Setup English

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Unpacking

1. Unpack the printer.

Power cord may come attached in some countries.

Setup

The contents may vary in certain locations.

2. Attach the printer parts.
c Caution:

If the printer comes on when you plug in the power cord, turn off the printer by pressing down the P power button until the printer lights go out.

Cautions and Notes
Cautions must be observed toNotes contain important information
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and useful tips on the operation of your

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3. Connect the printer.

Setting up

Installing the Printer Software
Note:

For installing the Photo Print Software, refer to the Photo Print Software Setup on the online Reference Guide.

For Windows
1.Make sure that the printer is off.2.Insert the printer software CD in the CD-ROM drive.

If the Installer dialog box does not appear, double-click

SETUP.EXE in the CD-ROM.

3. Select Install Software, and then click .

4.Follow the on-screen instructions. After installing the printer software, the on-screen instructions continue with the installation of the ink cartridges.

For Macintosh

c Caution:

Turn off all virus protection programs before you install the printer software.For users of Mac OS 8.1 or later (Except Mac OS X)

1.Make sure that the printer is off.

2.Insert the printer software CD in the CD-ROM drive.

3.Double-click the EPSON icon, select Install Software, and then click .4.Follow the on-screen instructions to install the printer software.

5.Press the P power button to turn on the printer. The print head moves to the ink cartridge installation position.

6.Choose Chooser from the Apple menu. Then, select theicon for your printer and the port that your printer is connected to.For Mac OS X users

1.Make sure that the printer is off.

2.Insert the printer software CD in the CD-ROM drive.

3.Double-click the Mac OS X Driver folder, and then double-click the C61Series.pkg icon inside it.

If the Authorization window opens, click the key icon, enter the administrator’s name and password, click OK, and then click Continue.

4.Follow the on-screen instructions to install the printer software.

5.Press the P power button to turn on the printer. The print head moves to the ink cartridge installation position.

6.Follow the instruction below to select your printer:

Double-click Macintosh HD. → Double-click the Application folder. → Double-click the Utilities

folder. →

Double-click the Printer Center icon. → Click Add. → Select EPSON USB. → Select your

printer. →

Click Add.

Installing the Ink Cartridges
1. Turn on the printer.

Do not remove the blue portion of the tape seal from the top of the cartridge.

2. Remove the new ink cartridges from their protective bag.

Do not touch this part.

3. Insert the ink cartridges as illustrated below.

Note:

Install all ink cartridges. The printer will not work unless all cartridges are installed properly.

4. Press the e ink cartridge replacement button.

The printer begins ink charging. It takes about one and a half minutes. While charging, the printer produces a variety of mechanical sounds. This is normal. When the green lamp stops flashing, ink charging is complete.

c Caution:

❏ Do not turn the power off during the ink charging process. ❏ Do not load paper until ink charging is complete.

Note:

The ink cartridges packaged with your printer are partly used during initial setup. In order to produce high quality printouts, the print head in your printer will be fully charged with ink. This one-off process consumes a quantity of ink and subsequent cartridge sets will last for their full rated life.