Epson R260 manual

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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 [...]

  • Page 67

    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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    68 Solving Problems[...]

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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 [...]

  • Page 70

    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[...]

  • Page 71

    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 [...]

  • Page 72

    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[...]

  • Page 73

    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 [...]

  • Page 74

    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 [...]

  • Page 75

    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[...]

  • Page 77

    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[...]

  • Page 78

    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[...]

  • Page 79

    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 [...]

  • Page 80

    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[...]

  • Page 81

    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[...]

  • Page 82

    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[...]