Epson STYLUS PHOTO 810 SETUP GUIDE

Warnings, Cautions, and Notes

Setting Up the Printer Hardware

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

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Setup

Power cord may come attached in some countries.

Setup

Quick Guide

The contents may vary in certain locations.

PhotoQuicker

Guide

Store the protective materials in case you want to ship the printer in the future.

Warnings must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury.

Caution:

❏ If the printer comes on when you plug in the power cord, turn off

the printer by pressing the P power button.

❏ Do not load the paper until the ink is charged. Paper may be

loaded improperly.

paper support

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.

Installing the Printer Software and the Ink Cartridges

For Windows

1. Make sure that printer is off, then turn on your computer.

2. Insert the printer software CD in the CD-ROM drive. If the Installer dialog box does not appear, double-click SETUP.EXE in the CD-ROM.

3. Select Install Printer Driver/Utility, and click .

4. Click OK in the di al og bo x th at appears.

5. When a message appears prompting you to turn on the printer, press the P power button. The print head moves to the ink cartridge installation position and the Setup utility starts automatically.

6. Follow the Setup utility’s on-screen instructions to install the ink cartridges.

Note:

If the Setup utility does not start, follow the instructions in the Macintosh section of this sheet, beginning from “3. Install the ink cartridges.”

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

Caution:

Do not move the print head by hand, as this may damage the printer.

4. Make sure that the Install Location box displays the correct drive, then click Install.

5. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the printer software.

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 ink cartridge installation position.

2. Choose Chooser from the Ap pl e 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. Open the output tray and the printer cover, then lift up the ink cartridge clamps, as shown in the illustrations.

printer cover

3. Position the tabs on each ink cartridge so that they are resting on top of the tabs protruding from the base of the ink cartridge clamps. Do not apply excessive force to the cartridges.

Note:

Install both ink cartridges. The printer will not work with only one cartridge.

4. Lower the ink cartridge clamps until they lock i nto place.

5. Close the printer cover .

6. Press the e ink cartridge replacement button. The printer moves the print head and begins charging the ink delivery system. This process takes about one and a half minutes. While the ink is charging, the P power light flashes and the printer produces a variety of mechanical sounds. These sounds are normal.

When the i n k charging process is finished, the power light stops flashing and remains on.

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

Caution:

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

Load paper and check the print

Once paper is loaded, follow these steps to check the print head nozzles.

For Windows users

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

2. Select the icon for your printer, then click Properties on the File menu. Then click the Utility tab.

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

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

Your printer is now s et up and ready to use.

For Macintosh users

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

2. Click the utility ico n.

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

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

For Macintosh

output t ray

1. Install the printer software

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

2. Double-click the Install

3. Click Continue.

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

Color Ink Jet Printer

using this printer.

Caution:

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

software CD in the CD-ROM drive.

Software folder, then double-click the Installer icon inside it.

2. Remove only the yellow tape from the new ink cartridges.

Caution:

Do not move the print head by hand, as this may damage the printer.

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.

ink cartridge clamps

Do not touch this part.

Read this side first!

head nozzles

Before checking the print head nozzles, you need to load paper as shown below. When loading the paper, make sure that the paper stack fits under the tabs in side the edge guides and does not exceed the loading limit indicated by the arrow mark on the left edge guide. To adjust the left edge guide, hold down the locking tab and slide the guide against the paper stack. Make sure that the position of the edge guide allows the paper to move up and down freely.

left edge guide

locking tab

printable side up

tab

output tray ex tens ion

Your printer is now s et up and ready to use.

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