Epson 5500 manual Responding to the Control Panel Lights, Control panel lights Problem Response

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Chapter 5:

Monitoring

the Printer

black and cyan ink out lights

standard and lower tray lights

Operate light

The EPSON Stylus Pro 5500 includes a number of utilities for monitoring the printer’s status. The printer’s control panel lights alert you when a problem occurs or your consumables run out. Status monitoring software utilities for both Macintosh and Windows systems are included with the EPSON drivers. These report printer status on your computer screen.

This chapter covers the following information:

•Responding to the control panel lights

•Checking printer status from a Macintosh

•Checking printer status from Windows

Responding to the Control Panel Lights

manual feed tray light

magenta and yellow ink out lights

Ink Out Paper Out Paper Size/Type lights

When the control panel lights come on or flash, you need to replace consumables or solve a problem, as described in the following table:

Control panel lights	Problem	Response

Paper Out light on and standard or	Paper out or incorrectly loaded	Load paper, or make sure paper is
optional lower paper tray light on		loaded correctly, in the corresponding
		tray.

or

Paper tray not installed	Make sure the indicated tray is
	installed correctly.

Paper Out light flashing and all paper Paper jam								Turn off the printer and remove the
tray lights flashing								jammed paper. See page 2-10.

							Paper path cover is open	Close the paper path cover. See
								page 2-10.

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Contents Epson Stylus Pro Ink cartridge clamps Ink cartridge compartment door Epson Stylus Pro Printer GuideTrademarks Declaration of Conformity FCC Compliance Statement Contents Introduction Setting Up the PrinterPrinting with Epson Drivers for Windows Printing on Various PapersPrinting with Epson Drivers for Macintosh Monitoring the PrinterMaintaining and Transporting the Printer TroubleshootingSpecifications IndexColor accuracy from job to job Per-copy printing costsPrint in about 5 minutes 800 873-7766 for dealer referral Optional Equipment and SoftwareOptional equipment and software IntroductionMacintosh System Requirements Windows System Requirements Energy Star Compliance Where To Get HelpService Access Http//prographics.epson.comImportant Safety Instructions Introduction Introduction Here’s what is included in the box Unpacking the PrinterInstalling the Optional Lower Paper Cassette 2Setting Up the PrinterSetting Up the Printer Place your printer on top of the cassette as shownInstalling the Paper Tray 4Setting Up the PrinterInstalling the Ink Cartridges Open the left and right ink cartridge compartment doors6Setting Up the Printer Loading Paper 8Setting Up the Printer Setting Up the Printer 10Setting Up the Printer Paper size lever Media type lever 12Setting Up the Printer Running a Printer CheckConnecting the Printer to Your Computer Connecting to the USB Port 14Setting Up the PrinterConnecting to a Parallel Port Windows Only Connecting to an Optional Interface Card 16Setting Up the PrinterInterface card Part number Setting Up the Printer Installing Printer Software for Windows 18Setting Up the PrinterInstalling Printer Software for Macintosh 20Setting Up the Printer Setting Up Your Printer on a Network Setting Up on a Windows 95, 98, or Me NetworkNetwork window, click OK Configuring the Client Computers 22Setting Up the PrinterSetting Up on a Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 Network Setting Up on a Macintosh Network 24Setting Up the PrinterConfiguring the Client Macintosh Computers 26Setting Up the Printer Aligning the Print HeadRunning the Print Head Alignment Utility When you’re finished, click Finish 28Setting Up the Printer Printing on Various Papers Selecting a Paper PathUsing the Standard and Optional Paper Trays Paper sizes and paper paths2Printing on Various Papers Paper Tray Loading Capacities and Guidelines Printing on Various PapersPaper type Paper tray capacity Additional information Paper Media type lever setting Setting the Paper Tray LeversMedia type lever settings 4Printing on Various PapersFollowing table identifies the paper size lever settings Paper size lever settingsMedia size Paper size lever setting Using the Front Manual Feed Slot Loading Paper in the Optional Lower Tray6Printing on Various Papers Using the Rear Manual Feed Slot 8Printing on Various Papers Selecting Epson Paper Product codes for Epson papersClearing Paper Jams 10Printing on Various PapersPaper guide Paper path cover 12Printing on Various Papers Choosing Page Setup Options Printing with Epson Drivers for MacintoshLets the printer select which paper tray to load from After making your settings, click OKChoosing Basic Print Options 2Printing with Epson Drivers for MacintoshCustom print job settings Setting UsagePrinting with Epson Drivers for Macintosh Product name Media Type setting Selecting the Correct Media Type4Printing with Epson Drivers for Macintosh To save ink For high-quality charts and graphsChoosing Advanced Print Options For drafts and everyday printingFor printing a mirror image of your file Choose one of the following Color Management configurationsChoose any of the following 6Printing with Epson Drivers for MacintoshColor Management Settings Color control modes and Gamma settingsPhotoEnhance4 settings Managing Print Jobs Setting Up Background PrintingColorSync Rendering Intent settings To turn background printing on, click the On buttonUsing Monitor3 Cancelling Printing 10Printing with Epson Drivers for MacintoshPrinting with Epson Drivers for Windows Dialog box like the following appears 2Printing with Epson Drivers for WindowsPrinting with Epson Drivers for Windows ICMChoosing Paper and Layout Options 4Printing with Epson Drivers for WindowsChoose the appropriate settings, then click OK You see a dialog box like the following 6Printing with Epson Drivers for WindowsICM Color Management Settings 8Printing with Epson Drivers for WindowsUsing the Progress Meter Using the Spool Manager 10Printing with Epson Drivers for WindowsControl panel lights Problem Response Responding to the Control Panel Lights2Monitoring the Printer Checking Printer Status from a Macintosh Monitoring the PrinterConfiguring Printer Monitoring To close the Status Monitor, click OK4Monitoring the Printer Checking Printer Status from Windows Click the Utility tab. You see the Utility menu 6Monitoring the PrinterSetting Monitoring Preferences 8Monitoring the Printer Running a Cleaning Cycle Maintaining and Transporting the PrinterUsing the Head Cleaning Utility 2Maintaining and Transporting the PrinterCleaning the Print Head Using the Control Panel Maintaining and Transporting the Printer4Maintaining and Transporting the Printer Replacing an Ink Cartridge Close the compartment door and resume printing 6Maintaining and Transporting the PrinterAligning the Print Head 8Maintaining and Transporting the Printer Ink out light indicators for misaligned pattern Aligning the Print Head from the Control PanelPattern # Black H ink out Cyan H ink out Magenta H ink out Ink out light indicators for correctly aligned pattern 10Maintaining and Transporting the PrinterPattern # Black Cyan Magenta Yellow Ink out Click Start, point to Settings, then click Printers Select from the following optionsCleaning the Printer 12Maintaining and Transporting the PrinterTransporting the Printer 14Maintaining and Transporting the Printer Maintaining and Transporting the Printer 16Maintaining and Transporting the Printer Diagnosing Problems Improving Print Quality2Troubleshooting If this happens Try thisSolving General Printing Problems Troubleshooting4Troubleshooting Off the printer and contact Epson as described on Solving Paper Problems Here for solutions6Troubleshooting Uninstalling and Reinstalling the Printer Software Macintosh8Troubleshooting Printing Printing method On-demand ink jet Nozzle configurationSize Paper types Thickness Weight PaperPrintable Areas 2SpecificationsInk Cartridges Single sheetsMechanical Safety Approvals ElectricalEnvironmental Interfaces Parallel InterfaceUSB Interface Index a Index Index Index USB Paper tray