Specifications

EPSON Stylus COLOR 3000
10 - EPSON Stylus COLOR 3000 5/97
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Load with the short edge leading into the feeder.
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Turn on the Flip Horizontal option to reverse your image before
you print it—especially if it includes text—so the image will appear
correctly when it’s transferred.
Setting the Thickness Lever
Be sure to check the thickness lever position if you print on
thick paper such as envelopes or index cards, or if ink smears
on your documents. If ink smears on your documents, set the
thickness lever to the + position regardless of the paper type.
To change the thickness lever position, open the printer cover
and change the setting as shown below.
Cleaning the Print Heads
If your printed image is unexpectedly light or faint, or dots are
missing from the image, you may need to clean the print
heads. This unclogs the nozzles so they can deliver ink
properly.
Note:
You must print a few lines (for example, a nozzle check) after each
print head cleaning in order to reset the cleaning cycle.
Cleaning the print heads uses ink, so clean them only if print
quality declines. There are two ways to clean the print heads:
❏ The Head Cleaning utility in your printer software
❏ The printer’s control panel buttons.
Use either method when the printer is connected directly to
the computer. Use the control panel when you are using DOS
or the printer is connected via an optional interface card.
Note:
If any Ink Out lights are flashing or on, you need to replace the ink
cartridge instead.
If you were printing when you started cleaning the print heads, the
Pause light may still be on. Press the Pause button to turn off the
light and resume printing.
Using the Head Cleaning Utility
Follow these steps to run the utility from a Windows
computer or a Macintosh:
1. Make sure the printer is turned on but not printing.
2. Make sure all the
Ink Out B lights are off.
3. Access the Main printer settings dialog box.
When you load media
with this name . . .
Load a maximum of
this many sheets in
the paper tray . . .
Then select this
Media Type setting
in your printer
software . . .
Plain paper (single
sheets)
100 letter size
30 Super A3/B size
30 A2 size
Plain paper
Plain paper (continuous
paper)
(See Chapter 3 of the
User’s Guide for
loading instructions.)
Envelopes 10
Labels (single sheets) (See Chapter 3 of the
User’s Guide for
loading instructions.
Continuous label paper
EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet
Paper
70 letter size
30 legal size
30 Super A3/B size
30 A2 size
360 dpi Ink Jet
Paper
EPSON Special Coated
Paper for 360 dpi
Printing
EPSON High Quality
Ink Jet Paper
70 letter size
30 legal size
30 Super A3/B
30 A2 size
Photo Quality Ink
Jet Paper
EPSON Photo Quality
Ink Jet Paper
EPSON Special Coated
Paper for 720 dpi
Printing
EPSON Photo Quality
Ink Jet Cards
30 cards
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EPSON 720 dpi Index
Cards
EPSON Photo Quality
Self Adhesive Sheets
(See Chapter 3 of the
User’s Guide for
loading instructions.)
EPSON Photo Quality
Banner Paper
EPSON Photo Quality
Glossy Paper (use with
support sheet)
20 letter size Photo Quality
Glossy Paper
EPSON Photo Quality
Glossy Film (use with
support sheet)
30 letter size
1 A2 size
Photo Quality
Glossy Film
EPSON High Quality
Glossy Paper (use with
support sheet)
30 letter size
1 A2 size
EPSON Iron-On
Transfer Paper
2
1 sheet
EPSON Ink Jet
Transparencies (use
with support sheet)
30 letter size Ink Jet
Transparencies
EPSON Ink Jet Back
Light Film
1 sheet Ink Jet Back Light
Film
EPSON Ink Jet Canvas
Cloth
(See Chapter 3 of the
User’s Guide for
loading instructions.)
Ink Jet Canvas Cloth
Paper type Lever position
Standard paper (single sheet) 0
Envelopes +
Index cards +
Transparencies 0
Labels 0
Continuous paper 0
Banner paper 0