Epson Stylus Pro, Printer Guide | Epson 5500 specs

EPSON Stylus® Pro 5500

PRINTER GUIDE

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Epson 5500 manual Epson Stylus Pro, Printer Guide

Contents

Epson Stylus Pro Ink cartridge clamps Ink cartridge compartment door Printer Guide Epson Stylus Pro Trademarks Declaration of Conformity FCC Compliance Statement Setting Up the Printer Contents Introduction Monitoring the Printer Printing on Various PapersPrinting with Epson Drivers for Macintosh Printing with Epson Drivers for Windows Index TroubleshootingSpecifications Maintaining and Transporting the Printer Color accuracy from job to job Per-copy printing costsPrint in about 5 minutes Introduction Optional Equipment and SoftwareOptional equipment and software 800 873-7766 for dealer referral Macintosh System Requirements Windows System Requirements Http//prographics.epson.com Where To Get HelpService Access Energy Star Compliance Important Safety Instructions Introduction Introduction Unpacking the Printer Here’s what is included in the box 2Setting Up the Printer Installing the Optional Lower Paper Cassette Place your printer on top of the cassette as shown Setting Up the Printer 4Setting Up the Printer Installing the Paper Tray Open the left and right ink cartridge compartment doors Installing the Ink Cartridges 6Setting 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 Printer Connecting the Printer to Your Computer 14Setting Up the Printer Connecting to the USB Port Connecting 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 Windows 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 22Setting Up the Printer Configuring the Client Computers Setting Up on a Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 Network 24Setting Up the Printer Setting Up on a Macintosh Network 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 Selecting a Paper Path Printing on Various Papers 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 4Printing on Various Papers Setting the Paper Tray LeversMedia type lever settings Paper Media type lever setting 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 Product codes for Epson papers Selecting Epson Paper 10Printing on Various Papers Clearing Paper Jams Paper guide Paper path cover 12Printing on Various Papers Printing with Epson Drivers for Macintosh Choosing Page Setup Options 2Printing with Epson Drivers for Macintosh After making your settings, click OKChoosing Basic Print Options Lets the printer select which paper tray to load from 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 drafts and everyday printing For high-quality charts and graphsChoosing Advanced Print Options To save ink 6Printing with Epson Drivers for Macintosh Choose one of the following Color Management configurationsChoose any of the following For printing a mirror image of your file Color Management Settings Color control modes and Gamma settingsPhotoEnhance4 settings To turn background printing on, click the On button Setting Up Background PrintingColorSync Rendering Intent settings Managing Print Jobs Using Monitor3 10Printing with Epson Drivers for Macintosh Cancelling Printing Printing with Epson Drivers for Windows 2Printing with Epson Drivers for Windows Dialog box like the following appears ICM Printing with Epson Drivers for Windows 4Printing with Epson Drivers for Windows Choosing Paper and Layout Options Choose the appropriate settings, then click OK 6Printing with Epson Drivers for Windows You see a dialog box like the following ICM 8Printing with Epson Drivers for Windows Color Management Settings Using the Progress Meter 10Printing with Epson Drivers for Windows Using the Spool Manager Responding to the Control Panel Lights Control panel lights Problem Response 2Monitoring the Printer Monitoring the Printer Checking Printer Status from a Macintosh Configuring 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 menu Setting Monitoring Preferences 8Monitoring the Printer Maintaining and Transporting the Printer Running a Cleaning Cycle 2Maintaining and Transporting the Printer Using the Head Cleaning Utility Maintaining and Transporting the Printer Cleaning the Print Head Using the Control Panel 4Maintaining and Transporting the Printer Replacing an Ink Cartridge 6Maintaining and Transporting the Printer Close the compartment door and resume printing 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 Select from the following options Click Start, point to Settings, then click Printers 12Maintaining and Transporting the Printer Cleaning the Printer Transporting the Printer 14Maintaining and Transporting the Printer Maintaining and Transporting the Printer 16Maintaining and Transporting the Printer Improving Print Quality Diagnosing Problems If this happens Try this 2Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Solving General Printing Problems 4Troubleshooting Off the printer and contact Epson as described on Solving Paper Problems Here for solutions6Troubleshooting Macintosh Uninstalling and Reinstalling the Printer Software 8Troubleshooting Paper Printing method On-demand ink jet Nozzle configurationSize Paper types Thickness Weight Printing Single sheets 2SpecificationsInk Cartridges Printable Areas Mechanical Safety Approvals ElectricalEnvironmental Interfaces Parallel InterfaceUSB Interface Index a Index Index Index USB Paper tray