Epson STYLUS PHOTO 2100 Setup

Cautions and Notes

Setting Up the Printer Hardware

1. Unpack 2. Remove protective materials 3. Attach the printer parts

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paper support

printer

Setup

roll paper holder

automatic roll

paper cutter

ink cartridges

Power cord may come attached in some coun tries.

photo catcher

cleaning kit

printer software & online guide CD-ROM

Setup

The contents may vary in certain locations.

CD-R print position

check di sk

Be careful not to throw out the 8 cm CD-R support and the CD-R print position check disk

8 cm CD-R

support

CD-R tray

Caution:

If the printer comes on when you plug in the power cord, turn off the printer by pressing down the P power button until the printer lights go out.

Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment.

Notes contain important information and useful tips on the operation of your printer.

4. Connect the printer

Connect the printer cable to the ports on the computer and the printer.

USB

Parallel

IEEE 13 94

Load paper and check

Installing the Printer Software and the Ink Cartridges

For Windows

1. Make sure that printe r is off.

2. Insert the printer software CD in the CD-ROM drive. If the Installer dialog box does not appear, doubl e-c lick SETUP.EXE in the CD-ROM.

3. Select Install Software, and click .

4. Follow the on-screen i nstructions.

Note:

❏ Remove the protective material under the

cartridge cover before installing ink cartridges.

❏ If the Setup utility does not start, press the

P power button on the printer and follow the instructions in the Macintosh section of this sheet, beginning from “ 3. Install the ink cartridges.”

When ink cartridge installation is complete, proceed to “Load paper and check the print head nozzles” on this sheet.

For Macintosh

1. Install the printer software

1. Make sure that printer is off, then turn on your Macintosh and insert the

2. Double-click the EPSON icon.

Caution:

Turn off all virus protection programs before you install the printer software.

printer software CD in the CD-ROM drive .

2. Select the printer

After you have installed the printer software, you need to select your printer.

1. Press the P power button to turn on the printer. The print head moves to the ink cartridge installation position.

2. Choose Chooser from the Apple menu. T hen, select the icon for your printer and the port that your printer is connected to.

3. Close the Chooser.

3. Install the ink cartridges

1. Lower the output tray, then open the printer cover and the cartridge cover.

Note:

For best results, shake the ink cartridge four or five times before opening the package.

2. Remove the protective material under the cartridge cover before installing ink cartridges.

Caution:

Do not move the print head by hand, as t his may dam age the printer.

4. Place the ink cartridges vertically into the cartridge holders. Without applying excessive force, push the ink cartridges down until they click into place. To place them vertic ally, install the ink cartridges from one end.

Note:

Install all ink cartridges. The printer will not work unless all cartridges are installed properly.

5. Close the cartridge cover and the printer cover.

6. Press the charging the ink delivery system. This process takes about one and a half minutes. While charging, the P po w er lig ht a n d t h e i n k light s f lash and the printer produces a variety of mechanical sounds. This is normal.

Note:

If the ink end error occurs after the print head moves to its home position, the ink cartridge may not be installed properly. Press the H ink button again, and reinstall the ink cartridge until it clicks into place.

When the ink charging process is finished, the P power li gh t st ops f la shi ng and remains on.

H ink button. The printer moves the print head and begins

Caution:

❏ Do not turn the power off during the ink charging process. ❏ Do not load paper until ink charging is complete.

the print head nozzles

Make sure that the computer is turned on. Load paper into the sheet feeder making sure that the side of the paper that you wish to print onto is facing up and that the right edge of the paper is against the right edge guide. Next, slide the left edge guide so that it is against the left edge of the paper.

left edge guide

Once paper is loaded, follow the se steps to check the print head n o zzles.

For Windows users

1. Click th e Start button, point to Settings, and click Printers.

2. For Windows Me, 98, and 95 users, select your printer, then click Properties on the File menu. Then click Utility tab. For Windows XP and 2000 us ers, select your printer, then click Printing Preferences on the File menu. Then click Utility tab. For Windows NT 4.0 user s, select your printer, then click Document Defaults on the File menu. Then click Utility tab.

3. Click the Nozzle Check button, and foll ow the on-screen instructions.

4. When you are finished, click OK to close the Properties dialog box.

printable side up

output tray extension

The ink cartridges packaged with your printer are partly used during initial

3. Remove the new ink cartridges from their protective bag.

3. Select Install Software, and click .

4. Follow the on-screen i nstructions.

Color Ink Jet Printer

Read the Safety Instructions on the back of this sheet when setting up and using this printer.

Caution:

❏ Be careful not to break the hook on the side of the cartridge

when you remove it from the protective bag.

❏ Do not shake the ink cartridge after removing from the bag;

this can cause leakage.

❏ Do not remove or tear the label on the cartridge; this can

cause leakage.

❏ Do not touch the green IC chip on the side of the cartridge.

Doing so may prevent normal operation and printing.

Do not touch this part.

setup. In order to produce high quality printouts, the print head in your printer will be fully charged with ink. This one-off process consumes a quantity of ink and subsequent cartridge sets will last for their full rated life.

Your printer is now set up and ready to use.

For Macintosh users

1. Select Page Setup in the Finder’s File menu.

Click the utility icon .

3. Click the Nozzle Check button, and follow the on-screen instructions.

4. When you are finished, click OK to close the utili ty dialog box. Then click OK to close the Page Setup dialog box.

Your printer is now set up and ready to use.

Print quality is determined by the driver settings and the paper. See the online Reference Guide for details on driver settings and available media. Also visit the EPSON Web Site for the latest information.

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