Epson CPD-9992 Installation guide

EPSONStylus®COLOR 670
CPD-9992
EPSONStylus®COLOR 670
Printer Basics
Printer Basics
Printer Basics

Printer
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Printer Basics
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Copyright Notice
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval
system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying,
recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of SEIKO EPSON
CORPORATION. The information contained herein is designed only for use with this
EPSON printer. EPSON is not responsible for any use of this information as applied to
other printers.
Neither SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION nor its affiliates shall be liable to the
purchaser of this product or third parties for damages, losses, costs, or expenses incurred by
purchaser or third parties as a result of: accident, misuse, or abuse of this product or
unauthorized modifications, repairs, or alterations to this product, or (excluding the U.S.)
failure to strictly comply with SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION’s operating and
maintenance instructions.
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION shall not be liable for any damages or problems arising
from the use of any options or any consumable products other than those designated as
Original EPSON Products or EPSON Approved Products by SEIKO EPSON
CORPORATION.
Trademarks
EPSON and EPSON Stylus are registered trademarks of SEIKO EPSON
CORPORATION.
EPSON Software, Micro Piezo, PhotoEnhance, and Fix-it Flix are trademarks of Epson
America, Inc.
General Notice: Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and
may be trademarks of their respective owners. EPSON disclaims any and all rights in those
marks.
The ENERGY STAR emblem does not represent EPA endorsement of any product or
service.
CPD-9992
Copyright © 2000 by Epson America, Inc. 2/00
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Contents
Welcome! 1
About Your Software 1
About Your Documentation 2
Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips 2
Viewing Your Electronic Printer Manual 3
Viewing Fix-it Flix Printer Movies 4
Windows System Requirements 6
Macintosh System Requirements 6
ENERGY STAR Compliance 7
Important Safety Instructions 7
Ink Cartridge Safety Instructions 8
Printing from Start to Finish 9
Using the EPSON Guided Printing Exercise 10
Printing with Windows 11
Loading Paper 11
Opening the Printer Software 12
Selecting Printer Software Settings 13
Controlling Printing 14
Printing on a Macintosh 15
Loading Paper 16
Opening the Printer Software 16
Selecting Printer Software Settings 17
Controlling Printing 18
Printing with PhotoEnhance 19
Using Custom Project Types 20
Using Advanced Settings 21
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Using Special Papers 22
EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper 22
Matte Paper - Heavyweight 23
EPSON Photo Paper 23
Envelopes 25
Selecting Your Paper 26
Maintaining Your Printer 27
Cleaning the Print Head 27
Using the Head Cleaning Utility 27
Using the Control Panel 29
Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern 30
Replacing an Ink Cartridge 30
Removing and Installing Ink Cartridges 31
Replacing an Outdated Ink Cartridge 33
Aligning the Print Head 35
Cleaning the Printer 36
Transporting the Printer 36
Solving Problems 37
Identifying Printer Parts 37
Diagnosing Printer Problems 38
Checking the Control Panel Lights 38
Running a Printer Check 40
Problems and Solutions 41
Problems Setting Up the Printer or Installing Software 41
Problems with Printing 41
Problems Getting Good Print Quality 42
Problems with Paper Feeding 44
Solving Miscellaneous Printout Problems 45
Uninstalling and Reinstalling Printer Software 46
Where To Get Help 47
Index 49
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Welcome!
Your EPSON Stylus®COLOR 670 printer is the ideal output device for
home or small office. You can print anything from reports and resumes to
photos and greeting cards with great results.
The printer comes with these features:
■Resolutions up to 1440 by 720 dpi (dots per inch), even on plain
paper
■EPSON’s exclusive Micro Piezo™ink jet technology for smaller,
cleaner dots as small as 7 picoliters
■Four-color printing for photo-quality color and sharp black text on
plain paper or a variety of special papers and other media
■Great results on a variety of paper sizes, including letter, legal,
envelope, card, and panoramic paper
■Creative software for implementing all your print projects
About Your Software
The printer software CD-ROM includes all the software you need for
printing:
■Your printer driver, which runs your printer and lets you control how
your documents look. You can’t use your printer without it.
■Your creative software, including:
■ArcSoft™PhotoImpression™2000, an easy-to-use photo editing
program for enhancing and retouching your photos.
■EPSON Software™Film Factory,
™photo management software
for organizing, beautifying, and printing your photos
■Stamps.com™for buying and printing postage right from your
PC (Windows only)
■Tr e l l i x We b ,™for quickly building a multi-page web site for your
family, organization, or small business (Windows only)
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■Your EPSON®documentation, including:
■The EPSON Guided Printing Exercise, a quick step-by-step
guide to changing your printer software settings (see page 9)
■Your electronic Reference Guide, which gives you complete
information about your printer (see the next page). You need an
HTML browser—such as Microsoft® Internet Explorer or
Netscape®Navigator,
®version 3.0 or later—to view the guide.
■Fix-it Flix™printer movies that show you how to change ink
cartridges, clean the print head, and load paper (see page 4)
If you haven’t yet installed the printer software from your CD-ROM, see
the Start Here poster for instructions.
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
■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 3.
Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips
Please follow these guidelines:
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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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 Microsoft® Internet Explorer or Netscape®Navigator,
®
versions 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.)
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 or DVD icon, if
necessary. Then double-click the EPSON icon.
You see the installer main menu.
3. Click View EPSON Documentation, then click View Reference
Guide. This menu appears:
4. You can either view the manual from the CD-ROM (View
Reference Guide) or copy it to your hard drive (Install Reference
Guide) and view it from there.
If you copied the manual to your hard drive, you can access it at any time,
as follows:
Windows: Select Start, Programs, EPSON, then ESC670 Guide.
Macintosh: Open the EPSON Stylus COLOR 670 folder and
double-click View Reference Guide.
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When you first open the Reference Guide, you see this screen:
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.
Viewing Fix-it Flix Printer Movies
The Fix-it Flix™printer movies show you how to change ink cartridges,
clean the print head, and load paper. To watch the movies, 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, if necessary.
Then double-click the EPSON icon.
You see the installer main menu.
Click here to
expand the table
of contents
Click a right arrow
to expand the list,
then click on a
subtopic to go to it.
Click the down
arrow to close a
subtopic list.
If you see an icon for a
graphic when viewing your
Reference Guide
in
Netscape Navigator, click
the Reload button to load
the graphic.
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3. Click View EPSON Documentation, then click Watch Printer
Movies.
4. Click the poster for the movie you’d like to watch.
As you watch the movie, you can turn the narration and music on or
off, pause or play the movie, or move forward or back to replay a
scene.
play
pause
back
forward
voice on/off
music on/off
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