User manual EPSON STYLUS COLOR 480SXU

[. . . ] EPSON Stylus Color 480SXU Media Media name Size Letter A4 Part number S041060 S041059 S041111 S041117 S041062 S041161 S041067 S041124 S041126 S041072 S041071 S041107 S041141 S041140 S041134 S041145 S041064 S041054 S041147 S041267 S041144-KIT S041144 S041153/ S041155 S041106 S041257 sheet feeder paper support printer cover EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper left edge guide EPSON High Quality Ink Jet Paper Letter A4 EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper Letter A4 Legal Letter A4 Letter A4 A6 Letter A4 4 × 6 inches Panoramic Letter A6 A6 (4. 1 x 5. 8 inches) 4. 75 x 7 inches (folded) A6, 16 frames per sheet A6, 16 frames per sheet output tray EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Paper EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film EPSON Photo Paper ink cartridge clamps EPSON Ink Jet Transparencies EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Note Cards EPSON Glossy Photo Greeting Cards EPSON Photo Stickers Kit (CD-ROM and paper) EPSON Photo Stickers (refill, paper only) ink cartridge holders (do not remove) EPSON Iron-On Cool Peel Transfer Letter Paper EPSON Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheets EPSON Matte Paper Heavyweight A4 Letter Accessories Ink Cartridges Cartridge Black Color Part number T013201 (U. S. ) or T013311 (Canada) T014201 (U. S. ) or T014311 (Canada) The Media Type setting for your paper may not be the same name as your paper. The availability of paper types varies by location. Printer Specifications Printing Printing method Black Color Resolution Print direction Control code Input buffer 9/00 On-demand ink jet 48 nozzles 45 nozzles (15 each: cyan, magenta, yellow) Maximum 720 dpi × 720 dpi Bidirectional with logic seeking ESC/P® Raster, EPSON Remote 16KB EPSON Stylus Color 480SXU - 1 Nozzle configuration EPSON Stylus Color 480SXU Paper Paper type Single sheets Size Letter (8. 5 × 11 inches) Legal (8. 5 × 14 inches) Half letter (statement, 5. 5 × 8. 5 inches) Executive (7. 5 × 10 inches) A4 (210 × 297 mm) A5 (148 × 210 mm) Letter (8. 5 × 11 inches) A4 (210 × 297 mm) A6 (105 × 148 mm), glossy film only A4 (210 × 297 mm) No. 10, 4. 1 × 9. 5 inches (104 × 241 mm) DL, 4. 3 × 8. 7 inches (110 × 220 mm) C6, 4. 4 × 6. 4 inches (114 × 162 mm) 132 × 220 mm (5. 2 × 8. 7 inches) A6 (105 × 148 mm) Letter (8. 5 × 11 inches) Letter (8. 5 × 11 inches) A4 (210 × 297 mm) 4 × 6 inches (102 × 152 mm) Panoramic (210 × 594 mm) A6 (105 × 148 mm), 16 frames/sheet Letter (8. 5 × 11 inches) Paper types Plain bond paper and special ink jet papers distributed by EPSON Thickness 0. 003 to 0. 004 inch (0. 08 to 0. 11 mm) for plain bond paper Weight 17 to 24 lb (64 to 90 g/m2 ) for plain bond paper Transparencies, glossy film, glossy paper Transparencies, glossy paper, and glossy film distributed by EPSON Matte paper distributed by EPSON Self adhesive sheets distributed by EPSON Plain bond paper or air mail paper -- -- Matte Paper - Heavyweight Letter (8. 5 × 11 inches) Self-adhesive sheets Envelopes -- -- 0. 006 to 0. 02 inch (0. 16 to 0. 52 mm) -- -- 12 to 20 lb (45 to 75 g/m2 ) Ink jet cards Photo Paper Ink jet cards distributed by EPSON Photo paper distributed by EPSON -- -- -- -- Photo Stickers Iron-On Cool Peel Transfer Paper Photo stickers distributed by EPSON Transfer paper distributed by EPSON -- -- -- -- Always load paper into the sheet feeder short edge first, except for envelopes. Load envelopes flap edge first with the flap side down. [. . . ] Close any open windows, then click Exit at the Main Menu to close it. Leave your CD-ROM in the drive and restart your computer. After restarting, you can install your bonus software applications and electronic printer manual. Additional Media Loading Guidelines Don't use the cleaning sheets that may be included with your special media; they may damage the printer. Always handle sheets by the edges, and don't touch the printable surface. Be sure to load the printable (whiter) side of the media face up in the sheet feeder. You can load paper up to the arrow mark on the left edge guide. When you see the message, it's a good time to make sure you have a new cartridge or replace it right away. When an ink cartridge is empty, Status Monitor 3 displays another message and you must replace the cartridge to resume printing. You may also need to replace an ink cartridge if it's more than six months old and your printouts don't look as good as they used to. If print quality doesn't improve after cleaning and aligning the print head, you can replace one or both cartridges. You cannot print if either ink cartridge is empty or not installed. Leave the empty cartridge installed in the printer until you have obtained a replacement. Otherwise the ink remaining in the print head nozzles may dry out. Before you begin, make sure you have a new ink cartridge and have read the ink cartridge precautions. Once you start the ink cartridge replacement procedure, you must complete all the steps in one session. Follow the instructions on the screen to replace the ink cartridge. After you've installed the cartridge, the printer begins charging ink for a few minutes. Wait until you see a message telling you that charging is complete before resuming printing. Never unplug the printer while it's charging ink. 6 - EPSON Stylus Color 480SXU 9/00 EPSON Stylus Color 480SXU Replacing an Outdated Ink Cartridge If you need to replace an ink cartridge before you see a Status Monitor 3 message, follow the steps here to use the Ink Cartridge Replacement utility. Before you begin, make sure you've read the ink cartridge precautions on page 5. You can only access the Ink Cartridge Replacement utility from the Windows Printers utility, as described in the steps below. You can't run the utility from within a Windows application. Printing a Nozzle Check Follow these steps for your operating system to run the Nozzle Check utility: 1. Make sure the printer is plugged in but not printing. Right-click the Status Monitor 3 icon on your Windows taskbar, then select Nozzle Check in the menu that appears. Or, if you have an application running, you can also run the utility by accessing the printer settings dialog box as described in your Printer Basics book. Click the Utility tab, then click the Nozzle Check button. Make sure letter-size or larger paper is loaded in the printer. [. . . ] Repeat steps 4 and 5 to select a more precise pattern for each row. Cleaning the Printer To keep your printer working at its best, you should clean it several times a year. Unplug the printer's power cord and disconnect the printer cable. Remove all the paper from the sheet feeder. Clean the exterior of the printer with a soft, damp cloth. [. . . ]