartridge is inserted because the printer automatically checks reliability.
c Caution: ❏ Epson recommends the use of genuine Epson ink cartridges. Other products not manufactured by Epson may cause printer damage that is not covered by Epson's warranties. ❏ Leave the old cartridge installed in the printer until you have obtained a replacement; otherwise, ink remaining in the print head nozzles may dry out. ❏ Do not refill the ink cartridges. The printer calculates the amount of ink remaining using an IC chip on the ink cartridge.
This table describes the status of the lights on your printer and the required actions you need to take. Lights Action FH Obtain a replacement light light black (T0599), light magenta (T0596), light cyan (T0595), light black (T0597), photo black (T0591), matte black (T0598), cyan (T0592), magenta (T0593), or yellow (T0594) ink cartridge. OH Replace the empty ink cartridge. 5 5 5 5 O = on, F = flashing To replace an ink cartridge using the H ink button, follow the steps below.
3. Press the H ink button. The print head moves to the ink cartridge replacement position and the P power light begins to flash. If the ink in the cartridge is low, it is indicated by a flashing ink out light just above the ink cartridge. If the ink cartridge is empty, it is indicated by a lit ink out light just above the ink cartridge. Note: ❏ If an ink cartridge is low, you may continue to use it until it is empty. To confirm the level of ink remaining in each cartridge, see the following.
4. For best results, shake the ink cartridge four or five times before opening the package. 5 5 5 5 5. Remove the new ink cartridge from the package. c Caution: ❏ Be careful not to break the hooks on the side of the ink cartridge when you remove it from the package. 5 5 ❏ Do not remove or tear the label on the cartridge; otherwise, ink will leak. 5 ❏ Do not touch the green IC chip on the side of the cartridge. This can damage the ink cartridge. 5 5 5 Do not touch this part.
❏ If an ink cartridge is temporarily removed from the printer, be sure to protect the ink supply port of the ink cartridge from dirt and dust; store it in the same environment as the printer. Store ink cartridge with its label facing upward. Do not store cartridge upside down. Note that there is a valve in the ink supply port, making covers or plugs unnecessary, but care is needed to prevent the ink from staining items that the cartridge touches. Do not touch the ink supply port or surrounding area.
8. Place the new ink cartridge vertically into the cartridge holder. Then, push the ink cartridge down until it clicks into place. When you are finished replacing the cartridge, close the cartridge cover and the top printer cover. 5 5 5 5 5 9. Press the H ink button. The printer moves the print head and begins charging the ink delivery system. This process takes about one minute to complete. When the ink charging process is finished, the printer returns the print head to its home position.
c Caution: The P power light continues to flash while the printer performs the ink charging operation. Never turn off the printer while this light is flashing. Doing so can result in incomplete charging of ink. Note: If the ink end error occurs after the print head moves to its home position, the ink cartridge may not be installed properly. Press the H ink button again, and reinstall the ink cartridge until it clicks into place.
If the H ink error light is flashing or is on, replace the empty ink cartridge as described in the section below. & See “Replacing an Empty Ink Cartridge” on page 209 5 To replace an ink cartridge before the H ink error light flashes or the EPSON Status Monitor notifies you that the cartridge is empty, follow the instructions in this section. 5 You can replace an ink cartridge using the printer’s control panel. 5 Warning: ❏ Keep ink cartridges out of the reach of children.
Note: ❏ You cannot continue printing with one ink cartridge empty, even if the other cartridge still contains ink. Before printing, replace the empty cartridge. ❏ In addition to the ink used during document printing, ink is consumed during the print head cleaning operation, during the self-cleaning cycle which is performed when the printer is turned on, and during ink charging when the ink cartridge is installed in the printer.
c Caution: ❏ Be careful not to break the hooks on the side of the ink cartridge when you remove it from the package. 5 ❏ Do not remove or tear the label on the cartridge; otherwise, ink will leak. 5 ❏ Do not touch the green IC chip on the side of the cartridge. This can damage the ink cartridge. 5 5 5 5 Do not touch this part.
5. Press the H ink button. The print head moves to the ink cartridge replacement position, and the P power light begins to flash. Note: Do not press the H ink button over three seconds. Otherwise the printer starts cleaning the print head. c Caution: Do not move the print head by hand, as this may damage the printer. Always press the H ink button to move it. 6. Open the cartridge cover.
w Warning: If ink gets on your hands, wash them thoroughly with soap and water. If ink gets into your eyes, flush them immediately with water. If discomfort or vision problems continue after a thorough flushing, see a doctor immediately. 7. Place the ink cartridge vertically into the cartridge holder. Push the ink cartridge down until it clicks into place. When you are finished replacing the cartridge, close the cartridge cover and the printer cover. 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8. Press the H ink button.
c Caution: The P power light continues to flash while the printer performs the ink charging operation. Never turn off the printer while this light is flashing. Doing so can result in incomplete charging of ink. Note: If the ink end error occurs after the print head moves to its home position, the ink cartridge may not be installed properly. Press the H ink button again, and reinstall the ink cartridge until it clicks into place.
Possible ink combination.
Archival Matte Paper Matte Black Matte Paper Heavyweight DoubleSided Matte Paper UltraSmooth Fine Art Paper Plain Paper Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheet Watercolor Paper Radiant White Velvet Fine Art Paper Note: The availability of special media varies by location.
c Caution: ❏ Do not install the ink cartridges in a combination not listed above. ❏ You can only change the fourth ink cartridge from the right. 5 5 5 5 5 5 Replacing an ink cartridge Note: Replace the ink cartridges only when it is necessary. After replacing the ink cartridge, the printer consumes some ink from all the colors to clean the print head. Here is how to replace the photo black ink cartridge with the matte black ink cartridge as an example. 1. Make sure that the printer is on.
Note: Do not press the H ink button over three seconds. Otherwise the printer starts cleaning the print head. c Caution: Do not move the print head by hand, as this may damage the printer. Always press the H ink button to move it. 4. Open the cartridge cover. Pinch the sides of the photo black ink cartridge, and then lift the cartridge out of the printer. Note: Do not replace the black (photo black or matte black) ink cartridges during printing as an ink error occurs.
w c Warning: If ink gets on your hands, wash them thoroughly with soap and water. If ink gets into your eyes, flush them immediately with water. If discomfort or vision problems continue after a thorough flushing, see a doctor immediately. Caution: ❏ Be careful not to break the hooks on the side of the ink cartridge when you remove it from the package. ❏ Do not remove or tear the label on the cartridge; otherwise, ink will leak. 5 5 5 5 ❏ Do not touch the green IC chip on the side of the cartridge.
5. Place the ink cartridge vertically into the cartridge holder. Push the ink cartridge down until it clicks into place. When you are finished replacing the cartridge, close the cartridge cover and the top printer cover. 6. Press the H ink button. The print head moves and the ink delivery system begins to charge. The charging process takes about one minute to complete. When this process is finished, the print head returns to its home position and the P power light stops flashing.
Note: ❏ If the ink end error occurs after the print head moves to its home position, the ink cartridge may not be installed properly. Press the H ink button again, and reinstall the ink cartridge until it clicks into place. ❏ After changing the black ink cartridge, it takes about thirty seconds before the printer is ready to print. During this time, the printer performs an automatic head cleaning.
3. Click the Maintenance tab, then click the Printer and Option Information button. 4. Confirm if the appropriate ink cartridge is selected.
For Macintosh users 5 For Mac OS X Click the EPSON Printer Utility icon in the Applications folder in the Macintosh HD. Select your printer from the printer list. Then double-click the EPSON StatusMonitor icon. Click the Update button. The driver setting for the ink cartridge is updated. 5 5 For Mac OS 9 Choose Chooser from the Apple menu and click the icon for your printer. The driver setting for the ink cartridge is updated.
❏ Double-click the printer-shaped shortcut icon on your Windows taskbar. To add a shortcut icon to the taskbar, see the section below. & See “Monitoring Preferences” on page 153 ❏ Open the printer software, click the Maintenance tab, then click the Status Monitor 3 button. A graphic displays the remaining amount of ink.
Progress meter The progress meter dialog box appears automatically when you send a print job to the printer. You can check the remaining amount of ink from this dialog box. 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 For Macintosh You can check the amount of ink remaining in the ink cartridges using EPSON StatusMonitor. Follow the steps below. 5 5 For Mac OS X 1. Double-click Macintosh HD (the default hard disk name), double-click the Applications folder, then double-click the EPSON Printer Utility icon.
3. Click the EPSON StatusMonitor button. The EPSON StatusMonitor dialog box appears. Note: ❏ The graphic displays the amount of ink that remained when EPSON StatusMonitor was first opened. To update the ink-level information, click Update. ❏ If any one of the ink cartridges that are installed in the printer is broken, incompatible to the printer model, or is installed improperly, the EPSON StatusMonitor does not display an accurate calculation for the amount of ink remaining in any of the ink cartridges.
2. Click the Utility icon button, then click the EPSON StatusMonitor button in the Utility dialog box. 5 A graphic displaying the remaining amount of ink appears. 5 5 5 5 5 Note: ❏ The graphic displays the amount of ink that was remaining when EPSON StatusMonitor was first opened. To update the ink-level information, click Update.
Chapter 6 Improving Print Quality Checking the Printer Status For Windows Using the progress meter When you send a print job to the printer, the progress meter appears, as shown in the illustration below. The progress meter indicates the progress of the current print job and provides printer status information when bidirectional communication between the printer and the computer is established. This meter also displays error messages as well as helpful tips for better printing.
Epson Printing Tips Tips for getting the most out of your Epson printer software appear in the text box at the bottom of the progress meter window. A new tip appears every 30 seconds. For more details on the tip displayed in the window, click the Details button. 6 6 6 6 Error messages If a problem occurs during printing, an error message appears in the text box at the top of the progress meter window. For more detailed information, click Technical Support to access the online User's Guide.
Using EPSON Spool Manager EPSON Spool Manager is similar to Windows Print Manager. If it receives two or more print jobs at one time, it holds them in the order that they were received (with printers on a network, this may be called a print queue). When a print job reaches the top of the line, EPSON Spool Manager sends the job to the printer. From the spool manager, you can view print status information about the print jobs that have been sent to your printer.
❏ Open the printer software, click the Maintenance tab, then click the Status Monitor 3 button. When you access Status Monitor 3, the following window appears. 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 Viewing information in EPSON Status Monitor 3 EPSON Status Monitor 3 provides the following information: ❏ Current Status: EPSON Status Monitor 3 provides you with detailed printer status information, a graphic display, and status messages. If the ink runs low or out, the How to button appears in the EPSON Status Monitor 3 window.
❏ Ink Cartridge Information: You can view information about the installed ink cartridges by clicking Information. ❏ Technical Support You can access the online User's Guide from EPSON Status Monitor 3. If you encounter a problem, click Technical Support in the EPSON Status Monitor 3 window. For Mac OS X Using EPSON StatusMonitor EPSON StatusMonitor monitors this product. If it detects a printer error, it will inform you with an error message. When the ink runs low or out, a How to button appears.
You can also use this utility to check ink levels before printing. EPSON StatusMonitor displays the amount of ink remaining at the time it was opened. To update the ink level information, click Update. 6 6 Accessing EPSON StatusMonitor Follow the steps below to access EPSON StatusMonitor. 6 1. Access the EPSON Printer Utility dialog box. “Accessing the printer software for Mac OS X” on page 367 2. The EPSON Printer Utility dialog box appears. 6 6 3. Click the EPSON StatusMonitor button.
For Mac OS 9 Using EPSON StatusMonitor EPSON StatusMonitor monitors this product. If it detects a printer error, it will inform you with an error message. When the ink runs low or out, a How to button appears. Click How to, and EPSON StatusMonitor will lead you step by step through the ink cartridge replacement procedure. You can also use this utility to check ink levels before printing. EPSON StatusMonitor displays the amount of ink remaining at the time it was opened.
2. Click the StatusMonitor icon button, or click the Utility icon button then the EPSON StatusMonitor button in the Utility dialog box. The EPSON StatusMonitor dialog box appears. 6 6 6 6 6 6 Using the Configuration Settings dialog box To change the way that the EPSON StatusMonitor utility monitors this product, or to change the way that this product handles print jobs, follow the steps below. 1. Click Print or Page Setup on the File menu of your application. 2. Click the 6 6 6 Utility icon button.
3. Click Configuration. The Configuration Settings dialog box appears. In the Configuration Settings dialog box, you can make the following settings. 244 Error notification Choose the method by which EPSON StatusMonitor will notify you in case of an error. Warning Choose the method by which EPSON StatusMonitor will notify you if a warning message becomes necessary. Temporary Spool folder Specify the folder in which print data will be temporarily spooled.
Using EPSON MonitorIV After you send a print job to this product, you can use the EPSON MonitorIV utility to check, cancel, or change the priority of print jobs that are queued for printing. This utility also shows the status of the job currently being printed. Accessing EPSON MonitorIV 6 6 To access EPSON MonitorIV, follow these steps. 6 1. First, turn on Background Printing in the Chooser or in the Background Printing dialog box. 6 2. Send a print job to this product. 6 3.
❏ Use the buttons below to hold, resume, and delete print jobs. Select the print job that you want to manage, and then click the appropriate button. Hold Pauses printing and keeps the current print job at the top of the print queue. Resume Resumes printing. Delete Stops printing and deletes the print job from the print queue. ❏ Click Stop Print Queue to stop printing. Click Start Print Queue to resume printing. ❏ Use the buttons below to start the printer utilities.
❏ Click the Show details arrow to open an extension (similar to the one below) at the bottom of the EPSON MonitorIV dialog box. The extension displays detailed information on the selected document’s printer software settings. 6 6 6 6 6 6 Changing the priority of print jobs To change the priority of print jobs in a print queue, follow the steps in this section.
2. Click the Show details arrow to open an extension (similar to the one below) at the bottom of the EPSON MonitorIV dialog box. 3. From the Priority list, select Urgent, Normal, Hold, or Print Time. Note: If you select Print Time, a dialog box appears, allowing you to specify the date and time when the document will be printed.Make sure that this product and computer are turned on at the specified time.
Note: If the H ink error light is flashing, you cannot clean the print head. Replace the appropriate ink cartridge first. 6 6 Using the Nozzle Check utility Refer to the appropriate section below to use the Nozzle Check utility. 6 6 For Windows Follow the steps below to use the Nozzle Check utility. 1. Make sure that A4 or Letter size paper is loaded in the sheet feeder.
Note: Make sure that paper is not loaded into the front manual feed slot and the front printer cover is closed before using the Nozzle Check utility. 2. Access the EPSON Printer Utility dialog box. “Accessing the printer software for Mac OS X” on page 367 3. Select your printer, then click OK in the Printer List window. 4. Click the Nozzle Check button in the Utility dialog box. 5. Follow the on-screen instructions. For Mac OS 9 Follow the steps below to use the Nozzle Check utility. 1.
Using the control panel buttons Follow the steps below to check the print head nozzles using the control panel buttons. 6 1. Turn off your printer. 6 2. Make sure that A4 or Letter size paper is loaded in the sheet feeder. 6 Note: Make sure that paper is not loaded into the front manual feed slot and the front printer cover is closed before using the Nozzle Check utility. 6 3.
Below are two sample nozzle check patterns. Good sample Print head needs to be cleaned The above sample is in black and white, but the actual test prints in color (CMYK). If the nozzle check page does not print satisfactorily, there is a problem with the printer. This could be a clogged ink nozzle or a misaligned print head.
Note: ❏ Print head cleaning consumes some ink. To avoid wasting ink, clean the print head only if print quality declines; for example, if the printout is blurry or the color is incorrect or missing. ❏ Use the Nozzle Check utility first to confirm that the print head needs to be cleaned. This saves ink. ❏ When the H ink error light is flashing or on, you cannot clean the print head. Replace the appropriate ink cartridge first.
4. Click the Maintenance tab, then click the Auto Nozzle Check and Cleaning button. 5. Follow the on-screen instructions. The P power light flashes while the printer performs the cleaning cycle. c Caution: Never turn off the printer while the P power light is flashing. Doing so may damage the printer. Below is a sample nozzle check pattern: The above sample is in black and white, but the actual check pattern prints in color.
For Mac OS X Follow the steps below to clean the print head using the Auto Head Cleaning utility. 1. Make sure that the printer is turned on and the H ink error light is off. 2. Make sure that A4 or Letter size plain paper is loaded into the sheet feeder. Note: Make sure that paper is not loaded into the front manual feed slot and the front printer cover is closed before using the Auto Nozzle Check and Cleaning utility. 6 6 6 6 6 3. Access the EPSON Printer Utility dialog box.
Below is a sample nozzle check pattern: The above sample is in black and white, but the actual check pattern prints in color. Note: ❏ If print quality has not improved, turn the printer off and leave it alone overnight. Then, do the nozzle check again, and repeat the head cleaning if necessary. ❏ If the print quality still has not improved, at least one of your ink cartridges may be old or damaged and may need to be replaced.
Note: Make sure that paper is not loaded into the front manual feed slot and the front printer cover is closed before using the Auto Nozzle Check and Cleaning utility. 6 3. Access the Print or Page Setup dialog box. “Accessing the printer software for Mac OS 9” on page 368 4. Click the Utility icon button, then click the Auto Nozzle Check and Cleaning button. 5. Follow the on-screen instructions. The P power light flashes while the printer performs the cleaning cycle.
❏ If print quality remains a problem after replacing the ink cartridges, contact your dealer. ❏ To maintain print quality, we recommend printing a few pages at least once every month. Using the Head Cleaning utility Refer to the appropriate section below to use the Head Cleaning utility. For Windows Follow the steps below to clean the print head using the Head Cleaning utility. 1. Make sure that the printer is turned on and the H ink error light is off. 2. Access the printer software.
Note: Make sure that paper is not loaded into the front manual feed slot and the front printer cover is closed before using the Head Cleaning utility. 6 6 Below are two sample nozzle check patterns: Good sample 6 6 6 Print head needs to be cleaned 6 6 The above sample is in black and white, but the actual check pattern prints in color. If the nozzle check page does not print satisfactorily, you may need to repeat the head cleaning and print the nozzle check pattern again.
❏ If print quality remains a problem after replacing the ink cartridges, contact your dealer. ❏ To maintain print quality, we recommend printing a few pages at least once every month. For Mac OS X Follow the steps below to clean the print head using the Head Cleaning utility. 1. Make sure that the printer is turned on and the H ink error light is off. 2. Access the EPSON Printer Utility dialog box. “Accessing the printer software for Mac OS X” on page 367 3.
Note: Make sure that paper is not loaded into the front manual feed slot and the front printer cover is closed before using the Head Cleaning utility. 6 6 Below are two sample nozzle check patterns. Good sample 6 6 6 Print head needs to be cleaned 6 The above sample is in black and white, but the actual check pattern prints in color. If the nozzle check page does not print satisfactorily, you may need to repeat the head cleaning and print the nozzle check pattern again.
❏ If print quality remains a problem after replacing the ink cartridges, contact your dealer. ❏ To maintain print quality, we recommend printing a few pages at least once every month. For Mac OS 9 Follow the steps below to clean the print head using the Head Cleaning utility. 1. Make sure that the printer is turned on and the H ink error light is off. 2. Access the Print or Page Setup dialog box. “Accessing the printer software for Mac OS 9” on page 368 3.
Below are two sample nozzle check patterns. 6 Good sample 6 6 Print head needs to be cleaned 6 6 The above sample is in black and white, but the actual check pattern prints in color. If the nozzle check page does not print satisfactorily, you may need to repeat the head cleaning and print the nozzle check pattern again.
Using the control panel buttons Follow the steps below to clean the print head using the control panel buttons. 1. Make sure that the P power light is on and the H ink error light is off. Then, hold down the H ink button for three seconds. The printer starts cleaning the print head and the P power light begins flashing. Note: Make sure that paper is not loaded into the front manual feed slot and the front printer cover is closed before using the Head Cleaning utility.
Note: ❏ If print quality has not improved after repeating this procedure four or five times, turn the printer off and leave it alone overnight. Then, do the nozzle check again, and repeat the head cleaning if necessary. ❏ If the print quality still has not improved, at least one of your ink cartridges may be old or damaged and may need to be replaced. & See “Replacing an Ink Cartridge” on page 216 ❏ If print quality remains a problem after replacing the ink cartridges, contact your dealer.
For Windows Follow the steps below to align the print head using the Print Head Alignment utility. 1. Make sure that three sheets of A4 size EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper are loaded into the sheet feeder. Note: Make sure that paper is not loaded into the front manual feed slot and the front printer cover is closed before using the Print Head Alignment utility. 2. Access the printer software. “Accessing the printer software for Windows” on page 366 3.
3. Select your printer, then click OK in the Printer List window. 4. Click the Print Head Alignment button in the Utility dialog box. 6 6 5. Follow the on-screen instructions to align the print head. 6 For Mac OS 9 Follow the steps below to align the print head using the Print Head Alignment utility. 6 1. Make sure that three sheets of A4 size EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper are loaded into the sheet feeder.
Chapter 7 Troubleshooting Diagnosing the Problem Troubleshooting printer problems is best handled in two steps: first diagnose the problem, then apply likely solutions until the problem is fixed. The information that you need to diagnose and solve most common problems is provided by online problem solving, the printer’s control panel, the EPSON Status Monitor utility, or by running a printer operation check. Refer to the appropriate section below.
Error indicators You can identify many common printer problems using the lights on your printer’s control panel. If your printer stops working and the lights are on or flashing, use the following table of panel light patterns to diagnose the problem, then follow the recommended corrective measures. If the status of the power light is not shown, it is on or flashing. Lights Problem and solution O) Paper out No paper is loaded in the printer.
OH oH Ink out An ink cartridge is empty or not installed. Replace the light light black (T0599), light magenta (T0596), light cyan (T0595), light black (T0597), photo black (T0591), matte black (T0598), cyan (T0592), magenta (T0593), or yellow (T0594) ink cartridge with a new one. If the ink end error occurs after the print head has moved to the home position, the ink cartridge may not be installed properly. Reinstall the ink cartridge so that it clicks into place.
The photo black or matte black cartridges were exchanged during printing. FH fH Ink low The ink cartridge is nearly empty. F) FH NP F) FH Obtain a replacement light light black (T0599), light magenta (T0596), light cyan (T0595), light black (T0597), photo black (T0591), matte black (T0598), cyan (T0592), magenta (T0593), or yellow (T0594) ink cartridge. To determine which cartridge is nearly empty, check the ink levels using EPSON Status Monitor 3 (Windows) or EPSON Status Monitor (Macintosh).
EPSON Status Monitor If a problem occurs while printing, an error message will appear in the Progress Meter window. When the ink is out, click the How To button in the EPSON Status Monitor or Progress Meter window, and EPSON Status Monitor will lead you step-by-step through the cartridge replacement procedure. If an error message indicating that parts inside your printer are near the end of their service life appears, contact your dealer for replacement.
5. Hold down the ) paper button and press the P power button to turn on the printer. Release only the P power button. After the printer starts the operation check, release the ) paper button. 7 7 7 7 7 Compare the quality of the printed check page with the sample shown below.
If the check page does not print satisfactorily as shown below, there is a problem with the printer. For example, if any segment of the printed lines is missing, this could mean a clogged ink nozzle or a misaligned print head. The above sample may be show in black and white, but the actual check pattern prints in color. Print Quality Problems If you are having print quality problems, try the solutions offered in this section.
❏ Clear all customized settings, and select Text settings as the Quality Option setting on your printer’s software (Windows). Clear all customized settings, and select Automatic as the Mode setting on your printer’s software (Macintosh). & See “Making settings on the Main menu” on page 125 (for Windows) & See “Print Dialog Box” on page 176 (Mac OS 9) & See “Print Dialog Box” on page 159 (Mac OS X) ❏ Check the H ink error light. If the light is flashing, replace the appropriate ink cartridge.
❏ Make sure that the Media Type selected in the printer softwareis appropriate for the type of media loaded in the printer. “Media type settings” on page 369 Incorrect or missing colors ❏ Clear the Grayscale setting in your printer software (for Windows). Change the Ink setting in your printer software to Color (For Macintosh).
Blurry or smeared printout ❏ Make sure that you are using the appropriate printer driver for your printer. ❏ Use only paper recommended by Epson. & See “Paper” on page 333 7 7 7 ❏ Use genuine Epson ink cartridges. ❏ Make sure that the printer is on a flat, stable surface that extends beyond the printer base in all directions. The printer will not operate properly if it is tilted. 7 ❏ Make sure that your paper is not damaged, dirty, or too old.
❏ If you are printing on glossy media or transparencies, place a support sheet (or a sheet of plain paper) beneath the stack, or load only one sheet at a time. ❏ Do not touch or allow any thing to come into contact with the printed side of transparencies or paper with a shiny finish. After printing documents on transparencies or glossy media, allow the ink to set for a few hours before handling them. ❏ Run the Head Cleaning utility.
Incorrect margins ❏ Check the margin settings in your application. Make sure that the margins are within the printable area of the page. & See “Paper” on page 333 ❏ Check the settings on the Main menu (Windows) or in the Page Setup dialog box (Macintosh). Make sure the settings are appropriate for the paper size you are using.
❏ Check the settings on the Main menu (Windows) or in the Page Setup dialog box (Macintosh). Make sure the settings are appropriate for the paper size you are using. & See “Making settings on the Main menu” on page 125 (Windows) & See “Page Setup Dialog Box” on page 173 (Mac OS 9) & See “Page Setup Dialog Box” on page 157 (Mac OS X) ❏ Run the Head Cleaning utility to clear any clogged nozzles.
❏ Select Thick paper in Printer and Option Information dialog (Windows), in Advanced dialog (Mac OS 9), or in Extension Setting dialog (Mac OS X). & See “Printer and option information” on page 149 (Windows) & See “Advanced settings” on page 178 (Mac OS 9) & See “Extension Setting” on page 168 (Mac OS X) 7 7 7 Printing is too slow 7 ❏ Make sure that the Media Type settingin your printer software is correct.
Paper Does Not Feed Correctly Paper does not feed Remove the stack of paper and make sure of the following: ❏ The paper is not curled or creased. ❏ The paper is not too old. See the instructions that came with the paper for more information. ❏ The paper is not loaded higher than the arrow mark on the left edge guide. ❏ The number of sheets in the paper stack does not exceed the limit specified for the media. “Loading capacities for Epson special media” on page 356 ❏ Paper is not jammed inside the printer.
Multiple pages feed ❏ Make sure that the paper stack is flush with or lower than the triangular load-limit mark on the edge guide. ❏ Make sure that the left edge guide is snug to the left edge of the paper. ❏ Make sure that the paper is not curled or folded. If so, flatten it or curl it slightly toward the opposite side before loading. ❏ Remove the stack of paper and make sure that the paper is not too thin.
3. Remove the jammed paper from the output path. If the jammed paper cannot be removed in this step, proceed to the next step. 4. Open the top printer cover, and remove the jammed paper gently. c Caution: Do not pull the paper forcibly. Doing so may damage your printer. If the jammed paper cannot be removed in this step, proceed to the next step. 5. Gently remove the jammed paper from the sheet feeder. c Caution: Do not pull the paper forcibly. Doing so may damage your printer. 6.
❏ The number of sheets in the paper stack does not exceed the limit specified for that media. 7 “Loading capacities for Epson special media” on page 356 ❏ The left edge guide is adjusted to fit your paper. 7 ❏ The printer is on a flat, stable surface that extends beyond the printer base in all directions. The printer will not operate properly if it is tilted. 7 7 Paper improperly loaded If you have loaded the paper too far into the printer, the printer cannot feed the paper correctly.
Thick Paper is ejected when sending a thick paper print job If the thick paper is ejected when you send a thick paper print job to the printer, it means that the printer is not ready. When a message stating that the printer is ready appears on the screen, reload the thick paper, and then press the ) paper button. Thick Paper does not eject properly after a thick paper print job is finished Follow the instructions below. 1. Gently remove the thick paper. 2. Press the ) paper button.
Lights came on and then went out The printer’s voltage may not match the outlet rating. Turn off the printer and unplug it immediately. Then, check the printer labels. c Caution: If the voltage does not match, DO NOT PLUG YOUR PRINTER BACK IN. Contact your dealer. Only the power light is on 7 7 7 7 ❏ Turn off the printer and computer. Make sure that the printer’s interface cable is securely plugged in. ❏ Make sure that there is no packing material in the printer.
The error light is flashing or on Check EPSON Status Monitor 3 (Windows) or EPSON StatusMonitor (Macintosh) to find the cause of the error, then try one or more of these solutions: ❏ If the ) paper out light is on and there is no paper in the printer, load paper into the sheet feeder. ❏ If the H ink error light is flashing, the ink supply is low. Obtain a replacement cartridge of the appropriate type.
Print Head Carriage Problem 7 If the carriage cover does not close or the print head carriage does not move to its home position, open the carriage cover and push the ink cartridges down until they click into place. 7 7 7 7 7 Correcting USB Problems 7 USB connections 7 USB cables or connections can sometimes be the source of USB problems. For best results, you should connect the printer directly to the computer’s USB port.
Windows operating systems Your computer must be a model pre-installed with Windows Me, 98, XP, or 2000, a model that was pre-installed with Windows 98 and upgraded to Windows Me, or a model that was pre-installed with Windows Me, 98, or 2000 and upgraded to Windows XP. You may not be able to install or run the USB printer driver on a computer that does not meet these specifications or that is not equipped with a built-in USB port. For details about your computer, contact your dealer.
If About is displayed in the shortcut menu that appears, click it. If a message box with the words “Unidrv Printer Driver” appears, you must reinstall the printer software as described in the Start Here sheet. If About is not displayed, the printer software has been installed correctly. Note: If the Digital Signature Not found dialog box (Windows 2000) or Software Installation dialog box (Windows XP) appears during the installation process, click Yes (Windows 2000) or Continue Anyway (Windows XP).
Select the icon for your printer, and then click Properties on the File menu. 2. Click the Details tab.
If EPUSBX: (EPSON Stylus Photo R2400) is displayed in the Print to the following port list, then the USB printer device driver and printer software are installed correctly. If the correct port is not displayed, proceed to the next step. 7 7 7 3. Right-click the My Computer icon on your desktop, and then click Properties. 4. Click the Device Manager tab. If your drivers are correctly installed, EPSON USB Printer Devices should appear on the Device Manager menu.
If USB Printer or EPSON Stylus Photo R2400 appears under Other devices, the printer software is not installed correctly. Proceed to step 5. If neither USB Printer nor EPSON Stylus Photo R2400 appears under Other devices, click Refresh or unplug the USB cable from the printer, then plug it into the printer again. Once you’ve confirmed that these items appear, proceed to step 5. 5. Under Other devices, select USB Printer or EPSON Stylus Photo R2400 and click Remove. Then, click OK.
7. Turn off the printer, restart your computer, and reinstall the printer software as explained in the Start Here sheet packed with your printer. 7 7 Communication Error 7 The power light does not turn on 7 Cause What to do The power cord may not be Turn off the printer and check the power properly plugged into the cord connections between the printer and electrical outlet. the electrical outlet. Then turn the printer back on.
You may not be using the correct interface cable. If you are using the USB interface, use a Revision 1.1 or 2.0 cable. Some error may have occurred. Check the lights on the Control Panel to see if lights other than power light are flashing or on in red. & See “Error indicators” on page 269 Your printer may have broken. Print the nozzle check pattern to see if the printer is broken. & See “Running a printer operation check” on page 272 If the printer does not print, it may broken. Contact your dealer.
For Windows XP and 2000 When you send a print job to the printer, the Progress Meter will appear on your computer screen. 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 Click the Stop button to cancel printing. For Windows Me and 98 7 It is possible to cancel printing using either the Progress Meter or EPSON Spool Manager. Refer to the appropriate section below.
Using the Progress Meter When you send a print job to the printer, the Progress Meter appears on your computer screen. Click the Stop button to cancel printing. Using EPSON Spool Manager EPSON Spool Manager is similar to Windows Print Manager. If it receives two or more print jobs at one time, it holds them in the order that they were received (with printers on a network this may be called a print queue). When a print job reaches the top of the queue, the EPSON Spool Manager sends the job to the printer.
After you send a print job, an EPSON Stylus Photo R2400 button will appear in the icon tray. Click this button to open the EPSON Spool Manager. 7 7 7 7 To cancel a print job, select the job in the list, and then click Cancel. 7 7 For Macintosh The procedure for canceling printing for Macintosh varies, depending on whether background printing is on or off. Refer to the appropriate section below. 7 7 For Mac OS X Follow the steps below to cancel a print job. 1.
3. In the Printer List, double-click Stylus Photo R2400. 4. In the Document Name list, select the document which is printing, then click the Delete button to cancel the print job. For Mac OS 9 When background printing is on Follow the steps below to cancel a print job. 1. Select EPSON MonitorIV from the application menu. 2. Press the P power button to turn off the printer.
3. In the Document Name list, select the document which is printing, then click the Stop icon button to cancel the print job. 7 7 7 7 7 When background printing is off Follow the steps below to cancel a print job. 7 1. Press the P power button to turn off the printer. 2. Hold down the J command key on your keyboard and press the period (.) key to cancel the print job.
Chapter 8 Other Information Setting Up Your Printer on a Network For Windows XP and 2000 This section tells you how to set up your printer so that other computers on the network can use it. Note: ❏ This section is written for small network users only. If you are on a large network and would like to share your printer, consult your network administrator. ❏ To install software programs in Windows XP, it is necessary to log on with a Computer Administrator account.
Setting up your printer as a shared printer To share a printer with other computers on a network, follow the steps below to configure the computer connected directly to the printer. Note: The figures provided in the following section pertain to Windows XP. 1. For Windows XP, click Start, Control Panel, then double-click Printers and Faxes. (If the Control Panel is in Category View, click Printers and Other Hardware, then click Printers and Faxes.
If you want Windows XP or 2000 to automatically download printer drivers for computers that are running different versions of Windows, click Additional Drivers and select the environment and the operating systems for the other computers. Click OK, then insert the printer software CD into the CD-ROM drive. 4. Click OK, or click Close if you installed additional drivers.
4. Select Network printer, then click Next. 8 8 8 8 8 5. On the next screen, click Next. 8 6. Double-click the icon of the computer that is directly connected to the printer. Then, click the icon for the appropriate printer.
7. Click Next and follow the on-screen instructions. Note: Depending on the operating system and the configuration of the computer to which the printer is connected, the Add Printer Wizard may prompt you to install the printer driver from the printer software CD-ROM. In this case, click the Have Disk button and follow the on-screen instructions. For Windows Me and 98 This section tells you how to set up your printer so that other computers on a network can use it.
4. Select the I want to be able to allow others to print to my printer(s) check box and click OK. 8 8 8 5. In the Network dialog box, click OK. 8 6. In the Control Panel, double-click the Printers icon. Note: ❏ If a dialog box appears requesting that you insert the Windows Me and 98 CD-ROM, insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive, then follow the on-screen instructions. 8 ❏ If a dialog box appears requesting that you restart your computer, do so, open the Printers folder, then continue with step 7. 7.
8. Select Shared As, type the printer information as required, then click OK. Accessing the printer through a network To use your printer from other computers on a network, first add the printer to each computer that will access it. Follow the steps below. Note: Your printer must be set up as a shared resource on the computer to which it is directly connected before you can access it from another computer. & See “Setting up your printer as a shared printer” on page 306 1.
4. Select Network printer, then click Next. 8 8 8 8 5. On the next screen, click Browse. 8 6. Double-click the icon of the computer that is directly connected to the printer. Then, click the icon for the appropriate printer. 8 8 8 8 8 7. Click OK and follow the on-screen instructions. 8 For Mac OS X Use the Printer Sharing setting, which is a standard feature for Mac OS X 10.2 or later. This feature is not available with Mac OS X 10.1. See your operating system’s documentation for details.
For Mac OS 9 This section tells you how to set up the printer so that you can use it on an AppleTalk network. By setting up your printer as a shared printer, your local printer is connected to the network and can be used by other computers. First, set up the printer as a shared printer on the computer connected directly to the printer. Next, specify the network path to the printer from each computer that will use it, and install the printer software on those computers.
3. Click the Setup button. The Printer Sharing Setup dialog box opens. 8 8 8 4. Select the Share this Printer check box, then type the printer name and password information as necessary. 8 5. Click OK. The name of the shared printer will appear in the port list in the Chooser. 8 6. Close the Chooser. 8 Accessing the printer through a network To access your printer from other computers on a network, follow the steps in this section for each computer that will access the printer. 1.
Note: Only printers that are connected to your current AppleTalk zone are available. If the following dialog box appears, enter the password for the printer, then click OK. 4. Select the appropriate Background Printing radio button to turn background printing on or off. 5. Close the Chooser.
Increasing the Print Speed Follow the instructions in this section to increase the print speed of your printer. General tips Just as printing at a high resolution requires more processing time than printing at a low resolution, printing in color takes longer than printing in black-and-white because the volume of data in a color document is much greater. For this reason, it is important to be selective in your use of color printing if you also require a fast print speed.
The table below shows the factors related to print speed only.
Using the Speed & Progress dialog box (Windows only) You can make certain print speed settings in the Speed & Progress dialog box. Click the Speed & Progress button on your printer software’s Maintenance menu. The following dialog box appears. The available settings that are related to print speed are as follows: High Speed Copies To print multiple copies of your document faster, select High Speed Copies.
Disable EPSON Status Monitor 3 Select this checkbox to disable printer status monitoring with EPSON Status Monitor 3. Always spool RAW datatype (Windows XP and 2000) Select the Always spool RAW datatype checkbox to have Windows NT-based clients spool documents using the RAW format instead of the EMF (metafile) format (Windows NT-based applications use the EMF format by default).
Monitoring Preferences You can change settings for EPSON Status Monitor 3 in the Monitoring Preferences window. Right-click the shortcut icon on the taskbar, then select Monitoring Preferences. You can select the settings listed in the table below: Select Notification Displays the current error notification settings. Select the checkboxes for the error types for which you want to receive notification. Click the Default button to revert all Select Notification settings to their defaults.
Updating and Uninstalling Software Follow the directions in this section if you have updated your computer’s operating system, if you want to update your printer software from a previous version, or if you need to uninstall the printer software. Updating the printer software in Windows Me, XP, or 2000 When you update the printer software in Windows Me, XP, and 2000, be sure to uninstall the previous printer software before you install the new software.
3. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon and select EPSON Printer Software from the list. Then, click Add/Remove (or Change/Remove in Windows XP and 2000). 4. Select the EPSON Stylus Photo R2400 icon, then click OK. 5. Click OK. Note: ❏ If you are using the USB port to connect the printer in Windows Me or 98, you need to uninstall an additional USB component.
5. Double-click the icon. Note: If the Authorization dialog box appears, enter the Password or phrase, then click OK. 6. When the software license agreement screen appears, read the statement and then click Accept. 7. Select Uninstall from the menu at the upper left, and click Uninstall. 8. Follow the on-screen instructions.
5. Click Continue. When the software license agreement screen appears, read the statement and then click Accept. 6. Select Uninstall from the menu at the upper left, and click Uninstall. 7. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Note: If you are using a USB port to connect the printer in a Windows Me or 98 environment, you also need to uninstall a USB component. Select EPSON USB Printer Devices from the list in the Add or Remove Programs utility, click Change/Remove or Add/Remove, then click OK when a message prompts you to restart the computer. If EPSON USB Printer Devices does not appear in the Add or Remove Programs list, double-click EPUSBUN.EXE on the printer software CD-ROM, then follow the on-screen instructions.
6. If ink has leaked inside the printer, wipe the inside of the printer with a soft, clean cloth. Wipe here w c Warning: Be careful not to touch the gears or rollers inside the printer. Caution: ❏ Do not apply grease to the metal parts under the print head carriage. ❏ Never use alcohol or thinner to clean the printer, as these chemicals can damage the components as well as the case. ❏ Be careful not to get water on the printer mechanism or electronic components. ❏ Do not use a hard or abrasive brush.
Transporting the Printer If you need to transport your printer, carefully prepare and repack it as described below using the original box (or a similar box that the printer fits snugly into) and packing materials. Follow the steps below. c Caution: ❏ When storing or transporting the printer, do not tilt it, stand it up vertically, or turn it upside down. Otherwise, ink may leak from the cartridge. ❏ Leave the ink cartridges installed.
4. Open the top printer cover again. Secure the ink cartridge holder to the printer with tape as shown below, then close the top printer cover. 5. Insert the output tray, close the paper support. 6. Attach the protective materials to both sides of the printer. 7. Repack the printer and power cord in the original box. 8. Keep the printer level during transport. 9. Be sure to remove the protective materials and tape from the printer before using it again.
Options and Consumable Products Consumable products The following ink cartridges and Epson special media are available for your printer. Ink cartridges You can use the following cartridges with your printer. Type of ink Product numbers of ink Light Light Black T0599 Light Magenta T0596 Light Cyan T0595 Light Black T0597 Photo Black T0591 Matte Black T0598 Cyan T0592 Magenta T0593 Yellow T0594 Note: The product numbers of ink cartridges may vary by location.
Note: ❏ The availability of special media varies by location. ❏ For the latest information on media available in your area, contact Epson customer support web site.
Exif Print and PRINT Image Matching Exif Version 2.2 (also called Exif Print, an international standard for digital cameras) and PRINT Image Matching allow you to print fine-quality photographs using, in combination, a digital camera and printer that support these features. Note: We recommend using EPSON Easy Photo Print when using the Exif Print function or PRINT Image Matching function.
Printout without Exif Print Printout with Exif Print When Exif Print data is embedded in the photo data, the printer interprets how to adjust and print the image. Note: The images above are samples. Print results depend on the printer.
PRINT Image Matching PRINT Image Matching gives control of the printing process to the digital camera, allowing printed images to reflect the camera’s distinctive qualities. When taking photographs using a PRINT Image Matching compatible digital camera, print command information from the camera is embedded in the photo data. The print command then instructs the printer how to correct color and details based on information stored at the moment the photo was taken.
Printout with PRINT Image Matching When PRINT Image Matching data is embedded in the photo data, it tells the printer how to adjust and print the image. Note: ❏ The images above are samples. Print results depend on the digital camera. ❏ See the relevant device instruction manual for details concerning the use of devices loaded with the PRINT Image Matching function. ❏ Please check with the input device manufacturer to determine whether it is loaded with the PRINT Image Matching function.
How to use Take pictures using Exif Print and/or PRINT Image Matching compatible digital cameras, then use EPSON Easy Photo Print or EPSON Darkroom Print to print them. EPSON Easy Photo Print and EPSON Darkroom Print are is included on the software CD-ROM.
Printer Specifications Printing Printing method On-demand ink jet Nozzle configuration 1440 nozzles (180 × 8) Paper Note: Since the quality of any particular brand or type of paper may be changed by the manufacturer at any time, Epson cannot attest to the quality of any non-Epson brand or type of paper. Always test samples of paper stock before purchasing large quantities or printing large jobs.
Paper specifications Single sheets: Size A3+ (329 × 483 mm) A3 (297 × 420 mm) A4 (210 × 297 mm) A5 (148 × 210 mm) A6 (105 × 148 mm) B4 (257 × 364 mm) B5 (182 × 257 mm) 30 × 30 cm (12 × 12 in) 20 × 25 cm (8 × 10 in) 13 × 20 cm (5 × 8 in) 13 × 18 cm (5 × 7 in) 10 × 15 cm (4 × 6 in) 9 × 13 cm (3.5 × 5 in) Letter 8 1/2 × 11 in Legal 8 1/2 × 14 in Paper types Plain bond paper. Thickness 0.08 to 0.11 mm (0.003 to 0.
❏ Do not load curled or folded paper. ❏ Use paper under normal conditions: Temperature 15 to 25° C (59 to 77° F) Humidity 40 to 60% RH Printable area Normal Borderless A B-L B-R C Diagonal lines show printable area. Single sheets and index cards A: The minimum top margin is 3.0 mm (0.12”). B-L: The minimum left margin is 3.0 mm (0.12”). B-R: The minimum right margin is 3.0 mm (0.12”). C: The minimum bottom margin is 3.0 mm (0.12”). Thick paper A: The minimum top margin is 20 mm (0.79”).
B-R: The minimum right margin is 3.0 mm (0.12”). C: The minimum bottom margin is 20 mm (0.79”). Note: ❏ Depending on the type of media being used, print quality may decline in the top and bottom areas of the printout, or the area may be smeared. ❏ Borderless printing is not available when Manual - Front is selected. Roll paper Standard margins Pressing the z roll paper button after printing prints the cutting guideline.
Borderless Pressing the z roll paper button after printing prints the cutting guideline. If you press the z roll paper button again and send print data, the margin between the printouts is about 65 mm. If you send a print job that has multiple pages, or send print jobs continuously, there will be no margin between the printouts.
Color Light Light Black, Light Magenta, Light Cyan, Light Black, Photo Black, Matte Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow Cartridge life Within 6 months of opening the package, at 25°C (77°F) Temperature Storage: -20 to 40°C (-4 to 104°F) 1 month at 40°C (104°F) Freezing:* -16°C (3.2°F) Dimensions 12.7 mm (W) × 73.5 mm (D) × 55.3 mm (H) * Ink thaws and is usable after approximately 3 hours at 25°C (77°F). c Caution: ❏ Epson recommends the use of original Epson ink cartridges only.
Mechanical Paper path Auto sheet feeder, front manual feed slot, and rear manual feed slot entry Dimensions Storage Width: 615 mm (24.2 inches) Depth: 314 mm (12.4 inches) Height: 223 mm (8.8 inches) Printing Width: 615 mm (24.2 inches) Depth: 737 mm (29.0 inches) Height: 457 mm (18.0 inches) Weight 11.7 kg (25.8 lb), printer body only Paper path Capacity Auto sheet feeder About 120 sheets at 90 g/m2 (24 lb) paper Front manual feed slot One sheet at a time Thickness: 1.
Electrical 120 V Model 220-240 V Model Input voltage range 99 to 132 V 198 to 264 V Rated frequency range 50 to 60 Hz Input frequency range 49.5 to 60.5 Hz Rated current 0.5 A (Max. 0.8 A) 0.25 A (Max. 0.4 A) Power consumption Approx. 18 W (ISO10561 Letter Pattern) Approx. 1 W in Sleep mode Approx. 18 W (ISO10561 Letter Pattern) Approx. 1.3 W in Sleep mode Note: Check the label on the back of the printer for the voltage of your printer.
Standards and Approvals U.S. model: Safety UL 60950 CSA C22.2 No.60950 EMC FCC Part 15 Subpart B Class B CSA C108.
System Requirements Refer to the appropriate section below for the minimum and recommended computer system requirements necessary to use this printer. For Windows To use your printer, you need to have Microsoft® Windows® XP, Me, 98, or 2000 installed. USB connection: To connect your printer via a standard, shielded USB 1.1 cable, you need a Windows XP, 98, or 2000 pre-installed PC equipped with a USB port.
Your computer should also meet the following system requirements. Minimum System Requirements Recommended System Pentium 150 MHz processor for Windows Me Pentium 2.
For Macintosh To connect this printer to Apple® Macintosh® computers, you must use a USB cable. Your Macintosh must also meet the following system requirements. Minimum System Requirements Recommended System Mac OS 9.1 or later Mac OS 9.1 or later Mac OS X, 10.2, or later Mac OS X, 10.2, or later PowerPC G3 233 MHz for Mac OS 9.1 or later PowerPC G4 for Mac OS 9.1 or later PowerPC G3 233 MHz for Mac OS X, 10.2, or later 128 MB RAM for Mac OS 9.1 or later 192 MB RAM for Mac OS X, 10.
❏ For Mac OS 9, the memory requirements above are for printing on Letter size paper. These requirements may vary depending on the size of the paper, the type of application you are using, and the complexity of the document that you want to print. In addition to these system and memory requirements, you need 20 MB of free hard disk space to install your printer software. To print, you also need extra hard disk space amounting to about twice the size of the file that you want to print.
Paper Handling Loading single sheets of paper Follow the steps below to load paper into the printer. 1. Open the paper support, then slide out the paper support extension. 2. Make sure the output tray is ejected, and the output tray extension is slid out. 3. Position the left edge guide so that the distance between the two edge guides is slightly wider than the width of your paper. 4. Fan a stack of paper, then tap it on a flat surface to even the edges. 5.
During printing the left edge guide automatically moves 3 mm to the left. Do not move it back manually Note: ❏ Leave enough space in front of the printer for the paper to be fully ejected. ❏ Always load paper into the sheet feeder short edge first. ❏ Make sure that the paper stack is flush with or lower than the triangular load-limit mark on the edge guide. ❏ Make sure you use the “Multi-Sheet Matte Support” when loading more than two sheets of thick paper larger than A4 size.
1. Make sure that the printer is on and the power light is not flashing. c Caution: Be sure to insert the thick paper while the power is on. Otherwise, automatic print position adjustment may not take place after inserting the thick paper. 2. Open the top printer cover. Then open the front printer cover completely. 3. Close the top printer cover. 4. Load the thick paper with the printable side facing up. Note: Only print one sheet of thick paper at a time.
5. Slide the thick paper into the printer until the back edge is level with the alignment arrows on the front manual feed slot. 6. Slide the left edge guide against the left edge of the thick paper. 7. Press the ) paper button. The thick paper is set automatically. When the P power light stops flashing, the operation is complete. Note: Since the paper feeds through the printer from the front to the rear, make sure there is enough space at the rear of the printer for the thick paper to eject completely.
2. Slide out the output tray and the output tray extension. 3. Remove the roll paper holder if it is attached. 4. Make sure the rear edge guide for the rear manual feed slot is flush with the left side of the printer.
5. Attach the rear sheet guide. 6. Slide the edge guide on the rear sheet guide to make enough space for the paper you are loading. 7. Using the rear sheet guide, insert the paper into the rear manual feed slot, flush with the right edge guide.
8. Slide the edge guide on the rear sheet guide until it is flush with the paper. 9. Insert the paper into the rear manual feed slot until the paper meets resistance. Maintain a constant pressure against the paper until you feel the printer pull the paper in slightly. Let go of the paper to allow the printer to adjust the paper position. 10. The procedure is finished when the P power light stops flashing and remains lit.
11. Open the top printer cover and make sure the paper is loaded correctly. Note: ❏ You can only load one sheet at a time. ❏ You can leave the rear sheet guide attached to the printer, except when printing on roll paper. ❏ Before loading the paper, first make sure that it is flush with the edge guide. If the media is not fed straight into the printer, a paper jam error occurs and the ) paper light starts flashing. If a paper error occurs, hold down the z roll paper button for three seconds.
12. Make sure that Manual - Roll is selected in the printer driver. For Windows, select Manual - Roll as the Source setting on the Main tab. For Mac OS X, select Manual - Roll for the paper size you are using (for example A4 Manual - Roll) as the Paper Size from the Page Setup dialog box. For Mac OS 9, select Manual - Roll as the Paper Source from the Page Setup dialog box. Using special media You can achieve good results with most types of plain bond paper.
Note: ❏ Load the media into the sheet feeder printable side up. See the instruction sheets packed with the media to determine which side is the printable side. Some types of media have cut corners to help identify the correct loading direction, as shown in the illustration. cut corner ❏ Make sure you choose the appropriate feeder method and the appropriate driver setting for the media you are using. ❏ Depending on the media type, you can also load single sheets of paper into the rear manual feed slot.
Loading capacities for Epson special media Refer to the chart below to find the loading capacities for Epson special media.
Proofing Paper Semimatte One sheet at a time Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheet One sheet at a time * This paper type is rear manual feed slot paper. For instructions on how to load paper into the rear manual feed slot, see “Loading Single Sheets of Paper into the Rear Manual Feed Slot” on page 349. ** When loading two or more sheets of thick paper, you must attach the multi-sheet matte support.
2. Attach the multi-sheet matte support. Hook the two large hooks over the centre of the paper support extension. c Caution: Only use the multi-sheet matte support when you are loading 2 or more (10 maximum) sheets of thick paper larger than A4 size. Remove it when printing using other media. Storing Epson Photo Paper Return unused paper to the original package as soon as you finish printing. Epson recommends storing your printouts in a resealable plastic bag.
Loading and removing roll paper Loading the roll paper With the roll paper holder attached to the printer, you can print on roll paper, which is convenient for banner printing. When you are printing on roll paper, keep the following in mind: ❏ Load the paper printable side up. ❏ Use flat, undamaged paper. If the paper is curled, flatten it before loading to avoid paper feed problems. ❏ Always handle the paper by the edges. ❏ Provide ample space in front of the printer for the paper to eject fully.
1. Attach the roll paper holders to the roll paper. Note: Remove the protective sheet after putting together the roll paper and the holders. 2. Using a triangle, check that the end of the roll is cut perpendicularly to the edges, as shown. c Caution: Always use a triangle or other tool to ensure that the end of the roll is cut perpendicularly. A diagonal cut may cause paper feed problems. 3. Turn on the printer.
4. Make sure that the output tray extension is extended and the output tray is stored in the printer. 5. Gently swing out the roll paper support.
6. Insert the roll paper holders into the slots at the rear of the printer. 7. Insert the paper into the rear manual feed slot as far as it will go, flush with the right edge guide. Slide the left edge guide against the left edge of the paper.
c Caution: Do not load the roll paper into the sheet feeder for cut sheets. 8. Hold the paper in place with your hand for about three seconds in order to load the paper correctly. The paper will feed into the printer automatically. Note: If the roll paper is not feeding easily, flatten it. To flatten the roll paper, place it printable side up between the pages of the instruction booklet packaged with the roll paper, to protect it. Then, roll the booklet in the opposite direction to the paper’s curl. 9.
“Removing the roll paper” on page 365 Note: Turn the roll paper knobs to take in the slack of the roll paper. Cutting the roll paper 1. Press the z roll paper button to feed the paper. A cutting guideline is printed on the roll paper. c Caution: Do not press the z roll paper button for more than three seconds. Otherwise the roll paper will feed backward and your print out may be damaged. 2. Cut the paper along the printed line. Never pull the paper as you cut it, otherwise the printout may be damaged.
3. To print the next document, press the z roll paper button to feed the paper back to the printing position. 4. Turn the roll paper knobs to take in the slack of the roll paper. Removing the roll paper 1. After cutting the paper, hold down the z roll paper button for about 3 seconds. The paper feeds in reverse to a position where it can be easily removed from the rear manual feed slot at the back of the printer. The ) paper out light flashes. If it does not feed to this position, repeat this step. 2.
Storing Epson roll paper Return unused paper to the original package as soon as you finish printing. Store your printouts in a resealable plastic bag. Keep them away from high temperature, humidity, and direct sunlight. Driver Settings Accessing the printer software for Windows You can access the printer software from most Windows applications, from the Windows Start menu, or the taskbar.
From the Start menu Follow the steps below to access the printer software. 1. For Windows XP, click Start, Control Panel, then click Printers and Faxes. (If the Control Panel is in Category View, click Printers and Other Hardware, then click Printers and Faxes.) For Windows Me, 98, and 2000, click Start, point to Settings, then click Printers. 2. For Windows XP and 2000, select your printer, then click Printing Preferences on the File menu.
EPSON Printer Utility Double-click the EPSON Printer Utility icon in the Applications folder in Macintosh HD. Select your printer from the Printer List, then click OK. Open the Applications folder on your hard drive, then open the Utilities folder and double-click the Print Center or Printer Setup Utility icon. Select any one of the appropriate printers from the list, then click the Configure or Utility button.
Media type settings The Media Type setting determines what other settings are available, so you should always make this setting first. Refer to the corresponding media type under which it is grouped (shown in larger type). For some media, there are several Media Type settings from which to choose.
Matte Paper-Heavyweight EPSON Matte Paper-Heavyweight (A3+) S041263 S041264 S041265 EPSON Matte Paper-Heavyweight (A3) S041260 S041261 S041262 EPSON Matte Paper-Heavyweight (A4) S041256 S041258 S041259 Premium Glossy Photo Paper EPSON Premium Glossy Photo Paper (A3+) S041289 S041316 EPSON Premium Glossy Photo Paper (A3) S041288 S041315 EPSON Premium Glossy Photo Paper (A4) S041285 S041287 S041297 S041624 EPSON Premium Glossy Photo Paper S041692 S041706 S041729 S041730 S041750 S041758 S041761 S0
Premium Luster Photo Paper EPSON Premium Luster Photo Paper (A3+) S041407 EPSON Premium Luster Photo Paper (A3) S041406 EPSON Premium Luster Photo Paper (329 mm × 10 m) S041409 EPSON Premium Luster Photo Paper (210 mm × 10 m) S041408 Premium Semigloss Photo Paper EPSON Premium Semigloss Photo Paper (A3+) S041328 EPSON Premium Semigloss Photo Paper (A3) S041334 EPSON Premium Semigloss Photo Paper (A4) S041332 EPSON Premium Semigloss Photo Paper (329 mm × 10 m) S041338 EPSON Premium Semigloss
Proofing Paper Semimatte EPSON Proofing Paper Semimatte (A3+) S041744 EPSON Proofing Paper Semimatte (329 mm × 10 m) S041668 UltraSmooth Fine Art Paper EPSON UltraSmooth Fine Art Paper (A3+) S041896 Note: The availability of special media varies by location. For the latest information on media available in your area, contact Epson customer support web site.
2. Type a name for your paper size in the Paper Size Name box. 3. Choose either cm or inch as the Unit setting. 4. Specify the width and height for your paper size. The range of available size is shown under each text box. Note: Although you can define a large range of paper sizes, the size of paper you can feed into the printer is limited by the size of the sheet feeder on your printer.
Making User defined paper sizes for Mac OS X Defining a custom paper size You can define a custom paper size. You can either create a new paper size, or base your custom paper size on a pre-existing paper size. Refer to the appropriate section below. Creating a new paper size If the appropriate paper size is not included on the Paper Size list in the Page Setup dialog box, follow the steps below to define a new paper size. 1.
Note: ❏ Although you can define a large range of paper sizes, the size of paper you can feed into the printer is limited by the size of the sheet feeder on your printer. Therefore, if necessary, it is recommended that you reduce or enlarge documents to fit paper within the range of your printer’s capabilities. ❏ When printing on thick paper, set the top and bottom margins to 0.79 inches, and set the left and right margins to 0.12 inches. 5.
2. Specify the Paper Size and Printer Margins by typing in the appropriate text boxes. 3. Click Save and then click OK to close the Custom Paper Size dialog box. The paper size is now available on the Paper Size list in the Page Setup dialog box. Making User Defined paper sizes for Mac OS 9 Defining a custom paper size You can define a custom paper size. To do so, you can either create a new paper size, or base your custom paper size on a pre-existing paper size. Refer to the appropriate section below.
2. To define a new paper size, click New. The dialog box now allows you to enter a name for the new size. 3. Type a unique name for the paper size in the Paper Size list. 4. Choose either cm or inch as the Unit setting. 5. Enter the width and the height of your paper by typing the values in the appropriate text boxes. Note: Although you can define a large range of paper sizes, the size of paper you can feed into the printer is limited by the size of the sheet feeder on your printer.
You can define up to 100 paper sizes. The paper size names you create will appear in the Paper Size list. To delete a custom paper size, click Customize, select the paper size from the list in the Custom Paper dialog box, then click Delete. Copying a pre-existing paper size to use as a template Follow the steps below to copy an existing paper size to use as a template. 1. Select the existing paper size to be copied and click Copy. 2. Choose either cm or inch as the Unit setting. 3.
Appendix A A Customer Support A Contacting Customer Support If your Epson product is not operating properly and you cannot solve the problem using the troubleshooting information in your product documentation, contact customer support services for assistance. Check your Pan-European Warranty Document for information on how to contact EPSON Customer support.
Technical Support Web Site Go to http://www.epson.com and select the Support section of your local EPSON web site for the latest drivers, FAQs, manuals and other downloadables. Epson's Technical Support Web Site provides help with problems that cannot be solved using the troubleshooting information in your printer documentation.
Glossary The following definitions apply specifically to printers. automatic roll paper cutter The built-in paper cutter, which automatically cuts images printed continuously on roll paper. Background Printing When background printing is on, the computer can be used for other operations while printing a document. When it is off, the computer will suspend all other operations while printing a document, but print data will be sent to the printer more quickly.
ColorSync Macintosh software that is designed to help you achieve the color matching. See also color matching. Contrast A setting that maximizes or minimizes the difference between the bright and dark parts of an image. default A value or setting that takes effect when the equipment is turned on, reset, or initialized. DMA Direct Memory Access.
EPSON StatusMonitor A utility for Macintosh that monitors the printer status. If the StatusMonitor detects a printer error, it will inform you with an error message. EPSON Status Monitor 3 A utility for Windows that provides printer status information, such as the amount of ink remaining, and checks for printer errors. Finest Detail This printer software setting automatically makes your printouts sharper and clearer, especially for text. Be aware that this may increase the time required for printing.
Ink Levels A graphic display of the amount of ink remaining in each cartridge. interface The connection between the computer and the printer. See also parallel interface and USB interface. interface cable The cable that connects the computer to the printer. local printer The printer connected to the computer’s port directly by an interface cable. margins The space around the edge of the paper outside of the printable area.
Orientation Settings that determine the orientation of your printout. Select between Portrait (tall) or Landscape (wide). Pages Per Sheet printing A printing mode that allows you to print two or four pages on a single sheet of paper. parallel interface An interface that is used for one-to-one connection between a computer and a printer. See also interface. PhotoEnhance A printing mode that provides a variety of image correction settings that you can apply to your photos before printing.
PRINT Image Matching This system enables stunning printing to be achieved easily through the combination of a digital camera loaded with the PRINT Image Matching function and a printer that supports such matching. Print commands are attached to photo data during digital camera photography and the printer adheres to these commands to print photos with the color match that optimally fulfills the objectives of the digitally composed shots.
Saturation A setting that modifies the vividness of color. The lower the saturation, the duller the colors. The higher the saturation, the more vivid the colors. spool The first step in printing, in which the printer software converts the print data into codes that your printer understands. This data is then sent directly to the printer or to the print server. spool manager The software that converts print data into codes that your printer understands. See also spool.
Index A Additional Drivers, 304 Advanced settings Macintosh, 178 Windows, 132 Automatic setting Macintosh, 177 B Background printing, 188, 245, 245 to 248 Borderless printing, 66 Buttons, 12 C Cartridge cover, 12 Cleaning printer, 322 print head, 252 Color Controls Macintosh, 181 Windows, 135 Color Management Macintosh, 181 Windows, 135 Configuration settings, 244 Consumables, 326 Contacting EPSON, 379 Control panel, 12, 13 Customer support, 379 Custom paper size, 372 Custom Settings dialog box Macintosh,
E Edge guides, 10 EPSON Creativity Suite Introduction, 198 EPSON Easy Photo Print Introduction, 198 EPSON File Manager Introduction, 198 EPSON Monitor 3, 245 to 248 EPSON Monitor3, 245 EPSON Spool Manager, 238 EPSON StatusMonitor (Macintosh), 194 EPSON Status Monitor 3 (Windows), 148 EPSON Web-To-Page Introduction, 197 Error Indicators, 269 Error notification Macintosh, 243 Windows, 153 Exif Print, 328 F Fit to page printing, 91 Front edge guide, 12 Front manual feed slot, 12 Front printer cover, 10 G Gam
Ink out light, 12 L Layout dialog box (Macintosh), 192 Lights, 13 M Main menu (Windows), 125 Maintenance Menu (Windows), 147 Media Media type settings, 369 Using special media, 354 Monitoring preferences, 153 Multi-page printing Macintosh, 193 Windows, 145 N Network printing Mac OS 9, 310 Mac OS X, 309 Windows Me and 98, 306 Windows XP and 2000, 302 Nozzle checking, 248 O Online help Macintosh, 195 Windows, 154 Output tray, 10 Output tray extension, 10 P Page Layout Menu (Windows), 144 Page Setup dialo
Paper support extension, 10 PhotoEnhance settings Macintosh, 182 Windows, 136 PIF DESIGNER Introduction, 197, 198 Poster printing, 105 Preview feature Macintosh, 189 Windows, 127 Printable area specifications, 335 Print dialog box (Mac OS X), 159 Printer cleaning, 322 transporting, 324 Printer driver Introduction, 196 Printer parts, 10 Print head, 12 alignment, 265 cleaning, 252 nozzle checking, 248 Print Head Alignment utility, 265 PRINT Image Matching, 330 Printing tips, 231, 236, 237 Print speed, increas
S Safety information, 14, 19 Saving settings Macintosh, 186 Windows, 142 Specifications, 333 electrical, 340 mechanical, 339 paper, 333 printing, 333 standards and approvals, 341 Speed & Progress settings Windows, 315 Spool Manager, 238 Status Monitor Windows, 238 System Requirements, 342, 344, 345 T Technical support, 379 Top printer cover, 10 U Uninstalling the driver, 318 Updating the driver, 318 USB interface cable connector, 11 Utilities Macintosh, 170, 193 Windows, 147 W Watermark printing, 114 39
