Epson Stylus C120 Quick Guide

Epson Stylus C120 Series

Quick Guide

Basic Printing

Maintaining Your Printer

Solving Problems

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

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

Using Special Papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Basic Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Printing in Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Printing With Macintosh OS X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Selecting the Correct Paper Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Maintaining Your Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Checking the Print Head Nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Cleaning the Print Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Checking the Ink Cartridge Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Replacing Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Error Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Problems and Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Where To Get Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

2 Contents

Introduction

After you have set up your Epson Stylus® C120 Series printer as described on the Start Here sheet, turn here to:

■ Load paper

■ Get the basic steps for printing from your computer

■ Perform routine maintenance

■ Solve simple problems

For additional instructions, see the on-screen User’s Guide by clicking the

Series User’s Guide

Contents of

on-screen

manual

icon on your desktop.

Movies and featured topics

Links to online resources

Please follow these guidelines as you read your 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 product.

Tip:

Tips contain hints for better printing.

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Loading Paper

1. Open the paper support.

2. Open the output tray and pull out the extensions.

3. Squeeze the tab on the edge guide and slide it left.

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4. Insert the paper, printable side up, against the right edge guide and beneath the tabs. (The printable side is whiter or brighter on some papers.) Always load paper short edge first, even for landscape printing.

5. Slide the left edge guide against the left edge of the paper (but not too tightly).

You can load up to 80 sheets of plain paper and up to 20 sheets of matte or photo paper (see the User’s Guide for capacity guidelines on other paper types).

Note:

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. However, for the best results, you’ll want to use one of Epson’s special ink jet papers designed for your printer.

Using Special Papers

Epson® offers a wide array of high quality papers, making it easy to maximize the impact of your presentations and other projects.

Part

Paper type Size

Epson Bright White Paper Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S041586 500

Epson Photo Paper Glossy Borderless 4 × 6 inches S041809

Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S041141

number

S04203850100

S041649 S041271

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Sheet count

20 50 100

Paper type Size

Part number

Sheet count

Epson Premium Photo Paper Glossy

Epson Ultra Premium Photo Paper Glossy

Epson Premium Photo Paper Semigloss

Epson Presentation Paper Matte Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S041062 100

Epson Premium Presentation Paper Matte

Epson Premium Presentation Paper Matte Double-sided

Epson Photo Quality Self-adhesive Sheets

Borderless 4 × 6 inches S041808

S04172740100

Borderless 5 × 7 inches S041464 20

Borderless 8 × 10 inches S041465 20

Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S041286

S0416672050

Borderless 4 × 6 inches S041934 50

Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S041935 20

Borderless 4 × 6 inches S041982 40

Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S041331 20

Legal (8.5 × 14 inches) S041067 100

Borderless 8 × 10 inches S041467 50

Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S041257 50

Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S041568 50

A4 (8.3 × 11.7 inches) S041106 10

Epson Iron-on Cool Peel Transfer Paper

Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) S041153 10

You can purchase genuine Epson ink and paper at Epson Supplies CentralSM at www.epson.com/ink (U.S. sales) or www.epson.ca (Canadian sales). You can also purchase supplies from an Epson authorized reseller. To find the nearest one, call 800-GO-EPSON (800-463-7766).

6 Loading Paper

Basic Printing

This section describes the basic steps for printing a document or photo stored on your Windows

Note:

For detailed instructions on printing, see the on-screen User’s Guide.

or Macintosh® computer.

Before you start, make sure you’ve installed your printer software and connected the Epson Stylus C120 Series printer to your computer as described on the Start Here sheet.

Tip:

It’s a good idea to check Epson’s support web site periodically for free updates to your Epson Stylus C120 Series printing software. Open your on-screen User’s Guide and select Download the Latest Software or visit Epson’s support website at epson.com/support. Download instructions are posted for your convenience.

Printing in Windows

1. Load paper (see page 4).

2. Open your document or photo in a Windows program.

3. Open the File menu and select

Print. You see a window like this one:

Select Epson Stylus C120 Series

Click here to open your printer software

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4. Make sure Epson Stylus C120 Series is selected, then click the Preferences

Properties button.

(If you see a

Setup, Printer, or Options button, click it. Then click

Preferences or Properties on the next screen.)

5. On the Main tab, select the basic print settings:

Select the type of document you’re printing (choose Photo or Best Photo for pictures)

Select your paper Type

Select your paper Size

Click here for borderless photos

Select your document

Orientation

Make sure you choose the correct paper

Type setting for the paper you are

using (see page 12 for details).

Note:

For more information about print settings, click the ? or Help button.

6. For more printing options, click the Advanced tab.

Note:

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

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

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8. Click

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

window appears and shows the progress of your print job.

Check ink cartridge status

Pause or resume printing

Printing With Macintosh OS X

1. Load paper (see page 4).

2. Open your document or a photo in an application.

3. Select

Page Setup from the File menu. Make the following settings:

Select Stylus C120

Select your Paper Size*

Select your document or image orientation

* For borderless printing, choose a Paper Size list for your paper size (

Sheet Feeder - Borderless option in the

US Letter, 8 × 10 in, 4×6 in, or 5×7 in).

Cancel printing

4. Click

OK to close the Page Setup window.

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5. Select Print from the File menu. You see a window like this one:

Select Stylus C120

Select Print Settings

6. Choose

Print Settings from the pop-up menu and select the following

settings as necessary:

Select your Media Type (see page 12)

Select Color or Black in

Select higher quality or faster printing (if available)

Select Automatic mode

Note:

In certain programs, you may need to select Advanced before you can select Print Settings. For more information about printer settings, click the

? button.

7. 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.

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

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

order

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