Epson Stylus Color Ink Jet Printer Product Information Guide
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1. C 22 to 140 F 30 to 60 C 1 month at 104 F 40 C 120 hours at 140 F 60 C 25 F 4 C 1 06 inch W x 2 65 inch D x 1 65 inch H 26 9 mm W x 67 4 mm D x 41 8 mm H Color ink cartridge S020036 Transit Freezing Dimensions Colors Cyan Magenta Yellow Print capacity In each color approximately 1 2 million characters 670 sheets color A4 5 duty at 360 dpi Cartridge life 2 years from production date and within 6 months of opening the package at 77 F 25 C Temperature Storage 22 to 104 F 30 to 40 C 1 month at 104 F 40 C Transit 22 to 140 F 30 to 60 C 1 month at 104 F 40 C 120 hours at 140 F 60 C Freezing 21 F 6 C Dimensions 2 13 inch W x 2 65 inch D x 1 65 inch H 54 0 mm W x 67 4 mm D x 41 8 H The cartridge life may vary depending on how often you use the print head cleaning function The ink freezes at 25 F 4 C for black ink and 21 F 6 C for color ink It thaws in approximately 2 hours at 77 F 25 C w Ca EPSON Stylus COLOR Mechanical Paper feed method Friction MTBF 4 000 power on hours Print head life 1 000 million dots per nozzle Total print volume 75 000 pages A4 or letter Dimensions Width 18 5 inches 470 mm Depth 20 5 inch 525 mm Height 7 5 inches 192 mm Weight 16 3 lb 7 4 kg including ink cartridges Electrical Rated voltage AC 120V Input voltage range AC 12. Loading transparencies When printing on transparencies use only EPSON Transparency film 5041030 Do not print on transparencies using 720 dpi resolution For best results use transparencies within six months of opening the package and return all unused sheets to the original packaging Unfavorable storage conditions especially high temperature humidity and direct sunlight can damage transparencies To load transparencies 1 Make sure the printable surface of the transparencies is face down The printable surface is face down when the cut corner is on the bottom right as you hold the transparencies in front of you Caution Do not touch the printable surface hold the sheets by their edges 6 8 94 Ink Jet Printers EPSON Stylus COLOR 2 Insert up to 50 transparencies into the sheet feeder until they meet resistance 3 Adjust the left and rear edge guides so that the transparencies feed straight into the paper path 4 Select Transparency and 360 dpi resolution in the printer driver setup Loading envelopes You can print up to 10 envelopes at a time First you need to adjust the paper thickness lever on the head carriage 1 Make sure the printer is turned on Then press the Pause button and open the cover Note When adjusting the paper thickness lever make sure no paper is in the paper path Paper loaded in the printer is ejected when you adjust this lever 2 While holding down the Alf button pr
3. code Demonstration Operate Alt Prints a demonstration page Default setting Operate Economy Condensed Enters the default setting mode Note To exit the hex dump demonstration and default setting modes press the Pause button and then the Operate button to turn off the printer Character Fonts Your printer has seven built in character fonts including EPSON Roman T and EPSON Sans Serif H The Roman T is similar to the Times font Sans Serif H is similar to Helvetica Press the Font button to select from the seven fonts listed on the control panel The Font lights come on O or go off to indicate the active font Note J Roman T and Sans Serif H fonts are available in proportional spacing only L Font selections you make with your software program usually override these control panel selections For best results use your software program to select fonts EPSON Stylus COLOR 5 EPSON Stylus COLOR Default Setting Mode Your printer comes with a series of internal settings that control a variety of printer functions such as print direction and loading position Because these settings take effect each time you turn on the printer they are called default settings The factory default settings are designed to meet the needs of most users so you may not need to change them The table below lists all the features you can select in the default setting mode somna opos SSCS Netwo
4. meets resistance Then adjust the left edge guide as shown Ink Jet Printers 6 8 94 EPSON Stylus COLOR 4 Adjust the rear edge guide to match the length of your paper as shown below Then close the sheet feeder cover Testing the printer 1 Make sure the printer is turned off 2 While holding down the Load Eject button press the Operate button The printer begins the self test by printing the first and last lines of the first sheet of paper to measure the paper length Then it prints character samples on the next sheet of paper Here is part of a typical self test the actual test is printed in color Courier IN S E 4 0123456789 s lt gt 7 ABCDE I S E 0123456789 lt gt 7 ABCDEF HS E 4 0123456789 lt gt GABCDEFG S amp 0123456789 lt gt ABCDEFGH 3 To stop the test press the Pause button The test may continue to print for a few seconds To resume the test press the Pause button again 4 To end the self test press the Pause button and then turn off the printer by pressing the Operate button Note Do not turn off the printer before pressing the Pause button Otherwise a cleaning cycle occurs when you turn it on again and ink is wasted EPSON Stylus COLOR 9 EPSON Stylus COLOR Calibrating the Printer Once the printer is connected to the printer use the calibration utility to adjust the printer so that the vertical lines in
5. text and graphics are correctly aligned To calibrate the printer do the following 1 Turn on your computer 2 Insert the EPSON printer driver disk into drive A or B 3 At the DOS prompt type the following A CALIBRAT Be sure to type B CALIBRAT if you are using the B drive 4 Follow the instructions on screen In most cases you need to calibrate the printer only once If the quality of your text or graphics declines repeat the calibration procedure Specifying the Printer Type Most software programs let you specify the type of printer you use so that the program can take full advantage of the printer s features Many of these programs provide an installation or setup menu that presents a list of printers To take full advantage of your printer s features and color capability always use the EPSON Stylus COLOR driver included with the printer If for some reason you cannot use this driver and you want monochrome output you can use the Stylus 800 driver Tips for Color Printing Following the tips below will give you the best performance when printing with color Q For highest quality printing always turn off High Speed in the Media Options section of the printer driver When speed is more important than quality turn High Speed on Q You can often improve quality by using the right paper When printing at 720 dpi always use EPSON Special coated paper for 720 dpi When printing at 360 dpi use EPSON Special c
6. 03 5 to 132 V Rated frequency range 50 to 60 Hz Input frequency range 49 5 to 60 5 Hz Rated current 0 6 A Power Approx 20 W during self test printing at consumption 10 cpi in LQ mode Environmental Temperature Operation 50 to 95 F 10 to 35 C Storage 4 to 140 F 20 to 60 C 1 month at 104 F 40 C 120 hours at 140 F 60 C Humidity without condensation Operation 20 to 80 RH Storage 5 to 85 RH Stored in shipping container Safety approvals g Caution l The printer will be damaged if you use ink cartridges not Safety standards UL1950 with D3 CSA 22 2 950 with D3 manufactured by EPSON or to EPSON s specifications Do REFI FCC Part 15 Subpart B class B not attempt to refill ink cartridges manually If you use substandard products with your EPSON printer you will damage the print heads and void your warranty Do not use an ink cartridge if the date has expired Ink Jet Printers 6 8 94 EPSON Stylus COLOR 3 EPSON Stylus COLOR Interface specifications The printer has a built in parallel and serial interface Parallel interface The parallel interface has the following characteristics 8 bit parallel Synchronization STROBE pulse Handshake timing BUSY and ACKNLG signals Data format Signal level TTL compatible Connector 36 pin 57 30360 Amphenol connector or equivalent Serial interface The printer s built in serial interface is based on the RS 422 standard and has the f
7. 5 If the paper is caught in the paper eject area gently pull it out of the printer 6 Close the printer cover 7 Turn on the printer again to move the print heads to the correct positions 8 Adjust the left and rear paper edge guides on the paper support EPSON Stylus COLOR 12 Preventing paper feed and paper jam problems If you have frequent paper feed or paper jam problems refer to this checklist of corrective measures Q Use a higher quality paper one that is not too thin or rough Make sure it is suitable for ink jet printers Some types of paper must be fed one sheet at a time O Fan the stack of paper and straighten it before loading Q Be sure that you do not load too much paper in the paper feeder You can load up to 100 pages of plain paper 70 sheets of special coated paper or 50 sheets of transparency film LI Try turning the stack of paper over in the paper feeder Most packages of paper indicate the best side to print on with an arrow on the end of the package Make sure the best side is loaded face down Printer Care Replacing an Ink Cartridge When nothing prints or the printed image is faint or has many gaps either wait until the document finishes printing or press the Pause button and then the Load Eject button to eject the page Then clean one or both of the print heads If three cleanings do not improve print quality replace one or both ink cartridges Use the following EPSON ink cartridges
8. EPSON Stylus COLOR O Operates O Data O Paper Out Printer Specifications Printing Printing method On demand ink jet Nozzle configuration Monochrome black 64 nozzles 16 x 4 staggered Color 48 nozzles 16 x 3 Cyan Magenta Yellow Printable columns and print speed black Character plich Printable Printing speed characters per inch columns characters per second 17 10 condensed 20 12 condensed Print speeds vary depending on system configuration software program and amount of page covered 15 to wo or w Ink Jet Printers Print speed color Highest quality MicroWeave 5 5 MPP minutes per page High quality and high speed 3 MPP Print speeds vary depending on system configuration software program and amount of page covered Resolution 180 x 180 dpi 360 x 360 dpi or 720 x 720 dpi switchable using printer driver settings Printing direction Bidirectional with logic seeking for text and graphics The auto print direction can be set in the default setting mode Control code ESC P 2 color Line spacing 1 6 inch 1 8 inch or programmable in 1 360 inch increments Paper feed speed 89 milliseconds per 1 6 inch line Input buffer 64 KB Internal fonts and character tables Bitmap fonts Font tpt 12 epi 15cpi Proportional _ JEPSON Roman o o o o EPSON Sans Set o o o o EPsoN cower o oo o EPSON Prestige o 0 o
9. EPsonsenpt o oo o Select other font pitch combinations using ESC P 2 commands Scalable fonts Fom dY ump marp tnorement Epson Roman 8 e 2p EPSON Sans sa 6 s 2m EPSON Romant s 2m EPSON Sans sonn 8 s2 2m Character tables One italic and 8 graphics character tables Character sets 14 international character sets and 1 legal character set 6 8 94 EPSON Stylus COLOR 1 EPSON Stylus COLOR Paper Paper path Sheet feeder front entry ASF automatic 100 sheets of 17 lb 64 g m paper sheet feeder capacity Size Paper types Thickness Weight Note 10 envelopes 50 transparency films 70 sheets of EPSON special coated paper Letter 8 5 x 11 inches A4 210 x 297 mm Legal 8 5 x 14 inches B5 182 mm x 257 mm Executive 7 5 x 10 inches Plain paper and special papers distributed by EPSON special coated paper and transparencies The following EPSON papers are available Special coated paper for 360 dpi printing letter 5041025 for A4 Special coated paper for 720 dpi printing S041029 for letter S041026 for A4 Transparency film 5041030 for letter 5041027 for A4 Starter Pack of samples for 360 dpi 720 dpi and transparency film 5041032 0 08 to 0 11 mm 0 003 to 0 004 inches 17 to 24 Ib 64 to 90 g m Use 24 lb 90 g m paper under normal temperature and humidity conditions Use recycled paper under normal temperatu
10. Stylus COLOR User s Guide 6 8 94 EPSON Stylus COLOR 13
11. are it among multiple computers set this feature to on When this feature is set to on data may be present in the printer s buffer even though the printer is not printing Always make sure the Data light is off before turning off the printer Auto line feed When the auto line feed feature is on each carriage return CR code is accompanied by a line feed LF code If your printed text is unexpectedly double spaced turn this feature off if text lines print on top of one another turn it on Loading position When you want to print more lines on a page set this feature to 3 mm If you set the top margin with your software that setting is added to the default setting value Interface mode By using interface mode you can specify what interface to use Interface mode can be Auto Parallel Serial or Option When you select Auto the printer automatically selects the interface that is receiving data and uses that interface until the end of the print job The Auto setting allows you to share the printer with up to three computers Auto interface wait mode When you set the Interface mode to be Auto you can set the interface timeout to 10 or 30 seconds The printer does not accept data from another interface unless data is not received from the current interface for the period set in Auto interface wait mode Character table Character tables contain the characters and symbols used by different languages The printer p
12. ess the Font button The carriage moves to the lever adjusting position 3 Turn the lever clockwise as far as it will go a gt 4 Press t button Then press the Pause button Ink Jet Printers 5 Remove the rear edge guide from the printer and re install it as shown shown 7 Adjust the rear and left edge guides carefully so that the envelopes feed straight into the paper path 8 In the printer driver setup use the paper type setting to choose the envelope size Note LU Do not use envelopes that are too thin they may curl during printing d Return unused envelopes to the original packaging Unfavorable storage conditions especially high temperature humidity and direct sunlight can damage envelopes 3 Do not choose 720 dpi resolution for envelope printing 9 Re adjust the paper thickness lever to its original position after you finish printing on envelopes or thick paper Otherwise the print on plain paper may be faint 6 8 94 EPSON Stylus COLOR 11 EPSON Stylus COLOR Paper Jams To clear a paper jam follow the steps below 1 Turn off the printer 2 Open the printer cover 3 Rotate the knob on the right side of the printer while pushing it in as shown below Note If you feed the jammed paper backward the next sheet might become dirty from ink smeared from the jammed paper 4 Pull the paper out carefully If it tears make sure you remove any remaining pieces
13. new cartridge follow steps 4 through 8 in Installing the Ink Cartridge Cleaning the Print Heads If print quality diminishes use the printer s built in print head cleaning cycle to enable the nozzles to deliver ink properly You can clean the black and the color print head separately To avoid wasting ink clean the print head only if print quality declines Follow these steps to clean the print heads 1 Make sure the printer is turned on and press the Pause button Note When cleaning a print head make sure no paper is in the paper path Paper loaded in the printer is ejected automatically when you clean a print head Ink Jet Printers EPSON Stylus COLOR 2 Clean the black or color print head or both Hold down the Alt button and press Economy Condensed to clean the color print head Hold down the Alt button and press Load Eject to clean the black print head The cleaning cycle takes about one minute The Pause light flashes throughout the cycle and then stays on when the cleaning cycle is finished You cannot perform the color and black print head cleaning operations at the same time 3 Press the Pause button to resume printing information Reference List Engineering Change Notices None Product Support Bulletins None Technical Information Bulletins None Related Documentation TM STYLUSC EPSON Stylus COLOR Service Manual PL STYLUSC EPSON Stylus COLOR Parts Price List 4002934 EPSON
14. o For example if you want to change the loading position press the Font button until the Courier and Roman T PS lights are off and the Sans Serif H PS light is on 5 Once the font lights indicate your selection press the Alt button until the Operate Data and Paper Out lights match your desired setting as indicated in the following table Ink Jet Printers 6 8 94 EPSON Stylus COLOR Paper Data Out light light Detault setting menu Print direction Network interface mode Auto line feed Loading position Interface mode Auto interface mode Parailiel interface Serial interface Option interface Auto interface walt mode Character table taicu sa ktalcFrance o Ste e ee Germany taicuk o Sew 2 2 Denmark 1 Italic Sweden italic Italy italic Spain 1 PC437 O PC850 PC860 PC8E63 PC8E65 PC861 o o Brascl o o Abicomp e S o O on off flashing Operate light 6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each default setting you want to change 7 To exit the default setting mode turn the printer off Note You may exit the default setting mode any time by turning off the printer Any changes you have made remain in effect until you change them again EPSON Stylus COLOR 7 EPSON Stylus COLOR Installing the Ink Cartridges 4 Open the foil ink cartridge packages and remove the Install the ink ca
15. oated paper for 360 dpi Loading Paper While most correspondence quality plain paper works well in your printer you should check that the paper is suitable for ink jet printers You can select from several paper types for your printer s built in sheet feeder plain paper special ink jet paper coated ink jet paper transparency film and envelopes EPSON Stylus COLOR 10 For printing at 360 and 720 dpi and for printing on transparencies EPSON recommends the following special papers Q EPSON Special coated paper for high quality 360 dpi 5041028 Ui EPSON Special coated paper for 720 dpi S041029 Q EPSON Transparency film S041030 If you are printing on thick paper and the printing becomes faint adjust the paper thickness lever as described in Loading envelopes To load plain paper see Loading plain paper on the previous page Loading coated paper 1 Make sure the printable surface of the paper is face down The printable side is whiter than the non printable side Caution i Do not touch the printable surface hold the sheets by their edges 2 Insert the paper into the sheet feeder until it meets resistance You can insert up to 70 sheets 3 Select Special coated paper in the printer driver setup and select either 360 or 720 dpi resolution Note Do not print on 720 dpi paper when printing at 360 dpi resolution Likewise do not print on 360 dpi paper when printing at 720 dpi resolution
16. ollowing characteristics Standard Based on RS 422 Synchronization Asynchronous Bit rate 57 6 Kbps Handshaking DTR and XON XOFF protocol Word format Data bit 8 bits Parity bit None Start bit 1 bit Stop bit 1 bit Connector 8 pin mini circular connector Default settings The following default settings take effect when the printer is initialized Default setting Current paper position Single sheets 61 lines tor letter size paper 65 lines for A4 size paper Canceled economy printing User defined character set Hardware control panel initialization cleared Software initialization deselected only Graphic mode assignment ESC K ESC 0 ESCL ESC 1 ESC Y ESC 2 ESC Z ESC 3 Top of form position Page length Left and right margins Line spacing Character pitch Vertical tab position Horizontal tab positions Font selection Special printing effects In addition hardware and control panel initialization erases any text in the data buffer EPSON Stylus COLOR 4 6 8 94 The Control Panel The printer control panel gives you easy control over most common printer operations It consists of indicator lights and buttons C Operate C Dats C Paper Out O No ink Cartridge O Roman T PS O Sans Serif H PS 0 Roman Note Software usually overrides control panel selections Use your software to select print functions whenever possible Lights Operate On when the printer is on Flashe
17. omy printing or condensed mode The indicator light next to the mode you select goes on or off Alt Hold down this button for several seconds to move the print head to the ink cartridge replace position when the printer is paused The Alt button also alters the functions of the other buttons Hold down the Alt button and press another button to change the functions as follows Reset Alt Pause Clears the printer s buffer and initializes the printer settings to their factory settings Black print head cleaning Alt Load Eject Starts the black print head cleaning cycle Color print head cleaning Alt Economy Condensed Starts the color print head cleaning cycle Note T Cleaning the print head uses ink Don t do it unless print guality declines T When you clean a print head the printer ejects the page you are currently printing Ink Jet Printers 6 8 94 Paper thickness adjust Ait Font Moves the head carriage into position to access the adjust level for the thickness of paper For special papers such as envelopes and transparencies you should change the paper thickness setting using this function Special power on functions The functions listed below are available when you hold down the following buttons when turning on the printer Self test Operate Load Eject Checks the paper length and performs self test printing Hex dump Operate Font Load Eject Prints the print data in hexadecimal
18. or cartridges manufactured to EPSON s specifications Black ink cartridge 020034 Color ink cartridge 5020036 Before replacing an ink cartridge make sure no paper is in the paper path Paper loaded in the printer is ejected automatically when you replace the cartridge Follow these steps to replace an ink cartridge 1 Make sure the printer is on Then open the printer cover 2 Press the Pause button check that the Pause light comes on 3 Hold down the Alt button for about five seconds until the print head moves slightly left to the ink cartridge install position The Pause light begins blinking 6 8 94 ink Jet Printers 4 Lift the cartridge lever up as far as it will go The cartridge rises partly out of the carriage 5 Lift the cartridge out of the printer and dispose of it properly Do not take the used cartridge apart or try to refill it Caution U Leave the old cartridge installed in the printer until you are ready to replace it with a new one Attempting to print without an installed cartridge can damage the printer Q Never use a refilled or reassembled cartridge If you use substandard products with your EPSON printer you will damage the print heads and void your warranty Warning The ink cartridge is self contained to prevent leaks However if ink gets on your hands wash them thoroughly with soapy water Avoid touching your eyes If irritation occurs contact a physician 6 To install a
19. re and humidity conditions only Poor quality paper may reduce print quality and Note QO Envelope and transparency printing are available only under normal conditions Temperature 59 to 77 F 15 to 25 C Humidity 40 to 60 RH CL Use envelopes that do not curl Printable area Single sheets A 5041028 for Envelopes o f eee se ee cause paper jams and other problems Envelopes A The minimum top margin is 0 12 inches 3 0 mm ASF 10 l B The minimum left margin is 0 12 inches 3 0 mm capacity envelopes The minimum right margin is 0 15 inches 3 8 mm tor A4 and B5 size paper and No 6 envelope Size No 6 6 5 x 3 6 inches 166 x 92 mm 0 38 inches 9 8 mm for letter and legal size paper No 10 9 5 x 4 1 inches 240 x 104 mm 0 54 inches 13 8 mm for DL envelope DL 8 7 x 4 3 inches 1 33 inches 33 8 mm for No 10 envelope 220 mm x 110 mm C The minimum bottom margin is 0 51 inches 13 0 mm Paper types Bond paper Thickness Less than 0 52 mm 0 020 inches Weight 20 to 24 Ib 75 to 90 g m EPSON Stylus COLOR 2 6 8 94 Ink Jet Printers Ink cartridges Black ink cartridge 020034 Color Black Print capacity Approximately 1 5 million characters 840 sheets A4 5 duty at 360 dpi Cartridge life 2 years from production date and within 6 months after opening the package at 77 F 25 C Temperature Storage 22 to 104 F 30 to 40 C 1 month at 104 F 40
20. replace them with new ones Otherwise the cartridges may become unusable EPSON Stylus COLOR 8 6 8 94 Ink Jet Printers 7 Press the Alt button again to return the print head to its home position Even if you do not press Alt the printer moves the print head back to its home position about 60 seconds after you install the cartridge 8 Close the printer cover The first time you install ink cartridges the printer automatically charges the ink delivery system This takes about one minute The printer mechanism moves while the system is charging Testing the Printer After you set up the printer you can run the self test to make sure the printer is working properly First load paper as described in the following procedure Loading plain paper To test the printer load paper that is at least 8 27 inches 210 mm wide otherwise the print head sprays ink directly on the platen This ink could come off onto future printouts 1 Open the sheet feeder cover by lifting the lever on the left until it clicks into place Then slide the left edge guide as far to the left as it will go 2 Fan a stack of paper then tap it on a flat surface to even the edges Note The sheet feeder holds up to 100 sheets of 17 Ib or 64 gm paper Do not load paper above the mark on the edge guide 3 While aligning the paper s edge with the right edge guide insert it with the printable surface face down into the sheet feeder until it
21. rints text with the selected character table Ink Jet Printers Changing the default settings To change the printer s default settings you use the control panel buttons the control panel lights show your selections Follow the steps below to make your changes 1 Make sure the printer is turned off and paper is loaded in the sheet feeder 2 Hold down the Economy Condensed button and turn on the printer to enter the default setting mode The printer loads a sheet of paper and prints a brief summary and instructions that tell you how to select the language that you want messages printed in English French German Italian or Spanish 3 Press the Font button until the Font lights indicate the language of your choice then press the Alt button to make your selection German sans Sem PS taian Roman After you press the Alt button the printer prints the current default settings and the next instruction in the language you selected 4 To move to the feature you want to change press the Font button until the Courier Roman T PS and Sans Serif PS lights indicate the appropriate selection Courier Roman T Sans Serif Default setting menu light PS light PS light Print direction Network interface mode Auto tine feed Interface mode Auto Interface Character table O on off oj gt o _ j o o ojl o e Loading position oo e o o o 6e o o o
22. rk mtertace mode onon Autotne teed Jonon SSS amm ssm Loading position Auto I F mode Parallel I F Serial I F Option I F Interface mode Auto interface walt mode 10 seconds 30 seconds Character table Italic U S A Italic France Italic Germany italic U K Italic Denmark 1 Italic Sweden Italic Italy Italic Spain 1 PC437 PC850 PC amp 60 PC863 PC865 PC861 BRASCII or Abicomp Note Most software programs control the print direction character table and auto line feed If your software program controls these features you may never need to set them with the control panel Default setting descriptions Print direction Your printer has three direction settings Uni D Bi D and Auto Note Most software programs control this setting If your software does you may never need to set it with the control panel Uni D causes the print head to print in one direction only This provides maximum alignment for both graphics and text Bi D causes the print head to print in both directions This provides the fastest printing If vertical lines are not aligned calibrate your printer When Auto is selected the printer switches automatically between bidirectional for text data and unidirectional for graphics data EPSON Stylus COLOR 6 6 8 94 Network interface mode If your printer is connected to a single computer leave this feature off If you want to use the printer in a network environment and sh
23. rtridges as follows Note LJ Q Hold down the Alt button for about 5 seconds until the Pull each of the ink cartridge clamps toward you to open cartridges from their protective cardboard Remove the tape seal from each ink cartridge Caution The ink cartridges are self contained units Under ordinary use ink will not leak from a cartridge If ink does get on your hands wash them thoroughly with soap and water If ink gets into your eyes flush them immediately with water Do not open the ink cartridge package until just before you install the cartridge or the ink may become unusable Install both ink cartridges The printer will not print unless both cartridges are installed Caution Make sure the printer is turned on and that the Pause light You must remove the tape seal from the cartridges Leaving is on Then open the printer cover the tape on will permanently damage them 5 Lower the cartridges into their holders with the labels face up and the arrow on the top of the cartridge pointing toward the rear of the printer The color cartridge which is larger goes on the left the black cartridge on the right 6 Push the ink cartridge clamps toward the back of the print head moves very slightly to the left which is the ink printer until they lock in place cartridge install position them Caution Once you install the ink cartridges do not open the clamps or remove the cartridges except to
24. s when the printer is turned on or off Data On when data is being received and when data remains in printer memory Paper Out On when the printer runs out of paper Rapid flashing indicates a paper jam No Ink Cartridge On when either ink cartridge is not installed The printer will not work unless both cartridges are installed Font Indicates the current font setting Economy On when the economy mode is selected In this mode the printer uses less ink by printing fewer dots per character Use this mode for rough drafts of text only Condensed On when the condensed printing mode is selected In this mode the printer reduces the width of selected fonts so that more characters fit on a line Pause On when printing is paused The light flashes when you clean the print heads or replace ink cartridges Note The Data and Pause lights flash when an error occurs Ink Jet Printers EPSON Stylus COLOR Buttons Operate Turns the printer on and off Caution p Always turn off the printer by pressing the Operate button Wait until the Operate light stops flashing before unplugging the printer Font Press this button to cycle through the available fonts The Font lights indicate the current selection Load Eject Press this button to load or eject a sheet of paper Pause Press this button to stop printing temporarily Press it again to resume printing Economy Condensed Press this button to select econ
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