Epson Stylus C68

Thickness

0.003 to 0.004 inch (0.08 to 0.11 mm)

Weight

17 lb (64 g/m²) to 24 lb (90 g/m²)

 

(for plain bond paper)

Envelopes

 

Size

No. 10 (4.1 ⋅ 9.5 inches)

 

DL (4.3 ⋅ 8.7 inches)

 

C6 (4.5 ⋅ 6.4 inches)

Paper type

Plain bond paper

Weight

20 lb (75 g/m²) to 24 lb (90 g/m²)

Note: Poor quality paper may reduce the print quality and cause paper jams or other problems. If you have print quality problems, switch to a higher grade paper.

Do not load curled or folded paper.

Use paper only under these conditions:

Temperature: 59 to 77 °F (15 to 25 °C)

Humidity: 40 to 60% RH

Since the quality of any particular brand or type of paper may be changed by the manufacturer at any time, Epson cannot guarantee the quality of any non-Epson brand or type of paper. Always test a sample of paper stock before purchasing large quantities or printing large jobs.

Always load paper into the sheet feeder with the short edge first. Load envelopes flap edge left with the printable side up.

Printable Area

A

B-LB-R

Normal

C

Envelope

Borderless*

A The minimum top margin is 0.12” (3.0 mm).

B-L The minimum left margin is 0.12” (3.0 mm) for single sheets and 0.20” (5.0 mm) for envelopes.

B-R The minimum right margin is 0.12” (3.0 mm) for single sheets and 0.20” (5.0 mm) for envelopes.

CThe minimum bottom margin is 0.12” (3.0 mm).

DThe minimum bottom margin is 0.78” (20 mm) for envelopes

*When printing with the borderless feature, print quality may decline in the expanded area. Before printing large jobs with the borderless setting, print a single sheet to check print quality.

Control Panel

To diagnose some problems, check the printer’s control panel lights

Light status

 

Explanation

 

Green

 

 

power light

The printer is receiving a print job, replacing

flashes

 

 

 

 

 

an ink cartridge, charging ink, or cleaning

 

 

 

 

 

 

the print head.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Red

 

 

paper light is

Your paper ran out. Load more paper, then

on and Green

power

press the

paper button to resume

light flashes

 

printing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Red

 

 

paper light

Paper is jammed in the printer. Press the

flashes and green

paper button to eject the paper. If that

power light flashes

doesn’t work, turn off the printer, open the

 

 

 

 

 

 

cover, and pull the paper out from the front,

 

 

 

 

 

 

including any torn pieces. Then turn on the

 

 

 

 

 

 

printer, reload paper, and press the

 

 

 

 

 

 

paper button.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Red

 

ink light flashes

One of the cartridges is low on ink. Check

and Green

power light

the message that appears on your screen

is on

 

 

 

 

 

to determine which cartridge is low or

 

 

 

 

 

 

follow the instructions on page 6. Make

 

 

 

 

 

 

sure you have a replacement cartridge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Red

 

ink light is on and

One of the cartridges is out of ink or not

green

 

 

power light is

installed. Make sure you have a

on

 

 

 

 

 

replacement cartridge, then follow the

 

 

 

 

 

 

steps on page 6 to install it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you have just installed a new cartridge, it

 

 

 

 

 

 

may be incompatible with the printer or

 

 

 

 

 

 

incorrectly installed. Reinstall it or replace it

 

 

 

 

 

 

with the correct cartridge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Red

 

 

paper light and

Paper may be blocking movement of the

red

ink light flash and

print head. Turn off the printer, then open

green

 

 

power light is

the cover and remove any jammed paper or

off

 

 

 

 

 

other foreign objects. Turn the printer back

 

 

 

 

 

 

on again. If the lights are still on, contact

 

 

 

 

 

 

Epson .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Green

 

 

power light is

The printer may have an internal error. Turn

off; red

 

 

 

paper and

off the printer, wait a few seconds, and turn

ink lights flash

it on again. If the lights are still flashing,

(quickly)

 

contact Epson.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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