Epson 980 manual

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    EPSON Stylu s COLOR 980 8/00 EPS ON Styl us CO LOR 9 80 - 1 Accessories User Replaceable Parts Ink Cartri dges Printer S pecificatio ns Printing Printin g method On-de mand ink jet Nozzle configurat ion black 192 nozz les color 288 nozzl es (96 each cyan, magen ta, yello w) Resol ution Maxi mum 2880 × 720 dpi Input buffer 256KB Print directi on Bi[...]

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    EPSON Stylus COLOR 980 2 - EPSON Stylus COLOR 980 8/00 Ink Cartri dges * The print capacity may vary depending on how often you clean the print head and use the printer. ** The ink thaws and is usable after approximat ely 3 hours at 77 °F (25 °C). To ensure good results, use genuine EPSON cartridges and do not refill them. Other products may caus[...]

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    EPSON Stylu s COLOR 980 8/00 EPS ON Styl us CO LOR 9 80 - 3 Paper * Premium Glossy Photo Paper is not des igned for this printer , and will not retain its lightfastness w hen used with this printer. Notes: Print only under these conditions: Temperature: 59 to 77 °F (15 to 25 °C) Humidity: 40 to 60% RH Store glossy film a nd self adhesive sheets u[...]

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    EPSON Stylus COLOR 980 4 - EPSON Stylus COLOR 980 8/00 Printable Area A The minimum top ma rgin is 0.12 inch (3.0 mm). When printing multiple sheets of EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film, the minimum top ma rgin is 1.2 inches (30 m m). BL The minimum left margin is 0.12 inch (3.0 mm). BR The minimum right ma rgin is: 0.35 inch (9.0 mm) for letter and [...]

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    EPSON Stylu s COLOR 980 8/00 EPS ON Styl us CO LOR 9 80 - 5 Contro l Panel The fou r lights on your printe r’s cont rol pane l show the prin ter’ s statu s and alert you to pr oble ms like pape r jams . Installi ng an In k Cartridg e for the Fi rst Time 1. Plug t he power cord into a grounded o utlet. Don’t use an out let controlled by a wall[...]

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    EPSON Stylus COLOR 980 6 - EPSON Stylus COLOR 980 8/00 6. Place t he black in k cartr idge in its ho lder wit h the label facing up and to ward the back of the printer. Then press down the clamp u ntil it locks in to pl ace. 7. Press the R cleaning bu tton to m ove the color ink cart ridge holder into the i nstallatio n position. If the print head [...]

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    EPSON Stylu s COLOR 980 8/00 EPS ON Styl us CO LOR 9 80 - 7 Printing on Special Media Whether you pri nt on plain paper or specia l media, you need to make sure you select the correct Media Type setting in the prin ter sof tware, as sho wn in t he follo wing tabl e. * Use the Flip Horizontal option to reverse your image before you print it—especi[...]

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    EPSON Stylus COLOR 980 8 - EPSON Stylus COLOR 980 8/00 * Don’t print on support sheets tha t are loaded under sp ecial media. ** EPSON Pr emium Glossy Photo Paper i s not designed to be used with this printer, a nd will not retain its lightfastness when used with this printer. Printing on Both Sides of the Paper This sectio n includes in structio[...]

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    EPSON Stylu s COLOR 980 8/00 EPS ON Styl us CO LOR 9 80 - 9 Removing and Installing Ink Cartridges You can r eplace a cart ridge when th e B black or A color ink out light is either flashing o r on. (If you perform these ste ps when both ink out li ghts ar e off, the prin ter clean s the prin t head s as d escr ibed on pag e 10 .) Follow thes e ste[...]

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    EPSON Stylus COLOR 980 10 - EPSON Stylus COLOR 980 8/00 3. If you need to replace only the color ink cartridge, pres s the E load/eject button again until the pr int head moves to the color ink cartridge r eplacement position. If the print head moves to the home position instead of the color ink cartridge replacement position, try holding down the [...]

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    EPSON Stylu s COLOR 980 8/00 EPSON St ylus CO LOR 980 - 11 Using the Head Cleaning Utility Follow th ese steps to run the Head Cleaning utili ty: 1. M ake su re the pri nter is turne d on bu t not pr intin g, and both t he B black and A color ink out li ghts are off. 2. Access the printer sett ings dialog box. 3. C lick t he Utility tab (Windo ws) [...]

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    EPSON Stylus COLOR 980 12 - EPSON Stylus COLOR 980 8/00 Alignin g the Prin t Head If yo ur pr intouts cont ain mi salign ed verti cal l ines, y ou ma y need to al ign the prin t head. To use t he Print Hea d Alignmen t utili ty, the prin ter must be conne cted to you r comput er. You can’ t have a netwo rk con necti on to the pr inter. If you are[...]

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    EPSON Stylu s COLOR 980 8/00 EPSON St ylus CO LOR 980 - 13 3. Rem ove any paper from t he printer and remo ve the paper support. 4. Open the printer cover. Secure the i nk cartridge holder to the printer wi th tape as shown, th en close the prin ter cover. 5. Push in the output tray exten sions and close the tra y. 6. Re pac k the prin ter a nd att[...]