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When setting up and using your new EPSON Stylus COLOR 900G, follow theinstructions in the Start Here card and Printer Basics book for the EPSON Stylus

Introduction Page 9IntroductionYour EPSON Stylus® COLOR 900 printer is the ideal output device for business graphics, digital photographs, newsletters

Managing Print Jobs Page 99If you have more than one EPSON printer you want to monitor, you can add them using the Add Printers option in the Settings

Managing Print Jobs Page 100Interpreting the Installed Printer IconThe various Status Monitor 2 windows and the Background Monitoring icon show a pr

Managing Print Jobs Page 101Using the Printer Status WindowFor more details on the status of your printer, you can use the Printer Status window. You

Managing Print Jobs Page 102The printer graphic in the Printer Status window gives status and error condition information:Graphic ConditionReady to pr

Managing Print Jobs Page 103To check the amount of ink you have, click the Consumables tab.(The Printer Information tab doesn’t display information fo

Managing Print Jobs Page 104You see the Job Status window:To pause or cancel a print job, first click in the Document Name list to highlight it. Then

Managing Print Jobs Page 105Using the Status Alert WindowTo use the Status Alert window, you must turn on background monitoring and set the Status Ale

Managing Print Jobs Page 106Optimizing Data TransferYou can speed up the way your printer software processes multiple-copy print jobs using options in

Managing Print Jobs Page 1074 Click the Speed & Progress button. You see this dialog box:If you have more than one hard disk drive, you can select

Managing Print Jobs Page 1085 Select the following options:◗ High Speed Copies speeds up printing of multiple copies of the same document using hard d

Introduction Page 10Windows System RequirementsTo use your printer and its software with a PC, your system should have:◗ An IBM®-compatible PC with at

Managing Print Jobs Page 109Managing Print Jobs in Windows 3.1Your Windows printer software includes two management utilities: the Spool Manager and D

Managing Print Jobs Page 110You see the Spool Manager window:The Spool Manager window displays the status of your print job files and lets you control

Managing Print Jobs Page 111Changing the Default Spool DirectoryIf you get an error message while printing, or printing is very slow, you can try chan

Managing Print Jobs Page 112Managing Print Jobs on a MacintoshYour Macintosh printer software includes two print job management utilities: Monitor3 an

Managing Print Jobs Page 113Using Monitor3The Monitor3 utility lets you continue to work on your Macintosh while your document is printing (however, b

Managing Print Jobs Page 114Monitoring Print Jobs with Monitor3After you send a print job, you see the EPSON Monitor3 dialog box:The progress bar trac

Managing Print Jobs Page 115If you want to change the printing priority of a print job or set a specific time for it to print, click the Show details

Managing Print Jobs Page 116Using the Macintosh Status MonitorYou can use the Status Monitor to check the level of ink in your printer. Follow these s

Managing Print Jobs Page 1173 Click the EPSON StatusMonitor icon. The software checks the amount of ink remaining in the printer and displays the Stat

Managing Print Jobs Page 118Selecting Configuration OptionsYou can configure the way you want the printer to handle error and warning messages, ink le

Introduction Page 11Macintosh System RequirementsTo use your printer and its software with a Macintosh, your system should have:◗ One of the following

Managing Print Jobs Page 1194 Select from the following configuration options:◗ Error notification lets you select whether you want your system to bee

Managing Print Jobs Page 120Setting Up Background Printing OptionsWhen background printing is on, your printer software lets you work in other applica

Managing Print Jobs Page 1215 To select a priority for your print job in the queue of jobs waiting to print, click one of the following:◗ Urgent to pr

Network Printing Page 122Network PrintingBefore you can use your printer on a network, you must configure your computer as described in the following

Network Printing Page 1234 Select the I want to be able to allow others to print to my printer(s) check box and click OK.5 In the Network window, clic

Network Printing Page 124Setting Up Client Systems1 Right-click the EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 icon and choose Properties.2 Click the Details tab. 3 Click

Network Printing Page 125For Windows NT 4.0 UsersThis section tells you how to set up your printer so that other computers on the network can use it.F

Network Printing Page 1263 Click Shared and enter the Share Name.4 Click OK.Accessing the Printer Through a NetworkTo access your printer from another

Network Printing Page 1273 Click Network printer server, then click Next.4 Double-click the icon of the computer that is directly connected to the pri

Network Printing Page 128For Macintosh UsersThis section tells you how to set up the printer so that you can use it on an AppleTalk® network.First, yo

Introduction Page 12How To Use Your ManualsTo set up your printer and install the printer software, see the Start Here card. This manual contains the

Optional Interfaces Page 129Optional InterfacesYour EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 includes parallel, serial, and USB interfaces. You can connect it to a PC o

Optional Interfaces Page 130This chapter tells you how to install and use EPSON interface boards in the following sections:◗ Using PC Interface Boards

Optional Interfaces Page 131port on the Macintosh. Then attach the LocalTalk cable between the two connector boxes. For more information, see the inst

Optional Interfaces Page 1324 Set any switches and jumpers on the board as described in the interface board’s manual. If your board has a jumper label

Maintenance and Transportation Page 133Maintenance andTransportationIt’s easy to keep your EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 printer working at its best. Just fo

Maintenance and Transportation Page 134Cleaning the Print HeadIf your printed image is unexpectedly light or faint, or dots are missing from the image

Maintenance and Transportation Page 1356 Follow the instructions on the screen to clean the print head. Cleaning takes a couple minutes, during which

Maintenance and Transportation Page 1363 After the P power light stops flashing, print a page to test the print quality and reset the cleaning cycle.

Maintenance and Transportation Page 137Examining the Nozzle Check PatternExamine the nozzle check pattern you print. It should look something like thi

Maintenance and Transportation Page 138Replacing an Ink CartridgeWhen the B black or A color ink out light flashes, the indicated cartridge is low o

Introduction Page 13Using LinksGreen, underlined text indicates that the text is a link (cross-reference) to other parts of this manual. Click on the

Maintenance and Transportation Page 139Removing and Installing Ink CartridgesYou can replace a cartridge when the B black or A color ink out light i

Maintenance and Transportation Page 1404 Press the R cleaning button and hold it for about three seconds until the print head moves left and the P p

Maintenance and Transportation Page 1416 Lift the cartridge out of the printer and dispose of it carefully. 7 Lower the new ink cartridge into its hol

Maintenance and Transportation Page 142Replacing an Outdated Ink CartridgeIf an ink cartridge is more than six months old, you may need to replace it.

Maintenance and Transportation Page 1434 Press the E load/eject button and hold it down for three seconds until the print head moves left to the blac

Maintenance and Transportation Page 1447 Lift the cartridge out of the printer and dispose of it carefully. 8 Lower the new ink cartridge into its hol

Maintenance and Transportation Page 145Aligning the Print HeadIf your printouts contain misaligned vertical lines, you may need to align the print hea

Maintenance and Transportation Page 146Using the DOS Print Head Alignment UtilityFollow these steps:1 Insert the printer software CD-ROM into your CD-

Maintenance and Transportation Page 147Using the Control Panel ButtonsIf you cannot use the print head alignment utility program that came with your p

Maintenance and Transportation Page 148Cleaning the PrinterTo keep your printer working at its best, you should clean it several times a year, followi

Introduction Page 14ENERGY STAR ComplianceAs an ENERGY STAR Partner, EPSON has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energ

Maintenance and Transportation Page 149Transporting the PrinterIf you move your printer some distance, you need to prepare it for transportation in it

Troubleshooting Page 150TroubleshootingAs you use your printer, you may occasionally experience a paper jam or other problem. The first thing you shou

Troubleshooting Page 151Identifying Printer PartsIf you need help identifying the parts of the printer, refer to the following illustrations:ink cartr

Troubleshooting Page 152Diagnosing ProblemsThere are a number of ways to diagnose printer problems:◗ To identify the most common problems, check the p

Troubleshooting Page 153Checking the Control Panel LightsThe four lights on your printer’s control panel show the printer’s status and alert you to pr

Troubleshooting Page 154 S When the paper out light comes on, your paper is out or incorrectly loaded. Load paper against the right edge guide and sli

Troubleshooting Page 155Running a Printer CheckYou can run a printer check to determine whether the problem comes from the printer itself or some othe

Troubleshooting Page 1565 To end the check, turn off the printer. Then reconnect the interface cable and turn on your printer and computer.◗ If the re

Troubleshooting Page 1575 Make sure the Printer ID shown in the Printer and Option Information dialog box matches the ID on the Settings Sheet. If the

Troubleshooting Page 158◗ If you have vertical misalignment, run the Print Head Alignment utility (see Aligning the Print Head for instructions) or tu

Introduction Page 15◗ Use only the type of power source indicated on the printer’s label.◗ Connect all equipment to properly grounded power outlets. A

Troubleshooting Page 159Vertical lines are misaligned or vertical banding appearsThe printed image has incorrect or missing colorsPossible cause Solut

Troubleshooting Page 160The Halftoning and Color Adjustment Mode options are set incorrectly for your document type.Use the correct settings for the p

Troubleshooting Page 161The printed image is faint or has gapsThe colors displayed on your monitor don’t match the printed colors.Because your monitor

Troubleshooting Page 162Color documents print in black and whiteThe printed image is blurry or smearedPossible cause SolutionYour printer is not selec

Troubleshooting Page 163The Media Type setting doesn’t match the loaded paper.Make sure the Media Type setting matches the paper you’re using. See Pri

Troubleshooting Page 164Solving Printing ProblemsIf the printer won’t print, first check that:◗ The printer is turned on and the Ppower light is on,

Troubleshooting Page 165The printer sounds as though it is printing, but nothing printsThe S paper out light is flashing or onA B black or A color

Troubleshooting Page 166Only the Ppower light is on, but nothing printsPossible cause SolutionThe interface cable is disconnected.Turn off your print

Troubleshooting Page 167The Ppower and S paper out lights are flashing and the B black and A color ink out lights are onAll the lights are flashin

Troubleshooting Page 168The printer needs to initialize.If the printer is not moving or making noise, but the Ppower light is still flashing after 5

Introduction Page 16◗ Under normal circumstances, ink will not come out of the cartridge. If it does get on your skin, wash it off with soap and water

Troubleshooting Page 169Solving Printer Software ProblemsIf you have trouble with your printer software, first check that your printer is selected as

Troubleshooting Page 170You see a spooling error message You see a memory error message (Macintosh)Possible cause SolutionSpooling error messages or v

Troubleshooting Page 171The Status Monitor 2 window doesn’t appear (Windows)Possible cause SolutionStatus Monitor 2 is not available in Windows 3.1Upg

Troubleshooting Page 172Printing is too slowPossible cause SolutionYour printer software options are set incorrectly.For the fastest printing, try the

Troubleshooting Page 173Your printer switches to the modem port or won’t confirm on the printer port (Macintosh)Your printer icon doesn’t appear in th

Troubleshooting Page 174After you install your printer software, you can’t run ScanDisk (Windows 95)You cannot print on a Windows NT 4.0 networkPossib

Troubleshooting Page 175Fixing Paper ProblemsTo avoid most paper handling problems:◗ Use smooth, high-quality media designed for ink jet printers that

Troubleshooting Page 176Paper doesn’t feedPaper jams inside the printerTry this Then do thisRemove the stack of paper from the sheet feeder.Check that

Troubleshooting Page 177Multiple pages feed at the same timeTry this Then do thisRemove the stack of paper from the printer.◗ Make sure the paper isn’

Troubleshooting Page 178Solving Miscellaneous Printout ProblemsIf your printout results are not what you expected, try these solutions.Characters are

Basic Printing Page 17Basic PrintingIt’s easy to print all your documents with your EPSON Stylus COLOR 900. First set up your printer and install the

Troubleshooting Page 179The margins are incorrectThe image size or position is incorrectYou’re using a switch box with your printer.Connect the printe

Troubleshooting Page 180The image is inverted, as if viewed in a mirrorA portion of your image doesn’t print (Macintosh)Possible cause SolutionYou use

Troubleshooting Page 181The printer prints blank pagesPossible cause SolutionYour printer is not selected in your application, or as the Windows defau

Troubleshooting Page 182Uninstalling Printer SoftwareIf you need to uninstall and reinstall your printer software, follow the steps in this section fo

Troubleshooting Page 1836 If you’re using Windows 98 with a USB connection, you need to uninstall the EPSON USB Printers Device Software also. Follow

Troubleshooting Page 184Macintosh Instructions1 Insert your printer software CD-ROM.2 Double-click the EPSON Printer Driver Installer icon.3 At the

Troubleshooting Page 185Where To Get HelpEPSON provides technical assistance through electronic support services and automated telephone services 24 h

Troubleshooting Page 186To speak to a technical support representative, dial (310) 787-6346 (U.S.) or (905) 709-2567 (Canada), 6 AM to 8PM, Pacific Ti

Specifications Page 187SpecificationsPrintingPrinting methodOn-demand ink jetNozzle configuration192 black nozzles 288 color nozzles (96 cyan, 96 mage

Specifications Page 188PaperPaper type Size Paper types Thickness WeightSingle sheets Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) A4 (210 × 297 mm)A5 (148 × 210 mm)B5 (1

Basic Printing Page 18Printing from Windows ApplicationsThis section describes the settings you’ll need to check for all your everyday printouts. See

Specifications Page 189Self adhesive sheets and iron-on cool peel transfer paper A4 (210 × 297 mm)Letter (8.5 × 11 inches; iron-on cool peel transfer

Specifications Page 190Print only under these conditions:Temperature: 59 to 77 °F (15 to 25 °C)Humidity: 40 to 60% RHStore glossy film and self adhesi

Specifications Page 191Printable areaA The minimum top margin is 0.12 inch (3.0 mm).When printing multiple sheets of EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film,

Specifications Page 192Ink Cartridges* The print capacity may vary depending on how often you clean the print head and use the printer.** The ink thaw

Specifications Page 193MechanicalPaper feed methodFriction with auto sheet feeder, rear entrySheet feeder capacityMaximum 100 sheets of 17 lb (64 g/m2

Specifications Page 194EnvironmentalTemperatureOperation 50 to 95 °F (10 to 35 °C)Storage* –4 to 104 °F (–20 to 40 °C)1 month at 104 °F (40 °C)Transit

Specifications Page 195InterfacesParallel interfaceForward channelReverse channelSpecification DescriptionData format 8-bit parallel, IEEE-1284 compat

Specifications Page 196Serial interfaceUSB interfaceSpecification DescriptionStandard Based on RS-423Synchronization SynchronousBit rate Approximately

Page 197IndexAAccessories, 77 to 78, 129, 138, 186Advanced mode, selecting, 31 to 32, 34to 35Advanced settingscolor, 37 to 44layout, 55 to 70orientati

Index Page 198Configuration options, Macintosh, 118to 119Contrast setting, 41Control code, 187Control panel, 135 to 136, 153 to 154, 164to 168Custom s

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Basic Printing Page 193 Make sure your EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 printer is selected, and then click the Properties button. (If you see a Setup, Printer,

Index Page 199ESC/P 2 control code, 187Ethernet board, 129 to 132FFaint printouts, 161 to 163Film, see Photo Quality Glossy FilmFine Dithering setting

Index Page 200JJammed paper, 154, 176Job Status window, 103 to 106LLandscape setting, 47, 52Layouticon, 28, 54, 64options, setting, 55 to 70problems,

Index Page 201Memory allocation, increasing on Macintosh, 113MicroWeave setting, 36Mirror images, 36, 87, 180Monitor3, 112 to 115Monitoringink level,

Index Page 202Pausing print jobsMacintosh, 29Windows, 24 to 25PC interface boards, 129 to 132Photo Paperchoosing, 20, 27, 77printing on, 82 to 84speci

Index Page 203Printer softwareproblems, 169to 173settings, see Settings, printer softwareuninstalling, 182 to 184Problemscolor, 159 to 162diagnosing,

Index Page 204Specificationscharacter tables, 187electrical, 193environmental, 194ink cartridges, 192interface, 195 to 196mechanical, 193paper, 188 to

Index Page 205Utilitydialog box, 91, 106, 116icon, 134, 136, 145Monitor3, 113print head alignment, DOS, 146print head alignment, Windows and Macintosh

Basic Printing Page 204 Click the Main tab if necessary. Then choose the Media Type you want to print on from the following list:◗◗◗◗ Plain paper◗◗◗◗

Basic Printing Page 219 Click the Layout tab (not available with Windows 3.1) and check the Reduce/Enlarge, Print Layout, and Watermark settings. See

Basic Printing Page 22Setting Default Options in Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT1 Click Start, point to Settings, and select Printers. 2 Right-c

Basic Printing Page 23Setting Default Options in Windows 3.11 Double-click the Control Panel icon in the Main group. 2 Double-click the Printers icon.

Basic Printing Page 24Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0After you send a print job, the Progress Meter window appears on your screen:The Progre

Basic Printing Page 25Windows 3.1After you send your print job, the EPSON Despooler dialog box appears on your screen:This dialog box shows the progre

Basic Printing Page 26Printing from a MacintoshWhen you print with a Macintosh, you need to check the printer software settings in each application yo

Basic Printing Page 274 Now open the File menu and click Print. You see the main printer settings dialog box: 5 Choose the number of copies and indica

Basic Printing Page 288 Make sure the Mode option is set to Automatic. This is the easiest way to get good printing results for all kinds of documents

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Basic Printing Page 29Checking Printer StatusIf you turned on background printing, EPSON Monitor3 automatically displays this dialog box when you send

Advanced Printing Page 30Advanced PrintingWhen your presentation graphics, photographs, or other projects have special printing requirements, you can

Advanced Printing Page 31Using Custom Project TypesCustom project types provide an easy way to fine-tune your printer settings for a specific type of

Advanced Printing Page 323 Choose the Media Type you want to print on. (If you’re not sure which setting to choose, see Selecting Special Media.)4 Cho

Advanced Printing Page 33◗ sRGB (Standard Red Green Blue; not available with Windows 3.1; recommended only with Windows 98)For printing documents crea

Advanced Printing Page 34Customizing Print Quality and Special EffectsIf you need the maximum control over your project, or you want to experiment wit

Advanced Printing Page 354 Choose the Media Type and Ink settings you want to use, following the guidelines in Printing from Windows and Printing from

Advanced Printing Page 366 Choose one of the following Halftoning options:◗ No HalftoningSelect when printing black text only.◗ Error DiffusionFor pri

Advanced Printing Page 378 Click OK if you’re ready to return to the printer settings dialog box, or see Customizing Color Settings if you want to adj

Advanced Printing Page 38Using PhotoEnhance3 or Digital Camera Correction ModeTo correct the exposure, tone, and sharpness of digital images, you can

Page 3ContentsIntroduction9Windows System Requirements 10Macintosh System Requirements 11How To Use Your Manuals 12Using Links 13Warnings, Caution

Advanced Printing Page 395 You can customize your image using these settings:◗ Select a Tone setting for your image: Normal for standard tones, Hard f

Advanced Printing Page 404 Click the Advanced button (More Settings in Windows 3.1). The Color Management section of the Advanced dialog box appears a

Advanced Printing Page 416 If you want to specify individual color correction values, use the sliders to increase (drag right) or decrease (drag left)

Advanced Printing Page 42Using a Color Management System To achieve the maximum color accuracy, you can use Image Color Matching (ICM; Windows 95 and

Advanced Printing Page 43Using ColorSync on the MacintoshEvery device you use for producing or viewing colors—your monitor, scanner, and printer—emplo

Advanced Printing Page 4410 Choose one of the following options for Rendering Intent:◗ PerceptualFor printing scanned photographs. Maintains the relat

Advanced Printing Page 45Selecting Paper Options in WindowsFollow these steps to select paper options on the Paper tab:1 Create your image or document

Advanced Printing Page 464 Click the Paper Size drop-down list to select the size of paper you loaded in the printer. The sizes marked with an asteris

Advanced Printing Page 477 If you’re printing a multi-page document and want the last page printed first so the pages come out without needing to be r

Advanced Printing Page 48Creating User Defined Paper SizesYou can create up to 10 custom paper sizes (one in Windows 3.1) and add them to the Paper Si

Page 4Advanced Printing30Using Custom Project Types 31Customizing Print Quality and Special Effects 34Customizing Color Settings 37Using PhotoEnhan

Advanced Printing Page 494 Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NTType a name (up to 24 characters) for your custom paper size in the Paper Size Name fi

Advanced Printing Page 50Windows 3.1You can change the custom paper size, but cannot delete it. 1 Click User Defined in the Paper Size list. 2 On the

Advanced Printing Page 51Choosing Paper Size and Orientation OptionsFollow these steps to select the Paper Size and Orientation:1 Create your image or

Advanced Printing Page 524 Select the direction of printing on the page with the Orientation options. To print your document oriented as shown in one

Advanced Printing Page 53Creating Custom Paper SizesYou can create up to 8 custom paper sizes and add them to the Paper Size list. This is useful if y

Advanced Printing Page 54Selecting Print Order OptionsFollow these steps to use the Collate and Reverse Order options:1 Open your application program’

Advanced Printing Page 55Selecting Print Layout OptionsThe print layout options let you reduce or enlarge almost any size document to print on your pr

Advanced Printing Page 56Reducing and Enlarging Your Document SizeWhen you want to make the printed size of a document different from its original siz

Advanced Printing Page 575 If the Paper Size setting you selected is larger than the maximum size that can be printed on your printer, you see the fol

Advanced Printing Page 586 Click the Layout tab. You see the Layout dialog box:7 Select one of the following Reduce/Enlarge settings:◗ Select Normal t

Page 5Printing on Special Media76Selecting Special Media 77Media Loading and Handling Guidelines 79Letterhead, Preprinted Forms, and Legal-size Pape

Advanced Printing Page 598 If you’re finished selecting Layout options, click OK.If you want to select more options, see Using Multiple Print Layouts

Advanced Printing Page 604 If the page order in the on-screen graphic is how you want your document printed, go to step 5.To change the page order, cl

Advanced Printing Page 613 To select a watermark, click the WaterMark drop-down list.Then highlight one of the following watermarks:To turn off your w

Advanced Printing Page 625 To load a custom watermark you’ve created as a bitmap file in an application program, click the User Defined button. You se

Advanced Printing Page 636 Now select the way you want the watermark to appear by choosing the following options. The on-screen graphic changes to ref

Advanced Printing Page 64Using the Fit to Page OptionWhen you want to make the printed size of a document different from its actual size, you can use

Advanced Printing Page 657 Select one of the following Fit to Page options:◗ Select Off to set the print proportion to 100%.◗ Select On to automatical

Advanced Printing Page 66Adding a WatermarkYou can add a watermark to each page in your document to emphasize its purpose or indicate how it should be

Advanced Printing Page 675 To load a custom watermark you’ve created as a PICT file in an application program, click the Add/Delete button. You see th

Advanced Printing Page 686 Now select the way you want the watermark to appear by choosing the following options. The layout graphic changes to reflec

Page 6Managing Print Jobs on a Macintosh 112Using Monitor3 113Using the Macintosh Status Monitor 116Selecting Configuration Options 118Setting Up

Advanced Printing Page 69To move the watermark, click anywhere inside the graphic and drag it into one of these positions: center, top-center, upper-r

Advanced Printing Page 704 To print multiple pages of your document on one sheet of paper, select either 2 Pages or 4 Pages in the Pages pop-up list.5

Advanced Printing Page 71Using Print Preview on the MacintoshYou can get a preview of how your document will print with the Print Preview feature in y

Advanced Printing Page 724 Click the Preview button. You see the print preview dialog box:5 The first preview page is the first page of your document.

Advanced Printing Page 73Saving Custom SettingsAfter you’ve fine-tuned your printer settings for a special project, you can save the settings as a gro

Advanced Printing Page 74To use the settings, click Custom (in Windows 3.1, click Advanced). Then open the Custom Settings list and double-click the n

Advanced Printing Page 755 If you’re using Windows, click Save. Click OK at the Save As dialog box to save your revised settings. (Click Cancel to can

Printing on Special Media Page 76Printing on Special MediaYour EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 lets you print on just about any kind of paper you want to use.

Printing on Special Media Page 77Selecting Special MediaWhen you print on special paper or other media, you need to choose the correct Media Type and

Printing on Special Media Page 78To order EPSON paper and other media, contact your dealer or call EPSON Accessories at (800) 873-7766 (U.S. only). Or

Page 7Maintenance and Transportation133Cleaning the Print Head 134Using the Head Cleaning Utility 134Using the Control Panel 135Examining the Nozzl

Printing on Special Media Page 79Media Loading and Handling GuidelinesThe type of paper or other media you use is one of the most important factors in

Printing on Special Media Page 80◗ Set the thickness lever to the + position when you print on envelopes or if ink smears when you print on other thic

Printing on Special Media Page 81Letterhead, Preprinted Forms, and Legal-size PaperLoad the top edge first. When you load legal-size paper, pull up th

Printing on Special Media Page 82EPSON Photo PaperYou can use EPSON Photo Paper to print photographs that look almost as good as the ones you get from

Printing on Special Media Page 83◗ If you’re using 4 × 6-inch Photo Paper, follow these steps:1 When you create the image in your application software

Printing on Special Media Page 843 Load the paper against the right edge guide with the glossy side facing up and the perforated margins positioned as

Printing on Special Media Page 85EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet CardsYou can load up to 30 cards at a time. Always place the included support sheet under

Printing on Special Media Page 86EPSON Photo Quality Glossy FilmBefore you load glossy film, put a support sheet (packed with the media) or a plain pa

Printing on Special Media Page 87EPSON Photo StickersUse these sheets of stickers to print small, decorated photos for use on cards, invitations, or o

Managing Print Jobs Page 88Managing Print JobsYour printer software includes several utilities for managing print jobs. You can use them to monitor yo

Page 8Fixing Paper Problems 175Solving Miscellaneous Printout Problems 178Uninstalling Printer Software 182Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT

Managing Print Jobs Page 89Managing Print Jobs in Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT 4.0Your printer software offers three ways to manage and moni

Managing Print Jobs Page 90Using the Progress MeterAfter you send a print job, the Progress Meter window appears on your screen:The Progress Meter sho

Managing Print Jobs Page 91Displaying the Progress MeterYou can control whether or not the Progress Meter appears when you send a print job using the

Managing Print Jobs Page 924 Click the Speed & Progress button. You see this dialog box:For information about other options in the Speed & Pro

Managing Print Jobs Page 93Using the Spool ManagerThe Spool Manager (not available with Windows NT) displays the status of your print job files and le

Managing Print Jobs Page 94Deleting a Print JobIf you’re having trouble printing, it may be because of a stalled print job. Follow these steps to dele

Managing Print Jobs Page 95In addition to the main window, Status Monitor 2 has three detailed status windows:◗ Printer Status gives troubleshooting t

Managing Print Jobs Page 96Turning On Background MonitoringTo turn on background monitoring, follow these steps:1 Make sure your printer is turned on

Managing Print Jobs Page 973 Click the Monitoring Preferences icon or select Monitoring Preferences from the Settings menu. (You can also right-click

Managing Print Jobs Page 98Using the Status Monitor 2 Main WindowOnce you’ve enabled background monitoring for your printer and set up your monitoring