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COL OR IN K J E T P R IN T ER U se r’ s Guid e All r i ghts rese r ve d . N o part of this p ublicatio n may be r e p r o duce d , stored in a retr i eval s ys t e m , o r tran s mitt e d i n a n y .
Pr i nt e r P a rt s P roo f Si g n-o ff: M a ry _______ M o i ra _______ C i ndy _______ paper s uppo rt e dge guide s prin t er cove r sh ee t f eede r co n tr ol p ane l ta b tab ou tp u t tr a y e.
F C C Comp l i ance St atem e nt F or Un ited St ates Users T h is equip m ent has b ee n teste d and found to co mp ly with the l i mits for a Cla s s B digital d e vice , p u rsuant to P art 1 5 o f t h e F C C Rule s.
Co n t e nt s In t r o ductio n Get t ing t he M ost O ut o f You r Pr int er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 If Y ou Ar e New t o Co lor Pr int ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 E n erg y S t ar Comp lia nce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Acc e ss ing t he Dr i v er F ro m Win d ows 3 .1 . . . . . . . . . . . 2 -10 Acc e ss ing t he Dr i v er F ro m Win d ows 9 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 -10 Usi ng the P rin t er Dr iv e r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 11 Cha ngin g S et tin gs .
Mana gin g Pr int Job s on the Ma cint osh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 8 Using the StatusMo nitor Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 -9 Usi ng the D ef aul t S et t ing M ode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 -12 Chan gin g th e Defa ult S ettin gs .
Font s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A -8 Int erf a ce S p ecif ic ati on s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 9 Para lle l Int er f ace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A - 9 Seri a l I nte r face .
Intr oduct ion Th e EP SON ® St ylu s ® CO LO R 50 0 is an a ff or d a bl e , hi g h-q ua l it y in k j e t p ri nter tha t ca n p rint u p to 16 m illion col or s a t a r e s olu t ion of 7 20 × 72 0 dpi t o produce full-co lor , p h oto-quality im ages.
Ge tting the Mos t Ou t of Yo u r Pr i n ter To ach ie v e th e h igh est qua li ty pr in tou t, yo u sh ould kn ow a fe w o f the ele men ts th at co nt rib ute to out sta ndi n g c olo r pr i nting: ❑ Resolu tio n is a mea s ur e of t h e amou nt o f d etai l t ha t ca n b e represen te d on th e page.
❑ P r i nter driv er settings contro l ev ery aspect o f ho w your printer pr i n ts, so be su r e to sel ect settin gs t h at are app ropr ia te for yo ur im ag es ea c h tim e you pri n t . If yo u are using Windo ws, see Cha pter 2 for info rm ation about the p rin t er d riv er s oft wa re.
❑ Your sc reen colors w ill no t ex actly match th e p rinted co lor s b e c a use yo ur co mp uter mo n it or an d pr i nt e r u se di ff e ren t meth ods to pro d uce the co lors you s e e. If you sca n im ages u sin g a scanner , the image go es t hrough a no t h er in te r pr e ti ve p r o ce ss th a t a lso a f fe cts t h e colo r.
Ener gy-saving Tips H ere are a few tip s you ca n use to b e even mor e ener gy-wi s e : ❑ If y our mo nitor isn’t Energy Star comp liant, t urn it off w h e n yo u’ r e n o t us i n g i t . ❑ T u rn off y ou r compu te r, pr i nter, and m onit o r ea ch da y w h e n yo u ar e do ne u s i n g t h e m .
Cha pte r 5 , “Co n trollin g th e P rinter, ” pro v i d es in st ru ct ions for mana g in g th e pr inter’s o per ation t hrough it s c on tr ol pan el, the prin ter s o ftwar e , and th e pri nter’s D e f au l t se tti n g m ode .
❑ T e chnical in formatio n on the in s t allatio n, c on figu ra tio n, and op era ti o n o f EPS O N p ro ducts ❑ C u stomer rela tions. Y o u c an pu r c h as e i n k c ar t r i d ge s , pa pe r , p ar t s, pr i nt e d ma nu al s , and acce sso r ies f o r EP SON pr odu c ts fr o m EP SON Acce ssori e s at (800) 8 73-7766 ( U.
E PSO N In te r ne t F T P Si te If y ou ha v e ac ce s s t o t h e Int e rn et and a n F T P cli ent , yo u c an downloa d d r ivers, FAQ s, an d sample file s from EPS ON ’s F TP s i t e . Us e yo ur FT P cl i e nt or W e b br o ws e r t o l o g o n t o ft p.
To t ake a dva nt age o f t his o f fer, c all ( 8 00 ) 84 8- 8 19 9 in the Un it ed S ta t e s an d C ana da a n d as k f or rep r es e n ta t iv e #5 29 . I n ot h e r c ountries, call the follo wing U .S. telepho ne n umber: ( 6 14 ) 52 9- 1 61 1 , o r yo ur l oc a l C o m p uS e r v e a c c e s s n u mb e r .
If the p ower c ord o r plug is da maged; if liquid ha s entere d th e pri n te r ; if th e pr i nt e r has b e en drop ped or the c abi net da maged; if t he printer does no t opera t e no rmally or e xh ibit s a d is tin ct ch ang e in per f orm an ce .
Ch ap t er 1 Se ttin g Up the Pr inter P roo f Si g n-o ff: M a ry _______ M o i ra _______ C i ndy _______ Sy s t em R eq uire ments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 -2 F o r an IB M Com pa t ible P C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Thi s c h apter de sc r ib e s how t o set u p y ou r p rinte r , t e s t it , a n d connect it t o y our c om p u ter. Refe r to th e illu s tr atio n s on t he in si de fr ont cover of th i s ma n ua l to i de n ti f y th e ma i n com po ne nts w hile settin g up th e p r i nter.
F or a M a ci n tos h To u se yo u r p rint er wit h a M ac i ntos h, we r e co mm end y ou h ave th ese co mpu ter system compone nts : ❑ Any Mac int osh o r P ow e r Ma cint o s h m ode l ex ce p t the Ma cint o s h + , M ac int osh 51 2, o r M a ci ntos h Power Bo ok 10 0 ❑ Sys t em 7.
Un pa c k i n g t h e Pr i nt e r In ad dition t o t h is manu al, yo ur pr inter b ox sh ould include four EPSON printer d river dis ket t es, a Qu ick Se tup Guid e , a Notice Sh eet , a regist r at.
1 . Lo wer the o utp ut tray a t th e f ron t of th e pr i nter. Th e n lif t up the pr in ter cover . 2 . Lo osen th e tra nsporta tio n sc r e w by t ur ning its h and l e coun terclockwise, a s sho wn belo w. Th en lift it o ff t he carria ge. Sa ve the scr ew so y ou can rein s t all it if y ou transpo r t your p r i nter l ater .
Atta c hi ng the P a p e r S upp ort In se r t the ta bs o n the ba se of the pa per supp ort int o the sl ots a t the ba c k of the pr i nter. Pl ugg in g In an d Tu rn in g On t he P rin t er Fol l o w these ste ps to p l ug in and tu r n on the pr i nt e r: 1.
2. Ma ke sure t he p rinter is turned off by chec king t h e p ositio n of th e PO W ER swit c h, a s s how n b el ow . 3. P lu g t he power co rd in to a p r op er ly gro und ed electrical ou t l e t. 4 . Turn on th e printer by p ressin g th e PO W E R sw it c h.
2. L o we r the ou tpu t tr ay a nd lift u p th e p r in ter c o ver . 3 . Ho l d d o wn th e Lo ad/ Eje ct bu tt on on th e co nt rol pane l f o r a b out five seco nds until t he p rint h ead m oves slig htly left, to t he in k ca r t ridge in stall p osition .
5. Rem ove th e pr otective s h eet fro m the color c ar tr id ge h older, on the rig h t. 6. O pen t he fo il ink ca rtridge p ackages a nd take o ut th e ca rt rid g e s.
B e sure to in s ta ll b oth in k cartr idges. Th e print er w ill no t w ork if only o ne c artridge is in stalled . 8 . P ush down t he ink cartrid ge cla mps un til t hey loc k in pl ace.
10. Make su re t h e Po w er li g h t is no long er flashi ng, th en clo s e the pr in ter cover . To ma inta in optim u m pr int qu ality , the p rin te r periodic ally per f orms a clean ing cycle o n the pr int hea d s.
1. L o we r the ou tpu t tr ay a t the fr ont o f th e pri n ter a n d sl i de o u t th e e x t e n s i o n . 2 . Befo re y o u lo ad p ap e r, ma ke s ur e t hat th e pa p er t hi c kn es s l ev er, which con trols th e d is tance between the pape r an d th e prin ter ca r ri a ge, is set co r rec tly.
3. If y ou a re goin g t o load lon g pa p er (for ex ampl e, leg al size pa per ), p ul l up the pa per sup po rt e xte n sio n . 4. Ma ke su re the left edg e g uide lock lever is in the do wn (unloc k ed) positio n a nd slide the left ed g e guide to the left a s far as it w ill go.
5 . Lo a d a s t a c k o f p a p e r t o se t th e e d g e gu i d e s t o th e c o r r e c t w id t h. M a ke s u re th at t he rig ht ed ge of t he pa pe r res t s a gainst the rig ht side of the s heet fe eder.
8 . Re i ns e rt t h e st ac k of pa pe r , p r in ta ble s i de t o wa r d y ou ( fac e up), straight in to the p rin te r and then r est it again st t h e pa per supp ort . Th is ens u res t h a t the p aper is pr op erly lo aded. Y o u c an l oa d up t o 10 0 s h e e ts of p l a i n pa pe r.
2 . Ho l d d o wn th e Cl e ani ng NN N butt on on t h e c o nt r o l p a nel w hile p re s s in g the PO WER sw i tc h to tur n o n the pri n te r . T h e self te st b egin s by p rintin g in black ink o n the fir st and last lines o f t he fir st s heet of paper to measure t h e pa g e length .
2. P lu g the 36-pin end o f the ca ble securely into the p rinter ’ s inter face con nector. Then sq u eeze the wire clips toget her unt il they lo ck in p lace on bot h sides . If y ou r cab le ha s a gr ou nd wir e , a tta ch it t o the g ro un d co nnec t or b el o w t he int e rfa ce co nne ct or.
C on necti ng the P r i n ter to a Macint o s h To con n ect th e printer to a Maci n to sh u sin g th e ser i al in terf ace , you need a n App le Sy ste m/P e ripheral-8 c able (p ar t n umber M01 97 ) or e quiv a le nt . Do no t use an Appl eT a l k ca ble; it will no t wor k.
Ch ap t er 2 I nsta llin g and U sing th e W in dows Printer Sof t w are P roo f Si g n-o ff: M a ry _______ M o i ra _______ C i ndy _______ In s ta lling the P rin t e r So ft w ar e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 -2 In stalling t he Software fo r Win dows 3.
This ch apt er descr ibes h ow t o inst a ll and use t he St ylus C OL O R 50 0 W i n do w s p r i n te r s of t w a re on yo ur PC . I f yo u h av e a M acinto sh, see C hapt er 3 instea d.
5. Wh en you s ee the P r inter U t il it y Setu p d ialog b ox, h ighligh t Ep son Sty lu s C O LO R 5 00 a nd click OK . The inst allat ion pro gr am b e gin s copy i ng the files. Yo u se e a screen showing the pr og ress of th e installat ion as it p roceeds .
Ch a n g i ng th e de f aul t p r i n ter o r pr i n ter p or t If yo u do not w ant to use t h e EP SON St ylus COLO R 500 printer d riv er as your d efault p rinter in Windo ws o r if y ou want to use it o n a different pr int er por t , follow these s t e p s: 1 .
Inst allin g th e S oft w a re for W in dow s 95 Fo llow these s tep s to insta ll t he printer driver using the W indow s 9 5 p lu g-and-p la y ca p a bilities: 1 . Make sur e t h e prin ter is c o n ne c ted to the c om puter ’s p a ralle l po r t .
9 . At the n ex t s c reen you ca n give the p rinter a uniqu e na me. W e rec om m end tha t you k eep t he mo del na me, b ut y ou can type a ne w o n e in th e Pr i nter n a m e b ox , if de si r e d. T o u se t he prin te r a s the d efault p rinter for all Windows 9 5 a p plication s , s elect Ye s ( No is th e defau lt).
In st a llin g t he d r iv e r wh ile r u nnin g Win dow s 95 If yo u had trouble in s talling the p rin te r driver using the plu g -a nd-p lay featu re, follo w t hese s tep s to install the pr inter dr iv e r: 1. Ma ke su re Wi nd ow s 95 is ru nnin g.
I ns tal ling a D river for DO S Pr o gr ams Mo st D OS so ftwa r e program s i n clu de dri vers for EP SON ESC/ P 2 print ers. If t h e Sty lu s CO L OR 5 00 d river is n ot listed in your s oftwa re, choos e the fir st print er av ailable in the list s be l ow.
Ac ce ss in g t he P ri nt er D r i ve r You ca n a ccess th e dri ve r in di f f erent w a ys , dep en d ing on h ow yo u wa nt t o use the se tti n gs yo u sel e c t: ❑ I f yo u w a n t t h e c han ge s t o ap p l y o n l y t o t h e d o cu m e nt ( s ) yo u will p rint in a par ticular Window s application , see t he fo llowing section .
Ac c es sin g t h e D ri v er Fr om Win do ws 3 .1 Follow these s tep s to ac ces s t he d river from t he Wi ndow s C o nt ro l P a nel : 1 . Do ub le -click the Con trol Pa nel ic on in the M ain p rogr am gr o up . 2 . Do ub le -click the Pr i nt er s ico n.
Us i n g th e Pr int e r D r iver However yo u acc essed th e printe r dri ve r, yo u see th e Mai n me n u tab : Th ere are two men u ta bs o f p r in ter dr iver setting s: Main ( s h ow n ab ov e ) an d G r ap h ic s .
The prin t e r driver includes an Au to (Aut omatic) setting fo r Do cum ent T y p e. W hen Aut o is s ele c te d, t he d riv er a uto matic ally ch oo se s th e b e st pr i n t s e t ti ngs for yo ur docu m ent b y a na l yzin g th e di ff e r en t ty pes of d a ta to b e printe d.
Main me nu se tt in gs Se tti n g Op t io ns Do cum en t Type Au to (A uto mati c mo de ) Gr a p h ( B usine ss G r ap hics) Ph ot o ( Ph ot og r a p hic I m a ge s ) Vide o (Video/Digit al Camera) Ec.
G raphi c s m e nu s e t t in gs Setti ng O p tions Colo r Ma t chi ng * Di s a bl ed Use Wi ndo w s’ m atchi ng U s e Dri ver’ s m a t ch i ng M atc h f or bu sin ess g r aph ic s Mat ch fo r pho.
I f yo u ma ke c ha n ge s be fo re s e l e c t i n g App l y , and y ou w ant to c ancel t hem , click the Canc el b utto n. This c loses the pri n ter dr iv e r. Us in g O n li n e H el p Fo r co mplete info rm ation abou t u sing the p rinter d river, you c an easily ac cess t he drive r’s onlin e help a ny t ime.
For specific help rela ted to a ny it em in the m enus , r ig ht-c lick the item , then click the Wh at’s Th is? pr o m pt . To access o nline help fro m Start, c lick t he St art but ton , po int to Pr ogr am s , Epso n , a nd then click E P SO N Sty lu s H el p .
Ch ap t er 3 I nsta llin g and U sing th e M ac in to s h Printer Sof t w are P roo f Si g n-o ff: M a ry _______ M o i ra _______ C i ndy _______ 3 In s ta lling the P rin t e r Dr iver So ft w ar e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 -2 U si ng th e Cho ose r to Se lec t t he P rint e r .
This ch apt er descr ibes h ow t o inst a ll and use t he St ylus C OL O R 50 0 p r in t e r s of t w ar e on y o ur M aci n to s h. If y o u h av e a P C, see Cha pter 2 in ste ad . The p rin t e r softw ar e includes a prin te r driver , wh ich allows you r compu t e r to c ontr ol the p r inter; you mu st inst all it to use the p rin t er.
5. Do uble-c lic k t h e I ns talle r ic on t o st ar t installing t he pr inter so ft ware. 6. Wh en you s ee the initial s creen , clic k Con tinu e . You see t he fol lo win g screen : 7. Click the Se ri al D ri ve r Pac k ag e c h e c k b o x to s e l e c t t h e printer driver a nd all it s co mponen ts.
❑ Bi-D C alibration calibr ates the pr inter so v ertica l an d horizont al lines a re a lig n ed. F or mor e info rmation , see “ Cali b r atin g the P rinte r ” in Ch ap ter 6. ❑ EPS O N St atu s Mo ni tor keeps track of t he c urrent sta tus o f yo ur p r i nte r , an d al e r ts yo u w hen pr i n ter err ors o ccu r.
U si n g th e C ho os e r t o Se le ct t h e Pr i nt er A ft er you inst a ll the p rinter d river, follo w the s teps b elow to se l e ct t h e pr int e r be fo r e y ou b egi n pr int ing . Yo u ne e d to c h o o s e th e p rinter only the first t ime yo u use it o r w henever y ou want to u s e an o ther p rin ter .
5. I f th e St yl us CO LO R 5 00 is sh ow n, click OK . If th e wro ng pr i nter i s sh o w n, the pr i nt er may b e tu r n ed off o r not co n nec te d pr op er ly . Tu r n on the pr i n te r, i f n ece ss a ry, an d check th e con nect i o ns ; t hen click RETRY .
Us i n g th e Pr int e r D r iver Th e printer d r iv er comes with defa ult va lu es for all t he settin gs, as liste d i n th e ta ble o n p ag e 3-9.
To displ a y th e Pr int d ial o g bo x, c ho o se Pr i n t fro m the file me nu of yo ur applic ation p rogra m. You see a d ialo g box s im ilar t o th e on e s h ow n b e l ow . (T h e d i a l og b ox y ou s ee de p e n d s o n you r s oft wa re ap pl ic at i on .
Th e followin g table sum mariz es th e printer d riv er sett ings, w ith fa ctory defa u lts in bold type. D etailed d escription s of ea ch settin g fo llo w the tab l e .
In k s This set ting sp ecifies co lor (C M YK ) or monochro me pr in ting. CMYK refe rs t o th e printer’s color ed inks: cyan (blue-green), ma g e n t a, ye l l o w, an d b l ac k ( K ) . T h es e c ol o rs ar e co mb i n ed t o cre ate any of 1 6 million colors.
❑ Erro r D i ff u s io n is b e st fo r p ho t o g r aphic im a ges. It crea tes c olo rs b y r ando mly d is t ribu ti ng d ots , m ak ing ed g e s an d c olors s ofter . Printing these images ta ke s longer, but it pr odu ces th e bes t p rin t qu a l ity fo r phot ogr ap hs.
❑ Selec t Vi de o/D ig i t al C am e ra ( E rro r D if fus io n ) wh en p r inti n g i ma ges yo u took w ith a video o r digit al cam e ra. Thi s featu re inc r ea ses th e b rig htn ess a n d sh ar pne ss to mak e p r inted imag es clearer.
W hen speed is im portan t and draft q u ality is g ood eno u g h, use Ec on o my (1 8 0 d p i). No te : Pri n ti ng at l ow er res oluti ons c onserv es in k. Me di a Ty p e S elec ting th e medi a type sets up th e printe r for the type of p a pe r yo u l oa ded .
M icr oWea ve Mod e MicroWeave reduces the p ossib ility of b anding, th e ligh t ho r izo n t al l i ne s t ha t can ma r a n i m ag e . W h en y ou t u r n o n MicroWeave, the p rinter pr oduces su per ior output becaus e graphic s d at a is r eor d er ed and prin ted in fine incre ments.
Visu al Ef f ec t s S ett in gs Th e followin g settings a llow you to m anipu late the pr inted im age to ac hieve sp ecial effects . Fl i p Ho ri zo nt al an d Fl ip V er t ica l rotate the im a g e 1 80 ° a l ong t h e h o ri zo nt al or ve rt ic al ax i s .
You can selec t one of the follo win g predefined paper sizes: Lett e r ( 8 1 ⁄ 2 × 11 inch es ) L eg al ( Ce nt ere d ) Lette r (Center ed ) St a temen t (5 1 ⁄ 2 × 8 1 ⁄ 2 in ches) A4 (210 .
D efini ng cus tom p ap er s izes To d ef ine a cu s t om pap er s iz e, cli c k th e Pa per butto n in th e Pa ge Setup dialog box . You s ee the follo w ing d ial og box : Clic k Ne w to cr e ate a new pap e r siz e. Ente r a ne w nam e f o r th e pap er si z e i n th e Ne w P a pe r Si ze box .
L El be+ A5 size Chapter 3 3-26-96 M T , pa ss 7 3- 18 In st al l i ng and Using t he Maci ntosh P rin t er Soft w ar e.
Ch ap t er 4 Pa per H an dlin g P roo f Si g n-o ff: M a ry _______ M o i ra _______ C i ndy _______ Ch oosin g P a per and O the r M e dia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 2 Se ttin g th e Pa p e r Thi c kne ss and Ad j u s t me nt L ev er s . .
Rea d thi s ch ap te r fo r in fo r m at ion ab ou t cho o sin g the best p ap er o r o th er m ed ia f o r y ou r p rin t i ng nee d s an d for instru ction s on loa d ing th em in y our p rinter . Ch oosi ng Pap er an d Ot her Me dia Y ou c a n u s e m os t p l ai n pa pe r wi t h yo ur pr in t e r an d a c h i e v e goo d r esu lts.
Pa pe r or ot her me di a S i z e Par t nu m be r Spec i al coated paper fo r 72 0 dpi L e tt e r ( 8.5 × 11 inche s) Leg a l ( 8 .5 × 14 inc he s) S041 062 S041 048 Spec i al coated paper fo r 36 0 dpi L e tt e r ( 8.5 × 11 inche s) S041 060 High - qu ality g l os sy paper Le t t er ( 8.
Set th e lever to t he posi ti o n tha t b est suit s th e p a per or ot h er me dia y ou pla n t o u se , as s h own in th e follo wing ta ble. Pap er ty pe Pa pe r t hic k nes s l e ve r po sit io n.
S et the th ic k ne s s a dju stm ent le ve r t o the posi ti on th at b est suits the pa per or ot h er medi a yo u pl a n to use, as sh o wn in th e fo llowing t able.
❑ Af t e r pr in t i n g on h i g h - q ua l i t y gl o s s y p ap er or trans p arenc ies, re mo ve each s heet fr om the o utput tr ay immediately. Ma ke s ure eac h sheet is d r y befor e stac king. ❑ You can p rin t on sh eets of la be ls in your p rin te r; just follo w the in str uctions fo r lo ading p lain pa per in Cha p te r 1 .
Not e: If you l oad mul t i pl e sh eet s o f gloss y p ape r, t h e mi n i m um top margi n is 1 .2 i nches ( 30 mm). To pr int wit h a sm alle r top margi n, load a nd p rint g l ossy pa per on e sh eet at a t ime. Fo llow these s tep s to lo ad sp ecia l paper or t rans p arenc y fil m: 1 .
2. In se r t the st ack of p ap er in to t h e prin ter an d adj ust the l eft e d ge gu id e to the paper’s width w hile the lock lever is in th e do wn po sitio n ; th e n s e t t h e lo ck lever up to se c ure t he l e ft ed ge guid e. 3 . Re mo ve t he s tac k of p ap er a nd fa n it .
Ma ke sure th e printa ble surfa ce faces u p. F or c oated pa per s , the p r i ntable si de is w h iter th an th e o th e r sid e . For glo s sy paper a nd tr a nspa renci es , th e printa b le si de i s fac e up when th e cut co r ner is p ositio ned as sho w n in the illus tratio n b elow.
2 . Yo u can load up to 10 envelo pes in the sh eet feeder w ith the fr ont ( p rint able) side fa cing up a s sho wn. 3 . Adj us t t he le ft ed ge g uide so the envelopes fee d straig ht int o the pa per pa t h .
Ch ap t er 5 C o ntrolli ng th e Print er P roo f Si g n-o ff: M a ry _______ M o i ra _______ C i ndy _______ U si ng th e P rint er ’s Co nt ro l Pa nel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 -2 Li g ht s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Thi s c h apter expla i ns ho w to do the f ollo wing : ❑ Con t rol th e printer u sing the control p ane l ❑ Man age p rinting in Windows an d o n the M ac in t osh ❑ Co nt rol add itiona l printe r func ti ons usin g th e D e fault settin g mod e .
Ink Out O F lashes w hen t h e bl ac k ink ca rtridg e is lo w on ink . On when t he b lack ink car tridge is empty o r not installed. Th e p rinter will n ot w ork if the black ink ca rt ridge is empty or not in stalled . Ink Out NN N Flas hes w hen th e color ink ca rt ridge is low on ink .
P owe r- on f u n cti on s The bu tton com bin a t i on s belo w perf o r m add itional f u n cti o ns to c ontrol y our prin te r. Paper m u st be loaded in t h e p rinter for all t h es e opera tion s . Cl e a ning N NN + PO WER swi tch Ch eck s the pa per le n g th a nd pe r f orms a pr in ter se lf test.
C l ea ni ng O + Lo a d/ E j ec t + POWE R sw i t c h E n ter s pr i n te r adju stm en t mo de and p r ints a multiling u al inst ructio n sheet o n c alib ra tin g th e p rint er. (Use this m ode o nly if y ou are p rinting fr om DO S applic atio ns.
The D es pooler st at u s box, wh ich is sim ilar t o the o ne sh own b elow , all ow s yo u to m onito r the pro gress of the pr i nt job a n d St op , Pa use , or Re p rint th e p rint j ob.
No te : If y ou ge t an erro r mes sag e wh ile tr yin g to prin t , the pro blem may b e c au sed b y con f l ic ts wi th other t emp orar y fi l es or di rec tori es.
The St a tus M o nit or re p ort s t he ope ra t ing con ditio n o f yo ur pr i n ter b y c h an gin g th e ap p e ar anc e of t h e pr int er i c on i n t h e l o we r ri g ht c o rn e r , a s s ho w n b e l ow . Ch ecki ng t h e p r in te r sta t us.
2. S t a r t a pr i nt j ob . 3. Click the icon in the upp er r igh t cor ner of t he disp lay a n d pu ll d ow n t h e men u th at a pp e ar s . ( T h e s h ap e of th e ic on depen ds o n the soft w a re you a re us i ng .) 4. S e l e c t Epso n Mo ni tor 2 fr om the m enu .
Fol low thes e st eps . 1 . Do ub le -click the E PSO N St a t u s Mo ni tor ico n on y our ha rd disk. You se e the follo w ing d i alo g b ox. 2 . Click Se ri al and th en sp ecify wh ether y o ur printer is c o n nec ted to th e pri n ter p or t o r m odem port of yo ur Ma cint o s h.
No te : Th e S tatu sM onito r c hec ks th e p ri nter st atu s onc e ev ery t hree mi n utes a s a defau l t. Ho weve r , yo u can sp ec ify the time in t he Int erv al me nu. To c ha ng e the inte r v al, c lick In t e rva l ; then c ho ose y ou r ti me.
Usin g t h e D efa ult Setti ng Mo de Addi ti o nal prin te r fu nctio n s ar e ava ilab l e t h ro ug h th e De fa u lt settin g mod e . Bec a u s e th e printe r ’s facto r y defau l ts are design ed to m eet t he n eeds of almo st all users, y o u rare ly n eed to cha n ge t h e prin te r fu nctio ns li s ted belo w .
❑ P r i nt direction . Spe cifies ho w th e print hea d moves across th e pag e. The opt io ns a re U ni-D, Bi-D , an d A u to (de fault). W hen U ni-D is on, th e pr int hea d pr ints in o nly on e dir ection to provide th e mos t pr ecise a lig n ment for graphic s a nd te xt .
❑ AGM (Altern ate Gr ap hic s Mo d e) . Specifies th at the p rin ter u se high-resolutio n, 24-pin gra p h ics comman ds. (U sed in IB M X24 E m ode o nly .) ❑ Cha r ac ter table . Se l e cts t h e set o f ch ara c ter s a n d sy mb o ls tha t c an b e p r in ted .
C ha ng in g t h e Def aul t Se tt in g s To change th e p rinte r’ s de f au l t set ti ngs, yo u use th e co n t rol pa nel button s ; the c ontr ol p ane l light s show you r selec tions. 1. Ma ke sure t he p rinter is turned off and p aper is loa ded .
L El be+ A5 size Chapter 5 3-25-96 M T , pa ss 5 5- 16 Co nt roll ing t he Pr int er.
Ch ap t er 6 Mai n t ena nc e P roo f Si g n-o ff: M a ry _______ M o i ra _______ C i ndy _______ Cl ea ni ng th e Pr int Hea d s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 -2 Rep la cin g Ink C ar t rid ges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Instruction s in this c hapt er tel l y ou how t o do t he fo llow i ng t o m ai n t a in a nd c a re fo r yo ur pr i n te r: ❑ Clean the p rin t heads ❑ Re p lace t he ink c art rid g es ❑ Clean the p rin t e r ❑ Calibra te t he prin ter ❑ Transp o rt th e p r inter .
A fter you c l ean th e print h eads, tu r n off the pr i n ter ; th e n ho ld down th e Clea ning O b utton as yo u tur n th e p r inte r ba c k o n . (Co ntinue ho ld ing it d ow n for a few s econds after tur ning on th e p rinter. ) This p rints a d emonst ra tion p age so y ou can s ee if yo ur print qualit y has imp roved.
❑ Onc e yo u i nstal l t h e i nk ca rt ridg es, d o n ot o pen t h e c la mps or remo ve th e c artri d ges except to rep l ace t hem wit h new ones.
Removin g and In stall in g Ink Car t r idges Fo llow these s tep s to re place eithe r or b oth in k c ar tr id ges: 1 . Make sur e t h e prin ter is o n an d n ot pr i n ti n g, and that o n e o f the In k O ut lights is flashin g or tu rned o n. 2 .
5. L ift th e car tr idg e out o f the p r inte r a nd di sp o se of it c a r efu l ly so an y excess ink d oes n ot sp ill out. Do no t t ake the u sed c ar t ridge a p ar t or t ry to refill it . w Warning: If in k ge ts on y our ha nd s, wa sh th em t horo ughly wit h so ap and water.
c C autio n: You must re move the tap e sea l fro m the top of th e ca rtri dge; l eav i ng t he tape on wi l l perm anentl y da mag e i t. Do not rem o ve the tape sea l f r om the bottom of the c artr idge; ink w ill l e ak ou t .
c Ca ution: Onc e yo u i nstal l an i n k c artrid ge, do not open th e i n k c artri d ge c lamp ag ai n or rem ove t he car tri dge excep t t o re plac e it wit h a n ew one. O nc e y ou remo ve a c artri dg e, d o n ot r e use i t ; t hi s m a y dam a ge t he pr i n t he a d.
4. Clea n the exterior of the pr inter wit h a soft clot h damp ened in mild det ergent. K eep the p rinter co v e r closed to prevent water fr o m gett in g i nsid e . 5. To clean ink o u t o f the p rinter ’s interio r, wipe it g en tly with a d am p clo th .
Ca libra t i n g t he Pr in te r Usi n g Wi ndows If you ar e u sing Windows on your PC, follow the s t eps b elow to c alibrate t h e p rinter. If you ins talle d th e Windows p rinter driver, th e Calibra t ion u tility is inst alle d on you r har d d isk.
7. Click Ne xt twi c e t o prin t the m i salig n ed p atter n ’s Test Alignm ent Sh eet . This p rinto ut c ontains nu m bered line group s with v arying a lign men t. 8. H igh lig h t t he nu mber of the line gro up wi t h the b est a pp e ar an c e an d cl i ck Ne x t t o calibrat e the p rin ter .
6 . F ollow t he in s tr uc tions o n the sc reen t o ch oose t h e p rint h ead yo u wan t t o ca librate. Th en selec t Ne x t . 7 . M a k e sure the p rin ter is o n a nd pa p e r is lo aded. Then select Nex t t o prin t th e Curre n t Alig n me n t Sheet.
c C autio n: Make s ur e tha t the prin t er n ame you se le cted an d the actu a l prin t e r to be ca li brated are th e sam e, and confirm th a t this printe r i s c onnected to th e port you selected. Othe rwi se, th e p rinte r wi ll be dam age d.
Ca libra t i n g t he Pr in te r Fro m th e C o nt rol P an el If for s ome reas on y ou ca n no t us e a ny of the cal ibr ation utility pro grams th a t cam e with yo ur printer, you c an cal i br a te t h e printer from the c ontr ol pan el. This is c alled the Pr in ter adjustment m ode.
5. Rem ove any paper fr om t he shee t feeder a nd remove the pa per supp ort . 6 . In stall th e tr a nspo r tation s c rew to se cu r e the pri n t h ea d to the ca rriage a s shown b elow. 7 . Pu sh in th e o utp ut tray ex te ns ion and c lose the tray.
L El be+ A5 size Chapter 6 3-25-96 M T , pa ss 5 6- 16 M a i ntenance.
Ch ap t er 7 Tr ou bl esho oting P roo f Si g n-o ff: M a ry _______ M o i ra _______ C i ndy _______ Err or Ind icato rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 2 P rin t Qualit y P rob le ms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Thi s ch ap t er d es cr ibes w hat yo u c an do if y ou a re ha vi ng problems pr in ting . It is d ivide d into the s e section s: ❑ Erro r In d ica tors . T his sectio n exp lain s errors ind ic ated by the c ontro l p ane l lig h ts. ❑ Print Qua lity Problems .
Th e Pa pe r Ou t li gh t i s fl ashi ng . Pa p er m ay ha ve j am m ed in th e p rinte r . Tu r n off the prin te r a nd g ently pull all t he p a per out of th e p rinter. If it tear s and piece s rem ain inside t he printer , open t he printer cover and r emov e the p iece s of paper.
The Po w er lig ht is o n b ut no t hing p rint s. The in te rface ca ble may n ot be pl ugg e d in securely . Ch eck bot h ends o f t he cable between the printer a nd t he c omputer. M ak e su r e your i nt e rfac e cabl e meets bo th th e printer ’s a nd computer ’s specific ation s.
Not e: Do n ot u se hi gh - qu a l i t y gl os sy p a per whe n y o u p r in t a t 36 0 d pi . ❑ M a ke su re the Medi a Ty pe settin g ma tc he s the typ e o f pa p er or other media loa ded in the prin ter.
If y ou ar e p ri nt in g c o l or gr ap hi c s at 36 0 or 720 d pi, ma k e s ur e MicroWeave is on a nd H ig h Sp eed mod e is off. A lso c heck t hat the Br igh tn e ss and Co ntrast settings (Win d ows drive r) or Ligh t/D ark set ting (Macintosh driver ) ar e appropriate for the imag e.
Prin t job s may be h eld in the EP SON Sp ool M anag er (W indow s) or th e Epso n Monitor2 u tility (M acintosh). Select a ny p rint jo bs m ar ked p ending , w aiting, o r h eld ; then sel ect Del ete or C anc e l P rin t ing .
If you ar e p rinting from a DOS a pplica tion using Eco no my mode , black tex t or g raphic s will appea r g ray on y our p rin t out ; tu r n off E c on om y mode usi n g th e pr i nt e r’s Def a ult setti n g mode t o achieve de eper blacks . See Chapt er 5 for instru ction s.
Pr ob lem s W i t h Pri nti ng If y ou ca n no t get the pri nter to p rint, fir st che c k that p ap e r is lo aded in t he p rinter . T hen chec k that the p rin te r is plugg ed in t o a work ing electr ica l ou t le t t h at is n ot co ntro lled by a sw it ch o r t i m er.
Th e p r in te r s o u n ds l ik e i t i s pr in tin g, bu t n o t hi ng pr i n ts . The prin t hea ds m ay nee d clea ning . See Ch apt er 6 for instru ction s. One or bot h ink c artridges a re em pty o r too old. A ca rtridg e is too old if it h as b e en u s ed lon ger t ha n si x mont hs o r b ey ond t he da te on i ts pa ckag i ng.
7 . In t h e dia log b ox , ch ange th e spool di r ector y to th e on e y o u cr eated in step 1 . Then select OK . 8. C l o se t he S p oo l M an ag e r.
Ink ca rtri dges do no t last as long a s expec ted. The in k c ar tr id ge life d e pends on t he amou nt of ink u sed in prin ting. I f you often pr i n t pa g es with large gra p hi cs an d dense text with li t tle white spac e, you wi ll use up ca rtridges faster than if you p rint p ages w it h lots o f wh ite s p ace.
O n a Mac intosh, releas e an y pr in t job s that m ay b e held in the Ep son Monito r2 utilit y . Click t he up per right corne r of t h e sc r een a nd select Mo n ito r2 from the m enu. Clic k any p rint job sh own und er Wait ing and c lick Ca nc e l Print ing .
Pa per H and lin g P ro ble ms Thi s se c ti on de sc ri b e s how t o p reve n t pap e r jams and e nsu re t ha t pa pe r f e e d s pr op e r ly . P ape r Ja m P rob lems Use a higher q uality pa per that is su itab le fo r ink jet p rinter s a nd is no t too th i n, to o thi c k, or roug h.
Th e paper w as exp osed to ex cess humidity , over 60% . See A ppendix A for specific ation s on required environm ental c onditio ns. Th e left edg e g uide is to o tight or too loos e; adjust it for t he s ize of t h e pap e r. To o man y sh eets are loa ded in the sh eet feeder.
Paper d oes not ful ly eje ct. Use t he Lo a d/ E j e c t butto n to e je c t t h e page. Th e pa per m ay be t oo lon g. Us e pa pe r tha t i s wi th in the spe cified size. See “ Te chni c al Specific atio n s” in Appen d ix A . Eject ed pa per i s wrinkle d.
A ppen d ix A Te chni cal Sp eci fi ca t i o ns P roo f Si g n-o ff: M a ry _______ M o i ra _______ C i ndy _______ P rin tin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2 P ape r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pr i n ti ng Pri nting method: On -deman d in k jet Nozzle co nfi guration: 64 monoch ro me ( b lack) n ozzles 60 color (cyan , mage n ta, ye llow ) nozzl e s (20 × 3; 2 0 for each co lor) Prin tabl .
P ape r Note: Sinc e the quality of a ny particular b rand or type of paper may be changed by the manufac turer at any time, EP SON cannot g u arantee the use of any partic ula r b rand or type of paper. Always test samples of paper stock before purc ha sing large q uantities or printing large jobs.
En v e lopes : Si z e N o. 10 9.5 × 4. 1 in ches (240 × 104 mm ) D L 8.7 × 4.3 in ches (220 × 110 mm ) Pape r type s P l ai n, bon d, or ai rmai l pap e r Thickness 0.006 t o 0.02 in ch (0. 16 t o 0. 52 mm) Paper weight 12 to 24 lb (45 to 90 g/m 2 ) Transparencies: Size A4 (210 × 297 mm ) Le tt er (8.
Printabl e area: Sin g le s he et s E n velope s A The minimum t op m argin is 0. 12 in ch (3.0 mm). No te : W h en p r i n tin g m u l tip l e sh ee ts o f g los sy p ape r , t he m in im u m t op m a r g i n is 1. 2 in ch es (30 m m ) . BL The minimum le ft margin is 0.
In k Car t ridg es Black i nk cartridge (S020093): Color B l ack Print cap acity* 620 pages (A4 pap er ; t ext) Cartridge life* 2 years from pro duction d ate a nd up to 6 m onths afte r opening th e .
c Caution: ❑ Use only genuine EPSON ink c artridges and do not refill them. Other products may cause damage not covered b y EPSON’s warra nty. ❑ Do not use an ink cartridge after the expiration date on the p a ckage.
En vi ro nm en t a l Tem pe rature: Ope ration 50 to 95°F (10 t o 35°C) Storage* − 4 to 14 0°F ( − 20 t o 60°C) 1 mon th at 104°F (40°C) 120 h ours at 140°F (60°C ) Humidity: Ope ration 20.
S calable fo n ts Fo nt s Mi nim um po in t s i ze Ma x i mum po int si z e I ncr eme nts EP S O N Ro man 8 32 2 EPSON Sans Se rif 8 32 2 EP S O N Ro man T 8 32 2 EPSON Sans Seri f H 8 32 2 Fo nt sa m p l e s In ter fa ce S p eci f i ca ti ons T his print e r is e quipp e d with an 8-bit parallel in te rface an d a s e rial i nterface.
Pin as si gn me n ts S i gn al Pin Ret u rn P in Sign a l Dir ec t ion D e sc rip tion 11 9 ST ROBE IN ST ROBE p u lse to r ead d at a. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 DAT A 0 DAT A 1 DAT A 2 .
S ign al Pin Re turn Pi n S ign al Di rect ion D esc ript i on 1 8 — Log ic H O UT Pu l le d u p to + 5 V t hro ug h 3. 9 K Ω resi stan ce 1 9-30 — GND — Twi s te d- pai r re t ur n s ig nal g.
Revers e cha nnel Transmission mode : IEEE-1284 Nibbl e mo de Adaptable co nnector: 57-30360 (Amphen o l ) or equi v ale nt S ynch r onization: Refer t o the IEEE-1284 specification Han ds h aking: Re.
Pi n n o . Si gna l name G ND In /O ut De sc ript ion 10 P trClk 28 O u t Use d to qu a lify d ata bein g sen t to th e h ost . Set LO W th en H I G H to ca u s e a n interru pt indi cati n g t o h o st t h a t data is avai la ble. 11 PtrB u sy / Dat aB it -3,7 2 9 Out D ata bits 3 t h en 7 indi ca te f or wa r d c ha n ne l b u sy st a t u s .
Pi n no . S ig nal na m e G ND I n/ O u t De s cri pti o n 16, 3 3, 19-30 GN D - - Sign al GND. 15 ,34 N C - - Not conn ect ed. Note: The c ol umn heading “In/ Out” refers to the direction of signal flow as viewed from the printer. Tim in g ch art Tr a n si tio n time (th e ris e an d t he fa ll) o f e ve ry s ignal m ust be less th an 0 .
W ord format: Da ta b i t Pa r i t y b i t Star t bi t S top bi t 8 bits None 1 bit 1 bit Con nector: 8-pin m ini-circular c onnector R ecommende d cable : Apple S ys t em P e r ipheral-8 c abl e (M01.
Def a ul t Se tti ng s The t abl e be l o w sho ws t he de fault s e tt i ngs t hat take e ffe ct w hen the pr inte r is ini ti aliz e d. Item D ef a u lt sett ing Top-o f-f orm po siti on Cur rent pa.
A ppen d ix B C o m m an ds an d Ch ar ac te r Tab le s P roo f Si g n-o ff: M a ry _______ M o i ra _______ C i ndy _______ Co mm and L is t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B - 2 EP S ON E SC / P 2 C om ma nd s . . . . . . . .
Co mm a nd Li st Thi s pr i n te r works w ith the tw o sets o f comm ands d e s cribed in this s ectio n. EP SON E SC / P 2 C om m a nd s Select th e E PSON ESC/ P 2 prin te r comman d s in y our software p rogra ms fo r t he mo st a d v anc ed f onts a nd g rap hic s av a il abl e.
IBM X 24E Emul ation Co de s Th is print er emu lates t he IBM Pro printer w ith th e f ollo w ing c ommands . (For d etailed informat ion, s ee the IBM X2 4E re f e r e nc e m a n u a l .
Ch aract er T abl es The pri nt e r c o m e s with an in sta lle d set o f cha rac ter tables. Ho we v e r , wh e n p r in t i n g f r om W i nd ow s an d mo st D OS so ftw a re p r o gra ms, th e p r i nter pri n ts th e ch aracte r s you see on scree n an d does no t u se its built-in ch aracter t able s .
P C850 (M ult il ing ua l) P C860 (Port ug ues e) P C861 (Icel andic) P C863 (Ca na dian-F rench ) 850,860 861,863 R El b e + A5 siz e Appendix B 3-25-96 M T , pass 2 Commands a n d C har act er T a b.
PC865 (N ordic) Abi comp BRA SCII 865, Abi c omp BR A SC II L El be+ A 5 si ze A pp endix B 3-25-96 MT, p a ss 2 B -6 C om m a nds an d Ch aract er Tab l es.
It a lic No ch aracte rs are available for h e x code 15 in t h e italic ch aracte r table . Ita lic R El b e + A5 siz e Appendix B 3-25-96 M T , pass 2 Commands a n d C har act er T a b les B-7.
I n te rna ti onal C ha r ac te r S e ts You can selec t one of the follo win g inter national cha ra ct er sets us in g t h e prin ter’s D efa ult sett in g mod e o r t h e ESC R co mm and .
Cha racters Av ailabl e W ith t he ESC ( ^ C o mman d To p ri n t th e char a c ter s i n the ta ble bel o w , use th e ES C ( ^ co mm an d. ESC ( c a r et R El b e + A5 siz e Appendix B 3-25-96 M T ,.
L El be+ A 5 si ze A pp endix B 3-25-96 MT, p a ss 2 B -10 C o mm a nds an d Ch aract er Tab l e s.
Glossary aut o line feed W hen t h is feat ure is s el e cte d in t he p ri nter’s Default s et tin g mo de , e ach car riage re tu r n code (C R) is automatically followed by a li ne fe e d (LF) code . bi dire c tional printing Pri nt in g in wh ich t he p rin t h ead pr ints in b ot h dire c t ions ( bid ir ectio n a lly) .
e con omy mode pr in tin g Prin ti ng i n whi ch image s are prin ted wi th fe we r do ts to s ave i nk. Economy mode prin tin g is fas ter, to o. e rror d i ffus i o n A h alftoni ng m ethod w here do t patt e rns are ran do m ly dist ribute d in an image to create s o ft edges .
int er fa ce T he conne c ti o n (v ia a cable ) be tween the compu te r and the prin ter o ver w hich p rin t da ta is t ra ns mi tted to t he p r in t er. media M aterials u pon wh ich data is prin ted s uch as envelope s , p lain pap er, coate d pap er, glossy pape r, and tra nsp ar e ncy film.
L El be+ A 5 si ze Glossar y 3-25-96 MT, p a ss 3 4 G lossa ry.
In dex A Accessories, p urchasing, In t ro-7, 6-4 Adjustm e nt mode, 5-5 Ali gni ng ve rtical line s, see C a li br at ing t he p rin t er Altern ate G rap h ics Mode, 5-14 Appl e Maci ntos h, c on ne.
Co l o r ink o ption, 2-13 Co l o r matc h i ng gu ide line s , Intr o- 4 setting, 2-14 Col or p rin ti ng g u i d e lin e s, In tr o-3 t o Intro-4 Co l o r proble m s, 7-7 to 7-8 Co l o r Syn c, 3-9,.
Error diffus i o n, 2-14, 3-9, 3-11 Error me s s age s , 5-7, 7-9 to 7 -10 ES C ( ^ command, B-9 ES C @ command, A-15 ES C R com man d, B-8 ES C/ P 2, 2-8 c ommands, 5-13, B-2 F Factory defaul t s, 5-.
Interface cable, 7-9 mode, 5-13 parallel, 1-16 t o 1-17, 5-13, A-9 to A-14 seri al , 1-18, 5-13, A - 14, to A-15 specifi cat ion s , A-9 t o A-15 wait t i m e , aut o, 5-13 Intern ation al character t.
O O nli n e h e lp, 2-15 t o 2-16 O nl ine s u pport, In tro-7 to Intr o-8 O rie nt ation of pap e r , 2-13, 3-16 O u tput tray, 1-5, 1-8, 4-7 e xtension, 1 -12 P Page len gt h, A-16 Paper c en tered,.
Pri nt s peed increasing, 5-13 , 7-11 specifi cation s , A-2 Prin table area, 3-16, A-5 Pri n tabl e c ol umns, A-2 Prin table s u rface, 1-11, 4-5 identifyi n g, 4-9 Pri nter adjust m ent mod e , 5-5.
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Un point important après l'achat de l'appareil (ou même avant l'achat) est de lire le manuel d'utilisation. Nous devons le faire pour quelques raisons simples:
Si vous n'avez pas encore acheté Epson 500 c'est un bon moment pour vous familiariser avec les données de base sur le produit. Consulter d'abord les pages initiales du manuel d'utilisation, que vous trouverez ci-dessus. Vous devriez y trouver les données techniques les plus importants du Epson 500 - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation Epson 500, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le Epson 500 va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le Epson 500, mais vous avez pas encore lu le manuel d'utilisation, vous devez le faire pour les raisons décrites ci-dessus,. Vous saurez alors si vous avez correctement utilisé les fonctions disponibles, et si vous avez commis des erreurs qui peuvent réduire la durée de vie du Epson 500.
Cependant, l'un des rôles les plus importants pour l'utilisateur joués par les manuels d'utilisateur est d'aider à résoudre les problèmes concernant le Epson 500. Presque toujours, vous y trouverez Troubleshooting, soit les pannes et les défaillances les plus fréquentes de l'apparei Epson 500 ainsi que les instructions sur la façon de les résoudre. Même si vous ne parvenez pas à résoudre le problème, le manuel d‘utilisation va vous montrer le chemin d'une nouvelle procédure – le contact avec le centre de service à la clientèle ou le service le plus proche.
