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EPSON Stylus Color
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880/880i/8
Printer Basics
Printed on recycled paper
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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
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Contents WELCOME! 1 About Your Documentation 1 Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips 1 Viewing Your Electronic Printer Manual 2 Watching Printer Movies 4 PRINTING FROM START TO FINISH 5 Printing with Windows 5 Loading Paper 5 Opening the Printer Software 6 Selecting Printer Software Settings 7 Controlling Printing 8 Printing on a Macintosh 9 Loading Paper 9 Opening the Printer Software 10 Selecting Printer Software Settings 11 Controlling Printing 12 Using Advanced Settings 13 Enhancing Photos
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Replacing an Ink Cartridge 23 Ink Cartridge Precautions 23 Removing and Installing Ink Cartridges 24 Replacing an Outdated Ink Cartridge 26 Aligning the Print Head 28 Cleaning the Printer 29 Transporting the Printer 30 PROBLEM SOLVING 31 Identifying Printer Parts 31 Diagnosing Printer Problems 32 Checking the Control Panel Lights 32 Running a Printer Check 33 Problems and Solutions 34 Problems Setting Up the Printer or Installing Software 34 Problems with Printing 35 Problems Getting Good Print
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EPSON Ink Jet Papers and Ink Cartridges Use EPSON paper and inks to get the same photo quality results that have earned EPSON’s printers all of their awards! EPSON papers are specially coated to work with EPSON’s quick drying inks. You’ll notice that when prints come out of your printer, you can immediately handle them. There is no drying time, no smearing or smudging, and your image is crisp and smooth. Here are the inks for your printer and just a few of EPSON’s papers: Photo Paper and Pan
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Welcome! ® 3 Your EPSON Stylus Color 880, 880i, or 8 printer is the ideal output device for small office or home printing. With resolutions of up to 2880 by 720 dpi, you can print anything from reports and resumes to photos and newsletters with great results. 3 The EPSON Stylus Color 880i and EPSON Stylus Color 8 printers are functionally identical to the EPSON Stylus Color 880 printer. Therefore, this guide refers to the printer as the EPSON Stylus Color 880. About Your Documentation To set
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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 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. You can view your electronic Reference Guide from the CD-ROM or copy it to your hard
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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 ESC880 Guide. Macintosh: Open the EPSON Stylus Color 880 folder and double-click View Reference Guide. When you first open the Reference Guide, you see this screen: Click here to expand the table of contents 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.
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Watching Printer Movies Need help loading envelopes, replacing ink cartridges, or printing on both sides of the SM paper? Your printer software CD-ROM includes helpful Fix-it Flix movies that explain these and other common tasks. Follow these steps to watch your printer movies: 1. Insert your printer software CD-ROM. 2. Windows: Double-click My Computer, double-click your CD-ROM drive icon, then double-click the EPSON icon. Macintosh: Double-click the EPSON CD-ROM icon, then double-click the
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Printing from Start to Finish Here’s what to do to print a basic document—such as a newsletter or photograph— from loading the paper to selecting print settings to controlling the print job. Follow the instructions here for: ■ printing with Windows (below) ■ printing on a Macintosh (on page 9) If you’re already familiar with ink jet printing, you can skip ahead to these topics: ■ using advanced settings (on page 13) ■ printing on envelopes (on page 16) ■ double-sided printing (on page 17) ■ usi
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Follow these guidelines when loading paper: ■ Load the printable side face up. It’s usually whiter or brighter than the other side. ■ Load letterhead or preprinted paper into the printer top edge first. ■ Don’t load paper above the arrow on the left edge guide. If you’re printing on envelopes, see page 16 for loading instructions. Opening the Printer Software After you open your application program and create your document, you’re ready to select your printer software settings. From the File m
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Selecting Printer Software Settings Once you click Properties, you see your printer software Properties dialog box. The most important thing to remember is to set the correct Media Type for the paper you’re using. The Media Type setting affects the other options you can choose. If necessary, click the Main tab to display the settings shown below: Select the type of paper you loaded Select the Ink color Select Automatic mode Select faster or higher-quality printing, or in-between Click OK Make
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For more information about printer settings, click the Help button. Or you can right-click any item on the screen and then click What’s This?. Selecting the Settings You Use Most Often The printer settings you make apply only to the application you’re currently using. If you usually print one type of document in different applications—for example, double-sided, letter-sized documents with black ink—you can change the default printer settings for all your programs. You do this using the Windo
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After a moment, the Progress Meter appears and shows the progress of your print job. You can use the buttons to cancel, pause, or restart printing. You can also see how much ink you have left. Click to cancel printing Click to pause or resume printing Does not appear if you are printing over a network For advanced settings and more information on printing—for example, previewing your printout, changing the paper size, or adding a watermark—see your electronic Reference Guide (described o
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Follow these guidelines when loading paper: ■ Load the printable side face up. It’s usually whiter or brighter than the other side. ■ Load letterhead or preprinted paper into the printer top edge first. ■ Don’t load paper above the arrow on the left edge guide. If you’re printing on envelopes, see page 16 for loading instructions. Opening the Printer Software After you open your application program and create your document, you’re ready to select your page setup and other printer software setti
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Selecting Printer Software Settings Now open the File menu and click Print. You see the main printer settings dialog box for your application (your dialog box may look slightly different): Select the type of paper you loaded Select the Ink color Select Automatic mode Select faster or higher-quality printing, or in-between The most important thing to remember is to set the correct Media Type for the paper you’re using. The Media Type setting affects the other options you can choose. Make the
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Controlling Printing Once you’ve clicked Print, your printer begins printing. If you turned on background printing, you can select EPSON Monitor3 from the Application menu at the right side of the menu bar to check the progress of your print job. You see the EPSON Monitor3 dialog box: Click to restart your print job Click to cancel printing Click to pause printing Click on your print job. . . Then click here to view the details below and control print job priorities If you’re not using
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Using Advanced Settings Your printer software includes advanced settings that let you have more control over your printouts. See the following sections: ■ “Enhancing Photos” below ■ “Using Custom Project Types” on page 14 ■ “Using Advanced Custom Settings” on page 15 Enhancing Photos ™ Your printer software includes PhotoEnhance options that adjust brightness and contrast to improve the appearance of low-resolution and improperly exposed photos. PhotoEnhance also lets you add special effects
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Using Custom Project Types Your EPSON Stylus Color 880 printer software includes custom project types with preset options for printing specific types of documents—such as reports, graphs, or drafts. These options let you quickly select the best settings for your particular type of document and paper, or select a color-matching method for your project. See the list of options on the next page. Always choose your Media Type and Ink settings before you select a custom project type Click Custo
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You can select from these project types: ■ Text/Graph: For printing graphics-intensive documents like presentations with charts and graphs. ■ Economy: For printing rough drafts of text on plain paper. Saves ink. ■ ICM (Image Color Matching; Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows 2000 only): For printing documents created in an ICM compatible application. ■ sRGB (standard Red Green Blue; recommended only with Windows 98 or Windows 2000): For printing documents created in an sRGB compatible ap
