Epson 740 User Manual

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Introducing EPSON’s Advanced

COVERPLUS

PerfectPicture Imaging System™

Defining a new standard in print quality, the exclusive
EPSON PerfectPicture Imaging System™ is central to the
amazing performance of EPSON Stylus inkjet printers,
bringing together cutting-edge developments in four
main areas:

EPSON Advanced MicroPiezo™
Technology

EPSON Advanced MicroPiezo™
Technology includes two major new
features: EPSON Ultra MicroDot™
and EPSON Variable-Sized Droplet
Technology. The Advanced
MicroPiezo™ Printhead is central to
these developments, and includes
an increased number of print
nozzles, both black and colour, to
bring improvements in quality and
a 40% improvement on speed.
EPSON Ultra MicroDot™ enables the
Stylus COLOR 740 to deliver the
smallest dot in the world, an
astonishing 6pi (picolitres), while
EPSON’s breakthrough Variable
Sized Droplet Technology makes
three dot sizes possible - 6, 10
and 19pi (picolitres) - on one
page, targeting the smallest dots
at areas of detail while utilising
the largest for areas of block
colour.
In addition to maximising the
efficiency of the printer’s ink
cartridges and optimising print
speed, these new developments
assure Photo Quality images with
exceptional definition and
industry-leading resolution,
creating even smoother, sharper
and more detailed results than
ever before.

AcuPhoto™ Halftoning

Definitive colour reproduction is
assured by EPSON’s exclusive 32bit
AcuPhoto™ technology which
enables this remarkable printer to
render variations in colour and
texture with greater subtlety and
detail than ever before.
Further enhancing image quality,
EPSON Super MicroWeave™ enables
fine, continuous tonal gradations
to be achieved.

QuickDry™ Inks

Working through a dual-ink system
which lowers running costs and
reduces change frequency, EPSON
QuickDry™ Inks penetrate the
surface of the paper and dry
almost instantaneously, ensuring
that droplets stay sharp, separate
and in perfect shape. This
advanced chemistry ensures vibrant
colours and crisp laser-sharp
blacks, both on text documents
and Photo Quality images.

EPSON Variable-Sized Droplet Technology

6 picolitre used for fine detail

19 picolitre used for large areas of colour

Variable 6, 10 and 19 picolitre optimising speed and quality

Specialised Paper Media

Treated with a special transparent
coating, EPSON Photo Quality
papers allow individual ink
droplets to penetrate instantly
whilst locking them in place. The
Stylus COLOR 740 is optimised for
plain paper printing whilst EPSON’s
range of special media ensures a
perfect match with the printer’s
capabilities, to provide
breathtaking results.

Specifications

Part Numbers:

• Model Name: EPSON Stylus Color 740

• Model Number: C257035 (240v)

Characteristics:

• A4 Black & Colour Serial Inkjet Printer

• Technology: EPSON Advanced MicroPiezo
featuring EPSON Ultra MicroDot and Variable-Sized
Droplet Technology. (Black and Colour)

• Head Configuration: 2 Heads
Mono Head: 144 Nozzles
Colour Head: 144 Nozzles (48 per colour: Cyan,
Magenta, Yellow)

• Print Direction: Bi-directional with logic seeking

• Emulations: EPSON ESC/P2 and raster graphics mode,
EPSON Remote

• Input Buffer: 64KB

• Dimensions (W x D x H): Storage 429 x 261 x 167mm
Printing 429 x 613 x 309 mm

• Weight: 5.3 Kg without Ink Cartridges

• Noise Level: approx 47 dB(A) during printing (ISO 7779)

• Power Consumption: Approx. 18W during printing,
(ISO/IEC 10561 Letter Pattern)
Approx. 5W in Standby Mode

• CE Compliant: Directive 89/336/EEC and 73/23/EEC

• Lifetime: 75,000 Pages (A4, Letter)

• ENERGY STAR Compliant

Print Resolution:

• Maximum resolution depends upon driver setting,
operating system and paper media

• Colour and Black: Maximum 1440 x 720 dpi with
EPSON Ultra MicroDot and Variable-Sized Droplet

• Up to 1440 dpi: Plain Paper, Photo Quality Ink Jet
Paper, Photo Quality Glossy Film, Photo
Quality Self Adhesive Paper, Photo Paper, Photo
Stickers and Panoramic Photo Paper

• Up to 360 dpi: 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper, Ink Jet
Transparencies and Iron-On Transfer Media

Print Speeds:

• Approx. 6 ppm for Black A4 Text memo pattern
(Economy Mode)

• Approx. 6 ppm for Colour A4 Text memo pattern
(Economy Mode)

• Approx. 3.2 ppm for A4 documents with text &
Photo (360dpi)

• Approx. 1.5 minutes per photo 10 x15 cm (720 x 720dpi)*

• Approx. 3 minutes per photo A4 (720 x 720dpi)*

• 240 cps LQ 12 cpi in black

• 200 cps LQ 10 cpi in black
Print speeds will vary depending upon configuration,
print settings, application, coverage and

complexity of the page.

System Requirements:

• Printer Driver: Windows 3.1, 95, 98, NT 4.0, and
Macintosh. DOS support dependent upon each
DOS application (advanced printer functionality
may not be supported). Ink Level indicator
not included in Windows 3.1 driver

• PC Minimum Requirements: Processor 386/25 MHz
(Windows 3.x), 468/25 MHz (Windows 95/NT4.0),
468/66 MHz (Windows 98) (Recommended: Pentium
Processor). Memory: 16 MB
(Recommended: 32 MB RAM or more for Windows 3.1,
95 & 98. 64 MB RAM or more for NT 4.0).
Hard Disk: 10 MB (Windows 95 and 98), 20 MB
(Windows 3.1 and NT 4.0) (Recommended: 50 MB
or more for Windows 3.1, 95 and 98. 100 MB or
more for Windows NT 4.0).
Display: VGA or better.

• Apple Macintosh * Minimum Requirements: System

7.5.1, 5MB of available memory (10MB with
background printing), 20MB Hard Disk.
(Recommended: System 7.6 or later, 12MB or more
available RAM, 21MB RAM with background printing,
40MB or more Hard Disk space).
* Macintosh connectivity requires a standard Apple
System Peripheral-8 cable (8-pin mini-circular
connector) or equivalent.

Colour Matching:

• Windows: Windows 95 ICM, Windows 98 ICM and sRGB

• Macintosh: Apple ColorSync

Fonts:

• 5 Bitmap Fonts: EPSON Roman, EPSON Sans Serif,
EPSON Courier, EPSON Prestige, EPSON Script.

• 4 Scaleable Fonts (from 8 to 32 points): EPSON
Roman, EPSON Sans Serif, EPSON Roman T,
EPSON Sans Serif H

Interfaces:

• 3 Standard Interfaces (with automatic detection
of interface):

• Centronics-type Bi-directional Parallel Interface
(IEEE-1284 level 1 device).
Windows compatible.

• DIN Type High Speed Serial RS-423 (Macintosh),
up to 1.8Mbps.

• Universal Serial Bus (USB), USB Series B connector
(12Mbps).*
* USB supported where PC conforms to PC98 with
Windows 98 pre-installed and manufacturer
guarantees USB operation. Up to one Hub.

Paper Handling:

• Cut Sheet Feeder Volumes: About 100 A4 sheets at
64 g/m2 Paper, 65 sheets of 360dpi Ink Jet paper,
65 sheets of Photo Quality Ink Jet paper, 30 sheets
of Ink Jet Transparencies, 1 sheet of Photo Quality
Glossy Film, 20 sheets of Photo or Glossy Paper,
30 sheets of Photo Quality Ink Jet Card, 30 sheets of
Ink Jet Greeting Card, 30 sheets of Ink Jet Note Card,
10 Envelopes, 1 Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheet,
1 sheet of Photo Stickers, 1 sheet of Panoramic Photo
Paper, 1 sheet Iron-on Transfer Media

Paper Support:

• SINGLE SHEETS

• Sizes: A4, A5, 4 x 6”, 5 x 8”, 8 x 10”, B5, Letter, Half
Letter , Legal, Executive, Panoramic (210 mm x 594 mm),
User Defined

• Types: Plain Bonded Paper, EPSON Speciality Papers

• Weight: 64 g/m2 to 90 g/m2 for Plain Bonded Paper
190 g/m2 for Photo Paper

• ENVELOPES

• Sizes: No. 10 (104 mm x 241 mm), DL (110 mm x
220mm), C6 (114 mm x 162 mm), 132 mm x 220 mm

• Types: Plain Bonded Paper, Air Mail

• Weight: 45 g/m2 (12 lb) to 75 g/m2 (20 lb)

Printable Area:

• Maximum Printable Area on A4: 204 x 291 mm *

• Minimum Top Margin: 3 mm, when loading multiple
sheets of EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film the
minimum Top Margin is 30 mm

• Minimum Left Margin: 3 mm

• Minimum Right Margin: 3 mm, 3 mm for Single Sheets
and C6 Envelopes, 9 mm for Letter and Legal, 7 mm
for DL Envelopes, 28 mm for No. 10 Envelopes

• Minimum Bottom Margin: 14 mm*

* The Bottom Margin can be reduced to 3 mm by

selecting Maximum as the Printable Area setting in
the Printer Driver. However, print quality may
decline in the expanded area.

Ink Cartridges:

• BLACK INK CARTRIDGE:

• Part Number: S020189

• Print Capacity: Approx. 900, A4 text pages

• COLOUR INK CARTRIDGE (Cyan, Magenta and
Yellow Inks)

• Part Number: S020191

• Print Capacity: Approx. 300 A4 text pages at 15%
(5% duty for each colour), 360dpi

• The colour cartridge can produce approximately 230
of the illustrated photo (10 x 15 cm at 720 x 720dpi),
before needing to be replaced. In addition to the
quantity of printed 10 x 15 cm photos quoted for the
colour cartridge, the black cartridge can produce
approximately 1,900 additional photos of the sample
10 x 15 cm “Bike” image pictured in this brochure
before it needs replacing.
Ink Capacity may vary, depending on how often
the printer is used and how often the print head
cleaning function is used.

Optional Media:

• 360dpi Ink Jet Paper A4 100 Sheets (S041059)

• Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper A4 100 Sheets (S041061)

• Photo Quality Glossy Film A4 15 Sheets (S041071)

• Photo Quality Glossy Film A6 10 Sheets (S041107)

• Photo Paper A4 20 Sheets (S041140)

• Photo Paper 4" x 6" 20 Sheets (S041134)

• Panoramic Photo Paper 210 x 594 mm 10 Sheets

• Photo Quality Ink Jet Card A6 50 Sheets (S041054)

• Photo Quality Ink Jet Card 5" x 8" 30 Sheets (S041121)

• Photo Quality Ink Jet Card 8" x 10" 30 Sheets (S041122)

• Iron-On T-shirt Transfer Media Letter 10 Sheets

• Ink Jet Transparencies A4 30 Sheets (S041063)

• Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheets A4 10 Sheets

• Photo Sticker 16 A6 5 Sheets (S041144)

• Photo Sticker 4 A6 5 Sheets (S041176)

• Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards with Envelopes A6
20 Sheets (S041147)

• Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards with Envelopes 5"x8"
10 Sheets (S041148)

• Photo Quality Ink Jet Card with Envelopes 8"x10"
10 Sheets (S041149)

• Photo Paper Card A4 10 Sheets (S041177)

• Photo Quality Glossy Paper A4 20 Sheets (S041126)

Warranty:

• Standard: 1-Year Return-to-Base

• Optional: EPSON COVERPLUS 3-Year, Return-to-Base

• Optional: EPSON COVERPLUS 3-Year, On-Site

(S041145)

(SE41001)

(S041106)

(ECPGRP2)
(ECPGRP3)

EPSON (UK) Ltd,

Campus 100, Maylands Avenue,
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire HP2 7TJ. UK.
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Home Page: www.epson.co.uk

Specifications subject to change.
All manufacturers trademarks acknowledged.

Three year optional extended
warranty

To ensure you continue to enjoy complete
confidence in your EPSON Stylus printer, it
is supported by a 1 year return-to-base
warranty, which offers collection, repair
and return within five working days ­as standard.

For additional peace of mind, an optional
3-year warranty upgrade is available within
90 days of purchase.

A4 Colour Text memo A4 Black Text memo
**Illustration of memo pattern

print samples used for ppm speeds.

Print Speeds Note:

The print times shown in this brochure are the average time for
multiple prints of the same page over one minute. Times are
measured from the 'Print' command to delivery of the page in
the tray. The speeds were achieved using the following system:
200Mhz Pentium PC, 64Mb RAM, 2Gb HDD, Windows 95. Print
times will vary depending on computer configuration, settings,
application, coverage and page complexity.

*Illustration of “Bike”
image used for mpp
speeds.

The state of the art
inkjet printer for advanced
home and business users

• EPSON Ultra MicroDot - the world’s smallest ink droplet, black and colour

• 1440dpi with EPSON Variable-Sized Droplet Technology

• Advanced PhotoReal™ colour printing

• 40% speed improvement

• Parallel, serial and USB interface - Windows & Macintosh

STYC740-EURO

• Optimised for plain paper printing

Re-defining home and office printing.

PerfectPicturPicturee

The EPSON Stylus COLOR 740 offers home and office users genuine
ground breaking performance, thanks to the very latest
developments in 4-colour inkjet technology, including EPSON
Ultra MicroDot™ - the smallest ink dot in the world today,
in black and colour.

EPSON’s unique PerfectPicture Imaging System™ features EPSON
Advanced MicroPiezo™, which utilises new EPSON Variable-Sized
Droplet Technology to maximise ink control and efficiency,
producing the ultimate laser sharp text and Photo Quality output.

Outstanding 1440dpi resolution and PhotoReal™ colour ensure
the most striking presentations, reports and newsletters, while
free software and a Photo Quality Paper Pack complete what is
truly the ultimate home and office printing solution for
PC & Mac users.

EPSON Advanced MicroPiezo™ Technology

The Stylus COLOR 740 is the first printer to
incorporate the latest development of EPSON’s
award winning Piezo inkjet technology - EPSON
Advanced MicroPiezo™. A combination of two
key elements - EPSON Ultra MicroDot™ and
EPSON Variable-Sized Droplet Technology - this
cutting-edge innovation produces the best
combination of speed and print quality
without compromise.

Outstanding Features

• EPSON Ultra MicroDot - The World’s
smallest dot

• Latest EPSON technology - Advanced
MicroPiezo™ featuring Ultra MicroDot
and EPSON Variable-Sized Droplet
Technology

• Outstanding speed - 40% speed
improvement

• Amazing resolution - up to 1440dpi

• Optimised for printing on plain paper

• Fully compatible with Mac and
Windows, including ‘98 USB

• Parallel, Serial and USB interfaces

• EPSON PerfectPicture Imaging System™

• Breathtaking PhotoReal™ Colour and
laser sharp black text

• Advanced Colour matching ­Windows ICM, Apple ColorSync and sRGB

• Free EPSON PerfectPicture Pak home
creativity software including:

- Adobe PhotoDeluxe 2.0

- EPSON PhotoSheet

• Free Photo Quality Paper Pack

Variable-sized Droplet Technology ensures the
most breathtaking clarity, even on detailed areas,
and also eliminates image ‘banding’ which can
result from ‘straight’ lines of dots. This maximises
the efficiency of the Stylus COLOR 740 by
ensuring exceptional definition while
maintaining speed.

The illustrated pages provide a real life example
of actual printing times.

A4 DTP page
printed at 360dpi ­print speed of 27 seconds

8” x 10” Printed at
720dpi - printed in only
179 seconds

EPSON Ultra MicroDot™

Through the precise control of minute
piezo crystals inside the printhead, EPSON
Ultra MicroDot Technology produces ink
droplets of just 6 picolitres - the smallest
ink droplet available from any inkjet
printer. The combination of EPSON’s world
renowned 1440 dpi print resolution and
this new Ultra MicroDot™ produces
amazing PhotoReal images, and laser­sharp text.

EPSON Variable-Sized
Droplet Technology

EPSON Variable-Sized Droplet Technology
is capable of producing three different
sizes of ink droplet, including the 6
picolitre EPSON Ultra MicroDot™. Through
intelligent analysis of the page to be
printed, the Stylus COLOR 740
utilises the smaller droplet to
produce fine detail, whilst
increase the droplet size
for areas of greater coverage.
Thus providing the optimum
in both speed and quality.

A4 web page
printed at 360dpi ­print speed of 42 seconds

A4 presentation page
printed at 360dpi ­print speed of 50 seconds

Flexible paper handling
and reliability

The Stylus COLOR 740 supports a wide
variety of paper sizes and thicknesses,
with a paper handling capacity of 100 A4
pages, 30 Transparency Sheets or 10
envelopes. To ensure maximum
performance, the two ink cartridges can
print around 900 pages of A4 text, 300
pages of colour or 70 photos.

Full PC and Mac compatibility
makes great printing simple

The Stylus COLOR 740 is fully Windows and
Macintosh compatible, supporting
Windows 3.1, 95, 98 and NT 4.0.
The Stylus COLOR 740 also supports USB
(Universal Serial Bus) interface the very
latest and most flexible way of connecting
a wide variety of devices such as printers,
without needing to restart the computer ­a breakthrough in simple Plug and
Play connectivity.

Feature Enhanced Printer Driver ­maximum performance
and efficiency

The enhanced Printer Driver features a
number of developments designed to
increase performance and efficiency, all
easily controlled through a friendly
user interface.

EPSON PhotoEnhance 3
automatically boosts
quality by adjusting
colour balance,
exposure and contrast,
ideal for printing web
pages and digital
camera images. New Photo 720 and 1440
Print Modes utilise Ultra MicroDot™ and
Variable-Sized Droplet Technology to
render tonal variations and colour
gradations with exceptional smoothness.

Efficiency is maintained by numerous
additional printer driver functions
including new Plain Paper Economy Mode
to optimise ink economy, and Enhanced
Paper Length Check to save wasted pages.

The Stylus COLOR 740 also includes
enhancements such as ‘Watermark’
function, Document Rotation, Proportional
Printing, and Multiple Pages per Sheet,
all designed to provide the user with
complete control over the
printed document.

A3

A4

=>

Watermarking Proportional Printing

2

1

1

=>

1

Multipage

4

3

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On-line Documentation and
On-screen Status Monitor keep
the user in control

To ensure that all the printer functions
can be observed and maintained. Status
Monitor 2 keeps users informed of key
printer information, including Printer
Status and ink levels, while a
sophisticated multimedia set-up guide and
comprehensive Reference and Colour
Guides ensure maximum information and
ease of use.

Comprehensive On-line Colour Guide

EPSON Warranty for peace of mind

The EPSON Stylus COLOR 740 has a 1 year
return-to-base warranty as standard, which
may be extended to 3-years and upgraded
to on-site repair support for extra peace
of mind.

Creativity and quality

- start here

Your free EPSON PerfectPicture Pak contains
everything you need to start creating ­instantly. Fantastic PC and Mac compatible
software and a free EPSON Photo Quality Paper
Pack complete the perfect printing solution ­offering endless opportunities for creativity,
quality and fun.

Adobe PhotoDeluxe 2.0•- endless
photo presentation opportunities

Based on Adobe Photoshop, the world­wide industry standard among photo
professionals, this powerful, easy-to-use
software provides unlimited opportunities
to manipulate and present photos. Dozens
of templates offer a wealth of presentation
opportunities, while professional results
can be achieved with the assistance of
editing tools including Adobe SmartSelect,
a Clone Tool and One-Step Red-Eye
Removal.

More than 30 Special Effects offer
creativity to suit any project, while
retrieval and storage is made easy with an
EasyPhoto organiser for creating photo
albums or galleries. And with the addition
of Adobe Connectables, a free monthly
activities guide which can be accessed via
the Web, there really is no end to what
can be achieved.

EPSON PhotoSheet - multiple photo
layouts all on one page

This simple to use EPSON software is
designed for printing multiple copies of a
photograph in different sizes on one sheet
of A4. It provides image controls for
rotation, brightness, contrast, saturation
and colour adjustment before printing.
You can print images from your hard disk
or EPSON digital camera or scanner, using
the built-in TWAIN interface.

Allows you to make multiple copies
of a photographic image in a variety
of sizes on an A4 sheet

EPSON Photo Quality Paper Pack ­put the best in and get the ultimate
out of your EPSON Stylus COLOR 740

To ensure that outstanding results can be
achieved instantly, the free EPSON Photo
Quality Paper Pack includes a number of
high quality paper products which have
been specially designed to achieve
outstanding results on the Stylus COLOR 740.

Unbelievable results can be produced on
plain paper, whilst genuine EPSON media
ensures the very best output possible and
provides increased versatility and creativity.

The Photo Quality Paper Pack includes:
5 x A4 Photo Paper
3 x 4” x 6” Photo Paper,
3 x A4 Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper

High Quality Images

Included with the Stylus COLOR 740 is
EPSON High Quality Images software,
offering a selection of pictures that allow
you to quickly and easily experience the
high-quality output
available from your
printer, straight out of
the box with no hidden
extras required.