Manuel d'utilisation / d'entretien du produit Stylus Photo 750 du fabricant Epson
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8 Wi ndow s Sys tem Re qui r eme nts 9 Macin t osh S yste m Requ ire men ts 10 Print er Par ts 11 How To Use Your Manuals 12 Using Lin ks 12 Warnings, Ca utions, No tes, and T.
27 Using Custo m Project Types 28 Customizin g Print Quality and Special Effects 31 Customizin g Color S etti ngs 34 Using Ph otoE nh ance 3 and D ig ital Cam era C orrec tion 34 Using Custo m Color A.
71 Selec tin g the R ight Settin gs f or Y our Pap er 72 Pape r Lo adi ng and Hand lin g Gu idelin es 74 Lette rhe ad , Prep rinte d For ms , and L egal-s ize Pa per 75 EPSO N Phot o Qua lity Glossy F.
111 Rep lacin g an Ink C artrid ge 111 Remo v ing and Ins tallin g Ink C ar tridg es 112 Rep lacin g an Outd ate d Ink C artrid ge 114 Clea ni ng the Print He ad 116 Using th e Hea d Cle aning Utili t.
151 Print in g 151 Pape r 1 52 Ink C artrid ge s 155 Mech an ical 1 56 Env iro nme ntal 1 56 Elec tric al 157 Saf et y Ap pro val s 157 In te rf ac es 15 8 160.
You r EPSO N St y lus ® Phot o 7 50 prin ter is th e ide al o utpu t devic e for digit al p hoto graph s, full -colo r gra ph ics, n ewsle tte rs, a nd mo re.
To use your print er and its software with a PC, your syst em should have: ◗ An I B M ® comp at ible PC wit h at leas t a 486/ 25 M H z (f or W ind ow s 95 o r Wi ndow s NT ® 4.0), or 486/66 MHz (fo r Windows 98) processor ◗ Microsoft Wi ndow s 95, Wi ndow s 98, or Wi nd ows NT 4.
To use your printe r and its software with a Macintosh, yo ur system should hav e: ◗ One of the follow ing M ac intosh m odels : LC4 75 , LC57 5, LC 630 Quad ra s eries Centris seri es Pow er Book .
paper s upport prin ter cover output tray output tray extensions edge guides sheet feed er paper thickness leve r control panel ink cartridge holders.
To set up yo ur p rinte r and instal l the pri nter s oftw a re, see t he Star t Her e card. This ma nu al con tain s the follo wing inform at ion: Bas ic P rin ting covers the basic s of prin ting with Wind ows or M acint os h.
You’l l fin d this in form atio n thro ug hout your manu al : Warnings mu st be follo wed careful ly to avoid bod ily inj ury. Cautions must be obser ved to avoid damage to yo ur equipment . Notes c onta in imp orta nt inf orm ation about you r pri nter.
Your E PS ON p rinte r is Yea r 20 00 Re ad y . Howeve r, be sur e the other parts of your co mputer syste m are also r eady for the year 2000. Befo re u sing your prin ter, rea d the f ollow in g safet y inst ruc tions t o ma ke sure you u se th e print er sa fely and ef fect ively: ◗ Turn off a nd unp lug the pr inter befor e clea nin g.
◗ If you use an ext ensi on co rd with t he print er, mak e su re the tota l amp er e r atin g of the dev ice s plug ged into the ex ten sion cord do es no t exceed th e cord’s ampere ratin g. Also, ma ke sure th e total a mpere ratin g of al l devic es p lug ged in to th e wall outle t does not e xcee d th e wall outle t’s a mpe re rati ng.
◗ Inst all the ink c artrid ge im med iate ly af ter you remo ve it from i ts foil pac kage . Lea ving the c artrid ge u npac ke d for a lo ng tim e bef o re use may re s ult in re duce d print quali ty. ◗ Do no t us e an ink cartrid ge beyo nd th e da te prin ted on the cart ridge pac kage .
It’ s easy to print all your documents with the EPSON Stylu s Photo 750. First set up you r prin ter an d inst all the so ftware, fo llowing th e ins truction s in the St art H ere card .
This s ect ion de scr ibes the s etting s yo u’ll nee d to c heck for a ll your everyday printouts. See Cu stom Pr intin g for in form atio n abou t adv anc ed sett ing s for sp ecia l prin t j obs. 1 Open a W indow s a pplic ation an d sele ct a file you wan t to prin t.
You s ee th e pr inter settin gs dia log box: 4 Click t he Main tab if necessary. Then choose the Media Type you wan t to p rint on fro m t he foll owin g list : ◗ Plain pa per ◗ 360 dpi Ink Jet P.
The type of pap er yo u cho ose d eterm ine s the pri nt qua lity (res olut io n) you can u se. It’s very imp ortant to select the corr ect setti ng for yo ur pape r. If yo u’r e no t sure w hic h to choo s e, see S elec ting the R ight Settin gs for Y our Pap er .
When you c hange printer settin gs through your softwa re applic ation, th e sett ing s app ly only t o the applic atio n you ’re using . To a djus t the def ault settin gs for all you r Win dows appl icat ion s, ac cess yo ur p rin ter sof tware thro ug h the Win do ws Prin t ers utili ty.
After y o u sen d a print job, the Pro gre ss M eter win do w app ea rs on your scree n t o repor t how the jo b is do ing : The Pr ogres s Me ter s h ows t he p rog ress of you r print job an d the st atus o f you r prin ter. Yo u can use t he but ton s to can cel, paus e , or rest art you r print job .
Whe n you prin t with a Macin to sh, y ou nee d to c heck t he p rinte r softw are sett ing s in ea ch app lica tion you us e. This sect ion de s cribe s the s etting s you ’ll ne ed to ch eck for all y our ev ery day printo u ts. See Cust om P rintin g for in form atio n abou t adv anc ed setti ngs for s pec ial p rint jo bs.
You s ee th e mai n pri nter s ettin gs dia log box: 5 Cho ose the nu mbe r of co pies and indic ate wh ich pa ge s yo u wan t to pri nt. 6 Choose the Media Type you wa nt to prin t on from the follow.
7 Choose Color or Black ink. 8 Make sure the Mode opt ion is se t to Aut omatic . This i s the easi est way to get g ood printin g results for all kinds o f documents, on all types of pa per . 9 Set the sl ider to Qua lity or Sp eed . This l ets you choose between t he fast est p rinti ng or a hig h re solu tion for th e pape r yo u’re us ing.
If you turne d on backg rou nd prin t ing, E PSON Mo nitor 3 au toma tica lly disp lays this dia log box wh en you s end a pr int job to th e pr inter : You c an u se the Moni to r3 dialo g bo x to ch eck on yo ur print jobs and cancel, p ause, or restart t hem.
When your p resentatio n graphics , photographs , or ot her projects have special printi ng require ments, you ca n use the custom sett ings in your EPSON Stylus Photo 750 software.
Custom pro ject typ es provide an easy way to fine- tune your p rinter sett ing s for a sp ecific type o f p rojec t. Fol low the se ste ps to pri nt with custom p roject typ es: 1 Cre ate y our im age or docu m ent in your applic atio n sof tware .
4 Choose Color or Black ink. 5 Click Custom , then click Cus tom S etting s . Y ou se e a list of pro ject types. 6 Cho ose the righ t se tting f or you r pr ojec t and Me dia Typ e, follo wing these g ui deline s: ◗ PhotoEnhance3 For p rintin g ima ges c aptu red us in g a vide o came ra, dig it al came ra , or scan ne r.
◗ sRG B (s tand ard R ed Gre en Blu e; recom m en ded on ly wi th Wi ndow s 98) For p rintin g do cume nts crea ted in an sR GB c omp atib le ap plica tion usin g sR GB c olors , suc h as thos e d esig ned f or the Worl d Wid e Web.
If you nee d the m axim u m cont rol ov er yo ur p rojec t, or yo u wan t to exp erim ent w ith spe cial effe c ts, y ou can adjust the custo m settin gs in you r prin ter so ftware. Follow these steps: 1 Cre ate y our im age or docu m ent in your applic atio n sof tware .
4 Choose the Media Type an d Ink settings yo u want to u se, follo wing the g uid elines in Prin ting f rom Wind ows and Pri nt ing fro m a Mac int osh . 5 Ch oos e on e of th e f oll owi n g Pri nt Qual it y opt ion s : ◗ Economy For l ow-resolut ion rough d rafts on p lain paper .
6 Ch oos e on e of th e f oll owi n g Halftoning opt ion s: ◗ Error Diffusion For p rintin g ph oto graph ic im ag es. Ble nds ea ch c ol or dot wi th th e dots ar ou nd it . ◗ Fine Di thering For pr intin g gra phs or oth er im ages that req uir e prec ise, so lid ar eas of bri ght c olors .
The re a re thre e wa ys to ma nag e the color in your doc um ents u sing y our print er so ftwa re: ◗ Usi ng Ph ot oE nhan ce3 and Di gi ta l C am era Cor r ec ti on to automatical ly correct d igi.
4 Click t h e Advanced button . Th e Col or Ma nag eme nt sec tion of the Adv an ced d ialog bo x app ea rs as show n he re: 5 You c an cu sto mize yo ur ima ge us ing th ese se ttin gs: ◗ Selec t a T one s etting for y our i mag e: Normal fo r standard tones, Hard for high contr ast, or Sepia f o r an old -f ashi oned p hoto look .
You can choose from se veral cust om Color Adju stment modes or man ua lly ad just brig htne ss , con tra st, satur ation, a nd CMY (cyan, mag en ta, y ellow ) c o lor v alue s.
5 Ch oos e on e of th e f oll owi n g Color Adj ustment modes: ◗ Automatic Analy ze s the colo r infor mat ion in y our pro je ct and op t imizes col or corr ect ion a cc ording ly . ◗ Photo-rea listic For p rintin g col or ph otog raph s. ◗ Vivid For p rintin g gr aphic s-in tens ive docu men ts like pre sen tation s with graph s .
To achie ve the maxi m um co lor accu racy, you ca n use Image Co lor Matching (ICM; Windows 95 and 9 8 only), sta ndard Red Green B lue (sRG B; reco mmen de d only with Wind ows 9 8), or C o lorSy nc (Ma cint osh only), i f yo ur system is set up t o use th em.
5 Select o ne of t hese color correcti on systems: ◗ ICM (Im age C olor M atchi ng; Win dow s 95 an d Win do ws 98 on ly) For prin ting doc ume nts c rea ted in an ICM co mpat ible ap plica tion. If you ’re u sing a n ICM c ompat ible mon it or, ad ju sts printed co lors to closely m atch the screen colo rs.
Colo rS ync us es pr ofile inform at ion fr om ea ch de vic e—in cludi ng your EPSO N Stylu s Pho to 750 prin ter— to ac hiev e ac cura te c olor m atchi ng. First yo u have to make sure your monito r’s prof ile is se t. Then you can use your p rinte r sof tware to spe cif y the ex act m eth od o f color m atch ing you want t o use.
10 Ch oos e on e of th e f oll owi n g op ti on s f or Renderi ng Intent : ◗ Per cept ual For p rintin g sc anne d ph otog rap hs. M aint ains the rel ation ship betwe en colo rs as i t scale s th em to f it with in you r pri nter’ s color gamut.
Foll ow th ese st eps to se lect pa pe r optio ns on the Pa pe r tab: 1 Cre ate y our im age or docu m ent in your applic atio n sof tware . 2 Acce ss t he prin ter s etting s dial og b ox as des cribe d in Prin ting fro m Wi ndow s . 3 Click t h e Pa pe r tab .
4 Click t h e Paper S ize drop -d own li st to sele c t the si ze of pap er you loade d in the prin ter. The size s mark ed w ith an ast erisk (* ) are lar ge r than you c an load in the p rinte r an .
7 If yo u’r e prin ting a m ult i-pag e d ocu men t an d wa nt t he las t pag e pri nt ed first so th e pages com e ou t with out ne ed ing to be reord er ed, c lick th e Reverse Orde r checkbo x. The page g raphics change t o show lat er page s p rintin g first .
You c an cr ea te up to 10 cu stom pape r siz es an d ad d them to the Paper Size list u sing th e Us er De fined optio n. T his is us efu l if you ’re prin ting a custom si ze document, su ch as a banner. You can select any width from 3.5 to 9. 5 i nche s, and any heigh t (leng th) f rom 3.
5 You s ee th e Pa per ta b ag ain. Th e p aper s ize na me y ou de fined is adde d to the P aper Si ze lis t and selec ted as the c urren t se ttin g. 6 Click a tab fo r the setti ngs you wa nt to ch eck or chang e next, or click OK to p rint y our do cum en t.
Foll ow th ese st eps to se lect t he Pap er S ize an d Or ient ation : 1 Cre ate y our im age or docu m ent in your applic atio n sof tware . 2 Open th e File me nu and sele ct Pag e Setu p . Yo u see the Pa ge Setu p dialog bo x: 3 Click t h e Paper S ize pop- up list to selec t the s ize o f pape r you lo ad ed.
4 Selec t the dir ection o f p rin ting on t h e pa ge with t he O rie nta tion op tion s. To pr int y our doc um ent o rie nted a s show n i n one of the foll owin g illus trat ions , selec t the op ti ons list ed be low it .
You can create up to 8 custom paper sizes and add them to the Paper Size list. Th is is use ful if you ’re print ing a c ust om siz e docu men t, suc h as a bann er. Y ou ca n sele ct any wid th fro m 3.5 to 9.5 inc hes, and any he igh t (leng th ) from 3.
Foll ow th ese st eps to us e the Co lla te and Rev ers e Orde r optio ns : 1 Open yo ur app licat ion pro gr am’s File men u an d sele ct Pr int . 2 Click the La y out ico n.
The prin t layou t opt ions let you re du ce or en la rge alm o st any si ze doc ume nt to p rint o n you r prin ter. Yo u can also s el ect opt ions to pro of mul tiple p ag es on o ne sh ee t of pape r, add pag e fra mes , and add a prede f ined or cu sto m w aterm ark .
When you want to make t he printe d size of a document di fferent f rom its origin al s ize, y ou ca n use your p rin ter sof tware ’s R edu ce/En la rge sett ing s.
In t he Output Paper list, select t he actual size of the paper loaded i n the p rinte r an d click OK . T his automati cally t urns on t he Fit t o Page sett ing so the docu men t fits into the p rinta ble area o n t he ou tput pape r you select.
6 Selec t on e of th e foll owin g Red uce /Enl arg e sett ing s: ◗ Selec t Normal to set the p rint pr op ortio n to 10 0%. ◗ Selec t Fi t to Pa ge to au tom ati cally red uce or e nlarge the d ocu men t to fit on the pa pe r size lo ade d in th e pri nter .
If you ’re print ing a m ultip le pag e do cum ent , but w a nt a qu ick pro of of eac h page prin ted o n on e piec e of p ape r, you c an s elec t a pag e la yout op tion in the p rin ter so ftwar e. Yo u c an c hoos e t he wa y t he pag es a re p lace d o n the pape r and ad d a lined fram e to ea ch pa ge , if you want.
You c an a dd a w ater mark to ea ch pa ge in y our do cu men t to em phas ize its purp os e or ind icat e how it shou ld b e ha ndled . Fo r exam ple , you may want to add a water mark of t he word “Confi dential” to documents you don’t wan t distrib ute d to ot her part ie s.
4 To change th e watermark or sp ecify how i t appears, cl ick the S etting s butto n. Y ou s ee the follow ing dial og box : 5 To lo ad a cu sto m wat er mark y ou’v e cre ated as a bit ma p file in an applic a tion p rogra m , click t he User Defi ned bu tto n.
Click th e Browse bu tto n. Y ou see a f ile sele ction dia log box . Nav igat e to the f old er co ntain ing th e bi tmap f ile yo u wan t to us e, se lect th e file , and c lick OK . Type a nam e fo r the cu sto m wat erm ark (u p to 24 chara c ters lon g) in the Wa te rmar k field .
Foll ow the st eps in t hes e sec tio ns to use op tions in th e Layou t dialo g box: ◗ Using t he Fit to Page Optio n ◗ Addin g a W at erma rk ◗ Using M ultip le Page Layo uts an d Page Fram es.
6 Click the Layo ut ic on. Y ou se e the L ayou t dial og b ox: 7 Selec t on e of th e foll owin g Fit to Pag e opt ions : ◗ Selec t Off to se t the print pro porti on to 1 00%. ◗ Selec t On to a utom atic ally reduc e or en larg e th e d ocu men t to f it on the p ap er size loa ded in the p rin ter.
Select t h e size of the paper you’ve loaded. This automatica lly set s the cor rec t red uctio n/en lar gem ent pe rcen t age to fit the d ocu men t into the pri ntab le ar ea on t he se lect ed pap er size . The do cum ent size an d pa pe r size s etting s app ea r be neat h the p ape r grap hic.
4 To load a custom wate rmark you’ve created as a PICT f ile in an applic a tion p rogra m , click t he Add/Delete butt on. You see t he follo wing dia log box : Click th e Add bu tton. Y ou see a dialo g b ox for se lectin g files . Navig ate to the f old er co ntain ing th e P ICT file you w ant to u se, selec t the f ile, and c lick Ope n .
◗ To adju st the si ze and posi tion of t he watermark, move the cursor ove r the La you t grap hic. Four boxe s app ea r in the corne rs of the graph ic and th e cur sor cha ng es to a hand .
If you ’re print ing a m ultip le pag e do cum ent and w a nt a qu ick pro of of eac h page p rin ted on o ne p iece of pap er, y ou c an sele ct a Print La yo ut opti on. You c an ch oo se the w a y the pa ges ar e pl aced on the pap er and add a lined f ra me to ea ch pa ge , if you wa nt .
You c an g et a pr evie w of h ow you r do cum ent will pri nt with the P rint Prev ie w feat ure in y our M acin tos h print er so ftwa re. Pr int Pr eview shows the re sult s of th e follo win g pri.
4 Click t h e Pr ev ie w bu tton. After a m om en t, you se e the prin t prev iew dialog bo x: 5 The fi rst previ ew page is t he fir st page o f your doc ument. To change the pr evie w pag e, cli ck the or but ton t o go bac k or forw ard on e page , or e nte r a page num ber in the Pa ge field .
Whe n b ackgro un d print in g is on , your pri nter s o ftwar e lets y ou wo rk in othe r ap plica tion s while prin ting t ake s place in the b ac kgro und.
5 To sele c t a prio rity fo r your prin t job in the qu eue of job s wait ing to print , click one o f the fo llow ing: ◗ Normal to p rint in the ord er the job is receiv e d ◗ Urgent to print be.
You s ee th is dial og box: 3 Type a unique name for your setti ngs ( up to 16 cha racters) and clic k the Save bu tton. 4 Click OK t o close the Ad van ced d ialo g b ox. Th e nam e of the cu stom sett ing s grou p you crea ted ap pe ars a s the se lecte d op tion in the Custom Setti ngs l ist.
To make on e or two ch anges to setti ngs i n a custom se ttings group, you can revi se the group without having t o recreate it f rom scratch. 1 From the main print er sett ing s dia log box , clic k Custom . Then select the name of the custo m settin gs group yo u want to r evise in the Custom Setti ngs l ist.
Your E PS ON S tylu s Ph oto 75 0 le ts you p rint on just abou t any kind of pape r yo u wan t to use .
Whe n you prin t on spe cial p ap er, y ou nee d to c hoos e the corre ct Me dia Type and Pap er Siz e sett ings in you r prin ter so ftware. The ta ble below lists th e ava ilable EPSON papers and th e co rresp ondin g M edia Typ e sett ing fo r each one .
To ord er EPSON pa pers and ot her med ia , con ta ct y our deal e r or ca ll EPSO N Ac cess ories at (8 00) 8 73 -77 66 (U .S . sale s only ). O r v isit our w eb site a t www.epsonsupp lies.com ( U.S. sales o nly). In Canada, p lease call (800) 8 73 -7766 fo r de aler refer ral .
The follow ing t ips h elp yo u get the be st re sults on any typ e of pa per: ◗ Alw ays h andle shee t s by the edges , an d don’t touc h th e print able su rf ac e. ◗ Whe n you loa d pape r, ma ke s ure t he print able sid e is fac ing up . ◗ Load pap er o nly up to the arrow mar k on the lef t edge guide .
Load the top ed ge fir st with t he print able s ide up. Wh en you loa d long pape r, p ull up t he pap er s uppo rt ex tensio n a nd b oth ou tput t ray extensio ns. Selec t Plain paper as the M edia T ype settin g a nd be s ure to choo se the corr ect Paper Size setting in your prin ter sof tw are.
If you r med ia h as a cut corn er, po siti on it in the upp er r ight cor ne r in the sheet feeder. Be su re to s elec t the c orr ect M edia T ype settin g for y our pa pe r in the print er so ftwa re.
You c a n load u p to 1 0 e nve lop es flap ed ge fir st, w ith the pr intab le sid e u p, as sho w n below : Whe n you prin t on en velo pe s or othe r thic k med ia, s et th e pape r thick ne ss lev er to the + po sition as sh own bel ow. (R etur n the lever t o the 0 posit ion be fore prin ting o n reg ular m edia .
You c an u se E PSON P hoto P aper t o print ph otog raphs tha t look alm ost as go od a s the on es y ou g et from film pr oc essin g. EP SO N 4 × 6-inch Phot o P aper is perf orat ed arou nd the ed ge s, so you ca n trim y our print ou ts and “ble ed” t he p hoto —ex ten d it to th e e dge of the paper —o n a ll side s.
◗ If you ’re l oading 4 × 6-i nch P ho to Pap er , follow these ste ps: 1 Whe n you crea te th e ima ge in your applic atio n sof tware , size it to 4.
3 Choose th ese printe r software settings: Photo Paper as the Media Type sett ing EPSON Photo Paper 4 × 6 in as the Paper Size setti ng Max imu m as the Printa ble A rea setti ng 4 After y o u print , fold th e pape r ba ck a nd fo rth alo ng th e pe rfora tion s and c are fully t ear of f the m argin s.
You c an lo ad up to 30 card s at a tim e. Alway s pla ce the inc lude d s uppor t sh eet un de r t he c ar ds an d lo a d t hem as sho wn bel ow. Set th e pa pe r thick nes s lever to th e + positi on, as shown i n En velop es , to prev en t sme aring.
Use t he se shee ts o f stick ers to pr int small, dec orat ed p hoto s for us e on cards, invitati ons, or o ther ite ms. You ’ll need to use a n ap plica tion that can cr eate photo s tickers, such as XLs oft’s St ickerPiX. ™ Load one shee t of P hoto Stick ers at a time.
You c an p rint p hoto s, comp an y logo s, o r a nythi ng e lse y ou wa nt on the s e tran sfe r pape rs, a nd the n iron y ou r ima ges o nto T-s hi rts or ot her c loth items.
Your p rint er s oftwa re inc ludes sev eral utilit ies for m a nagin g pri nt job s. You c an u se the m to moni tor y our prin ter’s stat us an d che ck on the curr en t print jo b or jo bs wa iti ng to p rint.
Your p rint er s oftwa re of fers th ree ways to mon itor y ou r print j obs: ◗ Progress Mete r , whic h sh ows the p rog ress of you r curre nt pri nt job and t he st atus o f you r print er. The Pro gre ss M eter a pp ears e ach time you send a prin t job, as des cribe d in Using th e Progress Meter .
After y o u sen d a print job, the Pro gre ss M eter win do w app ea rs on your scree n: The Pr ogres s Me ter s h ows t he p rog ress of you r print job an d the st atus o f you r prin ter. Yo u can use t he but ton s to can cel, paus e , or rest art you r print job .
You c an co ntro l whe th er or not the P rogre s s Mete r appe ars w h en you sen d a pr int job u sing the S pee d & Pro gre ss dialo g b ox. To acc ess the dialog bo x, you mus t ope n you r prin ter so ftware from th e Windows Print er s u tility as d escrib ed bel ow .
You s ee th is dial og box: 5 Click t h e Show Progre ss Meter check box to cont rol whether or not the P rog ress M ete r appe ars w he n you send a print job . For in form at ion abo ut ot her op tio ns in the Sp ee d & Prog ress dialo g bo x, see Optimizing Data Transf er .
The Spo ol Ma nage r (no t availa ble with Wind ows NT) di spla ys t he sta tus of your prin t jobs and le ts you co ntro l how they’re prin ted. To op en S pool Mana ge r while you’ re pr intin g, cl ick the EPSON Stylus P hoto 750 but to n on the tas kba r at th e bo tt om of th e s cr een.
Statu s Mo nito r 2 lets you view infor matio n ab ou t your pri nter a nd your print job s in its ma in win do w and thes e det ailed s tatus win do ws: ◗ Status Alert Window , which repo rts prin ter err ors , low ink leve ls, and othe r pr oblem s whe n the y o ccur.
To use Status Monito r 2 or vi ew any of i ts sta tus windows , you must first open it. F ollow these step s: 1 Make su re yo ur print er is tur ne d on . 2 Click Start , point to P rograms , click th e E pso n fold er , and clic k EPSO N Statu s M onitor 2 .
Whe n you sta rt Stat us Mon it or 2, you see t he m ain w ind ow: The Insta lled Print ers list show s the nam e of y our p rinte r with a b rief mess a ge des crib ing its s tatus .
Th e mai n wind ow a lso let s you ac cess m ore deta iled infor mation ab out yo ur pr inte r o r job s tatu s throu gh the Pr inter Stat us an d Job Stat us win do ws. Y ou ca n also set wh en a nd if you w ant the Sta tu s Aler t windo w to n otif y you of cha nges in you r prin ter st atus.
Statu s Mo nito r 2 feat u res thre e st atus w indow s f or vie wing infor mat ion abou t you r pr inter and yo ur p rint job s, as describ ed in the se se ction s: ◗ Statu s Aler t W indo w ◗ Print er St atus W indo w ◗ Jo b St at us Wi ndow To vie w any of t he status wi ndows, you must fir st open Statu s Monitor 2.
You c an se t up t he St atus Alert wind ow to ap pe ar a utoma tic ally to re por t print er e rrors , low ink leve ls, a nd ot her p roble ms when they occur , or to appe ar ev ery time y ou prin t:.
To view m ore p rinte r s tatus inf orm atio n, in clud ing tro ub lesho otin g tip s a nd deta ils ab ou t printe r erro rs, cl ick Details to op en the Sta tus Moni tor 2 Print er S tatus wind ow. See P rinte r Stat us Win do w for mo re informa tion.
4 Click t h e Monitor t his pr inter checkbox. 5 Th en t ur n on on e or m or e o f the St at us Aler t op ti ons t o ma ke th e Statu s A lert win do w app ea r whe n the se lect ed co nd ition occ urs. F or exa mple , if you turn on Show when er rors occur , the St atu s Aler t wind ow a ppe ars only if a pri nt ing err or occ urs .
You s ee th e Pr inter Stat us win dow. Click the Current Sta tus tab to see the p rinte r’s c urrent stat us an d trou ble sho oting tips . To check the amount o f ink yo u have, cl ick the Consumables tab. (The P ri nter Information ta b is n’ t use d b y th e E P SON Styl us P ho to 750 .
To view de taile d info rmatio n on the prin t jobs waitin g to prin t, you can us e the Job St atu s windo w (no t ava ila ble w ith Wind ow s NT ). The re ar e tw o ways to o pen the win dow: ◗ Click the p rinte r nam e in t he In stalle d Prin ters list an d cli ck th e icon or se lect Job Sta tus fro m th e Pr inter m enu .
You c an adjust h ow ofte n Stat us Monito r 2 checks yo ur pri nter s tatus. Fo r exa mple , if the S tat us Ale rt wind ow takes a long time to app ea r after y ou sen d a pr int job , you m ay wis h to d ecre ase t he m on itorin g inte rval.
You c an sp ee d up the way your p rinte r sof tware proce ss es mult ip le-co py print j obs usin g op t ions in t he S pe ed & P ro gre ss d ialo g bo x. Yo u c an a ls o opti miz e you r print er port for the fast est da ta tr ansfe r rat e for E PSO N printe rs, if your comput er support s such tr ansfers.
4 Click t h e Speed & P rogress butt on. Y ou se e t his di al og bo x: 5 Selec t Hig h Speed Copies to spee d up print ing of mult iple c opies by crea ting hard drive space for th e cop ies. If you have mult iple ha rd drives, yo u can select a h igh speed c opy folder for sto ring the co pies.
Your M a cintos h prin ter s o ftware in cludes two print j ob management utilitie s : EPS ON Mo nito r3 an d S tatus Mon itor. It als o i nclu des a Con figu ratio n utilit y for s etting up p rint m onit oring opt ions .
1 Open th e Cho ose r from t he A pple m enu a nd select the SP 750 ic on. Then sel ect the port you’r e using. 2 Und er B ackgr ou nd Prin tin g, clic k On an d clos e th e Cho ose r. 3 To in crea se th e me mory al loc ati on, sele ct EPSON Monitor3 in the Extensio ns folder i n your S ystem fol der.
The progr ess bar tr acks the progress o f the curr ent pri nt job. To pause, can cel, or res tart a prin t job (e ithe r th e cur rent o ne or an y jo b wai ting to print ), cl ick the docu men t’s nam e to hig hlight it.
Click the na me of the d ocu men t wh ose job prior it y you w ant to c hang e. Then cli ck the P riority list box a nd se lect o ne of the follo w ing s ettings : ◗ Normal prints t he jo b in th e .
You c an u se the Stat us M onit or to che ck the leve l of ink in you r pr inter . Foll ow th ese st eps : 1 Choose Page Se tup or Print from the File m enu in your a pp licat ion. You s ee th e pr inter settin gs dia log box. 2 Click the U tilit y icon .
3 Click t h e EPS ON S tatus Monitor icon. The software checks the amo un t of ink r ema inin g in th e print er and displa y s the St atu s Monit o r wind ow: 4 To reche ck the i nk level, click th e Update button. To close the Status Monitor , click OK .
You c an co nfig ure the w ay you want the printe r to ha ndl e error a nd war nin g mess ages , ink le v el che cks, an d tem pora ry spoo l fold ers in the Con figu ratio n Se ttings dialo g bo x. Fol low t hese ste ps: 1 Choose Page Se tup or Print from the File m enu in your a pp licat ion.
4 Selec t th e foll owin g con figur atio n op tions: ◗ Error notif ication lets you select whether you want your system to beep and display er ror message text or just disp lay text if you r print er enc ount ers a n e rror . ◗ Warning lets you c ho ose wh eth er w arnin g me ssa ge s bee p and disp lay t ext or ju st disp lay t ext.
! It’s easy to kee p yo ur EPSO N S tyl us P ho to 7 50 pri nter w orki ng w ell.
Whe n you ne ed new ink car tr idges , cont act y ou r deale r or call E PS ON Acce sso rie s at (800 ) 87 3-776 6 (U .S. s ales only) . Or v isit our w eb s ite at www.epsonsupp l ies.co m (U.S. sales o nly). In Canada, ple ase c all (800) 8 73 -77 66 fo r deale r refer ral .
3 Make su re the print er is turn ed on an d not p rinti ng, t hen op en the print er co ver. 4 Pres s th e R cle an ing but ton and hold it fo r abo ut t hree s eco nds u ntil the p rint he ad m oves le ft and t he P pow er lig ht be gins flashin g. 5 Pull up th e ink car tridg e clam p .
9 Pres s th e R cle an ing but ton and close t he prin ter c ove r. Th e print er moves the pri nt head and begins c harging the in k delivery syste m. The P powe r ligh t flash es, an d the p rint er m ake s variou s so un ds. Charging takes about o ne minute.
3 Make su re the print er is turn ed on an d not p rinti ng, t hen op en the print er co ver. 4 Pres s th e E load /eje ct bu tton an d h old it do wn f or thr ee se cond s u ntil the p rint he ad m oves to t he lef t and the P power ligh t begin s flas hing.
9 Pres s th e E load /eje ct bu tton an d c lose the pr inter cov er. The prin ter mov es th e pri nt hea d a nd begi ns c ha rging t he ink deliv ery system. The P powe r ligh t flas hes an d the prin ter ma kes va rio us sounds. Charging takes about o ne minute.
Foll ow th ese st eps to run the H ead C leani ng utilit y: 1 Make su re the print er is turn ed on bu t not pri nting , and bot h the B bla ck a nd A col or in k out ligh t s are of f .
Foll ow th ese st eps to cl ean th e print head : 1 Make su re the print er is turn ed on bu t not pri nting , and bot h the B bla ck a nd A c olor in k out light s are off .
Exa mine the noz zle che c k patte rn you p rint. It sh ou ld look som et hin g like this: Eac h sta gger ed h orizo ntal and st raigh t ve rtic al line s hould be com plete , with no gaps in the do t patte rn . If your prin tout l ooks ok a y, you ’re done .
If you r pri ntou ts con tain misalig ne d vert ica l lines , you may ne ed to align the p rint he ad . You r print er mu st be conn ected to a loc a l p ort, no t on a network, to use the Print Head A lignment util ity. Fo llow the se st eps: 1 Make su re the print er is turn ed on an d pape r is loa de d.
To keep your printer workin g a t its best, yo u sh ould clean it seve ral tim es a year. Fo llow these steps: 1 Turn off the prin ter, un plu g the powe r cord , and dis con nect t he print er cab le. 2 Remo v e all th e pape r from the s heet fee der.
If yo u move your p rinter some distance , you need to prepare it for tran spor tat ion in it s orig ina l box. F ollow these ste ps: 1 Turn on the prin ter a nd wa it unt il the p rint h ead lo cks i n the far rig ht pos ition . The n turn off the print er.
! As you us e yo ur pri nter, y ou may occa siona lly ex perie nc e a pape r jam or othe r pr oblem . The first th in g you sh oul d do is d iagno s e the p roblem , follo wing the gu ide lines in this c ha pter .
The re a re a num ber of ways to dia gn ose p rinte r pr oblem s: ◗ To id entif y the m os t comm on p rob lem s, che ck the prin ter’s lig h ts; see Che ck ing the Con trol Pa ne l Light s for de tails . ◗ You c an a lso vie w th e Pr inter S tatus win dow t o iden tify c ommo n problems, i f yo u instal led Status Mo nitor 2 with Windows.
Foll ow th ese g uidel ine s wh en th e con trol pa ne l light s com e on or f lash : S flash ing Wh en t he S pap er ou t light flashe s , pape r is jam me d in the print er. Tu rn off the pr inte r, rem ove all the pa per (includ ing any piece s tor n off ins ide), then relo ad th e stac k.
You c an r un a prin ter op er ation chec k to de te rmin e wh ethe r the pr ob lem comes fr om the prin ter it self or so me other source. If the chec k page print s, the pro blem lies in your so ftware or applica tion setti ngs, th e inte rfac e cab le, or your com pute r.
If yo u’re usin g Windows, y ou can use th e Prin ter a nd Opt io n Inform at ion util ity to co nfirm the Printe r ID. Col or qu ality m ay imp rov e af ter you confi rm the ID number. If y ou ’re u sing S tat us Mo nitor 2 , thi s in form a tion is upda t ed a utom at ically.
If yo u find that y our pr int q ua lity ha s dec lined, yo u ca n often imp rove it by doing o ne of th e f ollo wing : ◗ Clea n the prin t hea d follo wing the in stru ction s in C lea nin g the P rin t Head . ◗ Use hi ghe r qu ality pa pe r appro pri ate f or you r print job .
The p r inted i mag e ha s hori zont al b andi ng Possible c ause Solution The M edi a T ype se ttin g does n’ t match the loade d pa pe r. Make s ur e the Med ia Ty pe se tting m atc hes the pap er you ’re usi ng. Se e Print ing fro m Win dow s or Prin t ing fro m a Ma cint osh for instructi ons.
Ver tical line s are misalig ned o r vertical b anding ap pears The p rinte d imag e ha s incor rect o r missi ng colors Possible c ause Solution The prin t hea d noz zles are c log ged. C lea n the p rint he ad. S ee Cl ean ing th e Print Hea d for in str uction s.
The Half toni ng and Colo r Man ag eme nt opti ons a re set inco rre ctly for y our document type. U se th e cor rect se ttings for t he pro ject you’ re pr intin g, follo wing th e instructi ons in C u stom izing Print Qua lity an d Sp ecia l Effec ts and C ust omizin g Co lor S ett ings .
The p rinted im age is f aint or h as gaps The p rinte d imag e is b lurr y or sm eared Possible c ause Solution The prin t hea d noz zles are c log ged. C lea n the p rint he ad. S ee Cl ean ing th e Print Hea d for in str uction s. The Media Typ e settin g doesn’t ma tch the lo aded p aper.
You t rie d to prin t on card bo ard or ot her non-r ec om men ded med ia. M ake s ure yo ur paper or me dia me ets the spe cif icat ions li sted in Pa per . If y our p rinto uts are stil l blur ry afte r you chan ge p aper, clea n the prin t hea d as des crib ed in Clea ning t he Prin t He ad .
If th e print er won’t print, fi rst check that: ◗ The prin ter is tu rned o n an d the P pow er li ght is on , but not f lash ing. ◗ Pape r is l oaded in the prin ter. ◗ The prin ter is plu gg ed int o a wor king elect rica l outle t th at’s not con trolle d by a s witc h or tim er.
The p rinte r or applic a tion so ftwa re is insta lled incorrectl y. If t h e prin ter operat ion check works, make su re your printer an d appli cation so ftware ar e c orre ctly inst alled.
The S pape r ou t lig ht is fl ashi ng or on A B black o r A color in k out lig ht is f lashing or on The P pow er and S pape r out lights a re flashing and t he B black and A colo r ink o ut ligh ts are o n Possible c ause Solution If flash ing , pape r is jam med .
All the lights a re flashing The p rinte r has f inis hed ch arging the in k cartr idge, b ut th e P power lig ht is still f lash ing Possible c ause Solution You ha v en’t re mo ved all t he pac kin g m ateri al from t he p rin ter. R emo ve th e tap e and ot h er pac king m at erial f ollow ing th e ins truc tion s on t he un pac ki ng s hee t.
If you have troub le wit h yo ur pr inter so ftwa re, first ch eck that y ou r print er is sele cte d as t he Wi ndow s def ault print er or as the cur ren t prin ter in t he Macin t osh Ch oo ser.
You see a sp ooling erro r mess age (W indows ) You see a m emory err or messa ge ( Macinto sh) The “ SP 750 canno t be used” m essage a p p ears (M acintos h ) Possible c ause Solution Your h ard drive is ful l. D ele te unn ece ssary files to mak e roo m fo r prin t job file s on t he driv e.
You r pr inte r ic on do esn ’t appea r in the C hoos er (Ma cintosh ) In W indows , the S tatus Mon itor 2 window doe sn’t app ear Possible c ause Solution Your M a cintos h has extensio n conflicts. Disable Quick Draw ® GX in th e Ex tensio ns M ana ge r.
Pri nti ng is to o sl ow Possible c ause Solution Your p rint er s oftwa re opti ons a re set inco rre ctly. Fo r the f astes t pri nting , try the fol lowin g print er so ftwa re se ttin gs: ◗ S et.
You r printe r switch es to t he modem port or won’t confirm o n the printer port (Ma c int osh ) You r app lication prog ram ca n’t op en y our imag e file (Macin tosh) Your printer d oesn’t pr int corr ectly as a remote p rinter (W indows NT ) Possible c ause Solution Your M a cintos h has extensio n conflicts.
To avo id m os t pape r hand ling pro blem s: ◗ Use s mo oth, high -qu ality m edia d es igne d for ink je t print ers that me ets the me dia spec ifica tions in Pape r . ◗ Foll ow all load ing and ha ndling ins truct ions inclu de d with t he me dia.
Mult iple pag es f eed at t he same time Pap er jams inside t he printe r Try this Then do this Remove the stack of pape r fr om the p rinte r. ◗ M ak e sur e the paper is n ’t too th in (se e the spe c ificat ions in Pape r ). ◗ Fa n a ll the ed ge s of the stac k of p aper t o sep arate the s heet s.
Pap er doesn’t ejec t fully o r is wr inkled If you r pri ntou t result s are not wha t yo u exp ect ed , try thes e so lutio ns. Ch aracters ar e inco rrect or gar bled Possible c ause Solution I f th e pape r doe sn’ t eject fully, you may have set t h e wrong pape r si ze.
The i mage is inve rted a s if viewed in a mi rror Print ing is sta lled. In Win do ws , dele te the s talle d pr int job s in Sp oo l M ana ger; see Using the Spo ol Ma nage r for i nstruc tions. I n Windows NT, uninst all the EPS ON Print er Po rt. Clic k St art , point to Programs , EP SON Prin ters , and select EPSO N Pri nter Port Unins tall .
The i mage siz e or posit ion is in cor rect The m argins ar e inco rrect A portio n of your image do esn’t p rint (Macin tosh) Possible c ause Solution Th e pa pe r an d /or layo ut op tions are s et inco rre ctly. Ch eck th e pa per s etti ngs a nd lay out op tion s.
The pri nt er pri nt s bl ank pag es You ne ed to inc reas e the me m ory a lloca ted for you r ap plica tion, EPSO N Mon itor3 , or both . Choose Get Info from t he File me nu wh en the ap plica tion is activ e o r EPSO N Mon itor3 is selec ted and incre ase the mem o ry all ocatio n.
EPSO N p rovi des tec hn ical ass istan ce th rough elec tro nic supp ort se rvice s and au to ma ted tele ph one s ervic es 2 4 hour s a d ay. T he foll owin g tab les li st t he c ont act inf ormat .
To spe ak to a tec hnic al su pport rep rese ntativ e, d ial the follow ing (toll or long di s tance charg es m ay ap pl y): ◗ U.S. : (310 ) 53 3-401 8, 6 AM to 8 PM , Paci fic Time , Monday th roug.
" Printin g method On-d em and in k jet Nozzle configur ation 48 blac k no zz les 240 c olo r noz zles (48 each of cya n, mag enta , yellow , lig ht cya n, .
Paper Size Types Thickness Weight Singl e s heets Lette r (8.5 × 11 inches) A4 (210 × 297 m m) A5 (148 × 210 m m) B5 (182 × 257 m m) Legal (8.5 × 1 4 inc hes) Half l ett er (5 .5 × 8.5 inch es) Execut ive (7.5 × 10 inche s) Plain pa per a nd spe cia l i nk je t papers distributed by EPSON 0.
Print only under these conditions: Temperature: 59 t o 77 °F (15 to 25 °C) Humidity: 40 to 60% RH Store glossy film and self ad hesive she et s under these conditions: Temperature: 59 t o 86 °F (15.
Printa ble ar ea A The minimum top margin is 0.12 inch (3 m m). When prin ting on multiple sheets o f E PSON P hoto Quality Glo ssy Film, the minimum top margin is 1.2 i n ch e s (30 m m). BL Th e mi ni mum l eft mar gin i s 0.1 2 i nch (3 mm) . BR T he mi ni mum rig ht ma rgi n is : 0.
* The prin t capacity may vary d ependi ng on h ow o ften you c lean the print h ead. ** The ink thaws and i s usable after app roxima tel y 3 hours a t 77 °F (25 ° C). To e nsure good resu lts, use g enuine EPSON cart ri dges and do no t refill them .
Pape r fee d method Fricti on with a uto sheet feeder, rear entr y Shee t feed er capacity Maximum 100 sh eets of 17 lb (64 g/m 2 ) pape r Dimensions Stor ag e W idth : 16.9 inch es (42 9 mm ) Dep th: 10.3 inch es (26 1 mm ) Heig ht: 6.6 inc hes (1 67 m m) Print ing Wid th: 16 .
* Also designed for IT power systems with P h ase to Ph a se voltage 220–240V Safet y standa rds UL 1950, CSA 22.2 No. 9 50 EMC FCC part 15 subpart B class B Specificati on 120V model 2 40 V model* In pu t volta ge rang e 99V t o 13 2V 1 98V to 264 V Rate d fr eque nc y r an ge 50 to 60 Hz In pu t freque ncy range 49.
Parallel interface Forwa rd ch an ne l Spe cif ic ati on Des cri pt io n Da ta f orma t 8-bi t p arallel , IEE E-12 84 c om patib ility m ode Sy nch ron izatio n ST ROB E p ulse Ha nd sha ke tim ing B.
Seria l interfac e USB in terface Spe cif ic ati on Des cri pt io n St an dard Bas e d on R S-423 Sy nch ron izatio n Sy nch ron ous Bit rate App rox im ately 1 .
# Accessori es, 73 , 112 , 150 Align ing p rint head s, 120 , 13 0 Automati c mode, 20 , 25 Bac kgro un d print ing Macin t osh, 25 to 26 , 67 to 68 , 103 to 106 Win dow s, 90 to 100 Band.
Data tr ansfer, o ptimizin g, 101 to 10 2 Defau lt print er opt ions , setting , 21 Diag no sing pro ble ms, 124 to 12 7 Diffu sion , e rro r, 33 Digi tal C ame ra se tting, 29 , 34 to 35 Dithe ring ,.
ICM (Ima ge C olor M atchin g) settin g, 29 , 38 to 39 In k cartrid ge spec ifica tions , 15 5 mon itori ng le vel, 97 to 98 , 10 7 to 10 8 repla ci ng ca rtridg es, 11 1 to 11 6 repla ci ng out date .
Mar gin problems, 14 7 sp ec if ic ati ons , 154 with mu ltiple sheets, 75 Mech an ical s pec ificat ions , 15 6 Media Typ e setting , 19 to 20 , 24 , 28 , 32 , 72 to 73 , 128 Memo ry alloc atio n, in.
Phot o Q ualit y Ink Jet Pape r choosing, 19 , 24 , 72 to 73 loadin g, 74 sp ec if ic ati ons , 152 to 154 Phot o Q ualit y Self Ad he sive Sh ee ts choosing, 72 to 73 loadin g, 74 , 82 sp ec if ic at.
ReadMe files, 124 Red uce /Enla rg e sett ing, 43 , 52 to 54 Ren de ring In tent s etting , 41 Rep lacin g in k cart ridges , 11 1 to 11 6 Reso lut ion, see Print qu ality Reve rs e Orde r set ting , .
Tran spa ren cies choosing, 19 , 24 , 72 to 73 loadin g, 74 to 76 sp ec if ic ati ons , 152 to 15 4 Tran spo rting p rinte r, 12 2 Troubl eshooting, 12 3 to 150 USB inter fac e spe cific ation s, 9 to.
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 Stylus Photo 750 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 Stylus Photo 750 - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation Epson Stylus Photo 750, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le Epson Stylus Photo 750 va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le Epson Stylus Photo 750, 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 Stylus Photo 750.
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 Stylus Photo 750. Presque toujours, vous y trouverez Troubleshooting, soit les pannes et les défaillances les plus fréquentes de l'apparei Epson Stylus Photo 750 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.
