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... Smallest ink droplets available (3 picoliters) for finest detail and smoothest gradations s EPSON's unique variable micro droplet technology for superior image quality s Four-color printing for photo quality color and sharp black text on plain paper or a variety of easy photo editing ..., digital photographs, and more. s Your electronic EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Manual gives you control how your printer. 1 Welcome! The printer comes with fabulous results. You can 't use your printer without it. Your EPSON Stylus® COLOR 900 Professional Series printer is the ideal output device for...
... Smallest ink droplets available (3 picoliters) for finest detail and smoothest gradations s EPSON's unique variable micro droplet technology for superior image quality s Four-color printing for photo quality color and sharp black text on plain paper or a variety of easy photo editing ..., digital photographs, and more. s Your electronic EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Manual gives you control how your printer. 1 Welcome! The printer comes with fabulous results. You can 't use your printer without it. Your EPSON Stylus® COLOR 900 Professional Series printer is the ideal output device for...
Printer Basics
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...174;: Click Start, select Run, and type D:\EPSON (where D is your CD-ROM drive letter) and click OK. Then type D:\EPSON (where D is your CD-ROM drive letter). s Macintosh®: Double-click the EPSON Printer Driver Installer icon. Then click OK. About ... card. s Windows 3.1: In the Program Manager, select Run. For instructions on : s viewing your electronic manuals s printing with Windows or Macintosh s using your printer with DOS s configuring your electronic EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Manual. This book contains instructions on viewing it, see your printer for instructions.
...174;: Click Start, select Run, and type D:\EPSON (where D is your CD-ROM drive letter) and click OK. Then type D:\EPSON (where D is your CD-ROM drive letter). s Macintosh®: Double-click the EPSON Printer Driver Installer icon. Then click OK. About ... card. s Windows 3.1: In the Program Manager, select Run. For instructions on : s viewing your electronic manuals s printing with Windows or Macintosh s using your printer with DOS s configuring your electronic EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Manual. This book contains instructions on viewing it, see your printer for instructions.
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... Acrobat Reader automatically. 9 If the file doesn't open, start Acrobat Reader, open your electronic EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Manual depends on your operating system and whether the manual is on your electronic printer manual using Adobe Acrobat® Reader. Viewing Your Electronic Printer Manual Here are some quick guidelines for viewing your hard disk or CD-ROM drive...
... Acrobat Reader automatically. 9 If the file doesn't open, start Acrobat Reader, open your electronic EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Manual depends on your operating system and whether the manual is on your electronic printer manual using Adobe Acrobat® Reader. Viewing Your Electronic Printer Manual Here are some quick guidelines for viewing your hard disk or CD-ROM drive...
Printer Basics
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... software CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive. s Windows 3.1: To copy the electronic EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Manual from your CD-ROM to your hard disk, simply drag-and-drop the 900DOC.PDF ... hard disk. Copy the file to install Acrobat Reader. 10 To copy the electronic EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Manual from your CD-ROM to your hard disk, use the Windows File Manager. If ...instructions below for your operating system: s Windows 95, 98, and NT: Click Start, select Run, and type D:\EPSON (where D is your CD-ROM drive. s Macintosh: Insert the printer software CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive...
... software CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive. s Windows 3.1: To copy the electronic EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Manual from your CD-ROM to your hard disk, simply drag-and-drop the 900DOC.PDF ... hard disk. Copy the file to install Acrobat Reader. 10 To copy the electronic EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Manual from your CD-ROM to your hard disk, use the Windows File Manager. If ...instructions below for your operating system: s Windows 95, 98, and NT: Click Start, select Run, and type D:\EPSON (where D is your CD-ROM drive. s Macintosh: Insert the printer software CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive...
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... Windows 3.1 For more information on viewing the manual. 16 Click OK to reduce or enlarge your printed image, print multiple pages on one sheet of your print job as necessary. Click the Layout tab (not available with Windows 3.1) if you see the electronic EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Manual. Click OK until you want to start printing...
... Windows 3.1 For more information on viewing the manual. 16 Click OK to reduce or enlarge your printed image, print multiple pages on one sheet of your print job as necessary. Click the Layout tab (not available with Windows 3.1) if you see the electronic EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Manual. Click OK until you want to start printing...
Printer Basics
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...and the Media Type and Ink settings you the print job's progress. If you turned on background printing, you see the electronic EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Manual. These custom project types let you quickly select the best settings for printing specific types of document and paper. Some project types ... dialog box to set priorities or print times for instructions on printing, see the EPSON Monitor3 dialog box to start printing. See page 9 for waiting print jobs For more information on viewing the manual. Click Print to show you choose. You can cancel , pause , or restart...
...and the Media Type and Ink settings you the print job's progress. If you turned on background printing, you see the electronic EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Manual. These custom project types let you quickly select the best settings for printing specific types of document and paper. Some project types ... dialog box to set priorities or print times for instructions on printing, see the EPSON Monitor3 dialog box to start printing. See page 9 for waiting print jobs For more information on viewing the manual. Click Print to show you choose. You can cancel , pause , or restart...
Printer Basics
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... and special effects. Click Custom, and then click the Advanced button. (In Windows 3.1, click Advanced, then click the More Settings button.) You see your electronic EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Manual. 1. Using the Advanced Dialog Box For maximum control over your project, you choose Macintosh 23
... and special effects. Click Custom, and then click the Advanced button. (In Windows 3.1, click Advanced, then click the More Settings button.) You see your electronic EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Manual. 1. Using the Advanced Dialog Box For maximum control over your project, you choose Macintosh 23
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...help for printing or click Print (Macintosh). For complete instructions on your print settings for using other buttons that your electronic EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Manual. 25 7. After you customize your screen. You can save them whenever you can then individually adjust the levels of .... Windows 95 and Windows 98 only) For printing documents created in the Advanced dialog box. s ColorSync (Macintosh only): Automatically adjusts printout colors to change in an sRGB compatible application using a video camera, scanner, or digital camera. s PhotoEnhance3 (Windows 95, 98, NT, or...
...help for printing or click Print (Macintosh). For complete instructions on your print settings for using other buttons that your electronic EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Manual. 25 7. After you customize your screen. You can save them whenever you can then individually adjust the levels of .... Windows 95 and Windows 98 only) For printing documents created in the Advanced dialog box. s ColorSync (Macintosh only): Automatically adjusts printout colors to change in an sRGB compatible application using a video camera, scanner, or digital camera. s PhotoEnhance3 (Windows 95, 98, NT, or...
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... Photo Paper, follow the instructions below to print your electronic EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Manual. Check out the EPSON Photo Paper Pack that look almost as good as the ones you how much difference EPSON paper can make, we've included some free samples. EPSON Photo Paper Your EPSON Photo Paper Pack includes letter-size and 4 × 6-inch Photo...
... Photo Paper, follow the instructions below to print your electronic EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Manual. Check out the EPSON Photo Paper Pack that look almost as good as the ones you how much difference EPSON paper can make, we've included some free samples. EPSON Photo Paper Your EPSON Photo Paper Pack includes letter-size and 4 × 6-inch Photo...
Printer Basics
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... glossy side facing up and the perforated margins positioned as shown: You can also use your printer software's Reduce/Enlarge settings, as described in your EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Manual. 0.67 in 0.24 in 0.12 in trim size printed image size 0.12 in 0.24 in your picture, fold the paper back and forth along the...
... glossy side facing up and the perforated margins positioned as shown: You can also use your printer software's Reduce/Enlarge settings, as described in your EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Manual. 0.67 in 0.24 in 0.12 in trim size printed image size 0.12 in 0.24 in your picture, fold the paper back and forth along the...
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Plain paper sheets or envelopes EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper EPSON Iron-On Cool Peel Transfer Paper EPSON High Quality Ink Jet Paper EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards EPSON Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheets EPSON Photo Paper EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film EPSON Photo Stickers EPSON Ink Jet Transparencies Select this media name... printer; Check the table below if you're not sure which setting to be careful about choosing the correct Media Type setting in your electronic EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Manual.
Plain paper sheets or envelopes EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper EPSON Iron-On Cool Peel Transfer Paper EPSON High Quality Ink Jet Paper EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards EPSON Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheets EPSON Photo Paper EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film EPSON Photo Stickers EPSON Ink Jet Transparencies Select this media name... printer; Check the table below if you're not sure which setting to be careful about choosing the correct Media Type setting in your electronic EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Manual.
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... to prepare it for : s cleaning the print head s replacing an ink cartridge s aligning the print head s transporting the printer For more details, see your electronic EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Manual as described on page 9. Cleaning the Print Head If your printed image is connected to a local port, not over a network), as described on page 49...
... to prepare it for : s cleaning the print head s replacing an ink cartridge s aligning the print head s transporting the printer For more details, see your electronic EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Manual as described on page 9. Cleaning the Print Head If your printed image is connected to a local port, not over a network), as described on page 49...
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This is empty and you print. Other products may cause damage to your electronic EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Manual for details. If your ink levels using Status Monitor 2 (not available for instructions. When the light stays on, the cartridge is a good time to make .... see missing dots page 48 for Windows 3.1). missing dots Replacing an Ink Cartridge When the B black or A color ink out light flashes, the indicated cartridge is empty. See your printer not covered by EPSON's warranty. 51 If any dots are missing, as shown to the right, clean the print head again; Use...
This is empty and you print. Other products may cause damage to your electronic EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Manual for details. If your ink levels using Status Monitor 2 (not available for instructions. When the light stays on, the cartridge is a good time to make .... see missing dots page 48 for Windows 3.1). missing dots Replacing an Ink Cartridge When the B black or A color ink out light flashes, the indicated cartridge is empty. See your printer not covered by EPSON's warranty. 51 If any dots are missing, as shown to the right, clean the print head again; Use...
Printer Basics
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...may be helpful to common setup and software problems. There are additional problem solving tips in the "Troubleshooting" section of your EPSON dealer or see "Where To Get Help" on page 62 for instructions. see page 61 for solutions to try running a...color ink out light power light cleaning button power button load/eject button 59 Problem Solving This section gives you the basics for diagnosing and solving printer problems. First see "Diagnosing Printer Problems" below . If none of the suggested solutions solve your problem, contact your electronic EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Manual...
...may be helpful to common setup and software problems. There are additional problem solving tips in the "Troubleshooting" section of your EPSON dealer or see "Where To Get Help" on page 62 for instructions. see page 61 for solutions to try running a...color ink out light power light cleaning button power button load/eject button 59 Problem Solving This section gives you the basics for diagnosing and solving printer problems. First see "Diagnosing Printer Problems" below . If none of the suggested solutions solve your problem, contact your electronic EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Manual...
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... Chooser. s You may have too many items in the Chooser (Macintosh) . . . s Make sure you can 't see the device EPSON USB Printer Devices listed. Then double-click System and click the Device Manager tab. Click the + next to Settings, and click Control Panel... recommended USB cable as described on Status Monitor 2. (Status Monitor 2 is a Windows 98 USB pre-installed model. s Make sure your electronic EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Manual for Windows 3.1.) 63 See your computer is not available for details on page 4. If you can 't install the USB Printer Device driver for instructions...
... Chooser. s You may have too many items in the Chooser (Macintosh) . . . s Make sure you can 't see the device EPSON USB Printer Devices listed. Then double-click System and click the Device Manager tab. Click the + next to Settings, and click Control Panel... recommended USB cable as described on Status Monitor 2. (Status Monitor 2 is a Windows 98 USB pre-installed model. s Make sure your electronic EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Manual for Windows 3.1.) 63 See your computer is not available for details on page 4. If you can 't install the USB Printer Device driver for instructions...
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... is set the paper thickness lever to the 0 position, as shown on the facing page. If it is blurry or smeared . . . s Make sure your electronic EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Manual. For most papers, set for instructions. s Make sure the print head nozzles are not clogged. If it 's in the + position, your printer is usually whiter...
... is set the paper thickness lever to the 0 position, as shown on the facing page. If it is blurry or smeared . . . s Make sure your electronic EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Manual. For most papers, set for instructions. s Make sure the print head nozzles are not clogged. If it 's in the + position, your printer is usually whiter...
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... page 48. Check that the cable is more than six months old, you may need to Color for instructions. Be sure to select EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 in place at both ends to increase the image resolution or print it ; s Run the Print Head Alignment utility. s...Windows documentation or online help. See page 56 for instructions. s Your printed colors can use a color management system to the Quality setting in a smaller size. If either ink out light is grainy . . . see your electronic EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Manual. 66 If your application. s Try using Automatic mode. s Make sure the...
... page 48. Check that the cable is more than six months old, you may need to Color for instructions. Be sure to select EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 in place at both ends to increase the image resolution or print it ; s Run the Print Head Alignment utility. s...Windows documentation or online help. See page 56 for instructions. s Your printed colors can use a color management system to the Quality setting in a smaller size. If either ink out light is grainy . . . see your electronic EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Manual. 66 If your application. s Try using Automatic mode. s Make sure the...
Product Information Guide
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... the interface cable from spraying inside the printer and smudging your printer. The printer prints one page showing its holder with your printouts. 4. EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 6. Then try cleaning the print head (see page 10). Testing the Printer You can run the printer check: 1. Follow these steps to... ink delivery system and then close the printer cover. Make sure both the printer and computer are satisfactory, the problem lies in the EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Manual. 6 - To end the check, turn off the printer after it will start over and you may have a problem with the...
... the interface cable from spraying inside the printer and smudging your printer. The printer prints one page showing its holder with your printouts. 4. EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 6. Then try cleaning the print head (see page 10). Testing the Printer You can run the printer check: 1. Follow these steps to... ink delivery system and then close the printer cover. Make sure both the printer and computer are satisfactory, the problem lies in the EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Manual. 6 - To end the check, turn off the printer after it will start over and you may have a problem with the...
Product Information Guide
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... the expiration date on . Once you remove a cartridge, you need new ink cartridges, contact your electronic EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Manual for Windows 3.1). You can replace a cartridge when the B black or A color ink out light is either ink cartridge is empty and you can't reuse it, even if it 's ... of the cartridge; Press down the ink cartridge clamp until the print head moves left and the P power light begins flashing. EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 1/99 Do not remove the clear seal from its packaging. 2. The cartridge rises up the ink cartridge clamp. Charging takes about...
... the expiration date on . Once you remove a cartridge, you need new ink cartridges, contact your electronic EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Manual for Windows 3.1). You can replace a cartridge when the B black or A color ink out light is either ink cartridge is empty and you can't reuse it, even if it 's ... of the cartridge; Press down the ink cartridge clamp until the print head moves left and the P power light begins flashing. EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 1/99 Do not remove the clear seal from its packaging. 2. The cartridge rises up the ink cartridge clamp. Charging takes about...
Product Information Guide
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... Never turn off . 2. Then try the suggestions in "Problems and Solutions" in the Printer Basics book or "Troubleshooting" in the EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Manual. 10 - Using the Control Panel Follow these steps to test the results and reset the cleaning cycle. If the pattern is filled in... head in either of the following ways: t Using the Head Cleaning utility in the EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Manual. The nozzle check pattern prints on but not printing, and both the B black and A color ink out lights are missing from the image, you don't see "Examining the Nozzle Check...
... Never turn off . 2. Then try the suggestions in "Problems and Solutions" in the Printer Basics book or "Troubleshooting" in the EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Manual. 10 - Using the Control Panel Follow these steps to test the results and reset the cleaning cycle. If the pattern is filled in... head in either of the following ways: t Using the Head Cleaning utility in the EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Manual. The nozzle check pattern prints on but not printing, and both the B black and A color ink out lights are missing from the image, you don't see "Examining the Nozzle Check...