Features
Thi s prin ter pr ovi des y o u wit h a variet y of d iff erent p rinti n g op tions as
follow s . For det ails, refer to th e o nlin e Ref er enc e Gu id e.
Accessing the Online Ref erence
Guide
Fol low these s teps t o acc e ss t he o nline R efe re nce G u ide .
1. Inse rt the prin ter softw ar e C D in the CD -RO M drive.
2. For Wi ndo ws, sele ct U ser Gu id es in the I ns tal l er di al og bo x a nd c li ck
. For M acin tosh, dou ble- click the EPSON i con, the n se lect User
Guide s in the ins taller dialog b ox an d cl ick .
Online P roblem So lving
The EPSON ’s Technical Support Web Site provide yo u with tips t o help
solv e a ny pr ob lems. Ac ces s t he T ech nica l Supp or t in o ne o f the foll owin g
ways:
For W indow s user s
You can also acce ss t hem by cli cking T echnic al Sup port in the S tatu s
M onitor 3 di alog b ox or on the Ma in me nu o f th e pr inter sof twa re.
For furthe r inf orm ation on the cus tom er su ppo rt se rvices ava ilab le i n you r
area , see the online Refe re nce G uid e .
For Macint osh users
1. Inse rt the CD i n th e C D-ROM dr iv e.
2. Doub le -click t he E PSON ic o n
3. Se lect Tec hnic al Sup port Web S ite, an d cl ick .
For furthe r inf orm ation on the cus tom er su ppo rt se rvices ava ilab le i n you r
area , see the online Refe re nce G uid e .
Ac ce ssing t h e P rinte r S oftw are
The p rinte r sof twa re includ es a pr inter dri ver a nd utili ties. T he pri nte r drive r
lets y ou choo s e from a wi de variety of setting s to get the best re sult s from
your prin ter. The printer u til ities help yo u check the prin ter and keep it in top
oper ating c ond ition. A cces s th e p rinte r softw are as explai ned in th is sec tion.
For W indow s user s
From Wind ows applica tion s
1. Fr om th e File menu of y ou r appl icati on, click Print . The Print dial og bo x
appea rs.
2. Se lect y our pr inter , th en click Properties , P r inter, Setup, or Opti ons
to acce s s the pr inter softw are. (D epe nding on y our app licati on , you ma y
need to c lick a c omb ination of t hes e buttons .)
No te:
Wh en yo u ac ce ss t he p rint er so ftwar e fr om a Wind ow s applic atio n, th e
sett ings tha t you ma ke ap ply only to the applic ation you are usi ng.
From the Start men u
1. For Windo ws M e, 2000, N T 4.0, 98 and 95 u ser s, clic k St art , point to
Settings, then c li ck Pri nt e rs.
For Wind ow s X P u ser s, c lick Sta r t, t hen cli ck C o nt ro l Pa ne l , then click
Printers an d O ther Hard ware, the n cl ick Print ers and Fa xes.
2. Se lect y our pr inter , th en click Properties o n th e F ile men u. I f you are
a W indo ws XP and 200 0 u ser, sel ect y ou r printe r, then click Printin g
Pre feren ces on t he File me nu.
For Macint osh users
Yo u can ac cess the var ious pr inte r sof twa re dial og boxes a s desc rib ed
be low.
Pane l Op erat ion
S ee t he o nline Ref ere nce Gu ide for detai ls.
R ep lac ing In k Cart rid ge s
Y ou can r ep lace an i nk ca rtr idge by u s ing th e St atus Mon it or uti lity instal led
on yo ur c om put er, or b y us ing th e p rint er's c on trol pa nel. To r eplac e an ink
ca rtridge or chec k ink levels us ing the Status Mo nitor uti lity, refer to “Us ing
the S tat us Monitor ” in the on line Re f ere nce Guid e. To r epl ac e an em pt y in k
ca rtridge us ing t he p rinte r's contr ol pa nel, f ol low t he ste ps in th is sectio n.
Not e:
❏Y ou ca nno t cont in ue p rinting w ith on e ink car trid ge e mpt y, even i f the
othe r car tr idge still c ont ains i nk. Be for e p rinting , r eplace the emp ty
ca rtridge .
❏In ad di tion t o the ink use d du ring docu men t pr inti ng, ink i s co nsum ed
during the print h e ad clean ing o perat ion, durin g the se lf- cleaning cycle
whi ch is pe rform ed whe n th e p rinte r is tu rn ed o n, a nd d urin g ink
cha r gi ng wh en t h e in k ca rt ri dg e i s in st al le d i n th e p ri nte r.
1. M ake sur e th at the print er is on, but no t pr intin g. Pr ess the H ink bu tton .
The pr int he ad move s to th e ink c he ck positi on.
2. Op en the p rint er c over . Ma ke sur e th at t he ink ca rtri dge tha t needs to
be r eplac e d is indic ate d by t he _ mark .
cCauti on:
❏Do no t mo ve the p rint head b y h and , as this may da mag e the
pr in ter . A lw ay s pr es s th e H i nk butt on t o mo ve it.
❏W hen ever an ink c artridg e i s re move d, be sur e to protec t the
ink s up ply area from dirt an d dust. Do no t touch the ink suppl y
por t or its s urro und ing ar ea .
3. Th en, pr es s th e H ink butto n ag ai n. The pr int h ead mov e s to th e ink
ca rtridge re plac em ent positi on.
4. Ins tall the new i nk car tr idges a s explai ne d on the Set u p i n t he “ In s tall
the ink cart ridges” se ction.
For de tails and how to replac e a n ink car tridge b efor e it i s em pty, ref er
to th e on line Re fer ence G uide .
Not e:
Disp ose of the us ed cartridg e p roperly . Do no t tak e it apar t o r try to re fill it.
Er ro r Ind i ca to rs
You can ide nti fy m any com mo n pr ob lems us ing the lig hts on the pr inter ’s
control pa nel. U se t he fo l lowing tabl e of light patt er ns to diagn os e th e
problem , the n fo llo w th e r ecom me nded cor re ctive mea sur es.
O O = on, N = o ff, k k = fl ashi ng
* EPSON Sta tus M oni tor 3 i s fo r Wi ndows ; EPSON S tat usM onito r is for Macin tosh .
Sa fe t y I nst ru c tio n s
Read a ll o f the i nstr uctions in t his sec tion w he n sett in g up an d using y our
printer .
When choo sin g a pla ce for th e printer
❏Avoid p la ces subjec t to rapi d chang es i n te mp eratur e a nd h um idity.
Also , kee p th e pr inter aw ay f rom di rec t sun ligh t, str on g lig ht, or hea t
source s.
❏Av oi d pl ac es su bj ec t to dus t, sh ock s , an d vi br at i ons .
❏Leav e eno ugh room a ro und t he p rinte r to al low fo r suf ficien t v entilati on .
❏Plac e the p rinte r n ear a wall ou tl et wher e t he p lug c an be easil y
unplu gge d.
❏Place the print er on a flat, sta ble sur face th at ex te nds be yond the pr inter
base in al l dire ctio ns. If you p la ce th e pr inte r b y the wall , lea ve mo re
than 1 0 cm betwe en the back of the pr inter an d the wall. Th e printe r will
not ope rat e pr op erly if i t is ti lted at a n an gle.
❏Whe n stor ing o r trans p ortin g the prin ter, do n’t ti lt it, sta nd it o n i ts sid e
or tur n it u psi de d ow n. Oth er wise i nk m ay l eak f ro m th e car trid ge.
When ch oo sing a po we r so u rce
❏Use only the type of p ow er s ourc e ind icat ed o n th e pr inte r’s l abe l.
❏Do not us e a da mag ed o r fraye d po we r co rd .
❏If you use an e x tension c ord w ith the prin ter, m ak e sur e t hat the total
amper e r ating of the de vices pl ugg ed into t he exten sion cor d doe s not
exceed th e c ord’ s am pe re rati ng. Also , m ake su re tha t th e to tal a mpe re
ratin g of al l dev ices p lugge d in to the wa ll ou tl et d oes n ot e xce ed t he
wall ou tl et’s am per e r ating .
❏If you plan to us e the p rinte r in G erman y , the bu ilding ins tallati on must
be pro tecte d by a 10 or 16 amp c ircuit br ea ker to p rovide ade qua te
short-c irc uit pr ote ction an d o ve r-cur re nt prot ecti on f or thi s pr inter .
❏Be su re AC pow er c ord me ets the r elev an t loc al safe ty stan dar ds.
When ha ndling ink ca rtridges
❏Do not ope n the i nk cartr idge pa cka ges unti l just be fore yo u instal l them.
❏Do no t s ha ke the used i nk c artridg es ; this c a n cau se l eaka ge.
❏Kee p ink ca rtri dge s out of th e reac h of ch ildr en. Do no t allow c hildren
to dr ink from o r o ther wise han dle th e c artr idges .
❏Be car efu l when you ha ndl e used ink cart ridge s, as there may be some
ink re maini ng around the ink suppl y por t. If ink ge ts on your skin, wash
the a rea thor ou ghly wi th soa p and wate r. If ink gets into y ou r eyes, fl ush
them im med iatel y wi th water . If disco mfo rt o r vis ion p ro blems rem ai n
after a th or ough flushi ng , see a d octor imm edi ate ly.
❏Do no t tou c h or re mo ve the gr een IC chip tha t i s loca ted on t he side of
the c artridg e.
❏Do not re mo ve or tea r the lab el on the car tridg e; this can caus e leakag e.
Whe n u s ing t h e prin te r
❏Do n ot put y ou r han d ins ide th e p rint er or to uch the i nk cartr idge s du ring
printi ng.
❏Do no t bl ock or c ove r the o pen in gs i n th e p rinter’s cabi ne t.
❏Do no t att emp t to s ervice t he p rinte r yo ur self .
❏Unpl ug the prin ter and r efer s erv icing to q ualifi ed se rvic e pe rso nne l
under the foll ow ing con di tions:
The pow er c ord or plug i s da ma ged; liq uid has e nte red th e p rint er; the
pr in te r has be e n dr op pe d or t h e c abi ne t d a mag ed; t he pr in te r doe s n o t
oper ate n or mally or ex hib its a dis tinct c ha nge in pe rfo rmanc e .
❏Do not inse rt objects t hrough the slots in the pr in ter’ s cabine t.
❏Tak e ca re not to s pil l liqu id on the pr inter .
❏Leav e th e ink ca rtridges instal led. R em ovi ng t he ca rtri dges can
dehy drate the pr int he ad a nd m ay p reve nt th e p rinte r from pri nting.
Whe n u s ing A utom a tic Ro ll P ap er C utt er
❏Do no t att ac h o r rem ove t hi s pro duct wh ile t he p ow er to t he p rinte r’s
ma in u n it is o n .
❏Ke ep the cu tte r o ut o f the re ac h of c hi ldr e n.
❏Do no t tou c h th e pa per ej ect ion pa rt and cutte r b lade.
❏Do no t pl ace t he cut ter on a n un stable su rfac e (s uch as o n an uns ta ble
tabl e or a tilte d sur face) .
❏Do no t di sas sem ble o r m odify th e cut ter .
Inf orma tio n f or U nit ed K ingd om Us ers
Use of opti on s
EPS O N (UK ) Lim ited s h all not b e li able a gains t a ny da ma ges or prob le ms
arising from the use of any option s or cons um able pr od ucts othe r tha n those
desig nate d a s Or igin al EP S ON Pr odu cts or E P SON A pp rove d P ro ducts by
EPS O N (UK ) L imi ted.
Sa f et y in f o rm a tio n
wWarning:
Refer to the rati ng plate for th e volta ge and c heck t hat the app lian ce
voltag e c orr espon ds to the s upply volta ge.
Impor ta nt: The wires in t he m ai ns lea d fi tte d to this ap pl iance a re
colou red in ac co rda nce w ith th e fo llo wing code:
Blue — Ne utr al
Brow n — Liv e
If y ou have t o fit a plug :
As th e col ou rs o f the ma ins le ad of th is appl iance ma y not mat ch the
co lo ur ed ma rk in gs us ed t o i den t if y t he te rm in als i n a pl ug , pl ea se o bse rv e
the fol low ing:
❏The blue wi re m us t b e co nnect ed to th e t er minal in the plug ma rked w ith
the l ette r N.
❏The bro wn wire m ust be conn ec ted to the t ermi nal in t he p lu g m arke d
with the lette r L .
❏If the p lu g is damag ed, re plac e th e cor d set or con sult a q ualifi ed
electr ic ian.
❏Replace fuse s o nly wit h fuses of th e correct si ze and rating.
Doub le -sided pr inting No m arg in pr inti ng
Pri nting on r oll pap er Au tom atic roll p aper c ut ter
Pri nting on CD-R Ph otoQu icke r
Pri nting on m atte bo ard
Dialog Box How to Access
Pr int Cli ck Pr i nt on th e Fil e menu of yo ur a pp lica tion or cl ick Opti ons in th e P age
Se tu p dia lo g bo x.
Page Setu p Clic k Page Setup on th e Fil e menu o f y our app li cati on.
La you t Cl ic k the La yo ut ico n b ut t on i n t he Pri nt di al og box .
Uti lity Cl ick the Util ity i con bu tton in th e P rin t o r Pa ge Se tu p d ialo g box.
Button Fu nc tion
P
pow er
Tur ns the pr inter on a nd off. T o tur n t he pri nter off, p res s and ho ld the P po w er
butt on u ntil t he li gh t g oes ou t.
Cl ea rs the m em o ry of th e p r int e r if pr es se d tw ic e whi le th e po w er is on .
m
pape r Con tro ls th e pap er- load and ej e ct fu ncti ons. Print ing wil l res ume if pre ssed a fte r a
paper out error or double feed e r ror.
H
ink
Moves th e pri nt he ad to ena ble r epl aceme nt of the i nk c art ridge .
Ena bles pri nt he ad cl eani ng i f p ress ed for thr ee s eco nds whi le t he Hink out li ght is
off.
z
ro ll pa pe r
(w itho ut
the c utt er)
Pri nt s a c ut tin g gu id el in e a nd fe ed s ro ll pa pe r to a po s iti on wh er e it ca n be eas il y
re mo v ed fro m th e s h ee t fe ed e r if pre s se d aft er pri nti ng .
Fe e ds r o ll pa per to th e pri nti ng p os it ion i f p r ess ed af te r cut t in g t he pa pe r.
Fe e ds r o ll pa pe r in re v ers e to a p os i tio n w he re i t c a n b e ea si ly re mo v ed fro m th e
rol l pap er f eeder , if pre ssed f or 3 s econd s.
z
ro ll pa pe r
(w it h the
cu tte r)
W ith d riv er se tting Sin gle Cu t or D oub le C ut
Cut s r oll pa per at the posit ion tha t is s el ecte d an d e ject s it if p ress ed a fter pr int ing .
Then feed s rol l pap er t o the p rin ting posi tion auto ma tica lly.
W ith d riv er se tting Not Cut
Cut s ro ll pap er w ith a marg in an d ejec ts it if pre ssed af ter pri nti ng . Then f ee ds ro ll
pape r t o th e pr int ing p osit ion a utom atic al ly.
Light s Prob lem a nd Sol utio n
O mPaper out No pap er i s lo aded in the pri nt er.
Chec k EPSO N Status M o nitor 3* or EPSO N Sta tusMo nitor*. Loa d pap er in t he s heet
fe ed er, th en pr e s s t he m pa pe r b utt on . T he pr int er res um e s pri nti ng a nd th e lig ht
goes o ut .
k mPaper jam Pa per h as jamm ed in t he pr int er.
Ch eck EP SON St atu s Moni tor 3* or E PSON S tat usMon ito r* . Pres s the m paper
but to n to e je ct th e ja mme d p ap er. If th e er ror do es no t c l ea r , o pe n th e pr int er c ov er
and r em ove al l o f t he pa pe r in sid e, inc l ud ing a ny to rn pi ec es .T he n re lo ad th e pa pe r
in t he she et fe eder and p ress th e m pa per b utt on to r esu m e pr inti ng .
Automatic Ro ll Paper
Cutter error
Th e r ol l pa per c ann ot b e cu t wi th th e cu tte r.
Remo ve th e r oll p ap er fro m the p rin te r.
k HInk lo w The ink ca rtr idg e is ne arl y empt y.
Obt ain a r epl ac em e nt ink c a rtr id ge . To de te rmi ne w hic h c a rt ri dg e i s ne arl y em pt y,
c heck t he ink level us ing E PSON S tat us Moni tor 3* or EPS ON St atu sMoni tor *.
O HInk o ut The ink ca rtr idg e is emp ty or is not inst all ed .
Re plac e the i nk car tr idge wit h a new on e. To de ter mine wh ic h cart ri dge i s empt y,
c heck t he ink le vel us ing E PSON S tat us Moni tor 3* o r EPSO N Stat usMo ni tor* . If the
ink end error occu rs af ter t he pr int head mov es to i ts ho me pos iti on, t he in k car tri dge
may n ot be in stal le d p rop e r ly. R e in stal l th e in k ca rtri dg e u n til it cl ick s i nt o p la ce.
Wro ng car tridg e The cu rr e ntl y ins tal le d in k c artri dg e is no t co mp at ib le wi th
the p rin te r.
Us e t he ap pr op r ia te in k ca r tri dg e.
O P
O H In co rr ect ly inst a lle d
in k car trid ge
The ink ca rtr idg e is no t inst all ed cor re ctly .
If the p rin t he ad is at th e h ome p osit ion , p ress t he H ink butt on t o mo ve the pri nt he ad
to t he ink cart rid ge re plac eme nt po siti on. Re move an d rei ns ert th e ink car tr idg e. Th en
con tin ue w it h ink c a rtr id ge i ns ta lla ti on .
If the prin t head is at th e in k cartr idg e repl ac emen t posi tion , re move an d rein se rt the
ink ca r tri dg e. T h en co nt in ue wi th in k c a r tri dg e i ns ta ll ati on .
k P
k m
O H
Carriage error Th e p rin t h e ad ca rr i ag e i s ob st ruc te d by ja m med pa pe r
or oth er fo r ei gn m ate ria l an d c a nn ot ret ur n to th e ho me
po si tio n .
Tur n of f the pri nter . Ope n the pr inte r cov er an d rem ove any pa per fr om th e pape r
pat h by ha nd . Th e n, t urn the pr i nt er b ac k on . If t he er ro r do es n ot c le ar , co nt ac t y ou r
deal er .
k P
k m
k H
Unknown p rinter error A n un kn ow n pr in te r er ror ha s occu r re d.
Tur n of f the pri nter an d co nta ct you r dea ler .
Quic k Guide
K eep this s hee t h a ndy for q uick refe re nce.
C olor Ink J et Pri nt er
English
Copyright© 2002 by S EIKO EPSON CORPORATION, Nagano, Japan.
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use wi th th is EPSO N printe r. EPS ON is not res ponsible for an y use of this i nformati on as app li ed to o ther
pr in te rs .
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maint enanc e instr uctio ns.
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Pr oduc ts by SE IKO EP SON COR POR AT ION .
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PRIN T Ima ge Ma tching is a t rad emark of SEIK O EPS ON CO RPOR ATION. T he PRINT Im age M atch ing log o
is a tradema rk of S EIKO EPS ON CORP ORA TION.
PRIN T Image Matchin g is a te rm for the pr int co mmand that is e mbedd ed in head er f ile of the ima ge crea ted
by di gital c ame ra. It co ntains col or sett ing and image par amete r informat ion.
Par t of th e photo data stor ed on the Pr inter Softw are CD- ROM i s lic ensed fr om D esign E xchang e Co., L td.
Co pyright © 2000 De sign E xchange Co., Lt d. Al l rights reser ved
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Gene ral Notic e: Other produc t names us ed herein are for identi ficati on purpos es on ly and may be tr adema rks
of thei r res pective own er s. EPS ON dis claims an y and all righ ts in tho se mar ks.