EPSON C84 User Manual

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Glossary

The following definitions apply specifically to printers.

automatic roll paper cutter

The built-in paper cutter, which automatically cuts images printed continuously on roll paper.

Background Printing

When background printing is on, the computer can be used for other operations while printing a document. When it is off, the computer will suspend all other operations while printing a document, but print data will be sent to the printer more quickly.

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banding

The horizontal lines that sometimes appear when printing graphics. See also “MicroWeave”.

Bluetooth

A wireless technology that enables different devices to communicate without the need for cable connections.

Borderless printing

A printing mode that allows you to print without margins on all four sides of the paper.

brightness

The lightness or darkness of an image.

CMYK

Cyan (blue-green), magenta, yellow, and black. These colored inks are used to create the printed colors in the subtractive system.

Collate

A setting that has the printer print copies of multiple-page documents in complete sets rather than print copies of the document page by page.

color matching

Generic term for methods of processing color data so that colors displayed on a computer screen closely match colors in printouts. A variety of color-matching software or systems are used for different occasions. See also “ColorSync” and “ICM (Image Color Matching)”.

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ColorSync

Macintosh software that is designed to help you achieve the color matching. See also “color matching”.

Contrast

A setting that maximizes or minimizes the difference between the bright and dark parts of an image.

default

A value or setting that takes effect when the equipment is turned on, reset, or initialized.

DMA

Direct Memory Access. A data transfer feature that bypasses a computer’s CPU and allows direct communication between a computer and peripheral devices (like printers), and between one peripheral device and another.

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Double-Sided Printing

A printing mode that allows you to print on both sides of the paper.

dpi

Dots per inch. The dpi measures the resolution. See also “resolution”.

drive

A memory device, such as a hard disk, CD-ROM, or floppy disk drive. In Windows, a letter is assigned to each drive for easy management.

driver

Software that sends instructions to a computer peripheral to tell it what to do. For example, your printer driver accepts print data from your word processor application and sends instructions to the printer on how to print this data. Together, the printer driver and printer utilities are referred to as "printer software". See also “printer software”.

economy printing

Printing in which images are printed with fewer dots to save ink.

Edge Smoothing

Improves the print quality of low-resolution images by smoothing jagged edges and lines. This setting has no effect on high-resolution images or on text.

EPSON MonitorIV

A utility for Macintosh that allows you to manage print jobs that are in a print queue. This utility also shows the status of the job currently being printed. (See “print queue”)

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EPSON StatusMonitor

A utility for Macintosh that monitors the printer status. If the StatusMonitor detects a printer error, it will inform you with an error message.

EPSON Status Monitor 3

A utility for Windows that provides printer status information, such as the amount of ink remaining, and checks for printer errors.

Finest Detail

This printer software setting automatically makes your printouts sharper and clearer, especially for text. Be aware that this may increase the time required for printing.

Fit to Page printing

A printing mode that automatically enlarges or reduces the size of your document to fit the paper size selected in the printer software.

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font

A set of type characters of one style and size.

Gamma

A setting that controls image contrast by modifying the mid-tones and mid-level grays.

grayscale

A scale of shades of gray from black to white. Grayscale is used to represent colors when printing with black ink only.

Head Cleaning utility

A utility that cleans the print head, allowing the print head nozzles to deliver ink properly.

high speed printing

Printing in which the print head prints images in both directions as it moves back and forth. This provides faster printing.

ICM (Image Color Matching)

The color matching method used by Windows. See also “color matching”

ink cartridge

Contains the ink that your printer uses to print.

ink jet

A method of printing in which each letter or symbol is formed by precisely spraying ink onto paper.

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Ink Levels

A graphic display of the amount of ink remaining in each cartridge.

interface

The connection between the computer and the printer. See also “parallel interface” and “USB interface”.

interface cable

The cable that connects the computer to the printer.

local printer

The printer connected to the computer’s port directly by an interface cable.

margins

The space around the edge of the paper outside of the printable area. See also “printable area”

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media

Materials upon which data is printed, such as plain paper, envelopes, special paper, and transparency film.

MicroWeave

Printing in which images are printed in finer increments to reduce the possibility of banding. See also “banding”.

Mirror Image

This printer software setting flips your printout, left to right.

monochrome

Printing which uses only one color of ink, usually black.

Nozzle Check utility

A utility that checks the print head nozzles to see if they are clogged and need to be cleaned.

nozzles

Fine tubes in the print head through which ink is sprayed onto the page. Print quality may decline if the print head nozzles are clogged.

operation check

A method for checking the operation of the printer. When you perform a printer operation check, the printer prints some information codes followed by a nozzle check pattern.

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Orientation

Settings that determine the orientation of your printout. Select between Portrait (tall) or Landscape (wide).

Pages Per Sheet printing

A printing mode that allows you to print two or four pages on a single sheet of paper.

parallel interface

An interface that is used for one-to-one connection between a computer and a printer. See also “interface”.

PhotoEnhance

A printing mode that provides a variety of image correction settings that you can apply to your photos before printing.

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port

An interface channel through which data is transmitted between devices.

Poster Printing

A printing mode that allows you to enlarge a single document page to cover 4, 9, or 16 printed sheets of paper and put them together to make a poster.

printable area

The area of a page on which the printer can print. It is smaller than the physical size of the page due to margins.

printer driver

See “driver”.

printer software

The printer software which comes with your printer 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 printer and keep it in top operating condition. See also “driver” and “utilities”.

printer utilities

See “utilities”.

Print Head Alignment utility

A utility that aligns the print head so images will print clearly. Used when printed images are blurry, or when misaligned vertical lines or horizontal bands appear in the printout.

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PRINT Image Matching

This system enables stunning printing to be achieved easily through the combination of a digi tal camera loaded with the PRINT Image Matching function and a printer that supports su ch matching. Print commands are attached to pho to data during digital camera photography and the printer adheres to these commands to print photos with the color match that optimally fulfills the objectives of the digitally composed shots.

Print Preview

A setting that allows you to see how your document will look before actually printing it.

print queue

A waiting line in which print jobs that are sent to the printer via network are stored until they can be printed.

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Profiles

Standards that allow different devices to operate with one another using Bluetooth wireless technology. Profiles are defined by the uses and features they al low dev ices to perf orm , s uch a s pri nti ng or sc ann in g f rom a c om pute r. T o sh ar e this information, the devices must be compatible with the same profile.

Quality Type settings

A number of print quality settings that are available in the printer software.

Reduce/Enlarge Document

A printing mode that adjusts the printed size of your document.

reset

To return a printer to its defaults by turning the printer off and then quickly back on.

resolution

The number of dots used to represent an image, expressed as (horizontal dots) × (vertical dots).

Reverse Order

A setting that allows you to print your documents in reverse order, starting with the last page.

RGB

Red, green, and blue. These colors, in phosphors irradiated by a cathode ray tube (CRT) monitor's electron gun, creates the screen colors with additive mixture.

Rotate 180°

A setting that rotates the page to be printed 180 degrees.

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Saturation

A setting that modifies the vividness of color. The lower the saturation, the duller the colors. The higher the saturation, the more vivid the colors.

spool

The first step in printing, in which the printer software converts the print data into codes that your printer understands. This data is then sent directly to the printer or to the print server.

spool manager

The software that converts print data into codes that your printer understands. See also “spool”.

sRGB

The color management method used to maintain color consistency between devices which adhere to the sRGB standard.

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Status Monitor

The software that allows you to check the printer’s status.

USB interface

Universal Serial Bus interface. Enables the user to connect up to 127 peripheral devices (such as keyboards, pointing devices, and printers) to the computer through a single, general-purpose port. USB hubs allow you to add additional ports. See also “interface”.

utilities

Software that allows you to monitor and maintain your printer. Together, u tilities and the printer driver are referred to as "printer software". See also “printer software”.

Watermark printing

A printing mode that allows you to print text or an image as a watermark on your printout.

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How to Print

Introduction

This section guides you through the procedures for different kinds of printing.

“Printing Text and Web Pages”

Explains how to print documents and images on various sizes or kinds of single-sheet paper.

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“Printing Photos”

Explains how to print photos on various sizes or kinds of single-sheet paper.

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“Printing on Envelopes”

Explains how to print on envelopes.

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Printing Text and Web Pages

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Handling single sheets of paper

Refer to the section below for details on loading single sheets of paper.

“Loading Single Sheets of Paper”

When using special media, refer to the section below.

“Using Special Media”

Driver settings for Windows

1. Open the file you want to print.

2. Access the printer driver.

“Accessing the Printer Software for Windows”

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3. Click the Main tab, then make the Quality Option setting. See

the following section for details on the Quality Option settings. & See “Quality Option”

4. Make the appropriate Type setting.

“Media Type Settings”

5. Make the appropriate Size setting. You can also define a custom paper size. For details, see the following section.

“Making User Defined Paper Sizes for Windows”

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6. Select Portrait (tall) or Landscape (wide) to change the orientation of your printout.

7. Click OK to close the printer driver settings dialog box.

8. Print your data.

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Driver settings for Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x

1. Open the file you want to print.

2. Access the Page Setup dialog box.

“Accessing the Printer Software for Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x”

3. Make the appropriate Paper Size setting. You can also define a custom paper size. For details, see the following section.

“Making User Defined Paper Sizes for Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x”

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4. Select Portrait (tall) or Landscape (wide) to change the orientation of your printout.

5. Click OK to save the settings and close the Page Setup dialog box.

6. Access the Print dialog box.

“Accessing the Printer Software for Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x”

7. Make the appropriate Media Type setting.

“Media Type Settings”

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8. Click Print to start printing.

Driver settings for Mac OS X

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1. Open the file you want to print.

2. Access the Page Setup dialog box.

“Accessing the Printer Software for Mac OS X”

3. Make the appropriate Format for setting. When printing with

standard margins, select Stylus C84.

4. Make the appropriate Paper Size and Orientation settings.

5. Click OK to close the Page Setup dialog box.

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6. Access the Print dialog box.

“Accessing the Printer Software for Mac OS X”

7. Make the Printer setting so that it matches the Format for setting you made in the Page Setup dialog box in step 3. Then make the Copies & Pages settings.

Note:

❏ Always match the Format for setting in the Page Setup dialog

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box and the Printer setting in the Print dialog box. Otherwise the data may not be printed correctly.

❏ The Copies & Pages settings available are a standard feature of

Mac OS X. See your operating system’s documentation for details.

8. Select Print Settings from the pop-up menu.

9. Make the appropriate Media Type, Color, and Mode settings. & See “Print Settings”

“Media Type Settings”

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10. Click Print to start printing.

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Printing Photos

Handling single sheets of paper

Refer to the section below for details on loading single sheets of paper.

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“Loading Single Sheets of Paper”

When using special media, refer to the section below.

“Using Special Media”

Driver settings for Windows

1. Open the file you want to print.

2. Access the printer driver.

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“Accessing the Printer Software for Windows”

3. Click the Main tab, then make the Quality Option setting. See the following section for details on the Quality Option settings. & See “Quality Option”

4. Make the appropriate Type setting.

“Media Type Settings”

5. Make the appropriate Size setting. You can also define a custom paper size. For details, see the following section.

“Making User Defined Paper Sizes for Windows”

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6. Select Portrait (tall) or Landscape (wide) to change the

orientation of your printout.

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7. Click OK to close the printer driver settings dialog box.

8. Print your data.

Driver settings for Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x

1. Open the file you want to print.

2. Access the Page Setup dialog box.

“Accessing the Printer Software for Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x”

3. Make the appropriate Paper Size setting. You can also define a custom paper size. For details, see the following section.

“Making User Defined Paper Sizes for Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x”

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4. Select Portrait (tall) or Landscape (wide) to change the

orientation of your printout.

5. Click OK to save the settings and close the Page Setup dialog

box.

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6. Access the Print dialog box.

“Accessing the Printer Software for Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x”

7. Make the appropriate Media Type setting.

“Media Type Settings”

8. Click Print to start printing.

Driver settings for Mac OS X

1. Open the file you want to print.

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2. Access the Page Setup dialog box.

“Accessing the Printer Software for Mac OS X”

3. Make the appropriate Format for setting. When printing with standard margins, select Stylus C84.

4. Make the appropriate Paper Size and Orientation settings.

5. Click OK to close the Page Setup dialog box.

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6. Access the Print dialog box.

“Accessing the Printer Software for Mac OS X”

7. Make the Printer setting so that it matches the Format for setting you made in the Page Setup dialog box in step 3. Then make the Copies & Pages settings.

Note:

❏ Always match the Format for setting in the Page Setup dialog

box and the Printer setting in the Print dialog box. Otherwise the data may not be printed correctly.

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❏ The Copies & Pages settings available are a standard feature of

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Mac OS X. See your operating system’s documentation for details.

8. Select Print Settings from the pop-up menu.

9. Make the appropriate Media Type, Color, and Mode settings. & See “Print Settings”

“Media Type Settings”

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10. Click Print to start printing.

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Printing on Envelopes

Handling envelopes

Refer to the section below for loading envelopes.

“Loading Envelopes”

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Refer to the section below for the printable area. & See “Printable area”

Driver settings for Windows

1. Access the printer driver.

“Accessing the Printer Software for Windows”

2. Click the Main tab, then make the Quality Option setting. See the following section for details on the Quality Option settings. & See “Quality Option”

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3. Select Plain Paper / Bright White Paper as the Type setting.

4. Select the appropriate envelope size from the available Size settings. You can also define a custom paper size. For details, see the following section.

“Making User Defined Paper Sizes for Windows”

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5. Select Landscape as the Orientation setting.

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6. Click OK to close the printer driver settings dialog box.

7. Print your data.

Note:

The Economy setting that is offered under Paper & Quality Options in the Advanced menu is not enabled when printing envelopes.

Driver settings for Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x

1. Access the Page Setup dialog box.

“Accessing the Printer Software for Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x”

2. Select the appropriate envelope size from the available Paper Size settings. You can also define a custom paper size. For details, see the following section.

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“Making User Defined Paper Sizes for Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x”

3. Select Landscape as the Orientation setting.

4. Click OK to save the settings and close the Page Setup dialog

box.

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5. Access the Print dialog box.

“Accessing the Printer Software for Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x”

6. Select Plain Paper/Bright White Paper as the Media Type

setting.

7. Click Print to start printing.

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Note:

The Economy Custom mode and the Economy setting that is offered under Print Quality in the Advanced dialog box are not enabled when printing envelopes.

Driver settings for Mac OS X

1. Access the Page Setup dialog box.

“Accessing the Printer Software for Mac OS X”

2. Select Stylus C84 as the Format for setting.

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3. Select the appropriate envelope size as the Paper Size setting.

4. Select Landscape as the Orientation setting.

5. Click OK to close the Page Setup dialog box.

6. Access the Print dialog box.

“Accessing the Printer Software for Mac OS X”

7. Select Stylus C84 as the Printer setting, then make the Copies & Pages settings.

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Note:

❏ Always match the Format for setting in the Page Setup dialog

❏ The Copies & Pages settings available are a standard feature of

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box and the Printer setting in the Print dialog box. Otherwise the data may not be printed correctly.

Mac OS X. See your operating system’s documentation for details.

8. Select Print Settings from the pop-up menu.

9. Select Plain Paper/Bright White Paper as the Media Type

setting, then make the appropriate Color and Mode settings. & See “Print Settings”

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10. Click Print to start printing.

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Various Printing Options

Introduction to Various Printing Options

This printer provides you with a variety of different printing options. You can print in various formats, and you can print using many different types of paper.

The sections that follow the introduction explain procedures for each type of printing. Click the title of each printing option to see more details.

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“Borderless Printing”

Lets you print without margins on all four sides of the paper.

“Double-Sided Printing”

Lets you print on both sides of the paper.

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Note:

This feature is not available with Mac OS X.

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“Fit to Page Printing”

Lets you automatically enlarge or reduce the size of your document to fit the paper size selected in the printer software.

Note:

This feature is not available with Mac OS X.

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