Epson P953A - Manual

Epson P953A

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 3 – Where to Find Information; This User’s Guide
  • Page 4 – Color Ink Jet Printer; User’s Guide
  • Page 5 – Declaration of Conformity; SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION; ii
  • Page 6 – Contents; Safety Instructions; iii
  • Page 7 – iv
  • Page 9 – vi
  • Page 10 – vii
  • Page 11 – viii
  • Page 12 – Important Safety Instructions; Do not use a damaged or frayed power cord.
  • Page 13 – A few precautions; Keep ink cartridges out of the reach of children.
  • Page 15 – Use of options; This appliance must be earthed. Refer to rating plate
  • Page 18 – Chapter 1; Getting to Know Your Printer
  • Page 19 – Printer Parts and Control Panel Functions
  • Page 20 – Buttons; Button; power; Lights; Printer Status
  • Page 21 – System Requirements; When using your printer with a PC
  • Page 22 – When using your printer with a Macintosh; Interface cables
  • Page 23 – Options and Consumable Products; Options; The following options are available for use with your printer.; Parallel Interface Cable (shielded) C83602
  • Page 24 – Consumable products; Ink cartridges
  • Page 26 – Chapter 2; Getting Started
  • Page 27 – Unpacking the Printer
  • Page 28 – Choosing a Place for the Printer; Follow the guidelines listed below when placing your printer.
  • Page 29 – Using a printer stand; When using a printer stand, note the following:; Attaching the Paper Support
  • Page 30 – Plugging in the Printer; Check the label on the back of the printer to make sure the; Installing the Ink Cartridges; Install the ink cartridges as follows:
  • Page 33 – tape seals only from each cartridge as shown below.
  • Page 36 – Connecting the Printer to Your PC; Follow the steps below to connect the printer to the computer:
  • Page 37 – Installing the Printer Software in Your PC; Your printer software includes:
  • Page 38 – Installing in Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0; Make sure Windows 95 or NT 4.0 is running and the printer
  • Page 43 – Installing in Windows 3.1
  • Page 45 – Using Your Printer on a Network; With Windows 95; Make sure your printer software is installed (see page 2-13 if
  • Page 49 – instead of the network path
  • Page 50 – Connecting the Printer to Your Macintosh; Make sure both your printer and Macintosh are turned off.
  • Page 51 – Installing the Printer Software in Your Macintosh; Installing the printer software; Turn on your Macintosh and insert the EPSON printer
  • Page 52 – button to get information on each component.; Printer software components
  • Page 54 – ColorSync; System Profile utility; Using the Chooser to select your printer; Compatible
  • Page 58 – Chapter 3; Starting to Print
  • Page 59 – Loading Paper; Lower the output tray at the front of the printer and slide out
  • Page 62 – Printing With Windows; From your application, open the document you want to print.
  • Page 65 – Printing With a Macintosh; Page Setup
  • Page 68 – Chapter 4; Using the Printer Software for Windows
  • Page 69 – The Printer Software; Automatic setting; Accessing the Printer Software
  • Page 70 – From Windows applications; or; From Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0
  • Page 72 – Making Changes to Printer Driver Settings; Main; Proportional Printing, Print Layout, Watermark; Using the Automatic Setting; When
  • Page 73 – Using the Predefined Settings; Advanced
  • Page 75 – Customizing the Print Settings
  • Page 76 – Saving your settings; To delete a custom setting, click
  • Page 77 – Making the Media Type Setting; Automatic; Plain Paper; Plain paper; 60 dpi Ink Jet Paper; EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper (Letter)
  • Page 79 – Using the Orientation feature (Paper menu); The orientation box contains the Rotate by 180
  • Page 80 – Normal
  • Page 81 – Print page frames; Watermark
  • Page 82 – Using EPSON Printer Utilities; Utility
  • Page 83 – Nozzle Check
  • Page 86 – High Speed Copies
  • Page 87 – DMA Transfer; One of the following messages may appear:
  • Page 89 – This dialog box shows the progress of the current print job.
  • Page 90 – Understanding the EPSON Spool Manager; From Windows 95; Click the
  • Page 91 – Using EPSON Status Monitor 2 (for Windows 95); There are two ways to access EPSON Status Monitor 2:
  • Page 92 – Add Printer; Status; Shows the number of jobs waiting to print.
  • Page 93 – Printer Status window
  • Page 94 – Making monitoring settings; Make sure the Status Monitor is active (it is active if a
  • Page 96 – to save your settings.; Installing the Status Monitor 2 utility; Make sure Windows 95 is running. Insert the printer software
  • Page 97 – Getting Information Through Online Help; Accessing help from your application
  • Page 98 – Chapter 5; Using the Printer Software for Macintosh
  • Page 99 – Print
  • Page 102 – EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Paper (Letter); Photo Quality Glossy Film; If your document includes color, select
  • Page 103 – If you click; Advanced Photo; Photo
  • Page 104 – PhotoEnhance2
  • Page 106 – Print Quality; The available Print Quality settings are:
  • Page 107 – Select; Halftoning; No Halftoning
  • Page 108 – MicroWeave; if
  • Page 109 – If you select; Color Adjustment; Mode
  • Page 111 – PhotoEnhance2 is only available when; and
  • Page 113 – Save Settings
  • Page 114 – Using your saved settings; To select your settings, click; Changing the Paper Size; To change the paper size, choose
  • Page 116 – Defining a Custom Paper Size; Customize
  • Page 117 – Modifying the Printout Method and Style; Fit to Page
  • Page 118 – button to the right of the Watermark
  • Page 119 – Save; Print Layout; Pages; Print Order
  • Page 120 – EPSON StatusMonitor; To use the StatusMonitor, click the
  • Page 122 – Print Head Alignment; Controlling Background Printing; icon in the Extensions folder.
  • Page 124 – Chapter 6; Printing on Special Paper
  • Page 125 – Choosing Special Paper and Other Media
  • Page 126 – Transparencies; Glossy Film; The availability of special media varies by country.
  • Page 127 – About special media cleaning sheets; Loading Special Paper and Other Media; cut corner
  • Page 130 – Loading Envelopes; When printing on envelopes, please note the following:
  • Page 131 – Loading Transparencies; When printing on transparencies, please note the following:
  • Page 132 – Chapter 7; int; Maintenance and Transportation
  • Page 133 – Replacing an Ink Cartridge
  • Page 139 – Cleaning the Printer; Do not use a hard or abrasive brush.
  • Page 140 – Transporting the Printer
  • Page 142 – Chapter 8; ou; Troubleshooting
  • Page 143 – Diagnosing the Problem; Error indicators
  • Page 144 – Problem and Solution; Paper Out
  • Page 148 – Problems and Solutions; This section divides printer problems into five categories:; Power supply; The lights come on briefly but then go off and stay off.; Cause
  • Page 149 – The printer does not work and the control panel lights are off.; The printer is turned off.; Operation; The
  • Page 150 – Nothing prints and the control panel lights are on or flashing.; The printer sounds as though it is printing, but nothing prints.
  • Page 152 – Color documents print out in black and white.; Select your printer in your software.
  • Page 153 – Printing starts too high or too low on the page.; Print speed is not what you expect.
  • Page 154 – Something on the page is wrong or missing.; Chooser
  • Page 155 – Paper handling; Paper does not feed properly from the sheet feeder.; paper out
  • Page 156 – The printer loads more than one sheet at a time.; Ejected paper is wrinkled.; The paper is too thin.
  • Page 157 – Paper does not eject fully.; The paper is too long.; Paper feed or paper jam problems occur frequently.
  • Page 158 – Printing quality; The printed image has gaps or faint areas.; The printed image is blurred.
  • Page 159 – The printed image is smeared.; The paper is too thick.
  • Page 160 – Ink has leaked on the platen.; White horizontal lines appear in the printed image.
  • Page 161 – Vertical printed lines do not align.; The print head is misaligned.; Printing quality is not what you expect.
  • Page 162 – Colors are different from what you expect.; Set the Ink setting to
  • Page 163 – Colors are not very vivid.
  • Page 164 – Photographic images look grainy or rough.
  • Page 165 – Printer utilities
  • Page 166 – Increasing the Print Speed
  • Page 167 – The table below shows the factors related to print speed only.
  • Page 170 – OK; Uninstalling Printer Software (Windows 95); My Computer
  • Page 171 – Cleaning the Print Head; If the; Using the Head Cleaning utility; Head Cleaning
  • Page 174 – Using the control panel; power light is
  • Page 175 – Aligning the Print Head; Ink Cartridge Problems
  • Page 178 – Lower the ink cartridge into the cartridge holder with
  • Page 180 – Contacting Customer Support; Brand and model of your computer:; For United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland users
  • Page 181 – Our Customer Support team can provide the following services:; Faxon Epson; Contact Faxon Epson faxback service for:
  • Page 182 – For Australian users
  • Page 183 – The Helpdesk numbers are:
  • Page 184 – For Singapore users; Contact the telephone and fax numbers below:; For Hong Kong users; Internet home page; Product information
  • Page 185 – For Philippines users
  • Page 186 – Appendix A; Tips for Color Printing
  • Page 187 – Basics of Color; Properties of color; Synchronizing monitor colors and printer colors
  • Page 190 – Image Resolution and Image Size
  • Page 192 – Basics of Color Documents; Know WHO your readers are and WHAT your purpose is
  • Page 194 – Appendix B; Specifications
  • Page 195 – Technical Specifications; Printing; Paper
  • Page 200 – Mechanical
  • Page 202 – Initialization; Hardware initialization
  • Page 203 – Safety approvals
  • Page 204 – Interface Specifications; Parallel interface; Foward channel
  • Page 205 – Serial interface
  • Page 206 – Glossary
  • Page 212 – Index
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Page 3 - Where to Find Information; This User’s Guide

Where to Find Information This User’s Guide Provides you with all the information you need to use yourEPSON STYLUS PHOTO EX, and their consumable products, fromsetting up to troubleshooting. Online Help Provides you with detailed information and instructions on theprinter software that controls your...

Page 4 - Color Ink Jet Printer; User’s Guide

Color Ink Jet Printer All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrievalsystem, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying,recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of SEIKO EPSONCORPORATION. The informa...

Page 5 - Declaration of Conformity; SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION; ii

Declaration of Conformity According to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014 Manufacturer: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION Address: 3-5, Owa 3-chome, Suwa-shi,Nagano-ken 392 Japan Representative: EPSON EUROPE B.V. Address: Prof. J. H. Bavincklaan 5 1183 AT AmstelveenThe Netherlands Declares that the Product: Produc...

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