Epson 580 Welcome, About Your Software

Welcome!

Your EPSON Stylus® Color 580 is a user-friendly, photo quality printer that’s perfect for printing all your home projects—from homework assignments and envelopes to full-color greeting cards and banners.

The printer comes with these features:

■EPSON’s exclusive Micro Piezo® ink jet technology for cleaner printed dots

■Resolutions up to 1440 by 720 dpi (dots per inch), even on plain paper

■Four-color printing for photo quality color and sharp black text from separate black and color ink cartridges

■No front panel control buttons or lights—just follow the on-screen instructions to control all printing and maintenance functions

About Your Software

The printer software CD-ROM includes all the software you need for printing:

■Your printer driver runs your printer and lets you control how your documents look. You can’t use your printer without it.

■Your bonus software, ArcSoft™ PhotoPrinter™ 2000, is a photo layout program that lets you print your images in creative formats, such as multiple photo montages, framed or bordered pictures, and calendars. Using a variety of templates, you can print your photos almost any way you can think of.

■Your electronic Reference Guide gives you complete information about your printer. (You need an HTML browser—such as Microsoft® Internet Explorer or Netscape® Navigator,® version 3.0 or later—to view the guide.)

If you haven’t yet installed the printer software or Reference Guide from your CD-ROM, see the Start Here sheet for instructions.

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Contents

Page How To Order EPSON Ink and Paper Page English Copyright Notice Trademarks Contents MAINTAINING YOUR PRINTER PROBLEM SOLVING REQUIREMENTS AND NOTICES INDEX Welcome About Your Software About Your Documentation Accessing Your Electronic Printer Manual Navigating Your Electronic Printer Manual Printing from Start to Finish Printing with Windows Page Page Selecting Windows Default Settings Page Printing on a Macintosh Page Page Page Using PhotoEnhance, Custom, and Advanced Settings Using Custom Settings Using Advanced Settings Using Special Papers 4 ⋅ 6-inchPhoto Paper Panoramic Photo Paper Selecting the Correct Media Type Maintaining Your Printer Cleaning the Print Head Printing a Nozzle Check Using the Head Cleaning Utility Page Aligning the Print Head Page Replacing an Ink Cartridge Ink Cartridge Precautions Replacing a Low or Empty Ink Cartridge Replacing an Outdated Ink Cartridge Cleaning the Printer Transporting the Printer Problem Solving Identifying Printer Parts Problems and Solutions Problems with Printing The printer is plugged in and connected, but nothing prints The printer sounds as though it is printing, but nothing prints You see a General or Unknown error window on your screen Printing is too slow Problems Getting Good Print Quality You see banding Your printout is blurry or smeared Your printout is faint or has gaps in the image You see wrong or missing colors You see incorrect characters Your printout is grainy Problems with Paper Feeding Too many copies are printing Paper doesn’t eject fully or is wrinkled Paper doesn’t feed Paper jams inside the printer Solving Miscellaneous Printout Problems The margins are incorrect The image size or position is incorrect The image is inverted, as if viewed in a mirror The printer prints blank pages Uninstalling and Reinstalling Printer Software Where To Get Help EPSON Accessories Bonus Software Technical Support Requirements and Notices System Requirements Macintosh Important Safety Instructions Ink Cartridge Safety Instructions FCC Compliance Statement For United States Users WARNING For Canadian Users Declaration of Conformity Limited Warranty Index