User manual EPSON STYLUS C42UX

[. . . ] EPSON Stylus C42 Series ® Printer Basics Copyright Notice All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. The information contained herein is designed only for use with this EPSON printer. EPSON is not responsible for any use of this information as applied to other printers. [. . . ] Make sure the printer is turned on and not printing (the green P power light should be on, but not flashing). Press the ( maintenance button for 6 seconds. The print head moves to the cartridge replacement position. If both cartridges need replacing, the print head moves to the black cartridge position first. The black cartridge is on the left, and the color cartridge is on the right. 3. Pull up the ink cartridge clamp and remove the cartridge. Unpack the new cartridge and remove the yellow tab. You must remove the yellow tape from the top of the cartridge or you will permanently damage it. Be careful not to touch the green chip on the front of the cartridge; you might damage the cartridge. Don't touch the green chips Black cartridge Color cartridge Maintaining Your Printer 27 5. Insert the new cartridge and press down firmly on the clamp. Make sure the clamp is closed completely. 6. If the other cartridge needs to be replaced, the print head moves into loading postion. Repeat steps 4 through 6. Don't move the print head by hand; you could damage the printer. Always use the ( maintenance button. Maintenance button 7. (The green P power light stops flashing and the red ( error light goes out. ) Ink charging takes about 30 seconds. If the red ( error light remains on and the printer continues to make noise for more than five minutes, open the printer cover and press the P power button to turn the printer off. Then make sure that the ink cartridge clamps are completely closed. Close the printer cover and press the ( maintenance button to finish ink charging. If that doesn't work, contact EPSON as described on page 46. Maintaining Your Printer 28 Aligning the Print Head If your printouts contain misaligned vertical lines, you may need to align the print head. Your printer must be connected directly to your computer (not over a network) to use the Print Head Alignment utility. Load plain paper that's at least 8. 27 inches (210 mm) wide to prevent ink from spraying inside the printer and smudging your printouts. 1. Make sure the printer is turned on, but not printing, and letter-size plain paper is loaded. Do one of the following: I I printer icon on your taskbar (in the lower right Windows: Right-click the corner of your screen) and select Print Head Alignment. Macintosh OS 8. 5. 1 to 9. x: Open the File menu and choose Page Setup or Print. In the Utility menu, click the Print Head Alignment button. [. . . ] In Canada, please call (800) 463-7766 for dealer referral. Solving Problems 46 Requirements and Specifications This chapter includes system requirements and printer specifications. Windows System Requirements To use your printer and its software, your system should have: I I I I I I I A Microsoft® Windows compatible PC with a Pentium®-equivalent processor (233 MHz or faster recommended) Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Me, Windows 2000, or Windows 98 At least 64MB RAM (128MB recommended) 100MB free hard disk space (200MB or more recommended) VGA or better display adapter and monitor 2x CD-ROM or DVD drive for installing the printer software (4x or faster recommended) A shielded USB "AB" cable up to 6. 5 feet (2 meters) long. Requirements and Specifications 47 Macintosh System Requirements To use your printer and its software, your system should have: I I I I I I I An Apple® iMacTM series or Power Macintosh® G3 or G4 with built-in USB port Macintosh OS 8. 5. 1 through OS X. (Macintosh OS 9. 0 or later recommended) At least 32MB RAM for OS 8. 5. 1 through OS 9. x (64MB recommended); 128MB RAM recommended for OS X At least 100MB free hard disk space (200MB recommended) VGA display or better 2x CD-ROM or DVD drive for installing the printer software (4x or faster recommended) A shielded USB "AB" cable up to 6. 5 feet (2 meters) long. Requirements and Specifications 48 Specifications Printer specifications Printing Printing method Nozzle configuration Print direction Input buffer Mechanical Paper feed method Paper path Sheet feeder capacity Dimensions Friction Sheet feeder, top entry 100 sheets of 17 lb (65. 8 g/m2) paper Storage Width: 16. 7 inches (424 mm) Depth: 9. 0 inches (229 mm) Height: 6. 8 inches (172 mm) Width: 16. 7 inches (424 mm) Depth: 18. 1 inches (460 mm) Height: 10. 9 inches (277 mm) On-demand ink jet Black Color 48 nozzles 45 nozzles (15 each: cyan, magenta, yellow) Bidirectional with logic seeking 12KB Printing Weight Electrical Rated voltage (Universal Power Supply) Input voltage range* Rated frequency range Input frequency range Rated current Power consumption 5. 47 lb (2. 48 kg) without the ink cartridges AC 100 - 240 V 90 to 264 V 50 to 60 Hz 49. 5 to 60. 5 Hz 0. 4 to 0. 2 A Approximately 19 W (ISO10561 Letter Pattern) Approximately 3. 0 W Sleep mode Approximately 2. 7 W Power Off mode Requirements and Specifications 49 Printer specifications (continued) Environmental Temperature Operation 50 to 95 °F (10 to 35 °C) Storage** -4 to 140 °F (-20 to 60 °C) 1 month at 104 °F (40 °C) Transit** ­4 to 140 °F (­20 to 60 °C) 120 hours at 140 °F (60 °C) Operation Storage** 20 to 80% RH 5 to 85% RH Humidity (without condensation) Safety Approvals Safety standards EMC UL 1950, CSA C22. 2 No. 950 FCC part 15 subpart B class B CSA C108. 8 Class B * Check the label on the back of the printer for your printer's voltage. ** Stored in shipping container Ink cartridge specifications Specification Color(s) Print capacity* Black cartridge (T036120) Black Color cartridge (T037020) Cyan, Magenta, Yellow 330 pages using ISO Letter 180 pages, 5% each CMY (total 15%) Pattern 10561, 220 pages at 5% in in calculation, except for initial ink calculation, except for the initial cartridge ink cartridge 2 years from production date (if unopened) (within 6 months after opening package, at 77 °F [25 °C]) -4 to 104 °F (-20 to 40 °C) 1 month at 104 °F (40 °C) -22 to 140 °F (-30 to 60 °C) 1 month at 104 °F (40 °C); 120 hours at 140 °F (60 °C) 3. 2 °F (-16 °C) 0. 78 × 2. 08 × 1. 52 inches (19. 8 × 52. 7 × 38. 5 mm) -0. 4 °F (-18 °C) 1. 69 × 2. 08 × 1. 52 inches (42. 9 × 52. 7 × 38. 5 mm) Cartridge life Storage temperature Transit temperature Freezing temperature** Dimensions (W × D × H) * The figure given is based on continuous printing after ink replacement. 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