Paper tray | Epson 5500 manual

print head (beneath cover)

front edge

guide left edge

guide

paper tray extension	paper tray
release levers	extension

black and cyan	magenta and yellow	Ink Out, Paper Out, and
ink out lights	ink out lights	Paper Size/Type lights

manual feed, standard, and lower paper tray lights

Operate light

Operate	Reset	Cleaning	Eject/Continue
button	button	button	button

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Epson 5500 manual Paper tray

Contents

Epson Stylus Pro Ink cartridge clamps Ink cartridge compartment door Epson Stylus Pro Printer Guide Trademarks Declaration of Conformity FCC Compliance Statement Contents Introduction Setting Up the Printer Printing on Various Papers Printing with Epson Drivers for MacintoshPrinting with Epson Drivers for Windows Monitoring the Printer Troubleshooting SpecificationsMaintaining and Transporting the Printer Index Color 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 Introduction Macintosh System Requirements Windows System Requirements Where To Get Help Service AccessEnergy Star Compliance Http//prographics.epson.com Important Safety Instructions Introduction Introduction Here’s what is included in the box Unpacking the Printer Installing the Optional Lower Paper Cassette 2Setting Up the Printer Setting Up the Printer Place your printer on top of the cassette as shown Installing the Paper Tray 4Setting Up the Printer Installing the Ink Cartridges Open the left and right ink cartridge compartment doors 6Setting 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 Check Connecting the Printer to Your Computer Connecting to the USB Port 14Setting Up the Printer Connecting 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 Printer Installing 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 Printer Setting Up on a Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 Network Setting Up on a Macintosh Network 24Setting Up the Printer Configuring 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 Path Using 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 Setting the Paper Tray Levers Media type lever settingsPaper Media type lever setting 4Printing on Various Papers Following 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 papers Clearing Paper Jams 10Printing on Various Papers Paper guide Paper path cover 12Printing on Various Papers Choosing Page Setup Options Printing with Epson Drivers for Macintosh After making your settings, click OK Choosing Basic Print OptionsLets the printer select which paper tray to load from 2Printing with Epson Drivers for Macintosh Custom 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 For high-quality charts and graphs Choosing Advanced Print OptionsTo save ink For drafts and everyday printing Choose one of the following Color Management configurations Choose any of the followingFor printing a mirror image of your file 6Printing with Epson Drivers for Macintosh Color Management Settings Color control modes and Gamma settingsPhotoEnhance4 settings Setting Up Background Printing ColorSync Rendering Intent settingsManaging Print Jobs To turn background printing on, click the On button Using Monitor3 Cancelling Printing 10Printing with Epson Drivers for Macintosh Printing with Epson Drivers for Windows Dialog box like the following appears 2Printing with Epson Drivers for Windows Printing with Epson Drivers for Windows ICM Choosing Paper and Layout Options 4Printing with Epson Drivers for Windows Choose the appropriate settings, then click OK You see a dialog box like the following 6Printing with Epson Drivers for Windows ICM Color Management Settings 8Printing with Epson Drivers for Windows Using the Progress Meter Using the Spool Manager 10Printing with Epson Drivers for Windows Control panel lights Problem Response Responding to the Control Panel Lights 2Monitoring the Printer Checking Printer Status from a Macintosh Monitoring the Printer Configuring 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 Printer Setting Monitoring Preferences 8Monitoring the Printer Running a Cleaning Cycle Maintaining and Transporting the Printer Using the Head Cleaning Utility 2Maintaining and Transporting the Printer Cleaning the Print Head Using the Control Panel Maintaining and Transporting the Printer 4Maintaining and Transporting the Printer Replacing an Ink Cartridge Close the compartment door and resume printing 6Maintaining and Transporting the Printer Aligning 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 options Cleaning the Printer 12Maintaining and Transporting the Printer Transporting the Printer 14Maintaining and Transporting the Printer Maintaining and Transporting the Printer 16Maintaining and Transporting the Printer Diagnosing Problems Improving Print Quality 2Troubleshooting If this happens Try this Solving General Printing Problems Troubleshooting 4Troubleshooting Off the printer and contact Epson as described on Solving Paper Problems Here for solutions6Troubleshooting Uninstalling and Reinstalling the Printer Software Macintosh 8Troubleshooting Printing method On-demand ink jet Nozzle configuration Size Paper types Thickness WeightPrinting Paper 2Specifications Ink CartridgesPrintable Areas Single sheets Mechanical Safety Approvals ElectricalEnvironmental Interfaces Parallel InterfaceUSB Interface Index a Index Index Index USB Paper tray