Epson Stylus C66 Quick Guide
Quick Guide
Printing
Solving Problems
Notices
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Contents
Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Basic Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Printing 4 × 6 Borderless Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Selecting the Correct Paper Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Checking the Printer’s Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Problems and Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Cleaning the Print Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Ink Cartridge Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
FCC Compliance Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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NERGY STAR Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Epson America, Inc. Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
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Printing
Before you print, make sure your printer is set up and its software is installed as
described on the Start Here sheet.
Loading Paper
1. Open the output tray and its
extension.
2. Insert your paper against the
right edge of the sheet feeder,
behind the tab.
3. Press the locking tab and slide the
left edge guide against the paper
(but not too tightly).
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.
■ Check the paper package for additional loading and printing instructions.
Tab
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Basic Printing
Whenever you print, be sure to:
■ 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.
1. Start your program and open the file you want to print.
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papers and inks.
2. From the File menu, click
Select your printer here
3. Make sure
4. Click the
Options button, click it. Then click Properties or Preferences on the
EPSON Stylus C66 Series is selected.
Properties or Preferences button. (If you see a Setup, Printer, or
Print. You see a Print window like this one:
Click here to
open your printer
software
next screen.)
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5. Select the following in the printer settings window:
Select the Quality Option for the document you’re printing
Select your
paper Type
Select your
paper Size
Select your
document or
image orientation
6. Select from these
Quality Option settings:
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
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
papers, click the Advanced button. Then see your on-screen User’s Guide for
instructions on selecting Photo RPM.
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) on selected
7. Select the paper Type for the paper you’ve loaded. See page 10 for guidelines.
8. Select your paper Size and Orientation.
9. Click
10. At the Print window, click
OK.
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.
Click to cancel printing
Click to pause or
resume printing
Tip:
You can also cancel printing by pressing the paper button on your printer.
Printing 4 × 6 Borderless Photos
You can print your photos with no margins, extending the image all the way to the
edges of the page. Although borderless printing is a bit slower, you get beautiful
4 × 6 snapshots, just like from the photo lab.
1. Open the output tray and its
extension.
2. Insert DURABrite
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Ink Glossy Photo
Tab
Paper or Glossy Photo Paper shiny side
up, against the right edge of the sheet
feeder, behind the tab.
Note:
Always load paper short edge first, even
when printing photos in landscape mode.
3. Press the locking tab, and slide the left edge guide against the paper (but not
too tightly).
4. Start your photo program and open your photo file.
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