Epson Stylus Color 680 Setup Guide
Printing Your
First Page
Installing
and
Checking
the Ink
Cartridges
Installing the
Printer Software
Checking the
Package Contents
Unpacking
the
Printer
Attaching
the
Paper Support
Plugging in and
Connecting
the Printer
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Checking the Package Contents
paper support
printer
The package contents may vary in certain locations.
The ink cartridges packaged with your printer are for initial setup. In order to
maintain high quality printouts, your printer will use large quantities of ink
during the setup process. As a result, the ink cartridges used for setup will empty
faster than normal.
printer software &
Reference Guide
CD-ROM
Daily Use
Setup
guide
paper manuals
ink cartridge package
(contains both black and
color ink cartridges.)
power cord*
* The power cord may come
attached to the printer in
certain locations.
Unpacking the printer
Remove all tape and protective materials from the printer and lift the top
corners of the output tray off of the knobs on the top of the printer to lower it.
If the output tray is curled, bend both sides of the tray upwards at the seams.
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Attaching the Paper Support
Insert the paper support into the slots at the rear of the printer and place the
printer on a flat, stable surface.
Plugging In and Connecting the Printer
Your printer connects to your computer via the parallel or USB interface.
Macintosh computers can only be connected via the USB interface.
Depending upon your geographic location, you may need to obtain the
appropriate cable. See “Options and Consumable Products” in the Daily Use
guide for details.
Note:
In order to connect your PC via the USB interface, your computer must be a
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Windows 98 or Windows 2000 pre-installed model that is equipped with a USB
port.
If you use a USB hub, we recommend that you connect the printer to the first
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tier of the hub, or connect the printer directly to the computer’s USB port.
Using a parallel interface for Windows users
To connect the printer to your PC, you need a shielded, twisted-pair parallel
cable. Follow the directions below.
1. Make sure that both the printer and the computer are turned off. Plug
the power cord into a properly grounded electrical outlet.
2. Plug the cable connector
securely into the printer's
interface connector. Then
squeeze the wire clips together
until they lock in place on both
sides. If your printer has a
ground connector screw to the
right of the interface connector,
connect the ground wire to the
ground connector screw.
3. Plug the other end of the cable
into the computer's parallel interface. If there is a ground wire at the
computer end of the cable, connect it to the ground connector at the
back of the computer.
Using a USB interface for Windows and Macintosh users
To connect the printer to a USB port, you need a standard shielded USB
cable. Follow these steps.
1. Make sure that both the printer and the computer are turned off. Plug
the power cord into a properly grounded electrical outlet.
2. Plug the appropriate end of the cable
into the USB port on the back of the
printer. (The end that fits the printer has
a different shape from the end that fits
the computer.)
3. Connect the other end of the cable to the
computer’s USB port.
Installing the Printer Software
After connecting the printer to your computer, you need to install the
software included on the “Printer Software for EPSON Stylus COLOR 680”
CD-ROM shipped with your printer.
Your printer software includes:
Printer driver and utilities
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The printer driver runs, or “drives,” your printer; use it to make settings
such as print quality, speed, media type, and paper size. The Nozzle
Check, Head Cleaning, and Print Head Alignment utilities help you
keep your printer in top operating condition. EPSON Status Monitor 3
(for Windows 98, 95, 2000, and NT 4.0) or EPSON StatusMonitor (for
Macintosh) notifies you of printer errors and displays printer status
information such as the amount of ink remaining. The Status Monitor
also guides you through the ink replacement process.
Online guides
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The online Reference Guide helps you learn more about your printer.
If you are using the floppy disk version of the software, make a backup copy
of the EPSON printer software disk before you begin installation. If you
wish to make a floppy disk version of the printer software on your CDROM, you can use the driver disk creation utility included on the CD.
Refer to the appropriate section below.
Installing in Windows 98, 95, 2000, and NT 4.0
Follow the instructions in this section to install the printer software and
then, for Windows 98 and Windows 2000 USB users, to ensure that the USB
driver is installed correctly.
Note:
When using Windows 2000, you must follow the steps below to install the
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printer software; otherwise, Microsoft’s Universal driver may be installed
instead. To check if the Universal driver has been installed, open the Printers
folder and right-click the icon for your printer. To open the printer driver, click
Printer Preferences on the shortcut menu that appears, then right-click
anywhere in the driver. If About is displayed in the shortcut menu that
appears, click it. A message box with the words “Unidrv Printer Driver”
appears. You must reinstall the printer software as described below. If About
is not displayed, the printer software has been installed correctly.
If the Digital Signature Not Found dialog box appears during the installation
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process, click Yes. If you click No, you will have to return to step 1 and install
the printer software again.
Installing the printer software
Follow these steps to install the printer software.
1. Make sure that your printer is turned off.
Copyright© 2000 by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, Nagano, Japan.
Printed in Japan 00.x x-xx
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