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v Contents Introduction Win dows System Requirem en ts 1 Macintosh S ystem R equirem ents 2 How To U se Your Manuals 3 Warning s, Cauti ons, Notes, and Tips 4 Where To Get H elp 5 ENE RG Y STA R Co mp.
Contents vi 2 Printing on Special Media Usin g Specia l P aper a nd M edia 2-1 Letterhea d, Pre printed Fo rms, a nd Legal-s ize P aper 2-3 EPSON 360 dpi, High Quality, and Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper.
Contents vi i 4 Man agi ng Pr int Job s Managing Print Jo bs in Windows 95 4-1 Selecti ng the Speed & Progr ess Options 4-2 Using th e Spool M anag er 4-4 Usi ng St at us Mo ni to r 2 4-5 Managing Print Jobs in Windows 3.1 4-11 Using th e Spool M anag er 4-11 Managing Print Jobs in Windows NT 4.
Contents viii 6 Troublesh ooting Dia gnos ing P robl em s 6- 1 Checkin g the Control Panel Lights 6-2 Running a Self Test 6-3 Usi ng Hex Dump Mode 6-4 Im p r o v in g P r in t Q u al ity 6 - 4 Solving.
Contents ix Config uring fo r Macintos h Network Printi ng B-9 Assigning a Name to the Printer B-9 Setting U p the Prin ter fo r A ppleTal k B-9 C EPSON Acc esso ries D Specificat ions Printing D-1 Pa.
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1 Your EPS ON S ty lus ® COLOR 850 printe r is th e id eal ou tput device f or bu siness g raphics , layout proo fs, d igital photog raphy, or any project you create on your com puter. With re solutions up to 1440 by 720 dpi , you g et amazing ly real isti c photog raph ic im ag es and v ivi d graph ics in color , or razo r-shar p black p rinting.
Introduction 2 ◗ At l ea st 50M B of free h ard disk space for storing images (100MB is recomme nded) ◗ VGA, Super V GA, or better d isp lay adapte r a nd mo nitor ◗ Doub le-speed CD -ROM d rive.
Intr oducti on 3 How To Use Y our Manua ls To se t up you r printer and install th e pr inter sof tware, see th e Sta rt H ere car d and CD-RO M fo lder. T his User ’s Gu ide contains the fo llowing information: Ch apter 1 cov ers the bas ics of printing with Windows or Ma ci nt osh.
Introduction 4 Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and T ips You’ ll find thi s i nfor mati on thro ug hou t yo ur m anu al: Wa r n i n g s m ust be fol lowed ca ref ully to avoid bodi ly i njury. Caut io ns mu st b e o bser ve d to a vo id d am ag e to y ou r equipm ent.
Intr oducti on 5 Wh ere T o Ge t He lp EPSON provides techni c al assista nc e through el e ctronic suppo rt services and au toma ted teleph one servi ces 24 h ou rs a day.
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Intr oducti on 7 Impo rtan t Safe ty In stru ction s Before u sing y our printe r, read th e following saf ety instructi ons to make sure you use the printer s afely and effec tively: ◗ Turn off a nd unpl ug th e pr inter befo re c leani ng. Clea n with a da mp c loth only.
Introduction 8 ◗ Unplu g the printer a nd re fer servicing to q ualified se rvice personnel under the following c onditions: If th e power cord or pl ug is dam aged; if liqu id h as e ntered the pri.
1-1 1 It’s easy to prin t all yo ur colo r and blac k-and-wh ite do cument s with yo ur EPSO N Stylus CO LO R 850. Fi rst set up your printer and install the software, following the instr uctions in Sta rt He r e a nd the C D- ROM fold er or A ppend ix B.
Basic Printing 1-2 Setting Printer Options from Windo ws Ap pl ica tio n s This section d escribes th e setting s you’l l nee d to ch eck for a ll your ev eryday prin touts . See Ch ap ter 3 for inform ation abou t advanced settings for special print jobs.
Basic Printing 1-3 5. Choos e the M edi a Typ e you w ant to p rint on from th e follo wing list: ◗ Plai n pap er ◗ 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper ◗ Phot o Qua lity In k Je t Pa per ◗ Phot o Pa per ◗.
Basic Printing 1-4 Setting Default Printe r Options When you ch an ge printer sett ings th rough you r sof tware application, the setti ngs apply only to the application yo u’re using. To adjus t the d efa ult setti ngs for al l your Window s applicatio ns, acce ss the settings th rou gh the W indo ws 9 5 o r Windows NT 4.
Basic Printing 1-5 Chec king Prin ter Sta tus While you r docum en t is pri nting, you r pr inter s oftw are repor ts how the job is doing. See the secti on for your oper ating system belo w .
Basic Printing 1-6 Win dows 3 .1 After yo u sen d your prin t job, the E PSO N Desp ooler dialo g box a ppears on you r scr een: This dialog bo x shows the progre ss of your print job and the status of your printer. If you run out of paper whil e printing, for exampl e, the Despool er warns you.
Basic Printing 1-7 Print ing from a Mac intosh When you print with a Macintosh , you need to check the printer software settings for documents in each applicatio n you us e.
Basic Printing 1-8 4. N ow cho os e Pri nt from the File menu in yo ur applica tion. You see the printer settings dialog box: 5. Choo se the nu m ber o f copi es an d indica te w hich pa ge s you want to prin t. 6. Make sure the Mode option i s set to Automati c .
Basic Printing 1-9 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 u sing . To u se the h igh est re solution ava ilable for plain paper (1 440 dpi) , you nee d to ac cess th e More Settings dialog box ; s e e page 3-4 for instr uctions.
Basic Printing 1- 10 What To Do When the Print er Light s Flas h The four lights on your printer’s contr ol panel show the printer’s s tatus and ale rt you t o pr oblems li ke paper jam s.
2-1 2 Your EPSON S tylus COLOR 850 l ets you print on just about a ny kin d of pap er y ou w ant to us e. You ca n ge t gr ea t re sul ts printing on various sizes of plain paper, l e tterhead, and envelopes , b ut you’ll get e ven better results with speci ally coated ink jet p aper.
Pri nting o n Special Media 2-2 To order EPSO N papers and other m edia, contac t your deal er or cal l EPS ON Ac ces sor ies a t ( 800) 87 3-776 6 ( U.
Printing on Spec ia l Media 2-3 Letterhead, Pre printed Forms, and Legal-size Pape r Load the top edg e first. When you load long pap er, pull up the paper su ppor t extensi on and both ou tput tra y extens ions. EPS ON 360 dpi, High Quality, and Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper You ca n load paper up to th e arrow mar k on th e left edge g uide.
Pri nting o n Special Media 2-4 However, you may get better results by loading one sheet at a time. With mu ltipl e sheets loaded , the minim um to p ma rgin you can use is 1.2 inches (30 mm). If you want to use a smaller top m argi n, loa d and prin t o ne sh eet at a time.
Printing on Spec ia l Media 2-5 If ink smears when you print on envelopes or other thick med ia, set the paper th ickness lever to th e + positi on. Open the printer cover and position the lever as shown belo w. (Make sure you return th e l ever t o the 0 position b efore you prin t on ot her media .
Pri nting o n Special Media 2-6 ◗ I f yo u’re loa din g 4 × 6-inch Photo Paper, position the perfora ted ma rgins as sh own: ◗ When yo u create a n image f or printing o n 4 × 6- i n ch P ho to Paper in your application software, size it to 4.
Printing on Spec ia l Media 2-7 EPS ON Photo Q u alit y Ink Jet C ards You c an loa d up to 30 card s at a tim e. Alw ays p lace the included suppo rt sh eet under th e c ards. Wh en yo u’re ready to print, use your software to s e t the Pap er Siz e option for the size ca rd you’re u sing .
3-1 3 When your p resentation graph ics, photograph s, o r other project s have special printing requirements , you can use the custo m settings in your EPSO N Stylus CO LO R 850 software. You can c hoose prede fined s ettings or adj ust individu al options like brightness, contrast, saturation, and halftoning.
Custom P rinting 3-2 Using P red efined A dvanced Settings Predefi ned settings pro vide a n ea sy way to fine- tune your printer’s o pera tion for s pecial im age types. Follow the se steps to print w ith prede fined setting s: 1. C reate your image or doc ument in your application software .
Cu stom Prin ting 3-3 5. C hoos e the rig ht setting for your pro ject fo llowing th ese guidelines: ◗ Phot o For printi ng scanned photograp hs. Increases contrast in th e ima ge. ◗ Tex t/Gr aph For printing graphics-intens ive documents like presentati on p ages with charts and graphs.
Custom P rinting 3-4 8. When you ’re finish e d, click Pr int (Macint osh) o r OK (Windows). If you’re using Windows, click any other buttons that your app lication uses for printing.
Cu stom Prin ting 3-5 4. Choo se one of the fo llowin g Print Quality opti ons : ◗ Eco nom y For l ow-resolu tion r ough drafts o n pla in paper. Saves ink. ◗ Normal - 360 dpi For m ost d ocum ents on pl ain paper, tran sparen cies, or 360 dpi Ink Jet paper.
Custom P rinting 3-6 6. C hoos e one of the follow ing Hal fto ning options: ◗ No H alft oni ng For p rinting black text onl y. ◗ Error Di ffusion For p rinting ph oto graphic or video/di gital came ra image s. Blends each color dot with the dots around it.
Cu stom Prin ting 3-7 Customizing Color Settings You can choose f rom several color a djust ment modes or manually adjust brightness, contrast, saturati on, and CMY color valu es. Or, to corr ect the colors and exp osure of digi tal ima ges, you can u se Ph o to Enh ance2 (P hotoEn hance on Wi n do ws 3 .
Custom P rinting 3-8 2. C hoos e one of the follow ing C o lo r A d ju s t me n t M o d es . (You don’t need to select any of these options if you’ll be using ICM (Windows 95) or Co l orSyn c (Maci ntosh) as described in step 4 .) ◗ Automatic Analyze s the color informa tion in your project and optimi zes c olo r correc tio n acco rdi ngly.
Cu stom Prin ting 3-9 4. For even more fine- tuning, choo se one of these color correcti on meth ods: ◗ Phot oE nha nce2 or Phot oE nha nce (W i n do w s 3. 1 o n ly) Pr odu ces sh arp er ima ges a nd m ore viv id col or s b y automa tically adjusting the contr ast, saturation, and bright ness.
Custom P rinting 3- 10 Follow th ese steps to s et your mo nitor’s ColorSync pro file and use your printer softw are’s C olorS ync f eatures: 1. Ope n th e ColorS ync System Prof ile und er Con trol Pan els on the Apple menu. 2. C lick the Set Pr ofil e b utton.
Cu stom Prin ting 3- 11 Selecting Pape r Size and Orie nta tion Op tions Your prin ter can p rint on pa per up to 9.5 in ches wi de and up to 44 inches l ong in eith er por trait or lan dscape orienta tion. If you print m ul ti-pa g e documents or multip le copi es of documents, you ca n pr int th e pages col lated a nd in rev erse order .
Custom P rinting 3- 12 4. C lick the Pap er Siz e drop-dow n list to sele ct the size of paper y ou loaded i n the p rin ter. The sizes marked with an aster isk (*) a re not available with Win dows 3.
Cu stom Prin ting 3- 13 6. If you’re pri nting mul tiple copi es o f a mu lti-page document and you want t he copies prin ted in sets, click the Coll a t e checkb ox.
Custom P rinting 3- 14 Creating User Defined Paper Size s You ca n crea te u p to 1 0 c ustom paper s izes (onl y one in Win dows 3.1 ) or a nd add them to the Pap e r Si ze list using th e User Defin ed opti on. Th is is useful if you ’re pr inting a custo m si ze doc ument, su ch as a ban ne r.
Cu stom Prin ting 3- 15 Windows 3.1 You can c reate only one Us er De fi ned paper size. Type th e width in the Pap er Wi dth field and the length in the Pap er Hei ght field . T hen clic k OK . 5. You see the Pap er tab again. The paper size name you defined is a dded to th e Pape r Si ze list and selected as the current setting.
Custom P rinting 3- 16 Choosing Paper Size and O rientation Options Follow th ese steps to s elect the Pap er Siz e and Orie nta tion options: 1. C reate your image or doc ument in your application software . 2. Open the F ile me nu and select Pa ge Se tup .
Cu stom Prin ting 3- 17 If you don’t s ee the exact size yo u ne ed in the lis t, you ca n create a c ustom pap er size; see page 3- 18 f or in stru ctions.
Custom P rinting 3- 18 Crea ting cus tom paper sizes You ca n c reate u p to 8 c ustom pap er sizes and ad d them to th e Pap er Siz e list. This is useful if you’re printi ng a c ustom size document, such as a ba nner. You can select any width f rom 3.
Cu stom Prin ting 3- 19 Selectin g Print Order Opti ons Follow th ese steps to u se th e Collat e and R everse Ord er options: 1. Open you r applicat ion program’s File menu and select Print . 2. C lick the Layout bu tton. You s ee th e La yout dia log b ox: 3.
Custom P rinting 3- 20 Sele cting P rin t L ayou t O ptio ns Your p rinter sof twar e’s print layout options let yo u r educe o r enlarge almost any size do cume nt to prin t on your pri nter. You can a lso select opti ons to proof m ultiple p ages on one sh eet of paper, ad d page frames , and add a pred efined or cust om watermark.
Cu stom Prin ting 3- 21 For example , if your d ocument siz e is 11 × 17 inches, selec t Ledger 11 × 17 in . Thi s paper size is too large to fit in your printer, so you’ll nee d to pro portion it to fit o n a smaller paper si ze ( by reducing the docum ent size).
Custom P rinting 3- 22 The selec ted Pap er Siz e , reducti on percen tage , and Outp ut Pap er settings now a ppear o n th e pr inter g raphic. If you want to adj ust the p ropo rtions or sizes, go to step 5. If you’re ready to print, go to s te p 7.
Cu stom Prin ting 3- 23 6. Sel ect one o f the followi ng prop ortiona l pri nting o ptions: ◗ Select Norm al to set th e p rint pr oportio n to 100%. ◗ Select Fit to P ag e to automa tical ly redu ce o r en large the do cument to fit o n the pa per size l oaded in the printer.
Custom P rinting 3- 24 Follow th ese steps to u se th e P rint La yout op tions: 1. To pri nt multiple pages of your doc ument on one sheet of paper, selec t eith er the 2 P ages or 4 Pages ra dio button. 2. If the page o rder of th e layout sho wn in the p rinter graph ic is ho w yo u w ant your do cume nt prin ted, go to step 3.
Cu stom Prin ting 3- 25 Follow th e step s in the c orrect s ection below to add a predefi ned or custom waterm ark. 1. To turn on the wat ermark featur e, click the Wat er mar k checkb ox. 2. Th e default waterm ark is Conf identia l . To ch ange th e watermark or specify how it appears, click the Water mark Sett ings bu tton.
Custom P rinting 3- 26 4. To loa d a custom wate rmar k you’ve created as a bitmap in an applica tion program , click the Us er D ef in ed bu tton. You s ee the fol lowing dialog box : Click the Bro wse bu tton. You see the Select a bitmap fi le dialog box.
Cu stom Prin ting 3- 27 ◗ In te ns i ty sets the ligh tness or darkness of the waterma rk (fr om 5% to 100%) base d on wher e you move th e slide ba r.
Custom P rinting 3- 28 If you want to pr int this docum ent at the ma ximum size o n 4 × 6- inch EPSO N Photo Paper, you ’ll use th e Fit to Pa ge option to reduce the docum ent to that s ize.
Cu stom Prin ting 3- 29 7. Select one o f the foll owing Fit to P ag e options: ◗ Select Off to set th e p rint pr oportion to 100%. ◗ Select On to au tomatica lly reduce or enl arge the docum ent to fit on the paper size lo aded in the printe r. The Pa per Siz e op tion benea th the Fit to P age option beco me s a c ti ve.
Custom P rinting 3- 30 Follow th ese steps to u se th e P rint La yout op tions: 1. To pri nt multiple pages of your doc ument on one sheet of paper, selec t either 2 Pag es or 4 Pa ge s i n th e Pages pop-u p list. 2. If the page o rder of th e layout sho wn in the p rinter graph ic is ho w yo u w ant your do cume nt prin ted, go to step 3.
Cu stom Prin ting 3- 31 1. To u se one of th e predef ined wa termarks, click the arrow in the Name pop- up list in th e Water mark box. Then choose one of the following options: Conf iden tia l Draft Urge nt Prior ity Hot Do Not C opy For Your Eyes On ly Review Cop y Top Se cr et Duplicate Then g o to s tep 3 .
Custom P rinting 3- 32 3. N ow select the way you want the waterm ark to a ppear by choosi ng the following options. T he Layout graph ic chang es to refl ect all the setti ngs you ch oose. ◗ Colo r lets yo u choos e a c olor fo r your prede fined watermark: Re d , Bla ck , Bl ue , Aqua , Lime , Fuch sia , or Ye ll ow .
Cu stom Prin ting 3- 33 Saving Cust om Set t ings After yo u’ve fine-tu ned y our printer setti ngs for a spe cial project , you can save the settin gs as a group. Then you can quickly reu se th em th e n ext tim e yo u pri nt a s imilar projec t. You can save up t o 10 (Windows) o r 8 (Macintosh ) groups of settings.
Custom P rinting 3- 34 Redefini ng Custom Settings To ch ang e the o ptions i n a c ustomi zed setti ngs grou p bu t kee p the sam e name for i t, fol low th ese s teps: 1. Select Advanced mode. Then select the name of the custom settings group you want to redefine in the Custom Settings list.
4-1 4 c Your printer softwa re includes several utili ties for managing print job s. You c an use th em to m onitor yo ur prin ter’s sta tus and ch eck on the cu rrent print j ob o r jobs w aiting to pr int. This chapter provide s instruction s for the followin g: ◗ Managing print jobs in Windows 95 ◗ Managing print jobs in Windows 3.
Managing Print Jobs 4-2 Sele ct ing the Sp ee d & Pr o gr ess Opti ons You can set up the way your pri nter software se nds print jobs and select whether to display the Progres s Meter using the Speed and Progre ss d i a l o g b o x .
Managi ng Print Jobs 4-3 You see this dialog box: Select the fol lowin g optio ns: ◗ High Speed Copies sp eeds u p printing of multipl e co pies of th e same docu men t by us ing y our har d dis k spa ce as a cache . ◗ Show P rog ress Meter l ets you c ontrol whe ther or not th e Progress Meter is displayed when you send a print job.
Managing Print Jobs 4-4 ◗ If you see no me ssage, you c annot enabl e DM A transfers on you r sys tem; h owever, you m ay be abl e to speed up printing by setti ng you r para llel po rt to ECP mode.
Managi ng Print Jobs 4-5 Deletin g a Stalled Print Jo b If you ’re having trou ble p rinting, i t ma y be becaus e of a stalled print job . F ollow t hese steps to del ete it and conti nue pr inting: 1. C lick the EPS O N St y l us CO LOR 850 i con on the taskbar.
Managing Print Jobs 4-6 Se tting Up Mo nitori ng Pref erence s You ca n select the way you want S tatus M onitor 2 to moni tor your pr inter u sing the M onitor ing Preferenc es windo w.
Managi ng Print Jobs 4-7 The co lor of the prin ter i con i n the S tatu s A lert di alog box indicat es the type of error, as descri bed on pag e 4-8.
Managing Print Jobs 4-8 When you s tart S tatus M onitor 2, yo u see the m ain window : If you have more than on e printer you w ant to mo nitor, you can add them usi ng the Ad d Prin ter s option in the Settings menu.
Managi ng Print Jobs 4-9 Using th e Printer Sta tus W indow For m ore d etails on th e status of your pri nter , you can use the Printer Status w indow. Th ere are sev eral ways to ope n th e window: ◗ Doub le-cli ck the printer name in the I nstall ed P rinters l ist.
Managing Print Jobs 4- 10 To check the amount of ink you have, click the Co nsum able s tab. To view inform ation about your printer’s network connec tions and other prin ter resources , click the P rin t er In f orm at io n tab.
Managi ng Print Jobs 4- 11 Options in th e Printer m enu let you pause pri nting or purg e all waiting print jobs, select or deselect the printer as your Win dows defa ult, a nd acces s the pr inte r soft ware to chang e defaul t settings. The Docum ent menu options let yo u pau se or cancel printing of individu al print jobs.
Managing Print Jobs 4- 12 To open Spool Ma nager, do one of th e follow ing: ◗ To open it while y ou’re printing, click the EPS O N S pool Manager icon at th e botto m of your d esktop. ◗ You c an open Spoo l Ma nager at a ny tim e b y dou ble- click ing th e Spo ol M ana ger4 ico n in the EPS ON progra m gr oup .
Managi ng Print Jobs 4- 13 Changing the De fault Spool Directory If you get a n err or m essage while pr inting, or p rinting is v ery slow, yo u can try c hanging you r default spool direc tory. 1. M ake a directory o n your h ard drive wh ere you wa nt Spool Ma nager to s tore pr int job fi les, fo r e xample, C:SPLTE MP.
Managing Print Jobs 4- 14 Managin g Pr int Jobs on a Macintosh Your Ma cintosh printer s oftware in cludes two print job management uti l ities: M onitor3 and Status Moni tor. It a l so inclu des a Config urat ion utility for setting up pr int mon ito ring options.
Managi ng Print Jobs 4- 15 Settin g Up Monit or3 1. Ope n th e Ch ooser from th e Apple menu an d sele ct the SC 850 or SC 850(AT) icon. Then select the port or AppleTa lk ™ z one y o u’re usi ng. 2. Under Bac kgro un d Printi ng , cli ck On a nd c lose the Cho oser.
Managing Print Jobs 4- 16 To set priorities for jobs waiting to print, click the job, then click the Sh ow deta i ls arrow at the b ottom of th e w indow. The Pri orit y list becomes act ive. Clic k the arrow and sele ct Normal , Urg ent , or Ho ld . The job mov es u p or down in th e list o f waiting print jobs.
Managi ng Print Jobs 4- 17 The software checks the amount of ink remaining in the printer and di splays th e S tatus M onitor window : 4. To recheck the ink l evel c heck, clic k th e U pda te butto n. To close the Status Monitor di alog box, click OK .
Managing Print Jobs 4- 18 You see the Configu ration S ettings d ialog box: 4. Sel ect the configura tion options you want as follows: ◗ Err or not ifica tion l ets you sel ect w hether you wa nt your sys tem to beep an d displ ay error mess age text or just display tex t if yo ur pr inter encounter s an er ror.
5-1 5 It’s easy to keep your E PSON Styl us COLO R 8 50 printer working at its best . Just follow the simple instructio ns in this chapte r fo r r eplacing ink ca rtridg es, perfo rm ing r outine ma.
Maintenanc e and Transportatio n 5-2 When the A color ink out l ight comes o n, you c a n continu e to print w ith blac k ink. Si mply tur n the p ri nter o ff and th en ba ck on again. When you print, ma ke sure you cho ose Bl a ck as t he Ink s etting in your printer softw are.
Maintenance and Transportation 5-3 5. Pull up the ink c artridge cl amp. The ca rtridg e rises up fr om its holder. (Althoug h the illustration show s th e black ink cartridg e, the procedu re is the sam e for replacing th e color ink ca rtridg e.) 6.
Maintenanc e and Transportatio n 5-4 Inst allin g the New Ca rtridge Once you have rem oved the em p ty cartridg e, you ’re rea dy to install th e new one. F ollow these steps: 1. Rem o ve the new i nk cartr idge from its pa ckagin g. 2. Remov e onl y the yellow par t of th e tape seal on to p as shown below.
Maintenance and Transportation 5-5 5. If you need to repl ace th e other ink c artridge, follow the steps und er “ Rem oving a n E mpty In k Car tridge,” and then steps 1 thro ugh 4 und er “Insta lling th e New C artridge.” 6. Pres s the E load/eject button and close the printer cover.
Maintenanc e and Transportatio n 5-6 Cleaning t he Print Hea ds If you r pri nted im age is unex pectedl y lig ht or fain t, or dot s are missing fr om the imag e, you may need to cl ean the print heads. This unclogs the nozz les so th ey can d eliver ink prope rly.
Maintenance and Transportation 5-7 6. M ake sure paper is loaded in the printer and click Print nozzl e check p attern (Window s) or Co nfi rma ti on (Macintosh ). Then click Next . See page 5-8 for instructions on e xami ning the nozzl e c heck pa ttern.
Maintenanc e and Transportatio n 5-8 7. If your p rint q uality h as not i mpr oved, repeat the s teps above. I f you d on’t notice any improv ement after d oing th is two or three times, check the print qual ity solutions in Chapter 6 . Exam ining the N ozzle Ch eck Pattern Exami ne the nozzle check pattern you prin t.
Maintenance and Transportation 5-9 Using the Pr int Head Align ment Utility Follow these steps to run the utility (Windo ws or Macintosh) : 1. Make sure the printer i s turned on and pape r is load ed. 2. Acces s the pr int er setting s dial og box a s descr ibed in Chapter 1 .
Maintenanc e and Transportatio n 5- 10 Cleaning t he Print er To keep your prin ter wo rking a t its best, yo u sh ould clean i t several times a yea r, fol low ing thes e step s: 1. Turn off th e printer, un plug the power co rd, and disconnec t the p rinter c able.
6-1 6 As you use your pri nter, you m ay occasio nally expe rience a paper ja m or other proble m. The firs t thi ng you should do i s diagnose th e proble m, foll owing the gu idelines in this c hapter. Then try the most likely solutions until the problem is fixed.
Troubl eshooting 6-2 ◗ To dete rmine whe ther the prob lem is caused b y the prin ter itself, ru n a s elf test. See pa ge 6-3 for instructions. ◗ You c an use th e p rinter’s hex dum p mo de to p inpoi nt commu nicatio n pro blem s. See pag e 6-4 for i nstru ctions.
Troublesho o ti ng 6-3 Ru nnin g a Se lf Te st You ca n run a s elf test to deter mine whet her the pr oblem c omes from th e printe r its elf or som e o the r sou rce. ◗ If the re sults a re satisfactory, the pr oblem lies i n yo ur software se ttings, the interfa ce cable, or your comp uter.
Troubl eshooting 6-4 Using He x Dump Mode You ca n us e the p rinter’s hex du mp m ode to i den tify prob lems if you know how to interp ret h ex cod e. O r, you can fax the h ex printou t to a tech nical su pport repr esentative. F ollow th ese steps: 1.
Troublesho o ti ng 6-5 ◗ Ma ke s ure Econ om y m ode i s tu rned off in the prin ter soft ware, as describe d in Chapter 3. ◗ Replac e the ink cartridg es a s describ ed in Chapter 5. (Check th e status of the B bl ac k an d A co lor i nk out lig hts first.
Troubl eshooting 6-6 The pri nte d image ha s incorrect or m issing c olors. The pri nte d image is faint or ha s gaps. Possi ble ca use Solutio n The Ink option is set t o Black . Change t he Ink sett ing t o Color . Se e Ch apt er 1 for in s tr uct io ns.
Troublesho o ti ng 6-7 The pri nte d image is blurry or smeared. The loa ded paper is dama ged, old, or dirty. Remove the paper and rel oad a new stack wit h the prin t ab le side fac e u p. See Chap ter 2 fo r i nstruc tions . The i nk ca rtridges are low on i nk.
Troubl eshooting 6-8 Solving Pr inting P roblems If th e printe r wo n’t print, first ch eck t hat: ◗ The pr inter is turned on a nd the P pow er light is on. ◗ Paper is loaded in the printer. ◗ The prin ter is plugge d into a wo rking electri cal outlet th at’s not controlled by a switch or timer.
Troublesho o ti ng 6-9 The S paper out l ight is f lashing or on. A B black or A color ink out light is fla shing or on. The S and P lights a re flashing.
Troubl eshooting 6- 10 All the lights are flash ing. The pr inter has finished cha rging the i nk cartridge, but the P power ligh t is still fl a shing.
Troublesho o ti ng 6- 11 After y ou install y our pri nter software, you see the Windows 95 New Hardware Found w indow. You see a spooling e rror message ( Window s ). You see a memory error me ssage ( Macintosh). In Windows 9 5 , the S tatus M onitor 2 w indow doesn’t ap pe ar.
Troubl eshooting 6- 12 Printing is too slow. Your pri nte r swi tches to the modem port or w on’t conf irm on the pri nte r port ( Ma cintosh) . You inst alled an option al netw ork int erface car d (Windo w s 95 only ).
Troublesho o ti ng 6- 13 Your pri nte r icon doesn’t appear i n the Chooser (Macintosh) . Your applica tion program ca n’t open y our image f ile (Macintosh). The “SC 850 (or SC 850AT) ca nnot be use d” message appears ( Macintos h ) . Your pri nte r doe sn’t print c orrectly as a remote pri nter (Windows NT).
Troubl eshooting 6- 14 Paper does n’t feed. Multiple pa g es feed at the sa me time. Paper ja m s insi de the pr inter. Try thi s Then do this Remov e the stack of paper fro m the pr in te r. Check that t he pa per isn’t: ◗ Curled or cr eased. ◗ Too ol d.
Troublesho o ti ng 6- 15 Paper does n't eject fully or is wrinkle d. Solvi ng M iscel lan eou s Pr int out Pro blems If you r prin tout res ults ar e not what you ex pected, try these soluti o ns. Characters a re incorrect or garbl e d. The image is inverted as if v iewed in a mirror .
Troubl eshooting 6- 16 The image size or position is incorrect. The margins a re incorrect . A portion of y our image doesn’t print (Macintosh). The pri nte r print s blank pages. Possi ble ca use Solution The p aper a nd/or la yout op tions ar e set incorr ectly.
Troublesho o ti ng 6- 17 Uninstal lin g Printe r Software If an y of th e sug gested soluti ons in th is chap ter t ell you to uninstal l and then reinstall your pri nter softwa re, follo w the steps in th is s ection. Windows 9 5 Instructio n s 1. Double -click th e My Comp uter i con, then do uble-cl ick the Co ntro l Pan el ic o n.
Troubl eshooting 6- 18 Macintosh Instructio ns 1. Insert the E PSO N pri nter softw are C D-R OM i n y our drive. 2. Double -click th e Ins taller ico n. T he n c l ick Conti n ue . 3. C lick the arrow in the list at th e top s howing E asy Install, and s elec t Remove from th e list .
A-1 A Your EPS ON S ty lus CO L O R 850 include s both parallel and seria l interfaces. Yo u c an connect it to a PC or Macintosh, or both at th e same time.
Using Op tional Interfac es A-2 Us ing Mac int osh I nter fac e Bo ards If you are planning to instal l the Loc alTalk bo ard, you also need two LocalT alk Locking Co nnector Kits (DIN -8 version). Attach on e co nnector b ox t o the A ppleTal k interf ace on the printer and the other to the printer por t on th e Macinto sh.
Using Op tional Interfaces A-3 Install ing O ption al In terf aces Before you install an optional inter face board in your printer, make sure the pri nter is turned o ff and al l the prin ter’s lig hts are off.
Using Op tional Interfac es A-4 5. Slid e the interfa ce board a long th e slots on both sides o f the comp artmen t. P ush i t in f irmly to fu lly i nsert th e board’s connector i nto the printer’s interna l socket. 6. Secure the interface boar d in the slot with the two screws inclu ded with the board.
B-1 B Follow th e instru ctions in this append ix to instal l the printer softwa re on your com p uter. If your system is on a W indows NT 4.0, Windows 95, or Macintosh netw ork, fo llow the steps in this appendi x to configure you r pri nter sof tware f or ne twork pri nting.
Install i ng Printer So ftware and Configuri ng on a N etwork B-2 3. M ake sure Windows Program Manager is running and exit any open application progra ms. 4. Insert the EPSO N printer software CD- ROM or diskette 1. 5. Open the F ile me nu and select Run .
Install ing Printer Software and Co nfiguring on a N etwork B-3 If y ou see a screen cal led New Har dware F ound o r Update Device Driver Wizard, or another one that asks if you want Windows 9 5 to in stal l a driver fo r you, click Canc el . These screens could app ear at any point as you fo llow these steps.
Install i ng Printer So ftware and Configuri ng on a N etwork B-4 Instal ling Printer So f tware for Window s NT 4.0 These in structions tell you h ow to install th e prin ter softwar e on the W indows N T 4.
Install ing Printer Software and Co nfiguring on a N etwork B-5 8. See C hapter 1 fo r in stru ctions o n usi ng your pr inte r software . Installing P rinte r Softwa re on a Maci ntosh 1. M ake sure the printer is conn ected to your Macinto sh as de sc rib ed on th e Sta rt Her e car d.
Install i ng Printer So ftware and Configuri ng on a N etwork B-6 9. Now select your printer in th e Chooser . If your printer is connected di rectly to th e ser ial po rt on your M acinto sh, see the next secti o n for instruct ions.
Install ing Printer Software and Co nfiguring on a N etwork B-7 If you ’re setting up your p rinter f or Windows NT 4.0, s ee the next section. If you’re connecting to a Windo ws 95 net work, see page B -8. F or other netw ork opera ting systems, see your network documentation for instr uctions.
Install i ng Printer So ftware and Configuri ng on a N etwork B-8 Setting Up Your Network Path in Window s 95 If you wa nt to use you r printer o n a network r unning Win dows 95, you ne ed to set up the port a nd net work path on the computer conne cted to the printer.
Install ing Printer Software and Co nfiguring on a N etwork B-9 Configuring for Macintosh Net work P rinti ng If you wa nt to use your p rinter o n an A ppleT alk netwo rk, you need to install one of the optional interface board s: either the LocalT alk b oard or t he Eth erne t boa rd.
Install i ng Printer So ftware and Configuri ng on a N etwork B-10 4. C lick the name you as signed to your EPS ON Stylus COLO R 850 in s tep 4 of th e pr evious section .
C-1 C EPSON off ers a variety of ac cessori es for your E PSON Styl us COLO R 850 printer, f rom r eplacement in k cartr idges a nd interfa ce cards to specia l i nk jet paper and oth er crea tive media. To pur chas e E PS ON acces sories , con tact you r l oca l p rinter retailer.
EPSON Accessories C-2 EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Fi lm Lett er A4 4.1 × 5.8 (A6) S041072 S041071 S041107 EPSON Photo Paper 4 × 6 Lett er A4 Panor amic S041134 S041141 S041104 S041145 EPSON Photo Sticker s Kit (CD-ROM and paper) EPSON Photo Sticker s (re f ill) 4.
D-1 D Print in g Pr in ting met hod On-demand in k jet Nozzl e confi guratio n 128 b lack nozz les ( 32 × 4 , sta gg ere d) 64 co lor no zzle s × 3 (cyan, magenta, y el low) Pri nta ble colum ns an .
Specific ations D-2 Re solu tion Maximu m 1440 × 720 dpi In put b uff er 32KB Print di rectio n Bid irectio nal with l ogic s eekin g for te xt and g raphics Con trol code ESC/P 2 ™ an d ex pa nd e.
Specific a ti ons D-3 Paper Notes: Si nce the qua lity of any pa rti cula r bran d or typ e of pape r may be chan ged by th e ma nufa cture r at a ny ti me, EPS ON cann ot gu aran tee th e us e of an y part icula r br and or type of paper .
Specific ations D-4 Notes: Do n ot lo ad c url ed or fo ld ed pap er , enve lo pe s , o r tr ans p are nc ie s. Pr int on ink jet pap ers an d enve lope s onl y under t hese condi tio ns : Temp er at .
Specific a ti ons D-5 . A: The maxi mum top margin is 0.6 7 inc h (17.0 mm) . B–L, B–R: The maxim um left a n d right m argin is 0.24 inch (6 .1 m m). C: T he maxi mum b ottom mar gin is 0.2 4 inch (6.1 mm). A: The mi ni mu m top marg in is 0 .1 2 inc h (3.
Specific ations D-6 Ink Cart ridg es * The prin t cap acit y may va ry depe ndin g on ho w often yo u use t he pri nt he ad c leani ng f unc ti on. Als o, if yo u pr int lar ge gra phic s and de nse t ext wit h lit tle wh ite spac e, you use in k fast er .
Specific a ti ons D-7 Electri cal * Al so desig ned for I T po wer sy stem s with Ph as e to P hase vo lta ge 220– 2 40 V Environmenta l Te mper ature Operatio n 50 to 95 °F (10 to 35 °C) Storag e.
Specific ations D-8 Colo r and b lack print in g • E PSON Styl us PR O • E PSON Styl us CO LOR 50 0 • E PSON Styl us CO LOR II • LQ- 860 • LQ- 2550 Contro l Panel Setti ngs You can cha n ge .
Specific a ti ons D-9 Cont rol Co des ESC/ P 2 control co d es See th e ESC /P ® Refere nce Manual for more inform ation about these co mm an d s . Genera l operat ion: ESC @ , ESC U, ESC EM Pa per f.
Specific ations D-10 Print position moti on: ESC d , E SC R, ESC D , HT, ESC B, VT, ESC J, ESC J (AGM*) Fo nt s e l ec t io n: DC2, ES C P, ESC :, ESC E, E SC F , ESC I Font e nha nc em ent : DC4, SO,.
I-1 Ind ex A Acc e sso rie s , 6 , 2-2 , 5-1 , A-1 , C-1 to C-2 Ad va nce d m od e, se le ct in g , 3-2 to 3-4 Advanc ed settin g s co lo r , 3-7 to 3-10 layou t , 3-20 to 3-32 orie ntatio n , 3-11 to.
Ind e x I-2 Envelope s load ing , 2-4 to 2- 5 spec ificatio ns , D- 3 to D- 5 Env i ron me nta l sp ec if ica tion s , D- 7 EPSON Acc e sso rie s , 6 , 2-2 , 5-1 , A-1 , C-1 to C-2 Cust omer Care Cent.
Ind e x I-3 Lette rhead, see Paper Ligh ts, using , 1-10 , 6-2 to 6-3 , 6-8 to 6-10 LocalT alk board , A- 1 to A-4 , C-2 M Macinto sh Color S ync , 3-9 to 3- 1 0 , 6-6 co n fig u ra t io n o pt i on s.
Ind e x I-4 Paper jam s , 1- 1 0 , 6-14 Paper S ize opti ons , 3-11 to 3-19 Paper support , 2-4 Paper tab , 1-3 , 3-11 Pap er th ic kn es s lev e r , 2-5 , 6-7 Paral l el interfa ce boards , A-1 to A-.
Ind e x I-5 S Safety approva ls , D- 7 Safet y instru ctions , 7 to 8 Sa t ur a ti on s e tti n g , 3-8 Self Ad hes i ve She ets , see Photo Quality S elf Adhesi ve Sheets Self te st , 6- 3 Ser ial i .
Ind e x I-6 W Wat ermarks , 3-24 to 3- 2 7 , 3-30 to 3-32 Wi ndows defa ult options, se tting , 1-4 i nsta lli ng sof twa re , B- 1 to B-5 managi ng p rint jobs , 4-1 to 4-13 netw ork printing , B-6 to B-8 printing from , 1-1 to 1- 5 sys tem r e qu ire m en ts , 1 to 2 uni n sta llin g soft w are , 6- 1 7 Wi ndows 3.
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