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EPSON Stylus Photo

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Printer Specifications

Printing

Printing method

EPSON’

s exclusive drop-on-demand Micro Piezo ink jet

technology

Nozzle configuration

32 nozzles

6 (black, cyan, magenta, yellow, light cyan,

light magenta)

Printable columns and printing speeds

20 inches per second (printable area 8.26 inches)

Resolution

Maximum 720 dpi

720 dpi

Print direction

Bidirectional with logic seeking

Control code

ESC/P Raster

™

Line spacing

1/6 inch, programmable in 1/360-inch increments

Paper feed speed

66.6 milliseconds per 1/6-inch line

Input buffer

64KB

Character tables

The characters for PC437 (US, Standard Europe) and

PC850 (Multilingual) can be selected using the following

procedure:

When the printer is off, hold down the

cleaning button

and press the

power button. Then release both buttons.

This changes the character table to PC850. Repeat the

procedure to change it back to PC437. You can run a printer

check as described on page 5 to verify the current character

table.

ink cartridge

clamp

printer cover

edge

guides

paper support extension

paper support

control

panel

output tray

extensions

cleaning

button

paper

light

power

button

load/eject

button

black ink

out light

color ink

out light

output tray

thickness lever

Print quality Available dots

180 dpi 1488

360 dpi 2976

720 dpi 5952

Summary of content (15 pages)

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EPSON Stylus Photo Nozzle configuration paper support extension edge guides 32 nozzles × 6 (black, cyan, magenta, yellow, light cyan, light magenta) paper support Printable columns and printing speeds printer cover 20 inches per second (printable area 8.
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EPSON Stylus Photo Paper Paper type Size Paper types Thickness Weight Single sheets Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) Legal (8.5 × 14 inches) Statement (5.5 × 8.5 inches) Executive (7.5 × 10 inches) A4 (210 × 297 mm) A5 (148 × 210 mm) B5 (182 × 257 mm) Plain bond 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, Glossy film, Glossy paper Letter (8.
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EPSON Stylus Photo Printable area A A B-L B-R B-L B-R C C Single sheet A: Envelope The minimum top margin is 0.12 inch (3.0 mm). Note: Always load paper into the sheet feeder short edge first. However, envelopes should be loaded long edge first. When loading multiple sheets of EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film, the minimum top margin is 1.2 inches (30 mm). B: The minimum left margin is 0.12 inch (3.0 mm). The minimum right margin for letter and legal size paper is 0.35 inch (9.0 mm).
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EPSON Stylus Photo Mechanical Humidity Paper feed method Operation: Storage: Friction Paper path 20 to 80% RH (without condensation) 5 to 85% RH (stored in shipping container, without condensation) Safety Approvals Sheet feeder, rear entry Safety standards Sheet feeder capacity UL 1950 with D3, CSA C22.2 No.950 with D3 100 sheets at 17 lb (64 g/m2) paper EMC Dimensions FCC part 15 subpart B class B, CSA C108.8 class B Storage Width: Depth: Height: Interface 16.9 inches (429 mm) 10.
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EPSON Stylus Photo Word format: The four lights on your printer’s control panel show the printer’s status and alert you to problems like paper jams. Data bit: 8 bits Parity bit: None Start bit: 1 bit Stop bit: 1 bit S Connector: 8-pin mini-circular connector BA BA Recommended cable: Apple System Peripheral-8 cable Initialization The printer can be initialized (returned to a fixed set of conditions) in these ways: Hardware initialization ∗ The printer is turned on.
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EPSON Stylus Photo You see the Spool Manager window: 5. After it prints the page, turn off the printer. Remember to reconnect the interface cable, then turn on the printer and your computer. menus queue journal file Managing Print Jobs in 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.
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EPSON Stylus Photo ❏ The Status Monitor alerts you to any problems that occur during printing. You can also use it at any time to see how much ink you have left. You see the Utility menu: Using Monitor2 The Monitor2 utility lets you continue to work on your Macintosh while your document is printing. However, background printing is slower and may also slow down your system.
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EPSON Stylus Photo 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.
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EPSON Stylus Photo You see the Utility menu: Network Printing on a PC You can use your printer on a network under Windows 95 or other network operating systems. The Spool Manager sends journal files from your computer to a shared directory on a network server. These files can then be printed from another computer attached to the printer. First you need to install the EPSON Stylus Photo printer software on each computer that is going to print on the network.
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EPSON Stylus Photo Setting Up Your Network Path in Windows 95 When you print on special media, you need to be careful about choosing the correct Media Type and Paper Size settings in your printer software. Use the table below to help you match the paper or media you loaded in the printer with the Media Type setting in the software. If you want to use your printer on a network running Windows 95, you need to set up the port and network path on the computer connected to the printer. Follow these steps: 1.
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EPSON Stylus Photo 4. Choose EPSON Photo Paper 4 × 6 in as the Paper Size setting and Maximum as the Printable Area setting. Note: 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 package as soon as possible, and store away from high temperatures, humidity, and direct sunlight. 5. Choose Photo Quality Glossy Paper as the Media Type setting. 6.
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EPSON Stylus Photo Envelopes EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards You can load up to 10 envelopes at a time. Adjust the left edge guide and load the envelopes as shown, flap edge first and printable side up: Use these cards to print photos, postcards, or greeting cards. You can load up to 30 cards at a time with the included support sheet or a sheet of plain paper beneath the stack.
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EPSON Stylus Photo Use these EPSON ink cartridges within six months of installing them and before the expiration date on the package: 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. ❏ Black ink cartridge: S020093 ❏ Color ink cartridge: S020110 Removing an Empty Ink Cartridge 7. Follow the steps in the next section to install the new ink cartridge.
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EPSON Stylus Photo 4. Press down the ink cartridge clamp until it locks in place. Caution: To avoid damaging the printer, never move the print heads by hand. E 3. Press the load/eject button and hold it down for a few seconds until the print heads move to the left. 4. Pull up the ink cartridge clamp. The cartridge rises up from its holder. 5. Lift the cartridge out of the printer and dispose of it carefully. 6.
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EPSON Stylus Photo P 2. Access the Main printer settings dialog box. Caution: power light is Never turn off the printer while the flashing, unless the printer hasn’t moved or made any noise for more than 5 minutes. 3. Click the Utility tab (Windows) or the Utility button (Macintosh). You see the Utility menu. P 4. Click the Print Head Alignment icon. When the power light stops flashing, you need to run a nozzle check. 5.