Epson 5500 manual Maintaining and Transporting the Printer, Troubleshooting, Specifications, Index

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6 Maintaining and Transporting the Printer

Running a Cleaning Cycle	6-1
Using the Head Cleaning Utility	6-2
Cleaning the Print Head Using the Control Panel	6-3
Running a Printer Check	6-4
Replacing an Ink Cartridge	6-5
Aligning the Print Head	6-7
Running the Print Head Alignment Utility	6-7
Aligning the Print Head from the Control Panel	6-9
Running the Speed & Progress Utility for Improved
Windows Printing	6-11
Cleaning the Printer	6-12
Transporting the Printer	6-13

7 Troubleshooting

Diagnosing Problems	7-1
Improving Print Quality	7-1
Solving General Printing Problems	7-3
Solving Paper Problems	7-6
Uninstalling and Reinstalling the Printer Software	7-7

A Specifications

Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

Printable Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

Mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3

Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4

Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4

Safety Approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4

Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5

Parallel Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5

USB Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5

Index

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Contents Epson Stylus Pro Ink cartridge clamps Ink cartridge compartment door Printer Guide Epson Stylus ProTrademarks Declaration of Conformity FCC Compliance Statement Setting Up the Printer Contents IntroductionPrinting with Epson Drivers for Macintosh Printing on Various PapersPrinting with Epson Drivers for Windows Monitoring the PrinterSpecifications TroubleshootingMaintaining and Transporting the Printer IndexColor accuracy from job to job Per-copy printing costsPrint in about 5 minutes Optional equipment and software Optional Equipment and Software800 873-7766 for dealer referral IntroductionMacintosh System Requirements Windows System Requirements Service Access Where To Get HelpEnergy Star Compliance Http//prographics.epson.comImportant Safety Instructions Introduction Introduction Unpacking the Printer Here’s what is included in the box2Setting Up the Printer Installing the Optional Lower Paper CassettePlace your printer on top of the cassette as shown Setting Up the Printer4Setting Up the Printer Installing the Paper TrayOpen the left and right ink cartridge compartment doors Installing the Ink Cartridges6Setting Up the Printer Loading Paper 8Setting Up the Printer Setting Up the Printer 10Setting Up the Printer Paper size lever Media type lever Running a Printer Check 12Setting Up the PrinterConnecting the Printer to Your Computer 14Setting Up the Printer Connecting to the USB PortConnecting to a Parallel Port Windows Only Connecting to an Optional Interface Card 16Setting Up the PrinterInterface card Part number Setting Up the Printer 18Setting Up the Printer Installing Printer Software for WindowsInstalling 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 22Setting Up the Printer Configuring the Client ComputersSetting Up on a Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 Network 24Setting Up the Printer Setting Up on a Macintosh NetworkConfiguring 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 Selecting a Paper Path Printing on Various PapersUsing 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 Media type lever settings Setting the Paper Tray LeversPaper Media type lever setting 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 Product codes for Epson papers Selecting Epson Paper10Printing on Various Papers Clearing Paper JamsPaper guide Paper path cover 12Printing on Various Papers Printing with Epson Drivers for Macintosh Choosing Page Setup OptionsChoosing Basic Print Options After making your settings, click OKLets the printer select which paper tray to load from 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 Choosing Advanced Print Options For high-quality charts and graphsTo save ink For drafts and everyday printingChoose any of the following Choose one of the following Color Management configurationsFor printing a mirror image of your file 6Printing with Epson Drivers for MacintoshColor Management Settings Color control modes and Gamma settingsPhotoEnhance4 settings ColorSync Rendering Intent settings Setting Up Background PrintingManaging Print Jobs To turn background printing on, click the On buttonUsing Monitor3 10Printing with Epson Drivers for Macintosh Cancelling PrintingPrinting with Epson Drivers for Windows 2Printing with Epson Drivers for Windows Dialog box like the following appearsICM Printing with Epson Drivers for Windows4Printing with Epson Drivers for Windows Choosing Paper and Layout OptionsChoose the appropriate settings, then click OK 6Printing with Epson Drivers for Windows You see a dialog box like the followingICM 8Printing with Epson Drivers for Windows Color Management SettingsUsing the Progress Meter 10Printing with Epson Drivers for Windows Using the Spool ManagerResponding to the Control Panel Lights Control panel lights Problem Response2Monitoring the Printer Monitoring the Printer Checking Printer Status from a MacintoshConfiguring Printer Monitoring To close the Status Monitor, click OK4Monitoring the Printer Checking Printer Status from Windows 6Monitoring the Printer Click the Utility tab. You see the Utility menuSetting Monitoring Preferences 8Monitoring the Printer Maintaining and Transporting the Printer Running a Cleaning Cycle2Maintaining and Transporting the Printer Using the Head Cleaning UtilityMaintaining and Transporting the Printer Cleaning the Print Head Using the Control Panel4Maintaining and Transporting the Printer Replacing an Ink Cartridge 6Maintaining and Transporting the Printer Close the compartment door and resume printingAligning 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 Select from the following options Click Start, point to Settings, then click Printers12Maintaining and Transporting the Printer Cleaning the PrinterTransporting the Printer 14Maintaining and Transporting the Printer Maintaining and Transporting the Printer 16Maintaining and Transporting the Printer Improving Print Quality Diagnosing ProblemsIf this happens Try this 2TroubleshootingTroubleshooting Solving General Printing Problems4Troubleshooting Off the printer and contact Epson as described on Solving Paper Problems Here for solutions6Troubleshooting Macintosh Uninstalling and Reinstalling the Printer Software8Troubleshooting Size Paper types Thickness Weight Printing method On-demand ink jet Nozzle configurationPrinting PaperInk Cartridges 2SpecificationsPrintable Areas Single sheetsMechanical Safety Approvals ElectricalEnvironmental Interfaces Parallel InterfaceUSB Interface Index a Index Index Index USB Paper tray