Epson 875DCS - Stylus Photo Color Inkjet Printer Installation guide

Printer Basics
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Contents
Welcome! 1
About Your Documentation 1
Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips 2
Viewing Your Electronic Printer Manual 2
Accessing Your Electronic Printer Manual 3
Navigating Your Electronic Printer Manual 4
Printing from Start to Finish 5
Printing with Windows 6
Loading Paper 6
Opening the Printer Software 7
Selecting Printer Software Settings 8
Controlling Printing 10
Printing on a Macintosh 11
Loading Paper 11
Opening the Printer Software 12
Selecting Printer Software Settings 13
Controlling Printing 14
Using PhotoEnhance, Custom, and Advanced Settings 15
Using PhotoEnhance 15
Using Custom Project Types 16
Using Advanced Settings 16
Using Advanced Color Management 17
Printing CMYK Format Files 17
Using Color Management Profiles 17

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Using Special Papers 18
EPSON Premium Glossy Photo Paper 18
EPSON Photo Paper 22
Matte Paper - Heavyweight 25
Envelopes 25
Selecting Your Paper Type 26
Taking Care of Your Photographs 27
Working with Your Memory Stick 29
Inserting and Removing the Memory Stick 30
Inserting Your Memory Stick 30
Removing the Memory Stick 31
If You Don’t Want to Start Image Expert Automatically. . . 33
Using Image Expert with Your Memory Stick 34
Viewing Photos on Your Memory Stick 34
What to Do If You See an Error Message 35
Copying Photos to Your Computer 36
Printing Photos on 4-Inch Wide Roll Paper 38
Printing Photos on 4 x 6-Inch Photo Paper 41
Using Adobe PhotoDeluxe with Your Memory Stick 44
Uploading Photos to Your Memory Stick 46
Maintaining Your Printer 49
Cleaning the Print Head 49
Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern 51
Replacing an Ink Cartridge 52
Removing and Installing Ink Cartridges 53
Aligning the Print Head 55
Cleaning the Printer 56
Transporting the Printer 57

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Problem Solving 59
Diagnosing Printer Problems 59
Checking the Control Panel Lights 59
Running a Printer Check 61
Identifying Printer Parts 62
Problems and Solutions 63
Problems Setting Up the Printer or Installing Software 63
Problems with Printing 64
Problems Getting Good Print Quality 65
Problems with the Memory Stick 68
Problems with Paper Feeding 70
Solving Miscellaneous Printout Problems 71
Uninstalling Printer Software 72
Uninstalling Windows 98 Software 72
Uninstalling Windows 2000 Software 73
Uninstalling Macintosh Software 74
Reinstalling Printer Software 75
Where To Get Help 76
EPSON Technical Support 76
EPSON Store 77
Bonus Photo Software Technical Support 77
Notices 79
Windows System Requirements 79
Macintosh System Requirements 80
ENERGY STAR Compliance 80
Important Safety Instructions 81
Ink Cartridge Safety Instructions 82

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Limited Warranty 83
Declaration of Conformity 84
FCC Compliance Statement 84
Index 85

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Welcome!
As the perfect print partner for your Sony®Memory Stick®products, the EPSON
Stylus® Photo 875DCS makes it quick and easy to go from digital image capture to
brilliant digital image printing. Just insert your Memory Stick into the PC card
adapter included with your printer—your bonus photo software starts automatically
and lets you view the images on your Memory Stick.
You can also use a memory card that conforms to PCMCIA Flash
ATA standards with your printer. The instructions for using a Memory
Stick also apply to your memory card.
You will need to purchase an adapter compatible with your card to
replace the PC card adapter that came with the printer.
About Your Documentation
To set up your printer and install its software, see the Start Here poster. This book
contains system requirements, important safety information, and instructions on:
■viewing your electronic printer manual
■printing with Windows or on a Macintosh
■using special papers
■using your Memory Stick
■maintaining the printer
■solving basic problems
For more details about printing with, maintaining, or troubleshooting your printer,
see your electronic Reference Guide. For instructions on viewing it, see page 2.

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Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips
Please follow these guidelines:
Viewing Your Electronic Printer Manual
Your printer software CD-ROM includes an electronic Reference Guide for your
printer. The manual is in HTML format, so you need a browser—such as Internet
Explorer 3.0 or later, or Netscape Navigator 3.0 or later—to view it. If you are using a
different browser, the pages may not display correctly. (A browser is not included on
the printer software CD-ROM.)
Warnings must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury.
Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment.
Notes contain important information about your printer.
Tips contain additional hints for better printing.

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Accessing Your Electronic Printer Manual
You can view your electronic Reference Guide from the CD-ROM or copy it to your
hard drive and view it from there. Follow these steps:
1. Insert your printer software CD-ROM.
2. Windows: Double-click My Computer, double-click your CD-ROM or
DVD drive icon, then double-click the EPSON icon.
Macintosh: Double-click the EPSON CD-ROM icon, then the EPSON icon.
The Main Menu appears:
3. Click View Electronic
Documentation. The online
documentation menu appears:
4. You can either view the manual
from the CD-ROM (View
Reference Guide) or copy the
manual to your hard drive
(Install Reference Guide) and
view it from there. For details on
viewing the manual, see the next
section.
If you copied the manual to your hard drive, you can access it at any time, as follows:
Windows: Select Start, Programs, EPSON, and double-click ESP875DCS Guide.
Macintosh: Open the EPSON Stylus Photo 875DCS folder and double-click View
Reference Guide.

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Navigating Your Electronic Printer Manual
When you first open the Reference Guide, you see this screen:
Although the Welcome page identifies your electronic guide as the
EPSON Stylus Photo 875DC Reference Guide, the information it
contains also applies to the EPSON Stylus Photo 875DCS printer.
Click a topic on the left to expand the table of contents. After expanding the table of
contents, you can click on the topic you want to view.
If there’s a right arrow , click it to view subtopics, then click on a topic to go to it.
Click the down arrow to close a subtopic list.
Click here to
expand the
table of
contents
Closed
list, click
to expand
Click to go
to topic

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Printing from Start to Finish
Here’s what to do to print a basic document—such as a photograph, newsletter, or
memo—from loading the paper to selecting print settings to controlling the print job.
Follow the instructions in these sections:
■“Printing with Windows” on page 6
■“Printing on a Macintosh” on page 11
If you’re already familiar with EPSON ink jet printing, you can skip
ahead to these sections:
■“Using PhotoEnhance, Custom, and Advanced Settings”
on page 15
■“Using Advanced Color Management” on page 17
■“Using Special Papers” on page 18
■“Selecting Your Paper Type” on page 26
■“Taking Care of Your Photographs” on page 27
If you want information about using your memory card with the
printer, go to “Working with Your Memory Stick” on page 29.

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Printing with Windows
This section describes the basic steps for printing with Windows. (To print on a
Macintosh, see page 11.)
Loading Paper
Make sure your printer and
computer are turned on.
Place your paper against the right
edge guide and slide the left edge
guide against the paper.
Keep the following in mind
when loading paper:
■Load the printable side face
up. It’s usually whiter or brighter than the other side.
■Load letterhead or preprinted paper into the printer top edge first.
■Don’t load paper above the arrow on the left edge guide.
If you’re printing on roll paper, envelopes, or other special paper
sizes or types, see page 18 for loading instructions.
Slide paper against the
right edge guide
Load paper only up
to this arrow

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Opening the Printer Software
After you open your application program and create your document, you’re ready to
select your printer software settings.
From the File menu, click Print. You see your application’s Print window:
Make the following selections on the Print window (your window may look slightly
different):
■Make sure your EPSON Stylus Photo 875DCS printer model is selected.
■Click the Properties button. (If you see a Setup, Printer, or Options button, click
it. Then click Properties on the next screen.)
If you click the print icon on your application’s toolbar instead of
selecting Print from the File menu, you may not get the option to
change the printer software settings before printing.
Click here to open
your printer software

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Selecting Printer Software Settings
Once you click Properties, you see your printer software Properties window.
The most important thing to remember is to select the type of paper you’re using. If
necessary, click the Main tab to display the settings shown below:
Make the following settings on the Properties window:
■Choose the paper you’re printing on (click the arrow
to scroll through the Media Type list). If you’re not
sure which setting to select, see page 26.
■Set the Ink option to Color to print a color
document. To print a black text document, click
Black.
■Set the Mode option to Automatic. It’s the easiest
way to get good printing results on all types of paper.
■Set the slider in the Mode box to Quality or Speed to select high resolution or
faster printing. (The slider may not be available for your paper type.)
■Click OK to return to your application’s Print dialog box.
Select higher-quality or faster
printing
Select the type of paper you loaded
Select Automatic mode
Select the ink color
Click OK

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For more information about printer settings, click the Help button. Or
you can right-click any item on the screen and then click What’s This?.
Selecting the Settings You Use Most Often
The printer settings you make apply only to the application you’re currently using. If
you usually print one type of document in different applications—for example,
photos taken with a digital camera—you can change the default printer settings for all
your programs. You do this using the Windows Printers utility:
1. Click Start, point to Settings, and
then select Printers.
2. Right-click the EPSON Stylus Photo
875DCS printer icon.
3. Select Properties.
4. Click the Main tab.
5. Select the default settings you want to
use for all your applications. Click OK
when you’re finished.
Remember, you can always change the default settings in your application when you
want to print different types of documents.
Another way to select a group of settings quickly is to save them as a group; see your
electronic Reference Guide (described on page 2) for details.
Right-click
your printer
icon . . .
then click
Properties

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Controlling Printing
At the Print dialog box, click OK (or maybe Print) to start printing.
After a moment, the Progress Meter appears and shows the progress of your print job.
You can use the buttons to cancel, pause, or restart printing. You can also see how
much ink you have left and view printing tips.
For more advanced printer settings, see pages 15 through 16. For more information
on printing—for example, previewing your printout, changing the paper size, or
adding a watermark—see your electronic Reference Guide (described on page 2).
Click OK to start
printing
Click to cancel printing
Does not appear if
you are printing
over a network
Click to pause or resume
printing
The color of ink with the
least amount left
determines the level for
all the colors shown

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Printing on a Macintosh
This section describes the basic steps for printing on a Macintosh. (To print with
Windows, see page 6.)
Loading Paper
Make sure your printer and
computer are turned on.
Place your paper against the right
edge guide and slide the left edge
guide against the paper.
Keep the following in mind when loading paper:
■Load the printable side face up. It’s usually whiter or brighter than the other side.
■Load letterhead or preprinted paper into the printer top edge first.
■Don’t load paper above the arrow on the left edge guide.
If you’re printing on roll paper, envelopes, or other special paper
sizes or types, see page 18 for loading instructions.
Slide paper against the
right edge guide
Load paper only up
to this arrow

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Opening the Printer Software
After you open your application program and create your document, you’re ready to
select your page setup and other printer software settings.
From the File menu, click Page Setup. You see your application’s page setup
window:
Make the following selections on the page setup window (your window may look
slightly different):
■Make sure your printer (SP 875DCS) is selected. (If the printer model is
incorrect, you need to select your printer in the Chooser; see the Start Here poster
for instructions.)
■Select the correct Paper Size, Paper Source, Orientation, and Printable Area
settings for your document. See your electronic Reference Guide for details.
■Click OK to close the page setup window and return to your application window.
Verify your printer model here Select your Paper Size,
Paper Source, Orientation, and
Printable Area settings
Click OK

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Selecting Printer Software Settings
Now open the File menu and click Print. You see the main printer settings window
for your application (your window may look slightly different):
The most important thing to remember is to select the type of paper you’re using.
Make the following settings:
■Choose the paper you’re printing on (click the
arrow to scroll through the Media Type list).
If you’re not sure which setting to select, see
page 26.
■Set the Ink option to Color to print a color
document. To print a black text document,
click Black.
■Set the Mode option to Automatic. It’s the easiest way to get good printing results
on all types of paper.
■Set the slider in the Mode box to Quality or Speed to select a high resolution or
faster printing. (The slider may not be available for your paper type.)
■Click Print to print your document.
Select higher-quality or faster printing
Select the type
of paper you
loaded
Select Automatic mode
Select the
Ink color

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Controlling Printing
Once you’ve clicked Print, your document begins printing.
If you turned on background printing in the Chooser, you can select EPSON
Monitor3 from the Application menu at the right side of the menu bar to check the
progress of your print job. You see the EPSON Monitor3 dialog box:
If you’re not using background printing, but you need to
cancel the current print job, hold down the
Jkey and press
the . (period) key.
For more advanced printer settings, see pages 15 through 16. For more information
on printing—for example, previewing your printout, changing the paper size, or
adding a watermark—see your electronic Reference Guide (described on page 2).
Click to cancel printing
Click to pause printing
Click to restart your print job
Click on the
current print job
or
a waiting print
job . . .
Then click here to
view details and
control print job
priorities