Epson Stylus 960 Owner's Manual

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Contents

WELCOME! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

PRINT Image Matching and Exif Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

About PRINT Image Matching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

About Exif Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

About Your Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

About Your Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Using the EPSON Printer Information Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Launching the Animations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Launching the Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

PRINTING IN WINDOWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Loading Paper in the Sheet Feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Loading Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Basic Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Selecting the Settings You Use Most Often . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Customizing Your Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Selecting the Correct Paper Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Printing Borderless Photos on Cut Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

PRINTING ON MACINTOSH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Loading Paper in the Sheet Feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Loading Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Basic Printing on Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Basic Printing on Mac OS X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Customizing Your Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Selecting the Correct Media Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Printing Borderless Photos on Cut Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

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PRINTING ON ROLL PAPER, CDS, DVDS, AND CARD STOCK 33

Printing on Roll Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Loading Roll Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Installing the Roll Paper Cutter and Basket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Adjusting the Cutting Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Selecting Roll Paper Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Removing Your Photos and Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Printing on CDs and DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Cleaning the Roller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Designing CDs and DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Inserting a CD or DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Printing Your Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Adjusting the Print Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Adjusting the Print Density . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Printing on Card Stock or Matte Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

MAINTAINING YOUR PRINTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Cleaning the Print Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Running the Head Cleaning Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Replacing an Ink Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Checking the Ink Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Purchasing Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Ink Cartridge Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Removing and Installing Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Aligning the Print Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Cleaning the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Transporting the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

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INSTALLING YOUR PRINTER SOFTWARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Installing Printer Software on Windows Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Installing the Printer Driver for Windows Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Installing Additional Software for Windows Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Installing Printer Software on Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Installing the Printer Driver for Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Installing Additional Software for Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

SOLVING PROBLEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Printer Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Diagnosing Printer Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Running a Printer Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Problems and Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Setup and Software Installation Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Printer Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Quality Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Paper Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

CD/DVD Printing Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Miscellaneous Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Uninstalling and Reinstalling Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Macintosh OS 8.6 to 9.x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Macintosh OS X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Where To Get Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Technical Support for Other Photo Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

REQUIREMENTS AND NOTICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Windows System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Macintosh System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Ink Cartridge Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Automatic Roll Paper Cutter Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

FCC Compliance Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

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Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Energy Star Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Epson America, Inc. Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

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Welcome!

Your EPSON Stylus® Photo 960 is like having a digital darkroom on your desk.
Outstanding printouts result from these advanced features:

■ EPSON’s 6-color inks let you print up to 2880 × 1440 dpi (dots per inch) with

award-winning EPSON Micro Piezo® technology.

■ Ultra small 2-picoliter ink droplets give you finer shadow detail, dazzling

highlights, and better fill across a wider range of colors.

■ EPSON quick drying photo inks produce lightfast and water-resistant prints on a

variety of special papers, and separate cartridges eliminate waste.

■ Roll paper feeder and automatic cutter enable continuous printing and cutting of

multiple photos.

■ CD printing feature lets you print customized “labels”—with your own photos,

text, and artwork—directly on any printable CD.

■ Straight-through paper path for printing on card stock and matte board gives you

more media choices than ever before.

■ Optimized photo print speeds let you quickly create borderless, frame-ready

prints in a variety of popular photo sizes.

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PRINT Image Matching and Exif Print

Your EPSON Stylus Photo 960 printer supports the following innovative digital
image formats to give you the best photo prints possible: PRINT Image Matching,
PRINT Image Matching II, and Exif Print.

About PRINT Image Matching

EPSON’s revolutionary PRINT Image Matching (P.I.M. and P.I.M. II) technologies
let your digital camera and printer work together automatically to produce the best
prints possible.

Digital camera manufacturers that support PRINT Image Matching include EPSON,
Casio,® Konica,® Kyocera,® Minolta,® Olympus,® Ricoh,® Sony,® Toshiba,® Pentax,®
Nikon,® and Sanyo.® Check with your camera’s manufacturer to find out if PRINT
Image Matching technology is included.

With PRINT Image Matching, the digital camera manufacturer can set specific
printing options for each camera model. These options include:

■ contrast, sharpness, and brightness

■ gamma level, color space, and color saturation

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■ shadow point, highlight point, and color balance

The camera saves this information in each JPEG or TIFF image file. Your printer—
along with EPSON Software™ Film Factory™ or the P.I.M. Plug-in for Adobe®
Photoshop®—then uses the information to ensure the most accurate image
reproduction.

But don’t worry if your camera doesn’t include PRINT Image Matching
technology—your EPSON Stylus Photo 960 gives great photo printing results, even
for non-P.I.M. images.

2 Welcome!

About Exif Print

The Exif (Exchangeable Image File) Print format includes information about your
digital camera settings in JPEG and TIFF files. Your printer and software can use this
information to create accurate print settings. Most digital cameras store Exif Print
information such as shutter speed, metering, flash, exposure settings, resolution, and
lens use in the image file. Your printer and Film Factory software use the information
to ensure the most accurate image reproduction.

About Your Software

Your printer CD-ROM includes all the software you need for printing. See the
Start Here sheet for installation instructions.

■ Your printer driver runs your printer and lets you control how your documents

look. You can’t print without it.

Tip: It’s a good idea to check EPSON’s support web site periodically for free
updates to your printer driver. Visit http://support.epson.com. Download
instructions are posted for your convenience.

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Your photo software includes these great tools:

EPSON Print CD gives you easy-to-use templates for printing

customized designs with photos, artwork, and text directly on any
printable CD or DVD (not available for Mac OS X).

EPSON Software Film Factory is a photo management program that lets you
organize, beautify, and print your photos in a flash. Supports PRINT Image
Matching and Exif Print.

P.I.M. II Plug-in for Adobe Photoshop lets you retain PRINT Image Matching
image quality when you import JPEG files from your P.I.M.-enabled digital
camera. (Compatible with Photoshop 6.0, 7.0, and Photoshop Elements 1.0 and

2.0.)

Welcome! 3

Your EPSON Printer Information Center gives you quick, on-screen

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access to information about your printer. It includes EPSON Print Show
animated tutorials on loading roll paper, using the automatic cutter, and
other tasks. It also includes an on-screen Reference Guide for complete
information about your printer.

■ EPSON PhotoCenter is EPSON’s free photo-sharing web site where

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you can store, organize, and share your photos; print high-resolution
photos; and create free online postcards. Add a link to EPSON
PhotoCenter on your desktop with your software installer.

■ Exclusive software offers, demos, and trial versions:

Monaco Systems™ MonacoEZcolor™ lets you build ICC device profiles for
accurate color between scanned, displayed, and printed images.

ASF™ Image Correction Plug-Ins include Digital ROC,™ which automatically
restores color and removes light casts, and Digital SHO,™ which automatically
reveals details hidden in the dark areas of digital images.

Bellamax Photo Enhancement Service fixes red-eye, exposure, color, and
sharpness in your digital photos.

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About Your Documentation

To set up your printer and install its software, see the Start Here sheet.

This book contains system requirements, important safety information, your
warranty, and instructions on:

■ Using the EPSON Printer Information Center

■ Loading all types of paper

■ Printing with Windows

■ Maintaining the printer

■ Solving basic problems

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or on a Macintosh®

Please follow these guidelines throughout:

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 hints for better printing.

For more details about your printer, see your Print Show animated tutorials and
Reference Guide, as described below.

Using the EPSON Printer Information Center

Need help loading roll paper or installing the cutter? Use the EPSON Printer
Information Center (EPIC) to view animated tutorials that quickly show you how.
EPIC also includes an on-screen Reference Guide with additional printer details.
Follow the instructions on the Start Here sheet to install the EPSON Printer
Information Center, if you haven’t already.

Note: You need a browser—such as Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 4.0 or later or
Netscape
different browser, the pages may not display correctly.

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Navigator® 3.0 or later—to view the manual. If you are using a

Launching the Animations

1. Double-click the EPSON

Printer Information Center

on your desktop.

2. Click

Print Show.

3. Click a title. Use the program tools
to pause a lesson, replay a step, or
skip ahead.

4. Click

Exit to close EPSON Print Show.

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Welcome! 5

Launching the Manual

1. Double-click the EPSON Printer Information Center icon on your
desktop.

2. Click Reference Guide. You see this screen:

Click a topic
to expand
the table of
contents

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

4. Click on the topic you want to view.

■ Click right arrows to view subtopics, then click on a topic.

■ Click down arrows to close a subtopic list.

Note: If you see an icon for a graphic when viewing your Reference Guide in
Netscape Navigator, click the Reload button to load the graphic.

6 Welcome!

Closed list,
click to expand

Click to go to
topic

Printing in Windows

Before you start, make sure your printer is set up and its software is installed as
described on the Start Here sheet.

Whenever you print, make sure you do the following:

■ Use the right paper.

For the best-looking photos, most vivid colors, and greatest detail, always use
genuine EPSON papers and EPSON inks.

■ Choose the right printer settings.

Your printer automatically adjusts itself for each type of paper. That’s why printer
settings are important. They tell your printer what kind of paper you’re using and
what type of print you want. Make sure you check your printer settings every time
you print.

For information about printing on roll paper or card stock, see page 33. Follow the
steps in these sections to print using all types of sheet-fed paper:

■ “Loading Paper in the Sheet Feeder” on page 8

■ “Loading Envelopes” on page 9

■ “Basic Printing” on page 10

■ “Customizing Your Print Settings” on page 13

■ “Selecting the Correct Paper Type” on page 15

■ “Printing Borderless Photos on Cut Sheets” on page 16

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Loading Paper in the Sheet Feeder

Follow these steps to load plain paper and many special papers in the sheet feeder:

1. Slide the left edge guide to the position for your paper size, as marked on the
paper support.

2. Place your paper in the printer on
the right side of the sheet feeder.

Load paper against
this side

3. Adjust the left edge guide to fit
snugly against the paper.

4. Open the output tray extensions.

Also follow these loading guidelines:

■ Always load the short edge first,

even for printing landscape­oriented documents and photos.

■ 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 marks inside the edge guides.

■ Check the paper package for additional handling instructions.

■ Make sure the adjust lever is set to

the m position.

■ If ink smears on thicker paper, try

Adjust lever

printing with the lever set to the
^ position.

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Loading Envelopes

You can load up to 15 envelopes at a time, as described below.

Tip: For best results, press each envelope flat before loading it, or load one
envelope at a time.

1. Load envelopes as shown, with the flap side
down and the flap edge against the left side of
the sheet feeder.

2. Depending on the size of the envelopes, raise
either the upper or lower paper stopper and
rest it against the stack.

3. Slide the left edge guide against the envelopes.

4. Set the adjust lever to the ^ position.

Load with the
printable side up,
flap edge left

5. Choose these print settings:

■ Plain Paper as the Type setting

■ The envelope size as the paper Size

setting

■ Landscape as the Orientation

setting

See page 11 for instructions.

Printing in Windows 9

Basic Printing

After you create a document in a software program, follow these steps to print it using
the basic printer settings:

1. From the File menu, click Print. You see a Print window like this one:

Check for your printer name here

Click here to open
your printer
software

2. Make sure EPSON Stylus Photo 960 is selected.

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

Options button, click it. Then click Properties on the next screen.)

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4. Select the following in the Properties window:

Select the type of document you’re printing:

Select the type of
paper you’re using

Select your
paper size

Select your
document or image
orientation

Tip: For more information about printer settings, click the Help button or
right-click any item on the screen and click What’s This.

5. Select from these Quality Types:

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

6. Select other settings as shown above. See page 15 for more information about
paper types.

7. Click

OK.

8. At the Print window, click OK or Print to start printing.

Printing in Windows 11

During printing, this window appears. You can use it to cancel, pause, or resume
printing and see how much ink you have left.

Click to cancel printing

Click to pause or resume printing

Selecting the Settings You Use Most Often

Your printer settings apply only to the program you’re currently using. If you want,
you can change the Windows default printer settings for all your programs.

1. Right-click the printer icon in the Taskbar (lower right corner) on your screen.

2. Select Printer Settings. You see the window shown on page 11.

3. Select the default settings you want for all your applications, then click OK.

You can still change the settings in your program, if necessary.

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Customizing Your Print Settings

You can use advanced settings for color management, printing at higher resolutions,
and selecting a variety of special effects and layouts.

1. On the Main tab, click the Advanced button in the bottom right corner of the
window.

2. If you see a warning note, click Continue.

3. Select the following advanced settings as necessary:

Select Paper & Quality
options as necessary

Click here to select a
different print quality
for your paper type

Select Print Options as
necessary

Select a color
management
method

To choose
No Color
Adjustment,
click ICM first

Note: To manage color when you’re using Photoshop, see “Managing Color with
Custom Profiles” in your on-screen Reference Guide.

4. Once you have finished selecting advanced settings, you can:

■ Click OK to save your settings, return to the Print window, and print.

■ Click the Basic button to return to Basic settings.

■ Click the Page Layout tab and continue with step 5 to select layout settings.

Tip: You can save custom settings as a group so you can reuse them whenever
you print a similar project. For more information on advanced settings, click the

Help button.

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5. Select the following page layout settings as necessary:

o
a

Select image position
options here

Select image resizing

ptions here; these
ffect only your printed

image

Add a watermark to
printed page here

6. Click OK to save your settings, then click OK or Print.

Select multi-page
document options
here and here

To print a large
image on several
sheets to make a
poster, select
settings here

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Selecting the Correct Paper Type

Select the correct paper Type setting so your printer knows what kind of paper you’re
using and adjusts the ink coverage accordingly.

For this paper . . . Select this paper Type setting

Plain paper sheets or envelopes

EPSON Premium Bright White Paper

EPSON Iron-On Transfer Paper 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper

EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper

EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards

EPSON Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheets

EPSON Matte Paper Heavyweight

EPSON Double-Sided Matte Paper

EPSON Photo Paper

EPSON Panoramic Photo Paper

EPSON Glossy Photo Paper

EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Paper

EPSON Glossy Photo Greeting Cards

EPSON Premium Glossy Photo Paper
(including roll paper)

EPSON Photo Stickers

®

Plain paper

Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper

Matte Paper - Heavyweight

Photo Paper

Glossy Photo Paper

Premium Glossy Photo Paper

Photo Quality Glossy Film

EPSON Ink Jet Transparencies Ink Jet Transparencies

EPSON ColorLife

EPSON Premium Luster Photo Paper
(including roll paper)

EPSON Premium Semigloss Photo Paper
(including roll paper)

™

Photo Paper ColorLife Photo Paper

Premium Luster Photo Paper

Premium Semigloss Photo Paper

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Printing Borderless Photos on Cut Sheets

You can print your photos with no margins, extending the image all the way to the
edges of the page.

Note: For instructions on printing borderless photos on roll paper, see page 34.

Although borderless printing is a bit slower, you get beautiful snapshots and
enlargements, without trimming, on these papers and sizes:

Paper name Sizes Media Type setting

EPSON Photo Paper 4 × 6 Photo Paper

EPSON Glossy Photo Paper 4 × 6 Glossy Photo Paper

EPSON Premium Glossy Photo Paper 4 × 6

5 × 7

Premium Glossy Photo Paper

With proper care, photographs from your EPSON Stylus Photo printer will last for
many years. The special EPSON inks designed for your printer are formulated to
achieve improved lightfastness when used with EPSON papers for prints that are
properly displayed or stored.

Tip: For best results, always use EPSON papers.

As with traditional photos, proper care will minimize color changes and lengthen
display life:

■ For display, EPSON recommends that prints be framed under glass or a

protective plastic sleeve to protect them from atmospheric contaminants like
humidity, cigarette smoke, and high levels of ozone.

■ As with all photographs, keep your prints away from direct sunlight.

■ For proper storage, EPSON recommends that you keep prints in a photo album

or plastic photo storage box in acid free, archival sleeves commonly available from
most camera stores.

Note: Always keep unused paper in the original package.

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To order EPSON paper, contact your dealer or call the EPSON StoreSM at
[phone] or visit our web site at www.epsonstore.com (U.S. sales only).
In Canada, please call [phone] for dealer referral.

First load your paper as shown, then follow the steps below.

Place the paper next

Slide the edge guide
against the paper

■ Always load the short edge first, even for printing landscape-oriented photos.

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

■ Load premium papers one sheet at a time.

■ Check the paper package for additional handling instructions.

to the right side

Follow these steps to print borderless photos:

1. Start your photo program and open your photo.

2. Open the File menu and click Print. Then click Properties or Preferences.

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3. Select Photo or Best Photo as the
Quality Type setting.

4. Choose Sheet as the Source
setting.

5. Select one of the following paper
types:

■ Photo Paper

■ Glossy Photo Paper

■ Premium Glossy Photo

Paper

6. Click the Borderless checkbox.
Read the message and click OK.

7. Select your paper Size setting.

8. Select Portrait or Landscape as the orientation setting.

9. Click OK, then click OK or Print.

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Printing on Macintosh

Before you start, make sure your printer is set up and its software is installed as
described on the Start Here sheet.

Whenever you print, make sure you do the following:

■ Use the right paper.

For the best-looking photos, most vivid colors, and greatest detail, always use
genuine EPSON papers and EPSON inks.

■ Choose the right printer settings.

Your printer automatically adjusts itself for each type of paper. That’s why printer
settings are important. They tell your printer what kind of paper you’re using and
what type of print you want. Make sure you check your printer settings every time
you print.

For information about printing on roll paper, see page 34. Follow the steps in these
sections to print using all types of sheet-fed paper:

■ “Loading Paper in the Sheet Feeder” on page 20

■ “Loading Envelopes” on page 21

■ “Basic Printing on Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x” on page 22

■ “Basic Printing on Mac OS X” on page 25

■ “Customizing Your Print Settings” on page 28

■ “Selecting the Correct Media Type” on page 30

■ “Printing Borderless Photos on Cut Sheets” on page 31

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Loading Paper in the Sheet Feeder

Follow these steps to load plain paper and many special papers in the sheet feeder:

1. Slide the left edge guide to the position for your paper size, as marked on the
paper support.

2. Place your paper in the printer on
the right side of the sheet feeder.

Load paper against
this side

3. Adjust the left edge guide to fit
snugly against the paper.

4. Open the output tray extensions.

Also follow these loading guidelines:

■ Always load the short edge first,

even for printing landscape­oriented documents and photos.

■ 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 marks inside the edge guides.

■ Check the paper package for additional handling instructions.

■ Make sure the adjust lever is set to

the m position.

■ If ink smears on thicker paper, try

Adjust lever

printing with the lever set to the
^ position.

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Loading Envelopes

You can load up to 15 envelopes at a time, as described below.

Tip: For best results, press each envelope flat before loading it, or load one
envelope at a time.

1. Load envelopes as shown, with the flap side
down and the flap edge against the left side of
the sheet feeder.

2. Depending on the size of the envelopes, raise
either the upper or lower paper stopper and
rest it against the stack.

3. Slide the left edge guide against the envelopes.

4. Set the adjust lever to the ^ position.

Load with the
printable side up,
flap edge left

5. Choose these print settings:

■ Plain Paper as the Media Type

■ Black as the Ink setting

■ The envelope size as the Paper Size

■ Landscape as the Orientation

See page 22 (Macintosh OS 8.6 to 9.x),
or page 25 (Macintosh OS X) for
instructions.

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Basic Printing on Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x

Before you begin, make sure you selected your printer in the Chooser as described on
the Start Here sheet.

1. From the File menu, select Page Setup. You see a window like this one:

Make sure you see
SP 960

Select your paper size

Select your paper source

Select your document
or image orientation

2. Select the correct Paper Source, Paper Size, Orientation, and other settings. Then
click OK.

(For roll paper printing steps, see page 39. For double-sided printing instructions,
see your on-screen Reference Guide.)

3. From the File menu, select Print. You see a window like this one:

Select Automatic mode

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Select the type of
paper you’re using

Select Color or
Black Ink

Select higher quality or faster printing

4. Select the following settings:

■ Choose your paper from the Media Type list.

See the table on page 30 for details.

■ Select Color to print a color document or black

and white photograph. To print a black text
document, click Black.

■ Choose Automatic to get good printing results for

most projects.

■ Set the slider to Quality to select high-quality printing, or Speed for faster

printing. (The slider is not available for all paper types.)

5. You can also:

■ Click to reduce or enlarge your printed image, print multiple layouts, or

add a watermark.

■ Click to control background printing.

■ Click , then click Preview to preview your printout.

■ Click to check your ink levels.

Tip: For more information about printer settings, click the button.

6. Click Print.

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7. If you turned on background printing, you can select EPSON Monitor3 from the
Application menu in the upper right corner of the screen. You see the EPSON
Monitor3 window:

Select your print job,
then click here to
cancel printing

Click here to show
or hide the print
settings

Note: If you’re not using background printing and you need to cancel printing,
hold down the J key and press the

. (period) key.

Click to check
ink levels

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