Epson STYLUS PHOTO 950 SETUP GUIDE

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

Setup

Roll paper holder

Auto cutter

Power cord may come
attached in som e countr ies.

Photo catcher

Fron t s h eet feed er

Setup

The contents may vary in

CD-R tray

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

certain locations.

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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

Load paper and check

Installing the Printer Software and the Ink Cartridges

For Windows

Note:

❏ To install software programs in Windows 2000/NT 4.0, it is necessary

to log on as a user with administrative privileges (a user who belongs
to the Administrators group).

❏ To install software programs in Windows XP, it is necessary to log on

with a Computer Administrator account. You cannot install software
programs if you log on as a Limited account user. After you install
Windows XP, the user account is set as a Computer Administrator
account.

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 Software, and
click .

4. Follow the on-screen
instructions.

Note:

❏ Remove the protective material under the

cartridge cover before installing ink
cartridges, as shown below.

❏ 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

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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 .

3. Select Install Software, and click .

4. Follow the on-screen instructions.

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.

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

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

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Caution:

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

Caution:

❏ Be careful not to break the hook on

the side of the cartridge when you remove from the protective
bag.

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

cause leakage.

❏ Do not remove the green IC chip from the side of the

cartridge. This may damage the printer.

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

Doing so may prevent normal operation and printing.

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 the
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 half
minutes. While charging, the P power light flashes and the printer
produces a variety of mechanical sounds. This is normal.

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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.

The ink cartridges packaged with your printer are for in itial 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.

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.

printable side up

left edge guide

output tray extension

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

For Windows users

1. For Windows Me, 2000, NT 4.0, 98 and
95 users, c lick the Start button, point to
Settings, and click Printers.

For Windows XP users, click the Start
button, then click Control Panel, then
click Printers and Other Hardware, then
click Printers and Faxes.

2. For Windows Me, 98, and 95 users, select
your printer, then click Properties on th e
File menu. Then click Utility tab .

For Windows XP and 2000 users, select
your printer, then click Printing

Preferences on the File menu. Then click
Utility tab.

For Windows NT 4.0 users, selec t 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-s creen instructions.

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

Your printer is now set up and ready to use.

For Macintosh users

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

2.

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 utility dialo g box.
Then click OK to close the Page
Setup dialog box.

Your p ri n t e r i s now s et u p an d r e a dy
to use.

Color Ink Jet Printer

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

Do not touch this part.

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