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EPSON Stylus COLOR 760
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EPSON Stylus COLOR 860
Printer Basics
Printed on recycled paper with at least 10% post-consumer content.
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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 Software 2 About Your Documentation 3 Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips 3 Windows System Requirements 4 Macintosh System Requirements 5 ENERGY STAR Compliance 6 Year 2000 Ready 6 Important Safety Instructions 6 Ink Cartridge Safety Instructions 7 VIEWING YOUR ELECTRONIC PRINTER MANUAL 9 Accessing Your Electronic Printer Manual 9 Navigating Your Electronic Printer Manual 10 PRINTING FROM START TO FINISH 13 Using the EPSON Guided Printing Exercise 13 Printing wi
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Printing with PhotoEnhance 23 Using Custom Project Types 26 Using Advanced Settings 28 Using Special Papers 31 EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper 31 Matte Paper - Heavyweight 31 EPSON Photo Paper 31 Envelopes 34 Selecting the Correct Media Type 35 MAINTAINING YOUR PRINTER 37 Cleaning the Print Head 37 Using the Head Cleaning Utility 38 Using the Control Panel to Clean the Print Head 39 Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern 40 Replacing an Ink Cartridge 41 Removing and Installing Ink Cartridges 42 Re
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PROBLEM SOLVING 49 Diagnosing Printer Problems 49 Checking the Control Panel Lights 49 Running a Printer Check 51 Identifying Printer Parts 52 Problems and Solutions 53 Problems Setting Up the Printer or Installing Software 53 Problems with Printing 54 Problems Getting Good Print Quality 55 Problems with Paper Feeding 58 Solving Miscellaneous Printout Problems 59 Uninstalling Printer Software 60 Reinstalling Printer Software 60 Where To Get Help 61 EPSON Technical Support 61 Creative Software Te
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Welcome! ® Your EPSON Stylus COLOR printer is the ideal output device for small office or business printing. You can print anything from reports and resumes to photos and overhead transparencies with great results. The printer comes with these features: ■ Resolutions up to 1440 by 720 dpi (dots per inch), even on plain paper ■ Fast print speeds: EPSON Stylus COLOR 760 prints approximately 7 ppm (pages per minute) for black text and 6 ppm for color; EPSON Stylus COLOR 860 prints approximately
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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. ® ■ The EPSON Guided Printing Exercise, a quick step-by-step guide to changing your printer software settings ■ Your creative software, including: ® ™ ■ Polaroid PhotoMAX Pro, a full-featured image editing program ™ ™ ■ ArcSoft PhotoPrinter SE, a photo layout program ™ ■ eFa
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About Your Documentation To set up your printer and install its software, see the Start Here poster. This book contains system requirements, important safety information, and instructions on: ■ viewing your electronic printer manual ® ® ■ printing with Windows or on a Macintosh ■ using special papers ■ maintaining the printer ■ solving basic problems For more details about printing with, maintaining, or troubleshooting your printer, see your electronic Reference Guide. For instructions on view
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Windows 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 (100MB recommended) ■ VGA, Super VGA, or better display
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Macintosh System Requirements To use your printer and its software, your system should have: ® ™ ® ■ An Apple iMac series or Power Macintosh G3 with USB port ® ■ For iMac: Mac OS 8.1 or later For Power Macintosh G3: Mac OS 8.5.1 or later If your iMac is running OS 8.1, you’ll need to update your operating system before installing your printer software. Download and install iMac Update 1.0 or later from Apple at http://swupdates.info.apple.com. Contact Apple if you have problems installing t
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ENERGY STAR Compliance As an ENERGY STAR Partner, EPSON has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency. The EPA ENERGY STAR office equipment program is a voluntary partnership with the computer and office equipment industry to promote the introduction of energy-efficient personal computers, monitors, printers, fax machines, and copiers in an effort to reduce air pollution caused by power generation. Year 2000 Ready Your EPSON printer is Year 2000
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■ Connect all equipment to properly grounded power outlets. Avoid using outlets on the same circuit as photocopiers or air control systems that regularly switch on and off. ■ Place the printer near a wall outlet where the plug can be easily unplugged. Placez l’imprimante près d’une prise de contacte où la fiche peut être débranchée facilement. ■ Do not let the power cord become damaged or frayed. ■ If you use an extension cord with the printer, make sure the total ampere rating of the device
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■ Once you install an ink cartridge, do not open the clamp or remove the cartridge except to replace it with a new one. The cartridge may become unusable otherwise. ■ Do not use an ink cartridge beyond the date printed on the cartridge package. For best results, use up the ink cartridges within six months of installing them. ■ Do not shake an ink cartridge; this can cause leakage. ■ Do not move the print head by hand; otherwise you may damage the printer. ■ Before transporting the printer, ma
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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 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. Accessing Your Electronic Printer Manual You can view your electronic Reference Guide from the CD-R
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3. Click View Electronic Documentation. The main screen for your printer 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. For details on viewing the manual, see the next section. 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 ESC760 Guide or ESC860 Guide. Macintosh: Open the
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After expanding the table of contents, you can click on the topic you want to view. If there’s a right arrow , click it to view subtopics, then click on a topic to go to it. Click the down arrow to close a subtopic list. Closed list, click to expand Click to go to topic 11
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Printing from Start to Finish Here’s what to do to print a basic document—such as a memo, newsletter, or photograph—from loading the paper to selecting print settings to controlling the print job. Follow the instructions in these sections: ■ “Printing with Windows” on page 14 ■ “Printing on a Macintosh” on page 19 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 these
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If you didn’t install the Guided Printing Exercise when you set up your printer, follow these steps to install it: 1. Insert the printer software CD-ROM. 2. Windows: Double-click My Computer, double-click your CD-ROM drive icon, then double-click the EPSON icon. The Main Menu appears. Macintosh: Double-click the EPSON CD-ROM drive icon, then double-click the EPSON icon. The Main Menu appears. 3. Click Install Creative Software, then click EPSON Guided Printing Exercise. The exercise is insta
