Epson Stylus COLOR 580 Owner's Manual

CPD-10843

Printer Basics Informations de base sur I’imprimante

EPSON Stylus Color 580

How To Order EPSON Ink and Paper

To order EPSON ink cartridges and paper, contact your dealer or call EPSON at (800) 873-7766. You can also visit the EPSON Store™ at www.epson.com (U.S. sales only). In Canada, please call (800) 873-7766 for dealer referral.

Ink Cartridges

: Black T013201 (U.S.) or T013311 (Canada and Latin America)

Color T014201 (U.S.) or T014311 (Canada and Latin America)

EPSON Papers:

Paper name Size Part number

EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper Letter (8.5 x 11 inches)

A4 (8.3 x 11.7 inches)

EPSON High Quality Ink Jet Paper Letter (8.5 x 11 inches)

A4 (8.3 x 11.7 inches)

EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper Letter (8.5 x 11 inches)

A4 (8.3 x 11.7 inches) Legal (8.5 x 14 inches)

EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards A6 (4.1 x 5.8 inches) S041054

EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Note Cards A6 (4.1 x 5.8 inches) S041147

EPSON Glossy Photo Greeting Cards 4.75 x 7 inches (folded) S041267

EPSON Photo Paper 4 x 6 inches

EPSON Photo Stickers Kit (CD-ROM/paper) EPSON Photo Stickers (refill)

EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film Letter (8.5 x 11 inches)

EPSON Ink Jet Transparencies Letter (8.5 x 11 inches) S041064

EPSON Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheets

EPSON Iron-On Cool Peel Transfer Paper Letter (8.5 x 11 inches) S041153/

EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Paper Letter (8.5 x 11 inches)

EPSON M atte Paper - Heavyweight Lett er (8.5 x 11 inches) S041257

Letter (8.5 x 11 inches) A4 (8.3 x 11.7 inches) Panoramic (8.3 x 23 inches)

A6 (4.1 x 5.8 inches)

A4 (8.3 x 11.7 inches) A6 (4.1 x 5.8 inches)

A4 (8.3 x 11.7 inches) S041106

A4 (8.3 x 11.7 inches)

S041060 S041059

S041111 S041117

S041062 S041061 S041067

S041134 S041141 S041140 S041145

S041144-KIT

S041144

S041072 S041071 S041107

S041155

S041124 S041126

This manual is divided into two sections: English and French. The English manual begins on the next page.

The French manual begins on the page labelled “Français.”

Ce manuel est divisé en deux sections, l’une contenant le manuel anglais et l’autre le manuel français. Le manuel anglais commence à la page suivante.

Le manuel français commence à la page marquée “Français.”

Printer Basics

Printed on recycled paper.

English

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. The information contained herein is designed only for use with this EPSON printer. EPSON is not responsible for any use of this information as applied to other printers.

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.

Trademarks

EPSON, EPSON Stylus, Photo Stickers, and Micro Piezo are registered trademarks of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION.

PhotoEnhance and EPSON Store are trademarks of Epson America, Inc.

General Notice: Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners. EPSON disclaims any and all rights in those marks.

The E

NERGY STAR

emblem does not represent EPA endorsement of any product or service.

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WELCOME! 1

About Your Software 1

About Your Documentation 2

Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips 2

Viewing Your Electronic Printer Manual 3

PRINTING FROM START TO FINISH 5

Printing with Windows 5

Loading Paper 5

Opening the Printer Software 6

Selecting Printer Software Settings 7

Controlling Printing 9

Printing on a Macintosh 10

Loading Paper 10

Opening the Printer Software 11

Selecting Printer Software Settings 12

Controlling Printing 13

Using PhotoEnhance, Custom, and Advanced Settings 14

Using PhotoEnhance 14

Using Custom Settings 15

Using Advanced Settings 15

Using Special Papers 16

EPSON Photo Paper 16

Envelopes 18

Selecting the Correct Media Type 19

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MAINTAINING YOUR PRINTER 20

Cleaning the Print Head 20

Printing a Nozzle Check 21

Using the Head Cleaning Utility 22

Aligning the Print Head 24

Replacing an Ink Cartridge 26

Ink Cartridge Precautions 27

Replacing a Low or Empty Ink Cartridge 27

Replacing an Outdated Ink Cartridge 28

Cleaning the Printer 29

Transporting the Printer 30

PROBLEM SOLVING 31

Identifying Printer Parts 32

Problems and Solutions 33

Problems Setting Up the Printer or Installing Software 33

Problems with Printing 34

Problems Getting Good Print Quality 35

Problems with Paper Feeding 38

Solving Miscellaneous Printout Problems 39

Uninstalling and Reinstalling Printer Software 40

Where To Get Help 41

EPSON Technical Support 41

EPSON Accessories 42

Bonus Software Technical Support 42

REQUIREMENTS AND NOTICES 43

System Requirements 43

Windows 43

Macintosh 44

Important Safety Instructions 45

Ink Cartridge Safety Instructions 46

INDEX 49

Welcome!

You r E PS ON Sty lu s® Color 580 is a user-friendly, photo quality printer that’s perfect for printing all your home projects—from homework assignments and envelopes to full-color greeting cards and banners.

The printer comes with these features:

EPSON’s exclusive Micro Piezo® ink jet technology for cleaner printed dots

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Resolutions up to 1440 by 720 dpi (dots per inch), even on plain paper

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Four-color printing for photo quality color and sharp black text from separate

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black and color ink cartridges

No front panel control buttons or lights—just follow the on-screen

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instructions to control all printing and maintenance functions

About Your Software

The printer software CD-ROM includes all the software you need for printing:

Your printer driver runs your printer and lets you control how your documents

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look. You can’t use your printer without it.

Your bonus software, ArcSoft™ PhotoPrinter™ 2000, is a photo layout

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program that lets you print your images in creative formats, such as multiple photo montages, framed or bordered pictures, and calendars. Using a variety of templates, you can print your photos almost any way you can think of.

Your electronic Reference Guide gives you complete information about your

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printer. (You need an HTML browser—such as Microsoft® Internet Explorer or Netscape® Navigator,® version 3.0 or later—to view the guide.)

If you haven’t yet installed the printer software or Reference Guide from your CD-ROM, see the Start Here sheet for instructions.

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 electronic printer manual

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Printing with Windows® or on a Macintosh

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Using special papers

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Maintaining the printer

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Solving basic problems

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You’ll find your product warranty on page 48.

For more details about printing with, maintaining, or troubleshooting your printer, see your electronic Reference Guide. For instructions on viewing it, see the next page.

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 Electronic Printer Manual

Your printer software CD-ROM includes an electronic Reference Guide for your printer. The manual is in HTML format, so you need a browser—such as Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator, version 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.)

Accessing Your Electronic Printer Manual

You can view your electronic 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.

2. Windows: Double-click

My Computer

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

English

Macintosh: Double-click the

Epson

icon.

EPSON

CD-ROM icon, then double-click the

You see the Main Menu.

3. Click

View Electronic

Documentation

. This

submenu appears:

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.

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

Windows: Select

Guide ESC580

Start

, point to

Programs

, and then

EPSON

Epson

. Select

icon.

Macintosh: Open the EPSON Stylus COLOR 580 folder and double-click

View Reference Guide

Navigating Your Electronic Printer Manual

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.

Click to expand

Click to go to topic

Printing from Start to Finish

Here’s what to do to print a basic document—such as a memo, newsletter, or photograph—from loading the paper to selecting print settings to controlling the print job. Follow the instructions in “Printing with Windows” below or “Printing on a Macintosh” on page 10.

If you’re already familiar with EPSON ink jet printing, you can skip ahead to “Using PhotoEnhance, Custom, and Advanced Settings” on page 14.

For instructions on using special papers—such as EPSON Photo Paper or envelopes—see page 16.

Printing with Windows

This section describes these basic steps for printing with Windows:

Loading paper below

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“Opening the Printer Software” on page 6

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“Selecting Printer Software Settings” on page 7

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“Controlling Printing” on page 9

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(To print on a Macintosh, see page 10.)

Loading Paper

Make sure your printer and computer are turned on.

Place your paper against the right edge of the sheet feeder and slide the left edge guide against the paper.

Load paper only up to this arrow

Slide paper against the right edge

Keep the following in mind when loading paper:

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

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side.

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’re printing on envelopes or other special paper sizes or types, see page 16 for loading instructions.

Opening the Printer Software

After you open your application program and create your document, you’re ready to select your printer software settings.

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

From the File menu, click dialog box may look slightly different):

Select your printer here

Click here to open your printer software

Make the following selections on the Print dialog box:

Make sure

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Click the

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Properties

click it. Then click

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.

EPSON Stylus COLOR 580

button. (If you see a

Properties

on the next screen.)

is selected.

Setup, Printer

, or

Options

button,

Selecting Printer Software Settings

Once you click

Properties

The most important thing to remember is to set the correct Media Type for the paper you’re using. The Media Type setting affects the other options you can choose. If necessary, click the

, you see your printer software Properties dialog box.

tab to display the settings shown below:

Main

Select the type of paper you loaded

Select the Ink color

Select Automatic mode

Select high-quality printing, faster printing, or in-between

Click OK

Make the following settings on the Properties dialog box:

Choose the Media Type you’re printing on (click

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the arrow button to scroll through the list). If you’re not sure which setting to select, see page 19.

Set the Ink option to

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unless you’re printing in

Color

black only.

Set the Mode option to

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Automatic

. This lets the printer software determine the best settings for your print job. It’s the easiest way to get good printing results on all types of paper.

Set the slider in the Mode box to

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Quality

. This lets you choose

Speed

between a higher resolution, faster printing, or an in-between setting. (The slider is not available when certain media types are selected.)

Click OK to return to your application’s Print dialog box.

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

Selecting Windows Default Settings

The printer settings you make apply only to the application you’re currently using. If you usually print one type of document in different applications—for example, black ink on legal size paper—you can change the default printer settings for all your programs. You do this using the Windows Printers utility:

1. Click

Start

, point to

Settings

, and then select

Printers

2. Right-click the

3. Select

Properties (Printing Preferences

4. Click the

EPSON Stylus COLOR 580

tab.

Main

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

icon.

in Windows 2000).

when you’re finished.

You can always change the default settings in your application when you want to print different types of documents. You can also save a group of common settings; see the electronic Reference Guide (described on page 3) for details.

Controlling Printing

At the Print dialog box, click OK (or maybe

) to start printing.

Click to start printing

After a moment, the Progress Meter 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 and view printing tips.

Click to cancel printing

Click to pause or resume printing

Does not appear if you are print ing over a network

For more advanced printer settings, see page 14. For more information on printing—for example, previewing your printout, changing the paper size, or adding a watermark—see your electronic Reference Guide (described on page 3).

Printing on a Macintosh

This section describes these basic steps for printing on a Macintosh:

Loading paper below

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“Opening the Printer Software” on page 11

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“Selecting Printer Software Settings” on page 12

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“Controlling Printing” on page 13

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(To print with Windows, see page 5.)

Loading Paper

Make sure your printer and

Load paper only up to this arrow

computer are turned on.

Place your paper against the right edge guide and slide the left edge guide against the paper.

Keep the following in mind when loading paper:

Load the printable side face

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

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’re printing on envelopes or other special paper sizes or types, see page 16 for loading instructions.

Slide paper aga inst the right edge

Opening the Printer Software

After you open your application program and create your document, you’re ready to select your page setup and other printer software settings.

From the File menu, click

Page Setup

. You see your application’s page setup

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

Verify your printer model here

Click OK

Select your Paper Size, Orientation, and Printable Area settings

Make the following selections on the page setup dialog box:

Make sure your printer (

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SC 580

) is selected. (If not, you need to select your

printer in the Chooser; see the Start Here sheet for instructions.)

Select the correct

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Paper Size, Orientation

, and

Printable Area

settings for

your document. See your electronic Reference Guide for details.

When you’ve selected your settings, click OK to close the page setup dialog box

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and return to your application window.

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Epson Stylus COLOR 580 Owner's Manual

How To Order EPSON Ink and Paper

Contents

Welcome!

About Your Software

About Your Documentation

Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips

Viewing Your Electronic Printer Manual

Printing from Start to Finish

Printing with Windows

Loading Paper

Opening the Printer Software

Selecting Printer Software Settings

Controlling Printing

Printing on a Macintosh

Loading Paper

Opening the Printer Software