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Sobre todo, un manual de instrucciones Epson R260 debe contener:
- información acerca de las especificaciones técnicas del dispositivo Epson R260
- nombre de fabricante y año de fabricación del dispositivo Epson R260
- condiciones de uso, configuración y mantenimiento del dispositivo Epson R260
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Normalmente es por la falta de tiempo y seguridad acerca de las funcionalidades determinadas de los dispositivos comprados. Desafortunadamente la conexión y el encendido de Epson R260 no es suficiente. El manual de instrucciones siempre contiene una serie de indicaciones acerca de determinadas funcionalidades, normas de seguridad, consejos de mantenimiento (incluso qué productos usar), fallos eventuales de Epson R260 y maneras de solucionar los problemas que puedan ocurrir durante su uso. Al final, en un manual se pueden encontrar los detalles de servicio técnico Epson en caso de que las soluciones propuestas no hayan funcionado. Actualmente gozan de éxito manuales de instrucciones en forma de animaciones interesantes o vídeo manuales que llegan al usuario mucho mejor que en forma de un folleto. Este tipo de manual ayuda a que el usuario vea el vídeo entero sin saltarse las especificaciones y las descripciones técnicas complicadas de Epson R260, como se suele hacer teniendo una versión en papel.

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    Printer Basics[...]

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    2 Copyright Notice All rights reserved. No part o f this publication ma y be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, o r transmitted in any form or by any means, el ectronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission o f Seiko Epson Corporation. The information contained herein i s design ed on ly for[...]

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    Contents 3 Contents Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Exif Pri nt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 About Your Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Printing From Start to Fi[...]

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    4 Contents Aligning the Print Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Cleaning the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Transpor ting the Prin ter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    Welcome 5 Welcome Y our E pson S tylus ® Photo R260 i s a full-fe atured pr inter . With its e xce ptional speed and print r esol utions, y ou can p rint sup erior photogr aphs and us e it f or all of your everyd ay printing, plus pr int di rectly onto CDs and D VDs. I t pro vides you with these advanced fe atures: ■ Clari a ™ Hi-Defi nition i[...]

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    6 Wel com e About Your Documentation T o set up yo ur printe r and install its sof tware, see the Start Here s heet. This boo k contains instructions on load ing paper , printing wi th Wind ows and Mac in to s h, ® printing bord erless photos, printing on CDs and DVDs, d irect printi ng from a digi tal ca mera or mo bile ph one, m ain tainin g you[...]

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    Printing From Start to F inish 7 Printing From Start to Finish Loading Paper The type of paper y ou ch oose af fects the w ay your printo ut look s, so be sur e to select the correct pa per for your jo b. I f you are just printing a rough draft, plain paper is fi ne. F or t he best re sults, y ou ’ll wa nt to use one of E pson ’ s special ink j[...]

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    8 Printing From Start to Finish 3. Make sure the front tray is in the p aper (lower) positio n. If it is not, push the tray lever up to repositi on the fron t tray . Caution: Before yo u move the tray l ever, mak e sure no paper or other obj ects a re on the front tray and the fro nt tray is not ex tended. Do not touch the f ront tray when you mov [...]

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    Loading Paper 9 5. Slide the left edge guide against the p aper (but not to o tightly). F ollow these guidelines when load ing paper : ■ Leave enough spac e in fron t of the pr inter for th e paper to be fully ej ected. ■ Don ’ t load paper ab ove the arrow mark on the left edge guide. ■ Load th e printa ble si de fac e-up. It ’ s often b[...]

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    10 Printing From Start to Finish When you l oad E pson ® ink jet pap ers, fo llow thes e loadi ng cap aci ty guid eline s: Paper name Loadin g ca pacity Epson P resentatio n Paper Matte Epso n Photo Qualit y Ink J et Pap er 100 s heet s Epson P remium Bright Wh ite Pap er 80 she ets Epson U ltra Pr emium Pho to Pape r Glossy Epson U ltra Pr emium [...]

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    Printing in Windows 11 Printing in Wi ndows F ollow the in str uct ions i n this se ction to pr int a d ocum ent o r photo usin g ba sic print s etting s. For instru ctio ns on pr intin g borderl ess p hotos, s ee pa ge 20 . F or instr uctio ns on printi ng with Adva nced print s ettings, see your o n-screen User’s Guide . 1. F ro m the F ile men[...]

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    12 Printing From Start to Finish Y ou see the basic print s ettings window: 4. S elect from these Quality Op tion settings: Draft : F or rough drafts with reduced print qualit y Text : F or text-only d ocuments with highe r text quality Text & Im age : For documents with text and images with higher quality Photo : F or pho tos and graphics with[...]

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    Printing in Windows 13 7. For more printing optio ns, cli ck the Ad vanced bu tton. Then s elect the follow ing s etting s as n ecess ar y . Note: For the hi ghest quali ty on sel ected papers , you ca n select Photo RPM (576 0 × 1440) from the qu ality op tion po p-up me nu (as s hown above). Wh en you select Photo RPM , p rinting will take l ong[...]

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    14 Printing From Start to Finish During pri nti ng, t he foll owing w ind ow appe ars an d sh ows the p rogress of your print job. Y ou can use these buttons to ca ncel, pause, or r esume printing. Y ou can also see how much ink you have left. Tip: Y ou c an al so ca ncel pr in ting b y pr essi ng th e ) paper butt on on y our pri nter . Select ing[...]

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    Printing With a Macint osh 15 Printi ng Wit h a Macint osh F ollow the in str uct ions i n this se ction to pr int a d ocum ent o r photo usin g ba sic print s etting s. For instru ctio ns on pr intin g borderl ess p hotos, s ee pa ge 20 . F or instr uctio ns on printi ng with Adva nced print s ettings, see your o n-screen User’s Guide . Before y[...]

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    16 Printing From Start to Finish 7. S elect Pr int Settings from the pop-up menu. 8. Sele ct the fo llowin g Print Settin gs a s neces sar y: 9. Y ou can also choose other pr int settings by selecting the se option s in the pop-up m enu: ■ Copies & Pages: Select the number of copies o r a page range. ■ Layout: Select page layout options . ?[...]

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    Printing With a Macint osh 17 ■ Extension S ettings: S elect a w ider plat en gap if ink smear s on shee ts or envelopes. ■ Summa ry : View a list of all you r selections. Note: For more informat ion abou t printer se ttings, cl ick the ? button. 10. Click the Advanced button to change the Print Quality , High S peed, or Mirror Im age set tin g[...]

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    18 Printing From Start to Finish The fol lo wing windo w app ears and s how s the pr ogr ess o f you r print j ob. If necessar y , you can clic k the print jo b to select it, then use these buttons to cancel, pause, or resume printing. Tip: Y ou ca n also c ancel p rinting by pressing the ) paper button o n your prin ter . 13. When you ’ re finis[...]

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    Selecting the Correct Paper Type 19 Selecting the Correct Paper Type Select t he co rrect pape r Type or Media Type sett ing so your pr inter k nows w hat kind of paper you ’ re using and ad justs the ink co verage acco rdingly . For this paper Sele ct this pap er Ty pe or Media Ty pe setting Pla in pa per Epson P remium Bright Wh ite Pap er Epso[...]

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    20 Printing From Start to Finish Printing Bo rderless Photo s Y ou can print your pho tos with n o margins, extendi ng the image all the w ay to the edges of the page. Although bor derless printing is a bi t slo wer , you get beauti ful snapsh ots and enlargements, witho ut trimming , on these pape rs and s izes: Paper name Siz es Paper Type or Med[...]

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    Printing Borderless Phot os 21 See these se ctions fo r inst ructions on s electing printe r sett ings: ■ “S toring and Displaying Y o ur P rints ” below ■ “W in d o ws XP ” o n p ag e 22 ■ “Macin tosh ” o n page 25 Storing and Dis playing Yo ur Prints Wi th pro per ca re , pho tograph s fr om yo ur E pson S tylus pr inter will la[...]

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    22 Printing From Start to Finish Windows XP 1. Locate the photo you want to print on your computer . 2. Right-click the photo, hi ghlight Open With , and select Windows Picture and Fax V iewer . 3. Click the P rint icon at the bottom of the screen. 4. Click Ne xt . Y ou see a Pictur e Selecti on window: Prin t i con[...]

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    Printing Borderless Phot os 23 5. Select the photo(s) you w ant to prin t and click Next . Y ou see the Printing Optio ns win dow: 6. Make sur e EPSON Sty lus Phot o R260 Series is select ed, then click Printing Preferenc es . Y ou see the following window: 7. S elect Photo as the Quality Option setting. Select EPSON St ylus Photo R 260 Se rie s Cl[...]

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    24 Printing From Start to Finish 8. Select one of the following as the paper T ype settin g: ■ Ultra Premium Photo Paper Glos sy ■ Premium Photo Pa per Glossy ■ Photo Paper Gloss y ■ Presentation Pa per Matte ■ Premium Photo Pa per Semi-Glo ss ■ Ultra Premium Photo Paper Lust er ■ Premium Prese ntation Paper Matte Note: If you’re no[...]

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    Printing Borderless Phot os 25 Macint osh 1. Start your photo p rogram an d open yo ur photo. 2. F ro m the F ile menu, select Pa ge Setup . Y o u see the P age Setup window: 3. S elect St ylus Ph oto R26 0 from the Format for pop- up menu . 4. S elect a bor derless P aper Siz e. 5. Select you r phot o orie ntatio n. 6. Click OK to close the P age [...]

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    26 Printing From Start to Finish 9. S elect Pr int Settings from the pop-up menu. 10. Select one of the following as the Media T ype setting: ■ Ultra Premium Photo Paper Glos sy ■ Premium Photo Pa per Glossy ■ Photo Paper Gloss y ■ Presentation Pa per Matte ■ Premium Photo Pa per Semi-Glo ss ■ Ultra Premium Photo Paper Lust er ■ Premi[...]

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    Printing on CDs and DVDs 27 Cleaning th e Rolle rs Befo re yo u p rin t on CD s or DVDs , i t’ s a goo d i de a to cl ean the ro ller s i nsi de yo ur printer . Y o u can do this by feeding and ejecting se veral sheets of plain paper . 1. Ma ke sur e you r printe r is turn ed on and sev era l sheets o f lette r-size paper are loaded. 2. P re ss t[...]

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    28 Printing From Start to Finish Note: Use o ne CD/D VD at a ti me. Caution: Before yo u positio n the CD or DVD, m ake sure that no du st or dirt is on the CD/DVD tray , as this may damage the disc’ s data side. Be sure to use the CD /DVD tray provi ded with this pr inter . If you use anoth er CD/DVD tray , there may b e a gap i n the pr int pos[...]

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    Printing on CDs and DVDs 29 3. Gently insert the CD /DVD tray along the base of the front tray until the marks on the CD/DVD tray and the front tray match each other . Caution: Make s ure both s ides of the CD/DVD tray sl ide undern eath th e bracke ts on th e front tray. Do not insert the CD/DVD tray w hile the printer i s printing ; otherwis e, y[...]

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    30 Printing From Start to Finish Designing a CD or DVD 1. Click Sta rt , point to Programs or All Programs , select EPSON Print CD , then select EPS ON P rint CD again. 2. T o add a backgr ound image, click the background icon. Y ou see a window like t his: Note: If you ha ve alrea dy chos en a b ackgrou nd, yo u see a d ifferent screen. Cl ick Se [...]

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    Printing on CDs and DVDs 31 5. T o add text, click the button. Enter your text and use the tabs to app ly formatt ing and spec ial effec ts, the n click OK . (T o open the window again, double- click a ny bloc k of text. ) 6. T o curve a single line of text, clic k th e text in the main w indow and drag the red “handle ” up o r down. Then adjus[...]

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    32 Printing From Start to Finish 2. Make sur e EPSON Sty lus Phot o R260 Series is select ed. 3. S elect CD /DVD or CD/DVD Premium S urface as the Media T ype setting. 4. S elect None as the P rint Confi rmation P attern setting. 5. Click Print . Note: Y ou can o nly pr int on o ne CD or DV D at a ti me. Whe n the copi es settin g is s et to 2 or m[...]

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    Printing on CDs and DVDs 33 4. Make sur e EPSON Sty lus Phot o R260 Series is select ed, then click Print Position Confirmation Pattern . 5. Click Print . The confir mation patte rn is printe d on the CD o r DVD. 6. Remo ve the CD or DVD and measure the distance from the edge o f the hole to the s mall cr oss mar ks label ed Top and Right . Y ou ?[...]

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    34 Printing From Start to Finish Adjusting the Print Density If i nk smear s on your p rinte d CDs or DVDs, you may need to adjus t the color satura tion or ink d ensity . CD s and DVDs from di fferent m anuf acturers may absorb i nk diff erently , so you may need to ad just the d ensity fo r eac h type of disc . F ollow these instructions to print[...]

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    Printing on CDs and DVDs 35 Designing a CD or DVD 1. O pen the Applica tions folder , open the EPSON Print CD fol der , then selec t EPSON Print CD . 2. T o add a background image, clic k the background icon. Y ou see the foll owing w ind ow: 3. T o select one of you r own images, cl ick Select Backgro und , locate the folder your images are stor e[...]

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    36 Printing From Start to Finish 6. T o curve a single line of text, clic k th e text in the main w indow and drag the red “handle ” up o r down. Then adjust it using the other handles that appear . 7. When you ’ re f inished, c hoose Save as from the F ile menu to sav e your file. Note: For ad dit ional help wit h Epson Pri nt CD, ope n the [...]

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    Printing on CDs and DVDs 37 Adjusting the Print Position If your printed images and text are not centered or positione d the way you want, you may need to adjust the printing posi tion. Y ou can also use these steps to check the position before you pr int on a CD or DVD. 1. Place an extra ink jet-printable CD or DVD on the CD/DVD tray and ins ert i[...]

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    38 Printing From Start to Finish 7. Open the File menu, select Print , then select Pos ition Adjustment . Y ou see a scr een like this: 8. Click Va lue En try , then input the T o p distance (fro m your measurement) in the T op S pace box. Enter the Right di stance (from your measurement) in the Right S pace box. 9. Click OK to save the measurement[...]

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    Direct Printing from a Digital Camera or Mobile Phone 39 If you would like to adjust the color , open the File menu, sele ct Print , and make the Co lor Corr ecti on setting lighter or darker as nec essary . Then, repeat steps 3 through 6 (but select either Second Time or Third Time in the T est P rint P att ern sectio n, depending o n whether you?[...]

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    40 Printing From Start to Finish 3. Connect the USB cable that ca me with your camera or phone to the external interface p ort on the f ront of the printer . 4. T urn your camera or phone on. 5. U se your camera or phone to s elect the photos you want to print, adjust any necessary sett ings, and print your ph otos. S ee yo ur camera o r phone manu[...]

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    Maintaining Your Prin ter 41 Maintaining Your Printer Cleaning th e Print Head If your printouts are unexpectedly light or dots or lines are missing, you may need to clean the prin t head. This unclogs the nozz les so they can d eliver ink prop erly . P rint head cleaning us es ink, so clean it only i f quality declines. This section explains how t[...]

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    42 Maintaining Your Print er Y ou see a screen like the following: 4. Click Print or Next . The nozzle chec k pattern prints : 5. If there are no gaps or lines, clic k Finish . If there are gaps or lines, or the test patte rns are faint, click Cle an . Then skip to step 3 on page 43 to clean the nozzles. Running th e Head Cle aning Utility 1. Make [...]

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    Cleaning the Print Head 43 ■ Macint os h OS X: Op en the Applications folder and select E PSON Printer Utility2 . Select SP R26 0 Serie s in t he prin ter li st, c lick OK , then selec t He ad Cleanin g . 3. F ollow the instructions o n the screen to clean the prin t head. Cleaning takes several second s. The printer makes noise and the green P p[...]

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    44 Maintaining Your Print er Replaci ng an Ink Car tridg e When t he r ed H in k light flashes, o ne or more ink cartrid ges ar e l ow o n ink. When t he r ed H ink light stays on, you need to replace the ca rtridge (s). When you print, you ’ll also see a messag e on your screen telling you whi ch cartri dge is low or expe nded. When a car tridge[...]

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    Replacing an Ink Ca rtridge 45 Y ou see a wi ndow like this one: Note: T o see the p art number s for the ink c artridges current ly inst alled i n your printer , click Information . ■ Macint os h OS X: Op en the Applications folder and select E PSON Printer Utility2 . Select SP R260 Series in th e printer list , cl ick OK , then select EPSON Sta[...]

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    46 Maintaining Your Print er Purcha sing Ink Ca rtridges Ep son offe rs two d iffer ent cap acity cartridg es for each col or in your E pson S t ylus Phot o R260. U se these Epson ink car tridges wi thin six mo nths of installing them and bef ore the expiration d ate on the pac kage: Note: T ry the High Capacity 77 c artridges ava ilable at http://[...]

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    Replacing an Ink Ca rtridge 47 Caution: T o avo id da magi ng th e prin te r , ne ver move the p rin t head by ha nd. Don’t re move t he cartridg e label, or ink wi ll leak. Don’t to uch the green IC c hip on the side of the cartri dge. This can da mage the i nk cartridg e. Don’t re move t he green IC c hip from th e cartridg e. Install ing a[...]

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    48 Maintaining Your Print er Note: Do not ope n ink ca rtridge pa ckages until you are ready to instal l the ink . Cartridges are vacuum pack ed t o main tai n reli abi lity . 1. Make sure the CD/DVD tra y is not in ser ted i n the printe r , and mak e sure th e front tray is in the paper (low er) positi on. S ee page 8 for de tails. 2. Make sure t[...]

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    Replacing an Ink Ca rtridge 49 5. Lift up the c art ridge cover . 6. P ress in the tab on the back of the c artridg e and lift the car tridge out of the print er . Disp ose of it c areful ly . Warning: Keep ink cartridg es out of th e reach o f child ren and d on’t drink the i nk. If in k ge ts on your ha nds, w as h the m th orou ghl y wit h soa[...]

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    50 Maintaining Your Print er 8. Remo ve the yello w tape from the bottom of the ink c artridge . Caution: Y ou mus t remove the yellow tape from the cartrid ge befo re you install it; otherwis e, prin t quality may decline o r you m ay not be able to p rint. If you ha ve insta lled an ink cartridg e without re movi ng the yel low tape, take the car[...]

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    Aligning the Print Head 51 10. If you need to replace another ink cartridge, r epeat steps 6 through 9 b efore continuing with step 11. 11. Clo se the car tri dge cover . 12. Close th e printer cover and press the H ink butto n. The printer begins charging t he ink de live ry system. The green P power light flashes and th e printer makes noise. C h[...]

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    52 Maintaining Your Print er Before you align the print head, make s ure the CD/DVD tray is not inserted in the printer , and make sure the front tray is in the paper (lower) position. See page 8 f or deta ils. 1. T urn on the printer . 2. Make sur e none of the lights are indicating errors. Se e page 55 for more infor ma tion . 3. Load se veral sh[...]

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    Cleaning the Prin ter 53 Cleaning th e Printer T o keep yo ur pr inter wo rking at its b est, you sho uld cl ean i t severa l time s a yea r . 1. T urn off the printer , unplug the power c ord, and disconnect the US B cable. 2. Remove all the paper , th en use a soft br ush to clean th e sheet feed er . 3. If the outer ca se or inside of the sh eet[...]

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    54 Maintaining Your Print er Transporting the Printer If you ne ed to sh ip you r print er , you mu st prepa re it for tra nspor t ation by packin g the print er in it s original box or one of a simi lar siz e. Caution: When sto ring or t ranspo rting the pr inter , do not tilt i t, stan d it up vertical ly , or turn it upside down. Otherw ise, ink[...]

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    Solving Problems 55 Solving Problems See “Diagnosing P rinter Problems ” below to help determine wh at the cause o f your printer problem may be. If you canno t solve the problem, see “W here T o Get He lp ” on page 66. Diagnosing Printer Prob lems F irst, check the printer’ s l ights (see bel ow) or run a pri nter check ( see page 56). L[...]

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    56 Solving Problems Running a Pr inter Check Y ou can run a prin ter check to det ermine wh ether a problem c omes from the printe r or so me oth er sourc e. Before you run a printer ch eck, make sure th e CD/DVD tray is not i nserted in the printer , and make sure the fron t tray is in the paper ( lower) position. See page 8 for de tail s. 1. Make[...]

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    Problems and Solutio ns 57 2. T ur n off both the p rinter and co mputer . T hen disc onnect the US B cable from the printer . 3. Ma ke sur e letter -size plain pap er is l oaded in th e print er . 4. Ho ld dow n the ) paper button, then p ress the P po wer button. Continue holding down the ) paper and P power buttons until the green P power light [...]

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    58 Solving Problems Setup an d Soft ware Inst allation Pr oblems Tip: It’s a go od ide a to chec k Epson ’s sup port we bsite peri odica lly for free upda tes to you r Epson S tylus Photo R2 60 prin ting so ftware. Cli ck the Driver Update button on th e Mainten ance tab in yo ur Windo ws printe r softwar e or vis it Epson’s support w ebsit e[...]

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    Problems and Solutio ns 59 ■ If you ’ re printing on a ne twork, see your on-s creen User’s Guide for instr uc tions o n co nfig urin g your printer for u se on a n etwork . Printe r Proble ms The printer is on, bu t nothin g prints. ■ Mak e sur e the USB cabl e is connected secur ely and that the cabl e meet s the syste m requ ir ements o [...]

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    60 Solving Problems Printing is too slow . Make sure your syst em meets the requiremen t s l i st e d o n pa g e 6 9 . If yo u’ re p ri n t i n g a high-resolutio n image, you need mor e than the minimum req uirements listed. Y ou may also need to: ■ Clear sp ace on your hard drive or run a defragme ntation ut ility . ■ Close open progr ams t[...]

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    Problems and Solutio ns 61 Your printout is bl urry or smeared. ■ Ma k e s u re y o u l o a d p a p er wi t h t h e p r in ta b l e side fac e-up . The p rintable side is us ually the brighter o r whiter si de of the pap er . ■ Make sur e your paper isn ’ t damp or curled, or loa ded face- down (the pr intabl e side shou ld b e fac e- up). If[...]

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    62 Solving Problems ■ Run the Print Head Al ignme nt ut ilit y . See pa ge 51 for in stru ctio ns. ■ Y ou may need to incre ase the image r esoluti on or print it in a smaller size ; see your so ftware d ocumentati on. You see wrong or missing colors. ■ Clean th e print h ead; se e page 4 1 fo r instr ucti ons. ■ Clear the Grayscale setti n[...]

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    Problems and Solutio ns 63 ■ If mult iple page s feed at once, remove the paper from the she et fee der , fa n the edges to sepa rate the s heets, and carefu lly reloa d it. ■ If paper jams, press the ) paper button to clear the jam. If that doesn ’ t work, open the cover and remove any jammed paper , including small pieces that may have torn[...]

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    64 Solving Problems The CD /DVD won ’t fee d into th e pri nter . Make sure you gently insert the CD/DVD tray along the base o f the front tray until the arrow marks on the CD/DVD tray and the front tray match eac h other . Make sure both sides of the CD /DVD tray slide underneath the bracke ts on the front tray . See page 27. Miscellaneou s Prin[...]

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    Uninstalling Printe r Software 65 You see incorrect characters. ■ Mak e sur e the USB cable is secur ely co nnected and meet s the sys tem requirements on page 69. Then tr y p rinting again. ■ If y ou ’ re using Windo ws, make sur e yo ur print er is selecte d. F or Macinto sh OS X, m ake su re your pr inter is selec ted in th e P age Setup a[...]

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    66 Solving Problems Macint osh 1. Quit all running appl ications. 2. In sert the Ep son print er so ftwar e CD-R OM into y our M acinto sh. 3. Open the Epson CD -R OM desktop ic on. 4. Dou ble-click the English folder , then double-click the OSX folder . Note: Y ou ma y have to s croll down to see thes e folde rs. 5. Dou ble-click the Installer ic [...]

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    Where To Ge t Help 67 Speak to a Support Representative Befor e y ou call E pso n for supp ort, plea se have the fo llow ing informat ion r eady: ■ P rod uct name (E pson S tylus Photo R260) ■ P r oduct s eri al number (loc ated on th e lab el in b ack) ■ P roo f of purc hase (suc h as a store re ceipt) and dat e of pur chase ■ Computer con[...]

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    Requirements and No tices 69 Requirements and Notices Windows System Requirements To use your printer and its software , your system sho uld have: ■ A Microsoft ® Wi ndows co mpatib le PC with a Pentium ® -equiva lent processor ( 300 MHz or faster r ecommended) ■ Micros oft W indows 98 SE, Wind ows 20 00, Win dows Me, Wind ows XP, or Windows [...]

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    70 Requirements a nd Notices Import ant Safety In struct ions Before u sing yo ur pr inte r, read the fol lowin g safe ty ins tructi ons to make s ure yo u use the printer safely and effectively: ■ Be sure to foll ow all warn ings an d inst ruct ions m arked on the printe r. ■ Do not bl ock or cover th e ope nings in the pr inter ’s case or i[...]

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    Important Safe ty Instructio ns 71 ■ Leave enough space in front of the printer for the paper to be full y ejected. ■ Avoi d loca tions tha t are su bj ect to r apid c han ges in heat or hu midi ty, shock s or vibrati ons, or dust . ■ Do not pl ace the printer n ear a r adiat or or heat ing vent or in direc t sunlig ht. ■ Place the printer [...]

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    72 Requirements a nd Notices ■ Store ink cartridges i n a cool, dark place. ■ Do not tou ch the green IC chip on t he side of the cart ridge. This may affect normal ope ration a nd prin ting. ■ The IC chip o n this in k cart ridg e retai ns a var iety o f cart ridge rela ted- inform atio n such as the i nk cartridge stat us, so that the car t[...]

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    Declaration of Conformity 73 device. If this equipment has more th an one inte rface connector , do not leav e cables connected to unused interfaces. Cha nges or modifications not expr essly appro ved by the manufactur er could void the user ’ s authori ty to operate the equi pment. For Canadian Users This Class B digita l apparat us complies wi [...]

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    74 Requirements a nd Notices Epson Am erica, In c. L imited Warrant y What Is Covere d: Epson Americ a, Inc. (“Ep son”) warra nts to the ori ginal retail p urchas er that the E pson printer covered by this l imi ted warrant y statemen t, if p urchased and operated only i n the United States or Canada, will be fr ee from defects in workmanshi p [...]

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    Epson America, Inc. Limite d Warranty 75 fail to be pro perly mai ntained or fa il to functi on properly as a result of misuse, a buse, imprope r ins talla tion, negle ct, im proper shipp i ng, damage caused by disasters such as fire, flood, and lightnin g, improper electrical curren t, software problems , interaction with non - Epson prod ucts, or[...]

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    76 Requirements a nd Notices[...]

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    Ind ex 77 Index A Accessories, 67 Aligning print head, 51 to 52 Automatic mode, Ma cintosh, 16 B Bandin g, 60 Basic print ing Macint osh, 15 to 18 Windows, 11 to 14 Blank pages, 64 Blurry im ages, 61 Borderless expansion adju stin g, M acint osh, 26 adju stin g, Wind ow s, 2 4 Borderless p rinti ng, 20 to 26 C Cable, USB , 69 Camera, pri nting from[...]

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    78 Index Epso n accessories, 67 help, 66 to 67 ink, 46 papers, 10, 19 , 20 Pri nt CD , Maci ntos h, 34 to 39 Pri nt CD , Wi ndow s, 29 to 34 Sto re, 67 warranty , 74 to 7 5 Exif Prin t, 5 Expan sio n bor der less , Mac in tos h, 2 6 Borderless, Windows, 24 F Faint i mage s, 61 FCC Complianc e, 72 to 7 3 Full bl eed print ing, 20 to 26 G Gamma setti[...]

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    Ind ex 79 P Page Setup, Maci ntosh, 15 Pape r Epson, 10, 19, 20 feedin g problem s, 62 to 63 load ing, 7 to 9 orien tatio n, M acint osh, 15 orien tatio n, W ind ows, 12 size, Maci ntosh, 15 size, Windo ws, 12 Pape r Ty pe se tti ng , 19 Phone, printi ng from, 39 t o 40 Phot os displa yin g and st oring, 21 print ing, 20 to 26 PictBr idge , 39 Pri [...]

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    80 Index USB cable , 69 port fo r camera , 40 port fo r phone, 40 Util itie s Head Cleaning, 4 2 to 43 Nozzle Check, 41 to 4 2 Prin t Head Al ign ment, 51 to 52 W Warranty , 74 to 7 5 Windows basic printi ng, 11 to 14 Picture and Fax Vi ewer, 22 system requirem ents, 69 uninstalli ng software, 6 5[...]

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    4107669 Rev .1 1-B C 4107669 Rev .1 1-B M 4107669 Rev .1 1-B Y 4107669 Rev .1 1-B K Ep so n Pa pe r an d Ink — De si g ne d to W or k T og et h er Y ou can purchase genuine Epson paper and ink online at www .epsonstor e.com (U.S. sales) or www .epson.ca (Canadian sales). Or you can purchase from an Epson authorized retailer . T o find the nearest[...]

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    4107669 Rev .1 1-B C 4107669 Rev .1 1-B M 4107669 Rev .1 1-B Y 4107669 Rev .1 1-B K Ep so n Pa pe r an d Ink — De si g ne d to W or k T og et h er Y ou can purchase genuine Epson paper and ink online at www .epsonstor e.com (U.S. sales) or www .epson.ca (Canadian sales). Or you can purchase from an Epson authorized retailer . T o find the nearest[...]