Epson Stylus Color 740 Product Information Guide

EPSON Stylus COLOR 740

edge guides

output tray extensions

ink cartridge holders

paper support

paper thickness lever

printer cover

control panel

output tray

Media

Media name Size Part number

EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper Letter

EPSON High Quality Ink Jet Paper

EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper

EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Paper

EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film

EPSON Photo Paper Letter

EPSON Ink Jet Transparencies Letter

EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards

EPSON Ink Jet Note Cards (with envelopes)

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

EPSON Iron-On Cool Peel Transfer Paper

EPSON Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheets

A4 Letter

A4 Legal

Letter A4

Letter A4 A6

A4 4 × 6 Panoramic (8.3

23.4 inches)

A4 A6

8 × 10 A6 S041147

A6; 16 frames

A6; 16 frames Letter S041153/

A4 S041106

S041060 S041059

S041111 S041117

S041062 S041061 S041067

S041124 S041126

S041072 S041071 S041107

S041141 S041140 S041134 S041145

S041064 S041063

S041054 S041122

S041144-KIT

S041144

S041155

Accessories

Ink Cartridges

Cartridge Part number

Black S020189 Color S020191

Printer Specifications

Printing

Printing method On-demand ink jet Nozzle 144 black nozzles

configuration 144 color nozzles (48 cyan, 48 magenta,

48 yellow) Resolution Maximum 1440 × 720 dpi Input buffer 64KB Print direction Bidirectional with logic seeking Control code ESC/P 2

EPSON Remote Character tables 1 italic and 10 graphics character tables Character sets 14 international character sets and 1 legal

character set

™

and raster graphics code and

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Bitmap fonts EPSON Roman (proportional)

EPSON Sans Serif (proportional) EPSON Courier EPSON Prestige EPSON Script

All bitmap fonts are available in 10, 12, and 15 cpi. You can select other font/pitch combinations using ESC/P 2 commands.

Scalable fonts EPSON Roman

EPSON Sans Serif EPSON Roman T EPSON Sans Serif H

All scalable fonts are available in sizes from 8 to 32 points, in 2 point increments, and four styles: normal, bold, italic, and bold italic.

The printer always uses the fonts you select with your software application. You need to use the printer’s internal fonts only if your application doesn’t allow you to select fonts.

Ink Cartridges

Specification

Color(s) Black Cyan, magenta, and

Print capacity* 900 pages text (ISO/IEC

Cartridge life 2 years from production date and up to within 6

Storage temperature

Transit temperature

Freezing temperature**

Dimensions 1.09 (W) × 2.1 (D) × 1.5 (H)

* The print capacity may vary depending on how often you clean the

print head.

** The ink thaws and is usable after approximately 3 hours at 77 °F

(25 °C).

Black ink cartridge (S020189)

10561 letter pattern) 300 pages graphic (5% coverage)

months after opening package at 77 °C (25 °F) –4 to 104 °F (–20 to 40 °C)

1 month at 104 °F (40 °C) –22 to 140 °C (–30 to 60 °F)

1 month at 104 °F (40 °C) 120 hours at 140 °F (60 °C)

3.2 °F (–16 °C) –0.4 °F (–18 °C)

inches

27.8 (W) × 52.7 (D) ×

38.5 (H) mm

Color ink cartridge (S020191)

yellow 300 pages (15%

coverage)

1.7 (W) × 2.1(D) × 1.5 (H) inches

42.9 (W) × 52.7 (D) ×

38.5 (H) mm

Caution: To ensure good results, use genuine EPSON cartridges and do not refill them. Other products may cause damage to your printer not covered by EPSON’s warranty.

Do not use an ink cartridge after the expiration date on the package.

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Paper

Paper type Size Paper types Thickness Weight

Single sheets Letter (8.5 × 11 inches)

Transparencies, Glossy film, Glossy paper

Self-adhesive sheets A4 (210 × 297 mm) Self adhesive sheets distributed

Envelopes No. 10, 9.5 × 4.1 inches (240 × 104 mm)

Ink jet and note cards A6 (105 × 148 mm)

Photo paper Letter (8.5 × 11 inches)

Photo stickers A6 (105 × 148 mm) with 16 frames Photo stickers distributed by

Iron-On Cool Peel transfer paper

Legal (8.5 × 14 inches) Half letter (statement, 5.5 × 8.5 inches) Executive (7.5 × 10 inches) A4 (210 × 297 mm) A5 (148 × 210 mm) B5 (182 × 257 mm)

Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) A4 (210 × 297 mm) A6 (105 × 148 mm), glossy film only

DL, 8.7 × 4.3 inches (220 × 110 mm) C6, 4.4 × 6.4 inches (114 × 162 mm) Ink jet note card, 5.2 × 8.7 inches (132 × 220 mm)

8 × 10 inches (203 × 254 mm; ink jet cards only)

A4 (210 × 297 mm) 4 × 6 inches (102 × 152 mm) Panoramic (210 × 594 mm)

Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) Transfer paper distributed by

Plain paper and special ink jet papers distributed by EPSON

Transparencies, glossy paper, and glossy film distributed by EPSON

by EPSON Plain bond paper or air mail paper 0.0 06 to 0.02 inch

Ink jet and note cards distributed by EPSON

Photo paper distributed by EPSON — —

EPSON

0.003 to 0.004 inch (0.08 to 0.11 mm) for plain bond paper

——

(0.16 to 0.52 mm)

——

17 to 24 lb (64 to 90 g/m

12 to 20 lb (45 to 75 g/m

)

Note: Since the quality of any particular brand or type of paper may be changed by the manufacturer at any time, EPSON cannot attest to the quality of any non-EPSON brand or type of paper. Always test samples of paper stock before purchasing large quantities or printing large jobs.

Poor quality paper may reduce print quality and cause paper jams and other problems. If you encounter problems, switch to a higher grade of paper.

Print only under these conditions:

Temperature: 59 to 77 °F (15 to 25 °C) Humidity: 40 to 60% RH

Store glossy film and self adhesive sheets under these conditions:

Temperature: 59 to 86 °F (15 to 30 °C) Humidity: 20 to 60% RH

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Printable area

B-L

B-R

Single sheets and cards

B-L

A The minimum top margin is 0.12 inch (3.0 mm). When printing multiple sheets of EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film, the minimum top margin

is 1.2 inches (30 mm). BL The minimum left margin is 0.12 inch (3.0 mm). BR The minimum right margin is:

0.35 inch (9.0 mm) for Letter and Legal

1.10 inches (28 mm) for #10 envelopes

0.28 inch (7.0 mm) for DL envelopes

0.12 inch (3.0 mm) for all other paper sizes.

C The minimum bottom margin is 0.55 inch (14.0 mm) using the Standard printable area setting. This can be decreased to 0.12 inch (3.0 mm)

using the Maximum printable area setting . Ho wever, the print quality in the expanded printable area may be reduced.

B-L

Envelopes

EPSON Panoramic Photo Paper

B-R

B-R C

Note: Always load paper into the sheet feeder short edge first except envelopes. Load envelopes long edge first.

Mechanical

Paper feed Friction with auto sheet feeder, rear entry method

Sheet feeder Maximum 100 sheets of 17 lb (64 g/m capacity paper

Dimensions Storage Width: 16.9 inches (429 mm)

Depth: 10.3 inches (261 mm)

)

Electrical

Specification 120V model 240V model*

Input voltage range 99V to 132V 198V to 264V Rated frequency range 50 to 60 Hz Input frequency range 49.5 to 60.5 Hz Rated current 0.4A 0.2A Power consumption Approx. 18 W (ISO 10561 Letter Pattern)

Approx. 5 W in standby mode

Height: 6.6 inches (167 mm)

Printing Width: 16.9 inches (429 mm)

* Also designed for IT power systems with Phase to Phase voltage

220–240V

Depth: 24.1 inches (613 mm) Height: 12.2 inches (309 mm)

Weight 11.5 lb (5.2 kg) without the ink cartridges

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Environmental

Temperature Operation: 50 to 95 °F (10 to 35 °C)

Storage*: –4 to 104 °F (–20 to 40 °C)

1 month at 104 °F (40 °C)

Transit*: –4 to 140 °F (–20 to 60 °C)

120 hours at 140 °F (60 °C)

Humidity Operation: 20 to 80% RH

Storage*: 5 to 85% RH (without

condensation)

* Stored in shipping container

Safety Approvals

Safety standards UL 1950, CSA 22.2 No. 950 EMC FCC part 15 subpart B class B

DOS Support

If driver support for the EPSON Stylus COLOR 740 is not available from your software manufacturer, you can use one of the other EPSON ESC/P 2 printer drivers (parallel port only). These drivers don’t provide all the EPSON Stylus COLOR 740 features, such as 720 or 1440 dpi printing. Choose the first printer available from the following two lists:

Black printing only

❏ LQ-870/1170 ❏ LQ-570(+)/1070(+) ❏ SQ-870/1070 ❏ LQ-850 ❏ LQ-500

Color and black printing

❏ EPSON Stylus PRO ❏ EPSON Stylus COLOR 500 ❏ EPSON Stylus COLOR II ❏ LQ-860 ❏ LQ-2550

Control Panel Settings

You can change the following default settings from the printer’s control panel:

Setting Options

Font Courier, Roman, Sans Serif, Prestige, Script, Roman T, Sans

Character table

Serif H, Draft Italic U.S.A., Italic France, Italic Germany, Italic U.K., Italic

Denmark 1, Italic Sweden, Italic Italy, Italic Spain 1, PC 437 (U.S./Standard Europe), PC850 (Multilingual), PC860 (Portuguese), PC861 (Icelandic), PC863 (Canadian-French), PC865 (Nordic), Abicomp, BRASCII, Roman 8, ISO Latin 1

Follow these steps to change the settings listed above:

1. Make sure the printer is turned off and has paper loaded (at least 8.27 inches [210 mm] wide).

2. Hold down the

R cleaning button and press the

power button. The printer prints instructions for changing settings and choosing a language for the instructions.

3. Press the

load/eject button to print a list of current

settings (indicated with arrows) and additional instructions.

4. After you make the changes you want, turn the printer off to save the settings. The settings remain in effect until you change them again.

Character Tables

All character tables except Italic are the same as the PC437 table for hex codes 00 through 7F. Additional characters are available for hex codes 80 through FF. You can select the following character tables through the control panel or software commands:

❏ PC437 (U.S./Standard Europe) ❏ PC850 (Multilingual) ❏ PC860 (Portuguese) ❏ PC861 (Icelandic) ❏ PC863 (Canadian-French) ❏ PC865 (Nordic) ❏ Abicomp ❏ BRASCII ❏ Roman 8 ❏ ISO Latin 1 ❏ Italic (no characters available for hex code 15)

International You can select a number of international character sets character sets with the control panel or the

ESC R command. Other sets can only be selected with the ESC R command. You can select additional characters with the ESC ( ^ command.

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