Epson Stylus C80 Basic User Guide

EPSON Stylus C80

Printer Basics

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WELCOME! 1

About Your Documentation

Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips Viewing Your On-Screen Reference Guide 2

PRINTING FROM START TO FINISH 5

Loading Paper

Printing with Windows

Selecting the Settings You Use Most Often

Printing on a Macintosh

Selecting the Correct Media Type

Printing On Envelopes

Using PhotoEnhance, Custom, and Advanced Settings

Enhancing Photos Using Custom Project Types 17 Using Advanced Settings 18

Printing on Both Sides of the Paper 20

10 11 14 15 16 16

1 2

6 7

MAINTAINING YOUR PRINTER 23

Cleaning the Print Head 23

Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern 25

Replacing an Ink Cartridge 25

Checking Your Ink Supply 27 Ink Cartridge Precautions 28 Replacing an Empty or Low Ink Cartridge 28 Replacing a Cartridge When Print Quality Declines 31

Aligning the Print Head 34

iii

Cleaning the Printer

Transporting the Printer

PROBLEM SOLVING 39

Printer Parts

Diagnosing Printer Problems

Checking the Control Panel Lights

Running a Printer Check

Problems and Solutions

Problems Setting Up the Printer or Installing Software

Printing Problems

Print Quality Problems

Problems with Paper Feeding

Solving Miscellaneous Printout Problems

Uninstalling Printer Software

Uninstalling Windows Software

Uninstalling Macintosh Software

Reinstalling Printer Software

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Where To Get Help 53

EPSON Technical Support 54

REQUIREMENTS AND NOTICES 55

Windows System Requirements 55 Macintosh System Requirements 56 ENERGY STAR Compliance 57 Important Safety Instructions 57

Ink Cartridge Safety Instructions 58

FCC Compliance Statement

Declaration of Conformity

Epson America, Inc. Limited Warranty

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INDEX 63

Welcome!

For business and professional users, the EPSON Stylus® C80 printer introduces a new era of superior color desktop printing. With resolutions up to 2880 × 720 dpi, it delivers ultra sharp text and clear, vibrant colors at extremely fast print speeds—up to 20 ppm for black text printing.

But what makes the EPSON Stylus C80 truly stand out from the competition is EPSON’s exclusive DuraBrite™ ink technology. This quick-drying, super-penetrating ink is both water-resistant and fade-resistant. When properly cared for, your prints can last for many years.

The light resistance of prints is rated up to seventy years with EPSON Archival prints on special media, displayed indoors, under glass. Actual print stability will vary according to image, display conditions, light intensity, humidity, and atmospheric conditions. EPSON does not guarantee the longevity of prints. Lightfastness ratings do not estimate the durability of the paper itself. For maximum print life, display all prints under glass or lamination or properly store them.

™

Matte Paper. This rating is based on accelerated testing of

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, and instructions on:

■

viewing your on-screen Reference Guide

■

printing with Windows® or on a Macintosh®

■

maintaining the printer

■

solving basic problems

For more details about printing with, maintaining, or troubleshooting your printer, see your on-screen Reference Guide, as described on page 2.

Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips

Please follow these guidelines:

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 additional hints for better printing.

Viewing Your On-Screen Reference Guide

Your printer CD-ROM includes an on-screen Reference Guide. It is in HTML format, so you need a browser—such as Microsoft® Internet Explorer 3.0 or later or Netscape Navigator™ 3.0 or later—to view it. If you are using a different browser, the pages may not display correctly. (A browser is not included on the printer software CD-ROM.)

You can view this Reference Guide from the CD-ROM or copy it to your hard drive and view it from there. Follow these steps:

1. Insert your printer software CD-ROM.

Windows

: Double-click

My Computer

(for Windows XP, click

double-click your CD-ROM or DVD drive icon, then double-click the

EPSON

Macintosh

double-click the

icon.

: Double-click the

EPSON

icon on your desktop. Then

icon in your CD-ROM window.

Start

first),

The Main Menu appears:

3. Click

View Reference Guide

You see this screen.

4. You can either view the manual from the CD-ROM (

Reference Guide

manual to your hard drive (

Reference Guide

View

) or copy the

Install

) and view it from there. For details on viewing the manual, see the next section.

If you copied the manual to your hard drive, you can access it at any time, as follows:

Windows

Guide

Macintosh

Guide

: Select

Start

: Open the

Programs

EPSON STYLUS C80

All Programs

(or

folder and double-click

)

EPSON

, and click

View Reference

ES C80

When you first open the Reference Guide, you see this screen:

Click here to expand the table of contents

Click a topic on the left to expand the table of contents. After expanding the table of contents, you can click on the topic you want to view.

If there’s a right arrow , click it to view subtopics, then click on a topic to go to it.

Click the down arrow to close a subtopic list.

Closed list, click to expand

Click to go to topic

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

Printing from Start to Finish

Here’s what to do to print a basic document—such as a photograph or newsletter— from loading the paper to selecting print settings to controlling the print job. Follow the instructions in these sections:

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“Loading Paper” on page 6

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“Printing with Windows” on page 7

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“Printing on a Macintosh” on page 11

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“Selecting the Correct Media Type” on page 14

If you’re already familiar with EPSON ink jet printing, you can skip to these sections:

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“Printing On Envelopes” on page 15

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“Using PhotoEnhance, Custom, and Advanced Settings” on page 16

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“Printing on Both Sides of the Paper” on page 20

Loading Paper

You can load up to 150 sheets of plain paper in your printer’s sheet feeder, as long as your stack does not come above the arrow on the printer’s left edge guide.

Fan the stack of paper before loading it. Then place your paper against the right edge of the sheet feeder and slide the left edge guide against the paper. (Don’t push the paper deeper into the feeder.) Make sure the paper lies flat against the paper support.

Don’t load paper above this arrow

Slide the left edge guide against the paper

Make sure the paper lies flat against the paper support

Follow these guidelines when loading paper:

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Fan paper before loading it and make sure it lies flat against the paper support.

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

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Always load the short edge first, even when printing in landscape mode.

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Load letterhead or preprinted paper into the printer top edge first.

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

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If you experience paper feeding problems, try loading fewer sheets.

For instructions on using special media, see your on-screen Reference Guide.

Printing with Windows

This section describes the basic steps for printing with Windows. Make sure you have paper in the printer, as described on page 6. After you create your document in a software program, follow these steps to print:

1. From the File menu, click

. You see your application’s Print dialog box (your

dialog box may look different):

2. Make sure your EPSON Stylus C80 printer is selected.

3. Click the

Setup, Printer Preferences

Properties

, or

button (

Options

) on the next screen.

If you click the print icon on your application’s tool bar instead of selecting Print from the File menu, you may not get the option to change the printer software settings before printing.

Preferences

button for Windows XP). If you see a

button, click it. Then click

Select your printer here

Click here to open your printer software

Properties

(or

You see the Main menu of your printer settings dialog box.

The most important thing to remember is to set the correct Media Type for the paper you’re using. The printer automatically adjusts other settings to optimize the results for your media.

Select the type of paper you loaded

Select the ink color

Select Automatic mode

Select higher-quality or faster printing

Click OK

4. Make the following settings:

■

Choose the Media Type for your paper (click the arrow to display the

Media Type

list). If you’re

not sure which setting to select, see page 14.

■

For Ink, select

Black

Color

to print a color document,

to print a grayscale or black text

document.

■

Set the Mode option to

Automatic

. It’s the easiest way to get good printing

results on all types of paper.

■

Set the slider in the Mode box to

Quality

Speed

to select high-quality or

faster printing. (The slider may not be available for your Media Type.)

5. Click the

Paper

tab at the top of the window if you need to change the paper size, number of copies, page orientation, or printable area.

6. Click the Layout tab if you want to reduce or enlarge your printed image, print multiple layouts, or add a watermark.

7. Click OK to return to the Print dialog box.

8. Click OK (or

) to begin printing.

For more information about printer settings, click the Help button. You can also right-click any item on the screen and then click What’s This?.

After a moment, this window appears and shows the progress of your print job. You can use the buttons to cancel, pause, or restart printing. You can also see how much ink you have left.

Click to cancel printing

Click to pause or resume printing

Shows ink levels

For more information on printing—for example, using advanced printer settings, previewing your printout, or adding a watermark—see your on-screen Reference Guide (described on page 2) or your printer software online help.

Selecting the Settings You Use Most Often

Your printer settings apply only to the application you’re currently using. If you usually print one type of document in different applications—for example, color flyers on letter-size paper—you can change the default printer settings for all your programs.

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

2. Select

3. Select the default settings you want to use for all your applications. Click OK

Remember that you can always change the settings in your program when you want to print different types of documents.

Another way to select your most frequently used settings quickly is to save them as a group; see your on-screen Reference Guide for details.

Printer Settings

box, as shown on page 8.

when you’re finished.

. You see the Main menu of your printer settings dialog

Printing on a Macintosh

This section describes the basic steps for printing on a Macintosh. Make sure you have paper in the printer, as described on page 6. After you create your document in a software program, follow these steps to print:

1. From the File menu, click

Page Setup

. You see your printer software’s page setup

dialog box (your dialog box may look slightly different):

2. Make sure

C80 Series

Verify your printer model here

is selected. If not, you need to select your printer in the

Select your Paper Size, Orientation, and Printable Area settings

Click OK

Chooser, as described on the Start Here sheet.

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

4. From the File menu, click

. You see the main printer settings dialog box

(your dialog box may look slightly different).

The most important thing to remember is to set the correct Media Type for the paper you’re using. The printer automatically adjusts other settings to optimize the results for your media.

Select the type of paper you loaded

Select the ink color

Select Automatic mode

5. Make the following settings:

■

Choose the Media Type for your paper (click the arrow to display the you’re not sure which setting to select, see page 14.

■

For Ink, select

Color

to print a color document.

To print a grayscale or black text document,

Black

click

■

Set the Mode to

Automatic

all types of paper.

■

Set the slider in the Mode box to faster printing. (The slider may not be available for your Media Type.)

Select higher-quality or faster printing

Media Type

list). If

. It’s the easiest way to get good printing results on

Quality or Speed

to select higher quality or

6. You can also do the following:

■

Click to reduce or enlarge your image, print multiple layouts, or add a watermark.

■

Click to control background printing.

■

Click to change the Print button to Preview. You can then click it to preview your printout.

■

Click to check your ink levels. If the printer’s on, check to see if one of your ink cartridges is low or empty.

H ink out light is flashing or

7. Click

to start printing.

If you turned on background printing, you can select Macintosh Application menu to see this dialog box:

Click to restart your print job

Click to cancel printingClick to pause printing

Click on the current print job or a waiting print job . . .

Then click here to view details of the selected print job and control print job priorities

EPSON Monitor3

from the

Click to chec ink levels

If you’re not using background printing and you need to cancel the current print job, hold down the

J key and press

the . (period) key.

For more information on printing—for example, using advanced settings, previewing your printout, or adding a watermark—see your on-screen Reference Guide (described on page 2).

Selecting the Correct Media Type

Your printer automatically adjusts itself for the type of paper you select in your printer software. That’s why the Media Type setting is so important. It tells your printer what kind of paper you’re using and adjusts the ink coverage accordingly.

Here are the settings you should choose for your paper:

For this paper . . . Select this Media Type setting . . .

Plain paper sheets or envelopes

EPSON Premium Bright White Paper

EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper

EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards

EPSON Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheets

EPSON Premium Glossy Photo Paper

EPSON Premium Semigloss Photo Paper Premium Semigloss Photo Paper

EPSON Matte Paper - Heavyweight

EPSON Double-Sided Matte Paper

EPSON Archival Matte Paper Archival Matte Paper

EPSON Ink Jet Transparencies

Plain Paper

Bright White Ink Jet Paper

Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper

Premium Glossy Photo Paper

Matte Paper - Heavyweight

Double-Sided Matte Paper

Ink Jet Transparencies

Printing On Envelopes

You can load up to 15 envelopes at a time. Follow these steps to print on envelopes:

1. Load the envelopes short edge first against the right edge of the sheet feeder. The printable side should be up, and the flap side should be down and on the left. Slide the left edge guide against them.

Load with the printable side up and the flap side down

2. Open the printer cover and set your printer’s thickness lever to the ^ position. (Remember to move the thickness lever back to the

m position when you’re done.)

Make sure the flap side is on the left

3. Make the following settings in your printer software:

■

For Media Type, select

■

For Orientation, select

■

For Paper Size, select

Envelope #10

(Macintosh)

Plain Paper

Landscape

Envelope #10 4 1/8 × 9 1/2 in

(Windows) or

See page 7 (Windows) or page 11 (Macintosh) for more information about making printer software settings.

Using PhotoEnhance, Custom, and Advanced Settings

When you’re printing special projects, you can customize your printer software settings, as described in these sections:

■

“Enhancing Photos” below

■

“Using Custom Project Types” on page 17

■

“Using Advanced Settings” on page 18

For additional information on these settings, see the on-screen Reference Guide, as described on page 2.

Enhancing Photos

The printer software includes PhotoEnhance™ options that adjust image brightness and contrast to improve the appearance of low-resolution or improperly exposed photos. You can also use PhotoEnhance to add special effects.

If you’re printing high-resolution images, you may want to use the Automatic setting instead, as described on page 8 (Windows) or page 12 (Macintosh).

PhotoEnhance does not affect your original image; it only affects your printout. Printing with PhotoEnhance may take longer on some systems.

To use PhotoEnhance, you must select Color ink; you cannot turn on PhotoEnhance with Black ink selected.

To use PhotoEnhance, set the Mode option to dialog box.

Macintosh

PhotoEnhance

Windows

in your printer settings

If your photo was taken with a digital camera, select

Digital Camera Correction

give your printed images the appearance of photos taken with a film camera.

For more fine-tuning, select from a list of specialized settings for photographs, such as

People

Nature

or select special filters, such as

Soft Focus

or a

Sepia

tint.

Using Custom Project Types

Your printer software includes custom project types with preset printing options. This lets you quickly select the best settings for your type of document, or select a color-matching method for your project.

To access the project types, click open it.

Macintosh

Custom

, then click the

Custom Settings

Windows

list to

+ 50 hidden pages

Epson Stylus C80 Basic User Guide

Contents

Welcome!

About Your Documentation

Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips

Viewing Your On-Screen Reference Guide

Printing from Start to Finish

Loading Paper

Printing with Windows

Selecting the Settings You Use Most Often

Printing on a Macintosh

Selecting the Correct Media Type

Printing On Envelopes

Using PhotoEnhance, Custom, and Advanced Settings

Enhancing Photos

Using Custom Project Types