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EPSON Stylus Photo 1270
Media
edge paper support
guides
Media name Size Part number
printer cover
EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper Letter S041060
Super B S041066/S041047
EPSON High Quality Ink Jet Letter S041111
control
Paper
panel
EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Letter S041062
output tray
Paper Legal S041067
A3 S041068
B S041070
Super B S041069
EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Letter S041124
Paper Super B S041133
output tray
EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Letter S041072
extensions
Film A6 S041107
B S041075
Supe
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EPSON Stylus Photo 1270 Mechanical Printer Specifications Paper feed Friction method Printing Paper path Sheet feeder, rear entry Printing method On-demand ink jet Sheet feeder 2 Nozzle configuration capacity 100 sheets of 17 lb (64 g/m ) paper Black 48 nozzles Dimensions Color 240 nozzles (48 each: cyan, magenta, Storage Width: 23.6inches (609 mm) yellow, light cyan, light magenta) Depth: 12.2 inches (311 mm) Height: 6.9 inches (175 mm) Resolution Maximum 1440 dpi × 720 dpi Printing Width: 23
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EPSON Stylus Photo 1270 Paper Paper type Size Paper types Thickness Weight Single sheets Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) Plain bond paper and special ink jet 0.003 to 0.004 inch 17 to 24 lb 2 Legal (8.5 × 14 inches) papers distributed by EPSON (0.08 to 0.11 mm) (64 to 90 g/m ) Half letter (statement, 5.5 × 8.5 inches) for plain bond for plain bond Executive (7.5 × 10 inches) paper paper A4 (210 × 297 mm) A5 (148 × 210 mm) A3 (11.7 × 16.5 inches) B (11 × 17 inches) Super B (13 × 19 inches) Transparen
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EPSON Stylus Photo 1270 Printable area Follow these guidelines when you check the control panel lights. A A P is on The Ppower light is on when the printer is on and B-L B-R ready to print. It flashes when the printer is B-L B-R C receiving a print job, charging ink, or cleaning the print head. envelopes S flashes When the S paper out light flashes and both ink C and out lights come on, you have a paper jam. Press single sheets/index cards B and A the E load/ejec
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EPSON Stylus Photo 1270 3. Unwrap the ink cartridges, then remove only the yellow Installing an Ink Cartridge for the First part of the tape seal on top. Don’t pull off the blue part. Time Follow these ink cartridge precautions and the others on pages 7 through 10 of the Printer Basics book: ❏ Install both ink cartridges, and leave them installed for all types of printing, or the printer won’t work. ❏ Remove the yellow tape seal from the top of the ink Black ink Color ink Don’t touch the
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EPSON Stylus Photo 1270 Select this Media Type Testing the Printer For this paper name... setting EPSON Premium Glossy Photo Paper Premium Glossy Photo You can run a printer check to determine whether a problem Paper comes from the printer itself or some other source. Follow EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film Photo Quality Glossy Film these steps to run the printer check: EPSON Photo Stickers EPSON Ink Jet Transparencies Ink Jet Transparencies 1. Make sure both the printer and computer
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EPSON Stylus Photo 1270 Use these EPSON ink cartridges within six months of 4. The color cartridge is on the right and the black cartridge is installing them and before the expiration date on the package: on the left. Pull up the ink cartridge clamp all the way. The cartridge rises up from its holder. ❏ Black ink cartridge: T007 ❏ Color ink cartridge: T009 To ensure good results, use genuine EPSON ink cartridges and do not refill them. Other products may cause damage to your printer not
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EPSON Stylus Photo 1270 7. Tilt the ink cartridge forward slightly as you lower it into its Cleaning the Print Head holder. Hang the tabs at the back of the cartridge on the hooks on If your printed image is unexpectedly light or faint, or dots are the holder clamps. missing from the image, you may need to clean the print head. This unclogs the nozzles so they can deliver ink properly. Cleaning the print head uses ink, so clean it only if print tabs quality declines. You can cl
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EPSON Stylus Photo 1270 If the pattern is missing dots, click Clean to clean the print Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern head again. If you don’t see any improvement after cleaning Examine the nozzle check pattern you print. It should look three or four times, check the solutions in the Printer Basics something like this: book. You can also turn the printer off and wait overnight—this allows any dried ink to soften—and then try cleaning the print head again. Using the Control Panel
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EPSON Stylus Photo 1270 4. Open the printer cover. Secure the ink cartridge holder to Cleaning the Printer the printer with tape as shown, then close the printer cover. Tape the ink cartridge holder To keep your printer working at its best, you should clean it to the printer case several times a year. Follow these steps: 1. Turn off the printer and wait for the Ppower light to go out. 2. Unplug the power cord and disconnect the printer cable. 3. Remove all the paper from the sheet feeder.
