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Страница 1: ... or abuse of this product or unauthorized modifications repairs or alterations to this product or excluding the U S fail me to strictly comply with Seiko Epson Corporation s operating and maintenance instructions Seiko Epson Corporation shall not be liable against any damages or problems arising from the use of any options or any consumable products other than those designated as original EPSON Pr...

Страница 2: ... operate the equipment For Canadian Users This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B hmik for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the radio interference regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications Le present appareil num ique n 6met pas de bruits radi lectriques depassant les limites applicables aux appareils num iques de Classe B prescrites darts le Sgl...

Страница 3: ...Printer Parts output tray interface interface ink cartridge clamps Control Panel Operate button paper thickness lever ...

Страница 4: ...ting the Printer 1 2 Setting Up the Printer 1 3 Choosing a Location 1 4 Unpacking the Printer 1 4 Attaching the Paper Tray and Output Tray 1 5 Plugging In and Turning On the Printer 1 6 Installing the Ink Cartridges 1 7 Checking the Paper Thickness Lever 1 11 Loading Paper 1 12 Testing the Printer 1 15 Connecting the Printer to Your Macintosh 1 16 Chapter 2 Installing and Using the Printer Driver ...

Страница 5: ...7 Color Halftone Setting 2 9 Print Settings 2 11 Visual Effects Settings 2 13 Selecting Paper Size and Orientation Using Page Setup 2 14 Chapter 3 Using the Printer Driver Utilities Managing Print Jobs 3 1 Calibrating the Printer with Bi D Calibration 3 2 Index iv ...

Страница 6: ...osh and install the Macintosh printer driver as described in this book The printer has built in parallel and serial interfaces so you can connect it to a Macintosh or an IBM PC compatible You can even connect both simultaneously the printer automatically switches between interfaces as it receives print data Note For instructions on using the printer with a PC see the Setup and Software Guide for W...

Страница 7: ... need to install a LocalTalk or Ethernet interface card For information on installing and using an interface card see Appendix A of the Reference Guide Getting the Most Out of Your Printer The printer supports a wide variety of settings that let you improve print quality or speed up printing You can customize these settings with the printer driver to produce a variety of image types with EPSON s s...

Страница 8: ...lossy papers and transparencies that are formulated specifically for the inks used by the printer You can order these products directly from EPSON Accessories at 800 873 7766 U S sales only For more information about special papers and other media see Chapter 1 of the Reference Guide Specially Formulated Ink EPSON s black and color ink cartridges are specially formulated to work with EPSON papers ...

Страница 9: ...of the complex processing required to create a color image How much time depends on the size and type of your image the resolution you use the speed of your computer and the interface type Serial printing takes longer than parallel printing Cl Your screen colors will not exactly match the printed colors because your monitor screen and the printer use different methods to produce the colors you see...

Страница 10: ...nter in the United States or Canada and you need technical assistance you can call an EPSON Color Specialist at one of the following numbers Cl For the EPSON Stylus Pro 800 788 0343 0 For the EPSON Stylus Pro XL 800 667 0664 EPSON also provides customer support and service through a network of Authorized EPSON Customer Care Centers and provides the following services when you dial 800 922 8911 0 0...

Страница 11: ...mper settings and bulletins for EPSON products is through the online services below EPSON Bulletin Board Service You can call the EPSON Bulletin Board Service BBS at 310 782 4531 No membership is required Make sure your communications software is set to 8 data bits with 1 stop bit no parity bit and a modem speed up to 28 8 Kbps See the documentation that came with your communications software for ...

Страница 12: ...and EPSON Contacts Link to the EPSON Connection for the latest drivers and FAQs Frequently Asked Questions and the EPSON Chat area To get in touch with EPSON around the world EPSON Contacts includes Contact Information for local EPSON subsidiaries Important Safety Instructions before using your printer read the following safety instructions to make sure you use the printer safely and effectively 0...

Страница 13: ...make sure the total of all devices plugged into the wall outlet does not exceed 15 amperes Cl Except as specifically explained in the Reference Guide do not attempt to service the printer yourself 0 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 dropp...

Страница 14: ...ter At least 8MB of available system RAM A hard disk with a minimum of 40MB of unused space to store and print color images 100MB of available space is recommended The amount of space you need depends on the number and size of your color images A standard Apple System Peripheral 8 cable part number M0197 or equivalent RS 422 8 pin mini DIN male male To connect the printer to a network you also nee...

Страница 15: ...built in serial interface to connect it to a single Macintosh do the following 1 2 3 4 5 Set up the printer as described in Setting Up the Printer below Obtain a standard Apple System Peripheral 8 cable and connect the printer to your Macintosh See Connecting the Printer to Your Macintosh on page l 16 for instructions Install the printer driver as described in Chapter 2 Use the Chooser to select t...

Страница 16: ...sing the EPSON Namer See Assigning a Name to the Printer in Chapter 2 5 Use the Chooser to select the printer and select the network type in the Control Panels See Using the Chooser to Select the Printer and Selecting the Network Type in Chapter 2 for instructions 6 Calibrate the printer to ensure that vertical lines are aligned as described in Chapter 3 Setting Up the Printer This section explain...

Страница 17: ...ts of cordless telephones Always leave adequate space around the printer to accommodate its cables Also make sure nothing is touching the knob on the right side of the printer Unpacking the Printer In addition to this manual your printer box should include two EPSON printer driver diskettes a Reference Guide a Setup and Software Guide for Windows a package of EPSON special coated paper for 360 and...

Страница 18: ...he printer to remove these materials Save all packaging and protective materials in case you need to ship the printer in the future It should always be transported in its original packaging or eqivalent materials Attaching the Paper Tray and Output Tray 1 Insert the paper tray into the lower front opening of the printer and push it firmly into place Installing the Printer 1 5 ...

Страница 19: ...r 1 Make sure you have removed all protective packing materials from inside the printer See the Notice Sheet for more information 2 Make sure the printer is turned off by checking the position of the Operate button The button is in the off position when its surface is even with the button protectors on each side as shown below 1 6 Installing the Printer ...

Страница 20: ...ter s ink cartridges Warning The ink cartridges are self contained units Under ordinary use ink will not leak from a cartridge If ink gets on your hands wash them thoroughly with soap and water If ink gets into your eyes flush them immediately with water Caution Do not open the ink cartridge packages until just before you ins tall them or they may become too dry 1 Make sure the printer is turned o...

Страница 21: ...ol panel comes on 4 Hold down the Alt button for about five seconds until the print head moves slightly left to the the ink cartridge install position The Pause light begins flashing 5 Pull up each of the ink cartridge clamps to open them 1 8 Installing the Printer ...

Страница 22: ...n You must remove the tape seal from the cartridges Leaving the tape on will permanently damage them 7 Lower the cartridges into their holders with the label facing up and the arrow on top of the cartridge pointing toward the back of the printer The color cartridge which is larger goes on the left Install the black ink cartridge on the right Installing the Printer 1 9 ...

Страница 23: ... damage the print head 9 Press the Alt button again to return the print head to its home position Even if you do not press Alt the print head moves back to its home position about 60 seconds after you close the clamps After you install the ink cartridges the printer charges the ink delivery system This takes about one minute During this time the Pause light flashes When the printer is finished cha...

Страница 24: ...instructions Note When you need to replace ink cartridges be sure to use only genuine EPSON ink cartridges and do not refill them Other products may cause damage not covered by EPSON s warranty Checking the Paper Thickness Lever After you install the ink cartridges you should make sure that the paper thickness lever which controls the distance between the paper and the printer carriage is set corr...

Страница 25: ...Paper The following procedure describes how to load plain bond paper You can load up to 100 sheets of plain paper For information on loading oversized paper coated or glossy paper envelopes and transparencies see Chapter 1 of the Reference Guide For complete specifications on the media you can use in your printer see Appendix B of the Reference Guide Always load paper with the printable surface do...

Страница 26: ... 2 Slide the left edge guide inside the paper tray to the left as far as it will go 3 Flip up the rear edge guide and slide it toward you as far as it will go 4 Fan a stack of paper then tap it on a flat surface to even the edges Installing the Printer l 13 ...

Страница 27: ...feel some resistance Then slide the left edge guide against the left edge of the paper as shown below You can load up to 100 sheets of plain bond paper but do not load paper above the arrow mark on the left edge guide 6 Slide the rear edge guide against the rear edge of the paper 7 Place the output tray on top of the paper tray 1 14 Installing the Printer ...

Страница 28: ...d press the Operate button Release the Operate button but continue holding down the Load Eject button for at least 5 seconds until the printer advances a sheet of paper The self test begins by printing on the first and last lines of the first sheet of paper to measure the page length Then it prints character samples on the next sheet using the available fonts and colors 3 To end the self test pres...

Страница 29: ...erence Guide For the serial interface you need to obtain an Apple System Peripheral 8 cable part number M0197 or equivalent Note The printer also has a parallel port which is standard for most PCs but is not used by the Macintosh 1 Make sure both your printer and Macintosh are turned off 2 Connect one end of the interface cable to the serial connector on the back of the printer 1 16 Installing the...

Страница 30: ...nter port Normally it is recommended that you use the modem port if you are not using an external modem This frees up your printer port for connecting to an AppleTalk Network 4 Turn on the printer by pressing the Operate button 5 Turn on your Macintosh Now see Chapter 2 for instructions on installing the printer driver Installing the Printer 1 17 ...

Страница 31: ... utilities that you can install along with the driver See Chapter 3 for instructions on running these programs Note It is a good idea to make a backup copy your driver diskette Follow the steps below to install the Macintosh driver and other utilities eCaution Turn off all virus protection programs before you install the printer software You do this by holding down the Shift key while you yes tart...

Страница 32: ...r reference Double click the Installer icon to install the driver When you see the initial screen click OK to continue You see the following screen Click the Items you want to select Shift click to select multiple Items Network Driuer Package __ _ ___ _ _ _ I _ Q ZFP 320 Choose the driver package you want to install as described below You can select a package of components or individual components...

Страница 33: ...to connect the printer directly to the Macintosh 0 AT StylusColor driver This driver allows you to use the optional LocalTalk or Ethernet interface to connect the printer to a network 0 Epson Monitor2 This component manages print jobs that have been sent to the printer Background printing must be on to use the Epson Monitor2 utility see Chapter 3 for more information Q Bi D Calibration Utility Thi...

Страница 34: ...r you need to assign a name to the printer as described in the next section If you installed the StylusColor driver skip to Using the Chooser to Select the Printer Assigning a Name to the Printer To assign a name to your printer follow these steps 1 2 3 4 5 6 Double click the Epson Namer icon If there are multiple AppleTalk zones at your site select the zone in which your printer is located Select...

Страница 35: ...AppleTalk inactive by clicking the Inactive radio button You may have to restart your Macintosh to disable the AppleTalk network If you connected your printer to the modem port you can leave AppleTalk active 3 Click the icon for your printer If you select the StylusCOLOR icon you are prompted to select the printer or the modem port If you select the AT StylusCOLOR icon a list of printers appears t...

Страница 36: ...em must have at least 8MB of RAM to use background printing Background printing slows the print speed and may also slow down any software program you use while printing in the background 8 Close the Chooser You see a reminder message to change the printer in your applications Click OK Note You may want to calibrate the printer before you print using the driver see Chapter 3jbr instructions Selecti...

Страница 37: ...matically Accessing the Driver You can access the printer driver settings from two dialog boxes within your application Print and Page Setup Most settings are available from the Print dialog box however to change the paper size or orientation use the Page Setup dialog box as described on page 2 14 The driver settings are saved when you save your image or document However each time you close an app...

Страница 38: ...e driver has not been installed correctly See page 2 l for instructions on installing the driver The table below summarizes the printer driver settings Factory defaults are in bold type Detailed descriptions of each setting follow the table Boxtitle semng I Options Color Halftone Setting inks Color CMY K Monochrome Method No halftoning Dithering A Dithering B Error Diffusion Automonc Light Dark sl...

Страница 39: ...d Inks Specifies color CMYK or monochrome printing CMYK refers to the printer s colored inks cyan blue green magenta yellow and black K These colors are combined to create any of 16 million colors When you select Monochrome the printer prints only black ink If you are printing a color image and Monochrome is selected the printer converts color data to grayscale values When you want to print in col...

Страница 40: ...s of bright colors Use Dithering A for images with limited detail and shading Select Dithering B for images with significant detail but limited shading 0 Error Diffusion is best for photographic images It creates colors by randomly distributing dots making edges and colors softer Printing these images takes longer but it produces the best print quality for photographs Light Dark slider Controls ho...

Страница 41: ...ed off For best results at 720 dpi load EPSON special coated paper or 720 dpi or high quality glossy paper Be sure to select HQ Glossy Paper as the Media Type described in the next section if you load highquality glossy paper For most color printing select Best 360 dpi This resolution produces good quality full color images using less memory and in less time than 720 dpi For best results at 360 dp...

Страница 42: ...MicroWeave reduces the possibility of banding the light horizontal lines that can mar an image When you turn on MicroWeave the printer produces superior output because graphics data is reordered and printed in fine increments It slows the print speed but is recommended for printing color and grayscale images Because it does not improve the print quality for text and line art turn it off to print t...

Страница 43: ...experience problems printing in this mode turn it off or add more memory Visual Effects Settings The following settings allow you to manipulate the printed image to achieve special effects Flip Horizontal and Flip Vertical rotate the image 180 along the horizontal or vertical axis Text then appears backwards or upside down Invert Image changes black areas to white and white areas to black This opt...

Страница 44: ...13 x 19 inches US B 11 x 17 inches Letter 8 x 11 inches Letter Landscape Letter Centered Legal 8 x 14 inches Legal Centered Executive 7 x 10 inches Envelope lO 4 x 9 inches Envelope DL 110 x 220 mm Statement 5 x 8 inches Stylus Pro XL only for Stylus Pro use your software to select landscape orientation Stylus Pro XL only Use one of the Centered paper sizes only if you have problems centering the ...

Страница 45: ... To reduce or enlarge the image click the Reduce or Enlarge box and enter a percentage Defining custom paper sizes To define a custom paper size follow these steps 1 Doubleclick the Paper button on the Page Setup dialog box 2 Click New This creates a new paper size based on the currently selected one 3 Enter a new name for the paper size in the New Paper Size box Then enter the correct values in t...

Страница 46: ...iskette using the Installer program See page 2 1 for instructions Managing Print Jobs You can use the Epson Monitor2 utility to check on the status of print jobs that are queued for printing The utility also allows you to cancel any print job in the queue Follow these steps to run it 1 Before using the Epson Monitor2 you must first select background printing using the Chooser if you have not done ...

Страница 47: ... current job is completed To cancel a print job click the name of the job and then click Cancel Printing Calibrating the Printer with Bi D Calibration Your printer has been calibrated at the factory so that vertical lines in your text and graphics are properly aligned If you notice misaligned images in printouts however you can calibrate the printer with the Bi D Calibration Utility You may need t...

Страница 48: ...containing multiple patterns of vertical lines each assigned with an offset value In most patterns the vertical lines are slightly misaligned Look for the pattern that is most closely aligned I I I I Aligned Not aligned Enter the offset value of the pattern that is most closely aligned in the NO box and click OK The printer prints a confirmation page Repeat steps 4 and 5 selecting the Pattern 2 th...

Страница 49: ...ated papers Intro 3 2 9 2 11 12 Color ink cartridges see Ink cartridges Color matching Intro 4 5 Color printing guidelines Intro 4 5 Color Specialist Intro 5 Composite black 2 9 CompuServe Intro 6 7 Connecting printer l 2 1 16 l7 Cord power Intro 7 8 1 7 Custom paper sizes 2 15 Customer support Intro 5 7 D Default settings printer driver 2 8 9 Diffusion error 2 8 2 10 Disk space Intro 4 1 1 Dither...

Страница 50: ...erfaces Intro l l 2 3 2 3 2 6 Internet Intro 7 Invert Image setting 2 9 2 13 L Landscape setting 2 14 15 Left edge guide 1 13 Lever paper thickness l 11 12 Light Dark slider 2 8 2 10 Lines aligning vertical 2 3 4 2 13 3 l 3 Location for printer l 4 M Macintosh driver see Printer driver model l l 2 Managing print jobs 2 3 3 l 2 Media Type setting 2 9 2 12 Memory l 2 2 13 Method setting 2 7 2 10 Mic...

Страница 51: ... 1 7 switch l 6 7 1 15 Print direction 2 12 jobs managing 2 3 3 1 2 options 2 9 2 11 13 quality Intro 2 1 11 speed Intro 2 Intro 4 2 12 Print heads cleaning 1 11 Printer cable l l 2 1 16 17 calibrating 2 3 4 2 13 3 l 3 choosing location for l 4 cleaning the print heads 1 13 connecting 1 2 l 16 17 plugging in l 6 7 protective materials l 5 6 setting up l 3 14 system requirements l l testing 1 15 tr...

Страница 52: ...peed Intro 2 Intro 4 2 12 Support online Intro 6 7 System requirements l l T Technical assistance Intro 5 7 Telephone numbers Intro 5 7 Temperature l 4 Testing the printer 1 15 Thickness lever paper 1 11 12 Transparencies 2 9 2 12 Transporting the printer l 5 Turning the printer on and off l 6 7 u Unpacking the printer l 4 5 Utilities printer driver 2 1 2 3 4 3 l 3 V Vertical lines aligning 2 3 4 ...

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