Epson 875DCS - Stylus Photo Color Inkjet Printer Installation guide

Printer Basics
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Copyright Notice
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printers.
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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