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Epson Stylus Photo R220
Epson Media
Printer Parts
Paper name* Size Part number
Paper support extension
Epson Premium Letter (8.5 x 11 inches) S041586
Ink button
Bright White Paper
Paper support and light
Epson Photo Quality Letter (8.5 x 11 inches) S041062
Sheet feeder
Power button Ink Jet Paper
A4 (8.3 x 11.7 inches) S041061
Edge guide
and light
Legal (8.5 x 14 inches) S041067
Paper button
Epson Photo Quality A6 (4.1 x 5.8 inches) S041054
and light
Front USB port
Ink Jet Cards
Epson Glossy Ph
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Epson Stylus Photo R220 Caution: To ensure good results, use genuine Epson cartridges Printer Specifications and do not refill them. Other products may cause damage to your printer not covered by Epson’s warranties. Don’t use an ink cartridge beyond the expiration date on the package. Printing Electrical Printing method On-demand ink jet Nozzle Specification Value Configuration 90 nozzles (each color) × 6 Input voltage range* 90 to 264V Black, cyan, magenta, yellow, light cyan, Rated frequenc
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Epson Stylus Photo R220 Paper Control Panel Paper Type Thickness Weight To diagnose problems, check the printer’s control panel, as Single sheets Plain, bond, and 0.003 to 0.004 inch 17 to 24 lb 2 special ink jet (0.08 to 0.11 mm) (64 to 90 g/m ) described below. papers for plain bond paper for plain bond distributed by paper Lights Explanation Epson Green P power light The printer is receiving a print job, replacing Envelopes Plain, bond, or 0.006 to 0.02 inch 12 to 20 lb 2 flashes an ink c
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Epson Stylus Photo R220 ❏ Macintosh: Choose Applications > EPSON Printer Replacing an Ink Cartridge Utility > SP R200 Series > EPSON StatusMonitor. You see a window like this one: When the red H ink light flashes, one or more ink cartridges are low on ink. When the red H ink light stays on, you need to replace the cartridge(s). Ink light When you print, you’ll also see a message on your screen telling you which cartridge is low or empty. When a cartridge is more than six months old, you may
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Epson Stylus Photo R220 3. Press the H ink button again. 7. Lower the cartridge into the holder, with the green circuit board facing the front. Then gently push the cartridge down ❏ If more than one cartridge is empty, the next cartridge until it clicks into place. moves under the _ ink out mark. ❏ If all the empty cartridges have been identified, the print head moves to the ink cartridge replacement position. Note: You can also use the Status Monitor to find out which cartridge is out of
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Epson Stylus Photo R220 Selecting the Paper Type Setting Paper Loading Guidelines Select the correct paper Type or Media Type setting so your You can load the following number of sheets of Epson special printer knows what kind of paper you’re using and adjusts the media: ink coverage accordingly. Paper type Loading capacity Select this paper Type or Premium Bright White Paper 100 sheets For this paper Media Type setting Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper Plain paper sheets Plain Paper Photo Quality I
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Epson Stylus Photo R220 Follow the steps in these sections to print on CDs or DVDs: 3. Place the CD or DVD on the CD/DVD tray with the white or printable side face-up. Make sure the disc lays flat in the ❏ “Cleaning the Rollers” tray. ❏ “Inserting a CD or DVD” To print on a small CD (8-cm), place the small CD ring on ❏ “Designing CDs and DVDs” the tray first, then place the CD inside the ring. ❏ “Printing Your Design” Caution: Make sure you always use the small CD ring when printing on 8-cm
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Epson Stylus Photo R220 Printing Your Design Cleaning the Print Head After you have created your design and loaded a CD or DVD, you’re ready to print. If your printouts are unexpectedly light or dots or lines are missing, you may need to clean the print head. This unclogs 1. Open the File menu and select Print. the nozzles so they can deliver ink properly. Print head 2. Make sure EPSON Stylus Photo R220 Series (Windows) cleaning uses ink, so clean it only if quality declines. or Stylus Phot
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Epson Stylus Photo R220 5. If the nozzle check pattern has no white lines or gaps (as You see a window like this one: shown below), click Finish. If the pattern has white lines or gaps (as shown below), click Clean to clean the print head again. If you don’t see any improvement after cleaning three or four times, you can also turn the printer off and wait 5. On the test page, select the square without any visible overnight—this allows any dried ink to soften—and then bands. You may need to
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Epson Stylus Photo R220 3. Remove any paper from the printer, then push down the Cleaning the Printer paper support extension, and close the paper support. 4. Make sure the CD/DVD tray guide is closed, then push in To keep your printer working at its best, you should clean it the output tray extension and close the tray. several times a year. 5. Open the printer cover. Secure the ink cartridge holder to 1. Turn off the printer, unplug the power cord, and the printer with tape, then close th
