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R1800
User’s Guide
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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! 7 PRINT Image Matching and Exif Print 8 About PRINT Image Matching 8 About Exif Print 9 About Your Software 9 About Your Documentation 10 Viewing the On-screen Reference Guide 11 Printer Buttons 12 Loading Paper 13 Loading Paper in the Sheet Feeder 14 Loading Special Paper in the Sheet Feeder 16 Loading Multiple Sheets of Matte Paper 17 Loading Special Paper in the Single Sheet Guide 18 Loading Roll Paper 22 Printing From Start to Finish 27 Basic Printing in Windows 28 Selectin
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Printing Special Photos 41 Printing on Roll Paper 41 Selecting Roll Paper Print Settings 42 Removing Your Printed Photos 45 Removing and Storing Roll Paper 46 Using PRINT Image Matching 46 Using the P.I.M. II Plug-in for Adobe Photoshop 47 Printing Borderless Cut Sheets 48 Windows 49 Mac OS X 50 Managing Color With Profiles 52 Printing With a Color Profile 52 Solving Color Management Problems 61 Printing a Custom Profile Test Target 61 Creating a Custom Profile 65 Easy Printing With Photoshop El
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Maintaining Your Printer 77 Cleaning the Print Head 77 Automatically Checking and Cleaning the Print Head 78 Running the Head Cleaning Utility 79 Replacing an Ink Cartridge 80 Checking the Ink Supply 81 Purchasing Ink Cartridges 81 Ink Cartridge Precautions 82 Removing and Installing Ink Cartridges 82 Aligning the Print Head 84 Automatically Aligning the Print Head 84 Manually Aligning the Print Head 85 Cleaning the Printer 86 Transporting the Printer 87 Solving Problems 89 Printer Parts 90 Prin
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Requirements and Notices 105 Windows System Requirements 105 Macintosh System Requirements 105 Important Safety Instructions 106 Ink Cartridge Safety Instructions 107 ENERGY STAR Compliance 107 FCC Compliance Statement 108 Declaration of Conformity 109 Epson America, Inc. Limited Warranty 109 Index 113 6 Contents
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Welcome! ® Your Epson Stylus Photo R1800 gives you beautiful archival prints on a wide variety of glossy and matte papers in many sizes. Your outstanding printouts result from these advanced features: ® ■ Eight individually-replaceable Epson ink cartridges let you print at up to 5760 × 1440 dpi (dots per inch). TM ■ Large gamut, pigment-based, Epson UltraChrome Hi-Gloss inks and compatible papers deliver brilliant, long-lasting, water-resistant prints. ■ Unique gloss optimizer cartridge prov
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PRINT Image Matching and Exif Print Your Epson Stylus Photo R1800 printer supports these innovative digital image formats to give you the best photo prints possible: ® ■ PRINT Image Matching (both P.I.M. and P.I.M. II) ■ Exif Print About PRINT Image Matching Epson’s revolutionary PRINT Image Matching (P.I.M.) technology lets your digital camera and printer work together automatically to produce the best prints possible. Digital camera manufacturers that support PRINT Image Matching include Ep
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About Exif Print The Exif (Exchangeable Image File) Print format includes information about your digital camera settings in JPEG/TIFF files so your printer and application can use them to create accurate print settings. Most digital cameras store Exif Print information such as shutter speed, metering, flash, and exposure settings, resolution, and lens use in the JPEG/TIFF image file. Your printer—along with the P.I.M. II Plug-in for Adobe Photoshop—uses the information to ensure the most ac
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SM Epson PhotoCenter is Epson’s free photo-sharing web site where you can store, organize, and share your photos; print high-resolution photos straight from the web; and create free online postcards. Your printer software installer lets you add a link to Epson PhotoCenter on your desktop. About Your Documentation To set up your printer and install its software, see the Start Here sheet. This book contains system requirements, important safety information, your warranty, and instructions on:
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Viewing the On-screen Reference Guide Follow the instructions on the Start Here sheet to install the on-screen Reference Guide, if you haven’t already. ® Note: You need a browser—such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or later, ™ ® ® Safari 1.0 or later, Mozilla Firefox 1.0 or later, or Netscape Navigator 3.0 or later—to view the manual. If you are using a different browser, the pages may not display correctly. 1. Double-click the SPR1800 Reference Guide icon on your desktop. 2. Click a t
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Printer Buttons The tables below summarize the functions of the printer buttons. Printer buttons Button Uses ) paper Loads or ejects paper. Resumes printing after a paper-out or multiple-sheet-feed error. Cancels a print job while printing. H ink Moves the print head to the ink cartridge replacement position and returns it to its home position. Cleans the print head. Hold down the button for three seconds when the red H ink light is off. z roll paper Prints a cutting guideline and feeds roll
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Loading Paper You can load a variety of paper types in your printer, as described in these sections: Paper/Media Where to load See page Plain paper Sheet feeder 14, 16 Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper Epson Premium Semigloss Photo Paper Epson Premium Luster Photo Paper Epson Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper Epson Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheets Epson Premium Bright White Paper Epson Enhanced Matte Paper* Epson Matte Paper Heavyweight* Epson Double-Sided Matte Paper* TM Epson UltraSmooth Fine Art P
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Loading Paper in the Sheet Feeder 1. Open the paper support and pull up the support extensions. 2. Push in the bottom of the output tray. The tray opens and moves up. 14 Loading Paper
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3. Pull out the output tray extension. 4. Place your paper in the printer and slide it against the right side of the sheet feeder. Output tray Output tray extension Check the following as you load paper: ■ Always load the short edge first, even for printing landscape-oriented documents. ■ 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 ed
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Loading Special Paper in the Sheet Feeder You can load these Epson ink jet papers in the sheet feeder as follows: Paper type Loading capacity Epson Enhanced Matte Paper* 20 sheets (10 sheets for A3 Epson Matte Paper Heavyweight* or Super B sizes) Epson Double-Sided Matte Paper* Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper Epson Premium Semigloss Photo Paper Epson Premium Luster Photo Paper Epson Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper 100 sheets (50 sheets for A3 or Super B sizes) Epson Premium Bright White Paper 80
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Loading Multiple Sheets of Matte Paper If you are loading multiple sheets of the following papers in sizes larger than letter (8.5 × 11 inches), attach the matte sheet support to the top of the sheet feeder to help separate the sheets of paper: ■ Epson Enhanced Matte Paper ■ Epson Matte Paper Heavyweight ■ Epson Double-Sided Matte Paper 1. Open the paper support and pull up its extensions. 2. Place the hooks on the back of the matte sheet support over the paper support extension, then slide
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Loading Special Paper in the Single Sheet Guide Load these types of paper in the single sheet guide: ■ Epson Watercolor Paper - Radiant White ■ Epson Velvet Fine Art Paper ■ Epson UltraSmooth Fine Art Paper ■ PremierArt Matte Scrapbook Photo Paper for Epson 1. Remove the roll paper holder, if it’s installed (see page 22); make sure the CD/DVD tray guide is closed (see page 70); and close the paper support and its extensions. 2. Slide the roll paper edge guide all the way to the right. 18 Lo
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3. Line up the notches on the single sheet guide with the slots on the back of the printer and insert them as shown. Then insert the tabs on the top of the guide into the slot beneath the printer cover. 4. Turn on the printer (the printer must be on to load paper in the single sheet guide correctly). 5. Insert one sheet of paper against the right edge, then slide the edge guide against the sheet. Loading Paper 19
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6. Guide the paper into the slot and feed it into the printer until the paper meets resistance. 7. Maintain a constant pressure against the paper until the printer pulls the paper in slightly. Let go of the paper to allow the printer to adjust the paper position. 20 Loading Paper
