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hw_fm.fm5 Page ii Thursday, August 7, 1997 4:32 PM All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. The information contained herein is designed only for use with this EPSON printer. EPSON is not responsible for any use of this information as applied to other printers.
hw_fm.fm5 Page iii Thursday, August 7, 1997 4:32 PM 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.
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hawaii.toc Page v Friday, July 25, 1997 1:45 PM Contents Introduction System Requirements How to Use Your Manual Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips Where To Get Help ENERGY STAR Compliance Energy-saving Tips Important Safety Instructions 1 2 3 4 4 5 6 6 Basic Printing Accessing the Printer Driver Accessing the Driver from Windows Applications Accessing the Driver from Windows 95 Accessing the Driver from Windows 3.1 Accessing the Driver from Windows NT 4.
hawaii.toc Page vi Friday, July 25, 1997 1:45 PM Contents Using Online Help Accessing Online Help from Windows 95 Accessing Online Help from Windows 3.1 Accessing Help from Windows NT 4.
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hw_int.fm5 Page 1 Tuesday, July 29, 1997 2:14 PM Introduction Your EPSON Stylus® COLOR 400 printer prints up to 16 million colors, producing amazingly realistic photographic images and vivid computer graphic art. Its razor-sharp black printing also gives you laser-quality text, superb grayscale images, and detailed line art. The printer software provides many automatic options and gives you control over the most subtle features of your image.
hw_int.fm5 Page 2 Tuesday, July 29, 1997 2:14 PM Introduction System Requirements To use your printer and its driver, your system should have: ◗ An IBM® compatible PC with at least a 386/25 MHz or faster processor ◗ Windows® 3.1x, Windows for Workgroups 3.11, Windows 95, or Windows NT® 4.
hw_int.fm5 Page 3 Tuesday, July 29, 1997 2:14 PM Introduction How to Use Your Manual To set up your printer and install your printer software, see the Setup Guide for instructions. This User’s Guide contains the information you need to use your printer in these chapters: Chapter 1, “ Using the Printer Software,” explains how to use the printer driver, Spool Manager programs, and online Help.
hw_int.fm5 Page 4 Tuesday, July 29, 1997 2:14 PM Introduction 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.
hw_int.fm5 Page 5 Tuesday, July 29, 1997 2:14 PM Introduction Automated telephone services Service EPSON SoundAdvice Access ™ Pre-recorded answers to commonly asked questions about EPSON products 24 hours a day, seven days a week, call (800) 442-2110. EPSON FaxAdvice™ Access EPSON’s technical information library by calling (800) 442-2110. You must provide a return fax number to use this service.
hw_int.fm5 Page 6 Tuesday, July 29, 1997 2:14 PM Introduction 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 ENERGY 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.
hw_int.fm5 Page 7 Tuesday, July 29, 1997 2:14 PM Introduction ◗ 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.
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hw_ch1.fm5 Page 1 Thursday, August 7, 1997 4:33 PM 1 Basic Printing The printer software includes the following programs: ◗ Printer driver, which lets you control printing and choose from a wide variety of settings to customize the appearance of your documents. ◗ EPSON Spool Manager, Despooler, and Status Monitor (Windows 95 only), which monitor your print job and let you control how it prints.
hw_ch1.fm5 Page 2 Thursday, August 7, 1997 4:33 PM Basic Printing Accessing the Driver from Windows Applications Note: The settings you select through your Windows application apply only until you exit that application. Then the driver settings return to the default values selected through the Windows 95 Printer Properties or Windows 3.1 Control Panel (or the driver’s defaults). 1. Choose Print or Print Setup from the File menu of your Windows application program.
hw_ch1.fm5 Page 3 Thursday, August 7, 1997 4:33 PM Basic Printing 3. Choose EPSON Stylus COLOR 400 from the list of Installed Printers. 4. Choose Setup. You see the Main menu, shown below. Accessing the Driver from Windows NT 4.0 1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then select Printers. 2. Click the EPSON Stylus COLOR 400 icon. 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. 3.
hw_ch1.fm5 Page 4 Thursday, August 7, 1997 4:33 PM Basic Printing Most of the basic driver settings you’ll need to check are on the Main menu. Settings controlling the paper size, orientation, and layout are on the Paper menu. You can run the printer utilities from the Utility menu (see Chapter 4 for details). For a description of all the settings available in the printer driver, see page 1-7.
hw_ch1.fm5 Page 5 Thursday, August 7, 1997 4:33 PM Basic Printing Using Advanced Mode If you want to tailor your settings for a particular document type or just customize them to suit your needs, select Advanced mode on the Main menu. When you choose Advanced mode, the Custom Settings drop-down list and the More Settings and Save Settings buttons become active. Selecting a Document Type To select settings that are best for a particular document type, click the arrow in the Custom Settings drop-down list.
hw_ch1.fm5 Page 6 Thursday, August 7, 1997 4:33 PM Basic Printing Customizing Advanced Settings To select your own Advanced mode settings, click the More Settings button on the Main menu to bring up the More Settings box. In this dialog box you can change the Media Type and Ink settings you made on the Main menu, if necessary, and adjust many other settings to suit your needs. Then you can save the settings as a document type for later use, as described in the next section.
hw_ch1.fm5 Page 7 Thursday, August 7, 1997 4:33 PM Basic Printing 2. Change your printer driver settings as necessary. 3. Return to the Main menu and click the Save Settings button to bring up the User Defined Setting dialog box. 4. Type a document name for your custom settings in the Name field (up to 16 characters). 5. Click Save. The name you assigned to the settings now appears in the Custom Settings drop-down list so you can choose it whenever you want to use the settings.
hw_ch1.fm5 Page 8 Thursday, August 7, 1997 4:33 PM Basic Printing Main menu settings Setting Options Description Mode Automatic Advanced See page 1-4 for details. Advanced mode document types * Custom Settings Photo Text/Graph PhotoEnhance Economy See page 1-5 for details. Quality/Speed slide bar ** Quality Speed See page 1-4 for details.
hw_ch1.fm5 Page 9 Thursday, August 7, 1997 4:33 PM Basic Printing More Settings dialog box settings Setting Options Description Halftoning ** No halftoning Error diffusion Coarse Dithering Fine Dithering Sets the method used to place dots of ink on the paper. See the printer driver online help for details. MicroWeave On Off Controls printing of dots in fine increments. High Speed On Off Controls bidirectional printing mode.
hw_ch1.fm5 Page 10 Thursday, August 7, 1997 4:33 PM Basic Printing Paper menu settings Setting Options Description Paper Size A4 210 × 297 mm Letter 8 1/2 × 11 in Legal 8 1/2 × 14 in B5 182 × 257 mm A5 148.
hw_ch1.fm5 Page 11 Thursday, August 7, 1997 4:33 PM Basic Printing Selecting the Correct Media Type Setting Use this table to help you match the media type you loaded in the printer with the Media Type setting in the printer driver. For additional information, see Chapter 2. When you load media with this name . . . Load a maximum of this many sheets . . . Then select this Media Type setting in your printer software . . .
hw_ch1.fm5 Page 12 Thursday, August 7, 1997 4:33 PM Basic Printing Using the Spool Manager Programs 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, open the View menu, and select Show Despool Popup; the checkmark next to the option disappears. Your printer uses the EPSON Spool Manager to send data to the printer so you can continue working in your software program while printing.
hw_ch1.fm5 Page 13 Thursday, August 7, 1997 4:33 PM Basic Printing The Status Monitor displays these icons: Checking the printer status. A printing error has occurred and your printer cannot print. The printer is ready to print. The printer is currently printing. The ink level is low or empty; check the Ink Out light on the control panel and replace the cartridge. Note: In Windows 3.
hw_ch1.fm5 Page 14 Thursday, August 7, 1997 4:33 PM Basic Printing Network Printing with Windows NT 4.0 If you connected the printer directly to a Windows NT 4.0 server, see your Windows NT documentation for instructions on configuring your printer for the network. Using the Printer Software’s Built-in Network Support To use your printer software’s built-in network support, you first need to install the printer driver software on all the network computers that will use the printer.
hw_ch1.fm5 Page 15 Thursday, August 7, 1997 4:33 PM Basic Printing 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. Setting Up Remote Systems Follow these steps to set up the client computers on the network: 1. Open the Spool Manager window. 2.
hw_ch1.fm5 Page 16 Thursday, August 7, 1997 4:33 PM Basic Printing 5. Click the Add Port button, then specify the network path to the printer and click OK. 6. Open the Spool Manager window. Note: If you want to print from DOS applications as well as from Windows applications, click the Capture Printer Port button instead of the Add Port button. In the Device box, select the printer port your printer is connected to, then specify the network path to the printer.
hw_ch1.fm5 Page 17 Thursday, August 7, 1997 4:33 PM Basic Printing Accessing Help from Windows NT 4.0 With Windows 95 and 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. Click the My Computer icon, then click the Printers icon. Right-click the EPSON Stylus COLOR 400 icon and select Document Defaults from the menu. In the printer software dialog box, click the Help button.
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hw_ch2.fm5 Page 1 Thursday, August 7, 1997 4:36 PM 2 Printing on Special Media Read this chapter for information about choosing and loading the best paper and other media for your printing needs. Choosing Paper and Other Media 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.
hw_ch2.fm5 Page 2 Thursday, August 7, 1997 4:36 PM Printing on Special Media Media name Size Part number EPSON Iron-On Transfer Paper Letter SE41001, SE41002 EPSON Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheets A4 S041106 To order EPSON papers and other media, contact your dealer or call EPSON Accessories at (800) 873-7766 (U.S. sales only). In Canada, please call (800) 873-7766 for dealer referral.
hw_ch2.fm5 Page 3 Thursday, August 7, 1997 4:36 PM Printing on Special Media Loading Plain Paper Always load paper or other media with the printable side facing up. Look for an arrow on the paper packaging to indicate the printable side. 1. Lower the output tray and slide out the extension. Then slide the left edge guide all the way left. To load long paper, pull out the paper support extension and both output tray extensions.
hw_ch2.fm5 Page 4 Thursday, August 7, 1997 4:36 PM Printing on Special Media To print on transparencies, remove the paper support and reinstall it in the rear paper support slot. 2. Fan a stack of paper and then even the edges. Note: Don’t load paper above the arrow mark inside the left edge guide. 3. Load the stack with the printable side up and the short edge first. (Load pre-printed forms and letterhead top edge first.) Place the paper’s right edge against the right edge guide.
hw_ch2.fm5 Page 5 Thursday, August 7, 1997 4:36 PM Printing on Special Media 4. Slide the left edge guide back against the stack of paper. 5. Select the Media Type and other printer driver settings that are appropriate for the media you loaded, as described in Chapter 1. Loading Special Media When loading special media, use the same steps described in the previous section, but keep the following guidelines in mind.
hw_ch2.fm5 Page 6 Thursday, August 7, 1997 4:36 PM Printing on Special Media EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Paper, Glossy Film, and Transparencies Before loading transparencies, reposition the paper support as shown on page 2-4. For media or transparencies, put a support sheet (packed with the media) or a plain paper sheet beneath the stack. Caution: Don’t use the cleaning sheets that may be included with your special media; they may damage the printer.
hw_ch2.fm5 Page 7 Thursday, August 7, 1997 4:36 PM Printing on Special Media EPSON Photo Paper You can use these cards to print photographs that look almost as good as the ones you get from film processing. Photo Paper (4 × 6) is perforated around the edges, so you can trim your printouts and “ bleed” the photo— extend it to the edge of the paper— on all sides. You can load up to 20 sheets of Photo Paper at a time. Make sure you place the included support sheet beneath the stack, but don’t print on it.
hw_ch2.fm5 Page 8 Thursday, August 7, 1997 4:36 PM Printing on Special Media ◗ Choose EPSON Photo Paper 4 × 6 in as the Paper Size setting and Maximum as the Printable Area setting. ◗ Choose Photo Quality Glossy Paper as the Media Type setting. ◗ After you print your picture, fold the paper back and forth along the perforations and carefully tear the margins off. You can use the EPSON Photo Paper like a postcard.
hw_ch2.fm5 Page 9 Thursday, August 7, 1997 4:36 PM Printing on Special Media If ink smears when printing on envelopes or other thick media, set the adjust lever to the + position. To do this, open the printer cover and position the lever as shown. Then close the cover and print. (Be sure to return the lever to the 0 position before printing on other media.
hw_ch2.fm5 Page 10 Thursday, August 7, 1997 4:36 PM Printing on Special Media 2. Insert the paper in the printer as shown. The right edge of the paper should be against the right edge guide: right edge guide 3. Slide the left edge guide next to the left edge of the paper. 4. Create the document in your word processor or other application software. You can create a banner in either portrait or landscape orientation. 5. Click the print icon or choose Print or Print Setup from the File menu.
hw_ch2.fm5 Page 11 Thursday, August 7, 1997 4:36 PM Printing on Special Media 7. Click the Paper tab. You see a dialog box like the following: Click to display list of paper sizes 8. Choose the paper you want to use from the Paper Size list. If you want to print a banner or other custom-size document, choose User Defined. If you choose User Defined, the following dialog box appears: For banner printing, type any size up to 44 inches 9. To print a banner, type 8.
hw_ch2.fm5 Page 12 Thursday, August 7, 1997 4:36 PM Printing on Special Media 11. Click the Main tab to return to the Main printer settings dialog box. Make sure you choose Plain paper and the other settings you want to use, and then click OK. 12. Click Close, OK, or Print to print your banner. You may need to click a combination of these buttons.
hw_ch3.fm5 Page 1 Friday, July 25, 1997 9:53 AM 3 Using the Control Panel This chapter describes the lights and buttons on the printer’s control panel and how to use them. Using the Printer’s Control Panel The printer’s control panel lights display the printer status and the buttons control certain functions.
hw_ch3.fm5 Page 2 Friday, July 25, 1997 9:53 AM Using the Control Panel Lights P The power light is on when the printer is on. It flashes while receiving data, replacing the ink cartridge, or cleaning the print heads, and in certain error conditions. S On when there is no paper loaded or it’s loaded incorrectly. Flashes if there is a paper jam or in certain error conditions. B The black ink out light flashes when black ink is low or during certain error conditions.
hw_ch3.fm5 Page 3 Friday, July 25, 1997 9:53 AM Using the Control Panel Running a Printer Check 1. Turn off the printer and your computer. 2. Disconnect the interface cable from the printer. Caution: Load paper that’s at least 8.3 inches (210 mm) wide so ink doesn’t spray onto the platen. 3. Make sure paper is loaded in the printer. 4. Hold down the E load/eject button and turn on the printer. Then release both buttons.
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hw_ch4.fm5 Page 1 Friday, July 25, 1997 10:00 AM 4 Maintenance and Transportation The instructions in this chapter tell you how to: ◗ Clean the print heads ◗ Replace an ink cartridge ◗ Align the print heads ◗ Clean the printer ◗ Transport the printer. Cleaning the Print Heads Note: If a B black ink out or A color ink out light is flashing or on, you need to replace an ink cartridge, not clean the print heads. See page 4-3 for instructions.
hw_ch4.fm5 Page 2 Friday, July 25, 1997 10:00 AM Maintenance and Transportation 3. Click the Utility tab. 4. Click the Head Cleaning icon. Caution: Never turn off the printer while the Ppower light is flashing. If however, the Ppower light is still flashing after 10 minutes and the printer is not moving or making noise, you may turn off the printer. 5. Follow the instructions on the screen to clean the print heads.
hw_ch4.fm5 Page 3 Friday, July 25, 1997 10:00 AM Maintenance and Transportation If your print quality has not improved, repeat the steps above. If you don’t notice any improvement after doing this two or three times, check the print quality solutions in Chapter 5. Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern Examine the nozzle check pattern you print.
hw_ch4.fm5 Page 4 Friday, July 25, 1997 10:00 AM Maintenance and Transportation Removing and Installing an Ink Cartridge 1. Make sure the printer is on and not printing, and that either the B black or A color ink out light is flashing or on. Caution: For best results, don’t replace an ink cartridge unless its ink out light is flashing or on. If ink runs out, you can’t continue printing, even if ink remains in the other cartridge.
hw_ch4.fm5 Page 5 Friday, July 25, 1997 10:00 AM Maintenance and Transportation 6. Remove the new ink cartridge from its packaging. Then remove only the disposable yellow portion of the tape seal as shown here. Caution: You must completely remove the yellow portion of the tape seal from the top of the cartridge; leaving the tape on will permanently damage it. Do not remove the clear seal from the bottom of the cartridge; ink will out. black cartridge color cartridge 7.
hw_ch4.fm5 Page 6 Friday, July 25, 1997 10:00 AM Maintenance and Transportation 9. Press the R cleaning (or E load/eject) button to begin charging. (Even if you don’t press a button, ink charging begins 60 seconds after you close the clamp.) Caution: Never turn off the printer while the Ppower light is flashing. If however, the Ppower light is still flashing after 10 minutes and the printer is not moving or making noise, you may turn off the printer. 10.
hw_ch4.fm5 Page 7 Friday, July 25, 1997 10:00 AM Maintenance and Transportation Cleaning the Printer 1. Turn off the printer, unplug the power cord, and disconnect the printer cable. Caution: Don’t touch the gears inside the printer. Never use alcohol or thinner for cleaning; they can damage the printer components and case. 2. Remove all the paper from the sheet feeder. 3. Clean the exterior of the printer with a soft, damp cloth. Keep the printer cover closed so water doesn’t get inside. 4.
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hw_ch5.fm5 Page 1 Friday, July 25, 1997 1:39 PM 5 Troubleshooting This chapter describes what to do if you have problems printing. See the first section, “Diagnosing Problems,” for descriptions of possible problems indicated by the control panel lights and Status Monitor icons (Windows 95 only).
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hw_ch5.fm5 Page 3 Friday, July 25, 1997 1:39 PM Troubleshooting In addition to the solutions in this chapter, check EPSON Answers, the EPSON Stylus COLOR 400 Help program, and the ReadMe file in the EPSON program group or folder for the latest information. If none of the suggested solutions solve your problem, see “ Where to Get Help” in the Introduction. Print Quality Problems You can often improve print quality by: ◗ Cleaning the print heads (see Chapter 4 for instructions).
hw_ch5.fm5 Page 4 Friday, July 25, 1997 1:39 PM Troubleshooting Vertical lines are misaligned or vertical banding appears. Possible cause Solution The print head nozzles may be clogged. Clean the print heads. See Chapter 4 for instructions. High Speed mode is turned on in the printer driver. Turn off High Speed mode if vertical lines are misaligned. See Chapter 1 for printer driver information. The print heads are misaligned.
hw_ch5.fm5 Page 5 Friday, July 25, 1997 1:39 PM Troubleshooting The printed image is faint. Possible cause Solution The print head nozzles may be clogged. Clean the print heads. See Chapter 4 for instructions. Media Type setting does not match the loaded paper. Make sure the Media Type setting matches the loaded paper or other media. Then the printer driver can automatically select other settings for the best quality. See Chapter 1 for printer driver information.
hw_ch5.fm5 Page 6 Friday, July 25, 1997 1:39 PM Troubleshooting Problems with Printing If the printer won’t print, first check that: Note: If you’re using Windows 95 and you see the New Hardware Found screen after installing the printer software, click Do not install a driver and click OK. ◗ The printer is turned on; the Ppower light is on. ◗ Paper is loaded in the printer. ◗ The printer is plugged into a working electrical outlet that’s not controlled by a switch or timer.
hw_ch5.fm5 Page 7 Friday, July 25, 1997 1:39 PM Troubleshooting Possible cause Solution Printer or application software may be installed incorrectly. If the printer check works, check your printer and application software for correct installation. If you’re printing on a Windows 95 network, you may need to set up your printer for network printing. See the steps below. If it still doesn’t print, your computer may not have enough memory to handle the data in your print file.
hw_ch5.fm5 Page 8 Friday, July 25, 1997 1:39 PM Troubleshooting All lights are flashing or on. Possible cause Solution A carriage or fatal printer error may have occurred. Turn off your printer, wait a few seconds, and turn it on again. If the lights still flash or stay on, you probably have a carriage or other printer error; see the Introduction for help information. The printer software installed with Windows 3.1 does not work correctly after you upgrade to Windows 95.
hw_ch5.fm5 Page 9 Friday, July 25, 1997 1:39 PM Troubleshooting In Windows 95, the Status Monitor box does not appear with the Despooler. Possible cause Solution The Windows Print Manager may be interfering with the Status Monitor. Double-click Spool Manager4 in the EPSON folder. Open the Queue menu and select Setup. Make sure the Use Print Manager for this port checkbox is not checked. Then check your bidirectional spool settings. Click Start, point to Settings, and select Printers.
hw_ch5.fm5 Page 10 Friday, July 25, 1997 1:39 PM Troubleshooting Paper does not feed. Try this Then do this Remove the stack of paper from the sheet feeder. Check that the paper: ◗ Isn’t curled or creased. ◗ Isn’t too old (see Chapter 2 or your paper packaging for more information). ◗ Isn’t loaded above the arrow on the left edge guide. ◗ Isn’t jammed inside the printer. (If the S paper out light is flashing, paper is jammed.
hw_ch5.fm5 Page 11 Friday, July 25, 1997 1:39 PM Troubleshooting Paper doesn't eject fully or is wrinkled Possible cause Solution If the paper doesn’t eject fully, it may be too long for the printer. Press the E load/eject button to eject the paper. Then see the paper specifications in the Appendix for ranges of paper sizes you can print with. If it’s wrinkled when it comes out, the paper may be damp or too thin.
hw_ch5.fm5 Page 12 Friday, July 25, 1997 1:39 PM Troubleshooting The margins are incorrect. Possible cause Solution Margins are set incorrectly in your application software. Check your software documentation for instructions on selecting the correct margins for your paper size. Paper menu settings in the printer driver are set incorrectly for your paper size. Check the settings on the paper menu to make sure they are correct for your paper size. See Chapter 1 for printer driver information.
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hw_apa.fm5 Page 2 Friday, July 25, 1997 10:18 AM Technical Specifications Paper Paper type Size Paper types Thickness Single sheets Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) A4 (210 × 297 mm) A5 (148 × 210 mm) B5 (182 × 257 mm) Legal (8.5 × 14 inches) Statement (5.5 × 8.5 inches) Executive (7.5 × 10 inches) Plain bond paper and 0.003 to 0.004 inch special ink jet papers (0.08 to 0.11 mm) distributed by EPSON Transparencies, Glossy film, Glossy paper, Photo paper Letter (8.
hw_apa.fm5 Page 3 Friday, July 25, 1997 10:18 AM Technical Specifications Printable area A B-L A B-R B-R B-L C C Single sheet A: Envelope The minimum top margin is 0.12 inch (3.0 mm). When loading multiple sheets of EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film, the minimum top margin is 1.2 inches (30 mm). B–L: The minimum left margin is 0.12 inch (3.0 mm). B–R: The minimum right margin for single sheet paper is 0.12 inch (3.0 mm) except for letter and legal size paper.
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hw_apa.fm5 Page 5 Friday, July 25, 1997 10:18 AM Technical Specifications Electrical Specification 120 V model 240 V model Input voltage range 103.5 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 0.5A Power consumption Approx.
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gloss.fm5 Page 1 Thursday, July 24, 1997 4:11 PM Glossary banding buffer The horizontal lines that sometimes appear when printing graphics. See also MicroWeave. 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.
gloss.fm5 Page 2 Thursday, July 24, 1997 4:11 PM Glossary Error Diffusion ESC/P ESC/P 2 Finest Detail font This halftoning setting smooths out edges by randomly placing dots of varying colors. This has the opposite effect of the Finest Detail setting. 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.
gloss.fm5 Page 3 Thursday, July 24, 1997 4:11 PM Glossary 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.
gloss.fm5 Page 4 Thursday, July 24, 1997 4:11 PM Glossary serial interface spool See interface. 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.
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