Epson Artisan 700 Series, User Manual

Page 1: ...User s Guide Printed on recycled paper with at least 10 post consumer content Front fm5 Page i Thursday March 19 1998 4 32 PM ...

Page 2: ... support control panel output tray extensions output tray ink cartridge clamp cleaning button paper out light power light load eject button black ink out light color ink out light thickness lever power button inside fm5 Page i Thursday March 19 1998 4 32 PM ...

Page 3: ...failure to strictly comply with SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION s operating and maintenance instructions SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION shall not be liable for any damages or problems arising from the use of any options or any consumable products other than those designated as Original EPSON Products or EPSON Approved Products by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION EPSON EPSON Stylus and ESC P are registered trademarks and ...

Page 4: ...ration between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help WARNING The connection of a non shielded equipment interface cable to this equipment will invalidate the FCC Certification of this device and may cause interference levels which exceed th...

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Page 6: ...ting Printing from Windows 1 1 Setting Printer Options from Windows Applications 1 2 Setting Default Printer Options 1 4 Checking Printer Status 1 6 Choosing Paper and Other Media 1 10 What To Do When the Printer Lights Flash 1 11 2 Custom Printing Using Predefined Advanced Settings 2 2 Customizing Print Quality and Special Effects 2 4 Customizing Color Settings 2 8 Using ColorSync on the Macintos...

Page 7: ...Media Loading Guidelines 3 3 Envelopes 3 5 EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards 3 6 EPSON Photo Paper 4 x 6 3 6 EPSON Ink Jet Transparencies 3 8 Panoramic Photo Paper and Banners 3 8 Loading Panoramic or Banner Paper 3 9 Printing a Panoramic Image from Windows 3 10 Printing a Panoramic Image from a Macintosh 3 11 4 Managing Print Jobs Managing Print Jobs in Windows 95 4 1 Selecting the Speed Progress...

Page 8: ... 5 5 Installing the New Cartridge 5 6 Replacing an Outdated Ink Cartridge 5 7 Aligning the Print Head 5 8 Cleaning the Printer 5 9 Transporting the Printer 5 9 6 Troubleshooting Diagnosing Problems 6 1 Checking the Control Panel Lights 6 2 Running a Printer Check 6 3 Using the Printer and Option Information Utility 6 4 Uninstalling Printer Software 6 5 Improving Print Quality 6 7 Solving Printing ...

Page 9: ...indows 3 1 A 4 Setting Up Client Systems in Windows 3 1 A 4 Network Printing in Windows NT 4 0 A 5 B Technical Specifications Printing B 1 Paper B 2 Ink Cartridge B 5 Mechanical B 6 Electrical B 6 Environmental B 7 Safety Approvals B 7 Initialization B 7 Interface B 8 Glossary Index Comoro TOC fm Page viii Thursday March 19 1998 4 32 PM ...

Page 10: ...perior image quality Six color printing for photo reproduction quality on plain paper or a variety of special media Fastest color print speeds in its class Compatibility with Microsoft Windows and Macintosh PhotoEnhance2 PhotoEnhance in Windows 3 1 for optimizing the contrast saturation and brightness of your pictures at the touch of a button Resolutions up to 1440 720 dpi EPSON Digital PhotoLab w...

Page 11: ...the printer the cable must have a D SUB 25 pin male connector for your computer and a 36 pin Centronics compatible connector for the printer Macintosh System Requirements To use your printer and its software with a Macintosh your system should have Any Macintosh or Power Macintosh model except early models such as the Macintosh Classic Macintosh Macintosh 512 or PowerBook 100 System 7 1 or later 7...

Page 12: ...ive layouts Chapter 3 gives guidelines for selecting and using the right paper or other media for your print job and instructions for printing panoramic images Chapter 4 explains how to manage print jobs and check printer status Chapter 5 gives instructions for replacing ink cartridges cleaning and aligning the print heads and cleaning and transporting the printer Chapter 6 provides solutions for ...

Page 13: ...out your manual Warnings must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment Notes contain important information about your printer Tips contain additional hints for great printing Intro fm5 Page 4 Thursday March 19 1998 4 31 PM ...

Page 14: ...007 Set your communications software to 8 data bits 1 stop bit no parity Modem speed can be up to 28 8 Kbps EPSON Forum on CompuServe Members of CompuServe can type GO EPSON at the menu prompt to reach the Epson America Forum For a free introductory CompuServe membership call 800 848 8199 and ask for representative 529 Automated telephone services Service Access EPSON SoundAdviceSM For pre recorde...

Page 15: ...nly In Canada please call 800 873 7766 for dealer referral ENERGY STAR Compliance As an ENERGY STAR Partner EPSON has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency The EPA ENERGY STAR Office Equipment program is a voluntary partnership with the computer and office equipment industry to promote the introduction of energy efficient personal computers monitors pr...

Page 16: ...o make sure you use the printer safely and effectively Always use the power switch to turn the printer on or off Never use an external switch such as a power strip to turn off the printer Turn off and unplug the printer before cleaning Clean with a damp cloth only Do not spill liquid on the printer Do not place the printer on an unstable surface or near a radiator or heating vent Do not block or c...

Page 17: ...printer has been dropped or the cabinet damaged if the printer does not operate normally or exhibits a distinct change in performance Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions Even if you are familiar with other types of printers be sure to read through the following list of precautions before operating your ink jet printer Do not put your hand inside the printer or...

Page 18: ... cartridges within six months of installing them Do not shake an ink cartridge this can cause leakage Always turn the printer off using the Ppower button When this button is pressed the Ppower light flashes briefly then goes out Do not unplug the printer or turn off the power to the outlet until the Ppower light is off Before transporting the printer make sure the print head is capped in the far r...

Page 19: ...ws To print from your Windows application 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 The following sections tell you how to set printer options from Windows applications...

Page 20: ...ettings you change most often including the number of copies and the pages you want printed 2 Make sure your EPSON Stylus Photo 700 printer is selected and then click the Printer Setup Properties or Options button You may have to click a sequence of these buttons You see a dialog box like the following If you don t see the dialog box shown above click the Main tab Note The settings you select thro...

Page 21: ...r resolution 5 For the Ink setting choose Color or Black 6 Set the slider in the Mode box 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 when certain media types are selected 7 If necessary click the Paper tab and choose your paper size number of copies orientation and printable area See page 2 ...

Page 22: ...tions When you change printer settings through your software application the settings apply only to the application you re using To adjust the default settings for all your Windows applications you can access the dialog box through the Windows 95 or Windows NT 4 0 Printers utility or the Windows 3 1 Control Panel Make sure all your software applications are closed before you start If not you ll ha...

Page 23: ...en finished 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 Photo 700 from the list of installed printers and click Setup You see the printer settings dialog box similar to the one shown on page 1 2 4 Make any changes you want to become the default settings for all your applicat...

Page 24: ...rint job You can select whether to display the Progress Meter dialog box or not see page 4 2 for instructions If you installed Status Monitor 2 you also see information about how much ink you have left See page 4 5 for more information about Status Monitor 2 The name of the file you re printing appears here Click to pause and resume printing Click to cancel printing Click to restart printing Click...

Page 25: ...en a print job is finished If you have appropriate network access privileges or you re controlling printing from the server you can also cancel pause or restart print jobs and set other options See your Windows NT documentation for details Printing from a Macintosh When you print with a Macintosh you need to check the page setup for documents in each application you use You can then click the prin...

Page 26: ...hoose 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 for your print job This is the easiest way to get good printing results on all types of paper 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...

Page 27: ...sing The slider is not available for certain media types 9 Click the Layout button and check the print order see page 2 20 proportional printing page layout and watermark options see page 2 27 to make sure they re correct for your print job Then click OK to return to the printer settings dialog box 10 Click Print when you re finished checking your settings If you chose background printing when you...

Page 28: ... High Quality Ink Jet Paper Letter A4 S041111 S041117 EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper Letter A4 Legal S041062 S041061 S041067 EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Paper Letter A4 S041124 S041126 EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film Letter A4 A6 S041072 S041071 S041107 EPSON Photo Paper Letter A4 4 6 Panoramic precut to 8 3 23 4 inches S041141 S041140 S041134 S041145 EPSON Ink Jet Transparencies Letter A4 S0410...

Page 29: ...t light flashes you have a paper jam Take all of the paper out of the sheet feeder reload the paper then press the E load eject button If the light continues to flash turn off the printer and gently pull out any jammed paper B or A When an ink out light flashes your ink supply is low Make sure you have a replacement cartridge B or A When an ink out light comes on you need to replace the ink cartri...

Page 30: ...urn it on again If this does not clear the error condition contact EPSON as described in the Introduction P S B A When all the lights flash your printer may have an internal error Turn off the printer by pressing the P power button wait several seconds then turn it on again If this does not clear the error condition contact EPSON as described in the Introduction Basic fm5 Page 12 Monday March 23 1...

Page 31: ...ou re using Windows 95 Windows NT 4 0 or a Macintosh your printer software s layout options let you print almost any size image on your printer and add watermarks In Windows 95 and Macintosh you can also proof multiple pages on one sheet of paper This chapter includes the following information Using predefined advanced settings Customizing print quality and special effects Customizing color settin...

Page 32: ... or project in your application software 2 Access the printer settings dialog box as described on page 1 2 Windows or page 1 7 Macintosh 3 Select Color or Black Ink 4 Click Advanced and then click the arrow button next to Custom Settings Windows or Custom Macintosh to display a list of project types Windows 95 Click Advanced then click here to see a list of project types Macintosh Custom fm5 Page ...

Page 33: ...e contrast saturation and brightness Corrects for under and over exposure of the original image Text For faster printing of text only documents on plain paper Economy For rough drafts of text only on plain paper Saves ink ICM Windows 95 only Automatically adjusts printout colors to match the colors on your screen ColorSync Macintosh only Automatically adjusts printout colors to match the colors on...

Page 34: ...2 17 and page 2 27 8 When you re finished click Print Macintosh or OK Windows If you re using Windows click any other buttons that your application uses for printing Customizing Print Quality and Special Effects If you need the maximum control over your photos or you want to experiment with special effects you can adjust individual settings in your printer software Follow these steps 1 Create your...

Page 35: ... see the More Settings dialog box Some of these options are automatically set or disabled by other settings you choose Windows 95 Some of these options are automatically set or disabled by other settings you choose Macintosh Custom fm5 Page 5 Monday March 23 1998 5 17 PM ...

Page 36: ...oose one of the following Halftoning options No Halftoning For black text only Error Diffusion For photographic images Blends each dot of color with the surrounding dots Fine Dithering For charts graphs and other images that require precise solid areas of bright colors Arranges dots in orderly patterns Note The Print Quality option you choose limits your choice of Media Types Be sure to check both...

Page 37: ...may be slower High Speed For fast bidirectional printing at lower quality Flip Horizontal Prints a mirror image of your document For example use this setting when printing with iron on transfer paper so when you iron the printout onto a T shirt or other item it will read correctly Finest Detail For printing text graphics and line art with very sharp edges Slows print speed and increases your syste...

Page 38: ... Windows 3 1 To achieve the maximum color accuracy you can use Image Color Matching ICM under Windows 95 or ColorSync on the Macintosh Follow these steps to customize your color settings 1 Access the More Settings dialog box as described on page 2 4 The color settings appear on the right side of the dialog box as shown Click to set Color Adjustment Mode Drag sliders to set values between 25 and 25...

Page 39: ...nd alone color management utility 3 If you want to specify individual color correction values use the sliders to increase drag right or decrease drag left the settings listed below If you want to use the options described in step 4 you won t be able to specify individual color correction values Brightness Makes your image lighter or darker Contrast Increases or decreases the difference between the...

Page 40: ...o return to the printer settings dialog box Using ColorSync on the Macintosh Every device you use for viewing or producing colors your monitor scanner and printer uses a different color technology That s why it s difficult to get printed colors to match the colors displayed on your monitor Each device has its own gamut or range of colors that it can reproduce The Macintosh ColorSync system transla...

Page 41: ... Scales the displayed colors to fit within the printer s gamut Maintains the relationship between colors Saturation For printing graphics intensive documents like presentation pages with charts and graphs Maintains the relative saturation of colors from one gamut to another Colorimetric For matching colors as precisely as possible Maintains colors that fall within the gamut of both the monitor and...

Page 42: ...aper not available with Windows 3 1 Selecting Paper Options in Windows Follow these steps to select paper options on the Paper tab 1 Create your image or project in your application software 2 Access the printer software dialog box as described on page 1 2 3 Click the Paper tab You see the Paper dialog box Printer graphic reflects changes to Orientation and Printable Area settings Click to select ...

Page 43: ...14 162 mm Photo Paper 4 6 in Panoramic 210 594 mm B4 257 364 mm B3 364 514 mm Ledger 11 17 in A3 297 420 mm Super A3 B 329 483 mm A2 420 594 mm US C 17 22 in User Defined See page 2 15 for instructions 5 If you did not or cannot select the number of copies you want to print in your application program s Print dialog box choose the number from 1 to 99 in the Copies box Don t select the number of co...

Page 44: ...e of the following printer graphics select the options listed below it 9 To use the maximum printable area of your selected paper size set the Printable Area option to Maximum To center your image on the page select Centered this makes all margins equal and reduces the printable area The page graphic changes to show your selection 10 Click a tab for the settings you want to check or change next or...

Page 45: ...the bottom of it using the arrows or scroll bar 3 Click the User Defined option You see one of the following dialog boxes 4 Windows 95 or Windows NT Type a name up to 24 characters for your custom paper size in the Paper Size Name field Then select a Paper Width and Paper Height for the paper To use centimeters instead of inches click the 0 01cm Unit option When you re finished click Save The pape...

Page 46: ...ge paper sizes Windows 95 or Windows NT 1 Click User Defined in the Paper Size list 2 On the User Defined Paper Size dialog box select the custom paper name in the Paper Size list and click Delete or change the Paper Width Paper Height and or Unit settings as necessary 3 Click the Save button to save any changes and click OK when you re done Windows 3 1 You can change the custom paper size but can...

Page 47: ...tion options 1 Create your image or project in your application software 2 Open the File menu and select Page Setup You see the Page Setup dialog box 3 Click the Paper Size pop up list to select the size of paper you loaded in the printer If you don t see the exact size you need in the list you can create a custom paper size see page 2 19 for instructions Printer graphic reflects changes to Orient...

Page 48: ...lti page document or you want to reverse the order in which pages are printed click OK Then see page 2 20 for instructions If you ve finished selecting page size and orientation options click OK to close the Page Setup dialog box Then select Print from the File menu to select any other printer settings you may need and print your document Note The Rotate by 180 setting lets you print the lower por...

Page 49: ... box 3 Click the New button Width and Height fields and Inches and cm radio buttons appear on the screen 4 Type the width and length of your custom paper in the Width and Height fields If you need to change from inches to centimeters click the correct radio button 5 Type a name for your custom paper size in the New Paper Size field then click OK The name is added to the Paper Size list and selecte...

Page 50: ... so the pages come out without needing to be reordered click the Reverse Order checkbox The page graphics change to show later pages printing first 5 Click OK to close the Layout dialog box Selecting Print Layout Options Your printer software s print layout options let you reduce or enlarge almost any size image to print on your printer You can also select options to proof multiple pages on one sh...

Page 51: ...ion the document to fit on a selected paper size or reduce or enlarge it by a selected percentage Follow these steps to use proportional printing 1 Follow the steps on page 2 12 to access the printer software and select the Paper tab 2 Click the Paper Size list and select the actual size of the page you want to print For example if your document size is 11 17 inches and you want to reduce it to fi...

Page 52: ...matically turns on proportional printing and sets the correct reduction percentage so the document fits into the printable area on the output paper you select The selected Paper Size reduction percentage and Output Paper settings now appear on the printer graphic If you want to adjust the proportions or sizes go to step 5 If you re ready to print go to step 7 Paper Size setting reduction percentag...

Page 53: ...er Select Custom to reduce or enlarge the image by a specific percentage 10 to 400 7 If you re finished selecting Layout options click OK If you want to select more options see the next sections Proportional Printing options Not available in Windows NT 4 0 Note If you select a Paper Size setting on the Paper tab that is larger than the maximum paper size for your printer and then choose Normal on ...

Page 54: ...c is how you want your document printed go to step 3 To change the page order click the Page Order button Then select the page order you want to use from the Print Layout dialog box that appears 3 If you want to frame each page s contents with a black line click the Print page frames checkbox 4 If you re finished selecting Print Layout options click OK If you want to select more options see the ne...

Page 55: ... watermark feature click the Watermark checkbox 2 The default watermark is Confidential To change the watermark or specify how it appears click the Watermark Settings button You see the following dialog box Note To add a custom watermark you must first create the watermark as a bitmap in an application program that can create bitmap files See your application s documentation for instructions Click...

Page 56: ...The custom watermark now appears as the selected watermark in the Watermark Settings dialog box and is shown in the Layout graphic Confidential Do Not Copy Draft For Your Eyes Only Urgent Review Copy Priority Top Secret Hot Duplicate Note If you selected a multiple page print layout option as described on page 2 24 your watermark will appear on each page in the layout You can create up to 10 custo...

Page 57: ...ess or darkness of the watermark from 5 to 100 based on where you move the slide bar 6 Click OK to accept your Watermark Settings 7 If you re finished changing Layout options click OK to close the Layout dialog box Choosing Print Layout Options on a Macintosh Follow the steps in these sections to use options in the Layout dialog box Using the Fit to Page option Using multiple print layouts and pag...

Page 58: ...elect the actual size of the image you want to print For example if your image size is 8 1 2 11 inches select Letter for the Paper Size option If you want to print this image at the maximum size on 4 6 inch EPSON Photo Paper you ll use the Fit to Page option to reduce the image to that size If you want to print this image at the maximum size on Legal size paper 8 1 2 14 inches you ll use the Fit t...

Page 59: ...oaded in the printer This automatically sets the correct reduction or enlargement percentage so the image fits into the printable area on the paper size you select The selected image size and paper size settings now appear beneath the printer graphic 8 If you re finished selecting Layout options click OK If you want to select more options see the next sections Select the paper size you ve loaded i...

Page 60: ...n in the printer graphic is how you want your document printed go to step 3 To change the page order click the arrow in the Page Order pop up list Then select the page order you want to use 3 If you want to frame each page s contents with a black line one dot wide click the Print page frames checkbox 4 If you re finished selecting Layout options click OK If you want to select more options see the ...

Page 61: ...ick the Add button You see a dialog box for selecting files Navigate to the folder containing the PICT file you want to use select the file and click Open Confidential Do Not Copy Draft For Your Eyes Only Urgent Review Copy Priority Top Secret Hot Duplicate Note To add a custom watermark you must first create the watermark as a PICT file in an application program that can create PICT files You can...

Page 62: ...mark from 5 to 100 based on where you move the slidebar To adjust the size and position of the watermark move the cursor over the Layout graphic Four boxes appear in the corners of the graphic and the cursor changes to a hand To move the watermark click anywhere inside the graphic and drag it into one of five positions center upper right upper left lower right or lower left Note If you choose Blac...

Page 63: ...ings After you ve fine tuned your printer settings for a special project you can save the settings as a group Then you can quickly reuse them the next time you print a similar project You can save up to 10 groups of settings Follow these steps 1 Customize your printer settings as described in this chapter 2 Click Advanced and then click the Save Settings button on the main printer software dialog ...

Page 64: ...cessary If you change the Media Type and Ink settings the custom settings group name reverts to Custom Settings this doesn t affect your customized setting 3 Click Save Settings Then select the name of the custom settings group you re redefining in the Custom Settings box 4 If you re using Windows click Save You see the Save As dialog box Click OK to save your redefined settings Click Cancel to ca...

Page 65: ...om Settings 1 Select Advanced mode Then click Save Settings 2 Select the custom settings group in the Custom Settings box and click Delete You cannot delete any of the predefined settings Custom fm5 Page 35 Monday March 23 1998 5 17 PM ...

Page 66: ... output use EPSON s Photo Paper or other photo quality media For special projects you can use a variety of EPSON media designed for ink jet printers ranging from transparencies to iron on transfer paper You can even set up your printer to use custom paper sizes to print panoramic images This chapter covers the following Using special media Printing panoramic images and other custom size projects P...

Page 67: ...heets 1 EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper 70 letter size 30 legal size 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper EPSON Special Coated Paper for 360 dpi Printing EPSON Iron On Cool Peel Transfer Paper1 1 EPSON High Quality Ink Jet Paper 70 letter size 30 legal size Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper EPSON Special Coated Paper for 720 dpi Printing EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards 30 cards use a su...

Page 68: ...uality setting in the More Settings dialog box select Automatic as the Mode setting or change the predefined setting in the Custom Settings list in the printer settings dialog box Then select the correct Media Type See Chapter 2 for more information In addition to the Media Type option remember to select the correct Paper Size for your media on the Paper menu EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film2 30 us...

Page 69: ... 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 packages as soon as possible See Appendix B for more media storage information Some media require additional loading instructions See the following sections for more information about printing on the following media Envelopes on page 3 5 EPSON P...

Page 70: ...u print on envelopes or if ink smears when you print on other thick media 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 regular media Note Before you print make sure you set the Paper Size option for the type of envelope you re using Set the Media Type to Plain paper media fm5 Page 5 ...

Page 71: ...thickness lever to the position before printing as shown on page 3 5 EPSON Photo Paper 4 x 6 Photo Paper 4 6 is perforated around the edges so you can trim your printouts and bleed the photo extend it to the edge of the paper on all sides Follow these steps to print on EPSON Photo Paper 1 Load the paper with the glossy side facing up and the perforated margins positioned as shown You can load up t...

Page 72: ...imum as the Printable Area setting 5 Choose Photo Paper as the Media Type setting 6 After you print your picture fold the paper back and forth along the perforations and carefully tear the margins off To keep your printouts looking their best store them in a resealable plastic bag or other airtight covering and protect them from heat humidity and direct sunlight trim size printed image size 0 67 i...

Page 73: ...sheet at a time With multiple sheets loaded the minimum top margin you can use is 1 2 inches Panoramic Photo Paper and Banners You can use EPSON Panoramic Photo Paper to print photo quality images up to 22 5 inches long or you can use banner paper or ordinary continuous form computer paper to print an image up to 44 inches long You can also print on any size paper that fits into the printer at lea...

Page 74: ... easier handling 3 Slide the left edge guide to the far left 4 Insert the paper in the printer as shown The right edge of the paper should be against the right edge guide You can load precut EPSON Panoramic Photo Paper the same way 5 Slide the left edge guide next to the left edge of the paper 6 Follow the instructions below to print your image on either a Windows computer or a Macintosh If the pa...

Page 75: ... a printing dialog box 3 Make sure your printer is selected and then click the Printer Setup Properties or Options button You may have to click a sequence of these buttons You see the printer settings dialog box as shown on page 1 2 4 Click the Paper tab You see a dialog box like the following 5 If you are using precut EPSON Panoramic Photo Paper choose Panoramic 210 594 mm from the Paper Size lis...

Page 76: ... sequence of these buttons Printing a Panoramic Image from a Macintosh Follow these steps to print a panoramic image or other custom size project on a Macintosh 1 Create the document in your graphics application or other software You can create it in either portrait or landscape orientation 2 Choose Page Setup from the File menu You see a dialog box like the following If you re using computer pape...

Page 77: ...type 8 5 inches for the Width and up to 44 inches for the Height This works for both landscape and portrait style images Click OK then OK again 9 Choose Print from the File menu or click the print icon in your application You see a printer settings dialog box like the one shown on page 1 7 10 Make sure you choose the appropriate media type and the other settings you want to use and then click Prin...

Page 78: ...jobs in Windows 95 The Progress Meter which appears each time you send a print job as described on page 1 6 You can turn the Progress Meter on or off and select other printing options using the Speed Progress button see page 4 2 for details The Spool Manager which appears in the taskbar at the bottom of the screen each time you print as described on page 4 4 Status Monitor 2 which provides a varie...

Page 79: ... the dialog box you must open your printer software from the Windows 95 Printers utility as described below 1 Click Start point to Settings then click Printers 2 Right click the EPSON Stylus Photo 700 printer icon and select Properties from the drop down menu You see the printer settings dialog box 3 Click the Utility tab You see the Utility menu Speed Progress button Printjob fm5 Page 2 Monday Ma...

Page 80: ...ng fast DMA transfer mode For higher data transfer rates use DMA transfer lets you know that you can speed up printing by enabling DMA transfers on your system See your computer documentation for details 5 Click OK to close the dialog box and return to the Utility menu Then click OK again to close the printer software window Note The folder you select in the High Speed Copy Folder section is also ...

Page 81: ...ndow The Spool Manager window displays the status of your print job files and lets you control them To cancel pause resume or restart a print job click the job to highlight it then click one of the command buttons on the bottom of the window Deleting a Stalled Print Job If you re having trouble printing it may be because of a stalled print job Follow these steps to delete the stalled job and conti...

Page 82: ... having to open Status Monitor 2 To turn on background monitoring follow these steps 1 Click Start point to Programs point to the Epson folder and click EPSON Status Monitor 2 to open Status Monitor 2 2 Click the name of the printer you want to monitor in the Installed Printers list The printer name is highlighted 3 Open the Settings menu and select Background Monitoring 4 Select either Monitor fr...

Page 83: ...ing Preferences window If you turn on one or more of the Status Alert options you ll see the Status Alert dialog box when the selected condition occurs For example if you turn on Show when errors occur the dialog box will appear only if a printing error occurs If you select all the options the dialog box will appear whenever you print encounter an error or have low ink levels Note Background monit...

Page 84: ... of your screen Click Start point to Programs click the Epson folder and click EPSON Status Monitor 2 Access the printer software from within your application or the Printers utility see page 1 2 and page 1 5 click the Utility tab and click the EPSON Status Monitor 2 button This method accesses the Printer Status window only see page 4 8 for details When you start Status Monitor 2 you see the main...

Page 85: ...re are several ways to open the window Double click the printer name in the Installed Printers list Click the printer name in the Installed Printers list to highlight it and click the icon or select Printer Status from the Printer menu Right click the printer name in the Installed Printers list and select Printer Status from the drop down menu Installed Printer icon color Status message Green Read...

Page 86: ... see the Printer Status window The Current Status tab gives printing status and error correction information To check the amount of ink you have click the Consumables tab The Printer Information tab is not active with this printer Illustrations of what to do if an error occurs appear here If your printer runs out of ink click this button to display cartridge replacement steps on the right and illu...

Page 87: ...b Status window Options in the Printer menu let you pause printing or purge all print jobs for the printer select or deselect the printer as your Windows default and access the printer software to change default settings The Document menu options let you pause or cancel printing of individual printing jobs First click the print job you want to pause or cancel in the Document Name list to highlight...

Page 88: ... status as described on page 1 7 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 To open it while you re printing cli...

Page 89: ...e Document menu and click Delete 3 Click Yes 4 Exit Spool Manager and try printing again 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 1 Make a directory on your hard disk where you want Spool Manager to store print job files for example C SPLTEMP 2 Open the Spool Manager as describe...

Page 90: ...cheduling and port options See your Windows NT documentation for details Managing Print Jobs on a Macintosh Your Macintosh printer software includes two management utilities Monitor3 and Status Monitor It also includes a Configuration utility for setting up print monitoring options If you re using background printing Monitor3 starts automatically when you send a job to the printer It handles print...

Page 91: ... the Chooser and increase the memory allocation for Monitor3 as described in the next section Setting Up Monitor3 1 Open the Chooser from the Apple menu and select the SP 700 icon Then select the port you are using 2 Under Background Printing click On and close the Chooser 3 To increase the memory allocated to Monitor3 select EPSON Monitor3 in the Extensions folder in your System folder 4 Choose G...

Page 92: ...tails arrow at the bottom of the dialog box You see an extended dialog box similar to the one below 2 Select the document you wish to prioritize 3 Select Urgent Normal or Hold from the Priority list The document moves up or down in the waiting print jobs list Jobs currently printing Jobs queued for printing Click to set priorities for waiting print jobs Details section Select document priority her...

Page 93: ... the File menu or click the print icon in your application 2 Click the Utility button You see the Utility menu 3 Click the EPSON StatusMonitor button The software checks the amount of ink remaining in the printer and displays the Status Monitor window For information about these three utilities see Chapter 5 Click to recheck ink level Printjob fm5 Page 16 Monday March 23 1998 5 14 PM ...

Page 94: ...ngs dialog box 2 Click the Utility button You see the Utility menu 3 Click the Configuration button You see the Configuration Settings dialog box 4 Choose the options you want and click OK Click to control messages and warnings Printing stops when these messages appear Printing continues when these messages appear Click to select the default configuration settings Click to change folder containing...

Page 95: ... unexpectedly light or faint or dots are missing from the image you may need to clean the print head This unclogs the print head nozzles so they can deliver ink properly Cleaning the print head uses ink so clean it only if print quality declines You can use either of the following to clean the print head The Head Cleaning utility recommended in your printer software if the printer is on a local po...

Page 96: ...Ppower light flashes When the Ppower light stops flashing you need to run a nozzle check to confirm that the print head nozzles are clean and to reset the printer s cleaning cycle 6 Make sure paper is loaded in the printer and click Print nozzle check pattern Windows or Confirmation Macintosh Then click Next See page 5 4 for instructions on examining the nozzle check pattern If your print quality ...

Page 97: ... nozzles are clean and to reset the printer s cleaning cycle 3 Access the printer settings dialog box as described in Chapter 1 4 Click the Utility tab Windows or the Utility button Macintosh You see the Utility menu 5 Click the Nozzle Check button Then click Next See the next section for instructions on examining the nozzle check pattern If your print quality has not improved repeat the steps abo...

Page 98: ...ve a new cartridge When the light stays on the cartridge is empty and you need to replace it You cannot print if either ink cartridge is empty You can also check your ink levels using the Status Monitor See page 4 8 Windows 95 or page 4 16 Macintosh for details Use these EPSON ink cartridges within six months of installing them and before the expiration date on the package Black ink cartridge S020...

Page 99: ...he illustration shows the color ink cartridge the procedure is the same for replacing the black ink cartridge 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 Note If you press the R cleaning button when neither ink out light is flashing or on the printer cleans the print head as described on page 5 2 If you...

Page 100: ...lder 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 Caution You must remove only the yellow tape seal from the top of the cartridge leaving the tape on will permanently damage it Do not remove the clear seal from the bottom of the cartridge ink will leak black cartridge color cartridge Don ...

Page 101: ...ter you close the clamp The Ppower light flashes and the printer makes various sounds Charging takes about two minutes When it s finished you can print again 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 clean...

Page 102: ...lly 6 Follow the steps in the previous section Installing the New Cartridge to install the new ink cartridge Aligning the Print Head If your printouts contain misaligned vertical lines you may need to align the print head Follow these steps 1 Make sure the printer is turned on and paper is loaded 2 Access the printer settings dialog box as described in Chapter 1 3 Click the Utility tab Windows or ...

Page 103: ... the electrical outlet Then disconnect the interface cable from the printer 3 Remove any paper from the sheet feeder and remove the paper support 4 Push in the output tray extensions and close the tray 5 Repack the printer and attachments in the original box using the protective materials that came with it See the Notice Sheet that was packed with the printer Be sure to keep the printer flat as yo...

Page 104: ...g printing problems Solving printer software problems Fixing paper jams and other paper problems Solving miscellaneous printout problems Diagnosing Problems Your printer includes a number of ways to help you diagnose problems To identify the most common problems check the lights on the printer s control panel See Checking the Control Panel Lights in the next section You can also use the Status Mon...

Page 105: ...el Lights The four lights on your printer s control panel show the printer s status and alert you to problems like paper jams power light black ink out light paper out light color ink out light load eject button cleaning button power button S When the paper out light comes on your paper ran out or is incorrectly loaded Load paper in the sheet feeder and then press the E load eject button S When th...

Page 106: ...flash Then release both buttons B or A When an ink out light comes on you need to replace the ink cartridge See page 5 4 for instructions P The power light is on when the printer is on The power light flashes when the printer is receiving a print job or performing a maintenance operation such as cleaning a print head P S B A When the power and paper out lights flash and the ink out lights are on y...

Page 107: ... may improve after confirming the printer configuration information If you are running Status Monitor 2 Windows 95 only the printer configuration information is updated automatically Under certain circumstances you may need to input some information manually If a message appears in the Current Settings window prompting you to enter settings or if you change the printer s configuration follow the s...

Page 108: ...ntrol Panel icon 2 Double click Add Remove Programs 3 To uninstall the printer software select EPSON Printer Software in the program list To uninstall Status Monitor 2 select EPSON Status Monitor 2 in the program list Background monitoring must be turned off before removing Status Monitor 2 4 Click the Add Remove button Follow the instructions on the screen to uninstall your software 5 Restart you...

Page 109: ...tting Started guide Macintosh Instructions 1 Insert the EPSON printer software CD ROM in your drive 2 Double click the Installer icon Then click Continue 3 Click the arrow in the list at the top showing Easy Install and select Remove from the list 4 Click the Remove button at the bottom of the screen 5 Follow the instructions on the screen to uninstall the printer software 6 To reinstall your soft...

Page 110: ...cartridges If an ink cartridge is low on ink the B black or A color ink out light is flashing or the ink cartridge is more than six months old the cartridge should be replaced See page 5 4 for instructions If you have vertical misalignment run the Print Head Alignment utility see page 5 8 for instructions or turn off High Speed mode Try the solutions listed above before trying these solutions to s...

Page 111: ...ur monitor don t match the printed colors Because your monitor and printer use different technologies to represent colors your printed colors cannot exactly match the colors you see on your monitor screen Use the ICM Windows 95 or ColorSync Macintosh settings See page 2 4 and page 2 8 for more information The color settings in your application software need adjustment You may be able to adjust var...

Page 112: ...or media meets the specifications listed in Appendix B If your printouts are still blurry after you change paper clean the print heads as described on page 5 1 Ink has leaked inside the printer Clean carefully inside the printer to remove spilled ink See page 5 9 for instructions Possible cause Solution Your printer is not selected in your application Select your printer and port in your software ...

Page 113: ... your image Select fewer colors or a lower resolution for your monitor Add more memory to your computer Printing is stalled In Windows delete the stalled print jobs in Spool Manager see page 4 4 for instructions On a Macintosh delete stalled print jobs using EPSON Monitor3 see page 4 15 or open the Extensions folder EPSON folder and Spool folder and then delete any queued files Your printer can t ...

Page 114: ...g material from the printer Remove the packing material following the instructions on the Notice Sheet in the box An internal error may have occurred Turn off your printer wait a few seconds and turn it on again If the lights still flash or stay on contact EPSON as described in the Introduction Possible cause Solution The ink cartridge clamp isn t locked down Press down on the clamp to lock it int...

Page 115: ...her option on the New Hardware Found window Possible cause Solution You may not have restarted your computer after installing Status Monitor 2 Click Start select Shut Down click Restart the computer and click Yes to restart your computer Then try using Status Monitor 2 Bi directional support is not enabled Make sure your printer is connected to your computer with a bi directional cable Then click ...

Page 116: ... Get Info from the File menu when your application is active or EPSON Monitor3 is selected and increase the memory requirements See page 4 14 for more information If this doesn t work turn off background printing you won t be able to use EPSON Monitor3 Your system doesn t have enough RAM If your system has virtual memory use this to simulate having more RAM If this doesn t work free up more space ...

Page 117: ...Draw GX Choose SP 700 in the Chooser make sure EPSON Monitor3 is enabled then restart your Macintosh Possible cause Solution The print queue is on hold In the EPSON Monitor3 dialog box select Start print queue from the Printer menu to release the queue and resume printing Possible cause Solution The printer driver is corrupted Delete and reinstall the printer driver as described on page 6 6 Possib...

Page 118: ...y Turn MicroWeave off Turn High Speed on Choose Black ink and No Halftoning See Chapters 1 and 3 for more information Your system doesn t have enough resources Clear space on your hard disk or run a defragmentation utility Don t run too many applications at the same time Turn off virtual memory Increase your system s memory RAM You re using background printing on a Macintosh Select EPSON Monitor3 ...

Page 119: ...t the paper Isn t curled or creased Isn t too old see page 3 3 or your paper packaging for more information Isn t loaded above the arrow on the left edge guide Isn t jammed inside the printer If the S paper out light is flashing paper is jammed Then reload the paper as described on page 3 2 making sure the left edge guide is adjusted to fit the paper s width Try this Then do this Turn off your pri...

Page 120: ...elect your printer as the default Windows printer See your Windows documentation or Windows online help for instructions Your printer is not selected in the Macintosh Chooser Open the Chooser and select your printer See the Getting Started guide for instructions If you re using background printing on a Macintosh spooled data may be corrupted Open the Extensions folder EPSON folder and Spool folder...

Page 121: ...n selecting the correct margins for your paper size Make sure the margins are within the printable area of the page See Appendix B for more information Paper settings in the printer software are incorrect for your paper size Select the correct paper settings for your paper size Make sure the Printable Area setting is correct for your project See Chapters 1 and 3 for more information Possible cause...

Page 122: ...gs in the printer software are incorrect for your paper size Select the correct paper settings for your paper size See Chapter 1 for more information The print head nozzles are clogged Clean the print head following the instructions on page 5 1 Possible cause Solution You have the wrong port selected on your Macintosh If your Macintosh has only one serial port open the Chooser click the SP 700 ico...

Page 123: ... Windows 95 system as a client computer which can use the printer on a remote server To set up the print server see your Windows 95 documentation To set up your system as a client follow the instructions below 1 Make sure your printer software is installed see the Getting Started guide for installation instructions 2 Double click the My Computer icon 3 Double click the Printers folder 4 Right clic...

Page 124: ... 2 5 Click the Details tab Then click the Add Port button 6 In the following dialog box click Browse Click this tab Then click here Click here to specify the network path Network fm Page 2 Thursday March 19 1998 4 24 PM ...

Page 125: ...ing in Windows 3 1 For printing on a Windows 3 1 network you need to install the EPSON Stylus Photo 700 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 print server the system connected to the printer you need to perform a similar procedure on each client system on...

Page 126: ...ote Despool tab and then click the Printing from remote queues option 6 Click the Browse button and select the server directory that will receive journal files 7 Click OK and minimize the Spool Manager Setting Up Client Systems in Windows 3 1 Follow these steps to set up computers on the network 1 Create an icon for the EPSON Spool Manager EPSPMGR4 EXE in the WINDOWS SYSTEM folder 2 Open the Spool...

Page 127: ...r Network Printing in Windows NT 4 0 If you are connecting the printer directly to a print server and sharing access to it on the network see your Windows NT 4 0 documentation for connection instructions for client workstations Note See your Getting Started guide for printer software installation instructions Network fm Page 5 Thursday March 19 1998 4 24 PM ...

Page 128: ... dots per inch ips inches per second Resolution Maximum 1440 dpi 720 dpi Print direction Bidirectional with logic seeking Control code ESC P Raster Technical Specifications Print quality Printable width Available dots CR speed 180 dpi 8 26 inches 209 8 mm 1488 20 ips 360 dpi 8 26 inches 209 8 mm 2976 20 ips 720 dpi 8 26 inches 209 8 mm 5952 20 ips 1440 dpi 8 26 inches 209 8 mm 11904 20 ips specs f...

Page 129: ...lossy film distributed by EPSON Adhesive sheets A4 210 297 mm Self adhesive sheets distributed by EPSON Envelopes No 10 9 5 4 1 inches 240 104 mm DL 8 7 4 3 inches 220 110 mm C6 4 4 6 4 inches 114 162 mm Plain bond paper or air mail paper 0 006 to 0 017 inch 0 16 to 0 43 mm 12 to 20 lb 45 to 75 g m2 Index ink jet cards A6 105 148 mm 10 8 inches 254 203 mm Ink jet cards distributed by EPSON Photo p...

Page 130: ...ormal conditions Temperature 59 to 77 F 15 to 25 C Humidity 40 to 60 RH Printouts on EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film should be stored under the following conditions Temperature 59 to 86 F 15 to 30 C Humidity 20 to 60 RH Printable area A The minimum top margin is 0 12 inch 3 0 mm When loading multiple sheets of EPSON Photo Quality Film the minimum top margin is 1 2 inches 30 mm B The minimum left a...

Page 131: ... 0 mm B L The minimum left margin is 0 12 inch 3 0 mm B R The minimum right margin is 0 54 inch 14 0 mm C The minimum bottom margin is 0 12 inch 3 0 mm Note Always load paper into the sheet feeder short edge first However envelopes should be loaded long edge first A B L B R C EPSON 4 6 inch Photo Paper dotted lines indicate perforations A B L B R C EPSON Panoramic Photo Paper specs fm Page 4 Thurs...

Page 132: ...020110 Color s Black Cyan Magenta Yellow Light Magenta Light Cyan Print capacity 540 pages A4 ISO IEC 10561 Letter Pattern at 360 dpi 220 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 Installed 4 to 104 F 20 to 40 C 1 month at 104 F 40 C Uninstalled 22 to 104 F 30 to 40 C 1 month at ...

Page 133: ... Height 7 7 inches 196 mm Weight 11 5 lb 5 2 kg without the ink cartridges Electrical This product is also designed for IT power system phase to phase voltage 220 240 V Note Check the label on the back of the printer for the voltage of your printer Specification 120 V Model 220 240 V Model Input voltage range 99 to 132 V 198 to 264 V Rated frequency range 50 to 60 Hz Input frequency range 49 5 to ...

Page 134: ... is initialized and the input data buffer and print buffer are cleared Printer settings are returned to their default values However the printer mechanism is not initialized if the printer is turned on within ten seconds after turning it 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 an...

Page 135: ...360 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 IEEE 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 42...

Page 136: ... printing ColorSync Macintosh software that is designed to help you get WYSIWIG what you see is what you get output This software prints colors as you see them on your screen default A value or setting that takes effect when the equipment is turned on reset or initialized dithering A halftoning method in which dots are arranged in an orderly pattern Dithering works best for printing images with so...

Page 137: ...f gray from black to white Grayscale is used to represent colors when printing with black ink only halftoning A method of using dot patterns to represent an image Halftoning makes it possible to produce varying shades of gray using only black dots or a nearly infinite array of colors using only a few colors of dots host system The computer connected directly to the printer in a network initializat...

Page 138: ...then distributes them to the assigned printer It also holds extra print jobs while the printer is busy See also print queue printable area The area of a page on which the printer can print It is smaller than the physical size of the page due to margins printer driver See driver RAM Random Access Memory The area of your computer s memory that runs programs and stores data reset To return a printer ...

Page 139: ...he printer directly or to the print server Spool Manager An EPSON software program that converts print data into codes that your printer understands See also spool Status Monitor An EPSON software program that displays the printer s status such as paper out or the amount of ink remaining before printing Gloss fm5 Page 4 Thursday March 19 1998 4 25 PM ...

Page 140: ...r Adjustment modes 2 8 to 2 10 Colorimetric setting 2 11 ColorSync 2 3 2 8 to 2 11 6 8 CompuServe 5 Configuration options 4 17 Contrast setting 2 9 Control code B 1 Control panel 1 11 to 1 12 5 3 6 2 to 6 3 6 9 to 6 11 Copies setting 2 13 Custom settings changing 2 34 color 2 8 to 2 10 deleting 2 35 paper size 2 15 to 2 16 2 19 3 8 to 3 12 print quality 2 4 to 2 7 project types 2 2 to 2 3 saving 2...

Page 141: ...3 2 High Speed setting 2 7 6 7 Horizontal banding 6 7 I ICM Image Color Matching 2 3 2 8 to 2 10 Index cards see Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards Initialization B 7 Ink cartridge outdated 5 7 to 5 8 6 7 replacing 5 4 to 5 8 6 7 specifications B 5 Ink jet cards see Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards Ink jet paper choosing 1 10 printing on 3 2 specifications B 2 to B 3 Ink Jet Transparencies see Transparencies ...

Page 142: ...nting Windows 3 1 A 3 to A 5 Windows 95 A 1 to A 3 Windows NT A 5 No Halftoning setting 2 6 Nozzle Check pattern 5 4 6 4 utility 5 2 to 5 4 O Orientation setting 2 14 2 18 3 11 P Page frames Macintosh 2 30 Windows 2 24 Page Order setting 2 24 2 30 Panoramic images choosing paper 1 10 3 2 loading paper 3 8 to 3 9 printing from Macintosh 3 11 to 3 12 printing from Windows 3 10 to 3 11 Paper banner 3...

Page 143: ... 27 Print Order options 2 20 Print quality customizing 2 4 to 2 7 problems 6 7 to 6 9 Print Quality setting 2 6 3 3 Print speed B 1 Printable area setting 2 14 2 18 3 7 6 18 specifications 3 7 B 3 to B 4 Printer cleaning 5 9 moving 5 9 Printer and Option Information utility 6 4 to 6 5 Printer Information tab 4 9 Printer operation check 6 3 to 6 4 Printer software accessing 1 2 1 5 1 8 problems 6 1...

Page 144: ...y 4 12 Spool Manager problems 6 10 6 13 6 17 Windows 3 1 4 11 to 4 13 Windows 95 4 4 Status Alert dialog box 4 6 to 4 7 Status Monitor Macintosh 4 16 problems 6 12 Windows 1 6 4 5 to 4 10 Stickers see Photo stickers Super MicroWeave setting 2 7 Support 5 to 6 System requirements Macintosh 2 to 3 Windows 2 T Testing printer 6 3 to 6 4 Text setting 2 3 Text Graph setting 2 3 Thickness lever 3 2 3 5 ...

Page 145: ...naging print jobs 4 1 to 4 13 printer status checking 1 6 to 1 7 printing from 1 1 to 1 4 Spool Manager 4 4 4 11 to 4 13 system requirements 2 uninstalling printer software 6 5 to 6 6 World Wide Web 5 Y Yellow setting 2 9 Comoro IX fm Page 6 Thursday March 19 1998 4 24 PM ...