Epson R280 Contents

Maintaining Your Printer

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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Using Special Papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Basic Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Printing in Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Printing with a Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Selecting the Correct Paper Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Printing Borderless Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Printing on CDs and DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Checking the Print Head Nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Cleaning the Print Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Checking the Ink Cartridge Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Purchasing Epson Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Replacing Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Checking for Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Error Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Problems and Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Where To Get Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

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Contents

Page Contents Introduction Loading Paper Using Special Papers Page Basic Printing Printing in Windows Page Printing with a Macintosh Page Selecting the Correct Paper Type Printing Borderless Photos Printing on CDs and DVDs Page Maintaining Your Printer Checking the Print Head Nozzles Cleaning the Print Head Checking the Ink Cartridge Status Purchasing Epson Ink Cartridges Replacing Ink Cartridges Page Page Page Solving Problems Checking for Software Updates Error Indicators Problems and Solutions Printing Problems Paper Feeding Problems Print Quality Problems Where To Get Help Epson Technical Support Purchase Supplies and Accessories Other Software Technical Support Notices Important Safety Instructions Ink Cartridge Safety Instructions Declaration of Conformity FCC Compliance Statement Epson America, Inc., Limited Warranty Page Copyright Notice