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EPSON Stylus COLOR 900
Media
sheet feeder
paper support
Paper name Size Part number
EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet Letter S041060
right edge guide
Paper
A4 (8.3 x 11.7 inches) S041059
left edge
printer
EPSON High Quality Ink Letter S041111
guide
cover
Jet Paper
A4 (8.3 x 11.7 inches) S041117
EPSON Photo Quality Ink Letter S041062
Jet Paper
A4 (8.3 x 11.7 inches) S041061
output
tray
Legal S041067
EPSON Photo Quality Ink A6 (4.1 x 5.8 inches) S041054
Jet Cards
8 x 10 inches S041122
EPSON Photo Paper 4 x
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EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Paper Paper type Size Paper types Thickness Weight Single sheets Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) Plain paper and special ink 0.003 to 0.004 inch 17 to 24 lb 2 A4 (210 × 297 mm) jet papers distributed by (0.08 to 0.11 mm) (64 to 90 g/m ) A5 (148 × 210 mm) EPSON B5 (182 × 257 mm) Legal (8.5 × 14 inches) Half letter (5.5 × 8.5 inches) Executive (7.5 × 10 inches) Transparencies and Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) Transparencies and glossy —— glossy film A4 (210 × 297 mm) film distributed
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EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Printable Area Ink Cartridges A Single sheets Black ink cartridge Color ink cartridge and cards Specification (T003011) (T005011) Color(s) Black Cyan, magenta, and BL BR yellow Print capacity* 1200 pages (A4, ISO/IEC 570 pages (A4, 5% 10561 letter pattern); coverage at 360 dpi) 840 pages at 5% C1 C2 coverage at 360 dpi) Cartridge life 2 years from production date and up to within 6 months after opening package at 77 °C (25 °F) Envelopes Storage –4 to 104 °F (–20 to 4
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EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Electrical Interfaces Specification 120 V Model 240 V Model* Parallel interface Forward channel Input voltage range 99 V to 132 V 198 V to 264 V Rated frequency range 50 to 60 Hz Specification Description Data format 8-bit parallel, IEEE-1284 compatibility mode Input frequency range 49.5 to 60.5 Hz Synchronization STROBE pulse Rated current 0.7 A 0.4 A Handshake timing BUSY and ACKNLG signals Power consumption Approx. 30 W (ISO 10561 Letter Pattern) Signal level TTL compa
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EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Control Panel Installing an Ink Cartridge for the First Time The four lights on your printer’s control panel show the printer’s status and alert you to problems like paper jams. 1. Plug the power cord into a grounded outlet. Don’t use an outlet controlled by a wall switch or timer, paper out light or one that uses the same circuit as a large appliance. black ink This may disrupt the power, which can erase the out light printer’s memory or
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EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 6. Place the black ink cartridge in its holder with the label Testing the Printer facing up and toward the back of the printer. Then press down the clamp until it locks into place. You can run a printer check to determine whether the problem comes from the printer itself or some other source. Follow these steps to run the printer check: 1. Make sure both the printer and computer are turned off. 2. Disconnect the interface cable from the printer. 3. Make sure
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EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 ❏ Load paper only up to the arrow mark on the left edge Printing on Special Media guide. ❏ Remember to select the correct Media Type and Paper Size Whether you print on plain paper or special media, you need for your paper. to make sure you select the correct Media Type setting in the printer software, as shown in the following table. ❏ If the special media has protective sheets between the sheets of media, be sure to remove the protective sheets before Then select t
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EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 3. Make sure the printer is turned on and not printing, then Replacing an Ink Cartridge open the printer cover. 4. Press the R cleaning button and hold it for about three When the B black or A color ink out light flashes, the seconds until the print head moves left and the P power indicated cartridge is low on ink. This is a good time to make light begins flashing. The print head moves to the black or sure you have a new cartridge. When the light stays on,
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EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 6. Pull up the ink cartridge clamp. The cartridge rises up from Replacing an Outdated Ink Cartridge its holder. If an ink cartridge is more than six months old, you may need to replace it. How can you tell? You may notice that your printouts don’t look as good as they used to. If print quality doesn’t improve after cleaning and aligning the print head, you can replace one or both cartridges. Follow these steps to replace an ink cartridge before the B blac
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EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Using the Control Panel Cleaning the Print Head Follow these steps to clean the print head: If your printed image is unexpectedly light or faint, or dots are 1. Make sure the printer is turned on but not printing, and missing from the image, you may need to clean the print head. both the B black and A color ink out lights are off. This unclogs the nozzles so they can deliver ink properly. 2. Press the R cleaning button and hold it down for three Cleaning t
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EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern Aligning the Print Head Using the Control Panel Buttons Examine the nozzle check pattern you print. It should look something like this: If you cannot use the print head alignment utility program that came with your printer, follow these steps to align the print head. 1. Make sure that letter-size or A4-size paper is loaded in the sheet feeder. 2. While holding down the R cleaning button, press the P power button to turn on th
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EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Transporting the Printer Related Documentation If you move your printer some distance, you need to prepare it TM-SC900 EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Service for transportation in its original box. Follow these steps: Manual To avoid damage, always leave the ink cartridges PL-SC900 EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Parts Price installed when transporting the printer. List Be sure to remove the tape used in step 4 after installing CPD-7737 EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Printer the printer in its
