Epson 2500 User Manual

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Neither SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION nor its affiliates shall be liable to the purchaser of this product or third parties for damages, losses, costs, or expenses incurred by the purchaser or third parties as a result of: accident, misuse, or abuse of this product or unauthorized modifications, repairs, or alterations to this product, or (excluding the U.S.) failure to strictly comply with SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION's operating and maintenance instructions.

SEIKO EPSON CO RPORATION shall not be liable for any damages or problems arisin g from the use of any options or any consumable products other than those designated as Original EPSON Products or EPSON Approved Products by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION.

SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION shall not be held liable for any damage resulting from electromagnetic interference that occurs from the use of any interface cables other than EPSON Approved Products by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION.

EPSON is a registered trademark and EPSON ESC/P and EPSON Stylus are trademarks of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION.

Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

General Notice: Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners. EPSON disclaims any and all rights in those marks.

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 392-8502 Japan

Representative: EPSON EUROPE B.V. Address: Prof. J. H. Bavincklaan 5 1183

AT Amstelveen The Netherlands

Declares that the Product:

Product Name: Multi Function Printer Model: C130A

Conforms to the following Directive(s) and Norm(s):

Directive 89/336/EEC:

EN 55022 Class B EN 61000-3-2 EN 61000-3-3 EN 50082-1

IEC 801-2 IEC 801-3 IEC 801-4

Directive 73/23/EEC:

H. Horiuchi President of EPSON EUROPE B.V. August 1999

EN 60950

Chapter 1 Stylus Scan Parts and Functions

Stylus Scan Parts and Control Panel Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Control panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Chapter 2 Safety Instructions

Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-2

A Few Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

When using the Stylus Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

When handling the ink cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-4

When choosing a place for the Stylus Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

ENERGY STAR Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

Warnings, Cautions, and Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

Chapter 3 Paper Handling

Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Loading Plain Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-2

Loading Special Paper and Other Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-3

About special media cleaning sheets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

Loading Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

Using EPSON Photo Paper (4 x 6 inch, 200 x 300 mm) . . . . . . . 3-8

Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-9

Removing the perforated margins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-10

Storing EPSON Photo Paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12

Chapter 4 Using the Printer Software for Windows

Printer Software Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

Getting more information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

Accessing the printer software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-2

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Making Changes to Printer Driver Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3

Making the Media Type setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4

Using the Automatic setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7

Using Photo Enhance mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8

Using custom settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8

Using the Advanced settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9

Previewing your printout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12

Modifying the printout style. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14

Using the Paper menu settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15

Fitting your document to the paper size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16

Printing 2 or 4 pages on one sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17

Printing posters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18

Printing a watermark on your document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19

Using the Printer Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21

Status Monitor 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22

Nozzle Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22

Head Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22

Print Head Alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23

Printer and Option Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23

Speed & Progress. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24

Monitoring Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25

Getting Information With Online Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26

Accessing help from your application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26

Accessing help from the start menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27

Increasing the Print Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27

General tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27

Using the High Speed Copies feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-29

Chapter 5 Checking Printer Status and Managing Print Jobs for Windows

Using the Progress Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

Using EPSON Spool Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3

Using EPSON Status Monitor 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4

Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4

Chapter 6 Using the Printer Software for Macintosh

Printer Software Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Making Changes to Printer Driver Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Making the Media Type settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Using the Automatic setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Using Photo Enhance Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Using the Custom Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Using the Advanced settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Changing the page setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Defining a custom paper size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Modifying the Layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Fitting your document to the paper size. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Printing 2 or 4 pages on one sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Printing posters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Printing a watermark on your document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Setting a Print Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Previewing Your Printout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Saving Print Data in Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Using the Printer Utilities for Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

EPSON StatusMonitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Nozzle Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Head Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Print Head Alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Chapter 7 Checking Printer Status and Managing Print Jobs for Macintosh

Using the EPSON StatusMonitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2

Accessing Status Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-2

Changing Configuration Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-3

Using EPSON Monitor3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4

Accessing EPSON Monitor3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-4

Managing print jobs with EPSON Monitor3 . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5

Changing the priority of print jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-7

Chapter 8 Scanner

Placing a Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2

Scanning Basics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5

Starting EPSON TWAIN through your application. . . . . . 8-5

Scanning an image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6

Scanning by pressing the Scan button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8

Using the Scan Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9

The Scan Button Feature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9

EPSON SMART PANEL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9

Setting up EPSON Scanner Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11

Setting Up the Scan Button Feature for Windows 98. . . . . 8-15

Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-17

Using the Film Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-17

Using the Automatic Document Feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-27

Understanding EPSON TWAIN Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-33

Scanning from EPSON TWAIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-34

Reset Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-55

Auto Locate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-55

Chapter 9 Copier

About the Copy Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2

Loading the Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3

Placing a Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5

How to Make Copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7

Using the Optional Automatic Document Feeder. . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9

Loading paper into the Automatic Document Feeder. . . . 9-9

Loading documents manually. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11

Using the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12

LCD panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12

Copy button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-13

Stop/Clear button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-13

Paper Size button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-14

B&W/Color button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-14

Copies buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-14

Reduce/Enlarge button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-15

Quality button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-15

Lighter/Darker button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-16

Changing the Control Panel Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-16

Status Sheet Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-17

Bottom Margin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17

Paper Size. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-17

Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-18

Set Factory Default. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-18

Using the Copy Utility (from EPSON SMART PANEL) . . . . . . . 9-18

Accessing the Copy Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-18

Making Copy Settings in the Copy Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-19

Chapter 10 Replacing Ink Cartridges

Replacing Empty Ink Cartridges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-2

Using the control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2

Using the Status Monitor 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-8

Replacing an Old or Damaged Ink Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-9

Chapter 11 Maintenance

Checking the Print Head Nozzles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-2

Using the Nozzle Check utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-2

Using the control panel buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-3

Cleaning the Print Head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-4

Using the Head Cleaning utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-5

Using the control panel buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-8

Aligning the Print Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-9

Calibrating Your System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-10

Calibrating Your Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-11

Using ICM, ICM/sRGB (For Windows 98/95 Users). . . . . 11-12

Replacing the fluorescent lamp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-15

Optional Automatic Document Feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-15

Cleaning or replacing the paper path guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-15

Clearing Jammed Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-20

Cleaning the Stylus Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-21

Transporting the Stylus Scan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-22

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Chapter 12 Troubleshooting

Diagnosing the Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2

Error Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2

Status Monitor 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-4

Running a printer operation check. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-4

.Printing and Copying problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-7

Print and Copy Quality Could Be Better . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-7

Cannot print or copy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-10

Paper Doesn't Feed Correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-12

Printouts Are Not What You Expected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-14

Scanning Problem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-17

Operating problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-17

Quality problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-18

Improving scan speed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-22

Where to Get Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-22

Chapter 13 Options and Consumable Products

Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-2

Consumable products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-3

Appendix A Tips for Color Printing

Basics of Color. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

Image Resolution and Image Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5

Guidelines for Using Color. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7

Appendix B Product Specifications

Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2

Paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2

Printable area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5

Mechanical. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-7

Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-7

Scanning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-8

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Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-10

Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-10

Initialization Methods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-11

Safety Approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-11

Interface Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-12

Parallel interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-12

USB interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-13

Optional USB Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-14

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-14

For PCs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-14

For Macintosh computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-15

Glossary

Index

Chapter 1

Stylus Scan Parts and Functions

Stylus Scan Parts and Control Panel Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2

Control panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-3

Stylus Scan Parts and Functions

1-1

Stylus Scan Parts and Control Panel Functions

edge guide

document cover

maintenance cover

internal cover

sheet feeder

document table

paper support

output tray

power button

adjust lever

option cover

1-2

Stylus Scan Parts and Functions

control panel

Control panel

Copy

Scan

Darker/LighterPaper Size

CopiesQualityB&W/ColorReduce/Enlarge

ItemReturnHold for Menu

Set

You can control copy, print and scan functions with the control panel, and also check device status.

There are four control panel operation modes. LCD panel messages and operation vary by mode.

Stop/Clear

Operate

Error

Copy Mode

This is the normal mode, and in this mode the system is ready to make a copy.

The LCD will display the following items: Reduce/Enlarge, B&W/Color, Quality, Copies

Set-up Mode

This mode is used to change Copy settings.

Use this mode to change settings with the panel buttons.

Status Mode

The system switches to this mode when the Stylus Scan is performing an action (print, scan or copy).

Error and status messages are displayed.

Menu Mode

Hold down the Quality and B&W/Color buttons for 3 seconds to enter this mode. It is used to set the following items:

Status sheet, bottom margin and Metric/US select Panel language select, Restore defaults

The control panel is composed of four major parts.

Status indicators: The status of the Stylus Scan is indicated with these two lights.

Light Status

Operate Comes on when the Stylus Scan is on.

Flashes when warming up, receiving data, copying, printing, scanning, replacing an ink cartridge, charging ink, or cleaning the print head.

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Error Comes on when the Stylus Scan has an error.

Check the message on the LCD panel for details.

Printer: The printer is controlled with these two buttons.

Button Function

Load/Eject

Cleaning

Press and release to feed or eject paper loaded in the sheet feeder. If the print head is in the position to change ink cartridges, it returns to home position.

Press and hold for 3 seconds to move the print head to the ink cartridge change position.

If the print head is at the cartridge change position. If the head is at the change position, press and release to return the print head to the home position.

Press and hold for 3 seconds to start cleaning the print head; or, if the ink level of a cartridge is low or if a cartridge is missing, to move the print head to the cartridge-replacement position.

Scanner: The Scan button controls scanner operation.

Button Function

]

Scan

Pressing this switch starts scanning and transfers the scanned image to the assigned application software. To use this feature, you need to set up the software.

Copy: This button controls the copy function.

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Button Function

Copy

Stop/Clear

Starts copying.

The default copy settings are: Reduce/Enlarge 100% B&W/Color B&W Quality Normal Copies 1

Changes the copy status:

Cancels the copy, and ejects the paper. In Copy Mode, returns the Copies setting to one. In Set-up Mode, returns the selected set-up item to default.

Stylus Scan Parts and Functions

Paper Size Sets the paper size to be used for copying.

Depending on the Metric/US selection made in Menu Mode, the following paper sizes will be selected:

Metric: A4, B5, A6

US: Letter, Half L, 5x8"

B&W/Color Selects color or black-and-white copy.

Hold down the Quality button and B&W/Color button for 3 seconds to enter the Menu Mode. in Menu Mode you can control several items.

Quality Sets the copy quality.

B&W: Normal, Fine Color: Normal, Fine, Photo

When Photo is selected for a color copy, be sure to use EPSON Photo Paper.

Hold down the Quality button and B&W/Color button for 3 seconds to enter the Menu Mode. In Menu Mode you can control several items.

Copies Sets the number of copies, from 1 to 20.

Use the + button to increase the number, and the button to decrease it.

Darker/ Lighter

Reduce/ Enlarge

Sets the copy density.

Press the + or - buttons to access the density setting screen, and set the desired density.

Sets the magnification ratio.

Press the + or - buttons to access the Reduce/Enlarge screen, and set the desired magnification ratio.

Stylus Scan Parts and Functions

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Stylus Scan Parts and Functions

Chapter 2

Safety Instructions

Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-1

A Few Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3

When using the Stylus Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3

When handling the ink cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-4

When choosing a place for the Stylus Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-4

ENERGY STAR Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-5

Warnings, Cautions, and Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-5

Safety Instructions

2-1

Important Safety Instructions

Read all of these instructions before starting to use your Stylus

Scan. Also be sure to follow all warnings and instructions marked

on the Stylus Scan.

Unplug the Stylus Scan before cleaning. Clean with a damp

❏

cloth only. Do not use cleaning fluid or detergents on the Stylus Scan.

Do not place the Stylus Scan on an unstable surface, or near a

❏

radiator or heat source.

Do not block or cover the openings in the Stylus Scan’s

❏

cabinet.

Do not insert objects through the slots. Do not spill liquid on

❏

the Stylus Scan.

Use only the type of power source indicated on the Stylus

❏

Scan’s label.

Connect all equipment to properly grounded power outlets.

❏

Avoid using outlets on the same circuit as air control systems or other high- load office devices that regularly switch on and off.

❏

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Avoid electrical outlets controlled by wall switches or automatic timers.

Keep the entire computer system away from potential sources of electromagnetic interference, such as loudspeakers and the base units of cordless telephones.

Do not use a damaged or frayed power cord.

Safety Instructions

If you use an extension cord with the Stylus Scan, make sure

❏

the total amperage of the devices plugged into the extension cord does not exceed the cord’s ampere rating. Also, make sure the total ampere rating of all devices plugged into the wall outlet does not exceed the wall outlet’s ampere rating.

Do not attempt to service the Stylus Scan yourself.

❏

Unplug the Stylus Scan and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under any of the following conditions:

The power cord or plug is damaged; liquid has entered the

❏

Stylus Scan; the Stylus Scan has been dropped or the cabinet damaged; the Stylus Scan does not operate normally or exhibits a distinct change in performance.

If you are using the Stylus Scan in Germany, observe the

❏

following:

To provide adequate short-circuit protection and overcurrent protection for this Stylus Scan, the building installation must be protected by a 16 Amp circuit breaker.

Bei Anschluß des Druckers an die Stromversorgung muß sichergestellt werden, daß die Gebäudeinstallation mit einem 16 A- Überstromschalter abgesichert ist.

A Few Precautions

When using the Stylus Scan

Do not put your hand inside the Stylus Scan or touch the ink

❏

cartridges during operation.

Do not move the print head by hand. Doing so may damage

❏

the Stylus Scan.

Safety Instructions

2-3

Always use the

❏

When this button is pressed, the then goes off. Do not unplug the Stylus Scan or turn off the power to the outlet until the The scanner carriage must be secured with the Transportation Lock.

Before transporting the Stylus Scan, make sure the print head

❏

is in the home (far right) position and the ink cartridges are in place. The scanner carriage must be secured with the Transportation Lock.

power button to turn off the Stylus Scan.

Operate

When handling the ink cartridges

Keep ink cartridges out of the reach of children. Do not allow

❏

children to drink the ink or otherwise handle the cartridges.

If ink gets on your skin, wash it off with soap and water. If

❏

ink gets into your eyes, flush your eyes immediately with water. If a discomfort or vision problems remain after a thorough flushing, see a doctor immediately.

Do not shake the ink cartridges. Cartridges may leak if

❏

shaken.

Operate

light stops flashing.

light flashes briefly

❏

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Install the ink cartridge immediately after you remove it from its package. Leaving the cartridge unpacked for a long time before use may result in reduced print quality.

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 becomes unusable when you open the clamp.

Do not use an ink cartridge beyond the date printed on the cartridge carton. For best results, use the ink cartridges completely within six months of installing them.

Do not dismantle the ink cartridges or try to refill them. Doing so may damage the print head.

Safety Instructions

When choosing a place for the Stylus Scan

Place the Stylus Scan on a flat, stable surface that extends

❏

beyond the base of the machine in all directions. The Stylus Scan will not operate properly if it is tilted or at an angle.

Avoid places subject to rapid changes in temperature and

❏

humidity. Also keep the Stylus Scan away from direct sunlight, strong light, and heat sources.

Avoid places subject to shocks and vibrations.

❏

Leave enough room around the Stylus Scan to allow for

❏

sufficient ventilation.

Place the Stylus Scan near a wall outlet where the power cord

❏

can be easily unplugged.

Note for French-speaking users:

Placez l’imprimante près d’une prise de contacte où la fiche peut être débranchée facilement.

NERGY STAR Compliance

As an ENERGY STAR Partner, EPSON has determined that this product meets the

TAR guidelines for energy efficiency.

The International a voluntary partnership with the computer and office equipment industry to promote the introduction of energy-efficient personal computers, monitors, printers, fax machines, and copiers in an effort to reduce air pollution caused by power generation.

NERGY STAR Office Equipment Program is

Safety Instructions

NERGY

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Warnings, Cautions, and Notes

Warnings

Notes

contain important information and useful tips on the operation of your

Stylus Scan.

must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury.

Cautions

must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment.

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Safety Instructions

Chapter 3

Paper Handling

Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-2

Loading Plain Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Loading Special Paper and Other Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

About special media cleaning sheets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-7

Loading Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-7

Using EPSON Photo Paper (4 x 6 inch, 200 x 300 mm) . . . . . . . .3-8

Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

Removing the perforated margins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10

Storing EPSON Photo Paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-12

Paper Handling

3-1

Loading Paper

This chapter explains how to load and handle paper and other

media for printing and copying.

Loading Plain Paper

Follow these steps to load plain paper for printing or copying.

1. Slide out the extension of the output tray. Next, slide the left edge guide to adjust the width of the loading area so that it is slightly wider than the width of your paper.

2. Fan a stack of paper; then tap it on a flat surface to even the edges.

3. Load the stack of paper with the printable side up and the right edge of the paper resting against the right side of the sheet feeder. Then slide the left edge guide against the edge of the paper.

Note:

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❏

Always load plain paper into the sheet feeder short side first.

Paper Handling

❏

Make sure the paper stack fits under the arrow mark inside the edge guide.

Loading Special Paper and Other Media

You can achieve good results with most plain bond paper. However, using coated paper or glossy film gives you higher quality printouts because these media absorb smaller amounts of ink.

You can print on a wide variety of special media, including ink jet paper, photo quality glossy film, photo paper, transparencies, envelopes, index cards, and adhesive sheets.

EPSON distributes special media that are formulated for the ink used in EPSON ink jet devices. It is recommended that you use these media to ensure high-quality results. See “EPSON special media” on page 13-3 for a complete list of these products.

When loading special media distributed by EPSON, read the instructions included with the media and keep the following points in mind.

Paper Handling

3-3

Make sure the printable side of the paper is facing up when

❏

loading media into the sheet feeder. See the instructions included with the media to determine which side is the printable surface. Some media come with one corner removed to help identify the correct loading direction, as shown in the illustration.

cut corner

printable side up

Note:

If you expand the printable area with the

Maximum

setting in the printer driver, the cut corner on special paper may mar your printout.

❏

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Make sure the paper stack fits under the arrow mark located on the inside surface of the left edge guide.

Paper Handling

The loading capacity for envelopes and EPSON special media

❏

is explained below.

Envelopes Up to 10 envelopes.

Note:

If the total thickness of the stack of envelopes exceeds 10 mm, press each envelope flat before loading.

360 dpi Ink Jet Paper and Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper

Photo Quality Ink Jet Card, Ink Jet Note Card, and Ink Jet Greeting Card

Ink Jet Transparencies Up to 30 transparencies. Always put a

Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheets

Photo Paper Up to 20 sheets. 200×300 mm Photo

Photo Stickers 16 and Photo Stickers 4

Panoramic Photo Paper and Iron-On Cool Peel Transfer Paper

Up to the arrow mark on the left edge guide.

Up to 30 index cards. Always place the included support sheet* under the cards.

sheet of plain paper under the stack of transparencies.

One sheet at a time.

Paper can only be loaded 1 sheet at a time. For 4×6 inch Photo Paper, always put a support sheet* under the stack of Photo Paper.

One sheet at a time. Always put the included Support Shee ts* A and B under the stack of Photo Stickers.

One sheet at a time.

Matte PaperHeavyweight

* Be sure not to print on support sheets loaded under special media.

Up to 20 sheets. Always put a support sheet* under the stack of Matte PaperHeavyweight.

Paper Handling

3-5

If the paper is curled, make sure to flatten it or curl it slightly

❏

in the opposite direction before loading. Printing on curled paper may smear your printout, especially when printing with

Maximum

If your printouts are smeared, change the adjust lever to the

❏

“+” position. To change the setting, set the lever as shown in the illustration.

selected as the Printable Area setting.

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Note:

❏

Don't forget to return the adjust lever to the “0” position before printing or copying on media of standard thickness. Leaving the lever in the “+” position may cause gaps in the printed image.

❏

When the adjust lever is in the “+” position, make sure the High Speed setting in the printer driver’s Advanced dialog box is off. To turn this option off, you may also need to change the Print Quality setting.

Paper Handling

Note that Ink Jet Cards may curl if you set the Printable Area to Maximum when printing. If you are going to print on both sides of these cards, print the printable side first, and then flatten the cards (or bend them slightly in the opposite direction) before printing the back side. Set the adjust lever to the “+” position before printing on the second side.

About special media cleaning sheets

Cleaning sheets packaged with EPSON special media should not be used with the Stylus Scan. These sheets are unnecessary, and may cause jams.

Loading Envelopes

When printing on envelopes, please note the following:

You can load up to 10 envelopes into the sheet feeder.

❏

Note:

The folding quality and thickness of envelopes vary widely. If the total thickness of the stack of envelopes exceeds 10 mm, press the stack flat before loading.

Set the adjust lever to the “+” position.

❏

Note:

❏

Paper Handling

3-7

Load envelopes flap edge first with the flap side down, as shown in the illustration.

Available envelopes sizes are: No.10, DL, C6

Do not use envelopes that are curled or folded. Make sure to

❏

flatten the envelope flaps before loading. Also avoid using envelopes that are too thin as they may curl during printing.

❏

Select

Plain Paper

as the Media Type setting on the printer

driver.

Using EPSON Photo Paper (4 x 6 inch, 200 x 300 mm)

EPSON Photo Paper (S041134, 041254) is perforated around the margins so you can trim your printed images to look like 4×6 inch (102×152 mm) or 200×300 mm photographs. Be sure to do the following when using this type of paper.

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Paper Handling

Loading

❏

Load the paper printable side up with the perforated margins positioned as shown in the illustration.

loading position

Use flat, undamaged paper. If the paper or the support sheet is curled, flatten it before loading to avoid paper feeding problems.

Always place the included support sheet under the stack of

❏

Photo Paper, but be careful not to print on it.

You can load up to 20 sheets of 4×6 inch Photo Paper or 1

❏

sheet of 200×300 mm Photo Paper into the sheet feeder.

Cut or tear the paper at the perforations only after printing.

❏

Do not cut, tear, or fold the paper before printing.

Select

❏

Paper 4 x 6 in

Photo Paper

as the Media Type setting and

Photo Paper 200 x 300 mm

as the Paper

Size setting in your printer driver.

Paper Handling

Photo

3-9

Removing the perforated margins

To remove the perforated margins, fold the paper back and

❏

forth a few times along the perforations, then carefully tear the margins off.

You can also remove the margins by cutting along the

❏

perforations.

Note:

Keep in mind that the edges of your image might be cut off when you remove the perforated margins. See the illustration below.

3-10

Paper Handling

4 x 6 inch

17 mm (0.67 in.)

6 mm (0.24 in.)

3 mm (0.12 in.)

3 mm

trimmed size

printed image size

6 mm

Paper Handling

3-11

200 x 300 mm

19 mm (0.75 in.)

8 mm (0.31 in.)

5 mm (0.21 in.)

5 mm

19 mm

Storing EPSON Photo Paper

Return unused paper to the original package as soon as you

❏

finish printing, and avoid storing it in places exposed to high temperature, humidity, or direct sunlight.

EPSON recommends storing your printouts in a resealable

❏

plastic bag and keeping them away from high temperature, humidity, or direct sunlight.

trimmed size

printed image size

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Paper Handling

Chapter 4

Using the Printer Software for Windows

Printer Software Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

Getting more information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-2

Accessing the printer software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

Making Changes to Printer Driver Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3

Making the Media Type setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-4

Using the Automatic setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-7

Using Photo Enhance mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-8

Using custom settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-8

Using the Advanced settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-9

Previewing your printout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-12

Modifying the printout style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-14

Using the Paper menu settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-15

Fitting your document to the paper size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-16

Printing 2 or 4 pages on one sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-17

Printing posters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-18

Printing a watermark on your document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-19

Using the Printer Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-21

Status Monitor 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-22

Nozzle Check. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-22

Head Cleaning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-22

Print Head Alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23

Printer and Option Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23

Speed & Progress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-24

Monitoring Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-25

Getting Information With Online Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26

Using the Printer Software for Windows

4-1

Printer Software Introduction

You can use the printer driver software to control the Stylus Scan's print functions. This software lets you choose from a wide variety of settings to get the best results for the type of printout you want to make. It also includes utilities that you can use to print out test sheets and perform maintenance tasks.

Getting more information

For information on using the printer driver, see “Making Changes to Printer Driver Settings” on page 4-3.

For information on using the printer utilities, see “Using the Printer Utilities” on page 4-21.

Note:

The specific features available in the printer software vary depending on the version of Windows you are using.

Online help provides more information about the printer software. See “Getting Information With Online Help” on page 4-26 for instructions on accessing help.

Accessing the printer software

You can access the printer software from most Windows applications and from the Start menu.

When you access the printer software from a Windows application, the settings you make apply only to the application you are using.

When you access the printer software from the Start menu, the settings you make apply to all of your Windows applications.

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Using the Printer Software for Windows

From Windows applications

Open the File menu and choose Print or Print Setup. Then click either Printer, Setup, Options, or Properties to open the printer driver window. (Depending on your application, you may need to use more than one of these buttons to get to the driver window.)

From the Start menu

1. Click

2. Select the

Properties

, point to

Start

Settings

EPSON Stylus Scan 2500

, then click

icon, then select

Printers

from the File menu. The printer software window

appears.

Making Changes to Printer Driver Settings

The printer driver provides the following setting menus.

Main Media Type, Ink, Mode

Paper Paper size, Copies, Orientation, Printable Area

Layout Reduce/Enlarge, Multi-Page, Watermark

The settings on the Main menu are arranged to give you four levels of control over the printer driver, as explained below.

Automatic

PhotoEnhance

The quickest and easiest way to start printing. See “Using the Automatic setting” on page 4-7.

Lets you apply a variety of imagecorrection settings specially designed for photos. See “Using Photo Enhance mode” on page 4-8.

Custom

Choose from a list of ready-made settings suited to the kind of document you want to print. You can also add your own settings to this list. See “Using custom settings” on page 4-8.

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Advanced

Allows you to make detailed settings to fit your individual needs. You can also add your settings to the Custom settings list. See “Using the Advanced settings” on page 4-9.

In addition to making groups of settings that affect overall print quality, you can also modify individual aspects of the print style and layout using the Paper and Layout menus. See “Modifying the printout style” on page 4-14.

Making the Media Type setting

The Media Type setting determines what other settings are available, so you should always make this setting first.

On the Main menu, select the Media Type setting that matches the paper loaded into the Stylus Scan. Find your paper in the list below, then select a corresponding Media Type setting (shown in bold). For some kinds of paper, you have several Media Type settings to choose from.

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Using the Printer Software for Windows

Plain Paper

Plain paper

Envelopes

EPSON Premium Ink Jet Plain Paper (A4) S041214

360 dpi Ink Jet Paper

EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper (A4) S041059

EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper (Letter) S041060

EPSON Iron-On Cool Peel Transfer Paper (A4) S041154

EPSON Iron-On Cool Peel Transfer Paper (Letter) S041153

S041025

S041028

S041155

Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper

EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper (A4) S041061

EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper (Letter) S041062

EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper (Legal) S041067

EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Card (A6) S041054

EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Card (5

EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Card (8 × 10”) S041122

EPSON Photo Quality Self-Adhesive Sheet (A4) S041106

EPSON Ink Jet Note Cards A6 (with envelopes) S041147

EPSON Ink Jet Greeting Cards 5 x 8” (with envelopes) S041148

EPSON Ink Jet Greeting Cards 8 x 10” (with envelopes) S041149

8”) S041121

S041026

S041029

S041048

Using the Printer Software for Windows

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Matte Paper-Heavyweight

EPSON Matte Paper-Heavyweight (A4) S041256

EPSON Matte Paper-Heavyweight (Letter) S041257

S041258 S041259

Photo Paper

EPSON Photo Paper (A4) S041140

EPSON Photo Paper (Letter) S041141

EPSON Photo Paper (4×6”) S041134

EPSON Photo Paper (100×150 mm) S041255

EPSON Photo Paper (200×300 mm) S041254

EPSON Panoramic Photo Paper (210×594 mm) S041145

EPSON Photo Paper Cards (A4) S041177

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 Stickers 16 (A6) S041144

EPSON Photo Stickers 4 (A6) S041176

Ink Jet Transparencies

EPSON Ink Jet Transparencies (A4) S041063

EPSON Ink Jet Transparencies (Letter) S041064

Note:

The availability of special media varies by location.

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Using the Printer Software for Windows

Using the Automatic setting

When driver takes care of all detailed settings based on the current Media Type and Ink settings. To make the Ink setting, click to print in color, or To make the Media Type setting, see “Making the Media Type setting” on page 4-4.

Automatic

is selected from the Main menu, the printer

Color

to print in black-and-white or grayscale.

Black

Note:

❏

Depending on the media you choose in the Media Type list (when

Automatic

lets you choose quality is more important than speed.

❏

Most Windows applications feature paper size and page layout settings that override similar settings on the printer driver. However, if your application does not have these settings, verify the settings on the printer driver’s Paper menu.

is selected), a slide bar appears in the Mode box that

Quality

Speed

Using the Printer Software for Windows

. Select

Quality

when print

4-7

Using Photo Enhance mode

The Photo Enhance option provides a variety of image-correction settings that you can apply to your photo images before printing. Photo Enhance does not affect your original data.

If you are printing photos taken with a digital camera, you can also select the

Digital Camera Correction

printed images the smooth, natural appearance of photographs taken with a film camera.

Note:

❏

This mode is available only when you are printing in color.

❏

Printing with Photo Enhance selected may increase print time depending on your computer system and the amount of data contained your image.

The Photo Enhance mode provides the following settings.

check box to give your

Standard

People

Nature

Soft Focus

Sepia

Standard image correction for most photos. Try this setting first.

Best for photos of people.

Best for outdoor scenery such as mountains, sky, and oceans.

Makes your photos look as if they were taken with a soft-focus lens.

Applies a sepia tone to your photos.

Using custom settings

Custom settings let you make a wide range of changes. In the Custom settings list, you’ll find ready-made settings provided by EPSON designed to match a particular kind of printout, such as graphs and charts used in a presentation, or images taken by a digital camera.

You can also create your own settings and add them to this list.

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The Custom settings list includes the following ready-made settings.

Text/Graph

Economy

ICM

sRGB

Good for printing presentation documents such as graphs and charts.

Good for printing drafts of text

ICM means Image Color Matching. This feature automatically adjusts printout colors to match colors on your screen.

Best for color matching with other sRGB devices.

Follow the steps below to select a Custom setting.

1. Click the

Custom

button on the Main menu.

2. From the Custom settings list, select the most appropriate setting for the type of document or image you will print.

3. When you choose a setting, other settings such as

Quality, Halftoning

, and

Color Adjustment

are set automatically. Changes are shown in the Current Settings display at the bottom of the Main menu.

4. Before printing, be sure to verify the Media Type and Ink settings, as they may be affected by the Custom setting you select. See “Making the Media Type setting” on page 4-4.

Using the Advanced settings

The Advanced settings 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 list.

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Follow the instructions below to make and save Advanced settings.

1. Click the

Advanced

2. Select the Media Type you loaded in the Stylus Scan. For details, see “Making the Media Type setting” on page 4-4.

3. Choose

4. Select the Print Quality setting.

Custom

Color

button on the Main menu and then click

. The following dialog box appears.

for the Ink option.

Black

5. Make other settings as needed. For details, see online help.

Note:

❏

The Photo Enhance 4 setting under the Color Management option only affects images, not text or graphs. If Monochrome is selected from the Tone list, for example, only the images in a document will be printed in monochrome. Any colored text and graphs in the same document will be printed in color.

❏

Some settings may be disabled depending on the Media Type, Ink, and Print Quality settings you make.

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6. Click OK to apply your settings and return to the Main menu. If you want to return to the Main menu without applying your settings, click

Cancel

To save your Advanced settings, click Advanced dialog box. The Custom Settings dialog box appears.

Type a unique name for your settings in the Name box, and click the settings list.

Note:

❏

button. Your settings will be added to the Custom

Save

You cannot use the names of settings provided by EPSON for your custom settings.

Save Settings

in the

❏

To delete a setting, select the setting in the Custom Settings dialog box and click

❏

You cannot delete ready-made settings from the Custom Settings list.

When you select your saved settings in the Custom settings list, be aware that making new settings (for example Media Type and Ink settings) may change your custom settings. This may cause unexpected results in your printout. If this happens, reselect your saved settings and try printing again.

Delete

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Previewing your printout

To see a preview of your document before printing it, select the

Print Preview

document, the Print Preview window appears:

check box on the Main menu. When you print your

The Preview dialog box contains several icon buttons you can use to perform the following functions.

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Zoom This option enlarges the size of the

Fit-to-screen This option scales the previewed page

Maximum zoom

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previewed page by a factor of 2.

so that it fits the size of the page display window. Select this option if you want to see the entire page at one time.

This option displays the previewed page at the maximum possible zoom ratio.

Printable area on/off

Selecting this option will display a rectangle on the page being previewed. This rectangle is the printable area for the page. The Stylus Scan cannot print anything which exceeds this rectangle.

Watermark This option displays the watermark

Reset watermark settings

Next page This option displays the next page in the

settings dialog. This dialog allows you to change any of the current watermark settings.

This option returns all watermark settings to what they were when the Preview was first opened. If nothing has been changed, this option appears grayed out.

This option displays the page pre vious to the page currently being previewed. (If there is no previous page then this option is grayed out)

document. (If there is no next page then this option is grayed out)

You can also manipulate the previewed document in the following ways:

Select and preview individual pages.

❏

Reduce or enlarge the size of the preview.

❏

Select and print any or all pages.

❏

Apply watermarks. The watermark you select will appear in

❏

the previewed image. For detailed information on customizing watermarks, see “Printing a watermark on your document” on page 4-19.

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The Add and Remove options allow you to specify which

❏

pages in the document you wish to be printed. To add or remove page, you must first highlight the page in the list of page icons appearing on the left side of the preview window. Highlight the page by clicking once on the page icon. Then select or deselect from the Print Options menu.

Add page The highlighted pages will be added to

Remove page

After you have previewed the document, click

Cancel

to cancel printing.

the list of pages to be printed.

The highlighted pages will be removed from the list of pages to be printed.

to print, or

Modifying the printout style

You can modify your printout style using a variety of printer driver settings located on the Paper and Layout menus.

On the Paper menu, you can make settings for the paper size, number of copies, the orientation of your printout, and the printable area. On the Layout menu you can automatically match the document size to the paper size, print 2 or 4 pages on a single sheet, print poster-size images by enlarging one page to cover several sheets, or place watermarks on documents.

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Using the Paper menu settings

Use the Paper menu to change the paper size, set the number of copies and other settings, specify the paper orientation, or adjust the printable area.

You can make the following settings:

Paper Size

Copies

Orientation

Select the paper size you want to use. You can also add a custom paper size.

You can determine the order in which you print multiple copies o f your documen t: Collated (printing a set at a time). or in Reverse order.

To change the orientation of your printout, select Portrait (tall) or Landscape (wide). If you need to print close to the bottom of the page, select the Rotate by 180° check box.

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Printable Area

Use the options in the Printable Area box to adjust the total area available for printing. If you want to center the printout, click Center. If you need to increase the printable area, click Maximum.

Note:

When Maximum is selected, the print quality may decline at the edges of the printout. Before printing large jobs using this setting, print a single sheet to confirm quality. When Maximum is selected, make sure the paper loaded in the sheet feeder is not curled.

Fitting your document to the paper size

To fit the size of your document to the size of the paper you will print on, use the Reduce/Enlarge options on the Layout menu.

You can select the following.

Normal

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Prints your document at its normal size.

Fit to Page

Proportionally enlarges or reduces the size of your document to make it fit the paper size you select in the Paper Size list on the Paper menu.

Custom

Allows you to manually define the percentage you want to enl arge or reduce an image. Click the arrows next to the Proportion box to select from 10% to 400%.

Printing 2 or 4 pages on one sheet

To print 2 or 4 pages of your document on one sheet of paper, use the Multi-Page option on the Layout menu.

Select

N-up

settings.

2 Pages 4 Pages

Page Order

as the Multi-Page option, then make the following

Prints 2 or 4 pages of your document on a single piece of paper.

Allows you to specify the order of the pages you want to print.

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Print page frames

Allows you to print a frame around each page on the sheet of paper.

Printing posters

You can use the Poster setting in the Multi-Page option to print a poster-size image. A single document page can be enlarged to cover 4, 9, or 16 printed pages.

To adjust the way your poster will print, click the The Poster Setting dialog box appears.

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Settings

button.

You can make the following settings.

Overlapped Panels

Print cutting guidelines

Slightly overlaps the images so that they can be aligned more precisely.

Prints border lines on the images to guide you when trimming the pages.

If you only want to print a few of the panels without printing the entire poster, click the panels you don’t need, then click OK to close the Poster Settings dialog box.

Printing a watermark on your document

To print a watermark on your document, use the Watermark option on the Layout menu, and select from a list of predefined watermarks.

You can also add your own text-based or image-based watermarks to the Watermark Name list. Follow these steps.

1. Click the

Add/Del

button. The following dialog appears.

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2. To use an image file as a watermark, select

Browse

click OK. To create a text-based watermark, enter your text in the Text box.

button to select the bitmap file you want to use, then

BMP

. Click the

3. Name your watermark in the Name box, then click Click OK to return to the Layout menu.

4. To make settings for your watermark, click the button. The following dialog appears.

Settings

Save

5. Select the name of watermark for which you want to make settings from the Watermark list, and make color, position, density, and size settings. The settings you make appear on the left side of the dialog box. After you finish making settings, click OK.

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Using the Printer Utilities

EPSON printer utilities allow you to monitor printing status and to perform maintenance tasks from your computer.

To use the utilities, click the window, then click the button for the utility you want to use. For information on how to access the printer software, see “Accessing the printer software” on page 4-2.

tab in the printer software

Utility

Note:

❏

The letter in parentheses after the utility name indicates the shortcut key for that utility. Press that utility.

❏

Do not use the Nozzle Check, Head Cleaning, or Print Head Alignment utility if your Stylus Scan is connected to your computer through a network.

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and the letter on the keyboard to open

Alt

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❏

Do not use the Nozzle Check, Head Cleaning, or Print Head Alignment utility while printing is in progress, as doing so may mar the printout

Status Monitor 3

Provides you with printer status information, such as the amount of ink remaining, and checks for printer errors.

This utility is available only if:

The Stylus Scan is connected directly to the host computer via

❏

the parallel port [LPT1], or via USB.

Your system is configured to support bidirectional

❏

communication.

Nozzle Check

Checks the print head nozzles for clogging. Check the nozzles if you notice print or copy quality has declined and after cleaning to confirm that the print head nozzles have been cleaned. If the nozzle check indicates 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 11-2.

Head Cleaning

Cleans the print head. You may need to clean the head when you notice print quality has declined. Use the Nozzle Check utility first to confirm that the head needs to be cleaned. You can access the Nozzle Check utility directly from the Head Cleaning utility. See “Cleaning the Print Head” on page 11-4.

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Print Head Alignment

Aligns the print head. Use this utility if you notice a misalignment of vertical lines.

Printer and Option Information

This utility allows the printer driver to confirm the Stylus Scan's printer configuration. It also provides specific information regarding certain characteristics of the Stylus Scan, such as its Printer ID.

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 Stylus Scan configuration, follow the steps below to make the necessary settings manually.

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1. Click the Information dialog box to print out information about the Stylus Scan and its options. This requires A4 or Letter size paper. You will see a printout similar to the one below.

2. Make sure the settings in the utility match the information on the printed Settings Sheet. If they do not match, correct the settings on the screen to match the information on the settings sheet.

3. Click OK to exit this menu and save your settings.

Settings Sheet

button in the Printer and Option

Speed & Progress

You can make settings related to print speed and progress with this feature.

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High Speed Copies

To quickly print multiple copies of your document, turn on

Speed Copies

Show Progress Meter

To monitor the progress of your print job, turn on

Meter

Show Progress

Monitoring Preferences

Click this button to open the Monitoring Preferences Dialog box where you can make settings for EPSON Status Monitor 3. The available settings are explained in the next section.

Monitoring Preferences

When you click the following dialog box appears.

Monitoring Preferences

button, the

High

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You can change the following settings:

Select Notification

Select Shortcut Icon

Allow monitoring of shared printer

Displays the error item check box ON/OFF status.

Turn on this checkbox to display the selected error notification

The selected icons are displayed in the task tray on the PC screen. A preview is shown on the right window. By clicking the shortcut icon, you can access the Monitoring Preferences dialog easily.

When this check box is turned on, a shared device can be monitored by other PCs.

Note:

Click the

Default

button to restore the settings in Select Notification

to their default values.

Getting Information With Online Help

The Stylus Scan offers extensive online help. You can access help either from the application you are working in or directly from the operating system.

Accessing help from your application

Each printer-driver menu includes a information about all of the settings offered by that menu. Simply go the appropriate menu (Main, Paper, Layout, or Utility) and then click

Help

To get help about a single item on any of the device driver menus, right-click the item and then click the

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button that provides

Help

What's This?

prompt.

Accessing help from the start menu

Click the

. Then click

Scan

button, point to

Start

EPSON Stylus Scan 2500 Help

Programs

and then t o

. The help

Epson Stylus

contents window appears.

Increasing the Print Speed

General tips

Just as printing at a high resolution requires more processing time, printing in color takes longer than printing in black 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 if you also require a faster print speed.

Even if your document requires the highest resolution and extensive use of color, for example when printing a camera-ready composite that includes color photographs, it may still be possible to optimize the print speed by adjusting other printing conditions. Keep in mind that changing some conditions to increase the print speed may also lower print quality.

The following table shows the factors that positively and negatively affect print speed and print quality (increasing one decreases the other).

Print quality Print speed

Printer driver settings

Print Quality Economy,

High Speed On Off

Halftoning No Halftoning Error Diffusion

Finest Detail Off On

Lower Faster

Normal

Higher Slower

Super fine

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Print quality Print speed

Data characteristics

Image size Small Large

Resolution Low High

Lower Faster

Higher Slower

The table below shows the factors related to print speed only.

Print speed

Faster Slower

Printer driver settings

Ink Black Color

Collate* Off On

Reverse Order* Off On

Flip Horizontal* Off On

Data characteristics

Variety of colors Grayscale** Full color

Hardware resources

System speed Fast Slow

HDD free space Large Small

Memory free space

Software status

Running applications

Virtual memory Not in use In use

* Varies depending on the printer driver and application software you are

using.

** Grayscale means using black ink only to print varying shades of gray, from

pure black to pure white.

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Large Small

One Many

Using the High Speed Copies feature

To access this feature, click the printer software’s Utility menu. The following dialog box appears.

Select the up printing by using your hard disk space as a cache when printing multiple copies of your document.

High Speed Copies

Speed & Progress

to make copies faster. This speeds

button on your

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Chapter 5

Checking Printer Status and Managing Print Jobs for Windows

Using the Progress Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

Using EPSON Spool Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-3

Using EPSON Status Monitor 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4

Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-4

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Using the Progress Meter

When you send a print job to the Stylus Scan, the Progress Meter shown below appears on your computer screen.

The Progress Meter indicates the progress of the current print job and provides printer status information when bidirectional communication between the Stylus Scan and the computer is established. This meter also displays helpful tips for better printing, as explained below.

Note:

The Progress Meter does not appear when in the Speed & Progress dialog box. See “Speed & Progress” on page 4-24 for information.

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Show Progress

is turned off

EPSON Printing Tips

Tips for getting the most out of your EPSON printer driver appear at the bottom of the Progress Meter window. A new tip appears every 30 seconds. For more details on a displayed tip, click the

Details

button.

Error messages

If a problem occurs while printing, an error message appears in the Progress Meter window. When ink is low or out, the button appears in the Printer Status window. Click the button and the Status Monitor will lead you step-by-step through the cartridge replacement procedure.

How to

How To

Using 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 stores them temporarily (on a network this may be called a print queue) in the order received. When a print job reaches the top of the order, the EPSON Spool Manager sends the job to the Stylus Scan.

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After you send a print job, the appears on the taskbar. Click this button to view print status information about print jobs sent to that Stylus Scan. You can also cancel, pause, resume, or restart selected print jobs from the Spool Manager.

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Using EPSON Status Monitor 3

The Status Monitor utility displays detailed information on the printer status.

Note:

Before using the Status Monitor, be sure to read the README file. To open this file, Click click

EPSON Stylus Scan 2500 Readme

Start

, point to

Programs

, click

Epson

button

, and then

Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3

There are two ways to access EPSON Status Monitor 3.

Double-click the printer-shaped shortcut icon on the taskbar

❏

at the bottom of your computer screen. To add a shortcut icon to the task bar, see “Monitoring Preferences” on page 4-25.

Open the printer software window, click the

❏

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click the

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EPSON Status Monitor 3

button.

Utility

tab, then

Printer Status window

To get more detailed information, you can access the Printer Status window from the printer software window. Click the tab, then click the

When you access the Printer Status window, the following window appears.

You can view the following information in the Printer Status window.

Current Status

❏

Provides you with detailed printer status information, a graphic display, and status messages. If ink is low or out, the

How to

the button displays cartridge replacement instructions and moves the print head to the cartridge replacement position.

button appears in the lower message box. Clicking

EPSON Status Monitor 3

button.

Utility

Ink levels

❏

Provides a graphic display of the amount of ink remaining.

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Chapter 6

Using the Printer Software for Macintosh

Printer Software Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2

Making Changes to Printer Driver Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-2

Making the Media Type settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-3

Using the Automatic setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-7

Using Photo Enhance Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-7

Using the Custom Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8

Using the Advanced settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-9

Changing the page setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12

Defining a custom paper size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13

Modifying the Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-15

Fitting your document to the paper size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-15

Printing 2 or 4 pages on one sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-16

Printing posters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-17

Printing a watermark on your document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-18

Setting a Print Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-21

Previewing Your Printout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-22

Saving Print Data in Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-23

Using the Printer Utilities for Macintosh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-25

EPSON StatusMonitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-25

Nozzle Check. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-26

Head Cleaning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-26

Print Head Alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-26

Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-26

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Printer Software Introduction

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 you check the Stylus Scan and keep it in top condition.

For information on using the printer driver, see “Making Changes to Printer Driver Settings” on page 6-2.

You can get more information about the printer software by clicking the Help button in the printer software dialog boxes.

Making Changes to Printer Driver Settings

You will find the printer driver settings in the following dialog boxes.

Print dialog box (click Print on the File menu of your

❏

application or click Options in the Page Setup dialog box)

Page Setup dialog box (click Page Setup on the File menu of

❏

your application)

❏

Note:

❏

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Layout dialog box (click the Layout button in the Print dialog box)

Background Printing dialog box (click the Background Printing button located in the Print dialog box)

Preview dialog box (click the Preview button and then click

Preview

The driver settings are not saved from one application to the next. Whenever you exit one application and open a new one, you will have to make the driver settings again.

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in the Print dialog box)

❏

If you make settings from the Page Setup dialog box, they will be saved with your document. The next time you open the document, the settings will return to what they were when you saved the document.

The settings are arranged to give you four levels of control over the printer driver, as explained below.

Automatic

PhotoEnhance

Custom

Advanced

The quickest and easiest way to start printing. See “Using the Automatic setting” on page 6-6.

Lets you apply a variety of imagecorrection settings specially designed for photos. See “Using Photo Enhance Mode” on page 6-6.

Choose from a list of ready-made settings suited to the kind of document you want to print. You can also add your own settings to this list. See “Using the Custom Mode” on page 6-7.

Allows you to make detailed settings to fit your individual needs. You can also add your settings to the Custom settings list. See “Using the Advanced settings” on page 6-8.

In addition to making groups of settings that affect overall print quality, you can also change page setup and layout using the Page Setup and the Layout dialog boxes. For information on page setup options, see “Changing the page setup” on page 6-11. For information on page layout options, see “Modifying the Layout” on page 6-14.

Making the Media Type settings

The Media Type setting determines what other settings are available, so you should always make this setting first.

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In the Print dialog box, select the Media Type setting that matches the paper loaded in the Stylus Scan. Find your paper in the list below, then select a corresponding Media Type setting (shown in bold). For some kinds of paper, there are several Media Type settings to choose from.

Plain Paper

Plain paper

Envelopes

EPSON Premium Ink Jet Plain Paper (A4) S041214

360 dpi Ink Jet Paper

EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper (A4) S041059

EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper (Letter) S041060

EPSON Iron-On Cool Peel Transfer Paper (A4) S041154

EPSON Iron-On Cool Peel Transfer Paper (Letter) S041153

S041025

S041028

S041155

Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper

EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper (A4) S041061

EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper (Letter) S041062

EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper (Legal) S041067

EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Card (A6) S041054

EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Card (5

EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Card (8 × 10”) S041122

EPSON Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheet (A4) S041106

EPSON Ink Jet Note Cards A6 (with envelopes) S041147

EPSON Ink Jet Greeting Cards 5 x 8” (with envelopes) S041148

EPSON Ink Jet Greeting Cards 8 x 10” (with envelopes) S041149

8”) S041121

S041026

S041029

S041048

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Matte Paper-Heavyweight

EPSON Matte Paper-Heavyweight (A4) S041256

EPSON Matte Paper-Heavyweight (Letter) S041257

S041258 S041259

Photo Paper

EPSON Photo Paper (A4) S041140

EPSON Photo Paper (Letter) S041141

EPSON Photo Paper (4

EPSON Photo Paper (100×150 mm) S041255

EPSON Photo Paper (200×300 mm) S041254

EPSON Panoramic Photo Paper (210 × 594 mm) S041145

EPSON Photo Paper Cards (A4) S041177

6”) S041134

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 Stickers 16 (A6) S041144

EPSON Photo Stickers 4 (A6) S041176

Ink Jet Transparencies

EPSON Ink Jet Transparencies (A4) S041063

EPSON Ink Jet Transparencies (Letter) S041064

Note:

The availability of special media varies by location.

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Using the Automatic setting

When Automatic is selected as the Mode setting in the Print dialog box, the printer driver takes care of all detailed settings based on the current Media Type and Ink settings. To make the Ink setting, click or grayscale. To make the Media Type setting, see “Making the Media Type settings” on page 6-3.

Note:

Depending on the media you choose in the Media Type list when

Automatic

choose important than speed.

to print in color, or

Color

is selected, a slide bar appears in the Mode box that lets you

Quality

Speed

. Select

to print in black-and-white

Black

Quality

when print quality is more

Using Photo Enhance Mode

The Photo Enhance option provides a variety of image-correction settings that you can apply to your photo images before printing. Photo Enhance does not affect your original data.

If you are printing photos taken with a digital camera, you can also select the printed images the smooth, natural appearance of photographs taken with a film camera.

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Digital Camera Correction

check box to give your

Note:

❏

This mode is available only when you are printing in color.

❏

Printing with Photo Enhance may increase print time depending on your computer system and the amount of data contained in your image.

The Photo Enhance mode provides the following settings.

Standard

People

Nature

Soft Focus

Sepia

Standard image correction for most photos. Try this setting first.

Best for photos of people.

Best for outdoor scenery such as mountains, sky, and oceans.

Makes your photos look as if they were taken with a soft-focus lens.

Applies a sepia tone to your photos.

Using the Custom Mode

The Custom Settings list lets you make a wide range of changes. In this list, you’ll find ready-made settings provided by EPSON designed to match a particular kind of printout, such as graphs and charts for a presentation or images taken by a digital camera.

You can also create your own settings and add them to this list. See “Using the Advanced settings” on page 6-8.

The Custom Settings list includes the following ready-made settings.

Text/Graph

Economy

ColorSync

Good for printing presentation documents such as graphs and charts.

Good for printing drafts of text.

This feature automatically adjusts printout colors to match colors on your screen.

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Follow these steps to select a custom setting.

1. First, verify the Media Type and Ink settings in the Print dialog box. For details, see “Making the Media Type settings” on page 6-3.

2. Click the activates the Custom Settings list, located below and to the right of the Custom radio button.

3. From the Custom Settings list, select the most appropriate setting for the type of document or image you will print.

4. When you choose a custom setting, other settings such as

Quality, Halftoning

Changes are shown in the Current Settings display on the right side of the Print dialog box.

Custom

button in the Print dialog box. This

, and

are set automatically.

Color

Using the Advanced settings

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Making settings

1. Click the the

Advanced

Custom

button in the Print dialog box, then click

button. The Advanced dialog box appears.

2. Select the Media Type that you loaded in the EPSON Stylus Scan. For details, see “Making the Media Type settings” on page 6-3.

3. Choose

Color

Black

as the Ink option.

4. Select the Print Quality setting.

5. Make other settings. For details, see online help.

Note:

Some settings are enabled or disabled depending on the Print Quality, Media Type, and Ink settings you make.

6. Click OK to apply your settings and return to the Print dialog box. Click

Cancel

to return to the Print dialog box without applying your settings. To save your Advanced settings, see the next section.

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Saving and deleting your settings

To save your Advanced settings as a group, click in the Advanced dialog box. The Custom Settings dialog box appears.

Type a unique name (up to 16 characters) for your settings in the Name box, and click

Note:

The names of the ready-made settings provided by EPSON cannot be applied to your new settings.

You can save up to 10 groups of settings. You can select your saved group of settings from the settings list in the Print dialog box.

To delete a setting, select the setting in the Custom Settings dialog box and click

Delete

Save

Save Settings

Note:

You cannot delete the ready-made settings from the Custom Settings list.

Using your saved settings

To select your settings, click the bo x, th en s el ect y ou r s ett in g fro m t he Cus to m Set ti ng s li st , l oca te d below and to the right of the Custom button.

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Custom

button in the Print dialog

If you change the Media Type or Ink option when one of your customized settings is selected in the settings list, the selection shown in the list changes to a new custom setting. The customized setting that was previously selected is not affected by this change. To return to the previously selected custom setting, simply select it from the list again.

Changing the page setup

In the Page Setup dialog box, you can change the paper size, specify the orientation of your printout, and adjust the printable area.

Choose

Page Setup

from the File menu of your application. The

Page Setup dialog box appears.

You can change the following settings.

Paper Size

Orientation

Reduce or Enlarge

Select the paper size you want to use. If you want to define a custom paper size, see “Defining a custom paper size”.

Use this setting to specify the direction of printing on the page: Portrait (tall) or Landscape (wide). If you need to print close to the bottom of the page, click Rotate by 180 degrees.

Use this setting to reduce or enlarge the size of your image.

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Printable Area

Select Maximum to increase the printable area.

Note:

Note:Note: Print quality may decline at the edges of the expanded printable area. Print a single sheet to confirm quality before printing large jobs using this setting. Also, make sure the paper loaded in the sheet feeder is not curled.

Click Centered to position your printout at equal distances from the edges of the paper.

Defining a custom paper size

If your paper size is not included in the paper size list in the Page Setup dialog box, follow the steps below to define a custom paper size.

1. In the Page Setup dialog box, click

Customize

dialog box appears.

2. To define a new paper size, click

New

to allow you to enter a name for the new size.

The following

. The dialog box changes

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3. Type the paper size name in the New Paper Size box.

4. Specify the measurement unit as either

5. Type in the width and the height.

6. Click OK. You return to the Page Setup dialog box.

You can define up to 30 paper sizes. The paper size names you create will appear in the Paper Size menu in the Page Setup dialog box.

To delete a custom paper size, click dialog box, select its name from the list in the Custom Paper dialog box, and click

Delete

Customize

Inches

or cm.

in the Page Setup

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Modifying the Layout

You can modify the page layout of your document using the printer driver settings located in the Layout dialog box, shown below. To open this dialog box, click application and click the The Layout dialog box appears.

Layout button in the Print dialog box.

on the File menu of your

The Layout dialog box allows you to automatically match the document size to the paper size, print 2 or 4 pages on a single sheet, print poster-size images by enlarging one page to cover several sheets, or place watermarks on documents.

Fitting your document to the paper size

You can proportionally enlarge or reduce the size of the image to make it fit the paper size you selected in the Paper Size list. To do this, click the loaded in the Stylus Scan.

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Fit to Page

check box and select the paper size you

Printing 2 or 4 pages on one sheet

To print 2 or 4 pages of your document on one sheet of paper, use the

Multi-Page

option in the Page Layout dialog box.

Select the

Multi-Page

following settings.

2 Pages 4 Pages

Page Order

Print page frames

check box and click

Prints 2 or 4 pages of your document on a single piece of paper.

Allows you to specify the order of the pages you want to print.

Allows you to print a frame around each page on the sheet of paper.

. Then make the

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Printing posters

You can use the Poster setting in the Multi-Page option to print a poster-size image. A single document page can be enlarged to cover 4, 9, or 16 printed pages.

Select the

Multi-Page

check box and click

Poster

. Then make the

following settings.

1 page covers xx sheets

Print Cutting Guidelines

Overlapping Panels

Specifies how many printed pages the enlarged document page is to cover. You can select 4, 9, or 16 pages.

Prints border lines on the images to guide you when trimming the pages.

S l i gh t l y o ve r l a p s th e i m a g e s s o t h a t th e y c a n be aligned more precisely.

If you only want to print a few of the panels without printing the entire poster, click

Panel selection

button then click the panels you don’t need and click OK. Only the panels that you did not click will be printed.

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Printing a watermark on your document

To print a watermark in the background of your printed documents or images, select the Watermark check box in the Page Layout dialog box.

Select the watermark you want to print from the Watermark Name list; then select its position, size, color, and intensity. You can change the position and size of the watermark by dragging it with your mouse in the preview window on the left.

You can add your own text-based or image-based watermarks to the Watermark Name list. Follow the steps below.

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1. Click the

Custom Watermark dialog box appears.

Add/Del

button beside the Watermark Name list.

2. To use an image file as a watermark, click the

button. Select the desired image file from the list, then click

Open

Note:

Custom Watermark allows you to save PICT files as watermarks. If you have QuickTime 2.1 or higher, images in other formats can be used as watermarks because QuickTime automatically converts them to PICT files. An alert will be displayed if QuickTime encounters a graphics file that it cannot convert.

Add PICT

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To create a text-based watermark, click the

Add Text

button. Enter the text in the Text box, select a font and text style, then click OK.

3. The image file name or the watermark text appears in the list in the watermark dialog box. To change the name of the watermark, select it from the list, then type a new name.

4. Click OK to add your watermark to the Watermark Name list.

Note:

When a text watermark is selected in the Watermark Name list, you can edit the text and change the font and text style by clicking the

Edit Text

button.

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Setting a Print Time

You can specify the time that you want the Stylus Scan to start printing your document. Follow these steps.

1. Click the box. The Background Printing dialog box appears.

2. Click On to turn on background printing, if necessary.

3. Select list.

If you select boxes to specify the date and time you want to print the document.

Note:

Make sure the computer and Stylus Scan are turned on at the date and time you specified.

Background Printing

Urgent, Normal, Print at

Print at

, use the arrows beside the date and time

button in the Print dialog

, or

from the Print Time

Hold

4. Click OK. The Background Printing dialog box closes.

5. In the Print dialog box, make sure your print settings are as you want them, then click

Note:

You can check or change the priority of print jobs using the EPSON Monitor3 utility. See “Using EPSON Monitor3” on page 7-4 for details.

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Previewing Your Printout

The Preview button in the Print dialog box allows you to see how your document will look before actually printing it. Follow these steps to use this feature.

1. Make your printer driver settings.

2. Click the button changes into a

Note:

Use the Preview button to switch between the Print

Preview, and Save File modes. Click the icon to select the mode you want. For information on the Save File mode, see “Saving Print Data in Files” on page 6-22.

3. Click the and displays a preview of your document.

Preview button in the Print dialog box. The

button.

Preview

button. The Preview dialog box appears

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The Preview dialog box contains six buttons you can use to perform the following functions.

Selection Lets you select, move, and resize

Zoom Enlarges or reduces the size of the

Margin Display/ NonDisplay

Watermark Editing

Add page Remove page

watermarks.

previewed page.

Shows or hides borderlines indicating the printable area.

Shows or hides the Watermark Edit box. Use this box to apply a watermark to the document.

Lets you select or deselect the pages you want to printout from the left-side column.

4. If you are satisfied with the previewed image, click

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.

Saving Print Data in Files

You can save print data in a file by using the Save File button in the Print dialog box. This feature lets you print the data at a later time simply by double-clicking the saved file. Follow these steps.

Note:

Use the Preview button to switch between the Print and Save File modes. Click the icon to select the mode you want.

1. Make your printer driver settings.

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Preview,

2. Click the Preview button in the Print dialog box repeatedly until the

button changes into the

Save File

button.

3. Click the

Save File

button. The following dialog box appears.

4. Select the location where you want to save the file, then type a file name into the File Name box and click

Save.

When you want to print the data, double-click the file and open EPSON Monitor 3. Click the Resume button to send the data to the Stylus Scan.

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Using the Printer Utilities for Macintosh

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 Setup dialog box, then click the button for the utility you want to use.

Utility button in the Print or Page

EPSON StatusMonitor

The StatusMonitor utility regularly 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 StatusMonitor, click the in the Utility dialog box. For details, see “Using the EPSON StatusMonitor” on page 7-2.

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EPSON StatusMonitor

button

Note:

Do not use the Nozzle Check, Head Cleaning, or Print Head Alignment utilities while printing is in progress; otherwise your printout may be marred.

Nozzle Check

Checks the print head nozzles for clogging. Check the nozzles if you notice print quality has declined and also after cleaning to confirm that the print head nozzles have been cleaned. In case the nozzle check indicates the print head needs cleaning, you can access the Head Cleaning utility directly from the Nozzle Check utility. For details, see “Checking the Print Head Nozzles” on page 11-2.

Head Cleaning

Cleans the print head. You may need to clean the head when you notice print quality has declined. Use the Nozzle Check utility first to confirm that the head needs to be cleaned. For details, see “Cleaning the Print Head” on page 11-4.

Print Head Alignment

This utility aligns the print head. Use this utility if you notice a misalignment of vertical or horizontal lines.

Configuration

Clicking this button displays the Configuration dialog box, where you can change the way the StatusMonitor utility notifies you when the printer status changes. For details, see “Changing Configuration Settings” on page 7-3.

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Checking Printer Status and Managing Print Jobs for Macintosh

Using the EPSON StatusMonitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-2

Accessing Status Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-2

Changing Configuration Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3

Using EPSON Monitor3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-4

Accessing EPSON Monitor3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4

Managing print jobs with EPSON Monitor3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5

Changing the priority of print jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7

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The StatusMonitor utility monitors the Stylus Scan's printer functions. If it detects a printer error, it will inform you with an error message.

You can also use this utility to check ink levels before printing. StatusMonitor displays the amount of ink remaining at the time StatusMonitor was opened. To update the ink-level information, click the

Update

Accessing Status Monitor

To access StatusMonitor, follow these steps.

button.

1. Click application.

2. Click the Utility icon button in the dialog box.

3. Click the box. The following dialog box appears.

Page Setup

EPSON StatusMonitor

on the File menu of your

button in the Utility dialog

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Changing Configuration Settings

If you want to change the way the StatusMonitor utility monitors the Stylus Scan’s printer functions, follow the steps below.

1. Click

Page Setup

on the File menu of your

application.

2. Click the Utility icon button in the dialog box.

3. Click the

Configuration

button. The Configuration Settings

dialog box appears.

The options in this dialog box allow you to make the following settings.

Error notification

Warning

Temporary Spool folder

Checking Printer Status and Managing Print Jobs for Macintosh

Choose how StatusMonitor notifies you in case of an error.

Choose how StatusMonitor notifies you if a warning message is necessary.

Choose a folder for temporary spooling of print data.

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Epson 2500 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Declaration of Conformity

Contents

Stylus Scan Parts and Functions

Stylus Scan Parts and Control Panel Functions

Control panel

Safety Instructions

Important Safety Instructions

A Few Precautions

When using the Stylus Scan

When handling the ink cartridges

When choosing a place for the Stylus Scan

Warnings, Cautions, and Notes

Paper Handling

Loading Paper

Loading Plain Paper

Loading Special Paper and Other Media

About special media cleaning sheets

Loading Envelopes

Loading

Removing the perforated margins

Storing EPSON Photo Paper

Using the Printer Software for Windows

Printer Software Introduction

Getting more information

Accessing the printer software

Making Changes to Printer Driver Settings

Making the Media Type setting

Using the Automatic setting

Using Photo Enhance mode

Using custom settings

Using the Advanced settings

Previewing your printout

Modifying the printout style

Using the Paper menu settings

Fitting your document to the paper size

Printing 2 or 4 pages on one sheet

Printing posters

Printing a watermark on your document

Using the Printer Utilities

Status Monitor 3

Nozzle Check

Head Cleaning

Print Head Alignment

Printer and Option Information

Speed & Progress

Monitoring Preferences

Getting Information With Online Help

Accessing help from your application

Accessing help from the start menu

Increasing the Print Speed

General tips

Using the High Speed Copies feature

Checking Printer Status and Managing Print Jobs for Windows

Using the Progress Meter

Using EPSON Spool Manager

Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3

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Printer Software Introduction

Making Changes to Printer Driver Settings

Making the Media Type settings

Using the Automatic setting

Using Photo Enhance Mode

Using the Custom Mode

Using the Advanced settings

Changing the page setup

Defining a custom paper size

Modifying the Layout

Fitting your document to the paper size

Printing 2 or 4 pages on one sheet

Printing posters

Printing a watermark on your document

Setting a Print Time

Previewing Your Printout

Saving Print Data in Files

Using the Printer Utilities for Macintosh

EPSON StatusMonitor