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sp820basicsTOC.fm Page ii Monday, July 8, 2002 11:22 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 applied
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Contents Welcome! 1 PRINT Image Matching and Exif Print 2 About PRINT Image Matching 2 About Exif Print 3 About Your Software 3 About Your Documentation 4 Using the EPSON Printer Information Center 5 Launching the Movies 5 Launching the Manual 6 Printing From Start to Finish 7 Loading Paper 8 Loading Envelopes 9 Basic Printing in Windows 10 Selecting the Settings You Use Most Often 12 Basic Printing on a Macintosh 12 Printing with OS 8.6 to 9.x 12 Printing with OS X 14 Customizing Your Print Set
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Maintaining Your Printer 33 Cleaning the Print Head 33 Running the Head Cleaning Utility 34 Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern 35 Replacing an Ink Cartridge 35 Checking the Ink Supply 35 Purchasing Ink Cartridges 36 Ink Cartridge Precautions 36 Removing and Installing Ink Cartridges 37 Aligning the Print Head 39 Cleaning the Printer 40 Transporting the Printer 41 Solving Problems 43 Printer Parts 43 Diagnosing Printer Problems 44 Running a Printer Check 45 Problems and Solutions 46 Setup and Sof
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Requirements and Notices 63 Windows System Requirements 63 Macintosh System Requirements 63 Important Safety Instructions 64 Ink Cartridge Safety Instructions 65 Energy Star Compliance 65 FCC Compliance Statement 66 Declaration of Conformity 67 Epson America, Inc. Limited Warranty 68 Index 71 Contents v
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Welcome! ® Your EPSON Stylus Photo 820 is an exceptional photo printer that gives you these advanced features: EPSON’s exclusive 6-color ink technology produces beautiful digital photos that look like traditional photographs, as well as crisp everyday documents of all types. Four-picoliter variable droplet ink technology achieves finer shadow detail, dazzling highlights, and better fill across a wider range of colors. Photo-optimized black ink yields rich blacks that exceed the densi
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PRINT Image Matching and Exif Print Your EPSON Stylus Photo 820 printer supports these innovative digital image formats to give you the best photo prints possible: PRINT Image Matching 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 ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® EPSON, Casio, K
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About Exif Print The Exif (Exchangeable Image File) Print format includes information about your digital camera settings in JPEG 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 image file. Your printer—along with EPSON Software Film Factory or ArcSoft PhotoImpression—uses the information to ensure the most
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Your EPSON Printer Information Center gives you quick, on-screen access to information about your printer. It includes EPSON Print Show animated tutorials on loading special paper, replacing ink cartridges, improving print quality, and other tasks. It also includes your on-screen Reference Guide for complete information about your printer. (The desktop icon may be different on some Mac OS X systems.) SM EPSON PhotoCenter is EPSON’s free photo-sharing web site where you can store, orga
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Using the EPSON Printer Information Center Need help loading special paper, replacing ink cartridges, or cleaning the print head? Use the EPSON Printer Information Center (EPIC) to view printer movies that quickly tell you how. EPIC also includes an on-screen Reference Guide with additional printer details. Follow the instructions on the Start Here sheet to install the EPSON Printer Information Center, if you haven’t already. ® ® Note: You need a browser—such as Microsoft Internet Explorer
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Launching the Manual 1. Double-click the EPSON Printer Information Center icon on your desktop. 2. Click Reference Guide. You see this screen: Click here to expand the table of contents 3. Click a topic on the left to expand the table of contents. 4. Click on the topic you want to view. Click right arrows to view subtopics, then click on a topic. Click down arrows to close subtopic lists. Closed list, click to expand Click to go to a topic Note: If you see an icon for a graphic when v
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Printing From Start to Finish Follow the instructions in these sections to print using all your printer’s features: “Loading Paper” on page 8 “Basic Printing in Windows” on page 10 “Basic Printing on a Macintosh” on page 12 “Customizing Your Print Settings” on page 17 “Selecting the Correct Media Type” on page 21 “Printing BorderFree Photos” on page 22 “Using PRINT Image Matching” on page 24 Tip: Whenever you print, make sure you: Use the right paper. For the best-looking photos,
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Loading Paper 1. Slide the left edge guide to the approximate width of your paper. 2. Place your paper in your printer on the right side of the feeder, behind the tab. 3. Press in the locking tab on the left edge guide and slide it to fit lightly against the paper. 4. Open the output tray extension. Follow these guidelines when loading paper: Always load the short edge first, even when you’re printing landscape-oriented documents. Load the printable side face up. It’s usually whiter or br
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Loading Envelopes 1. Load up to 10 envelopes, flap edge first and printable side up. Tip: For best results, press each envelope flat before loading it, or load one envelope at a time. 2. Place the envelopes against the right edge of the sheet feeder, beneath the tab. 3. Press the locking tab on the left edge guide and slide it against the envelopes. Load with the printable side up, flap side down 4. Before you print, make sure you choose the correct envelope size as the paper Size (Windows)
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Basic Printing in Windows After you create a document in a software program, follow these steps to print it using the basic printer settings: 1. From the File menu, click Print. You see a Print window like this one: Check for your printer name here Click here to open your printer software 2. Make sure EPSON Stylus Photo 820 Series is selected. 3. Click the Properties or Preferences button. (If you see a Setup, Printer, or Options button, click it. Then click Properties or Preferences on the
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4. Select the following settings on the Main tab in your printer settings window: 1 Select the type of document you’re printing: Draft: for rough drafts with reduced print quality Text: For text-only documents (like letters) with good print quality 2 Select your paper type (see page 21) Text & Image: For documents with text and images with higher print 3 Select your paper quality size Photo: For photos and 4 Select your graphics with good print document or quality and speed image or
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Selecting the Settings You Use Most Often Your printer settings apply only to the program you’re currently using. If you want, you can change the Windows default printer settings for all your programs. 1. Right-click the printer icon in the lower right corner of your screen (taskbar). 2. Select Printer Settings. You see the window shown on page 11. 3. Select the default settings you want for all your applications, then click OK. You can still change the printer settings in your program, if ne
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3. From the File menu, select Print. Select the following settings: 1 Select your paper type (see page 21) 2 Select Color (for color documents and black and white photographs) or Black (for black text documents) 3 Select Automatic mode 4 Select Quality or Speed (for faster printing) Tip: For more information about printer settings, click the button. 4. You can also do the following: Click to reduce/enlarge your printed image, print multi-page layouts, or add a watermark. Click to
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Printing with OS X If you’re using an OS X compatible printing application, follow the steps below to print a document. (If you’re using an application that’s compatible only with Macintosh Classic mode, follow the steps on page 12 instead.) Before you begin, make sure you added your printer to Print Center as described on the Start Here sheet. 1. From the File menu, select Page Setup. 2. Select the following Page Setup settings as necessary: Select SP820 Series from the Format for pop-up m
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6. Select the following Print Settings as necessary: 1 Select your paper type (see page 21) 2 Select Color (for color documents and black and white photographs) or Black for black text documents 3 Select Automatic mode 4 Select Quality or Speed (for faster printing) Tip: For more information about printer settings, click Help. The OS X printer driver contains a subset of the settings available with the OS 8.6 to 9.x Macintosh printer driver described in this book. 7. You can also choose
