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Easint.fm5 Page 1 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:13 PM Introduction Your EPSON Stylus® COLOR 850 printer is the ideal output device for business graphics, layout proofs, digital photography, or any project you create on your computer. With resolutions up to 1440 by 720 dpi, you get amazingly realistic photographic images and vivid graphics in color, or razor-sharp black printing. All at the fastest speed of any EPSON ink jet printer.
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Easint.fm5 Page 3 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:13 PM Introduction How To Use Your Manuals To set up your printer and install the printer software, see the Start Here card and CD-ROM folder. This User’s Guide contains the following information: Chapter 1 covers the basics of printing with Windows or Macintosh. Chapter 2 gives guidelines for selecting the right paper or other media for your print job and instructions for loading it in your printer.
Easint.fm5 Page 4 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:13 PM Introduction Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips You’ll find this information throughout your manual: Warnings must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury. Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment. Notes contain important information about your printer. Tips contain additional hints for great printing.
Easint.fm5 Page 5 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:13 PM Introduction Where To Get Help EPSON provides technical assistance through electronic support services and automated telephone services 24 hours a day. The following tables list the contact information: Electronic support services Service Access World Wide Web From the Internet, you can reach EPSON’s Home Page at http://www.epson.com.
Easint.fm5 Page 6 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:13 PM Introduction To speak to a technical support representative, dial (310) 787-6346 (U.S.) or (905) 709-2567 (Canada), 6 AM to 8 PM, Pacific Time, Monday through Friday and 7 AM to 4 PM, Saturday and Sunday. Toll or long distance charges may apply. Note: If you need help using another manufacturer’s software with an EPSON product, see the documentation for that software for technical support information.
Easint.fm5 Page 7 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:13 PM Introduction Important Safety Instructions Before using your printer, read the following safety instructions to make sure you use the printer safely and effectively: Caution: Always turn the printer off using the P power button. Don’t switch off the electrical outlet or power strip, or unplug the printer until the P power light is off. ◗ Turn off and unplug the printer before cleaning. Clean with a damp cloth only. Do not spill liquid on the printer.
Easint.fm5 Page 8 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:13 PM Introduction ◗ Unplug the printer and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions: If the power cord or plug is damaged; if liquid has entered the printer; if the printer has been dropped or the cabinet damaged; if the printer does not operate normally or exhibits a distinct change in performance. Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions.
Easch1.fm5 Page 1 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:13 PM 1 Basic Printing It’s easy to print all your color and black-and-white documents with your EPSON Stylus COLOR 850. First set up your printer and install the software, following the instructions in Start Here and the CD-ROM folder or Appendix B. Then read this chapter to find out about: Note: For instructions on printing with DOS, see Appendix D.
Easch1.fm5 Page 2 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:13 PM Basic Printing Setting Printer Options from Windows Applications This section describes the settings you’ll need to check for all your everyday printouts. See Chapter 3 for information about advanced settings for special print jobs. 1. Open your word processor or other Windows software application and open a file you want to print.
Easch1.fm5 Page 3 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:13 PM Basic Printing 5. Choose the Media Type you want to print on from the following list: To print at the highest resolution (1440 dpi), you need to use plain paper, Photo Paper, or one of the Photo Quality media. For the best printing at any resolution, always use EPSON media. The Quality/Speed slider is not available for certain media types.
Easch1.fm5 Page 4 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:13 PM Basic Printing Setting Default Printer Options Note: Some application settings override driver settings (such as Paper Size or Orientation), so it’s a good idea to check the settings in your application before you print. See page 1-2 for instructions. When you change printer settings through your software application, the settings apply only to the application you’re using.
Easch1.fm5 Page 5 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:13 PM Basic Printing Checking Printer Status While your document is printing, your printer software reports how the job is doing. See the section for your operating system below.
Easch1.fm5 Page 6 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:13 PM Basic Printing Windows 3.1 After you send your print job, the EPSON Despooler dialog box appears on your screen: Click to pause or resume printing Click to restart printing Click to cancel printing This dialog box shows the progress of your print job and the status of your printer. If you run out of paper while printing, for example, the Despooler warns you. You can use the buttons to cancel, pause, or restart your print job. Windows NT 4.
Easch1.fm5 Page 7 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:13 PM Basic Printing Printing from a Macintosh When you print with a Macintosh, you need to check the printer software settings for documents in each application you use. When you choose Page Setup or Print from the File menu, you see the printer software dialog boxes that let you choose the settings that describe your print job—such as the media type you’ve loaded and the resolution you want to use.
Easch1.fm5 Page 8 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:13 PM Basic Printing 4. Now choose Print from the File menu in your application. You see the printer settings dialog box: Click to select Automatic mode Use the Quality/Speed slider to select your print resolution Click to select your media type 5. Choose the number of copies and indicate which pages you want to print. 6. Make sure the Mode option is set to Automatic.
Easch1.fm5 Page 9 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:13 PM Basic Printing 9. Set the slider to Quality or Speed. This lets you choose between the fastest printing or the highest resolution for the media you’re using. To use the highest resolution available for plain paper (1440 dpi), you need to access the More Settings dialog box; see page 3-4 for instructions. Note: The Quality/Speed slider is not available for certain media types. You may want to click the Utility button and open the Status Monitor window.
Easch1.fm5 Page 10 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:13 PM Basic Printing What To Do When the Printer Lights Flash paper out light black ink out light black cleaning button color ink out light load/eject button color cleaning button power button power light The four lights on your printer’s control panel show the printer’s status and alert you to problems like paper jams. S When the paper out light flashes, paper is jammed in the printer. Turn off the printer and gently pull out all jammed paper.
Easch2.fm5 Page 1 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:14 PM 2 Printing on Special Media Your EPSON Stylus COLOR 850 lets you print on just about any kind of paper you want to use. You can get great results printing on various sizes of plain paper, letterhead, and envelopes, but you’ll get even better results with specially coated ink jet paper. For the best output, use EPSON’s photo-quality media: ink jet paper, glossy paper, glossy film, index cards, and photo paper.
Easch2.fm5 Page 2 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:14 PM Printing on Special Media EPSON ink jet media and their settings Media name Size Part number Media Type setting EPSON High Quality Ink Jet Paper Letter A4 S041111 S041117 Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper Letter A4 Legal S041062/S041029 S041061/S041026 S041067/S041048 EPSON Special Coated Paper for 720 dpi Printing Letter S041062 EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards 4.1 × 5.
Easch2.fm5 Page 3 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:14 PM Printing on Special Media Letterhead, Preprinted Forms, and Legal-size Paper Load the top edge first. When you load long paper, pull up the paper support extension and both output tray extensions. Note: When you load paper, make sure the printable side is facing up. Some special media have a cut corner that you need to position in the upper right of the paper support. Also follow any instructions in the package.
Easch2.fm5 Page 4 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:14 PM Printing on Special Media However, you may get better results by loading one sheet at a time. With multiple sheets loaded, the minimum top margin you can use is 1.2 inches (30 mm). If you want to use a smaller top margin, load and print one sheet at a time. Note: Use ink jet papers within one year of purchase. Use glossy media and transparencies within six months. Return unused sheets and envelopes to their original package as soon as possible.
Easch2.fm5 Page 5 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:14 PM Printing on Special Media If ink smears when you print on envelopes or other thick media, set the paper thickness lever to the + position. Open the printer cover and position the lever as shown below. (Make sure you return the lever to the 0 position before you print on other media.
Easch2.fm5 Page 6 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:14 PM Printing on Special Media ◗ If you’re loading 4 × 6-inch Photo Paper, position the perforated margins as shown: ◗ When you create an image for printing on 4 × 6-inch Photo Paper in your application software, size it to 4.25 × 6.25 inches. For other sizes of Photo Paper, see Appendix D for the maximum printable area specifications. 0.67 in trim size printed image size 0.24 in 0.12 in 0.12 in You can use 4 × 6-inch EPSON Photo Paper like a postcard.
Easch2.fm5 Page 7 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:14 PM Printing on Special Media EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards You can load up to 30 cards at a time. Always place the included support sheet under the cards. When you’re ready to print, use your software to set the Paper Size option for the size card you’re using. Make sure you set the paper thickness lever to the + position as shown on page 2-5. EPSON Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheets Use these sheets to print labels or stickers.
Easch3.fm5 Page 1 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:14 PM 3 Custom Printing When your presentation graphics, photographs, or other projects have special printing requirements, you can use the custom settings in your EPSON Stylus COLOR 850 software. You can choose predefined settings or adjust individual options like brightness, contrast, saturation, and halftoning. For professional-quality color accuracy, you can use Image Color Matching (ICM) under Windows 95 or ColorSync on the Macintosh.
Easch3.fm5 Page 2 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:14 PM Custom Printing Using Predefined Advanced Settings Predefined settings provide an easy way to fine-tune your printer’s operation for special image types. Follow these steps to print with predefined settings: 1. Create your image or document in your application software. 2. Access the printer settings dialog box as described on page 1-2 (Windows) or page 1-8 (Macintosh).
Easch3.fm5 Page 3 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:14 PM Custom Printing 5. Choose the right setting for your project following these guidelines: ◗ Note: Always choose your Ink setting before you select a project from the Custom Settings list. Selecting PhotoEnhance or PhotoEnhance2, ICM, or ColorSync automatically sets the Ink option to Color. Printing with PhotoEnhance or PhotoEnhance2 may take longer, depending on your computer system and image. Photo, PhotoEnhance, and PhotoEnhance2 have similar effects.
Easch3.fm5 Page 4 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:14 PM Custom Printing 8. When you’re finished, click Print (Macintosh) or OK (Windows). If you’re using Windows, click any other buttons that your application uses for printing. Customizing Print Quality and Special Effects After you customize your print settings for a special project, you can save them as a group. Then you can reuse them whenever you print a similar project. See page 3-33 for instructions.
Easch3.fm5 Page 5 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:14 PM Custom Printing Click here to change your Print Quality (resolution) Some of these options are automatically set or disabled by other settings you choose Macintosh 4. Choose one of the following Print Quality options: ◗ Economy For low-resolution rough drafts on plain paper. Saves ink. Note: The Print Quality is selected automatically depending on the current Media Type.
Easch3.fm5 Page 6 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:14 PM Custom Printing 6. Choose one of the following Halftoning options: ◗ No Halftoning For printing black text only. ◗ Note: In Automatic mode, the Halftoning setting is selected based on the data in your print job. In Advanced mode, Halftoning is preselected for each project type setting. No Halftoning is available only when you select Black as the Ink setting. For printing photographic or video/digital camera images.
Easch3.fm5 Page 7 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:14 PM Custom Printing Customizing Color Settings You can choose from several color adjustment modes or manually adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, and CMY color values. Or, to correct the colors and exposure of digital images, you can use PhotoEnhance2 (PhotoEnhance on Windows 3.1). To achieve the maximum color accuracy, you can use Image Color Matching (ICM; Windows 95) or ColorSync (Macintosh). Follow these steps to customize your color settings: 1.
Easch3.fm5 Page 8 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:14 PM Custom Printing 2. Choose one of the following Color Adjustment Modes. (You don’t need to select any of these options if you’ll be using ICM (Windows 95) or ColorSync (Macintosh) as described in step 4.) ◗ Automatic Analyzes the color information in your project and optimizes color correction accordingly. ◗ Photo-realistic For printing color photographs. ◗ Vivid For printing graphics-intensive documents like presentation pages with charts and graphs.
Easch3.fm5 Page 9 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:14 PM Custom Printing 4. For even more fine-tuning, choose one of these color correction methods: ◗ Note: When you choose PhotoEnhance, PhotoEnhance2, ICM, ColorSync, or No Color Adjustment all the other color options are preset. PhotoEnhance2 or PhotoEnhance (Windows 3.1 only) Produces sharper images and more vivid colors by automatically adjusting the contrast, saturation, and brightness. Corrects for overall under- and over-exposure of the original image.
Easch3.fm5 Page 10 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:14 PM Custom Printing Follow these steps to set your monitor’s ColorSync profile and use your printer software’s ColorSync features: 1. Open the ColorSync System Profile under Control Panels on the Apple menu. 2. Click the Set Profile button. 3. Select your monitor from the list, and then click Select. 4. Close ColorSync System Profile. 5. Access the More Settings dialog box as described on page 3-4. 6. Click ColorSync. 7. For Profile, choose EPSON Standard.
Easch3.fm5 Page 11 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:14 PM Custom Printing Selecting Paper Size and Orientation Options Your printer can print on paper up to 9.5 inches wide and up to 44 inches long in either portrait or landscape orientation. If you print multi-page documents or multiple copies of documents, you can print the pages collated and in reverse order. You can even rotate the printed document by 180 degrees to make it closer to the bottom of the paper (not available with Windows 3.1).
Easch3.fm5 Page 12 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:14 PM Custom Printing 4. Click the Paper Size drop-down list to select the size of paper you loaded in the printer. The sizes marked with an asterisk (*) are not available with Windows 3.1. These sizes are larger than you can load in your printer and can be used only with the Proportional Printing setting on the Layout tab; see page 3-20 for more information.
Easch3.fm5 Page 13 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:14 PM Custom Printing 6. If you’re printing multiple copies of a multi-page document and you want the copies printed in sets, click the Collate checkbox. The page graphics change to show collated documents. 7. If you’re printing a multi-page document and want the last page printed first so the pages come out without needing to be reordered, click the Reverse Order checkbox. The page graphics change to show later pages printing first. 8.
Easch3.fm5 Page 14 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:14 PM Custom Printing Creating User Defined Paper Sizes You can create up to 10 custom paper sizes (only one in Windows 3.1) or and add them to the Paper Size list using the User Defined option. This is useful if you’re printing a custom size document, such as a banner. You can select any width from 3.94 to 9.5 inches, and any height (length) from 3.94 to 44 inches.
Easch3.fm5 Page 15 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:14 PM Custom Printing Windows 3.1 You can create only one User Defined paper size. Type the width in the Paper Width field and the length in the Paper Height field. Then click OK. 5. You see the Paper tab again. The paper size name you defined is added to the Paper Size list and selected as the current setting. (In Windows 3.1, the setting is named User Defined.) 6.
Easch3.fm5 Page 16 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:14 PM Custom Printing Choosing Paper Size and Orientation Options Follow these steps to select the Paper Size and Orientation options: 1. Create your image or document in your application software. 2. Open the File menu and select Page Setup. You see the Page Setup dialog box: Click to select your Paper Size Click to select your Orientation options Printer graphic reflects changes to Orientation and Printable Area settings 3.
Easch3.fm5 Page 17 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:14 PM Custom Printing If you don’t see the exact size you need in the list, you can create a custom paper size; see page 3-18 for instructions. 4. Select the direction of printing on the page using the Orientation options. To print your document oriented as shown in one of the following printer graphics, select the options listed below it. Note: The Rotate by 180° setting lets you print the lower portion of a document first, with a bottom margin as small as 0.
Easch3.fm5 Page 18 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:14 PM Custom Printing Creating custom paper sizes You can create up to 8 custom paper sizes and add them to the Paper Size list. This is useful if you’re printing a custom size document, such as a banner. You can select any width from 3.94 to 9.5 inches, and any height (length) from 3.94 to 44 inches. Follow these steps to create a custom paper size: 1. Follow the steps on page 3-16 to access the Page Setup dialog box. 2. Click the Customize button.
Easch3.fm5 Page 19 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:14 PM Custom Printing Selecting Print Order Options Follow these steps to use the Collate and Reverse Order options: 1. Open your application program’s File menu and select Print . 2. Click the Layout button. You see the Layout dialog box: Note: For information on the other settings on the Layout dialog box, see page 3-27. Print Order options 3.
Easch3.fm5 Page 20 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:14 PM Custom Printing Selecting Print Layout Options Note: Layout options are available only when you’re using Windows 95, Windows NT, or a Macintosh. Your printer software’s print layout options let you reduce or enlarge almost any size document to print on your printer. You can also select options to proof multiple pages on one sheet of paper, add page frames, and add a predefined or custom watermark.
Easch3.fm5 Page 21 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:14 PM Custom Printing For example, if your document size is 11 × 17 inches, select Ledger 11 × 17 in. This paper size is too large to fit in your printer, so you’ll need to proportion it to fit on a smaller paper size (by reducing the document size). If your document size is 5 × 8 inches, but you want it to fit in the maximum area on Letter-size paper, you’ll need to proportion it to fit on a larger paper size (by enlarging the document size). 3.
Easch3.fm5 Page 22 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:14 PM Custom Printing The selected Paper Size, reduction percentage, and Output Paper settings now appear on the printer graphic. If you want to adjust the proportions or sizes, go to step 5. If you’re ready to print, go to step 7. Paper Size setting reduction percentage Output Paper setting 5. Click the Layout tab.
Easch3.fm5 Page 23 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:14 PM Custom Printing 6. Select one of the following proportional printing options: ◗ Select Normal to set the print proportion to 100%. ◗ Select Fit to Page to automatically reduce or enlarge the document to fit on the paper size loaded in the printer. The Paper Size option beneath the Fit to Page option becomes active; select the size of paper loaded in the printer.
Easch3.fm5 Page 24 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:14 PM Custom Printing Follow these steps to use the Print Layout options: 1. To print multiple pages of your document on one sheet of paper, select either the 2 Pages or 4 Pages radio button. Click a button to select a multiple page print layout Note: You can select a page order only if it works with the proportion of your selected Paper Size and/or your current orientation setting, either Portrait or Landscape. 2.
Easch3.fm5 Page 25 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:14 PM Custom Printing Follow the steps in the correct section below to add a predefined or custom watermark. 1. To turn on the watermark feature, click the Watermark checkbox. 2. The default watermark is Confidential. To change the watermark or specify how it appears, click the Watermark Settings button.
Easch3.fm5 Page 26 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:14 PM Custom Printing 4. To load a custom watermark you’ve created as a bitmap in an application program, click the User Defined button. You see the following dialog box: Note: You can create up to 10 custom watermarks. In Windows 95, you can use any bitmap file up to 15MB in size. With Windows NT, the file can be any size. To delete a custom watermark you’ve added to the list, click the User Defined button. Then select the watermark and click Delete.
Easch3.fm5 Page 27 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:14 PM Custom Printing ◗ Intensity sets the lightness or darkness of the watermark (from 5% to 100%) based on where you move the slide bar. 6. If you’re finished changing Layout options, click OK to close the Layout dialog box.
Easch3.fm5 Page 28 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:14 PM Custom Printing If you want to print this document at the maximum size on 4 × 6-inch EPSON Photo Paper, you’ll use the Fit to Page option to reduce the document to that size. If you want to print this document at the maximum size on Legal-size paper (8 1/2 × 14 inches), you’ll use the Fit to Page option to enlarge the document to that size. 4. Click OK to close the Page Setup dialog box. 5. Now open the File menu and select Print. 6.
Easch3.fm5 Page 29 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:14 PM Custom Printing 7. Select one of the following Fit to Page options: ◗ Select Off to set the print proportion to 100%. ◗ Select On to automatically reduce or enlarge the document to fit on the paper size loaded in the printer. The Paper Size option beneath the Fit to Page option becomes active.
Easch3.fm5 Page 30 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:14 PM Custom Printing Follow these steps to use the Print Layout options: 1. To print multiple pages of your document on one sheet of paper, select either 2 Pages or 4 Pages in the Pages pop-up list. Click the arrow and select a multiple page print layout Note: You can select a page order only if it works with the proportion of your selected Paper Size and/or your current orientation setting, either Portrait or Landscape. 2.
Easch3.fm5 Page 31 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:14 PM Custom Printing 1. To use one of the predefined watermarks, click the arrow in the Name pop-up list in the Watermark box. Then choose one of the following options: Note: If you selected a multiple page print layout option (as described on page 3-29), your watermark will appear on each page in the layout. Confidential Draft Urgent Priority Hot Do Not Copy For Your Eyes Only Review Copy Top Secret Duplicate Then go to step 3. 2.
Easch3.fm5 Page 32 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:14 PM Custom Printing 3. Now select the way you want the watermark to appear by choosing the following options. The Layout graphic changes to reflect all the settings you choose. Note: If your monitor displays only 16 colors, the Intensity adjustments are not shown in the Layout graphic. If you choose the No Halftoning setting, the Intensity setting does not determine how your watermark is printed.
Easch3.fm5 Page 33 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:14 PM Custom Printing Saving Custom Settings After you’ve fine-tuned your printer settings for a special project, you can save the settings as a group. Then you can quickly reuse them the next time you print a similar project. You can save up to 10 (Windows) or 8 (Macintosh) groups of settings. Follow these steps: 1. Customize your printer settings as described in this chapter. 2. Click the Save Settings button on the main printer software dialog box.
Easch3.fm5 Page 34 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:14 PM Custom Printing Redefining Custom Settings To change the options in a customized settings group but keep the same name for it, follow these steps: 1. Select Advanced mode. Then select the name of the custom settings group you want to redefine in the Custom Settings list. 2. Change the printer settings as necessary.
Easch4.fm5 Page 1 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:15 PM 4 Managing Print Jobs c Your printer software includes several utilities for managing print jobs. You can use them to monitor your printer’s status and check on the current print job or jobs waiting to print. This chapter provides instructions for the following: ◗ Managing print jobs in Windows 95 ◗ Managing print jobs in Windows 3.1 ◗ Managing print jobs in Windows NT 4.
Easch4.fm5 Page 2 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:15 PM Managing Print Jobs Selecting the Speed & Progress Options You can set up the way your printer software sends print jobs and select whether to display the Progress Meter using the Speed and Progress dialog box. To access the dialog box, you must open your printer software from the Windows 95 Printers utility as described below. 1. Click Start, point to Settings, then click Printers. 2.
Easch4.fm5 Page 3 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:15 PM Managing Print Jobs You see this dialog box: If you have more than one hard disk drive, you can select a folder for storing multiple copy print jobs here. You don’t see this box if you have only one hard disk drive. Select the following options: ◗ High Speed Copies speeds up printing of multiple copies of the same document by using your hard disk space as a cache.
Easch4.fm5 Page 4 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:15 PM Managing Print Jobs ◗ If you see no message, you cannot enable DMA transfers on your system; however, you may be able to speed up printing by setting your parallel port to ECP mode. See your computer documentation or contact your computer’s technical support for instructions on selecting ECP mode, if your computer supports it. 5. Click OK to close the Speed & Progress dialog box and return to the Utility menu.
Easch4.fm5 Page 5 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:15 PM Managing Print Jobs Deleting a Stalled Print Job If you’re having trouble printing, it may be because of a stalled print job. Follow these steps to delete it and continue printing: 1. Click the EPSON Stylus COLOR 850 icon on the taskbar. 2. Click on any print jobs marked Held. 3. Click the Cancel button. 4. Exit Spool Manager and try printing again.
Easch4.fm5 Page 6 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:15 PM Managing Print Jobs Setting Up Monitoring Preferences You can select the way you want Status Monitor 2 to monitor your printer using the Monitoring Preferences window. There are several ways to open the window: Note: Background monitoring must be turned on to change the Background Monitoring and Status Alert preferences for individual printers in the Monitoring Preferences window. See page 4-5 for instructions.
Easch4.fm5 Page 7 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:15 PM Managing Print Jobs The color of the printer icon in the Status Alert dialog box indicates the type of error, as described on page 4-8.
Easch4.fm5 Page 8 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:15 PM Managing Print Jobs When you start Status Monitor 2, you see the main window: menu bar button bar Printer Name, Status, and Job Count title bars Installed Printer icon and name The number of print jobs waiting to print appears here Brief status messages appear here If you have more than one printer you want to monitor, you can add them using the Add Printers option in the Settings menu.
Easch4.fm5 Page 9 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:15 PM Managing Print Jobs Using the Printer Status Window For more details on the status of your printer, you can use the Printer Status window. There are several ways to open the window: ◗ Double-click the printer name in the Installed Printers list. ◗ Click the printer name in the Installed Printers list to highlight it and click the icon or select Printer Status from the Printer menu.
Easch4.fm5 Page 10 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:15 PM Managing Print Jobs To check the amount of ink you have, click the Consumables tab. These graphics indicate the amount of ink remaining in your cartridges To view information about your printer’s network connections and other printer resources, click the Printer Information tab. Using the Job Status Window To view detailed information on the print jobs waiting to print, you can use the Job Status window.
Easch4.fm5 Page 11 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:15 PM Managing Print Jobs Options in the Printer menu let you pause printing or purge all waiting print jobs, select or deselect the printer as your Windows default, and access the printer software to change default settings. The Document menu options let you pause or cancel printing of individual print jobs. First click the print job you want to pause or cancel in the Document Name list to highlight it. Managing Print Jobs in Windows 3.
Easch4.fm5 Page 12 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:15 PM Managing Print Jobs To open Spool Manager, do one of the following: Note: You may not see the Spool Manager icon if Program Manager or the current window is maximized. Reduce the window size to see the Spool Manager icon. ◗ To open it while you’re printing, click the EPSON Spool Manager icon at the bottom of your desktop. ◗ You can open Spool Manager at any time by double-clicking the Spool Manager4 icon in the EPSON program group.
Easch4.fm5 Page 13 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:15 PM Managing Print Jobs Changing the Default Spool Directory If you get an error message while printing, or printing is very slow, you can try changing your default spool directory. 1. Make a directory on your hard drive where you want Spool Manager to store print job files, for example, C:\SPLTEMP. 2. Open the Spool Manager as described on page 4-11. 3. Make sure EPSON Stylus COLOR 850 is selected, and then choose Setup from the Queue menu.
Easch4.fm5 Page 14 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:15 PM Managing Print Jobs Managing Print Jobs on a Macintosh Your Macintosh printer software includes two print job management utilities: Monitor3 and Status Monitor. It also includes a Configuration utility for setting up print monitoring options. ◗ If you’re using background printing, Monitor3 starts automatically when you send a job to the printer.
Easch4.fm5 Page 15 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:15 PM Managing Print Jobs Setting Up Monitor3 1. Open the Chooser from the Apple menu and select the SC 850 or SC 850(AT) icon. Then select the port or AppleTalk™ zone you’re using. 2. Under Background Printing, click On and close the Chooser. 3. To increase the memory allocation, select EPSON Monitor3 in the Extensions folder in your System folder.
Easch4.fm5 Page 16 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:15 PM Managing Print Jobs To set priorities for jobs waiting to print, click the job, then click the Show details arrow at the bottom of the window. The Priority list becomes active. Click the arrow and select Normal, Urgent, or Hold. The job moves up or down in the list of waiting print jobs.
Easch4.fm5 Page 17 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:15 PM Managing Print Jobs The software checks the amount of ink remaining in the printer and displays the Status Monitor window: Click to recheck the ink level 4. To recheck the ink level check, click the Update button. To close the Status Monitor dialog box, click OK.
Easch4.fm5 Page 18 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:15 PM Managing Print Jobs You see the Configuration Settings dialog box: Printing stops when these messages appear Printing continues when these messages appear Spooled print job files are stored in these folders Click here to check for errors and/or the ink level before printing Click here to select the default configuration settings 4.
Easch5.fm5 Page 1 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:16 PM 5 Maintenance and Transportation It’s easy to keep your EPSON Stylus COLOR 850 printer working at its best.
Easch5.fm5 Page 2 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:16 PM Maintenance and Transportation When the A color ink out light comes on, you can continue to print with black ink. Simply turn the printer off and then back on again. When you print, make sure you choose Black as the Ink setting in your printer software. Removing an Empty Ink Cartridge You can replace a cartridge when the B black or A color ink out light is either flashing or on.
Easch5.fm5 Page 3 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:16 PM Maintenance and Transportation 5. Pull up the ink cartridge clamp. The cartridge rises up from its holder. (Although the illustration shows the black ink cartridge, the procedure is the same for replacing the color ink cartridge.) Caution: Don’t open the clamp or remove a cartridge except to replace it with a new one. Once you remove a cartridge, you can’t reuse it, even if it contains ink.
Easch5.fm5 Page 4 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:16 PM Maintenance and Transportation Installing the New Cartridge Once you have removed the empty cartridge, you’re ready to install the new one. Follow these steps: 1. Remove the new ink cartridge from its packaging. 2. Remove only the yellow part of the tape seal on top as shown below. Don’t pull off the white portion or try to remove the clear seal underneath the cartridge.
Easch5.fm5 Page 5 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:16 PM Maintenance and Transportation 5. If you need to replace the other ink cartridge, follow the steps under “Removing an Empty Ink Cartridge,” and then steps 1 through 4 under “Installing the New Cartridge.” Caution: Never turn off the printer while the P power light is flashing, unless the printer hasn’t moved or made any noise for more than 10 minutes. 6. Press the E load/eject button and close the printer cover.
Easch5.fm5 Page 6 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:16 PM Maintenance and Transportation 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. Cleaning the print heads uses ink, so clean them only if print quality declines.
Easch5.fm5 Page 7 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:16 PM Maintenance and Transportation 6. Make sure paper is loaded in the printer and click Print nozzle check pattern (Windows) or Confirmation (Macintosh). Then click Next. See page 5-8 for instructions on examining the nozzle check pattern. If your print quality has not improved, repeat the steps above. If you don’t notice any improvement after doing this two or three times, check the print quality solutions in Chapter 6.
Easch5.fm5 Page 8 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:16 PM Maintenance and Transportation 7. If your print quality has not improved, repeat the steps above. If you don’t notice any improvement after doing this two or three times, check the print quality solutions in Chapter 6. Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern Examine the nozzle check pattern you print.
Easch5.fm5 Page 9 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:16 PM Maintenance and Transportation Using the Print Head Alignment Utility Follow these steps to run the utility (Windows or Macintosh): 1. Make sure the printer is turned on and paper is loaded. 2. Access the printer settings dialog box as described in Chapter 1. 3. Click the Utility tab (Windows) or the Utility button (Macintosh). You see the Utility menu. 4. Click the Print Head Alignment icon. Caution: Load paper that’s at least 8.27 inches (210 mm) wide.
Easch5.fm5 Page 10 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:16 PM Maintenance and Transportation Cleaning the Printer To keep your printer working at its best, you should clean it several times a year, following these steps: Caution: Don’t touch the gears inside the printer. Never use alcohol or thinner for cleaning; they can damage the printer components and case. Don’t use a hard or abrasive brush. 1. Turn off the printer, unplug the power cord, and disconnect the printer cable. 2.
Easch6.fm5 Page 1 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:16 PM 6 Troubleshooting As you use your printer, you may occasionally experience a paper jam or other problem. The first thing you should do is diagnose the problem, following the guidelines in this chapter. Then try the most likely solutions until the problem is fixed.
Easch6.fm5 Page 2 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:16 PM Troubleshooting ◗ To determine whether the problem is caused by the printer itself, run a self test. See page 6-3 for instructions. ◗ You can use the printer’s hex dump mode to pinpoint communication problems. See page 6-4 for instructions. ◗ For the latest information, check the Help programs and the ReadMe files in the EPSON program group or folder.
Easch6.fm5 Page 3 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:16 PM Troubleshooting BA When an ink out light flashes, your ink supply is low. Make sure you have a replacement cartridge. BA When an ink out light comes on, you need to replace the ink cartridge. See Chapter 5 for instructions. PSBA When the power light and paper out light flash and all the other lights are on, your printer has a carriage error. See page 6-9 for more information. PSBA When all the lights flash, your printer may have an internal error.
Easch6.fm5 Page 4 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:16 PM Troubleshooting Using Hex Dump Mode You can use the printer’s hex dump mode to identify problems if you know how to interpret hex code. Or, you can fax the hex printout to a technical support representative. Follow these steps: 1. Make sure the printer is turned off and has paper loaded in it. 2. Open the cover. 3. Hold down the E load/eject button and the X color cleaning button and press the Ppower button.
Easch6.fm5 Page 5 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:16 PM Troubleshooting ◗ Make sure Economy mode is turned off in the printer software, as described in Chapter 3. ◗ Replace the ink cartridges as described in Chapter 5. (Check the status of the B black and A color ink out lights first.) Here are some detailed solutions to specific print quality problems. The printed image has horizontal banding. Possible cause Solution The Media Type setting doesn’t match the loaded paper.
Easch6.fm5 Page 6 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:16 PM Troubleshooting The printed image has incorrect or missing colors. Possible cause Solution The Ink option is set to Black. Change the Ink setting to Color. See Chapter 1 for instructions. The Media Type setting doesn’t match the loaded paper. Make sure the Media Type setting matches the paper you’re using. See Chapter 1 for instructions. The printable side of the paper is face down. Remove the paper and reload it with the printable side face up.
Easch6.fm5 Page 7 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:16 PM Troubleshooting Possible cause Solution The loaded paper is damaged, old, or dirty. Remove the paper and reload a new stack with the printable side face up. See Chapter 2 for instructions. The ink cartridges are low on ink. Check the B black and A color ink out lights to see which cartridge you may need to replace. See Chapter 5 for instructions. The printed image is blurry or smeared.
Easch6.fm5 Page 8 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:16 PM Troubleshooting Solving Printing Problems If the printer won’t print, first check that: ◗ The printer is turned on and the Ppower light is on. ◗ Paper is loaded in the printer. ◗ The printer is plugged into a working electrical outlet that’s not controlled by a switch or timer. ◗ The interface cable is securely connected to the printer and computer. If you still can’t print, check the following solutions. All lights are off.
Easch6.fm5 Page 9 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:16 PM Troubleshooting Possible cause Solution Printing is stalled. In Windows, delete the stalled print jobs in Spool Manager; see Chapter 4 for instructions (for Windows NT spooler instructions, see your Windows NT documentation). On a Macintosh, delete stalled print jobs using Monitor3 (see Chapter 4) or open the Extensions folder, EPSON folder, and Spool folder, and then delete any queued files.
Easch6.fm5 Page 10 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:16 PM Troubleshooting All the lights are flashing. Possible cause Solution You haven’t removed all the packing material from the printer. Remove the packing material, following the instructions on the Notice Sheet in the box. An internal error may have occurred. Turn off your printer, wait a few seconds, and turn it on again. If the lights still flash or stay on, contact EPSON as described in the Introduction.
Easch6.fm5 Page 11 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:16 PM Troubleshooting After you install your printer software, you see the Windows 95 New Hardware Found window. Possible cause Solution An operating system error has occurred. Click Do not install a driver, and then click OK. Never select any other option on the New Hardware Found window. You see a spooling error message (Windows).
Easch6.fm5 Page 12 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:16 PM Troubleshooting Possible cause Solution You installed an optional network interface card (Windows 95 only). If you’ve been using your printer connected directly to your computer and then install an optional network interface card to use it over a network, you must uninstall your printer software and Status Monitor 2. See page 6-17 for instructions on uninstalling your printer software.
Easch6.fm5 Page 13 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:16 PM Troubleshooting Your printer icon doesn’t appear in the Chooser (Macintosh). Possible cause Solution Your Macintosh has extension conflicts. Disable Quick Draw GX in the Extensions Manager. Make sure EPSON Monitor3 and SC 850 or SC 850AT are enabled, and then restart your Macintosh. Your application program can’t open your image file (Macintosh). Possible cause Solution Not enough memory is allocated to the application.
Easch6.fm5 Page 14 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:16 PM Troubleshooting Paper doesn’t feed. Try this Then do this Remove the stack of paper from the printer. Check that the paper isn’t: ◗ Curled or creased. ◗ Too old. (See Chapter 2 or your paper packaging for more information.) ◗ Loaded above the arrow on the left edge guide. ◗ Jammed inside the printer. (If the S paper out light is flashing, paper is jammed.
Easch6.fm5 Page 15 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:16 PM Troubleshooting Paper doesn't eject fully or is wrinkled. Possible cause Solution If the paper doesn’t eject fully, you may have set the wrong paper size. Press the E load/eject button to eject the paper. Then make sure you select the correct paper size in your printer software. See Chapter 3 for instructions. If it’s wrinkled when it comes out, the paper may be damp or too thin.
Easch6.fm5 Page 16 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:16 PM Troubleshooting The image size or position is incorrect. Possible cause Solution The paper and/or layout options are set incorrectly. Check the paper settings and the settings on the Layout dialog box (Windows 95, NT, or Macintosh only). See Chapter 3 for instructions. Also check the paper and layout options in your application software. The margins are incorrect. Possible cause Solution Margins are set incorrectly in your application software.
Easch6.fm5 Page 17 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:16 PM Troubleshooting Uninstalling Printer Software If any of the suggested solutions in this chapter tell you to uninstall and then reinstall your printer software, follow the steps in this section. Caution: If you uninstall and then reinstall the printer software In Windows 95, you must uninstall and then reinstall Status Monitor 2 so it can recognize your printer. In Windows NT 4.
Easch6.fm5 Page 18 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:16 PM Troubleshooting Macintosh Instructions 1. Insert the EPSON printer software CD-ROM in your drive. 2. Double-click the Installer icon. Then click Continue. 3. Click the arrow in the list at the top showing Easy Install, and select Remove from the list. 4. Click the Remove button on the bottom of the screen. 5. Follow the instructions on the screen to uninstall the printer software. 6. To reinstall your software, see the CD-ROM folder or Appendix B.
Easapa.fm5 Page 1 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:17 PM A Using Optional Interfaces Your EPSON Stylus COLOR 850 includes both parallel and serial interfaces. You can connect it to a PC or Macintosh, or both at the same time.
Easapa.fm5 Page 2 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:17 PM Using Optional Interfaces Using Macintosh Interface Boards If you are planning to install the LocalTalk board, you also need two LocalTalk Locking Connector Kits (DIN-8 version). Attach one connector box to the AppleTalk interface on the printer and the other to the printer port on the Macintosh. Then attach the LocalTalk cable between the two connector boxes. For more information, see the instructions that came with the connector kits.
Easapa.fm5 Page 3 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:17 PM Using Optional Interfaces Installing Optional Interfaces Before you install an optional interface board in your printer, make sure the printer is turned off and all the printer’s lights are off. Then follow these steps: Caution: To avoid damaging your printer or computer, do not install the interface board when the printer is connected to an electrical outlet. 1.
Easapa.fm5 Page 4 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:17 PM Using Optional Interfaces 5. Slide the interface board along the slots on both sides of the compartment. Push it in firmly to fully insert the board’s connector into the printer’s internal socket. 6. Secure the interface board in the slot with the two screws included with the board. 7. Connect the proper interface cable to the interface board and to your computer.
easapb.fm5 Page 1 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:17 PM B Installing Printer Software and Configuring on a Network Follow the instructions in this appendix to install the printer software on your computer. Note: If you’re using a stand-alone Macintosh or a stand-alone PC running Windows 95, follow the quick instructions on your CD-ROM folder to install your printer software. If you need more detailed instructions, see the steps in this appendix. If your system is on a Windows NT 4.
easapb.fm5 Page 2 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:17 PM Installing Printer Software and Configuring on a Network 3. Make sure Windows Program Manager is running and exit any open application programs. 4. Insert the EPSON printer software CD-ROM or diskette 1. 5. Open the File menu and select Run. 6. If you’re installing from the CD-ROM, type D:\EPSON (where D: is the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive) and click OK. After the installation program starts, read the license agreement and click Agree.
easapb.fm5 Page 3 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:17 PM Installing Printer Software and Configuring on a Network If you see a screen called New Hardware Found or Update Device Driver Wizard, or another one that asks if you want Windows 95 to install a driver for you, click Cancel. These screens could appear at any point as you follow these steps. Do not select any option on any of these screens except Cancel. You cannot install your printer software using these screens. 5.
easapb.fm5 Page 4 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:17 PM Installing Printer Software and Configuring on a Network Installing Printer Software for Windows NT 4.0 These instructions tell you how to install the printer software on the Windows NT 4.0 computer that is connected directly to the printer or all the computers that are connected remotely to the printer via an optional network interface card.
easapb.fm5 Page 5 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:17 PM Installing Printer Software and Configuring on a Network 8. See Chapter 1 for instructions on using your printer software. Installing Printer Software on a Macintosh 1. Make sure the printer is connected to your Macintosh as described on the Start Here card. 2. Turn on the Macintosh and wait until is starts up fully. 3. Turn on your printer and wait until the Ppower light stops flashing. 4. Insert the EPSON printer software CD-ROM or diskette 1. 5.
easapb.fm5 Page 6 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:17 PM Installing Printer Software and Configuring on a Network 9. Now select your printer in the Chooser. If your printer is connected directly to the serial port on your Macintosh, see the next section for instructions. Note: If you’re using a Macintosh Quadra 900 or 950, you need to set up the serial switch before you select your printer in the Chooser. Open the Apple menu and select Control Panel, then choose Serial Switch.
easapb.fm5 Page 7 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:17 PM Installing Printer Software and Configuring on a Network If you’re setting up your printer for Windows NT 4.0, see the next section. If you’re connecting to a Windows 95 network, see page B-8. For other network operating systems, see your network documentation for instructions. Connecting to the Printer on Windows NT 4.
easapb.fm5 Page 8 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:17 PM Installing Printer Software and Configuring on a Network Setting Up Your Network Path in Windows 95 If you want to use your printer on a network running Windows 95, you need to set up the port and network path on the computer connected to the printer. Follow these steps: 1. Click Start, point to Settings, and select Printers. 2. Right-click the EPSON Stylus COLOR 850 icon and choose Properties. 3. Click the Details tab.
easapb.fm5 Page 9 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:17 PM Installing Printer Software and Configuring on a Network Configuring for Macintosh Network Printing If you want to use your printer on an AppleTalk network, you need to install one of the optional interface boards: either the LocalTalk board or the Ethernet board. See Appendix A for more information about optional interfaces. Then you can use the EPSON Namer utility and set up your printer in the Chooser.
easapb.fm5 Page 10 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:17 PM Installing Printer Software and Configuring on a Network 4. Click the name you assigned to your EPSON Stylus COLOR 850 in step 4 of the previous section. You see a prompt asking you to confirm your choice. 5. Click OK. If your printer name doesn’t appear, make sure the printer is turned on and correctly connected, then click RETRY. 6. Turn the Background Printing option on or off, depending on if you want to use the EPSON Monitor3 utility or not. 7.
easapc.fm5 Page 1 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:17 PM C EPSON Accessories EPSON offers a variety of accessories for your EPSON Stylus COLOR 850 printer, from replacement ink cartridges and interface cards to special ink jet paper and other creative media. To purchase EPSON accessories, contact your local printer retailer. You can also purchase ink cartridges, interface cards, EPSON media, manuals, and parts from EPSON Accessories at (800) 873-7766 (U.S. sales only).
easapc.fm5 Page 2 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:17 PM EPSON Accessories EPSON ink jet paper and other media Media name Size Part number EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film S041072 Letter S041071 A4 4.1 × 5.8 (A6) S041107 EPSON Photo Paper 4×6 Letter A4 Panoramic EPSON Photo Stickers Kit (CD-ROM and paper) EPSON Photo Stickers (refill) 4.1 × 5.8 (A6) S041144-KIT EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards 4.1 × 5.
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easapd.fm5 Page 3 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:18 PM Specifications Paper Paper type Size Paper types Single sheets Letter (8.5 × 11 inches) A4 (210 × 297 mm) A5 (148 × 210 mm) B5 (182 × 257 mm) Legal (8.5 × 14 inches) Half letter (5.5 × 8.5 inches) Executive (7.5 × 10 inches) 0.003 to 0.004 inch Plain paper and (0.08 to 0.11 mm) special ink jet papers distributed by EPSON Transparencies Letter (8.
easapd.fm5 Page 4 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:18 PM Specifications Notes: Do not load curled or folded paper, envelopes, or transparencies. Print on ink jet papers and envelopes only under these conditions: Temperature: 59 to 77 °F (15 to 25 °C) Humidity: 40 to 60% RH Store glossy media and self adhesive sheets under these conditions: Temperature: 59 to 86 °F (15 to 30 °C) Humidity: 20 to 60% RH Printable area A B-L A B-R B-L B-R C C Single sheets and cards Envelope A The minimum top margin is 0.
easapd.fm5 Page 5 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:18 PM Specifications . A B-L, B-R EPSON 4 × 6-inch Photo Paper (dotted lines indicate perforations) C A: The maximum top margin is 0.67 inch (17.0 mm). B–L, B–R: The maximum left and right margin is 0.24 inch (6.1 mm). C: The maximum bottom margin is 0.24 inch (6.1 mm). A B-L B-R EPSON Panoramic Photo Paper C A: The minimum top margin is 0.12 inch (3.0 mm). BL: The minimum left margin is 0.12 inch (3.0 mm). BR: The minimum right margin is 0.
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easapd.fm5 Page 7 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:18 PM Specifications Electrical Specification 120V model 240V model* Input voltage range 103.5V to 132V 198V to 264V Rated frequency range 50 to 60 Hz Input frequency range 49.5 to 60.5 Hz Rated current 0.4A Power consumption Approx. 18 W (ISO/IEC 10561 Letter Pattern) 0.
easapd.fm5 Page 8 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:18 PM Specifications Color and black printing • EPSON Stylus PRO • EPSON Stylus COLOR 500 • EPSON Stylus COLOR II • LQ-860 • LQ-2550 Control Panel Settings You can change the following default settings from the printer’s control panel: Setting Options Print direction Auto, Bi-D, Uni-D Font Courier, Roman, Sans Serif, Prestige, Script, Roman T, Sans Serif H, Draft Pitch 10 cpi, 12 cpi, 15 cpi, 17.
easapd.fm5 Page 9 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 1:18 PM Specifications Control Codes ESC/P 2 control codes See the ESC/P® Reference Manual for more information about these commands.
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