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 Unpacking

 Unpacking

 Unpacking

 Unpacking

1. Unpack the printer.

Note:

Store the protective materials in case you want to ship the printer in the future.

2. Attach the printer parts.

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Caution:

If the printer comes on when you plug in the power cord, 

turn off

 the printer by 

pressing down the 

P

power button until the printer lights go out. 

3. Connect the printer.

 Setting Up

 Setting Up

 Setting Up

 Setting Up

Installing the Printer Software

Note:

When the country selection window appears, select your country of residence.

If the language selection window appears, select your preferred language.

For installing the Photo Print Software, refer to the Photo Print Software Setup in the 
online Reference Guide.

For Windows

1.

Make sure that the printer is off.

2. Insert the printer software CD in the CD-ROM drive. 

If the Installer dialog box does not appear, double-click 

SETUP.EXE

 on the CD-ROM.

3. Select 

Install Software

, and then click 

.

4. Follow the on-screen instructions. After the printer 

software has been installed, the on-screen instructions 
continue with the installation of the ink cartridges.

For Macintosh (EPSON Stylus C43UX only)

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Caution:

Turn off all virus protection programs before you install the printer software.

For users of Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x (except Mac OS X)

1.

Make sure that the printer is off.

2. Insert the printer software CD in the CD-ROM drive.
3. Double-click the 

EPSON

 icon, select 

Install Software

, and then click 

.

4. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the printer software.
5. Press the 

P

power button to turn on the printer. The print head moves to the ink 

cartridge installation position.

6. After installing the software, click 

Chooser

 in the Apple 

menu, and then select the icon for your printer and the 
port that your printer is connected to.

For users of Mac OS X 

1.

Make sure that the printer is off.

2. Insert the printer software CD in the CD-ROM drive.
3. Open the 

 

Mac OS X Driver

 folder, then double-click the 

 

C43Series_xxxx.pkg

 

icon. If the Authorization dialog box appears, click the 

 icon, enter the 

Password 

or phrase

, then click 

OK

.

4. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the printer software.
5. Press the 

P

power button to turn on the printer. The print head moves to the ink 

cartridge installation position.

6. Open the 

 

Applications

 folder on your hard drive, then open the 

 

Utilities

 folder 

and double-click the 

 

Print Center

 icon. Click 

Add Printer

 in the Printer List dialog box.

7. Select 

EPSON USB

 from the pop-up menu. Select 

Stylus C43

 in the Product list, 

then select 

All

 from the Page Setup pop-up menu. Click 

Add

.

8. Make sure the Printer List contains the printer(margin-type) options, then close Print 

Center. See the Reference Guide on the printer software CD-ROM for more details.

Note:

When you print, be sure to match the 

Format for

 setting in the Page Setup dialog 

box and the 

Printer

 setting in the Print dialog box. Otherwise, the data may not be 

printed correctly. See the Reference Guide for more details.

Installing the Ink Cartridges

1. Turn on the printer.

2. Remove the new ink cartridges from their protective bag.

3. Insert the ink cartridges as shown in the illustration below.

Note:

Install all ink cartridges. The printer will not work unless all cartridges are installed 
properly.

4. Press the 

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ink button.

The printer begins the ink charging process. It 
takes about 

one and a half minutes

. While 

charging ink, the printer produces a variety of 
mechanical sounds. This is normal. When the 
green lamp stops flashing, ink charging is 
complete.

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Caution:

Do not turn the power off during the ink charging process.

Do not load paper until ink charging is complete.

Note:

In order to produce high quality printouts, the print head in your printer must be 
fully charged with ink during the initial setup. This process consumes ink from the ink 
cartridges packaged with your printer. Replacement cartridges will last for their full 
rated life.

The contents may vary depending on the place of purchase.

Setup

The power cord may come attached in some countries.

Do not touch this part.

Do not remove or tear the label on the 
cartridge.

Setup

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Cautions 

must be observed to 

avoid damage to your 
equipment.

Notes 

contain important information 

and useful tips on the operation of your 
printer.

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Cautions and Notes

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