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Contents

Main Where to Find Informat ion Page Page Safety Instructions Important Safety Instructions A Few Precautions When using the printer When handling the ink cartridges When choosing a place for the printer ENERGY STAR Compliance w S Warnings, Cautions, and Notes c Setting Up Your Printer System Requireme nts For PCs 8 For Macintosh computers Applicable computer models (as of September 1, 1998) Environment Page 10 Printer Parts and Control Panel Functions Setting Up Your Printer 11 A5 size SETUP.FM 10/7/99 Pass 2 Proof Sign-off: K. Nishi _______ N.Nomoto _______ J.Hoadley _______ Buttons E R A ink out A ink out light is off. P Attaching the Paper Support Plugging in the Printer Installing the Ink Cartridges w 14 Page 16 R Connecting the Printer to Your PC Connecting to a parallel interface 18 Installing the Printer Software in Your PC Installing in Windows 95, 98, and NT 4.0 20 Installing in Windows 98 with USB interface Connecting the Printer to Your Macintos h 22 Installing the Printer Software in Your Macintosh Page 24 Selecting Your Printer in the Chooser 26 Loading Paper Page 28 Printing Your First Page for Windows Page 30 Printing Your First Page for Macintosh Page 32 Loading Special Paper 34 Page 36 Replacing Ink Cartridges Using the printer's control panel R w 38 Page 40 R Maintenance Checking the Print Head Nozzles Using the Nozzle Check Utility 42 Using the control panel buttons E Cleaning the Print Head Using the Head Cleaning utility 44 Using the control panel buttons R Aligning the Print Head 46 Troubleshooting 47 A5 size TRBLE.FM 10/7/99 Pass 2 Proof Sign-off: K. Nishi _______ N.Nomoto _______ J.Hoadley _______ Troubleshooting Error Indicators o B f B n A f A o A f A f B f P o A o B Typical Problems and Solutions Print quality problems Horizontal banding Vertical misalignment Color gaps E Cancelling Printing For Windows For Macintosh When background printing is on 52 P When background printing is off P Where to Get Help For United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland Users World Wide Web 54 Faxon EPSON Bulletin Board Service for latest drivers an d u til itie s Customer and Warranty Support Pre Sales Enquiry Desk For Australian Users EPSON FAXBACK 56 EPSON Bulletin Board System Internet URL http://www.epson.com.au Your dealer EPSON Helpdesk For Singapore Users For Hong Kong Users Internet home page 58 Electronic bulletin board system Technical Support Hotline For Philippines Users Options and Consumable Products Interface cables 60 Ink cartridges EPSON special media Page 62