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R4C626Setup Guide
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Proof Sign-off:
Otsuka, CRE Moriyama_______
N.Nomoto

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Caution: 

You must remove the yellow tape seals from the cartridges before 
installing them; otherwise, a fatal error will occur and the 
cartridges will become unusable.

Do not remove the blue portion of the tape seals from the cartridges; 
otherwise, the cartridges may become clogged and unable to print.

Do not remove the tape seals from the bottom of the cartridges; 
otherwise, ink will leak.

5.

Place the cartridges gently in 
their holders with the labels 
facing up. The color ink 
cartridge, which is larger, goes 
on the right and the black ink 
cartridge goes on the left. Do not 
press down on the cartridges.

Note:

Install both ink cartridges. If either 
of the cartridges is not installed, the printer will not work.

6.

Lower the ink cartridge clamps until they lock in place.

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Caution:

Once you install the ink cartridges, do not open their clamps again until 
you replace the ink cartridges; otherwise, the cartridges may become 
unusable.

7.

Press the 

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 cleaning button. 

The printer moves the print 
head and begins charging the 
ink delivery system. This 
process takes about one and a 
half minutes.
While the ink is charging, the

 

2

power light flashes and the 

printer produces a variety of 
mechanical sounds. These sounds are normal. When the ink delivery 
system has been charged, the print head returns to its home (far right) 
position and the 

2

 power light comes on.

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Caution: 

Never turn off the printer while the 

2

 power light is flashing.

8.

Close the printer cover.

Summary of Contents for 980

Page 1: ... Sign off Otsuka CRE Moriyama_______ N Nomoto _______ _______ Attaching the Paper Support Printing Your First Page Plugging in the Printer Checking the Printer Connecting the Printer Installing the Ink Cartridges Installing the Printer Software 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 4012581 00 XXX ...

Page 2: ... the label on the back of the printer to make sure that the voltage required by the printer matches that of the electrical outlet that you will be plugging it into Also make sure that you have the correct power cable for your power source Caution It is not possible to change the printer s voltage If the rated voltage and your outlet voltage do not match contact your dealer for assistance Do not pl...

Page 3: ... must be a Windows 98 or Windows 2000 pre installed model that is equipped with a USB port Using the parallel interface for PCs To connect the printer to your PC you need a shielded twisted pair parallel cable Follow the steps below 1 Make sure that both the printer and the computer are turned off 2 Plug the cable connector securely into the printer s interface connector then squeeze the wire clip...

Page 4: ...our printer software CD ROM includes the following Printer driver and utilities The printer driver runs or drives your printer use it to make settings such as print quality speed media type and paper size The Nozzle Check Head Cleaning and Print Head Alignment utilities help you to keep your printer in top operating condition EPSON Status Monitor 3 for Windows 98 95 2000 and NT 4 0 or EPSON Status...

Page 5: ... the CD ROM drive The Installer dialog box opens For floppy disk users insert the disk in the disk drive and double click the My Computer icon the floppy disk drive icon and then Setup exe 4 Select Install Printer Driver Utility and click Then click OK in the dialog box that appears to start the printer software installation Note It is possible to install the Reference Guide on your hard drive fro...

Page 6: ...stallation is complete click OK Note If an error message appears either the printer driver or the EPSON USB printer device driver is not installed correctly See Troubleshooting in the Daily Use guide for details After the setup is complete proceed to section to print your first page Ensuring that the USB driver is installed correctly After installing the software USB users should follow the direct...

Page 7: ...e that Windows 3 1 is running and the Program Manager window is open 2 Insert the printer software CD that is shipped with your printer in the CD ROM drive If you use the floppy disk version insert the disk in the disk drive 3 Click Run on the File menu The Run dialog box appears In the Command Line text box type D SETUP and click OK The installation program copies the printer software files Note ...

Page 8: ...click the Installer icon inside it Note It is possible to install the Reference Guide on your hard drive from the printer software CD ROM To install the guide click Install Reference Guide and follow the on screen instructions When the installation is complete a View Reference Guide icon appears in the EPSON folder Double click the icon to open the guide 3 In the initial dialog box click Continue ...

Page 9: ...tup utility to install ink cartridges Windows 3 1 and Macintosh users must use the printer s control panel Refer to the appropriate section below Using the Setup utility If you have Windows 95 98 2000 or NT 4 0 installed on your computer the Setup utility will open automatically when the printer software installation is complete Follow the on screen instructions Using the printer s control panel I...

Page 10: ... power button to turn on the printer The print head moves left to the ink cartridgeinstallation position The 2 power light flashes and the and ink out lights come on Caution Do not move the print head by hand doing so may damage the printer 3 Lift up the ink cartridge clamps Note Do not remove the small sponges that are attached to the ink cartridge clamps 4 Open the ink cartridge packages and rem...

Page 11: ...oes on the left Do not press down on the cartridges Note Install both ink cartridges If either of the cartridges is not installed the printer will not work 6 Lower the ink cartridge clamps until they lock in place Caution Onceyou install the inkcartridges donotopen their clamps again until you replace the ink cartridges otherwise the cartridges may become unusable 7 Press the cleaning button The p...

Page 12: ...r 1 Lower the output tray and slide out the extension then slide the left edge guide so that the distance between the edge guides is slightly wider than the width of your paper 2 Fan a stack of paper then tap it on a flat surface to even the edges 3 Load the stack of paper in the sheet feeder with the printable side up and the right edge of the paper resting against the right edge guide Then slide...

Page 13: ...ple if any segment of the printed lines is missing then you should clean the print head as described below If the printout is satisfactory you are ready to print your first page See Printing Your First Page for instructions Cleaning the print head Follow the steps below to clean the print head 1 Make sure that the 2 power light is on and that both the black and color ink out lights are off 2 Hold ...

Page 14: ...printer software To print a sample file follow the instructions for Windows or Macintosh in this section If you choose to print your own document instead load the appropriate paper in the printer open the document in your application then proceed to step 4 in the relevant section below making changes where appropriate Note See your software manual for details on how to use an application Depending...

Page 15: ...Media Type and Ink settings that you make 9 Click the Paper tab then click anywhere in the Paper Size list box and select the paper size that is loaded in the printer 10 Click OK at the bottom of the printer driver window You return to the Print dialog box or a similar dialog box 11 Click Close Print or OK to print You may need to click a combination of these buttons While printing is in progress ...

Page 16: ...n setting 7 After making your settings click OK to close the Page Setup dialog box Note You cannot print from the Page Setup dialog box You can only print from the Print dialog box 8 Click Print on the File menu The Print dialog box opens 9 Select Plain Paper from the Media Type list 10 Select Color as the Ink option 11 Select Automatic as the Mode setting When Automatic is selected the printer so...

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