Epson Stylus Color 1520 User Guide

Where to Find Information

This User’s Guide

Provides you with all the information you need to use your EPSON Stylus Color 1520 and consumable products, from setting up to troubleshooting.

Online Help

Provides you with detailed information and instructions on the Windows printer software that controls your printer. See Chapter 3 for information on accessing online help.

Color Guide

Explains the ABC’s of color printing and shows you how to get impressive results from your printer.

Customer Support

Contact Customer Support if your printer is not operating properly and you cannot solve the problem with the troubleshooting information in this guide and online help. See “Contacting Customer Support” in Chapter 10 for more information.

Color Ink Jet Printer

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Neither SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION nor its affiliates shall be liable to the purchaser of this product or third parties for damages, losses, costs, or expenses incurred by purchaser or third parties as a result of: accident, misuse, or abuse of this product or unauthorized modifications, repairs, or alterations to this product, or (excluding the U.S.) failure to strictly comply with SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION’ s operating and maintenance instructions.

SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION shall not be liable for any damages or problems arising from the use of any options or any consumable products other than those designated as Original EPSON Products or EPSON Approved Products by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION.

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User’s Guide

Declaration of Conformity

According to ISO/IEC Guide 22 an d EN 45014

Manufacturer: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION Address: 3-5, Owa 3-chome, Su wa-shi,

Nagano-ken 392 Japan

Repres e n tative: EPSON EUROP E B.V . Address: Prof. J. H. Bavincklaan 5 11 83

AT Amstelveen The Netherlands

Declares that the Prod uc t:

Product Name: Ink Jet Printer Type Name: EPSON Stylus COLOR 1520 Model: P892A

Conforms to the following Directive(s) and Norm(s):

Directive 89/336/ EEC:

EN 55022 Class B EN 50082-1 IEC 801-2 IEC 801-3 IEC 801-4 EN 61000-3-2 EN 61000-3-3

Directive 73/23/EEC:

EN 60950

November 1996

M. Hamamoto President of EPSON EU ROPE B.V.

Safety Instructions

Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1

A few precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2

ENERGY STAR Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-3

For United Kingdom Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-4

Warnings, Cautions, and Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-5

Chapter 1

Printer Parts and Control Panel Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

When using your printer with a PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

When using your printer with a Macintosh . . . . . . . . . 1-6

Options and Consumable Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8

Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8

Consumable Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9

Chapter 2

Unpacking the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Choosing a Place for the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Attaching the paper support and the output tray . . . . . . 2-5

Plugging in the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

Installing the Ink Cartridge for the First Time . . . . . . . . . . 2-7

Connecting the Printer to Your PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12

Installing the Printer Software in your PC . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13

For Windows 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14

Using your printer on a Network with Windows 95 . . . . 2-17

For Windows 3.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19

For DOS users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21

Getting to Know Your Printer

Getting Started

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Connecting the Printer to Your Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22

Using the built-in serial interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22

Using an optional EPSON interface card . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23

Installing the Printer Software in Your Macintosh . . . . . . . . 2-24

Installing the printer software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24

Printer software components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26

Assigning a name to the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-28

Selecting your printer with the Chooser . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-29

Chapter 3

Before Starting to Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Starting to Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

Chapter 4

Introducing the Printer Software Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

Accessing the Printer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

From Windows applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3

From Windows 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3

From Windows 3.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4

Using the Automatic Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

Using the Predefined Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6

Customizing the Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8

Making the Media Type Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10

Using EPSON Printer Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14

EPSON Status Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15

Nozzle Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16

Head Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16

Print Head Alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16

Understanding the EPSON Spool Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17

Checking printer status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17

Getting Information Through Online Help . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19

From Windows applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19

From Windows 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19

From Windows 3.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19

Starting to Print with Windows

Using the Printer Software for Windows

Chapter 5

Starting to Print with Macintosh

Before Starting to Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

Starting to Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6

Chapter 6

Using the Printer Software for Macintosh

Introducing the Printer Software Functions . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2

Using the Automatic Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2

Using the Predefined Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7

Customizing the Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9

Making your settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9

Saving your settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10

Choosing your settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11

Modifying visual effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11

Controlling the printing quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15

Making the Color and Halftoning settings . . . . . . . . . 6-18

Changing the Paper Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-19

Defining a Custom Paper Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-21

Using EPSON Printer Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-22

EPSON StatusMonitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-23

Nozzle Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-24

Head Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-25

Print Head Alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-25

Using the EPSON Monitor2 Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-26

Chapter 7

Paper Handling

Printing on Single Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2

Tips on using the sheet feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2

Loading oversized paper in the sheet feeder . . . . . . . . . 7-3

Loading paper manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5

Adjusting the loading position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8

Printing on Continuous Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9

Loading continuous paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9

Removing continuous paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14

Tips on using continuous paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16

Adjusting the loading position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16

Adjusting the tear-off position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16

Switching Between Continuous Paper and Single Sheets . . . . 7-18

Switching to single sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-18

Switching to continuous paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19

Printing on Special Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20

Setting the adjust lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20

Choosing Special Paper and Other Media . . . . . . . . . . 7-21

Loading Special Paper and Other Media . . . . . . . . . . . 7-23

Photo Quality Ink Jet Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-26

Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-27

Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-29

EPSON banner paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-31

EPSON Ink Jet Back Light Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-32

Chapter 8

Using the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2

Using Special Power-On Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3

Using the Default-Setting Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4

About the default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5

Changing the default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10

Selecting fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12

Scalable fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-13

Chapter 9

Replacing an Ink Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2

Printing with an empty color ink cartridge . . . . . . . . . . 9-6

Cleaning the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7

Transporting the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8

The Co ntrol Panel

Maintenance and Transportation

Chapter 10

Troubleshooting

Diagnosing a Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2

Error indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2

Status Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4

Self testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4

Hex dump mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-6

Problems and Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7

Power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-8

Paper handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-16

Preventing paper feed and paper jam problems . . . . . . 10-24

Printing quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-25

Printer utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-32

Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-33

Increasing the Print Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-34

Cleaning the Print Heads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-36

Aligning the Print Heads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-40

Using the print head alignment utility for DOS . . . . . . . 10-41

Using the printer’s control panel buttons . . . . . . . . . . 10-42

Ink Cartridge Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-43

Contacting Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-44

For United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland users . . 10-44

For Australian users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-47

For Hong Kong and Singapore users . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-49

Appendix A

Tips for Color Printing

Basics of Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

Image Resolution and Image Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5

Basics of Color Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7

Appendix B

Using Optional Interfaces

Available Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2

Installing Optional Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3

The C82305✽/C82306✽ serial interface card . . . . . . . . . B-5

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Appendix C

Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2

Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2

Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-4

Ink cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-10

Mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-11

Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-12

Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-12

Safety approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-13

Interface Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-14

Parallel interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-14

Serial interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-19

Initialization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-20

Command List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-21

ESC/P 2 control codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-21

IBM XL24E emulation control codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-22

Character Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-23

International character sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-32

Characters available with ESC ( ^ command . . . . . . . . . C-33

Glossary

Specifications

Index

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Safety Ins tructions

Important Safety Instructions

Read all of these instructions and save them for later reference. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the printer.

Do not place the printer on an unstable surface or near a

❑

radiator or heat source.

Place the printer on a flat surface. The printer will not

❑

operate properly if it is tilted or at an angle.

Do not block or cover the openings in the printer’s cabinet.

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Do not insert objects through the slots.

Use only the type of power source indicated on the

❑

printer’s label.

Connect all equipment to properly grounded power

❑

outlets. Avoid using outlets on the same circuit as photocopiers or air control systems that regularly switch on and off.

Do not use a damaged or frayed power cord.

❑

If you use an extension cord with the printer, make sure

❑

the total ampere rating of the devices plugged into the extension cord does not exceed the cord’s ampere rating. Also, make sure the total of all devices plugged into the wall outlet does not exceed 15 amperes.

Unplug the printer before cleaning. Clean with a damp

❑

cloth only. Do not spill liquid on the printer.

Except as specifically explained in this guide, do not

❑

attempt to service the printer yourself.

Safety Instructions

Unplug the printer and refer servicing to qualified service

❑

personnel under the following conditions:

If the power cord or plug is damaged; if liquid has entered the printer; if the printer has been dropped or the cabinet damaged; if the printer does not operate normally or exhibits a distinct change in performance. Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions.

If you plan to use the printer in Germany, observe the

❑

following:

To provide adequate short-circuit protection and over-current protection for this printer, the building installation must be protected by a 16 Amp circuit breaker.

Bei Anschluß des Druckers an die Stromversorgung muß sichergestellt werden, daß die Gebäudeinstallation mit einem 16 A-Überstromschalter abgesichert ist.

A few precautions

Even if you are familiar with other types of printers, be sure to read through the following list of precautions before operating your ink jet printer.

Do not put your hand inside the printer or touch the

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cartridge during printing.

Under normal circumstances, ink will not come out of the

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cartridge. If it does get on your skin, wash it off with soap and water. If it gets in your eyes, flush them immediately with water.

Keep ink cartridges out of the reach of children.

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Do not dismantle the ink cartridges or try to refill them.

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This could result in damage to the print heads.

Safety Instructions

Once you install an ink cartridge, do not open the clamp or

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remove the cartridge except to replace it with a new one. The cartridge may become unusable otherwise.

Install the ink cartridge immediately after you remove it

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from its package. Leaving the cartridge unpacked for a long time before use may result in reduced print quality.

Do not use an ink cartridge beyond the date printed on the

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cartridge carton. For best results, use up the ink cartridges within six months of installing them.

Always turn the printer off using the P Operate button.

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The Pause light flashes until the print heads are capped, which means they are in the home (far right) position. Do not unplug the printer or turn off the power to the outlet

until the Pause light stops flashing and the light is off.

Before transporting the printer, make sure the print heads

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are capped in the home position and the ink cartridges are in place.

Operate

NERGY STAR Compliance

As an ENERGY STAR Partner, EPSON has determined that this product meets the

TAR guidelines for energy efficiency.

The International is a voluntary partnership with the computer and office equipment industry to promote the introduction of energy-efficient personal computers, monitors, printers, fax machines, and copiers in an effort to reduce air pollution caused by power generation.

NERGY STAR Office Equipment Program

Safety Instructions

NERGY

For United Kingdom Users

Use of options

Epson (UK) Limited shall not be liable against any damages or problems arising from the use of any options or consumable products other than those designated as Original EPSON Products or EPSON Approv ed Prod ucts by Epso n (UK) Limited.

Safety information

Warning:

for voltage and check that the appliance voltage corresponds to

the supply voltage.

Important:

are coloured in accordance with the following code:

Green and yellow — Earth Blue — Neutral Brown — Live

If you have to fit a plug :

As the colours of the mains lead of this appliance may not match coloured markings used to identify the terminals in a plug, please proceed as follows:

The green and yellow wire must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter E or the Earth symbol (

The blue wire must be connected to the terminal in the plug marked with the letter N.

The brown wire must be connected to the terminal in the plug marked with the letter L.

This appliance must be earthed. Refer to rating plate

The wires in the mains lead fitted to this appliance

Safety Instructions

If damage occurs to the plug, replace the cord set or consult a qualified electrician.

Replace fuses only with a fuse of the correct size and rating.

Warnings , Cautions, and Notes

Warnings

must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury.

Cautions

must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment.

Notes

contain important information and useful tips on the operation

of your printer.

Safety Instructions

Chapter 1

Getting to Know Your Printer

Printer Parts and Control Panel Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

When using your printer with a PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

When using your printer with a Macintosh . . . . . . . . . 1-6

Options and Consumable Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8

Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8

Consumable Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9

Getting to Know Your Printer

1-1

Printer Parts and Control Panel Functions

black ink cartridge clamp

printer cover

paper-release

lever

knob

tear-off edge

edge gu ides

(manual feed slot)

center suppor t

paper support

adjust lever

color ink cartridge

clamp

control panel

(see next page)

output tray

edge gu ides

rear edge guide

optional interface

cover

parallel interface

1-2

Getting to Kno w Your Printer

serial interface

center support

manual feed

guide

AC inlet

tractor feeder

Control Panel

Buttons

Buttons Function

Operate LF/FF

Load/Eject When paper is not loaded:

Pause

Turns th e printer on and off. Feeds paper line by line.

Loads a single sheet or advanc e s cont inu ous or banner paper to the n e x t top-of-for m position i f h e ld down.

Loads a sheet of pape r or a si ngle sheet of continuous paper.

When paper is loaded:

Ejects a sheet of paper. Feeds continuous paper backward to the paper-park position. Ejects b anner paper back w ard. Feeds co n ti n uous or ba nner pa pe r to the tea r- off position w h e n pr e ss ed after pri n ti ng and Auto Te ar Off mode is se t to off in the default-se tti n g m ode.

Stops prin ting temp or ar i ly. Resumes pr inting whe n pressed again. Clears the printe r buffer if presse d and held f or five seconds.

Getting to Know Your Printer

1-3

Buttons Function

Micro Adjust Micro Adjust

Alt

Alt + LF/FF (Black print

head cleaning)

Alt + Load/Eject (Color print

head cleaning)

Adjusts the loa ding positi on or tear-off posi tion for

continu ous paper. Pr es s the

feed paper forwar d or press paper backward. Micro Adju st settings ar e saved in the printer’s me mory. Se e Chapte r 7 f or de tai ls on adjusti ng the loading posit io n or tear-off p os iti on.

Moves th e c arriage to the ink ca rt ri dg e install p os iti on if held down for about three seconds while p ri nti n g is paused. The Pause light begins flashing. Press this button ag ai n to move the ca r ri ag e back to its home position and star t c har ging ink in th e sy stem. Se e ”Replaci ng an In k Cartridge” on pa ge 9-2 for detail s. Activates th e secondary func ti ons of othe r bu ttons, as described below, if you press another button while holding down the

Starts the black print head cleaning cycle. See ”Cleaning the Print Heads” on page 10-36 for details.

Note:

Cleaning the pr in t he ads uses ink. Do n’ t do it un l es s pr in t quali ty decl ines.

Starts the color print head cleaning cycle. Se e ”Cleaning the Print Heads” on page 10-36 for details.

Note:

Cleaning the pr in t he ads uses ink. Do n’ t do it un l es s pr in t quali ty decl ines.

Alt

button.

Micro A d just

Micro Ad just

D button to

U to feed

1-4

Getting to Kno w Your Printer

Lights

The lights on the front of the printer indicate the printer status, such as receiving data, paper jam, or low on ink, etc. The following table describes what the lights mean.

Lights

Operate

Paper Out

Ink Ou t

Pause

Cover Open

= on, F = flashing

Printer status

Printer is on.

Data remains in the printer’s memory.

Paper out. Load paper in the sheet feeder; then

press the Paper jam. Turn off the printe r and gently pu l l al l

the pape r out of the printer. Ink low. The bla c k ink cartridge is ne arly empty .

Prepare and replace the black ink cartridge

(S020108). Ink ou t. The b lack ink ca rtridg e is empty . Replace

the black ink ca rtr idge (S020108). Ink low. The color ink cartridge is nearly empty.

Prepare and replace the color ink cartridge

(S020089). Ink out . The color in k cartr idge i s empty. Re place

the color ink cartri dg e (S 020089). Printin g is paused.

Repl a cing an ink ca rtridge, c h arging in k , or

cleaning print heads. Printer cover is open and the printer is paused. To

resu me pr in ting, clos e the printer cover and press

the

Pause

Load/Eject

button.

button to re s u m e printing .

For details on paper handling, see Chapter 7. For details on replacing an ink cartridge, see page 9-2.

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System Requirements

When using your printer with a PC

To use your printer, you need Microsoft Windows 3.1, Windows for Workgroups, Windows 95, Windows NT, or DOS; a shielded, twisted-pair parallel cable; and:

Minimum system Recommended system

80386/16 MHz processor Pentium processor 4MB RAM 12MB RAM 10MB hard disk space More than 20MB free hard disk space VGA monitor VGA or better monitor

Your computer dealer can help you update your system if it does not meet these requirements.

When using your printer with a Macintosh

The following are the hardware and system requirements that must be met to use this printer with a Macintosh.

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Applicable computer models (as of July 1, 1996)

Macintosh LC II, LC III, LC475, LC520, LC575, LC630 Macintosh IIcx, IIci, IIsi, IIvi, IIvx Macintosh Quadra Series Macintosh Centris Series Macintosh PowerBook Series (exclu di ng Power Book 100) Macintosh PowerBook Duo Series Macintosh Performa Series Powe r Ma cintos h S eri e s

Interface ca b les

To use your printer with a Macintosh, you need a standard Apple System Peripheral-8 cable (8-pin mini-circular connector) or equivalent.

Environment

Minimum system Recommended system

System 7.1 System 7.1 or later 5MB of RAM 8MB of RAM or more 20MB hard disk space More than 40MB free hard disk space

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Options and Consumable Products

Options

The following options are available for use with your printer.

Interface cards

A number of optional interfaces are available to supplement the printer’s built-in parallel interface. See Appendix B for more information.

If you are not sure whether you need an optional interface or if you want to know more about interfaces, contact your dealer.

Serial Interface Card C82305✽/C82306✽ 32KB Serial Interface Card C82307✽/C82308✽ 32KB Parallel Inter face Card C82310 ✽ 32KB IEEE-488 Interface Card C82313✽ Twinax Interface Card C82315✽ Coax Interface Card C82314✽ LocalTalk Interfac e Card C82312✽ Ethernet Interface Card C82331✽ Type B Bidirectional Parallel Interface Card C82345✽

Note:

The asterisk is a substitute for the last digit of the product number, which varies by country.

Interface cables

EPSON supplies several types of interface cables. You can use any interface cable that meets the specifications listed below. See your computer manual for any additional requirements.

Parallel Interface Cable (shielded) C83602✽ from D-SUB 25-pin

(computer) to Amphenol 57 (printer)

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Serial Interface Cable C83603✽/C83604✽ from D-SUB 25-pin (computer) to D-SUB 25-pin (printer)

Serial Interface Cable C83605✽/C83606✽ from D-SUB 9-pin (computer) to D-SUB 25-pin (printer)

Banner p aper holder wi th cutting guide

Banner Paper Kit C81101✽

Consumable Products

Ink cartridges

Black ink cartridge S020108 Color ink cartridge S020089

EPSON special media

Most plain paper works well in your printer. In addition, paper specifically designed for ink jet printers such as EPSON’s

360 dpi Ink Jet Paper

EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper (A4) S041059

EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper (Letter) S041060 EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper (A3) S041065

EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper (Super A3/B) S041066

EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper (A2) S041078 EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper (A4) S041061

EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper (Letter) S041062 EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper (Legal) S041067

will meet most high-quality printing needs.

S041025

S041046

S041047

S041026

S041048

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EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper (A3) S041068

S041045

EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper (B4) S041070

S041044

EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper (Super A3/B) S041069

S041043 EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper (A2) S041079 EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Card (A6) S041054 EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Card (5 × 8 in.) S041121 EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Card (8 × 10 in.) S041122 EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film (A4) S041071 EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film (Letter) S041072 EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film (A6) S041107 EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film (A3) S041073 EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film (B) S041075 EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film (Super A3/B) S041074 EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Paper (A4) S041126 EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Paper (Letter) S041124 EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Paper (A3) S041125 EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Paper (A2) S041123 EPSON Ink Jet Transparencies (A4) S041063 EPSON Ink Jet Transparencies (Letter) S041064 EPSON Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheet (A4) S041106 EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet Banner Paper S041103 EPSON Photo Quality Banner Paper S041102 EPSON Ink Jet Canvas Cloth S041132 EPSON Ink Jet Back Light Film (A3) S041131 EPSON Ink Jet Back Light Film (A2) S041130

Note:

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The availability of special media varies by country.

Ink jet printers are particularly sensitive to the condition of your paper. Keep unused paper in its original packaging and store it in a cool, dry place.

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