Epson Stylus Color 600 Ink Jet Printer Product Information Guide
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1. 4 Clean the exterior of the printer with a soft damp cloth Keep the printer cover closed so water doesn t get inside 5 Clean ink out of the printer s interior with a soft damp cloth Information Reference List Engineering Change Notices None Product Support Bulletins None Technical Information Bulletins None Related Documentation TM STYCLR600 EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 Service Manual PL STYCLR600 EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 Parts Price List 4006673 EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 User s Guide 4006672 EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 Quick Setup2. Safety Approvals Safety standards UL 1950 with D3 CSA C22 2 No 950 with D3 EMC FCC part 15 subpart B class B CSA C108 8 class B 4 EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 Interface Your printer is equipped with an 8 bit parallel interface and a serial interface Parallel interface The built in parallel interface has the following characteristics Forward channel 8 bit parallel IEEE 1284 compatibility mode Data format Synchronization STROBE pulse Handshake timing BUSY and ACKNLG signals Signal level TTL compatible Connector 57 30360 Amphenol connector or equivalent Reverse channel Transmission mode IEEE 1284 nibble mode Adaptable connector 57 30360 Amphenol connector or equivalent Synchronization Refer to the IEEE 1284 specification Handshaking Refer to the IEEE 1284 specification Signal level IEEE 1284 Level 1 device Data transmission timing Refer to the JEEE 1284 specification Serial interface The printer s built in serial interface is based on the RS 423 standard This interface has the following characteristics Standard Based on RS 423 Synchronization Synchronous Bit rate Approx 900 Kbps Handshaking X ON X OFF DTR protocol Word format Data bit 8 bits Parity bit None Start bit 1 bit Stop bit 1 bit Connector 8 pin mini circular connector Recommended cable Apple System Peripheral 8 cable Part number M0197 Initialization The printer can be initialized returned to a fixed set of con
3. and click OK Any changes you make will become the default settings for all your applications and documents Setting Default Options in Windows 3 1 Follow these steps 1 Double click the Control Panel icon in the Main group 2 Double click the Printers icon 3 Select EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 from the list of printers and click Setup You see the Main printer settings dialog box as shown on page 8 4 Change the settings you want and click OK Any changes you make will become the default settings for all your applications and documents Printing from a Macintosh Follow these steps to check printer settings from your word processor or other Macintosh software 1 Choose Page Setup from the File menu You see the Page Setup dialog box 2 Choose your paper size and other page setup options and click OK 3 Choose Print from the File menu or click the print icon in your application You see a dialog box like the following pt pel 5 Dot FPA ghee ea n oC J L J bums tne Curreat e i fies fe Letter A i Feiral BE Picea HE dpi GE Mirean Off gt Ei hhi On ae CHor Adjustment Pages E All tomes Pikia al a ai Sonn See igen hired ri zi inga Tart iia ni i Lite WO Biek Click to see list of media types Note On the Macintosh printer settings are saved with your document but you can t save them from one application to another You ll have to check your setting
4. as described below The setting you choose takes effect each time you turn on the printer Available fonts and character tables are listed on pages 1 and 2 Note The font and character table selections you make with your software override the settings you make using the a default setting mode For best results use your software to make these settings To change the default font or character table follow these steps 1 Make sure the printer is turned off and paper is loaded in the sheet feeder Use paper at least 8 2 inches wide Otherwise the print heads will spray ink directly onto the platen Hold down the s cleaning button and turn on the printer The printer loads a sheet of paper and prints a brief summary and instructions Follow the instructions on the sheet and press the tt e sw cleaning button until the control panel lights indicate the language of your choice Press the load eject button to print the default font and character table and the next page of instructions The instruction sheet lists all of the fonts and character tables you can select Ds 6 Select the font and character table you want to use Exit the default setting mode by turning off the printer If you want to check the current default font and character table enter the default setting mode again and print the current settings which are indicated by arrows Note You may exit default setting mode any time by tur
5. edge first Film the minimum top margin is 1 2 inches 80 mm However envelopes should be loaded long edge first B L The minimum left margin is 0 12 inch 3 0 mm lt a B R The minimum right margin for single sheet paper is 0 12 inch 3 0 mm except for letter and legal size paper The minimum right margin for letter and legal size paper is 0 35 inch 9 0 mm The minimum right margin for envelopes is as follows 0 28 inch 7 mm for DL envelopes 1 10 inches 28 mm for No 10 envelopes 0 12 inch 3 mm for C6 envelopes C The minimum bottom margin is 0 54 inch 14 0 mm Ink Cartridge Black ink cartridge S020093 Color ink cartridge S020089 Print capacity 540 pages A4 ISO IEC 10561 Letter Pattern at 360 dpi 300 pages A4 360 dpi 5 duty each color Cartridge life 2 years from production date if unopened within 6 months after opening package at 77 F 25 C Storage temperature 4 to 104 F 20 to 40 C 1 month at 104 F 40 C Transit temperature 22 to 140 F 30 to 60 C 1 month at 104 F 40 C 120 hours at 140 F 60 C Freezing temperature 3 2 F 16 C 0 4 F 18 C Dimensions 0 7 W x 2 1 D x 1 5 H inches 1 7 W x 2 1 D x 1 5 H inches 19 8 W x 52 7 D x 38 5 H mm 42 9 W x 52 7 D x 38 5 H mm The print capacity may vary depending on how often you use the Caution print head cleaning function To ensure good results use genuine E
6. on and off Resets the printer clears its memory if pressed twice within 10 seconds while the power is on Loads or ejects paper if pressed and released within two seconds Resumes printing if pressed after a paper out error is corrected ea Moves the print head to the replacement position if pressed for about three seconds while the or amp ink out light is flashing or on Returns the print head to its home position after ink cartridge replacement Performs print head cleaning if pressed for about three seconds when the 6 or amp ink out light is off Installing an Ink Cartridge for the First Time Lower the output tray and raise the printer cover 2 Press the power button to turn on the printer The C power light flashes the and amp ink out lights come on and the ink cartridge holders move to the installation position 3 Pull up the ink cartridge clamps 4 Open the ink cartridge packages Remove the disposable yellow portion of the tape seal on top Caution O You must remove the tape seal from the top of the pe O cartridge or you will permanently damage it Don t remove the tape seal from the bottom or ink will leak xoxo Warning If ink gets on your hands wash them thoroughly with x soap and water If ink gets in your eyes flush them immediately with water 5 Lower the ink cartridges into their holders with the labels face up and the arrows pointing toward the
7. re using your printer on a network it also handles multiple print jobs that come in at the same time L The Status Monitor which is available only if you re using Windows 95 also starts automatically when you send a job to the printer It displays on your screen to alert you about printer and ink status Note The Status Monitor doesn t appear if you re printing over a network Using the Spool Manager The Spool Manager works like the Windows Print Manager When you send a job to your printer your printer software creates a temporary journal file stores it in the C TEMP or C WINDOWS TEMP folder or directory and assigns it to a print queue The software then sends the file to your printer at the right time L To open the Spool Manager while you re printing click the Spool Manager icon that appears on the Taskbar Windows 95 or at the bottom of your desktop Windows 3 1 Note 2 In Windows 3 1 you may not see the Spool Manager icon if the Program Manager or current window Is maximized Make the window smaller to see the Spool 7 Manager icon EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 Open the Spool Manager Choose Default Spool Directory from the Options menu In the dialog box change the spool directory to the one you created in step 1 Then click OK 5 Make sure EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 is selected and L To open it at any time double click the Spool Manager4 oe then choose Setup from th
8. 04 mm Plain bond paper or air mail 0 006 to 0 017 inch 0 16 to 0 43 mm 12 to 20 Ib DL8 7 x 4 3 inches 220 x 110 mm paper 45 to 75 g m C64 4 x 6 4 inches 114 x 162 mm Index cards A6 105 x 148 mm Ink jet cards distributed by 0 0091 inch 0 23 mm 50 7 Ib 5 x 8 inches 127 x 203 mm EPSON 188 g m 10 x 8 inches 254 x 203 mm Note Since the quality of any particular brand or type of paper may be changed by the 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 large quantities or printing large jobs Poor quality paper may reduce print quality and cause paper jams and other problems If you encounter problems switch to a higher grade of paper Do not load curled or folded paper Ink jet paper envelopes glossy film glossy paper and transparencies are usable only under normal conditions Temperature 59 to 77 F 15 to 25 C Humidity 40 to 60 RH EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Paper and Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheets should be stored under the following conditions Temperature 59 to 86 F 15 to 30 C Humidity 20 to 60 RH 2 EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 1 97 EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 Printable area A B R B L B R C Envelope C p Single sheet A The minimum top margin is 0 12 inch 3 0 mm Note When loading multiple sheets of EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Always load paper into the sheet feeder short
9. EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 pacer supner Saco Printable columns and printing speeds Raster graphics mode Paper support Print quality Available dots CR speed 180 dpi 8 26 inches 1488 printer cover 360 dpi 8 26 inches 2976 720 dpi 8 26 inches 5952 ips inches per second control Character mode Character pitch Draft LO printing characters per inch speed speed 17 10 condensed 684 cps 342 cps output tray tray Skiens Dis 20 12 condensed 160 60 800 cps 400 cps cps cps characters per second ink cartridge Resolution Maximum 1440 dpi x 720 dpi clamp Print direction Bidirectional with logic seeking for text Paper paper load eject and graphics Auto print direction can be thickness gut light button set in the default setting mode Control codes ESC P 2 and expanded raster graphics codes Line spacing 1 6 inch 1 8 inch or programmable in 1 360 inch increments Paper feed speed 66 6 milliseconds per 1 6 inch line Input buffer 32KB ink out color light ink out Cleaning power Fonts i button l light button Biman Font hoepi epi Seni Proportional EPSON Roman x EPSON Sans Serif Printer Specifications Printing EPSON Prestige Printing method On demand ink jet EPSON Script Select other font pitch combinations using ESC P 2 commands Nozzle E ee ca configuration Monochrome black 64 nozzles Scalable fonts 32 x 2 staggered Color t llow Min
10. PSON ink It thaws and is usable after approximately 3 hours at 77 F 25 C at cartridges Other products may cause damage to your printer not covered by EPSON s warranty Don t use an ink cartridge if the date on the package has expired 1 97 EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 3 EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 Mechanical Paper feed method Friction Paper path Sheet feeder rear entry Sheet feeder capacity 100 sheets at 17 lb 64 g m paper Total print volume 75 000 pages A4 Text Dimensions Storage Width 16 9 inches 429 mm Depth 10 8 inches 275 mm Height 6 6 inches 168 mm Printing Width 16 9 inches 429 mm Depth 24 1 inches 613 mm 27 4 inches 695 mm when printing transparencies Height 12 2 inches 309 mm 7 7 inches 196 mm when printing transparencies Weight 11 5 lb 5 2 kg without the ink cartridges Electrical 120V Model 220 240V Model Input voltage range 103 5 to 132V 198 to 264V Rated frequency range 50 to 60 Hz Input frequency range 49 5 to 60 5 Hz Approx 15W ISO IEC 10561 Letter Pattern Note Check the label on the back of the printer for the voltage of your printer Environmental Operation 50 to 95 F 10 to 35 C Storage 4 to 140 F 20 to 60 C stored in shipping container 1 month at 104 F 40 C 120 hours at 60 C 140 F Operation 20 to 80 RH Storage 5 to 85 RH stored in shipping container without condensation Temperature Humidity
11. ation You see the printer settings dialog box 2 Click the Utility button You see the Utility menu 3 Click the Status Monitor icon The software checks the amount of ink remaining in the printer and displays the Status Monitor window Sla tuehoaltor IFE emi emire liil LEL Black a Color Li Peer ee Cyan je fellow iratai _iratellad ink cartridge information ik cariridge informatio If Cantiguraetion Click to recheck ink level Click to control messages and warnings 4 Ifyou want to change printer messages and warnings click the Configuration button You see the following dialog box Configuration setting Error notification E Beep and text C Text only Beep and Leet gt Text only CO Check the errar before Btarling to print 5 Choose the options you want and click OK 1 97 EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 Network Printing on a PC You can use your printer on a network under Windows 95 or other network operating systems The Spool Manager sends journal files from your computer to a shared directory on a network server These files can then be printed from another computer attached to the printer First you need to install the EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 printer software on each computer that is going to print on the network Then run Spool Manager and identify the shared directory to use for journal files After you set this up on the system connected to the printer you ne
12. back of the printer 6 Push down the clamps until they lock in place 7 Press the o cleaning button to return the print heads to their home position and charge the ink delivery system Charging can take up to five minutes with the power light flashing until its finished Caution O Never turn off the printer when the O power light is flashing 8 Close the printer cover EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 Loading Paper 1 Slide the left edge guide all the way left and pull out the output tray extension H Ri Ri BE Ri FE TF 2 Fan a stack of plain paper and then even the edges 3 Load the stack like this with the printable surface face up Push the paper against the right edge guide INE RERESERERE RSE Note Don t load paper above the arrow mark inside the left edge guide 4 Slide the left edge guide back against the stack of paper Testing the Printer You can run a printer check to determine whether the problem comes from the printer itself or the computer L If the results are satisfactory the problem lies in software settings the interface cable or your computer LJ If the printer check does not print correctly you have a problem with your printer Follow these steps to check the printer 1 Make sure both the printer and computer are turned off 2 Disconnect the interface cable from the printer EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 7 EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 3 Make
13. ditions in these ways The printer is turned on The printer receives an INIT signal from the parallel interface Hardware initialization Software sends the ESC initialize the printer command The last panel settings are kept Software initialization Hardware initialization When the printer is turned on the printer mechanism is initialized the input and print buffers are cleared and all settings return to their default values However the printer mechanism is not initialized if the printer is turned on within 10 seconds after being turned off In this case the printer caps the print head and ejects any paper in the paper path Software initialization Software initialization clears the print buffer and returns all settings to their default values as shown below Default Settings The table below shows the default settings that take effect when the printer is initialized hem oetautsemins Horizontal tab Every eight characters positions Font selection Last font selected using default setting mode Cancelled except condensed and economy printing Special printing effects User defined character set Hardware control panel initialization cleared Software initialization deselected only 1 97 EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 Built in Fonts and Character Tables Your printer has eight built in fonts and eleven character tables that you can select using the printer s default setting mode
14. e Queue menu The Queue icon in the EPSON program group or folder s etup dialog box appears Bow see tne PO anager oN 6 Make sure the spool directory is the one you created in ory a step 1 Also make sure Use Print Manager for this port is menus ter ie the checked Then click OK If you are using Windows 95 and don t see the Status Monitor when you print make sure it s queue E journal file io O Pippal Tape fT it i unchecked 7 Close Spool Manager Using the Status Monitor The Status Monitor available only if you re using Windows 95 displays automatically when you send a job to The Spool Manager window displays the status of your print the printer However you can use it at any time to see how queues and journal files and lets you control them Here are much ink you have left Follow these steps some of the things you can do 1 Access the Main printer settings dialog box L Hold or release a queue B Di 2 Click the Utility tab You see the Utility menu L Send journal files to your printer over a network a 3 Click the EPSON Status Monitor icon You see the L Hold re queue or delete a journal file Despooler window with the Status Monitor at the bottom LJ Select the information you want to see in the Spool Manager window L Prevent the Despooler popup window from appearing on your screen whenever you print L Change your default spool directory Deleting a Stalled Print Job If you re having trouble printing it may be becaus
15. e before you print it especially if it includes text Then the text will read correctly when it s transferred You can use the Flip Horizontal option in your printer software EPSON Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheets Use these sheets to print labels or stickers You should load these media one sheet at a time Make sure your adhesive sheets are fully adhered to their backing sheet before you load them Printer Care Cleaning the Print Heads If your printed image is unexpectedly light or faint or dots are missing from the image you may need to clean the print heads This unclogs the nozzles so they can deliver ink properly Cleaning the print heads uses ink so clean them only if print quality declines You can use either of the following to clean the print heads Ld The Head Cleaning utility in your printer software L The printer s control panel buttons Using the Head Cleaning Utility Follow these steps to run the utility from a Windows computer or a Macintosh 1 Make sure the printer is turned on but not printing and the 6 black and amp color ink out lights are off 2 Access the Main printer settings dialog box 3 Click the Utility tab Windows or the Utility button Macintosh You see the Utility menu 4 Click the Head Cleaning icon Follow the instructions on the screen to clean the print heads Cleaning takes about two minutes during which the printer makes some noise and the power ligh
16. e of a stalled print job Follow these steps to delete it so you can continue printing 1 Open the Spool Manager as described on page 10 2 Click on any print jobs marked Held then open the Document menu and click Delete Click Yes Exit Spool Manager and try printing again 4 Check the amount of ink you have left For more Changing the Default Spool Directory If you get an error message when you try to print or printing is very slow you can try changing your default spool directory Follow these steps 1 Make a directory on your hard disk where you want Spool Manager to store journal files for example C SPLTEMP 1 97 information about the Despooler window see the following sections EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 11 EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 Using the Despooler While your document is printing the EPSON Despooler dialog box appears on your screen a EPSOM Stptus COLOR 600 LPTi BHE S Time 1 00 15 The name of the file you re Click to ee printing pause e appears here printing Click to a Click to cancel About Help restart printing Status Montor i En printing Black ink PE acta Color ink EE Note If you don t want the Despooler dialog box to appear each time you print you can turn it off To do this start A Spool Manager open the View menu and select Show Despool Popup the checkmark next to the option disappears This dialog box shows the progress of your pr
17. e your document is printing the EPSON Despooler dialog box appears showing the printing progress and the status of your printer If you re using Windows 95 this box also displays the Status Monitor See Using the Despooler on page 12 for more information Setting Default Printer Options When you change printer settings through your software application the settings apply only to the application you re using If you want to adjust the default settings for all your Windows applications you can access the dialog box through the Windows 95 Settings option or the Windows 3 1 Control Panel Make sure all your software applications are closed before you start If not you ll have to close and then reopen them to have the new default settings take effect Note The settings you select using Windows apply to all your Windows applications unless you change them for a particular application session as described above Also some application settings override driver settings such as Paper Size or Orientation so it s a good idea to check the driver settings in your application too a Setting Default Options in Windows 95 Follow these steps 1 Click Start point to Settings and then point to Printers 2 Right click the EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 icon 1 97 EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 3 Select Properties Then click the Main tab You see the Main printer settings dialog box as shown on page 8 4 Change the settings you want
18. ed to perform a similar procedure on each remote system on the network Under Windows 95 you also need to specify the port and network path to the printer Setting Up Your Journal File Directory Follow these steps to set up the computer connected to the printer and any other computers on the network 1 On the computer connected to the printer open the Spool Manager window as described on page 10 2 In the Spool Manager window double click the queue you want to use for network printing The Queue Setup dialog box appears Click the Spool to remote printer button Click the Browse button and select the remote server directory that will receive journal files 5 On remote systems open the Spool Manager window as described on page 10 6 In the Spool Manager window double click the queue you want to use for network printing The Queue Setup dialog box appears 7 Click the Remote Despool tab and then click the Printing from remote queues option 8 Click the Browse button and select the directory you re using for journal files on the remote server selected in step 4 Setting Up Your Network Path in Windows 95 If you want to use your printer on a network running Windows 95 you need to set up the port and network path on the computer connected to the printer Follow these steps 1 Double click My Computer 2 Double click the Printers folder 3 Right click the EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 icon and choose Pro
19. ermine which cartridge needs to be replaced 3 Lower the output tray and raise the printer cover Caution O f you press the ety cleaning button when no ink out pe light is flashing or on the printer cleans the print heads as described on page 18 If you need to replace an ink cartridge before the lights flash because the ink is too old for example follow the instructions on page 15 Leave the old cartridge installed until you are ready to replace it with a new one Attempting to print without a cartridge installed can damage your printer Once you remove an ink cartridge it becomes unusable and cannot be reinstalled 14 EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 4 Press the sto cleaning button and hold it for three seconds The print heads move slightly left and the O power light begins flashing The print heads return to their home position if you don t proceed to step 5 within 60 seconds 5 Pull up the ink cartridge clamp The cartridge rises up from its holder Although the illustration shows the color ink cartridge the procedure is the same for replacing the black ink cartridge ink cartridge clamp 6 Lift the cartridge out of the printer and dispose of it carefully 7 Follow the steps in the next section to install the new ink cartridge Installing the New Cartridge Once you have removed the empty cartridge you re ready to install the new one Follow these steps 1 Remove the new ink cart
20. ettings from your word processor or other Windows software 1 Click the print icon or choose Print or Print Setup from the File menu You see a printing dialog box If you choose Print you first see a Print dialog box that contains the settings you change most often including the number of copies and the pages you want printed 8 EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 1 97 Make sure your EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 printer is selected and then click the Printer Setup Properties or Options button You may have to click a combination of these buttons You see a dialog box like the following EPSOM Stee COLUR G00 HE Han Faga brip bleaches P EEE gt C Adere Main tab Tuig Spi Media Jya Fi pi r i rf Di fam Letia Moers Di Gh Ponz Magn Epeed n fe Homs 360 opi gh Color Atctesn If you do not see the dialog box shown in step 2 click the Main tab Make sure the Mode option is set to Automatic The printer software determines the best settings according to the Media Type and Ink settings you make This is the easiest way to get good printing results for all kinds of documents on all types of paper Choose the Media Type you want to print on from the following list you may need to scroll through the list If you are not sure which setting to select for your media refer to the table on page 16 d Plain paper L 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper L Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper L Photo Quality Glossy Pa
21. imum Maximum eae eee ia ee ae point size point size 32 nozzles x 3 EPSON Roman a o Ja eson sanss Je Je E 2 EPSON Roman T ee EPSON Sans Serif H eo 3 Each font has four variations normal bold italic and bold italic 1 97 EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 1 EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 Character tables These character tables are selected with Character sets 14 international character sets and 1 legal the default setting mode see page 5 for character set instructions or by using software commands LIPC437 U S Standard Europe LIPC850 Multilingual LIPC860 Portuguese _LIPC861 Icelandic LIPC863 Canadian French LIPC865 Nordic LIAbicomp LIBRASCII Roman 8 LISO Latin 1 talic Paper Single sheets Letter 8 5 x 11 inches Plain bond paper and special 0 003 to 0 004 inch 0 08 to 0 11 mm 17 to 24 lb A4 210 x 297 mm ink jet papers distributed by 64 to 90 g m A5 148 x 210 mm EPSON B5 182 x 257 mm Legal 8 5 x 14 inches Statement 5 5 x 8 5 inches Executive 7 5 x 10 inches Transparencies Letter 8 5 x 11 inches Transparencies glossy paper Glossy film and transparencies Glossy film A4 210 x 297 mm and glossy film distributed by 0 005 to 0 006 Inch 0 13 to 0 15 mm Glossy paper A6 105 x 148 mm glossy film only EPSON glossy paper 0 0066 to 0 0070 inch 0 17 to 0 18 mm Adhesive sheets A4 210 x 297 mm Self adhesive sheets distributed by EPSON Envelopes No 109 5 x 4 1 inches 240 x 1
22. int job and the status of your printer If you run out of paper while printing for example the Despooler warns you You can use the buttons to cancel pause or restart your print job The Status Monitor at the bottom of the dialog box shows how much ink is left in your printer along with these status icons E sT Checking the printer status A printing error has occurred and your printer cannot print Check your printer The printer is ready to print The printer is currently printing The ink level is low or empty check the or amp ink out light on the control panel and replace the cartridge if necessary Note The Status Monitor appears only if you re using Windows 95 and you re not printing over a network 12 EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 Managing Print Jobs on a Macintosh Your Macintosh printer software includes two management utilities Monitor2 and Status Monitor LJ If you re using background printing Monitor2 starts automatically when you send a job to the printer It handles printing while you continue to work on your Macintosh and lets you track documents that are waiting to be printed LJ The Status Monitor alerts you to any problems that occur during printing You can also use it at any time to see how much ink you have left Using Monitor2 The Monitor2 utility lets you continue to work on your Macintosh while your document is printing However background printing is slower and ma
23. ng in the printer driver The type of paper or other media you use is one of the most important factors in determining the quality of your printed output For example you can achieve the highest resolution SuperFine quality at 1440 dpi only when you use EPSON Photo Quality media The following tips will help you get the best results on any type of paper or other media EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 15 EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 Select this Media Type For this media name setting Plain paper Plain paper 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper Plain paper Envelopes EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper EPSON Special Coated Paper for 360 dpi Printing EPSON High Quality Ink Jet Paper EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper EPSON Special Coated Paper for 720 dpi Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper Printing EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards EPSON Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheets EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Paper Photo Quality Glossy Paper EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film Photo Quality Glossy EPSON High Quality Glossy Paper Film EPSON Iron On Transfer Paper Ink Jet Transparencies Note EPSON Ink Jet Transparencies If the corresponding Media Type option for your paper is not shown in the Media Type list change the Print Quality setting in the More Settings dialog box select Automatic as the Mode setting or change the predefined setting in the Advanced settings list on the Main menu Caution Don t use the cleaning sheets that may be included with y
24. ning off the printer Any changes you made remain in effect until you change them again z EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 5 EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 Control Panel The four lights on your printer s control panel show the printer s status and alert you to problems like paper jams When the paper light comes on your paper ran out or is incorrectly loaded Load paper in the feeder and then press the load eject button 6 When an ink light comes on you need to replace the ink cartridge See page 14 6 V When an ink light flashes your ink supply is low Make sure you have a replacement cartridge J e D When the paper light flashes and the ink out lights are on you have a paper jam Turn off the printer and gently pull out all jammed paper Reload the paper then press the load eject button The power light is on when the printer is on The power light flashes when the printer is receiving data or charging ink or if you are replacing an ink cartridge or cleaning a print head O I amp When the power and paper lights flash and the ink out lights are on your printer has a 3 l carriage error Press the button twice to reset the printer O e When all the lights flash your printer may have an internal error 6 EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 1 97 Using the Control Panel Buttons Follow these guidelines when using the control panel buttons Turns the printer
25. our special media they may damage the printer Letterhead Pre printed Forms and Legal size Paper Always load the top edge first If you are loading long paper pull out the paper support extension and both output tray extensions Don t load it more than half way to the arrow mark on the left edge guide 16 EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 1 97 EPSON 360 dpi High Quality and Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper You can load paper up to the arrow mark on the left edge guide If you use legal size ink jet paper don t load it more than half way to the arrow mark EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Paper Film and Transparencies To print on transparencies remove the paper support and reinstall it in the rear paper support slot For glossy paper and film leave the paper support in the normal position Before you load glossy media or transparencies put a support sheet packed with the media or a plain paper sheet beneath the stack You can load up to 20 sheets of glossy paper or up to 30 sheets of glossy film or transparencies However you may get better results by loading one sheet at a time With multiple sheets loaded the minimum top margin you can use is 1 2 inches If you want to use a smaller top margin load and print one sheet at a time Note Use ink jet papers within one year of purchase Use glossy media and transparencies within six months Return unused sheets and envelopes to their original package as soon as po
26. per I Photo Quality Glossy Film Ll Ink Jet Transparencies The type of media you choose determines the print quality or resolution you can use Note For printing at the highest resolution SuperFine quality at 1440 dpi you need to use one of the photo quality media For the best printing at any resolution always use EPSON media Choose Color or Black ink If you are printing black text a draft or if you want colors to print as varying shades of gray select Black for faster printing 7 Set the slider to Quality or Speed This lets you choose between the highest resolution or the fastest printing for the media you re using The slider is not available for certain media types Once you ve changed these basic settings as needed check the Current Settings box on the bottom of the menu to see if the other settings are correct for your document If you need to adjust them use Advanced mode 8 If necessary click the Paper tab and choose your paper size number of copies orientation and printable area If your software application lets you control these settings you don t need to use the Paper tab Note To cancel your changes and exit the driver click the Cancel button at the bottom of the menu at any time 9 Click OK when you re finished checking your settings The dialog box closes 10 In the printing dialog box click Close OK or Print You may need to click a combination of these buttons Whil
27. perties EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 13 EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 4 Click the Details tab Click the Add Port button then specify the network path to the printer and click OK 6 Open the Spool Manager window as described on page 10 7 Inthe Spool Manager window double click your printer s queue The Queue Setup dialog box appears 8 Make sure the Use Print Manager for this port option is checked Then click OK Replacing an Ink Cartridge When a black or amp color ink out light flashes the indicated cartridge is low on ink This is a good time to make sure you have a new cartridge When the light stays on the cartridge is empty and you need to replace it Use these EPSON ink cartridges within six months of installing them and before the expiration date on the package Black ink cartridge S020093 Color ink cartridge S020089 Caution O ws For best results don t replace an ink cartridge unless pe its ink out light is flashing or on O If ink runs out you can t continue printing even if ink remains in the other cartridge To ensure good results use genuine EPSON cartridges and do not refill them Other products may cause damage to your printer not covered by EPSON s warranty Removing an Empty Ink Cartridge You can replace a cartridge when the black or amp color ink out light is either flashing or on Follow these steps 1 Make sure the printer is turned on and not printing 2 Det
28. ridge from its packaging 2 Remove the yellow tape seal as shown color cartridge black cartridge Caution ws You must remove the tape seal from the top of the cartridge leaving the tape on will permanently O damage it Do not remove the clear seal from the bottom of the cartridge ink will leak out tanom Warning If ink gets on your hands wash them thoroughly with x soap and water If ink gets into your eyes flush them immediately with water 3 Lower the ink cartridge into its holder with the label facing up and the arrow pointing to the back of the printer The larger cartridge color goes on the right the black ink cartridge on the left 4 Press down the ink cartridge clamp until it locks in place Caution O wx Don t open the clamp or remove a cartridge except to p replace it with a new one Once you remove a O cartridge you can t reuse it even if it contains ink 5 Ifyou need to replace the other ink cartridge remove it as described in Removing an Empty Ink Cartridge on page 14 Then follow steps 1 through 4 in this section 4 a 6 Press the ety cleaning button and close the printer cover The printer moves the print heads and begins charging the ink delivery system Even if you don t press the button ink charging begins 60 seconds after you close the clamp l The O power light flashes and the printer makes various sounds Charging takes about two minutes When i
29. s each time you print from a new application If you want to reuse settings you can create document templates for your favorite applications EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 9 EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 4 Choose the number of copies and indicate which pages you want to print 5 Make sure the Mode option is set to Automatic The printer software determines the best settings according to the Media Type and Ink settings you make This is the easiest way to get good printing results for all kinds of documents on all types of paper Choose the Media Type you want to print on from the following list The type of media you choose determines the print quality or resolution you can use If you are not sure which setting to select refer the table on page 16 d Plain Paper L 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper L Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper L Photo Quality Glossy Paper d Photo Quality Glossy Film Ll Ink Jet Transparencies Note For printing at the highest resolution SuperFine quality at 1440 dpi you need to use one of the photo quality media For the best printing at any resolution always use EPSON media 6 Choose Color or Black ink If you are printing black text a draft or if you want colors to print as varying shades of gray choose Black for faster printing 7 Set the slider to Quality or Speed This lets you choose between the highest resolution or fastest printing for the media you re using 8 Click Print when you re fini
30. shed checking your settings If you chose background printing when you set up your printer you can continue working while your document is printing Printing from DOS Most DOS software programs include software for EPSON ESC P 2 printers You need to select the correct printer software to take advantage of your printer s advanced built in scalable fonts and graphics handling Most DOS programs require you to select from a list of printers to install the printer software If EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 is not included in the list contact your software manufacturer to obtain updated software If updated software is not available pick the first printer available in the lists below 10 EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 Note The drivers for the printers listed do not provide all EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 features such as 1440 dpi printing 720 dpi printing and MicroWeave When printing black and color select EPSON Stylus Pro EPSON Stylus COLOR 500 EPSON Stylus COLOR II LQ 860 LQ 2550 When printing black only select LQ 870 1170 LQ 500 LQ 570 1070 Q 870 1070 LQ 850 Managing Print Jobs in Windows Your Windows printer software includes two management utilities the Spool Manager and Status Monitor _ The Spool Manager starts automatically when you send a job to the printer It allows you to print in the background while you continue to work on your computer and to hold jobs to print at a later time If you
31. ssible a Remove each sheet from the output tray immediately after it s printed Make sure each sheet is dry before stacking it Envelopes You can load up to 10 envelopes as shown below Note Be sure to load the envelope flap edge first and printable side up If ink smears when you print on envelopes or other thick media set the paper thickness lever to the position Open the printer cover and position the lever as shown below Then close the cover and print Make sure you return the lever to the 0 position before you print on thin media EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards You can use these cards to print photographs that look almost as good as the ones you get from film processing You can load up to 30 cards at a time with a support sheet packed with the cards or a sheet of plain paper beneath the stack When you re ready to print use your software to set the Paper Size option for the size card you re using If ink smears on the cards set the adjust lever to the position as shown above EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 EPSON Iron On Transfer Paper You can print photos company logos or anything else you want on this paper and then transfer your images to T shirts or other cloth items Load one sheet of transfer paper at a time After you print follow the instructions that came with the paper to iron the image onto the shirt or other item Tips For iron on transfers make sure you reverse your imag
32. sure paper is loaded in the printer Caution O Use paper that s at least 8 2 inches wide Otherwise p the print head will spray ink directly onto the platen 4 Hold down the load eject button and press the O power button to turn on the printer Then release both buttons The printer prints one page containing the printers ROM version page count code and a nozzle check pattern The following sample is in black and white but the actual printout is in color W0186 O2BB 5 After it prints the page turn off the printer Remember to reconnect the interface cable then turn on the printer and your computer Printing from Windows When you want to print from your Windows application you click the print icon or choose Print from the File menu You can then choose which pages to print the number of copies and other options The settings that describe your print job whether you want to use color or black ink for example are part of your printer driver software Setting Printer Options from Windows Applications This section describes the preferences you ll need to set for all your everyday printouts Note The settings you select through your Windows application apply only until you exit that application Then the driver settings return to the driver s default values or the values selected through the Windows 95 Printer Properties or Windows 3 1 Control Panel a Follow these steps to check printer s
33. t s finished you can print again Caution O Never turn off the printer while the O power light is p flashing EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 Replacing an Outdated Ink Cartridge If an ink cartridge is more than six months old you may need to replace it How can you tell You may notice that your printouts don t look as good as they used to If print quality doesn t improve after cleaning and aligning the print heads you can replace one or both cartridges Follow these steps to replace an ink cartridge before the black or amp color ink out light is flashing or on 1 Make sure the printer is turned on and not printing 2 Lower the output tray and raise the printer cover 3 Press the Y load eject button and hold it down for a few seconds until the print heads move to the left Caution O o avoid damaging the printer never move the print heads by hand 4 Pull up the ink cartridge clamp The cartridge rises up from its holder 5 Lift the cartridge out of the printer and dispose of it carefully 6 Follow the steps in the previous section Installing the New Cartridge to install the new ink cartridge Using Special Media When you print on special media you need to be careful about choosing the correct Media Type and Paper Size settings in your printer software Use the table on the next page to help you match the media type you loaded in the printer with the Media Type setti
34. t flashes When the power light stops flashing you need to run a nozzle check EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 17 EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 Caution 7 Cc ws Never turn off the printer while the O power light is p flashing 6 Make sure paper is loaded in the printer and click Print nozzle check pattern Windows or Confirmation Macintosh See the section below for instructions on examining the nozzle check pattern If your print quality has not improved repeat the steps above Using the Control Panel 1 Make sure the printer is turned on and not printing and that the black and amp color ink out lights are off 2 Press the sty cleaning button and hold it for three seconds Cleaning takes about two minutes during which the printer P l 7 makes some noise and the O power light flashes After the cleaning cycle is complete and the power light stops flashing you need to run a nozzle check 3 Access the Main printer settings dialog box 4 Click the Utility tab Windows or the Utility button Macintosh You see the Utility menu 5 Click the Nozzle Check icon See the next section for instructions on examining the nozzle check pattern If your print quality has not improved repeat the steps above Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern Examine the nozzle check pattern you print It should look something like this with the lower pattern colored cyan magenta and yellow W0186B Each staggered horizon
35. tal and straight vertical line should be complete with no gaps in the dot pattern If your printout looks okay you re done If any dots are missing clean the print heads again as explained in the previous sections Aligning the Print Heads If your printouts contain misaligned vertical lines you may need to align the print heads Follow these steps 1 Make sure the printer is turned on and paper is loaded 2 Access the Main printer settings dialog box 18 EPSON Stylus COLOR 600 Caution O Load paper that s at least 8 3 inches wide so ink p doesn t spray onto the platen 3 Click the Utility tab Windows or the Utility button Macintosh You see the Utility menu 4 Click the Print Head Alignment icon 5 Follow the instructions on the screen to print a test page and select the correct alignment Cleaning the Printer To keep your printer working at its best you should clean it several times a year following these steps 1 Turn off the printer unplug the power cord and disconnect the printer cable Caution O Don t touch the gears inside the printer O C Never use alcohol or thinner for cleaning they can damage the printer components and case Don t use a hard or abrasive brush Don t get water on the printer components Don t spray lubricants or oils inside the printer 2 Remove all the paper from the sheet feeder 3 Carefully clean away dust and dirt with a soft damp cloth
36. y also slow down your system If you want to use this utility you need to turn on background printing in the Chooser and increase the memory allocation for Monitor2 Follow these steps 1 Open the Chooser from the Apple menu and select the EPSON Stylus EX icon Then click either the printer or modem icon 2 Under Background Printing click On and close the Chooser 3 To increase the memory allocated to Monitor2 select EPSON Monitor2 in the Extensions folder in your System folder 4 Choose Get Info from the file menu 5 Set the Memory Requirements to 2000K or 3000K depending on your system s available RAM 6 While you re printing click the EPSON Monitor2 icon on the Application menu at the right end of the menu bar You see a dialog box like the following Printing job currently printing Waiting jobs queued for printing would appear here Cantel Printing Printing untithed One page remani Driver EPSOR Sty ert En Britka Skali Prani pb gejlig dala Cz Leer Print Time Tus Cen 1 17a 2 De Mi Fag Pristing TE 7 You can select a job and cancel it or just use this window to track the printer s progress Using the Macintosh Status Monitor You can use the Status Monitor to check the level of ink in your printer and to control the way your software warns you about printer problems Follow these steps 1 Choose Print from the File menu or click the Print button in your applic
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