Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto Stylus Photo 900 del fabbricante Epson
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Contents 3 Contents WELCOME! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 About Your Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 About Your Documentation .
4 Contents Printing Borderless Photos on Cut Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Macintosh OS 8.6 to 9.x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Macintosh OS X .
Contents 5 INSTALLING YOUR PRI NTER SOFTWARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Installing Printer Software on Macintosh OS 8 .6 to 9.x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Installing Your Printer Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6 Contents.
7 Welcome! Your EPSON Stylus ® Photo 900 is a full-featured phot o and CD/DVD printer. Outsta nding pr intouts resu lt from th ese adva nced features: ■ EPSON’s 6-color ph oto inks le t you print.
8 Welc om e! About Your S oftware Your printer C D-ROM includes all the so ftware yo u need for print ing. See the Start Here sheet for ins tallati on inst ruction s. ■ Your printer driver runs your printe r and lets you control h ow your documents look.
Welcome! 9 About Your Docu mentation To set up y our printer and insta ll its software, s ee the Start Here sheet. This book contains system requirements, im portan t safety i nformat ion, your warran.
10 Welc ome! Using the EPSON Pr inter Information Center Need he lp loadin g paper, lo ading CDs or DVDs, or changing an ink cartridge? U se the EP SON Pri nter I nform ation C ent er (EPIC ) to vie w pr inter an ima tions t hat quickly show you h ow.
Welcome! 11 3. Click a title. Use the pro gram tools to pause a movie, repl ay a ste p, or skip ahe ad. 4. Click Exit to exit EPSON Print Sh ow. Launching the Man ual 1. Double-cl ick the EPSON Printer Informat ion Center icon on your desk top. 2. Click User ’s Guide .
12 Welc ome!.
13 Loading Paper You can load a variety of pa per types in yo ur printer, as describe d in thes e sections : ■ “Loading Single Shee ts” below ■ “Loading Roll Paper” on page 14 ■ “Loadi.
14 Loading Paper Also be su re to: ■ Load the printabl e side face-up. It’s ofte n whit er or br ight er than the othe r side. ■ Load lett erhead o r prepri nted pa per into t he print er top edge first. ■ Don’t lo ad paper a bove the arrow o n the left edge gui de.
Loading Paper 15 3. If the paper curls at th e end, fold a s heet of paper o ver the en d and roll it backward to uncurl it. Avoid tou chin g the pri ntable su rface o f the rol l paper . 4. Rem ove an y paper t hat’s in the sh eet fe eder at the to p of th e printer.
16 Loading Paper 6. Ins tall the roll pap er holder s on the printer. Insert th e left hol der into the far l eft slot, then i nsert the ot her h older into the appr opriat e slo t on th e rig ht (e ithe r the 4-inch slot as shown, or t he 8.3-i nch slot further on the right).
Loading Paper 17 If th e pape r is c rooke d, pre ss th e roll p aper butt on a nd hol d it for th ree seconds to back the paper all the way out. Then turn th e roll pape r holder knob s to roll up the paper. Pres s the roll paper button to cl ear the pa per ou t error.
18 Loading Paper 4. Set th e paper th ickness l ever to the po sition (remember to set it back to t he position when you’re do ne). Note: For be st res ults, p ress each e nvelo pe flat befo re load ing, or loa d one envelope at a tim e.
Loading Paper 19 Loading Special Papers To load EPSO N ink jet papers, fol low these guide lines: ■ Load all p aper with th e print able side up . It’s us ually w hiter or bright er than th e other s ide. ■ If the pape r has a cu t corne r, po sitio n it in the up per righ t co rner as y ou load it in the sh eet feed er.
20 Loading Paper Storing Y our Photos With prope r care, photographs from your EP SON Stylus Pho to prin ter will last for many years. The special EPSON inks desi gned for y our prin ter ar e form ulated t o achieve i mproved lightfa stness whe n used with EPSON papers for p rints tha t are prop erly disp laye d or stored .
21 Printing in Windows Before you start, make sure your printer is set up and its software is installed as described o n the Start Here sh eet. Whenever you prin t, make sure yo u do the followin g: ■ Use the right paper. For the best-loo king photos, most vivi d colors, and greatest detail, always use genuine EPSON pa pers a nd EPSON inks .
22 Printing in Windows Printing From an Application After yo u create a document in a software program , follow t hese s teps to print i t using the ba sic pr in ter s ettin gs: 1. From the file m enu, click Print . You see a Pr int window l ike this one: 2.
Printing in Windows 23 4. Sele ct the fo llowing in the properti es window: 5. Sele ct from these Quality Types: Draft: for roug h dr aft s wi th redu ced prin t qua lit y Text: For text-only docume n.
24 Printing in Windows 8. Click OK . 9. At the Print window, click OK or Print to start printing. During printi ng, this win dow appears and shows the progress of your pr int job. Y ou can use the buttons to cancel , pause, or resume printing. You can also see how much ink you h ave le ft.
Printing in Windows 25 Customizing Windows Pr int Settings You can use a dvanced setting s for colo r matching , printing a t a high er resolution , or selec ting a varie ty of sp ecial effects and layouts. 1. On the Main tab, click the Advanced butt on in the bot tom right corner of the window.
26 Printing in Windows 4. Once you’ve finish ed s electing a dvanced se tting s, you can: ■ Click OK to save yo ur se ttings, re turn to the Print di alog bo x, and print. ■ Click the Bas ic button to return to the Basic setti ngs. ■ Click the Pa ge Layout tab and cont inue with step 5 to select layout opt ions.
Printing in Windows 27 Selecting t he Correct Paper Type Selec t the c orrec t pa per Type setting so your prin ter knows what kind of pa per you’re using and adjus ts the ink cove rage acco rdingly.
28 Printing in Windows Printing B orderless Phot os on Cut Sheets You can pri nt your phot os with no margins, extending the image all the wa y to the edge s of th e page. Note: For in struc tions on pri nting bo rderle ss ph otos on roll pa per, see “Load ing Roll P aper” on page 14.
Printing in Windows 29 You see the fol lowing scr een: 3. Sele ct Photo or Best Phot o as the Quality Type sett ing. 4. Choose Sheet as the paper Source setting .
30 Printing in Windows.
31 Printing on a Macintosh Before you start, make sure your printer is set up and its software is installed as described o n the Start Here sh eet. Whenever you prin t, make sure yo u do the followin g: ■ Use the right paper. For the best-loo king photos, most vivi d colors, and greatest detail, always use genuine EPSON pa pers a nd EPSON inks .
32 Printing on a Macintosh Printing wit h Macintosh OS 8.6 to 9.x Before you begi n make sure you selected y o ur printer in the Ch ooser as described in “Installin g Your Printer Driver” on page 87. 1. From th e File menu, se lect Page Setup . Se lect the fol lowing se ttings: 2.
Printing on a Macintosh 33 4. Sele ct the fo llowing s ettings : ■ Choose your pape r from t he Media Type lis t. Se e “Sel ecti ng th e Co rrect Media Type” o n page 42 for details. ■ Select Color to print a colo r document or black and whi te photograph.
34 Printing on a Macintosh 7. If you turned on backgrou nd printin g, you can s elect EPSON Monitor IV from the Ap plicati on menu in the uppe r right corn er of your sc reen. Yo u see t he EPSON Monitor window: Note: If you ’re no t using backgr ound pr inting a nd yo u need to canc el pri nting, hold down the key and pr ess t he .
Printing on a Macintosh 35 Printing wit h Macintosh OS X If you’re using an OS X co mpatible print ing application, fol low the step s below to print a document. (If you’re using an ap pli cation that’s compatibl e only wi th Macintosh Classic mode, follow the steps in “Printing with Macintosh OS 8.
36 Printing on a Macintosh 4. From th e File menu se lect Print . Yo u see a window li ke this on e: 5. Sele ct your pri nter name fro m the Pri nter drop-down list. Note: Make sure y ou cho se the s ame pr inter that you sele cted in step 2. 6. Sele ct Print Setting s from the list.
Printing on a Macintosh 37 8. You ca n also ch oose other p rint setting s by se lecting t hese opt ions in the pull -dow n m enu: ■ Copies & Pages , to select the number of copie s or a page ra.
38 Printing on a Macintosh Customizing Macintosh Prin t Settings Macintosh OS 8.6 to 9.x You can use a dvanced setting s for colo r matching , printing a t a high er resolution , or selec ting a varie ty of sp ecial effects and layouts. 1. On the printer set tings window, click Custom , then clic k the Custom Settin gs list t o op en it .
Printing on a Macintosh 39 4. Sele ct these advanced setting s as necessary: Note: For the highes t prin t quali ty, selec t Phot o RPM . Please n ote tha t prin ting will tak e longer in this mode. For more informa tion on advanc ed s ettings, o r inst ructi ons on sa ving t hem as a group s o you ca n reuse them later , clic k the ? button .
40 Printing on a Macintosh Macint osh OS X You can use a dvanced setting s for colo r matching , printing a t a high er resolution , or selec ting a varie ty of sp ecial effects and layouts. 1. On the printer set tings window, click Custom , then click the Custom Settings list t o op en it .
Printing on a Macintosh 41 4. Sele ct these advanced setting s as necessary: Note: For the highes t prin t quali ty, selec t Phot o RPM . Please n ote tha t prin ting will tak e longer in this mode. For more informa tion on advanc ed s ettings, o r inst ructi ons on sa ving t hem as a group s o you ca n reuse them later , clic k Help .
42 Printing on a Macintosh Selecting t he Correct Med ia Type Select th e correct Media Ty pe setting so your printer kno ws what kind of paper you’re using an d adjusts th e ink coverag e accordingly.
Printing on a Macintosh 43 Printing B orderless P hotos on Cut S heets You can pri nt your phot os with no margins, extending the image all the wa y to the edge s of th e page. Note: For in struc tions on pri nting bo rderle ss ph otos on roll pa per, see “Load ing Roll P aper” on page 14.
44 Printing on a Macintosh Macintosh OS 8.6 to 9.x 1. St art your photo program and op en your ph oto fil e. 2. Ope n the File menu an d click Page Setup . You see th e foll ow ing: 3. Sele ct your Pa per Size . 4. Choose Auto Sheet F eeder as the Paper Source.
Printing on a Macintosh 45 Macint osh OS X 1. St art your photo program and op en your ph oto fil e. 2. Ope n the File menu an d click Page Setup . You see th e foll ow ing: 3. Sele ct Stylus Photo 900(Sheet Feeder - Borderless ) in the Format for drop-down li st.
46 Printing on a Macintosh 7. Ope n the File menu an d click Print . You see th e foll owin g: 8. Sele ct Stylus Phot o 900(Sheet Feeder - Borderl ess) in the Printer drop-d own list. Note: Make sure y ou cho se the s ame pr inter that you sele cted in step 3.
47 Printing on CDs and Special Media Your EPSON Stylus Photo 900 gives you se veral options for s pecializ ed printing : ■ You can prin t dire ctly on ink-je t pr inta ble C Ds and DVDs us ing yo ur own photos, text, and artwo rk. ■ You can p rint a s eries of photos on roll paper.
48 Printing on CDs and Spec ial Media Follow th e steps in thes e section s: ■ “Clea ning the Rolle r” on page 48 ■ “Desig ning CDs and DV Ds” on pa ge 49 ■ “Inserting a CD or DVD” o.
Printing on CDs and Special Media 49 Designing CD s and DVDs You can use EPSON Print CD to crea te an d print a de sign with imag es, graph ics, and text. You can use your own photos o r choo se from a sel ection of p hotogra phic and abstract ima ges incl uded with t he program.
50 Printing on CDs and Spec ial Media 4. To chang e the background im age, clic k the Background icon (Windows) or choose Background from the Insert menu (Macintosh). You see a wi ndow like the followin g: 5. Click Select Im age (Windows) or Select Backgr ound (Macintosh).
Printing on CDs and Special Media 51 If you want to choose one o f your own images, do one of the fo llowing: ■ Windows: Click th e File ta b, then click Br owse to locate the folder where your ima ges a re stor ed and click OK . You see thumbn ail ima ges of al l the fi les in the folder.
52 Printing on CDs and Spec ial Media 8. To edi t the text, do one of t he followi ng: ■ Windows : Double-cli ck any text block on t he CD image to o pen the text editing window. Enter your text and us e t he tabs to apply formatt ing and special effe cts, then click OK .
Printing on CDs and Special Media 53 Inserting a CD or DVD Make sure the data, mu sic, or video is burn ed on your ink-jet printable C Ds or DVDs before you print. Otherwise, dirt o r scra tches on the s urface may caus e errors wh en you burn th e data.
54 Printing on CDs and Spec ial Media 3. Place the CD or DVD on t he CD tray with the w hite or printabl e side face-up. 4. Slide the edg e guide to th e right to make room for th e tray.
Printing on CDs and Special Media 55 5. Insert the tray against the left side of the feeder. 6. Open t he pr inte r co ver and push the tr ay in to t he pr inte r, a ligni ng th e whi te lin e on the tr ay with the edges of t he printer ro llers. 7. Slide the edg e guide aga inst th e tray.
56 Printing on CDs and Spec ial Media 8. Set th e paper th ickness l ever to the positi on. The paper lig ht goe s out. 9. Clos e the prin ter cover. The n follo w the instructio ns in “Pri nting Your Design ” below to p rint with EPS ON Print CD.
Printing on CDs and Special Media 57 3. Click OK . 4. Ope n the File menu an d select Pr int , or click the Print butt on. Yo u see this screen: 5. Click OK (Windows) or Print (Macintosh).
58 Printing on CDs and Spec ial Media 3. Foll ow the i nstructions in “Printing Y o ur Design” on page 56 to make sure your EPSON Stylus Photo 900 is selecte d, and the Paper Source is set to Manual or Manual Feed . 4. Sele ct Prin t from the File menu, or click the Print button.
Printing on CDs and Special Media 59 7. Ope n the File menu an d select Adju st Print Posit ion . You see th is screen: 8. Make sure Enter Values or Va lue Entry is checked, then input th e A distance in the Height (Top) or Top Spac e box. Enter the B distance in the Width ( Right) or Right Space box.
60 Printing on CDs and Spec ial Media 4. Sele ct Prin t from the File menu, or click the Print button. You see this screen: 5. Sele ct Print Density Confirmat ion (or Check ) Pattern and click OK (Windows) or Print (Maci ntosh).
Printing on CDs and Special Media 61 Printing on Roll Paper Before you print on roll paper, ma ke sure the paper is loaded corre ctly, as described in “Loading Roll Paper” on page 14. Follow the ste ps in the ne xt sections to select your roll pape r setti ngs in Wi ndows o r Macinto sh.
62 Printing on CDs and Spec ial Media 5. Choose Roll as the pape r Source. The R oll Paper O ptions wi ndow pop s up, as shown abov e. 6. Sele ct one o f the fol lowing Ro ll Paper Op tions: ■ Banner Mode: Makes multi-p age documen ts print as one large page.
Printing on CDs and Special Media 63 Macintosh OS 8.6 to 9.x 1. Open your photo fi le and resize it as necessary. 2. Open the file m enu and select Page Setup . Yo u see th is sc reen: 3. Select the pho to size as th e Pa per Si ze. 4. Choose Roll Paper as the Pa per Source.
64 Printing on CDs and Spec ial Media 10. Select Quali ty (for hi gher print qua lity) or Speed (for fast er printing) usin g the slider. 11. Click Print . After your photo s are p rinted, s ee “Remov ing You r Photo s and Pa per” on page 67 . Macint osh OS X 1.
Printing on CDs and Special Media 65 6. Ope n the File menu an d select Pr int. 7. Sele ct Stylus Photo 900(Roll Paper) from the Print er drop-down lis t. If you sele cted a d iffer ent Roll Pa per op ti o n, make sure you select the same one as you chose in step 3.
66 Printing on CDs and Spec ial Media 9. Cho ose one of th e follo wing, depen ding on t he Roll Pa per se tting you selected : ■ Banner Mode: Makes multi-p age documen ts print as one large page. Wh en the Save roll paper opt ion is checke d, the printe r stops prin ting aft er the last word or im age is printed.
Printing on CDs and Special Media 67 Removi ng Your P hotos an d Pape r After your photo s are pr inted, you can eith er send another print job or cut off the photos and rem ove the paper fro m the printe r. 1. Press th e roll paper butt on to p rint a cuttin g line .
68 Printing on CDs and Spec ial Media 4. Turn the knobs t o roll the res t of the pa per onto t he holder. Th en press th e roll paper butto n to turn off th e red paper ligh t. 5. Pull th e roll paper ho lder out of its m ounting slo ts and remo ve the rol l paper from the ho lde r.
Printing on CDs and Special Media 69 Printing on Card Sto ck or Matte Boar d You can use the manual feed slot in the ba ck o f the printe r to print on w hi te card stock or matte board up to 1.3 mm (0.051 inch or 51 mil) thi ck, in the foll owing sizes: lett er , lega l, or A 4 siz e.
70 Printing on CDs and Spec ial Media 4. Open the printer cover and place a sheet of card stock against the left si de of the manual feed slot, wi th the side you want to print on facing up. 5. Slide the card stock into the printer un til t he leading edge is 1 cm (0.
Printing on CDs and Special Media 71 7. Set th e paper th ickness l ever to the positi on. (If the pri nt quali ty is not satisfa ctory, try se tting the pape r thickne ss lever to the positio n for the next prin t.
72 Printing on CDs and Spec ial Media.
73 Maintaining Your Printer Follow th e instructions in this ch apter to keep your printer workin g at its b est and to prepare it for moving , if necessary: ■ “Clean ing the P rin t Hea d” bel .
74 Maintaining Your Printer Running the H ead Cleaning Utility 1. Make s ure the p rinter is turne d on but not printing, a nd the red ink light is off. (If the ink light is flashi ng or on, you need to replace a cartridge; see page 76 for d etails.) 2.
Maintaining Your Printer 75 The nozz le check p attern prin ts (see “ Examini ng the Nozz le Chec k Pattern” below for detai ls). 5. If the nozzle ch eck pattern h as no gaps o r white li nes, click Finish . If the pa ttern has wh ite lines , click Clean to clean th e print head a gain.
76 Maintaining Your Printer Replacing an Ink Cartridge ■ When the red ink lig ht fl ashes, one or more ink ca rtridges are low on ink. ■ When th e red ink light st ays o n, yo u need to repla ce the cartridge(s). When you print, you’ll als o see a mess age on your scre en telling you which cartrid ge is low or empt y.
Maintaining Your Printer 77 You see a wi ndow like th is: Purcha sing Ink Cart ridge s Use thes e EPSON i nk cartridges within si x months of instal ling t hem and before t he expiratio n date on the pa ckage: Caution: To ensure good re sults, use ge nuine EPSON ink cartrid ges and do not refill the m.
78 Maintaining Your Printer Ink Cartridge Precautions Warning: Keep ink ca rtrid ges out of the rea ch o f child ren. If ink ge ts on you r hands, wash them thor oughly w ith soa p and wa ter. If ink gets in your eyes, f lush th em thoro ughly wi th wat er.
Maintaining Your Printer 79 The red light also begins to flash or remains on. ■ If it flas hes at th e same spee d as the gre en light, repl ace th e black cartridg e. ■ If it flashes twice as fast as the g r een ligh t, replace the color ink ca rtridge.
80 Maintaining Your Printer 6. Lower the ne w cartridge down in to the holder. Make sure the tabs rest on the hooks in back. Caution: Don’t plac e the c artridg e tabs und er the h ooks; you ma y damag e the clamp wh en you clos e it. 7. Press down firm ly on the ink cartridge clamp until it snaps in p lace.
Maintaining Your Printer 81 The green power light fla shes and t he printer m akes noise . Chargi ng take s about ha lf a minute. Wh en it’s fin ished, th e green power lig ht stops flashi ng and stays on, and t he red light goe s out.
82 Maintaining Your Printer 5. On th e te st page , se lect the p att ern w ith th e tw o ver tical lin es mo st pr ecise ly prin ted on top of each oth er. You m ay n eed to use a mag nify ing glass or loup e. Select on e pattern ea ch for row s 1 through 3.
Maintaining Your Printer 83 8. Afte r it prints, rem ove and relo ad the te st page as shown, with pattern row #1 on the ri ght. 9. Click Print ag ain t o print t he secon d test patte rn. 10. On the test page, select a box for columns 1 and 2 that does no t conta in any li ght or dark band ing.
84 Maintaining Your Printer 11. Enter the number of the best l ooking bo x in each co lumn in th e corresp onding boxes on the screen and click Finish . If you can’t find a box that do esn’t c ont ain b anding , ch oose the one tha t lo oks t he best.
Maintaining Your Printer 85 4. If ink accident ally gets inside t he pr inter, wipe i t off with a damp cloth. Warning: Don’t touch the gears o r an y other parts i nside t he print er. Caution: Never use a h ard or a brasi ve b rush, o r be nzine, alco hol, or paint thinne r for clea ning; th ey can d amage t he printer componen ts and case.
86 Maintaining Your Printer 4. Ope n the prin ter cover. Secure th e ink cartridge h older wi th the plastic insert that came with your pri nter (or secure it to the case with tape). Caution: Be sure to remove th e insert af ter in stallin g the p rinter in its new locat ion.
87 Installing Your Printer Software Before you inst all yo ur prin ter softwa re, follo w the s teps o n the Start Here shee t to se t up your printer and connect it t o your comp uter. If you’re using Windows XP , Wind ows 2000, Windows ME, Windows 98, or Macintosh OS X, follow the s oftware insta llation instruction s on the Start Here sheet .
88 Installing Your Printer Software 6. After your Macintosh restarts, register your printer with EPSON as instructed. 7. Open the Choos er from the Apple men u. 8. Sele ct SP 900 and sele ct your USB port. 9. Turn on background printi ng , then cl ose the Chooser.
89 Solving Problems See “Dia gnosin g Printer Pro blems ” on pag e 91 to help determin e what th e cause of your printer pro blem may be. Th en see the se section s for soluti ons: ■ “Setup an.
90 Solving Problems Printer Part s Roll paper button Ink button Paper button Powe r but ton Paper support Sheet feeder Edge guide Output tray Output tr ay extens ion Printer cover Manual feed edge gui.
Solving Problems 91 Diagnosing Printer Problems First, check the printer’s lig hts (see be low) or run a printer che ck (see page 92). Lights Explanation Green power light flashes The printer is receiving a print job, replacing an ink cartr idge, charging ink, or cleaning the print head.
92 Solving Problems Runnin g a Pri nter Check You can run a pri nter check t o determ ine wheth er a problem co mes from th e printer or some othe r source. 1. Turn off yo ur printer and computer. 2. Disconnect the printer’s interface cable. 3. Load le tter-si ze paper in the printe r.
Solving Problems 93 ■ If the test page pri nts, the probl em probably li es in your soft ware settin gs, interface cable, or comput er, or your software may not be installed correctl y. ■ If the test page does n’t print , you may h ave a p roblem wit h your printer.
94 Solving Problems Problems and Solutions Setup and Softwa re Installation Prob lems The printer makes nois e after ink cartridge i nstallation. ■ When you i nstall ink cartridges, the prin ter must charge i ts print head for a minute or so.
Solving Problems 95 Printer Proble ms Only the green power light is on, but nothing pri nts. ■ Make sure the in terface c able is securely connected at both ends and meets t he system requirement s; see page 105. ■ Run a prin ter check as desc ribed on page 92.
96 Solving Problems Quality Problems You see banding (light lines). ■ Clean th e prin t head noz zles; see page 73 for instructions. ■ Select a h igher Qua lity Type or Print Quality and turn o ff High Speed mode; s ee “Printin g in Windows” on page 21 or “Printing on a Macintosh” on page 31.
Solving Problems 97 ■ Use E PSON pap ers f or pro per saturation and ink abs orption. ■ Check t he paper th ickness l ever. Set it to for most papers an d for envelopes; for CDs or DVDs, see page 53 or for heavy stock , see page 69. ■ Align the print h ead as described on p age 81.
98 Solving Problems ■ Try using Autom atic mode (Macintosh only). See “P rinting on a Macintosh” on page 31 for instructions. ■ Try changing the Gamma setting. Se e “Custo mizing Wind ows Prin t Se tti ngs ” on page 25 or “Custo mizing Macint osh Pr in t Sett ing s” on page 38 to a cce ss th e Adv anc ed settin gs.
Solving Problems 99 Roll paper doesn’t feed correctly or jams in the printer. ■ Cut t he en d of t he p aper straight acro ss. If it’s cut diagon ally, th e paper won ’t feed smooth ly. ■ If the roll paper en d is curled, plac e the end in sid e a fol ded sheet of pa per and roll it backwards agai ns t the curl.
100 Solving Problems Miscellan eous Problems The image is inverted, as if v iewed in a mi rror. Turn off Mirror Image or Flip Horizontal in the prin ter so ftware or the mirro r setting in your program.
Solving Problems 10 1 ■ If you’re usin g the manual fe ed slot, make sure the card sto ck is loaded as described on page 69. ■ Make sure the Borderle ss option is set co rrectly for your margins ; see page 28 or page 43 or “Printing on Roll Paper” on page 61.
102 Solving Problems Uninstalling and Reinstalling Printer Software You may nee d to unin stall th en reins tall your prin ter driver and utili ties if, for exampl e, yo u upgrad e your W indo ws oper atin g system. Yo u don’t n eed to un instal l your othe r photo software , CD prin ting s oft ware, or the EPSON Pr inte r Info rmat ion Cente r.
Solving Problems 10 3 Macint osh OS X 1. Open the Applications fo lder, then the Ut ilities fold er. 2. Select Print Center , hold d own the key and select all it ems labeled St ylus Photo 900 , then click the Delete button. 3. Restart your Macintosh, then see the Start Here sheet to rein stall yo ur so ftware.
104 Solving Problems ■ Computer co nfiguration and opera ting sys tem version ■ Descripti on of th e proble m You can pu rchase ink cartridge s, paper, manuals, and a ccessories from the EPSON Store at (800) 873-7766 or visit www.e psonstor e.com (U .
105 Requirements and Notices Windows System Requirements To use your printer a nd its softwar e, your system should have: ■ A Micros oft Wi ndow s compa tib le PC w ith a P entiu m ® II 266 MHz pro.
106 Requirements and Not ices Important Safety Instructions Befo re us ing yo ur pr int er, rea d th ese safet y inst ruct ions to m ake su re y ou use it saf ely and ef fec tivel y: ■ Be sure t o foll ow all warnin gs and i nstru ctio ns mar ked on the pr inter .
Requirements and Notices 107 Ink Cartridge Safety Instructions ■ Keep ink cartridges out of the reach of chi ldren. ■ Be c areful when you ha ndle used ink cartridges; there may be ink rema ining around the ink supply port. If ink gets on your skin , wash it o ff with soap and water.
108 Requirements and Not ices FCC Compliance Statement For United Sta tes Users This equipment has been tested and foun d to comply with t he limits for a Cl ass B digital devi ce, pursuant t o Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Requirements and Notices 109 Declaration of Con formity According to 47CFR, Part 2 and 15 fo r Class B Per sonal Computers and Peripher als; and /or CPU Boards a nd Power Su pplies used wit h Class B Per sonal Com puters: We: EPSON AMERICA, INC.
110 Requirements and Not ices Epson America, Inc. Limited Warranty What Is Covered : Epson America, Inc . (“EP SON”) warra nts to the firs t retai l purc haser that t he EPSON printer covered by t.
Requirements and Notices 111 THE WARRANTY AND REMEDY PR OVIDED ABO VE ARE E XCLUSIVE AND I N LIEU O F ALL OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARR ANTIES INCLUDING, BU T NOT LIMITE D TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRIN GEMENT OR FITNESS FOR A PAR TICULAR PURPOSE.
112 Requirements and Not ices.
Ind ex 11 3 Index A Acces sori es , ord eri ng, 1 04 Adobe Ph otoshop , P.I.M II plug-in for, 8 Advanced settings Macint osh, 38 to 41 Windows, 25 to 26 Aligning print head, 81 to 84 Animati ons Pri nt Sho w, 8 Animati ons, P rint S how, 10 to 11 Automat ic mod e Macint osh OS 8.
114 Index D Declarat ion of Confor mity, 10 9 Default sett ings, Windows, 24 Documen tation, 9 to 1 1 Doub le- Side d Ma tte Pap er, 1 9, 27 , 42 E ECP/D MA m ode, 9 5 Electro nic ma nual, 9 to 11 Ene.
Ind ex 11 5 L Layout pr oblems , 101 Layo ut settings Macint osh OS 8.6 to 9.x, 33 Macintosh OS X, 37 Windows, 26 Lett er hea d, 1 4 Lights, 91 to 92 Luster Photo Pap er, 14, 19 , 27, 28, 29, 42, 43, 44, 46 , 62 , 63, 66 M Macint osh basic prin ting , OS 8.
116 Index Premium B right Whi te Paper, 1 9, 27, 42 Premium Glossy Photo Pape r, 19, 27, 42 Prem ium L uste r Pho to Pa per , 19 , 27, 42 Premium Semigloss P hoto P aper, 19, 27, 42 Preprinted paper, .
Ind ex 11 7 Soft war e insta llati on pr oblem s, so lvin g, 9 4 install ing, 87 to 88 photo, 8 Print CD, 8, 49 t o 52, 56 to 60 reins talli ng, 102 to 103 uninsta lling , 102 to 103 SoundAd vice, 103.
118 Index.
1 EPSON Ink Jet Papers and Ink Cartridges Use EPSON ® paper and inks to get the same photo quality result s that have earn ed EPSON’s print ers all of their awards! EPSON papers are specially co ated to work with EPSON genuine inks.
1 How To Order EPSON Ink and Paper To order EPSO N ink cart ridges, paper, and other printing media, contact your d ealer or call the EPSON Store at (800) 873-776 6 or visi t www.epsonstore.com (U.S. sales only). In Canada, please call (800) 463-7766 for d ealer referral.
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Epson Stylus Photo 900 è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Epson Stylus Photo 900 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Epson Stylus Photo 900 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Epson Stylus Photo 900 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Epson Stylus Photo 900, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Epson Stylus Photo 900.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Epson Stylus Photo 900. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Epson Stylus Photo 900 insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
