Epson Stylus Photo 750 manuel d'utilisation

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  • Page 1

         [...]

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    All r ight s reserved. No part of this publicat i on may be reproduced, s tored in a retrieval syst em, or transmitted in any f orm or by a ny means, electronic , mechanical, p hotocopy ing, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission o f SEIKO EPSON CORPORA TION. T he information contained h erein is designed on ly for use wit h [...]

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     8 Wi ndow s Sys tem Re qui r eme nts 9 Macin t osh S yste m Requ ire men ts 10 Print er Par ts 11 How To Use Your Manuals 12 Using Lin ks 12 Warnings, Ca utions, No tes, and Ti ps 13 En erg y Star Co mpli an ce 13 Year 2 00 0 Rea dy 14 Importan t Safety Instruct ions 14 17 Print in g from W indo w s 17 Print in g from W ind[...]

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    27 Using Custo m Project Types 28 Customizin g Print Quality and Special Effects 31 Customizin g Color S etti ngs 34 Using Ph otoE nh ance 3 and D ig ital Cam era C orrec tion 34 Using Custo m Color Adj ustment 36 Using a Co lor Corre ction Syste m 38 Using C olorSy nc o n the Mac into sh 39 Selec tin g Pa per Siz e and Ori enta tion O ptio ns 41 S[...]

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    71 Selec tin g the R ight Settin gs f or Y our Pap er 72 Pape r Lo adi ng and Hand lin g Gu idelin es 74 Lette rhe ad , Prep rinte d For ms , and L egal-s ize Pa per 75 EPSO N Phot o Qua lity Glossy Film and T rans pare nc ies 75 Env elo pes 77 EPSO N Phot o Pap er 78 EPSON Photo Quali ty In k Jet Cards 81 EPSO N Phot o Sti ckers 82 EPSO N Phot o Q[...]

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    111 Rep lacin g an Ink C artrid ge 111 Remo v ing and Ins tallin g Ink C ar tridg es 112 Rep lacin g an Outd ate d Ink C artrid ge 114 Clea ni ng the Print He ad 116 Using th e Hea d Cle aning Utili ty 117 Using th e Con trol P anel 1 18 Exa mini ng the Noz zle Ch eck Pa ttern 119 Align ing the Pri nt H ead 120 Clea ni ng the Print er 121 Tran spo [...]

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    151 Print in g 151 Pape r 1 52 Ink C artrid ge s 155 Mech an ical 1 56 Env iro nme ntal 1 56 Elec tric al 157 Saf et y Ap pro val s 157 In te rf ac es 15 8 160[...]

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       You r EPSO N St y lus ® Phot o 7 50 prin ter is th e ide al o utpu t devic e for digit al p hoto graph s, full -colo r gra ph ics, n ewsle tte rs, a nd mo re. Wit h reso lutio ns up to 144 0 by 72 0 d pi (d ots per inch) a nd EPS ON ’s uniq ue vari abl e micro dro plet tec hnol og y, you get am az ing ly re[...]

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    To use your print er and its software with a PC, your syst em should have: ◗ An I B M ® comp at ible PC wit h at leas t a 486/ 25 M H z (f or W ind ow s 95 o r Wi ndow s NT ® 4.0), or 486/66 MHz (fo r Windows 98) processor ◗ Microsoft Wi ndow s 95, Wi ndow s 98, or Wi nd ows NT 4. 0 ◗ At lea st 1 6MB o f RAM (3 2MB fo r Wind ow s 95 or 98 o[...]

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    To use your printe r and its software with a Macintosh, yo ur system should hav e: ◗ One of the follow ing M ac intosh m odels : LC4 75 , LC57 5, LC 630 Quad ra s eries Centris seri es Pow er Book ® ser ies (19 0, 52 0, 54 0, 550 or la ter) Pow erB oo k Du o 280, 23 0 0c/ 10 0 Perf orm a ® 475, 57 5, 58 8, 630 , 521 0 or lat er Pow er Ma cint o[...]

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    paper s upport prin ter cover output tray output tray extensions edge guides sheet feed er paper thickness leve r control panel ink cartridge holders[...]

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    To set up yo ur p rinte r and instal l the pri nter s oftw a re, see t he Star t Her e card. This ma nu al con tain s the follo wing inform at ion: Bas ic P rin ting covers the basic s of prin ting with Wind ows or M acint os h. Custom Pri nting tells you ho w to p rint u sing custo m se ttings for p rint quali ty, colo r management, and distincti [...]

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    You’l l fin d this in form atio n thro ug hout your manu al : Warnings mu st be follo wed careful ly to avoid bod ily inj ury. Cautions must be obser ved to avoid damage to yo ur equipment . Notes c onta in imp orta nt inf orm ation about you r pri nter. Tips contain ad dit iona l hin ts for g reat p rin ting. As an E NERG Y S TAR Part ner , EPS [...]

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    Your E PS ON p rinte r is Yea r 20 00 Re ad y . Howeve r, be sur e the other parts of your co mputer syste m are also r eady for the year 2000. Befo re u sing your prin ter, rea d the f ollow in g safet y inst ruc tions t o ma ke sure you u se th e print er sa fely and ef fect ively: ◗ Turn off a nd unp lug the pr inter befor e clea nin g. C lean[...]

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    ◗ If you use an ext ensi on co rd with t he print er, mak e su re the tota l amp er e r atin g of the dev ice s plug ged into the ex ten sion cord do es no t exceed th e cord’s ampere ratin g. Also, ma ke sure th e total a mpere ratin g of al l devic es p lug ged in to th e wall outle t does not e xcee d th e wall outle t’s a mpe re rati ng. [...]

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    ◗ Inst all the ink c artrid ge im med iate ly af ter you remo ve it from i ts foil pac kage . Lea ving the c artrid ge u npac ke d for a lo ng tim e bef o re use may re s ult in re duce d print quali ty. ◗ Do no t us e an ink cartrid ge beyo nd th e da te prin ted on the cart ridge pac kage . Fo r best re sult s, us e up th e ink c artri dg es [...]

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       It’ s easy to print all your documents with the EPSON Stylu s Photo 750. First set up you r prin ter an d inst all the so ftware, fo llowing th e ins truction s in the St art H ere card . Re ad th is chap ter t o find o ut abo ut: ◗ Print in g from W indo w s ◗ Print in g from a M ac intosh This se[...]

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    This s ect ion de scr ibes the s etting s yo u’ll nee d to c heck for a ll your everyday printouts. See Cu stom Pr intin g for in form atio n abou t adv anc ed sett ing s for sp ecia l prin t j obs. 1 Open a W indow s a pplic ation an d sele ct a file you wan t to prin t. 2 Open th e File men u and c lick Prin t . Y ou s ee a P rint dial og b ox [...]

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    You s ee th e pr inter settin gs dia log box: 4 Click t he Main tab if necessary. Then choose the Media Type you wan t to p rint on fro m t he foll owin g list : ◗ Plain pa per ◗ 360 dpi Ink Jet Pape r ◗ Phot o Q uali ty Ink Je t Pa per ◗ Photo Paper ◗ Photo Qualit y Glossy F ilm ◗ Ink Je t T ransp are ncies Click to select your paper t[...]

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    The type of pap er yo u cho ose d eterm ine s the pri nt qua lity (res olut io n) you can u se. It’s very imp ortant to select the corr ect setti ng for yo ur pape r. If yo u’r e no t sure w hic h to choo s e, see S elec ting the R ight Settin gs for Y our Pap er . 5 Choose Color or Black ink. 6 Now make sur e the Mode opti on is set to Automat[...]

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    When you c hange printer settin gs through your softwa re applic ation, th e sett ing s app ly only t o the applic atio n you ’re using . To a djus t the def ault settin gs for all you r Win dows appl icat ion s, ac cess yo ur p rin ter sof tware thro ug h the Win do ws Prin t ers utili ty. C lose all you r ap plica tions b efore you sta rt. If y[...]

  • Page 22

    After y o u sen d a print job, the Pro gre ss M eter win do w app ea rs on your scree n t o repor t how the jo b is do ing : The Pr ogres s Me ter s h ows t he p rog ress of you r print job an d the st atus o f you r prin ter. Yo u can use t he but ton s to can cel, paus e , or rest art you r print job . If you inst alled S tat us Mon itor 2, you a[...]

  • Page 23

    Whe n you prin t with a Macin to sh, y ou nee d to c heck t he p rinte r softw are sett ing s in ea ch app lica tion you us e. This sect ion de s cribe s the s etting s you ’ll ne ed to ch eck for all y our ev ery day printo u ts. See Cust om P rintin g for in form atio n abou t adv anc ed setti ngs for s pec ial p rint jo bs. Foll ow th ese st e[...]

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    You s ee th e mai n pri nter s ettin gs dia log box: 5 Cho ose the nu mbe r of co pies and indic ate wh ich pa ge s yo u wan t to pri nt. 6 Choose the Media Type you wa nt to prin t on from the follow ing list: ◗ Plain Pa per ◗ 360 dpi Ink Jet Pape r ◗ Phot o Q uali ty Ink Je t Pa per ◗ Photo Paper ◗ Photo Qualit y Glossy F ilm ◗ Ink Je[...]

  • Page 25

    7 Choose Color or Black ink. 8 Make sure the Mode opt ion is se t to Aut omatic . This i s the easi est way to get g ood printin g results for all kinds o f documents, on all types of pa per . 9 Set the sl ider to Qua lity or Sp eed . This l ets you choose between t he fast est p rinti ng or a hig h re solu tion for th e pape r yo u’re us ing. To[...]

  • Page 26

    If you turne d on backg rou nd prin t ing, E PSON Mo nitor 3 au toma tica lly disp lays this dia log box wh en you s end a pr int job to th e pr inter : You c an u se the Moni to r3 dialo g bo x to ch eck on yo ur print jobs and cancel, p ause, or restart t hem. The progr ess bar tr acks the progress o f the curr ent pri nt job. To pause, can cel, [...]

  • Page 27

        When your p resentatio n graphics , photographs , or ot her projects have special printi ng require ments, you ca n use the custom sett ings in your EPSON Stylus Photo 750 software. You ca n choose custom proj ect types or adj ust indi vidual s ettings l ike bri ghtness, co ntrast, sharpness, a nd ha[...]

  • Page 28

    Custom pro ject typ es provide an easy way to fine- tune your p rinter sett ing s for a sp ecific type o f p rojec t. Fol low the se ste ps to pri nt with custom p roject typ es: 1 Cre ate y our im age or docu m ent in your applic atio n sof tware . 2 Acce ss t he prin ter s etting s dial og b ox as des cribe d in Prin ting fro m Wi ndow s or Print[...]

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    4 Choose Color or Black ink. 5 Click Custom , then click Cus tom S etting s . Y ou se e a list of pro ject types. 6 Cho ose the righ t se tting f or you r pr ojec t and Me dia Typ e, follo wing these g ui deline s: ◗ PhotoEnhance3 For p rintin g ima ges c aptu red us in g a vide o came ra, dig it al came ra , or scan ne r. Pro du ces sh ar per im[...]

  • Page 30

    ◗ sRG B (s tand ard R ed Gre en Blu e; recom m en ded on ly wi th Wi ndow s 98) For p rintin g do cume nts crea ted in an sR GB c omp atib le ap plica tion usin g sR GB c olors , suc h as thos e d esig ned f or the Worl d Wid e Web. Before using th is setti ng, set up your s RGB compatible dev ices (such as yo ur mo nito r and print er) to use an[...]

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    If you nee d the m axim u m cont rol ov er yo ur p rojec t, or yo u wan t to exp erim ent w ith spe cial effe c ts, y ou can adjust the custo m settin gs in you r prin ter so ftware. Follow these steps: 1 Cre ate y our im age or docu m ent in your applic atio n sof tware . 2 Acce ss t he prin ter s etting s dial og b ox as des cribe d in Prin ting [...]

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    4 Choose the Media Type an d Ink settings yo u want to u se, follo wing the g uid elines in Prin ting f rom Wind ows and Pri nt ing fro m a Mac int osh . 5 Ch oos e on e of th e f oll owi n g Pri nt Qual it y opt ion s : ◗ Economy For l ow-resolut ion rough d rafts on p lain paper . Saves in k. ◗ Normal - 360 dpi For most documents on plain pap[...]

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    6 Ch oos e on e of th e f oll owi n g Halftoning opt ion s: ◗ Error Diffusion For p rintin g ph oto graph ic im ag es. Ble nds ea ch c ol or dot wi th th e dots ar ou nd it . ◗ Fine Di thering For pr intin g gra phs or oth er im ages that req uir e prec ise, so lid ar eas of bri ght c olors . 7 Cho ose any of the foll owin g pr int op tions : ?[...]

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    The re a re thre e wa ys to ma nag e the color in your doc um ents u sing y our print er so ftwa re: ◗ Usi ng Ph ot oE nhan ce3 and Di gi ta l C am era Cor r ec ti on to automatical ly correct d igital photographs f or exposure and oth er common flaws, and to adju st the to ne or sh arpness ◗ Using Custo m Color Adj ustment to sele ct in divid [...]

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    4 Click t h e Advanced button . Th e Col or Ma nag eme nt sec tion of the Adv an ced d ialog bo x app ea rs as show n he re: 5 You c an cu sto mize yo ur ima ge us ing th ese se ttin gs: ◗ Selec t a T one s etting for y our i mag e: Normal fo r standard tones, Hard for high contr ast, or Sepia f o r an old -f ashi oned p hoto look . ◗ Turn on D[...]

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    You can choose from se veral cust om Color Adju stment modes or man ua lly ad just brig htne ss , con tra st, satur ation, a nd CMY (cyan, mag en ta, y ellow ) c o lor v alue s. 1 Cre ate y our im age or docu m ent in your applic atio n sof tware . 2 Acce ss t he prin ter s etting s dial og b ox as des cribe d in Prin ting fro m Wi ndow s or Printi[...]

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    5 Ch oos e on e of th e f oll owi n g Color Adj ustment modes: ◗ Automatic Analy ze s the colo r infor mat ion in y our pro je ct and op t imizes col or corr ect ion a cc ording ly . ◗ Photo-rea listic For p rintin g col or ph otog raph s. ◗ Vivid For p rintin g gr aphic s-in tens ive docu men ts like pre sen tation s with graph s . Inte nsif[...]

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    To achie ve the maxi m um co lor accu racy, you ca n use Image Co lor Matching (ICM; Windows 95 and 9 8 only), sta ndard Red Green B lue (sRG B; reco mmen de d only with Wind ows 9 8), or C o lorSy nc (Ma cint osh only), i f yo ur system is set up t o use th em. 1 Cre ate y our im age or docu m ent in your applic atio n sof tware . 2 Acce ss t he p[...]

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    5 Select o ne of t hese color correcti on systems: ◗ ICM (Im age C olor M atchi ng; Win dow s 95 an d Win do ws 98 on ly) For prin ting doc ume nts c rea ted in an ICM co mpat ible ap plica tion. If you ’re u sing a n ICM c ompat ible mon it or, ad ju sts printed co lors to closely m atch the screen colo rs. ◗ sRG B (s tand ard R ed Gre en Bl[...]

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    Colo rS ync us es pr ofile inform at ion fr om ea ch de vic e—in cludi ng your EPSO N Stylu s Pho to 750 prin ter— to ac hiev e ac cura te c olor m atchi ng. First yo u have to make sure your monito r’s prof ile is se t. Then you can use your p rinte r sof tware to spe cif y the ex act m eth od o f color m atch ing you want t o use. Foll ow t[...]

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    10 Ch oos e on e of th e f oll owi n g op ti on s f or Renderi ng Intent : ◗ Per cept ual For p rintin g sc anne d ph otog rap hs. M aint ains the rel ation ship betwe en colo rs as i t scale s th em to f it with in you r pri nter’ s color gamut. ◗ Satu rati on For p rintin g gr aphic s-in tens ive docu men ts like pre sen tation pag es with [...]

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    Foll ow th ese st eps to se lect pa pe r optio ns on the Pa pe r tab: 1 Cre ate y our im age or docu m ent in your applic atio n sof tware . 2 Acce ss t he prin ter s etting s dial og b ox as des cribe d in Prin ting fro m Wi ndow s . 3 Click t h e Pa pe r tab . You se e the P ap er di alog bo x: Cli ck to se lect your Paper S ize Printer graph ic [...]

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    4 Click t h e Paper S ize drop -d own li st to sele c t the si ze of pap er you loade d in the prin ter. The size s mark ed w ith an ast erisk (* ) are lar ge r than you c an load in the p rinte r an d can b e use d only with the Reduce/Enl arge se tt in g on the Layo ut tab; see Red ucin g and E nla rgi ng You r Doc um ent Si ze fo r more in forma[...]

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    7 If yo u’r e prin ting a m ult i-pag e d ocu men t an d wa nt t he las t pag e pri nt ed first so th e pages com e ou t with out ne ed ing to be reord er ed, c lick th e Reverse Orde r checkbo x. The page g raphics change t o show lat er page s p rintin g first . 8 Selec t the dir ection o f p rin ting on t h e pa ge with t he O rie nta tion op [...]

  • Page 45

    You c an cr ea te up to 10 cu stom pape r siz es an d ad d them to the Paper Size list u sing th e Us er De fined optio n. T his is us efu l if you ’re prin ting a custom si ze document, su ch as a banner. You can select any width from 3.5 to 9. 5 i nche s, and any heigh t (leng th) f rom 3.5 to 44 inc hes . Follow t h ese steps t o creat e a Use[...]

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    5 You s ee th e Pa per ta b ag ain. Th e p aper s ize na me y ou de fined is adde d to the P aper Si ze lis t and selec ted as the c urren t se ttin g. 6 Click a tab fo r the setti ngs you wa nt to ch eck or chang e next, or click OK to p rint y our do cum en t. 1 Click Us er Defined i n the Paper Size l ist. 2 In the U ser Def ined Pa pe r Size di[...]

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    Foll ow th ese st eps to se lect t he Pap er S ize an d Or ient ation : 1 Cre ate y our im age or docu m ent in your applic atio n sof tware . 2 Open th e File me nu and sele ct Pag e Setu p . Yo u see the Pa ge Setu p dialog bo x: 3 Click t h e Paper S ize pop- up list to selec t the s ize o f pape r you lo ad ed. If yo u don’t see the exact siz[...]

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    4 Selec t the dir ection o f p rin ting on t h e pa ge with t he O rie nta tion op tion s. To pr int y our doc um ent o rie nted a s show n i n one of the foll owin g illus trat ions , selec t the op ti ons list ed be low it . 5 The Stand ard Pr intab le Ar ea setti ng use s the max imu m prin table area of your pa per with a minim um bottom mar gi[...]

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    You can create up to 8 custom paper sizes and add them to the Paper Size list. Th is is use ful if you ’re print ing a c ust om siz e docu men t, suc h as a bann er. Y ou ca n sele ct any wid th fro m 3.5 to 9.5 inc hes, and any he igh t (leng th ) from 3. 5 to 44 inch es. 1 Open yo ur app licat ion’s File menu and sele ct Pag e Setu p . 2 Clic[...]

  • Page 50

    Foll ow th ese st eps to us e the Co lla te and Rev ers e Orde r optio ns : 1 Open yo ur app licat ion pro gr am’s File men u an d sele ct Pr int . 2 Click the La y out ico n. Yo u see the La yo ut dia log bo x: 3 If you ’re p rinti ng mu ltiple copi es of a multi- pa ge d ocum ent an d you wan t the copi es prin ted in sets , click the Collate[...]

  • Page 51

    The prin t layou t opt ions let you re du ce or en la rge alm o st any si ze doc ume nt to p rint o n you r prin ter. Yo u can also s el ect opt ions to pro of mul tiple p ag es on o ne sh ee t of pape r, add pag e fra mes , and add a prede f ined or cu sto m w aterm ark . Follow t h e steps in the se ction f or your oper ating syste m: ◗ Cho osi[...]

  • Page 52

    When you want to make t he printe d size of a document di fferent f rom its origin al s ize, y ou ca n use your p rin ter sof tware ’s R edu ce/En la rge sett ing s. You c an m ake the do cum ent fit into the prin tab le ar ea on a sele cte d pape r siz e or yo u can choo se to reduc e or en larg e it to a sele cte d perc ent age of its origi na [...]

  • Page 53

    In t he Output Paper list, select t he actual size of the paper loaded i n the p rinte r an d click OK . T his automati cally t urns on t he Fit t o Page sett ing so the docu men t fits into the p rinta ble area o n t he ou tput pape r you select. The selected Paper Size, reduction percentage, and Out put Pa pe r sett ings now ap pe ar abo ve th e [...]

  • Page 54

    6 Selec t on e of th e foll owin g Red uce /Enl arg e sett ing s: ◗ Selec t Normal to set the p rint pr op ortio n to 10 0%. ◗ Selec t Fi t to Pa ge to au tom ati cally red uce or e nlarge the d ocu men t to fit on the pa pe r size lo ade d in th e pri nter . The Pa per Size o ption beneath the Fi t to Page setting becomes acti ve; if necessar [...]

  • Page 55

    If you ’re print ing a m ultip le pag e do cum ent , but w a nt a qu ick pro of of eac h page prin ted o n on e piec e of p ape r, you c an s elec t a pag e la yout op tion in the p rin ter so ftwar e. Yo u c an c hoos e t he wa y t he pag es a re p lace d o n the pape r and ad d a lined fram e to ea ch pa ge , if you want. Foll ow th ese st eps [...]

  • Page 56

    You c an a dd a w ater mark to ea ch pa ge in y our do cu men t to em phas ize its purp os e or ind icat e how it shou ld b e ha ndled . Fo r exam ple , you may want to add a water mark of t he word “Confi dential” to documents you don’t wan t distrib ute d to ot her part ie s. Or yo u can a dd a cust om bitm ap of you r com pany logo so yo u[...]

  • Page 57

    4 To change th e watermark or sp ecify how i t appears, cl ick the S etting s butto n. Y ou s ee the follow ing dial og box : 5 To lo ad a cu sto m wat er mark y ou’v e cre ated as a bit ma p file in an applic a tion p rogra m , click t he User Defi ned bu tto n. Yo u s ee t he follo wing dia log box : Cli ck here t o sel ect a predefined wat erm[...]

  • Page 58

    Click th e Browse bu tto n. Y ou see a f ile sele ction dia log box . Nav igat e to the f old er co ntain ing th e bi tmap f ile yo u wan t to us e, se lect th e file , and c lick OK . Type a nam e fo r the cu sto m wat erm ark (u p to 24 chara c ters lon g) in the Wa te rmar k field . Click t he Sa ve b utton t o add it to the li st, th en click O[...]

  • Page 59

    Foll ow the st eps in t hes e sec tio ns to use op tions in th e Layou t dialo g box: ◗ Using t he Fit to Page Optio n ◗ Addin g a W at erma rk ◗ Using M ultip le Page Layo uts an d Page Fram es When you want to make t he printe d size of a document di fferent f rom its origin al s ize, y ou ca n use your p rin ter sof tware ’s Fit to Page [...]

  • Page 60

    6 Click the Layo ut ic on. Y ou se e the L ayou t dial og b ox: 7 Selec t on e of th e foll owin g Fit to Pag e opt ions : ◗ Selec t Off to se t the print pro porti on to 1 00%. ◗ Selec t On to a utom atic ally reduc e or en larg e th e d ocu men t to f it on the p ap er size loa ded in the p rin ter. The Pape r Siz e op tion b en eath the Fi t[...]

  • Page 61

    Select t h e size of the paper you’ve loaded. This automatica lly set s the cor rec t red uctio n/en lar gem ent pe rcen t age to fit the d ocu men t into the pri ntab le ar ea on t he se lect ed pap er size . The do cum ent size an d pa pe r size s etting s app ea r be neat h the p ape r grap hic. 8 If yo u’re fi nished sel ecting Layo ut opti[...]

  • Page 62

    4 To load a custom wate rmark you’ve created as a PICT f ile in an applic a tion p rogra m , click t he Add/Delete butt on. You see t he follo wing dia log box : Click th e Add bu tton. Y ou see a dialo g b ox for se lectin g files . Navig ate to the f old er co ntain ing th e P ICT file you w ant to u se, selec t the f ile, and c lick Ope n . Th[...]

  • Page 63

    ◗ To adju st the si ze and posi tion of t he watermark, move the cursor ove r the La you t grap hic. Four boxe s app ea r in the corne rs of the graph ic and th e cur sor cha ng es to a hand . To mo v e the water mar k, c lick a nyw here ins ide t he gra ph ic an d d rag it into on e of the se po sitions : cent e r, top-c ent er, up pe r-righ t, [...]

  • Page 64

    If you ’re print ing a m ultip le pag e do cum ent and w a nt a qu ick pro of of eac h page p rin ted on o ne p iece of pap er, y ou c an sele ct a Print La yo ut opti on. You c an ch oo se the w a y the pa ges ar e pl aced on the pap er and add a lined f ra me to ea ch pa ge , if you wa nt . Fo llo w t hese st eps t o us e t he Pr int Layo ut op[...]

  • Page 65

    You c an g et a pr evie w of h ow you r do cum ent will pri nt with the P rint Prev ie w feat ure in y our M acin tos h print er so ftwa re. Pr int Pr eview shows the re sult s of th e follo win g print er so ftwa re set ting s on y our do cum ent : ◗ Print layo ut se ttings such as Fit t o Page , Page Order , Wa te rmar k , Reverse Orde r , an d[...]

  • Page 66

    4 Click t h e Pr ev ie w bu tton. After a m om en t, you se e the prin t prev iew dialog bo x: 5 The fi rst previ ew page is t he fir st page o f your doc ument. To change the pr evie w pag e, cli ck the or but ton t o go bac k or forw ard on e page , or e nte r a page num ber in the Pa ge field . 6 To cha ng e the s ize o f the prev iew, c lick th[...]

  • Page 67

    Whe n b ackgro un d print in g is on , your pri nter s o ftwar e lets y ou wo rk in othe r ap plica tion s while prin ting t ake s place in the b ac kgro und. Bac kgro un d print ing als o let s yo u set th e follo win g pri nting optio ns: ◗ Set a prio rity fo r the pr int job in the prin t queu e ◗ Set a spec ific ti me for p rintin g the pri[...]

  • Page 68

    5 To sele c t a prio rity fo r your prin t job in the qu eue of job s wait ing to print , click one o f the fo llow ing: ◗ Normal to p rint in the ord er the job is receiv e d ◗ Urgent to print befo re any Norm al pr iori ty job ◗ Print a t to p rint at a spe cif ic time you en ter in the da y and time field s ◗ Hold to keep t he p rint job[...]

  • Page 69

    You s ee th is dial og box: 3 Type a unique name for your setti ngs ( up to 16 cha racters) and clic k the Save bu tton. 4 Click OK t o close the Ad van ced d ialo g b ox. Th e nam e of the cu stom sett ing s grou p you crea ted ap pe ars a s the se lecte d op tion in the Custom Setti ngs l ist. To u se c ustom se ttings grou ps you crea ted, c lic[...]

  • Page 70

    To make on e or two ch anges to setti ngs i n a custom se ttings group, you can revi se the group without having t o recreate it f rom scratch. 1 From the main print er sett ing s dia log box , clic k Custom . Then select the name of the custo m settin gs group yo u want to r evise in the Custom Setti ngs l ist. 2 Click t h e Advanced button and ch[...]

  • Page 71

         Your E PS ON S tylu s Ph oto 75 0 le ts you p rint on just abou t any kind of pape r yo u wan t to use . You can get gre at res ul ts print ing on v ariou s sizes of pla in p aper, letterh ea d, an d en velo pes, bu t yo u’ll g et even bett er resu lts wi th EP SO N?[...]

  • Page 72

    Whe n you prin t on spe cial p ap er, y ou nee d to c hoos e the corre ct Me dia Type and Pap er Siz e sett ings in you r prin ter so ftware. The ta ble below lists th e ava ilable EPSON papers and th e co rresp ondin g M edia Typ e sett ing fo r each one . Paper name Size Part n umber Media Type setting EPSON 36 0 d pi In k J et Pap er Let t er A4[...]

  • Page 73

    To ord er EPSON pa pers and ot her med ia , con ta ct y our deal e r or ca ll EPSO N Ac cess ories at (8 00) 8 73 -77 66 (U .S . sale s only ). O r v isit our w eb site a t www.epsonsupp lies.com ( U.S. sales o nly). In Canada, p lease call (800) 8 73 -7766 fo r de aler refer ral . EPSON Photo Quali ty Glossy Film Letter A4 A6 S041 07 2 S041 07 1 S[...]

  • Page 74

    The follow ing t ips h elp yo u get the be st re sults on any typ e of pa per: ◗ Alw ays h andle shee t s by the edges , an d don’t touc h th e print able su rf ac e. ◗ Whe n you loa d pape r, ma ke s ure t he print able sid e is fac ing up . ◗ Load pap er o nly up to the arrow mar k on the lef t edge guide . ◗ Retur n u nu sed shee ts an[...]

  • Page 75

    Load the top ed ge fir st with t he print able s ide up. Wh en you loa d long pape r, p ull up t he pap er s uppo rt ex tensio n a nd b oth ou tput t ray extensio ns. Selec t Plain paper as the M edia T ype settin g a nd be s ure to choo se the corr ect Paper Size setting in your prin ter sof tw are. Before you load glo ssy fi lm or tra nsparencies[...]

  • Page 76

    If you r med ia h as a cut corn er, po siti on it in the upp er r ight cor ne r in the sheet feeder. Be su re to s elec t the c orr ect M edia T ype settin g for y our pa pe r in the print er so ftwa re. ◗ For Phot o Quality G lossy Fi lm, select P hoto Quali ty Glossy Film ◗ For tr ansparencie s, select Ink J et Transparencies It’ s best not[...]

  • Page 77

    You c a n load u p to 1 0 e nve lop es flap ed ge fir st, w ith the pr intab le sid e u p, as sho w n below : Whe n you prin t on en velo pe s or othe r thic k med ia, s et th e pape r thick ne ss lev er to the + po sition as sh own bel ow. (R etur n the lever t o the 0 posit ion be fore prin ting o n reg ular m edia .) Selec t Plain paper as the M[...]

  • Page 78

    You c an u se E PSON P hoto P aper t o print ph otog raphs tha t look alm ost as go od a s the on es y ou g et from film pr oc essin g. EP SO N 4 × 6-inch Phot o P aper is perf orat ed arou nd the ed ge s, so you ca n trim y our print ou ts and “ble ed” t he p hoto —ex ten d it to th e e dge of the paper —o n a ll side s. You can load u p [...]

  • Page 79

    ◗ If you ’re l oading 4 × 6-i nch P ho to Pap er , follow these ste ps: 1 Whe n you crea te th e ima ge in your applic atio n sof tware , size it to 4.25 × 6.25 inch es so the ima ge co vers the perfo ratio ns as sho wn. 2 Pos ition the pe rfor ated ma rgi ns a s sho w n an d l oad u p to 2 0 shee ts wi th su ppor t she et s A an d B be neat [...]

  • Page 80

    3 Choose th ese printe r software settings: Photo Paper as the Media Type sett ing EPSON Photo Paper 4 × 6 in as the Paper Size setti ng Max imu m as the Printa ble A rea setti ng 4 After y o u print , fold th e pape r ba ck a nd fo rth alo ng th e pe rfora tion s and c are fully t ear of f the m argin s. You can u se EPSON 4 × 6-i nc h Phot o Pa[...]

  • Page 81

    You c an lo ad up to 30 card s at a tim e. Alway s pla ce the inc lude d s uppor t sh eet un de r t he c ar ds an d lo a d t hem as sho wn bel ow. Set th e pa pe r thick nes s lever to th e + positi on, as shown i n En velop es , to prev en t sme aring. Wh en yo u’re ready to pri nt, se t the Me di a Type t o Photo Qualit y Ink J et Paper and th [...]

  • Page 82

    Use t he se shee ts o f stick ers to pr int small, dec orat ed p hoto s for us e on cards, invitati ons, or o ther ite ms. You ’ll need to use a n ap plica tion that can cr eate photo s tickers, such as XLs oft’s St ickerPiX. ™ Load one shee t of P hoto Stick ers at a time. Make sure to p lace su pp ort sheets A and B that came with th e stic[...]

  • Page 83

    You c an p rint p hoto s, comp an y logo s, o r a nythi ng e lse y ou wa nt on the s e tran sfe r pape rs, a nd the n iron y ou r ima ges o nto T-s hi rts or ot her c loth items. L oad one shee t of tra nsfer paper a t a t ime. Be sure to select 360 dpi Ink J et Paper as th e Me dia Typ e s etting and reve rse y our im age b efore you pr int it—e[...]

  • Page 84

          Your p rint er s oftwa re inc ludes sev eral utilit ies for m a nagin g pri nt job s. You c an u se the m to moni tor y our prin ter’s stat us an d che ck on the curr en t print jo b or jo bs wa iti ng to p rint. T his ch apt er pro vide s ins truct io ns for the fol lowin g: ◗ Man ag [...]

  • Page 85

    Your p rint er s oftwa re of fers th ree ways to mon itor y ou r print j obs: ◗ Progress Mete r , whic h sh ows the p rog ress of you r curre nt pri nt job and t he st atus o f you r print er. The Pro gre ss M eter a pp ears e ach time you send a prin t job, as des cribe d in Using th e Progress Meter . Yo u can turn t he Prog re ss Me ter on or [...]

  • Page 86

    After y o u sen d a print job, the Pro gre ss M eter win do w app ea rs on your scree n: The Pr ogres s Me ter s h ows t he p rog ress of you r print job an d the st atus o f you r prin ter. Yo u can use t he but ton s to can cel, paus e , or rest art you r print job . If you inst alled S tat us Mon itor 2, you also s ee inf orm atio n ab out ho w [...]

  • Page 87

    You c an co ntro l whe th er or not the P rogre s s Mete r appe ars w h en you sen d a pr int job u sing the S pee d & Pro gre ss dialo g b ox. To acc ess the dialog bo x, you mus t ope n you r prin ter so ftware from th e Windows Print er s u tility as d escrib ed bel ow . 1 Click Start , point to S etti ngs , then cl ick Print ers . 2 Right-c[...]

  • Page 88

    You s ee th is dial og box: 5 Click t h e Show Progre ss Meter check box to cont rol whether or not the P rog ress M ete r appe ars w he n you send a print job . For in form at ion abo ut ot her op tio ns in the Sp ee d & Prog ress dialo g bo x, see Optimizing Data Transf er . Selec t whether you want the Progress Meter to appea r or not[...]

  • Page 89

    The Spo ol Ma nage r (no t availa ble with Wind ows NT) di spla ys t he sta tus of your prin t jobs and le ts you co ntro l how they’re prin ted. To op en S pool Mana ge r while you’ re pr intin g, cl ick the EPSON Stylus P hoto 750 but to n on the tas kba r at th e bo tt om of th e s cr een. You s ee th e Sp ool M anag er w indo w: To ca nc el[...]

  • Page 90

    Statu s Mo nito r 2 lets you view infor matio n ab ou t your pri nter a nd your print job s in its ma in win do w and thes e det ailed s tatus win do ws: ◗ Status Alert Window , which repo rts prin ter err ors , low ink leve ls, and othe r pr oblem s whe n the y o ccur. ◗ Printer Status W i ndow , wh ich gi ves troub lesh oo ting tips and de t [...]

  • Page 91

    To use Status Monito r 2 or vi ew any of i ts sta tus windows , you must first open it. F ollow these step s: 1 Make su re yo ur print er is tur ne d on . 2 Click Start , point to P rograms , click th e E pso n fold er , and clic k EPSO N Statu s M onitor 2 . Yo u see the mai n wind ow , de scribe d in Using t he Main Window . If bac kgro un d mon [...]

  • Page 92

    Whe n you sta rt Stat us Mon it or 2, you see t he m ain w ind ow: The Insta lled Print ers list show s the nam e of y our p rinte r with a b rief mess a ge des crib ing its s tatus . T he co lor of the Ins talled Pri nter ico n also indic ate s the print er stat us as f ollo ws: Menu bar Butt on bar Insta lled Pr inte r icon and n ame Brief status[...]

  • Page 93

    Th e mai n wind ow a lso let s you ac cess m ore deta iled infor mation ab out yo ur pr inte r o r job s tatu s throu gh the Pr inter Stat us an d Job Stat us win do ws. Y ou ca n also set wh en a nd if you w ant the Sta tu s Aler t windo w to n otif y you of cha nges in you r prin ter st atus. See U sing the Det ailed St atus Win dow s for more in[...]

  • Page 94

    Statu s Mo nito r 2 feat u res thre e st atus w indow s f or vie wing infor mat ion abou t you r pr inter and yo ur p rint job s, as describ ed in the se se ction s: ◗ Statu s Aler t W indo w ◗ Print er St atus W indo w ◗ Jo b St at us Wi ndow To vie w any of t he status wi ndows, you must fir st open Statu s Monitor 2. See O penin g Stat us [...]

  • Page 95

    You c an se t up t he St atus Alert wind ow to ap pe ar a utoma tic ally to re por t print er e rrors , low ink leve ls, a nd ot her p roble ms when they occur , or to appe ar ev ery time y ou prin t: To use t he Sta tus Alert wind ow , you m ust tu rn on bac kgro un d mon itorin g and s et t he s tatus alert pref ere nce s; see Set ting S tatus Al[...]

  • Page 96

    To view m ore p rinte r s tatus inf orm atio n, in clud ing tro ub lesho otin g tip s a nd deta ils ab ou t printe r erro rs, cl ick Details to op en the Sta tus Moni tor 2 Print er S tatus wind ow. See P rinte r Stat us Win do w for mo re informa tion. To vi ew th e St atus A ler t w indow , yo u n ee d to set S t atus A le rt pr efere nce s for y[...]

  • Page 97

    4 Click t h e Monitor t his pr inter checkbox. 5 Th en t ur n on on e or m or e o f the St at us Aler t op ti ons t o ma ke th e Statu s A lert win do w app ea r whe n the se lect ed co nd ition occ urs. F or exa mple , if you turn on Show when er rors occur , the St atu s Aler t wind ow a ppe ars only if a pri nt ing err or occ urs . If yo u sele [...]

  • Page 98

    You s ee th e Pr inter Stat us win dow. Click the Current Sta tus tab to see the p rinte r’s c urrent stat us an d trou ble sho oting tips . To check the amount o f ink yo u have, cl ick the Consumables tab. (The P ri nter Information ta b is n’ t use d b y th e E P SON Styl us P ho to 750 .) Printer status mess ages appea r her e If an error o[...]

  • Page 99

    To view de taile d info rmatio n on the prin t jobs waitin g to prin t, you can us e the Job St atu s windo w (no t ava ila ble w ith Wind ow s NT ). The re ar e tw o ways to o pen the win dow: ◗ Click the p rinte r nam e in t he In stalle d Prin ters list an d cli ck th e icon or se lect Job Sta tus fro m th e Pr inter m enu . ◗ Righ t-c lick [...]

  • Page 100

    You c an adjust h ow ofte n Stat us Monito r 2 checks yo ur pri nter s tatus. Fo r exa mple , if the S tat us Ale rt wind ow takes a long time to app ea r after y ou sen d a pr int job , you m ay wis h to d ecre ase t he m on itorin g inte rval. T his will ma k e the S tatus Alert wind ow ap pe ar mo re quic kly ; howe ver, sho rter inte rvals ma y[...]

  • Page 101

    You c an sp ee d up the way your p rinte r sof tware proce ss es mult ip le-co py print j obs usin g op t ions in t he S pe ed & P ro gre ss d ialo g bo x. Yo u c an a ls o opti miz e you r print er port for the fast est da ta tr ansfe r rat e for E PSO N printe rs, if your comput er support s such tr ansfers. To acces s the dialo g box, y ou m[...]

  • Page 102

    4 Click t h e Speed & P rogress butt on. Y ou se e t his di al og bo x: 5 Selec t Hig h Speed Copies to spee d up print ing of mult iple c opies by crea ting hard drive space for th e cop ies. If you have mult iple ha rd drives, yo u can select a h igh speed c opy folder for sto ring the co pies. 6 Selec t EPSO N Pr inter Port ( not ava ilab le[...]

  • Page 103

    Your M a cintos h prin ter s o ftware in cludes two print j ob management utilitie s : EPS ON Mo nito r3 an d S tatus Mon itor. It als o i nclu des a Con figu ratio n utilit y for s etting up p rint m onit oring opt ions . ◗ Mon itor3 lets you che ck the pro gr ess of yo ur cu rren t prin t job an d set priorit ie s a nd prin t tim e s fo r docu [...]

  • Page 104

    1 Open th e Cho ose r from t he A pple m enu a nd select the SP 750 ic on. Then sel ect the port you’r e using. 2 Und er B ackgr ou nd Prin tin g, clic k On an d clos e th e Cho ose r. 3 To in crea se th e me mory al loc ati on, sele ct EPSON Monitor3 in the Extensio ns folder i n your S ystem fol der. Then ch oose Get Info from the File men u a [...]

  • Page 105

    The progr ess bar tr acks the progress o f the curr ent pri nt job. To pause, can cel, or res tart a prin t job (e ithe r th e cur rent o ne or an y jo b wai ting to print ), cl ick the docu men t’s nam e to hig hlight it. The n clic k on e of the follo wing butt ons : ◗ click to cancel ◗ click to pa use ◗ click to restart If you want to ch[...]

  • Page 106

    Click the na me of the d ocu men t wh ose job prior it y you w ant to c hang e. Then cli ck the P riority list box a nd se lect o ne of the follo w ing s ettings : ◗ Normal prints t he jo b in th e order it’s re ceiv ed ◗ Urgent moves the jo b be fore a ny Norm al prior ity jo bs in t he prin t queu e ◗ Hold keeps the jo b in the pr int que[...]

  • Page 107

    You c an u se the Stat us M onit or to che ck the leve l of ink in you r pr inter . Foll ow th ese st eps : 1 Choose Page Se tup or Print from the File m enu in your a pp licat ion. You s ee th e pr inter settin gs dia log box. 2 Click the U tilit y icon . You s ee th e Utilit y m enu: For inform a ti o n about these utilities , see M ainten ance a[...]

  • Page 108

    3 Click t h e EPS ON S tatus Monitor icon. The software checks the amo un t of ink r ema inin g in th e print er and displa y s the St atu s Monit o r wind ow: 4 To reche ck the i nk level, click th e Update button. To close the Status Monitor , click OK . Click to rechec k the ink level[...]

  • Page 109

    You c an co nfig ure the w ay you want the printe r to ha ndl e error a nd war nin g mess ages , ink le v el che cks, an d tem pora ry spoo l fold ers in the Con figu ratio n Se ttings dialo g bo x. Fol low t hese ste ps: 1 Choose Page Se tup or Print from the File m enu in your a pp licat ion. You s ee a print er sett in gs dia log box . 2 Click t[...]

  • Page 110

    4 Selec t th e foll owin g con figur atio n op tions: ◗ Error notif ication lets you select whether you want your system to beep and display er ror message text or just disp lay text if you r print er enc ount ers a n e rror . ◗ Warning lets you c ho ose wh eth er w arnin g me ssa ge s bee p and disp lay t ext or ju st disp lay t ext. ◗ Tempo[...]

  • Page 111

      !    It’s easy to kee p yo ur EPSO N S tyl us P ho to 7 50 pri nter w orki ng w ell. Jus t follo w th e simp le inst ruc tions in th is chap ter fo r: ◗ Rep lacin g an Ink C artrid ge ◗ Clea ni ng the Print He ad ◗ Align ing the Pri nt H ead ◗ Clea ni ng[...]

  • Page 112

    Whe n you ne ed new ink car tr idges , cont act y ou r deale r or call E PS ON Acce sso rie s at (800 ) 87 3-776 6 (U .S. s ales only) . Or v isit our w eb s ite at www.epsonsupp l ies.co m (U.S. sales o nly). In Canada, ple ase c all (800) 8 73 -77 66 fo r deale r refer ral . If you nee d to rep lace a n in k cartr idge before th e light s fla sh [...]

  • Page 113

    3 Make su re the print er is turn ed on an d not p rinti ng, t hen op en the print er co ver. 4 Pres s th e R cle an ing but ton and hold it fo r abo ut t hree s eco nds u ntil the p rint he ad m oves le ft and t he P pow er lig ht be gins flashin g. 5 Pull up th e ink car tridg e clam p . The c artr idg e rise s up from its hol de r. 6 Lift th e c[...]

  • Page 114

    9 Pres s th e R cle an ing but ton and close t he prin ter c ove r. Th e print er moves the pri nt head and begins c harging the in k delivery syste m. The P powe r ligh t flash es, an d the p rint er m ake s variou s so un ds. Charging takes about o ne minute. When it’s finish ed, the P p ow er li gh t stops fl ashing and stays on. If an ink ca [...]

  • Page 115

    3 Make su re the print er is turn ed on an d not p rinti ng, t hen op en the print er co ver. 4 Pres s th e E load /eje ct bu tton an d h old it do wn f or thr ee se cond s u ntil the p rint he ad m oves to t he lef t and the P power ligh t begin s flas hing. 5 Pull up th e ink car tridg e clam p . The c artr idg e rise s up from its hol de r. 6 Li[...]

  • Page 116

    9 Pres s th e E load /eje ct bu tton an d c lose the pr inter cov er. The prin ter mov es th e pri nt hea d a nd begi ns c ha rging t he ink deliv ery system. The P powe r ligh t flas hes an d the prin ter ma kes va rio us sounds. Charging takes about o ne minute. When it’s finish ed, the P p ow er li gh t st ops fl a shi ng an d s tay s on . If [...]

  • Page 117

    Foll ow th ese st eps to run the H ead C leani ng utilit y: 1 Make su re the print er is turn ed on bu t not pri nting , and bot h the B bla ck a nd A col or in k out ligh t s are of f . 2 Star t an ap pli cation and ope n a doc um ent. 3 Acce ss t he prin ter s etting s dial og b ox as des cribe d in Prin ting fro m Wi ndow s or Printing from a Ma[...]

  • Page 118

    Foll ow th ese st eps to cl ean th e print head : 1 Make su re the print er is turn ed on bu t not pri nting , and bot h the B bla ck a nd A c olor in k out light s are off . 2 Pres s th e R cle an ing but ton and hold it d own for th ree s econ ds. Clea ni ng take s a lit tle over a m inute , dur ing wh ich t he prin ter m ake s so me nois e an d [...]

  • Page 119

    Exa mine the noz zle che c k patte rn you p rint. It sh ou ld look som et hin g like this: Eac h sta gger ed h orizo ntal and st raigh t ve rtic al line s hould be com plete , with no gaps in the do t patte rn . If your prin tout l ooks ok a y, you ’re done . If any dots are m issing , as sho w n belo w, cle an the prin t hea d ag ain; see Clea n[...]

  • Page 120

    If you r pri ntou ts con tain misalig ne d vert ica l lines , you may ne ed to align the p rint he ad . You r print er mu st be conn ected to a loc a l p ort, no t on a network, to use the Print Head A lignment util ity. Fo llow the se st eps: 1 Make su re the print er is turn ed on an d pape r is loa de d. 2 Star t an ap pli cation and ope n a doc[...]

  • Page 121

    To keep your printer workin g a t its best, yo u sh ould clean it seve ral tim es a year. Fo llow these steps: 1 Turn off the prin ter, un plu g the powe r cord , and dis con nect t he print er cab le. 2 Remo v e all th e pape r from the s heet fee der. 3 Clea n the ext erior of the p rinte r with a soft , damp clot h. 4 Clea n in k out of the pr i[...]

  • Page 122

    If yo u move your p rinter some distance , you need to prepare it for tran spor tat ion in it s orig ina l box. F ollow these ste ps: 1 Turn on the prin ter a nd wa it unt il the p rint h ead lo cks i n the far rig ht pos ition . The n turn off the print er. 2 Unp lug the po wer cord from the ele ctr ical ou tlet. Then disc onne ct the inte rfac e [...]

  • Page 123

    !    As you us e yo ur pri nter, y ou may occa siona lly ex perie nc e a pape r jam or othe r pr oblem . The first th in g you sh oul d do is d iagno s e the p roblem , follo wing the gu ide lines in this c ha pter . Then try the m o st like ly solu tions unti l th e probl em is fi xed. This c ha pter co vers [...]

  • Page 124

    The re a re a num ber of ways to dia gn ose p rinte r pr oblem s: ◗ To id entif y the m os t comm on p rob lem s, che ck the prin ter’s lig h ts; see Che ck ing the Con trol Pa ne l Light s for de tails . ◗ You c an a lso vie w th e Pr inter S tatus win dow t o iden tify c ommo n problems, i f yo u instal led Status Mo nitor 2 with Windows. F[...]

  • Page 125

    Foll ow th ese g uidel ine s wh en th e con trol pa ne l light s com e on or f lash : S flash ing Wh en t he S pap er ou t light flashe s , pape r is jam me d in the print er. Tu rn off the pr inte r, rem ove all the pa per (includ ing any piece s tor n off ins ide), then relo ad th e stac k. Tu rn o n the p rinte r and pres s the E load /e ject bu[...]

  • Page 126

    You c an r un a prin ter op er ation chec k to de te rmin e wh ethe r the pr ob lem comes fr om the prin ter it self or so me other source. If the chec k page print s, the pro blem lies in your so ftware or applica tion setti ngs, th e inte rfac e cab le, or your com pute r. If th e che ck pag e do es no t print corr ect ly, y ou m ay h ave a probl[...]

  • Page 127

    If yo u’re usin g Windows, y ou can use th e Prin ter a nd Opt io n Inform at ion util ity to co nfirm the Printe r ID. Col or qu ality m ay imp rov e af ter you confi rm the ID number. If y ou ’re u sing S tat us Mo nitor 2 , thi s in form a tion is upda t ed a utom at ically. Howe v er, if a m essag e a ppear s p romp ting you to en t er sett[...]

  • Page 128

    If yo u find that y our pr int q ua lity ha s dec lined, yo u ca n often imp rove it by doing o ne of th e f ollo wing : ◗ Clea n the prin t hea d follo wing the in stru ction s in C lea nin g the P rin t Head . ◗ Use hi ghe r qu ality pa pe r appro pri ate f or you r print job . See Sele c ting the Rig ht Settin gs f or Your Pap er fo r a l is[...]

  • Page 129

    The p r inted i mag e ha s hori zont al b andi ng Possible c ause Solution The M edi a T ype se ttin g does n’ t match the loade d pa pe r. Make s ur e the Med ia Ty pe se tting m atc hes the pap er you ’re usi ng. Se e Print ing fro m Win dow s or Prin t ing fro m a Ma cint osh for instructi ons. The prin table side o f the p ape r is fac e do[...]

  • Page 130

    Ver tical line s are misalig ned o r vertical b anding ap pears The p rinte d imag e ha s incor rect o r missi ng colors Possible c ause Solution The prin t hea d noz zles are c log ged. C lea n the p rint he ad. S ee Cl ean ing th e Print Hea d for in str uction s. The paper thickness leve r is in t he + pos ition . Set the p aper t hickn ess le v[...]

  • Page 131

    The Half toni ng and Colo r Man ag eme nt opti ons a re set inco rre ctly for y our document type. U se th e cor rect se ttings for t he pro ject you’ re pr intin g, follo wing th e instructi ons in C u stom izing Print Qua lity an d Sp ecia l Effec ts and C ust omizin g Co lor S ett ings . The ICM (Windows 95 or Wi ndo ws 98 o nly), sRGB (W indo[...]

  • Page 132

    The p rinted im age is f aint or h as gaps The p rinte d imag e is b lurr y or sm eared Possible c ause Solution The prin t hea d noz zles are c log ged. C lea n the p rint he ad. S ee Cl ean ing th e Print Hea d for in str uction s. The Media Typ e settin g doesn’t ma tch the lo aded p aper. Make sure the Media Type se tting match es the paper y[...]

  • Page 133

    You t rie d to prin t on card bo ard or ot her non-r ec om men ded med ia. M ake s ure yo ur paper or me dia me ets the spe cif icat ions li sted in Pa per . If y our p rinto uts are stil l blur ry afte r you chan ge p aper, clea n the prin t hea d as des crib ed in Clea ning t he Prin t He ad . The Media Typ e settin g doesn’t ma tch the lo aded[...]

  • Page 134

    If th e print er won’t print, fi rst check that: ◗ The prin ter is tu rned o n an d the P pow er li ght is on , but not f lash ing. ◗ Pape r is l oaded in the prin ter. ◗ The prin ter is plu gg ed int o a wor king elect rica l outle t th at’s not con trolle d by a s witc h or tim er. ◗ The interf ace cab le is secur ely co nn ected to t[...]

  • Page 135

    The p rinte r or applic a tion so ftwa re is insta lled incorrectl y. If t h e prin ter operat ion check works, make su re your printer an d appli cation so ftware ar e c orre ctly inst alled. If you ’re prin tin g on a Wind ows net work, you ma y n eed t o set up y our pr int er fo r netwo rk print ing , as des crib ed in th e Print e r Basi cs [...]

  • Page 136

    The S pape r ou t lig ht is fl ashi ng or on A B black o r A color in k out lig ht is f lashing or on The P pow er and S pape r out lights a re flashing and t he B black and A colo r ink o ut ligh ts are o n Possible c ause Solution If flash ing , pape r is jam med . R emo ve th e pape r an d follo w th e guide lin es for pr ev ent ing jam s as des[...]

  • Page 137

    All the lights a re flashing The p rinte r has f inis hed ch arging the in k cartr idge, b ut th e P power lig ht is still f lash ing Possible c ause Solution You ha v en’t re mo ved all t he pac kin g m ateri al from t he p rin ter. R emo ve th e tap e and ot h er pac king m at erial f ollow ing th e ins truc tion s on t he un pac ki ng s hee t.[...]

  • Page 138

    If you have troub le wit h yo ur pr inter so ftwa re, first ch eck that y ou r print er is sele cte d as t he Wi ndow s def ault print er or as the cur ren t prin ter in t he Macin t osh Ch oo ser. If you still h ave p roblem s wit h you r pr inter softwa re, check th ese solut ions: The p rinte r soft ware yo u in stalled with W indows 9 5 doesn?[...]

  • Page 139

    You see a sp ooling erro r mess age (W indows ) You see a m emory err or messa ge ( Macinto sh) The “ SP 750 canno t be used” m essage a p p ears (M acintos h ) Possible c ause Solution Your h ard drive is ful l. D ele te unn ece ssary files to mak e roo m fo r prin t job file s on t he driv e. Your c o mpu ter d oesn ’t hav e en ough m em or[...]

  • Page 140

    You r pr inte r ic on do esn ’t appea r in the C hoos er (Ma cintosh ) In W indows , the S tatus Mon itor 2 window doe sn’t app ear Possible c ause Solution Your M a cintos h has extensio n conflicts. Disable Quick Draw ® GX in th e Ex tensio ns M ana ge r. M ake sure EP SON Mon itor3 and SP 750 are enable d, and t hen res tar t you r Maci nto[...]

  • Page 141

    Pri nti ng is to o sl ow Possible c ause Solution Your p rint er s oftwa re opti ons a re set inco rre ctly. Fo r the f astes t pri nting , try the fol lowin g print er so ftwa re se ttin gs: ◗ S et Pr int Qu ali ty to Eco no my ◗ Turn Mi c roWeave o ff ◗ Tur n H igh Sp eed on ◗ C hoo se Bl ack ink See Cust om P rintin g for in str uction s[...]

  • Page 142

    You r printe r switch es to t he modem port or won’t confirm o n the printer port (Ma c int osh ) You r app lication prog ram ca n’t op en y our imag e file (Macin tosh) Your printer d oesn’t pr int corr ectly as a remote p rinter (W indows NT ) Possible c ause Solution Your M a cintos h has extensio n conflicts. Make s ure Ap pleT alk ® is [...]

  • Page 143

    To avo id m os t pape r hand ling pro blem s: ◗ Use s mo oth, high -qu ality m edia d es igne d for ink je t print ers that me ets the me dia spec ifica tions in Pape r . ◗ Foll ow all load ing and ha ndling ins truct ions inclu de d with t he me dia. ◗ Load th e med ia with t he prin tab le s ide fa ce up as desc ri bed in t he St art Here c[...]

  • Page 144

    Mult iple pag es f eed at t he same time Pap er jams inside t he printe r Try this Then do this Remove the stack of pape r fr om the p rinte r. ◗ M ak e sur e the paper is n ’t too th in (se e the spe c ificat ions in Pape r ). ◗ Fa n a ll the ed ge s of the stac k of p aper t o sep arate the s heet s. ◗ R elo ad the pap er as desc ribed in[...]

  • Page 145

    Pap er doesn’t ejec t fully o r is wr inkled If you r pri ntou t result s are not wha t yo u exp ect ed , try thes e so lutio ns. Ch aracters ar e inco rrect or gar bled Possible c ause Solution I f th e pape r doe sn’ t eject fully, you may have set t h e wrong pape r si ze. Pres s th e E load/ eje ct but ton to eje ct the pap er . Then m ak e[...]

  • Page 146

    The i mage is inve rted a s if viewed in a mi rror Print ing is sta lled. In Win do ws , dele te the s talle d pr int job s in Sp oo l M ana ger; see Using the Spo ol Ma nage r for i nstruc tions. I n Windows NT, uninst all the EPS ON Print er Po rt. Clic k St art , point to Programs , EP SON Prin ters , and select EPSO N Pri nter Port Unins tall .[...]

  • Page 147

    The i mage siz e or posit ion is in cor rect The m argins ar e inco rrect A portio n of your image do esn’t p rint (Macin tosh) Possible c ause Solution Th e pa pe r an d /or layo ut op tions are s et inco rre ctly. Ch eck th e pa per s etti ngs a nd lay out op tion s. S ee Se l ect in g Pa pe r Si ze and O rie ntat ion Op tion s and Sel ecti n g[...]

  • Page 148

    The pri nt er pri nt s bl ank pag es You ne ed to inc reas e the me m ory a lloca ted for you r ap plica tion, EPSO N Mon itor3 , or both . Choose Get Info from t he File me nu wh en the ap plica tion is activ e o r EPSO N Mon itor3 is selec ted and incre ase the mem o ry all ocatio n. Se e Using Monit o r3 for m ore inf or mation . If tha t does n[...]

  • Page 149

    EPSO N p rovi des tec hn ical ass istan ce th rough elec tro nic supp ort se rvice s and au to ma ted tele ph one s ervic es 2 4 hour s a d ay. T he foll owin g tab les li st t he c ont act inf ormat ion: Elec tron ic su pport serv ice s Ser v ice Acc es s W orl d Wid e Web Fro m th e Intern et, you can rea ch EP SO N’s H ome Pa ge at http:/ /www[...]

  • Page 150

    To spe ak to a tec hnic al su pport rep rese ntativ e, d ial the follow ing (toll or long di s tance charg es m ay ap pl y): ◗ U.S. : (310 ) 53 3-401 8, 6 AM to 8 PM , Paci fic Time , Monday th rough Frid ay an d 7 AM to 4 PM , Saturd ay ◗ Can ad a: (90 5) 709- 25 67 , 6 AM to 6 PM , Paci fic Time, Monday thro ugh Frid ay an d 7 AM to 4 PM , Sa[...]

  • Page 151

    " Printin g method On-d em and in k jet Nozzle configur ation 48 blac k no zz les 240 c olo r noz zles (48 each of cya n, mag enta , yellow , lig ht cya n, an d light m age nta ) Resolution Maximum 1440 × 720 dp i Input bu ffer 256K B Print d irection Bidire c tiona l with lo gic s eeki ng Control code E[...]

  • Page 152

    Paper Size Types Thickness Weight Singl e s heets Lette r (8.5 × 11 inches) A4 (210 × 297 m m) A5 (148 × 210 m m) B5 (182 × 257 m m) Legal (8.5 × 1 4 inc hes) Half l ett er (5 .5 × 8.5 inch es) Execut ive (7.5 × 10 inche s) Plain pa per a nd spe cia l i nk je t papers distributed by EPSON 0.003 to 0.0 04 inch (0 . 0 8 to 0. 1 1 mm ) 17 to 24[...]

  • Page 153

    Print only under these conditions: Temperature: 59 t o 77 °F (15 to 25 °C) Humidity: 40 to 60% RH Store glossy film and self ad hesive she et s under these conditions: Temperature: 59 t o 86 °F (15 to 30 °C) Humidity: 20 to 60% RH Since the qu ality of any particular brand or type o f paper m ay be changed by the manufacturer at any time, EPSON[...]

  • Page 154

    Printa ble ar ea A The minimum top margin is 0.12 inch (3 m m). When prin ting on multiple sheets o f E PSON P hoto Quality Glo ssy Film, the minimum top margin is 1.2 i n ch e s (30 m m). BL Th e mi ni mum l eft mar gin i s 0.1 2 i nch (3 mm) . BR T he mi ni mum rig ht ma rgi n is : 0.35 inch (9 mm) for Lett e r and Legal size paper 1.10 inc hes ([...]

  • Page 155

    * The prin t capacity may vary d ependi ng on h ow o ften you c lean the print h ead. ** The ink thaws and i s usable after app roxima tel y 3 hours a t 77 °F (25 ° C). To e nsure good resu lts, use g enuine EPSON cart ri dges and do no t refill them . Other produc ts may cause da mage to your prin ter not covered by EPSON’ s warranty. Do not u[...]

  • Page 156

    Pape r fee d method Fricti on with a uto sheet feeder, rear entr y Shee t feed er capacity Maximum 100 sh eets of 17 lb (64 g/m 2 ) pape r Dimensions Stor ag e W idth : 16.9 inch es (42 9 mm ) Dep th: 10.3 inch es (26 1 mm ) Heig ht: 6.6 inc hes (1 67 m m) Print ing Wid th: 16 .9 inc hes (429 m m) Dep th: 24.0 inch es (60 9 mm ) Heig ht: 11.5 inc h[...]

  • Page 157

    * Also designed for IT power systems with P h ase to Ph a se voltage 220–240V Safet y standa rds UL 1950, CSA 22.2 No. 9 50 EMC FCC part 15 subpart B class B Specificati on 120V model 2 40 V model* In pu t volta ge rang e 99V t o 13 2V 1 98V to 264 V Rate d fr eque nc y r an ge 50 to 60 Hz In pu t freque ncy range 49.5 to 60. 5 Hz R ated cu rre n[...]

  • Page 158

    Parallel interface Forwa rd ch an ne l Spe cif ic ati on Des cri pt io n Da ta f orma t 8-bi t p arallel , IEE E-12 84 c om patib ility m ode Sy nch ron izatio n ST ROB E p ulse Ha nd sha ke tim ing BUSY an d ACKN LG sign als Sig nal l evel TTL co mpa tible Co nn ector 57-3 0360 Amp hen ol co nn ector or equ ivale nt Reverse ch annel Sp ec ificat i[...]

  • Page 159

    Seria l interfac e USB in terface Spe cif ic ati on Des cri pt io n St an dard Bas e d on R S-423 Sy nch ron izatio n Sy nch ron ous Bit rate App rox im ately 1 .8 M bps Handshaking X -ON/ X-OFF and DTR prot ocol W ord forma t Da ta bit : 8 bits Pari ty bi t : N one St art bit : 1 bit Sto p bi t: 1 bi t Co nn ector 8-pi n min i-DI N Recommended ca [...]

  • Page 160

     # Accessori es, 73 , 112 , 150 Align ing p rint head s, 120 , 13 0 Automati c mode, 20 , 25 Bac kgro un d print ing Macin t osh, 25 to 26 , 67 to 68 , 103 to 106 Win dow s, 90 to 100 Band ing , 12 9 to 13 0 Bas ic p rin ting , 17 to 26 Bitma p f iles, 56 to 57 Blank pa ges , 14 8 Blurry pr into uts, 13 2 to 13 3 Brigh tn ess s etting ,[...]

  • Page 161

    Data tr ansfer, o ptimizin g, 101 to 10 2 Defau lt print er opt ions , setting , 21 Diag no sing pro ble ms, 124 to 12 7 Diffu sion , e rro r, 33 Digi tal C ame ra se tting, 29 , 34 to 35 Dithe ring , 33 DMA transfe rs, 101 to 10 2 , 141 Eco no my s ettin g, 29 , 32 Elec tric al sp ecific atio ns, 157 Energ y Star, 13 Env elo pes loadin g, 77 sp ec[...]

  • Page 162

    ICM (Ima ge C olor M atchin g) settin g, 29 , 38 to 39 In k cartrid ge spec ifica tions , 15 5 mon itori ng le vel, 97 to 98 , 10 7 to 10 8 repla ci ng ca rtridg es, 11 1 to 11 6 repla ci ng out date d car tridg e, 114 to 116 settin g, 20 , 25 , 29 , 32 , 130 smears, 77 sp ec if ic ati ons , 155 Ink J et Cards, see Photo Q uality In k Jet Card s In[...]

  • Page 163

    Mar gin problems, 14 7 sp ec if ic ati ons , 154 with mu ltiple sheets, 75 Mech an ical s pec ificat ions , 15 6 Media Typ e setting , 19 to 20 , 24 , 28 , 32 , 72 to 73 , 128 Memo ry alloc atio n, incre asin g on Macint osh, 103 to 104 MicroWeave se tting, 33 , 129 Monitor 3, 26 , 103 to 106 Mon itori ng ink le vel, 97 to 98 , 107 to 108 print job[...]

  • Page 164

    Phot o Q ualit y Ink Jet Pape r choosing, 19 , 24 , 72 to 73 loadin g, 74 sp ec if ic ati ons , 152 to 154 Phot o Q ualit y Self Ad he sive Sh ee ts choosing, 72 to 73 loadin g, 74 , 82 sp ec if ic ati ons , 152 to 154 Phot o S ticke rs choosing, 72 to 73 loadin g, 74 , 82 sp ec if ic ati ons , 152 to 153 Phot oE nhan ce3 se ttin g, 29 , 34 to 35 P[...]

  • Page 165

    ReadMe files, 124 Red uce /Enla rg e sett ing, 43 , 52 to 54 Ren de ring In tent s etting , 41 Rep lacin g in k cart ridges , 11 1 to 11 6 Reso lut ion, see Print qu ality Reve rs e Orde r set ting , 44 , 50 Rotate by 180° setti ng, 44 , 48 Safe ty app rova ls, 15 7 Safety inst ructions, 14 to 16 Satu ra tion set tin g, 37 , 41 Self Adhesive Sheet[...]

  • Page 166

    Tran spa ren cies choosing, 19 , 24 , 72 to 73 loadin g, 74 to 76 sp ec if ic ati ons , 152 to 15 4 Tran spo rting p rinte r, 12 2 Troubl eshooting, 12 3 to 150 USB inter fac e spe cific ation s, 9 to 10 , 159 User D e fined paper size , 45 to 46 , 49 Utilit y dia log box, 87 , 10 1 , 107 , 117 to 118 , 120 Vert ical b and ing, 13 0 Watermarks, 56 [...]