Epson COLOR 980

R4C623

short.bk Rev_C

A5 size TRBLE.FM

10/18/00 Pass 0

Proof Sign-off:

Ichihara _______

N.Nomoto _______

R.Thomson _______

If your drivers are correctly installed, EPSON US B Printer

Devices should appear in the list on the Device Manager

menu.

If EPSON USB Printer Devices does not appear in the list, click

the plus (+) sign beside Other Devices to view the installed

devices.

If USB Printer appears under Other Devices, the USB printer

device driver is not installed correctly. If EPSON Stylus

COLOR 980 appears, the printer driver is not installed

correctly.

If neither USB Printer nor EPSON Stylus COLOR 980 appears

under Other Devices, click Refresh or unplug the USB cable

from the printer, then plug it into the printer again.

Contents

Main Daily Use Daily Use R4C623 Rev_C Where to Find Information R4C623 Rev_C R4C623 Contents Page R4C623 Safety Instructions Important Safety Instructions A Few Precautions Using the printer Handling the ink cartridges Choosing a place for the printer ENERGY STAR Compliance For United Kingdom Users w Use of options Safety information Warnings, Cautions, and Notes c Printer Parts and Functions Printer Parts and Control Panel Functions A5 size PARTS.FM Buttons Lights P E R P S B A Loading Special Paper, Envelopes, and Other Media Loading Special Paper and Other Media A5 size PAPER.FM Loading capacities for EPSON special media See below to find the loading capacities for EPSON special media. About special media cleaning sheets Loading Envelopes Page Printing with Windows Printer Software Introduction Getting more information Accessing the printer software From Windows applications From the Windows Start menu (Windows 98, 95, 2000, and NT 4.0) From the Control Panel (Windows 3.1) Making Changes to Printer Settings A5 size SOFTW.FM Making the Media Type setting Previewing your printout R4C623 Page Getting Information Through Online Help Accessing help from an application Accessing help from the Windows Start menu Accessing help from Windows 3.1 Printing with Macintosh Printer Software Introduction Making Changes to Printer Settings A5 size SOFTM.FM The Mode settings are explained below. Making the Media Type setting Saving spool data as a file Previewing your printout Page Double-Sided Printing Using Double-Sided Printing Page Page Page Replacing Ink Cartridges Replacing an Empty Ink Cartridge Using the printer's control panel f B o B f A o A w c Maintenance Checking the Print Head Nozzles Using the Nozzle Check utility Page Cleaning the Print Head Using the Head Cleaning utility Page Aligning the Print Head For DOS users Page Troubleshooting Correcting USB Problems Page Page Printer does not work correctly with a USB cable A5 size TRBLE.FM Using the Error Indicators f A o B f B o S Typical Problems and Solutions o A Print quality problems f P o B o A Horizontal banding Vertical misalignment Color gaps 45 Blurry or smeared printout Paper feed or paper jam problems E Cancelling Printing For Macintosh users When background printing is on When background printing is off Where to Get Help For United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland users 49 Support via the World Wide Web Support via telephone Pre Sales Enquiry Desk 50 For Australia users EPSON FAXBACK Internet URL http://www.epson.com.au Your dealer EPSON Helpdesk For India users World Wide Web (www.epson.co.in) Epson India Bangalore Head Office: For Malaysia users World Wide Web (www.epson.com.my) For Singapore users World Wide Web (www.epson.com.sg) Epson HelpDesk <Phone: (065) 5863111> For Hong Kong users Internet home page For Philippines users Options and Consumable Products c Options and Consumable Products Options 55 Interface cards Ink cartridges Media types R4C623 Page Printer Specifications System Requirements Using the printer For Windows computers For Macintosh computers A5 size SPEC.FM Using the online Reference Guide For Macintosh computers For Windows computers Printing with DOS Installing the Printer Driver for DOS Programs Changing the Print Settings Changing the default settings Page Page Daily Use Daily Use