Epson 1290 - Manual

iv Using the Printer's Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Error Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Maintenance . . . . . . ...

1 Safety Instructions Important Safety Instructions Read all of the instructions in this section before using your printer. Also, be sure to follow all warnings and instructions marked on the printer. When setting up your printer Observe the following when setting up the printer: ❏ Do not block or c...

2 ❏ If you use an extension cord with the printer, make sure that the total ampere rating of the devices plugged into the extension cord does not exceed the cord’s ampere rating. Also, make sure that the total ampere rating of all devices plugged into the wall outlet does not exceed the wall outlet’...

5 ❏ If you remove an ink cartridge for later use, protect the ink supply area from dirt and dust and store it in the same environment as the printer. A valve in the ink supply port makes covers or plugs unnecessary, but the ink may stain items that come in contact with this area of the cartridge. Do...

6 Safety information w Warning:This appliance must be earthed. Refer to the rating plate for the voltage and check that the appliance voltage corresponds to the supply voltage. Important: The wires in the mains lead fitted to this appliance are coloured in accordance with the following code: Green a...

8 Printer Parts and Control Panel Functions Printer Parts paper support adapter edge guides paper support extension output tray paper support printer cover sheet feeder output tray extension roll paper holder USB interface cable connector parallel interface cable connector

9 Buttons Button Function P power Turns the printer on and off. Clears the printer's memory if pressed twice while the power is on. b maintenane Loads or ejects paper if pressed and released within two seconds. Resumes printing if pressed and released after a paper out error. Performs print head cle...

10 Lights e ink cartridge replacement Moves the print head to the ink cartridge replacement position and charges ink to the printer when ink is out (this orange button is located under the printer cover, not in the control panel). Light Description P power On when the printer is on. Flashing when pr...

11 Loading Paper Loading Special Paper and Other Media You can print on a wide variety of special media, including ink jet paper, photo quality glossy film, photo paper, transparencies, index cards, and adhesive sheets. Loading instructions When loading special media distributed by EPSON, read the i...

13 Loading capacities for EPSON special media Refer to the chart below to find the loading capacities for EPSON special media. Media Type Loading Capacity 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper and Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper Up to the arrow mark on the left edge guide. Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards, Ink Jet Note Card...

14 * Take care not to print on support sheets that are loaded under special media. Loading Envelopes When printing on envelopes, please note the following: ❏ You can load up to 10 envelopes at a time in the sheet feeder. Note:The folding quality and thickness of envelopes vary widely. If the total t...

16 Using Roll Paper Using the Roll Paper Holder With the Roll paper holder packed with the printer, you can print in roll paper format which is convenient for banner printing. When you are printing using the Roll paper holder, keep the following in mind. ❏ Load the paper printable side up. ❏ Use fla...

17 Loading the Roll Paper Follow the directions below to mount the Roll paper holder and load the roll paper. 1. Set roll paper in the roll paper holder. Note:Remove the transparent sheet after setting the roll paper into the holders. 2. Check that the end of the roll is cut perpendicularly to the e...

20 The roll paper is now loaded. Next, set up the printer software and try printing. For details on setting up the printer software, refer to “Printing on Roll Paper” in the online Reference Guide. Removing the Roll Paper from the Printer After the print job is complete, press the z roll paper butto...

22 Printing with Windows Printer Software Introduction The printer software which comes with your printer includes a printer driver and printer utilities. The printer driver lets you choose from a wide variety of settings to get the best results from your printer. The printer utilities help you chec...

23 Making Settings on the Main Menu You can make Media Type, Mode, Ink, and Print Preview settings on the Main menu. Note:You should always make the Media Type setting first, as this setting determines what other settings are available. For more information about the Main menus, see your online Refe...

24 Making Settings on the Paper Menu Use the settings on the Paper menu to change the paper size, set the number of copies and other copy parameters, specify the paper orientation, and adjust the printable area. The settings which are available vary depending upon whether the sheet feeder or the rol...

25 Making Settings on the Layout Menu You can make Reduce/Enlarge, Double-Sided Printing, Multi-Page, and Watermark settings on the Layout menu. For more information about the Layout menus, see your online Reference Guide. To fit your document to the paper size that you will print on. To print on bo...

26 Printing with Macintosh Printer Software Introduction The printer software which comes with your printer includes a printer driver and printer utilities. The printer driver lets you choose from a wide variety of settings to get the best results from your printer. The printer utilities help you ch...

27 Making settings in the Print dialog box You can make Media Type, Mode, Ink, Copies, and Pages settings in the Print dialog box. From this dialog box, you can also access other dialog boxes, from which you can set the print time, preview the document before printing, and save spool data as a file....

28 Making settings in the Page Setup dialog box In the Page Setup dialog box, you can change the paper size, specify the paper orientation, print on both sides of the paper, rotate your document by 180 degrees, reduce or enlarge your printout, and adjust the printable area. For more information abou...

29 Making settings in the Layout dialog box You can modify the page layout of your document using the printer driver settings located in the Layout dialog box. To open this dialog box, click Print on the File menu of your application, then click the Layout icon button in the Print dialog box. For mo...

30 Replacing Ink Cartridges Using the Printer's Control Panel This printer uses ink cartridges equipped with IC chips. The IC chip accurately monitors the amount of ink used by each cartridge, so even if a cartridge is removed and later inserted again, all of its ink can be used. However, some ink i...

35 Troubleshooting Online problem solving You can use online problem solving to diagnose and solve most of the problems you may encounter. Refer to the appropriate section below. For Windows users The Problem Solver provides you with tips to help solve any problems you may encounter when using your ...

36 For Macintosh users EPSON’s Technical Support Web Site provides help with problems that cannot be solved using the troubleshooting information in your printer documentation. To access Technical Support, insert the CD in the CD-ROM drive and open the Install Printer Driver/Utility folder in the EP...

37 Error Indicators You can identify many common printer problems using the lights on your printer’s control panel. If the lights are on or flashing, use the following table of panel light patterns to diagnose the problem, then follow the recommended corrective measures. Lights Problem and Solution ...

39 Maintenance To keep your printer is good working condition, use the following utilities included in your printer software. To determine which utility to use, locate your problem in the list, then try the solutions recommended for that problem. If you need help accessing the printer software, see ...

41 Correcting USB Problems If you are having difficulty using your printer with a USB connection, see if your problem is listed below, then follow the instructions given to resolve the problem. Printer does not work correctly with the USB cable If your printer does not work correctly with the USB ca...

42 ❏ When using Windows 2000, you must follow the steps in the Setup Guide to install the printer software; otherwise, Microsoft’s Universal driver may be installed instead. To check if the Universal driver has been installed, open the Printers folder and right-click the icon for your printer. To op...

43 2. For Windows 98 users, click the Details tab and make sure that EPUSBx: (EPSON Stylus Photo 1290) is displayed in the Print to the following port list box. For Windows 2000 users, click the Ports tab and make sure that USBxxx, EPSON Stylus Photo 1290 is displayed in the Print to the following p...

47 Options and Consumable Products Options The following options are available for your printer. Interface cables EPSON supplies the following interface cables for your printer. However, you can use any interface cables that meet these specifications. See your computer manual for any additional requ...

48 Consumable products The following ink cartridges and EPSON special media are available for your printer. Ink cartridges You can use the following cartridges with your printer. Note:The product numbers of ink cartridges may vary by location. Media types EPSON offers specially-designed media for in...

50 Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper (A4) S041061S041026 EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper (Letter) S041062S041029 EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper (Legal) S041067S041048 EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper (A3) S041068S041045 EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper (Super A3/Su...

54 Customer Support Technical Support Web Site EPSON's Technical Support Web Site provides help with problems that cannot be solved using the troubleshooting information in your printer documentation. If you have a Web browser and can connect to the Internet, access that site at: http://support.epso...

56 For users in the Middle East Some of these services may be available in English only. http://www.epson.com Select your country from our Internet home page for a full list of support and warranty services including: ❏ Register your product on-line ❏ Free access to the latest EPSON software drivers...

57 For users in Scandinavia Some of these services may be available in English only. http://www.epson.com Select your country from our Internet home page for a full list of support and warranty services including: ❏ Register your product on-line ❏ Free access to the latest EPSON software drivers ❏ E...

58 Pre-Sales Enquiries Literature Requests and Nearest Dealer For users in South Africa Some of these services may be available in English only. http://www.epson.co.za Visit our Internet home page for a full list of support and warranty services including: ❏ Register your product on-line ❏ Free acce...

59 Pre-Sales Enquiries Literature Requests and Nearest Dealer For users in Australia EPSON Australia wishes to provide you with a high level of customer service. In addition to your product documentation, we provide the following sources for obtaining information: Your Dealer Don’t forget that your ...

60 The Helpdesk numbers are: We encourage you to have all the relevant information on hand when you ring. The more information you prepare, the faster we can help solve the problem. This information includes your EPSON product documentation, type of computer, operating system, application programs, ...

61 For users in Thailand Contact for information, support, and services are: World Wide Web (http://www.epson.co.th) Information on product specifications, drivers for download, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), and e-mail are available. Epson Hotline (Phone: (66)2-670-0333) Our Hotline team can hel...

62 EPSON Support Center For users in Hong Kong To obtain technical support as well as other after-sales services, users are welcome to contact EPSON Hong Kong Limited. Internet Home Page EPSON Hong Kong has established a local home page in both Chinese and English on the Internet to provide users wi...

63 ❏ Latest versions of EPSON product drivers Users can access our World Wide Web home page at: http://www.epson.com.hk Electronic Bulletin Board System An electronic bulletin board system (BBS) is also available to obtain product information and the latest versions of product drivers. You can log o...

64 Epson Trading (M) SDN. BHD Head Office. Epson Helpdesk ❏ Sales enquiries and product information (Infoline) ❏ Enquiries on repair services & warranty, product usage and technical support (Techline) For users in India Contacts for information, support, and services are: World Wide Web (http://...

66 For users in the Philippines To obtain technical support as well as other after sales services, users are welcome to contact the EPSON Philippines Corporation at the telephone and fax numbers and e-mail address below: World Wide Web (http://www.epson.com.ph) Information on product specifications,...

67 System Requirements Using the online Reference Guide Refer to the appropriate section below for the minimum system requirements necessary to use the online Reference Guide. For Windows computers System Microsoft Windows ® Millennium Edition, 98, 95, 2000, or NT ® 4.0 CPU Pentium 150MHz processor ...

68 For Macintosh computers System Mac OS 8.1/8.5.1/8.6/9.X Memory 16 MB RAM (32 MB RAM or more recommended) Hard disk space 5 MB to install the Reference Guide CD-ROM drive Double-speed(quad-speed or faster recommended) Display 640 × 480 pixel or 800 × 600 pixel resolution, with High Color (16 bit) ...

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