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R4C260Setup Guide
Rev_C

A5 size

Setup.fm

12/9/99

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Proof Sign-off:
M.Hida, CRE Tsukada_______
N.Nomoto

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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

4010736
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Summary of Contents for Stylus COLOR 460

Page 1: ...oof Sign off M Hida CRE Tsukada_______ 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 4010736 XXX 00 ...

Page 2: ...tup Guide Rev_C A5 size Setup fm 12 9 99 Pass 0 L Proof Sign off M Hida CRE Tsukada_______ N Nomoto _______ _______ Attaching the Paper Support Insert the paper support into the slots at the rear of the printer ...

Page 3: ...sure the voltage required by the printer matches that of the electrical outlet you will be plugging it into Also make sure that you have the correct power cable for your power source c 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 plug in the power cord 3 If the power cord is not attach...

Page 4: ...low the interface connector 3 Plug the other end of the cable into the computer s parallel interface If there is a ground wire at the computer end of the cable connect it to the ground connector at the back of the computer USB interface for PCs and Macintosh By using a USB conversion cable it is possible to establish a connection between the computer s USB interface and the printer s parallel inte...

Page 5: ...lso guides you when replacing ink cartridges Online Guides The online Reference Guide and Color Guide help you learn more about your printer and color printing If you are using the floppy disk version of the software make a backup copy of the EPSON printer software disk before you begin installation If you wish to make a floppy disk version of the printer software on your CD ROM you can use the dr...

Page 6: ...ersion cable for further details Installing in Macintosh c Caution Turn off all virus protection programs before you install your printer software Note Toconnect yourprintertotheUSBinterfaceon yourMacintosh youmust purchase a conversion cable Follow these steps to install your printer software 1 Turn on your Macintosh and insert the software CD in the CD ROM drive 2 The EPSON printer software disk...

Page 7: ...u have installed the printer software you need to open the Chooser to select your printer You have to choose the printer the first time you use it or whenever you want to switch to another printer Your Macintosh will always print using the last printer selected 1 Choose Chooser from the Apple menu Then click your printer s icon and the port your printer is connected to 2 Click the Background Print...

Page 8: ... does get on your hands wash them thoroughly with soap and water If ink gets into your eyes flush them immediately with water Note Do not open the ink cartridge packages until just before you install them or the ink may dry up Install the ink cartridges as follows 1 Lower the output tray then open the printer cover 2 Turn on the printer by pressing the P power button The print head moves slightly ...

Page 9: ...ps 4 Open the ink cartridge packages Next remove only the yellow tape seals from each cartridge c Caution Remove the yellow tape seals from the cartridges before installing them otherwise the cartridges may become unusable Do not remove the blueportionof the tape seals from thecartridges otherwise the cartridges may become clogged and unable to print Do not remove the tape seals from the bottom of...

Page 10: ...lamps down until they lock in place c Caution Once youinstall theinkcartridges do not opentheirclampsagain until you replace the ink cartridges otherwise the cartridges may become unusable 7 Press the R cleaning button The printer moves the print head and begins charging the ink delivery system While the ink is charging the P power light flashes and the printer produces a variety of mechanical sou...

Page 11: ...d slide out the extension Next 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 with the printable side up and the right edge of the paper resting against the right side of the sheet feeder Then slide the left edge guide against the l...

Page 12: ...the illustration below to turn on the printer Then release both buttons Here are sample printouts Good sample Print head needs to be cleaned If the nozzle check page does not print satisfactorily for example if any segment of the printed lines is missing then you should clean the print head as explained below If the printout was satisfactory you are ready to print your first page See Printing Your...

Page 13: ...printer starts cleaning the print head and the P power light begins flashing Print head cleaning takes about one minute to complete c Caution Never turn off the printer while the P power light is flashing Doing so may damage the printer 3 When the P power light stops flashing print a few lines from a document to confirm that the head is clean and to reset the cleaning cycle If print quality hasn t...

Page 14: ... instead select the appropriate Paper Size setting in your application software then print the document as explained from step 3 below See your software manual for details on how to use your application For Windows Follow these steps to print the sample file 1 Make sure A4 or Letter size EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper is loaded in the printer 2 Insert the printer driver CD ROM If the Installer ...

Page 15: ...is selected as the Mode setting When Automatic is selected the printer software optimizes other settings according to the Media Type and Ink settings you make 9 Clickthe Paper tab thenclick anywhere inthe PaperSize boxand select the paper size you loaded in the printer 10 Click OK at the bottom of the window You return to the Print dialog box or a similar dialog box 11 Click Close OK or Print to p...

Page 16: ...ize you loaded in the printer from the Paper Size list 6 Select Portrait as the Orientation option 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 Choose Print from the File menu The Print dialog box appears 9 Select Plain Paper from the Media Type list 10 Select Color as th...

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