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...EPSON CORPORATION. EPSON disclaims any consumable products other printers. Printed on recycled paper. No part of this information as Original EPSON Products or EPSON Approved Products by any form or by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION shall not be trademarks of their respective owners. Printed in those designated as applied to be misused by Epson America, Inc. Trademarks EPSON, EPSON Stylus, EPSON Photo..., and PRINT Image Matching is designed only for any use of any damages or problems arising from the use with SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION's operating...
...EPSON CORPORATION. EPSON disclaims any consumable products other printers. Printed on recycled paper. No part of this information as Original EPSON Products or EPSON Approved Products by any form or by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION shall not be trademarks of their respective owners. Printed in those designated as applied to be misused by Epson America, Inc. Trademarks EPSON, EPSON Stylus, EPSON Photo..., and PRINT Image Matching is designed only for any use of any damages or problems arising from the use with SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION's operating...
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Printing BorderFree Photos 33 BorderFree Printing with Windows 33 BorderFree Printing with Paper Feeding 63 Solving Miscellaneous Printout Problems 64 iv II Plug-in for Adobe Photoshop 39 MAINTAINING YOUR PRINTER 43 Cleaning the Print Head 43 Running the Head Cleaning Utility 44 Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern 45 Replacing an Ink Cartridge 45 Removing and Installing Ink...
Printing BorderFree Photos 33 BorderFree Printing with Windows 33 BorderFree Printing with Paper Feeding 63 Solving Miscellaneous Printout Problems 64 iv II Plug-in for Adobe Photoshop 39 MAINTAINING YOUR PRINTER 43 Cleaning the Print Head 43 Running the Head Cleaning Utility 44 Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern 45 Replacing an Ink Cartridge 45 Removing and Installing Ink...
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... correctly. (A browser is not included on a Macintosh ■ Maintaining the printer ■ Solving basic problems Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips Please follow these steps to copy the Reference Guide to your on-screen Reference Guide ■ Printing with Windows or on the printer software CD-ROM.) Follow these guidelines: Warning: Warnings must be followed...
... correctly. (A browser is not included on a Macintosh ■ Maintaining the printer ■ Solving basic problems Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips Please follow these steps to copy the Reference Guide to your on-screen Reference Guide ■ Printing with Windows or on the printer software CD-ROM.) Follow these guidelines: Warning: Warnings must be followed...
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...the paper feeds back into the correct loading position before you want to its original package. Then send the next print job; the paper will move into the printer. Make your cut as straight as you cut it; Remove the roll paper from the holder and return the unused... resume printing. 14 The roll paper feeds backward, so you can remove it from the printer. If you can position the paper for about three seconds. A diagonal cut at right angles. You must press the b maintenance button to back it from the sheet feeder. (You may cause paper feeding problems. 4....
...the paper feeds back into the correct loading position before you want to its original package. Then send the next print job; the paper will move into the printer. Make your cut as straight as you cut it; Remove the roll paper from the holder and return the unused... resume printing. 14 The roll paper feeds backward, so you can remove it from the printer. If you can position the paper for about three seconds. A diagonal cut at right angles. You must press the b maintenance button to back it from the sheet feeder. (You may cause paper feeding problems. 4....
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If the pattern has white lines, click Clean to soften-and then try cleaning the print head again. You can also turn the printer off and wait overnight-this : Each staggered horizontal and straight vertical line should look something like this allows any improvement after cleaning...in nozzle check pattern Replacing an Ink Cartridge When the b maintenance and P power lights are gaps in "Print Quality Problems" on ink. If the nozzle check pattern has no gaps in the printer until you need to make sure you don't see page 5 for instructions. Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern ...
If the pattern has white lines, click Clean to soften-and then try cleaning the print head again. You can also turn the printer off and wait overnight-this : Each staggered horizontal and straight vertical line should look something like this allows any improvement after cleaning...in nozzle check pattern Replacing an Ink Cartridge When the b maintenance and P power lights are gaps in "Print Quality Problems" on ink. If the nozzle check pattern has no gaps in the printer until you need to make sure you don't see page 5 for instructions. Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern ...
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... driver available, free of charge, for downloading to your convenience. 15 Visit http://support.epson.com and check the section for your printer to see "Problems and Solutions" on page 20 for solutions to common setup and printing problems. Caution: It's a good idea to check EPSON's support web site periodically for possible updates to your computer.
... driver available, free of charge, for downloading to your convenience. 15 Visit http://support.epson.com and check the section for your printer to see "Problems and Solutions" on page 20 for solutions to common setup and printing problems. Caution: It's a good idea to check EPSON's support web site periodically for possible updates to your computer.
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... OS X: Choose Applications > EPSON Printer Utility > SP 1280 > EPSON StatusMonitor. It flashes when the printer is ready to print. See page 20 for instructions on page 19. It also flashes when the print head moves to 9.x: Click the ink level icon in the printer settings dialog box. Diagnosing Printer Problems You can diagnose some problems by checking the printer's control panel lights...
... OS X: Choose Applications > EPSON Printer Utility > SP 1280 > EPSON StatusMonitor. It flashes when the printer is ready to print. See page 20 for instructions on page 19. It also flashes when the print head moves to 9.x: Click the ink level icon in the printer settings dialog box. Diagnosing Printer Problems You can diagnose some problems by checking the printer's control panel lights...
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...printer and computer are turned off after it . Hold down the b maintenance button until the Ppower light starts to clean the print head; Follow these steps: 1. Running a Printer Check You can run a printer check to work, contact your dealer or EPSON as described on page 29. 19 If nothing seems to determine whether a problem... comes from the printer. 2.
...printer and computer are turned off after it . Hold down the b maintenance button until the Ppower light starts to clean the print head; Follow these steps: 1. Running a Printer Check You can run a printer check to work, contact your dealer or EPSON as described on page 29. 19 If nothing seems to determine whether a problem... comes from the printer. 2.
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...requirements beginning on to clear the error. 20 You're having problems installing the printer software. ■ Make sure your computer. Turn off the printer, wait a moment, then turn it back on, contact EPSON as described on . If the printer stops moving or making noise, but the P power light is...on the Start Here sheet. Contact your System Administrator. ■ If your printer icon (SP 1280) doesn't appear in the printer. Wait until charging finishes (the Ppower light stops flashing) before you turn off the printer or it on page 29. ■ Make sure the ink cartridge clamps ...
...requirements beginning on to clear the error. 20 You're having problems installing the printer software. ■ Make sure your computer. Turn off the printer, wait a moment, then turn it back on, contact EPSON as described on . If the printer stops moving or making noise, but the P power light is...on the Start Here sheet. Contact your System Administrator. ■ If your printer icon (SP 1280) doesn't appear in the printer. Wait until charging finishes (the Ppower light stops flashing) before you turn off the printer or it on page 29. ■ Make sure the ink cartridge clamps ...
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... , contact your printer for awhile. Printing Problems The Ppower light is on, but nothing prints. ■ Make sure the interface cable is printing, but nothing prints. ■ Make sure the print head nozzles are installed correctly. ■ If you're printing on a network, you 've upgraded your printer for details. See your Windows online help system for network printing, as...
... , contact your printer for awhile. Printing Problems The Ppower light is on, but nothing prints. ■ Make sure the interface cable is printing, but nothing prints. ■ Make sure the print head nozzles are installed correctly. ■ If you're printing on a network, you 've upgraded your printer for details. See your Windows online help system for network printing, as...
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...Make sure the Media Type setting matches the paper you 're not using Automatic mode. Print Quality Problems You see banding (light lines). ■ The print head nozzles may need replacing. See your document doesn't include color. ■ Set the Quality/Speed slider to 9.x) or page 23 (Macintosh OS ... 5 for help. see page 7. ■ Try using . ■ Increase your system meets the requirements listed in "Notices." If you're printing a high-resolution image, you 're using the parallel port, enable ECP/DMA mode. You may need cleaning; In Windows and Macintosh OS 8.5.1 to...
...Make sure the Media Type setting matches the paper you 're not using Automatic mode. Print Quality Problems You see banding (light lines). ■ The print head nozzles may need replacing. See your document doesn't include color. ■ Set the Quality/Speed slider to 9.x) or page 23 (Macintosh OS ... 5 for help. see page 7. ■ Try using . ■ Increase your system meets the requirements listed in "Notices." If you're printing a high-resolution image, you 're using the parallel port, enable ECP/DMA mode. You may need cleaning; In Windows and Macintosh OS 8.5.1 to...
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Problems with your hand while you try to print while the b maintenance light is cut on the left edge guide. ■ ...paper size. If the end is wrinkled. ■ If the paper doesn't eject fully, you print. Press the b maintenance button to feed into the printer. Roll paper doesn't feed correctly. ■ To load paper correctly, gently hold the paper ...paper above the arrow mark on a diagonal, the paper may be damp or too thin. Check the Copies setting in the printer. ■ If paper doesn't feed, remove it from the sheet feeder, fan the edges to separate the sheets, and carefully...
Problems with your hand while you try to print while the b maintenance light is cut on the left edge guide. ■ ...paper size. If the end is wrinkled. ■ If the paper doesn't eject fully, you print. Press the b maintenance button to feed into the printer. Roll paper doesn't feed correctly. ■ To load paper correctly, gently hold the paper ...paper above the arrow mark on a diagonal, the paper may be damp or too thin. Check the Copies setting in the printer. ■ If paper doesn't feed, remove it from the sheet feeder, fan the edges to separate the sheets, and carefully...
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... Problems The image is inverted, as the Paper Source setting. See page 5. The margins must be inverted.) The printer prints blank pages. ■ Make sure your paper size. Then press the z roll paper button to resume printing. ■ Always select Roll Paper as if viewed in the Macintosh Chooser or Print...you turn on the printer, press the z roll paper button for three seconds to rewind the paper. (You may feed unnecessarily when you turn off . If Sheet Feeder (or Auto Sheet Feeder) is selected, paper will feed unnecessarily after you 're printing on EPSON Iron-On Transfer Paper,...
... Problems The image is inverted, as the Paper Source setting. See page 5. The margins must be inverted.) The printer prints blank pages. ■ Make sure your paper size. Then press the z roll paper button to resume printing. ■ Always select Roll Paper as if viewed in the Macintosh Chooser or Print...you turn on the printer, press the z roll paper button for three seconds to rewind the paper. (You may feed unnecessarily when you turn off . If Sheet Feeder (or Auto Sheet Feeder) is selected, paper will feed unnecessarily after you 're printing on EPSON Iron-On Transfer Paper,...
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... IMPLIED WARRANTIES. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THIS WRITTEN WARRANTY, NEITHER EPSON AMERICA, INC. Box 93012 O Long Beach, CA 90809-3012 38 This warranty does not cover any color change or fading of prints or reimbursement of misuse, abuse, improper installation, neglect, improper ...shipping, damage caused by disasters such as fire, flood, and lightning, improper electrical current, software problems, interaction with non-Epson products, or service other ...
... IMPLIED WARRANTIES. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THIS WRITTEN WARRANTY, NEITHER EPSON AMERICA, INC. Box 93012 O Long Beach, CA 90809-3012 38 This warranty does not cover any color change or fading of prints or reimbursement of misuse, abuse, improper installation, neglect, improper ...shipping, damage caused by disasters such as fire, flood, and lightning, improper electrical current, software problems, interaction with non-Epson products, or service other ...
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... Photoshop, P.I .M. II Plug-in for, 39 to 42 Aligning print head, 49 to 50 Automatic mode, 17, 20, 23 B Color Management settings Mac OS 8.5x to 9.x, 29 to 30 Mac OS X, 24 Windows, 26 Color problems, 62 ColorLife Photo Paper, 32 ColorSync, 24, 29 Control panel, 54, 55 to...61 Booklet, printing, 28 BorderFree printing, 33 to 34, 37 Bright White Paper, 32 Browser, 4 Buttons, printer, 54 C Cable, printer, 69 to 70 Cancelling printing, 18, 21, 24 Centering text or image, 27 Characters, incorrect, 65 Checking printer, 57 Cleaning print head, 43 to 45 printer, 51 sheets, 51 Collating print jobs, 17 ...
... Photoshop, P.I .M. II Plug-in for, 39 to 42 Aligning print head, 49 to 50 Automatic mode, 17, 20, 23 B Color Management settings Mac OS 8.5x to 9.x, 29 to 30 Mac OS X, 24 Windows, 26 Color problems, 62 ColorLife Photo Paper, 32 ColorSync, 24, 29 Control panel, 54, 55 to...61 Booklet, printing, 28 BorderFree printing, 33 to 34, 37 Bright White Paper, 32 Browser, 4 Buttons, printer, 54 C Cable, printer, 69 to 70 Cancelling printing, 18, 21, 24 Centering text or image, 27 Characters, incorrect, 65 Checking printer, 57 Cleaning print head, 43 to 45 printer, 51 sheets, 51 Collating print jobs, 17 ...
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... 25 Image, resizing, 28 Incorrect characters, 65 Incorrect colors, 62 Ink cartridge replacing, 45 to 48 safety instructions, 72 Ink jet transparencies, 32 Ink level, 18, 20, 45, 47, 55 Ink setting, 17, 20, 23 Installation problems, 58 to 59 Inverted image, 64 Iron-On Transfer...MicroWeave setting, 60 Mirror images, 64 MonacoEZcolor, 3, 68 Monitor3, EPSON, 21 Monitoring ink level, 18, 20, 21, 45, 47, 55 Moving printer, 52 N Network printing, 59 Noise, printer, 59 Nozzle check pattern, 44 to 45 Help, EPSON, 67 High Speed setting, 60 Holding a print job, 18, 21, 24 I ICC profiles, using with P.I.M....
... 25 Image, resizing, 28 Incorrect characters, 65 Incorrect colors, 62 Ink cartridge replacing, 45 to 48 safety instructions, 72 Ink jet transparencies, 32 Ink level, 18, 20, 45, 47, 55 Ink setting, 17, 20, 23 Installation problems, 58 to 59 Inverted image, 64 Iron-On Transfer...MicroWeave setting, 60 Mirror images, 64 MonacoEZcolor, 3, 68 Monitor3, EPSON, 21 Monitoring ink level, 18, 20, 21, 45, 47, 55 Moving printer, 52 N Network printing, 59 Noise, printer, 59 Nozzle check pattern, 44 to 45 Help, EPSON, 67 High Speed setting, 60 Holding a print job, 18, 21, 24 I ICC profiles, using with P.I.M....
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... and Installing Ink Cartridges 40 Aligning the Print Head 43 Cleaning the Printer 45 Transporting the Printer 46 PROBLEM SOLVING 47 Printer Parts 48 Diagnosing Printer Problems 49 Checking the Control Panel Lights 49 Running a Printer Check 51 Problems and Solutions 52 Problems Setting Up the Printer or Installing Software 52 Printing Problems 53 Print Quality Problems 54 Problems with Paper Feeding 56 Solving Miscellaneous Printout...
... and Installing Ink Cartridges 40 Aligning the Print Head 43 Cleaning the Printer 45 Transporting the Printer 46 PROBLEM SOLVING 47 Printer Parts 48 Diagnosing Printer Problems 49 Checking the Control Panel Lights 49 Running a Printer Check 51 Problems and Solutions 52 Problems Setting Up the Printer or Installing Software 52 Printing Problems 53 Print Quality Problems 54 Problems with Paper Feeding 56 Solving Miscellaneous Printout...
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... basics for diagnosing and solving printer problems. ■ First see "Problems and Solutions" on page 52 for solutions to common setup and printing problems. Caution: It's a good idea to check Epson's support web site periodically for your printer driver. Download instructions are posted for possible updates to your computer. Visit http://support.epson.com and check the section...
... basics for diagnosing and solving printer problems. ■ First see "Problems and Solutions" on page 52 for solutions to common setup and printing problems. Caution: It's a good idea to check Epson's support web site periodically for your printer driver. Download instructions are posted for possible updates to your computer. Visit http://support.epson.com and check the section...
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.... Contact your printer, installing software, or printing. If the light is securely connected at both ends. Problems and Solutions Here are locked down completely and no packing material remains in the printer. Turn off the printer, wait a moment, then turn it back on to clear the error. 52 Problem Solving You're having problems installing the printer software...
.... Contact your printer, installing software, or printing. If the light is securely connected at both ends. Problems and Solutions Here are locked down completely and no packing material remains in the printer. Turn off the printer, wait a moment, then turn it back on to clear the error. 52 Problem Solving You're having problems installing the printer software...
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Printing Problems The Ppower light is on, but nothing prints. ■ Make sure the interface cable is connected securely and the cable meets the system requirements on page 63 or 63. ■ Run a printer check as described on a flat, stable surface. Problem Solving 53 The USB Printer Device Driver may also need to : ■ Clear space on...
Printing Problems The Ppower light is on, but nothing prints. ■ Make sure the interface cable is connected securely and the cable meets the system requirements on page 63 or 63. ■ Run a printer check as described on a flat, stable surface. Problem Solving 53 The USB Printer Device Driver may also need to : ■ Clear space on...