Connecting to the USB Port, 14Setting Up the Printer | Epson 5500

1-14Setting Up the Printer

Note

Connecting to the USB Port

The EPSON Printer Port and DMA transfer features (Windows 95, 98, or Me only) of the EPSON printer driver are available only with a parallel interface connection.

If you’re using a USB hub, connect the printer’s cable to the first tier of the hub or you may experience communication errors. If the printer doesn’t work with the hub, connect it directly to a USB port on your computer.

To connect the printer to a USB port, you need a standard shielded USB cable. Follow the steps below to connect the printer to your computer.

1.Make sure both the printer and your computer are turned off.

2.Connect the square end of the USB cable to your printer’s USB port.

3.Connect the flat end of the cable to your computer’s USB port or a first tier USB hub.

Now follow the steps in “Installing Printer Software for Windows” on page 1-18 or “Installing Printer Software for Macintosh” on page 1-19 to install the printer driver and utilities on your system.

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Epson 5500 manual Connecting to the USB Port, 14Setting Up the Printer

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 Per-copy printing costs Color accuracy from job to jobPrint 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 16Setting Up the Printer Connecting to an Optional Interface CardInterface 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 on a Windows 95, 98, or Me Network Setting Up Your Printer on a 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 Aligning the Print Head 26Setting Up the PrinterRunning the Print Head Alignment Utility When you’re finished, click Finish 28Setting Up the Printer Selecting a Paper Path Printing on Various Papers Paper sizes and paper paths Using the Standard and Optional Paper Trays2Printing on Various Papers Printing on Various Papers Paper Tray Loading Capacities and GuidelinesPaper type Paper tray capacity Additional information 4Printing on Various Papers Setting the Paper Tray LeversMedia type lever settings Paper Media type lever setting Paper size lever settings Following table identifies the paper size lever settingsMedia size Paper size lever setting Loading Paper in the Optional Lower Tray Using the Front Manual Feed Slot6Printing 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 Setting Usage Custom print job settingsPrinting with Epson Drivers for Macintosh Selecting the Correct Media Type Product name Media Type setting4Printing 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 control modes and Gamma settings Color Management 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 To close the Status Monitor, click OK Configuring Printer Monitoring4Monitoring 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 Aligning the Print Head from the Control Panel Ink out light indicators for misaligned patternPattern # Black H ink out Cyan H ink out Magenta H ink out 10Maintaining and Transporting the Printer Ink out light indicators for correctly aligned patternPattern # 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 Here for solutions Solving Paper Problems6Troubleshooting 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 Electrical Safety ApprovalsEnvironmental Parallel Interface InterfacesUSB Interface Index a Index Index Index USB Paper tray