Epson Stylus C64 Quick Guide

Quick Guide

Basic Printing

Solving Problems

CPD-16671

4043405-00

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Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

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

Printing with Macintosh OS X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Printing with Macintosh OS 8.6 to 9.x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Checking the Printer’s Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Problems and Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Requirements and Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Windows System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Macintosh System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Ink Cartridge Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

FCC Compliance Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

NERGY STAR Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Epson America, Inc. Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

4 Contents

Basic Printing

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

■ 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.

Loading Paper

1. Open the output tray and its extension.

papers and EPSON inks.

2. Insert your paper against the right edge of the sheet feeder, behind the tab.

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

Load paper behind the tab

Press the locking tab and slide the left edge guide against the paper

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Follow these guidelines when loading paper:

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

■ 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’re using special media, follow the instructions that came with

the media.

Printing in Windows

1. From the File menu, click 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 C64 Series is selected.

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

4. Select the following in the properties window:

Select the type of document you’re printing

Select your paper Type

Select your paper Size

Select your document or image orientation

5. Select from these

Draft:

For rough drafts with reduced print quality

Quality Options:

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

Note:

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

The Quality Option settings on this screen give you the best combination of quality

and speed for most prints. For the highest quality (Photo RPM) on selected papers,

click the Advanced button on the Main tab. Then see your online User’s Guide for

instructions on selecting Photo RPM.

6. Select the paper Type for the paper you’ve loaded.

7. Select other settings as shown above in step 4.

8. Click

9. At the Print window, click

OK.

OK or Print to start printing.

Printing in Windows 7

Printing with Macintosh OS X

If you’re using an OS X compatible printing application, follow the steps below to print a document. (If you’re using an application that’s compatible only with Macintosh

9.x” on page 10 instead.)

Before you begin, make sure you added your printer to the Print Center as described on the Start Here sheet.

Classic mode, follow the steps in “Printing with Macintosh OS 8.6 to

1. From the File menu, select

Page Setup. Select the following settings:

Select your printer from the list

Select your Paper Size

Select your document or image orientation

2. Select your printer from the Format for drop-down list.

3. Select your Paper Size and Orientation.

4. Click

5. From the File menu select

OK to close the Page Setup window.

Print. You see a window like this one:

Select your printer from the list

Select Print Settings from the list

6. Open the Printer pull-down menu, and select your printer again. Always

check to make sure you selected the same printer you chose in the Page Setup

window.

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