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CPD 8882-R1
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basics.book Page i Thursday, September 23, 1999 10:42 AM Printer Basics Printer Basics Printed on recycled paper with at least 10% post-consumer content.
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basics.book Page ii Thursday, September 23, 1999 10:42 AM 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 applie
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basics.book Page iii Thursday, September 23, 1999 10:42 AM Contents WELCOME! 1 2 About Your Software 3 About Your Documentation 3 Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips 4 System Requirements 4 ENERGY STAR Compliance 5 Year 2000 Ready 5 Important Safety Instructions 6 Ink Cartridge Safety Instructions VIEWING YOUR ELECTRONIC PRINTER MANUAL 7 Accessing Your Electronic Printer Manual 7 Navigating Your Electronic Printer Manual 8 PRINTING FROM START TO FINISH 11 Using the EPSON Guided Printi
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basics.book Page iv Thursday, September 23, 1999 10:42 AM Using Special Papers 22 EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper 22 EPSON Photo Paper 22 Envelopes 25 Selecting the Correct Media Type 26 MAINTAINING YOUR PRINTER 27 Cleaning the Print Head 27 Using the Head Cleaning Utility 28 Using the Control Panel 29 Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern 30 Replacing an Ink Cartridge 31 Removing and Installing Ink Cartridges 32 Replacing an Outdated Ink Cartridge 34 Aligning the Print Head 37 Cleaning the Pr
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basics.book Page v Thursday, September 23, 1999 10:42 AM Problems and Solutions 45 Solving Problems Setting Up the Printer or Installing Its Software 45 Solving Problems with Printing 46 Solving Problems Getting Good Print Quality 47 Solving Problems with Paper Feeding 50 Solving Miscellaneous Printout Problems 51 Uninstalling Printer Software 52 Reinstalling Printer Software 52 Where To Get Help 53 EPSON Technical Support 53 Creative Software Technical Support 54 INDEX 55 v
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basics.book Page 1 Thursday, September 23, 1999 10:42 AM Welcome! ® Your EPSON Stylus COLOR 660 printer is the ideal output device for small office or home printing. 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 ■ Four-color printing for photo-quality c
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basics.book Page 2 Thursday, September 23, 1999 10:42 AM About Your Software The printer software CD-ROM includes all the software you need for printing: ■ Your printer driver runs your printer and lets you control how your documents look. You can’t use your printer without it. ■ Your creative software, including: ■ The EPSON Guided Printing Exercise, a quick step-by-step guide to changing your printer software settings ® ™ ■ Polaroid PhotoMAX Pro, a full-featured image editing program ™ ™
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basics.book Page 3 Thursday, September 23, 1999 10:42 AM About Your Documentation To set up your printer and install its software, see the Start Here card. This book contains system requirements, important safety information, and instructions on: ■ viewing your electronic printer manual ■ printing with Windows ■ maintaining the printer ■ solving basic problems For more details about printing with, maintaining, or troubleshooting your printer, see your electronic EPSON Stylus COLOR 660 Refe
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basics.book Page 4 Thursday, September 23, 1999 10:42 AM System Requirements To use your printer and its software, your system should have: ® ® ■ An IBM compatible PC with at least a 486/66 MHz (for Windows 98) or ® ® 486/25 MHz (for Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0) processor (Pentium processor recommended) ® ■ Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0 ■ At least 16MB of RAM (32MB for Windows 95 or 98, or 64MB for Windows NT 4.0 recommended) ■ At least 50MB of free hard disk space
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basics.book Page 5 Thursday, September 23, 1999 10:42 AM Year 2000 Ready Your EPSON printer is Year 2000 Ready. However, be sure the other parts of your computer system are also ready for the year 2000. Important Safety Instructions Before using your printer, read the following safety instructions to make sure you use the printer safely and effectively: ■ Be sure to follow all warnings and instructions marked on the printer. ■ Turn off and unplug the printer before cleaning. Clean with a
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basics.book Page 6 Thursday, September 23, 1999 10:42 AM ■ If you use an extension cord with the printer, make sure the total ampere rating of the devices plugged into the extension cord does not exceed the cord’s ampere rating. Also, make sure the total ampere rating of all devices plugged into the wall outlet does not exceed the wall outlet’s ampere rating. ■ Except as specifically explained in this manual, do not attempt to service the printer yourself. ■ Unplug the printer and refer s
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basics.book Page 7 Thursday, September 23, 1999 10:42 AM Viewing Your Electronic Printer Manual Your printer software CD-ROM includes an electronic EPSON Stylus COLOR 660 Reference Guide. The manual is in HTML format so you need a browser—such as 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. (Browsers are not included on the printer software CD-ROM.) Accessing Your Electronic Printe
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basics.book Page 8 Thursday, September 23, 1999 10:42 AM 3. Click View Electronic Documentation. The following screen appears: 4. You can either view the manual from the CD-ROM (View Reference Guide) or copy the manual to your hard drive (Install Reference Guide) and view it from there. If you copy the manual to your hard drive, you can access it at any time by clicking Start, Programs, EPSON, and selecting ESC 660 Manual. For guidelines on viewing the manual, see the next section. Nav
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basics.book Page 9 Thursday, September 23, 1999 10:42 AM After expanding the table of contents, you can click on the topic you want to view. Expanded table of contents; click here to go to a topic Click the right arrow to view subtopics. Click on a topic to go to it or click the down arrow to close the list. Closed list, click to expand Click to go to topic 9
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basics.book Page 11 Thursday, September 23, 1999 10:42 AM Printing from Start to Finish Here’s what you need to do to print a basic document—such as a memo, newsletter, or photograph—from loading the paper to selecting print settings to controlling print jobs. Follow the step-by-step instructions in this chapter. You can even practice selecting settings using the EPSON Guided Printing Exercise, as described below. If you’re already familiar with ink jet printing, you can skip ahead to thes
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basics.book Page 12 Thursday, September 23, 1999 10:42 AM Printing with Windows This section describes these basic printing steps: ■ loading paper ■ opening the printer software ■ changing settings ■ controlling printing Loading Paper Make sure your printer and computer are turned on. Place your paper against the right edge guide and slide the left edge guide against the paper’s left edge. load paper only up to this arrow slide paper against the right edge guide Keep the following in mind
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basics.book Page 13 Thursday, September 23, 1999 10:42 AM Opening the Printer Software After you create your document and load your paper, you’re ready to change your printer driver settings. Make sure the document you want to print is open and then, from the File menu, click Print. You see the Print dialog box for your application (your Print dialog box may look slightly different): Select your printer here. Click here to get to the next dialog box. If you see a Setup, Printer, or Opti
