Epson 680, 680Pro Setting Up the Printer, Connecting the Printer to Your Computer, Installing or Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge

Chapter 1

Setting Up the Printer

Unpacking the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Choosing a Place for the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Assembling the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5 Attaching the paper guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

Plugging in the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

Connecting the Printer to Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6Installing or Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8

Installing the Printer Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12 Installing the printer software in Windows Me, 98, 95,

2000, or NT 4.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13 Installing the printer software in Windows 3.1

or NT 3.5x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14 For DOS programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17

Setting Up the Printer 1-1