Epson 890-1280 User Manual

EPSON Stylus®Photo 890/1280

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Set Up the Printer

Unpack Everything

Remove all the tape and packing material from the printer before you set up, as shown here. The tape

may be in slightly different locations on your printer, so be sure to check inside and all around the printer for tape and other packing material.

Make sure you’ve got a USB or parallel cable to connect your printer. See “System Requirements” in the Printer Basics book.

Install the Ink Cartridges

Lower the output tray

and open the cover.

Yellow ink replacement button

Lift up the two ink

cartridge clamps.

ink cartridges

uncurling

sheet

roll paper

holders

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Don’t place the printer in areas:

• with high temperature or humidity

• in direct sunlight or dusty conditions

• with poor ventilation

• near sources of heat or electromagnetic interference, such as a cordless telephone base unit

Follow all the “Safety Instructions” listed in the Printer Basics book.

CD-ROM

paper support adapter

paper support

printer

Install both ink cartridges, and leave them installed for all types of printing, or the printer won’t work.

Keep ink cartridges out of the reach of children and do not drink the ink. If ink gets on your skin, wash the area thoroughly with soap and water. If ink gets in your eyes, flush them immediately with water.

Unwrap the ink cartridges, then remove only the yellow part of the tape seal

on top. Don’t pull off the blue part.

Black ink cartridge

• Remove the yellow tape seal from the top of the ink cartridges or you’ll permanently damage them. Don’t remove the clear seals on the bottom or ink will leak out.

• Don’t touch the green chip on the back of the cartridge. This may inhibit normal operation and printing.

Tilt each cartridge forward slightly as

you lower it into its holder. Locate the tabs at the back of the cartridge.

Color ink cartridge

Rest the tabs on top of the hooks on the ink cartridge clamp. Then close the ink cartridge clamp. (The color clamp is a bit harder to close.)

Don’t touch the green chips

Put on the Paper Support

Insert the paper support into the slots on the back of the printer.

Connect the Printer to Your Computer

Connecting to a USB Port

(Recommended connection; only for Windows®98, Windows Me, Windows 2000, iMac™,

and Power Macintosh in the Printer Basics book for details)

Make sure the printer and computer are turned off.

Connect the end of the USB cable to your

printer’s USB port.

Connect the end of the cable to your computer’s

USB port or a first tier USB hub port.

G3 or later systems with built-in USB ports; see “System Requirements”

hooks tabs

Make sure the tabs are positioned

Don’t place the cartridge tabs under the hooks; you may damage the clamp when you close it.

above the hooks

If you’re using a USB hub, connect the printer to a first tier hub or the printer may malfunction. If the printer doesn’t work there, connect it directly to a USB port on your computer.

Connecting to a PC Parallel Port

Make sure the printer and computer are turned off.

Connect the parallel cable to your printer’s parallel port.

Then secure it with the wire clips.

Connect the other end of the cable to your computer’s

built-in parallel port and secure it as necessary.

If your computer has multiple parallel ports, connect your printer to the built-in port (LPT1). To use a different port, see Windows help. Configure your computer to match your printer’s maximum speed by enabling ECP/DMA mode, if possible. See your computer documentation.

Turn On the Printer

With the printer and computer still turned off, plug the printer’s power cord into a

grounded electrical outlet.

Press the power button to turn on the printer. The power light flashes

and the maintenance light come on. The ink cartridge holders move left into loading position.

Press the yellow ink replacement button (shown in step 1) and close the printer cover.

Ink charging takes about two minutes, with the power light flashing and the printer making noise until it’s finished. Don’t turn off the printer or interrupt charging or it will start over, using more ink than necessary. It’s finished when the power light stops flashing.

Never turn off the printer when the power light is flashing, unless the printer hasn’t moved or made any noise for more than 5 minutes.

Install the Ink Cartridges

Don’t use an outlet that is controlled by a wall switch or timer, or one on the same circuit as a large appliance, to avoid damaging the printer’s power supply. Always use the power button to turn the printer on or off. Never use an external switch, such as a power strip switch or wall switch.

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Put in Paper

You can load a stack of plain paper or special ink jet paper.

See the Printer Basics book for special paper loading steps.

For information on using roll paper, see your Printer Basics book.

Pull out the output tray extensions.

Slide the left edge guide so it’s slightly wider than your paper.

Left edge guide

Put In Paper

Output tray extensions

EPSON Stylus

Load paper against the right edge guide, then slide the left edge guide against it.

Don’t load paper above this arrow

Photo 890/1280

After restarting, you see the EPSON Product Registration screen.

Follow the on-screen instructions to register your printer with EPSON. At the last screen, click Quit.

If you choose to print a registration form, you’ll need to select your printer in the Chooser (described in the next steps) before your form will print.

Open the Chooser from the Apple menu.

Click the SP 890 or SP 1280 icon, then click your USB port icon.

Turn on background printing, if you want.

Close the Chooser. Leave in the CD-ROM.

Now you’re ready to install your photo software and electronic manual.

Install the Software

Install Photo Software and Electronic Manual

Install the Software

Locate the CD-ROM that came with your printer and carefully follow the steps here to install the

printer software on your system.

Windows

Turn off your printer. Then turn on your computer and wait until you see

your desktop icons and the cursor is no longer an hourglass style.

Now turn on your printer.

You may see a screen informing you that Windows has detected your printer

(except on Windows NT). If so, click Cancel. You can’t install your printer software that way.

Insert your printer software CD-ROM in a CD-ROM or DVD drive.

After rebooting your system, do one of the following:

Windows: Double-click the EPSON icon.

You see the Main Menu. (You may have to double-click My Computer and the EPSON CD-ROM icon to see the

EPSON icon.)

Macintosh: Double-click the EPSON icon

in the EPSON CD-ROM folder. You see the Main Menu.

Click Install Photo Software. You see a submenu.

Select the button for the software you want to install.

Then click the Install button and follow the instructions on the screen. (If the menu closes after you install an application, repeat step 1 and 2 to continue installing other applications.)

On the EPSON Stylus Photo 1280, you’ll need to enter a serial number for Adobe Photoshop®LE when you install it. The serial number is on your CD-ROM sleeve.

Double-click the My Computer icon on your desktop.

Double-click the EPSON CD-ROM or DVD icon.

Double-click the EPSON icon to start the installer.

(Don’t select any other icon in the folder.)

Read the license agreement and click Agree.

You see the Main Menu.

Click Install Printer Driver. You see the printer driver

installation screen.

Make sure your printer model is highlighted,

then click OK. The installer copies files to your computer and displays a series of windows on your screen.

When it’s finished, click OK. You see the EPSON Product Registration screen.

Follow the on-screen instructions to register your printer with EPSON.

At the last screen, click Done.

When you’re finished installing software,

click Back to return to the Main Menu.

Now click View EPSON Documentation.

You see this submenu:

If you don’t have an Internet browser, such as

™

Netscape Navigator

(versions 3.0 or later), you won’t be able to view the electronic manual. See your Printer Basics book for details.

Click View Reference Guide to view the electronic manual. To copy it to your hard disk and view it from there, click Install Reference Guide and follow the instructions.

When you’re finished, close your browser

and click Quit.

Click Exit to exit the installer.

or Microsoft®Internet Explorer

At the Main Menu, click Exit and restart your computer.

Leave in the CD-ROM as your computer restarts.

Now you’re ready to install your photo software and electronic manual.

Macintosh

Turn on your printer, if necessary.

Turn on your Macintosh and wait until you see your desktop icons.

If you see a message telling you that you need to install software for a USB device, click OK.

Insert your printer software CD-ROM in a CD-ROM or DVD drive.

Double-click the EPSON icon in the CD-ROM folder.

(If your CD-ROM folder doesn’t open automatically, double-click the EPSON icon on your desktop.)

Read the license agreement and click Agree.

You see the Main Menu.

Click Install Printer Driver.

At the next screen, click Install. Follow the instructions

to install your printer driver, select a default paper size, and restart your Macintosh.

Now you’re ready to print with your EPSON Stylus Photo printer!

To share your printer over a PC or Macintosh network, see the electronic Reference Guide for configuration instructions.

Print an Image

Now that you’ve set up your printer, you’re ready to print.

If you print without changing any of the printer software settings, your printer is set to print at 360 dpi. To obtain better resolution and colors from your printer, see your Printer Basics book.

EPSON and EPSON Stylus are registered trademarks of SEIKO EPSON 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. Copyright © 2001 by Epson America, Inc.

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YOU’RE READY TO PRINT!