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FCC Compliance Statement

For United States Users

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to

Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference

in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not

installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio or television

reception. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this

equipment does cause interference to radio and television reception, which can be determined by turning the

equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following

measures.

◗ Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

◗ Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

◗ Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

◗ Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

WARNING

The connection of a non-shielded equipment interface cable to this equipment will invalidate the FCC

Certification of this device and may cause interference levels which exceed the limits established by the FCC for

this equipment. It is the responsibility of the user to obtain and use a shielded equipment interface cable with this

device. If this equipment has more than one interface connector, do not leave cables connected to unused

interfaces. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user’s authority to

operate the equipment.

For Canadian Users

This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment

Regulations.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le materiel brouilleur du

Canada.

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Contents

Introduction

PC System Requirements 1-2

Macintosh System Requirements 1-3

How To Use Your Manuals 1-4

Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips 1-5

Where To Get Help 1-5

ENERGY STAR Compliance 1-6

Energy-saving Tips 1-6

Important Safety Instructions 1-7

1 Basic Printing

Printing from Windows 1-1

Setting Printer Options from Windows Applications 1-2

Setting Default Printer Options 1-5

Checking Printer Status 1-7

Printing from a Macintosh 1-9

Using Online Help 1-11

Accessing Help from Windows Applications 1-11

Accessing Help from Windows 95 and Later 1-12

Accessing Help from Windows 3.1 1-12

Accessing Help from Windows NT 4.0 1-12

Accessing Help from Macintosh Applications 1-12

Using the Control Panel 1-13

Lights 1-13

Buttons 1-15

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2 Custom Printing

Using Predefined Advanced Settings 2-1

Customizing Print Quality and Special Effects 2-4

Customizing Color Settings 2-8

Using ColorSync on the Macintosh 2-10

Saving Custom Settings 2-12

Deleting Custom Settings 2-13

Redefining Custom Settings 2-13

3 Printing on Special Media

Using Special Media Types 3-2

Media Loading and Software Settings Guidelines 3-4

Additional Media Loading Guidelines 3-5

Printing on Single Sheets 3-6

Loading Paper in the Paper Tray 3-7

Loading Paper in the Manual Feeder 3-12

Printing on Continuous Paper 3-15

Removing Continuous Paper 3-19

Using the Micro Adjust Buttons 3-20

Adjusting the Loading Position 3-21

Adjusting the Tear-off Position 3-22

Switching Between Continuous and Single Sheet Paper 3-22

Printing a Banner or Other Roll Paper Project 3-23

Loading Roll Paper 3-24

Printing a Banner from Windows 3-26

Printing a Banner from a Macintosh 3-30

Removing a Printed Banner 3-32

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4 Managing Print Jobs and

Network Printing

Managing Print Jobs With Windows 4-1

Using the Spool Manager 4-2

Using the Status Monitor 4-4

Managing Print Jobs With Windows NT 4-6

Managing Print Jobs on a Macintosh 4-6

Using EPSON Monitor3 4-7

Using the Macintosh Status Monitor 4-8

Network Printing on a PC 4-9

Setting Up a Network Port on Windows XP

or 2000 4-9

Connecting to the Printer on Windows NT 4.0 4-11

Using the Printer Software’s Built-in

Network Support for Windows Me/98/95 4-12

Network Printing on a Macintosh 4-15

Assigning a Name to the Printer 4-15

Setting Up the Printer for AppleTalk 4-16

5 Maintenance and

Transportation

Cleaning the Print Heads 5-1

Using the Head Cleaning Utility 5-2

Using the Control Panel 5-3

Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern 5-4

Replacing an Ink Cartridge 5-4

Removing and Installing an Ink Cartridge 5-5

Printing in Black Ink With an Empty Color Cartridge 5-6

Aligning the Print Heads 5-7

Using the Print Head Alignment Utility 5-7

Using the Control Panel 5-8

Cleaning the Printer 5-9

Transporting the Printer 5-9

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6 Troubleshooting

Diagnosing Problems 6-1

Running a Self Test 6-2

Improving Print Quality 6-3

Solving Printing Problems 6-7

Fixing Paper Problems 6-13

Solving Miscellaneous Printout Problems 6-17

A Using EPSON Plot!

Installing EPSON Plot! A-1

Printing With EPSON Plot! A-2

B Specifications

Printing B-1

Paper B-3

Ink Cartridges B-5

Mechanical B-6

Electrical B-6

Environmental B-6

Safety Approvals B-7

Interfaces B-7

Changing Printer Settings With Default-Setting Mode B-8

Entering Default-Setting Mode B-8

List of Default-Setting Options B-10

Glossary

Index

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Introduction

Your EPSON Stylus

COLOR 3000 printer is the ideal output

device for high-quality, large format graphic and business

communication pieces—such as color comps, checkplots, maps,

presentations, banners, iron-on transfers, and backlit displays—

or any project you create. With resolutions up to 1440 × 720

dpi (dots per inch), you get amazingly realistic photographic

images, vivid color graphics, superb grayscale images, and

razor-sharp black printing for detailed line art and crisp text.

Its large format capabilities (up to 17″ ×22″ size paper) and fast

print speeds allow you to print full bleed, 13″ ×19,″ photo

quality color comps with ease. And its versatile, built-in paper

feeding options let you print on virtually any media, of almost

any size, including single sheets, continuous fold paper, and roll

paper. You can even load continuous paper and single sheets

simultaneously, printing on each in turn by flipping a lever.

The printer software for Microsoft

Windows

and Apple

Macintosh

computers provides advanced color management,

with adjustable levels of brightness, contrast, saturation, and ink

colors. Support for ColorSync

™

and Windows ICM ensures

printouts that closely match the colors on your monitor. You

can also perform many printer maintenance procedures right

from your computer, such as cleaning and aligning the print

heads. And

EPSON’s extensive online help can guide you

through printer operations in real time.

Note:

Also included are the

EPSON Plot! program and

the Autodesk Device

Interface (ADI) plotter

driver. EPSON Plot!

allows you to print

HPGL or HPGL/2 plot

files on your printer. See

Appendix A for details.

The ADI driver allows you

to print from AutoCAD 386

releases 10 and higher.

See the README file on

the driver CD-ROM for

more information.

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With standard parallel and high-speed serial ports and optional

network connectivity, setting up your printer is fast and easy.

EPSON’s specially formulated, quick-drying ink and wide

variety of ink jet media give you the best quality output and the

most flexibility for getting the results you want.

PC System Requirements

To use your printer in either a standalone or peer-to-peer

network environment, your system should include these

requirements:

◗ IBM

-compatible PC with a Pentium

4 1 GHz or higher

processor recommended

◗ For parallel connection: Windows

95, 98, Me, NT 4.0,

2000, or XP

For USB connection: PC with USB port running Windows

98 Second Edition (factory installed), Me, 2000, or XP

For IEEE 1394 connection: PC with FireWire port

running Windows 2000 or XP

For 10/100 BaseT Ethernet connection: Ethernet-equipped

PC running Windows 95, 98, Me, NT 4.0, 2000, or XP

◗ 512MB of RAM

◗ At least 25MB of free hard disk space to install the software,

and at least 2GB of free hard disk space for processing files

(8GB or more available hard disk space recommended)

◗ Quad-speed (4×) CD-ROM or DVD drive for installing

the printer software

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◗ For parallel connection: a high-speed bidirectional,

IEEE-1284 compliant parallel cable, 6 to 10 ft. (1.8 to 3 m)

long, with a D-SUB, 25-pin, male connector for your

computer and a 36-pin, Centronics

compatible connector

for the printer

For IEEE 1394 (FireWire) connection: the optional IEEE

1394 port (C823722) and a shielded IEEE 1394 cable

For network connection: the optional Ethernet card

(C12C823912) and a compatible cable

Macintosh System Requirements

To use your printer in either a standalone or peer-to-peer

network environment, your Macintosh system should include

these requirements:

◗ OS 8.5.1 through 9.X (OS 9.2.2 recommended)

◗ 500 MHz or higher processor recommended

◗ 512MB of RAM

◗ At least 25MB of free hard disk space to install the software,

and at least 2GB of free hard disk space for processing files

(8GB or more available hard disk space recommended)

◗ Quad-speed (4×) or faster CD-ROM or DVD drive for

installing the printer software

◗ For IEEE 1394 (FireWire) connection: the optional IEEE

1394 card (C823722) and a shielded IEEE 1394 cable

For network connection: the optional Ethernet card

(C12C823912) and a compatible cable

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How To Use Your Manuals

To set up your printer and install your printer software, see the

Quick Setup

booklet. This User’s Guide contains the following

information:

Chapter 1, “Basic Printing,” gives step-by-step instructions for

everyday printing with Windows or Macintosh.

Chapter 2, “Custom Printing,” tells you how to print special

projects with custom settings for print quality, special effects,

and color management.

Chapter 3, “Printing on Special Media,” gives guidelines for

selecting the right paper or other media for your print job and

instructions for loading it in your printer.

Chapter 4, “Managing Print Jobs and Network Printing,”

explains how to manage print jobs, check printer status, and set

up your system for network printing.

Chapter 5, “Maintenance and Transportation,” gives

instructions for replacing ink cartridges, cleaning and aligning

the print heads, and cleaning and transporting the printer.

Chapter 6, “Troubleshooting,” provides solutions for any

printing problems you may have.

Appendix A, “Using EPSON Plot!,” gives instructions on how

to install and use the

EPSON Plot! program to print HPGL or

HPGL/2 plotter files.

Appendix B, “Specifications,” provides the technical details on

your printer, ink cartridges, and EPSON media.

A Glossary and an Index

are included at the end of the book.

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Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips

You’ll find this information throughout your manual:

Warnings must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury.

Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your

equipment.

Notes contain important information about your printer.

Tips contain additional hints for great printing.

Where To Get Help

EPSON provides technical support and information on the

installation, configuration, and operation of professional

printing products through the EPSON Preferred Protection

Plan. Dial (888) 377-6698, 6

AM to 8 PM, Pacific Time,

Monday through Friday. Support hours and days are subject to

change without notice.

Before you call, make sure you have your Unit ID number,

which is included with the EPSON Preferred Protection Plan

information that came with your printer. You’ll also need your

printer serial number and proof of purchase.

If you experience

difficulty with the

toll-free line or your

Unit ID number, call

(562) 276-1305.

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EPSON also provides technical assistance 24 hours a day

through the World Wide Web. You can reach EPSON Support

at http://support.epson.com. At this site, you can download

drivers and other files, look at product documentation, access

troubleshooting information, and receive technical advice

through e-mail.

You can purchase ink cartridges, paper, and accessories from

EPSON at (800) 873-7766, or by visiting the EPSON Store at

www.epsonstore.com (U.S. sales only). In Canada, please call

(800) 463-7766 for dealer referral.

ENERGY STAR Compliance

As an ENERGY STAR Partner, EPSON has determined that this

product meets the E

NERGY STAR guidelines for energy

efficiency.

The EPA E

NERGY STAR Office Equipment program is a

voluntary partnership with the computer and office equipment

industry to promote the introduction of energy-efficient

personal computers, monitors, printers, fax machines, and

copiers in an effort to reduce air pollution caused by power

generation.

Energy-saving Tips

Here are a few tips you can use to be even more energy-wise:

◗ If your monitor isn’t E

NERGY STAR compliant, turn it off

when you’re not using it.

◗ Turn off your computer, printer, and monitor each day

when you are done using them.

◗ Use the print preview option in your software so you can

catch errors before you print something.

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Important Safety Instructions

Before using your printer, read the following safety instructions

to make sure you use the printer safely and effectively.

◗ Turn off and unplug the printer before cleaning. Clean

with a damp cloth only. Do not spill liquid on the printer.

◗ Do not place the printer on an unstable surface or near a

radiator or heating vent.

◗ Do not block or cover the openings in the printer’s cabinet

or insert objects through the slots.

◗ Use only the type of power source indicated on the printer’s

label.

◗ Connect all equipment to properly grounded power

outlets. Avoid using outlets on the same circuit as

photocopiers or air control systems that regularly switch

on and off.

◗ Place the printer near a wall outlet where the plug can be

easily unplugged.

Placez l’imprimante près d’une prise de contacte où la fiche

peut être débranchée facilement.

◗ Do not let the power cord become damaged or frayed.

◗ If you use an extension cord with the printer, make sure

the total ampere rating of the devices plugged into the

extension cord does not exceed the cord’s ampere rating.

Also, make sure the total of all devices plugged into the wall

outlet does not exceed 15 amperes.

◗ Except as specifically explained in this User’s Guide, do not

attempt to service the printer yourself.

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◗ Unplug the printer and refer servicing to qualified service

personnel under the following conditions:

If the power cord or plug is damaged; if liquid has entered

the printer; if the printer has been dropped or the cabinet

damaged; if the printer does not operate normally or

exhibits a distinct change in performance. Adjust only those

controls that are covered by the operating instructions.

Note the following precautions when using a printer stand with

this printer:

◗ Use a stand that can support at least 66.0 lb (30.0 kg).

◗ Never use a stand that tilts the printer. The printer should

always be kept level.

◗ Position your cables so they do not interfere with paper

feeding; where possible, secure them to a leg of the printer

stand.

Even if you are familiar with other types of printers, be sure to

read through the following list of precautions before operating

your ink jet printer:

◗ Do not put your hand inside the printer or touch the print

heads during printing.

◗ Under normal circumstances, ink will not come out of the

cartridges. If it does get on your skin, wash it off with soap

and water. If it gets in your eyes, flush them immediately

with water.

◗ Keep ink cartridges out of the reach of children.

◗ Do not dismantle the ink cartridges or try to refill them.

This could result in damage to the print head.

◗ Once you install an ink cartridge, do not remove the

cartridge except to replace it with a new one. The cartridge

may become unusable otherwise.

◗ Install the ink cartridge immediately after you remove it

from its package. Leaving the cartridge unpacked for a long

time before use may result in reduced print quality.

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◗ Do not use an ink cartridge beyond the date printed on the

cartridge carton. For best results, use up the ink cartridges

within six months of installing them.

◗ Do not shake an ink cartridge; this can cause leakage.

◗ Always turn the printer off using the P

Operate button.

When this button is pressed, the

Operate light flashes

briefly then goes out. Do not unplug the printer or turn off

the power to the outlet until the

Operate light is off.

◗ Before transporting the printer, make sure the print heads

are capped in the home (far right) position and the ink

cartridges have been removed. For more information, see

page 5-9.

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1-1

It’s easy to print all your color and black-and-white documents

with your

EPSON Stylus COLOR 3000. First you have to set up

your printer and install the software following the instructions

in the Quick Setup booklet. Then read this chapter to find out

about the following:

◗ Printing from Windows

◗ Printing from a Macintosh

◗ Using online help

◗ Using the control panel

Printing from Windows

When you want to print from your Windows application, you

choose

Print from the File menu. You can then choose which

pages to print, the number of copies, and other options from

your application’s Print dialog box. When you click a button in

the Print dialog box, you can select additional settings using

your printer software, such as whether you want to use color or

black ink.

The following sections tell you how to do the following:

◗ Set printer software options from Windows applications

◗ Change the default printer software settings

◗ Check your printer’s status while you print.

Basic Printing

Note:

For instructions on

printing HPGL or

HPGL/2 plot files,

see Appendix A.

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1-2

Setting Printer Options from Windows

Applications

This section describes the options you’ll need to set for all your

everyday printouts. See Chapter 2 for information about

advanced settings for special print jobs.

Follow these steps to check printer settings from your word

processor or other Windows software:

1. Choose

Print or Print Setup from the File menu.

If you choose

Print, you first see your application’s Print

dialog box containing the settings you change most often,

including the number of copies and the pages you want

printed.

If you choose

Print Setup, you first see a list of printers to

choose from.

2. Make sure your

EPSON Stylus COLOR 3000 printer is

selected, and then click the

Printer, Setup, Properties, or

Options button.(You may have to click a series of these

buttons, depending on the program you’re printing with.)

You see the printer software’s dialog box:

Note:

The settings you select

through your Windows

application usually apply

only until you exit that

application. Then the

driver settings may return

to the driver’s default

values or the Windows

default values selected as

described on page 1-5.

For more information

about printer settings,

click the Help button.

With Windows 95 and

later versions, you can

right-click any item on

the screen and then click

What’s This?

Main tab

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3. If you don’t see the dialog box shown in step 2, click the

Main tab.

4. Make sure the Mode option is set to

Automatic so the

printer software can determine the best settings according

to the

Media Type and Ink settings you make. This is the

easiest way to get good printing results for all kinds of

documents, on all types of paper.

5. Choose the

Media Type you want to print on from the

following list (you may need to scroll through the list). If

you are not sure which setting to select for your media, refer

to the table on page 3-4.

◗ Plain paper

◗ 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper

◗ Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper

◗ Photo Quality Glossy Paper

◗ Photo Quality Glossy Film

◗ Ink Jet Transparencies

The type of media you choose determines the Print Quality

setting (resolution) you can use.

6. Press the

Media Type button on the printer’s control panel

to select the media you loaded in the printer. This should

match the media you selected in step 5. If your media type

is not listed on the control panel, select

Other/Media

Selection Off.

7. Choose

Color or Black ink. If you’re printing black text or

a draft, or if you want colors to print as varying shades of

gray, select

Black for faster printing.

8. Set the slider to

Quality or Speed. This lets you choose

between high resolution printing or faster printing on the

media you’re using. (The slider is not available for certain

media types and may not set the highest available

resolution.)

For printing at the highest

resolution (SuperFine

quality at 1440 dpi), you

need to use one of the

photo quality media, the

back light film, or the

canvas cloth. For the best

printing at any resolution,

always use EPSON media.

Note:

The media selection on

the control panel can be

overridden by the Media

Type setting you make in

your printer driver or

application.

The control panel

selection notifies you in

case the media loaded in

the printer does not match

the media you selected in

the software. You can

turn off the notification

function by selecting

Other/Media Selection

Off.

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9. Click the

Paper tab and choose your paper size and feeding

source.

The default Paper Source is

Auto Sheet Feeder, for the

paper tray at the front of your printer. (For instructions on

printing with the other feeders, see Chapter 3.)

10. Now choose the paper size, number of copies, collation

options, orientation, and printable area. (Your software

application may let you control some of these settings.

With Windows NT, there are no collation options.)

11. Click the

Main tab and check the Current Settings box on

the bottom of the menu to see if the other settings are

correct for your document. If you need to adjust them, use

Advanced mode as described in Chapter 2.

12. Click

OK when you’re finished checking your settings. The

dialog box closes.

13. In your application’s printing dialog box, click

Close, OK,

Print. (You may need to click a series of these buttons,

depending on the program you’re printing with.)

Click to select

your paper size

Click to select

your paper source

Note:

Whenever you change the

Paper Source, Paper Size,

or Orientation settings,

check the printer

illustration in the dialog

box to see how your

document will print.

If you load your paper

long edge first, select a

landscape paper size, such

as Letter (Landscape), and

then select your print

orientation so the printer

knows which way you

loaded the paper.

Keep in mind that some

software may have paper

size and orientation

settings that override your

printer software settings.

To cancel your changes

and exit the driver, click

the Cancel button at the

bottom of the menu at

any time.

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While you’re printing, the

EPSON Despooler dialog box

appears, showing the printing progress and the status of your

printer. (With Windows NT, you don’t see the Despooler.) See

“Checking Printer Status” on page 1-7 for more information.

Setting Default Printer Options

When you change printer settings through your Windows

application (as described above), the settings apply only to the

application you’re using. If you want to adjust the default

settings for all your Windows applications, you can access the

printer software through the Printer Properties or the Control

Panel.

Make sure all your software applications are closed before you

start. If not, you’ll have to close and then reopen them to have

the new default settings take effect.

Setting Default Options in Windows 95 and

Later

1. Do one of the following:

◗

Windows XP: Click Start, Control Panel, Printers

and Other Hardware, Printers and Faxes

◗

Windows 2000, Me, 98, and 95: Click Start,

Settings, Printers.

2. Right-click the

EPSON Stylus COLOR 3000 icon.

3. Select

Properties (Windows Me, 98, or 95) or Printing

Preferences

(Windows XP or 2000). Then click the Main

tab. You see the Main printer settings dialog box.

4. Change the settings as described on page 1-2 and click

OK.

Any changes you make become the default settings for all

your applications and documents.

Note:

Some application settings

override printer software

settings (such as Paper

Size or Orientation), so

it is a good idea to check

the settings in your

application before you

print.

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Setting Default Options in Windows 3.1

1. Double-click the Control Panel icon in the Main group.

2. Double-click the

Printers icon.

3. Select

EPSON Stylus COLOR 3000 from the list of printers

and click

Setup. You see the Main printer settings dialog

box.

4. Change the settings as described on page 1-2 and click

OK.

Any changes you make become the default settings for all

your applications and documents.

Setting Default Options in Windows NT 4.0

1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then point to Printers.

2. Click the

EPSON Stylus COLOR 3000 icon.

3. Open the File menu and select

Document Defaults. You

see the Main printer settings dialog box.

4. Change the settings as described on page 1-2 and click

OK.

Any changes you make become the default settings for all

your applications and documents.

Note:

You can access the

default Windows NT

printer software settings

only if you have the

appropriate network

access privileges, such

as Administrator or

Power User.

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Checking Printer Status

While your document is printing, the EPSON Despooler dialog

box appears on your screen. (With Windows NT, you don’t see

the Despooler. See the following section for more information.)

This dialog box shows the progress of your print job and the

status of your printer. If you run out of paper, for example, the

Despooler warns you. You can use the buttons to cancel, pause,

or restart your print job, if necessary. When the print job is

finished, the Despooler dialog box disappears.

If you don’t want the

Despooler dialog box to

appear each time you

print, you can turn it off.

To do this, start Spool

Manager (from the

EPSON folder), open the

View menu, and select

Show Despool Popup; the

checkmark next to the

option disappears.

The name of

the file you’re

printing appears

here

Click to

pause printing

Click to cancel

printing

Click to

restart printing

Status Monitor

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The following status information also appears:

◗ Media Check

A check in the Perform Media Check before printing box

means this function is selected (the default setting). The

Media Check function automatically compares the media

selected with the printer control panel with the media

selected in the printer driver and alerts you if they don’t

match. To turn off this function, click the box; the

checkmark disappears.

◗ Paper Status

The Paper Status box displays information about the paper

loaded in the printer. You select the paper feed path in the

driver, and the Status Monitor checks the printer for the

size, type, and amount. The paper size and amount is

determined by the printer. The media type is defined

by the Media Type setting you make with the printer’s

control panel.

◗ Ink Status

The Ink Status box displays the amount of remaining ink

for each color.

Checking Printer Status with Windows NT

With Windows NT 4.0 servers and workstations, the messenger

service alerts you to printer errors or lets you know when a print

job is finished. If you have appropriate network access privileges

or if you’re controlling printing from the server, you can also

cancel, pause, or restart print jobs and set the sharing, security,

scheduling, and port options. See your Windows NT 4.0

documentation for details.

Note:

If you are using Windows

98 or Me and connecting

to the printer through

your USB port or through

a network, you will not

see the status

information.

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Printing from a Macintosh

When you print with a Macintosh, you need to check the

printer software settings for each application you use. This

section describes the settings you’ll need to choose for all your

everyday printouts. See Chapter 2 for information about

advanced settings for special print jobs.

1. Start the application you want to print from and create a

document.

2. Choose

Page Setup from the File menu. You see the Page

Setup dialog box:

3. First choose your paper feeding source. The default Paper

Source is

Auto Sheet Feeder, for the paper tray at the

front of your printer. (For instructions on printing with the

other feeders, see Chapter 3.)

4. After selecting your paper source, choose the paper size,

orientation, reduction or enlargement, and printable area.

(Your software application may let you control some of

these settings.)

5. Click

OK to close the Page Setup dialog box and continue.

Click to select your

paper source

Click to select

your paper size

Note:

To cancel your changes

and exit the driver, click

the Cancel button at any

time.

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6. Choose

Print from the File menu or click the print icon in

your application. You see a dialog box like the following:

7. Choose the number of copies and indicate which pages you

want to print.

8. Make sure the Mode option is set to

Automatic so the

printer software can determine the best settings according

to the

Media Type and Ink settings you make. This is the

easiest way to get good printing results for all kinds of

documents, on all types of paper.

9. Choose the

Media Type you want to print on from the

following list. If you are not sure which setting to select,

refer to the table on page 3-4.

◗ Plain Paper

◗ 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper

◗ Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper

◗ Photo Quality Glossy Paper

◗ Photo Quality Glossy Film

◗ Ink Jet TransparenciesI

The type of media you choose determines the Print Quality

setting (resolution) you can use.

Note:

Whenever you change

the Paper Source, Paper

Size, or Orientation

settings, check the

printer illustration in the

dialog box to see how

your document will print.

If you load your paper

long edge first, select

a landscape paper

size, such as Letter

(Landscape), and

then select your print

orientation so the printer

knows which way you

loaded the paper.

Keep in mind that some

software may have paper

size and orientation

settings that override

your printer software

settings.

Click for more information

about printer settings

Click to select your media type

For printing at the highest

resolution (SuperFine

quality at 1440 dpi), you

need to use one of the

photo quality media. For

the best printing at any

resolution, always use

EPSON media.

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10. Press the

Media Type button on the printer’s control panel

to select the media you loaded in the printer and selected in

step 9. If your media type is not listed on the control panel,

select

Other/Media Selection Off.

11. Choose

Color or Black ink. If you are printing black text

or a draft, or if you want colors to print as varying shades of

gray, choose

Black for faster printing.

12. Set the slider to

Quality or Speed. This lets you choose

between high resolution printing or faster printing on the

media you’re using. (The slider is not available for certain

media types and may not set the highest available printer

resolution.)

Once you’ve changed these basic settings, check the

Current Settings box on the right side of the menu to see if

the other settings are correct for your document. If you

need to adjust them, use Advanced mode as described in

Chapter 2.

13. Click

Print when you’re finished checking your settings.

If you chose background printing when you set up your

printer, you can continue working while your document is

printing. See “Using EPSON Monitor3” in Chapter 4.

Using Online Help

For complete information about using the printer software, you

can easily access online help any time. It provides detailed

descriptions of the different settings and options.

Accessing Help from Windows Applications

To access online help from your application, open the File

menu and choose

Print or Print Setup. Then click Printer,

Setup, Options, or Properties; you may need to click a series

of these buttons, depending on the software you’re using. Click

Note:

The media selection on

the control panel can be

overridden by the Media

Type setting you make in

your printer driver or

application.

The control panel

selection is a reminder

to notify you in case the

media loaded in the

printer does not match

the media you selected in

the software. You can

turn off the notification

function by selecting

Other/Media Selection

Off.

Printer settings are saved

with your document, but

you can’t save them from

one application to another.

You’ll have to check your

settings each time you

print from a new

application. If you want

to reuse settings, you

can create document

templates for your favorite

applications.

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the

Help button at the bottom of the dialog box for help related

to the items on that dialog box. Then select a help topic. You

can also access online help when you’re not using the software,

as described below.

Accessing Help from Windows 95 and Later

Click the Start button, point to Programs, (or All Programs)

and

Epson (or Epson Printers), and then click EPSON Stylus

COLOR 3000 Help. If you need instructions for how to use

help, read the online “Quick Guide to Using Help.”

Accessing Help from Windows 3.1

To access online help from Program Manager, open the EPSON

program group and click the

EPSON Stylus COLOR 3000 Help

icon. If you need instructions for how to use help, read the

online “Quick Guide to Using Help.”

Accessing Help from Windows NT 4.0

Click the My Computer icon, then click the Printers icon.

Right-click the

EPSON Stylus COLOR 3000 icon and select

Document Defaults from the menu. In the printer software

dialog box, click the

Help button. If you need instructions for

how to use help, read the online “Quick Guide to Using Help.”

Accessing Help from Macintosh Applications

Choose Print from the File menu or click the print icon in your

application. Click the

Help button for help related to the items

on that menu. To exit Help, click the

OK button at the bottom

of the Help screen.

With Windows 95 and

later you can get specific

help related to any item in

the menus by

right-clicking the item and

then clicking the What’s

This? prompt.

With Windows NT, you

can get specific help

related to any item in the

menus by right-clicking

the item and then clicking

the What’s This? prompt.

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Using the Control Panel

Lights

The lights on your printer’s control panel show the printer’s

status and alert you to problems, such as paper jams or low ink.

Operate light

Paper Out light

Ink Out

lights

Media Type selection lights

Pause light

Operate

The Operate light is on when the printer is on. When the

Operate light flashes, the printer is receiving data. It may

also flash with other lights during certain operations or

error conditions.

Paper Out S

When the Paper Out light comes on, your paper ran out

or is loaded incorrectly, or the paper-release lever is set to

the wrong position. Load paper, check the lever position

(see Chapter 3), and then press the

Pause or Load/Eject

button to turn off the light.

When the

Paper Out light flashes, you have a paper jam.

Turn off the printer, gently pull out all jammed paper,

reload the paper, and reload the paper. See Chapter 6 for

more information.

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Ink Out BYellow

BMagenta

BCyan

BBlack

When an Ink Out light flashes, your ink supply is low.

Make sure you have a replacement cartridge.

When an

Ink Out light comes on, you need to replace the

ink cartridge. See Chapter 5 for instructions.

Pause

When the Pause light is on, printing is paused. Press the

Pause button to resume.

When the

Pause light flashes, your printer is charging

ink, cleaning the print heads, or performing another

operation. See Chapter 5 for details.

Plain Paper

360 DPI Ink Jet Paper

Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper

Photo Quality Glossy Film

Ink Jet Transparencies

Other/Media Selection Off

The Media Type light indicates which media you selected

with the Media Type button. When you print, the printer

software checks the software setting and this selection to

see if they match. If they do not match, an error message

appears on your screen. If you do not want to use this

feature, select

Other/Media Selection Off.

Note:

The Media Type setting only works when

printing from the paper tray with

Windows 95 or later, or Macintosh

If paper is loaded and the Media Type lights flash, the

paper-release lever is not in the correct position. Match the

paper-release lever position with the media type and paper

source you are using.

All the lights

When all the lights flash, your printer may have an

internal error. See Chapter 6 for more information.

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Buttons

Operate P

Turns the printer on and off.

LF/FF

Feeds paper line by line. Loads a single sheet or advances

continuous or banner paper to the next top-of-form position

if held down.

Load/Eject

When paper is not loaded, loads a sheet of paper or a single

sheet of continuous paper.

When paper is loaded, ejects a sheet of paper. Feeds

continuous (tractor-fed) paper backward to the paper-park

position. Ejects banner paper backward. Feeds continuous or

banner paper to the tear-off position when pressed after

printing and Auto tear-off mode is set to off in default-setting

mode.

Pause/Reset

Stops printing temporarily. Resumes printing when pressed

again.

Clears the printer buffer if pressed for five seconds.

Micro Adjust D

Micro Adjust U

Adjusts the loading position or tear-off position for

continuous paper. Press the

Micro Adjust D button to feed

paper forward or press

Micro Adjust U to feed paper

backward.

Micro Adjust settings are saved in the printer’s memory. See

“Using the Micro Adjust Buttons” on page 3-20 for details

on adjusting the loading position or tear-off position.

Cleaning B

Starts the black print head cleaning cycle if pressed for

three seconds. See “Cleaning the Print Heads” on page 5-1.

Cleaning A

Starts the color print head cleaning cycle if pressed for

three seconds. See “Cleaning the Print Heads” on page 5-1.

Media Type

Determines whether the Media Type setting you selected in

the printer driver matches the type of media loaded in the

printer.

Note:

The Media Type setting only works when

printing from the paper tray.

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When you want to print presentation graphics, photographs, or

other special projects, you can use the custom settings in your

EPSON Stylus COLOR 3000 software. You can choose

predefined settings or adjust individual options like brightness,

contrast, saturation, and halftoning. For professional-quality

color accuracy, you can use Image Color Matching (ICM) with

Windows or ColorSync with the Macintosh.

This chapter includes the following information:

◗ Using predefined advanced settings

◗ Customizing print quality and special effects

◗ Customizing color settings

◗ Using ColorSync on the Macintosh

◗ Saving custom settings

Using Predefined Advanced

Settings

Predefined settings provide an easy way to fine-tune your

printer’s operation for special projects. Follow these steps to

print with predefined settings:

1. Create your document, image, or project in your

application software.

2. Access the Main printer settings dialog box as described on

page 1-2 (Windows) or page 1-9 (Macintosh).

Custom Printing

Note:

For instructions on

printing HPGL or HPGL/2

plot files, see Appendix A.

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You see one of the following dialog boxes:

Note:

When you use

Advanced settings, the

Quality/Speed slider

disappears.

Click Advanced, then click here

to see a list of project types

Windows

Macintosh

Click Advanced, then click here

to see a list of project types

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3. Select

Color or Black Ink.

4. Click

Advanced, and then Custom Settings. You see a

list of project types.

5. Follow these guidelines to choose the right setting for your

project:

◗

Photo

For printing scanned photographs. Increases contrast

in the image.

◗

Text/Graph

For printing graphics-intensive documents like

presentation pages with charts and graphs. Intensifies

colors and lightens the midtones and highlights.

◗

Video/Digital Camera (not available for

Windows NT)

For images captured from a digital camera or video.

Increases color brightness and makes the image sharper.

◗

Economy

For rough drafts of text only, on plain paper. Saves ink.

◗

ICM (Windows only)

Automatically adjusts printout colors to closely match

the colors on your screen.

◗

ColorSync (Macintosh only)

Automatically adjusts printout colors to closely match

the colors on your screen. For more information, see

page 2-10.

6. Choose the

Media Type you want to print on. (If you are

not sure which setting to select, refer to the table on

page 3-4.) The available media are limited by the project

you choose.

7. Use the

Media Type button on the printer’s control panel

to select the media you loaded in the printer and selected in

step 6. If your media type is not listed on the control panel,

select

Other/Media Selection Off.

Note:

Always choose your Ink

setting before you select a

project setting from the

Customs Settings list.

Selecting Video/Digital

Camera, ICM, or

ColorSync automatically

sets the Ink option to

Color.

Note:

See Chapter 3 for

information about using

special media.

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8. Select the correct

Paper Source, Paper Size, and other

options for the media and feeder you’re using.

9. Check the Current Settings box on the bottom of the menu

to see if the other settings are correct for your document.

If they’re correct, click

OK or Print. (If you’re using

Windows, click any other buttons that your application

uses for printing.)

If the predefined settings are not quite what you want,

follow the steps in the next section to change them.

Customizing Print Quality and

Special Effects

If you need maximum control over your project, or you want to

experiment with special effects, you can adjust individual

settings in your printer software. Follow these steps:

1. Create your document, image, or project in your

application software.

2. Access the Main printer settings dialog box as described on

page 1-2 (Windows) or page 1-9 (Macintosh).

Note:

After you customize your

print settings for a special

project, you can save

them as a group. Then

you can reuse them

whenever you print a

similar project. See

page 2-12 for instructions.

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3. Click

Advanced, and then click More Settings. You see

the More Settings dialog box:

Windows

Some of these options

are automatically set

or disabled by other

settings you choose

Macintosh

Some of these options

are automatically set

or disabled by other

settings you choose

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4. Choose one of the following

Print Quality options:

◗ Economy

For low-resolution rough drafts on plain paper. Saves

ink.

◗

Normal - 360 dpi

For most documents on plain paper, transparencies, or

360 dpi Ink Jet or Banner paper.

◗

Fine - 720 dpi

For high-resolution output. Works best on photo

quality media (including EPSON Photo Quality

Banner paper), back light film, or canvas cloth.

◗

SuperFine - 1440 dpi

For the highest-resolution output on photo quality

media, back light film, or canvas cloth only.

5. Choose the

Media Type setting you want to use, following

the guidelines on page 3-4.

6. Press the

Media Type button on the printer’s control panel

to select the media you loaded in the printer and selected in

step 5. If your media type is not listed on the control panel,

select

Other/Media Selection Off.

7. Select Color or Black ink.

8. Choose one of the following

Halftoning options:

◗

No Halftoning

For printing black text only.

◗

Error Diffusion

For printing photographic or video/digital camera

images. Blends each dot of color with the surrounding

dots.

◗

Fine Dithering, Coarse Dithering

For printing charts, graphs, and other images that

require precise, solid areas of bright colors. Arranges

dots in orderly patterns. Use

Coarse for images with

more shading and less detail. Use

Fine for images with

more detail and less shading.

Note:

The Print Quality is

selected automatically

depending on the current

Media Type. If you choose

a Print Quality setting that

is not appropriate for your

media, the driver changes

the Media Type setting.

Be sure to check both of

these settings to make

sure they are correct for

the media you loaded.

Note:

In Automatic mode, the

Halftoning setting is

selected based on the

data in your print job.

In Advanced mode,

Halftoning is preselected

for each document type

setting. The No Halftoning

option is available only

when you select Black as

the Ink setting.

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9. Choose any of the following print options. Some of these

settings are automatically selected or disabled by the

Quality

(resolution) and Media Type settings you chose.

◗

MicroWeave

For improved print quality. Prints graphic data in finer

increments to eliminate unwanted banding effects

(light horizontal lines). Always use for color printing.

◗

High Speed

For fast, bidirectional printing at lower quality.

◗

Flip Horizontal

Prints a mirror image of your document.

◗

Finest Detail

For printing text, graphics, and line art with very sharp

edges. Slows print speed and increases your system

memory requirements.

10. If you’re ready to print, click

OK and go to step 11. If you

want to adjust your printer’s color settings, see the next

section.

11. Click

Save Settings if you want to save your custom

settings as a group that you can reuse for special projects.

See page 2-12 for instructions.

12. Click

OK (Windows) or Print (Macintosh). If you’re using

Windows, click any other buttons that your application

uses for printing.

If vertical lines in your

printout are misaligned

when you use the High

Speed setting, you may

need to align the print

heads. See Chapter 5 for

instructions.

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Customizing Color Settings

You can choose from several color adjustment modes or

manually adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, and individual

CMY (cyan, magenta, yellow) colors. To achieve maximum

color accuracy, you can use Image Color Matching (ICM)

under Windows or ColorSync on the Macintosh.

Follow these steps to customize your color settings:

1. Access the More Settings dialog box as described on

page 2-4. The color settings appear on the right side of the

dialog box, as shown:

Click to set Color Adjustment Mode

Drag sliders to

set values

between -25%

and +25%

Macintosh

Windows

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2. Choose one of the following

Color Adjustment Modes or

choose another mode, as described in step 4:

◗

Automatic

Analyzes the color information in your project and

optimizes color correction accordingly.

◗

Photo-realistic

For printing color photographs.

◗

Vivid

For printing graphics-intensive documents like

presentation pages with charts and graphs. Intensifies

colors and lightens the midtones and highlights.

◗

No Color Adjustment

In Windows, disables the color adjustment features of

the printer software so you can adjust colors using your

application. On a Macintosh, choose this mode only if

you’re using ColorSync along with a custom ICC

profile.

3. If you want to change individual color characteristics, use

the scroll bars to increase (drag right) or decrease (drag left)

the settings listed below. (If you use one of the options

described in step 4, you won’t be able to specify individual

color characteristics.)

◗

Brightness

Makes your image lighter or darker.

◗

Contrast

Increases or decreases the difference between the bright

or dark parts of an image.

◗

Saturation

Makes colors more vivid or less vivid.

◗

Cyan, Magenta, Yellow

Increases or decreases the amount of the three ink

colors that combine to make a full-color picture. Use to

fine-tune the color balance in your printout.

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4. To fine-tune color correction for video/digital images or to

closely match screen colors, choose one of these modes

instead of a

Color Adjustment Mode:

◗

Video/Digital Camera (not available for

Windows NT)

Use for printing images captured from a digital camera

or video. Increases contrast and saturation and makes

the image sharper.

◗

ICM (Windows only)

Automatically adjusts printout colors to closely match

colors on the screen.

◗

ColorSync (Macintosh only)

Automatically adjusts printout colors to closely match

colors on the screen. See “Using ColorSync on the

Macintosh” below for instructions.

5. Click

OK to return to the Main printer settings dialog box.

6. Click

Save Settings if you want to save your custom

settings as a group that you can reuse for special projects.

See page 2-12 for instructions.

7. Click

OK (Windows) or Print (Macintosh). If you’re using

Windows, click any other buttons that your application

uses for printing.

Using ColorSync on the Macintosh

Every device you use for viewing or producing colors—your

monitor, scanner, and printer—uses a different color

technology. That’s why it’s difficult to get printed colors to

match the colors displayed on your monitor.

Each device has its own gamut, or range of colors, that it can

reproduce. The Macintosh ColorSync system translates colors

from one gamut to another so your monitor’s colors match your

printer’s colors as closely as possible.

Note:

When you choose

Video/Digital Camera,

ICM, or ColorSync,

the individual color

characteristics described

in step 3 are preset.

The availability of ICM

depends on your Print

Quality, Media Type, and

Halftoning settings.

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ColorSync uses profile information from each device—

including your

EPSON Stylus COLOR 3000—to achieve

accurate color matching. First you set your monitor’s profile.

Then you can use your printer software to specify the exact

method of “gamut mapping” (color matching) you want to use.

Follow these steps:

1. Click

ColorSync System Profile under Control Panels

on the Apple menu.

2. Click the

Set Profile button.

3. Select your monitor from the list, and then click

Select.

4. Close ColorSync System Profile.

5. Open the application you want to print from.

6. Access the printing dialog box as described on page 1-9.

Click

Advanced and then click More Settings.

7. Click

ColorSync on the right side of the dialog box.

8. For

Profile, choose EPSON Standard.

9. Choose one of the following options for

Rendering Intent:

◗

Perceptual

For printing photographs. Adjusts the colors displayed

on the monitor so they fit within the printer’s gamut,

but maintains the relationships between colors.

◗

Saturation

For printing graphics-intensive documents like

presentation pages with charts and graphs. Maintains

the relative saturation of colors from one gamut to

another.

◗

Colorimetric

For matching colors as precisely as possible. Maintains

colors that fall within the gamuts of the monitor and

printer, but may lose some detail where the colors are

outside the printer’s density range.

10. Click

OK, and then click Print.

Note:

The EPSON Standard

profile is custom-

designed for your printer.

If you use a scanner or

other color imaging

equipment, you may have

other profiles available.

The Saturation and

Colorimetric options are

only available when you’re

using Fine - 720 dpi or

SuperFine - 1440 dpi Print

Quality.

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Saving Custom Settings

After you’ve fine-tuned your printer settings for a special

project, you can save your settings as a group with a unique

name and add it to the Custom Settings list on the Main menu.

Then you can easily select the settings the next time you print a

similar project. Follow these steps:

1. Customize your printer settings as described in this chapter.

2. Click the

Save Settings button on the Main printer

settings dialog box. (If

Save Settings is grayed out, click

Advanced)

You see one of the following:

3. Type a unique name for your settings (up to 16 characters)

and click the

Save button.

The name you choose is now available on the Main printer

settings dialog box when you click

Advanced, and then

Custom Settings.

Note:

You can save up to

10 groups of settings.

If you change the Media

Type or Ink setting when

your customized setting

is selected, the setting

selected in the list

changes to Custom

Settings. To return to

your customized setting,

reselect it in the list. To

redefine a customized

setting, see page 2-13.

Macintosh

Windows

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Deleting Custom Settings

If you no longer need a customized setting, follow these steps to

delete it:

1. Select

Advanced mode.

2. Click

Save Settings.

3. Select the name of your custom setting group in the

Custom Settings box, and click

Delete. (You cannot delete

any of the predefined document types.)

Redefining Custom Settings

To change the options in a customized setting group but keep

the same name for it, follow these steps:

1. Select

Advanced mode.

2. Select the name of the custom setting group you want to

redefine in the Custom Settings list.

3. Change the printer settings as necessary. (If you change the

Media Type and Ink settings, the custom setting group

name reverts to Custom Settings; this doesn’t affect your

customized setting.)

4. Click

Save Settings.

5. Select the name of the custom setting group you’re

redefining in the Custom Settings box.

6. If you’re using Windows, click

Save. You see the Save As

dialog box. Click

OK to save your redefined settings. (Click

Cancel to cancel your changes.)

On a Macintosh, click the

Redefine button. Then click

Replace at the confirmation dialog box to save your

redefined settings. (Click

Cancel to cancel your changes.)

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Your EPSON Stylus COLOR 3000 lets you print on just about

any kind of paper you want to use. You can get great results

printing on plain paper, letterhead, and envelopes. But you’ll

get the best results with

EPSON’s specially coated ink jet paper.

Your printer’s versatile feeding options let you load media of

almost any size or format, including single sheets, continuous

paper, and roll paper for banners and signs. You can even load

two types of paper at once, switching between them with a flip

of the paper-release lever when you’re ready to print on them.

This chapter covers the following:

◗ Using special media

◗ Printing on single sheets

◗ Printing on continuous paper

◗ Adjusting the loading and tear-off positions

◗ Switching between continuous and single-sheet paper

◗ Printing a banner or other roll paper project

Printing on

Special Media

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Using Special Media Types

The type of paper or other media you use is one of the most

important factors in determining the quality of your printed

output. You can use most plain paper with your printer and

achieve good results. For better results, use

EPSON specially

coated ink jet paper because it provides the best surface for the

ink used in your printer.

EPSON offers specially designed media

for

EPSON ink jet printers in a variety of sizes.

To order

EPSON papers and other media, contact your dealer,

call

EPSON Accessories at (800) 873-7766, or visit

www.epsonstore.com (U.S. sales only). In Canada, please call

(800) 463-7766 for dealer referral.

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Media name Size Part number

EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper Letter

Legal

Super A3/B

17 in. × 22 in.

16.5 in. × 49.2 ft roll

S041062

S041061

S041067

S041070

S041069

S041079

S041171

S041102

EPSON Matte Paper Heavyweight Letter

Super A3/B

S041257

S041260

S041263

EPSON Photo Paper 4 in. × 6 in.

Letter

11 in. × 17 in.

Super A3/B

8.3 in. × 23.4 in

13 in. × 32.8 ft roll

S041134

S041141, S041271, S041272

S041140

S041142

S041156

S041143

S041145

S041233

EPSON Glossy Paper A4

Letter

Super A3/B

17 in. × 22 in.

S041126

S041124

S041123

S041133

S041151

EPSON Ink Jet Transparencies A4

Letter

S041063

S041064

EPSON Premium Luster Photo Paper Letter

Super A3/B

8.3 in. × 32 ft roll

13 in. × 32 ft roll

S041405

S041407

S041406

S041408

S041409

EPSON Photo Quality Self Adhesive

Sheets

A4 S041106

DuPont/EPSON Commercial Glossy

Proofing Paper

Super A3/B S041160

DuPont/EPSON Commercial Matte

Proofing Paper

Super A3/B S041203

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Media Loading and Software Settings

Guidelines

Whether you print on plain paper or special media, you need to

load it according to the guidelines in the table below. You must

also be sure to select the correct Media Type setting in your

printer software and on the printer’s control panel to match the

media you loaded. See page 3-5 for additional guidelines.

Load with the short edge leading into the feeder. Remember to set the thickness lever forward.

When you load media with this

name . . .

Load a maximum of this

many sheets in the built-in

sheet feeder as described on

page 3-7 . . .

Then select this Media

Type setting in your

printer software . . .

Plain paper (single sheets) 100 letter size

30 Super A3/B size

30 A2 size

Plain paper

Envelopes (remember to set the

thickness lever forward)

Labels (single sheets) (See “Loading Paper in the

Manual Feeder” on page 3-12.)

Continuous label paper (See “Printing on Continuous

Paper” on page 3-15.)

EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet

Paper

70 letter size

30 legal size

30 Super A3/B

30 A2 size

Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper

EPSON Photo Quality Self

Adhesive Sheets

(See “Loading Paper in the

Manual Feeder” on page 3-12.)

EPSON Ink Jet Transparencies

(use with support sheet)

30 letter size Ink Jet Transparencies

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Additional Media Loading Guidelines

◗ If the corresponding Media Type option for your paper is

not shown in the Media Type list, change the

Quality setting in the More Settings dialog box, select

Automatic as the Mode setting, or change the predefined

setting in the Custom Settings list on the Main menu. See

Chapter 2 for more information.

◗ In addition to the

Media Type option, remember to select

the correct

Paper Size for your media.

◗ Some special media have a cut corner that you need to

position correctly; follow any instructions in the package.

Always handle sheets by the edges, and don’t touch the

printable surface.

If the special media has protective sheets between each sheet

of media, be sure to remove the protective sheets before

printing.

◗ Be sure to load the printable side of the media in the correct

direction for the feeder you’re using. When you’re loading

pre-printed paper, such as letterhead or forms, position the

paper as follows:

◗ Load it with the top edge leading into the printer

◗ Place the printable side:

Down in the sheet feeder

Up in the manual feeder, on the built-in tractor feeder,

or on the roll paper feeder

◗ Use ink jet papers within one year of purchase. Use glossy

media and transparencies within six months. Return

unused sheets and envelopes to their original packages as

soon as possible. See Appendix B for more media storage

information.

◗ Some

EPSON media include a cleaning sheet. After you

finish printing a package of

EPSON media, use the cleaning

sheet included with the media. See the instructions on the

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cleaning sheet for more information. Be sure to load the

cleaning sheet in the paper tray with the cut corner

positioned as shown below:

◗ See the following sections for complete media loading

instructions:

◗ See page 3-7 for paper tray (built-in sheet feeder)

instructions

◗ See page 3-12 for manual feeder instructions

◗ See page 3-15 for continuous paper instructions.

◗ See page 3-24 for banner paper instructions.

Printing on Single Sheets

You can print on single sheets of paper up to 17 inches wide

(432 mm) in your printer using the paper tray (built-in sheet

feeder) or the manual feeder.

You’ll probably use the paper tray at the front of your printer

for the paper size you use most often. Then you can use the

manual feeder at the top of the printer for loading individual,

large format sheets or roll paper held in the roll paper holder.

(See page 3-23 for more information on the roll paper holder.)

Follow the instructions in the sections below to load single

sheets of paper from these feeders.

cut corner

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Loading Paper in the Paper Tray

You can load any type of paper up to 17 inches wide (432 mm)

in the paper tray, but do not load the stack above the arrow

mark on the right edge guide. If you load paper more than

14.3 inches (364 mm) wide, load a maximum of 30 sheets at a

time, regardless of the paper type. Always load paper before you

send a print job.

1. Turn on the printer.

2. Move the paper-release lever backward to the single sheet

position.

3. Set the thickness lever backward to the 0 position for plain

paper, ink jet paper, transparencies, transfer paper, and

labels.

Set the thickness lever forward to the + position for

envelopes, ink jet cards, and heavy paper.

Note:

The maximum printable

width is 16.3 inches

(416 mm) on any size

paper.

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4. Open the printer hood and remove the paper tray cover.

5. If you’ll be printing on paper that is 16.5 inches (420 mm)

wide or less, slide the right edge guide all the way left until

it clicks into place.

If the paper is more than 16.5 inches (420 mm) wide, slide

the right edge guide all the way right.

right edge

guide

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6. Slide the left edge guide to match the approximate width of

your paper. Then move the center support midway

between the two edge guides.

7. If you are printing on paper longer than A4 (11.75 inches),

fold down the rear edge guide and pull out the paper tray

extension (the paper tray extension acts as the rear edge

guide.)

8. Fan your stack of paper and then even the edges.

right edge

guide

center

support

left edge

guide

rear edge

guide

paper tray

extension

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9. Load the stack with the printable side face down and slide

it all the way into the feeder. Gently press the stack against

the right edge guide.

If you are loading envelopes, place the envelopes face down

with the flap edge leading into the feeder. You can load a

maximum of 10 envelopes.

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If you are loading 4

× 6-inch photo paper, place the paper

face down with the short edge leading into the printer.

10. Slide the left edge guide against the left side of the paper.

11. Slide in the rear edge guide or paper tray extension to

match the length of your paper.

12. Replace the paper tray cover and close the printer hood.

If you’ve loaded paper longer than A4 (11.75 inches), pull

out and unfold the paper tray cover extension to match the

length of the paper tray.

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13. Now follow the instructions in Chapters 1 or 2 to select the

correct

Paper Source, Paper Size, and other settings in

your printer software. Then send a print job.

◗ If the printer runs out of paper during a print job,

reload the paper tray and press the

Pause button to

continue printing.

◗ If the ink smears on your document, set the thickness

lever to the + position and reprint; see page 3-7.

◗ If your margins are not where you like them, adjust

them in your application software. However, if the

problem seems to be with your paper’s loading

position, you can change it using the

Micro Adjust

buttons; see page 3-20 for instructions.

Loading Paper in the Manual Feeder

You can load one single sheet of paper in the manual feeder

without removing paper from the paper tray. Load any type of

paper that is between 4.1 inches (105 mm) and 17 inches

(432 mm) wide. Always load paper before you send a print job.

1. Turn on the printer.

2. Move the paper-release lever backward to the single sheet

position.

Note:

Make sure that paper

isn’t loaded in the manual

feeder at the top of the

printer before sending

your print job. If paper is

loaded in the manual

feeder, the printer will

print on it instead of the

paper in the built-in sheet

feeder.

Note:

To load banner paper,

canvas cloth, or other

roll paper in the manual

feeder, you must use

the roll paper holder. See

page 3-23 for

instructions.

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3. Set the thickness lever backward to the 0 position for plain

paper, ink jet paper, transparencies, transfer paper, and

labels.

Set the thickness lever forward to the + position for

envelopes, ink jet cards, and heavy paper.

4. If any paper is currently loaded in the paper path from the

paper tray or the tractor feeder, press the

Load/Eject

button to eject the paper or park it out of the way.

5. If you’ll be printing on paper that is 14.3 inches (364 mm)

wide or less, slide the right edge guide on the manual feeder

so its right edge aligns with the arrow mark on the manual

feed guide.

If the paper is more than 14.3 inches (364 mm) wide, slide

the right edge guide all the way right.

Note:

The maximum printable

width is 16.3 inches

(416 mm) on any size

paper.

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6. Slide the left edge guide to the approximate width of your

paper.

7. Load the paper with the printable side face up and its right

edge against the right edge guide. Then gently slide it into

the manual feeder until the printer pulls it in.

You can load one envelope in the manual feeder face up

with the flap edge leading into the feeder. Gently slide the

envelope into the manual feeder until the printer pulls it in.

If the paper doesn’t load straight, press the

Load/Eject

button on the printer’s control panel to eject the paper;

then load it again.

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8. Now follow the instructions in Chapters 1 or 2 to select the

correct

Paper Source, Paper Size, and other settings in

your printer software. Then send a one-page print job.

◗ If the ink smears on your document, set the thickness

lever to the + position and reprint; see page 3-13.

◗ If your top and bottom margins are not where you like

them, adjust them in your application software.

However, if the problem seems to be with your paper’s

loading position, you can change it using the

Micro

Adjust

buttons; see page 3-20 for instructions.

To print another document in the manual feeder, load the

paper as described above. To switch back to printing from the

paper tray, press the

Pause button to turn off the Pause light.

Then send another print job.

Printing on Continuous Paper

You can load continuous paper in the built-in tractor feeder on

the back of the printer without removing paper from the paper

tray. Load any type of continuous paper that is between

4 inches (102 mm) and 16 inches (406 mm) wide, such as

greenbar computer paper, fanfold banner paper, or continuous

label paper. Always load paper before you send a print job.

1. Turn on the printer.

2. Set up your printer so there’s enough room in the back to

feed the paper and enough room in front for the printed

pages to stack without obstruction. Position the paper

supply within 3 feet (1 meter) of the printer.

Note:

Make sure that paper

isn’t loaded from the

paper tray before sending

a print job for paper in the

manual feeder. If paper is

loaded from the paper

tray, the printer will print

on it instead of the paper

in the manual sheet

feeder.

When you print on

continuous paper, it is a

good idea to turn on auto

tear-off mode so the

printer paper can advance

to the tear-off position

automatically. Follow the

instructions on page B-8.

Note:

The maximum printable

width is 15 inches

(381 mm) on continuous

paper.

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3. Move the paper-release lever forward to the continuous

paper position.

4. Set the thickness lever backward to the 0 position.

5. Remove the manual feed guide by lifting it off the printer.

Caution:

If you load continuous

label paper, make sure

the printer’s auto tear-off

feature is turned off. If

you have this feature

turned on, labels could

be fed backward and

peel off inside the

printer. See page B-8 for

instructions on changing

the auto tear-off setting

using default-setting

mode.

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6. Pull up the blue sprocket-lock levers to unlock them so you

can slide the sprockets into position.

7. Slide the left sprocket all the way right until it stops. Press

down the sprocket-lock lever to lock it in place.

8. Slide the right sprocket to the approximate width of your

paper. Then position the center support midway between

the two sprockets, as shown in the previous illustration.

9. Flip open both sprocket covers.

sprocket-lock levers

center support

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10. Arrange the continuous paper stack so the printable side is

face up. Fit the first four holes over the sprocket pins on

both sprockets; then close the sprocket covers.

11. Slide the right sprocket to remove any slack in the paper.

Then press down the sprocket-lock lever to lock it in place.

If necessary, align your stack of continuous paper so it will

feed straight into the tractor feeder.

12. Reinstall the manual feeder on the top of the printer.

13. Make sure the edge of the paper tray is beneath the paper

tray cover so the continuous paper does not catch on it as it

ejects.

Note:

If you run out of

continuous paper while

printing, the Paper Out

and Pause lights come

on. Load more paper on

the tractor feeder and

press the Pause button

to continue printing.

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14. Follow the instructions in Chapters 1 or 2 as necessary to

send a print job. Be sure to select

Tractor Feeder as the

Paper Source option and then choose the correct

Paper

Size. The continuous paper loads and printing begins

when the printer receives the print job.

Follow the steps in the next section to remove continuous paper

correctly.

Removing Continuous Paper

When you’ve finished printing a continuous paper document,

you must carefully follow these steps to remove it from the

printer, depending on your media type and the setting of the

auto tear-off feature.

1. If the printer’s auto tear-off feature is turned on, your

continuous paper is automatically advanced to the tear-off

position at the end of a print job. Go to step 2.

If the auto tear-off feature is turned off (the default setting),

press the

LF/FF button as many times as necessary to

advance the last printed sheet to the tear-off edge. Go to

step 2.

If the auto tear-off feature is turned off (the default setting),

and you’re printing labels, tear off the next sheet of labels at

the back of the printer. Then press the

LF/FF button on the

printer’s control panel as many times as necessary to eject

the remaining pages from the printer. Do not perform

steps 2 and 3.

Caution:

If you need to adjust the

loading position, see

page 3-21. Never use the

knob on the left side of

the printer to adjust the

loading or tear-off

positions. This would

damage your printer and

cause it to lose the

top-of-form position.

Note:

See Appendix B for

information on using

default-setting mode to

change the auto tear-off

setting for your print job.

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2. Lift the printer hood and tear off the printed pages at the

perforation by pulling it across the tear-off edge.

If the paper’s perforation was not at the printer’s tear-off

edge, adjust the tear-off position as described on page 3-22.

Do not perform step 3.

3. Press the

Load/Eject button to feed the rest of the

continuous paper backward to the paper-park position so

it’s ready for printing the next time you need it.

If the ink smears on your document, you can set the thickness

lever to the + position and reprint; see page 3-13.

If your margins are not where you want them, adjust them in

your application software. However, if you need to adjust your

paper’s loading position, you can change it using the

Micro

Adjust buttons. See the next section for instructions.

Using the Micro Adjust Buttons

The Micro Adjust U and Micro Adjust D buttons on your

printer’s control panel allow you to make quick adjustments to

your paper’s loading and tear-off positions.

Caution:

Never press Load/Eject

when you have

continuous label paper

loaded in the printer.

This would feed labels

backward, causing

them to peel off inside

the printer.

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Adjust the paper’s loading position if you notice that printing is

too high or low on the page and the position cannot be

corrected in your software program. You can even set separate

loading positions for continuous paper, manually fed paper, or

paper tray fed paper. The settings you make remain in effect

until you change them again, even when you turn off the

printer.

If you’re using continuous paper and the perforation does not

align with the printer’s tear-off edge when you’re done printing,

you can use these buttons to adjust the tear-off position.

Adjusting the Loading Position

Follow these steps to adjust the loading position of your paper:

1. If you have continuous and single sheet paper loaded at the

same time, the loading position you adjust is determined by

the setting of the paper-release lever.

For continuous paper, set the paper-release lever backward

to the continuous paper position.

For paper in the sheet feeder or the manual feeder, set it

forward to the single sheet position.

2. Press the

Load/Eject button to load a sheet of paper or load

the first continuous sheet to the top-of-form position.

3. Press the

Micro Adjust U button to feed paper backward

or the

Micro Adjust D button to feed paper forward. Press

either button as many times as necessary to adjust the

position. When the adjustment reaches the maximum

setting for your printer, it does not move further.

4. Follow the instructions in Chapters 1 or 2 as necessary to

send a print job.

The loading position you select remains in effect until you

change it again, even when you turn off the printer.

Caution:

Never use the knob on

the left side of the printer

to adjust the loading or

tear-off positions. This

would damage your

printer and cause it to

lose the top-of-form

position.

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Adjusting the Tear-off Position

First make sure that continuous paper is loaded and parked in

the current tear-off position (see page 3-19 for details). Follow

these steps to adjust the tear-off position:

1. Press the

Micro Adjust U button to feed paper backward

or the

Micro Adjust D button to feed paper forward. Press

either button as many times as necessary to align the

perforation with the tear-off edge. When the adjustment

reaches the maximum setting for your printer, it does not

move further.

2. Tear off any printed pages.

3. Press the

Load/Eject button to feed the rest of the

continuous paper backward to the paper-park position so

it’s ready for printing the next time you need it.

The tear-off position you select remains in effect until you

change it again, even when you turn off the printer.

For instructions on setting your printer’s auto tear-off mode, see

Appendix B.

Switching Between Continuous

and Single Sheet Paper

When you have both continuous paper and single sheet paper

loaded in the paper tray, you can switch between paper types

whenever you need to print on them. Follow these steps:

1. If continuous paper remains inside the printer, tear off the

printed pages. Then press the

Load/Eject button on the

printer’s control panel to feed the paper backward to the

paper-park position.

If single sheet paper is loaded, press the

Load/Eject button

to eject any sheets still inside the printer.

Caution:

Never adjust the tear-off

position when you’re

printing labels. This could

feed labels backward,

causing them to tear off

inside the printer.

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2. To switch to single sheet printing, move the paper-release

lever backward to the single sheet position.

To switch to continuous paper printing, move the

paper-release lever forward to the continuous paper

position.

3. Now follow the instructions in Chapters 1 or 2 to select the

correct

Paper Source, Paper Size, and other settings in

your printer software. Then send a print job. The printer

loads the type of paper you selected when it receives the

print job.

Printing a Banner or Other Roll

Paper Project

You can use EPSON roll paper to print a banner up to 44 inches

long.

First follow the instructions below to load the paper. (You can

also print a banner on continuous computer paper. See

page 3-15 for paper loading instructions.) Then see the

appropriate printing instructions for your software—Windows

or Macintosh—in the sections that follow.

For best results and a more professional looking banner, the

optional banner paper cutter (C815052) is recommended.

Contact your dealer, call

EPSON Accessories at

(800) 873-7766, or visit www.epsonstore.com (U.S. sales only).

In Canada, please call (800) 463-7766 for dealer referral.

Note:

If the Pause and Paper

Out

S lights flash, you

may have changed the

paper-release lever

position when paper was

still loaded. Set the lever

back to its original

position and press the

Load/Eject button to

eject or park the paper.

Then set the lever to its

new position.

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Loading Roll Paper

1. Before you load roll paper, follow the instructions on

page B-8 to set up the printer for banner printer using

default-setting mode. Select these options:

◗ Turn banner mode on so the printer doesn’t advance

all the roll paper out of the printer if you press the

LF/FF button.

◗ Turn auto tear-off mode on so the printer can advance

the roll paper to the correct cut-off position.

When you’ve finished setting these options, turn off the

printer to exit default-setting mode, wait 5 seconds, then

turn on the printer before continuing with step 2.

2. Move the paper-release lever backward to the single sheet

position.

3. Set the thickness lever backward to the 0 position.

Caution:

Do not insert paper before

you turn on the printer.

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4. Open the banner paper cover.

5. Slide both edge guides as far away from the center as they

can go.

6. Position the banner paper roll so that the paper feeds into

the printer from the top of the roll (the printable side is

face up).

Place the banner paper roll on the right roll paper holder.

Then slide the left banner paper holder to match the roll’s

width. Make sure the holders are snug against the banner

paper roll, but do the squeeze the paper too tightly;

otherwise the roll will not rotate properly.

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7. Make sure the roll paper is tightly wound on the roll. While

holding both ends of the roll, slowly feed the paper into the

manual feed slot until it meets resistance. The printer

automatically feeds the paper to the loading position. (If

the paper is crooked, press the

Load/Eject button to

backfeed the paper and try loading it again.)

8. Follow the instructions below to print your banner on

either a Windows computer or a Macintosh.

Printing a Banner from Windows

Follow these steps to print a banner or other custom-size project

on a Windows computer:

1. Create the document in your word processor or other

application software. You can create a banner in either

portrait or landscape orientation.

2. Choose

Print or Print Setup from the File menu. You see a

printing dialog box for your application.

3. Make sure your printer is selected, and then click the

Printer, Setup, Properties, or Options button. (You may

have to click a series of these buttons, depending on your

software.) You see the Main printer settings dialog box, as

shown on page 1-2.

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4. Click the

Paper tab. You see a dialog box like the

following:

5. If you’re printing on roll paper, select

Manual Feed

Slot (Banner)

from the Paper Source list. At the end of the

Paper Size list, select one

Long Paper 17 × n options,

where

n is the length of your banner (up to 44 inches). If

your paper size is not in the list, go to step 6; otherwise,

continue with step 7.

If you’re printing a banner on continuous computer paper,

select

Tractor Feeder for the Paper Source. At the end of

the Paper Size list, select one of the

Fanfold nn × n in.

options, where

nn is the width of your paper and n is the

length of your banner. If your paper size is not in the list,

go to step 6; otherwise, continue with step 7.

Click to select a

paper size

Click to select a

paper source

Note:

Your software application

may allow you to print

a banner longer than

44 inches. See your

software documentation

for details.

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6. At the end of the Paper Size list, choose

User Defined. The

following dialog box appears:

Type in your paper’s width in the Paper Width field

and a length up to

44 inches for the Paper Height. (This

works for banners in either landscape or portrait

orientation.) Click

OK. Go to step 7.

7. Choose

Portrait or Landscape if you haven’t already

specified the orientation in your application software. Set

the printable area if necessary.

8. Click the

Main tab to return to the Main printer settings

dialog box.

9. Choose the

Media Type setting that matches your banner

paper or canvas cloth as described in the table on page 3-4.

(For continuous computer paper, choose

Plain Paper.)

Check the rest of the printer software settings as described

in Chapters 1 and 2. Then click

OK.

10. Click

Close, OK, or Print to print your banner. (You may

need to click a series of these buttons, depending on your

software.)

For banner printing, type

any size up to 44 inches

Note:

With Windows NT, the

User Defined Paper Size

dialog box includes

settings for units of

measure, naming of the

paper size (up to 16

characters), and saving of

multiple user defined

paper sizes. For

instructions on using

these settings, click the

Help button at the bottom

of the Paper dialog box.

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11. When your print job finishes printing, the printer feeds the

paper to the default cut off (or tear off) position (as long as

the auto tear-off feature is on in default-setting mode). If

necessary, press the

Micro Adjust buttons to move the

paper forward or backward to the cut off position.

12. If you are using the optional Banner Paper Cutter, follow

the instructions on page 3-32. Otherwise, use scissors to cut

the paper.

To remove continuous paper, see page 3-19.

If you want to print another roll paper project, the printer feeds

the roll paper back to the loading position when it receives a

new print job.

If you won’t be using your roll paper for awhile, store it in its

original packaging. See Appendix B for optimum storage

conditions.

Before printing on another type of paper, be sure to change the

Paper Source, Paper Size, and Media Type settings in your

printer software as described in Chapters 1 and 2.

Also be sure to turn off banner mode using the default-setting

mode instructions on page B-8.

Note:

The printer saves the cut

off (or tear off) position

and it remains in effect

until you change it again,

even after turning off the

printer.

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Printing a Banner from a Macintosh

Follow these steps to print a banner or other custom-size project

on a Macintosh:

1. Create the document in your word processor or other

application software. You can create a banner in either

portrait or landscape orientation.

2. Choose

Page Setup from the File menu. You see a dialog

box like the following:

3. If you’re printing on roll paper, select

Manual Feed

Slot(Banner)

from the Paper Source list.

If you’re printing a banner on continuous computer paper,

select

Tractor Feeder for the Paper Source.

4. Click the

Customize button.The following dialog box

appears:

5. Click the

New button.

Click to select your

paper size

Click to define a

custom paper size

Click to select your

paper source

You can create up to eight

custom paper sizes. Give

each one a unique name

so you’ll be able to reuse

them by selecting them

from the Page Size list in

the Page Setup dialog

box.

Click to

create a new

paper size

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6. Type a name for your custom size in the

New Paper Size

box. Then type your paper’s width in the

Width field and a

length of up to

44 inches for the Height. (This works for

banners in either “landscape” or “portrait” orientation.)

Click

OK.

7. Choose

Portrait or Landscape, depending on the

orientation of the banner or document you created. Set the

printable area if necessary.

8. Click

OK.

9. Choose

Print from the File menu or click the print icon in

your application. You see a printer settings dialog box (as

shown on page 1-9).

10. Choose the

Media Type setting that matches your banner

paper or canvas cloth as described in the table on page 3-4.

(For continuous computer paper, choose

Plain Paper.)

11. Check the rest of the printer software settings as described

in Chapters 1 and 2. Then click

Print to print your banner.

12. When your print job finishes printing, the printer feeds the

paper to the default cut off (or tear off) position (as long as

the auto tear-off feature is on in default-setting mode). If

necessary, press the

Micro Adjust buttons to move the

paper forward or backward to the cut off position.

13. If you are using the optional Banner Paper Cutter, follow

the instructions on in the following section. Otherwise, use

scissors to cut the paper.

To remove continuous paper, see page 3-19.

If you want to print another roll paper project, the printer feeds

the roll paper back to the loading position when it receives a

new print job.

If you won’t be using your roll paper for awhile, store it in its

original packaging. See Appendix B for optimum storage

conditions.

Note:

Your software application

may allow you to print a

banner longer than 44

inches. See your

software documentation

for details.

Note:

The printer saves the cut

off (or tear off) position

and it remains in effect

until you change it again,

even after turning off the

printer.

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Before printing on another type of paper, be sure to change the

Paper Source, Paper Size, and Media Type settings in your

printer software as described in Chapters 1 and 2.

Also be sure to turn off banner mode using the default-setting

mode instructions on page B-8.

Removing a Printed Banner

Follow these steps to remove a printed banner using the

optional banner paper cutter:

1. If you turned auto tear-off mode on (as instructed in step 1

on page 3-24), the printer automatically feeds the paper to

the tear-off position when it’s finished printing. If you

didn’t turn on auto tear-off mode, press the

LF/FF button

to advance the paper to the cut-off position.

Press

Micro Adjust D and Micro Adjust U buttons as

necessary to move the end of the banner to the edge of the

banner paper cutting guide.

2. Insert the left edge of the paper into the slot on the cutting

unit.

3. Slowly slide the cutting unit all the way to the right while

lifting up slightly on the left edge of the paper. If you slide

the cutting unit too quickly, apply uneven pressure, or pull

on the paper, your banner will have an uneven, rippled

edge instead of a smooth one.

4. Slide the cutting unit all the way to the left. Otherwise, the

next time you print, you may get a paper jam.

5. If you want to print another roll paper project, the printer

will feed the roll paper back to the loading position when it

receives a new print job. Go to step 10.

If you won’t be using the roll paper again right away,

continue with step 6.

Note:

If you purchased the

optional banner paper

cutter, see its

documentation for

installation instructions.

The roll paper cut-off

position you set remains

in effect until you change

it again, even when you

turn off the printer.

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6. Press the

Load/Eject button to eject the paper backward.

7. Using your hands, roll back the paper all the way out of the

manual feed slot and onto the roll. When it’s completely

out, the

Pause and Paper Out S lights turn on.

8. Press the

Pause button to turn off the lights.

9. If you won’t be using your roll paper for awhile, store it in

its original packaging. See Appendix C for optimum

storage conditions.

10. Before printing on another type of paper, be sure to change

the

Paper Source, Paper Size, and Media Type settings

in your printer software as described in Chapters 1 and 2.

Also be sure to turn off banner mode using the

default-setting mode instructions on page B-8.

If you’ll be printing on continuous paper, also be sure to

reset the paper-release lever, as described on page 3-16.

Note:

You don’t need to

remove the banner paper

cutter when printing on

other media. Simply slide

it all the way to the left

when you’re finished

cutting with it.

If you need to remove

the banner paper cutter,

see its documentation

for removal instructions.

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Your printer software includes several utilities for managing

print jobs. You can use them to monitor your printer’s status,

set up large jobs to print later, and handle network printing. If

you’re using your printer on a network, you need to follow the

special setup procedures in this chapter.

This chapter provides instructions for the following:

◗ Managing print jobs with Windows

◗ Managing print jobs with Windows NT

◗ Managing print jobs on a Macintosh

◗ Network printing on a PC

◗ Network printing on a Macintosh

Managing Print Jobs With

Windows

Your Windows printer software includes two management

utilities: the Spool Manager and Status Monitor.

◗ The Spool Manager starts automatically when you send a

job to the printer (Windows Me/98/95). It allows you to

print in the background while you continue to work on

your computer and to hold jobs to print at a later time. If

you’re using your printer on a network, it also handles

multiple print jobs that come in at the same time.

Managing

Print Jobs and

Network Printing

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◗ The Status Monitor also starts automatically when you

send a job to the printer. It displays on your screen to alert

you about printer, paper, and ink status.

Using the Spool Manager

The Spool Manager works like the Windows Print Manager.

When you send a job to your printer, your printer software

creates a temporary print job file, stores it in the C:\TEMP or

C:\WINDOWS\TEMP folder or directory, and assigns it to a

print queue. The software then sends the file to your printer at

the right time.

◗ To open the Spool Manager while you’re printing, click

the

Spool Manager icon that appears on the Taskbar.

◗ To open it at any time, double-click the

Spool Manager4

icon in the

EPSON program group or folder.

You see the Spool Manager window:

The Spool Manager window displays the status of your print

queues and print jobs and lets you control them. Here are some

of the things you can do:

◗ Hold or release a queue

◗ Send print jobs to your printer over a network

◗ Hold, re-queue, or delete a print job

◗ Prevent the Despooler window from appearing on your

screen whenever you print (see page 1-7 for information on

the Despooler window)

◗ Change your default spool directory

Note:

EPSON Status Monitor

will not display ink levels

if you are using Windows

98 or Me and connecting

to the printer through a

USB port or through a

network.

menus

print job

file

queue

For information about any

of these procedures, use

the Spool Manager Help

utility.

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Deleting a Stalled Print Job

If you have trouble printing, it may be because of a stalled print

job. Follow these steps to delete it so you can continue printing:

1. Open the Spool Manager as described on page 4-2.

2. Click on any print jobs marked

Held, then open the

Document menu and click

Delete.

3. Click

Yes.

4. Exit Spool Manager and try printing again.

Changing the Default Spool Directory

If you get an error message when you try to print, or printing is

very slow, you can try changing your default spool directory.

Follow these steps:

1. Make a directory on your hard disk where you want

Spool Manager to store print job files, for example,

C:\SPLTEMP.

2. Open the Spool Manager as described on page 4-2.

3. Choose

Default Spool Directory from the Options menu.

4. In the dialog box, change the spool directory to the one you

created in step 1. Then click

OK.

5. Make sure

EPSON Stylus COLOR 3000 is selected, and

then choose

Setup from the Queue menu. The Queue

Setup dialog box appears.

6. Make sure the spool directory is the same as in step 1. Also

make sure

Use Print Manager for this port is checked. (If

you’re using Windows 95 and don’t see the Status Monitor

when you print, leave it unchecked.) Click

OK.

7. Close Spool Manager.

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Using the Status Monitor

The Status Monitor displays automatically in the Despooler

window when you send a print job to the printer. However, you

can use it at any time to see how much ink you have left. Follow

these steps:

1. Access the Main printer settings dialog box as described on

page 1-2 (Windows) or page 1-9 (Macintosh).

2. Click the

Utility tab. You see the Utility menu:

Note:

EPSON Status Monitor

will not display ink levels

if you are using Windows

98 or Me and connecting

to the printer through a

USB port or through a

network.

For information

about these

three utilities,

see Chapter 5

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3. Click the

EPSON Status Monitor icon.

You see the Despooler window with the Status Monitor

(Media Check, Paper Status, and Ink Status) at the top:

4. Check the amount of ink and paper you have left. For more

information about the Despooler window, see page 1-7.

Note:

To scroll through the

settings in the Paper

Status box and see the

full names of the listed

options, click in the field

you want to view and use

the arrow keys to view

the option name.

Status Monitor

Despooler

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Managing Print Jobs With

Windows NT

Windows NT 4.0 servers and workstations include a messenger

service to alert you to printer errors or let you know when a

print job is finished. If you have appropriate network access

privileges or you’re controlling printing from the server, you

can also cancel, pause, or restart print jobs and set the sharing,

security, scheduling, and port options. See your Windows NT

documentation for details.

Managing Print Jobs on a

Macintosh

Your Macintosh printer software includes two utilities for

managing your print jobs:

EPSON Monitor3 and Status

Monitor.

◗ If you’re using background printing,

EPSON Monitor3

starts automatically when you send a job to the printer. It

handles printing while you continue to work on your

Macintosh and lets you track documents that are waiting to

be printed.

◗ The Status Monitor alerts you to any problems that occur

during printing. You can also use it any time to see how

much ink you have left.

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Using EPSON Monitor3

The EPSON Monitor3 utility lets you continue to work on your

Macintosh while your document is printing. To use this utility,

however, you need to turn on background printing and increase

the memory allocation for

Monitor3.

Follow these steps:

1. If you didn’t turn on background printing when you

selected your printer, open the Chooser from the Apple

menu. Select the

SC3000 or SC3000(AT) icon. Under

Background Printing, click On and close the Chooser.

2. To increase the memory allocated to Monitor3, select

EPSON Monitor3 in the Extensions folder in your System

folder. Then choose

Get Info from the File menu and set

the Memory Requirements to 2000K or 3000K, depending

on your system’s available RAM.

3. To use Monitor3 while you’re printing, select the

EPSON

Monitor3

icon in the Application menu at the right end of

the menu bar. You see a dialog box like the following:

If you’re not using background printing and you need

to concel printing, hold down the J key and press the

. (period) key.

Note:

Background printing is

slower and may also slow

down your system.

Select your print

job, then click here

to cancel printing

Click here to

show the

print settings

Click to check

ink levels

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Using the Macintosh Status Monitor

You can use the Status Monitor to check the level of ink in your

printer and to control the way your software warns you about

printer problems. Follow these steps:

1. Choose

Print from the File menu or click the print icon in

your application. You see the printer settings dialog box.

2. Click the

Utility button. You see the Utility menu:

3. Click the

Status Monitor icon. The software checks the

amount of ink remaining and displays the Status Monitor:

For

information

about these

three utilities,

see Chapter 5

Click to recheck

ink level

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Network Printing on a PC

You can use your printer on a network under Windows or

another network operating system. First you need to set up your

printer using either the network’s printer port setup functions

or your printer software’s built-in network support.

If you’re setting up your printer for Windows XP or 2000, see

the instructions on page 4-9. For Windows NT, see page 4-11.

For other network operating systems, see your network

documentation for instructions or use the printer software’s

network support, as described on page 4-12.

Setting Up a Network Port on Windows XP

or 2000

The process of setting up a network port is similar on Windows

XP and Windows 2000. Although this section shows Windows

XP, you’ll see similar screens in Windows 2000. For either

system, make sure you are logged in to the computer as an

administrator.

1. Do one of the following:

◗ In Windows XP, click

Start > Control Panel >

Printers and Other Hardware > Printers and

Faxes.

◗ In Windows 2000, click Start > Settings > Printers.

2. Right-click the EPSON Stylus COLOR 3000 printer icon,

then click

Properties.

3. On the Ports tab, click Add Port.

Note:

If you need to install a

network interface card

in your printer, see the

Quick Setup guide for

instructions.

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You see this window:

4. Select

Standard TCP/IP Port and click New Port. You see

the Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port wizard.

5. Click

Next. You see a window like this:

6. In the

Printer Name or IP Address box, enter the

printer’s name or IP address and click

Next.

7. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the

wizard.

8. Click

Close to close the Printer Ports window, then click

Apply on the Properties window.

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Connecting to the Printer on

Windows NT 4.0

If you installed an optional network interface card in your

printer and installed the printer software as described in the

Quick Setup booklet, follow the steps below to connect the

remote printer to each system on the network using the TCP/IP

(or LPR) protocol.

1. Follow the instructions to configure the interface card in

the manual that came with the card.

2. To connect the printer to a TCP/IP (or LPR) port, open

the Control Panel and select

Printers.

3. Right-click the

EPSON Stylus COLOR 3000 icon, then

select

Properties.

4. Select the Ports tab and click the

Add Port button.

5. Select

LPR Port in the Port list. Then click New Port.

6. Type the IP address of the card in the first box and type a

short name for the printer in the second box. Then click

OK.

7. Click

Close.

8. You see the address and name of the printer in the Port list.

Click

OK to exit printer properties.

Now you can print to the remote printer. Repeat these steps for

each system on the network that needs to access the printer.

Note:

If you connected the

printer directly to a

Windows NT server or

you’re using a different

network protocol, see

your Windows NT

documentation for

instructions on

configuring your printer

for the network. If you’re

using an optional

interface card, also see

the documentation that

came with the card.

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Using the Printer Software’s Built-in

Network Support for Windows Me/98/95

To use your printer software’s built-in network support, you

first need to install the printer software on all the network

computers that will use the printer. See the Quick Setup booklet

for instructions. Once the printer software is installed, you can

set up Spool Manager to send print job files from each

computer to a shared directory on the computer connected to

the printer.

Follow the steps in the next sections to set up a print job

directory on the system connected to the printer (the host

system) and each remote system (client) on the network. You

also need to specify the port and network path to the printer, as

described on page 4-13.

Setting Up the Host System

Follow these steps to set up the computer connected to the

printer:

1. Create an icon for the

EPSON Spool Manager

(EPSPLMGR.EXE in the \WINDOWS\SYSTEM folder

or directory).

2. Place this icon in the Startup folder.

3. Double-click the

EPSON Spool Manager icon to open the

Spool Manager window.

4. Double-click the queue you want to use for network

printing. The Queue Setup dialog box appears.

5. Click the

Remote Despool tab and then click the

Printing from remote queues option.

6. Click the

Browse button and select the remote server

directory that will receive print job files.

7. Click

OK and minimize the Spool Manager window.

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Setting Up Remote Systems

Follow these steps to set up client computers on the network:

1. Open the Spool Manager window as described on page 4-2.

2. In the Spool Manager window, double-click the queue you

want to use for network printing. The Queue Setup dialog

box appears.

3. Click the

Spool to remote printer button.

4. Click the

Browse button and select the directory you’re

using for print job files on the host system.

5. Click

OK and minimize the Spool Manager window.

Setting Up Your Network Path

If you want to use your printer on a network running

Windows Me/98/95, you need to set up the port and network

path on the computer connected to the printer. Follow these

steps:

1. Double-click

My Computer.

2. Double-click the

Printers folder.

3. Right-click the

EPSON Stylus COLOR 3000 icon and

choose

Properties.

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4. Click the

Details tab. The following dialog box appears:

5. Click the

Add Port button, then specify the network path

to the printer and click

OK.

6. Open the Spool Manager window as described on page 4-2.

7. In the Spool Manager window, double-click your printer’s

queue. The Queue Setup dialog box appears.

8. Make sure the

Use Print Manager for this port option is

checked. Then click

OK.

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Network Printing on a Macintosh

If you want to use your printer on an AppleTalk

network, you

need to install the optional Ethernet

™

card as described in the

Quick Setup guide.

Then you can use the

EPSON Namer utility and set up your

printer in the Chooser. The

EPSON Namer was installed on

your hard drive along with the other printer software.

Assigning a Name to the Printer

Follow these steps to use the EPSON Namer utility:

1. Double-click the

EPSON Namer icon on your hard drive.

2. Click the

SC3000(AT) icon in the Device Types window.

3. Select the AppleTalk zone where your printer is located.

4. Under

New Name, type a name from your printer to

distinguish it from other printers on the network.

5. Click

Rename and then click Done.

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Setting Up the Printer for AppleTalk

Make sure your printer is turned on and then follow these steps

to set up your printer on an AppleTalk network:

1. Open the Chooser from the Apple menu.

2. Click the

SC3000(AT) icon.

3. Select the AppleTalk zone you want to use. A list of all

printers connected to the selected zone appears on the right.

4. Click the name you assigned to your

EPSON Stylus COLOR

3000

in step 4 of the previous section. You see a prompt

asking you to confirm your choice.

5. Click

OK.

If your printer name doesn’t appear, make sure the printer

is turned on and correctly connected, then click

RETRY.

6. To ensure compatibility, leave Background Printing

turned off.

7. Close the Chooser.

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It’s easy to keep your EPSON Stylus COLOR 3000 printer

working at its best. All you have to do is follow the simple

instructions in this chapter for replacing ink cartridges,

performing routine maintenance, and moving the printer.

This chapter covers the following procedures:

◗ Cleaning the print heads

◗ Replacing an ink cartridge

◗ Aligning the print heads

◗ Cleaning the printer

◗ Transporting the printer

Cleaning the Print Heads

If your printed image is unexpectedly light or faint, dots are

missing from the image, or you see thin white lines, you may

need to clean the print heads. This unclogs the nozzles so they

can deliver ink properly.

Cleaning the print heads uses ink, so clean them only if print

quality declines. There are two ways to clean the print heads:

◗ The Head Cleaning utility in your printer software

◗ The printer’s control panel buttons.

Use either method if your printer is connected directly to the

computer. Use the control panel if your printer is connected via

an optional network interface card.

Maintenance and

Transportation

Note:

You must print a few lines

(for example, a nozzle

check) after each print

head cleaning in order to

reset the cleaning cycle.

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Using the Head Cleaning Utility

Follow these steps to run the utility from a Windows computer

or a Macintosh:

1. Make sure the printer is turned on but not printing.

2. Make sure all the

Ink Out B lights are off.

3. Access the Main printer settings dialog box as described in

Chapter 1.

4. Click the

Utility tab (Windows) or the Utility button

(Macintosh). You see the Utility menu.

5. Click the

Head Cleaning icon.

6. Follow the instructions on the screen to clean the print

heads. You can clean the black or color print head

separately, or you can clean both. Cleaning each head takes

up to three minutes, during which the printer makes some

noise and the

Operate and Pause lights flash.

When the lights stops flashing, you need to run a nozzle

check to test the print quality and reset the cleaning cycle.

7. Make sure paper is loaded in the printer and click

nozzle check pattern

(Windows) or Confirmation

(Macintosh), and then click

Next. See page 5-4 for

instructions on examining the nozzle check pattern.

If your print quality has not improved, repeat the steps above. If

you don’t notice any improvement after doing this four or five

times, check the print quality solutions in Chapter 6.

Note:

If any Ink Out lights

are flashing or on, you

need to replace the ink

cartridge instead. See

page 5-4 for instructions.

If you were printing when

you started cleaning the

print heads, the Pause

light may still be on. Press

the Pause button to turn

off the light and resume

printing.

Caution:

Never turn off the printer

while the Pause light is

flashing.

If, however, the Pause

light is still flashing after

10 minutes and the

printer is not moving or

making any noise, you

may turn off the printer.

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Using the Control Panel

1. Make sure the printer is turned on and not printing.

2. Make sure all the

Ink Out B lights are off.

3. To clean the black print head, press the B

Cleaning button

for three seconds.

To clean the color print head, press the A

Cleaning

button for three seconds.

Cleaning each head takes up to three minutes, during

which the printer makes some noise and the

Operate and

Pause lights flash.

4. After the cleaning cycle is complete and the

Pause light

stays on without flashing, you can repeat step 3 to clean the

other print head, if you wish. Then you need to run a

nozzle check to test the print quality and reset the cleaning

cycle.

5. Access the Main printer settings dialog box as described in

Chapter 1.

6. Click the

Utility tab (Windows) or the Utility button

(Macintosh). You see the Utility menu.

7. Click the

Nozzle Check icon, then click Next. See the next

section for instructions on examining the nozzle check

pattern.

If your print quality has not improved, repeat the steps above. If

you don’t notice any improvement after doing this four or five

times, check the print quality solutions in Chapter 6.

Note:

If any Ink Out lights

are flashing or on, you

need to replace the ink

cartridge instead. See

page 5-4 for instructions.

If you were printing when

you started cleaning the

print heads, the Pause

light may still be on. Press

the Pause button to turn

off the light and resume

printing.

Caution:

Never turn off the printer

while the Pause light is

flashing.

If, however, the Pause

light is still flashing after

10 minutes and the

printer is not moving or

making any noise, you

may turn off the printer.

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Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern

Examine the nozzle check pattern you print. It should look

something like this, with the lower pattern colored cyan,

magenta, and yellow:

Each staggered horizontal and straight vertical line should be

complete, with no gaps or deflections (oversprayed dots of ink).

You may need to use a magnifying glass or loupe to examine the

printout in detail.

If your printout looks okay, you’re done. If any dots are missing

or deflected, clean the print heads again, as explained in the

previous sections.

Replacing an Ink Cartridge

When an Ink Out B light flashes, the indicated cartridge is low

on ink. This is a good time to make sure you have a new

cartridge. When the light stays on, the cartridge is empty and

you need to replace it.

Use

EPSON ink cartridges within six months of installing them

and before the expiration date on the package:

Black ink cartridge S020118

Cyan ink cartridge S020130

Magenta ink cartridge S020126

Yellow ink cartridge S020122

When you need new ink cartridges, contact your dealer, call

EPSON at (800) 873-7766, or visit www.epsonstore.com. (U.S.

only). In Canada, please call (800) 463-7766 for dealer referral.

W01372 C01267

Caution:

For best results, don’t

replace an ink cartridge

unless its Ink Out light is

flashing or on.

If you remove an ink

cartridge and reinstall

it, the printer cannot

correctly determine the

level of ink and the Ink

Out light may not come

on when the cartridge

runs out of ink.

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.

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Removing and Installing an Ink Cartridge

You should replace an ink cartridge only when its Ink Out B

light is flashing or on.

1. Make sure the printer is turned on and not printing.

2. Open the ink cartridge compartment by pushing the top of

the ink compartment door. You see four slots for the ink

cartridges.

3. Carefully pull the used ink cartridge straight out of the

printer.

4. Make sure the replacement ink cartridge is the correct

color; then remove it from its packaging.

5. Insert the ink cartridge into the slot with the foil plug end

first and the arrow pointing toward the printer. Push the

cartridge all the way into its slot until it meets resistance.

The

Ink Out light turns off. If it remains on, pull the ink

cartridge partly out of its slot and reinsert it.

6. Close the ink compartment door.

Caution:

Leave the empty cartridge

installed in the printer until

you are ready to replace it.

Once you remove an ink

cartridge, it becomes

unusable and cannot be

reinstalled.

Warning:

If ink gets on your hands,

wash them thoroughly with

soap and water. If ink gets

into your eyes, flush them

immediately with water.

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Printing in Black Ink With an Empty Color

Cartridge

If a color ink cartridge runs out of ink and its Ink Out B light

comes on, you can still continue printing with black ink. (If the

black ink cartridge runs out of ink, you cannot continue

printing.) However, you will need to resend any print job you

were printing when the color ink ran out. Follow these steps:

1. Turn off the printer.

2. Wait about five seconds and then turn the printer back on

again. Don’t remove the empty color ink cartridge.

3. If there is paper in the paper path, press the

Load/Eject

button to eject it or to advance continuous paper to the

tear-off edge. Tear off any continuous sheets and press

Load/Eject again to park the continuous paper out of the

path.

4. Access the printer software in your application as described

in Chapter 1. Change the Ink setting for your document to

Black and change any other settings as necessary. Then

print the document.

To switch back to color printing, follow the steps beginning on

page 5-5 to replace the color ink cartridge. Then turn the

printer off and on again to reset color printing mode. Before

you print, be sure to set the Ink setting to

Color in your printer

software as described in Chapters 1 and 2.

Caution:

If you’re printing on

continuous label paper,

don’t press Load/Eject;

this feeds the paper

backward and may cause

labels to tear off inside

the printer. Follow the

steps on page 3-19

instead.

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Aligning the Print Heads

If your printouts contain misaligned vertical lines, you may

need to align the print heads. There are several ways to do this:

◗ You can use the print head alignment utility in your printer

software, as described below.

◗ You can also use the control panel to align the print heads.

Use one of the utilities if your printer is connected directly to

the computer. Use the control panel if your printer is connected

via an optional network interface card.

Using the Print Head Alignment Utility

1. Make sure the printer is turned on and paper is loaded in

the paper tray (see page 3-7 for instructions).

2. Access the Main printer settings dialog box as described in

Chapter 1.

3. Click the

Utility tab (Windows) or the Utility button

(Macintosh). You see the Utility menu.

4. Click the

Print Head Alignment icon.

5. Follow the instructions on the screen to print an alignment

test page and select the correct alignment.

Caution:

Load paper that’s at least

8.3 inches (210 mm) wide

so ink doesn’t spray onto

the platen.

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Using the Control Panel

1. Load several sheets of paper at least 8.3 inches (210 mm)

wide in the paper tray.

2. Move the paper-release lever backward to the single sheet

position.

3. Turn off your printer.

4. Hold down the

Pause button and turn on the printer to

turn on print head alignment mode. Be sure to hold down

both buttons for three seconds before releasing them.

The printer loads a sheet of paper and prints an instruction

sheet telling you how to select a language (the default

setting is English). The printer can then print instructions

on aligning the print heads in the language you choose.

5. Press the

Micro Adjust U button until the Ink Out B

Yellow and Ink Out B Magenta lights on your control

panel indicate the language you want to use.

Language Lights

English Both lights off

French Ink Out

B Yellow on and Ink Out B Magenta off

German Ink

Out B Yellow flashing and

Ink

Out B Magenta off

Italian Ink

Out B Yellow off and Ink Out B Magenta on

Spanish Both lights on

Portuguese Ink

Out B Yellow flashing and

Ink

Out B Magenta on

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6. Press the

Pause button. The printer prints instructions on

aligning the print heads using the control panel.

7. Follow the instructions on the sheet. When the print heads

are aligned, turn off the printer to exit print head alignment

mode.

8. After five seconds, turn on the printer to resume printing.

Cleaning the Printer

To keep your printer working at its best, you should clean it

several times a year, following these steps:

1. Turn off the printer, unplug the power cord, and

disconnect the printer cable.

2. Remove the paper from all the paper feeders.

3. Clean the exterior of the printer with a soft, damp cloth.

Keep the printer cover closed so water doesn’t get inside.

4. Clean ink out of the printer’s interior with a soft, damp

cloth.

Transporting the Printer

If you want to ship your printer, you need to prepare it for

transportation and repack it in the original box. Follow these

steps:

1. Turn on the printer.

2. Remove all four of the ink cartridges and store them in

separate plastic bags.

3. Close the ink compartment door.

Caution:

Don’t touch the gears

inside the printer.

Never use alcohol or

thinner for cleaning; they

can damage the printer

components and case.

Don’t use a hard or

abrasive brush.

Don’t get water on the

printer components.

Don’t spray lubricants or

oils inside the printer.

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4. Turn off the printer and make sure the print heads are in

the home (far right) position. If they are not, turn the

printer back on, wait until they stop moving and are in the

home position, then turn off the printer.

5. Wait until the printer stops making noise and any lights

stop flashing, then unplug the power cord from the

electrical outlet and disconnect the interface cable from the

printer.

6. Remove the paper from all the feeders.

7. Remove the edge guides and banner paper cover.

8. Remove the paper tray and paper tray cover.

9. Repack the printer and attachments in the original box

using the protective materials that came with it. See the

Notice Sheet that was packed with the printer.

Be sure to keep the printer level in an upright position as you

transport it.

If you reinstall the cartridges that were removed in step 2, the

ink sensor will not correctly indicate the amount of ink in the

cartridges. You may run out of ink before the

Ink Out lights

flash or come on. If you want the ink sensor to work properly,

you need to install new ink cartridges. See page 5-4 for

instructions.

If you notice a decline in print quality after transporting the

printer, clean the print heads; if output is misaligned, align the

print heads. See the instructions earlier in this chapter.

Caution:

If you don’t follow the

procedures in this

section, ink will leak

when you transport the

printer.

However, if you are

moving your printer a

short distance, for

example, from one table

to another, you don’t

need to remove the ink

cartridges. Be sure to

keep the printer level

when you move it.

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As you use your printer, you may occasionally experience a

paper jam or other problem. The first thing you should do is

diagnose the problem following the guidelines in this chapter.

Then try the most likely solutions until the problem is fixed.

This chapter tells you everything you need to know about the

following:

◗ Diagnosing problems

◗ Improving print quality

◗ Solving printing problems

◗ Fixing paper jams and other paper problems

◗ Solving miscellaneous printout problems

Diagnosing Problems

Your printer includes a number of ways to help you diagnose

problems:

◗ To identify the most common problems, check the lights

on the printer’s control panel. See page 1-13 for

instructions.

◗ You can also use the Status Monitor utility to identify

common problems. For instructions, see page 4-4

(Windows) or page 4-8 (Macintosh).

◗ To determine whether the problem is caused by the printer

itself, run a printer self test. See the next section for

instructions.

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◗ If you’re experienced with reading hexadecimal code, you

can print a hex dump to identify possible communication

problems. See page 6-3 for instructions.

◗ For the latest information, check the

EPSON Stylus

COLOR

3000 Help program and the ReadMe file in the

EPSON program group or folder.

◗ If none of the suggested solutions in this chapter solve your

problem, contact

EPSON as described under “Where to Get

Help” in the Introduction.

Running a Self Test

You can run a printer self test to determine whether the

problem lies with the printer itself or some other source.

◗ If the test results are satisfactory, the problem lies in your

computer or its printer port, the interface cable, or your

software settings.

◗ If the test pages don’t print correctly, you may have a

problem with your printer. See the suggestions in this

chapter for possible solutions.

Follow these steps to test the printer:

1. Load several sheets of paper in the paper tray.

2. Turn off the printer.

3. Hold down the

LF/FF button and press the POperate

button to turn on the printer. Then release both buttons.

This prints the test pages at 360 dpi. (If the test pages don’t

print, turn off the printer. Repeat the button sequence, but

hold down both buttons for several seconds before releasing

them.)

Caution:

Use paper that’s at least

8.3 inches (210 mm)

wide. Otherwise the print

head will spray ink directly

onto the platen.

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The first page prints on the first and last lines to measure

the page length. The next page contains a nozzle check

pattern and multicolored character samples.

To print test pages at 180 dpi, hold down the

Load/Eject

button while turning on the printer instead of

LF/FF. The

180-dpi self test prints in black.

4. After the second page prints, press the

Pause button to

stop printing.

5. If the printer loaded any additional paper, press

Load/Eject

to eject it. Then turn off the printer to end the test.

Improving Print Quality

You can often improve print quality by doing the following:

◗ Clean the print heads (see Chapter 5 for instructions).

◗ Use higher quality paper appropriate for your print job (see

Chapter 3 for a list of

EPSON papers).

◗ Match the

Media Type setting in the printer software to

the type of media you loaded in the printer (see Chapter 3

for details).

◗ Make sure the thickness lever is set to the correct position

for your media (see Chapter 3 for details).

◗ Turn off High Speed mode in the printer software (see

Chapter 2 for details).

◗ Make sure you’re not using an

Economy option in the

printer software (see Chapter 2 for details).

◗ Replace the ink cartridges. (Check the status of the

Ink Out B lights first. See Chapter 5 for instructions.)

Caution:

Never turn off the printer

while it is printing. To

end the test, always

press the Pause button,

eject any loaded paper,

then turn off the printer.

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Here are some detailed solutions to specific print quality

problems.

Printed image has horizontal banding.

Vertical lines are misaligned or vertical banding appears.

The printed image has incorrect or missing colors.

Possible cause Solution

The Media Type setting

doesn’t match the loaded

paper.

Make sure the Media Type setting matches the loaded paper or

other media. Then the printer software can automatically select

other settings for the best quality. See Chapters 1 through 3.

The printable side of the

paper is loaded upside

down.

Remove the paper and reload it correctly for the media and feeder

you’re using. See Chapter 3 for instructions.

The print head nozzles are

clogged.

Clean the print heads. See Chapter 5 for instructions.

The ink cartridges are low

on ink.

Check the Ink Out B lights to see which cartridge you need to

replace. See Chapter 5.

The MicroWeave option is

not set.

Turn on MicroWeave in the printer software. See Chapter 2 for

more information.

Possible cause Solution

The print head nozzles are

clogged.

Clean the print heads. See Chapter 5 for instructions.

High

Speed mode or Bi-D

mode are turned on.

If vertical lines are misaligned, turn off High Speed mode in the

printer software (see Chapter 2 for information).

The print heads are

misaligned.

Run the Print Head Alignment utility. See Chapter 5.

Possible cause Solution

The Ink option is set to

Black.

Change the Ink setting to Color. See Chapter 1 for instructions.

The Media

Type setting

doesn’t match the loaded

paper.

Make sure the Media Type setting matches the paper or media

you’re using. Then the printer software can automatically select

other settings for the best quality. See Chapters 1 through 3.

The printable side of the

paper is loaded upside

down.

Remove the paper and reload it correctly for the media and feeder

you’re using. See Chapter 3 for instructions.

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The printed image is faint or has gaps.

The Halftoning and Color

Adjustment Mode options

are set incorrectly for your

document type.

Use the correct settings for the project you are printing, following

the instructions in Chapter 2.

The print head nozzles are

clogged.

Clean the print heads. See Chapter 5 for instructions.

The ICM (Windows) or

ColorSync (Macintosh)

settings are incorrect for

your document.

Use the Automatic mode setting or choose a different project

type setting. See Chapter 2 for more information.

The ink cartridges are low

on ink or empty.

Check the Ink Out B lights to see which cartridge you may need to

replace. See Chapter 5 for instructions.

The colors displayed on

your monitor don’t match

the printed colors.

Because your monitor and printer use different technologies to

represent colors, your printed colors cannot exactly match those

on your monitor screen. Use the ICM (Windows) or ColorSync

(Macintosh) settings. See Chapter 2 for more information.

The color settings in your

application software need

adjustment.

You may be able to adjust various color settings in your application

software. See your software documentation for more information.

Possible cause Solution

The print head nozzles are

clogged.

Clean the print heads. See Chapter 5 for instructions.

The Media Type setting

doesn’t match the loaded

paper.

Make sure the Media Type setting matches the loaded paper or

other media. Then the printer software can automatically select

other settings for the best quality. See Chapters 1 through 3.

The loaded paper is upside

down, damaged, old, or

dirty.

Remove the paper and reload a new stack with the printable side

facing correctly. See Chapter 3 for instructions.

The ink cartridges are low

on ink.

Check the Ink Out B lights to see which cartridge you may need to

replace. See Chapter 5 for instructions.

An ink cartridge is out of

ink.

If you replaced an ink cartridge before its ink out light came on, the

ink sensor was incorrectly reset. Replace the empty ink cartridge

with a new ink cartridge. See Chapter 5 for instructions. This

resets the ink sensor.

Possible cause Solution

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The printed image is blurry or smeared.

You’re on a network and

the Network I/F setting is

turned off.

Try turning on the Network I/F setting using default-setting mode

to see if this solves the problem. See page B-8 for instructions.

You’re using Economy

mode.

Turn off Economy mode. Economy mode is for printing drafts only.

Possible cause Solution

The printer’s thickness

lever is in the 0 position.

Set the thickness lever to the + position and try printing again. See

Chapter 3 for instructions.

The paper is damp or the

printable side is upside

down.

Remove the paper and reload a new stack with the printable side

facing correctly. See Chapter 3 for instructions.

You loaded special media

without a support sheet.

Follow the special media loading instructions in Chapter 3 and on

the paper packaging for media that require support sheets. Also try

loading your media one sheet at a time.

You tried to print on

cardboard or other

non-recommended media.

Make sure your paper or media meets the specifications listed in

Appendix B. If your printouts are still blurry after you change paper,

clean the print heads as described in Chapter 5.

The Media

Type setting

does not match the loaded

paper.

Make sure the Media Type setting matches the media you loaded.

Then the printer software can automatically select other settings

for the best quality. See Chapters 1 through 3 for information.

The sheets entering the

output tray are smearing

the ink on ejected pages.

Remove each sheet from the output tray as soon as it is printed to

prevent smearing, especially if you use transparencies.

Ink has leaked inside the

printer.

Clean carefully inside the printer to remove spilled ink. See

Chapter 5 for instructions.

A color ink cartridge is

empty and you’ve

continued printing with the

Ink option set to Color.

Follow the instructions on page 5-6 to print in black ink with an

empty color cartridge. Then replace the color ink cartridge

following the instructions in Chapter 6.

You’re using the High

Speed (or BiD) and

MicroWeave settings with

a misaligned print head.

Turn off High Speed mode following the instructions in Chapter 2.

Then align the print heads following the instructions in Chapter 5.

Possible cause Solution

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Photographic images look grainy or rough.

Color documents print in black ink only.

Solving Printing Problems

If the printer won’t print, first check that:

◗ The printer is turned on and the

Operate light is on.

◗ Paper is loaded in the printer.

◗ The printer is plugged securely into a working electrical

outlet that’s not controlled by a switch or timer.

◗ The interface cable is securely connected to the printer and

computer and both are turned on.

Possible cause Solution

The print heads are

misaligned.

Align the print heads following the instructions in Chapter 5.

The resolution of your

image may be too low.

Increase the image resolution using your image-editing software,

or decrease the size of the image.

Possible cause Solution

Your printer is not selected

in your application.

Select your printer and port in your software application.

Color printing is not

selected.

Select color printing in your application and the printer driver.

A color ink cartridge is

empty.

Check the Ink Out

B lights and replace the color cartridge, if

necessary. See Chapter 5 for instructions on replacing ink

cartridges and printing with an empty color cartridge.

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If you still can’t print, check the following solutions.

All lights are off.

Only the Operate light is on, but nothing prints.

Possible cause Solution

The printer is not receiving

power.

Turn off the power and plug in the power cord securely.

Possible cause Solution

The interface cable is not

connected securely or

does not meet both the

printer and computer

specifications.

Turn off your printer and computer. Then make sure the cable is

connected securely and meets both the printer and computer

specifications. For printer specifications, see Appendix B. For

computer specifications, see your computer documentation.

The printer has an internal

problem.

Turn off the printer and computer, disconnect the interface cable,

and run a printer self test as described on page 6-2.

Your printer or application

software is installed

incorrectly.

If the self test prints correctly, check your printer and application

software for correct installation. If you’re printing on a network,

make sure you set up your printer as described in Chapter 4.

Your computer doesn’t

have enough memory to

handle the data in the file

you are printing.

Try one of the following:

◗ Reduce the resolution of your image.

◗ Select fewer colors or a lower resolution for your monitor.

◗ Add more memory to your computer.

Printing is stalled in

Spool Manager

(Windows 95/98/Me) or the

Windows NT print queue.

Delete the stalled print jobs in Spool Manager or the Windows NT

print queue and resume printing. See Chapter 4 for instructions.

Printing is stalled in

Monitor2 (Macintosh).

Open the Extensions folder, EPSON folder, and Spool folder. Then

delete any queued files.

The print heads are clogged

or the ink cartridges are too

old.

If the printer sounds like it’s trying to print but doesn’t print

anything, clean the print heads; see Chapter 5 for instructions.

If cleaning doesn’t help, replace the cartridges. For information on

cartridge life and replacement instructions, see Chapter 5.

You’re using an

incompatible optional

interface board or one with

mismatched settings.

Check the specifications for your interface board and cable, making

sure they match your computer’s settings (see your computer

manual). Also make sure the Network I/F setting is turned on in

default-setting mode (see page B-8).

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The Paper Out light is flashing or on.

An Ink Out

B light is flashing or on.

All the lights come on briefly, then go off.

All the lights are flashing.

Possible cause Solution

If flashing, paper is

jammed.

Remove the paper and follow the guidelines for preventing jams

on page 6-16.

If on, paper is not loaded or

is loaded incorrectly.

Load paper or remove the stack and reload it as described in

Chapter 3. Then press the Load/Eject button to turn off the light

and resume printing.

If on, the paper-release

lever is set incorrectly for

the paper you loaded.

Set the paper-release lever forward for continuous tractor-fed

paper or backward for single sheets. See Chapter 3 for more

information.

Possible cause Solution

If flashing, the ink supply is

getting low.

You need to replace the indicated ink cartridge soon. Make sure

you have a new cartridge, then see Chapter 5 for instructions.

If on, the ink cartridge is

empty.

You must replace the indicated ink cartridge; see Chapter 5 for

instructions.

Possible cause Solution

The printer’s voltage

doesn’t match your outlet’s

voltage.

Check the label on the back of your printer to determine its

voltage. If it doesn’t match your outlet’s voltage, turn off the

printer and unplug it immediately. Then contact your dealer.

Do not plug the printer back in.

Possible cause Solution

An internal error may have

occurred.

Turn off your printer, wait five seconds, and turn it on again. If the

lights still flash or stay on, contact EPSON as described in the

Introduction.

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The printer has finished charging an ink cartridge, but the Pause light is still

flashing.

The printer sounds like it’s printing but nothing prints.

The printer software installed with an earlier version of Windows does not work

correctly after you upgrade.

After you install your printing software, you see the Windows New Hardware

Found window.

Possible cause Solution

The printer needs to

initialize.

If the light is still flashing after 10 minutes and printer is not

moving or making noise, turn the printer off. If the light is still

flashing when you turn it back on, contact EPSON as described in

the Introduction.

Possible cause Solution

The print head nozzles are

clogged.

Clean the print heads. See Chapter 5 for instructions.

The ink cartridges are too

old.

For information on cartridge life and replacement instructions, see

Chapter 5.

An ink cartridge is out of

ink.

If you replaced an ink cartridge before it’s ink out light came on, the

ink sensor was incorrectly reset. Replace the empty ink cartridge

with a new ink cartridge. See Chapter 5 for instructions. This

resets the ink sensor.

Possible cause Solution

Your printer software is not

set up correctly for your

operating system.

Reinstall the printer software after upgrading your operating

system, as described in the Quick Setup booklet.

Possible cause Solution

An operating system error

has occurred.

Click Cancel.

You connected the

USB-parallel cable before

installing the software.

Follow the instructions on the Quick Setup booklet to install the

printer driver with the USB-to-parallel cable adapter.

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You see a spooling error message (Windows).

You don’t see the ink status information in the Despooler window after you print

(Windows).

You see a memory error message (Macintosh).

A portion of your image doesn’t print (Macintosh).

Possible cause Solution

Spooling error messages or

very slow printing may be

caused by temporary files.

Change the Spool Manager default directory, following the

instructions in Chapter 4.

Your hard drive is too full. Delete unnecessary files to make room on the drive.

Your computer doesn’t

have enough memory for

the file you’re printing.

Try one of the following:

◗ Reduce the resolution of your image.

◗ Select fewer colors or a lower resolution for your monitor.

◗ Add more memory to your computer.

Possible cause Solution

You are using Windows 98

or Me and connecting to the

printer through a USB port

or through a network.

Ink status information is not available in Windows 98 or Me when

you connect through a USB port or network. You can either switch

to the parallel port or upgrade your Windows operating system.

You will also need to uninstall and reinstall the printer driver.

Possible cause Solution

You may need to increase

the memory allocation for

your application, EPSON

Monitor3, or both.

Choose Get Info from the File menu when your application is

active and increase the memory requirements. See Chapter 4 for

more information. Or turn off background printing (you won’t be

able to use Monitor3).

Possible cause Solution

Your system doesn’t have

enough available memory.

Close any other applications you are running or turn off

background printing.

You may need to increase

the memory allocation for

your application, EPSON

Monitor3, or both.

Choose Get Info from the File menu when your application is

active and increase the memory requirements. See Chapter 4 for

more information. Or turn off background printing (you won’t be

able to use Monitor3).

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Printing is too slow.

Your printer switches to the modem port or won’t confirm on the printer port

(Macintosh).

Your printer icon doesn’t appear in the Chooser (Macintosh).

Possible cause Solution

Your printer software

options are set incorrectly.

For the fastest printing, try the following:

◗ Set Print Quality to Economy.

◗ Turn High

Speed on.

◗ Choose No

Halftoning.

◗ Choose Black ink.

See Chapters 1 and 2 for more information.

Your system doesn’t have

enough resources.

◗ Reduce the resolution of your image.

◗ Clear space on your hard disk drive or run a defragmentation

utility.

◗ Don’t run too many applications at the same time.

◗ Turn off virtual memory.

◗ Increase your system’s memory (RAM).

You’re using background

printing on a Macintosh.

Choose Get Info from the File menu when your application is

active and increase the memory requirements. See Chapter 4 for

more information. Or turn off background printing (you won’t be

able to use Monitor3).

Your Spool Manager

settings are incorrect

(Windows 95/98).

Change your default spool directory and other settings as

described in Chapter 4.

Possible cause Solution

Your system has extension

conflicts.

Make sure AppleTalk is inactive. In the Extensions Manager,

disable the AppleShare, FileShare, and PrinterShare extensions.

Set your printer and any unused printers to the printer port. Then

restart your system.

You’re using an AppleTalk

cable.

Make sure you’re using a standard Apple System Peripheral-8

cable. See Appendix B for specifications.

Possible cause Solution

Your system has extension

conflicts.

In the Extensions Manager, disable Quick Draw GX. Make sure

EPSON Monitor3 and EPSON Stylus Color are enabled, then

restart your Macintosh.

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The “Sorry, EPSON Stylus COLOR cannot be used” message appears (Macintosh).

You turned the printer on and it is making noise.

Fixing Paper Problems

You can avoid most paper handling problems by doing the

following:

◗ Use smooth, high-quality media designed for ink jet

printers that meet the media specifications in Appendix B.

◗ Make sure the paper is dry and flat before loading it.

◗ Follow all loading and handling instructions included with

the media and in Chapter 3.

Possible cause Solution

The printer driver has been

corrupted.

Remove and reinstall the driver:

1. Insert the printer software CD-ROM in your drive. If necessary,

double-click the EPSON CD-ROM to open its window. Then

double-click the EPSON icon.

2. Double-click Install Printer Driver for EPSON Stylus Color

3000.

3. At the next screen, click Continue. Then click Easy Install and

select Remove from the pop-up list.

5. Click Remove. After the driver has been removed, click OK.

6. See the Quick Setup booklet for instructions on installing the

printer driver.

7. In the Extensions Manager, disable Quick Draw GX.

8. Make sure EPSON Monitor3 and EPSON Stylus Color are

enabled, then restart your Macintosh.

Possible cause Solution

The printer is charging the

print heads.

Wait until the printer finishes charging the print heads before you

print. If the printer has been turned off for a while (for example,

over the weekend), it needs to charge the print heads before

printing. This can take up to 10 minutes; do not turn off the printer

while the print heads are charging.

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If you have problems with paper feeding, paper jams, or ejected

paper, check here for solutions.

Paper doesn’t feed correctly from the paper tray.

Paper doesn’t feed correctly from the manual feeder.

Try this Then do this

Remove the stack of paper

from the paper tray.

Check that the paper:

◗ Isn’t curled or creased.

◗ Isn’t too thick or thin (see Appendix B).

◗ Isn’t too old (see Chapter 3 or your paper packaging).

◗ Isn’t overloaded in the feeder (see Chapter 3 for guidelines).

◗ Isn’t jammed inside the printer. (If the Paper Out light is

flashing, paper is jammed. See page 6-16.)

Then reload the paper as described in Chapter 3, making sure that:

◗ The paper-release lever is set back to the single sheet position.

◗ The edge guides fit the paper’s width snugly, without any

slack.

◗ The rear edge guide fits the paper’s length.

◗ The paper tray and paper tray cover are fully extended if you

are printing on oversized paper.

◗ No continuous paper is in the paper path. (Press Load/Eject to

park it out of the way.)

Try this Then do this

Remove the paper from the

manual feeder.

Check that the paper:

◗ Isn’t curled or creased.

◗ Isn’t too thick or thin (see Appendix B).

◗ Isn’t too old (see Chapter 3 or your paper packaging).

◗ Isn’t jammed inside the printer. (If the Paper Out light is

flashing, paper is jammed. See page 6-16.)

Then reload the paper as described in Chapter 3, making sure that:

◗ The paper-release lever is set back to the single sheet position.

◗ The edge guides fit the paper’s width snugly, without any

slack.

◗ The paper is loaded all the way into the manual feed slot.

◗ No continuous paper is in the paper path. (Press Load/Eject to

park it out of the way.)

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Paper doesn’t feed correctly from the tractor feeder.

Multiple pages feed at the same time.

Try this Then do this

Remove the continuous

paper from the tractor

feeder following the

instructions on page 3-19.

Check that the paper:

◗ Isn’t curled or creased.

◗ Isn’t too thick or thin (Appendix B).

◗ Isn’t too old (see Chapter 3 or your paper packaging).

◗ Isn’t jammed inside the printer. (If the Paper Out light is

flashing, paper is jammed. See page 6-16.)

Then reload the paper as described in Chapter 3, making sure that:

◗ The paper-release lever is set forward to the continuous paper

position.

◗ The paper stack is close enough to the printer, but has room in

front and back to load and eject without obstruction.

◗ The paper’s holes are aligned on the sprockets, the sprockets

are locked and their covers are closed, and the paper is not too

slack.

◗ No single sheet paper is in the paper path. (Press Load/Eject to

eject any sheets.)

Before printing, check that:

◗ The paper source and paper size are set correctly in your

application or printer software.)

◗ The skip over perforation, auto tear-off, and banner modes are

set correctly for your media (see Appendix B).

Try this Then do this

Remove the stack of paper. ◗ Make sure the paper isn’t too thin (see the paper specifications

in Appendix B).

◗ Fan the edges of the stack of paper to separate the sheets.

◗ Reload the paper as described in Chapter 3, making sure to

load only the amount of paper directed for your media and

feeder.

◗ If more copies of a page or document are printing than you

expected, check that the Copies settings in both the printer

software and your application program are set to 1. See

Chapters 1 and 2 for information.

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Paper jams inside the printer.

Paper doesn’t eject fully or is wrinkled.

Try this Then do this

Turn off your printer, open

the cover, remove any

loaded paper, and remove

any little pieces that may

have torn off inside.

You may need to turn the knob on the left side of the printer

counterclockwise to eject all the torn pieces of paper. Never turn

this knob when the printer is on. You’ll lose the top-of-form

position and may damage the printer. If you were printing labels,

make sure there are no labels or adhesive stuck inside.

Then reload the paper as described in Chapter 3.

If your paper jams frequently, make sure you:

◗ Use smooth, high-quality paper, with the printable side loaded

correctly for your media type and feeder.

◗ Fan the stack and then even the edges before loading it.

◗ Don’t load too much paper for your media type and feeder.

◗ Adjust the edge guides or sprockets to fit the width of your

paper snugly, but without too much slack.

Possible cause Solution

If the paper doesn’t eject

fully, you may have set the

wrong paper size.

Press the Load/Eject button to eject the paper. Then make sure

you select the correct paper size in your application software,

printer software, or default-setting mode. (See the paper

specifications in Appendix B for the paper sizes you can print with.)

If it’s wrinkled when it

comes out, the paper may

be damp or too thin.

See the paper specifications in Appendix B for paper thicknesses

you can print with, as well as environmental requirements for

storage.

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Solving Miscellaneous Printout

Problems

If your printout results are not what you expected, try these

solutions.

Characters are incorrect or garbled.

The margins are incorrect.

Possible cause Solution

Your printer is not the

Windows default printer.

Select your printer as the default Windows printer. See your

Windows documentation or online help for instructions.

Your printer is not selected

in the Macintosh Chooser.

Open the Chooser and select your printer. See the Quick Setup

booklet for instructions.

Printing is stalled in Spool

Manager (Windows 95/98)

or in the Windows NT print

queue.

Delete the stalled print jobs in Spool Manager or the Windows NT

print queue following the instructions in Chapter 4. Then try

printing again.

If you’re using background

printing on a Macintosh,

spooled data may be

corrupted.

Open the Extensions folder, EPSON folder, and Spool folder. Then

delete any queued files. Increase the memory requirements for

EPSON Monitor as described in Chapter 4.

The interface cable is not

securely connected.

Turn off your printer and computer. Then make sure the cable is

connected securely and meets the printer’s specifications.

The printer’s parallel

interface transfer rate

doesn’t match your

computer’s transfer rate.

Make sure your computer and printer’s Parallel I/F transfer rate are

the same. Set the printer’s transfer rate using default-setting

mode. See Appendix B for instructions. If you are not sure what

settings to use, try setting both to Normal.

Possible cause Solution

Margins are set incorrectly

in your software

application.

Check your software documentation for instructions on selecting

the correct margins for your paper size. The maximum printable

width is 16.3 inches (416 mm) on any size paper.

Make sure the margins are within the printable area of the page.

See Appendix B for more information.

Paper settings in the printer

software are incorrect for

your paper size.

Select the correct paper settings for your paper size. See

Chapters 1 and 2 for more information.

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The image is inverted as if viewed in a mirror.

The printer prints blank pages.

Possible cause Solution

You used a Flip Horizontal

option in your application

software or the printer

software.

Turn off the Flip Horizontal or mirror setting in your application

software or the printer software. See Chapter 2 for more

information.

Possible cause Solution

The print head nozzles are

clogged.

Clean the print heads following the instructions in Chapter 5.

Paper settings in the printer

software are incorrect for

your paper size.

Select the correct paper settings for your paper size. See

Chapters 1 and 2 for more information.

Your printer is not the

Windows default printer.

Select your printer as the default Windows printer. See your

Windows documentation or online help for instructions.

Your printer is not selected

in the Macintosh Chooser.

Open the Chooser and select your printer. See the Quick Setup

booklet for instructions.

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A-1

You can use the EPSON Plot! utility to open and scale HPGL or

HPGL/2 plotter files and then print them on your printer.

Follow the instructions in this Appendix to install the program

and print with

EPSON Plot! and your Windows printer driver.

You can install and use

EPSON Plot! on any system running

Windows. Make sure to connect the printer to that system and

install the printer software following the instructions in the

Quick Setup booklet before you begin.

Installing EPSON Plot!

Follow these steps to install EPSON Plot! on the system

connected to the printer:

1. Make sure Windows is running, but no applications are

open.

2. Insert the

EPSON Plot! CD-ROM in a drive.

3. Click

Start, then click Run.

4. Type

D:\SETUP (where D is the letter of your CD drive

and click

OK.

5. Follow the instructions on the screen to install the program

on your hard disk.

The installation program creates an

EPSON Plot! program

group or folder containing the program icon and icons for

Help, Readme, and Uninstall programs.

Using

EPSON Plot!

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A-2

Printing With EPSON Plot!

Before starting EPSON Plot!, do the following to prepare for

printing:

◗ Install the

EPSON Stylus COLOR 3000 Windows printer

software on the computer connected to the printer. (See the

Quick Setup booklet for instructions.)

◗ Turn on the printer.

◗ Create an HPGL or HPGL/2 plot file using your plotter

software on any system.

◗ Copy that plot file to the system connected to the printer, if

necessary.

Now follow these steps to open

EPSON Plot! and print:

1. Double-click the

EPSON Plot! icon in the EPSON Plot!

program group or folder. You see the following screen:

2. Select

Open File from the File menu.

3. In the Open File dialog box, choose the HPGL or HPGL/2

file you want to print and click

OK. A representation of the

file contents appears in the Live Paper Space in

EPSON

Plot!:

Note:

When you create plot

files for printing, use an

HPGL/2 driver whenever

possible. HPGL/2 drivers

do a better job of

maintaining the colors

assigned in your CAD

application than HPGL

drivers, which may limit

you to 8 or 16 pen colors.

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4. Select

Printer Setup from the File menu.

5. Select the

EPSON Stylus COLOR 3000 printer, if necessary,

and click

Options. You see the Main printer settings menu.

6. Follow the instructions in Chapters 1 and 2 to select the

correct printer settings. Make sure to select the

Paper

Source and Paper Size options for your paper and feeder

EPSON Plot! can display the plot file contents exactly as

it will appear when you print.

7. When you’re finished selecting your printer software

settings, click

OK. Then click OK in the Print Setup dialog

box.

8. If you want to resize the plot file, click a handle in

the Live

Paper Space and drag it to change the size. To reposition

the plot, click inside the image display and drag it into

position.

9. When the plot file looks how you want it to, select

from the File menu.

10. Click

OK to print the file on your EPSON Stylus COLOR

3000.

live paper

space

handle

Note:

The gray area around the

image represents the

area you cannot print on.

If you resize the plot

file, EPSON Plot! retains

the proportions of the

original and preserves

the X and Y coordinates.

If you print at 720- or

1440-dpi, you need to

rescale your image.

Otherwise it will print

smaller than what is

shown in the Live Paper

Space.

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See Chapters 1 and 4 for information on managing the

print job while it prints.

11. When you’re finished printing with

EPSON Plot!, select

Exit from the File menu to exit the program.

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Printing

Printing method On-demand ink jet

Nozzle configuration Monochrome (black) 128 nozzles

Color (cyan, magenta, yellow) 192 nozzles, 64 of each color

Printable columns and

printing speeds

Resolution Maximum 1440 dpi × 720 dpi

Print direction Bidirectional with logic seeking for text and graphics. (Auto print

direction can be set in the default-setting mode.)

Control code ESC/P 2 and expanded raster graphics code

IBM XL24E

Line spacing 1/6 inch (default), programmable in 1/8-inch and 1/360-inch

increments

Paper feed speed 100 milliseconds per 1/3-inch line

Input buffer 64KB

Specifications

Character pitch

(characters per inch) Printing column

Printing speed

(characters per second)

Draft LQ

10 161 800 400

12 193 960 480

15 242 1200 600

17 (10 condensed) 276 1378 684

20 (12 condensed) 322 1600 800

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Fonts

cpi=characters per inch.

Note:

The printer always uses the fonts you selected with your software application. You need to use the

printer’s internal fonts only if your application doesn’t allow you to select fonts.

Character tables 1 italic and 26 graphics character tables

Character sets 14 international character sets and 1 legal character set

Note:

Character tables are selected with default-setting mode (see page B-8 for instructions).

Bitmap fonts

Font 10 cpi 12 cpi 15 cpi Proportional

EPSON Roman x x x x

EPSON Sans Serif x x x x

EPSON Courier x x x —

EPSON Prestige x x x —

EPSON Script x x x —

Scalable fonts

Font

Minimum

point size

Maximum

point size Increments

EPSON Roman 8 32 2

EPSON Sans Serif 8 32 2

EPSON Roman T 8 32 2

EPSON Sans Serif H 8 32 2

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Specifications

B-3

Paper

Paper type Size Paper types Thickness Weight

Single sheets Letter (8.5 × 11 inches)

A4 (210 × 297 mm)

A5 (148 × 210 mm)

Legal (8.5 × 14 inches)

Half Letter (5.5 × 8.5 inches)

Executive (7.5 × 10 inches)

A2 (420 × 594 mm)

Super A3/B (13 × 19 inches)

A3 (297 × 420 mm)

Ledger (11 × 17 inches)

US C (17 × 22 inches)

B3 (364 × 514 mm)

B4 (257 × 364 mm)

B5 (182 × 257 mm)

Plain bond paper and

special ink jet papers

distributed by

EPSON

0.0031 to 0.0059 inch

(0.08 to 0.15 mm)

Built-in sheet

feeder:

17 to 24 lb

(64 to 90 g/m

)

Manual feeder:

14 to 24 lb

(52 to 90 g/m

)

Transparencies

and Glossy film

Letter (8.5 × 11 inches)

A4 (210 × 297 mm)

A6 (105 × 148 mm, glossy

film only)

Super A3/B (13 × 19 inches,

glossy film only)

Transparencies and

glossy film

distributed by

EPSON

0.005 to 0.006 inch

(0.13 to 0.15 mm)

—

Glossy paper Letter (8.5 × 11 inches)

A2 (420 × 594 mm)

A4 (210 × 297 mm)

Glossy paper

distributed by

EPSON

0.0066 to 0.0070 inch

(0.17 to 0.18 mm)

—

Photo quality

Self adhesive

sheets

A4 (210 × 297 mm) Self adhesive sheets

distributed by

EPSON

0.0079 inch (0.2 mm)

maximum

—

Envelopes No. 10 9.5 × 4.1 inches

(240 × 104 mm)

DL 8.7 × 4.3 inches

(220 × 110 mm)

C5 9 × 6.4 inches

(229 × 162 mm)

Plain bond paper or

air mail paper

0.006 to 0.02 inch

(0.16 to 0.52 mm)

12 to 24 lb

(45 to 90 g/m

)

Index (ink jet)

cards

A6 (105 × 148 mm)

8 × 10 inches (203 × 254 mm)

Ink jet cards

distributed by

EPSON

0.0091 inch (0.23 mm)

maximum

50 lb

(188 g/m

)

Banner paper 8.3 to 16.5 inches × 16.4 ft

(210 to 420 mm × 5 m)

Roll banner paper

distributed by

EPSON

0.003 to 0.004 inch

(0.08 to 0.1 mm)

17 to 22 lb

(64 to 82 g/m

)

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Specifications

B-4

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.

Ink jet paper, envelopes, glossy film, glossy paper, transparencies, self adhesive sheets, back light

film, and canvas cloth are usable only under these conditions:

Temperature: 59 to 77 °F (15 to 25 °C)

Humidity: 40 to 60% RH

EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film and Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheets should be stored under

these conditions:

Temperature: 59 to 86 °F (15 to 30 °C)

Humidity: 20 to 60% RH

Printable areas

Single sheets and

index cards

A: The minimum top margin is 0.12 inch (3.0 mm).

BL: The minimum left margin is 0.12 inch (3.0 mm); except for A3

landscape, A2 portrait, US B landscape, and US C portrait, which are

0.2 inch (5 mm).

BR: The minimum right margin is 0.12 inch (3.0 mm); except for A3

landscape and A2 portrait, which are 0.2 inch (5 mm), and US B

landscape and US C portrait, which are 0.43 inch (11 mm).

C: The minimum bottom margin is 0.55 inch (14.0 mm).

Note:

The maximum printable width is 16.3 inches (416 mm)

regardless of the paper size or feeder you use.

Paper type Size Paper types Thickness Weight

Continuous

paper

Minimum size each sheet:

4 to 16 × 4 inches

(101.6 to 406.4 × 101.6 mm)

Plain paper 0.0025 to 0.0039 inch

(0.065 to 0.1 mm)

14 to 22 lb

(52 to 82 g/m

)

Continuous label

paper

Minimum size each backing

sheet:

4 to 16 × 4 inches

(101.6 to 406.4 × 101.6 mm)

Minimum label size:

2.5 × 0.94 inches

(63.5 × 23.9 mm)

Plain continuous

label paper

Maximum total

thickness:

0.0079 inch (0.2 mm)

Maximum label

thickness:

0.0047 inch (0.12 mm)

—

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Specifications

B-5

Envelopes

A: The minimum top margin is 0.33 inch (8.5 mm).

BL, BR: The minimum left and right margins are 0.12 inch (3.0 mm).

C: The minimum bottom margin is 0.55 inch (14.0 mm).

Continuous paper

A: The minimum top and bottom margins above and below the

perforations are 0.35 inch (9.0 mm).

B: The minimum right and left margins are 0.51 inch (13 mm).

Note:

The maximum printable width is 15 inches (381 mm).

Ink Cartridges

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

** It thaws and is usable after approximately 3 hours at 77 °F (25 °C).

Caution:

To ensure good results, use genuine EPSON ink cartridges. Other products may cause damage

to your printer not covered by EPSON’s warranty.

Don’t use an ink cartridge if the date on the package has expired.

Specification Black (S020118) Cyan (S020130) Magenta (S020126) Yellow (S020122)

Print capacity* 3800 pages/A4 (ISO/IEC

10561 Letter Pattern at 360

dpi)

2100 pages (A4, 360 dpi, 5% duty each color)

Cartridge life 2 years from production date, if unopened

Storage

temperature

–22 to 104 °F (–30 to 40 °C)

1 month at 104 °F (40 °C)

Transit

temperature

–22 to 122 °F (–30 to 50 °C)

1 month at 104 °F (40 °C)

120 hours at 122 °F (50 °C)

–22 to 140 °F (–30 to 60 °C)

1 month at 104 °F (40 °C)

120 hours at 122 °F (50 °C)

Freezing

temperature**

3.2 °F (–16 °C) –1.3 °F (–18.5 °C) –5.8 °F (–21 °C) –0.4 °F (–18 °C)

Dimensions 2.0 (W) × 5.5 (D) × 4.2 (H) inches

25.1 (W) × 139.6 (D) × 105.3 (H) mm

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Specifications

B-6

Mechanical

Paper feed method Friction, tractor feeder

Paper path Sheet feeder, front entry

Manual feeder, rear entry

Tractor feeder, rear entry

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

) paper

For detailed information, see Chapter 3.

Total print volume 75,000 pages (A3, text only)

Dimensions

Width 31.9 inches (810 mm)

Depth 22.3 inches (565 mm) maximum

Height 9.4 inches (240 mm)

Weight 37.8 lb (17.2 kg) without the ink cartridges

Electrical

Note:

Check the label on the back of the printer for your printer’s voltage.

Environmental

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

Storage:

–4 to 140 °F (–20 to 60 °C), stored in shipping container

1 month at 104 °F (40 °C)

120 hours at 140 °F (60 °C)

Humidity Operation: 20 to 80% RH

Storage: 5 to 85% RH (stored in shipping container, without

condensation)

Specification 120V Model 220−240V Model

Input voltage range 103.5 to 132V 198 to 264V

Rated frequency range 50 to 60 Hz

Input frequency range 49.5 to 60.5 Hz

Rated current 0.7A 0.4A

Power consumption Approx. 21W (ISO/IEC 10561 Letter Pattern)

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Safety Approvals

Safety standards UL 1950 with D3, CSA C22.2 950 with D3

EMC FCC part 15 subpart B class B

Interfaces

Parallel interface

Forward channel Data format: 8-bit parallel, IEEE-1284 compatibility mode

Synchronization:

STROBE pulse

Handshake timing:

BUSY and ACKNLG signals

Signal level: TTL compatible

Connector: 36-pin 57-30360 Amphenol connector or equivalent

Reverse channel Transmission mode: IEEE-1284 Nibble mode

Synchronization: Refer to the IEEE-1284 specification

Handshaking: Refer to the IEEE-1284 specification

Signal level: IEEE-1284 Level 1 device

Data transmission timing: Refer to the IEEE-1284 specification

Adaptable connector: 36-pin 57-30360 Amphenol Connector or

equivalent

Serial interface

Standard: Based on RS-423

Synchronization: Synchronous

Bit rate: Maximum 1.8 Mbps

Handshaking: X-ON/X-OFF, DTR protocol

Word format:

Data bit: 8 bits

Parity bit: None

Start bit: 1 bit

Stop bit: 1 bit

Connector: 8-pin mini-circular connector

Recommended cable: Apple System Peripheral-8 serial cable

(preferably Belkin brand)

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Changing Printer Settings With

Default-Setting Mode

Your printer includes internal default settings that are active

whenever you turn on the printer. These settings control

functions such as the print direction and paper loading

positions.

Because they are preset to the most likely settings you’ll want to

use, you probably won’t need to change them. However, you

may want to change settings such as these for special projects:

◗ Turn on auto tear-off mode when you print on continuous

paper or roll paper (but not when printing continuous label

paper)

◗ Turn on banner mode when you print on roll paper

◗ Select a slashed zero (0/) instead of a regular zero (0) when

you print documents where the zero can easily be confused

with a capital “O”

You can check or change the default settings using the printer’s

control panel. Follow the steps in the next section.

Entering Default-Setting Mode

To enter default-setting mode and print an instruction sheet in

one of six languages, follow these steps:

1. Load four or more sheets of paper at least 8.3 inches

(210 mm) wide into the paper tray. See page 3-4 for

loading instructions.

2. Turn off the printer.

Note:

The printer’s control panel

buttons perform different

functions while the printer

is in default-setting mode.

Be sure to carefully follow

the instructions your

printer prints and don’t

try to perform standard

control panel functions

until you’ve exited

default-setting mode.

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3. While holding down the

Media Type button, press the

Operate button to turn on the printer to enter

default-setting mode. Hold down both buttons for three

seconds, then release them.

The printer loads a sheet of paper and prints an instruction

sheet telling you how to select a language (the default

setting is English).

4. If you want to print the default-setting instructions in

another language, press the

Micro Adjust U button until

the

Ink Out B Yellow and Ink Out B Magenta lights on

your control panel indicate the language you want to use.

5. Press the

Pause button. The printer prints instructions on

changing the default settings.

6. Follow the instructions on the sheet to change the necessary

settings, as listed in the next section. Your changes remain

in effect until you change them again. (To exit without

changing any settings, press the

Pause button.)

7. When you’re finished changing settings, press

Load/Eject

if you need to eject any loaded paper. Then turn off the

printer to exit default-setting mode.

8. Wait five seconds, then turn on your printer to resume

printing.

Language Lights

English Both lights off

French Ink Out

B Yellow on and Ink Out B Magenta off

German Ink Out B Yellow flashing and

Ink Out B Magenta off

Italian Ink Out B Yellow off and Ink Out B Magenta on

Spanish Both lights on

Portuguese Ink

Out B Yellow flashing and

Ink

Out B Magenta on

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List of Default-Setting Options

The table below lists all the options available for each default

setting. The factory defaults are listed in bold type in the table

below. The printer’s current settings are marked with a

⇐ on

your printed instruction sheet.

Setting Options Description

Print direction Auto, Bi-D, Uni-D Auto switches between bidirectional printing for

text data (the print head prints in both directions)

and unidirectional printing for graphics data. For

the fastest printing of text only, select Bi-D; but if

vertical lines become misaligned, you’ll need to

turn it off or align the print heads (see page 5-7 for

instructions). For the most accurate alignment

when printing graphics, select Uni-D.

Font Courier, Roman,

Sans Serif,

Prestige, Script,

Roman T, Sans

Serif H, Draft

If your software doesn’t let you select fonts, you

can select one of these bitmap or scalable fonts.

Pitch 10, 12, 15, 17.1, or

20 cpi, or

Proportional

If your software doesn’t let you select point size or

characters per inch for your fonts, you can select

one of these.

I/F (interface) mode Auto, Parallel,

Serial, Option

When your printer is connected to multiple

interfaces, Auto sets the printer to receive data

from any interface sending a print job. Select

Parallel, Serial, or Option only if you want your

printer to ignore print jobs sent from other

interface types.

Auto I/F (interface) wait

time

10 or 30 seconds If you choose Auto for the I/F mode setting,

selects the time the printer waits for a print job

from one interface before accepting a print job

from another interface.

Software (emulation

mode)

ESC/P 2, IBM

XL24E

Specifies the control mode you want the printer to

use. For the best font and graphics control, always

use ESC/P 2 mode. If you need to emulate an

IBM

Proprinter,

™

select IBM XL24E mode.

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Auto CR (IBM XL24E

mode only)

Off, On In IBM XL24E mode, lets you select whether the

printer performs a carriage-return line-feed

operation when it reaches the right margin (On) or

only when it receives a carriage-return code in the

print job (Off).

AGM (IBM XL24E

mode only)

Off, On In IBM XL24E mode, turns high resolution, 24-pin

graphics command mode on or off.

Character table — The default character table is PC437.

International character

set for Italic table

— The default character set is Italic U.S.A.

Auto line feed Off, On Sets the printer to either perform a line-feed

operation every time it receives a carriage-return

command (On) or not to perform one (Off).

Network I/F (interface)

mode

Off, On Sets whether the printer is (On) or is not (Off)

shared by more than one computer.

0 slash 0, 0/ Selects either a slashed zero (0/ ) or a regular

zero (0) to be printed when a zero command is

received.

Page length for

continuous paper

11, 12, 8.5, or 70/6

inches or Other

When printing on continuous paper, select the

length of the individual sheets. 70/6 is the length

of A4-size paper.

Skip over perforation Off, On If your software doesn’t let you set top and

bottom margins, turn this setting On to add a

one-inch margin over the perforation to separate

text on continuous pages.

Auto tear off Off, On When printing on continuous paper or banner

paper, turn this setting On to advance the

perforation or end of the sheet to the printer’s

tear-off edge. It also backs the paper up to the

top-of-form position when it receives the next

print job. Turn this setting Off when printing on

continuous labels so they don’t tear off inside the

printer.

Setting Options Description

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Banner mode Off, On When you turn this mode On, banner paper is

treated as continuous paper, even with the

paper-release lever in the single sheet position.

This prevents the printer from advancing too much

of the banner paper forward when you press the

LF/FF button.

Parallel I/F (interface)

transfer rate

Fast, Normal Sets the transfer rate for printing across the

parallel port. Always select Fast unless you

receive transfer rate errors.

Setting Options Description

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Glossary

banding The horizontal lines that sometimes appear when printing

graphics. See also MicroWeave.

buffer The portion of the printer’s memory used to store data before

printing it.

character table A collection of letters, numbers, and symbols that provides you

with the characters used in a particular language.

characters per inch (cpi) A measure of the size of text characters, sometimes referred to as

pitch.

CMYK Cyan (blue-green), magenta, yellow, and black. These colored

inks are used to create the subtractive system array of printed

colors.

ColorSync Macintosh software that is designed to help you get WYSIWIG

(what you see is what you get) output. This software prints

colors as you see them on your screen.

default A value or setting that takes effect when the equipment is

turned on, reset, or initialized.

dithering A halftoning method in which dots are arranged in an orderly

pattern. Dithering works best for printing images with solid

colors, such as charts and graphs. See also halftoning.

dpi Dots per inch. The dpi measures the resolution. See also

resolution.

driver A software program that sends instructions to a computer

device to tell it what to do. For example, your printer driver

accepts print data from your word processing application and

sends instructions to the printer on how to print this data.

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Glossary

G-2

Error Diffusion This halftoning setting smooths out edges by randomly placing

dots of varying colors.

ESC/P Abbreviation for Epson Standard Code for Printers. This

system of commands gives you control of your printer from

your computer. It is standard for all EPSON printers and

supported by most application programs for personal

computers.

ESC/P 2 The enhanced version of the ESC/P printer command

language. Commands in this language produce laser-like

features, such as scalable fonts and enhanced graphics printing.

Finest Detail This printer driver setting automatically makes your printed

images sharper and clearer. Be aware that this may increase the

time required for printing.

font A style of type designated by a name.

grayscale A scale of shades of gray from black to white. Grayscale is used

to represent colors when printing with black ink only.

halftoning A method of using dot patterns to represent an image.

Halftoning makes it possible to produce varying shades of gray

using only black dots, or a nearly infinite array of colors using

only a few colors of dots.

initialization Returns the printer to its defaults (fixed set of conditions). This

happens every time you turn on or reset the printer.

ink jet A method of printing in which each letter or symbol is formed

by precisely spraying ink onto paper.

interface The connection between the computer and a peripheral such as

a printer. Some printers have two interfaces, parallel and serial.

A parallel interface transmits data one byte, or eight bits, at a

time. A serial interface transmits data one bit at a time.

ips Inches per second. This scale is used to measure the printing

speed.

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G-3

media Materials upon which data is printed, such as envelopes, plain

paper, special paper, and transparencies.

MicroWeave Printing technology that produces images in fine increments to

reduce the possibility of banding. See also banding.

monochrome This means printing with only one color of ink, which is

generally black ink.

parallel interface See interface.

print queue Print jobs that are sent to the printer while it is busy are stored

in a waiting line, or print queue, until they can be printed.

print server The computer connected to the printer. It receives the jobs and

then distributes them to the assigned printer. It also holds extra

print jobs while the printer is busy. See also print queue.

printable area The area of a page on which the printer can print. It is smaller

than the physical size of the page due to margins.

printer driver See driver.

proportional printing Printing in which the width of the character varies from

character to character. For example, a capital W receives much

more space than a lowercase i. The result looks more like a

typeset book than a typewritten draft.

reset To return a printer to its defaults either by sending a command,

INIT signal or by turning the printer off and then back on.

resolution The number of dots per inch used to represent an image.

RGB Red, green, and blue. These colors, in phosphors irradiated by

the computer monitor’s electron gun, are used to create the

additive array of screen colors.

scalable fonts Fonts that can be enlarged or reduced. Non-scalable fonts are

called bitmap fonts and can’t change in size.

screen pattern This feature prints shaded areas as they appear on screen,

instead of printing them as halftones.

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G-4

serial interface See interface.

spool The process by which the printer driver converts the print data

into codes that your printer understands. This data is then sent

to the printer directly or to the print server.

Spool Manager An EPSON software program that converts print data into

codes that your printer understands. See also spool.

Status Monitor An EPSON software program that displays the printer’s status,

such as paper out or the amount of ink remaining before

printing.

subtractive colors Colors produced by pigments that absorb some colors of light

and reflect others. See also CMYK.

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Index

Accessories, EPSON, 6

Adhesive sheets, see Self adhesive

sheets

Adjust lever, see Thickness lever

Adjusting

cut-off position

, 3-29, 3-32

loading position

, 3-21

margins

, 3-12, 3-15, 3-20

tear-off position

, 3-22

Advanced mode

, 2-1 to 2-3, 2-6

Advanced settings

custom

, 2-4 to 2-13

predefined

, 2-1 to 2-4

AGM settings

, B-11

Aligning print heads

control panel

, 5-8 to 5-9

problems

, 6-4

utility

, 5-7

Alternate Graphics Mode, see

AGM settings

Assigning name to printer

, 4-15

Auto

CR setting

, B-11

I/F wait time setting

, B-10

line feed setting

, B-11

sheet feeder, see Paper tray

tear-off

, 3-16, 3-19, 3-22, B-11

AutoCAD driver, 1

Automatic color adjustment

, 2-9

Automatic mode

, 1-3, 1-10, 2-6,

2-9, 3-5

Background printing

Macintosh

, 1-11, 4-7, 4-16,

6-11, 6-12, 6-17

Windows, 4-1

Banding

, 6-4

Banner mode

, 3-24, 3-29, 3-32,

3-33, B-12

Banners

loading roll paper

, 3-23 to 3-26

optional paper cutter

, 3-23

paper specifications

, B-3

printing from Macintosh

3-30 to 3-31

printing from Windows

3-26 to 3-29

removing roll paper

3-32 to 3-33

Blank pages

, 6-18

Blurry printouts

, 6-6

Brightness setting

, 2-9

Built-in sheet feeder, see Paper tray

Buttons, control panel

, 1-13, 1-15

CAD files, A-2

Cancelling

print jobs

, 1-7

printer software changes

, 1-4,

1-9

Character tables

, B-11

Characters, garbled

, 6-17

Cleaning

print heads

, 5-1 to 5-3

printer

, 5-9

sheets, special media

, 3-5 to 3-6

Coarse Dithering setting, 2-6

Collate setting

, 1-4

Color

Adjustment modes

, 2-9

custom settings

, 2-8 to 2-10

problems

, 6-4 to 6-7

Colorimetric setting, 2-11

ColorSync

, 2-3, 2-8, 2-10 to 2-11

Communication problems

6-2 to 6-3

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Continuous label paper

, 3-16

Media Type setting

, 3-4

Continuous paper

page length setting

, B-11

printing on

, 3-15 to 3-19

removing

, 3-19 to 3-20

specifications

, B-4 to B-5

switching to single sheets

, 3-22

Contrast setting

, 2-9

Control codes

, B-1

Control panel

buttons

, 1-8, 1-13, 1-15

default-setting mode

B-8 to B-12

lights

, 1-13 to 1-14, 6-8 to 6-10

Media Type setting

, 1-3, 1-11,

2-3

print head alignment

5-8 to 5-9

print head cleaning

, 5-3

using

, 1-13 to 1-15, 6-1 to 6-2,

6-8 to 6-10

Copies setting

, 1-4

Current Settings box

, 1-4, 1-11,

2-4

Custom paper size

, 3-23, 3-28,

3-30

Custom settings

changing

, 2-13

color

, 2-8 to 2-10

deleting

, 2-13

print quality

, 2-4 to 2-7

project types, 2-3

refining

, 2-13

saving, 2-12

special effects

, 2-4 to 2-7

Cut-off position

, 3-32

Cyan setting, 2-9

Default printer options, setting,

1-5 to 1-6

Default-setting mode

, B-8 to B-12

Deleting print job, 4-3

Despooler

, 1-7 to 1-8, 4-5

Dithering settings

, 2-6

Draft printing

, 2-3, 2-6

Driver, help

, 1-11 to 1-12

Economy setting, 2-3, 2-6, 6-6

Electrical specifications

, B-6

Empty color ink cartridge, printing

with

, 5-6, 6-6

Emulation

, B-10

ENERGY STAR

, 6

Energy-saving tips

, 6

Envelopes

Media Type setting

, 3-4

printing on

, 3-4, 3-10, 3-14

specifications

, B-3, B-5

thickness lever setting

, 3-7,

3-13

Environmental specifications

, B-6

EPSON

accessories

, 6

help

, 5 to 6

media

, 3-4

Monitor3 utility

, 4-6 to 4-7

Namer utility

, 4-15

Plot!

, A-1 to A-4

Preferred Protection Plan

, 1-5

Store

, 6

Error Diffusion setting

, 2-6

ESC/P 2

, B-10

Ethernet interface

, 2

Faint printouts, 6-5, 6-7

Fine Dithering setting

, 2-6

Finest Detail setting

, 2-7

FireWire requirements, 2, 3

Flip Horizontal setting

, 6-18

Fonts

, B-2, B-10

Garbled characters, 6-17

Glossy Paper

choosing

, 3-3

specifications

, B-3

Graph-type projects, settings for,

2-3

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Halftoning setting, 2-6

Head Cleaning utility

, 5-2

Help

EPSON

, 5 to 6

online

, 1-11 to 1-12

High Speed setting

, 2-7

Horizontal banding

, 6-4

Host system, network setup

, 4-12

HPGL files, printing

, A-1 to A-4

I/F mode, B-10

IBM XL24E emulation

, B-10

ICM (Image Color Matching)

, 2-3,

2-8 to 2-10

Improving print quality

, 6-3 to 6-6

Incorrect

characters

, 6-17

margins

, 6-17

Ink

monitoring level

, 1-7 to 1-8,

4-5, 4-8

setting

, 1-3, 1-11, 2-6

Status

, 1-8

Ink cartridge

printing with empty color

, 5-6

problems

, 6-5, 6-10

replacing

, 5-4 to 5-5

specifications

, B-5

Ink jet paper

choosing

, 3-3

printing on, 3-4

specifications

, B-3

Ink Jet Transparencies

choosing

, 3-3

printing on

, 3-4

specifications, B-3 to B-4

Interface (I/F) mode

, B-11

Interface cards, problems

, 6-8

Interface specifications, B-7

International character sets

, B-11

Italic character set

, B-11

Jammed paper, 1-13, 6-9, 6-16

Labels

continuous label paper

, 3-4,

3-16

Media Type setting

, 3-4

specifications

, B-4

tear-off position

, 3-22

Landscape setting

, 1-4, 1-9

Lights, control panel

, 1-13 to 1-14,

6-1, 6-8 to 6-10

Line spacing

, B-1

Loading position, adjusting

, 3-21

Macintosh

background printing

, 1-11, 4-7,

4-16

ColorSync

, 2-3, 2-8,

2-10 to 2-11

interface specifications

, B-7

managing print jobs from

4-6 to 4-8

Monitor3

, 4-7

network printing

, 4-15 to 4-16

online help

, 1-12

printing from

, 1-9 to 1-11

problems

, 6-11 to 6-13, 6-17

system requirements

, 1-3

Magenta setting

, 2-9

Maintaining printer

, 5-1 to 5-9

Managing print jobs

Macintosh

, 4-6 to 4-8

Windows, 1-7 to 1-8, 4-1 to 4-6

Manual feeder

, 3-12 to 3-15

Margins

adjusting

, 3-12, 3-15, 3-20

problems

, 6-17

specifications, B-4 to B-5

Mechanical specifications

, B-6

Media Check

, 1-8

Media Type setting, 1-3, 1-11, 2-3,

2-6, 3-4

Memory problems

, 6-8,

6-11 to 6-12, 6-17

Messenger service, Windows NT

1-8, 4-6

Micro Adjust buttons, 3-20 to 3-22

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MicroWeave setting, 2-7

Mirror images

, 6-18

Monitor3 utility

, 4-6 to 4-7

Monitoring ink level

, 1-7 to 1-8,

4-5, 4-8

More Settings dialog box

2-4 to 2-11

Moving printer

, 5-9 to 5-10

Namer utility, EPSON, 4-15

Network

I/F mode setting

, B-11

path

, 4-13 to 4-14

port, setting up on Windows

XP or 2000

, 4-9 to 4-10

Network printing

Macintosh

, 4-15 to 4-16

problems

, 6-6

Windows

, 4-9 to 4-14

New Hardware Found window

6-10

No Halftoning setting

, 2-6

Nozzle Check

pattern

, 5-4, 6-3

utility

, 5-2 to 5-4

Online driver help, 1-11 to 1-12

Orientation setting

, 1-4, 1-9

Page length setting, B-11

Page Setup dialog box

, 1-9

Paper

coated

, 3-1

handling problems

6-13 to 6-16

jams, 1-13, 6-16

loading guidelines

, 3-4 to 3-6

, 1-4, 1-9

monitoring amount, 1-7 to 1-8

plain

, 3-1

specifications

, B-3 to B-5

tray, 3-7 to 3-12

Paper size, custom

, 3-23

Paper Status

, 1-8

Paper-release lever

, 1-13, 3-16,

3-21, 3-23, 3-24, 3-33

Parallel cable requirements

, 1-3

Parallel I/F transfer rate setting

6-17, B-12

Pen colors

, A-2

Perceptual setting

, 2-11

Photo paper

printing on

, 3-11

Photo Quality Banner Paper

, 3-23 to 3-26

optional paper cutter

, 3-23

printing on

, 3-26 to 3-31

removing

, 3-32 to 3-33

Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper

choosing

, 3-3

printing on

, 3-4

specifications

, B-3

Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheets

choosing

, 3-3

printing on

, 3-4

specifications

, B-3

Photo setting

, 2-3

Photo-realistic color adjustment

2-9

Pitch setting

, B-10

Plotter files

, A-1 to A-4

Portrait setting

, 1-4, 1-9

Predefined advanced settings

2-1 to 2-4

Print direction setting

, B-10

Print head alignment

control panel

, 5-8 to 5-9

utility

, 5-7, 6-4

Print job, deleting, 4-3

Print quality problems

, 6-3 to 6-6

Print Quality setting

, 2-6

Print queue, 4-2

Printable area

, 1-4, B-4 to B-5

Printer

cleaning

, 5-9

stand

, 8

test

, 6-2 to 6-3

transporting, 5-9 to 5-10

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Printer driver, accessing

Control Panel

, 1-5 to 1-6

Macintosh applications

, 1-9

Windows applications

, 1-2

Printer software, using

1-11 to 1-12

Printer status

Macintosh

, 4-6 to 4-8

Windows

, 1-7 to 1-8, 4-4 to 4-5

Problems

communication

, 6-2 to 6-3

diagnosing

, 6-1 to 6-2

paper handling

, 6-13 to 6-16

print quality

, 6-3 to 6-6

printing

, 6-7 to 6-13

solving

, 6-1 to 6-18

unexpected printout results

6-17 to 6-18

Quality/Speed slider, 1-3, 1-11, 2-2

Remote systems, network setup,

4-13

Removing driver

, 6-13

Rendering Intent setting

, 2-11

Replacing ink cartridges

5-4 to 5-5, 6-5, 6-10

Resolution

, 2-6, B-1

Reverse order setting

, 1-4

Roll paper

, 3-24 to 3-26

printing on

, 3-26 to 3-33

specifications

, B-3

Safety

approvals, B-7

instructions

, 7 to 9

Saturation setting

, 2-9, 2-11

Self adhesive sheets

choosing

, 3-3

, 3-4

Media Type setting, 3-4

specifications

, B-3

Self test

, 6-2 to 6-3

Service

, 5 to 6

Sheet feeder, see Manual feeder,

Paper tray

Single sheets

printing on

, 3-4, 3-6 to 3-15

switching to continuous paper

3-22

Skip over perforation setting

, B-11

Slashed zero

, B-8, B-11

Smeared printouts

, 6-6

Special effects settings

, 2-4 to 2-7

Specifications

electrical

, B-6

environmental

, B-6

ink cartridge

, B-5

interface

, B-7

mechanical

, B-6

paper

, B-3 to B-5

printing

, B-1 to B-2

Spool directory

, 4-3

Spool Manager

problems

, 6-8, 6-11, 6-17

using

, 4-2 to 4-3

Status Monitor

Macintosh

, 4-8

problems

, 6-1, 6-11

Windows

, 1-8, 4-4 to 4-5

Support, EPSON

, 5 to 6

System requirements

Macintosh

, 3

Windows

, 2

TCP/IP, 4-10

Tear-off position

adjusting

, 3-20, 3-22

for labels

, 3-22

Technical specifications,

B-1 to B-7

Technical support

, 5 to 6

Temporary print job files, 4-2

Testing printer

, 6-2 to 6-3

Text/Graph setting

, 2-3

Thickness lever, 3-7, 3-13, 6-3

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Index

I-6

Transparencies

choosing

, 3-3

printing on

, 3-4

specifications

, B-3 to B-4

Transporting printer

, 5-9 to 5-10

Troubleshooting

, 6-1 to 6-18

Unit ID number, 5

USB requirements

, 3

User Defined paper size

, 3-28

Utilities

EPSON Monitor3

, 4-6 to 4-7

EPSON Namer

, 4-15

Head Cleaning

, 5-2

Nozzle Check

, 5-2 to 5-4

Print Head Alignment

, 5-7

Status Monitor, see Status

Monitor

Vertical banding, 6-4

Vertical lines, misaligned

, 2-7,

5-7 to 5-9, 6-4

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