Epson 800 Introduction

Introduction

Your EPSON® Stylus™ COLOR 800 printer is the ideal output device for business graphics, single-page layout proofs, digital photography—or any project you create on your computer.

With resolutions up to 1440 by 720 dpi, you get amazingly realistic photographic images and vivid graphics in color, or razor-sharp black printing at speeds up to eight pages per minute.

The printer software for Windows® and Macintosh® provides advanced color management, with adjustable levels of brightness, contrast, saturation, and ink colors. Support for ColorSync™ 2.01 and Windows ICM ensures printouts that match the colors on your monitor.

With standard parallel and serial ports and simple network connectivity, setting up your printer is fast and easy. EPSON’s specially formulated ink cartridges and wide variety of ink jet papers offer the most flexibility for getting the results you want.

Contents

Page Page FCC Compliance Statement For United States Users Page Introduction 1 Basic Printing 2 Printing on Special Media 3 Custom Printing 4 Managing Print Jobs and Network Printing 5 Maintenance and Transportation 6 Troubleshooting Page A Using Optional Interfaces B Technical Specifications Glossary Index Introduction Windows System Requirements Macintosh System Requirements How To Use Your Manuals Warnings, Cautions, and Notes Where To Get Help Electronic Support Services World Wide Web EPSON Internet FTP Site EPSON Download Service EPSON Fax-on-Demandservice ENERGY STAR Compliance Energy-savingTips Important Safety Instructions Page Printing from Windows Setting Printer Options from Windows Applications Page Setting Default Printer Options Setting Default Options in Windows Checking Printer Status Printing from a Macintosh Page What To Do When the Printer Lights Flash Printing on Special Media Using Special Paper and Media Page Letterhead, Preprinted Forms, and Legal-size Paper EPSON 360 dpi High Quality and Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Paper, Film, and Transparencies Envelopes EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards EPSON Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheets EPSON Iron-OnTransfer Paper Printing a Banner from Windows Printing a Banner from a Macintosh Page Page Using Predefined Advanced Settings Page Page Customizing Print Quality and Special Effects Page Page Customizing Color Settings Page Using ColorSync on the Macintosh Page Saving Custom Settings Managing Network Printing Managing Print Jobs in Windows Using the Spool Manager Deleting a Stalled Print Job Changing the Default Spool Directory Using the Status Monitor Page Enabling the Status Monitor Managing Print Jobs on a Macintosh Using Monitor2 Page Using the Macintosh Status Monitor Network Printing on a PC Setting Up the Host System Setting Up Remote Systems Setting Up Your Network Path in Windows Network Printing on a Macintosh Assigning a Name to the Printer Using the AppleTalk Connection Transportation Replacing an Ink Cartridge Removing an Empty Ink Cartridge Page Installing the New Cartridge Replacing an Outdated Ink Cartridge Cleaning the Print Heads Using the Head Cleaning Utility Using the Control Panel To Clean the Print Heads Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern Aligning the Print Heads Using the Print Head Alignment Utility Using the Control Panel To Align the Print Heads Cleaning the Printer Transporting the Printer 6 Troubleshooting Reading the Control Panel Lights Running a Self Test Using Hex Dump Mode Improving Print Quality Page Page Page Solving Printing Problems Page Page Page Page Fixing Paper Problems Page Solving Miscellaneous Printout Problems Page Interfaces Selecting an Interface Board Using Macintosh Interface Boards Using the PC Serial Interface Board Installing Optional Interfaces Page B Technical Specifications Page Paper Page Ink Cartridges Mechanical Electrical Environmental Safety Approvals DOS Support Control Panel Settings Control Codes Character Tables Glossary Page Page Index