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EPSON Stylus COLOR 900N

3/99 EPSON Stylus COLOR 900N

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Accessories

User Replaceable Parts

Ink Cartridges

Media

Printer Specifications

Printing

Printing method On-demand ink jet

Nozzle configuration

black 192 nozzles

color 288 nozzles (96 each cyan, magenta,

yellow)

Resolution Maximum 1440 × 720 dpi

Input buffer 256KB

Print direction Bidirectional with logic seeking

Control code ESC/P 2™ and raster graphics code,

EPSON Remote, and IBM

X24E

emulation code

Character tables 1 italic and 12 graphics character tables

Character sets 14 international character sets and 1 legal

character set

Part name Part number

Paper support assembly 1040662

Printer cover assembly 1042793

Cartridge Part number

Black T003011

Color T005011

ink cartridge

clamps

thickness lever

control panel

sheet feeder

left edge

guide

output tray

extensions

output

tray

printer

cover

paper support

right edge guide

Paper name Size Part number

EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet

Paper

Letter S041060

A4 (8.3 x 11.7 inches) S041059

EPSON High Quality Ink

Jet Paper

Letter S041111

A4 (8.3 x 11.7 inches) S041117

EPSON Photo Quality Ink

Jet Paper

Letter S041062

A4 (8.3 x 11.7 inches) S041061

Legal S041067

EPSON Photo Quality Ink

Jet Cards

A6 (4.1 x 5.8 inches) S041054

8 x 10 inches S041122

EPSON Photo Paper 4 x 6 inches S041134

Letter S041141

A4 (8.3 x 11.7 inches) S041140

Panoramic (8.3 x 23 inches) S041145

EPSON Photo Stickers

Kit (CD-ROM/paper)

EPSON Photo Stickers

(refill)

A6 (4.1 x 5.8 inches)

S041144-KIT

S041144

EPSON Photo Quality

Glossy Film

Letter S041072

A4 (8.3 x 11.7 inches) S041071

A6 (4.1 x 5.8 inches) S041107

EPSON Ink Jet

Transparencies

Letter S041064

A4 (8.3 x 11.7 inches) S041063

EPSON Photo Quality

Self Adhesive Sheets

A4 (8.3 x 11.7 inches) S041106

EPSON Iron-On Cool Peel

Transfer Paper

Letter S041153/

S041155

Summary of content (12 pages)

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EPSON Stylus COLOR 900N sheet feeder Media paper support right edge guide left edge guide printer cover output tray Paper name Size EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper Letter S041060 A4 (8.3 x 11.7 inches) S041059 EPSON High Quality Ink Jet Paper Letter S041111 A4 (8.3 x 11.7 inches) S041117 EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper Letter S041062 A4 (8.3 x 11.
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EPSON Stylus COLOR 900N Paper Paper type Size Paper types Thickness Weight Single sheets Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) A4 (210 × 297 mm) A5 (148 × 210 mm) B5 (182 × 257 mm) Legal (8.5 × 14 inches) Half letter (5.5 × 8.5 inches) Executive (7.5 × 10 inches) Plain paper and special ink jet papers distributed by EPSON 0.003 to 0.004 inch (0.08 to 0.11 mm) 17 to 24 lb (64 to 90 g/m2) Transparencies and glossy film Letter (8.
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EPSON Stylus COLOR 900N Printable Area Single sheets and cards Ink Cartridges A BL C2 BR A A BL BR C1 C2 Black ink cartridge (T003011) Color ink cartridge (T005011) Color(s) Black Cyan, magenta, and yellow Print capacity* 1,200 pages (A4, ISO/IEC 10561 letter pattern); 840 pages at 5% coverage at 360 dpi) 570 pages (A4, 5% coverage at 360 dpi) Cartridge life 2 years from production date and up to within 6 months after opening package at 77 °F (25 °C) Storage temperature –4 to 104 °F (–20
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EPSON Stylus COLOR 900N Reverse channel Electrical Specification 120 V Model 240 V Model* Input voltage range 99 to 132 V 198 to 264 V Rated frequency range 50 to 60 Hz Input frequency range 49.5 to 60.5 Hz Rated current 0.7 A Power consumption 0.4 A Approx.
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EPSON Stylus COLOR 900N Ethernet Card Specifications Control Panel Your EPSON Type B Ethernet Interface Card (C823632) lets you connect the printer directly to your network. The four lights on your printer’s control panel show the printer’s status and alert you to problems like paper jams.
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EPSON Stylus COLOR 900N 6. Place the black ink cartridge in its holder with the label facing up and toward the back of the printer. Then press down the clamp until it locks into place. Installing an Ink Cartridge for the First Time 1. Plug the power cord into a grounded outlet. Don’t use an outlet controlled by a wall switch or timer, or one that uses the same circuit as a large appliance. This may disrupt the power, which can erase the printer’s memory or damage its power supply. 2.
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EPSON Stylus COLOR 900N The printer prints one page showing its ROM version number, ink counter, and a nozzle check pattern in black, magenta, cyan, and yellow. Only the nozzle check pattern is shown below. The red and green lights represent the following: Red 5. To end the check, turn off the printer after it prints the check page. Then reconnect the interface cable and turn on your printer and computer.
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EPSON Stylus COLOR 900N ❏ Use ink jet papers within one year of purchase. Use glossy film and transparencies within six months. Return unused sheets and envelopes to their original packages as soon as possible. See “Paper” on page 2 for more media storage information. Printing on Special Media Whether you print on plain paper or special media, you need to make sure you select the correct Media Type setting in the printer software, as shown in the following table: For this media...
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EPSON Stylus COLOR 900N 7. Lower the new ink cartridge into its holder with the label facing up and toward the back of the printer. Removing and Installing Ink Cartridges You can replace a cartridge when the B black or A color ink out light is either flashing or on. (If you perform these steps when both ink out lights are off, the printer cleans the print heads as described on page 10.) Follow these steps to replace ink cartridges: 1. Remove the new ink cartridge from its packaging. 2.
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EPSON Stylus COLOR 900N 10. Press the E load/eject button. The print head moves to the color ink cartridge replacement position. If you need to replace the color ink cartridge, repeat steps 6 through 9. Then continue with step 11. 3. Make sure the printer is turned on and not printing, then open the printer cover. 4. Press the E load/eject button and hold it down for three seconds until the print head moves to the left to the black ink cartridge replacement position and the Ppower light begins flashing.
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EPSON Stylus COLOR 900N Never turn off the printer while the P power light is flashing, unless the printer hasn’t moved or made noise for more than 5 minutes. 8. If you don’t see any improvement after cleaning two or three times, then try the suggestions in “Problems and Solutions” in the Start Here book or “Troubleshooting” in the EPSON Stylus COLOR 900N Manual. 6. When the P power light stops flashing, run a nozzle check to test the results and reset the cleaning cycle.
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EPSON Stylus COLOR 900N 5. Follow the instructions on the screen to print a test page and select the correct alignment. Transporting the Printer Aligning the Print Head Using the Control Panel Buttons If you move your printer some distance, you need to prepare it for transportation in its original box. Follow these steps: To avoid damage, always leave the ink cartridges installed when transporting the printer.