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EPSON Stylus® Photo 890/1280
EPSON Stylus Photo 890/1280
Put in PaperPut In Paper

You can load a stack of plain paper or special ink jet paper.

See the Printer Basics book for special paper loading steps.

For information on using roll paper, see your Printer Basics book.

1 Pull out the output tray extensions.

2 Load paper against the right edge guide,

Slide the left edge guide so it’s slightly

then slide the left edge guide against it.

wider than your paper.

 

Left edge

 

guide

Don’t load

 

 

paper above

Output tray

this arrow

extensions

 

Install the Software

Locate the CD-ROM that came with your printer and carefully follow the steps here to install the printer software on your system.

Windows

1 Turn off your printer. Then turn on your computer and wait until you see your desktop icons and the cursor is no longer an hourglass style.

2 Now turn on your printer.

3 You may see a screen informing you that Windows has detected your printer

(except on Windows NT). If so, click Cancel. You can’t install your printer software that way.

4 Insert your printer software CD-ROM in a CD-ROM or DVD drive.

5 Double-click the My Computer icon on your desktop.

6 Double-click the EPSON CD-ROM or DVD icon.

7 Double-click the EPSON icon to start the installer. (Don’t select any other icon in the folder.)

8 Read the license agreement and click Agree. You see the Main Menu.

9 Click Install Printer Driver. You see the printer driver installation screen.

10 Make sure your printer model is highlighted, then click OK. The installer copies files to your computer and displays a series of windows on your screen.

11 When it’s finished, click OK. You see the EPSON Product Registration screen.

12 Follow the on-screen instructions to register your printer with EPSON. At the last screen, click Done.

13 At the Main Menu, click Exit and restart your computer. Leave in the CD-ROM as your computer restarts.

Now you’re ready to install your photo software and electronic manual.

8 After restarting, you see the EPSON Product Registration screen.

Follow the on-screen instructions to register your printer with EPSON.

At the last screen, click Quit.

If you choose to print a registration form, you’ll need to select your printer in the Chooser (described in the next steps) before your form will print.

9 Open the Chooser from the Apple menu.

10Click the SP 890 or SP 1280 icon, then click your USB port icon. Turn on background printing, if you want.

11 Close the Chooser. Leave in the CD-ROM.

Now you’re ready to install your photo software and electronic manual.

Install the Software

Install Photo Software and Electronic Manual

1 After rebooting your system, do one of the following: Windows: Double-click the EPSON icon.

You see the Main Menu.

(You may have to double-click My Computer

and the EPSON CD-ROM icon to see the

EPSON icon.)

Macintosh: Double-click the EPSON icon in the EPSON CD-ROM folder. You see the Main Menu.

2 Click Install Photo Software. You see a submenu.

3 Select the button for the software you want to install. Then click the Install button and follow the instructions on the screen. (If the menu closes after you install an application, repeat step 1 and 2 to continue installing other applications.)

On the EPSON Stylus Photo 1280, you’ll need to enter a serial number for Adobe®

Photoshop® LE when you install it. The serial number is on your CD-ROM sleeve.

4 When you’re finished installing software, click Back to return to the Main Menu.

5 Now click View EPSON Documentation. You see this submenu:

If you don’t have an Internet browser, such as Netscape Navigator™ or Microsoft® Internet Explorer (versions 3.0 or later), you won’t be able to view the electronic manual. See your Printer Basics book

for details.

Click View Reference Guide to view the electronic manual. To copy it to your hard disk and view it from there, click Install Reference Guide and follow

the instructions.

6 When you’re finished, close your browser and click Quit.

7 Click Exit to exit the installer.

Now you’re ready to print with your EPSON Stylus Photo printer!

To share your printer over a PC or Macintosh network, see the electronic Reference Guide for configuration instructions.

Macintosh

1 Turn on your printer, if necessary.

2 Turn on your Macintosh and wait until you see your desktop icons.

If you see a message telling you that you need to install software for a USB device, click OK.

3 Insert your printer software CD-ROM in a CD-ROM or DVD drive.

4 Double-click the EPSON icon in the CD-ROM folder. (If your CD-ROM folder doesn’t open automatically, double-click the EPSON icon on your desktop.)

5 Read the license agreement and click Agree. You see the Main Menu.

6 Click Install Printer Driver.

7 At the next screen, click Install. Follow the instructions to install your printer driver, select a default paper size, and restart your Macintosh.

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Print an Image

Now that you’ve set up your printer, you’re ready to print.

If you print without changing any of the printer software settings, your printer is set to print at 360 dpi. To obtain better resolution and colors from your printer, see your Printer Basics book.

EPSON and EPSON Stylus are registered trademarks of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. General Notice: Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only

and may be trademarks of their respective owners. EPSON disclaims any and all rights in those marks. Copyright © 2001 by Epson America, Inc.

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