Epson Stylus Photo 1200 Installation guide

EPSON

Stylus Photo 1200

Printer Basics

EPSON Ink Jet Papers

Use EPSON’s paper and inks to get the same photo quality results that have earned your printer all of

its awards! EPSON’s papers are specially coated to work with EPSON’s quick drying inks. You’ll notice

that when prints come out of your printer, you can immediately handle them. There is no drying time,

no smearing or smudging, and your image is clean and smooth. Here’s just a few of EPSON’s papers:

360 dpi Ink Jet Paper

Bright white coated paper for quick printing at lower resolutions with brilliant

results. Perfect for letters, charts, clip art, and color drafts.

Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper

Acid-free, bright white, with a smooth matte finish to create your best

impression. Perfect for presentations, newsletters, color reproductions, and all

your photo and craft projects.

Photo Paper and Panoramic Photo Paper

Photo lab quality, heavier weight glossy paper available in a variety of

sizes. Perfect for color photo keepsakes of snapshots, framed art,

banners, and panoramics.

Photo Quality Glossy Film

Durable, bright white film sheets with the highest-gloss finish. Perfect for

printing professional quality, high-resolution photographs of all your digital

images.

Iron-On Cool Peel Transfer Paper

Transfer your designs and photographs onto T-shirts or other cloth items. Perfect

for ironing onto team T-shirts, canvas bags, crafts, and gifts.

See the inside back cover for a list of EPSON papers and ordering information.

Contents

WELCOME! 1

About Your Software 1

Your Bonus Software Applications 2

About Your Documentation 3

Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips 3

Windows System Requirements 4

Macintosh System Requirements 5

ENERGY STAR Compliance 6

Year 2000 Ready 6

Printer Parts 6

Important Safety Instructions 7

Ink Cartridge Safety Instructions 8

EPSON DIGITAL PHOTOLAB PRO 9

Navigating Through EPSON Digital PhotoLab Pro 10

VIEWING YOUR ELECTRONIC PRINTER MANUAL 11

Opening Your Electronic Manual 11

Navigating an Electronic Manual 12

PRINTING FROM START TO FINISH 13

Printing with Windows 13

Printing with a Macintosh 16

Using EPSON Special Papers 18

Photo Paper (4 × 6-inch) 18

Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper 19

Photo Quality Glossy Film 19

Envelopes 19

Photo Paper (13 in × 32.8 ft roll) 20

Choosing the Right Settings for EPSON Papers 21

Printing with Custom Settings 22

Using Custom Project Types 22

Customizing Print Settings 24

Preserving Photos on EPSON Photo Paper 26

MAINTAINING YOUR PRINTER 27

Cleaning the Print Head 27

Using the Head Cleaning Utility 28

Using the Control Panel 29

Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern 30

Replacing an Ink Cartridge 30

Removing and Installing Ink Cartridges 31

Replacing an Outdated Ink Cartridge 33

Aligning the Print Head 35

Cleaning the Printer 35

Transporting the Printer 36

PROBLEM SOLVING 37

Diagnosing Printer Problems 37

Checking the Control Panel Lights 37

Running a Printer Operation Check 39

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Problems and Solutions 40

Problems Setting Up the Printer or Installing Its Software 40

Problems Getting Good Print Quality 42

Uninstalling Printer Software 45

Where To Get Help 46

EPSON Technical Support 46

Bonus Software Technical Support 48

USING PRINTER SOFTWARE DISKETTES 49

Ordering Printer Software Diskettes 49

Installing Printer Software from Diskettes 50

Installing Windows Software 50

Installing Macintosh Software 51

CONFIGURING FOR A WINDOWS NETWORK 53

Setting Up the Host System 53

Setting Up Client Systems 54

INDEX 55

Welcome!

Your EPSON Stylus®Photo 1200 printer is the ideal large format output device for

digital photographs, full-color graphics, layout proofs, and more. You can print

anything from reports and resumes to panoramic photos and banners with fabulous

results. The printer gives you optimum photo quality using these features:

■EPSON’s advanced Micro Piezo™print head and variable dot technology

produce small (6 picoliter), consistent dots and place ink precisely for superior

image quality

■Six-color printing for PRQ®(photo reproduction quality) color and subtle

gradations in photographs, as well as laser sharp black text

■Resolutions up to 1440 × 720 dpi, even on plain paper

■PhotoEnhance3 setting for clear, true photos by correcting for overall under- or

over-exposure and automatically adjusting contrast, saturation, and brightness

■Fast drying times for all your photos, courtesy of EPSON’s quick-drying inks

About Your Software

The printer software CD-ROM includes all the software you need for printing:

■Your printer driver runs your printer and lets you control how your documents

look. You can’t use your printer without it.

■Quick Guide to Printing (Windows®only) gives an on-screen demonstration on

using your printer software and EPSON papers to get the best quality output.

■The EPSON Digital PhotoLab™Pro and bonus software applications help you

create a myriad of printing projects to get the most out of your printer.

■Your electronic EPSON Stylus Photo 1200 Manual gives you complete online

information about your printer, anytime you need it.

If you haven’t yet installed the printer software from your CD-ROM, see the Start

Here card for instructions.

Your Bonus Software Applications

Your printer software CD-ROM contains these bonus

software applications that you can install from EPSON

Digital PhotoLab Pro:

*Adobe Photoshop 5.0 LE Registration

You’ll need to input your personal registration number for Adobe Photoshop 5.0 LE when you

install or run the program for the first time. The registration number is printed on a small sticker

on the CD-ROM jacket affixed to the front of your printer’s

Start Here

card. You’ll also find the

number on the Photoshop registration card included with your documentation. Once you locate

the registration number, enter it when Photoshop prompts you for it.

Adobe®Photoshop®5.0 LE, a world-standard image editing

program that lets you create, retouch, and enhance digital

images for virtually any medium—from the printer to the

World Wide Web. Quickly create your own original artwork,

photo collages, and montages, and edit and retouch digital

images with the creative tool the designers use.*

Altamira Group Genuine Fractals™2.0 Trial Version, an

award-winning Photoshop plug-in for producing

high-resolution digital images for enlargement, no matter

what your original image resolution was. This 60-day trial

version lets you try out its powerful, professional-quality

results on your favorite scanned or digital camera photos.

Vivid Details Test Strip®2.0, an award-winning Photoshop

plug-in for color-correcting, proofing, and color-calibrating

your digital images. You can remove unwanted color casts,

alter brightness, contrast, and saturation levels, preview

before-and-after images, and then view accurate test proofs on

any device to get the results you want.

About Your Documentation

To set up your printer and install its software, see the Start Here card. This book

contains instructions on:

■Using the EPSON Digital PhotoLab Pro

■Viewing your electronic manual

■Printing with Windows or Macintosh

■Maintaining the printer

■Solving basic problems

■Installing printer software from diskettes, if necessary

■Configuring your printer for use on a Windows network

For more details about your printer, see the electronic EPSON Stylus Photo 1200

Manual. For instructions on viewing it, see page 11.

Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips

You’ll find this information throughout your manuals:

Warnings must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury.

Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your

equipment.

Notes contain important information about your printer.

Tips contain additional hints for great printing.

Windows System Requirements

To use your printer and its software with a PC, your system should have:

■An IBM®compatible PC with at least a 486/25 MHz (for Windows 95 or

Windows NT®4.0), or 486/66 MHz (for Windows 98) processor (Pentium®

100 MHz or faster recommended)

■Microsoft®Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0

■At least 16MB of RAM (32MB for Windows 95 or 98 or 64MB for

Windows NT 4.0 recommended)

■At least 50MB of free hard disk space (100MB recommended)

■VGA, Super VGA, or better display adapter and monitor

■Quad-speed (4x) or faster CD-ROM drive for installing the printer software

■For parallel connection, a high-speed, bidirectional, IEEE-1284 compliant

parallel cable (6 to 10 feet long); the cable must have a D-SUB, 25-pin, male

connector for your computer and a 36-pin, Centronics®compatible connector for

the printer.

For USB connection to a computer running Windows 98 with a Windows 98

compliant USB port, a shielded USB “AB” interface cable, from Series A

(computer) to Series B (printer), up to 6.5 ft. (2 meters) long.

Using an improperly shielded USB cable—especially a cable

more than 6.5 ft. (2 meters) long—may cause the printer to

malfunction.

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