Epson Stylus C80WN manual

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    EPSON Stylus C80 1/02 EPSON S tylus C80 - 1 Printer P arts Accessories Ink Cartridges User Replaceable Parts Media Paper s upport Printer cover Output tray Left edge guide Ink cartridge holder (not removable) Outpu t tray extensions Right edge guide Paper thickness lever Control panel Cartridge Part num ber Black T032120 Cyan T032220 Magenta T03232[...]

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    EPSON Stylus C80 2 - EPSO N Stylus C 80 1/02 Printer S pecifications Printing Printin g m ethod On-d eman d in k jet Nozzle c onfiguration Black 180 nozzles Color 180 nozz les (60 eac h: cyan, magen ta, yello w) Resol ution Maxi mum 288 0 dpi × 720 dpi Print dir ection Bidire ctiona l with logic seeking Input bu ffe r 256KB Print s peed 20 ppm (pa[...]

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    EPSON Stylus C80 1/02 EPSON S tylus C80 - 3 Paper Always load paper into the sheet feeder short edge first. Since the qua lity of any pa rticular bra nd or type of paper may be cha nged by t he manufacturer at any time, EPSON cannot attest to the quality of any non-EPSON brand or type of paper. Always test samples of paper stock before purchasing l[...]

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    EPSON Stylus C80 4 - EPSO N Stylus C 80 1/02 Contro l Panel To diagno se some pr oblems, che ck the prin ter ’ s contro l pane l, as desc ribed be low, or r un a prin ter chec k (see pa ge 8). Follow the guidelin es in this ta ble whe n you chec k the control panel lig hts: Installi ng I nk Cartridg es The inst ructi ons in thi s section e xplain[...]

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    EPSON Stylus C80 1/02 EPSON S tylus C80 - 5 Installi ng the Cartridges the First Time 1. Turn on the printe r. 2. Lower the pr int er ’ s ou tput tray and o pen th e co ver. 3. Shake each i nk cartridge four or five times. Then un wrap the cart ridges. Don ’ t remove the cartr idge labels, or ink may leak . 4. W ait a moment for the ink cartrid[...]

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    EPSON Stylus C80 6 - EPSO N Stylus C 80 1/02 When you n eed new ink car tridges, conta ct your dealer or cal l the EP SON S tore at (8 00) 873-77 66. You can also vi sit the EPSON S tore a t ww w.epsons tore. com (U .S. s ales only). In Canada , plea se call (800) 8 73-7 766 f or deale r refer ral. Replacing an Empty Ink Cartridge You can r eplace [...]

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    EPSON Stylus C80 1/02 EPSON S tylus C80 - 7 7. Remove the car tridge from its package and lower it into the cartridge holder. Push down gently until the ca rtridge clicks into pl ace . 8. Repeat st eps 5 through 7 for each cartridge you need t o rep lace . 9. Close the pri nter cover and press the H ink cartr idge replacement butt on. The printer m[...]

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    EPSON Stylus C80 8 - EPSO N Stylus C 80 1/02 7. Remove the car tridge from its package and lower it into the cartridge holder. Pu sh down gently unti l the ne w cartridge clicks into pl ace. 8. Repeat st eps 5 through 7 for each cartridge you want to rep lace . 9. Close the pri nter cover and press the H ink cartr idge replacement butt on. The prin[...]

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    EPSON Stylus C80 1/02 EPSON S tylus C80 - 9 Tes tin g the Pr inte r You can run a pr inte r chec k to determ in e whet her a proble m comes fr om the printer itself or s ome ot her sourc e. 1. Make sure both t he printer an d computer are tu rned off. Then disconnect the i nterface cable from the prin ter. 2. Make sure letter-s ize or larger plai n[...]

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    EPSON Stylus C80 10 - EPSON St ylus C 80 1/02 Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern Examine th e nozzle check pattern you print. It should lo ok somethin g like th is: Each staggered horizo ntal a nd s traight verti cal li ne sh ould be complet e, wi th no ga ps in th e dot pattern. If your prin tout looks ok ay, you ’ re done. If there are ga ps in[...]

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    EPSON Stylus C80 1/02 EPSON Sty lus C 80 - 11 Cleaning the Printer To ke ep your prin ter wo rkin g at its bes t, y ou shou ld clean i t several times a year . Follow these ste ps: 1. Turn off the printer and wait for the P po wer ligh t t o go out. 2. Unplug the power cord and disconnect the printer cable. 3. Remove all the paper from the sheet fe[...]