Epson Stylus 1520 User's Manual

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Where to Find Information This User’s Guide Provides you with all the information you need to use your EPSON Stylus Color 1520 and consumable products, from setting up to troubleshooting. Online Help Provides you with detailed information and instr...

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Color Ink Jet Printer All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior writt...

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Declaration of Conformity According to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014 Manufacturer: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION Address: 3-5, Owa 3-chome, Suwa-shi, Nagano-ken 392 Japan Representative: EPSON EUROPE B.V. Address: Prof. J. H. Bavincklaan 5 1183 AT Amstel...

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Contents Safety Instructions Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 A few precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2 ENERGY STAR Compliance . . . ....

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Connecting the Printer to Your Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22 Using the built-in serial interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22 Using an optional EPSON interface card . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2...

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Chapter 5 Starting to Print with Macintosh Before Starting to Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2 Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2 Sta...

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Printing on Continuous Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9 Loading continuous paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9 Removing continuous paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Chapter 10 Troubleshooting Diagnosing a Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2 Error indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2 Status Monitor . . . . ....

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Appendix C Specifications Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2 Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2 Paper . . . . ....

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Safety Instructions Important Safety Instructions Read all of these instructions and save them for later reference. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the printer. ❑ Do not place the printer on an unstable surface or near a radiator or...

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❑ Unplug the printer and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions: If the power cord or plug is damaged; if liquid has entered the printer; if the printer has been dropped or the cabinet damaged; if the printer...

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❑ Once you install an ink cartridge, do not open the clamp or remove the cartridge except to replace it with a new one. The cartridge may become unusable otherwise. ❑ Install the ink cartridge immediately after you remove it from its package. Lea...

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For United Kingdom Users Use of options Epson (UK) Limited shall not be liable against any damages or problems arising from the use of any options or consumable products other than those designated as Original EPSON Products or EPSON Approved Produc...

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If damage occurs to the plug, replace the cord set or consult a qualified electrician. Replace fuses only with a fuse of the correct size and rating. Warnings, Cautions, and Notes w Warnings must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury. c Caut...

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L Loire2 Ref. Guide Rev.c A5 size Introduction 11-11-96 DR, pass 0 6 Safety Instructions ...

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Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Printer Proof Sign-off: Fujimori _______ Grady _______ Printer Parts and Control Panel Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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Printer Parts and Control Panel Functions paper-release lever black ink cartridge clamp printer cover knob tear-off edge color ink cartridge clamp control panel (see next page) adjust lever !a104 output tray edge guides rear edge guide paper support...

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Control Panel Buttons Buttons Function Operate Turns the printer on and off. LF/FF Feeds paper line by line. Loads a single sheet or advances continuous or banner paper to the next top-of-form position if held down. Load/Eject When paper is not loa...

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Buttons Function Micro Adjust Micro Adjust Adjusts the loading position or tear-off position for continuous paper. Press the Micro Adjust button to feed paper forward or press Micro Adjust to feed paper backward. Micro Adjust settings are sav...

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Lights The lights on the front of the printer indicate the printer status, such as receiving data, paper jam, or low on ink, etc. The following table describes what the lights mean. Lights Printer status Operate Printer is on. Data remains in the pri...

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System Requirements When using your printer with a PC To use your printer, you need Microsoft Windows 3.1, Windows for Workgroups, Windows 95, Windows NT, or DOS; a shielded, twisted-pair parallel cable; and: Minimum system Recommended system 80386/...

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Applicable computer models (as of July 1, 1996) Macintosh LC II, LC III, LC475, LC520, LC575, LC630 Macintosh IIcx, IIci, IIsi, IIvi, IIvx Macintosh Quadra Series Macintosh Centris Series Macintosh PowerBook Series (excluding PowerBook 100) Macint...

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Options and Consumable Products Options The following options are available for use with your printer. Interface cards A number of optional interfaces are available to supplement the printer’s built-in parallel interface. See Appendix B for more i...

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Serial Interface Cable C83603✽/C83604✽ from D-SUB 25-pin (computer) to D-SUB 25-pin (printer) Serial Interface Cable C83605✽/C83606✽ from D-SUB 9-pin (computer) to D-SUB 25-pin (printer) Banner paper holder with cutting guide Banner Paper Kit...

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EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper (A3) S041068 S041045 EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper (B4) S041070 S041044 EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper (Super A3/B) S041069 S041043 EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper (A2) S041079 EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Ca...

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Chapter 2 Getting Started Proof Sign-off: Fujimori _______ Grady _______ Unpacking the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 Choosing a Place for the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Unpacking the Printer Your printer box should contain a CD-ROM, which includes the printer driver software that runs your printer, and the following items: In some locations, the power cord comes attached to the printer. The shape of the AC plug var...

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Choosing a Place for the Printer Follow the guidelines listed below when selecting a location for your printer. ❑ Place the printer on a flat, horizontal, stable surface. The printer will not operate properly if it is tilted or at an angle. ❑ Pl...

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Note the following precautions when using a printer stand: ❑ Use a stand that can support at least 30.0 kg (66.0 lb) for this printer. ❑ Never use a stand that tilts the printer. The printer should always be kept level. ❑ Position your cables s...

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Attaching the paper support and the output tray You should install the paper support and the output tray before you begin using the printer. To install these items, follow the steps below. 1. Attach the paper support by placing the notch on the right...

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Plugging in the Printer 1. Make sure the printer’s Operate button is turned off. It is off when the surface of the button is even with the button protectors beside the button, as shown. 2. Check the label on the back of the printer to make s...

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Installing the Ink Cartridge for the First Time w Warning: The ink cartridges are self-contained units. Under ordinary use, ink will not leak from a cartridge. If ink does get on your hands, wash them thoroughly with soap and water. If ink gets in...

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2. Open the printer cover. The Cover Open light comes on. 3. Lift up the two ink cartridge clamps. c Caution: Do not try to move print heads by hand. Doing so may damage the printer. 4. Open the ink cartridge packages that come with your printer. N...

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c Caution: ❑ You must remove the yellow tape seals from the cartridges. If you attempt to print using a cartridge with this tape seal still attached, the cartridge may become unusable. ❑ Do not remove the tape seals from the bottom of the cartrid...

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6. Press the ink cartridge clamps down until they lock in place. c Caution: Once you install the ink cartridges, do not open their clamps again until you replace the ink cartridges. Otherwise, the cartridges may become unusable. 7. Press the Alt ...

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The ink charging process takes several minutes to complete, during which time the printer produces a variety of mechanical sounds. These sounds are normal. When the ink delivery system has been charged, the print heads return to their home position....

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Connecting the Printer to Your PC Connecting the printer to your computer using the built-in parallel interface requires a shielded, twisted-pair parallel cable. Follow the steps below to make the connection: 1. Make sure both the printer and comput...

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Installing the Printer Software in your PC After connecting the printer to your computer, install the Windows printer software. It is included in the printer software CD-ROM or floppy disks shipped with your printer. Your printer software includes: ...

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For Windows 95 Follow these steps to install the printer software using Windows 95 plug-and-play capabilities. Note: To install the printer software using Windows 95 plug-and-play capabilities, your computer’s parallel port must be an IEEE 1284 ...

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5. Make sure your printer model name is displayed on the screen. Then click the Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer button. Do not select any of the other buttons. 6. Click OK . You see the Install From Disk screen. 7. Insert the pr...

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Installing the software while running Windows 95 If you had trouble installing the printer software using the plug-and-play feature, follow these steps to install the software: 1. Make sure Windows 95 is running and the printer is on. 2. Insert the p...

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3. Select your printer icon in the EPSON Printer Utility Setup dialog box. 4. Click OK to start the printer software installation. Follow the message when displayed if you are installing from floppy disks. When the installation is complete, click ...

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4. Click the Details tab. The following window appears: 5. Click the Add Port button, then specify the network path to the printer. Click OK . Note: If you want to print from DOS applications as well as from Windows applications, click the Capt...

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8. Make sure the Use Print Manager for this port option is on; it is on if the box contains a check mark. Then click OK . Now you can use your printer on a network. For Windows 3.1 Follow these steps to install the software using Windows 3.1: 1. ...

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4. Click OK . You see the EPSON Printer Utility Setup dialog box. 5. Select your printer name and click OK . The installation program begins copying the printer software files. Follow the message when displayed if you are installing from floppy dis...

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For DOS users Most DOS software programs include drivers for EPSON ESC/P 2 printers. You can select these drivers and take advantage of your printer’s advanced built-in scalable fonts and graphics handling. Most DOS programs require you to selec...

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Connecting the Printer to Your Macintosh The method you use to connect the printer to your Macintosh depends on whether you want to connect directly to the printer using the printer’s built-in serial interface, or you want to connect the printer t...

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5. Turn on your Macintosh. See “Installing the Printer Software in Your Macintosh” on the next page for instructions on installing the printer software. You must install the printer software before using your printer. Using an optional EPSON inte...

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Installing the Printer Software in Your Macintosh Always use the EPSON Stylus COLOR 1520 Macintosh printer software when printing with your printer. This software is specially designed to allow easy access to all of the printer’s features. c Cauti...

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2. After the initial screen appears, click Continue to advance to the following dialog box, where you can choose to install all or some of the software components included on your printer software CD. For information on the included software, see t...

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4. When installation finishes, click Restart to complete the installation and restart your computer and activate the new software. If you are going to use the optional LocalTalk Interface Card (C82312 ✽ ) or Ethernet Interface Card (C82331 ✽ ),...

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To use this feature, you may need to set the system profile for your monitor. Access the ColorSync System Profile utility through the Control Panel and click the Set Profile button. Select your monitor from the list of monitors that appears, and th...

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EPSON Namer Assigns a unique name to the printer so that you can use it on an AppleTalk network. Assigning a name to the printer Use the following procedure to assign a name: 1. Double-click the EPSON Namer icon. The EPSON Namer utility will be lo...

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Selecting your printer with the Chooser After you install the printer software, you need to open the Chooser to select your printer. You have to choose the printer only the first time you use it or whenever you want to switch to another printer. Your...

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2. Select the Chooser desk accessory from the Apple menu. This brings up the Chooser dialog box. Then click the EPSON Stylus(EX) icon and the port you are using with your printer. Note: If you don’t see the EPSON Stylus(EX) icon, use the arrows...

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4. Click the Background Printing radio button to turn background printing on or off. When background printing is on, you can use your Macintosh while it is preparing a document for printing. You must turn on background printing to use the EPSON Mo...

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Using the AppleTalk connection Follow the steps below to use an Apple Talk network connection to send print data to the printer. 1. Turn on your printer. 2. Select the Chooser from the Apple menu. Click the EPSON Stylus(AT) icon. Select the Apple...

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3. Click the name you assigned to your EPSON Stylus COLOR 1520. The following dialog box appears and prompts you to confirm the selected printer model name. 4. Click OK if the printer model name is correct. If your printer name does not appear, ma...

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L Loire2 Ref. Guide Rev.c A5 size Chapter 2 11-11-96 DR, pass 0 2-34 Getting Started ...

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Chapter 3 Starting to Print with Windows Proof Sign-off: Fujimori _______ Grady _______ Before Starting to Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Before Starting to Print Read this chapter after connecting the printer to your computer and installing the printer software. This chapter describes the basic steps you should take every time you print: load paper, check your print settings, then se...

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2. Raise the output tray until it locks in the upright position. 3. Slide the right edge guide to the left until it clicks. Then slide the left edge guide to match the width of your paper. E101 E103 Windows 3 R Loire2 Rev.c A5 size Chapter 3 96/11/1...

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4. Move the center support to a point midway between the edge guides. Then gently extend the rear edge guide until it stops. 5. Fan a stack of paper; then tap it on a flat surface to even the edges. 6. Load the stack of paper, printable side down, al...

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7. Adjust the rear edge guide to match the length of your paper. If you load paper with the long edge first, the rear edge guide may not match the length of your paper. In this case, remove the rear edge guide and re-insert it as shown below. E106n...

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8. Lower the output tray to the printing position. Make sure that the rear edge guide of the paper tray is positioned under the output tray. The rear edge guide must be under the output tray to allow room for the paper loaded in the sheet feeder. No...

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Starting to Print To get started printing right away, follow the basic printing method explained below, which is typical for many Windows applications. The actual way you print may vary depending on the application you use. See your application man...

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4. Click the Main tab if necessary, and make sure the Mode option is set to Automatic . Note: When Automatic is selected, the printer software makes all of the detailed settings according to the Media Type and Ink settings you make. 5. Click anyw...

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8. Select the paper source from which you are loading paper from the Paper Source list. Your printer has a built-in sheet feeder, tractor feeder, and manual feed slot. To print on EPSON banner paper, choose Manual Feed Slot (Banner). 9. Select the si...

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L Loire2 Rev.c A5 size Chapter 3 96/11/11 pass 0 3-10 Starting to Print with Windows ...

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Chapter 4 Using the Printer Software for Windows Proof Sign-off Fujimori _______ Grady _______ Introducing the Printer Software Functions . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 Accessing the Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Introducing the Printer Software Functions The printer software 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...

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From Windows applications How you should access the printer software varies depending on the application, application version, and Windows version you are using. Read the following to get a general idea of how to access the software. From the File me...

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For information on the printer driver settings, see online help and pages 4-5 to 4-13 in this chapter. See page 4-14 for information on the printer utilities. From Windows 3.1 Follow these steps to access the printer software from Program Manager: 1....

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Using the Automatic Setting When Automatic is selected as the Mode setting on the Main menu, the printer driver takes care of all detailed settings according to the Media Type and Ink settings you make (see page 4-10 for details on the Media Type se...

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Using the Predefined Settings The predefined settings are provided to help you optimize the print settings for a particular kind of printout, such as presentation documents or images taken by a video or digital camera. You will find the predefined ...

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The printer driver provides the following predefined settings: Photo Good for printing scanned photos Text/Graph Good for printing presentation documents such as graphs and charts Video/Digital Camera Good for printing images captured using a vide...

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Customizing the Print Settings Many users will never need to manually make their own print settings. However, if you need more control over the driver, want to make the most detailed settings available, or just want to experiment, click the Advance...

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To save your custom settings, click Save Settings on the Main menu. The Custom Settings dialog box appears: Type a unique name for your custom settings in the Name box, and click the Save button. Your settings will appear in the Advanced settings...

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Making the Media Type Setting On the Main menu, select the Media Type setting that matches the paper you loaded in the printer. See the following to determine the Media Type setting (shown in bold) for your paper. First find your paper, then click t...

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EPSON Special Coated Paper for 360 dpi Printing (A4) S041059 S041025 EPSON Special Coated Paper for 360 dpi Printing (Letter) S041060 EPSON Special Coated Paper for 360 dpi Printing (A3) S041065 S041046 EPSON Special Coated Paper for 360 dpi Prin...

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EPSON Special Coated Paper for 720 dpi Printing (A4) S041061 S041026 EPSON Special Coated Paper for 720 dpi Printing (Letter) S041062 EPSON Special Coated Paper for 720 dpi Printing (Legal) S041067 S041048 EPSON Special Coated Paper for 720 dpi Pri...

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Photo Quality Glossy Film EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film (A4) S041071 EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film (Letter) S041072 EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film (A6) S041107 EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film (A3) S041073 EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film (B) S041...

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Using EPSON Printer Utilities EPSON printer utilities allow you to check the current printer status and do some printer maintenance from your screen. To access the utilities, click the Utility tab in the printer software window, then click the ico...

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EPSON Status Monitor The Status Monitor utility helps you to keep track of the printer, and it alerts you if there are any problems. You can also check how much ink is remaining before printing and while printing. When you install the printer softwar...

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Nozzle Check You can check the print head nozzles for clogging with this utility. Check the nozzles when you notice a decline in print quality and after cleaning to confirm that the print head nozzles have been cleared. In case the nozzle check indic...

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Understanding the EPSON Spool Manager The EPSON Spool Manager is similar to Windows Print Manager. If it receives two or more print jobs at one time, it puts them in a line (with printers on a network this may be called a print queue) in the order r...

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You can control printing from the Despooler dialog box using the stop, pause, and reprint buttons as explained below. Stop Cancels printing Pause Pauses printing until you press it again Reprint Restarts printing from the current page, reprints the w...

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Getting Information Through Online Help Your printer software has an extensive online help feature that includes detailed information and instructions about printer driver settings and the printer utilities. Online help will answer most of your ques...

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L Loire2 Ref. Guide Rev.c A5 size Chapter 4 11-11-96 DR, pass 0 4-20 Using the Printer Software for Windows ...

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Chapter 5 Starting to Print with Macintosh Proof Sign-off: Fujimori _______ Grady _______ Before Starting to Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2 Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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Before Starting to Print Read this chapter after connecting the printer to your computer and installing the printer software. This chapter describes the basic steps you should take every time you print: load paper, check your print settings, then se...

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2. Raise the output tray until it locks in the upright position. 3. Slide the right edge guide to the left until it clicks. Then slide the left edge guide to match the width of your paper. E101 E103 Macintosh 5 R Loire2 Rev.c A5 size Chapter 5 96/11...

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4. Move the center support to a point midway between the edge guides. Then gently extend the rear edge guide until it stops. 5. Fan a stack of paper; then tap it on a flat surface to even the edges. 6. Load the stack of paper, printable side down, al...

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7. Adjust the rear edge guide to match the length of your paper. If you load paper with the long edge first, the rear edge guide may not match the length of your paper. If this is the case, remove the rear edge guide and re-insert it as shown. E106...

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8. Lower the output tray to the printing position. Make sure that the rear edge guide of the paper tray is positioned under the output tray. The rear edge guide must be under the output tray to allow room for the paper loaded in the sheet feeder. Not...

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1. From your application, open the document you want to print. 2. Choose Page Setup from the File menu. This brings up the dialog box shown below. 3. Select the paper size you loaded in the printer from the Paper Size list. 4. Select the paper so...

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7. Choose Print from the File menu. This brings up the dialog box shown below. 8. Make sure the Mode option is set to Automatic . When Automatic is selected, the printer software determines the best settings according to the Media Type and Ink set...

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Chapter 6 Using the Printer Software for Macintosh Proof Sign-off: Fujimori _______ Grady _______ Introducing the Printer Software Functions . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 Using the Automatic Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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Introducing the Printer Software Functions The printer software 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...