Epson Stylus S20, Service Manual

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Epson Stylus C58/C59/ME 2/C79/D78/C90/C91/C92/D92/T20/T20E/T23/T26/S20/T10/T11/ME 30/T21/T24/T27/S21 Revision E
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Printer Specifications 15
Confidential
†
Shelf life: Two years from production date (if unopened), six months after
opening package.
† Storage Temperature
†
Dimension
„
Epson Stylus C58/C59/ME 2
12.7 mm (W) x 43 mm (D) x 47 mm (H)
„
Epson Stylus C79/D78/C90/C91/C92/D92/T20/T20E/T23/T26/S20/T10/T11/
ME30/T21/T24/T27/S21
12.7 mm (W) x 68 mm (D) x 47 mm (H)
1.2.4 Black Ink Save Mode
Black ink save mode allows you to print images with color ink only when the remain-
ing amount of black ink is low. This mode can be selected when the remaining amount
of color ink is sufficient since black areas of the images are printed with a mixture of
other colors.
† Supported OS: Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, XP x64, Vista
Macintosh OS X 10.3.9, 10.4.x, 10.5.x
NOTE: Windows Vista and Macintosh OS are for Epson Stylus T21/T24/
T27/S21 only.
† Printing mode: Plain Paper & Text Mode (360 dpi)
† Operating procedure
1. User carries out printing from an application.
2. The printer driver checks both the printing mode and the amount of remaining ink,
and displays the specific window if the conditions described below are all met.
• Selected printing mode supports black ink save mode.
• Remaining amount of black ink is less than 5%, or the status of the black ink
is “ink low”.
• Remaining amount of all the color ink is more than 10%, or the status of all
the color ink is NOT “ink low”.
Flowchart 1-1. Black Ink Save Mode
Table 1-15. Storage Temperature
Situation Storage Temperature Limit
When stored in individual boxes
-30
o
C to 40
o
C
(-22
o
F to 104
o
F)
1 month max. at 40
o
C (104
o
F)
When installed in main unit
-20
o
C to 40
o
C
(-4
o
F to 104
o
F)
C A U T I O N
„ The ink cartridge cannot be refilled.
„
The ink cartridge that passes the expiration date should not be used.
„ The ink in the ink cartridge freezes at -16 °C (3.2 o F). Ink thaws
and is usable after approximately three hours at 25 °C (77 o F).
Starts printing in black ink
save mode.
Starts printing in a normal
manner.
Starts printing in a normal
manner. This window will
not be displayed again until
the black ink cartridge is
replaced.