Epson 777, 777i User Manual

EPSON Stylus Color 777/777i

Printer Basics

Printed on recycled paper.

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NERGY STAR

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Welcome! 1

About Your Documentation 1

Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips 1

Viewing Your Electronic Printer Manual 2

Watching Printer Movies 4

Printing from Start to Finish 5

Printing with Windows 5

Loading Paper 5

Opening the Printer Software 6

Selecting Printer Software Settings 7

Controlling Printing 8

Printing on a Macintosh 9

Loading Paper 9

Opening the Printer Software 10

Selecting Printer Software Settings 11

Controlling Printing 12

Using PhotoEnhance, Custom, and Advanced Settings 13

Enhancing Photos 13

Using Custom Project Types 14

Using Advanced Settings 15

Printing on Envelopes 15

Using Special Papers 16

EPSON Matte Paper - Heavyweight 16

EPSON Photo Paper 16

Selecting the Correct Media Type 17

Maintaining Your Printer 19

Cleaning the Print Head 19

Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern 20

Replacing an Ink Cartridge 21

Ink Cartridge Precautions 21

Determining Which Cartridge to Replace 22

Removing and Installing Ink Cartridges 22

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Aligning the Print Head 24

Cleaning the Printer 25

Transporting the Printer 26

Problem Solving 27

Identifying Printer Parts 27

Diagnosing Printer Problems 28

Checking the Control Panel Lights 28

Running a Printer Check 29

Problems and Solutions 30

Setup and Software Installation Problems 30

Printing Problems 31

Print Quality Problems 32

Problems with Paper Feeding 34

Miscellaneous Printout Problems 35

Uninstalling and Reinstalling Printer Software 36

Where To Get Help 37

EPSON Technical Support 37

Creative Software Technical Support 38

Requirements and Notices 39

Windows System Requirements 39

Macintosh System Requirements 40

ENERGY STAR Compliance 40

Important Safety Instructions 41

Ink Cartridge Safety Instructions 42

FCC Compliance Statement 43

Declaration of Conformity 43

Epson America, Inc. Limited Warranty 44

Index 45

Welcome!

Your EPSON Stylus® Color 777 or EPSON Stylus Color 777i printer is the ideal output device for home or home office printing. With resolutions of up to 2880 by 720 dpi, you can print anything from reports and resumes to family photos and greeting cards with great results.

The EPSON Stylus Color 777i printer is identical to the EPSON Stylus Color 777 printer, except for the printer lid and color. Therefore, this guide refers to the printer and its software as EPSON Stylus Color 777.

About Your Documentation

To set up your printer and install its software, see the Start Here sheet. This book contains instructions on:

■ viewing your electronic printer manual and printer movies

■ printing with Windows

■ maintaining the printer

or on a Macintosh

■ solving basic problems

For system requirements, important safety information, and your printer warranty, see page 39. For detailed information on using your printer and its software, see your electronic Reference Guide, as described on page 2.

Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips

Warnings must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury.

Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment.

Notes contain important information about your printer.

Tips contain additional hints for better printing.

Viewing Your Electronic Printer Manual

Your printer software CD-ROM includes an electronic Reference Guide for your printer. The manual is in HTML format, so you need a browser—such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 or later or Netscape Navigator® 3.0 or later—to view it. If you are using a different browser, the pages may not display correctly.

A browser is not included on the printer software CD-ROM.

You can view your electronic Reference Guide from the CD-ROM or copy it to your hard drive and view it from there. Follow these steps:

1. Insert your printer software CD-ROM.

2. Windows: Double-click

drive icon, then double-click the

Macintosh: Double-click the

EPSON

icon.

The Main Menu appears:

3. Click

View EPSON

Documentation

. A submenu

appears:

4. Click

View Reference

Guide

. You see another submenu. You can view the manual from the CD-ROM or copy the manual to your hard drive and view it from there. For details on viewing it, see the next section.

My Computer

EPSON

Click here

CD-ROM icon, then double-click the

, double-click your CD-ROM

icon.

If you copied the manual to your hard drive, you can access it at any time, as follows:

Windows: Select Start, Programs, EPSON, and double-click ESC777 Guide.

Macintosh: Open the EPSON Stylus Color 777 folder and double-click View

Reference Guide

When you first open the Reference Guide, you see this screen:

Click here to expand the table of contents

Click a topic on the left to expand the table of contents.

After expanding the table of contents, you can click on the topic you want to view.

If there’s a right arrow , click it to view subtopics, then click on a topic to go to it.

Click the down arrow to close a subtopic list.

Closed list, click to expand

Click to go to topic

If you see an icon in place of a graphic when viewing your

Guide

in Netscape Navigator, click the Reload button to load the

graphic.

Reference

Watching Printer Movies

Need help loading plain or special paper, replacing ink cartridges, or cleaning the print head? Your printer software CD-ROM includes helpful Fix-it Flix movies that

explain these common tasks.

Follow these steps to watch your printer movies:

1. Insert your printer software CD-ROM.

2. Windows: Double-click My Computer, double-click your CD-ROM

drive icon, then double-click the EPSON icon.

Macintosh: Double-click the EPSON CD-ROM icon, then double-click the

EPSON icon.

The Main Menu appears:

3. Click View EPSON

Documentation Watch Printer Movies.

, then click

Click here

The main Fix-it Flix screen appears:

4. Click the poster for the movie you want to see. If necessary, select an option on the next screen. The movie starts playing.

Printing from Start to Finish

Here’s what to do to print a basic document—such as a newsletter or photograph— from loading the paper to selecting print settings to controlling the print job. Follow the instructions in these sections:

■ “Printing with Windows” below

■ “Printing on a Macintosh” on page 9

If you’re already familiar with EPSON ink jet printing, you can skip ahead to these sections:

■ “Using PhotoEnhance, Custom, and Advanced Settings” on page 13

■ “Printing on Envelopes” on page 15

■ “Using Special Papers” on page 16

■ “Selecting the Correct Media Type” on page 17

Printing with Windows

This section describes the basic steps for printing with Windows.

(To print on a Macintosh, see page 9.)

Loading Paper

Make sure your printer and computer

Load paper only up to this arrow

Slide paper against the right edge

are turned on.

Place your paper against the right edge of the sheet feeder and slide the left edge guide against the paper. (Don’t push the paper deeper into the feeder.)

Follow these guidelines when loading paper:

■ Load the printable side face up. It’s usually whiter or brighter than the other side.

■ Load letterhead or preprinted paper into the printer top edge first.

■ Don’t load paper above the arrow on the left edge guide.

If you’re printing on envelopes, see page 15 for loading instructions.

Opening the Printer Software

After you open your application program and create your document, you’re ready to select your printer software settings.

From the File menu, click

. You see your application’s Print dialog box (your

dialog box may look slightly different):

Select your printer here

Make the following selections on the Print dialog box:

■ Make sure

■ Click the

it. Then click

EPSON Stylus Color 777

Properties

button. (If you see a

Properties

on the next screen.)

is selected.

Setup, Printer

Click here to open your printer software

Options

, or

button, click

If you click the print icon on your application’s tool bar instead of selecting Print from the File menu, you may not get the option to change the printer software settings before printing.

Selecting Printer Software Settings

Once you click Properties, you see your printer software Properties dialog box.

The most important thing to remember is to set the correct Media Type for the paper you’re using. If necessary, click the Main tab to display the settings shown below:

Select the type of paper you loaded

Select the Ink color

Select Automatic mode

Select higher-quality or faster printing, or in-between

Click OK

Make the following settings on the Properties dialog box:

■ Choose the paper you’re printing on (click the

arrow to scroll through the Media Type list). If you’re not sure which setting to select, see page 17.

■ Set the Ink option to Color to print a color

document. To print a black text document,

Black

click

■ Set the Mode option to

Automatic

. It’s the easiest way to get good printing results

on all types of paper.

■ Set the slider in the Mode box to

Quality

Speed

to select high-quality printing, faster printing, or an in-between setting. (The slider may not be available for your paper type.)

■ Click

to return to your application’s Print dialog box.

For more information about printer settings, click the Help button. Or you can right-click any item on the screen and then click What’s This?.

Selecting the Settings You Use Most Often

The printer settings you make apply only to the application you’re currently using. If you usually print one type of document in different applications—for example, legal-sized documents with black ink—you can change the default printer settings for all your programs. You do this using the Windows Printers utility.

1. Click

Start

, point to

2. Right-click the

3. Select

Properties

Printing Preferences

Settings

EPSON Stylus Color 777

(Windows 95 or 98),

, and then select

icon.

Document Defaults

(Windows 2000). Then click the

Printers

(Windows NT), or

Main

tab.

4. Select the default settings you want to use for all your applications. Click OK when you’re finished.

Remember that you can always change the settings in your application when you want to print different types of documents.

Controlling Printing

At the Print dialog box, click OK (or maybe

) to start printing.

Click OK to start printing

After a moment, the Progress Meter appears and shows the progress of your print job. You can use the buttons to cancel, pause, or restart printing. You can also see how much ink you have left.

Click to cancel printing

Click to pause or resume

Does not appear if you are printing over a network

printing

For more advanced printer settings, see page 13. For more information on printing— for example, previewing your printout, changing the paper size, or adding a watermark—see your electronic Reference Guide (described on page 2).