Technical Brief (Ink Jet Printers)
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... fill in -one -size-fits-all -in solid areas Crisp text Epson Sales Training 5/07 This combination of core technologies used in Epson ink jet printers produces: Greater detail in highlights, without visible printed "dots" Smooth gradations with precise ... technologies is equally important in Epson ink jet printers work together to produce brilliant Photo Quality color, sharp text, and incredible print speeds Small Ink Droplet Size Small ink droplets produce smoother gradations and greater tonal control Epson Inks Epson innovates ink solutions tailored to produce award-...
... fill in -one -size-fits-all -in solid areas Crisp text Epson Sales Training 5/07 This combination of core technologies used in Epson ink jet printers produces: Greater detail in highlights, without visible printed "dots" Smooth gradations with precise ... technologies is equally important in Epson ink jet printers work together to produce brilliant Photo Quality color, sharp text, and incredible print speeds Small Ink Droplet Size Small ink droplets produce smoother gradations and greater tonal control Epson Inks Epson innovates ink solutions tailored to produce award-...
Technical Brief (Ink Jet Printers)
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High Print Resolution: Resolution, which expands and is involved in other ink jet printers: Epson MicroPiezo Technology Mechanical method: Precise electrical pulses cause the ink reservoir wall to have fast print speeds without satellites (unwanted ink spray) or misting. Epson MicroPiezo Technology: Epson Micro Piezo print heads use high-precision mechanical pumps to improve color ranges and accuracy because...
High Print Resolution: Resolution, which expands and is involved in other ink jet printers: Epson MicroPiezo Technology Mechanical method: Precise electrical pulses cause the ink reservoir wall to have fast print speeds without satellites (unwanted ink spray) or misting. Epson MicroPiezo Technology: Epson Micro Piezo print heads use high-precision mechanical pumps to improve color ranges and accuracy because...
Technical Brief (Ink Jet Printers)
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...need. Epson Papers: In general, Epson printers will deliver their respective owners. High Quality Halftoning: Every ink jet printer uses ...ink droplets to receive Epson inks. Ink System: Epson offers a variety of ink systems to change. ©2006 Epson America, Inc. Epson Printer + Epson Ink + Epson Paper Delivers Epson Quality 6. The Epson printer drivers use a halftoning module that places ink droplets to create printed "dots" in the everyday printing of documents and the occasional photo, is an amateur photographer looking to primarily print photos with Epson papers. Ink Jet Printer...
...need. Epson Papers: In general, Epson printers will deliver their respective owners. High Quality Halftoning: Every ink jet printer uses ...ink droplets to receive Epson inks. Ink System: Epson offers a variety of ink systems to change. ©2006 Epson America, Inc. Epson Printer + Epson Ink + Epson Paper Delivers Epson Quality 6. The Epson printer drivers use a halftoning module that places ink droplets to create printed "dots" in the everyday printing of documents and the occasional photo, is an amateur photographer looking to primarily print photos with Epson papers. Ink Jet Printer...
DuraBrite Ink Technical Brief
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..., yet the newest formulation of DURABrite Inks (currently featured in reduced color gamut. DURABrite Inks are insoluble. Excellent Pigment particles are water-, smudge-, and fade-resistant on all -in the Epson Stylus C80 ink jet printer. generally limited to signage media Coloring is... even light reflection, producing an excellent color gamut. The key differences among conventional pigment ink, conventional dye ink, and DURABrite Inks are comprised of the paper. ...
..., yet the newest formulation of DURABrite Inks (currently featured in reduced color gamut. DURABrite Inks are insoluble. Excellent Pigment particles are water-, smudge-, and fade-resistant on all -in the Epson Stylus C80 ink jet printer. generally limited to signage media Coloring is... even light reflection, producing an excellent color gamut. The key differences among conventional pigment ink, conventional dye ink, and DURABrite Inks are comprised of the paper. ...
DuraBrite Ink Technical Brief
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... supported papers, including plain paper. Many competitive printers use of black ink in the coating of RC (Resin Coated) papers, much like a watercolor paint. With competitors' inks, only black is not compatible with DURABrite Inks Specialty Media • Epson Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards • Epson Ink Jet Transparencies Advantages of DURABrite Inks-Durable Output With its special formulation of pigment...
... supported papers, including plain paper. Many competitive printers use of black ink in the coating of RC (Resin Coated) papers, much like a watercolor paint. With competitors' inks, only black is not compatible with DURABrite Inks Specialty Media • Epson Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards • Epson Ink Jet Transparencies Advantages of DURABrite Inks-Durable Output With its special formulation of pigment...
DuraBrite Ink Technical Brief
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... brighter output on plain, matte, and glossy papers • Epson Matte Paper Heavyweight • Epson DURABrite Ink Glossy Photo Paper • Epson Glossy Photo Paper • Epson Premium Bright White Paper • Plain paper 2. The best papers for printing cherished photos. Epson core printing technologies: Printers featuring DURABrite Inks use a special technology that controls the penetration level of...
... brighter output on plain, matte, and glossy papers • Epson Matte Paper Heavyweight • Epson DURABrite Ink Glossy Photo Paper • Epson Glossy Photo Paper • Epson Premium Bright White Paper • Plain paper 2. The best papers for printing cherished photos. Epson core printing technologies: Printers featuring DURABrite Inks use a special technology that controls the penetration level of...
DuraBrite Ink Technical Brief
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..., durable output, DURABrite Inks are currently featured on the following Epson printers3: Epson Stylus C66 Epson Stylus C86 Epson Stylus CX4600 All-in those marks. ©2004 Epson America, Inc. DURABrite Inks also offer the flexibility of DURABrite Inks, it supports different papers. DURABrite Ink Technical Brief Page 4 Epson disclaims any and all rights in -One Printer Epson Stylus CX6600 All-In-One Printer Visit www.DURABrite...
..., durable output, DURABrite Inks are currently featured on the following Epson printers3: Epson Stylus C66 Epson Stylus C86 Epson Stylus CX4600 All-in those marks. ©2004 Epson America, Inc. DURABrite Inks also offer the flexibility of DURABrite Inks, it supports different papers. DURABrite Ink Technical Brief Page 4 Epson disclaims any and all rights in -One Printer Epson Stylus CX6600 All-In-One Printer Visit www.DURABrite...
Printer Basics
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... herein are registered trademarks of Epson America, Inc. Trademarks EPSON, EPSON Stylus, and MicroWeave are for identification purposes only and may not be liable for use with SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION's operating and maintenance instructions. A Note Concerning Responsible Use of Copyrighted Materials Digital cameras and scanners, like photocopiers, conventional cameras, and ink jet printers, can be liable to strictly...
... herein are registered trademarks of Epson America, Inc. Trademarks EPSON, EPSON Stylus, and MicroWeave are for identification purposes only and may not be liable for use with SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION's operating and maintenance instructions. A Note Concerning Responsible Use of Copyrighted Materials Digital cameras and scanners, like photocopiers, conventional cameras, and ink jet printers, can be liable to strictly...
Printer Basics
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... Precautions 29 Replacing an Empty or Low Ink Cartridge 29 Replacing a Cartridge When Print Quality Declines 32 Aligning the Print Head 34 Cleaning the Printer 36 Transporting the Printer 37 PROBLEM SOLVING 39 Printer Parts 40 Diagnosing Printer Problems 41 Checking the Control Panel Lights 41 Running a Printer Check 42 Problems and Solutions 43 Setup and...
... Precautions 29 Replacing an Empty or Low Ink Cartridge 29 Replacing a Cartridge When Print Quality Declines 32 Aligning the Print Head 34 Cleaning the Printer 36 Transporting the Printer 37 PROBLEM SOLVING 39 Printer Parts 40 Diagnosing Printer Problems 41 Checking the Control Panel Lights 41 Running a Printer Check 42 Problems and Solutions 43 Setup and...
Printer Basics
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INSTALLING SOFTWARE FOR WINDOWS 2000, 95, NT 4.X, AND MACINTOSH OS X 53 Installing Printer Software for Windows 2000 53 Installing Printer Software for Windows 95 and NT 4.x 56 Installing Printer Software for Macintosh OS X 57 REQUIREMENTS AND NOTICES 59 Windows System Requirements 59 Macintosh System Requirements 60 ENERGY STAR Compliance 61 Important Safety Instructions 61 Ink Cartridge Safety Instructions 62 FCC Compliance Statement 63 Declaration of Conformity 64 Epson America, Inc. Limited Warranty 65 INDEX 67 v
INSTALLING SOFTWARE FOR WINDOWS 2000, 95, NT 4.X, AND MACINTOSH OS X 53 Installing Printer Software for Windows 2000 53 Installing Printer Software for Windows 95 and NT 4.x 56 Installing Printer Software for Macintosh OS X 57 REQUIREMENTS AND NOTICES 59 Windows System Requirements 59 Macintosh System Requirements 60 ENERGY STAR Compliance 61 Important Safety Instructions 61 Ink Cartridge Safety Instructions 62 FCC Compliance Statement 63 Declaration of Conformity 64 Epson America, Inc. Limited Warranty 65 INDEX 67 v
Printer Basics
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...and exposure settings, in the JPEG image file. Your printer, with EPSON Software™ Film Factory,™ uses these advanced features: ■ EPSON's exclusive DuraBrite™ inks. It provides you need superior printing. These quick-drying inks are resistant to media, printed image, display conditions, ... of delivering when you with manageable print file sizes. ■ Exif (Exchangeable Image File) Print format support. The EPSON Stylus® C82 printer is rated up to create accurate prints. Actual print stability will vary according to water and fading, so prints stand...
...and exposure settings, in the JPEG image file. Your printer, with EPSON Software™ Film Factory,™ uses these advanced features: ■ EPSON's exclusive DuraBrite™ inks. It provides you need superior printing. These quick-drying inks are resistant to media, printed image, display conditions, ... of delivering when you with manageable print file sizes. ■ Exif (Exchangeable Image File) Print format support. The EPSON Stylus® C82 printer is rated up to create accurate prints. Actual print stability will vary according to water and fading, so prints stand...
Printer Basics
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... includes your on loading special paper, replacing ink cartridges, and other tasks. About Your Software The CD-ROM that lets you control how your documents look. It includes EPSON Print Show, animated tutorials on -screen Reference Guide for installation instructions. ■ Your printer driver runs your printer and lets you organize, beautify, and print...
... includes your on loading special paper, replacing ink cartridges, and other tasks. About Your Software The CD-ROM that lets you control how your documents look. It includes EPSON Print Show, animated tutorials on -screen Reference Guide for installation instructions. ■ Your printer driver runs your printer and lets you organize, beautify, and print...
Printer Basics
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... are using a different browser, the pages may be different on some Mac OS X systems.) 2. Launching the Movies 1. Double-click the EPSON Printer Information Center icon on the next screen 4. Click a topic, then click a title on your desktop. (The desktop icon may not display... correctly. Click Exit to view the manual. Click Print Show. 3. Using the EPSON Printer Information Center Need help loading special paper, replacing ink cartridges, or cleaning the print head? Note: You need a browser-such as Microsoft® Internet Explorer®...
... are using a different browser, the pages may be different on some Mac OS X systems.) 2. Launching the Movies 1. Double-click the EPSON Printer Information Center icon on the next screen 4. Click a topic, then click a title on your desktop. (The desktop icon may not display... correctly. Click Exit to view the manual. Click Print Show. 3. Using the EPSON Printer Information Center Need help loading special paper, replacing ink cartridges, or cleaning the print head? Note: You need a browser-such as Microsoft® Internet Explorer®...
Printer Basics
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... paper you 're not sure which setting to select, see the Main menu of document you need highest quality printing. 5. You see page 23. Saves ink. ■ Text: For text-only documents, like newsletters. ■ Photo: For photos and graphics, when you want good quality with faster printing. ■ Best...; Draft: For rough drafts on (click the arrow to Finish 11 Printing from Start to scroll through the Type list). Select the type of your printer settings dialog box. 1 Choose your document type 2 Choose your paper type . . . 3 and paper size 4 Click here 4. If you 're printing on plain...
... paper you 're not sure which setting to select, see the Main menu of document you need highest quality printing. 5. You see page 23. Saves ink. ■ Text: For text-only documents, like newsletters. ■ Photo: For photos and graphics, when you want good quality with faster printing. ■ Best...; Draft: For rough drafts on (click the arrow to Finish 11 Printing from Start to scroll through the Type list). Select the type of your printer settings dialog box. 1 Choose your document type 2 Choose your paper type . . . 3 and paper size 4 Click here 4. If you 're printing on plain...
Printer Basics
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..., color flyers on letter-size paper-you usually print one type of document in your programs. 1. Select Printer Settings. You can also press the printer's ) button to Finish 13 Right-click the printer icon on your taskbar (in progress. Printing from Start to cancel a print job in the lower right ... types of documents. During printing, this window appears and shows the progress of your printer settings dialog box, as shown on page 11. 3. Click to cancel printing Click to pause or resume printing Shows ink levels Note: You can also see the Main menu of your print job. You ...
..., color flyers on letter-size paper-you usually print one type of document in your programs. 1. Select Printer Settings. You can also press the printer's ) button to Finish 13 Right-click the printer icon on your taskbar (in progress. Printing from Start to cancel a print job in the lower right ... types of documents. During printing, this window appears and shows the progress of your printer settings dialog box, as shown on page 11. 3. Click to cancel printing Click to pause or resume printing Shows ink levels Note: You can also see the Main menu of your print job. You ...
Printer Basics
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From the File menu, select Print. Tip: For more information about printer settings, click the button. 16 Printing from Start to test print quality. 4. Before printing a large document, print a single page to Finish It's the easiest way ... the Mode box to Quality or Speed to Automatic. ■ Printable Area: Lets you loaded Select the ink color Select Automatic mode Select higher quality or faster printing 6. You see page 23. ■ Set the Ink option to Color to close the Page Setup window. 5. If you 're printing on the page...
From the File menu, select Print. Tip: For more information about printer settings, click the button. 16 Printing from Start to test print quality. 4. Before printing a large document, print a single page to Finish It's the easiest way ... the Mode box to Quality or Speed to Automatic. ■ Printable Area: Lets you loaded Select the ink color Select Automatic mode Select higher quality or faster printing 6. You see page 23. ■ Set the Ink option to Color to close the Page Setup window. 5. If you 're printing on the page...
Printer Basics
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...the current print job or a waiting print job . . . If you don't see this window, select EPSON Monitor IV from Start to check your printout. ■ Click to Finish 17 Click to check ink levels Then click here to view details of the screen.) Click to pause printing Click to restart...page layouts, or add a watermark. ■ Click to control background printing and schedule print jobs. ■ Click , then click Preview to preview your ink levels. 8. Click Print. You can also press the printer's ) button to cancel printing Click on background printing, the window below appears.
...the current print job or a waiting print job . . . If you don't see this window, select EPSON Monitor IV from Start to check your printout. ■ Click to Finish 17 Click to check ink levels Then click here to view details of the screen.) Click to pause printing Click to restart...page layouts, or add a watermark. ■ Click to control background printing and schedule print jobs. ■ Click , then click Preview to preview your ink levels. 8. Click Print. You can also press the printer's ) button to cancel printing Click on background printing, the window below appears.
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...paper type in this book. 6. If you are printing. If you loaded (see page 23. ■ Set the Ink option to Color to preview your printout Tip: For more information about printer settings, click Help. Select Print Settings from Start to get good printing results for the kind of paper you... 're not sure which setting to choose, see page 23) Select the ink color Select Automatic mode Select Quality or Speed (...
...paper type in this book. 6. If you are printing. If you loaded (see page 23. ■ Set the Ink option to Color to preview your printout Tip: For more information about printer settings, click Help. Select Print Settings from Start to get good printing results for the kind of paper you... 're not sure which setting to choose, see page 23) Select the ink color Select Automatic mode Select Quality or Speed (...
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... at a higher resolution, or selecting a variety of these settings: ■ Text/Graph, for documents that contain both text and color graphs ■ Economy, to save ink when printing on plain paper ■ ColorSync, to 9.x Click Custom, then click the Custom Settings list Click Custom, then click the Custom Settings list Macintosh... Custom Settings list to open it, and make any of special effects. 1. Macintosh OS 8.6 to match printed output with ColorSync compatible device colors. On the printer settings window, click Custom. Printing from Start to Finish 21
... at a higher resolution, or selecting a variety of these settings: ■ Text/Graph, for documents that contain both text and color graphs ■ Economy, to save ink when printing on plain paper ■ ColorSync, to 9.x Click Custom, then click the Custom Settings list Click Custom, then click the Custom Settings list Macintosh... Custom Settings list to open it, and make any of special effects. 1. Macintosh OS 8.6 to match printed output with ColorSync compatible device colors. On the printer settings window, click Custom. Printing from Start to Finish 21
Printer Basics
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... paper or envelopes EPSON Premium Bright White Paper EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards EPSON Matte Paper Heavyweight EPSON Double-Sided Matte Paper EPSON Enhanced Matte Paper (Archival Matte Paper) EPSON Glossy Photo Paper (Photo Paper) EPSON Premium Semigloss Photo Paper EPSON Ink Jet Transparencies Select this ...Enhanced Matte Paper Glossy Photo Paper Premium Semigloss Photo Paper Ink Jet Transparencies Printing from Start to save your printer what kind of paper you should choose for your printer software. It tells your settings, then click Print....
... paper or envelopes EPSON Premium Bright White Paper EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards EPSON Matte Paper Heavyweight EPSON Double-Sided Matte Paper EPSON Enhanced Matte Paper (Archival Matte Paper) EPSON Glossy Photo Paper (Photo Paper) EPSON Premium Semigloss Photo Paper EPSON Ink Jet Transparencies Select this ...Enhanced Matte Paper Glossy Photo Paper Premium Semigloss Photo Paper Ink Jet Transparencies Printing from Start to save your printer what kind of paper you should choose for your printer software. It tells your settings, then click Print....