Epson C68 User Manual

Epson Stylus®C68

Quick Guide

Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Basic Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Printing in Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Printing in Macintosh OS X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Using Special Papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Printing Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Printing Photos in Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Printing Photos in Macintosh OS X. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Replacing Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Purchasing Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Ink Cartridge Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Removing and Installing Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Checking the Printer’s Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Problems and Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Where To Get Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Windows System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Macintosh System Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

FCC Compliance Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

NERGY STAR Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

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Epson America, Inc. Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

2 Contents

Introduction

The Epson Stylus® C68 printer is the ideal desktop printer for business and home
use. With its exceptional speed and print resolutions, it is practical for everyday
use, yet capable of delivering superior photo printing.

The Stylus C68 provides you with Epson’s exclusive DURABrite
These quick-drying inks are resistant to water and fading, so prints stand the test
of time. Because the ink particles remain near the surface and don’t bleed through,
they’re ideal for double-sided prints.

After you have set up your Epson Stylus C68 as described on the Start Here sheet,
use these instructions to:

■ Load paper

■ Print from Windows

■ Replace ink cartridges

■ Solve simple problems

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or on a Macintosh

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For more information about your printer, see the on-screen User’s Guide. An icon
for the manual was automatically placed on your desktop when you installed the
software.

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Ultra inks.

Please follow these guidelines as you read your Epson Stylus C68 instructions:

Warning:

Warnings must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury.

Caution:

Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment.

Note:

Notes contain important information about your printer.

Tip:

Tips contain hints for better printing.

Introduction 3

Loading Paper

The type of paper you choose affects the way your printout looks, so be sure to
select the correct paper for your job. If you are just printing a rough draft, plain
paper is fine. For the best results however, you’ll want to use one of Epson’s special
ink jet papers designed for your printer. For example, your photos will look great
printed on Epson Ultra Premium Glossy Photo Paper. See “Using Special Papers”
on page 13 for more information.

Follow these steps to load paper on your printer.

1. Open the output tray and its extension.

2. Squeeze the left edge guide and slide it to the left.

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3. Insert the paper, printable side up, against the right edge guide. Then slide the
left edge guide against the left edge of the paper (but not too tightly).

Letter-size paper

Note:

You can load up to 100 sheets of plain paper and up to 20 sheets of most types of
photo paper. (See the on-screen User’s Guide for specific paper capacity
guidelines.)

4 × 6-inch or
5 × 7-inch paper

Follow these guidelines when loading paper:

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

is under the tabs on the left and right edge guides.

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

side.

■ Always load the short edge first, even when printing in landscape mode.

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

■ If you experience paper feeding problems, try loading fewer sheets.

■ If you’re using special paper, check the package for special loading

instructions.

Loading Paper 5

Basic Printing

Follow the instructions in this section for basic printing of your documents. For
Windows, see below. For Macintosh OS X, see page 9.

If you are printing photographs, also see page 15 for more information about
printing photos.

Printing in Windows

1. Open the File menu and select Print. You see a Print window like this one:

Select your printer here

Click here to
open your printer
software

2. Make sure

3. Click the

Options button, click it. Then click Properties or Preferences on the next

screen.)

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Epson Stylus C68 Series is selected.

Properties or Preferences button. (If you see a Setup, Printer, or

You see the basic print settings window:

Select the type
of document
you’re printing

Select your
paper Type

Select your
paper Size

4. Select from these

■ Draft: For rough drafts with reduced print quality

■ Text: For text-only documents with higher text quality

■ Text & Image: For documents with text and images with higher quality

■ Photo: For photos and graphics with good quality and speed

■ Best Photo: For photos or graphics with high print quality

5. Make sure the paper

Quality Option settings:

Type and Size settings match the paper you’ve loaded in

Select your
document or
image orientation

Click here for
more options

the printer. See “Using Special Papers” on page 13.

6. Select

Portrait or Landscape for the Orientation setting.

Printing in Windows 7

7. For more printing options, click the Advanced button. Then select the
following settings as necessary.

Select a color management method
(To choose No Color Adjustment, click ICM first)

Select Paper & Quality
Options as necessary

Click here to select
Photo RPM™ (5760
× 720) for the best
print quality on
certain paper types

Select Print Options
as necessary

Click here if you want to see this Advanced
screen each time you access your print settings.

Note:

For more information about advanced settings, or instructions on saving them as a
group so you can reuse them later, click ? or Help.

8. If you want to change the layout settings, click the Page Layout tab and
select settings as necessary.

9. Click

OK to save your settings, then click OK or Print to start printing.

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During printing, this window appears and shows the progress of your print job.
You can use the buttons to cancel, pause, or resume printing. You can also see how
much ink you have left.

Cancel printing

Pause or
resume printing

Check remaining
ink levels

Tip:

You can also cancel printing by pressing the paper button on your printer.

Printing in Macintosh OS X

Follow the steps below for basic printing of your Macintosh OS X documents.
For printing photographs, also see page 19.

Before you begin, make sure you added your printer in the Printer Setup Utility
(OS X 10.3.x) or the Print Center (OS X 10.2.x) as described on the Start Here
sheet.

1. Open the File menu and select

Page Setup. You see the Page Setup window:

Select Stylus C68 here

Select your Paper Size

Select your document
or image orientation

Printing in Macintosh OS X 9

2. Select Stylus C68 in the Format for pop-up menu.

3. Select your Paper Size. For borderless printing, choose a paper size with the

Sheet Feeder-Borderless option.

4. Select portrait or landscape as the orientation setting.

5. Click

6. Open the File menu and select

7. Select

8. Select

OK.

Print. You see a window like this one:

Stylus C68 in the Printer pop-up menu.

Print Settings from the pop-up menu.

9. Select the following Print Settings as necessary:

Select Stylus C68

Select Print Settings

Select your Media
Type

Select Color or
Black Ink

Select higher
quality or faster
printing (if available)

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Click Print

Depending on your settings, you can choose these other options from the
pop-up menu:

■ Copies & Pages: Select the number of copies you want, or a page range.

■ Layout: Select page layout options.

■ Output Options: Save your print job as a PDF file.

■ Scheduler: Schedule your print job to print at a later time.

■ Paper Handling: Select page printing options, such as Reverse print

order

.

■ ColorSync or Color Management: Select ColorSync

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or adjust the
color controls, change the gamma setting, or turn off color adjustments in
the printer software.

■ Expansion: Reduce or enlarge the image size for borderless printing.

■ Summary: View a list of all your selections.

Note:

For more information about printer settings, click the ? button.

10. Click the Advanced button to change these settings.

11. Click

Select Photo RPM
for the best print
quality on certain
paper types

Print.

Printing in Macintosh OS X 11

12. To monitor the progress of your print job, click the printer icon when it
appears in the dock on the bottom of your desktop.

If you’re using OS X 10.2.x, click the Print Center icon instead, then
double-click

Stylus C68 in the Printer List window.

You see a screen like this:

Resume printingPause printing

Cancel printing

Select the
print job

Tip:

You can also cancel printing by pressing the paper button on your printer.

13. When you’re finished, close the printer window or Print Center.

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Using Special Papers

You can use the following special Epson papers in your Stylus C68:

Paper name Size Part number

Epson Ultra Premium Glossy Photo
Paper

Epson Premium Bright White Paper Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S041586

Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper Borderless 4 × 6 inches S041808

Epson Premium Semigloss Photo
Paper

Epson Glossy Photo Paper Borderless 4 × 6 inches S041809

Epson Matte Paper Heavyweight Borderless 8 × 10 inches S041467

Epson Double-Sided Matte Paper Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S041568

Epson Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S041062

Borderless 4 × 6 inches S041934

Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S041935

S041727

Borderless 5 × 7 inches S041464

Borderless 8 × 10 inches S041465

Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S041286

S041667

Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S041331

Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S041141

S041649
S041272
S041271

Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S041257

Legal (8.5 × 14 inches) S041067

A4 (8.3 × 11.7 inches) S041061

You can purchase genuine Epson ink and paper from an authorized Epson reseller.
To find the nearest reseller, please call 800-GO-EPSON (800-463-7766). To
purchase online, visit www.epsonstore.com (U.S. sales only). In Canada, please
call [phone] for reseller referral.

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Selecting the Correct Paper Type

Be sure to select the correct Type or Media Type setting in your printer software:

For this paper Select this setting

Plain paper
Epson Premium Bright White Paper

Epson Ultra Premium Glossy Photo Paper Ultra Premium Glossy Photo Paper

Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper Premium Glossy Photo Paper

Epson Premium Semigloss Photo Paper Premium Semigloss Photo Paper

Epson Glossy Photo Paper Glossy Photo Paper

Epson Matte Paper Heavyweight
Epson Double-Sided Matte Paper
Epson Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper

Envelopes Envelope

Plain Paper/Bright White Paper

Matte Paper - Heavyweight

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